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Plumber Manor country house hotel is near the A303, A30, A37, A35 and A31, and situated 1½ miles south west of Sturminster Newton deep in the Dorset countryside. It is in the middle of Thomas Hardy's "vale of little dairies" at the centre of a triangle of the charming country towns of Sherborne to the west, Shaftesbury to the east and Blandford Forum to the south. Plumber is 2½ hours by car from London, near Sturminster Newton, and within easy reach of Bournemouth, Dorchester and Salisbury. Plumber Manor also has a helipad and is therefore one of the few hotels in Dorset where guests can arrive by helicopter.
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Directions to Plumber Manor
Plumber Manor is 1½ miles south west of Sturminster Newton on the Hazlebury Bryan road. At the brown Plumber Manor sign, turn off the A357 to Hazlebury Bryan. We are 2 miles along this road.
The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Dorset) which is 2 hours from London. Taxis are always available at the station.
For a more detailed route map to Sturminster Newton and Plumber Manor.
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This is a tribute book to 16 legendary graphic designers. I took part in 2 spreads dedicated for El Lissitzky. This project was called "Voice Of Design" and we were required to use only one united voice; in Gotham. So it was my first (and hope to be last) challenge that depicts Russian Constructivism all by 2000s typeface. Cover design and a chronological table are also presented.
Initial sketches for the first presentation.
Here are also presented a book cover design and a chronological table including all legendaries for reference.


The Fourth International Feng Shui Convention, Moscow!
from practising professionals to the general public.
During the weekend 29-30 March, 2014, one of the world's most important international Fengshui Conventions will once again be held in Moscow. It is open to the general public as well as Fengshui students and professionals. As in previous years, it will be attended by delegates from Russia, China, and many other European and Asian countries, all of whom are globally renowned for their specialist knowledge in Fengshui, Bazi, Yi Jing, the Chinese Calendar and many other aspects of Traditional Chinese Culture.
The conference provides participants with a wonderful opportunity to meet with so many experts in their fields, and to discover their philosophies and vision through their long experience of working with traditional Chinese culture in a modern context.
The previous Moscow Fengshui Conventions have achieved an enviable reputation not just for being a focal point for the enhancement of knowledge, but also for their wonderful social and friendly atmosphere.
Although the language of the convention is principally Russian, English translation will be available, while non-Russian speakers will present their talks in English with Russian translation.
Wowww very good news Thanks for the information I was searching for International Feng Shui Convention.
I trust life is treating you well.


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Japan, US conduct fighter jet flight after China drill, North Korea missile firing
By Mari Yamaguchi
Biden says US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan
President Joe Biden held a joint press conference with Japan's prime minister and responded to a reporter question saying that the U.S. would intervene with military if China invaded Taiwan in remarks on May 23, 2022.
TOKYO - Japanese and U.S. forces have conducted a joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan, Japan's military said Thursday, in an apparent response to a Russia-China joint bomber flight while U.S. President Joe Biden was in Tokyo.
The Japan-U.S. joint flight on Wednesday involved eight warplanes based in Japan, including four U.S. F-16 fighters and four Japanese F-15s, the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces said.
The joint flight was meant to confirm the combined capabilities of the two militaries and further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance, it said in a statement.
An F-16C Fighting Falcon flies by during a U.S. Air Force firepower demonstration at the Nevada Test and Training Range. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The flight occurred hours after North Korea fired three missiles, including an intercontinental ballistic missile, toward the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, amid concerns about another nuclear test by the North. The missiles fell in waters outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Chinese and Russian strategic bombers conducted joint flights near Japan on Tuesday, Japan's Defense Ministry said. Biden was meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and their counterparts from India and Australia for the Quad, an Indo-Pacific security and economic coalition meant as a counterweight to China's growing influence in the region.
Chinese H-6 bombers joined Russian TU-95s over the Sea of Japan and flew to areas over the East China Sea, but did not violate Japanese airspace, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said. Separately, a Russian IL-20 reconnaissance plane was spotted flying off the northern Japanese coast.
RELATED: Biden: US would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan
The Chinese-Russian joint flight represented an "increased level of provocation" and a threat to the Quad, Kishi said.
China said the flights were over the the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the western Pacific. Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said it was a "routine joint strategic air patrol" that has been carried out four times since 2019.
"This operation is not aimed at a third party and has nothing to do with the current international and regional situation," he said in a video statement posted Wednesday on the Defense Ministry website.
Associated Press writer Ken Moritsugu in Beijing contributed to this report.

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RENO, Nevada (Aug. 1, 2018) — Carl Ribaudo, founder and president of destination marketing firm SMG Consulting, today announced his appointment to the Nevada Commission on Tourism's Marketing Committee. Ribaudo will contribute over 25 years of experience in marketing, measurement, research and strategic planning for destination marketing organizations to the Committee.
As part of the Marketing Committee, Ribaudo will assist his fellow appointees in reviewing research, providing insight, as well as assisting in the development and execution of marketing plans for the Nevada Division of Tourism (TravelNevada).
The organization, which has seen meaningful success with marketing efforts such as those promoted through the "Don't Fence Me In" campaign, plays a critical role in driving tourism business and overnight stays statewide.
Ribaudo, a trusted voice in the tourism and destination marketing industry, is a frequent contributor to the Reno Gazette-Journal, the Tahoe Daily Tribune, and other publications. He shares research and analysis about matters pertaining to tourism business, economic development, and the impacts of tourism on residents.
In addition to his work at SMG Consulting, Ribaudo also donates his time to various committees and charitable causes, serving as the Board President for the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, a board member for the El Dorado Arts Council, and advisory committee member for San Francisco State University's Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism.
Carl Ribaudo is a strategic thinker, thought leader and innovator in the tourism industry. As the founder and president of SMG Consulting Carl has developed a wide range of services including, marketing research, marketing strategy, and planning, tourism economic analysis and measurement. His keen interests include destination competitiveness, organizational change and destination and organizational strategy design Carl is a trusted advisor to a number of CEO's and senior executives throughout the industry. For more information, visit www.smgonline.net.


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Q: How to use stored procedure in execute sql task to find the error exception I created a Data Flow task with a table in SQL Server. I want to add execute SQL task to Data Flow task to give me error message and details of the error in case the data flow task is not success. For this I want to create a query in stored procedure and use in the execute sql task as it is a repetitive job.
So kindly help me to create a query in general to find if there is error and its details and how to use in execute sql task.
Thank you!

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The Don Davis Collection
1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
Chassis no. CSX 2121
271 bhp, 289 cu. in. OHV V-8 engine, four-barrel carburetor, four-speed transmission, ladder-type steel tubing chassis with independent front and rear suspension with A-arms, transverse leaf springs and tube shock absorbers, rack-and-pinion steering, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Wheelbase: 90 in.
Listed in the World Registry of Cobras & GT40s
Believed 13,739 original miles
Outstanding overall restoration
The history of Anglo-American hybrid sports cars can be traced back to the original Ford V-8 of 1932, which provided bulletproof engines to power elegant two-seaters. Famous marques with this configuration between the wars included Jensen, Brough Superior, Railton, Batten, and a homebuilt V-8 Ford special that even won the 1936 Monte Carlo Rally.
But Carroll Shelby's 1962 Cobra Roadster represents the pinnacle of the concept. It was a matter of perfect timing. Shelby, at 37, was winding up a very successful racing career, which had peaked in 1959, when he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race for Aston Martin. Shelby became the Goodyear Racing tire distributor for the Western U.S. in 1961, and he started his own racing school at Riverside Raceway in California. All he needed was a car bearing his name.
As the new cars were completed in Shelby's California factory, many headed straight to the race track. The first 75 cars were powered by the 260-cubic inch motor, which then gave way to the 289-cubic inch Windsor V-8. In race prep, this could generate up to 370 horsepower in a car that weighed only 2,000 pounds—500 less than the Corvettes. The Cobras gave GM fits, starting with Dave MacDonald's first victory at Riverside a year later on February 2, 1963. MacDonald smoked a field of Corvettes, Jaguars, Porsches, and Maseratis, and every hot-blooded sports car aficionado in the U.S. wanted a Shelby Cobra, like the example offered here.
According to the World Registry of Cobras & GT40s, CSX2121 was billed to Shelby American on May 20, 1963, and it was shipped to Los Angeles aboard the SS Dongedyk. On July 25, 1963, the car was invoiced to Harold Turner Inc., of Birmingham, Michigan, at a base cost of $5,195, plus options and freight, for a total of $5,699.50. The earliest owner of CSX2121 is E. Neill Babbs, of Miami, Florida, who advertised it for sale in mid-1970, with 12,000 original miles. It was purchased by Walter Clay, also of Miami, in August that same year. Clay kept the car for approximately eight years. Subsequent owner Allen Woodall, of Georgia, advertised the car, having restored it at this point and advertising as such.
On February 10, 1987, CSX2121 was purchased by Kurt Carlson. According to documentation accompanying the car, Colonel Carlson had spent a number of years looking for an early, low-mileage example, and he finally settled on the purchase of this car. Colonel Carlson was the steward of this car for 24 years, and he looked after the car with a full desire to preserve as much originality as possible.
As presented today, showing 13,739 miles on the odometer, the car is finished in brilliant red, with fresh black upholstery in the cockpit. The car is wonderfully patinated throughout, due to the originality of items like the windshield, sun visors, front badge, and even smaller items like the hood and trunk latches, with their partial chassis number stampings reading "121." Ancillary items in the engine bay, such as the cylinder heads, intake manifold, carburetor, harmonic balancer, and washer bottle, appear correct as well. It comes further equipped with a chromed roll bar, chromed hood latches, a Rotunda tachometer and Smiths gauges, chromed 6-inch knock-off wire wheels shod with Goodyear Polyglas tires, as well as a full spare, a dash-mounted rearview mirror, chromed nerf bars with bumper overriders in the front and rear, and a quick-fill fuel cap. Nicely presented, this 289 Cobra can be carefully enjoyed while also preserving its integrity as a low-mileage example.


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Der Lola Mk1 war ein Sportwagen-Prototyp, der 1958 bei Lola Cars entwickelt wurde.
Nachdem die ersten Konstruktionsversuche von Eric Broadley im Sportwagenbau auch erste Rennerfolge bedeuteten, wagte sich der britische Konstrukteur 1958 an die Entwicklung eines neuen Rennwagens. Das Ergebnis war der Mk1, ein Fahrzeug in extremer Leichtbauweise. Insgesamt wog der Wagen nur knapp 200 kg, wobei das schwerste am Fahrzeug der 1,1-Liter-Climax-Motor mit 90 kg war. In seiner letzten Ausbaustufe im Mk1 leistete der Motor 83 PS.

Broadley übernahm Technik aus allen möglichen Fahrzeugen. Die Bremsen stammten aus dem Triumph TR2, das Getriebe übernahm er aus dem Austin A30. Das extreme Leichtgewicht wurde durch eine Aluminium-Karosserie erreicht, die auf einen Gitterrohrrahmen montiert wurde.

Schon beim zweiten Renneinsatz, einem Sportwagenrennen in Snetterton, erreichte Broadley mit dem Mk1 den zweiten Rang in seiner Rennklasse. Broadley produzierte drei weitere Exemplare, die er an Privatfahrer verkaufen konnte.

1960 und 1961 gewann ein Mk1 seine Rennklasse beim 1000-km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring, 1961 mit Chris Kerrison und Peter Sargent am Steuer. 1960 gewann Peter Ashdown die Gesamtwertung der britischen Autosport-Sportwagenmeisterschaft vor Alan Rees, der ebenfalls einen MK1 fuhr. Ashdown, der diesen Erfolg ein Jahr später wiederholen konnte, fuhr den Werks-Mk1 1960 auch beim 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans. Sein Partner war der Schweizer Unternehmer Charles Vögele. Nach 148 Runden wurde das Duo durch einen Motorschaden gestoppt.

Bis Ende 1961 baute Brodley 26 Mk1 und legte damit die Basis für den unternehmerischen Erfolg von Lola.

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When you go to a beauty salon or a hair salon, they put a hot towel on your face that is very relaxing! A hot towel is not only relaxing, but also good for your skin. You can get rid of the fatigue of the day while getting a beautiful skin with a hot towel!
Because a hot towel improves the blood circulation by warming up the skin, you can make your dull skin brighter by removing the body wastes. You will accumulate more body wastes as you get older, so remove them regularly.
Moreover, the pores open when you warm up the skin. You can remove the dirt from the pores when you open up the pores with the steam of a hot towel. If you apply beauty essences on the opened pores, it will be more efficient!
On top of that, when you warm up the skin, your skin produces heat shock protein (HSP) which helps regenerate the skin. You can prevent wrinkles and brown spots by stimulating the skin with the heat which is 5 degrees hotter than your body temperature.
It's a great advantage for those who started notice the aging skin.
Squeeze the wet facial towel tightly and heat it up with a microwave. You can heat up for about 40 seconds to 1 minutes. It's better to choose a soft and thick towel.
You can check the temperature on the soft skin, such as inside the arm. Cool it down until the temperature feels nice and warm. Be careful not to burn your skin!
You can apply lotion after applying serum, in order to tighten the opened pores. You don't have to wash your face again. You can get rid of the oil from the cleansing products with a hot towel.
It's a great way to moisturize your skin when your skin is extra dry. Your skin will be amazingly soft.
You can warm up your neck while applying makeup or taking care of your skin. It's efficient for getting rid of dull skin and the swelling. In fact, many professional makeup artists use this technique. It's a great way to take care of your skin when you don't have enough time to warm up your face, like in a busy morning.
Lastly, there are few things you need to be careful of.
1, You need to be careful with the temperature! When you get used to it, you can apply hot towel on your face. But it's always better to check the temperature before applying on your face by putting it on the inside arm.
2, You shouldn't apply a hot towel everyday. If you do this too many times, it will make your skin dry. You can do this twice or three times a week. You should take at least a day off after applying a hot towel.
3, Do not rub the skin with a towel. You won't get a beautiful skin if you damage your skin by rubbing. You should apply it lightly on your skin.
4, You should apply moisturizer while your skin is still warm. It's because your skin can be easily dry after applying a hot towel.
There are many advantages of using a hot towel ? it doesn't cost thing, it's easy, it works well, it feels good and you can see the result right away. It also works for many types of skin problems ? on the aging skin, on pimples, on brown spots or freckles.
Why don't you try this useful hot towel to take care of your skin!


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The top 10 reasons to visit Prague
So what is it that attracts so many people to Prague? Here's a few informed guesses.
1. Prague is a 3D architecture textbook. Romanesque chapels and cellars, Gothic cathedrals, Baroque palaces and gardens, worldly Art Nouveau buildings, and unique Cubist architecture make it a place with no parallel in the world. You don't have to be an expert on individual artistic styles in order to appreciate the diversity of the city's architecture. The Rotunda of St Martin, the Church of Our Lady before Týn, the Wallenstein Palace and the Municipal House will be forever etched into your memory. Frank Gehry's Dancing Building has become an icon of modern architecture in Prague, as have new buildings in the Karlín neighbourhood and the new National Technical Library in Dejvice.
2. Musically Prague can satisfy both classical music listeners and as fans of rock, pop and every other genre. While you can get your fill of classical music in the Rudolfinum, the Municipal House or one of the churches in Prague, no fan of dance music should miss a visit to Prague's renowned music clubs. Among the obligatory stopping points are the Roxy, Akropolis, Cross Club or the multimedia space MeetFactory. A popular tourist destination is the four-storey club Karlovy Lazně, where each floor is dedicated to a different musical genre. Every summer, Prague's islands and parks come alive with the multi-genre music festival United Islands.
3. Those in the know say the best beer in Prague (although this point is always argued hotly) is poured at Zlý časy in the Nusle district. Its twenty-four taps pour beers from small and medium-sized breweries both from the Czech Republic and abroad. Who can resist - you can enjoy a great selection of draught beers and pick up bottled delicacies from around the world. Of course, there are many places in Prague where you can get good beer, from classic pubs or in the ever more popular beer bars with more than a dozen beers from small and medium-sized breweries on tap. Also very popular is the Lokál chain of restaurants, where in addition to great Pilsner, you can enjoy traditional Czech cuisine. For sheer atmosphere, check out some classic pubs where seemingly time stands still, such as U Jelínků, with over a century of tradition. The pub U Pinkasů also has its place on the Prague beer map, as do an increasingly significant number of small breweries (Pivovarský dům, Břevnovský klášterní pivovar sv. Vojtěcha, Klášterní pivovar Strahov).
4. Few cities can claim to have such a picturesque river as the Vltava. In Prague alone, it's spanned by over thirty bridges and footbridges, its water gently laps the edges of ten islands, and each day dozens of steamers, rowboats and pedal boats glide through its waters. It's the soul of the city, and is perfectly complemented by the medieval Charles Bridge with its Baroque statues. And just as Charles Bridge is an inseparable part of the Prague Castle panorama, the silhouette of the railway bridge is linked with the view of Vyšehrad. The Vltava embankment is quite a popular part of Prague community life. Farmers' and flea markets are held here, and in the summer, people stroll, dance, take part in sports, and organise exhibitions, while in the winter, one of the boats anchored here is turned into a sauna.
5. Prague also has celebrated cafés which people visit out of respect for the classical café tradition, the famous people who used to frequent them, or for their great coffee - but rarely all three. Forget the hustle and bustle of the city when you sit at Café Slavia; experience a nearly Parisian atmosphere at Café Louvre; and the Grand Café Orient will win you over with its exceptional Cubist interiors and furniture. Praguers like having breakfast in the posh Café Savoy or Café Imperial. On the rise are also modern cafés. Café Lounge will amaze you not only with its first-class cappuccino, but also its homemade cakes and desserts, all in the spirit of the noble First Republic. Kavárna Pražírna offers specialty coffee from small farms. They buy the beans themselves, test and roast them, and if you like, you can take a pack of fragrant fresh coffee back home with you. Also popular is Karlín's Můj šálek kávy (My Cup of Coffee), so it's better to book a place in advance. If you're thinking what else here might please your taste buds, try a dessert from the in-house bakery or even their great raspberry lemonade. Monolok Café is made for lovers of modern design. In addition to coffee specialities, they also serve breakfast, light lunches, and glasses of excellent wine in the evenings. When the weather is nice, you can even sit in the cosy, quiet courtyard.
6. You can cool your shopping fever in a number of modern shopping malls (Palladium, Nový Smíchov, Chodov, Arkády Pankrác, and more) or on Pařížská Street, Prague's most exclusive shopping avenue, home to many of the world's top luxury brands. If you want to take something valuable home from Prague, then try an antique shop. Jewellery and precious stones are the specialty of Prague's Uhlíř Antiques, and paintings and china, you can choose at the antique shop on Karmelitská Street. Galerie Petr Brandl focuses on old master canvases, and it's worth checking out even if you don't plan on buying anything. You can buy current and retro Czech design at Modernista in the Vinohrady Pavilion or in the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art's design shop.
7. Prague's historic gardens and parks are truly some of Prague's greatest treasures. There are over two hundred - the oldest of them was founded in the Middle Ages, and more often than not, they offer breathtaking views of the city. The first Prague gardens were monastic gardens; private gardens, adjacent to palaces or expensive town houses, came later during the Renaissance. Each period introduced its own unique style, layout (which generally reflected contemporary philosophy) and understanding of space into garden design. Perhaps the most revolutionary changes in garden design came during the Baroque period, where the monumentality of the architecture was reflected in the external environment in the garden. Visiting the Palace Gardens below Prague Castle, the Petřín Hill gardens or Wallenstein Gardens are practically required of all visitors to Prague.
8. Prague has undergone centuries of diverse cultural, social and economic development, which is reflected in its architecture. Among the most interesting witnesses to this dramatic transformation are technical monuments commemorating changes in the everyday life of our ancestors in comparison with the present day. Prague is home to a number of interesting technical buildings and other structures. This journey back in time will take you to places such as the Prague underground spaces with its huge collector system; the New Town Water Tower; the Nusle bridge; the Pacold kiln; Větrník, a former windmill; the Petřín funicular; the Křižík Fountain; and the exhibitions at the National Technical Museum. Also of interest is the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bubeneč, which helped Prague become one of the most modern cities in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. Tom Cruise filmed the last episode of the Mission: Impossible series here.
9. Prague offers countless activities for families with children. Take a steamship from the city centre to the Prague Zoo, rightly considered to be one of the most beautiful zoos in the world. Boys in particular will love the exhibits at the National Technical Museum at Letná. Steam locomotives and predecessors of today's automobiles, the first motorcycles and planes form a permanent exhibition complemented by a number of temporary exhibitions devoted to science and technology. The whole family can enjoy riding a historical tram or visiting the observation deck of theŽižkov TV tower. There will certainly be no complaints from your children if you take them to a pastry shop. Goodies from the Erhart Pastry Shop at Letná, the pastry shop U knofličků (At the Buttons) on Újezd, or cakes made fresh daily in the legendary Myšák cake shop in Vodičkova Street will be a sweet reward even for you.
10. Prague's views are breathtaking 365 days a year. Although the Czech capital is nicknamed "the city of a hundred spires", in fact it is decorated with nearly a thousand towers and spires. You can admire the ancient heart of the city from the observation deck of the tower of Old Town Hall, and discover the charm of the Lesser Town roofs from the tower of St Vitus Cathedral. Unforgettable views are also possible from the Petřín lookout tower, from Letná Park or from the ramparts of Vyšehrad. An unusual sight arises for those who climb Vítkov Hill, dominated by the majestic statue of military leader Jan Žižka. You'll get an unusual view of the illuminated panorama of Prague Castle from here, especially in the early evening.
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Q: AWS boto3 source code How can we get a look at the AWS boto library code. Not all the code is present in the python package.
For example if I wanted to understand how the wait_until_running() method of Waiter class is implemented i.e. if it is implemented serialized fashion and other features of the code. Although the documentation says something like :
"This method calls EC2.Waiter.instance_stopped.wait() which polls. EC2.Client.describe_instances() every 15 seconds until a successful state is reached. An error is returned after 40 failed checks.", the description is not fully helpful.
How can we see the logic of the code boto3 methods are using??
I couldn't find in github nor in the python boto-3 packages.
Although I have learnt that such model classes are autogenerated from JSON description files (waiters-2.json??), I still couldn't find a way to see the implementation
Any advise guiding me helps

A: boto3 uses botocore as a dependency for the core functionality. The sourcecode can be found for both on github.com:

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*https://github.com/boto/boto3/

*https://github.com/boto/botocore/
wait_until_running is not a function in the code. Its tells the Waiter to wait until the state running is set. All possible EC2 states and much more is defined at the resources-1.json. Working with these json files is part of the loaders.py.
Boto uses many tests to check its functionality and my experience is, that this is a good place to understand the functionality.

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*using the waiters-2.json

*work with waiters
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Section Head (CIS Engineering)
By afotakel, September 19, 2019 in Προσφορά Εργασίας
NCIA
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Cyber Defence
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Section Head (CIS Engineering)-190791
Primary Location	Italy-Poggio Renatico
NATO Body	Joint Force Command Naples
Schedule	Full-time
Euro (EUR) Yearly
Grade A.2
1. POST CONTEXT
The Deployable Air Command & Control Centre (DACCC) mission is three-fold: to prepare and enable the deployment of the Deployable Air Control Centre, Recognised Air Picture Production Centre and Sensor Fusion Post (DARS); to train and prepare the Deployable Air Operations Centre (D-AOC) personnel to supplement the NCS JFAC HQ at Ramstein and, if the need arises, to supplement any forward deployed AirC2 elements; and, to conduct initial functional and specific AirC2 training for AirC2 personnel, (for the NCS JFAC HQ, and NFS and Partner nation AirC2 communities). A Deployable Sensors Branch (DSB) is also included in the DACCC.
The Combat Service Support Division is responsible for the support and implementation of the deployable sensors, DACCC garrison support activities, deployment support, communication and information systems (CIS), Engineering and logistic and mobility matters relating to the DACCC.
The Communication and Information Systems (CIS) Branch is responsible for all CIS and system activities and for the effectiveness of the CIS and system elements in garrison and during a deployment of DARS.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) acts as senior technical advisor and coordinator for the DARS.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) reports directly to the Section Head/Senior Engineer (DCIS Engineering). There is first line reporting responsibility for 1 military officer.
2. DUTIES
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) is responsible for maintaining long-term continuity on DACCC's operations and projects.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) provides technical support on engineering proposals for system improvements.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) coordinates CIS requirements and new capabilities with outside agencies and commands.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) performs CIS technical consultation for the Directorates.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) liaises with users for optimum system utilization.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) controls system performance and highlights deficiencies.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) proposes new projects and changes to the operational systems as well as organizational and changes of procedures.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) supports and controls installation of new systems.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) advises on feasibility studies on changes of concepts, organizations and systems.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) supports the development of CIS policy and guidance for configuration management of DACCC CIS.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) monitors ongoing CIS projects for configuration compliance and DACCC operational CIS concepts and operational CIS architectures.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) reviews new telecommunication projects to address integration aspects in respect to existing capabilities.
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) gives technical advice and suggests changes to CIS and ACCS System-related Program of Work (PoW) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)"..
The Section Head (CIS Engineering) serves as liaison between HQ and the CIS provider.
Under routine circumstances, the job is performed in a typical office environment, with artificial light and air (e.g. Bunker), where the risk of injury is categorized as "none". However, the Section Head (CIS Engineering) may be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises, and/or short-term travel assignments, both within and outside of NATO boundaries. Such operational deployment may exceed 30 days in any period of 547 days, and may be on short notice. Acceptance of an employment contract linked to this post constitutes agreement to deploy in excess of 30 days, if required.
3. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
University Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Electronics, or related discipline, and 2 years of function-related experience,
Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience".
Experience with communication systems, systems engineering, and maintenance.
Experience as a network administrator.
Staff experience in an information technology (IT) position.
Experience in system administration, preferably UNIX or Windows as operating
Experience in the operation and administration of a large computer network either client server or mainframe.
Practical experience in diagnosing deficiencies in networks and associated equipment.
Experienced in UNIX-based networks (Sun,Solaris) to include Oracle databases and SQL based systems as well as UNIX administration.
Extensive knowledge about communications equipment (switches, routers) including configuration.
Experience on ACCS (Air Command and Control System).
Must have an English Standard Language Proficiency level of "Professional" in Listening Speaking, Reading, and Writing (SLP 3333 based on NATO standards).
Graduate diploma in an IS engineering related subject.
Formal UNIX programming courses.
Demonstrable evidence in maintaining knowledge of advanced IS engineering.
Chartered engineer.
Member of a recognized professional body.
Experience in UNIX-based networks Security and COMPUSEC matters.
Experience in accreditation of telecommunications and information systems.
Experience in a programming post or institution.
Experience as ACCS System Manager or ACCS System Administrator or ACCS Communications Manager.
NATO COURSES/TRAINING
NATO CIS STAFF OFFICER (CAPABILITY MGMT & OPS PLANNING)
NATO CIS Operational Planning
NATO CIS Security (INFOSEC) Officer
ACCS System Manager
ACCS Security Officer
ACCS Communication Manager
ACCS-ICC interface Administration
4. POSITION AND CANDIDATE PROFILE
Personal attributes
The incumbent must be able to work towards accomplishment of broadly defined aims and to assist in definition and application of a wide range of procedures.
He/She must have good interpersonal and communication skills, good health, maturity, poise, tactfulness, firmness and persuasion.
Considerable professional judgement is required to make decisions on technical matters within the general framework of available procedural guidance.
The incumbent must be able to work long hours when required, and able to travel frequently on temporary duty. Duties require original thought, sound judgement, flexible attitude and a tactful but creative approach because of the rapidly diminishing availability of resources for the O&M of Communications systems without corresponding changes in operational requirements and the need to resolve a wide variety of politically sensitive problems which arise on a day-to-day basis.
For these reasons the incumbent must possess courtesy, tact, diplomacy, mental alertness, negotiating skills and service-mindedness
He/she must be a self-starter who is able to anticipate problems and analyze a wide range of complex and dissimilar situations where conflicting policies and technical restraints. The incumbent must be a strong motivator, and a proven team builder. He/she must be creative and a forward thinker.
Managerial Responsibilities
There is no first-line reporting responsibility
Routinely interrelates within the community representatives for analysis of user requirements. Maintains contacts with high level host nation organizations, for coordination communications and network issues.
Contribution to objectives:
The operational Information and Network Systems are the heart of the DACCC and the major instrument for achieving the CAOC and DACCC's mission, in peace, crises and war. Failure of the Information Systems may have a disastrous effect and, in crises or war, even reach the political level. Even short-term outages can bring the work in the DACCC to a halt. The post of the Senior Engineer is required to guarantee continuous reliable operations and ensure COMDACCC can successfully perform his mission.
To achieve this top-level objective, the incumbent of the post will contribute within the organization in many ways:
- Developing the long-term strategy for continuous progression within the systems and towards future systems without impact to the DACCC's mission.
- Enabling the Branches to contribute to the objectives by supporting them in analysing their requirements and providing support of any kind, e.g. computer power, connectivity, software, training etc.
- Strengthening the CIS organization and workforce to provide continuous high-level operational support and responsiveness to any problems, (e.g. prepare for on-the-Job-Training). Evaluate and plan for efficient and cost-effective use of equipment and services to ensure the objectives are achieved with the scarce funding.
- Analyse and find ways for coordinating resources with other organizations and help optimise the processes, (e.g. data exchange, interfaces, common software, etc.) towards the achievement of the objectives, in particular in view of the AIR-responsibility of CAOC and the respective CC Air.
5. CONTRACT
The successful candidate will receive a three-year definite duration contract which may be followed by an indefinite duration contract.
The basic entry-level monthly salary for a NATO Grade A-2 in Italy is Euro 5,285.21 which may be augmented by allowances based on the selected staff member's eligibility, and which is subject to the withholding of approximately 20% for pension and medical insurance contributions.
6. INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY:
HQ JFC Naples uses NATO Talent Acquisition Platform. In order to apply for this vacancy, please visit the platform at: https://nato.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en, and search for vacancies within HQ JFC Naples with duty location Poggio Renatico, Italy
Note that once you created your profile, you will be able to use it to apply for other vacancies within NATO.
Staff members are appointed to and hold posts on the establishment of a NATO body only on condition that:
They are nationals of a NATO member country
They are over 21 and under 60 years of age at the time of taking up their appointments. Appointments of definite duration may be offered to candidates of 60 years of age or more, provided that the expiry date of the contract is not later than the date at which the candidate attains the age of 65.
A NATO security clearance and approval of the candidate's medical file by the NATO Medical Adviser are essential conditions for appointment to this post. Applicants are not required to possess a clearance at the time of applying, but they must be eligible for a clearance. HQ JFC Naples will take action to obtain the required security clearance from the successful candidates' national authorities.
The Job Description for this post will be finalised upon completion of the NATO Civilian Re-organisation Structure (CRS).


COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) New defensive tackle Ulric Jones can't wait to make an impact at South Carolina. And he's not the only one as the Gamecocks open practice Tuesday.
Jones, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound lineman, is among several new faces seeking a spot this fall to fix one of the team's weaknesses a year ago. The Gamecocks were among one of the fiercest defensive lines in the Southeastern Conference from 2011-13, featuring high NFL draft picks Melvin Ingram, Kelcy Quarles and Jadeveon Clowney, the No. 1 overall selection in 2014.
But South Carolina did not generate much pressure last year, finishing last in the SEC in sacks and next-to-last in total defense.
Jones, along with fellow junior college linemen Marquavius Lewis and Dante Sawyer, figures to immediately boost that unit.
Coach Steve Spurrier took steps to shore up a defense that squandered three double-digit leads in the fourth quarter last year. The drop-off was a big reason South Carolina slid to 7-6 after three straight 11-win seasons.
Spurrier was encouraged by what he saw after two hours in the scorching South Carolina summer sun.
Part of that was ensured by Spurrier's offseason move of bringing in Jon Hoke to co-coordinate the defense with Lorenzo Ward. Hoke headed up the defense for Spurrier at Florida from 1999-2001 before spending the next 13 years as an NFL assistant with Houston and Chicago.
Hoke has moved the Gamecocks to a straight 4-3 alignment up front rather than the 4-2-5 configuration they had used the past few seasons. Hoke is also overseeing defensive backs, his task in the NFL.
Hoke said the players adjusted well in the spring, but summer workouts add new players to the mix who have to get up to speed.
Ward said the Gamecocks who are returning don't like what they went through last season and are eager to make up for it - if they are not pushed to the side by the new players.
South Carolina's newest additions certainly look like full-grown football players.
Lewis is 6-3 and 264 pounds. He had 63 tackles and 11 sacks last year at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. He enrolled in January and his work in spring drills elevated him to starting defensive end.
Isn't that a ton of pressure for someone who hadn't played a down of big-time college football?
Defense isn't the only issue for South Carolina, which is going through the most uncertain quarterback competition in the 11 seasons Spurrier has been in charge. He said four players - Connor Mitch, Perry Orth, Michael Scarnecchia and true freshman Lorenzo Nunez - had about the same number of snaps without anyone taking an early hold of the job.
The Gamecocks have plenty of on-field proving to do on both sides of the ball. They were selected fourth in the SEC Eastern Division behind Georgia, Tennessee and two-time East winner Missouri.
Spurrier likes the approach and attitude he's seen early on.


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Mention "realty" name during any communication with their prospective customers.
Significantly influence in the closing of a sale as evidenced by accompanying the prospective customer to the project site, introducing the prospective customer to the sales team member/relationship manager and bringing the prospective buyer to UandH Corporate Office for booking the product/Services.
Communicate project related details to the prospective customer as per UandH guidelines, for instance with respect to payment time-lines, project completion dates, project details. The booking form, Wholesale Buyers guide, Project pricing and payment schedule, Sale and Construction agreements are good references.
Not misuse the "UandH" brand name for personal benefit, for example UandH may have privilege offers which the channel partner must not use for their advantage.
Abide by the UandH brand guidelines on advertising materials and clearly mention their own company name, contact details on all marketing collateral's developed and/or used.
Not indulge in sharing of channel partner fee with customers / UandH personnel nor attract prospective customers through sharing of fee or similar offers.
Not unnecessarily interfere with the day to day functioning at Manufacturing sites, Marketing and Sales offices, Corporate office.


Well, I'm sticking with the 8x1 matrix for now as most of my effort has been with a failed R/2R ladder attempt. But there's good news!
My current long-term goal is to create a POV projection device. It will use an array of eight high-intensity LED's mounted to a stepper mechanism to swing it back and forth. In front of the LED sweep will be a curved, plastic Fresnel lens to focus the light to, say, a wall.
The goal is to have the LED's light up in sixteen different intensities.
An R/2R ladder is great when you want to convert 4-bit data (in my case) into evenly spaced voltages between 0v and 5v (in my case). So a value of 7 (binary 0111) should yield exactly half the voltage or 2.5v.
And it does. Very well.
So, I'd have to write code that "turns on" the ladder with a 7 and ranges to 15, with 0 as an "off" value. Not very clean or linear.
Well, when I was demonstrating the resistor ladder circuit, it looked like it was dimming the LED perfectly. The problem was that my array of 4 DIP switches simulating logic input didn't take the input to ground when they were off. They only supplied 5v when they were on. The Arduino (and, in point of fact, this is the correct way) takes the logical pins to GROUND when they are off. That provided a proper grounding for the legs of the ladder and the net voltage dropped through the floor.
So, I've revised the circuit to contain a diode on each leg to prevent the grounding. The legs are either high or floating ("disconnected").
I'll try to put up a circuit soon, but I've been playing with it off and on 15-30 minutes at a go since the last post and I'm encroaching on resistor values that give me a linear (actually, sort of inverse exponential) progression of voltages from 1.5v to 4.5v.
So in doing some research, I discovered that not only is the useful variable brightness range of LEDs only from 2.25v to about 3.75v, but also all the action takes place at the bottom of the scale.
My "sort of inverse exponential" values (i.e. jumping large gaps at the bottom and small ones at the top) are exactly the opposite of what I need.
So now my goal is to create a ladder (with op amp as voltage summer) that ranges from 2.5v to 4.5v with small jumps at the bottom and large jumps at the top.
I think I'll post some stuff about the Arduino projects I'm working on.
First thing, I'm trying to create a shield for an 8x8 monochrome LED matrix with variable brightness on each "pixel" LED. Such an animal might already exist, but I haven't found anyone doing exactly this.
I've already been playing with an 8x1 matrix and have a 4051 Analog Multiplexer (MUX) working beautifully. If I set the output level using analogOut (PWM), then update all the LED's (by scanning across them quickly) I can fade them up and down. However, if I attempt to directly manipulate the brightness of each LED in rapid succession it fails miserably.
The reason for this is the way that the Arduino simulates "analog" voltages. The Arduino only has two choices for output voltage: 5v and Ground (0v). To "output" 2.5v, it pulses 5v to that pin half the time and 0v the other half (like a square wave) as fast as it can to supply and average of 2.5v. This is called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). This works if the time that the target component has to react is significantly longer than the PWM cycle rate. (So it can react to the "average" voltage.) Since I'm cycling through the LED's as fast as the Arduino can loop, the PWM time isn't significantly faster than the refresh time, so the PWM "voltage" is basically undefined.
Most LED displays with a significant number of LEDs are not powered by lighting them up all at once, but rather by lighting each desired LED up in rapid sucession--much the same way that televisions and monitors scan the image down the screen rather than try to light up all the pixels at once. Persistence of vision and slow dimming rate of the pixels/LED's accomplish the rest by fooling your brain into thinking they are all lit up at once. Try video recording your alarm clock with the LED display, when you play it back, it'll flicker. This is why.
So now my goal is to create an R/2R resistor ladder as a digital-to-analog converter to control voltages that way. (Using several, probably four, digital outs on the Arduino instead of the one PWM out.) I'm using an R/2R ladder because it turns out to be far easier to configure than the DAC chip (DAC08) I was trying to hook up a few nights ago.
I found this video and I still remember every word of the jingle.
Ice Bird, Ice Bird, You're such a nice bird!
Let's make an Ice Bird Treat!
Then add the flavor, eat it up!
Ice Bird you're a lot of fun!
I was truly laughing out loud! Wow, what a rush.
It's the tapping of a million shoes.
So, hey, take a look around!
You can see it in a different way.
EDIT: Might even be the intro from a Saturday morning TV show.
This is one of my favorite sequences from The Drew Carey Show.
Accororing to Craig Ferguson's IMDb Bio he actually plays the harp. I thought it looked like he was.


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Motul Pirelli Suzuki's Matt Moss set the Pro Open pace in Darwin on Friday.
Motul Pirelli Suzuki's Matt Moss has topped the opening day of practice during Hidden Valley Raceway's opening round of the Terex Australian Supercross Championships in Darwin.
Moss' fastest lap of 1m13.198 came in session two on a hot and humid day of practice, which featured two 15-minute sessions before a 10-minute session concluded Friday's on-track action.
"My bike feels good and the track's pretty good – they're just trying to get more water into it," Moss explained. "All in all though it was good." Click here for clip of his prep.
American Weston Peick (Carlton Dry Honda Racing) jumped up to second fastest late in proceedings, topping the third session with his 1m13.314. Completing the top three was Campbell Mining Suzuki's Jake Moss, just over a second off the pace of twin brother Matt.
CDR Yamaha's Lawson Bopping debuted the 2014 YZ450F on top in practice session one, a time that would cement him fourth place overall. Open class rookie Kirk Gibbs (Motorex KTM) rounded out the top five ahead of Jay Marmont (Monster Energy Kawasaki and Josh Hill (InsureMyRide/Hart and Huntington/Suzuki).
In the SX-Lites it was another new MX Nationals champion who proved fastest as Luke Styke (Serco Yamaha) led the way with a 1m17.207 lap, half a second ahead of returning Queenslander Brenden Harrison (Choice Motorsport KTM).
Last year's Under 19s champion Kale Makeham (Tune Tech Racing KTM) was a solid third fastest, from Taylor Potter (Honda) and Luke Arbon (Serco Yamaha).
International Entertainment Group (IEG) has confirmed it will stream the opening two rounds of the Milwaukee presents Terex Australian Supercross Championship live online this weekend.
Both rounds one and two of the six-round series will be broadcast over the internet direct from Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin.
It's a major coup for fans of Australian Supercross, enabling viewers to catch all the action throughout the series.
Fans can tune into the broadcast both Saturday and Sunday in the double-header event, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm EDT. Click here to view.
The package – produced by AVE – will include both the Supercross and QBE Australian Superbike Championships, which will be hosted alongside the ASX opener in the Top End this weekend.
"We are excited to align ourselves with AVE and Greg Sita and look forward to strengthening our relationship above the Australian Supercross Championship," IEG managing director Yarrive Konsky said.
IEG previously announced that the 2013 series will receive 12 hours of free to air coverage on SPEEDWEEK, SBS. Click here for details.
Matt Moss just won the 450 Nationals Championship two weeks ago.


Use their webcam to see it now. The Friends of Lick Observatory FoLO membership program offers members an opportunity to participate in the Lick community and enjoy special connections with the telescopes, scientists, and science programs. Lick Observatory has exciting news for everyone who enjoys astronomy, history, and the beautiful venue itself. In May , the observatory was turned over to the Regents of the University of California ,  and it became the first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory in the world. When low cloud cover is present below the peak, light pollution is cut to almost nothing. Complimentary coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are included with the tour. Perhaps more notable was the lack of fire or damage to a telescope dome.
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The Fight on George's River Ground single work poetry "John Davies hears with great regret"
From The Turning Wave, p. 300 - This song tells of the defeat of Sandy Ross, an Orangeman, by Larry Foley, a Sydney Catholic who was later acknowledged as the greatest Australian prize-fighter of his time. The fight took place at the Georges River near Sydney, on March 28th, 1871.
When sung, the tune is from the Irish rebel song, The Wearing of the Green.


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Q: Not getting how to save To Do in localStorage I have a todo html element whose inner html i want to save in localstorage through use of html but i am unable to figure out how i would do it.
My javascript code
// Load everything

// get DOM Elements
let to_do_input = document.getElementById("todo-input");
let addBtn = document.getElementById("addBtn");
let display = document.getElementsByClassName("display")[0];

// Event Listeners
addBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
  // Add DOM ELements
  let list = document.createElement("ul");
  let todos = document.createElement("li");
  let deleteBtn = document.createElement("button");
  deleteBtn.innerText = "Delete";
  // let saveBtn = document.createElement("button");
  // saveBtn.innerText = "Save";

  display.appendChild(list);
  list.appendChild(todos);
  list.appendChild(deleteBtn);
  // list.append(saveBtn);

  //   Class names
  list.classList.add("list");
  todos.classList.add("todos");
  deleteBtn.classList.add("deleteBtn");
  // saveBtn.classList.add("saveBtn");

  //   Set values
  todos.innerHTML = to_do_input.value;
  to_do_input.value = null;

  //   delete todo
  deleteBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
    list.innerHTML = null;
  });

  //   SAVE todo
  // saveBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
  //   // let arr = [];
  //   let savedTodo = arr.push(todos.innerHTML);
  //   localStorage.setItem("todo", JSON.stringify(savedTodo));
  // });

  //   Set saved todo
});

and my html
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
  <meta name="description" content="This web app provides you with accessibility of todo list" />
  <title>Simple To-Do-List</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />

A Reliable To-Do-App

      <input type="text" id="todo-input" placeholder="Write you task here.." />
      <button type="button" id="addBtn" )>Add</button>

I have reviewed from other sites on how to do it but when i tried the array method , it returned numbers or when i tried to push todos into empty array , it didnt do anything. Also i dont know how i will convert the html element into an object to use it while making todo. Rest all the things work fine.

A: You need to set a array to save list,
So just edit your JS code to :
            // Load everything

            // get DOM Elements
            let to_do_input = document.getElementById('todo-input')
            let addBtn = document.getElementById('addBtn')
            let display = document.getElementsByClassName('display')[0]
            let todoArray = []
            // Event Listeners
            addBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
                // Add DOM ELements
                let list = document.createElement('ul')
                let todos = document.createElement('li')
                let deleteBtn = document.createElement('button')
                deleteBtn.innerText = 'Delete'
                // let saveBtn = document.createElement("button");
                // saveBtn.innerText = "Save";

                display.appendChild(list)
                list.appendChild(todos)
                list.appendChild(deleteBtn)
                // list.append(saveBtn);

                //   Class names
                list.classList.add('list')
                todos.classList.add('todos')
                deleteBtn.classList.add('deleteBtn')
                // saveBtn.classList.add("saveBtn");

                //   Set values
                todos.innerHTML = to_do_input.value
                todoArray.push(to_do_input.value)
                to_do_input.value = null

                //   delete todo
                deleteBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
                    list.innerHTML = null
                })

                //   SAVE todo
                // saveBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
                //   // let arr = [];
                //   let savedTodo = arr.push(todos.innerHTML);
                //   localStorage.setItem("todo", JSON.stringify(savedTodo));
                // });

                //   Set saved todo
                localStorage.setItem('todo', JSON.stringify(todoArray))
            })


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24 Hour Fitness Continues Expansion into Northern Virginia
Community Invited To Grand Opening Celebration Of Fairfax Super Sport Club
FAIRFAX, Va - December 11, 2014
24 Hour Fitness continues its expansion across Northern Virginia with the grand opening of its newest club location, Fairfax Super Sport club, 12300 Price Club Plaza, Fairfax, VA. The grand opening begins at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, as the club's energetic staff opens its doors to greet new members eager to experience their first workout in the new club. Grand opening festivities begin at 9:00 a.m. as the community is invited to a full day of activities that includes club tours, introduction to the club's state-of-the-art equipment and a wide range of group exercise classes featuring the hottest music hits.
"We're so excited to become an integral part of the Fairfax community," said Brooks Mooney, Club Manager, Fairfax Super-Sport. "With the New Year fast approaching, our club opening is timed perfectly for individuals looking to kick start their health and fitness routine ahead of the new year. Our team members are eager to share their health and fitness knowledge with our club members and help them stick to their New Year's resolutions and overall fitness goals."
The new 43,800 -square-foot gym will be open around the clock and will feature a wide variety of state-of-the-art fitness equipment, innovative experiential group exercise classes and other amenities—designed to inspire members to stay active and healthy throughout the holiday season and into the New Year. Features include:
Full sized basketball court
Indoor lap pool, sauna, steam room and whirlpool
Cardio, strength and functional training equipment including TRX® Suspension Trainers
Full schedule of Cycle and Group X® classes
Kids' Club babysitting*
Spacious functional training area
Personal training services*
*Additional fees apply
To experience the new gym, download a free guest pass from 24hourfitness.com.
To RSVP for the Grand Opening event as well as post-event photos and other details, visit 24hourfitnessevents.com/Fairfax
About 24 Hour Fitness
Headquartered in San Ramon, Calif., 24 Hour Fitness is a leading health club industry pioneer, serving nearly 4 million members in more than 400 clubs across the U.S. For more than 30 years, the company has been dedicated to helping members change their lives and reach their individual fitness goals. With convenient club locations, personal training services, innovative group exercise classes and a variety of strength, cardio and functional training equipment, 24 Hour Fitness offers fitness solutions for everyone.
Please call 1-800-224-0240 or visit 24hourfitness.com for more information and to find the club nearest you.
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Are probate records public in Georgia?
In the state of Georgia, wills are generally considered public records available for viewing once they are filed with the probate court after the testator has died. Property deeds, likewise, are public once they are recorded.
How do you find a probated will in Georgia?
Can you look at someone's will online?
Can anyone see a copy of a will?
Are beneficiaries entitled to a copy of the will?
How do you find out if someone has left a will?
Can a probate court judge order be contested?
Do the Probate Court have jurisdictions over Pro?
You can retrieve the will from public record by going in person to the probate court in question or if it is not possible to request for the document in person request the document via fax or mail. Secondly, you will be required to pay for a fee per printed page of the document.
Where are wills recorded in Georgia?
the Probate Court
The will is probated in the Probate Court of the county in which the decedent was domiciled at death. In order to probate the will, the executor should file the original signed will and, in most cases, Georgia Probate Court Standard Form #5 – Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form.
Who is the current probate judge for Cobb County?
Kelli Wolk
Judicial Staff/Court Administration
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Because probate files are public court records that anyone can read, you should be able to obtain a copy of it any will that has been filed for probate. 1 And with modern technology comes the ability to locate information about a deceased person's estate online, and in most cases for absolutely free.
After death However, strictly speaking, an executor does not have to do this. No other person (including a beneficiary) has a legal right to see a copy of the will.
How can I see someone's will?
How to find a will before probate
Check their home. Your first port of call should be to check the home of the person who's died for either the document itself or, if a solicitor helped to create the will, their contact details.
Check with local solicitors.
Check the National Will Register.
How do I get in touch with probate?
+44 300 123 1072 You can also find out information in: the official HMRC app.
On a person's death, the only people entitled to a copy of the Will are the executors and beneficiaries named in the Will.
How do I know if someone left a Will?
look in the deceased's safe / box of 'valuable documents'
ask family and friends if they are aware of a Will having been prepared.
ask the deceased's accountant / solicitor / financial advisor / bank – as they may have a copy or they may have helped the deceased to draft up a Will.
How soon after a death is a will read?
The Probate Office or Registry will send you a Grant of Representation by post. This usually takes around 3 weeks.
How to probate a will in Georgia?
Filing and Serving the Petition to Probate. The word "probate" technically refers to the act of proving that a written document is the authentic Last Will and Testament of a
Entering the Will and Appointing an Executor.
Payment of Debts.
Distribution of Property.
If a statutory probate court judge is assigned under this section to hear a contested matter in a probate proceeding, the statutory probate court judge shall be assigned to hear any contested matter in the proceeding that is subsequently filed.
Jurisdiction relates to which matters will be heard in a court. The Genesee County Probate Court has jurisdiction over deceased probate estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. While, venue describes what court you should go to. Genesee County Probate Court is the correct venue for people who are domiciled in Genesee County.
How to avoid probate in Cobb County, Georgia?
Collect the estate's assets.
Pay the estate's debts.
Distribute the estate's remaining assets to the beneficiaries.
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Хапланов

 Хапланов, Алексей Олегович (род. 1960) — пятиборец и тренер по современному пятиборью.
 Хапланов, Олег Павлович (род. 1937) — тренер по современному пятиборью.


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THE RAGIN' CAJUN RUNS SEVENTH IN B-MAIN TO CONCLUDE A VERY RESPECTABLE SHOWING AT THE 54TH ANNUAL RUNNING OF THE 410 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 9, 2014) – The points were accumulated. The lineups were set. Katie Davis sang a beautiful rendition of the Australian and American National Anthems. And, the 4-Time ACSC National Champion who hails from Eunice, Louisiana was slated to start on the outside of row four in the B-Main in the Priority Aviation Services, LLC/CURB Records #41 Maxim. It was race time.
There were 105 cars and drivers entered the 54th Annual FVP 410 Knoxville Nationals attempting to make the prestigious twenty five car A-Main field. No doubt about it – this is a tough deal, but every driver comes here with a dream. Only the cream rises to the top and making the B-Main for this event is in many ways as big, or bigger, than making the A-Main at any other track.
Twenty two laps was the distance. The track was moist and fast. The drivers were all eager and up on the wheel to do their best to try and secure one of the final four transfer positions into the feature event. When the green flag was shown, pole sitter Brooke Tatnell brought the entire field down the front stretch. Jason moved into the seventh position early and was racing for position when the first caution of the race was shown for Danny Dietrich rolled to a stop in turn four when he lost his right rear wheel and tire. When racing resumed, the Priority Aviation Services, LLC/Jonestown KOA speed machine was on the move again. The speeds around this place are amazing and on the very next lap Sheldon Haudenschild and Brad Sweet made contact coming out of turn four with Haudenschild flipping wildly down the front straightaway. The red flag was displayed, and during the closed red conditions Jason sat on the back straightaway contemplating his next move under his Shell Shock custom painted Arai Helmet. He was still running in the seventh position and wanted to move forward. The green was re-displayed and he went to work. Running out of time he was moving forward, but was unable to advance on the leader board as he came home in the seventh position behind race winner Tatnell, Clint Garner, Brad Sweet, Lee Jacobs, Greg Hodnett, and Lucas Wolfe.
A very respectable showing at the biggest event of the year in sprint car racing for Jason and the entire Stenhouse Jr. Racing team!


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Coffee as Philosophy?
It's like I'm drinking the dying embers of a log-fire – smoky and tinged with the tang of creosote. As I concentrate harder, I notice its smooth, viscous texture that seems to mask a sharper undertone – like a blade cloaked in velvet.
I've never paid so much attention to a cup of coffee in my life. I'm not sure I've grasped its secrets just yet. But if I do, I'm told it might just offer me a glimpse of some of the big questions in life.
My guide on this journey is David Berman at Trinity College Dublin – a philosopher who has spent many hours studying the intricacies of the mind's inner working and the senses. Now he's turned his attention to his favourite drink, and the profound answers that might be lurking at the bottom of our coffee cup. The result will be a new book, The Philosophy of Coffee-tasting.
...Berman explains how his research has informed his understanding of the drink. All varieties of coffee will share a common note that comes from just one oil – caffeol. "It makes up a small portion of the bean – just 0.5%," he tells me – yet without it, the drink would not be recognisable as coffee. In contrast, he says, there is no single "essence of tea"; tea is made from a wide variety of compounds, but no single one is essential.
Tea-ism versus coffee-ism
Berman proposes that coffee and tea therefore illustrate two different philosophical outlooks. Tea is about the way many different flavour components complement each other, he says – recalling the Eastern concept that all beings are interconnected. Coffee, by contrast, is defined by that single key ingredient caffeol, which stands apart from the other flavours – perhaps an apt metaphor for a Western tendency to draw boundaries between the body and spirit, say. I have a feeling he might not persuade everyone.
Coffee's single ingredient, however, can be deceiving. Taking a sip, I feel as though the distinctive caffeol flavour is firing up my tongue – yet this is an illusion. To explain why, Berman tells me to hold my nose as I take another sip. All I am left with is a faint ghost of the original flavour. "That's one of the surprises in it," he says. "You think you are tasting coffee – but if you engage in introspection, you realise it's actually a smell that is misperceived as a taste."
Full article here.
Java "Cuppa what?!" phile
trickydicky2
I don't think coffeol exists, at least not as a single compound. Seems likely this is a term for a mixture of aroma chemicals extracted from coffee, which kind of weakens the point being made in the article regarding coffee vs tea
And, of course, nothing can ever top Kramer's idea on Seinfeld for a coffee table book about coffee tables, where the book itself comes with folding legs and coasters built in so it converts to a coffee table. Genius
Originally posted by trickydicky2 View Post
Coffeol is also known as Cafestol (Primary name apparently.) and Cafesterol: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafestol (Andere Namen = Other Names)
Java "English please!" phile
Join Date: Oct 12
Given that filter coffee is virtually free of cafestol, his "without it, the drink would not be recognisable as coffee" argument kinda falls apart!


In a message to children of the nation on the occasion of Children's Day on November 14 from the ongoing COP 22 in Marrakech, Morocco, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, strongly urged the children not to waste food. "Take only as much food in the plate, as you can eat. Wasting food is akin to being a 'Carbon Criminal', he said. Shri Dave said that the lifestyle with minimum carbon footprint, followed by Gandhiji, Nelson Mandela, Buddha and Mahavira hold the key to fight climate change. Speaking after releasing the book – 'Low Carbon Lifestyles - Right Choices for Our Planet' at COP 22 in Marrakech, Morocco, the Environment Minister said, "Let us make a lifestyle of minimum carbon footprint a movement of the future. We need to cultivate the idea of preserving resources too. Winds of change always start from self and from within", Shri Dave added. The Minister informed the gathering that he has initiated some small steps towards this goal in India, but will announce the steps to the world only after it has been implemented for at least two months.
The book on low carbon lifestyles is a practical guide that shows how simple changes in the lifestyle will help the planet and the pocket. It quantifies emissions reduction that can be achieved by an action as effortless as turning off an unnecessary light and a fan. The book expresses ideas in a format that people can easily understand – the number of additional trees that a specific action is equivalent to and the amount of money saved.
The book is divided into seven sections that cover the gamut of carbon emissions through daily activities. Short success stories from around the world have been showcased to emphasize that change is not only possible, but beneficial too.
The bottom-up approach of the book seeks to address climate challenge by inspiring individuals to start small actions, get satisfaction from knowing how much a simple action has helped and get motivated to do more. Operationalizing the intended role of sustainable lifestyles as enshrined in the Paris Climate Agreement is the need of the hour. This book is a step in that direction.
Prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the book is an effort by the Government of India to inspire and motivate the common man to take ownership and responsibility in the global response to climate change. This is the first step towards encouraging people to adopt the right path in helping us save our planet.
Mitigation,Adaptation,ClimateFinance, Technology transfer and Capacity building while simultaneously endeavoring to meet all the developmental challenges that the country faces today.


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Petanque in public parks
It is amazing how - the same day - the same game can be hailed as a welcome addition in one city:
Petanque Brings International Excitement To Brooks Park
(that's Harwich, CT)
while facing (temporary?) opposition in another one ...
Let petanque be played at Oak Hill
(that's Petaluma, Ca)
All I can say is that, wherever I know there's a public petanque play area, it has turned into a quiet, friendly spot for folks to meet, compete, and enjoy each others' company - as in the above typical picture of Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.
For petanque groups who are talking to Parks Departments and who'd like a simple presentation of the game, feel free to use this document - with many pictures - for starters:
Petanque in Public Parks.pdf (2.2Mb PDF file)
Tags: parks, press
National Mixed Doubles
Sprinkled with his usual witty comments, here's Alan Efron's report on Sundays' Mixed Doubles tournament at La Pétanque Marinière in San Rafael, CA.
Cynthia & Andre came in from Maine, that's 3,333 miles!
And Phim, the lady on the winning team is barely 10 days away from giving birth.
Madagascar Open - a success
The open tournament in Bryant Park almost broke attendance records on Sunday, with 32 teams participating.
Delegations from the new clubs in Westchester and Brooklyn joined in, and also a group of new Philadelphia players.
Details at LaBouleNY.com
And also on Westchester Petanque and Brooklyn Boule.
By the way, there are some awesome photos of the Westchester Petanque Club on Photoshelter, by New York Times photographer Rob Bennett, from when they did an article about them last month.
Click on the image!
Petanque 100 in the Triangle
With players all the way from Charlotte, Salisbury, Lexington, Winston-Salem, Greensboro and of course Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, we were close to 40 to celebrate Petanque 100 this Sunday, at the Inn at Bingham School, a dream location for a petanque party.
We had a lot of fun, played, ate and drank very well!
And the kids had a blast playing croquet, badminton or plain hide & seek.
Two special surprises among the petanque crowd:
Christian, who seldom plays, but whose grandfather had a bar in Marseille, so the genes are there - and Andy, a 747 captain who had never played, but knows a thing or two about landing in the right spot.
Thanks a bunch to Francois for his generous hospitality!
Soft pétanque on the street
A first:
On Sunday July 15 Provence en Boite will hold a soft pétanque ( "pétanque molle") contest under the sycamore trees of Degraw St, at the corner of Smith St in Brooklyn.
Sunday July 15.
Teams of 2 players (doubles).
$ 20 per team.
Register by 11 am.
For info call 718-797-0707
Tags: molle, NY
Upcoming open events
June 2 - Chicago, IL - Midwest Open
June 3 - Southbury, CT - AF Pétanque 100 Picnic
June 3 - Kansas City, MO - AF Picnic & pétanque
June 10 - Grand Rapids, MI - AF Petanque 100 Picnic
June 10 - Philadelphia, PA - Petanque 100 Picnic
June 10 - Irvine, CA - Pétanque tournament
June 10 - Portland, OR - Webfoot Open & Petanque 100
June 14 - Toledo, OH - AF Petanque season starts
June 16 - Norfolk, VA - AF Annual Meeting & pétanque
June 19 - Omaha, NE - AF Petanque 100
June 24 - New York, NY - Madagascar Open
June 24 - Chapel Hill, NC - Petanque 100 in the Triangle
July 1 - San Francisco, CA - AF Petanque 100
July 14 - Brooklyn, NY - Pit Stop Ball Bearing Series
July 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Bastille Day at BarTabac
July 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Provence en Boite - Soft Petanque
Feel free to send in your info.
No petanque gathering is too small!
Tags: calendar
Madagascar Open at Bryant Park, NY
A few times a year La Boule NY organizes open tournaments, i.e. open to the general public. They are a great opportunity to play against folks of all levels and learn.
Don't be timid!! Petanque players are always willing to share their experience and teach tactical moves. At least until your score get too close for comfort ...
The next one is the Madagascar Open, on Sunday June 24, to celebrate the friendship of La Boule NY with the Malagasy community, of which several are among their top players.
Bryant Park is central and the perfect location for such a tournament.
- get a teammate
- show up latest by 9:30 am with your 3 boules.
New York is hot!
After Provence Magazine, then M6 television channel, now it's Boulisme, the French pétanque magazine, that made a report about pétanque in NY and of course La Boule NY.
In case you want to subscribe to the magazine (6 issues/year), you have to send a check from a French bank for € 48. Not very convenient for most of us, so we have proposed to handle foreign subscriptions by credit card through our online store. Stay tuned.
Tags: NY, press
Petanque in Brooklyn
A big welcome to a new club: Brooklyn Petanque!
They're celebrating their debut with a tournament on July 14, at Pit Stop on Columbia St.
That's the day before the annual BarTabac event on Smith Street and thus a great way to get in the right spirit.
Limited to 30 teams, so don't wait to register.
Pit Stop Ball Bearing Series - details
Fathers Day boules
The last couple of rush orders for Fathers Day went out today.
Well, they won't make it by tomorrow, but at least the loving spouses won't lie when they say: "Honey, your boules are on the way!".
But I am proud to add that also the week before Mothers Day (May 13) was busy with husbands ordering boules for the Mrs.
It's safe to say that half our orders come from ladies, half from men.
Which puts the US in the league of countries where pétanque is truly gender-blind. The way it should be.
Petanque in the NY Times
Caitlin Kelly came to one of the Westchester Club Tuesday petanque "soirées" and wrote this report:
Pétanque draws all ages - NYT June 3
Petanque 100 in Dallas, TX
AF North Texas had 15 teams playing on a ballfield in Glencoe Park, with many more folks watching and enjoying the weather and their picnic.
Including a lot who youngsters had never played before.
Tags: petanque100, TX
Petanque 100 in Portland, OR
Portland Petanque Club combined the Petanque 100 celebration with their annual Webfoot tournament.
25 players of which some played for 8 hours into the finals.
By the way, PPC is one of the very few clubs in the country that has a real clubhouse, with cooking facilities and an outdoor terrace!
Tags: clubs, OR, petanque100
More from Philly
A little clip to show what happens when a city replaces grass with gravel! See also June 11.
Watch the little boy clapping in the background. He comes almost every evening and loves it when Mo & Loi shoot out each others' boules.
A good thing the Philadelphia streetcar doesn't pass by there...
Tags: PA
Boules in Boulder, CO
One of our friends in Boulder, CO has made it a habit to invite colleagues & friends for games at his home court after work. Hence the formal wear.
But the arguments and bantering are as informal as any place else...!
And he has introduced petanque at company picnics, with more & more participants year after year. An excellent idea!
Petanque 100 in Irvine, CA
And so did Orange Accueil, a nonprofit that welcomes newly arrived French speaking families in Orange County. There are "Accueil" organizations in most larger metropolitan areas that have saved newcomers a lot of headaches in their new environment.
The group of friends of Orange Accueil regularly uses a pétanque terrain that was laid out twenty years ago by a French teacher (and avid player) at a school in Irvine. The exact location follows.
There were 9 triplets teams. With families in all around 60 people. Having a good time.
Thanks a lot to Véronique.
Photo album of the tournament
Tags: CA, petanque100
Petanque 100 in Richmond, VA
A cheerful report from Mark in VA!
In Richmond, Viriginia, Les Boulefrogs of Church Hill commemorated the 100th anniversary of Petanque with a public demonstration of the game and picnic at the City's annual "It Starts in Parks" celebration. The petanque area was one of the most popular areas during the day's activities. The club members introduced the game to many interested people of all ages and walks of life. Even the firemen-EMT's got "fired up" about petanque and just might start coming to some of the club's twice-weekly games!
Tags: petanque100, va
Petanque in Philadelphia
We had a great Pétanque 100 event on Sunday on a ball field in Fairmont Park (pictures coming).
Also an occasion for Mamary (aka Mo) to show us the new spot he discovered on S 40th St, between Walnut & Locust.
Recently part of the lawn was replaced by gravel, surrounded by benches. He has been playing there almost every evening from 6:30pm on, and several students have joined him for pick-up games.
Mo's skills are first class, and he is a great teacher too.
Plus plenty of restaurants across the street for a snack or a drink when you're done.
So check it out!
On the Petanque in the USA map.
Petanque in the news (good & bad...)
The Christian Science Monitor published a lengthy article today on pétanque, and on the banter that goes along with it. Sometimes for mere fun, sometimes as veiled intimidation.
The thrill of the toss ... the agony of argument - CS Monitor - June 11.
A lot better than the clumsy article the same paper published two years ago in which they completely mixed up bocce and pétanque.
Fortunately this time we were able to guide the author from the start and hook him up with the right people to interview. Also very good that there's a link in the article to La Boule NY, just in time for the Madagascar Open in Bryant Park on June 23. Lets' hope many New Yorkers read it!
On a sad note, several UK papers are reporting today on a phenomenon newly coined "bouliganism", where the banter referenced above has turned into aggressive behavior, causing the entire Nièvre département to ban tournaments until further notice.
Gentle image of pétanque wrecked by 'bouliganes' - Times Online - 11 June
Fortunately, that less savory aspect of our favorite game is limited to a few hot spots in France, and has not made it across the ocean where this weekend again hundreds of players in several cities celebrated the 100 years.
Petanque 100 in Gainesville, FL
A bunch of friends of the AF in Gainesville gets together 5, 6 times a year for a pétanque afternoon, and they didn't miss the opportunity to acknowledge the Centenary.
By the way, that spot is what I would call the perfect environment: trees for shade, irregular size, some bumps and branches. A bit of raking up the leaves before you start and you're all set to go. I don't know if there are bathrooms in the vicinity, and how easily accessible it is but we'll find out and put it on the Petanque in the USA map.
We're preparing a small file for clubs to present to Parks & Recreation Departments. Specifically to dispel the idea that pétanque requires manicured courts, prone to maintenance. These images speak a thousand words: "Give us some dirt, and we're happy!"
Many thanks to Didier for the photos.
Tags: FL, petanque100


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What Drew Barrymore said about the #LightTheWorld Giving Machines on her TV show
By Trent Toone Dec 2, 2021, 3:31pm MST
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A New York City resident makes a donation at the Giving Machine at New York City's Rockefeller Center near the iconic Christmas tree, in New York City, New York, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.
The Light the World Giving Machines recently placed at New York's Rockefeller Center were featured on The Drew Barrymore Show this week.
In a 2-minute segment, Barrymore and co-host Ross Matthews praised the vending-type machines that allow people to buy "everything from gloves and socks to chickens and goats" for needy people through local and global charities.
"It's beautifully curated, elegantly designed, and is just something, you know, for everyone all around the planet," Barrymore said after highlighting a story that the Good News Network published about the Giving Machines. "I'm very happy to see something like this taking place."
The Light the World Giving Machines at New York City's Rockefeller Center were featured on The Drew Barrymore Show this week.
The Drew Barrymore Show screenshot
"We know what this means when you can't provide for yourself," Matthews said. "This is brilliant. Thank you for making this."
Barrymore said she intends to go to Rockefeller Center and use the machines, which are sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"I've always wanted philanthropy to be easier and more accessible for people," Barrymore said. "I'm going to go to Rockefeller Center."
Watch the full video segment here.
The Giving Machines are part of the church's "Light the World With Love" initiative and have been placed in 10 cities across the United States for use during the Christmas season. Globally, the Giving Machines have raised more than $9 million in donations.
More information about the Giving Machines and the Light the World initiative is available at LightTheWorld.org.
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All 10 U.S. #LightTheWorld Giving Machine locations are now open. See photos from each city
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Omar Jimenez for Dallas ISD Board of Trustees District 4
"I'm running for YOU!"
Issues/Platform
Omar Jimenez is a Dallas ISD Product.
Omar and his family are products of Dallas ISD of two sisters and a brother who all graduated from Seagoville High School, and all have attended DISD Schools.
He attended school at Kleberg Elementary in District 4, W.E. Greiner Middle School in Oak Cliff, and then graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
Omar has a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication with a Minor in Political Science from The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg. (A First Generation University Student.)
Servicing in many leadership roles at UTRGV (Formally The University of Texas-Pan American), he is ready to commit to the district with new ideas and getting back to the basics.
The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication with a focus in Broadcast Journalism
Pre-Law Society/Member September 2012-December 2012
Bronc Radio/Volunteer/Member October 2011-May 2015
Alliance/Member/Vice-President/President/Treasurer March 2011-May 2014
Dallas County Democratic Party/ Precinct Chair June 2016-Current
Dallas County Tejano Democrats/ Youth Vice Chair August 2016-August 2018
23rd Senatorial District Tejano Democrats/ Youth Vice Chair/Steering Committee Member March 2018-Current
UTPA Dean's List
Spring 2011/Spring 2012/Fall 2012
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA)
Spring 2013/Spring 2014/Spring 2015
Honorable Mention in Radio Public Affairs
and Third Place in Radio Production
College Broadcasters Inc. (CBI)
Producer of Finalist for Best Radio Newscast
University of Texas-Pan American: Bronc Radio Edinburg, TX
News Director (part-time)
The host of The Political Hour
Programming Director
Assistant News Director
The show must go on! Where I'm tonight! At Seagoville's 4th of July Celebration. It's a make up night from last weekend.
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