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Brooks Rehabilitation Employees and Medical Teams International Helping Disabled in Haiti
Submitted by jmatejcek on Friday, April 6th, 2:02 pm
Medical Teams International will send four teams of physical and occupational therapists from Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida to Haiti throughout the spring and summer of 2012, in order to provide rehabilitative care to those still suffering in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. The volunteer therapists will work with Medical Teams International's Haiti Advantage program in Les Cayes, providing care in the outpatient prosthetics and orthotics clinic and well as the local hospital.
3rd Annual Spring-4-A-Cure Relay slated for March 24
Submitted by Ed Albanesi, Community Blogger
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012, 10:36am
This year's Spring 4-A-Cure 5K Walk/Run will be held on Saturday, March 24, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The race will begin and end at the St. Augustine Shores Riverview Club.
All proceeds from entry fees will be donated to the American Cancer Society. The race is being sponsored by the Mason Manatee Relay for Life team.
Awards will be given to the overall female and male winners. Recognition will also be given to the top three finishers in various age categories. Ample parking will be provided for all participants.
The course is scenic, safe, well marked, and has drink stations. You can preregister online by going to http://www.racesmith.com/races/Spring-4-A-Cure5K.html.
Mail-in registration forms are also available online by going to http://www.racesmith.com/brochures/Spring-4-A-Cure5K2012.pdf.
Popeyes Appetite for a Cure
Submitted by My Community, Community News
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012, 12:55pm
A fundraising campaign conducted by Sailormen, Inc. at Popeyes restaurants in Northeast Florida and across the Southeast will provide customers with valuable discounts while garnering support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association's worldwide research and services programs.
North Florida Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Welcomes New Team Members
Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 1:30pm
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) of North Florida announces three new team members have joined the organization. Brett Hipsley has been named development director and will manage the Great Strides brand, the foundation's largest national event, for the North Florida office. He will be responsible for nine of the 13 annual Great Strides that take place from Jacksonville to Pensacola. Mona Hover will serve as development manager and is responsible for overseeing the production of major fundraising events including Cycle for Life, The Oldest City Red Trout Celebrity Classic fishing tournament and Gainesville Tailgate for a Cure. Charlotte Cudd has joined the team as event specialist and will assist in the production of the 24 North Florida CFF events held annually.
Wounded Warrior Gets New Bionic Arm, First in the Country
Thursday, January 19th, 2012, 2:18pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Navy veteran who lost an arm in Iraq in 2005 now has a new one that can do most of the things the original could.
Hospital Corpsman Sharod Edwards, who was a field medic in Iraq, is the first person in the world to have the new functional arm. There were two others who had it on a trial basis, but for Edwards, it's a keeper.
It's been three weeks since Edwards got the new arm, which works by muscle impulses higher in the arm that control the action of the wrist and fingers.
Licensed certified prosthetist Geoffrey Hemmen, who has worked closely with Edwards at Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics in San Marco, said he's doing great, and that's why he got into the business.
Hemmen said he knew someone when he was a child who lost a leg in an accident and has pursued the field of prosthetics ever since.
Warming the Souls Blanket Drive
Submitted by Paranormal Outcast Investigations, POI Jax
Monday, January 16th, 2012, 3:42pm
Everyone has had those cold days where you just wanted to curl up in your favorite blanket and stay cozy, but what if you didn't have that blanket? POI's inaugural Warming the Souls Blanket Drive is gathering blankets for the people in our community who are in this very dilemma.
Piece Peace Campaign Aims To Overcome Gun Violence
Submitted by Kate Heller on Friday, December 30th, 10:50 am
The PIECE PEACE campaign, inspired by MAD DADS and created by Brunet-García Advertising, aims to end the gun violence that has been endemic to Jacksonville and other urban communities across the nation.


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It's time for another edition of "Monday Musings" which translates into a little of this and a little of that:
The opening weekend of the NFL Playoffs saw victories for the Browns and Bills…for Cleveland their first post-season win in 26 years while fans in Buffalo had to wait 25 years. And you Jets fans thought you had it bad!
For some reason (money I'm sure) Sunday's Saints-Bears game was not only broadcast by CBS but simulcast by Nickelodeon which of course is a kids network. Well somebody is getting yelled at because late in the first half a Chicago player was caught dropping an F-bomb which was picked up by the referee's microphone for all the Nickelodeon world to hear. The broadcast featured a pair of the network's teenage stars and slime-filled animations to celebrate touchdowns.
Just my opinion but the best series of commercials on television these days are the ones for Geico and State Farm Insurance.
As for a single commercial that will tug at your heartstrings, the two-minute Montefiore Health Systems "Tribute to the Healthcare Heroes Saving New York" is simply beautiful. It was inspired by what became an evening ritual in the city during the pandemic when at 7 p.m. people would clap, cheer and bang pots and pans in support of those putting their lives on the line to save others. The commercial has been viewed on YouTube more than 3 million times.
High school basketball practice officially begins in New Jersey today with first games scheduled for January 26. Let's hope that remains on schedule as the season will be a shortened one with a maximum of 15 games played from start to finish.
There will never be another Tommy Lasorda who died last week at the age of 93. He spent 71 years in the Dodgers organization as a player, coach, manager, front office executive, advisor and more. Lasorda was simply good for the game of baseball.
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Interview: Pole
Pole – aka Stefan Betke – found his project name when he allegedly dropped a Waldorf 4-Pole mixer in 1996, which he then started using within his production due its imperfections of its "strange hissing and popping noises."
He has just released his 12" three-disk series, Waldgeschichten (roughly translating to Sounds of the Forest), heralded as an organic wonderland of sound, of which he will be showcasing at three shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide in March. He talked with us at some length via Skype about his origins, views on production and art at large….
CD: Tell us a bit about your origins…/
SB: I was born and raised in Dussledorf, which is a middle-sized city with about 600-700 thousand inhabitants, but was really important for the electronic scene because Kraftwerk and Die Krupps were from there and making music during the time I lived there in my youth. I always got inspired by the people I saw around home when I was growing up.
But it wasn't just electronic bands that inspired me. I was just as interested in jazz and rock as Kraftwerk and pop, and it wasn't just one set style that I was focused on, and this helped form my ideas on music altogether.
CD: So you didn't start producing purely electronic music straight away?
SB: I started producing in the early 80s, with a band and we made kind of avant-garde jazz-rock stuff. During the 80s the first synths came in and the first rhythm machines, and it was then that electronic music really started coming into play. We included sampling technology and moved into jazzy hip-hop type stuff, before I finally moved into Pole in the late 90s. By then I'd already been playing in bands and stuff for around sixteen years.
CD: What were the bands like you were working with?
SB: I played keys for several bands in Dussledorf, and one of my own that some of the same guys played drums, guitars and background singers. But that was a long time ago, and not really that important to talk about old, weird, used bands, ya know? (laughs)
CD: What about the origins of Pole? Did you regard it as an evolution of your older work?
SB: Well, I couldn't say that Pole fell out of the sky, I guess. My whole musical development has been a gradual process of me. I develop my skills along with my tracks, and this shows in how I use my synths and compose my pieces.
CD: Would you call yourself a synth musician or a producer when it comes down to it?
SB: (Pauses) Oh phwoar huh, good question actually. I'm a piano player, but these days I'd call myself a producer even though I sample all my own keys and other bits, and I am now on laptops and computers by myself. It used to be back in the days that we'd get in a producer and other people to record us. I've now figured it out for myself, so every function is performed by myself.
CD: Do you still consider yourself a live musician after producing for so long?
SB: I would say I definitely still am a musician in one way, as in a musician who produces his own music.
CD: First and foremost, but?
SB: I still have to maintain that it's one person performing different functions, that change from when producing and to when playing live.
CD: Okay, moving on from that one then (Note: I felt a bit guilty for trying to put him on the spot at this point, I've just been intrigued about producers and what they consider "live" for a while now) When you released your first bit of music, was that that Pole or was that something beforehand?
SB: Pole was the first real result I would like to discuss about nowadays. It was the first thing I'd done that I was 150% happy with.
CD: What label was this with?
SB: In North America, it was Matador. You had all these rock bands and independent artist from places like New York, and it was quite a big independent label actually, so very influential.
CD: Did you know many people at Matador when you started releasing with them?
SB: Sure. Otherwise I wouldn't have signed to it! My idea was always that I would try and know the contacts personally. I wanted to know the music of nearly every release on that label so I'd know that my own music would go along with it and that we were in context with each other.
It is definitely an organic and personal approach, I'd never send stuff to Sony because I would not fit there.
CD: How was your release received?
SB: It led to a lot of touring in America and Canada. I was playing a lot of shows, and this success managed to transfer back over to the UK, which I started touring, and then back over to Europe. It was like a little wave and interesting to be a focal point of and worked in the right context that I was about.
CD: Were you surprised at the popular reception you got?
SB: We thought it'd be good for selling a thousand, two thousand sold copies at the most. Then all of a sudden I'm playing around college radio stations and headlining at Saturday night shows. So yes, we were all surprised at this success and just showed that you can be successful with experimental sounds as long as it sounds good and interesting, if you have the right timing.
CD: If you had one word to describe your sound, what would it be?
SB: I can't define it in one word, it's impossible! I like to leave that up journalists and critics to define, because I don't like to say my music is that thing or whatever. It has influences from dub music down to experimental jazz work, and there's so much in it it's impossible to explain it one word, I'm sorry.
CD: Let's try this again. Do you have an apt metaphor that describes your approach?
SB: I try to collect an idea, which is more a structural idea rather than a melody or a hook line. It's more of a basic atmospheric loop, and then I try to deconstruct the whole thing until something happens that makes sense to me in an abstract way, beat-wise, sound-wise and the atmosphere must be correct. I don't make intros, bridges or outros, my track usually just start and end.
CD: Why do you prefer using deconstruction within your production?
SB: It controls the little fragments in music that you have, in that it helps you eliminate components that may override the nicer little bits. Then you decide which of the fragments still okay to put together again within a full work. My rules are the fragments have to be listenable after five minutes, otherwise if it gets boring, I throw it away. Another rule for my little sounds are that (the first sound) must be able to create a following second idea for sound automatically.
I have about twenty sounds currently open on my mixing board, and I'm only going to use five of them today. Tomorrow I'll have another twenty open and it continuously operates like this.
CD: You're pretty prolific then?
SB: I try to be! I also work in a mastering studio and cut vinyl for people.
CD: Do many people approach you for mastering?
SB: There are a lot of people using my services, my studio is usually full, and people approach me with label projects all over Europe, US and UK.
CD: Do you have any other hobbies or other creative pursuits you engage in?
SB: I would not call what I engage in anything as a hobby, in regards to what I regard as normal professional work like cutting lathes (for vinyl) and studios and everything, I don't have hobbies (laughs).
CD: You consider music work?
SB: Music is always work if you take it seriously. Music is not a hobby, and is 95% work and 5% talent.
CD: That's interesting. Would you consider yourself much of an improviser with your work, or is it all carefully mapped out?
SB: I wouldn't call myself an improviser, to be honest. I need a beginning and a sound to start with, and that needs a lot of work, and then I might be able to play around with it a bit. I was never really good at meeting other people and improvising on the keyboard or something like, I was always too structured for pure improvisation.
CD: What other things inspire you? Environment, books?
SB: If you call yourself a musician, everything serves to inspire you. Newspapers, or books, or every movie that you see, all of this social and political input serves your music and so therefore I'm open to everything around me. Sometimes it can be a walk in the city, and a piece of architecture that can creates kind of like a sound in my head, or create an atmosphere within myself. It's all over the place; inspiration can be everywhere.
CD: What do you feel gets ignored within a lot of releases of electronica these days? Are you worried about what other people produce?
SB: I don't want to talk negative about colleagues, but I think people are producing too fast. Producers don't take the time to compose a piece that is truly extraordinary, there's too much music that follows the same formula and is not inspired enough. I don't feel that there's enough of a responsibility taken by producers in what they create, and this creates a lot of imperfections and unfinished compositions that could be so much more.
CD: Wrapping up, are you touring Australia some time soon?
SB: I'm coming to Australia on the 11th of March, where I play at the Adelaide Festival, and I'm going to play in Brisbane and Sydney. I'll be playing my Waldgeschichten series with my analogue equipment on stage with a mixing board and effects unit in a very dubby way. It's basically listening stuff, but very funky, so come check it out!
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Summer Youth Event "Thank You!"
The Grace Church Foundation and the Youth Ministry are grateful to Gary and Alice Silke for their inspiration behind the July Summer Youth Night event and underwriting the cost.
Long-time Grace members, the Silke family has been very active in many Grace ministries. The Youth Council worked with Gary to plan the event, reaching out to other churches in the community. The event was on Saturday, July 28, in the lower level parking lot from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. There were food trucks, a DJ, and several giant inflatables for older youth. Over 100 youth and their friends came, finding the event exciting enough to stay for the duration. Gaye Lynn Loufek, Youth Director, said "it was a successful event as many Grace youth came as well as their friends, some being youth from other churches in the community. The kids came and did what kids do – they "hung out."
Gary's belief in today's world is to "plan events to get kids coming to the church and the parents will follow (to church)." To that end, Gary and Alice established the Spark Something Youth Development Project Fund in the Grace Foundation to underwrite youth outreach events.
If you are inspired by our youth, the Silke's, or you'd like to contribute to future youth outreach events, please contact the Grace Church Foundation to learn more about donating to the Spark Something Youth Development Project Fund.
Thank you, Gary and Alice Silke, Youth Council, Gaye Lynn and the many adults that provided supervision for the night…it really takes a village to plan and put on a fun outreach party!


From "One gray mouse in a black mouse house" to "Ten red snails in a gray snail pail," learning to count has never been so much fun! A colorful cast of characters, cleverly shaped from Fimo, helps young children learn colors, animals and the numbers from one to ten. Kids will have fun following the adventurous mouse as he scampers from picture to picture, gathering objects from every page.


The Beershed of America and Other Fascinating Food Visualizations – Nicola Twilley – The Atlantic.
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Cameron Booth's Transit Maps, featuring subway and rail maps, old and new. More on his blog.
More map goodness. Watch urban sprawl, glacier melt, deforestation and other wonderful works of man.
Yowza. Take two points on a map, grab all the Google Maps images along the way and create an animation. You can grab the target and change orientation while it plays.


Central Kitchen & Bath Showroom is proud to present this chrome finished hand shower wand, by American Standard. The 1660502.002 is made from premium materials, this Hand Shower Wand offers great function and value for your home. This fixture is part of American Standard's decorative UNIVERSAL/ NO FAMILY Collection, so make sure to check out other contemporary fixtures to accessorize your room.


Frost-covered black metal from the icy depths of Scandinavia is one of those metal genres that you either like or hate. Much like the rest of the metal genres, there are quite a number of sub-variants incorporating everything from operatic female vocals to ambient keyboard passages. A sub-genre that I myself have found to be particularly interesting and enjoyable is often referred to as Viking metal - mid-paced black metal often with clean choruses and the inclusion of traditional instruments and folk melodies. Norway's Arvinger is a young band of the Viking metal style, with Helgards Fall being their first full-length release. The band is comprised of the duo of Djerv on vocals and Hauk on everything else, though several guests appear on the album.
For those familiar with the common threads of black metal, much is as you would expect it to be on Helgards Fall. The production is extremely bare, which serves to enhance the bleak attitude of the music, the keyboard passages are eerie and the guitars are incisive. Of course, the package wouldn't be complete without raw, raspy vocals sounding as if they were being sung from beyond the veil. Thus there is much for black metal purists to enjoy on this album. For those looking for just a bit more than the average icy blasphemy, Arvinger incorporates a substantial amount of folk melodies and even brings in a fiddle to heighten the variety.
Highlights for me include "Hyllest", a song that incorporates ominous keyboard passages and a female soprano along with heavy riffs to construct a menacing tune. The instrumental track "Morkets Dal" is essentially Hauk's opportunity to run wild and let his six-string skills shine. Clearly not pigeonholed in the breakneck riffs of black metal, Hauk delivers some first-rate extended solos and an expressive acoustic interlude. Female vocals appear again on "Kalt Ved Navn", though from a different singer whose voice isn't as powerful as the previous soprano. Still, the inclusion of both women gives Helgards Fall added depth and make it a breath of freshness in a crowded genre.


Organize pots, pans and cooking materials in the kitchen area. Look at your schedule and chosen recipes, and decide as a group when you have to do what.
To churn butter, put cream out right away to warm. Start early, as it takes awhile to churn.
Prepare dinner meal. Dinner should be ready at the time specified on your schedule.
After meal preparation, make beeswax candles, time permitting. ELP Instructor supplies materials for candles.
Move personal sleeping gear into front of the Kuskov House – only at the scheduled time!
Know your Night Watch and morning clean up chores.
Return kitchen equipment to proper place in ELP closet. Please be sure all utensils are thoroughly cleaned, pots are washed inside and out and dried thoroughly before taking back to the storeroom. Please be neat.
Fires – The militia crew will help the cooks by starting the cooking fires. Cooks maintain the fires once the militia takes leave from the kitchen. Make sure that your fires don't get too big and too hot to cook on.
Hot Dish Water – is provided by building a nice fire under the big spider pot in the cooking area. the Militia starts this fire and adds the hot water to the dishwashing station. Do not put wash tubs on fire to heat water!
Leftovers and scraps – from the kitchen should be taken to the garden compost pile before nightfall by the gardeners, or other selected group. We provide a tub to be used for this task. Do not put food in the trash cans! Trash – There are two trash barrels nearby. One for true trash and one for recycling. Please try not to overfill the trash cans. If they are full, ask for a new trash bag or use the extra that is in the can.
Recycling – We ask that you take home the recyclables — glass, plastic and aluminum.
Follow the Officers' instructions at all times.
Obey all safety rules; be especially careful with knives, axes and fire.
Keep the kitchen area as neat and clean as possible.
Wash hands before handling food.
Night watch – Check Schedule. Wake up Artisans in the back of the Kuskov House for next watch, or as specified by the Commandant.


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Senior Lecturer, Monash University, February 2017- .
Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, March 2014 – January 2017.
Ph.D. in Marketing, University of Toronto, 2014.
M.A. in Social Psychology, University of Chicago.
A.B. (Hons.) in Psychology, University of Michigan.
A.R.C.T. (Hons.) in Piano Performance, Royal Conservatory of Music.
Chan, E. Y., & Zlatevska N. (2018). Jerkies, burgers, and tacos: Socioeconomic status and meat preference. Appetite, accepted August 2018.
Chan, E. Y. (2018). Mindfulness and attitudes toward eating insects: The role of disgust. Food Quality and Preference, accepted August 2018.
Chan, E., & Saqib, N. (2018). Reversing the endowment effect by empowering buyers and sellers. European Journal of Marketing, accepted May 2018.
Chan, E., & Wang, Y. (2018). Rejecting options from large and small choice sets: The mediating role of confidence. European Journal of Marketing, accepted May 2018.
Chan, E. Y. (2018). Exposure to national flags reduces tax evasion: Evidence from the United States, Australia, and Britain. European Journal of Social Psychology, forthcoming.
Chan, E. Y. (2018). Mindfulness promotes sustainable tourism: The case of Uluru. Current Issues in Tourism, forthcoming.
Chan, E. Y. (2018). Handedness and religious beliefs: Testing the two possible accounts of authoritarianism and belief updating. Personality and Individual Differences, 127, 101-106.
Chan, E. Y. (2017). Self-protection promotes altruism. Evolution and Human Behavior, 38(5), 667-673.
Chan, E. Y. (2017). Exposure to the American flag polarizes Democratic-Republican ideologies. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56(4), 809-818.
Chan, E. Y. (2016). Re-construing politics: The dual impacts of abstraction on political ideology. European Journal of Social Psychology, 46(5), 649-656.
Chan, E. Y. (2015). Endowment effect for hedonic but not utilitarian goods. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 32, 439-441.
Saqib, N. U., & Chan, E. Y. (2015). Time pressure reverses risk references. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 130, 58-68.
Chan, E. Y., & Saqib, N. U. (2015). Online social networking increases financial risk-taking. Computers in Human Behavior, 51, 224-231.
Chan, E. Y. (2015). Attractiveness of options moderates the effect of choice overload. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 32, 425-427.
Chan, E. Y. (2015). Physically-attractive males increase men's financial risk-taking. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36, 407-413.
McCay, E., Beanlands, H., Zipursky, R., Roy, P., Leszcz, M., Landeen, J., Ryan, K., Conrad, G., Romano, D., Francis, D., Hunt, J. Costantini, L., & Chan, E. (2007). A randomised controlled trial of a group intervention to reduce engulfment and self-stigmatisation in first episode schizophrenia. Advances in Mental Health, 6, 212-220.
Soman, D., Cheema, A., & Chan, E. Y. (2011). Understanding consumer psychology to avoid abuse of credit cards. In D. Mick, S. Pettigrew, C. Pechmann & J. Ozanne (Eds.), Transformative consumer research for personal and collective well-being. New York: Routledge.
Hoyer, W. D., MacInnis, D. J., Pieters, R., Chan, E., & Northey, G. (2017). Consumer Behavior, 1st Asia-Pacific Edition, Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
Chan, E. (2018, September 3). Reducing tax evasion: What have national flags got to do with it? Austaxpolicy.
Chan, E. (2018, June 25). The role of evolution in a helping hand. Science Trends.
Chan, E. (2004, October). The importance of introductory psychology courses. American Psychological Society Observer, 17(10).
Chan, E. (2003, December). Martin takes helm of Canada. The Michigan Journal of International Affairs, 1.
Chan, E. (1998, October 20). Classical influence is everywhere. Toronto Star, p. F1.
Chan, E. Y., & Zlatevska, N. (2018, December). Jerkies, burgers, and tacos: Socioeconomic status and meat preference. Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy, Adelaide, Australia.
Chan, E. Y., & Wan, J. (2018, June). Product colors influence charitable giving: A Moral regulation account. The Conference on the Prosocial Consumer, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Whistler, Canada.
Chan, E., & Tam, L. (2018, June). Political ideology and intertemporal choice. INFORMS International, Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan).
Chan, E., & Tam, L. (2017, December). Political ideology and intertemporal choice. Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy, Melbourne, Australia.
Chan, E., & Orazi, D. (2017, December). Thinking about money reduces belief in God. Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy, Melbourne, Australia.
Wang, L., Wang, Q., Keller, L. R., & Chan, E. (2017, October). Counterfeits can benefit original brands when people are caught using counterfeits: The role of face restoration. Association for Consumer Research, San Diego, CA.
Chan, E. Y. (2016, May). The peak of luxury: Vertical height enhances perceived prestige of products. The Mystique of Luxury Brands Conference, Shanghai, China.
Saqib, N., & Chan, E. (2015, December). The role of self-construal in shifting preferences for modernity. Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy, Sydney, Australia.
Chan, E. Y. (2015, November). Revisiting risk-as-feelings: Cognitive processing style moderates the affect heuristic. INFORMS, Philadelphia, PA.
Chan, E. Y., & Chow, T. (2015, October). Exposure to the American flag reduces tax evasion. Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section Midyear Meeting, Nashville, TN.
Chan, E. Y., & Saqib, N. U. (2015, June). Online social networking increases financial risk-taking. Association for Consumer Research Asia-Pacific Conference, Hong Kong.
Chan, E. (2015, June-July). The role of relative income in heuristic decision-making. Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics-Western Economic Association International, Honolulu, HI.
Chan, E. (2015, February). Physically-attractive males increase men's financial risk-taking. Society for Consumer Psychology, Phoenix, AZ.
Chan, E. & Saqib, N. U. (2014, December). Online social networking increases financial risk-taking. Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy, Brisbane, Australia.
Chan, E. (2014, December). Communicating climate change information – in Celsius or Fahrenheit? Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy, Brisbane, Australia.
Maglio, S., & Chan, E. (2014, October). Coffee, tea, and caffeinated cognition. Association for Consumer Research, Baltimore, MD.
Chan, E. & Saqib, N. U. (2014, September). Online social networking increases financial risk-taking. International Conference on Consumer Research, Bonn Germany.
Saqib, N., & Chan, E. (2013, December). The prior loss effect on loss aversion. Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy, Auckland, New Zealand.
Wan, J., & Chan, E. (2013, October). Colour me morally: White and black colours influence moral behaviours. Association for Consumer Research, Chicago, IL.
Chan, E., & Saqib, N. U. (2013, October). Loss aversion attenuates under time pressure. Association for Consumer Research, Chicago, IL.
Chan, E., & Mitchell, A. (2013, February). The tyranny of utilitarian but democracy of hedonic choices. Society for Consumer Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Chan, E. Y., & Wan, J. (2012, November). Discretionary virtues: Licensing from "doing good" versus "not doing bad". Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Minneapolis, MN.
Chan, E., & Saqib, N. U. (2012, October). Navigating the waters: Regulating versus using feelings toward risky choices. Association for Consumer Research, Vancouver, Canada.
Chan, E., & Kim Cho, E. (2012, October). On higher ground: Moral thinking leads to abstract processing. Association for Consumer Research, Vancouver, Canada.
Chan, E., & Kim Cho, E. (2012, January). On higher ground: Moral thinking leads to abstract processing. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Saqib, N., & Chan, E. (2009, October). Preference reversal in risky choices under time pressure. Association for Consumer Research, Pittsburgh, PA.
Chan, E. (2006, April). Reworking Rawls' "Justice as Fairness". Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Forest Grove, OR.
Chan, E. Y., & Saqib, N. U. (2016, November). The moderating role of arousal in affect's influence on risk preference: When happiness means risky business. Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Boston, MA.
Chan, E. Y. (2015, June). Power and politics: Feeling powerless shifts political preference towards liberalism. Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington, DC.
Chan, E., & Wan, J. (2013, January). Discretionary virtues: Licensing from "doing good" versus "not doing bad". Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Chan, E. Y., & Wan, J. (2013, January). Colour me morally: White and black colours influence moral behaviours. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Chan, E. Y., & Mitchell, A. (2011, January). Finding the apple of my eye: Categorization and satisfaction from hedonic consumption. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Chan, E. Y., & Mitchell, A. (2010, May). Finding the apple of my eye: Categorization and satisfaction from hedonic consumption. Interdisciplinary Science of Consumption, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Chan, E. Y., & Mitchell, A. (2010, May). Finding the apple of my eye: Categorization and satisfaction from hedonic consumption. Southern Ontario Behavioural Decision Research Conference, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Chan, E. Y., & Saqib, N. (2010, May). Justification of hedonic consumption pre- vs. post-consuming. Southern Ontario Behavioural Decision Research Conference, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Saqib, N., & Chan, E. (2009, May). Preference reversal in risky choices under time pressure. Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
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A Lycanthrope in Wolfe's Clothing – Gene Wolfe's 'Peace'
There is as great a contrast between Gene Wolfe's third novel, Peace and The Fifth Head of Cerberus as there was between that book and its predecessor. This is nothing to do with the writing in this instance, which is as careful, organised and controlled as that of Cerberus, but instead the subject matter.
At a first glance, Peace appears to be, and on a superficial reading is, a mainstream novel, reflecting the distant memories of Alden Dennis Weer, a lifelong resident of the midwestern town of Cassionsville, successful businessman and apparent sufferer of a stroke. But superficial readings of Wolfe are not merely inherently limited, but also exceedingly dangerous.
Den, as he seems to be called, is reaching out through his memories to Doctors who have tended him in the past, who he wants to treat his infirmity, but dredging up a lot of memories from his childhood. Even those who want to treat this as a purely mainstream recollection will notice very quickly and Den's reminiscences are constantly discursive, every memory arousing a digression, often lengthy, of no direct relevance, creating a dream-like feel to the logic of the story, and that both in Den's own recollections but more especially in the stories adults tell from time to time, there are no answers, no endings. There is much more story in Peace than is there to be read, there are unexplained things, lacunae, unfinished tales aplenty. As always with Wolfe, the reader's challenge is to read what is not there, to determine what they are not being told.
Of which there is much. One should take particular note of the several deaths that occur, none of which are explained and one of which is buried so deep in implication that it is not even acknowledged as having taken place.
Take heed of the opening line of the book, referring to the uprooting of a tree by lightning. It is a key to understanding that this book is really a horror story, about a family that is every bit as hellish as that of Maitre and Number Five in Cerberus: a widely read person aware of the origins of names, will find multifold clues linking the Weer family to the Devil, and Alden Dennis Weer is not merely a devil in himself, but he is dead, and this seemingly rambling story is being told by his ghost.
Wolfe divides the book into five long chapters, each of which deals with a different phase of Den's life, and with a different figure in his history. Much of the story deals with his formative years when, as with Number Five's account, what we see is filtered through the perceptions of a child focussed upon its own interests. But this is the adult Weer, a man in his sixties, speaking, and he makes no attempt to impose his adult understanding, or any future knowledge, upon the narrative he's constructing.
The result is a partially seen picture. Weer alludes to the Bobby Black incident, which takes place somewhere in the year he is five, or maybe six. What it is is never spelt out, though I have a clear idea of what Wolfe conceals, what comes of it are spinal injuries, a childhood death, bad blood between families and the embarrassed fleeing of Den's parents on a protracted European tour, one that we infer lasts years, leaving little Den – who might be seen to be the culprit – behind in the care of his Aunt Olivia.
And this undescribed incident is the fundamental event for Weer's life, though only afterwards can the pattern be seen. Aunt Vi has three suitors, but marries a fourth, who is never presented as a suitor. Weer describes this man, Julius Smart, as the true central character of this book, though his presence on the page is limited until he almost becomes a peripheral figure. And Smart sets up the successful Cassionsville business that Weer ultimately inherits and runs.
The closer one looks into this story, the more obscure it becomes. Wolfe avoids any clear chronology, providing little with which to judge the year/years in which events take place, leaving the reader to intuit the time-frame from the atmosphere of Cassionsville. Time is used to indicate certain relationships between events, but even these create different effects. One carefully researched article on the timeline is forced to conclude that Aunt Vi's death – about which no detail is given, nor context set, save that she was nocked down by a motor car driven by one of her ex-suitors – can only be placed within a five year span.
Aunt Vi's death is another example of the indeterminacy of the novel. Not only is it presented with the absolute minimum of data – the account I've given above is the complete set of facts – but there is not a word about the outcome.
Except in one detail. Julius Smart, who has given young Den the job that sets him up to be the future President of the company, refuses to speak to him again for the rest of his life. Wolfe cannily gives us this is isolation, leaving us to debate internally the extent to which Weer may have been responsible for his Aunt's death.
Or is that a complete illusion, a fantasy derived solely from an over-active imagination, seeing shadows and horror where none exists? Is Peace what it appears to be, the stumbling recollections of a stroke victim, trying to order his past? Is the horror unjustified?
You must make your own judgements. Gene Wolfe does not tell you what to think or how to react. His books contain endless puzzles, and there are no solutions, upside down, at the back. Be careful where, and how you tread, and know this: when you walk this way a second time, everything will have changed even as the words remain the same. What peace is that?
Alden Dennis Weer
Aunt Olivia
Cassionsville
Julius Smart
Lois Arbuthnot
The Last Eagle
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Q: Get unicodeScalars Character from String in a specific index in Swift I'm using this extension that gets the character in a specific index; However currently it doesn't recognize unicodeScalars, can you help me fix the extension to get the results that I need?
I've put some tests at the end that shows the result I want to get (Test1 and Test2).
extension String {

var length: Int {
    return count
}

subscript (i: Int) -> String {
    return self[i ..< i + 1]
}

func substring(fromIndex: Int) -> String {
    return self[min(fromIndex, length) ..< length]
}

func substring(toIndex: Int) -> String {
    return self[0 ..< max(0, toIndex)]
}

subscript (r: Range<Int>) -> String {
    let range = Range(uncheckedBounds: (lower: max(0, min(length, r.lowerBound)),
                                        upper: min(length, max(0, r.upperBound))))
    let start = index(startIndex, offsetBy: range.lowerBound)
    let end = index(start, offsetBy: range.upperBound - range.lowerBound)
    return String(self[start ..< end])
  }

}

//How to Use the Extension:
//let str = "abcdef"
//str[1 ..< 3] // returns "bc"
//str[5] // returns "f"
//str[80] // returns ""
//str.substring(fromIndex: 3) // returns "def"
//str.substring(toIndex: str.length - 2) // returns "abcd"

var Test1 = "دب"
var Test2 = "دُبْ"

print(Test1[1]) //returns " ب " which is correct in this case
print(Test2[1]) // returns " بْ " where I want it to return the mark which is " ُ "

Test1 is the text without marks, it gets the position right " ب ", however Test2 contains marks that only can be recognized as characters with unicodeScalars, In Test2 it gets the position wrong and it shows the whole character with the mark " بْ " where I only want it to show the mark " ُ "
Thank you.

A: If you want to be subscripting String.unicodeScalars instead of the String itself, declare your extension on String.UnicodeScalarView instead of String.
extension String.UnicodeScalarView {

    var length: Int {
        return count
    }

    subscript (i: Int) -> String {
        return self[i ..< i + 1]
    }

    func substring(fromIndex: Int) -> String {
        return self[Swift.min(fromIndex, length) ..< length]
    }

    func substring(toIndex: Int) -> String {
        return self[0 ..< Swift.max(0, toIndex)]
    }

    subscript (r: Range<Int>) -> String {
        let range = Range(uncheckedBounds: (lower: Swift.max(0, Swift.min(length, r.lowerBound)),
                                            upper: Swift.min(length, Swift.max(0, r.upperBound))))
        let start = index(startIndex, offsetBy: range.lowerBound)
        let end = index(start, offsetBy: range.upperBound - range.lowerBound)
        return String(self[start ..< end])
    }

}

And then simply do
var test1 = "دب"
var test2 = "دُبْ"

test1.unicodeScalars[1] // "ب"
test2.unicodeScalars[1] // "ُ "

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The medals won by a wireless operator from the famous Dambusters raid are expected to sell for £150,000.
George 'Jock' Chalmers flew aboard the first Lancaster out and the last to return on 617 Squadron's mission from RAF Scampton on May 16/17, 1943.
Fifty-three of Guy Gibson's 133 crew were killed during the daring morale-boosting raid to drop 'bouncing' bombs in Germany's industrial Ruhr valley.
George Chalmers flew in 'O for Orange' piloted by William Townsend and noted the raid in his logbook with this pithy entry: "Low level attack on dams in Ruhr - successful."
They dropped their bomb which blew up just shy of the Ennerpe dam. Chalmers then sent a signal back home before their aircraft limped back to Lincolnshire on three engines.
It flew at such low level in a bid to avoid detection that enemy shells bounced off the sea and over their bomber.
Chalmers was greeted by non other than head of Bomber Command Sir Arthur Harris after reaching Scampton.
He was immediately awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal and his aircraft was the second most decorated from the mission which saw 34 crew members awarded gallantry medals including Guy Gibson's Victoria Cross.
The citation stated: "Flight Sergeant Chalmers has flown on operations since Spetember 1939.
"At all times he has displayed a great sense of duty and courage in making a successful attack on the Ennerpe Dam.
"As one of the most experienced Wireless Operators in No. 617 Squadron, Sergeant Chalmers has set a magnificent example to the other Wireless Operators.
"I strongly recommend that his good work be recognised by the immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal."
The Dambusters' raid saw the Mohne and Eder dams breached and the Sorpe dam suffer minor damage.
Chalmers' Lancaster had flown in low at tree-top level towards the Mohne and Eder but was redirected to the Ennerpe after these were hit.
As they approached, they encountered thick mist rising from the valleys and had difficulty in locating the target.
After the dam was finally spotted the bomb was dropped. But it skipped twice across the water before exploding short of its target.
Townsend turned for home and flew very low, often hedge-hopping to avoid power lines.
In an attempt to shoot down the Lancaster an enemy anti-aircraft crew depressed its gun so much that Chalmers noticed the shells bouncing off the surface of the sea and over the top of the aircraft.
The plane finally landed at RAF Scampton at 6.15am – the last of the raid's surviving Lancasters to make it home.
Chalmers was delighted to be congratulated on his Morse Code by Air Chief Marshal Harris.
Chalmers' DFM and other medals are being sold by War & Son Medals.
The medals collection consists of: Distinguished Flying Cross George VI with reverse dated 1944; Distinguished Flying Medal George VI to 552201 F/Sgt. G.A Chalmers, R.A.F.; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star with France & Germany clasp; WWII Defence Medal; WWII War Medal with M.I.D. Oak Leaf.
There are also two observer's and air gunner's flying log books covering his service from June 26, 1939 to September 1953, including the dams raid and later flying with Bill Towsend, Joseph Charles McCarthy and Leonard Cheshire, taking in numerous raids of 617 Squardon.
He had flown with Cheshire when they dropped a 12,000lb Tallboy bomb on a railway tunnel in France in 1944.
And there are Dambusters prints signed by Chalmers and crew, photographs and a copy of Dambusters In Their Own Words by Max Arthur, with a foreword by Stephen Fry, in which Chalmers has 28 entries in the index.
After the war he took part in Operation Guzzle to dump left over bouncing bombs into the sea.
As a civil servant after leaving the RAF he worked for the Ministry of Defence in the area of mid-flight refuelling.
He helped the military source spare parts for the refuelling system used in the famous Black Buck raids during the Falklands War in 1982.
Chalmers, who was born in Peterhead, Scotland on February 2, 1921, died in 2002.


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ZURICH/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Zurich Allowance has agreed to buy Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's activity allowance arm for A$2.85 billion ($2.1 billion), its better attack into Australia and its third in the aftermost two years.
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Zurich, Europe's fifth-biggest insurer, additionally bought Macquarie Accumulation Ltd's activity allowance assemblage for an bearding sum in 2016 and the Cover-More Accumulation for $554 actor (415.5 actor pounds) in April. Together with its acquirement of ANZ's OnePath, it will now command 19 percent of Australia's retail activity allowance market.
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The accretion is the better aback Greco took over at Zurich aftermost year. Brought in from Italy's Generali to architect a turnaround for the afflicted group, Greco has promised to accomplish Zurich bacteria and added efficient.
ANZ's auction comes amidst a blitz of divestments by Australia's better banks, beneath burden from added acrimonious basic requirements to abbreviate down.
Banks are additionally gluttonous to get aback to basics afterwards a alternation of babyminding scandals, including one area Commonwealth Coffer of Australia was accused of application anachronous medical definitions to debris activity allowance payouts that resulted in a backfire adjoin the accomplished sector.
"These non-core assets are causing a lot of amount headaches," said Hugh Dive, arch advance administrator of Atlas Funds Management, which holds ANZ shares.
In September, Australia's better lender Commonwealth Coffer awash its activity allowance assemblage to Hong Kong-based AIA for $3.1 billion, while No. 3 lender National Australia Coffer Ltd awash 80 percent of its activity allowance assemblage to Japan's Nippon Activity Allowance aftermost year.
ANZ Arch Executive Administrator Shayne Elliot said in a account the bank's action was to "do a few things and do them abundantly well" and that "we are aloof exiting, shrinking or partnering on aggregate else".
The coffer awash its alimony business in October to Australian alimony administrator IOOF Holdings for A$975 million.
ANZ said it would book an amazing accident of about A$520 actor from the auction of the activity allowance business.
ANZ shares were up 1 percent in afternoon trading, the better gainer of the alleged "Big Four" banks, while the broader bazaar was flat.
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Growing up I loved watching the Peanuts/Charlie Brown specials all the time. I thought I had seen all the episodes until I got this set Peanuts: Emmy Honored Collection on DVD (in stores Tuesday, September 15). It contains 11 specials I have never seen. I spend Labor day watching them all, over 4 hours worth (yes I have no live!). It was well worth the time.
Included in the set is Snoopy getting married and meeting his brother Spike. Charlie Brown competing in a decathlon, Peppermint Patty training for a figure skating competition, Snoopy doing magic and making Charlie Brown disappear, Linus moving away and lots more. I do have to say that Snoopi is the man! Him and Woodstock make such a great team. If you need something to occupy the kids, this set is the perfect thing to get. You can check out episode list below.
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown – Hard work and team spirit is what Charlie Brown needs to win the decathlon at the school Junior Olympics event. His competitors are Marcie, defending Decathlon champ Freddie Fabulous and the Masked Marvel (aka, Snoopy). On the first day, Charlie Brown places third. On day two however, he begins to feel the pressure. He's faced with having to tackle the high hurdles, pole vault, discus/javelin throw, and other events. Will he emerge victorious and win the Olympics for his school? This special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy® Award (Outstanding Animated Program).
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown – Peppermint Patty trains for a figure-skating competition with Snoopy as her coach. Her determination is fierce, even after facing several obstacles, including exhaustion from pre-dawn training sessions to Marci's failure to create a proper skating outfit, to her soundtrack malfunctioning at the start of her performance. Will it be disaster on ice or will Peppermint Patty emerge as a champ? This special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy ® Award (Outstanding Animated Program).
It's Magic, Charlie Brown – This special finds Snoopy putting on a show after he checks out a book on magic tricks from the library. With Marcie and Sally as his assistants, he performs many tricks (some that work and some that don't) before an audience. The grand finale features the biggest trick of all, making Charlie Brown disappear. To everyone's amazement, Snoopy makes him invisible but doesn't know how to bring Charlie Brown back. Will Snoopy find a way to reverse the trick? This special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy ® Award (Outstanding Animated Program).
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown – Charlie Brown is in love – again! He enlists Linus' help to find a pretty girl he spotted in the crowd at a football game. He is crushed when the game ends because he thinks he'll never see her again. This special was nominated for two Primetime Emmy ® Awards (Outstanding Animated Program/Outstanding Individual Achievement – Animated Programming).
Is this Goodbye, Charlie Brown? – Linus' father lands a new job which, means the family must relocate. As Linus and Lucy prepare to depart, the Peanuts gang all bid them farewell. Everyone has to cope with the Van Pelts' departure – some to a greater degree than others. Their absence is felt by all. Charlie Brown is miserable without his pal Linus and Sally too misses her "sweet babboo." Schroeder regrets not saying a proper "good-bye" to Lucy. Peppermint Patty attempts to cheer up Charlie Brown. How will the gang cope with their pals having left the neighborhood? This special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy ® Award (Outstanding Animated Program).
Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown – This special finds Snoopy joining the circus when he falls for one of its performers, a white poodle named Fifi. Snoopy soon becomes a star performer, doing tricks on the unicycle, high wire and trapeze, and he's renamed "Hugo the Great." In the meantime, Charlie Brown is left distraught by Snoopy's decision. What he doesn't know however, is that for Snoopy, show business isn't all it's cracked up to be. Will Snoopy ever return home or will the lure of stardom and his love for Fifi keep him from Charlie Brown? This special earned a Primetime Emmy ® Award (Outstanding Animated Program).
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? – This touching special finds the Peanuts gang in Europe as they visit various war memorials. They learn about the First and Second World Wars, and the sacrifices made by soldiers at various historical battles. In France they learn about the D-Day Invasion of World War II. Charlie Brown and his pals also visit Ypres and find out about the various battles fought during World War I. Linus recites the famous war poem "In Flanders Fields." This special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy® Award (Outstanding Animated Program).
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown – Originally broadcast in 1984, this special is comprised of several clever parodies inspired by popular early '80s dance trends ranging from disco to break dancing as well as a series of top 40 hit songs from the era. It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown earned an Emmy ® Award nomination for Outstanding Animated Program.
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown – Is Snoopy really planning on tying the knot? In this special, everyone in the Peanuts gang pitches in, in an effort to make preparations for Snoopy's big wedding day. When Snoopy meets the girl of his dreams, Genevieve, a beautiful Poodle, they begin courting and soon after, he proposes. The excitement builds as the big day draws near but Snoopy gets increasingly nervous about leaving his bachelorhood behind. Will wedding bells ring for Snoopy? This special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy ® Award (Outstanding Animated Program).
Why, Charlie Brown, Why? – This moving special finds Linus learning how to cope with a very ill classmate, Janice, whom he has grown close to and feels a great deal of affection for. He visits her at the hospital and at school, he defends her from a bully who makes fun of the way she looks. As Janice undergoes treatments to recover her health, Linus questions why she became ill to begin with. This special was nominated for a Primetime Emmy® Award (Outstanding Animated Program).
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown – Start your engines! Its Motocross season and competing against the likes of Peppermint Patty and the Masked Marvel – aka a certain daredevil Beagle named Snoopy – can intimidate anyone. But if Charlie Brown – tagged with unlucky number 13 – can keep the pace slow and steady (as well as hold onto his helmet), he might just win the race! It's fast and furious fun right up through the finish line with this wonderful Emmy® Award winner (Outstanding Children's Special).
"Peanuts: Emmy® Honored Collection offers fans the opportunity to own several outstanding Peanuts specials, including childhood favorites to share with a new generation," said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President Family & Animation Marketing. She added, "We're delighted to release this wonderful collection. This is a must-own title for any Peanuts fan.


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Artyom Borisovich Soroko (; ; born 1 April 1992) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Arsenal Dzerzhinsk.

Honours
BATE Borisov
Belarusian Premier League champion: 2014, 2015, 2016
Belarusian Cup winner: 2014–15
Belarusian Super Cup winner: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

External links

 Profile at BATE website

1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Minsk
Belarusian footballers
Association football goalkeepers
FC BATE Borisov players
FC Isloch Minsk Raion players
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players
FC Slutsk players
FC Luch Minsk (2012) players
FC Dnyapro Mogilev players
FC Vitebsk players
FC Arsenal Dzerzhinsk players

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Joe Martin with a Sherline 4400 lathe.
When Joe Martin founded Sherline Products Inc. in the early seventies, his vision was to produce a miniature tool line with every accessory needed to build small, complex machined parts from metal on a kitchen table if need be. These could be the individual machined parts needed to build a perfect miniature 4-cycle V8 or a beautiful clock. All you have to do is examine the beautiful projects created by Sherline machinists to realize Joe accomplished his goal.
This was no small undertaking because there weren't any machine tool accessories available that would fit a Sherline. Each year Joe would add several accessories to the line to make his tools more user friendly, and now after 30 years of doing that Sherline undoubtedly manufactures the most complete line of tabletop machine tools today.
As the product line grew the demand for new accessories dropped and Joe took on a new challenge. He wrote a book Tabletop Machining and founded The Joe Martin Foundation for Exceptional Craftsmanship, which is supported by his company as a way of giving back to the customers who supported his company all these years. Each year a very special award is given to Joe's "Craftsman of the Year" pick. Along with this an Internet Craftsmanship Museum was created to make the general public aware of the talent of these outstanding craftsmen along with recognizing their marvelous work.
Sherline isn't just another company selling imported goods for a quick buck. We are in it for the long haul. Sherline has been producing what we sell in our own facility for over 30 years, and you're welcome to stop by for a visit. By purchasing a Sherline product you are not just buying a tool, you'll be joining a team that works together for your benefit.
A large selection of high quality accessories is one of the things that adds value to a tool line.
All manufacturers know exactly what their tools are worth and price them accordingly, trying to appeal to a particular segment of the market. Some customers are strictly price oriented and some are strictly quality oriented, but most are somewhere in between. They want the best quality for the price. They don't want to overpay, but they also don't want to find themselves handicapped by poor tools when it comes time to make a challenging part. Newcomers sometimes don't realize that the less expensive machine tools often require a lot of shimming, scraping and adjustment before they are capable of making accurate parts. A good machinist knows how to do this and can turn these "kit" machines into good tools, but most beginners need a tool that is accurate right out of the box. Unfortunately, the proliferation of shoddy imported tools has prevented many beginners from enjoying the fun of miniature machining. They have gotten tools that kept them from making good parts and wrongly assumed it was because they just weren't good enough. That person doesn't usually buy a better machine, he finds another hobby.
Miniature machine tools have been our specialty for the past 30 years. Unlike some large foreign factories, we weren't making sewer lids yesterday and won't be making cast iron kitchenware tomorrow. We know our machine tools, what it takes to make them well and what the people who use them do with them. Though not the cheapest tools you can buy, we do feel that Sherline tools offer the best value—the most "bang for the buck"—of any tool in the miniature machine tool market. We have 30 years of satisfied customers who agree that we have achieved and continue to achieve that goal. We hope you will consider becoming one of them.
Versatility—Sherline tools are designed to provide maximum utility in a small space. The tools themselves are capable of any machine shop operation, particularly when combined with the very large line of available special purpose accessories. The only limits are size and your imagination.
Portability—A major consideration in Sherline tool design is to provide maximum rigidity while still keeping weight to a point where the machines can be easily transported and stored when not in use. This is why many of the parts are made from costly aircraft grade aluminum rather than less expensive cast iron or steel.
Power—The 90 volt DC motor we use provides torque in the lower RPM ranges where you really need it. AC/DC motors must run at high RPM to produce their rated power and are noisy. AC motors are large and run at a fixed RPM without extremely expensive controls. A comparable Sherline DC drive system purchased through the industrial market would cost as much as a complete Sherline 4000 lathe, over $600!
Controlling Quality—Making our own tools rather than outsourcing them to someone half way around the world means we have total control of both quality and inventory. A problem that crops up can be fixed immediately, not after a boatload of tools arrives. A shortage of one particular part can be remedied in a few hours or days, not months. This means fast service for you, whether you need a tool, an accessory or a small replacement part.
Service and Support—Our written instructions are the most informative and complete in the business, bar none. Our web site is also the largest in the field and can probably answer any question you might have without having to call anyone. If you do need to call us, you will talk to a real person, not a voice mail merry-go-round. Any questions or problems you have WILL be solved quickly and professionally.
State-of-the-Art Engineering—From digital readouts (DRO) to Computer Numeric Control (CNC), Sherline is always on the leading edge in machine tool design for the hobbyist. In most cases existing tools can be upgraded as changes occur or improvements are added. DRO and CNC can be added to any existing Sherline machine, or you can order a new machine with digital readouts installed or CNC-ready with stepper motor mounts in place ready for the application of CNC controls. You can even purchase a complete CNC system that includes not only the machine but also the motors, drivers and a new computer with software already installed so you can pull it out of the box and get right to work in CNC.
Modular Design—Because all Sherline components are designed as a system, they can be combined to work in many configurations. New accessories are always designed to work with existing machines, so your tool will never become obsolete.
Low Cost, Long Term Operation—Many Sherline tools are used not just by hobbyists a few hours a week. Many fulfill production needs for small parts in industrial applications. The parts that do eventually wear out and need to be replaced are designed to be the least expensive on the machine.
High Quality, Graded Materials—One advantage of working with American metal suppliers is that we know when we order a particular grade of aluminum or steel, that is exactly what we get. This allows us to maintain consistent quality, but this is sometimes not the case in developing nations using un-graded materials produced locally.
Experience—Sherline has been making quality tools for 33 years. Our key management people have all been with the company for well over 20 years. Our average length of employment is over 7 years. This is a good company to work for and our personnel have a personal investment in seeing that quality is maintained at every level.
Large Owner's Groups on the Web—Sherline owners have joined together on the web to form a discussion group offering advice and assistance to other owners. You can find out how others have solved specific problems or what they think of certain tools, processes or accessories. See www.yahoogroups.com and join the "Sherline" (public) and/or the "SherlineCNC" groups.
The Best Tools We've ever Made—How often have you bought a product from a favorite manufacturer only to discover the "new" version is now made from cheaper materials and no longer has the quality that you expected? The pressure to lower price by cutting corners is a strong one, but we have not taken that route. In fact, due to the improvements in the past decades in accuracy and repeatability of the large CNC tools we have purchased for our factory, the tools we now make are the best we have ever produced. We continually add features and improve designs too. Of course, we are always on the lookout for ways to keep costs down, but never at the expense of quality. Compare a new Sherline tool to one from 10, 20 or 30 years ago and you will see we have made no changes except to make something better.


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It's super chill and no one talks to you.
1. If you go to the cinema alone you know that it's one of life's greatest pleasures.
2. Why is going with others so normalised when watching a movie is such a solitary activity?
You're looking with your own eyes and having your own independent thoughts, you don't need a crowd!!
3. You get to spend time with yourself who is great company.
4. You never have to see a movie you don't want to see and can finally explore those niche interests you've been meaning to get into.
5. And it leads to a level of self love and self growth that group cinema goers will never understand.
6. The first time you go alone you might feel nervous AF.
7. You look around at couples and groups of friends and think "Oh God, what have I done??"
8. But as soon as you sit down you realise that no one cares, you don't care, and there are a thousand advantages to being there alone.
9. No one will try to speak over the movie to you.
Literally no one needs to hear that you think the book is better than the movie.
10. You'll never have to sit by someone who asks you questions throughout the movie.
11. And you don't have to dress well because you're literally seeing no one you know.
You can sport a genuine trashcan if you want and no one will care.
12. You feel kinda like a cool film critic.
Or at least hope that's how people see you.
13. There's no pressure for it to be a whole day of doing things when all you wanted was to watch a movie.
You can go home immediately after.
14. And you can take a bunch of cinema bathroom selfies to celebrate your accomplishment.
15. You feel a bond with the other lone cinema goers in your vicinity so you're not really alone.
Although you've definitely mistaken someone in a group for a fellow loner.
16. You never have to experience that awkward silence in a group while you're picking up your things after the credits start rolling.
Do you make a generic "soooo that was really good" or jump right into what to grab for dinner like it never happened.
17. You can just slip in and out without it being a whole thing.
18. Once you've embraced going to the cinema alone, you don't really care if your friends don't want to see a movie you were looking forward to.
19. In fact, pretty soon you're turning down invites to go with others because you know you'd rather go by yourself.
20. So when you do hang out with your friends, you can do other fun things instead of watching a movie.
21. And you know that you'll always have your solo cinema trips for some important relaxation and alone time.
Do you go to the cinema alone?
No, I don't love myself like I should.


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Anxiety Without a Pause: Parents Reflect on Pandemic Schooling
by Chiung-Wei Huang
This story first published online at North Carolina Health News.
At 8 a.m. sharp, Laura Farnan, a parent in Chapel Hill of one rising first-grader and one middle school student, is all set. She sits beside her younger boy to make sure his eyes are on the iPad in front of him where his teacher begins the morning classes. Across the table, Farnan is relieved to see her older daughter making progress on school assignments without much adult monitoring.
This had been Farnan's routine for much of the pandemic.
After more than one year of virtual learning, North Carolina children and parents had a multitude of experiences. Some families found it rewarding. Others were more than eager to get their children back to in-person class.
"I'm happy that we have options and could be safe," Farnan said. "They are old enough to understand why they are home because I know that some kids really wanted to go back to school."
One North Carolina researcher, Cassandra Davis, assistant professor of public policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explored many issues related to homeschooling during the pandemic. She discovered that parents with children who struggled with distance learning experienced elevated levels of mental distress.
"I would absolutely imagine those who did day care that switched to virtual," said Davis, also a parent of a preschool child.
Parents were forced to navigate distance education
Farnan and her kids were able to find creative ways to supplement their lack of social interaction. For example, her daughter connected with her classmates after school by playing video games while talking on the phone with them.
"They understand that this is for their own, and our, health and safety," Farnan said, "As soon as they are fully vaccinated, they can go and meet with their friends."
But, it took time for many parents to find a rhythm of getting their kids through the school days while also working from home. Farnan spent mornings with her younger child sitting through the classes and shifted her work as a biostatistician at UNC-CH outside of her usual hours.
The increased load of juggling work and homeschooling was the tip of an iceberg.
The pandemic often was more challenging for families with more than one child. Some families had children in different grades, trying to understand different subjects while also at different technology skill levels.
The anxiety among parents came from children struggling with distance learning and needing help with homework, according to a study that surveyed 3,338 parents across the country for symptoms of anxiety and mental health distress. Davis is the lead author of the study.
In the survey, about 51 percent of the parents expressed that at least one of their children was struggling with distance learning. Parents whose children struggled with distance learning reported symptoms of anxiety that were higher than that of parents whose children were not struggling, the study noted.
"Initially, when I wasn't as skilled with homeschooling, it caused a tremendous degree of anxiety," said Glorija Gladney, parent of a kindergartener and a first grader who attended the same Chapel Hill school as Farnan's.
Gladney also has a child who is one year old.
Their school opened to a hybrid model in the spring, offering in-person and virtual platforms. However, having the children back in the classroom did not produce the results that Gladney expected.
Most of the teachers were teaching from home or through video and audio media in a different classroom. Children accessed the lessons and assignments through screens and did not receive as much individual attention as some parents had hoped for.
"I was deeply disturbed with not just multi-month prolonged isolation, but with the fact that the virtual program seemed completely out of touch," said Gladney. "They come home saying they had great fun playing and eating, but they didn't learn anything."
Gladney's 6-year-old daughter, who did not read at the beginning of the year, worked with Gladney to finish her assignment.
Anxiety around the road ahead
Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina lawmakers have ordered all public schools to open for in-person learning in the fall. Many school systems plan to abandon virtual options when they come back from summer breaks. This will be the situation for Farnan and Gladney.
For her part, Farnan is not confident that it's the best thing for her children to return to in-person classes until they are eligible for a vaccine. Currently, children under 12 are not eligible for immunization, although clinical trials are underway to test the safety and efficacy.
"Chapel Hill does not have multiple options for the fall," Farnan said, "and we are actually devastated by that, because we will not let them go to school until after they get vaccinated."
Sixty-two percent of the Orange County population was fully vaccinated as of July 2, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services vaccine dashboard, the highest percentage of all 100 counties in North Carolina. Despite that high rate, some parents of school children still struggle over the risks their children face.
Source: NC Department of Health and Human Services
The NC Department of Health and Human services reports the percent of total population fully vaccinated.
"I would suspect that they would have additional anxiety of not being able to rejoin life in ways that people who are fully vaccinated are able to do," Davis, the UNC-Chapel Hill researcher who authored the study on parent anxiety, said in an interview.
While some are hoping and waiting for safe children's vaccines, others are trying to minimize the risk of contracting COVID by taking their own protective measures. Gladney's family has been using ideas from the DHHS' StrongSchoolsNC Public Health guidelines, including wearing masks, going into isolation for at least 10 days if there's a positive case in the class, and routinely testing for COVID-19 while attending in-person classes.
"All those things make us feel better about our balance between making sure they get a normalcy, and carefully managing COVID risk exposure," said Gladney.
Whether to get children back to school this fall depends on parents weighing the options among schooling models and children's and parents' needs.
"We know that if our goal is to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in schools, there are two effective ways to do that. One, vaccination. Two, masking," said Kenecia Obie Zimmerman, professor of pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine, during a briefing on June 30.
"The science suggests masking can be extremely effective, particularly for those who can't get vaccinated while COVID-19 is still circulating," she said.
Having to make such judgment calls and decisions for a family's health could be difficult for parents who spent more than a year on an emotional roller coaster that included remote learning, hybrid platforms and plans to return to in-person school.
"It's different anxieties and different volumes throughout this whole time," said Gladney.
Much more research will be necessary to determine the extent to which those elevated anxiety levels remain or disappear as the state tries to push beyond the pandemic. That is a question that Davis is asking in her studies.
"We are looking at the relationship of parental trust in their schools that we hope to get out soon," said Davis in the interview. "We are interested to see how that gets directed during a pandemic, and between parents and educators."
Now, the highly infectious coronavirus Delta variant is spreading across the country and North Carolina, which only has 42 percent of the total population vaccinated. Parents are likely to have concerns about attending schools, whether virtually or physically, when they come back from summer break, according to Davis.
"The conversation of COVID impact on mental health and the long term impact on education is going to continue for a little bit longer," she said. "It impacts everybody."
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Diary of a Children's Book Writer: Rejection Letters, Editors, and Agents, Oh My!
Rejection Letters, Editors, and Agents, Oh My!
Hey, if you want to give a writing exercise a try, visit my other blog. As I think you all know, I also run a writer's group, The Hunterdon County Children's Writer's Group.
Weekly, I am inspired by a fellow blogger I think most of you are very familiar with; Christine Elden. So, I decided to inspire the writers in my group by providing them with a writing exercise.
You don't have to be a children's writer to participate and it can be for whatever audience you want. No pressure. Just have fun. If you want to give it a try, the deadline in May 1, but I would be thrilled to read your entry after that date as well, so it's not completely black and white.
Now onto other news... I heard back from the editor who has had my first four chapters of my MG novel. She wrote the nicest rejection letter I've ever received. It was long and filled with encouragement and constructive feedback and basically said she loves my "lyrical writing style," but the reality-based fantasy doesn't work for her. So, it was more a personal taste thing than an issue of talent and that feels great believe it or not. She did say she would welcome any other material I have for consideration. So, again, I think it was the nicest rejection letter I have ever received.
So awesome to view such a great rejection as a positive thing - because it is! To get that kind of feedback is excellent. Honestly, I got a couple sentences of feedback in a rejection once that really helped me see the light.
Necessary - No, but extremely helpful . And nice to have a cheerleader on your side.
But definitely try for an agent first.
I would agree with PJ. An agent isn't necessary, but if you can get one, it's a huge help. The problem is getting one, of course!
Congrats on your rejection-I know that sounds strange, but each positive rejection lets you learn more about your work and how to make it better.
Good luck with your novel-keep writing!
Thanks PJ and Dawn - I agree about rejection letters... there are those that are just a form letter and offer no insight at all. Those you just toss up to "Oh well..." And then there are those you hold on to and read over and over a few times, taking from it every ounce of positive help there is in it. In an industry filled with so much rejection, it is so vital to be able to see the good, even in a rejection letter.
And yes! Agents. I want one! I am not ready - must first finish my book - I think... And then the hunt begins.
Awesome rejection, Sheri! Sometimes those two words together really aren't an oxymoron. ;) It sounds like you're really getting close to success.
Yes, and yes, on the agent! Even if it is an incredibly long, and soul-sucking, process. And as I have found out, getting that agent is no guarantee of a sell. But you're infinitely more likely to get that good deal with one.
Thanks Sarah! I couldn't agree with you more on all accounts. I am chomping at the agent bit, but I know it is not the right time.
Now I may be returning to work in September - so I REALLY have to finish my book!!!
Congratulations on your positive rejection letter, Sheri, those are nice to get. Not as nice as contracts, but still, it lets you know you're on the right track.
In answer to your question, I have decided not to search for an agent at this point. But I'm working primarily on PB's right now. I think if I was working on novels I would go the agent route.
I have tagged you on my blog if you want to play a fun game. Come by and check it out.
Hey Rachel, Great new pic of you! Love it. Who knew you were a blonde! It's like on the phone, you picture how someone looks and then you see them and you're like, I thought they would be taller... I don't know what I pictured, but glad to put a face with the name/blog.


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Category Archive: North Queensland Cowboys
I Think The North Queensland Cowboys Will Win The 2018 NRL Premiership
Mar 14, 2018 League Freak North Queensland Cowboys 0
Yeah, I'm back. I find it really tough to ever tip against the Melbourne Storm. They are the best run club in the game, the best coached team, they have an experienced captain that only knows...
Parramatta Eels Upset NRL Champions In Tough Game Of Footy
Mar 12, 2016 League Freak North Queensland Cowboys, Parramatta Eels 0
The Parramatta Eels have scored an impressive 20-16 win over the North Queensland Cowboys in a tough, exciting game of football. The Eels didn't play too badly in round one but looked lost...
Anthony Mundine Claims He Was A More Explosive Version Of Johnathan Thurston
Nov 11, 2015 League Freak North Queensland Cowboys 0
Anthony Mundine has told The Locker Room Podcast that he believes he was a very similar player to Johnathan Thurston, but more explosive. Mundine said "Thurston was very similar to me but way...
Daniel Nichols – Cowboys Only Threat To All Sydney Grand Final
Sep 09, 2014 Daniel Nichols Featured Guest Writers, North Queensland Cowboys 0
It's a big call, but I'm making it now: this year's NRL decider will be an all Sydney affair. The balance of probabilities are on my side, being that five of the eight teams contesting the...
Andrew Fifita Has No Sympathy For Cowboys Seven Tackle Finals Exit In 2013
Jul 15, 2014 League Freak Cronulla Sharks, North Queensland Cowboys 0
Andrew Fifita has be pretty blunt when talking about the North Queensland Cowboys final exit against the Cronulla Sharks last season. Fifita told Fairfax media that he didn't notice the mistake...
Tautau Moga Makes Mid-Season Move To The North Queensland Cowboys
Jun 28, 2014 League Freak North Queensland Cowboys 0
Sydney Roosters lower grade center Tautau Moga will move to the North Queensland Cowboys before the June 30 deadline in an effort to help the Cowboys get through a crippling injury crisis. Players...
Should Johnathan Thurston Retire From Representative Football?
He is the highest paid player in the NRL, and at 31 years of age he isn't getting any younger. As the North Queensland Cowboys fell to the lowly Newcastle Knights 36-28 at Hunter Stadium last...
North Queensland Cowboys Screwed By The Video Referee
Apr 19, 2014 League Freak North Queensland Cowboys 0
You have to feel sorry for the North Queensland Cowboys. Their 26-21 loss to the Manly Sea Eagles in Gosford last night should not have occurred. I have defended on field officials and I still stand...
The North Queensland Cowboys Win The 2014 Auckland 9's
Feb 16, 2014 League Freak North Queensland Cowboys, Rugby League 9's 0
The North Queensland Cowboys have won the 2014 Auckland 9's with a 16-7 win over the Brisbane Broncos in the all Queensland final. The Cowboys were great throughout the Auckland 9's...
North Queensland Cowboys Announce 2014 Auckland 9's Squad
The North Queensland Cowboys have announced their 2014 Auckland 9's squad. Johnathan Thurston is not part of the squad but I still think its a pretty good looking side with a number of players...


Embracing change as a way of life keeps us curious, growing, and courageous.
In the last two years, I've moved, changed jobs, completed a life coaching program and started my own coaching practice (while employed full time), ended a 15 year relationship, and released more than 110 pounds. To say my life has changed in that time – to say I have changed in that time – is an understatement.
And yet, I can painfully recall times in my life of being extremely stuck. Immobilized, full of fear and doubt, lost, unwilling to consider doing something differently, unable to envision anything different for my life, shameful for all of the above which further kept me from making a change of any sort, if even the smallest thing.
My hunch is that both of my scenarios are not that dissimilar from many, maybe most, people. Who hasn't experienced life transitions of the big or small kind? Who hasn't experienced doubts and fears and uncertainty about the direction to go in life? For us women entrepreneurs, it's almost a given: Doubts, fears, and uncertainty often were the driving forces helping us decide to embrace the biggest change possible – starting our own business, being solely responsible for our income usually along with a huge desire to get our particular work and vision into the world  in order to save our own lives and give it meaning.
Embracing change becomes the norm for entrepreneurs: There is so much trial and error, so much experimentation, recalibrating, failing, learning, trying something different again and again that goes into new ventures, regardless of the best laid business plans, forecasts, quarterly goals, that it does often make our heads spin. Often with frustration, and more often, hopefully, with excitement as we stretch and grow, learn what works, and learn how we like to work.
I hear time and again from entrepreneurs that they love how each day is different, each client is different, each obstacle creates a new opportunity. I also hear how it creates pure exhaustion, and we want things to stay the same, at least for a little while, to let us catch our breath, get a new big picture, and course-correct after catching a new wave of energy.
In my personal life and my professional nine lives prior to being a life coach (Counselor, HR Manager, Investigator, Director…), I've listened to many people say, "I don't do well with change." And I have sat quietly for a moment, and asked them, "You are alive, right? Right now, you're alive, correct?" They'd look a little puzzled, some would laugh nervously, and say, "well, yes…?" I would reflect that they in fact do pretty okay with change, because if they didn't, they wouldn't be here, and they wouldn't even be alive. Some would scoff, some would cry, some would sit a little straighter. The conversation would then usually go in one of two directions: The way of resistance or the way of embracing change.
Resisting change only creates suffering and more hardship and keeps us stuck, personally, professionally, or both. I would listen as people defended the reasons they couldn't change or make things change around them, holding on tightly to their fears, martyrdom, or limiting beliefs with tenacity at times, unable to see these things were a decoy, or not a concrete wall blocking them but only a thin veil of deception by their scared egos and little inner lizard brains.
I would listen as hunched over people timidly shared their ideas for change, seeming to wait for me to tell them they were silly or couldn't do it, and when that didn't happen, hearing their voice change, gaining a little strength as they talked further about what they really wanted, watching their posture change as they felt encouraged to keep talking and saying more about their vision. Embracing change only creates new possibilities, renewed energy, opening of the mind and heart, better problem solving, more compassion, and countless other positives and forward motion thinking.
Nothing stays the same in this world. The moment we just had a second ago is different than this one. And the next. The earth has moved, the light has changed, the cells of our bodies have changed, and this is constant. There truly would be no life if nothing changed. Life force is dynamic: look at any growing child, any living thing in this world, any river, any cloud, any successful individual or organization, any news feed online. That which sustains itself in this life has embraced change, accepted that change is a part of it all, and decided to enjoy the ride and help it along with our own unique contributions rather than wear out brakes and ourselves trying to stop it.
Embracing change as a way of life keeps us curious, growing, and courageous, and is deeply satisfying and motivating when we recognize that we, too, are that dynamic life force, we entrepreneurs with our dreams and visions and work we do daily are the wonder in the world right along with a crocus pushing through the snow, a frown turned into a smile, and a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis.
Lauren is a life coach who is helping, healing, and inspiring people to find the courage to love themselves and their lives.
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