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Creating Your Future at Optimax
How It's Manufactured
Optimax Spotlight
Meet Our Interns
POM Apprenticeship
Customer Success & Employee Prosperity: Optimax Systems
Optimax Systems, based in Rochester, grew from a struggling startup to a major player in the optics manufacturing sector. Optimax achieves operational excellence by investing in cutting-edge technology, advancing its people, and sharing 25% of monthly profits with employees. Learn more from The Hitachi Foundation's Good Work Blog: http://bit.ly/1EADgdu
Matt: Maintenance Intern | Careers at Optimax
Meet Matt, Optimax's maintenance intern. Matt shares his experience working in our maintenance department and his takeaways from his internship at Optimax's manufacturing facility. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today
Loudon: Quality Intern | Careers at Optimax
Meet Loudon, Optimax's quality intern. Loudon shares his experience working in our quality department and his takeaways from his internship at Optimax's manufacturing facility. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today
Jonah: Quality Intern | Careers at Optimax
Meet Jonah, Optimax's quality intern. Jonah shares his experience working in our quality department and his takeaways from his internship at Optimax's manufacturing facility. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today
Dan: Purchasing Intern | Careers at Optimax
Meet Dan, Optimax's purchasing intern. Dan shares his experience working in our purchasing department and his takeaways from his internship at Optimax's manufacturing facility. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today
Andi: Marketing Intern | Careers at Optimax
Meet Andi, Optimax's marketing intern. Andi shares her experience working in our marketing department and her takeaways from her internship at Optimax's manufacturing facility. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today
Individual Stories - Mike Pomerantz | Careers at Optimax
"3 years ago, I started adjunct teaching at MCC...the MCC program is and still has been the only program of its kind in the country." Hear Mike Pomerantz detail how he works with MCC students to teach them about what he's learned over the course of his career at Optimax!
Individual Stories - Tom Hordin | Careers at Optimax
"It's a fantastic place to grow...it's great to see my dad working here." Click the link below to hear from Tom Hordin, an Optimax employee since 1994, discuss how Optimax has become his family - literally!
Individual Stories - Kevin Bartlett | Careers at Optimax
"The boys here put together a benefit for me...they raised $14,000 and Optimax matched it." Watch the video below to hear from Optimax employee Kevin Bartlett about his incredible journey with cancer treatment - and how he came out the other side, happy and healthy with help from his Optimax family.
Individual Stories - Jimmy Vankouwenberg | Careers at Optimax
Optimax employee Jimmy Vankouwenberg describes how his early days in the barn eventually led to the creation of an optics lab at East High!
Individual Stories - Casey Duerr | Careers at Optimax
"One thing led to another, and I became the 'science outreach guy'...teaching science to kids is very entertaining!" Watch this week's individual story video to hear about how Optimax gives back to its community by creating opportunities for kids to fall in love with science!
Let us take you through the world of optics at Optimax. On this journey, you'll see how high precision lenses are made and explore more about the processes that go into making these optics that you can find as close as your smartphone and as far as outer space. Creating Your Future at Optimax Optimax builds the optics behind the latest breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Optimax reliability has allowed us to become America's largest optics prototype manufacturer. Our unique corporate culture of teamwork, innovation, and agility provides a dynamic work environment. We are looking for individuals that are committed to lifelong learning and creating value through their hard work. https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c... Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op... #careers #manufacturing #optics
Welcome to Optimax - and the world of optics manufacturing
Meet Pat, your guide, for the journey you are about to take through the world of optics at Optimax. On this journey, you'll see how high precision lenses are made and explore more about the processes that go into making these optics that you can find as close as your smartphone and as far as outer space. You will also learn more about who Optimax is. Creating Your Future at Optimax Optimax builds the optics behind the latest breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Optimax reliability has allowed us to become America's largest optics prototype manufacturer. Our unique corporate culture of teamwork, innovation, and agility provides a dynamic work environment. We are looking for individuals that are committed to lifelong learning and creating value through their hard work. https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c... Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op... #careers #manufacturing #optics Watch: Creating Your Future at Optimax
How to manufacture an optic
As we continue on our journey through the world of optics we are going to explore the beginning of how to manufacture an optic. We start the journey by talking to a number of our opticians and engineers to learn about these processes. Creating Your Future at Optimax Optimax builds the optics behind the latest breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Optimax reliability has allowed us to become America's largest optics prototype manufacturer. Our unique corporate culture of teamwork, innovation, and agility provides a dynamic work environment. We are looking for individuals that are committed to lifelong learning and creating value through their hard work. https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c... Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op... #careers #manufacturing #optics Watch: Creating Your Future at Optimax
Finishing & Optical Coating | Optimax
Now on the optics journey, we are going to talk about some specialty areas in the optics manufacturing process called finishing and coating. Both of these areas require high-end equipment, some of which is made in Rochester, New York. Creating Your Future at Optimax Optimax builds the optics behind the latest breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Optimax reliability has allowed us to become America's largest optics prototype manufacturer. Our unique corporate culture of teamwork, innovation, and agility provides a dynamic work environment. We are looking for individuals that are committed to lifelong learning and creating value through their hard work. https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c... Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op... #careers #manufacturing #optics Watch: Creating Your Future at Optimax
Optics enable applications that are out of this world
As we continue on our journey through the optics manufacturing process we are going to talk about where optics go. While traditional optics go in eyeglasses, high precision optics go into some of the most amazing applications out there. Creating Your Future at Optimax Optimax builds the optics behind the latest breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Optimax reliability has allowed us to become America's largest optics prototype manufacturer. Our unique corporate culture of teamwork, innovation, and agility provides a dynamic work environment. We are looking for individuals that are committed to lifelong learning and creating value through their hard work. https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c... Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op... #careers #manufacturing #optics Watch: Creating Your Future at Optimax
We are Manufacturing the Future | From Optics to Careers
For the final part of the journey through the world of optics, let's talk about how you too can be an optics professional and the advice and opportunities that are out there today. Creating Your Future at Optimax Optimax builds the optics behind the latest breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Optimax reliability has allowed us to become America's largest optics prototype manufacturer. Our unique corporate culture of teamwork, innovation, and agility provides a dynamic work environment. We are looking for individuals that are committed to lifelong learning and creating value through their hard work. https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c... Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op... #careers #manufacturing #optics Watch: Optics Manufacturing Career Stories
How It's Manufactured Series Premiere
Optimax is releasing a new YouTube Series called "How It's Manufactured" to highlight how the optical fabrication process happens. Make sure to subscribe and click the notification bell to be notified next week, when the first video drops. Learn more on www.optimaxsi.com
Evolution of Freeform Optics
Optimax's "How It's Manufactured" series takes on the evolution of freeform optics with this video. See how our engineers define what a freeform is, what applications they are used for, and how they went from research to reality. Optimax Freeform Capabilities Customers trust Optimax to create high-quality optics and deliver them fast, and our freeforms are no exception. Designing with freeforms requires fewer elements, lighter weight and increased flexibility for your system. Learn more about Optimax's freeform fabrication process on our website https://www.optimaxsi.com/capabilit... Visit our Freeform Technical Paper Library https://www.optimaxsi.com/technical... Engineering the Solutions of Tomorrow Optimax is America's largest optics manufacturer. On the cutting edge of future applications, Optimax implements an engineered solutions approach to help our customers achieve breakthroughs in the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, research, and medical industries. Optimax has a wide range of capabilities to support your programs, including aspheres, cylinders, freeforms, prisms, spheres, and advanced e-beam, APS, IAD, and IBS coatings. Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op...
Top Three Things to Know About Freeform Manufacturing
What are the top three things you need to know about freeform manufacturing? Greg and Tom share their knowledge of working with the optical fabrication of freeforms every day at Optimax. Watch our video to learn the top three things you should know before manufacturing a freeform optic. Optimax Freeform Capabilities Customers trust Optimax to create high-quality optics and deliver them fast, and our freeforms are no exception. Designing with freeforms requires fewer elements, lighter weight and increased flexibility for your system. Learn more about Optimax's freeform fabrication process on our website https://www.optimaxsi.com/capabilit... Visit our Freeform Technical Paper Library https://www.optimaxsi.com/technical... Engineering the Solutions of Tomorrow Optimax is America's largest optics manufacturer. On the cutting edge of future applications, Optimax implements an engineered solutions approach to help our customers achieve breakthroughs in the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, research, and medical industries. Optimax has a wide range of capabilities to support your programs, including aspheres, cylinders, freeforms, prisms, spheres, and advanced e-beam, APS, IAD, and IBS coatings. Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op...
Optimax Freeform Robots
Robots are making their presence known, not only in virtual reality, but in manufacturing. Hear from Michael, an engineer at Optimax on how robots are making new strides in optics manufacturing. Optimax Freeform Capabilities Customers trust Optimax to create high-quality optics and deliver them fast, and our freeforms are no exception. Designing with freeforms requires fewer elements, lighter weight and increased flexibility for your system. Learn more about Optimax's freeform fabrication process on our website https://www.optimaxsi.com/capabilit... Visit our Freeform Technical Paper Library https://www.optimaxsi.com/technical... Engineering the Solutions of Tomorrow Optimax is America's largest optics manufacturer. On the cutting edge of future applications, Optimax implements an engineered solutions approach to help our customers achieve breakthroughs in the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, research, and medical industries. Optimax has a wide range of capabilities to support your programs, including aspheres, cylinders, freeforms, prisms, spheres, and advanced e-beam, APS, IAD, and IBS coatings. Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op...
Manufacturing the Largest Freeform Optic at Optimax
It might have taken four years, but it was worth every second to create the largest freeform optic at Optimax, called "Big Phil". Hear from Matt, a mechanical engineer at Optimax, who was there for the entire journey of "Big Phil" from drawing to creation. Optimax Freeform Capabilities Customers trust Optimax to create high-quality optics and deliver them fast, and our freeforms are no exception. Designing with freeforms requires fewer elements, lighter weight and increased flexibility for your system. Learn more about Optimax's freeform fabrication process on our website https://www.optimaxsi.com/capabilit... Visit our Freeform Technical Paper Library https://www.optimaxsi.com/technical... Engineering the Solutions of Tomorrow Optimax is America's largest optics manufacturer. On the cutting edge of future applications, Optimax implements an engineered solutions approach to help our customers achieve breakthroughs in the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, research, and medical industries. Optimax has a wide range of capabilities to support your programs, including aspheres, cylinders, freeforms, prisms, spheres, and advanced e-beam, APS, IAD, and IBS coatings. Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op...
Applications for Freeform Optics | Optical Solutions | Optimax
Freeform optics have many purposes, but the end applications are literally out of this world, from virtual reality to outer space. Learn how freeform optics are helping drive some of the largest technological advances today, and more about Optimax's involvement. Optimax Freeform Capabilities Customers trust Optimax to create high-quality optics and deliver them fast, and our freeforms are no exception. Designing with freeforms requires fewer elements, lighter weight and increased flexibility for your system. Learn more about Optimax's freeform optic fabrication process on our website https://www.optimaxsi.com/capabilit... Visit our Freeform Technical Paper Library https://www.optimaxsi.com/technical... Engineering the Solutions of Tomorrow Optimax is America's largest optics manufacturer. On the cutting edge of future applications, Optimax implements an engineered solutions approach to help our customers achieve breakthroughs in the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, research, and medical industries. Optimax has a wide range of capabilities to support your programs, including aspheres, cylinders, freeforms, prisms, spheres, and advanced e-beam, APS, IAD, and IBS coatings. Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op...
Happy Star Wars Day!
May the 4th be with you! Join us today in celebrating Star Wars day! Hear from Jessica DeGroote Nelson, Director of Technology & Strategy, about the technologies behind the Star Wars blasters.
Air & Space Exhibit Video
APRIL FOOLS! Explore our "new" Air & Space exhibit! This new exhibit, housed in the Star Theater of the Strasenburgh Planetarium, pushes the boundaries of air and space showcasing rare specimens not often seen.
Mars... We Meet Again
Join Steve Fentress as he guides you through the universe in our newest Virtual Planetarium show.
Employee Ownership Trusts: An ESOP Alternative | Rick Plympton, Christopher Michael, Sue Crockett
Today's Topic: Employee Ownership Trusts: An ESOP Alternative Our Speaker: Rick Plympton, Christopher Michael, Sue Crockett Club E will be joined by Sue Crockett, Rick Plympton and Christopher Michael to discuss Employee Ownership Trusts. You can also watch live on our YouTube Channel. Selling to an employee ownership trust (EOT) should be considered as an alternative to an ESOP where the cost of an ESOP is a major consideration, as well as where perpetuity of the employee ownership structure is a major goal. The presentation will also include discussion of wealth accumulation strategies in an EOT, valuation for an EOT sale, choice of EOT trustee, oversight under state trust law, transition of an ESOP to an EOT, and examples of EOT-owned companies. You will come away from this event with the "Why" to use an EOT instead of an ESOP, the "How" to transition to an EOT, and the "Where" to look for further guidance. About our panelists- Rick Plympton: Rick Plympton is the CEO of Optimax, a precision optics manufacturer in Ontario, NY. He has provided leadership and vision over the past 25 years needed to grow Optimax from a small start-up to America's largest precision optics manufacturer. Rick recently initiated a corporate restructuring to effectively give the corporation to the employees via an EOT. Rick is actively involved in supporting regional workforce development and the optics industry. Rick holds degrees in business administration, computer science, and engineering science from Finger Lakes Community College. He furthered his education at the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Science degree in Optics '87 and an MBA '99. Christopher Michael: Chris is responsible for developing the perpetual purpose trust as a new legal mechanism for employee ownership in the United States and has published articles introducing the concept in leading peer-reviewed law journals, including Tax Notes and Probate & Property. He is currently a professor at the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations and a senior fellow at the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing. Chris received his BA from Columbia University and earned his JD and PhD at the City University of New York with a dissertation on the history of employee-owned businesses in the United States. He is admitted to practice law in Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, North Dakota, and the District of Columbia, and serves as a consultant for businesses across the country. Sue Crockett: Sue is the Executive Director of the MN Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO) a non-profit organization created to educate business owners, advisors, community leaders, and members of local and state government entities on the benefits of employee ownership via Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), worker cooperatives, and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs). It is the mission of the MNCEO to turn the state of Minnesota into a place where every working person can also be an employee owner. THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS Boulay Group, CPA's - https://www.boulaygroup.com/ Irish Titan - https://irishtitan.com/ Highland Bank - https://highland.bank/ Minnesota Sales Institute - https://mnsales.com/ Romain Berg - https://www.romainberg.com/ The Network Connect - https://thenetworkconnect.com/
Optimax optics on Mars Rover
Optimax Systems celebrated another success as lenses it produced for the new Mars Rover were launched into space in July.
For some manufacturing workers, AI-based technologies are a greater boon than threat, and the bigger issue is managing constant change in the work environments and responsibilities. Optimax, an optics manufacturer in Ontario, NY, lets us join them on the floor to learn how their employees are working with changing technology to build customized products.
Advocating for Rochester's Arts and Culture - Episode 46 - In the Spotlight
Produced through Town of Penfield Television www.penfieldTV.org Hosted by Eric Townell, with guests Dawn Lipson, chair of the Arts and Cultures Council for Greater Rochester Eric Plympton, CEO of Optimax
Optimax Case Study v 02
2018 Business Person of the Year Finalist: Optimax - An On Cue Content video
Optimax helps its customers prove that great people can do great things with the right technology and support. We leverage our optics manufacturing technology for programs that benefit mankind and projects that defend our freedom. Our know-how, innovation and speed enable quicker production of precision optics to meet emerging market needs. Some of the most sophisticated programs in the world trust Optimax to produce the most complex optics reliably. Since Optimax was founded in 1991, optics have been behind enormous progress in technologies as diverse as fiber optic telecommunications, solid-state lighting, digital photography, displays, and diagnostic medicine. We have worked key programs in aerospace, government research, and defense, and our customers' successes have fueled our growth.
Quality Jobs for All: What Would It Take?
At a time of record low unemployment, the problem we now face is not that people don't have work, but that they don't have good work. As the economy booms, low wages, limited benefits, and insecure employment are still the reality for many working people. What will it take to make sure everyone in the United States has quality jobs? The Aspen Institute and Urban Institute have been exploring this issue through different vantage points, to better understand the challenges that we face and the implications for policies and practices that improve job quality. And while the issue of quality jobs is one of national importance, solutions also need to respond to the needs of different places and communities across the country and be inclusive of all, regardless of race, gender, or other factors. Governments at all levels, businesses, civic, labor, and community organizations and more, all have roles to play in addressing the need for quality work. What do we know and what do we need to know so that we can build a world of work in which hard work truly does lead to a dignified living? This conversation will bring together different experiences and perspectives to explore this question. We'll be featuring a senior researcher from the Urban Institute together with Aspen Institute Job Quality Fellows from business, community development finance, and workforce and policy development who are working to create quality jobs in their communities. Opening remarks: Sarah Keh Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Prudential Financial Speakers: Amanda BlondeauAmanda Blondeau Business Services Director, Northern Initiatives Demetra Nightingale Institute Fellow, Urban Institute Rick Plympton CEO, Optimax Systems Caryn York Executive Director, Job Opportunities Task Force Join the conversation on Twitter by following us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/AspenWorkforce and https://twitter.com/urbaninstitute) and tweeting with the hashtag #talkgoodjobs. Learn more: For more information about this event, visit http://as.pn/qualityjobs. This event is part of the Working in America series, an ongoing discussion series hosted by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program that highlights an array of critical issues affecting low- and moderate-income workers in the United States and ideas for improving and expanding economic opportunities for working people. We are grateful to the Ford Foundation, Prudential Financial, and the Walmart Foundation for their support of this series. For more information, visit http://as.pn/workinginamerica. Learn how the Economic Opportunities Program is helping low- and moderate-income Americans connect to and thrive in a changing economy. Follow us on social media at http://as.pn/eopsocial and join our mailing list at http://as.pn/eopmail to stay up-to-date on events, publications, blog posts, and other announcements.
#Mastercam Success Story - Optimax Systems
Learn how Optimax Systems, a manufacturer of world class optics, uses #Mastercam's precision to minimize polishing time as well as keeping the surface as pure as possible.
2018 Groundbreaking Ceremony
In 2019, Optimax doubled its size and added 60,000 sq. ft. to its current facility in Ontario, NY. This expansion will make room for more than 59 new jobs in the next five years as part of our dedication to growing our workforce. Learn more here https://www.optimaxsi.com/about-opt...
Michael Mandina & Richard Plympton- Optimax Systems
2018 Rochester Business Hall of Fame Laureates October 16, 2018
Optimax doubling facility in Ontario
The largest precision optics manufacturer in the nation is expanding into our backyard.
Optimax precision optics polishing using MRF® and the Q22-XE from QED Technologies
Mike Mandina, President of Optimax describes how QED's Q22-XE and MRF® enable Optimax to go after a broader range of business and to fulfill their mission of being the most responsive precision optics manufacturer in the country. Optimax provides rapid prototyping of precision optical components in sizes from 3 to 300mm and quantities of 1 to 100. Specializing in Asphere, Cylinder, Sphere and Plano/Flat optics. All parts are manufactured to customer supplied specifications and final inspection data is included.
On The Job With Finger Lakes TV
Finger Lakes TV has launched a new show, called "On the Job with Finger Lakes Television," to help young people learn more about careers with employers in the Finger Lakes region. The first episode features two women who work at Optimax Systems in Ontario, Wayne County, Jaeden Powers and Genny Kingsley. They talk about the path to their current career and the type of work they do. "On the Job with Finger Lakes Television" is shown every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and every Friday at 8 p.m. on channel 12 or digital 5.12 on the Spectrum cable system in the Finger Lakes region. All Finger Lakes TV content is simultaneously webcast at fingerlakestv.org/live. The show is a collaboration with the Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board and Finger Lakes Community College. Finger Lakes Television is an independent public access station based at FLCC's main campus through an in-kind donation of space and administrative services. The station broadcasts live Canandaigua and Geneva city council meetings, providing hands-on camera opportunities for FLCC students. Finger Lakes TV also records and broadcasts community events such as lectures, concerts and parades as well as national public access programming from NASA and other sources. For more information about Finger Lakes TV, call (585) 785-1623.
RocGrowth Candids 2017-03-01 * Rick Plympton & Mike Mandina * Optimax Systems
Our esteemed guests are Rick Plympton and Mike Mandina, CEO and President of Optimax Systems. This optics company is no traditional success story. The website states it well: "We leverage our optics manufacturing technology for programs that benefit mankind and projects that defend our freedom." Rick and Mike have fostered a corporate culture that empowers and dignifies the 280 people who work there. It's nothing short of cutting edge…and fun. Rick Plympton, CEO, Optimax Systems Mike Mandina, President, Optimax Systems
Precision Manufacturing Skills Gap in NY | Mike Mandina, Optimax
BLU employer Mike Mandina, president of Optimax in Ontario, NY, discusses the challenges of finding skilled workers to fill available positions in his precision optics manufacturing company and his work with partnerships that are creating a pipeline of trained workers to meet industry needs.
Interning During A Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic didn't stop students from being a part of Optimax's team. Hear about who we brought on this summer and what their experiences were like! Visit our career page today to learn more! https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Zoë- Packaging Science Intern
Meet Zoë, Optimax's Packaging Science intern. Zoë shares her experience working in our Quality department and her takeaways from her internship at Optimax's manufacturing facility. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Nick-Coating Engineering Intern
Meet Nick, Optimax's Coating Engineering intern. Nick discusses what he learned through his different internships over the last three years in different departments. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today! https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Michael- Mechanical Engineering Intern
Meet Michael, Optimax's Mechanical Engineering intern. Michael discusses lean manufacturing and his takeaways from his manufacturing internship here at Optimax. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today! https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Ben- Manufacturing Intern
Meet Ben, Optimax's Manufacturing intern. Ben discusses the skills he learned during his manufacturing internship at Optimax. Are you interested in learning more about our internship program? Visit our career page today! https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Optimax Precision Optics Manufacturing Program
The Optimax Precision Optics Manufacturing (POM) Apprenticeship program was created to prepare technicians for a rewarding, long-term career in precision optics manufacturing. As part of upskilling the workforce in developing optical fabrication technicians, this apprenticeship program will help the industry and Optimax continue to manage and sustain workforce growth. The program consists of a three-year on-the-job training (OJT) rotations throughout all the departments at Optimax to prepare employees with the skills that will help them become productive and technically savvy precision optics manufacturing technicians. Learn more about our program here https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Meet our Apprentice Jeff
Jeff tells his story about why he joined Optimax's POM Apprenticeship program, including the diverse projects that he will have the ability to work on after training in every department of the company. Learn more about Optimax's Precision Optics Manufacturing Apprenticeship program. https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c... Optimax builds the optics behind the latest breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Optimax reliability has allowed us to become America's largest optics prototype manufacturer. Our unique corporate culture of teamwork, innovation, and agility provides a dynamic work environment. We are looking for individuals that are committed to lifelong learning and creating value through their hard work. https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c... Connect with Optimax Online! Visit Optimaxsi.com: https://www.optimaxsi.com/ Find Optimax on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimaxSys... Find Optimax on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/op... #careers #manufacturing #optics #apprenticeships
Meet our Apprentice Travis
Learn more about Optimax's apprenticeship program from our very first apprentice graduate, Travis. Aspiring opticians are given the opportunity to continue their education while engaging in a hands-on rotational program on the shop floor during their Precision Optics Manufacturing (POM) Apprenticeship. Read more about the opportunities and careers we offer here https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Meet our Apprentice Collin
Hear how Optimax's apprentice Collin used his military background to help him through his manufacturing apprenticeship. Optimax's Precision Optics Manufacturing (POM) Apprenticeship Program allows aspiring opticians to gain knowledge in the field while furthering their education. This includes a rotational program throughout all aspects of the company and taking classes to get their degree. Learn more about the opportunities and careers we offer here https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Training for the Optics Field at Community College
Jake Thurston likes working with both hand tools and sophisticated equipment in his work in the optics field. He has always liked to design and innovate. He took programs at Monroe Community College that gave him the right skills for a job as an optician, but he thinks people with a variety of job skills in applied sciences, technology or the trades can be good candidates for the optics sector. He works at Optimax as an optician. Learn more. Produced by WXXI for American Graduate: Getting To Work #AmGradROC #AmGrad Explore More Good Jobs at: http://wxxi.org/grad
"Why I Apprentice"
Noah started part-time at Optimax as a high schooler and talks about his journey starting the Precision Optics Manufacturing (POM) Apprenticeship journey and why others should consider joining one. Hear more stories about the benefits of engaging in an apprenticeship on our website https://www.optimaxsi.com/optimax-c...
Genny Kingsley tried a variety of jobs out of high school after getting an art degree. Nothing felt right until she started her optician training at Optimax. She takes joy in being a maker and continuing to learn new things. She has options for apprenticeship, on the job training and higher education. She advises that someone could do well in her job out of high school with on the job training to further her career. She loves being creative and the hands-on nature of making products that have value. Learn more. Produced by WXXI for American Graduate: Getting To Work #AmGradROC #AmGrad Explore More Good Jobs at: http://wxxi.org/grad
Precision Optics Manufacturing Apprentice at Optimax
Travis Montgomery started working part time at Optimax while going to a BOCES program in high school. He didn't plan on going to college, but when Optimax had a program that would pay for his higher education degree, he decided to take advantage of working and going to school full-time. He is an apprentice in the precision optics manufacturing sector. Learn more. Produced by WXXI for American Graduate: Getting To Work #AmGradROC #AmGrad Explore More Good Jobs at: http://wxxi.org/grad
New York State Apprenticeship Week Tour 2019
NYS DOL celebrated Apprenticeship Week 2019 by visiting Registered Apprenticeship programs around the state. Thanks to all who welcomed us with open arms. Together we will continue making New York's apprenticeship programs the best they can be. #NAW2019 #NationalApprenticeshipWeek
Women in Manufacturing: Lindsay | Optimax POM Apprenticeship
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Author: admin Subject: Maria Cantwell desperately presented false and misleading testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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posted on 06-26-2006 at 23:48
Maria Cantwell desperately presented false and misleading testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress sabotages international marriage, romance for vets
Dave Root, Damascus
While we weren't looking Congress along with some extreme feminist groups used the "backdoor" to strip you of your right to choose whom you wish to date and marry by implementing the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA). The new law severely limits a man's ability to date and marry foreign women. These "International marriages" have lower divorce rates than the 50 percent average for all US citizens.
The new law will affect veterans and others - 60,000 marriages occur each year between veterans and foreign women. The stated purpose of the new law was to protect foreign immigrant women from violence stemming from a few unfortunate cases of foreign immigrant women who were abused by their husbands. Everyone agrees protecting women from violence is important, but IMBRA is a senseless law creating an "iron curtain" that actually increases violence against women.
The provisions of the new law are draconian, requiring clients of International marriage agencies ("marriage brokers") to provide sensitive background information (personal and criminal) to marriage brokers before sending love letters to foreign women. Since when are Americans required to provide documents just for the purpose of writing a love letter?
Another provision amends the application form for so-called "fiancŽe Visas" with numerous questions including: Whether or not the romance was arranged by an international broker and if the U.S. citizen has ever been accused of various crimes including alcohol offenses. IMBRA is a confusing bureaucratic nightmare.
Recently the Department of Homeland Security missed a deadline to revise the old petition forms, resulting in 10,000 "indefinite delays" trashing and destroying those marriages. Many of those affected by the recall are veterans. While these American servicemen have been fighting for their country, these extreme feminist groups made "backdoor" arrangements with YOUR legislators creating IMBRA and preventing them from marrying the person they love.
Proponents of IMBRA were unable to get much support for IMBRA when the law was introduced in 2003. Most legislators felt the controversial law was a severe impingement of men's privacy rights. The manner in which IMBRA passed was an atrocity reminiscent of the old Soviet Politburo, being passed by an undemocratic voice vote with no debate, no questions answered and no violence statistics presented comparing violence rates. IMBRA reeks of political corruption and scandal on a massive level.
Ironically, the largest international dating agencies are exempt from IMBRA for suspicious reasons. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) desperately presented false and misleading testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 14, 2004 (falsely) claiming international marriage brokers were involved in human trafficking of women into the United States. A DOJ study had already concluded no such correlation.
Clients of IMBs are essentially a "politically unpopular group." The collective "mass psychological" behavior of human beings sometimes dictates totally irrational responses to events similar to mob anger mentality. Japanese Americans during World War II, a politically unpopular group, were placed in internment camps having done nothing wrong.
The proponents continue to use deception , distortion and exaggeration, all of which are a form of lying (political McCarthyism). They carefully engineer "one sided" media interviews with no opposing point of view.
IMBRA proponents sensationalize the three foreign immigrant women killed by American men in "mail order bride arrangements" in 10 years, masking the ugly American fact that 14,000 American women citizens have been killed by their intimate partner in the same time frame. The only problem with these "International marriages" is a false perception created by IMBRA proponents.
IMBRA is a violation of the rights of people living in America. People living everywhere should have the right to choose whom they marry without government interference. Fellow citizens, please contact your elected representatives and ask for repeal of The "International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005." Please contact your fellow veterans also.
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Step 1 Cook noodles according to packet instructions; drain and toss with half of the ginger in a large bowl. Cover to keep warm.
Step 2 Heat half of the peanut oil in a large non-stick frying pan or wok set over high heat. Add sliced onions and chilli with remaining ginger; stir-fry for 2–3 minutes, or until soft and fragrant.
Step 3 Add chicken strips to frying pan and stir-fry for 3 minutes, or until browned. Add pumpkin chunks with remaining peanut oil and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4–5 minutes, or until tender.
Add bok choy; cook for a few more minutes, or until wilted.
Step 4 Add ginger noodles to pan; toss and heat through. Divide stir-fry among bowls and serve.
Make it gluten free: Replace udon noodles with gluten-free soba noodles.


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Bottomline | Face the Reality
India needs to take China's recent White Paper on national defence seriously
Pravin Sawhney
China's recently released White Paper on national defence dealing with China's defence policy, military reforms, missions, defence expenditure and the changing character of warfare did not get the attention it should have in India. In our collective obsession with Pakistan, it is forgotten that China is India's immediate, biggest and existential military threat.
China claims 90,000sqkm of Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, does not accept the border with India in Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir) and has achieved military interoperability (ability to fight together for common objective) with Pakistan. Except for India and Bhutan, all nations in South Asia have joined the One Belt One Road (OBOR) project. Post-Doklam, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) presence in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has increased substantially. In June 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping personally told the visiting United States defence secretary, James Mattis that China will not lose an inch of its territory handed to them by their ancestors.
Close reading of the White Paper underlines four peculiarities of PLA's changing warfare. The first is its exceptional spectrum (short for Electromagnetic Spectrum, EMS) warfare capability, where, by blinding India's military assets, the PLA could end the war before it is joined, hence winning without fighting. This non-kinetic warfare will be in cyberspace, in which high-grade malware (short for malicious software) is injected into the spectrum that connects the entire target engagement cycle comprising satellites, airborne sensors (eyes), command centres, missiles and other interceptors through data-links. All modern weapons — airplanes, tanks, satellites, ships, radio — depend on the spectrum to function. By pushing malware into data-links, military assets are blanked, disrupted, disorientated or debilitated. The war, then, is as good as over.
The Indian military is not prepared by PLA's cyber offensive which is central to its operational (warfighting) strategy. PLA has consolidated its space, cyber, electronic warfare and psychological warfare assets under the unique Strategic Support Force (SSF), which according to the white paper, 'has made active efforts to integrate into the joint operations system. It has carried out confrontational training.'
PLA's second unmatched peculiarity is its rocket force, called PLA Rocket Force (PLARF), which has under it all nuclear and conventional ballistic, cruise, and soon to be acquired hypersonic missiles. The rocket force, 'has organised force-on-force evaluation-oriented training and training based on operational plans at brigade and regiment level, strengthening training for joint strikes.' The PLA will use its plethora of missiles by itself and to supplement (not as substitute) its air force. India cannot meet this challenge because it has limited numbers, and PLA with its totally indigenous and automated production lines can deliver unending salvos of smart, long-range and precise missiles.
The third PLA peculiarity is its mission, 'to safeguard China's oversea interests' to include its infrastructure and people. On the one hand, PLA's presence would continue to increase in nations which have accepted OBOR. This is being done by the 'office of international military cooperation', raised under the 2015 military reforms, which reports directly to the Central Military Commission headed by Xi Jinping. More and regular interaction between the PLA and militaries of OBOR nations would lead to better understanding of Chinese arms exports and interoperability, and possibilities of PLA air and naval bases or 'support bases' there.
President of People's Republic of China Xi Jinping
On the other hand, the underplayed Digital Silk Road with vast security implications would increase its footprints alongside OBOR growing presence. China is building fibre optics cables, mobile structures for installing Huawei 5G wireless technology to introduce common technical standards in these nations. The militaries of these nations would soon be connected to Chinese BeiDou navigation satellite system for e-commerce and military needs.
With the successful launch of world's first intercontinental quantum satellite called Micius in 2016, China has demonstrated long distance cryptography service for secure communications which cannot be hacked. China is already working on expanding quantum communications' infrastructure; quantum radar and sensing which would defeat stealth technologies; and quantum compass for submarines which would be independent and not require Beidou for navigation. Needless to add that quantum technologies which are transformational and do not follow present laws of physics would revolutionise warfare. Added together, the Digital Silk Road would, sooner rather later, give the PLA ability to control and manipulate the information available with developing smaller OBOR nations.
The fourth peculiarity is, 'the application of cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum information, big data, cloud computing and the Internet of Things is gathering pace in the military field.' These technologies will shift warfare from real to virtual battlefields. For example, today a smart cruise missile should be more than 'fire and forget' semi-autonomous weapon. It should also have assured data-linking with rear for continuous instructions till desired target is hit. An AI-driven intelligent cruise missile need not have data-linking which is vulnerable to cyberattack. It will do the entire engagement cycle, especially deciding which target is more dangerous needing destruction, on its own.
In terms of revolutions in warfare, AI-driven warfare where China, if not competing, is certainly giving a run for money to the US, is the consequence of the fourth revolution which is both transforming society and warfighting. The earlier three revolutions were wrought by the steam engine, the age of science, and the rise of digital technology. Since doctrines follow technology, China has taken lead in developing disruptive thinking in warfare to optimally exploit AI in warfighting. Interestingly, the new military strategic and doctrinal thinking would have a little or no resemblance with present warfare.
In terms of timelines, China wants, 'to complete the modernisation of national defence and the military by 2035, and to fully transform the people's armed forces into world-class forces by the mid-21st century.' Translated this means the PLA would achieve human-machine (robot) fusion by 2035, and, with the arrival of quantum computers, it would have machines more intelligent than humans.
If all this sounds unreal, it is not unexpected. The Indian military, in comparison, is still entering the digital age. It does not understand that in multi-domain warfare, all domains like air force, army and navy are mere tactical units much like cyber, space, and electronic warfare. Thus, when services' chiefs say that their service on its own is ready for all contingencies, they are talking of fighting the last war, not the next one.


On the 27th of May the children of second class made their First Holy Communion. It turned out to be a beautiful day and the children really enjoyed themselves. All the hard work preparing for the months before paid off as every child was fantastic on the day. Here are some photographs of our artwork.


DirectoryLookup - This class represents one entry in the search list that specifies the search order for directories in #include directives.
It represents either a directory, a framework, or a headermap.
Definition at line 31 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
Definition at line 33 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
DirectoryLookup ctor - Note that this ctor does not take ownership of 'dir'.
Definition at line 67 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
DirectoryLookup ctor - Note that this ctor does not take ownership of 'map'.
Definition at line 77 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
getDir - Return the directory that this entry refers to.
Definition at line 94 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
DirCharacteristic - The type of directory this is, one of the DirType enum values.
Definition at line 132 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
Referenced by isSystemHeaderDirectory(), and clang::HeaderSearch::LookupFile().
getFrameworkDir - Return the directory that this framework refers to.
Definition at line 100 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
getHeaderMap - Return the directory that this entry refers to.
Definition at line 106 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
getLookupType - Return the kind of directory lookup that this is: either a normal directory, a framework path, or a HeaderMap.
Definition at line 86 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
Referenced by isFramework(), isHeaderMap(), and isNormalDir().
getName - Return the directory or filename corresponding to this lookup object.
Definition at line 298 of file HeaderSearch.cpp.
References clang::FileEntry::getDir(), clang::FileManager::getFile(), and clang::HeaderSearch::getFileMgr().
Determine whether we have already searched this entire directory for module maps.
Definition at line 122 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
isFramework - True if this is a framework directory.
Definition at line 115 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
Referenced by getFrameworkDir(), and clang::HeaderSearch::loadTopLevelSystemModules().
isHeaderMap - Return true if this is a header map, not a normal directory.
Definition at line 118 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
Referenced by getHeaderMap(), and isIndexHeaderMap().
Whether this header map is building a framework or not.
Definition at line 142 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
References Filename, isHeaderMap(), and LookupFile().
isNormalDir - Return true if this is a normal directory, not a header map.
Definition at line 111 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
Whether this describes a system header directory.
Definition at line 137 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
LookupFile - Lookup the specified file in this search path, returning it if it exists or returning null if not.
Filename The file to look up relative to the search paths.
HS The header search instance to search with.
IncludeLoc the source location of the #include or #import directive.
SearchPath If not NULL, will be set to the search path relative to which the file was found.
RelativePath If not NULL, will be set to the path relative to SearchPath at which the file was found. This only differs from the Filename for framework includes.
RequestingModule The module in which the lookup was performed.
SuggestedModule If non-null, and the file found is semantically part of a known module, this will be set to the module that should be imported instead of preprocessing/parsing the file found.
[out] InUserSpecifiedSystemFramework If the file is found, set to true if the file is located in a framework that has been user-specified to be treated as a system framework.
[out] IsFrameworkFound For a framework directory set to true if specified '.framework' directory is found.
[out] MappedName if this is a headermap which maps the filename to a framework include ("Foo.h" -> "Foo/Foo.h"), set the new name to this vector and point Filename to it.
Definition at line 328 of file HeaderSearch.cpp.
References clang::FileManager::getFile(), clang::HeaderSearch::getFileMgr(), clang::CodeGen::getName(), clang::HeaderMap::LookupFile(), clang::HeaderMapImpl::lookupFilename(), and clang::Result.
Specify whether we have already searched all of the subdirectories for module maps.
Definition at line 126 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
Dir - This is the actual directory that we're referring to for a normal directory or a framework.
Definition at line 42 of file DirectoryLookup.h.
Map - This is the HeaderMap if this is a headermap lookup.
Definition at line 46 of file DirectoryLookup.h.


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She was a very pretty girl, and her beauty happened to be of a sort which Emma particularly admired. She was short, plump, and fair, with a fine bloom, blue eyes, light hair, regular features, and a look of great sweetness, and, before the end of the evening, Emma was as much pleased with her manners as her person, and quite determined to continue the acquaintance.
She was not struck by any thing remarkably clever in Miss Smith`s conversation, but she found her altogether very engaging--not inconveniently shy, not unwilling to talk--and yet so far from pushing, shewing so proper and becoming a deference, seeming so pleasantly grateful for being admitted to Hartfield, and so artlessly impressed by the appearance of every thing in so superior a style to what she had been used to, that she must have good sense, and deserve encouragement.


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Ethiopian Airlines to launch flight to Garowe, Somalia
01-07-2019 06:46:25 | by: Andrea Ayemoba | hits: 3215 | Tags:
Ethiopian Airlines Group will launch its flight to Garowe, Somalia, via Bossaso, Somalia effective 15 July 2019.
The flight schedule to Garowe, Somalia is as per the below:
Sub Fleet
Mon, Wed, Sat.
ET DH8
Regarding the launch of the flight, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Mr. Tewolde GebereMariam, remarked, "It gives us a great pleasure to launch our flight to Garowe, Somalia. In addition to our operating flight to Mogadishu, Somalia, the new service significantly strengthens the long-standing people-to-people, economic and political ties between the two neighborly and sisterly countries. It will also enable the important Somali Diaspora in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Europe and Africa to travel to their homeland via Addis Ababa, our main hub, as well as get connected to the world thanks to our extended global network of over 120 international destinations.
We will keep serving the huge volume of traffic between the two sisterly countries and the traffic between Somalia and the rest of the world with more frequencies and route network."
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Countless small caves existed on the mountainside like honeycombs. Bone-piercing cold wind blew like sharp daggers, sliding across the dark rock and starting long traces of fire.
Huaxu Lie and Huaxu Chen each sat in a small cave which could contain nothing more than their own bodies. Frosty gusts of wind blowing around them, slowly corroding their skins, muscles, and blood. They were both incredibly strong, but suffering the cold wind, their skins had already turned purple. They were stiff, paralyzed, and disabled from moving.
This was a prison of the Huaxu Family designed to punish the criminals from the family. The dark wind tortured both the bodies and souls. Staying in this place, even the marrow of relatively weaker people would disappear in a matter of months.
Enduring the piercing pain from both his body and soul, Huaxu Chen tremblingly murmured, "Something is wrong. The leader and elders..."
"What's wrong?" Huaxu Lie was a bad-tempered person. Hearing Huaxu Chen, he growled with a hoarse voice, "Those old people always think nothing but the family, family interests! They defend no one other than the Huaxu Family. They wouldn't even blink their eyes even if all the other human beings in the world died!"
Swish! A thin gust of cold wind swept across his forehead and tore his skin open. But, before the blood flew out of his wound, the bone-piercing cold wind froze his wound, covering that wound with fine ice crystals.
"No, Lie, perhaps, some of those elders are like that." Huaxu Chen frowned, seriously looking at Huaxu Lie as he said, "I admit that some elders from our Huaxu Family and the other large families are like this. They follow the ancient rules, defending nothing other than the interests of their own families; they never care about the other clans and families. But, Leader Qingye isn't one of them."
Raising his head, Huaxu Chen continued slowly, "Do you remember that three-hundred years ago when the Nether Moon and Red Sun joined hands to launch an offensive on Chi Ban Mountain, the man who sent out the reinforcement the first time around and saved us from the hapless situation was Leader Qingye.?
"A hundred and thirty years ago, the man who supported Emperor Shun with all of his power, deployed elite forces from all large families to strengthen the army under the direct command of the alliance of human clans, was Leader Qingye. For making this happen, he visited every large family and clan, and endured so many contemptuous glances and bad words. Do you remember that?"
"Even twenty years ago, when Si Wen Ming tried to enhance the Magi Palace, Leader Qingye ordered his people to copy all the scriptures in Huaxu Family's collection for the Magi Palace. For this, Leader Qingye was nearly impeached by a few master elders. He was almost forced to give up his position."
Huaxu Lie gradually calmed himself down from the burning rage. As he looked back on everything Huaxu Qingye had done in the recent years, his face turned darker and darker.
"Especially this, after his wife died, Leader Qingye never touched one single woman." Huaxu Chen continued with a weird expression on his face, "But as we saw in the hall, he was surrounded by so many dancers, and his face was even covered in lip prints!"
"Ah, he thought it through!" Huaxu Lie licked his lips and said.
"Do you think that's possible?" Huaxu Chen frowned as he looked at Huaxu Lie, who sat in the cave right in front of him. "It has been so many years. Countless girls brought themselves to him, but his heart was never shaken. The leaders of some other large families even wanted to marry their daughters to him, but he didn't make that happen. Would he suddenly change his mind for those dancers?"
Huaxu Lie remained silent for a while, then raised his head and seriously asked Huaxu Chen, "What are you trying to say?"
Huaxu Chen knitted his eyebrows, pondered for a long while, then said word by word, "Too impatient, we've been too impatient. Since something is wrong with Emperor Shun...Si Wen Ming and Ji Hao aren't here, but we should ask Ji Xia about what happened."
"Ji Xia showed up in the ceremony with a divine army, so he may know something." Said Huaxu Chen, "We aren't weak, we have many friends and we control strong forces. As brother Wen Ming's supporters, if we combine our powers, we can even control a big half of the humankind."
"But, did we ever run a discussion? Did we ever plan? Did you try to contact your friends, your brothers? No, none of us did this! Si Wen Ming isn't here, and we are unorganized. Without thinking, we sent ourselves to the frontline hastily."
Huaxu Chen gave a bitter grin and said, "Think about this. If we didn't rush into the hall alone like two idiots, but came with an army of brothers supporting us from the outside, would we be imprisoned in here so easily?"
Huaxu Lie blushed. With a muffled voice, he responded, "It's already happened, so no need to talk about it now. Talk about Hua Qingye...No, about Leader Qingye."
Huaxu Chen nodded. He made a gesture, lowered his voice, and said, "Do you remember what happened in the nine water gates area? Back then, when large families and clans sent out their elite forces for Si Wen Ming's credits, at first, about thirty percent of all elders supported this action. Do you remember this?"
"I don't know about the other families, but only around twenty percent of our elders insisted that we should do the same. Leader Qingye forbade them from doing so. At last, those elders sent their own people to the nine water gate area. It wasn't a decision made by the whole family, and those elders were reprimanded by Leader Qingye for long." Huaxu Lie narrowed his eyes and responded.
"That's right." Said Huaxu Chen in a deep voice, "Back then, Leader Qingye and most of our elders weren't as crazy as they are now."
Narrowing his eyes, Huaxu Chen continued, "Migrating mid and small clans? Occupying their territories? Looting their wealth? If we Huaxu Family people wanted to do this, we would have done it many years ago! Did we have to wait untill now? Till present? You understand how powerful we are. If we needed their territories, their wealth, if we truly wanted to do it, those mid and small clans would have been swallowed by us long ago. They wouldn't even have had a chance to survive till today!"
"Today, right now, Leader Qingye and all our elders, including those master elders who haven't shown up for years, have all been crazily seizing any profit they could see..."
A tremor went through Huaxu Chen's body as he clenched his teeth and asked Huaxu Lie with a trace of fear on his face, "Don't you think that as same as Emperor Shun, they aren't like themselves anymore?"
"Perhaps, Leader Qingye and those elders have changed...But, why are those master elders spending time with those dancers as well? They have been living isolated lives for countless years, with no other pursuit but becoming Supreme Magi."
"That was the congress hall of our Huaxu Family, but since when could those lowly musicians and dangers step into that place so freely?"
"Since when could we even host a party in that hall?"
"All these years, who dared to drink wildly before the memorial tablets of our ancestors? Who dared to put their arms around a woman's neck in that place?"
Huaxu Chen asked a series of question. Same as Huaxu Lie, his back was soaked in cold sweat, and his heart was frozen.
Their hearts sank into a great fear.
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Dean Karnazes was named by TIME magazine as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2006. The January 2007 cover of Outside magazine hailed him as, "America's Greatest Runner." An internationally recognized endurance athlete and bestselling author, he has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits.
Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Karnazes has run 350 continuous miles, foregoing sleep for three nights. He has run across Death Valley in 120-degree temperatures, and he has run a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40 degrees. On ten different occasions, he has run a 200-mile relay race solo, racing alongside teams of twelve. He has swum across the San Francisco Bay, scaled Half Dome in Yosemite, mountain-biked for 24-hours straight, surfed the gigantic waves off the coast of Hawaii, and is an accomplished windsurfer. He has won the Vermont Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run, holds eleven Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run Silver Buckle's, has raced and competed across the globe, and has won the world's toughest footrace, the Badwater Ultramarathon, running 135 miles across Death Valley in the middle of summer.
Dean Karnazes' most recent endeavor was running 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in 50 consecutive days, finishing with the NYC Marathon, which he ran in three hours flat. Men's Fitness magazine proclaimed him, "The fittest man in the world."
Mr. Karnazes and his incredible adventures have been featured on 60 Minutes, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS News, CNN, ESPN, The Howard Stern Show, NPR's Morning Edition, the BBC, and many others. He has appeared on the cover of Runner's World and Outside, and been featured in TIME, Newsweek, People, GQ, The New York Times, USA TODAY, The Washington Post, Men's Journal, Forbes, The Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, and the London Telegraph, to mention a few. He is a monthly columnist for Men's Health, the largest Men's publication in the world.
Dean Karnazes' first book, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, is a National Bestseller, and was the #7 bestselling sports book worldwide in 2005. Ultramarathon Man is currently in print in eleven languages and available in audio format. His newest book, co-authored with Matt Fitzgerald, 50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days--And How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!, was released August 2008.
Always wanting to do more, to give more, to help others in need, Mr. Karnazes has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity through his running and sports career. He has participated in the Leukemia Society of America's "Team-In-Training" and "Man of the Year" programs, has raised money for the Special Olympics, YouthAIDS, and childhood organ donation programs, and has contributed his time and energy to numerous environmental organizations.
Beyond being a celebrated endurance athlete, philanthropist, and bestselling author, Dean Karnazes is an accomplished businessman with a notable professional career working for several Fortune 500 companies and startups alike. He is uniquely able to demonstrate how the lessons learned from athletics can be applied to business, and he is able to convey with authenticity the many insights he has gleaned along the way as an athlete and business professional.
Mr. Karnazes is a sought after speaker who has captivated audiences across the country with his stories of persistence and perseverance. His dynamic, engaging and inspirational presentations focus on going beyond perceived limitations to be the best that you can be. He talks about unlocking an inner strength to achieve extraordinary results. His real-life examples explore the topics of: dealing with adversity, overcoming obstacles, setting and reaching lofty goals, the importance of teamwork, even in solo endeavors, and excelling in a competitive and often confusing world. In his presentations, he examines and discusses the essential ingredients necessary for high-achievement and developing the ability to prevail against staggering odds.
Dean Karnazes is believable, because his achievements and accomplishments are real, and he delivers his message with the insight and candor that only one who has lived through such experiences can. His tales of endurance and perseverance are often comical; sometimes tear jerking, and always entertaining. His roster of clients include: Nike, Roche Pharmaceuticals, The Gap, Accenture, Genentech, The North Face, L'Oreal Cosmetics, Stanford University, CNET, JP Morgan Chase, and a host of others.
50/50: Secrets I learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days--How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!


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Superdome of Shame
By Jack Duggan
Watching news coverage of the refugees trying to enter the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans for safety from the approaching force-five Hurricane Katrina, I was incredulous how the people attempting to enter the stadium were being treated by the National Guard troops and local police. The people were made to stand for hours outside in the awful Louisiana climate while they were admitted one or two adults at a time so they could be searched "for firearms and alcohol."
The frail elderly, many grasping walkers and others in wheelchairs seemed to be near collapse. They, along with hundreds of small children needing water and rest-room relief, were forced to wait as long as four hours to get to safety. It was often repeated during the video reports that the last time the Superdome was used as a hurricane shelter, a few of the temporary occupants removed some furniture. But this time, they had a large security force on hand, so that was NOT going to happen again, no-siree-bob.
During coverage by Geraldo Rivera Sunday night, FOX NEWS' video cameras zoomed inside the foyer deck of the Superdome and viewers could see a national guard person going through a powder compact from of a woman's purse that was way too small to hold a liquor bottle or a gun. It was obvious that they were looking for drugs in warrantless searches. They instructed all the refugees far back in the seemingly endless lines to have their prescription-pill bottles out when approaching the security checkpoint and also a photo ID to prove that they belonged with the prescription.
There were THOUSANDS of poor, mostly black citizens of the lower Louisiana area, many of them little children and sickly elderly, being forced to stand for hours while the government violated their civil rights with forced searches that were patently unconstitutional, unjust and unreasonable under the dire circumstances. "Don't want to be searched? That's okay…now turn around, go outside and die!" Big choice.
Can you imagine New Orleans' wealthy elite meekly submitting to such microscopic searches of their persons and property for drugs? Heads would roll. But poor people who had no money to escape the deadly storm's onslaught had no choice. They had nowhere else to go to save their children's and parents' lives. They were humiliated just for trying to survive. Their grandfathers and grandmothers suffered as slaves on Southern plantations decades ago, while today, they suffer as slaves to the state, the state that cancels their human rights and dignity in the name of "protecting" them.
Did you see that, America? Nothing has changed in the South. Poor people of are still being herded and treated as criminals because of the color of their skin. The Sheriff and Louisiana National Guard knows the profile of likely drug users: black people and anyone associating with them; they were searched just as if they were entering a state penitentiary visiting a death-row prisoner. Maybe the refugees would have fared better if they had had season tickets in their hands.
Think about it. They can allow in 30,000 screaming fans with fifty-dollar bills and costly NFL tickets in their hands in a few minutes, but poor black people fleeing for their lives, four hours. Four HOURS!
None of the news people I saw on the major cable and broadcast networks noticed this outrage. Apparently, they are still "embedded" with the government and couldn't possibly risk dislodging their heads long enough to report the truth right before their eyes.
We let morons take away our rights to person and property at the airports, all for the false "protection" they promised us and can't possibly deliver, so now we see them doing it to helpless citizens even when the citizens' lives are in danger. "First, we gotta check you for weapons and drugs…pull your dress up, lift up your arms…." – let those old people collapse and those kids soil themselves – "This is FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY."
God forbid that anyone have a hip flask to calm their nerves during a traumatic life-and-death experience. Someone else might actually toke up or take a non-prescription pill! And a few might take their right to keep and bear arms seriously, when everyone knows that only government employees deserve self-protection, not their citizen "bosses." The constitution doesn't apply when the government thinks it can make you safer by judging you, disarming you, and denuding you of your rights.
Who gave the order to make all these exhausted, miserable poor people wait for hours while they were searched so illicitly? Under what actual law did they search these refugees for anything whatsoever on their person? Do they search football game fans this thoroughly and for this long? Suuuuuure they do….
Could all this form a mass tort against the State of Louisiana? Maybe. Some of the Superdome refugees must be hopping mad.
Let's face it. If you're poor in America, you're a "suspect," maybe. If you're poor and black in America, you're a "criminal," definitely. Even if your life is in peril, no excuses. Your rights don't count as long as any badge or weekend warrior in BDU's says they don't.
This is the real story of the Louisiana Superdome. Hurricane Katrina can certainly destroy the environs of the Louisiana and her neighboring states, but that can all be rebuilt. What will never be rebuilt is the dignity of the poorest citizens of that region, since the government acted with a greater destructive force than a hurricane. The lamp of freedom has been blown out by force-five bureaucrats, their sycophants and their head-embedded media enablers who will insure that it will never get re-ignited. For our own good, of course.
Heads should roll in Louisiana, for all those whose civil rights were violated on Sunday, August 28, 2005, outside the Louisiana Superdome of Shame.
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In 1997 the Broome Aboriginal Media Association formed Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty Ltd as a means of attaining self sufficiency through the commencement of operation in the media and arts industries.
This was the first recording on the Goolarri Music Label, made possible by funding from the Department of Culture and the Arts and the Australia Council for the Arts.
The Kimberley Region in the north-west of Australia has, because of its isolation, always had its share of untapped musical talent. We hope that this recording exposes to the world some of the many fine singers and songwriters from the region.
The producer would especially like to thank Kerryn Tolhurst for sharing his musical knowledge and inspiration and all the session musicans used on this recording, Patrick "Dutto" Bin Amat, Tim Weddie, Chris Haigh, Tahnee Carrie, Philip Pigram, Guy Ghouse, Frankie Macale, Jen Anderson, Francis Cox, Paul Underwood, Duncan Campbell, Stella Puertollano, David Pigram and Ian Grandage. Thanks also to Corrinna Martin who helped get the project rolling.
Goolarri also undertakes ongoing workshops for musicians and artists from around the Kimberley, providing music performance development and business and management knowledge. In addition, Goolarri Music has partnerships with state and national industry stakeholders to focus on the development, distribution and rights of Indigenous musicians and their works, highlighting activities under four main components – professional development, marketing and promotion, resources and industry development.
Through Goolarri Media's Indigenous Contemporary Music Strategy, we are determined to support Indigenous musicians and to the development of a sustainable industry throughout the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The Music Department offers support, resources, business advice, marketing, promotion and distribution opportunities including a range of other services and activities in support of our extraordinary Indigenous talent.
In addition, Goolarri's events venues and event project management capabilities offer Indigenous musicians an opportunity to perform on a professional stage whilst gaining valuable exposure to an audience of community members, visitors and tourists.
Check out our past and upcoming events on this site and find out how you can apply to perform as a solo artist or part of a band. For further information you can contact Reception, via email at reception@gme.com.au or phone (08) 9195 5333.
Stephen "Baamba" Albert's debut album Baad is ready for release on March 1, 2015. Baad is a compilation of songs that Baamba has made his own over a career of 40 years in music, theatre and the arts.
Bojesse James is a young singer songwriter from Broome WA.
A self-taught musician, Bojesse began exploring his creative expression as an Independent artist at the age of 15. He has since developed a unique and haunting vocal style that transcends his age and experience. Bojesse is a highly talented artist with the world at his feet. He has a gift for melody and harmony that enriches his songs and captivates his audience.
He has performed at several local youth festivals in Rockingham, NAIDOC and community events throughout Perth as well as the 2013 Broome to Bicton concert.
He lives in Broome where he is a featured artist in A Taste of Broome, has played support for the Pigram Brothers, Matt Grasham and performed an impressive set at the 2014 KULLARRI NAIDOC Ball. Bojesse has lent his talents for many fundraisers and serenaded several brides down the aisle and throughout their first dance with his soulful voice.