The new president of Azamara Club Cruises, Larry Pimentel, shares his philosophy and stories.
One of the highlight cruise industry events every year is the "State of the Industry" conference at the annual Seatrade cruise shipping convention in Miami. It's a chance for cruise line executives to show us why they deserve to head up these mega-billion dollar corporations. Over my years as a cruise reporter I have discovered a wide cross section of cruise line executive personalities, but a rare few stand out as vastly original thinkers - people who not only see beyond the surface to distill reality, but they aren't afraid to speak their minds about what they see.
One of these rare people is Larry Pimentel, currently the president of Azamara Club Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean International. Larry has already had a distinguished career in the cruise industry, even if it is not as long as many other cruise executives, most likely because he is not afraid to speak up when he sees something that isn't right. And so I was delighted to have the chance to interview him last week.
I was drawn into the cruise business by Bob Dickinson (prior president of Carnival Cruise Lines for over 20 years, retired in 2007). Bob sat on some of the same travel industry panels as I did, such as ICTA and AFTA; basically venues for suppliers to educate travel agents on their products.
Year after year Bob would say to me, "Larry, you have one of the most fertile minds in the travel industry, but you're in the wrong business." Now, I didn't take him seriously because I was already deeply involved as a partner in a large luxury travel specialist, Classic Custom Vacations, eventually acquired by Expedia.
But Bob was indefatigable; it was obvious he wanted to recruit me. One day (1992) Bob called and said "I have the perfect position for you." I really was not interested in making the kind of major lifestyle changes I expected his offer to entail, but he wanted me to meet with Micky Arison and a Norwegian named Atle Byrnestad.
"We are buying Seabourn Cruises," Dickinson continued, "and we want you as our president ."
"But I don't know anything about cruising," I told Bob, even though I was living in San Francisco at the time and my first wife worked for Royal Viking, the original luxury cruise line.
"I can teach you cruising," Bob replied, "what we need is a luxury expert, Carnival is a mainstream cruise line and we have never been in this area before."
So I agreed to meet with Bob, Micky Arison and Atle Byrnestad on a Seabourn cruise and I saw things I never realized a cruise could offer, like inclusiveness and very individualized service. I realized that the challenge was in making travel agents understand how Seabourn was unique. They had to be educated in how to differentiate it from other cruise experiences.
As I met the guests onboard I realized it was more like a family. When I asked where they had heard about Seabourn the common answer was almost "word of mouth." Many of them mentioned clubs they belonged to - country clubs, yachting clubs, etc. I felt like I knew exactly how to sell this idea, and so I took the job - which involved a move to Miami, by the way.
Six years later, 1998, Carnival decided to acquire Cunard Line. By now I was ensconced in the world of cruising and I loved everything about it, so to be involved with Cunard - with one of the most significant histories in the world of passenger ships - was a real joy for me.
I found the tradition of ocean liners to be a real inspiration - I loved everything about the history of these vessels. I was made president of the line and I was in awe just thinking that my parents were humble immigrants who had come to America on a Cunard vessel. Now here was I, president of the same company.
A number of unusual ships came with the Cunard purchase including the Vistafjord and the old Royal Viking Sun. These were classic ships when they were built, but they were getting older. In addition, they were crewed by their original Norwegian officers. So, at the time we had Greek ships, Norwegian ships and British ships. We also had global offices.
Much of my job had to do with consolidating the cruise line and putting all the operations under the Carnival Corp. umbrella. But the most striking thing about Cunard was my first exposure to the "class system" they had onboard the Queen Elizabeth 2.
Observing the class system taught me how the perception of a single vessel can be completely different for guests experiencing a different set of circumstances. This is where I really started to understand the nuance of cruise ship service.
The greatest honor, though, was to play a part in designing the Queen Mary 2, the biggest ocean liner ever and one of the most significant passenger vessels in world history.
Unfortunately, certain life events unfolded right at this time and in 2000 I found myself needing to take personal time so I left the Cunard position in February 2001 - before the QM2 was launched.
Soon I was contacted by Arthur Taulk, of Taulk Tours, who was thinking about buying the famous yacht once owned by Aristotle Onassis, the Christina O, named after Ari's daughter. Onassis had purchased it for $34,000 but put $4,000,000 into refurbishing it. We spent quite awhile looking her over and thinking about it, but it only held 20 guests, so it did not seem practical as a business.
But I was once again intrigued by the yacht concept and right then I was contacted by Atle Byrnestad once again. His new idea was to purchase two of the smaller 100-passenger yachts of Seabourn, the Sea Goddess I and Sea Goddess II, and start a new company. I joined him as a co-owner in SeaDream Yacht Club and stayed until January 2009.
It was just three months later that I got a phone call from Richard Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the parent company of Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara and some European cruise lines. He asked me to come aboard as the president of Azamara Cruises which was just a piece of Celebrity Cruises at the time. I told Richard I wanted to take a look at the ships before I decided. "Fine, I'll get you aboard one of them right away," Richard offered.
"No, I am going to book the cruise and pay for it myself. I am going to see how the agents present it to me, and I am going to sail anonymously to really experience it. Then I will let you know what I think."
When I boarded for my Venice to Rome cruise I found that things had not changed much since it was a Renaissance R-ship. I noticed some things that just didn't add up; for example, nearly half the clientele was European but the gym lockers required quarters. No one carries quarters on a cruise ship, especially not Europeans. To summarize, I would just say there seemed to be a lack of awareness on the ship, no real focus or identity on what they were trying to offer.
So I took the job, and I decided my goal was to create an Azamara identity, where people would leave with a distinct and cohesive impression of the cruise, enough to generate a word of mouth reputation - very similar to what I saw with my first Seabourn experience.
To create that inclusive feeling I decided we needed a new level of service - to really make people feel special.
I decided to add the gratuities into the tariff. I don't want people to worry about tipping their servers. I also wanted the servers to know they will be paid for every cruiser and step up their service efforts.
We have added shuttle busses. I had noticed that almost every passenger wanted to go to the same place at most ports of call, so I thought, "We should make this a seamless part of the experience."
We added drinks to the cruise package; bottled water, soda and wine with dinner. For the wine we decided to seek out unusual "boutique" wines that you can't buy at your local store. We now feature them with a different wine experience every night - pairing with the dinner entrees, of course.
And I realized most of the people onboard were there for the destinations, so I decided to give them more in terms of port experiences. Differentiating ports is tricky because they are similar no matter what vessel you arrive upon, but we decided to give our passengers longer stays so they can experience the nightlife.
And, as you know, we changed the name to Azamara "Club" Cruises. This is to reinforce the idea of belonging to the experience of sailing on our cruise line. Richard Fain was a little puzzled by the idea at first, but he went along and said "If that is what you think we need to do, then we will do it."
What is the result? Fantastic. Of course word of mouth takes time, but because the changes are all in place we can already gauge the results and our guests are giving us far higher ratings than we ever had before. In a recent survey Azamara registered the biggest increase in satisfaction ratings of any cruise line, and we rated nearly at the top of all cruise lines for satisfaction; where 300 is perfect we hit 288 to 291.
Our demographic has gotten younger as we added more trips. We discovered that while younger people have the desire to travel they often don't have the time, so we have more seven day cruises, but we don't repeat itineraries back to back so you can stay on longer if you want.
While you would think our competition is the other former R-ships, in fact we are seeing people coming from the luxury lines like Regent, Crystal and yes, Seabourn. Right now our passenger mix is largely European and we expect that will continue although this economy is a bit unpredictable in Europe right now.
By the way - the happiest people are the travel agents. Because we have included so much in the cruise tariffs they now get a commission on everything we include; gratuities, wine, shuttle busses, etc. We can also offer great air service through the Royal Caribbean Choice Air program.


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This volunteering trip will help me in many way as once I have helped improve children's chances of going to a school in Tanzania I will then respect how fortunate I am of having a free education in Britain. This will not impact my community however it will give a large impact the the Tanzania community as they're will be higher chances of having an education as we will be training teachers to teach in a different way which will benefit the children's education and we will also be building classrooms which is going to give more children a better opportunity to have an education. I am passionate about this trip as I would like to have the chance to impact children's lives in Tanzania by helping the schools.


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What is my ETL doing?
Determine that the ETL jobs have successfully completed.
This situation is to help determine causes where out of box ETLs (Extract, Transform, Load) take significantly longer to run than expected.
See the parent topic Why do my ETLs Take so Long to Run? for an explanation of ETL activity.
See the parent topic Why do my ETLs Take so Long to Run? for an exaplanation of how to do initial assessment on ETLs.
Assure that the correct ids are used to run the ETLs and that those ids have the correct and enabled licenses.
The 'Jazz Reporting' should be configured as a Consumer (Inbound) for each application (JTS, CCM, and QM) with a username. Out of box, this username is identified as etl_user.
The consumer Key should also be listed as the consumer key on the Data Collection Jobs page (screenshot above).
This user should have the Data Collector Client Access License assigned.
The screenshot below shows that all Data Collection Jobs for the JTS have been enabled.
See How do I read the ETL Logs for more information.
ETL steps often contain SQL SELECT statements. The result set from these steps can be useful for problem determination as well as the length of time a certain transaction should take. Keep in mind that with ETL, the SQL Statements will only encompass the 'Extract' phase. When you run the SELECT statements manually, this will only show the transactional time and should not be used as a baseline for how long the ETL should take as the data will still transform and load into the Data Warehouse database. See Technote 1116474 for more information.


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Whenever I tell someone new that I am a Naturopathic Medical Doctor (NMD), I tend to get a blank stare, followed by a politely worded question along the lines of, "What does that mean, exactly?" In response, I smile, and try to gauge how much he or she really wants to know. It's a loaded question.
When I first started naturopathic medical school, I thought that naturopaths were just like conventional doctors, except that they try not to prescribe medication if they can help it. I had the vague idea that drugs were bad because they cause side effects, and natural substances don't. I believed, as a first year student, that the philosophy of naturopathic medicine was just to get to the root cause of a disease and treat that, rather than treating the symptoms of it. But in the back of my mind, I thought, what MD could possibly disagree with that? Of course, everyone would treat the root cause if they knew what it was. But more often than not, they don't know… and isn't that why they are relegated to treating the symptoms? Wouldn't I do the same thing in a similar situation? And so, as a first year student, when I got into practice I intended to council my patients to make a few lifestyle adjustments while still prescribing drugs (or perhaps botanical medications) for the management of symptoms. But then I discovered that everything I thought I knew about medical theory was wrong.
The current dominant school of thought in medicine adheres to a mechanistic philosophy: it views the body as a machine, and each part is considered separate, like a cog in a wheel. In machines, sometimes things go wrong (for no apparent reason other than random error), and one must fix the parts that are broken. No higher order innervates the body; it is not intelligent, nor does it proceed from intelligent design. We, man, must therefore instruct Nature to behave the way she ought to, using force if necessary.
The opposite philosophy is called vitalism. From this point of view, there is an intelligent design in the body, and an intelligent force at work within it. In this model, each component cannot be separated from the others. If you change one aspect of the body, everything else has to adapt to that change, because the change did not occur in a vacuum. (We are aware of this principle in other areas: there's a theory in physics called Chaos Theory that documents this very principle, in which a butterfly flapping its wings on one side of the world can set off a chain reaction that escalates to a hurricane on the other side. The book Freakonomics by Steven Levitt is devoted to applying these principles to society, documenting the affects of abortion on the crime rate twenty years later, to name just one example. The same ripple effects are evident in gun control, foreign policy, the economy, and so forth.) In vitalism the body is viewed as a single organism which behaves rationally in response to its environment. The physician's job, then, is not to "make someone well," but rather to remove the obstacles to health: given the right environment and the right tools, the assumption is that the body will be able to heal itself (provided it isn't already so damaged that repair is impossible).
So, if we begin with the assumption that the body is smart and knows what it's doing, then we must conclude that any symptoms are an adaptation necessary for survival. On one level, this is well understood: you drink too much, and your body responds by vomiting so that you don't die of toxicity. You eat something contaminated with pathogenic bacteria and get serious diarrhea because your body is trying to purge it. A virus destroys your cells as it reproduces itself, and your body responds by raising its temperature in an attempt to render the environment unsuitable for the virus to continue replicating. In this light, symptoms must be viewed as the body's language, telling the physician what the body is trying to do in order to correct a problem. According to Henry Lindhlar, one of the founding fathers of naturopathic medicine, "every so-called acute disease is the result of a cleansing and healing effort of nature."
The word homeopathy is frequently used, although somewhat inaccurately, as a synonym for naturopathy. Homeopathy refers to a specific treatment method within naturopathic medicine. But in Latin, the word homeopathy means "same as the disease": that is, the homeopathic treatment for a disease mimics the symptoms that the patient is already experiencing. Thus, the homeopath responds by assisting the body in its efforts to rid itself of a pathogen or morbid process. By contrast, the word allopathy (or the conventional medical approach) means to works against the body's symptoms, attempting to counteract them. From the naturopathic perspective, this is worse than benign: it is actively harmful. If the body is unable to defend itself against attack, the problem invariably burrows deeper and reappears as something more serious later on. Eventually the allopathic approach ends up chasing the symptoms all over the body: suppress it in one place and it pops up somewhere else, until the patient is on a laundry list of drugs as stopgap measures, and chronically ill. It's like having a fire in your house, and instead of putting out the fire, you turn off the alarm.
But it gets even stranger than that. From the naturopathic perspective, diseases do not exist – only individuals with specific susceptibilities. They may have a collection of similar symptoms that enable us to give them a title, like Rheumatoid Arthritis, or Diabetes, but the origin of these symptoms may be drastically different in a given individual (and therefore the therapeutic approach would likewise vary). Robert Vichrow, one of the scientists credited with discovering the existence of microorganisms, stated, "If I had my life to live over again, I would devote it to showing that microorganisms do not cause disease, but rather seek diseased tissue as mosquitoes seek stagnant water." And if you want to get rid of mosquitoes, there are two ways to go about it: you can kill the mosquitoes one by one… or you can drain or oxygenate the water. Change the environment, and you make it impossible for the mosquitoes to thrive.
For instance, 37% of the population carries streptococcus bacteria in their throats at any given time, but certainly not all of them are said to have the collection of symptoms called Strep Throat. However, if one such individual visits the doctor with a sore throat, and the doctor takes a swab and discovers that it's teeming with the streptococcus bacteria, he's diagnosed with Strep. But it wasn't the bacteria that caused the infection; that was there all the time. What changed was the environment: weakened or diseased tissue allowed the bacteria to thrive. The solution, then, is to fix the tissue, not to kill the bug. This is not to say that killing the bug will have no effect, because of course we know that it does – but killing the bug using antibiotics may not only cause side effects in the individual and allow subsequent strains of bacteria to adapt and mutate, but it will also leave the patient with the same weak and susceptible tissue he started out with.
Anything brought to the body can act as either "food" or "poison", as an agent for healing or damage, depending on how it is used. Pharmaceuticals can be used to suppress symptoms, or to restore balance, just as naturopathic remedies can be used allopathically (though at least they would presumably carry fewer side effects). It's not what you do, but why you do it… and isn't this true in every area of our lives?
When I first learned of the theory of naturopathic medicine, I was not so much skeptical as incredulous, because it was so different from the way I had thought before. But it made perfect sense– and moreover, it had a ring of truth to it because the philosophies resonated so perfectly with my broader understanding of Truth. It makes sense that each person's health would and should be treated individually, as each person's genetic makeup and environment is, clearly, unique. Of course one body system influences every other – they cannot be separated.
And, turns out, it works. One of the beautiful things about being an NMD is the fact that the principles remain true, even when I can't figure out what's going on in a particular case. I have been privileged to see patients, even some very ill patients, respond to treatments based on these principles. I have seen sleep patterns normalized, energy restored, and quality of life greatly improved. The universe is intelligently designed, and so of course the body is smart enough to heal itself, once obstacles to cure have been removed and the body has been given the proper building blocks to do the job.
Turns out God knew what He was doing.
By Dr. Lauren|2017-05-30T07:38:22-07:00November 18th, 2011|Categories: Articles, Health|Tags: health, Health Advice, Health Tips, Homeopathy, Naturopathic Medicine|0 Comments

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Q: How to seperate output log of a build step in teamcity I have a python script that builds 100s of libs and apps concurrently which looks like one big build step in teamcity. But I would like to make each build look like a seperate build step in teamcity or at least be able to mark when one of the builds fail.
Is there a way to either programatically setup teamcity to call these builds or format the output of the python controlled build to look like seperate steps when viewing the teamcity job status log?

A: You could use some special message inside your build script to report a message.
Like this:
##teamcity[message text='<message text>' errorDetails='<error details>' status='<status value>']

or opening/closing blocks
Block opening:
##teamcity[blockOpened name='<blockName>' description='<this is the description of blockName>']

Block closing:
##teamcity[blockClosed name='<blockName>']

It's enough to send it as standard output of your script.
A complete list of possible messages here.

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By Scottsdale Airpark News
The North Phoenix band reigns over the cover act scene
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
As a cover band frontman, Casey Killian sometimes feels like a second-class citizen or a minor league baseball team.
But Phoenix has welcomed his band, The Crown Kings, for more than a decade, making it one of the most successful cover acts in the Valley.
"Phoenix has been good to us," Killian says. "We never say 'fans.' We call them 'friends.' I feel we have so many friends here who support us and come out to the shows. They've opened the door for us to support Bret Michaels, Stone Temple Pilots and the Blue Collar comedians. It makes it all worthwhile."
The Crown Kings are playing in their backyard Wednesday, October 16, and Thursday, October 17, when The Taste of Cave Creek returns. On Saturday, October 19, they'll perform as part of the Scottsdale Quarter Fall Concert Series from 5 to 7 p.m. The show is free.
"I like the bigger festivals like The Taste of Cave Creek," he says. "It's family oriented, which is always nice. It's not like playing Harold's on a Saturday night. I get to watch little kids enjoying the music. I get to touch the community in a different way that's opposite to being in a club or bar.
"It's low pressure, too. They're not expecting us to bring people in like a club or bar. The people who organize it are really efficient. They want to make sure everything's good for the event."
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Killian founded The Crown Kings after moving to the Valley in the early 1990s.
"I was doing my own acoustic shows and original music until I realized how hard it is to make gas money by doing your own songs," he says. "I'd mix in a few covers. We now have two CDs worth of original material."
At first, Killeen admits, it was a hard pill to swallow.
"You'd love to get your original music out there," he says. "The way the industry is now, it's a tough industry for original musicians. You have a day job and then we do this at night. It's tiring, but it's fun and you can make money off it."
The Crown Kings has a stable of songs like "Sweet Home Alabama," "All Right Now" by Free; and Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me." His favorite song to perform, however, is "Simple Man."
"Aside from our original music that we still add to our sets, I would say 'Simple Man'" because it seems to mean so much to people," he says.
"We get requests to play it as a dedication to lost loved ones pretty consistently. As a band, it's meaningful because we performed the song at our dear friend Keith Campbell's funeral. It's powerful. That's my favorite."
Killeen grew up in Billings, Montana, and graduated from Billings Senior High School. He moved to San Diego to join the U.S. Marine Corps and to look for this new opportunity.
"I was really looking for opportunities out there," he says. After the U.S. Marines, he wanted to find a day job, so he could pursue music at night. That proved to be difficult and his friend talked him into moving to Phoenix to work as a respiratory therapist. That was short-lived.
The Crown Kings—which now also includes drummer Jimi Taft of Waddell, bassist Jason Williams of Phoenix and guitarists Jason Ingram of Phoenix, and Jason Borders of Tempe—are now gigging around the Valley with their brand of music. They've been a favorite of Harold's Cave Creek Corral for about 15 years.
"Those '70s songs will never go away," Killian says. "We play everything from that to 'bro-country' songs. We play whatever will get people dancing. We want to create a party atmosphere."
Connecting with his "friends" is important Killian.
"When we're really busy and we're balancing our careers and everything and I think I can't do this another night, I get two weeks off and when I get on stage again, there's something about five guys on stage collaborating to make on form of art. You don't get that in a day job.
"It's hard to get that out of your blood. I play with four other guys who are my best friends. They're truly my best friends and I get to see them every weekend. It's like going to happy hour with the gang." ν
The Taste of Cave Creek
5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, and Thursday, October 17
Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek
$10 at the gate; food and drink tickets are $1
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Hunnimeya Rathriyalli () is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Rajasekhar and produced by R. M. Subramanyam, Radha Narayanan and Jalaja Shanmugam. The film stars Lokesh, Ashok, Roopa Chakravarthi and M. S. Vasantha. The film was remade in Telugu as Punnami Naagu, in Tamil as Pournami Nilavil and in Hindi as Jeene Ki Arzoo.

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Cast

 Lokesh
 Ashok
 Roopa Chakravarthy
 M. S. Vasantha
 Musuri Krishnamurthy
 S. V. Ramadas
 Suryakumar
 Comedian Guggu
 Babu
 Ramakrishna
 Vijayababu in Guest Appearance
 Sudha Sindhoor
 Nalini
 Saroja
 Lavanya
 Vijayalakshmi
 Rani
 Hamsarani
 Master Shashi

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1980s Kannada-language films
Films directed by Rajasekhar (director)
Films scored by Gangai Amaran
Kannada films remade in other languages

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On the rental side most tenants only stay for a short time as the only road through is constantly being repaired and is dangerous to drive. Landslips occur often and roadworks go on for a long time. So this is not a good place to buy for investors hoping to rent out their properties.
For sellers, the property market is very slow and takes an average of many months to sell a property. Also property prices are very slow in increasing.
The nearest high school is 30 minutes drive away as are any major shops. There are 2-3 cafes which are mostly closed at night because most locals stay at home due to the nature of negotiating the difficult road. So hard to invest in a business up there as the local population is small and access is difficult.
During the day particularly over weekends noisy motorbikes ride in large groups so some of the country feel is lost.
There are also a few locals who seem to enjoy reporting their neighbours to the local council as some seem to have nothing better to do.
If you are considering renting or buying make sure you have decent size water tanks because there is no town water connected.
Also the local council in certain streets is making owners pay for new septic tanks which can run into the tens of thousands.
There is a shortage of tradespeople and sometimes it can take weeks to get someone up for repairs.
The soil is great for growing but it does mean that everything grows very quickly in the summers so if you enjoy working hard in the garden and lawn mowing, this is your ideal place.
There is large areas of army land and sometimes one can hear shots being fired.
Apparently the local primary school is good but they have difficulty in keeping their rolls up so hopefully it will stay open in the future.
There is no regular bus service in the area apart from the school bus.
Cold in winter and can rain for days at a time.
Having experienced life on Sydney Harbour, Main River Gold Coast and now the mountains of Lower Beechmont, we can honestly say we've never been happier or healthier! After 7 years of mountain life, we would find it virtually impossible to create a comparable lifestyle anywhere else in Australia. Driving to the office takes only 30 minutes door-to-door, with the first half of the journey spent enjoying spectacular views and encountering absolutely no traffic at all until the second half. The climate is amazing and on average a full 5 degrees cooler than the Coast - perfect for those who wilt in the extreme heat and humidity of QLD summers. Residents are friendly (not nosey) and there is a true community spirit that is tangible. Our eldest child attends the local Beechmont State School, a truly unique place where learning and values work hand-in-hand. Numerous awards are testament to the quality of the educational experience and the attitude and manners of the children are a breath of fresh air. Fruit and vegies grow organically and the flora and fauna are an absolute delight. I can unequivocally recommend Lower Beechmont as a premier place to settle with your family if you are looking for somewhere to maintain optimum health, encourage strong family values and enjoy nature without sacrificing any of the mod-cons modern life has to offer.
Lower Beechmont is unique in that it stretches along a ridge of the Beechmont Plateau bordered to the East by thousands of acres of Government land which forms the catchment for the Hinze Dam. On the Western side the Government Army land stretches all the way down to Canungra. This means that unless you can bring peace to the world or stop Australia's sixth largest and fastest growing city needing a drink, Lower Beechmont will just become more sought after and exclusive. It's five degrees cooler up here and the humidity is much more bearable. Best of all, there are no traffic lights, just glide down the mountain enjoying the view for 15 minutes to the M1 and 25 Minutes to Southport. Free school buses take your children to Queensland's best primary school at Beechmont or down the mountain to a variety of secondary schools at the foot of the mountain. Its hard to believe such a pristine environment with a friendly and supportive community lies just behind Surfers Paradise and Southport.
"beechmont - Beautiful area with near Lamington National Park."
Beechmont is in the Gold Coast Hinterland only about 20 mins to the beaches. There is plenty to see and do in this area which is surrounded by spectacular National Parks. Hinze Dame is nearby and provides some great fishing although to fish in this area requires all anglers to have a permit. You can also go hang gliding and there are some scenic bushwalks to take with great scenery. Visitors to the area can stay at Binna Burra Lodge or Mystery Mountain Farm stay. There is also a privately run caravan and camping area. Beechmont and surrounds are protected areas No removal of any plant matter is permitted.
If you're looking for a place where friends come in the form of neighbours and views go on forever, then Lower Beechmont is the spot for you. It's quiet and sweet and a world away from the hustle and bustle of the city life. Stunning flora and fauna surround the township that's about 30 minutes from the Gold Coast up in the hinterland. Pack your woollies if you head up in winter as it gets very cold. There are no shops so if you are renting a house on holiday make sure you bring provisions. It's very close to the Heritage listed Binna Burra National Park and is well worth a visit.
Any tips on high schools if living at Beechmont?
Can you drive along tarlington range road to the beaudesert nerang road in a 4wd?


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U.S. immigration law is based on one stark fact: only United States citizens have a substantive, Constitutional right to enter and live in the United States. For everyone else, living and entering the U.S, are considered benefits accorded to certain individuals, which the government can easily take away. Foreign nationals living in the United States can be deported, while foreign nationals seeking a US visa abroad or admission at a U.S. port of entry can face close scrutiny and risk denial of admission to the United States. Those who enter at U.S. borders seeking protection from persecution back home can be deported without an opportunity to make an application for asylum in the United States. Anderson Olver has seen it all. We have years of experience litigating complex cases and negotiating with government officers, attorneys and judges to get our clients approved for admission, safely arrived in the United States and out of immigration detention so they can live at home while an immigration judges reviews their applications to remain in the United States. For clients who face removal from the United States, we are there to advocate for you with foreign consular and US government officials to ensure that the process is as painless and dignified as possible.
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We love to bring our performances off the stage and right up to our viewers' noses. Our audience outreach service provides performances with extra context for our visitors, schools and groups. In addition, they work out projects in which we reach out to Brussels and its inhabitants. More info? Contact Delphine Somers or Awoulath Alougbin.
BX Brussels is a warm-hearted football club that challenges children and youngsters to discover and develop their passions and talents within the societal realities of Brussels. This goes well beyond soccer alone: BX Brussels collaborates with organisations like KVS to warm children to culture and to stimulate them to grow and discover further.
Day of Dance means everyone in Flanders and Brussels can enjoy performances, try-outs, dance films, workshops and dance interventions in public space. It emphasises the connective power of dance. Dance allows us to meet each other past language barriers and has the power to unite people, cultures and art forms.
Interactive poetry project Rise Up started out with a question in the lead-up to the first anniversary of the Brussels terrorist attacks: can poetry play a part in discussing what has happened, and in healing together? After a trajectory of pre-workshops in various neighbourhoods, organisations and associations, participants from all sorts of backgrounds unite for a weekend-long multilingual poetry workshop, led by an artist. The results can be admired during a final presentation at KVS.
The world changes quickly! Especially in the city, where new people and art forms stream in constantly. KVS wants to transfer the wildly interesting artistic undercurrent from the streets to the stage. For that purpose, SLOW – Slam Our World – combines urban word art with theatre. For each SLOW-session, we welcome a different international guest. After a residence of a few weeks in Brussels, the artist shares the KVS stage with local artists, in a brave and vulnerable attempt to distil the colourful, multifaceted soul of our city into verse.
This school project wants to bring theatre into the world of youngsters. We let pupils attend a performance and give them the chance to discuss it in class and explore its themes further. The pupils also attend theatre workshops at school.


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Nerd News: Star Wars ranking and Episode 9 preview
The widely anticipated "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" opens in theaters on Dec. 20. Disney and Lucasfilm have said this is the end of the "Skywalker Saga."
The "Skywalker Saga" is all of the episodic Star Wars films produced up until this point.
Beginning with the adventures of Luke, Han and Leia, then the prequel trilogy focusing on Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padme, the sequel trilogy finally wraps up starring Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn and Poe.
With such a monumental nerd chapter coming to a close, here are my full Star Wars movie rankings—including the anthology films—and a quick predictions section for "The Rise of Skywalker."
10. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Bogged down by a force-fed love story between Anakin and Padme, "Attack of the Clones" is filled with poor acting and head-scratching story decisions. Obi-Wan's arc is easily the best part.
9. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Remove Jar Jar Binks and this would still probably rank ninth on my list. In one movie, George Lucas ruined everything we thought we knew about the Force and turned Darth Vader into a whiny little kid. We do, however, get one of the best lightsaber fights ever between Obi-Wan, Qui-Gonn Ginn and Darth Maul (shoutout to the music "Duel of the Fates" playing).
8. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Finally, we get to see Anakin become Darth Vader. Oh wait, maybe we didn't want to see little Ani mercilessly kill younglings. In all honesty, this is probably the only prequel that I enjoy watching out of the three, mainly because there is real emotion when they execute Order 66. Also, the final fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan does pull at a few of my heartstrings.
This may seem like I am ranking this movie low, but I actually enjoy "Solo." The story, characters and action sequences are all enjoyable but it doesn't provide any unforgettable moments in my opinion. While Alden Ehrenreich does the best he can playing Han Solo, my biggest problem with this movie is that he's not Harrison Ford. Obviously, it would be impossible for Ford to play this aged character now but that just makes me question if we really needed this movie at all.
6. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
This is exactly what a "Star Wars story" should be: a well-crafted story around likable characters that we grow to quickly love throughout the film. We only see one lightsaber (the one and only Darth Vader's) and it is one of the best scenes in Star Wars history. Not only does this movie perfectly lead into "A New Hope," but it provides us with the "wow" factor we all crave when journeying to a galaxy far, far away.
This was nearly placed at number six on my list, but despite all the movie does wrong, the super sweaty, gasping-for-air moments in this movie give it the nod over "Rogue One." Kylo Ren, also known as Ben Solo, is my favorite character of the new trilogy and I love everything he does in this movie. All of the moments between him and Rey are great (#TeamReylo), and their brief team-up against Snoke's guards is pure Star Wars bliss.
4. Star Wars: A New Hope
Back where it all began. The teaching between Obi-Wan and Luke learning what the Force is, our first appearance of Han and Chewbacca, Darth Vader force-choking his subordinates and the beginnings of an iconic friendship between Luke, Han and Leia. The original Star Wars film will always hold a special place in our little nerd hearts.
Some take points off for being very similar to "A New Hope" but I absolutely love "The Force Awakens," even with the blatant copying. Star Killer Base was a misfire. However, seeing a Storm Trooper—Finn—go rogue, being introduced to the best pilot in the resistance—Poe—and meeting our midi-chlorian-filled scavenger Rey are all great character moments and sets the foundation for the next three movies. Also, Han (rest in peace), Chewy and Leia are heavily featured and it feels like a dream come true.
2. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
I do not mind the Ewoks. Inject the throne scene between the Emperor, Vader and Luke directly into my veins. Next.
1. Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
If this isn't your favorite Star Wars movie are you really even a Star Wars fan? Some of the best elements are the battle of Hoth, Luke training with Yoda and Lando Calrissian and Cloud City. This movie also has some of the best moments of dialogue, including the moment between Han and Leia where she proclaims her love for him and he simply responds, "I know."
There's also this iconic exchange between Luke and Vader:
Luke: I'll never join you!
Vader: If only you knew the power of the Dark Side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.
Luke: He told me enough! He told me you killed him!
Vader: No, I am your father.
The Rise of Skywalker questions/predictions:
How and why is the Emperor back?
Who was Snoke?
How do they handle Leia?
Kylo and Rey team up in the end to fight the Emperor.
Kylo dies in the end.
Rey, Finn and Poe all survive.
We see Hayden Christensen reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker in the form of a Force ghost.
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Nerd News: Why it doesn't matter whether Marvel is "cinema" or not
November 6, 2019 by David Thompson Leave a Comment
Francis Ford Coppola rivaling the Marvel Cinematic Universe for classifying it as "not cinema". Photo // INQUIRER.net USA
During a recent interview with Empire, beloved Director Martin Scorsese called comic book movies, specifically Marvel, "not cinema."
He went on to say the best comparison for them is theme parks.
Instead of writing a thousand words on how these comments are ridiculous and Scorsese is just a grumpy old man (trust me, I almost went there), I have been able to take a step back and have come to a conclusion. Who cares?
I'm not backing down as a Marvel superfan, nor am I trying to discredit Scorsese's opinion.
Cinema can be defined simply as movies or motion pictures, but a secondary definition according to Meriam-Webster Dictionary is, "the art or technique of making motion pictures."
This seems to be the definition Scorsese meant when critiquing comic book movies.
Later during his interview with Empire, he explained his stance, saying, "It isn't the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being."
Now while I do not agree, I understand.
Scorsese is basically trying to say Marvel movies rely too much on the big explosions, computer graphics and lighthearted comedy to be considered real cinema.
Scorsese also admitted to not watching Marvel movies despite trying.
While this is clearly an outsider's point of view looking in, the nine-time Academy Award nominee's opinions still hold great weight—enough so that the likes of Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr. and Natalie Portman defended Marvel movies as cinema.
Unfortunately, fellow iconic director Francis Ford Coppola went one step too far when adding onto Scorsese's comments.
In an interview with Yahoo! Coppola said that Scorsese "was kind when he said it's not cinema. He didn't say it's despicable, which I just say it is."
Grumpy old man alert! He explained why he agreed that Marvel movies aren't cinema.
"We expect to learn something from cinema," Coppola said. "We expect to gain something, some enlightenment, some knowledge, some inspiration."
Nerd alert incoming! Inspiration?
These movies inspire, especially children, to use their gifts for the greater good.
For example, Peter Parker (oh no, here he goes again) was just a nerdy teen trying to work his way through school.
He didn't seek his great power, but once he had it, he took on the great responsibility.
He used his gifts to help and protect his community.
The point wasn't that he could lift a car or climb walls—it was that he was given amazing abilities and how he used them was all that mattered.
We may not be able to swing through New York City or stop a speeding train, but we all have our own gifts and they only matter if we use them to the best of our abilities.
To be frank, Mr. Coppola, I was a pretty freaking inspired six-year-old watching Spider-Man 2 on repeat.
So the question is, why the sudden bashing of the incredibly successful Marvel movies that have recently been released?
Well, I think that is exactly it: Marvel movies are insanely successful. Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame" is the highest-grossing film of all time, bringing in just under $2.8 billion.
They have also had an effect on the rest of the industry, especially genre films.
For example, Marvel Studios began adding post credit scenes to their films to get fans excited for the next film and keeping the excitement levels always to the max.
In August's action film "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw," there were four post-credit scenes teasing the next installment.
Even Scorsese's much anticipated film, "The Irishman," coming out in November of this year has been affected.
The movie is in partnership with Netflix and in an interview with Entertainment Weekly Scorsese said that the $159 million project "was very difficult to get made the past 10 years, and for many different reasons."
Scorsese is even using de-aging technology in his new film. This part-incredible, part scary computer graphics effect has been previously used in Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" and "Captain America: Civil War."
Times are certainly changing in the film industry and I think generational directors like Scorsese and Coppola, who have been creating major motion pictures for nearly 60 years, may feel threatened.
It was clearly not a cakewalk for Scorsese to get his latest project funded and Coppola still hasn't begun official production of "Megalopolis."
Deadline reported that Coppola described "Megalopolis" as "usual" and said, "It will be a production on a grand scale with a large cast."
Interesting, grand scale and large cast … where have I seen that before?
Nevertheless, the film industry has changed rapidly over the past 10 Avengers filled years and there's no sign of it stopping.
The great Robert Downey Jr. put it in the best way possible while on The Howard Stern Show.
"When you come in like a stomping beast and you eliminate the competition in such a demonstrative way, it's phenomenal," Downey said.
So who cares if Martin Scorsese or Francis Ford Coppola think that Marvel movies aren't cinema?
They are more entitled to their own opinions than practically anyone else in the film industry, but actions speak louder than words and money speaks even louder than that.
This never needed to become a viral story, because it is what it is and none of this means that we as Marvel fans should enjoy The Avengers any less.
We also shouldn't have to feel like traitors for watching "Shutter Island" or "The Godfather."
At the end of the day, the movie industry is changing and evolving, just as it has over the past 100 years, and there's nothing you, me or Martin Scorsese can do about it.
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Ad Astra review: The space movie that could not
October 4, 2019 by David Thompson Leave a Comment
Official movie poster by Disney.
Coming in with the hopes of another futuristic space epic similar to 2014's "Interstellar," "Ad Astra" did little to advance the genre.
This movie focuses too strongly on all the glitz and glam while missing the soul of any well-regarded movie.
This is a slow, treacherous and beautiful film that was at times a spectacle you rarely see in the theater but mostly had me wanting more from the plot.
I'd argue this is an all-time carry by Brad Pitt, similar to LeBron James in the 2018 NBA Finals.
Like James, Pitt was putting on one of his best performances but ultimately lost in the end.
"Ad Astra" sees Roy McBride (Pitt) being sent on a top-secret mission to look for his famous astronaut father, H. Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones).
I honestly can't remember a scene that Pitt isn't in, keeping consistent with the movies handsome over heart strategy.
I did however really enjoy Pitt in this film.
He did a great job of playing a cool, calm and collected space-veteran who has a deep-rooted conflict that he chooses to bury.
Outside of Pitt, no one else's performances really stuck out to me, but I don't think it is the actors' faults. Jones and Liv Tyler's character, Eve, were inexplicably underused when it seemed like their relationships with Roy were going to be the heart of the movie.
The director, James Gray, and his team were lazy when it came to the plot of the movie and put too much effort into the special effects and fantastical moments.
It felt as though they thought just haphazardly throwing in some classic relationship problem tropes would be good enough to keep our interest.
However, spoiler warning, it wasn't. If you're expecting a movie similar to "Interstellar" or 2015's "The Martian," you're going to have to keep looking.
While the visual effects and artistry are top notch and may be worth the price of admission for some people, this movie lacks the creative story lines and emotion that made the two previously mentioned films successful space adventures.
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An Experiment in Metal: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard 's Infest the Rats' Nest Album Review
September 10, 2019 by Sonja Michaels 1 Comment
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard performing at Brookyln Steel. Photo by Andrew Blackstein.
Australian rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released their fifteenth studio album, "Infest the Rats' Nest," on Aug. 16 as an experimental look back upon old school metal and psychedelic rock.
The album's style is pleasantly cluttered.
There is a lot going on in the sound space, and not a single instrument is left unattended to.
Effects are used tastefully to create a balance of clarity and distortion.
Some of the more refined sounds call back to psychedelic rock, adding a trippy flair to familiar metal roots.
Official album art by ATO.
Powerful bass lines from Joey Walker blend with full, thrash-inspired guitars, driven by consistent all-out drumming from Michael Cavanagh.
The second track, "Mars For The Rich," is a standout.
For four and a half minutes, it is impossible not to at least nod along to the groove, and the last minute or so of the track is likely to get you drumming on the nearest surface.
Though the album is categorized as metal on iTunes and other music platforms, there are many genres providing influence.
While metal fans will undoubtedly enjoy thrashing guitar tracks and frontman Stu Mackenzie's gritty vocals, there are experimental elements at play that could certainly draw in fans of psychedelic rock, punk, surf rock and experimental music as a whole.
Each guitar track calls back to metal bands like Motörhead and Black Sabbath, with guitar credited to Mackenzie, Walker and Cook Craig in the album notes.
The metal mentality of this album shines through on tracks like "Organ Farmer" and "Perihelion," that sound is contrasted by the slower pace of "Superbug."
This lengthy track provides a rest in the middle of the album; there are frequent instrumental breaks, with an outstanding one coming in at 2:20.
"Superbug" is a perfectly timed change of pace from fast-paced vocals and driving instrumentals, readying the listener's palette to dive right back into five more tight tracks.
It is followed up with "Venusian 1," a heavy metal blitz with a quick enough pace and feeling to give any '70s punk track a run for its money.
"Perihelion" feels like a natural continuation from "Venusian 1." Its intro might lead you to believe that the song is not going to impress, but it is saved by some interesting backing vocals that come in right in time to save the song and push things forward into the closing tracks.
"Infest the Rats' Nest" serves as a tribute to the metal of yesteryear, but with crystal clear production and experimental influences from a range of genres.
The music refuses to pull at your emotions or sympathize with you at all, but that is not its purpose; it is an energetic, down-and-dirty collection ready for you to lock your door, pile on your darkest makeup or most studded clothing and rock out for a little over 34 minutes
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Staff member exploring motorcycle leasing possibility
March 26, 2019 by Tyler Jones Leave a Comment
Faculty members at Florida Tech have recently looked into motorcycle dealerships around town that offer leases for students in need of transportation.
The main vehicles they looked into were electronic and gas-powered scooters, as well as motorcycles.
The discussion occurred about a month back according to David Beavers, an electronic lab manager.
Beavers wanted to find an affordable solution for students without personal transportation on campus.
"There are at least five companies in town that offer gas and electric scooters and bikes at relatively low cost to students," Beavers said. "This is something the sustainability folks would be interested in, especially the electronic motorcycles."
However, since this would not be a program run by the school, students would still be responsible for getting their own motorcycle's license and corresponding insurance.
Students around campus such as Diego Gonzalez, a junior in mechanical engineering, agrees on this idea being brought to light.
"If I knew about this when I was a freshman, I could've saved a lot of money by not having to buy a car," Gonzalez said. "I definitely recommend any incoming freshman or student without a vehicle to make the investment if they have the money to do so."
Gonzalez also mentioned how motorcycles are much better on gas, as the insurance is usually lower.
Additionally, it is easier to find parking spots around campus.
However, students such as Jake Gaier, a senior in business, said this could potentially turn into a bad idea for an inexperienced motorist.
"I've been riding dirt bikes and motorcycles for most of my life, and in my experience, I've met unlicensed motorist who ride better than people with motorcycle licenses," Gaier said. "I think if students who have little to no experience on these bikes start leasing them to use, it could result in a lot of accidents around campus if they're not careful."
Gaier suggests that students who don't have the experience of riding motorcycles should first start out on scooters, due to them being cheaper, having less power and being a little safer.
If you're interested in leasing a motorcycle or scooter, places such as Space Coast Harley Davidson, Suzuki Motors and Honda of Melbourne are a few places to start.
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Professor iterates research integrity amidst anti-vaccination controversy
March 26, 2019 by Khemari Howard Leave a Comment
The controversy surrounding the anti-vaccination movement on social media has some students expressing the importance of peer-reviewed journals.
An Ohio teen, using Reddit— an American news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website—and scientific journals, went against the views of his mother and got himself vaccinated.
The teen testified against his mother before at a Senate hearing alongside experts, according to the Washington Post, which has caused an increase in the discussion of the topic.
Dzmitry Yuran, assistant professor in the school of arts and communication, believes that the popularization of peer-reviewed journals does more harm than good in the spread of misinformation in media.
"[Peer-reviewed journals] are crucial," Yuran said. "But they're not all powerful."
Yuran said one such problematic journal was the anti-vaccination research.
He said the anti-vaccination movement was popularized with a scientific journal that has since been retracted because the co-authors revealed the data collection was unethical.
Yuran said peer-reviewed journals never give a 100 percent course of action; it's the second level of interpretation that does that, which is usually in the realm of the media.
He said new research gets into places like a morning talk show or in the pages of the BBC.
The discussion usually surrounds understanding research that's been done on a small animal, usually a mouse, but is interpreted as a course of action for human beings.
"Once it's out of the journals, there is no control over it," Yuran said. "It goes into the realm of misinterpretation, speculation and everything else."
Yuran said this misinterpretation is caused by the simplification of information based on what people want to get out of them.
He said they're often read by people who don't necessarily "understand [the journals] fully, crawls down to [the] conclusion section and fishes for that one useful tidbit of information that they can turn into [a] course of action."[sic]
Zachary Eckert, a graduate physics student, also shares the same beliefs as Yuran Eckert said science can easily be used to prove personal bias.
"With nearly any set of data you can get pretty much any outcome you want," Eckert said, "depending on how you look at the data."
Eckert said there are multiple ways of looking at numbers. He said it's imperative to try and find the most true results from any set of numbers.
"The simple solution to every ailment in life is what we're after," Yuran said. "We want a simple shortcut and hope that science will give it to us."
Yuran said that there's no one solution to the spread of misinterpreted research, but education plays a big role.
Many scientific journals are published by people who have a very specific educational background and are difficult to read.
He also said they're costly for the general consumer who may not understand the technical writing.
These factors lead to an over reliance on someone to interpret the information for the general public.
However, Eckert believes social media platforms play a big role in the spread of misinformation.
He said that most things that are shared are those which have polarizing opinions in the titles and is typically not based on either the content of the article or whether the article has evidence for it.
Most people decide whether they agree or disagree with shared articles from the title and share it without properly reading.
"If it supports your worldview, you're going to share it with everybody else," Eckert said. "And then your social media circle becomes an echo chamber of everybody who agrees with you."
Eckert said memes– humorous images, videos or pieces of text that are copied and spread rapidly by internet users–may be helpful in dispelling misinformation.
He believes the simplicity and relatable nature of memes can easily be shared than an article explaining complicated science.
"They're more likely to be able to permeate certain circles," Eckert said. "And it can get some of the more centrist people to rethink their ideas."
Yuran believes that society has a very long way to go in it's relationship with science, but personal research and cognitive understanding on an individual level is a huge step in the right direction.
Filed Under: Health, Opinion, Politics Tagged With: communication, controversy, journals, news, opinion, professors, vaccination, vaccines
New Gleason policy "aims for fairness" across campus
February 19, 2019 by Emily Walker Leave a Comment
A year ago, Florida Tech implemented a policy that requires all groups on campus to pay for use of the Gleason Performing Arts Center auditorium.
According to Jeffrey Richardson, the assistant manager of Gleason, the payment is used to compensate workers.
"It isn't a charge for the building," Richardson said. "It's a charge for our student workers, or our workers in general, to be present to take care of the equipment and to take care of the building for whatever that may need."
During regular Gleason operating hours, Richardson said the use of the auditorium is free.
After hours, those using the auditorium are required to pay $20 per worker per hour.
William O'Steen, the manager of Gleason, said the cost is dependent on how many workers are needed for an event.
Some events will cost groups far less than others.
For example, an event where one person is giving a speech takes fewer workers than a concert.
"Depending on the event is how many support staff we'll have in the building at the time, which will fluctuate the cost," O'Steen said.
Both O'Steen and Richardson began working at Gleason a little more than six months ago.
William "Billy" O'Steen and Jeffery Richardson are the managers of the Gleason Performing Arts Center. Photo by Emily Walker.
The policy was implemented about six months prior to their arrival, Richardson said.
However, he said at a student-leader luncheon soon after he began working at Gleason, President McKay brought up the policy.
"The president himself stood up and said, 'This is how it is, period,'" Richardson said.
As time has passed since the policy was put into place, Richardson said he has noticed a misconception surrounding it during his time at Gleason.
"There's a lot of kind of gray area where people talk behind people's backs and say, 'Oh, we have to rent the Gleason now,'" Richardson said. "And that's kind of a weird misnomer that isn't true. It's not renting the building, it's just paying for the students' time after hours."
While off-campus groups or companies requesting the use of the Gleason auditorium are required to rent it, Richardson said all groups on campus simply pay for the workers' time.
One group that uses Gleason on a regular basis is College Players, Florida Tech's student-run performing arts group.
According to Richardson, they use Gleason multiple nights a week and are Gleason's number-one patron.
Harris Halabi, a junior in civil engineering, was the treasurer for College Players last year.
He is still a member of the organization, as well as an audio-visual technician at Gleason.
According to Halabi, College Players heard about the policy through the Conference Services Bureau.
"We heard about it pretty quickly because we had spaced lined up, and then we got some emails about it," Halabi said.
According to Halabi, the Conference Services Bureau told College Players they had to pay for Gleason technicians when they held events, and the technicians could not be members of College Players.
These rules, according to Halabi, are not specific to College Players.
All organizations must pay for technicians to be present during events, and the technicians working cannot be a part of the organization using the auditorium.
However, Richardson said College Players has adapted to the policy change well.
Additionally, the Gleason team has worked with them to make the change as smooth as possible.
"They were very understanding of the policy once it was explained to them what the policy was," Richardson said. "One of the things that is so nice about College Players is they're very self-managed, so we don't need to support their events very much other than having a student representative here in case there are any issues."
According to O'Steen, people have been concerned about how the policy affects College Players, but he said it aims to be fairer to every group on campus than past policies.
"It wasn't anything against College Players," O'Steen said. "From what we were told, we were charging every group on campus to use our space as far as support tech goes, and it just became an issue of other groups not understanding why not all groups were paying."
As College Players has worked with the changes, Halabi said it has been a learning curve.
"It's been tricky, but we've made it work," Halabi said. "I think personally there might be more work to be done, but that's no longer up to me."
Shelley Mitchell, the president of College Players, declined for an interview.
She stated in an email, "We have been working with this situation for a year now and have moved past any difficulties that came with it."
College Players isn't the only group Gleason works with.
O'Steen said he and the other staff members at Gleason work with every group to keep costs to a minimum.
"We cut costs as much as we can," O'Steen said. "We have an event tonight—it's a lacrosse documentary viewing. We're doing all our setup while we're all still in the building on the clock so they don't have to pay for setup later. It cuts their costs down."
While a lot of work is done during the time a group is using the auditorium, prep is done before a group arrives, and cleanup is done after they leave.
O'Steen said the staff at Gleason does what they can to get that work done during regular operating hours to help keep costs low for groups using the auditorium.
He said their main concern is working in a way that is beneficial to clubs with limited resources and helping make events great.
Halabi said despite the challenges College Players have faced, Richardson and O'Steen have worked with them to make the process less difficult.
"They have been super supportive in not just supporting College Players, but also all organizations and all events," Halabi said. "They really want to make Gleason a central hub on campus, which is pretty great."
Filed Under: News, Opinion, Technology Tagged With: florida tech, gleason, opinion, performing arts, policies, policy
New bike rack location receives criticism
February 19, 2019 by Marc Kanneh Leave a Comment
A bike rack was recently installed in the lower level of the Colombia Village parking garage, taking up two parking spaces.
The new bike racks have taken up two parking spaces at the Columbia Village parking garage. Photo by Marc Kenneh.
"We're going to have to tear those out of the ground, I mean, it's just dumb," SGA president, Jace Petrowski said.
Mitchell Spalding, the chairman in charge of the Signature Programs Committee, said there was no consultation or discussion with students before the racks were placed.
Vinai Balroop, a freshman that lives in Roberts Hall, said, "It's stupid, there's already I high demand for parking in the garage and a lot of the freshmen that live around there have cars so I don't know why they would take way two spaces."
The only communication came in the form of a PSA from SGA Vice President Baylee Keener after the installation.
In the email PSA, Keener stated, "We have received many questions about the new bike racks in the lower level of the Columbia Village parking garage. Those bike racks are where the new bikes will be kept in order to keep them looking new and safe from any rust so that we can continue our bike program without having to keep buying new bikes."
Petrowski, said that he is trying to see where the miscommunication was and that the racks weren't supposed to be in a parking spot.
Spalding was responsible for the bike rental program.
"I didn't advertise enough to students about the placement of the bike racks and I apologize," Spalding said. "Hopefully in the future, should they be moved or should there be a petition for them to be moved, I'll be willing to hear ideas from students about where to move them."
Spalding said that it was cheaper and easier on the SGA's budget to put the new bikes under the garage, rather than buy an awning for the old uncovered racks.
Rayne Parker, a transfer student also living in Colombia Village, said, "I feel like they were unnecessary. They could have definitely found better placement."
Aside from the controversial placement of the bike rack, the program seems to be doing well otherwise.
"They are available for students to rent for free. We've actually rented out about half already in the first two days of its creation," Spalding said. "In our agreement with Infinity Bike Shop, the bike shop will come out and maintain the bikes and give us discounts on replacement parts."
The bikes are available to rent for free through a form on Panther Prowl.
Filed Under: News, Opinion, Travel Tagged With: bike rack, bikes, opinion, SGA, students
Venezuela Asylum: Escaping Maduro
February 19, 2019 by Olivia McKelvey Leave a Comment
Nicolos Maduro (above) has served as Venezuala's 46th president since 2013. Juan Guaido is now recognized as the interim president of Venezuala by multiple countries. Photo from Flickr.
In the fall semester of 2014, 18 Florida Tech undergraduate students claimed Venezuelan citizenship.
As of 2018, only one remains. Numerous organizations, such as the Council on Foreign Affairs, have declared the South American country's economic and political landscape as rapidly deteriorating.
As a result Florida Tech has taken a heavy hit in regards to Venezuelan enrollments.
Current president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has been in power for six years, and his reign has been criticized by many.
Amnesty International, a London based human rights organization, has labeled Maduro's actions as destructive towards the economy, and marked his military legitimacy as abusive wrongdoings against the opposition lead by Juan Guaido.
In early January Guaido officially became head of the opposition-held parliament, the National Assembly.
Since then, the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Chile, Peru, Colombia and several European countries have all recognized Guaido as interim president of Venezuela.
With no food, no money and no definite sign of improvement under Maduro's regime, Venezuela has currently been deemed as the worst humanitarian crisis in the western hemisphere according to the U.N.
In 2017, The New York Times interviewed 21 Venezuelan doctors who encountered nearly 2,800 cases of child malnutrition due to the food shortage and hunger crisis in the nation.
By the end of the year, The International Monetary Fund IMF has projected Venezuela's inflation rate to reach 10 million percent, forecasting one of the worst hyperinflationary crises in modern history.
Jose Coiman, a junior in chemical engineering, is a native from Caracas, Venezuela.
He describes Maduro as a force that has lead his home country into complete ruin.
Coiman came to Florida Tech in the fall of 2016 while his father left Venezuela nearly four months later.
His mother and sister soon followed in the summer of 2018, fleeing the nation in hopes of a better life in Manaus, Brazil.
In 2015, during his third year of high school, Coiman started to notice just how bad the situation had gotten.
"I didn't go to school for almost three months," Coilman said. "I couldn't even get to school because of the protests, it was so dangerous to leave home. The national guard and protesters were constantly occupying the streets."
Coiman believes that with support from the U.S. and other European countries, Guaido and the opposition offer a sign of hope for the people of Venezuela.
However, he does not think the country will reach stability for the next 10-15 years.
Freshman Antonella Merola is studying chemical engineering as well, but her journey from Venezuela to Florida Tech is a bit different than Coiman's.
Merola was born and raised in Caracas until her family relocated to Panama just under two years ago.
When she found herself in the process of applying to colleges in the U.S., Merola worried it would be very challenging to obtain a Venezuelan student Visa.
Merola took advantage of her dual Italian nationality and is attending Florida Tech under an Italian student visa.
Marivi Walker, the assistant director for International Admissions at Florida Tech, said that she has had plenty of experience working with students like Coiman and Merola.
"Four to five years ago it was very different with the Venezuelan students," Walker said.
Four to five years ago, the Venezuelan government had an agency that administered legal currency exchange in the country called Comisión de Administración de Divisas (CADIVI).
CADIVI essentially determined what money got to leave the country and at what exchange rate you could buy U.S. dollars.
Therefore, they were also in charge of granting or denying applications for students to send tuition payments abroad to the U.S.
"I started to notice two years ago [during fall 2016 applications] little by little, that CADIVI had started to disappear," Walker said. "The agency simply ran out of money."
Towards the end of CADIVI's downfall, the situation reached a turning point for Venezuelan undergraduate seniors in the spring of 2017 as they were trying to finish their degree programs.
"During the collapse of CADIVI, we had Venezuelan students who were graduating but could not get funds from Venezuelan banks to pay for their remaining spring semester," Walker said. "The university literally had to grant them emergency funds stating that those individuals could graduate, but must eventually pay their tuition back."
With students no longer able to pay their tuition using money from Venezuelan banks, it put a significant taint on being able to attend a college in the U.S. at all.
All Venezuelan students now have to rely on money they have already managed to send over to the U.S.
Moving forward, Walker has faith that the opposition led by Guaido could turn things around for the country which in return could boost Venezuelan enrollment at Florida Tech to what they once used to be.
"I truly think that we are at a make-or-break point," Walker said. "When you hear Guaido speak, it will bring tears to your eyes because you will think, 'Where did this man come from?' He shows more of a genuine concern for finding peace within the country rather than trying to seize its leadership, and that is what signifies hope for the people of Venezuela."
Merola, as well, vocalized her opinion in regards to Guaido's intentions as leader of the opposition.
"When people hear about what is happening in my country I don't want them to think the opposition is an invading power-hungry force," she said. "Their sole purpose is to put the countries best interests before corruption and self-interest."
A universal theme amongst Merola, Walker and Coiman is that the people of Venezuela are not going down without a fight and they will receive the justice and humanitarian rights they deserve one day.
Filed Under: Opinion, Politics, World Tagged With: international, maduro, opinion, students, venezuela, world


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12 Perfect Gifts for 13 Year Old Girls to Spur up Their Teenage!
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Palm Sunday, Year A
Leif Kehrwald
Listen to the recording, or read the text below.
As we contemplate the passion and death of Jesus, how are we supposed to feel? How are we to respond to all this? How do we get through it? How does this go?
Brings to mind the refrain of a song by Jane Siberry:
Calling all angels, calling all angels
Walk me through this one, don't leave me alone
We're tryin', we're hopin' but we're not sure how . . .
Today marks the beginning of the journey toward the end and beyond. And we do it all in just one week. What a week it's going to be!
A lot happens between now and next Sunday. From the crowds cheering as Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey to the crowds jeering at Jesus' trial and crucifixion, Holy Week is a case study in how quickly public opinion can change and influence events. We celebrate Jesus' somewhat tongue-in-cheek triumphal entry into Jerusalem, then the Seder Meal remembering the Great Passover from OT times, then the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, Jesus' crucifixion and death on a cross, . . . and then the vigil, the wait, and finally we discover the tomb is empty! What a week it's going to be!
Ask any Christian why Jesus died on the cross, and you'll hear some version of "to save us from our sins." Fact is, Matthew is the only gospel account that, in Jesus' words over the cup at the Last Supper, interprets his death as forgiveness of sins, "for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" (26.28).
But if you read Matthew carefully – all of Matthew – you begin to see that interpreting his death as a one-time sacrifice of atonement is a bit too simplistic and misses the mark. Rather, we are saved by living a life of forgiving love and teaching his way of forgiveness to others. This is the life that Jesus lived! This is the life that saves.
Our gospel story today gives us two contrasting examples. Essentially, we can either be like Judas or be like Peter.
Sooner or later each of us falls short, and we betray those whom we love and those who love us, usually in small ways and sometimes in very big ways. And, sooner or later a loved one falls short and betrays us. At those moments, amidst the pain, confusion, and heartache we must choose either for or against forgiving, either for or against being forgiven.
Peter had the strength to choose for . . . Judas did not. Let us pray to live a life of forgiving love so that when the moment of betrayal occurs, whether we are perpetrator or victim, we can be like Peter.
The story of Jesus' passion and death has social implications that are also linked to forgiveness. Jesus lived and taught forgiveness as a means of breaking cycles of violence, breaking the pattern of widespread betrayal of whole peoples. His death, while violent, was a definitive statement that all are entitled to a life of love and being loved, a life of wholeness.
But I must confess that I feel I'm a fraud peaching these words to you. My life is charmed. I have never really been a victim—either personally or socially. What do I know about forgiveness when I have never had to really forgive? And I've never been in a position where I had to put my life on the line and take a stand. I'd like to think I would choose Peter over Judas, but, in all reality, I don't know because I've never been tested.
Yet, I know there are some in our community who have been truly tested, who have endured real pain and darkness of betrayal, who have been victims of injustice that I can only vaguely imagine. Your presence is a witness of the life of forgiveness that Jesus lived and to which we are all called. Thank you for being you. Thank you for being among us.
Yes, it's the beginning of a big week for all of us. It's a long journey from here to the empty tomb, and there's much to learn along the way. And so join me in . . .
We're tryin', we're hopin', we're hurtin', we're lovin'
We're cryin', we're callin' 'cause we're not sure how . . . this goes.


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