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A Yuletide Universe
Sixteen Fantastical Tales
by Thomsen, Brian M.
Paperback ISBN: 0446691879
Get yourself into the Christmas spirit with this powerhouse collection of Christmas stories from some of the world's greatest writers.
The contributors to this Christmas anthology include well-known writers with strong fan followings such as Bram Stoker; Hugo Award-winning author of American Gods, Neil Gaiman; Hugo Award winner, Connie Willis; Anne McCaffrey; Harlan Ellison; Clive Barker; and many others.
Curl up in front of a fireplace with this memorable anthology of 16 short stories. Hot cocoa is also recommended.
Ships From Warehouse
by Platt, Sean
Several months after Jonah's death, Adam Lovecraft is once again following in his father's footsteps, this time as a contestant in the infamous Darwin Games. In The State's latest iteration of The Games, the odds of survival are slimmer than ever before, and Adam soon finds himself pairing up with an old friend of Jonah's.
Meanwhile Ana, Liam, and Katrina's escape from Hydrangea has not gone unnoticed, adding to their struggles to not only survive, but find Adam before it's too late. But when they pick up some unexpected new allies during a thwarted rescue attempt, they get more than they bargained for. Now that Ana knows she could be the key to stopping the zombie plague that has brought humanity to its knees, can she trust anyone?
Questions will be answered and fates will be determined in the thrilling final installment of Sean Platt and David Wright's series that began with Z 2134.
Zero Day, Volume 3
by Boone, Ezekiel
The United States goes to war against the queen spiders that threaten to overtake the human race forever in this thrilling and horrifying finale of the "captivating, engaging, and completely terrifying" (My Guilty Obsession) internationally bestselling Hatching series.
The world is on the brink of apocalypse. Zero Day has come.
The only thing more terrifying than millions of spiders is the realization that those spiders work as one. But among the government, there is dissent: do we try to kill all of the spiders, or do we gamble on Professor Guyer's theory that we need to kill only the queens?
For President Stephanie Pilgrim, it's an easy answer. She's gone as far as she can--more than two dozen American cities hit with tactical nukes, the country torn asunder--and the only answer is to believe in Professor Guyer. Unfortunately, Ben Broussard and the military men who follow him don't agree, and Pilgrim, Guyer, and the loyal members of the government have to flee, leaving the question: what's more dangerous, the spiders or ourselves?
by Brown, Jeremy K.
Artemis meets Gravity in this gripping, adrenaline-fueled ride.
For war hero Caitlin Taggart, mining work on the Moon is dirty, low pay, and high risk. But no risk seems too extreme if it helps her return to Earth and the daughter she loves more than life itself. Offered a dangerous, long-shot chance to realize that dream, Caitlin will gamble with more than just her life.
By leading a ragtag crew of miners on a perilous assignment to harvest an asteroid, Caitlin could earn a small fortune. More importantly, it would give her clearance to return to Earth.
But when an unexpected disaster strikes the mission, Caitlin is plunged into a race to save not only herself, but every human being on Earth.
Zero-G, Volume 2
by Shatner, William
An exciting science fiction adventure from William Shatner--famous for his role as Captain Kirk on Star Trek--about the intrepid, eighty-year-old FBI deputy director Samuel Lord and his quest to stop the Chinese from using a weapon that (unknown to them) could destroy Earth.
In the year 2050, the United States sends the FBI to govern its space station, the Empyrean. Under the command of former fighter pilot and FBI field agent Samuel Lord, the space-based "Zero-G" men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage beyond the Earth's atmosphere and of keeping an eye on the rival Chinese and Russian stations.
During the Zero-G team's first days in space, a mysterious and beautiful scientist, Dr. May, shows up to the Empyrean claiming that important research has been stolen from her lab on the moon. Her arrival suspiciously coincides with timing of a tsunami that destroys part of the coast of Japan, and her unusual behavior makes Director Lord think that Dr. May might know more about the disaster than she's letting on. Meanwhile, the Chinese space station has gone mysteriously silent.
In this "tightly paced blend of police procedural, military SF, and space opera, set in an intriguing near-future world" (Publishers Weekly), Director Lord must connect the dots to discover who or what has caused the tsunami as well as subsequent disasters, and how Dr. May and the Chinese might be involved.
Zoe's Tale
by Scalzi, John
How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history?
I ask because it's what I have to do. I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player (and a pawn) in a interstellar chess match to save humanity, or to see it fall. Witness to history. Friend. Daughter. Human. Seventeen years old.
Everyone on Earth knows the tale I am part of. But you don't know my tale: How I did what I did -- how I did what I had to do -- not just to stay alive but to keep you alive, too. All of you. I'm going to tell it to you now, the only way I know how: not straight but true, the whole thing, to try to make you feel what I felt: the joy and terror and uncertainty, panic and wonder, despair and hope. Everything that happened, bringing us to Earth, and Earth out of its captivity. All through my eyes.
It's a story you know. But you don't know it all.
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Zombies & Calculus
by Adams, Colin
Hardcover ISBN: 0691161909
A novel that uses calculus to help you survive a zombie apocalypse
How can calculus help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Colin Adams, humor columnist for the Mathematical Intelligencer and one of today's most outlandish and entertaining popular math writers, demonstrates how in this zombie adventure novel.
Zombies and Calculus is the account of Craig Williams, a math professor at a small liberal arts college in New England, who, in the middle of a calculus class, finds himself suddenly confronted by a late-arriving student whose hunger is not for knowledge. As the zombie virus spreads and civilization crumbles, Williams uses calculus to help his small band of survivors defeat the hordes of the undead. Along the way, readers learn how to avoid being eaten by taking advantage of the fact that zombies always point their tangent vector toward their target, and how to use exponential growth to determine the rate at which the virus is spreading. Williams also covers topics such as logistic growth, gravitational acceleration, predator-prey models, pursuit problems, the physics of combat, and more. With the aid of his story, you too can survive the zombie onslaught.
Featuring easy-to-use appendixes that explain the book's mathematics in greater detail, Zombies and Calculus is suitable both for those who have only recently gotten the calculus bug, as well as for those whose disease has advanced to the multivariable stage.
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Smash Wrestling, one of Canada's premier indie promotions and based out of Toronto, has announced a huge four-day event at the beginning of August that will see Smash team up with London, England's PROGRESS Wrestling and Germany's Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) for a series of special events.
Smash and PROGRESS have hooked up before. Back in 2016, at the beginning of the UK indie boom, the Canadian promotion hosted PROGRESS' first foray into the North American scene in a 3-night series of events in Toronto and Oshawa. It featured stars like Zack Sabre Jr., Mark Haskins, Ligero, Jack Gallagher, and more against Canadian/Smash stars like Tyson Dux, Brent Banks, Tarik and more, it exposed many Candian fans to their first taste of PROGRESS.
On Thursday night, PROGRESS will be holding their first PROGRESS Chapter show in Canada, with a stand-alone event for the UK promotion.
Germany's wXw is heading to Canada for their first ever Canadian date, months after making the US debut this past WrestleMania week in New York City. wXw is the home promotion for the likes of WWE UK Champion WALTER, as well as David Starr, Timothy Thatcher, Lucky Kid and many more.
Smash then runs their own stand-alone event on Friday night, which will undoubtedly still feature stars from wXw and PROGRESS competing alongside the stars of Smash Wrestling. Super Showdown is Smash's biggest show of the year, so expect a lot of international flair to compete against Smash's stunning homegrown talent.
Magen Boys is an entertainment company that specializes in big parties, and to close out the week, they'll be throwing a Supershow party. Details are still being finalized.


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In this weeks episode Paul and Phil delve back into series 3 with a look at Human Nature, quite possibly one the best 45 minutes of Doctor Who committed to the small screen. Yep, high praise indeed as the pair of them agree on a lot of things this week which causes them both to wax lyrical about this story and Phil gets ideas above his station and starts talking about lighting and camera angles. Yes, Phil is in over his head!!
And in the news, it's mainly DVD stuff to talk about but in Omega's Tat Corner, there's an item of tat that gets Phil on his soap box again!!


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This beautiful boy was a husky mix my ex-husband and I adopted from the Humane Society. We brought our little girl Libby in with me to visit the dog and it was love at first sight. We wanted to ensure our daugh ter Libby would be raised with without a fear of animals and that she would always have a best friend. We brought him home just in time for our daughter's first birthday. At this time Libby was obsessed with the Tinkerbell movies, particularly the one where Tinkerbell sets off on an adventure and befriends a little firefly bug that behaves as a dog which she discovers is named Blaze. The name seemed to fit our furry companion. Blaze was a fairly gentle dog, but not without his quirks.
The day of Libby's birthday, I had just pulled the cake out of the oven and set it high on the counter to cool. I was tucking Libby into bed for a nap before her big party. By the time I came back Blaze had eaten a quarter of the cake and all of the frosting flowers, petals and a substantial amount of wax paper. This dog was constantly into food. He wouldn't even wait until we left the room, just until our backs were turned.
Food wasn't the only problem we faced with this canine. After a while Blaze adopted the nickname "Bolt." Despite walking him twice a day and having a large backyard to run in, Blaze had an affinity for bolting out the front door the moment he saw an opening wide enough to squeeze through. He would plow straight through anyone standing in his way, including Libby, Blaze was constantly running away. The most worrying time he ran away was during the horrendous rainstorm at the end of September that caused the Colorado Floods in 2013. He had bolted out the door and taken off so fast I couldn't catch him. The rain was pouring down hard for hours and I received a call from my military unit. We'd been activated to help rescue stranded flood victims. I kissed my sweet daughter good-bye and left her with my then husband and headed off to fulfill my duty. Blaze was gone for 3 days during those floods. He had wandered straight through the backdoor into someone's kitchen and they kept him for a few days until the water receded enough to where they could drive him to the local vet clinic. The vet clinic was able to scan Blaze's microchip and begin the process of returning him home.
Once I returned from my duties with the natural disaster, personal disaster struck our home and my 1st husband and I separated.
At first we tri ed to keep the dog with our daughter during split custody. Wherever she went, he went too. The idea was to treat him as a therapy dog and give her a constant companion she could rely on. We accomplished this somewhat reasonably until our house was sold during divorce proceedings. My ex had to move in with family who could not accommodate such a large dog. I somehow managed to squeeze myself, my daughter, Blaze and the cat into a tiny one bedroom apartment. During the times where Libby was away with her father, Blaze became my consoling companion. He made the days less lonely and the heartache of missing Libby bearable.
In the apartment however, Blaze became a nightmare more than ever! He was constantly in the food and would often sneak my meal straight off my plate, usually while I was buckling Libby into her highchair. There were times as a single mother I had rationed my food and divided portions. First feeding my daughter, waiting until she was done and then finishing the meager amount left over. If Blaze managed to sneak the food for himself I simply couldn't afford to make myself another dinner and I wouldn't eat.
A friend of mine with a heart of gold caught wind of my situation and he immediately invited me and my toddler to join his family for dinner. After which the whole family surprised me with a shopping trip to the local supermarket and filled my shopping cart with necessities, even dog food! I will never forget such a sweet gesture. I know I can never repay them, but someday I hope I can pay it forward to someone else in need.
I was still very frugal with my food and I tried to set my food various places I assumed Blaze c ouldn't get until one day I discovered powdered sugar strewn on the floor. It had been in the top, corner cupboard on the tallest shelf. There was literally nowhere food was safe from this dog. Even if I hid my food in the microwave before the meal, during the meal I would lean forward to help spoon some food into her mouth when I would feel a nudge on my elbow and in less than a second food was missing from my plate and the dog was already huddled in the farthest corner of the room.
Struggling to get by as hard as I was, I should have surrendered Blaze then so he could find a more suitable home seeing how my circumstances had so drastically changed. I felt selfish trying to keep a dog that I had to rely on the generosity of others in order to feed. I had tentatively reached out on my personal social media so see if there was anyone who would be able to either take in Blaze for a time or even adopt him.
I was truly shocked and surprised by the intensity in which some of my dog-lover friends who began to guilt trip me for even considering re-homing my "second child." On one occasion when a flu was making its rounds, Libby and I were incredibly sick. Libby was throwing up constantly and hardly able to keep anything down. Without laundry units in our apartment I was having to haul a sick baby, loads of puked-on laundry down a flight of stairs and across the street to the facility provided by the apartments. Then Blaze became ill as well and no sooner did I mention the dog's malaise that a "friend" offered to bring an electrolyte drink for the dog! I was so sick and trying to cuddle my 1-year-old that I was completely at a loss for words.
It wasn't soon after recovering from this flu that I needed to go in for a surgery. I only had 3 days to recover as a single mom before I had to go back to work. I had to juggle bringing the dog and the baby in a jogging stroller down a flight of stairs while not trying to tear open stitches or slip on ice, twice a day. It was one of the most incredibly stressful moments of my life. Surely there had to come a point where I was justified in seeking a better home for my dog. Once again, I was met with a number of hurtful remarks that favored the dog above my child. One person even suggested that if I couldn't handle all of the responsibility that I should give custody of my daughter to her father instead in order to keep the dog and save him from the pound.
Surely if I had to choose between my child and the dog, I should feel free to choose my child without guilt!
Nevertheless, recovering from surgery was harder than I had anticipated and I was in over my head. I swallowed my pride and moved back home to my parents farm. Blaze was kept outside on the farm and he was miserable. He would howl constantly and began to damage fences and dig. Finally, my ex-husband said he would try to take Blaze again.
It was only a few months later that I met Tom. Our courtship was incredibly fast and we got married that summer. He had a small home that we moved into and tried to make enough space for everyone. Soon after we were settled, my ex-husband said he couldn't keep Blaze any longer. Tom and I talked it over and of course made sure that Blaze got along with the beagle and quickly took the dog in. My step-son Thomas was thrilled to have another dog and they all played together beautifully. It seemed that we would be able to live peaceably with Blaze, except for one major problem. The HOA in the neighborhood would only allow a certain, short and open styled vinyl fencing. Blaze found it a cinch to jump over and he would frequently go for long and leisurely strolls around the neighborhood. Despite trying to enforce it with an electric fence and collar, Libby and I made it our daily "walk" to pick up Blaze from whatever phone call we would receive that day. But when I was ordered on modified bedrest due a pregnancy complication, the responsibility to hunt Blaze down turned to my husband Tom.
Blaze had a particular game he liked to play when he ran away called "catch-me-if-you-can." Tom would run after Blaze and even bribe him with a treat. Blaze would allow Tom to get just barely out of arms reach, and just when Tom would try to grab hold of his collar, Blaze would bolt off again and repeat the pattern. The only way to catch this husky/German shepherd mix was to wait for a phone call.
It was a particularly blistering hot day that summer, with temperatures in the triple digits. I was still recovering from delivery and our little baby was less than 2 months old. Instead of a phone call, there was a knock on the door. Animal Control was at the door with Blaze in the back of the truck. We weren't unfamiliar with animal control at this point. We'd picked up Blaze from the Humane Society several times before. This time however, due to the chaos of a new baby, we had completely forgotten to attach the new rabies tag onto his collar. Despite being able to provide proof that Blaze was indeed up to date on his vaccinations, there was a very strict policy on dogs found without current tags. The officer began to explain that there was an immediate and mandatory court date along with fines that would total over $200. Perhaps it was still postpartum hormones, or a flood of memories about this dog, but I simply began to sob.
The officer was very empathetic as he asked all kinds of questions to fill out surrender paperwork. I remember him asking if Blaze would have any attachment anxieties. I remember the hurt I felt when he asked that question. After everything I've done and sacrifices made for that dog, he still had no real attachment to anyone in the family.
When the officer drove away I sobbed into my husband's chest as he held me tight. We had surrendered his beagle Sawyer just before winter and he was filled with empathy for my loss.
"What's wrong mommy?" Libby asked.
"It's ok mommy. You can have my heart." Oh that sweet girl. Through my grief I didn't realize until later that I probably shouldn't have burdened her with my pain. But that tender moment is forever stitched on my heart.
We got Thomas the very next day for his weekend visitation and I drove him to the humane society in the next town over to say his good-byes to Blaze. We were given a bunch of dirty glares and treated very coldly with curt and short answers and gestures. But I wanted Thomas to at least have the chance to say goodbye. He now had to say goodbye to both dogs in less than a year. He hid his emotions well, but I could tell he was hurting.
When we returned home he made a comment of, "Well, at least we still have Kitty." Of course unknown to us at the time, that would not last either.


If the myriad of concerns raised at this year's Davos were distilled into just one, it would be "distrust." A survey published at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting concludes that we are witnessing a "global implosion" in people's trust of almost all institutions.
Because trust is (1) the fuel that propels the engine of economic growth and (2) the glue that binds societies together, when it breaks down, the resulting sentiments of fear and resentment provoke both lower economic welfare by putting a spoke into the wheels of growth and higher polarization. Trust matters because it is both the most valued and the most intangible form of social capital. Countries like Switzerland that possess a high level of social trust are consistently better at delivering more inclusive economic growth.
Today, we know that the decline in social trust correlates with the rising epidemic of loneliness – particularly marked in the Anglo-Saxon world. In 1985, one in 10 Americans confessed that they had no friends with whom to discuss important matters. Twenty years later, that number had increased to one in four people. Today, 40 percent of Americans report that they are lonely.
The younger generation is the most distrustful of all. According to the Pew Research Centre, only about 19 percent of U.S. millennials believe other people can be trusted. This matters a great deal because distrust is self-destructive: it leads to a decline in community bonds and an increase in cynicism. It ends up isolating people, making them lonelier and corroding their wellbeing.
New research in biology shows that loneliness makes us unwell in a way that extends beyond psychological pain by also inflicting damage on our cells. The main reasons are twofold: (1) In lonely people, genes that code for the body's inflammation response are turned on to a degree not seen in non-lonely people; (2) At the same time, researchers see down-regulated, or suppressed, activity in a block of genes involved in fending off against viral infections.


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The flexibility inherent in a bolt together tower allows ERI to design towers that meet specific needs now and in the future. The face width can vary depending on your individual needs. Should restricted guying or abnormal terrain exist, larger face widths are available. All sections are bolted, flanged connections and are hot-dipped galvanized after fabrication.


Meet Katie & Sean. Katie is a dancer, Sean is a firefighter for the City of Sacramento. And I have to say that I'm lucky to have the opportunity to be their photographer. The best part of being a wedding photographer (for me) is the opportunity to meet with new people, share in the joy of their most important day of life and the ability to capture those moments for them. The satisfaction I get out of all these is indescribable. And the satisfaction level heightens if the people I meet through this process are like Katie and Sean. May I say that they are super sweet?
Katie and Sean, I'm so looking forward to your wedding in May. I hope you enjoy the images, as much as I did!


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Revised standards for Coal-based Thermal Power Plants
The Ministry of Environment
From 2017, thermal power plants across India will have to cut particulate matter emissions by as much as 40 per cent and reduce their water consumption by nearly a third according to this notification by the Union Ministry Of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified the revised standards for coal-based Thermal Power Plants in the country, with the primary aim of minimising pollution. These standards are proposed to be implemented in a phased manner. Thermal power plants are categorised into 3 categories, namely those:- (i) Installed before 31st December, 2003 (ii) Installed after 2003 upto 31st December, 2016 and (iii) Installed after 31st December, 2016. The new standards are aimed at reducing emission of PM10(0.98 kg/MWh), sulphur dioxide(7.3 Kg/MWh) and Oxide of nitrogen (4.8 kg/MWh), which will in turn help in bringing about an improvement in the Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) in and around thermal power plants. The technology employed for the control of the proposed limit of Sulfur Dioxide - SO2 & Nitrogen Oxide - NOx will also help in control of mercury emission (at about 70-90%) as a co-benefit. Limiting the use of water in thermal power plant will lead to water conservation (about 1.5 M3/MWh) as thermal power plant is a water-intensive industry. This will also lead to a reduction in energy requirement for drawl of water.
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Milestone Tracker for Installation of Emission- Control Technologies
NGT: Deny clearance to thermal plants till they comply with standards
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Emission from Thermal Power Plants, 29/11/2016
New Environmental Norms for the Power Sector: Proceedings and Recommendations
Water demands of coal power plants in drought affected regions of India


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Destined Hearts
release date (philippines) 24 August 2009
Ella and Miguel were adopted by
well‐to‐do
families
as kids.
Ella
Alferos is
now
a
lawyer in a private
law firm while Miguel Ramirez defends his penniless clients
in the
public defenders office.
But
despite their privileged upbringing,
both Ella and Miguel feel
something a miss.
For in the troubled
childhood,
they became each other's
source of strength.
They
find each other but the joyful reunion
uncovers painful family connections
that
set
their respective parents
against one
other. Add
the fact that Miguel's brother,
Red, fancies Ella.
And Ella's
sister, Denise, has
long been
in love
with Miguel.
It
is their love that triggers
a slew
of family
conflicts culminating in a secret so explosive
that it threatens
to destroy
everything in its path. Would
you fight for love
knowing
it would
mean the destruction of the family
you are in debted to?


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There will be no vacations until the project is finished. "It feels as if I am being punished for your inability to properly plan and staff." "I will contact my 800 wedding guests and tell them that my arranged marriage is cancelled." "Thanks."
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Dogbert stands on Wally's desk, wearing a hardhat. Dogbert says, "I'm from the Dogbert Wrecking Company." Dogbert continues, "I'm running a special on crushing your boss' new car in the parking lot." Wally asks, "What does it cost?" Dogbert: "The first one is free." Dogbert adds, "If you're satisfied, I hope you'll consider my monthly plan." Wally is standing at the window with Dogbert, pointing outside. "It's the red one. He brags about it every day." The Boss is standing in front of Wally and Dilbert, holding up a model car. The Boss explains, "And when you spend that much, the dealer gives you a free model of your car!" There is a car horn heard off in the distance. Wally is slipping Dogbert a stack of bills. He adds, "And next month can you crush the little one on his desk too?"
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Dilbert is sitting on the couch, eating, watching TV. Dogbert says to him, "I'm trying a little experiment tonight." Dobert continues, "I'll attribute a stupid opinion to you..." "Then I"ll aggressively mock you while you sit there saying nothing." Dogbert says, "So, according to you, the internet is a passing fad." Dogbert screams, "You moron! Look around you! The internet is everywhere!" Then, "And there's nothing you can do about it! Nothing!" Dilbert, who has turned back to the TV, asks, "How did that feel?" Dogbert replies, "Quite satisfying." Dilbert offers Dogbert some of what he's eating. Dogbert then adds, "I needed a backup plan in case you every get laryngitis."
Tags seven silo teams, merge them, coherent plan, mutually exclusive, deciding startegy, losers, silo teams
The boss is following Dilbert to a desk. The boss says, "Here are the strategies from our seven silo teams." They sit down and the boss says, "Your job is to merge them into a coherent company plan." Dilbert says, "These are all mutually exclusive." Dilbert continues... "I'd have to totally change them to make them coherent." Dilbert goes on... "In effect, I would be deciding the strategy for the entire company." The boss says, "That's okay." Dilbert replies, "It is?" The boss walks off thinking, "No one ever reads it anyway." Dilbert, at his computer thinks, "I feel sorry for those losers on the silo teams."
Tags newly designated, fire warden, bitter, assignment, regular job, last one out, safety, fire, panic, flushing self, exit door
Wally is standing at a large pad with the word "SAFETY" on it, heading a meeting. Wally says, "I'm the newly designated fire warden for this floor." Wally continues, "You might expect me to be bitter about this assignment." ..."Granted, it tells the world I wasn't productive at my regular job." The group looks on as Wally continues, "And if the building burns, I'm expected to be the last one out." Turning over the page on the pad saying, "But my only concern is your safety. The large pad now reveals a sketch of three little stick figures running with the word "AAAGH!" above them. Wally explains, "In the event of a fire, don't be too proud to panic." The next page is a sketch of a stick figure, flying head first, into a toilet. Wally says, "If the windows won't open, try flushing yourself to safety. ..."And never, ever get between me and the exit door." The boss interrupts, "Wally..."
Tags leadership succession plan, freeze hiring, staff, pormotion, bad idea
Catbert: "You have to have a leadership succession plan." "There's a freeze on hiring, so you'll have to pick someone from your staff." Alice: "So, if something horrible happened to you, I'd get a promotion?" The boss: "This was a bad idea."
Tags 100 million, dental plan, not effective, major corporation
Dogbert's Executive Search Firm "How would you like to be the CEO of a major corporation?" "You'd be paid $100 million per year just for showing up." "I'd have to see the dental plan." "He's not very effective during the day."
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El Paso Dreamer to lead major Texas youth voting effort
Claudia Yoli Ferlas came to El Paso as an 8-year-old when she fled her native Venezuela with her mother. She has dedicated her life to encouraging other young adults to engage in politics, even though the failures of politics have prevented her and other Dreamers from being full participants in U.S. society.
"In Texas, young people comprise the largest, most diverse piece of the electorate, and we shattered turnout records in the most recent election. And these numbers are not only unapologetic, but they really show that young people are fed up and desire policy solutions," she said.
Yoli, 28, was named Friday as the new executive director of MOVE Texas, the largest youth voter mobilization organization in Texas and one of the largest in the country.
Less than a decade ago, she was in a removal process that could have led to her deportation. Yoli was among more than 600,000 people protected from deportation under a 2012 executive order from President Barack Obama called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Obama issued the executive order after repeated failures by Congress to pass the DREAM Act, which would have normalized the status of people who immigrated to the United States without authorization when they were children. The Trump administration's efforts to end DACA were blocked by the Supreme Court, but recipients remain in a perilous state unless Congress passes a law to make protections permanent.
Claudia Yoli Ferla, who grew up in El Paso, is the new executive director of MOVE Texas, which encourages young people to vote and participate in the political process. (Photo courtesy of MOVE Texas)
Yoli's mother, Angela Ferla, was a lawyer in Venezuela prior to moving the family to the United States. They fled amid growing political instability in Venezuela and the death of Yoli's younger sister.
"Here in El Paso, she was a waitress, a cook, a dishwasher. She was literally everything and anything she needed to be so that I could be provided with a normal childhood despite being undocumented," Yoli said.
After graduating from Coronado High School, Yoli attended the University of Texas at El Paso and was an intern for U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, during his 2013-14 freshman term in Congress. She went on to work for state Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso.
She most recently served as co-executive director of Deeds Not Words, a nonprofit organization based in Austin that helps prepare student leaders for work on issues such as reproductive rights, economic opportunity and justice.
"Claudia has always been a catalyst for social change and passionate for the rights of young people. While we are sad to see her go, we are looking forward to working with her as the new executive director of MOVE Texas," said Amber Davis, Yoli's co-executive director at Deeds Not Words.
Yoli will continue to be based in Austin, but she still considers El Paso and the border to be home. She wants to use her new role to alter the political conversation about the U.S.-Mexico border.
"I believe it's an opportunity to change the narrative and to say that there's a story of hope, there's a story of dreams, there's a story of opportunity," she said.
Yoli said Texas is at a critical juncture.
"We are ground zero for the fight for voting rights because we are seeing some of the most anti-voting, anti-democratic voting rights legislation filed in the country," she said, adding that young people are positioned to play a major role in reshaping the state.
"Even though I'm not eligible to vote, being a part of this movement and ensuring that young people, particularly those that are young voters of color, have the right to vote and are able to exercise their civic duty is how I give my community, immigrants like me, a voice."
Angela Ferlas, right, brought her 8-year-old daughter Claudia Yoli to El Paso from Venezuela. (Photo courtesy of Claudia Yoli Ferlas)
Yoli's mother, who brought her to the United States and imbued her with the values that guided her life, died in 2015. Her daughter didn't see her for the last four years of her life.
"Right before DACA was rolled out by President Obama, she got sick and had to go back to Venezuela to access health care. And I think that's the reality that a lot of us live, not being able to afford the health care that we need to thrive," Yoli said.
She has no doubt how her mother would feel about what she's done with her life.
"I think she would be very proud, because I think that so many of us who are young dreamers and who are maybe coming from mixed-status families like mine, we are their dream," Yoli said. "They are the original dreamers. They are the ones that made that difficult decision to come to this country, to give up so many pieces of their identity, to give us a better future."
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Tagged: DACA, Dreamers, Texas, Youth voting

El Paso Dreamer to lead major Texas youth voting effort

by Robert Moore, El Paso Matters
April 9, 2021

Claudia Yoli Ferlas came to El Paso as an 8-year-old when she fled her native Venezuela with her mother. She has dedicated her life to encouraging other young adults to engage in politics, even though the failures of politics have prevented her and other Dreamers from being full participants in U.S. society.

"In Texas, young people comprise the largest, most diverse piece of the electorate, and we shattered turnout records in the most recent election. And these numbers are not only unapologetic, but they really show that young people are fed up and desire policy solutions," she said.

Yoli, 28, was named Friday as the new executive director of MOVE Texas, the largest youth voter mobilization organization in Texas and one of the largest in the country.

Less than a decade ago, she was in a removal process that could have led to her deportation. Yoli was among more than 600,000 people protected from deportation under a 2012 executive order from President Barack Obama called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Obama issued the executive order after repeated failures by Congress to pass the DREAM Act, which would have normalized the status of people who immigrated to the United States without authorization when they were children. The Trump administration's efforts to end DACA were blocked by the Supreme Court, but recipients remain in a perilous state unless Congress passes a law to make protections permanent.

Claudia Yoli Ferla, who grew up in El Paso, is the new executive director of MOVE Texas, which encourages young people to vote and participate in the political process. (Photo courtesy of MOVE Texas)

Yoli's mother, Angela Ferla, was a lawyer in Venezuela prior to moving the family to the United States. They fled amid growing political instability in Venezuela and the death of Yoli's younger sister.

"Here in El Paso, she was a waitress, a cook, a dishwasher. She was literally everything and anything she needed to be so that I could be provided with a normal childhood despite being undocumented," Yoli said.

After graduating from Coronado High School, Yoli attended the University of Texas at El Paso and was an intern for U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, during his 2013-14 freshman term in Congress. She went on to work for state Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso.

She most recently served as co-executive director of Deeds Not Words, a nonprofit organization based in Austin that helps prepare student leaders for work on issues such as reproductive rights, economic opportunity and justice.

"Claudia has always been a catalyst for social change and passionate for the rights of young people. While we are sad to see her go, we are looking forward to working with her as the new executive director of MOVE Texas," said Amber Davis, Yoli's co-executive director at Deeds Not Words.

Yoli will continue to be based in Austin, but she still considers El Paso and the border to be home. She wants to use her new role to alter the political conversation about the U.S.-Mexico border.

"I believe it's an opportunity to change the narrative and to say that there's a story of hope, there's a story of dreams, there's a story of opportunity," she said.

Yoli said Texas is at a critical juncture.

"We are ground zero for the fight for voting rights because we are seeing some of the most anti-voting, anti-democratic voting rights legislation filed in the country," she said, adding that young people are positioned to play a major role in reshaping the state.

"Even though I'm not eligible to vote, being a part of this movement and ensuring that young people, particularly those that are young voters of color, have the right to vote and are able to exercise their civic duty is how I give my community, immigrants like me, a voice."

Angela Ferlas, right, brought her 8-year-old daughter Claudia Yoli to El Paso from Venezuela. (Photo courtesy of Claudia Yoli Ferlas)

Yoli's mother, who brought her to the United States and imbued her with the values that guided her life, died in 2015. Her daughter didn't see her for the last four years of her life.

"Right before DACA was rolled out by President Obama, she got sick and had to go back to Venezuela to access health care. And I think that's the reality that a lot of us live, not being able to afford the health care that we need to thrive," Yoli said.

She has no doubt how her mother would feel about what she's done with her life.

"I think she would be very proud, because I think that so many of us who are young dreamers and who are maybe coming from mixed-status families like mine, we are their dream," Yoli said. "They are the original dreamers. They are the ones that made that difficult decision to come to this country, to give up so many pieces of their identity, to give us a better future."

This article first appeared on El Paso Matters and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


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POMMIES CIDER CO. LAUNCHES FLAGSHIP CIDER IN CAN FORMAT
DURING ITS ANNUAL APPLE TREE GIVEAWAY
Buy Pommies Cider or Pommies Farmhouse Cider at the LCBO and take home an apple tree
(Toronto, ON – April 18, 2016) Just in time for their fourth annual Apple Tree Giveaway, Pommies Cider Co. has announced that Pommies Cider, known for its original 355 ml bottle, will now also be sold in a single serving 473 ml can. The can will launch during Pommies annual Apple Tree Giveaway, which takes place this April and May at select LCBO locations. Consumers who purchase 12 bottles or cans of Pommies Cider and/or Pommies Farmhouse Cider will leave the store with a gala apple tree.
"We love this time of year and always look forward to our tree campaign. We love everything that it stands for, especially educating consumers about Ontario craft cider being made from 100 per cent Ontario apple juice and then putting an apple tree in their hands to plant," said Nick Sutcliffe, owner, Pommies Cider Co. "To date we have given away over 450 apple trees during this campaign and we look forward to even more this year and for years to come."
"It has been great to see the growth of the Ontario Craft Cider segment in the LCBO, and we are proud to support this campaign that highlights so many positives of our locally grown cider industry," said Mark Wilson, Acting Category Manager, Beer & Cider, LCBO.
Pommies Cider tastings and tree giveaways will take place at the following LCBO locations:
Hamilton LCBO (657 Upper James Street) – Friday, April 29, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Toronto LCBO (147 Laird Drive) – Saturday, April 30, 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Orangeville LCBO (510 Riddell Drive) – Friday, May 6, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Waterloo LCBO (115 King Street S) – Saturday, May 7, 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Oakville LCBO (1527 Rebecca Street) – Friday, May 13, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Guelph LCBO (378 Speedvale Avenue East) – Saturday, May 14, 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Bolton LCBO (30 McEwan Drive East) – Friday, May 20, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Barrie LCBO (534 Bayfield Street) – Saturday, May 21, 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
The heritage gala apple trees that will be given away at each location are approximately three feet tall and one year old. These dwarf variety trees will not exceed a height of eight-feet tall when fully grown. Detailed planting and growing instructions will be provided with each tree.
Pommies Cider and Pommies Farmhouse Cider are produced in Caledon, Ontario, and are made from the juice of 100 per cent Ontario apples. Like all of their ciders, Pommies and Pommies Farmhouse are gluten free, GMO free, vegan, and contain no artificial flavours or colours and are never made from concentrate. Pommies Cider is sold in unique 355 ml bottles in packs of four for $12.95 and in 473 ml cans for $3.05. Pommies Farmhouse is sold in 473 ml cans for $3.05.
Consumers can go to LCBO.com to find LCBO locations carrying Pommies Ciders.
About Pommies Cider Co.
Pommies Cider Co. was established in 2011 by Nick and Lindsay Sutcliffe, who both left their careers in Toronto to move to the country to pursue their dream of producing quality cider. Pommies is proud to be independent, family-owned and family-operated. Pommies' ciders are crafted from 100 per cent Ontario apples and pears, and is home to Pommies, Pommies Perry and Pommies Farmhouse.
Find us online at pommies.com, Facebook /pommiescider, Twitter @pommiescider and Instagram pommiescider.
Brittany Tougher, Pommies Cider Co.
brittany@pommies.com, 905.857.5432