So we're finally getting a well-deserved Summer in the UK, that most of us have been waiting for pretty much our entire lives! And what could be better than planning a luxury stay-cation with your other half or a road trip with the girls to unwind, relax and rejuvenate?
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"From where I was last year at Kilmarnock, of course, it's been disappointing. It would be easy for me to blame other things. But I know myself that my performances haven't been good enough.
"At the start of the season, I was playing regularly and missing a few chances. I couldn't be critical of anyone for not giving me the opportunity. It was there, I played plenty of minutes and hadn't taken my chances.
"So when it came to my turn to be left out of the team, I could have no complaints.
"When I came back here I was offered a two-year deal. I declined it as I felt this year was a chance to get the club back up, then we could build from there – whether that was with me going forward or not.
"I felt that, if I wasn't doing my job, it would be best for me to take myself away and let youngsters or other players come through who would benefit the club.
"It's easy to drop someone then not speak about it. But everyone wants a reason. I've not changed from the days when Walter Smith dropped me. That's the way I've always been.
"If I'm looking to go into management, that's how I'd treat my players. If you're going to drop them, tell them why. And to be fair, the gaffer has been brilliant with me in that regard.
"I'm not all of a sudden going to change and say I'm someone who's happy to score two or three goals a season.
"Whether it's a Scottish Cup Final, a league decider, a team at the bottom of the Championship or one in the Third Division, I always look to score as many goals as I can.
"So I can't say that if I score the goal to get Rangers promoted I'm going to be happy with it. Because I won't be.
"It would be easy for me to blame other things. But I know myself my performances haven't been good enough.
"A lot of strikers have created headlines doing that over the years. Not scoring as many goals but managing to nick one in a bigger game then be portrayed as being great.
"For the other 20 games of the season they've not really done anything, but that's not me.
"We can't kid ourselves and say we were happy with the performance against Hibs because we were beaten. Yes, we competed for 90 minutes which hasn't been the case at times before.
"But if that's what we're talking about, if it's at the stage where a Rangers team competing with Hibs at home is a positive – I think we've got problems.
"Previously at a club like this it has been demanded of you to win games, you put yourself under pressure to do that every week.
"To go from that to now speaking about an improvement against Hibs at Ibrox?
"I know everyone is just looking for some positivity. But I can assure you that as a team and staff, we've had discussions about it.
"The next three months are vital for me, the club and the whole of Scottish football.
"We need to show we're better than the teams we're playing against to be promoted. If we don't, we won't go up.
"In years gone by I wouldn't have let the lack of goals bother me. But this year it has as I've missed more chances than I usually do. Why?
"I don't know. I still score in training and feel sharp enough. Strikers go through spells but the whole season has been frustrating for me.
"It's not just water off a duck's back any more because I've started to analyse where I'm going wrong. Before I would just get on with it. I'd say to myself that I'd get a few chances the following week and probably score.
"Maybe I need to get back to that attitude, rather than watching so much football and trying to analyse it. I haven't become a bad finisher overnight.
"Coming back here, the big thing was to target that 20-plus figure a Rangers striker should have with the chances you get.
"If you don't then I think you've failed. And, at this moment in time, as a Rangers striker this time around it's safe to say I've failed.
"Obviously, I want to finish the season strongly and merit a new contract. But right now, I'm not in any position to go and say 'What's happening for next year?' Because I've just not done it. It would be a wasted conversation.
"But if I can prove to myself, the club and the fans that I'm worthy of a new deal – that's my aim between now and the end of the season.
"But there's no point in me chapping any doors at the moment because I know I don't deserve anything."I want to finish the season strongly and merit a new contract."
"But right now I'm not in any position to go and say, 'What's happening for next year?' Because I've just not done it.


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How "Forest Floors" in Finland's Daycares Changed Children's Immune Systems
by Michael Garfield - Twitter: @michaelgarfield on October 27th, 02020
Once again on the theme of how the technological/cultural pace layer's accelerating decoupling from the ecological pace layer in which we evolved poses serious risks to the integrity of both the human body and biosphere:
When daycare workers in Finland rolled out a lawn, planted forest undergrowth such as dwarf heather and blueberries, and allowed children to care for crops in planter boxes, the diversity of microbes in the guts and on the skin of young kids appeared healthier in a very short space of time.
Compared to other city kids who play in standard urban daycares with yards of pavement, tile and gravel, 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds at these greened-up daycare centres in Finland showed increased T-cells and other important immune markers in their blood within 28 days.
"We also found that the intestinal microbiota of children who received greenery was similar to the intestinal microbiota of children visiting the forest every day," says environmental scientist Marja Roslund from the University of Helsinki.
Daycares in Finland Built a 'Forest Floor', And It Changed Children's Immune Systems in Science Alert
That said, the hopeful news from this pilot project is that it may be easier to restore a healthy balance between the modern and premodern from within the built environment than most people believe.
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Having a car is great as this gives you the freedom to go to different locations at any time you wish. Note though that as a car owner, you also have to be mindful of the following.
Not all car owners have a good idea on how to fix cars when they suffer from internal problems. It helps to have the number of a Honda service in Clearfield such as Shadetree Automotive so that will have someone to call in times of emergency.
Don't wait until you have a flat before you start looking for a car service company.
Tire pressure is the first thing you'll have to learn as a new car owner. While it often takes a long time for tire pressure to lower, it makes sense to check it, especially if you're about to go on a long drive. Owning your own gauge will help you find out the exact pressure of your tires and pump it up as needed.
The lights on the dashboard will inform you of certain issues on your car. For example, there's a light on if you need to change the oil or add more water to the engine. Find out what each symbol specifies. Even if you can't change the oil yourself, you'll at least know when you should bring it to the shop for servicing.
All car owners leave their keys inside the car at one point or another. Make sure you always have an extra set of keys with you – preferably not stored in the car itself. It can be in your home or as a permanent part of your accessories.
Of course, those are just some things to keep in mind when owning your very first car. Remember that if you want your car to serve you for a good long time, it helps if you can keep it maintained in all aspects.
Even for huge companies, transporting bulk beverages, especially those in glass bottles, can be incredibly challenging. You have to remember to properly pack your goods and make sure that you are going to use safe and effective transportation methods when moving them from one point to another.
Today, we are going to discuss some useful tips on transporting your goods and why using a container unloading platform to move your delicate beverages is a must.
Sure, there are hundreds of companies that offer transportation solutions, but not every single one of them has the right tools and equipment. Look for a company that provides unloading platforms to keep your beverages safe when being unloaded from the truck.
This helps them handle your delicate goods without having to manually carry them from the truck to the warehouse, which can be dangerous. Additionally, look for a company that provides moving floors, slipchains, and trailerskates for their automatic loading and unloading systems.
The most common type of box used for transporting bottled soft drinks are crates. They provide individual slots for each bottle of soft drink, making it secure and safer to transport. If you have to transport your bottled goods in a different box, make sure to get cell boxes that are installed with cardboard.
You can also use a styrofoam divider to protect your bottles from banging and shifting while being transported.
Avoid cramping all of your bottles in just one box. Give them enough space, but use cushions to provide a safety net for them to avoid banging together. As we have mentioned earlier, you can use styrofoam and cardboard to make sure that your bottles are separated and safe.
Breaking bottles when in transit is not an option, as this can make you lose lots of profit. Call your local transport company today and ask if they can provide you with the support that we have listed above.
Spending time outdoors can help you in many ways. Of course, if you do not usually do this, you might not know exactly what to do to enjoy it.
Learning the best ways to enjoy the outdoors and why it is important for your mind and body can help improve the quality of your life.
Consider buying an Argo UTV hunting vehicle, so you can explore nearby woodlands. Exploring areas that are hard to reach by foot can bring you a different level of enjoyment. Sometimes, sitting inside and staring at nothing but the walls of your home can cause stress and depression.
If you are not usually the outdoorsy type, you might want to start with a simple walk or go for a hike. Staying outdoors can improve your mental and physical health because it allows you to get more vitamin D from the sunlight. It can also improve your mood and make you happier.
Gather your friends and family and visit a nearby beach when the weather is good. You can relax on the sand, get plenty of sunshine, or enjoy the waters. Having fun can release endorphins that will help improve your mood, which is why it is so important to spend time outdoors more often.
Being outdoors sometimes allows you to appreciate the world around you. Grab a camera and take some pictures while you are out. Capturing photos of nature and your surroundings can give you a different perspective in life. It is important to spend more time outside than staying inside the house too much.
Spending time outdoors can improve your health and your life as a whole. It can also make you feel happier and rid you of depression and anxiety. With the tips above, you can learn how to enjoy the outdoors more.
Companies constantly seek to increase the popularity of their products and set themselves apart from the competition. Many industries have turned to car wrapping in Fort Worth, Texas, a relatively new way of advertising.
Vinyl stands first as the most preferred material for car wrapping. This owing to its numerous likable qualities. Are you wondering why should you choose car wrapping over any other kind of advertising? Read on to find out.
A paint job on a vehicle is permanent. The only way to change colors is by first removing the old paint and administering new paint. This, however, is not the case when it comes to car wrapping. The car owner can change wraps as often as they like, all while protecting the vehicles' original paint.
Some car wraps have been reported to last for up to eight years. This without fading, peeling or wearing off. As a company owner, you are guaranteed years of service with the logo on your car looking fresh year in, year out.
Contrary to a paint job, a car wrap job is cheaper. Owing to the complexities involved when painting a vehicle, a paint job can be quite costly. A car wrap simply requires a ready printed design and application time. No need to put on several layers of wraps. One layer is enough.
A well-done car wrap application should take between one and two days. You can have your company name or logo out there in no time. On the other hand, a paint job factors in prepping, priming and drying. It can take weeks or even months for a paint job to be considered complete.
In the long run, the goal is to ensure high quality and visibility while using car wraps. A well-done wrap job can mean the difference between increased sales and no sales at all. A professionally done car wrap almost always guarantees an increase in popularity.
Not all motorcycles are equal. Similarly, every motorcycle lift is unique. When you intend to get a motorbike to work on it, the kind of lift you use plays a great role in determining whether you will have an easy time doing the job or not.
For instance, Titan 1000d motorcycle lifts offer much larger working platform compared to a standard jack, making it easier to service bikes. Here are some simple tips to look out for when shopping for one.
More than any other factor, it's crucial that a motorbike lift is built to handle its intended use. That means it's not just made of tough metal, but also features great craftsmanship. Keep in mind that the better the quality, the more durable the lift will be.
Better ones tend to be priced higher than their counterparts in the same category, but are surely worth those extra bucks.
Motorcycle lifts tend to be reasonably affordable, with some impressive options going for less than a hundred dollars. The key thing, of course, is to get a lift with all the essential features you are looking for, such as a wide deck and the ability to go up the right distance.
Still, be careful not to overpay for fancy features that you won't need.
Some lifts are incredibly difficult to operate. They come with all those confusing features that you must always read about in your owner's manual to understand. But there are those that come with straightforward features so you can operate them much more easily.
Such lifts give you 360-degree access to the motorbike so you can easily work on all areas.
Whether you are looking for a motorcycle lift for your automotive shop or simply want one for your home garage, it's important that you get the perfect one. Knowing what features you want it to have beforehand makes the hunt so much easier.


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New Partnership Concerned About Forest Fragmentation
February 16, 2017 / Jo Detz
Forest canopy at Dundery Brook Trail in Little Compton, R.I. (Joanna Detz/ecoRI News)
By FRANK CARINI/ecoRI News staff
Despite being the second-most urbanized state, Rhode Island remains more than 50 percent forested. That fact is further obscured by the state's 400 miles of renowned coastline.
"It's called the Ocean State for a reason, but our forests play an important role," said Christopher Riely, coordinator of the all-volunteer Rhode Island Woodland Partnership. "It's amazing how quickly it drops off to a terrific forested landscape that supports a wide variety of wildlife. Much of this forestland is privately owned, as families are the ones pulling together the tapestry."
Prior to European settlement, Rhode Island's landscape looked vastly different, as about 95 percent of the state was forested, according to a history posted on the Rhode Island Woodland Partnership website. For Native Americans, this landscape provided sources of food — the American chestnut tree, for instance, which has since been stricken from its dominant overstory presence because of introduced disease — and materials for living.
When settlers arrived, Rhode Island's forests were quickly converted to agricultural land, leaving only 31 percent of the state forested by 1767. Since the 1940s, Rhode Island has lost more than 80 percent of its farmland to development.
Insects, disease and weather also have influenced forest successional patterns, "but the biggest threat to our forests is now development and urban sprawl because they restrict new growth and regeneration," according to the Rhode Island Woodland Partnership.
Forest fragmentation is the biggest issue facing Rhode Island's forests, according to Riely, forest supervisor for Providence Water. "To keep forests forested we need to stop fragmentation," he said.
Riely said the Rhode Island Woodland Partnership began in April 2013 as an informal gathering of foresters, conservationists, arborists, loggers and artisan woodworkers. People, he said, who cared about forest health but were largely working independently.
Some four years later, this now-formal partnership is working to increase the scale and pace of forestry in Rhode Island. It's also an active participant in the New England Regional Conservation Partnership Network.
The Rhode Island Woodland Partnership recently finished a yearlong crafting of its first strategic plan — a 31-page effort made possible by a $9,500 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation.
Riely said awareness of Rhode Island's rural and urban woodlands and their many contributions is often overshadowed by higher-profile natural-resource concerns. He noted, for example, that the forest around the Scituate Reservoir protects the drinking-water supply of some 60 percent of the state. He said Rhode Island's woodlands help filter runoff that eventually enters Narragansett Bay.
The partnership and its website, he said, has created a networking space for Rhode Island's conservation community to stay abreast of issues impacting the region's forests. The group's working mission is to "advance the stewardship and long-term protection of Rhode Island's woodlands to benefit the local economy, ecological values, and community enjoyment and health."
To increase the impact of forest conservation efforts, the partnership has identified three goals: increased support for working forest viability and health benefits; a higher level of management activities that enhance the forest; and renewed commitment to "keeping forests as forests."
Although a number of member organizations, such as Rhode Island Land Trust Council and the local chapter of the Society of American Foresters, collaborate on land-protection projects, the Rhode Island Woodland Partnership decided it would be most viable to concentrate its activities in three focus areas: education; stewardship; and policy and economics.
Moving forward, a critical part of the partnership's work will be geared toward leveraging new funding sources and hiring a paid, part-time coordinator who can help increase the organization's capacity.
Editor's note: Anyone interested in joining the Rhode Island Woodland Partnership, is encouraged to e-mail Christopher Riely at christopher.riely@gmail.com.
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WASHINGTON -- Shortly before the Supreme Court agreed to rule on the constitutionality of Obamacare's individual mandate, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed, 2-1, its constitutionality. Writing for the majority, Judge Laurence Silberman, a Reagan appointee, brusquely acknowledged that upholding the mandate means there is no limit to Congress' powers under the Commerce Clause. Fortunately, Silberman's stark assertion may strengthen the counterargument. Silberman forces the Supreme Court's five conservatives to face the sobering implications of affirming the power asserted with the mandate.
"We acknowledge some discomfort with the government's failure to advance any clear doctrinal principles limiting congressional mandates that any American purchase any product or service in interstate commerce. But to tell the truth, those limits are not apparent to us, either because the power to require the entry into commerce is symmetrical with the power to prohibit or condition commercial behavior, or because we have not yet perceived a qualitative limitation. That difficulty is troubling, but not fatal, not least because we are interpreting the scope of a long-established constitutional power, not recognizing a new constitutional right."
Some discomfort about saying limited government is essentially a fiction? Silberman's distinction between interpreting the scope of a government power and recognizing a right is spurious because rights begin where powers end.
So argues Florida International University's Elizabeth Price Foley, constitutional litigator for the Institute for Justice. She is amazed by Silberman's disregard of "the inherently symbiotic relationship between the scope of government powers and individual rights."
She says Silberman has two false assumptions. One is that Congress compelling acts of commerce is "symmetrical" with prohibiting or regulating commerce. The other is that the lack of any principle to limit Congress when purporting to regulate interstate commerce is unimportant because it concerns only government power, not an important liberty interest of individuals.
Silberman's supposed symmetry between compulsion and regulation ignores the momentous invasion of liberty by the former. If compulsion is authorized whenever Congress touches anything affecting commerce, this Leviathan power dwarfs all other enumerated powers.
Seventy-five years ago the Supreme Court stopped defending many liberty interests it decided were unimportant. Since the New Deal, Foley says, the court has, without "textual or even contextual basis," distinguished between economic and non-economic liberty. The latter has received robust judicial support. But economic liberty -- freedom of individuals to engage in, or not engage in, consensual commercial transactions -- has received scant protection against circumscription or elimination by government. This denial of judicial protection has served the progressive agenda of government supervision of economic life.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, dissenting on the D.C. circuit court, dryly praised Silberman's "candor" in "admitting that there is no real limiting principle" to the Commerce Clause jurisprudence embraced by the court's majority. Kavanaugh, like Foley, emphasizes the asymmetry between, on the one hand, regulating or prohibiting commercial activity and, on the other hand, compelling such activity.
"As the Supreme Court has told us time and again, the structural principles of the Constitution ... protect individual liberty. And the courts historically have played an important role in enforcing those structural principles. ... That Congress is subject to a political check does not absolve the judiciary of its duty to safeguard the constitutional structure and individual liberty."
There is an abdication of judicial duty in Silberman's complacent conclusion, which is: We can articulate no limit on Congress' power flowing from the Commerce Clause; get over it. This might galvanize a Supreme Court majority to say "Enough!" and begin protecting individual liberty from a Commerce Clause that the court itself has transmogrified into an anti-constitutional gift to Congress of a virtually unlimited police power. This case can begin restoring Madison's constitutional architecture for a government limited by the enumeration of its powers.
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It's now summer beak/vacation for most student. We now have time to sleep, hang out with our friends, and do all the things we wanted to do for the past 8 months but couldn't because we were far to busy with stacks and stacks of homework. Some of us will be finding new jobs and others taking on more hours at our old jobs. High school seniors will be applying to colleges and anticipating the school year to come. College graduates will be starting a whole new chapter of their lives, one they have given up the past 4 to 6 years of their lives for. None of which will be anything like they dreamed it would be and a year from now they will all be completely different people.
Then their are those students like me, the ones stuck in the middle. We take summer classes and work all the time. Hoping that one day we will be the ones in the cap and gown walking down the aisle, anxiously waiting for the years to come. You ask us what we've been doing and our reply is simple. We are giving up the best years of our life to achieve our goals. Though at times we want to quite and some of us do, in order to follow a different dream, we all just want it to be over and yet never want it to end.
We form amazing friendships and learn a lot about life. We have passion and we have plans. Years from now the friendships will drift apart and the passion will fade, but we will be living the life we once could only dream of. It's summer vacation and now we have time to work to pay for our over priced classes. Now we have to put our dream for who we want to be one day to the side, because for the next four mouth of our lives we will have to work as stockers, cashers, waiters and waitresses, secretaries, at fast food restaurants and gas stations, loading trucks, sorting mail, or landscaping outside your home. We work hard not because we love what we do but because we have to just to make our dream a reality. This summer we will be working hard. Next fall we will be tired, stressed and working hard and our years will repeat till we walk up on stage to receive what we all worked so hard for. What we staid up till dawn working towards night after night. What we gave up our summers of beach vacations and free time for.
Our generation is seen as the one that has nothing to contribute. Our generation is seen as the generation of those that give up. As those that will not have something to offer the word. As those that can only think of selfies and likes on our tweets, but we are so much more. We have dreams, plans, and goals for our future. To some that plan has nothing to do with college, to others it has everything to do with college. Some learn a lot from college and others see it as a wast of time. Some want to start a family and some what to start a business. But we all want to be able to fulfill our dreams. You see us as quitters, you see us as children, and you see us as the generation that wants everything handed to us on a plate. You see us as ungrateful and you see us people who would scare you if we were running your country.
We are not all like that, in fact you only seem to see those that are because we make them stand out. If you ever walk into a college at the end of a semester, on the week of finals, you will see hundreds of student exhausted and scared, but there is not a sole in those class rooms that is not working hard. If they show up they are not giving up. Our school system might be a bit messed up, but it is certainly far from easy. We will gain your trust and we will gain your respect. But if you write us all off as quitters you are going to miss your opportunity to see what we are really made of. We have opinions and we have goal. We are not all stupid and we are not all selfish. We may not know what we are doing and we will make plenty of mistakes, but that is why your here to show us what to do. So stop telling us we are quitters and stop handing everything to us on a plate. This is the next generation, please give us a chance. We are not all the children you say we are.


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The State of HBCUs
For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have been the cornerstone of education, activism, and advocacy for countless Black Americans, yet a continued decline in funding, equity and awareness of their many contributions is threatening their survival.
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DealBook | Pfizer Proposes a Marriage With AstraZeneca, Easing Taxes in a Move to Britain
Pfizer Proposes a Marriage With AstraZeneca, Easing Taxes in a Move to Britain
By David Gelles and Michael J. de la Merced
April 28, 2014 9:16 pm April 28, 2014 9:16 pm
Pfizer's chief executive, Ian C. Read, a Briton, said Pfizer found it was hard to compete with other acquirers while saddled with "an uncompetitive tax rate."Credit Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Pfizer, the maker of best-selling drugs like Lipitor and Viagra and a symbol of business prowess in the United States for more than a century, no longer wants to be an American company.
On Monday, Pfizer proposed a $99 billion acquisition of its British rival AstraZeneca that would allow it to reincorporate in Britain. Doing so would allow Pfizer to escape the United States corporate tax rate and tap into a mountain of cash trapped overseas, saving it billions of dollars each year and making the company more competitive with other global drug makers.
A deal — which would be the biggest in the drug industry in more than a decade — may ultimately not be done. AstraZeneca said on Monday that it had rebuffed Pfizer, after first turning down the company in January. Nonetheless, the pursuit by Pfizer, founded in a redbrick building in Brooklyn in 1849, has made it clear that the company wishes to effectively renounce its United States citizenship.
Pfizer points out that it would retain its corporate headquarters here and remain listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It also says that the main rationale for the deal is broadening its portfolio of drugs, and saving money through combined operations with AstraZeneca.
Still, a deal would allow it to follow dozens of other large American companies that have already reincorporated abroad through acquiring foreign businesses. They have been drawn to countries like Ireland and the Netherlands that have lower corporate rates, as well as by the ability to spend their overseas cash without being highly taxed.
At least 50 American companies have completed mergers that allowed them to reincorporate in another country, and nearly half of those deals have taken place in the last two years.
But Pfizer is now the largest and best-known of them to try to expatriate.
"Pfizer is the Coca-Cola of health care. It's as American as apple pie," said Mark Schoenebaum, an analyst with the ISI Group. "If there is a deal that is going to start a real dialogue in Washington, it might be a company like this."
On Monday, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill expressed frustration over such corporate moves.
"It is a real problem when the tax code provides an incentive for U.S.-based companies to move overseas, often times taking good jobs with them," said Representative David Camp, the Republican Michigan who is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, said, "Until we can reform our tax code so we have a more globally competitive system, businesses will seek ways to limit their taxes in the United States in favor of foreign tax systems."
Recent proposals from Mr. Camp and the previous chairman of Senate Finance Committee, Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, have taken aim at such deals. President Obama's 2015 budget proposal included language that would effectively ban them. By acting now, Pfizer is betting that it can complete a merger to reduce its taxes before any push to change the laws gathers steam.
There are several benefits of being effectively a British company. Pfizer currently pays an effective tax rate of 27 percent. Though it did not specify what the new rate might be, the British corporate tax rate is currently 21 percent and will soon fall to 20 percent.
Analysts at Barclays estimated that for each percentage point less Pfizer paid in taxes, it would save about $200 million a year by reincorporating. People briefed on Pfizer's discussions said that figure could be substantially higher. That means that Pfizer would be saving at least $1 billion a year in taxes alone.
And moving to a lower-tax jurisdiction would allow Pfizer to tap cash that it holds overseas without paying a steep tax to bring it back to the United States. Of the company's $49 billion in cash, some 70 to 90 percent of that is estimated to be held overseas. That would help pay for part of the takeover by Pfizer. By using those assets to buy a foreign company, the drug maker would avoid racking up the sort of big tax bill that would come from buying a domestic rival like Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Pfizer's offer for AstraZeneca, composed of cash and stock, was valued at 46.61 pounds a share ($78.37), roughly 30 percent above where the British company was trading at the beginning of the year.
And being based in a country with a lower tax rate would allow Pfizer to be more aggressive in acquiring other companies. On a call with analysts on Monday, Pfizer's chief executive, Ian C. Read, a Briton, said Pfizer found it was hard to compete with other acquirers while saddled with "an uncompetitive tax rate."
Still, he added that even as a reincorporated British company, "we will continue to pay tax bills" in the United States.
The chief executive said that it was his responsibility "to maximize return to shareholders, and I don't actually see that that conflicts with the interest of the U.S. government."
American businesses have long complained about the corporate tax rate, arguing that in today's global marketplace, they are left at a competitive disadvantage.
Many companies aggressively seek loopholes that lower their actual tax rates well below the 35 percent statutory rate. Some choose to reincorporate abroad.
Last year, several American drug makers, including Perrigo, from Allegan, Mich.; Actavis, from Parsippany, N.J.; and Endo Health Solutions, from Malvern, Pa., acquired foreign companies and began the process of moving overseas.
The result will be hundreds of millions of annual tax savings for the companies, and an equivalent amount of money lost to the United States Treasury.
The law allows companies to move overseas if, after a merger or acquisition, foreign shareholders own more than 20 percent of the company.
The rush of such deals, known as inversions, helped push deal activity to heights unseen since before the financial crisis of 2008. On April 22 alone, drug makers announced $74 billion worth of potential deals, including the potential takeover of the maker of Botox and a complicated series of asset swaps between Novartis of Switzerland and GlaxoSmithKline of Britain.
But Pfizer would be by far the best-known company to try such a deal.
"This would be one of the largest tax inversions, if not the largest, in more than 30 years of such transactions, and as an aside, could again reignite calls for U.S. corporate tax reform," said Alex Arfaei, an analyst at BMO Capital Markets.
For Pfizer, there are other motivations, besides taxes. AstraZeneca makes an attractive target because of its portfolio of cancer drugs, an area that Pfizer has also made a priority as it seeks to restock its product pipeline.
Sales of many of Pfizer's top-selling products, such as the pain drugs Celebrex and Lyrica, are expected to fall rapidly over the next few years because the drugs will lose their patent protection and enter into competition with cheaper generic versions.
Mr. Read said a combined company would save money and would be able to invest more in research, especially in cancer treatments, that each company could not achieve on its own. One example could be in creating combination therapies, or drug cocktails, to treat cancer in the same way that such drugs have revolutionized treatment of patients with H.I.V.
While obstacles to completing a merger remain, shares of Pfizer surged 4.2 percent on Monday, signaling investor appetite for such a deal. And Mr. Read of Pfizer said he would continue to pursue AstraZeneca.
"We've never had a company of this size and stature do an inversion," said Robert Willens, an independent corporate tax adviser. "It may be that this is the transaction that creates a lot of controversy and calls so much attention to the technique that the legislators get involved and rein these transactions in."
On Monday, Mr. Read acknowledged as much, saying, "At some point the U.S. government will need to deal with how to make global companies competitive from the U.S."
Katie Thomas contributed reporting.
A version of this article appears in print on 04/29/2014, on page A1 of the NewYork edition with the headline: Pfizer Proposes a Marriage and a Move to Britain, Easing Taxes.
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Discussion in 'Bicycle Mechanics and Repairs' started by MacLean, 29 Apr 2010.
I do lube my bike but it has gone all thick black around the cogs and chain and looks like thick black grinding paste now!
Its all over the plastic disc thing behind the largest cog on the rear aswell and although I cba cleaning it really, its niggling at me cos its looking pretty rotten now... Should I clean and re-lube or is not necessary really?
Also when it was new my bike would glide along without any clicking when pushing it.... Now it has started clicking and is this good or bad or what? Should I lube something in the wheel or is it not a big issue really?
Any guides around with info on all this stuff?
I use the mickle method. I'd recommend using something like a citrus-degreaser on the bits that are very heavily choked with the black paste (though some will probably disagree). You do need to be very careful in application not to de-grease any wheel-bearings etc.
Maybe the reason its so clogged with much is because you dont wipe away the excess after lubing it and allowing the lube to coat the working parts?
Lube, let it "soak in" spin the cranks a bit, then wipe away the excess. This wont leave sticky residue on the chain etc for muck to stick to.
At least it won't rust.
I did wipe the excess off the chain, but I think I attempted to lube the cogs aswell for some reason.... Do the cogs actually need lubed at all?
When I done it I watched a few you tube videos and the problem is there are so many people with different advice I dont think there really is a correct way, just develop your own wee system. Which I am in the process of doing now lol.
You don't need to lube the cogs, just the chain, and only a little bit.
The black stuff is the lube. Spray some on a plate and it will start clear but turn black.
Try to use the lube that comes in little bottles rather than sprays.
Wee is definitely not a good lube. Trust me.
LOL haha, thanks for the guide btw!
Does the "trust me" imply that you've actually tried it?
Not a good lube, but a great de-snowing liquid, as proven by someone I know who's drivechain seized up when out on a hilly MTB ride in January this year!


I've injected a DLL into an existing game.
but these function pointers and variables add an indirection and have cumbersome syntax. Is there a way to import the original functions from the executable such that the linker can find them and I can use normal (extern) declarations?
Yes, you could add an Export Table to the original executable, with named symbols (which you define) pointing to the addresses for those functions/globals/etc.
Your DLL could then import those function addresses by Export Table symbol name at runtime.
But whether you go with this plan or your current plan above, be careful about calling the EXE's functions from your DLL. Be sure you understand the function's side-effects, use of global variables, etc. since it may not be thread-safe to call it from your DLL.
Do you mean calling functions from host executable, in which you have injected your DLL?
If this is the case I don't suggest you using direct addresses because there is possibility that the image is loaded at different address than intended (especially if 'IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE' flag is set). Better use 'GetModuleHandle' to get process image base and call your functions using RVA plus the value returned.
The above will be true if the target functions aren't in the EAT of the host image. If this is the case you can just declare their names and use those functions in your source if you have the proper host image libraries.
This is the best I can say because your question is a bit unclear.
If your compiler supports C++11 or above because of the 'decltype' keyword.
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The San Francisco 49ers are scheduled to host a pre-draft visit with Arizona State wide receiver N'Keal Harry next week, according to Tony Pauline of Draft Analyst.
Harry has already met with the Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, and New England Patriots. He also has a visit planned with the Seattle Seahawks.
Harry finished his 2018 season with the Sun Devils having registered 73 catches for 1,088 yards with nine touchdowns through 12 games. That followed an 82-catch, 1,142-yard, and eight-touchdown performance in 2017.
49ers general manager John Lynch and VP of player personnel Adam Peters attended the Sun Devils' pro day in March where Harry was the main attraction.
Matt Miller of Bleacher Report recently stated on his Stick to Football podcast that the 49ers are eyeing two wide receivers with the second-round pick — Harry and Deebo Samuel of South Carolina.
"I will say, man, sometimes I don't tell you guys everything I hear because I've got to keep some stuff back to myself," Miller said. "I've heard if N'Keal Harry's gone, Deebo's their guy at 36."
At the NFL Scouting Combine, the 6-foot-2 and 228-pound Harry had a 40-time of 4.53 seconds, a vertical jump of 38.5 inches, a broad jump of 122 inches, and 27 reps in the bench press. Other measurables for Harry include an arm length of 33 inches and hands that measure 9 1/2 inches.
"Back-shoulder boss who thrives with contested catch opportunities outside the numbers but lacks explosive traits. Harry's ability to body-up opponents and win with ball skills is undeniable, but his inability to find a threatening top gear or shake loose from tight man coverage must be accounted for within his new employer's scheme. His experience playing inside should help and teams will love his impact as a run-blocker. His competitiveness and ability to come down with the ball could make him a productive member of wide receiver trio in short order."
"Harry was the go-to receiver at Arizona State and the pass catcher opponents struggled to stop. He performed much better than expected during combine workouts to improve his draft stock, and he has the skill to develop into a second receiver in an offense that does not ask him to run many vertical routes."
"That said, Harry's struggles releasing off of tight press coverage, generating throwing windows downfield, and working back to the football all cannot be ignored. There have been concerns with Harry's effort and practice character for multiple seasons now at ASU, and those effort question marks show up on tape. Harry is lazy in his route stems and releases, which makes life more difficult on his QB than it needs to be, and he will get out-competed for the football as a result of sloppy play. These issues in the contact window may push Harry into more of a big-slot role early, though he has as high a ceiling as any WR in this class."


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Director Ridley Scott and his wife, producer Giannina Facio arrive for the premiere of the film 'House of Gucci', in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 18, 2021. Picture: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni
Sir Ridley Scott blames millennials for 'The Last Duel' failure
By Bang Showbiz Nov 23, 2021
Sir Ridley Scott has suggested that millennials and mobile phones are to blame for "The Last Duel" bombing at the box office.
The acclaimed director's latest project has bombed at the box office despite featuring an impressive cast that includes Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer and he suggested that a lack of engagement from younger generations is to blame.
Ridley told the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast: "I think what it boils down to – what we've got today (are) the audiences who were brought up on these f***ing cell phones. The millennial, (who) do not ever want to be taught anything unless you tell it on the cell phone."
The filmmaker – whose previous credits include "Blade Runner" and "Gladiator" – added: "This is a broad stroke, but I think we're dealing with it right now with Facebook. This is a misdirection that has happened where it's given the wrong kind of confidence to this latest generation, I think."
Ridley says he has no regrets about making the historical epic, which has been one of the biggest flops of a filmmaking career that spans more than four decades.
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The 83-year-old director said: "I've never had one regret on any movie I've ever made.
"Nothing. I learned very early on to be your own critic. The only thing you should really have an opinion on is what you did.
"Walk away. Make sure you're happy. And don't look back. That's me."
Meanwhile, Ridley recently took aim at superhero movies by branding them as "boring as s***".
The "House of Gucci" filmmaker said: "The best films are driven by the characters, and we'll come to superheroes after this if you want, because I'll crush it. I'll f***ing crush it. They're f***ing boring as s***.
"Their scripts are not any f***ing good. I think I've done three great superhero movies. One would be 'Alien' with Sigourney Weaver. One would be f***ing 'Gladiator', and one would be ('Blade Runner').
"They're superhero movies. So, why don't the superhero movies have better stories? Sorry. I got off the rail, but I mean, c'mon.
"They're mostly saved by special effects, and that's becoming boring for everyone who works with special effects, if you've got the money."
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No Bruton Violations in Bench Trials
Johnson v. Tennis, No. 07-1968 (3d Cir. Nov. 19, 2008). The first paragraph of this opinion (almost) says it all:
"This appeal by Gary Johnson from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus by the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania requires us to decide an issue of first impression in this Circuit: Do the teachings of Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968), apply to a bench trial in a criminal proceeding? Bruton and its progeny established that in a joint criminal trial before a jury, a defendant's Sixth Amendment right of confrontation is violated by admitting a confession of a non-testifying codefendant that implicates the defendant, regardless of any limiting instruction given to the jury. See id.; Richardson v. Marsh, 481 U.S. 200, 211 (1987); Cruz v. New York, 481 U.S. 186, 193-194 (1987). We hold that the Bruton rule is inapplicable to the incriminating confession of a nontestifying codefendant in a joint bench trial. By its own terms, Bruton applies to jury trials only. In so deciding we agree with every United States Court of Appeals that has considered the question."
The Court "so decided" because "[w]e will not presume that a judge suffers from the same disability" as a jury in disregarding inadmissible evidence.
Expect fewer bench trials in cases with confessing co-defendants!
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Welcome Back Letter from the Superintendent
Dear Scholars, Families, Faculty, and Staff,
It is my hope that you have had a phenomenal summer. One filled with rest, exploration, and reflection. Our school and central office teams have poured countless hours into preparing a special year for you and your family. As we look back on this past year, we certainly became more unified as a district and we look to continue that trend this year. We have so much to celebrate, but there is still much more work to do.
Last year, twelve more graduates earned their high school diploma and their associate's degree from our NFA P-TECH program. Our Certified Nursing Assistant Program was named a Model Program in New York State, which means that other districts throughout the state will look to our program at NFA as one to replicate for their curriculum. Additionally, New Windsor School was identified as a Recognition School by New York State.
Last year, we also launched our 1:1 Chromebook initiative that allowed all scholars in grades 3-10 to learn collaboratively with their peers and advance their skills in the evolving world of technology in which we live. Finally, our state math scores improved in grades 3-8. These are just a few of NECSD's proud accomplishments.
Next week, thousands of students will arrive for the first day of school and they may notice a few changes. Over the summer, a lot of work has taken place to upgrade energy performance throughout the district. These upgrades will result in better efficiencies and nearly $30 million in savings over several years. Additionally, our educational planning teams have been working diligently to design spaces that will be included in our Capital Bond Projects, which were approved by a super majority vote of our community members last May. We are thankful for the community support that allows us to devote $257 million to upgrade our facilities and create world-class learning facilities for our scholars through these projects.
Beginning this school year, we will launch the Sprint 1Million program, a grant-funded initiative that will enable students to have access to internet at home, via a mobile hotspot. This program will enable students to research and continue learning outside of our school buildings.
Additionally, our new ScholarChip Security and Attendance system provides a simple and fluid attendance tracking for students and teachers. This program will enhance student ownership and safety for our middle and high school scholars. We have also upgraded our Parent Portal, a system that gives parents access to view attendance, progress reports, and report cards for their students. (Please contact your child's school building to create an account). We will also launch an Evening School program that will allow high school scholars a flexible schedule to add additional coursework to enrich their learning opportunities and make-up work. Finally, keep a look out for our Beyond Academy Field Series that will highlight the outstanding accomplishments of our alumni.
The mantra for the 2019-2020 school year is "Shoulder Up." This year's mantra can represent a few ways we can all stand tall, work together, and be proud of ourselves and our district. We will know when someone is "shouldering up" when they challenge themselves to be better, try harder, or take on something new. We will know that someone is "shouldering up" when they support a classmate or talk to an adult when they see something that isn't right. We will know that someone is "shouldering up" when they make good decisions for themselves and reflect Goldback pride throughout the year. These are just a few examples of how we can "Shoulder Up," I can't wait to see how our students, teachers, administrators, and families demonstrate this year's mantra throughout our schools and our district.
Lastly, each school has their own traditions and unique characteristics that make them special. As a district, we also have celebrations to recognize the district as a whole. This year, we are opening our school year with an inaugural "Ring the Bell" Ceremony. To help generate excitement for the first day of school the district will start a new tradition of ringing the bell to start each school year. During the ceremony, the district will also honor community members and organizations who make a lasting, positive impact on lives of our children.
We look forward to a year filled with successes and excitement for all of our scholars and their families. Together, we can inspire our scholars to become leaders beyond Academy Field. In unity and through the work of all, we will achieve inclusive excellence.
Through the work of all,
Roberto Padilla, Ed.D.
Newburgh Enlarged City School District


Use your Outlook Calendar to book the Library Learning Lab A214-C.
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Instructors can request software in the Library Learning Lab for classroom instruction.
Please inform the Library IT Tech (Karen Luna, Room A214D) or staff at the Circulation Desk of any problems with the computers, printers, or scanner. Please do not attempt to fix the problem yourself.


If you have the budget, it is also ideal to have your skin treated regularly at a spa. If a high end spa is not in your budget, you can often get heavily discounted facials at a beauty school or training center if you are lucky enough to have one in your area.
This is a very common thing that I hear all the time I need Toner in my skin care regimen. Many people dont know that alcohol-based toner removes natural oils. This is not good. Breakouts occur when your skin is in an excess of oil, but natural oils are healthy and ok. If you use an alcohol-free toner you can still get that feeling that many love from alcohol-based toners.
You can definitely save money in skin care and beauty in general. You can save those more expensive products like retinol for leaving on instead of washing them down the sink. Minimizing your product usage can save you application time and a lot of money.
A lot of people wash their face with their hands. If you use a washcloth or something like it to clean your face, this tip is useless to you. If you use your hands to clean your face, you need to make sure your hands have been washed and are clean. When your hands arent clean, and you wash your face you rub that bacteria from your hands directly into your skin. This has a completely adverse effect on your skin while cleaning. The bacteria from your hands, when rubbed into your skin, causes breakouts that nobody wants! Take the few extra minutes and wash your hands before cleaning your skin.
When you sleep your pillowcase collects a lot of the oil, grime, and dirt from your face and hair. While sleeping you toss and turn which causes a lot of grime to fall out of your face and hair which then lands right on your pillow case. Every night you lay your head down on your pillow case and lay in the dirt and grime from the night before. As long as you wash your hair before bed and keep your cleanliness up, changing your pillowcase every week should do the job. When you keep a clean pillow case you avoid the risk of that dirt and grime getting back on your skin thus causing breakouts.
A lot of times we relate pain with progress, but with skin care this is simply not the case. In things like working out the term No pain no gain is tossed around but this saying does not apply to skin care. When applying a skin care ingredient sometimes a little bit of tingling occurs but burning and pain is not a sign of making progress. If you feel burning you might have an allergy to an ingredient in your product, or you may have sensitive skin. If you have a reaction to a product that feels weird, remove that product. If your reaction does not clear up in a couple minutes you should contact your dermatologist.
A cheek lift or implant is a fairly painless procedure and rarely has any major complications associated with it. Dermal fillers in cheeks are very effective as they can dramatically reshape an individual's face and create a more attractive overall appearance. In addition to providing a more symmetrical look to the face, cheek implants may aid in the reconstruction of a face that has endured physical trauma or damage or drastically improve an orthodontic issue. In addition to providing a more symmetrical look to the face, cheek implants may aid in the reconstruction of a face that has endured physical trauma or damage or drastically improve an orthodontic issue. For those who are uneasy about the appearance of their faces, cheek implants may help those individuals feel significantly better about their outward mien.
While cheek implants usually cannot correct every defect of the face, they can easily balance out many disproportional attributes and improve a person's look drastically. Candidates who are looking to improve the overall appearance of their faces should consider cheek implants. Those expecting every facial flaw to vanish after cheek implants will be disappointed, as the procedure isn't intended to do as such.
As with any medical or surgical procedure, there are a few risks and possible side effects involved with undergoing a cheek filler procedure. Individuals who have just received the surgery will not be able to eat solid food for several days after the treatments, and will experience difficulty in chewing. There will also be some swelling and redness in the area for several days following the procedure. Mild to moderate pain may occur as well.
Smokers will likely be asked to stop smoking before the procedure. At times, it is advised that the patient undergoing the procedure not eat or drink immediately before the surgery. All of these requests are to ensure there are no complications during surgery.
Like the majority of surgical treatments, there is the risk of infection. If an infection becomes severe enough, the fillers may have to be removed and put in at a later time. The implant may also shift or become misaligned, and another surgery will be needed to correct it.
While the costs of cheek fillers will vary depending on the area and economic conditions, the average cost of the procedure usually ranges from £1,500 to £2,500. There may be additional charges such as anesthesia, rooms, and other expenses related to the treatment.
This article is intended for general interest only. Anyone considering any type of cosmetic surgery should consult with a qualified medical practitioner before undertaking any procedure.
If you cannot fix this yourself, you will need the help of a professional. I recommend Janette's eyelash salon - she has saved my bacon on more than one occasion after I botched my lashes and brows.


» September will be the Happiest Month for These 3 Signs!
The month of September is going to bring many pleasant moments for the zodiac signs. Those of them who have been unable to get away for a vacation earlier in the year, will be able to do that in the coming weeks. In fact, not only will they be able to chill out a bit, they will even have the opportunity to become familiar with a new culture in another country.
Several changes will take place in the personal lives of the zodiac signs this September. Some will end unhealthy relationships but will not suffer long afterward. They will soon find a more suitable partner with a rich inner world that will better complement them.
In the professional world, many other zodiac signs are also in for positive emotions. Those looking for a new job will receive intriguing new proposals at the end of the month of September.
But which are the signs that will be happiest over the coming weeks? Find the answer below.
September is going to be an important one for Virgos because they will gain valuable insight. During this month they are going to feel more confident in themselves and take risks they've always been afraid of. It is this outburst of unexpected courage that will show them how much more beautiful their life can be.
For Pisces it's going to be a magical month because they are going to sink into a sea of love. Lonely representatives of the sign will find themselves at the peak of a new romance. The Universe will bring them together with a kindred spirit and this time it's going to be very serious. Pisces already in a relationship are going to stabilize their current relations and win the trust of their partner.
Taureans are also going to have many good reasons to be happy this September. After all of their summer experiences they'll be able to conduct a more realistic analysis of their life. Now is the time to put priorities aside, while making plans for the comings months up until the end of the year. The more ambitious your goals, the better. Luck will be with you and you'll quickly realize your dreams.


This shopping mall and recreation center, with an overall area of 20,000 square meters, contains stores and a movie theater.
On the perimeter of the bottom floor a deep foundation was laid to protect the existing road, and to prepare for an underground parking lot and technical rooms.
The building is built out of reinforced concrete with ceilings of pre-cast pre-stressed concrete slabs. The main concourse is roofed with light metal and glass.


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Unknown problem relating to gearbox/driveshaft on Nissan Qashqai. Really honest/helpful check test from Chris with simple action to address issues quickly and in as least costly manner possible. Excellent service all round, and will return in heartbeat - hard to find a garage you can trust, will be recommending!


Speaking to Google Glass is "the weirdest thing," Schmidt told an audience at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government on Thursday.
Have you wondered what it's like to speak to a pair of glasses perched on your face? Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt can fill you in.
According to Reuters, which first reported the story, Schmidt suggested a new type of etiquette for those sporting the headgear, which provides the quiet power to surreptitiously record video and conjure information that only the wearer can see. "There are obviously places where Google Glasses are inappropriate," he said.
One West Virginia state legislator has argued that that includes behind the wheel of a car. Delegate Gary Howell last month introduced a bill that would establish "the offense of operating a motor vehicle [while] using a wearable computer with a head-mounted display."
Google unveiled Project Glass in April 2012, along with a $1,500 price tag. Users can see texts and emails, queue up music, check the weather, and more, all right in front of their eyes. Additionally, the augmented-reality interface highlights real-life things and provides more details about them, and can also share live video of what the user is seeing.
Just as Schmidt did, users can speak to the headgear, requesting that it open an application or start recording video.
Reuters said Glass will have stricter pre-approval process for apps than Google Play. "It's so new, we decided to be more cautious," Schmidt said. "It's always easier to open it up more in the future."
Early last week, Glass Explorer Program participants began receiving email notifications about device shipments, meaning the glasses, which include a 5-megapixel camera and record video in 720p, will be arriving on doorsteps soon. According to Google's technical specs, the device also delivers audio, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi connectivity, with 16GB of flash memory and a full day's worth of use on a single battery charge.
Google Glass is expected to hit the consumer market in 2014. For those who can't wait, check out a presentation from this month's South by Southwest event, which includes a demo of Glass. But before you rush out to place an order on the futuristic specs, take a minute to ponder The Dark Side of Google Glass.


Choices are tough. If you don't have any choices you're left feeling trapped. If you have two or more choices there's always the fear of making the wrong one. How do you manage yourself? What are ways to stay true to the self, not succumb to external pressure and be at peace even when you close a certain door?
In the course of making a career move I had to choose between two comparable offers. One was, on the surface, tougher, but with better pay and benefits. Another was more relaxed, more intimate and with more autonomy, but like most startups doesn't come with the perks a larger platform offers. Both have great learning opportunities. How does one choose? Better pay, larger platform, yet tougher hours? More autonomy, tighter network, better hours, yet worse pay?
It's not comparing apples to apples. You always win some and lose some. What's important is sticking with your decision and living with the consequences. You're the one who has to wake up every day and go to work. You're the one who has to do the work, day in day out. Money aside, can you do it? Will you love it? Will you loathe it?
It's never easy. The interview process itself can be stressful and daunting. Managing one's own recruitment process often requires delicate diplomacy, tenacity and tact. If you have a recruitment agent there to help you out, excellent – but be mindful that the agent's interests may not always align with yours, especially when it comes to long term career prospects. People, either the hirers, recruiters, parents, significant others, well-meaning friends, will have ideas about how you should go about it. Gathering ideas and advice is helpful, but don't forget to listen to that voice within.
If you're able to negotiate an acceptable offer – great. It often takes a while to even get there – be patient and trust in your abilities even in the face of rejection. If you're fortunate enough to have a few options to choose from – congratulations. But I also understand that choosing one over the other may cause some sense of loss. "What if" – we might ask. Or more practically, how do you handle the disappointment, or even anger, that ensues turning down an offer? One can manage the process the best he can, and be as transparent as candidacy allows without appearing vulnerable, but there will always be a party that's being rejected. It's either you, or the hirer. Learning to manage the disappointment on your part or on the hirer's part is essential. Truth is, you can only really effectively manage yourself as discussed in Choice Theory, and carry yourself with as much integrity as possible. As to how others react – as long as you've behaved in the best faith possible, you can't do much about it. More art than science really. I'm still learning.
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Friedrich Dutka, M.D.J.D., age 77, died April 28, 2018. A well-known Cardio-Thoracic and Peripheral Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Dutka is survived by his three sons, Rick J. M. Dutka, Daragh Dutka, and John Paul Dutka. He is also survived by his brother, Mr. Harry Dayan, (and family), Tel Aviv, Israel; his sister-in-law Beatrix, (The Late Alfred Dutka) Vienna, his niece, Arabella Schatz (Florian), and grand-niece, Victoria. He will be missed by his many, treasured, medical colleagues and friends.
Visitation will take place at Resurrection Funeral Home, 40800 Hayes Road in Clinton Township, on Monday, May 7th, 2018 from 3:30 PM until the Memorial Service at 7 pm. According to his wishes, Dr. Dutka will be flown to Vienna, Austria, accompanied by his sons, for burial in the family mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be directed to Old St. Mary's Church, 646 Monroe Ave., Detroit, Michigan, 48226.