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Delaware Arts Info
We offer suggestions for arts lovers to discover (and re-discover) established and emerging artists, musicians and performers in and around Delaware. Although we particularly like to celebrate smaller arts organizations and individuals, we cover nearly anything that strikes us or that we feel you should know about. Periodically, we welcome guest bloggers and artists to join us.
Sinkane Brings A Distinctive Music Experience to Arden
By Guest Blogger, Alex del Tufo
Alex is a high school student attending Wilmington Friends School with an interest in journalism as a major. She is an editor for her school newspaper, has served as an intern at Out and About magazine and has written for WXPN's website. Alex hopes to expand her love of music and writing through helping with our blog.
Delaware's local venue, The Arden Gild Hall, was honored to have Sinkane grace the stage on Friday, February 13. Sinkane is the stage name for Sudan native, Ahmed Gallab. He was accompanied by two backup guitarists and a drummer. The quartet's individual skills accented one another perfectly. Sinkane's unique musical style was introduced by Brooklyn band, Cookies. Their electronic style worked well with the electronic aspect of Sinkane, but Cookies' female vocals and more pop sound contrasted in an interesting way.
I think that one of the most interesting parts of Arden Concert Gild performances is the variety. This was especially the case for Sinkane; I saw audience members ranging from teenagers to elders, all enjoying the music together. If you have never been to Arden's Gild Hall, it is essentially an open room with a stage. For this performance, the room was about one-third chairs and the rest was open for dancing and roaming. I thought that this gave the show a laidback feel but let the audience appreciate the music more. Specifically, a few especially excited dancers enjoyed themselves in the back of the room.
Describing Sinkane's musical genre is a near impossible task. I can say with ease that I have never heard anyone that has the same style or skillset as him and his band. According to wikipedia he is categorized as "krautrock, free jazz, and funk rock with Sudanese pop." To tear that apart a little, krautrock is a style of rock with a more electronic sound. Although Gallab grew up in Sudan, he was born in London. This could explain his reasoning for the aspect of krautrock in his music, which has European roots. Free jazz is essentially a more unconventional style of jazz that fits well with the other genres of his music. The most complex part of his music style would have to be the Sudanese pop. This clearly was influenced by his Sudanese heritage. Sudanese pop is a blend of traditional Sudanese music -- violin, bongo, etc. -- combined with influences from American pop stars.
I thought that Sinkane's distinct sound was not to be missed and their music combined with the atmosphere of the Gild Hall made for a perfect winter night. Sinkane and Cookies truly set high expectations for future performers soon to come to the Hall. I don't think that Sinkane was for everyone just because of his "out-there" style, but I believe that anyone who is open to new music should really give him a listen. Spending my Valentine's Eve with Sinkane was an excellent decision and, as an Ardenite, I hope to see him and the band return in the future.
See www.ardenconcerts.com.
Posted by Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald
Labels: Arden Concert Gild, Arden Gild Hall, Sinkane
Visual Interpretations of Oscar Wilde's Salome at Delaware Art Museum
Salomé, 2011, Barry Moser
Oscar Wilde had quite a reputation as a provocateur in late 19th Century Victorian England -- and it's that reputation, as well as his wit and his sexuality, that people commonly remember today, even moreso than his work.
In the early 1890s, shortly after the publication of his famous (and only) novel "The Picture of Dorian Grey," Wilde became a success as a playwright. The one-act play "Salomé" was written in French after a conversation about the Biblical story of John the Baptist inspired him. Wilde, of course, was Irish, and he usually wrote in English. He chose the language because of his love of France -- the country he would retire to after he served jail time for "gross indecency with other men" just a few years later.
"Salomé" is short and brutal, centering around a beautiful young woman living with the stigma of her mother's accused incestuous marriage to get stepfather, Herod II. When John (referred to as C) insults her mother and spurns her, she exacts her revenge: When Herod offers her anything she wants if she dances for him, she chooses Jokanaan's head on a platter. Literally.
Salomé Kisses the Head of Iokanaan, 2011, Barry Moser
The Dancer's Reward, 1906, Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Salome was first published in English in 1894, translated by by Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, and with illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley. The translation was more flowery than Wilde's style, the illustrations, compared to "the scribbles a precocious schoolboy" by Wilde himself, are sometimes over the top. In 2011, Salome was re-translated by Joseph Donohue, in a style that most agree more closely fits with the way Wilde originally wrote it in French. The illustrations for this version are by Barry Moser; the etchings, in contrast with Beardsley's style, have an almost photo-realistic look.
The cistern, 2011, Barry Moser
The exhibit starts with Moser's work. This seemed backward to me at first, but as I went through the room, it made sense. Moser's illustrations, placed in chronological order tell the story in images. By the time you get to the last one, you have his idea of what Salomé was really about (the captions on the wall help if you're not familiar with Wilde's version of the story). Moser sets a dark mood, featuring a diverse cast of Romans, Nubians, Jews, and Nazarenes. The etchings convey the feel of a stage play, or at least the feeling that real people are being portrayed.
"Let me kiss your mouth," 2011, Barry Moser
"Let me kiss your mouth" shows Jokanaan, the object of Salomé's desire, despite his almost emaciated appearance, refusing her advances. Wilde plays with sexual objectification — Salomé is seen on both sides of it, and she commands the power position at all times, at least in her own mind. After Moser's interpretation comes Beardsley's. The two collections couldn't be less alike, but, while Moser's etchings are stunning, Beardsley's are not inferior — just wildly different.
The Stomach Dance, 1906, Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Beardsley's illustrations have a look that more closely resembles political cartoons, and he was pretty clearly making some statements of his own that weren't actually in Wilde's work -- for example, there is homoerotic imagery where there was none on "Salomé," and Wilde is caricatured more than once (and not in a flattering way). In a couple of instances, Beardsley's original submissions were rejected for being too bizarre, sexual, or off the map; the Rejected and Accepted versions are displayed together.
The Peacock Skirt, 1906, Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Despite Wilde's criticism's of Beardsley's work, the lithographs are quite beautiful and captivating. "The Peacock Skirt" look as if it could be a high fashion illustration, but it does highlight the almost detached interpretation, as it doesn't directly refer to anything in the play. As an exhibit as a whole, "Salomé" bridges over a century, showcasing a great difference in aesthetic. Some might argue that the Donohue/Moser update righted the wrongs of the 1894 Douglas/Beardsley collaboration -- and there's little doubt that the update more accurately captures Wilde's words as they were intended. But to be able to look back on the 1894 artwork in conjunction with Moser's enhances the timeliness of Beardsley's work. It was both a reflection of and a rebellion against its time, which is something that can't be truly captured in the 21st Century.
See www.delart.org.
Posted by Holly Quinn
Labels: Delaware Art Museum, illustration, Oscar Wilde
Fringe Wilmington Prepares for Its First Film Festival!
This post comes courtesy of a CityFest press release.
The City of Wilmington and Cityfest, Inc., the City's nonprofit cultural programming organization, are excited to announce the FilmFringe Wilmington Festival that will take place from Tuesday, February 17 to Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Theatre N at Nemours, 1007 North Orange Street, in downtown Wilmington.
The 2015 Film Fringe Wilmington Festival will include the popular annual Extreme Filmmaking competition and screenings of independent films by local, regional, and national filmmakers. Fringe Wilmington is Delaware's only multi-day celebration of unconventional art. In previous years, Fringe has been a single festival in the fall, which included live performances, film and visual offerings. This year, the Fringe Committee has separated each of the disciplines into their own five day festival, starting with performing arts last November in Live Fringe, followed by Film Fringe in February 2015, and Visual Fringe in May 2015.
Film Fringe kicks off with a free Preview Party, where trailers will be featured for each film of the festival. The Preview Party will also include a screening of the Extreme 5-minute Filmmaking entries, including an awards ceremony to announce cash prize winners of the contest, as well as Fringe-inspired cocktails by The Painted Stave Distillery of Smyrna, Delaware.
In Film Fringe Wilmington's inaugural year the committee was excited to receive more quality entries than could be screened in the initial four days of programming allotted. As a result, the Preview Party has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 17 to allow for a full five days of films. In the day's following the Preview Party, film novices and enthusiasts may sample a wide variety of film genres, ranging from dramas to documentaries, comedies to action. A few highlights include an entire evening dedicated to music documentaries on Friday, February 20 and 'An Afternoon With John Evans', the world-renowned filmmaker on Sunday February 22.
Tickets are available on the Fringe Wilmington website at www.fringede.org and will be available at the Preview Party, as well as at the Theatre N box office immediately prior to each showing. Individual ticket prices are $5. Audience members can also purchase a 5-film pass for $15 or a 10-film pass for $25. Fringe Wilmington continues its model of providing 100% of ticket sales to participating filmmakers.
To learn more about Film Fringe Wilmington Festival and see the 2015 Film Fringe Wilmington selections, visit www.fringede.org or call Jeni Barton at 302.576.2135.
Labels: CityFest, Film Festival, Fringe Wilmington
WDL's "Leaves" Delivers Powerful, Poignant Message About Illness
Wilmington Drama League (WDL) staged another outstanding performance this past weekend. Lucy Caldwell's Leaves was a brilliant, heartbreaking portrayal of the effects of depression on a young woman and her family.
The play surrounded a seemingly average Irish family and their everyday struggles. It is revealed that the cause of many of their problems is the oldest daughter's recent suicide attempt. I thought the storyline was extremely unique because of the focus on the effects of mental illness — not only on those who are personally affected by it, but also the impact on those who have known and loved them their entire lives. The damaged relationships and interpersonal disconnects are a side of depression not often discussed or presented. WDL did an excellent job of leaving off the "sugar-coat" to show the audience the truth about the widespread effects of having, or living with a person who has, a mental illness. The downplay of diseases such as depression is an enormous problem that I believe this performance is trying to help eradicate.
I don't think WDL could have found a better cast to portray the intense roles required for the show. The cast ranged in age from 7th Grader to adult, and each of them equally talented. What made their performances even more impressive was the added Irish accents. Caldwell, the writer of Leaves and an Ireland native, would have been impressed by the authenticity in their portrayal of a typical Irish family.
In addition to the excellent cast, this play was significant for WDL because of the two young directors leading the show. Mollie Montgomery and Cassey Moore — both high school students — co-directed this show without the help of adults. I think this made the actors' performances even more impressive. Their direction and interpretation was both inspired and unique. I don't think that many adults have the skills that these two young students have.
An aspect of Leaves that made it particularly outstanding was the display of artwork by Emily Spiegel and Michael Curcio. Emily and Michael were two young local artists recently lost to suicide. Their works were displayed in the front lobby and added a more personal depth to the show that the whole audience could feel. There was also the option to buy tea for $1 to support ContactLifeline, a Delaware-based 24/7 suicide hotline. In addition, $1 from each show ticket was donated to the ContactLifeline. I thought that this was an excellent benefit to a beautiful performance.
I thought this production was excruciating in the most unbelievable way. This show was not for those looking for a relaxing night out. From start to finish, the show was intense and evocative, with glimmers of humor here and there. The ending came off as an "it's all better now" conclusion, but left me wondering what was implied for the character's futures. I think that Wilmington Drama League did an extraordinary job of executing this provocative production.
See www.wilmingtondramaleague.org.
Labels: Leaves, Lucy Caldwell., Wilmington Drama League
Nora, the Early Feminist, Shines at DTC
By Guest Blogger, Christine Facciolo
Christine holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Music and continues to apply her voice to all genres of music. An arts lover since childhood, she currently works as a freelance writer.
A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen's play about a child bride coming to sudden maturity and walking out on her family, caused quite a stir when it opened in 1879.
A century later, Ingmar Bergman — feeling Ibsen didn't go far enough — reworked the long-winded script into a taut drama with only five major characters and re-titled it simply Nora.
The Delaware Theatre Company's production of Bergman's searing reduction grabs viewers from the outset and never lets go.
The play tells the story of the (seemingly) happy marriage of Thorvald and Nora Helmer. Through exposition we learn the backstory: Thorvald was ill and needed a year in Italy to recover. Nora, ever the good wife, took it upon herself to borrow money from the unscrupulous Krogstad whom Thorvald decides to sack when he gets promoted to bank manager. Krogstad decides to blackmail Nora to keep his position because not only is it amoral for a woman to borrow money (plus her husband abhors debt — an odd position for a banker) but he figures out she forged her father's signature on the note (dated several days after his death).
When the truth comes out, Thorvald flies into a rage and disowns Nora, bemoaning his fate that now he has to acquiesce to Krogstad's wishes because of her mistake. But Nora's friend (Mrs. Linde) talks to Krogstad, who turns out to be her long lost love, and he agrees to tear up the promissory note. Thorvald is relieved and contented to go back to the way things were. But Nora has had an epiphany: She realizes she has been little more than a doll to her husband — a pretty doll that performs tricks — and that they are not partners, because a true husband would have taken the blame and defended his wife's honor. She decides she has to stop being a doll and learn who she really is and what life has to offer. The play ends with a stunning climax which, for its time, was controversial to say the least.
Bergman's script focuses on Nora, driving home the divisive (for its time) theme — women's rights — even though Ibsen claimed he did not seek to promote the women's rights movement. The play is concise and succinct and the action never abates. Thus the audience feels engrossed in the main story without getting distracted by a welter of subplots.
All five actors worked well as an ensemble. The standout was Kim Carson whose journey from naïf to mature explorer was clear, nuanced and genuine. David Arrow plays a domineering Thorvald who can at the same time be playful and sexy with his wife as he fulfills his role. His anger — laced at times with bewildered incomprehension — is scary but his loss at the end of the play is palpable. Kevin Bergen supplies a death-darkened and doting Dr. Rank; Susan Riley Stevens a world-weary almost embittered Mrs. Linde. Chris Thorn offered an effective Krogstad, ineffably moving at his pivotal points.
Alexis Distler's set and Esther Arroyo's costumes were aptly period. Christopher J Bailey's judicious lighting design supported intensity levels agreeably.
Director Michael Mastro kept the show moving at a brisk pace with a consistent driving energy.
See www.delawaretheatre.org.
Labels: Delaware Theatre Company, Nora
City Theater Company's "Barely Legal" is All About Improv
This review is reposted courtesy of The News Journal. Original article by Holly Quinn published 2/2/14.
Photo by Joe del Tufo
City Theater Company is celebrating its 21st birthday, and you can join the party at the Black Box at OperaDelaware (still set up Irish Pub style from CTC's recent production of 'James Joyce's The Dead'). 'Barely Legal' is an evening of improv, featuring CTC's own Fearless Improv troupe and a rotation of Philadelphia improv acts, for an unpredictable night of entertainment. READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW >>>
Labels: City Theater Company, Fearless Improv, The News Journal
Mélomanie at the DCCA with La Bernardinia Baroque Ensemble
Night Watch by Dan Jackson
A grey Sunday in February brought an overflow crowd to the DuPont 1 Gallery of the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts. The big crowd was made to order to create the most wonderful acoustic effect in the small room with the cold hard stone floor, so that Mattheson's Sonata in G Minor for two harpsichords played by Marcia Kravis and Tracy Richardson sounded clear, crisp, rounded and exciting. Swirls of sounds flew as they traded fast scales and flying double thirds.
After the harpsichord duo, guest artists La Bernadinia Baroque (Donna Fournier, Rainer Beckmann and Marcia Kravis) performed the Ciacona allegro, also a Baroque piece by Benedetto Marcello –Following this, the entire Mélomanie ensemble playing Menuet-Fantaisie – a modern musical interpretation of Baroque music with a recurring motif passed from instrument to instrument, which they had commissioned Anthony Mosakowski to write in 2012. The composer, who introduced the piece, seemed as pleased as the rest of the audience.
The delightful and melodic Allemande and Sarabande, from a different harpsichord duo suite by Mattheson, brought us back to Baroque comfort and lute stops until we were blasted into the 21st century by Tracy Richardson and Rainer Beckman in their interpretation of Liduino Pitombeira's Sonata for recorder and harpsichord no. 2, Opus 156. Mr. Beckman, who knows Brazil and the composer, introduced the piece and showed that he can make the alto recorder leap forward a few centuries to create a sound reminiscent to honor Stravinsky, Boulez and Bartok.
And, following that tradition of lulling us with Baroque delights and then rocking us out of chairs with modern sounds on Baroque instruments, the two groups played a delightful rendition of a Vivaldi's Concerto in G Minor, RV 107 in which the alto flute (Kim Reighley), soprano and alto recorders (Rainer Beckman) and Baroque violin (Christof Richter) performed as soli and Doug McNames (cello), Donna Fournier (viola da gamba) and Tracy Richardson and Marcia Kravis on harpsichords performed the orchestral continuo.
After the raucous applause for the great sound of the Vivaldi, the larger ensemble played an encore of a Chaconne by Jean Baptiste Lully. The experience was heightened by the surrealistic art of Dan Jackson on display in the gallery – the faces in his works so photographically alive and vivid that they seemed to have been listening as well.
See melomanie.org.
Posted by Margaret Darby
Labels: Christof Richter, DCCA, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Donna Fournier, Doug McNames, Kimberly Reighley, La Bernadrinia Baroque Ensemble, Melomanie, Rainer Beckman, Tracy Richardson
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Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald, creator & manager. Originally from Pittsburgh and a die-hard Penn Stater, Michelle is the Owner of Arts in Media, a Delaware-based arts promotion firm, which launched this blog in June 2009. She enjoys and tries to support every genre of Arts. In her (rare) spare time, she loves to read, cook and occasionally, paint. She lives in Wilmington with her husband, Scott, puppy Eli and previously, Dewey the Art Dog.
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U.S. Falls In World Education Rankings, Rated 'Average'
Ed. Clarification: HuffPost Education originally reported that the United States was ranked 14th by the OECD. That figure is the nation's ranking in reading skills, not the overall ranking of the country.
The United States has fallen to "average" in international education rankings released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, according to the AFP.
America has received scores around 500 on a scale that goes up to 1,000: 487 in math, 500 in reading and 502 in science.
The AFP reports,
The three-yearly OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report, which compares the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds in 70 countries around the world, ranked the United States 14th out of 34 OECD countries for reading skills, 17th for science and a below-average 25th for mathematics.
Citing concerns over the country's education performance compared to other nations, and the long-term impact of the shortcomings on the future economic viability of the country, the Obama Administration has pushed for comprehensive reforms during the president's time in office.
According to the AP,
"This is an absolute wake-up call for America," U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in an interview with The Associated Press. "The results are extraordinarily challenging to us and we have to deal with the brutal truth. We have to get much more serious about investing in education."
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Humana to purchase hospice PBM Enclara Healthcare
by Robert King |
Humana announced a deal to buy hospice PBM provider Enclara Healthcare in order to boost its pharmacy presence. (Humana)
Humana aims to give its pharmacy strategy a boost by acquiring Enclara Healthcare, the largest hospice pharmacy and PBM in the country.
The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, comes as other insurers are ramping up efforts to boost their presence in the pharmacy benefit management space.
Humana said in a release when announcing the deal on Monday that it enables the insurer to cover pharmacy-related needs for hospice care patients and advance technology for in-home pharmacy through improved electronic medical record connectivity.
RELATED: Humana, Philips team up to offer remote monitoring to select MA members
"Enclara represents a logical extension of Humana Pharmacy's strategy given the company's unique ability to play a role in advanced illness care and supplement our existing care delivery system," said Scott Greenwell, president of Humana's PBM arm Humana Pharmacy Solutions, in a statement.
In-house PBMs have become a lucrative option for insurers looking to better manage rising drug costs. Every one of the five major insurers has or will have their own PBM. Anthem, for instance, has launched its own PBM, IngenioRx, and Cigna completed a merger with PBM giant Express Scripts, which contributed to posting $1.35 billion in profits in the third quarter of this year.
UnitedHealth Group's Optum, home to its PBM arm OptumRx, is a significant source of financial growth for the healthcare giant.
Humana's acquisition, expected to close in the first half of 2020, will also include the acquisition of Enclara Pharmacia, GuidantRx and Avanti Health Care Services.
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Homemaker Highlights: My first home school video of The Doots.
My first home school video of The Doots.
It's a little grainy. I had to compress the files to get it to load. Also please lower your volume. I did not realize I was that close to the microphone and so I am kind of loud:) It's a start. I hope I get better at them and splicing them together.


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Rewards and Recognition Policy for Classified Staff
Enacted May 14, 2019; Revised January 13, 2020
McNeese State University fully supports and recognizes the importance of acknowledging classified employees for significant work related accomplishments, outstanding performance and service to the University. The purpose of this policy, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.1 for Rewards and Recognition, is to acknowledge and reward classified employees with monetary and/or nonmonetary awards, related to their accomplishments. If rewards are monetary, such rewards shall not exceed a total of 10% of any classified employee's base salary within the fiscal year.
GENERAL REQUIRMENTS:
Rewards shall be dependent on availability of funding.
No classified employee shall receive a monetary award under this policy during any Performance Evaluation System (PES) rating period in which the employee has an overall rating less than "Successful". An employee who is "Unrated" or "Not Evaluated" may be eligible for a reward.
Only permanent, full- time, classified employees are eligible for monetary awards under this policy.
McNeese State University will comply with submission of an annual report of awards to State Civil Service, each July 31st, which details payments made to employees.
The names of recipients and the amounts granted will be publicly posted in accordance with SCS requirements.
PROVISIONS:
Depending upon available funding, McNeese State University shall present the following awards:
Awards for Service Commitment to the University
This award will be given annually according to the chart below to employees for their total number of years of service, as of September 15th of each year.
New Hires and Less than 5 years of service-MSU Lapel Pin valued at approximately $3.85
5-9 years of service-MSU Lapel Pin valued at approximately $3.85
10-19 years of service-MSU Lapel Pin valued at approximately $2.50
30 or more years of service-MSU Lapel Pin valued at approximately $4.50
The service pins will be awarded by the President annually based on service information obtained through Human Resources. Human Resources will compile a list of service award recipients each year. No application or nomination process is required for employees to receive a pin.
President's Award for Excellence
Classified employees, serving in permanent status with at least one year of full-time service at the University, whose work has made a major contribution to accomplishing the department's mission may be nominated for the President's Award for Excellence. Recipients of the award will receive a plaque (valued at $125) and a one-time, lump sum adjustment, of not greater than 10%, as allowed under Civil Service Rule 6.16.1 but in no case will the lump sum adjustment exceed $1,000 for this award. Up to three awards at $1,000 each may be awarded each year. An employee may not receive the President's Award for Excellence in two consecutive years.
Criteria for Nominations:
Nominee's may be self-nominated or nominated by a current or former full-time McNeese employee.
The nominee must demonstrate commitment to the University's vision, mission, statement of purpose, and value and demonstrate excellence in work-related accomplishments to the University and the community.
Nomination criteria may include but is not be limited to the following:
Evidence of high degree of professionalism and customer service
Evidence of high levels of initiative and pride in work
Evidence of high levels of sustained commitment to campus service, such as University committee leadership or service, participation in student recruiting and retention efforts, student organization sponsorship, mentorship, and participation in and the organization of campus seminars and workshops
Evidence of high levels of sustained commitment to off-campus community and charitable service, including relevant service to professional organizations
Offices held in professional associations or civic/community organizations
Nominations:
The nomination packet is limited to no more than 15 pages and include the following in this order:
University nomination form (1 page) CLICK HERE FOR FORM
Current resume of the nominee
A statement by the nominee which explains how they demonstrate excellence and support the University's vision, mission, statement of purpose, and values (no more than 3 pages)
Three letters of recommendation (if not self-nominated, nominee should include a letter from the nominator)
Optional: Other items that support the nomination as deemed relevant by the nominee (no more than 5 pages)
The nomination packet must be saved as a single PDF document and emailed to awards@mcneese.edu by the deadline specified in the schedule.
This policy will be posted hard copy in the Human Resources Office, on the MSU General Policy Page, on the Human Resources Tab of the MyMcNeese Portal and through departmental distribution. Awards received will be posted in the same manner.
McNeese will submit an annual report by July 31 of each fiscal year to the Department of State Civil Service detailing all payments made to employees under this policy.
This policy will be posted hard copy in the Human Resources Office, on the MSU General Policy Page, on the Human Resources Tab of the MyMcNeese Portal and through departmental distribution. Awards received will also be posted in the same manner.


Captain Jack: Will smoke marijuana before the game. Many players do this.
Drugs have always been a very subtle existence in sports competition. Various sports leagues have always imposed strict policies on drug-using players, but they have repeatedly been banned. In the complex circle of the NBA, the word "drug" is often accompanied by the name of the player.
Today, former NBA star Stephen Jackson talked about the issue of marijuana smoking on a TV show. He believes that marijuana is really helpful for the player's life, and admits that he did smoke marijuana on the eve of some games. .
"Listen, buddy, marijuana has always been part of basketball. In my playing career, players around me, some people like to drink, do not like to smoke marijuana. But I think more players will be more interested in smoking marijuana, Especially around me, everyone will smoke marijuana. When I first entered the league, the team only had a drug test, and at the beginning of the season, at the pre-season training camp, you know the exact time of the inspection. This means that you can enjoy the rest of the season. It was a wonderful time," Jackson said.
In the face of a long season with 82 regular season games, coupled with constant away game, many players are under tremendous pressure, and their body and spirit will become exhausted as the schedule progresses. At this time, some people will choose to borrow some foreign objects to release their pressure, and marijuana is one of them.
In the show, Jackson also revealed that Don Nelson is very open to the attitude of players smoking marijuana. When the host asked Jackson if he had said the above to Popovich, Jackson smiled and did not answer.
"I can't mention other people's names. As far as I am concerned, I have done this many times. Before the game, I will come up with some marijuana, which will make you better. I am serious, this can make I played well. In some games, because I was so big, I was very excited when I was sitting on the bench at the beginning of the game. I had to say to myself: 'Calm, not always so excited. "When I was on the court, whenever I finished three points, I would rush to grab the rebounds," Jackson said.
In addition, Jackson also said that the phenomenon of smoking marijuana is not only in the sports league of the NBA. "If you think that some players are always passionate in the game, as if they are always inexhaustible, and they have not used any foreign objects, then you are living in a dream, you know, this is simply impossible. If you think that this phenomenon exists in the NBA, more than the NFL or the European Football League, then you need to change your perception," Jackson said.


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Do-it-yourself fire crew saves own neighborhood
A fast-moving wildfire pushed by Santa Ana winds destroyed 49 homes Sunday morning, but some neighborhood volunteers took things into their own hands.
By Bob Pool Los Angeles Times
MALIBU, Calif.
The professional firefighters did not roll up to Corral Canyon in time Saturday. So Matt Haines finally had his chance to rev up the private fire truck that he bought at a public surplus auction.
Mr. Haines's 31-year-old pumper truck and tanker truck of similar vintage helped a do-it-yourself fire brigade save a dozen homes as flames encircled their El Nido neighborhood.
As Haines sprayed water on homes on both sides of Sequit Drive, his neighbors used their own hoses to extinguish burning embers that rained from the sky and to douse shrubs and fencing as they caught fire. As it fought the blaze, the crew could see four homes fully engulfed on Sea Breeze Drive above them.
The fire here on Saturday burned west of the portions of Malibu hit by wildfire last month. As of Sunday morning, it had destroyed 49 homes, damaged 27, and caused at least 10,000 people to be evacuated, the Associated Press reported.
But in the El Nido neighborhood, the residents seemed prepared to help themselves. Bill Raffin pulled out his portable pump and started drawing water from a swimming pool. Ken Wherry unrolled a canvas fire hose and connected it to a hydrant up the street. Kai Chan stretched out smaller garden hoses and laid them in strategic places around houses.
When the burning cinders flew over the street and set a steep canyon south of Sequit ablaze and flames shot back up the hill, Haines sprayed down houses on the south side of the street. His 750-gallon 1976 Ford fire engine performed flawlessly, he said, as did its companion truck, a 3,000-gallon tanker. Combined, the trucks cost around $6,000.
But, "we saved millions of dollars' worth of property today with those."
Haines is a general contractor who has built several of the homes along Sequit. He said he bought the firefighting equipment to protect new houses he's building.
Most residents along Sequit had evacuated when Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies drove through the area before dawn and warned that a fire was coming their way.
But those who formed Sequit's impromptu fire company stayed and fought. "If you stay, all you have to do is put out the embers when the fire goes through," said Mr. Wherry, a retired sales manager who has lived with his wife, Marguerite, on Sequit since 1991.
When flames hit Sea Breeze, above his street, Wherry said he climbed the hill and used a garden hose to save a yellow home that was about to catch fire from a nearby burning tree. "I saw a garden hose and used it to put out the tree fire," he said. "After that, the house was fine."
Back down on Sequit, there was disappointment when the stay-behind residents tried to use their own canvas fire hoses: They burst from the high pressure of the fire hydrants. Those who stayed behind, said Marguerite Wherry, a real estate agent, protected 11 houses on Sequit – including one that nearly ignited two hours after the fire burned through the area. Hundreds of firefighters and equipment from throughout the state had been positioned in southern California for most of the week because of the predicted Santa Ana winds.
"I called the Fire Department at 8:20 and said El Nido was burning and no fire trucks were here. They said they were trying to get up here," Mrs. Wherry said. The only house on Sequit that burned was a home at the corner of Sequit and Sea Breeze that was out of range of Haines's fire hose.
After hours of work, Haines maneuvered his fire truck up a hill in the hope of protecting some storage containers he owns. His pumper truck ran dry, and his tanker truck was a quarter of a mile away. Soon, the containers' contents, including antique furniture, ignited.
"I ran out of water. That's why I didn't get the fire out in time," he said.
"But you know something? I'm blessed. We all are."
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When you hear the sound of streaming water moving across the stone, it has to be one of the most relaxing and inspiring sounds ever imaginable. This kind of sounds can bring into your mind visions of nature such as small streams and meandering rivers. Moreover, it can also drown out all unpleasant noises like nearby vehicles and pedestrian traffic as well.
These are just a few reasons why many people would want to install indoor slate wall fountains in their living space, whether at their homes, offices or even commercial spaces.
Another reason why people rely on slate fountains is that slate is a flexible material that can be used for various designer and decorator styles. A modern room or house can use indoor slate wall fountains readily as an organic or "all natural" sort of home can too.
Also, it is important for you to keep in mind that slate is readily available in a wide-ranging palette of natural-looking colors and patterns. Furthermore, if you go to a high-quality manufacturer or distributor that sells indoor slate wall fountains, they can provide you with a selection of base styles and frames so you can choose which one coordinates well with your chosen variety of slate.
For example, you won't have a difficult time in looking for a rajah, green or black slate fountain that has a wooden, copper or stainless steel frame. The slate's natural colors enable them to coordinate well and look good with almost any décor.
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Unlike the purely metallic floor, desktop, garden, or wall fountains made of copper or stainless steel, the slate water fountains come with a very visible texture as well. The surface of the stone is far rougher than a flat piece of metal, and this creates "movement" or ripples in the water as it passes from corner to corner across the surface.
Naturally, when you choose to install an indoor slate wall fountain inside your home or office, one of the main problems that you have to deal with is its weight because its materials are extremely heavy. You will have to consider the fixture's location well in advance before installing for the main reason that it should be mounted onto the wall studs and not just of the paneling or sheetrock.
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Interestingly, because indoor slate wall fountains have gained so much popularity over the years, it has driven the best manufacturers to build versions of it that are based on a thin surface of natural slate that is attached to a backing of lighter weight. This is good news for you if you want to get rid of all the worries and stress about having to mount large, heavy slabs of stone yet obtain the same beautiful features and natural qualities of heavy slate fountains.


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This Unit was developed for the HNC/HND Electronics Group Awards or may be taken as a stand alone HN Unit. It will meet learning needs of candidates by exploring electronic and electrical principles.
Studying this Unit will provide you with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to apply network theorems to the solution of electronic and electrical circuits. Such theorems underpin much of the work in electronics, so it is important to have an in-depth understanding of these topics.
You will study the behaviour of series and parallel electronic and electrical passive circuits at resonance. Such studies are important in helping you to understand how tuned circuits (such as those used in communication equipment) and some electronic filters work. A large emphasis is placed on putting your theoretical understanding into practice within a practical electronics and electrical context, in experiments and computer simulations on electronic and electrical circuits.
Throughout the course you will learn to apply a range of network theorems to the solution of d.c. and a.c. electrical network problems. You will also undertake a detailed study of series and parallel electronic and electrical passive resonant circuits, including the calculation of Q - factor and bandwidth and the plotting of impedance - frequency and current - frequency curves for both series, and parallel cases. By the end of this Unit you will be expected to apply network theorems to the solution of electronic and electrical network problems. You will also be expected to undertake detailed calculations and draw graphs associated with series and parallel electronic and electrical resonating circuits.
The formal assessment will consist of a single assessment paper lasting one hour and thirty minutes. The assessment will be conducted under closed book conditions in which you will not be allowed to take notes, textbooks etc. into the assessment. However, you will be allowed to use a scientific calculator. You will sit this assessment paper at the end of this Unit.
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Yesterday, September 12th, marked one year since Andrew and I said "I Do", in Ireland.
This year flew by and I cannot believe that I am just now getting these up on my blog! We absolutely adore these photos by our amazing photo team, Iris + Light, as well as out breathtaking video by Nate Puhr. This team truly capture all of the magic that was felt on our wedding day.
And let's not forget…..our INCREDIBLE wedding video by Nate Puhr….
Kristen and Andrew \\ Galway, Ireland from Nate Puhr (photo and cinema) on Vimeo.


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BankNewport Awards $130,000 in Community Fund Grants
Three South County Organizations Receive Aid
NEWPORT, R.I. (December 28, 2020) – BankNewport is pleased to announce that it has awarded $130,000 in grants to community organizations throughout Rhode Island. Twenty-five organizations that provide services related to food insecurity, mental health, distance learning, minority owned small business, and underserved populations received the funding.
"We are humbled to have the opportunity to provide these proactive grants to 25 incredible organizations," said Sandra J. Pattie, President & CEO, BankNewport. "In the best of times, these agencies work on shoestring budgets, and this year has been especially difficult. We are so thankful for the work they do, despite many challenges, to bring hope and dignity to those most in need." In southern Rhode Island, the Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale, Southern RI Volunteers, and the Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County each received a $5,000 grant to support their efforts.
"Food insecurity continues to be a significant issue facing our communities, and the pandemic has only increased the demand," said Kate Brewster, Executive Director, Jonnycake Center. "We are so grateful to have such outstanding support from BankNewport, which allows us to continue to serve our neighbors and ensures we can continue to take care of each other into the new year." "We are so appreciative of this grant from BankNewport," said Mary Roda, Executive Director, Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County. "We've seen major funding cuts this year, which has led to far fewer staff available to support a growing population of those in need of our services. This grant will allow us to continue to support those who need it the most."
About BankNewport
Founded in 1819 and headquartered in Newport, BankNewport offers a full suite of loan and deposit products and services for families and businesses throughout Rhode Island. With $2.0 billion in assets, BankNewport is one of the oldest community banks in the United States and, as a mutual organization, is committed to the financial success of its customers, employees and communities. BankNewport has 17 branch locations, with commercial lending offices in Cumberland and Providence. BankNewport business lines include OceanPoint Marine Lending, specializing in consumer marine and recreational vehicle financing programs, and OceanPoint Insurance, a Trusted Choice independent insurance agency, providing a broad range of property casualty insurance products, including employee benefits and marine related insurance products.


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Q: Use whole page width for aligned formulas How can I automatically increase the distance between the columns to use the whole horizontal space that is accessible for equations (this might not necessarily be the whole page width)? Note, that I use the environments equation and split as I want to write formulas with alignments that get a single number. I can set the spacing manually, e.g. by \quad, however, replacing it with \hfill does not work.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{equation}
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a&=(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)\\
b&=(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
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A: Just guessing that actually your equation is not to be from page border to border but have a bit bigger distance between equations columns ...
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}
\lipsum[66]
    \begin{align}
\begin{split}
    a & = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)    \\
    c & = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
\end{split}
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    b & = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)\\
    d & = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
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    \end{align}
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Addendum:
You can also use flalign as sugggest by @mickep in his comment:
% preamble
\begin{document}
\lipsum[66]
    \begin{flalign}
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    a & = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)    \\
    c & = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
\end{split}
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    b & = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)\\
    d & = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
\end{split}
    \end{flalign}
\end{document}

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Dragonball: Evolution 2009 15%
Goku sets out on a race against time in order to fulfil his grandfather's dying wish. He must collect a set of seven magical orbs before the vengeful King Piccolo can misuse them.
Apparently, this is #40 and I've picked the movie the internet loves to hate!
I guess the point is to find the Dragon Balls so that Goku can stop the bad guy from destroying the world. I don't remember enough about Dragon Ball Z to hate this movie as much as people seem to.
I thought it was fun! Perfect background noise. It was cheesy and a little over the top, but enough to keep me entertained.
I did wonder about Justin Chatwin as Goku…they couldn't find any decent Asian actors? Or, I'm guessing they felt like they needed a white male lead to get the asses in the seats. Who knows. Either way, I agree that he was miscast. He was giving me Freddie Prinze Jr teen heartthrob wannabe vibes when he probably should have been doing something else. In the beginning, he beats up a bunch of bullies, but he was kind of a jerk too? Are we supposed to root for him?
The special effects…well, they leave a lot to be desired, particularly the fight scenes. All of the flipping and cartwheels always look cooler when animated. In the film, it's obvious they have them wired up.
There were some scenes that didn't make much sense. At one point, our core group of characters are run off the road by a thief who set up a trap – a hole in the ground. They spend so long in the hole that it's nighttime when one of them leaps out of it, easy as pie. Was there a reason why he waited to free himself? We'll never know.
We also get some teen romance thrown in there and it was nice. I suppose that's what the criticism is – in order to cram everything into the film, nothing really happens. It's very by the numbers with a lot of exposition.
That being said, I kind of want to watch the Dragon Ball Z show now (if only I could get into anime!). I doubt that was the creator's intention, but hey, you win some, and you lose some.
Categories Bad Moviethon, Movies, Other•Tags dragonball z evolution, review, snark
Published on September 1, 2022 September 1, 2022 by supernaturalsnarkLeave a comment
…in which I review of a movie deserves its woeful IMDB rating.
[Originally my criteria was a film was considered not good if it had a rating below 50% and I'll stick to that.]
ETA: I watched this in 2020…or 2021? I just didn't post it. Luckily for you, I'm trying to blog more!
ETA 2: I wrote the previous ETA on 6th April and I STILL didn't post it. Third time is the charm.
After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage.
I found the concept of this movie interesting, particular the social commentary it comes with. We open with Russell Crowe arguing with an unseen woman and leaving a house. The house then blows up. So, we know he's a little loco already. Cool. Next we're with the Mom (I don't know her name, and I don't think it's important). Mom is going through a divorce. She lives with her brother and his girlfriend, and her young son.
They're running late for school. Her son is quite sassy about it too, which irked me. Like, she knows she's late, kid. Chill. Anyway, they get stuck in traffic. Son asks to use her phone and drops a nice bit of foreshadowing.
"No pass code? That's dangerous!"
Is it, though? We will find out!
Fast forward to a green light and Mom honks aggressively when Russell Crowe doesn't move. He then drives alongside them and motions for Son to roll down the window. Son obliges. Apparently, no pass code is dangerous. Rolling down the car window for angry man is fine.
Continue reading "Bad Moviethon – #38 – Unhinged (2020)" →
Categories Bad Moviethon•Tags 2020, review, snark, unhinged
I wrote this so long ago that it's time I set it free. It will also serve as a reminder that when I can't find anything else to watch, a book will suffice.
Why is Avan Jogia even on this show? HIS CHARACTER DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. Unless being a bad boyfriend counts? And having wonderful hair. I take it back. He served his purpose and he served it well.
This show is…strange. It's one of the weirdest things I've ever watched. I would not show my children this unless I wanted to mentally scar them.
Continue reading "Victorious (Nickelodeon)" →
Categories television•Tags Nickelodeon, review, snark, victorious
I have no answer. I'm just here to ramble about what I've been watching.
Echoes (Netflix)
Someone on Twitter told me that it would all make sense in the end, but all this show did was creep me out. I spent the first four episodes confused.
…and then when things finally started making sense, it went full Lifetime. There was a therapist who married his patient and wrote diaries on how his wife switched regularly with her identical twin sister. EXCUSE ME. Not only did he know, he was okay with it? I feel sorry for his patients.
Also, consent issues, much? The show kind of glosses over it. The only person who reacts appropriately to finding out the twins have been switching every year is their older sister – who was pushed Leni (the bad twin), but she thought it was Gina (the good one). When Gina tells her the truth, Older Sister was mad at her anyway.
Anyway, crazy as it is – everyone is going to get their comeuppance, right?
I won't spoil the end, but…I don't recommend this show.
Continue reading "how much tv is too much tv?" →
Categories television•Tags designated survivor, echoes, Netflix, review, snark
Superman & Lois (Season 1-2)
Published on July 26, 2022 July 26, 2022 by supernaturalsnarkLeave a comment
Superman & Lois (The CW)
Note: I am angry that I am angry about a CW show with the word 'Super' in the year 2022. I THOUGHT I WAS PAST THIS.
Season 1 was SO GOOD. I don't have much to say. The family moments were cute. Clark and Lois were cute. Superman was cute. Tyler was cute. Everything was on point. It wasn't perfect, but it was entertaining, engaging and a fun way to embrace the Superman IP.
And then Season 2 entered the chat and crapped all over the place.
Continue reading "Superman & Lois (Season 1-2)" →
Categories Other, television•Tags review, snark, Superman, superman & lois, the cw, TV
california, here we come
Published on July 24, 2022 July 24, 2022 by supernaturalsnark1 Comment
I miss snarking about TV, so, for a limited time only, I have returned!
I'm joking. I never really left.
I just don't hit 'publish'. #draftsouttacontrol #arehashtagsstillcool?
The O.C.
Californiaaaa
Californiaaaaaaaaaa
HERE WE COOO-OOOO-MEEEE.
I started listening to the podcast with Summer and Julie Cooper but I don't care enough about the show. I didn't make it past the first episode. I did like the OC Dudes podcast (probably not what it's called).
Anyway, SEASON 1 IS EVERYTHING! I wish they'd stopped there because it was not the same afterwards. Everything was just dramatic for no reason. And then they went and ruined Sandy for no good reason.
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Categories Other, television•Tags because snark is always appropriate, snark, the o.c., TV
that feeling when you're all three
Published on April 27, 2022 April 27, 2022 by supernaturalsnark2 Comments
I haven't thought about Supernatural since the prequel incident, but the cast have been going through it. Jared's on a show most people haven't heard of. Jensen was set to be in 'Rust' and that ended badly (to put it lightly).
Misha faded into obscurity.
Until now!
Somehow I am not surprised that the Supernatural cast find new ways to garner attention for all the wrong things.
I was surprised to find that I'd forgotten Misha even existed. I'm sad that this is no longer the case.
While speaking at a Supernatural fan convention, Misha very subtly came out as bisexual."How many of you would consider yourself introverts?" Misha asked the crowd, in a video shared on Twitter.
"How many extroverts? "And how many bisexuals?"
At that last question, the audience started chanting and clapping, before Misha added, "I'm all three."
From then, Misha moved on and didn't bring up his sexuality again.
…okay, but what is he even try to say here? I saw somewhere that he confused ambivert for bisexual, but his real coming out (going back in?) statement makes it seem like he knew exactly what he was saying.
I want to deeply apologize for misspeaking this weekend. At a fan convention in New Jersey, when I was talking with the audience I said that I was "all three" things: an introvert, an extrovert and a bisexual. 1/5 🧵
— Misha Collins (@mishacollins) April 25, 2022
"I want to deeply apologize for misspeaking this weekend. At a fan convention in New Jersey, when I was talking with the audience I said that I was 'all three' things: an introvert, an extrovert and a bisexual. My clumsy intention was to wave off actually discussing my sexuality, but I badly fumbled that and understand that was seen as me coming out as bisexual.
"This was not my intention so I need to correct the record: I am not bisexual. I happen to be straight, but I am also a fierce ally and the last thing I want to do is falsely co-opt the struggles of the LGBTQIA+ community. I believe and fully support that we need to sanctify the human right to express our identities honestly and to be free to love whomever we choose openly.
"I am deeply sorry for the clumsiness of my language. I want to be a better ally and I feel sick to my stomach that I might have done anything to make things worse. I'm trying to learn, trying to do better and I will keep listening. Thanks and I'm sorry, Misha."
I'm even more confused by the apology than I am over the original statement. Why didn't he just jump on a couch like a normal person?
Anyway, so, the guy who's spent the better part of the last decade queerbaiting fans, talking about having threesomes and doing whatever else suddenly wants to wave off discussing his sexuality? Okay. Fine. I get that (and personally, I'm in favour of him talking less about himself). Except…he did the opposite. It wasn't clumsy. It could not have been more targeted and deliberate.
There can only be one logical conclusion.
He wanted attention. He wanted people to know that he still exists…and it worked. All he had to do was say the word 'bisexual' and hey presto! He was in the news. It probably went further than he was expecting it to considering he said it at a convention. Or maybe he's playing 5D chess. We'll never know (or care).
Enjoy your two minutes of infamy, Misha.
Categories Supernatural•Tags castiel is stupid, foolishness, misha collins, misha loves money, snark
stupid and senseless: part infinity - Jared Padalecki is a human being that 'breathes oxygen'
snarkview: 9x21, dean winchester is hooked on a feeling that sam doesn't believe in.
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You are here: Home / Career Scoop / Career Scoop: G.P. / Family Doctor
July 19, 2013 By Karen Bremner
Career Scoop: G.P. / Family Doctor
Career Insight: G.P. / Family Doctor
In a nutshell, what do you do?
In a typical day I'll spend about 6 – 7 hours seeing patients: listening, examining, diagnosing, prescribing, investigating, advising or otherwise problem-solving. The other 3 – 4 hrs is spent on the administrative side: writing referral letters, dealing with results, completing forms, writing reports, liaising with colleagues and more problem-solving.
Then there is out of hours work, about one shift a month, and a lot of reading and educational meetings to keep up to date.
I decided at the age of about 10 that I wanted to be a Dr, because I thought people would always need doctors no matter what – my first memory of thinking about it is deciding I'd like to go into space, but didn't want to be an ordinary astronaut – I knew they would always have a Dr on space missions. A few years later I got interested in psychiatry because I thought the study of the mind was fascinating.
What path did you take into it?
I knew I would have to get good grades, so studied hard at school, and applied to universities that had good reputations. At interview, when asked the usual question of why I wanted to be a doctor (it was drilled into us that we had to answer something other than "I want to help people") I said I wanted to be a psychiatrist. At this point I knew nothing about what it actually involved.
After finishing medical school and starting work, I decided I was too young to go straight into psychiatric training, so elected to do the GP training scheme to get a range of medical experience. After a few weeks working in General Practice I realised I had no desire to go back to working in hospitals and that there was plenty of mental illness in GP to keep me interested, as well as the variety of everything else. I had done a six month psychiatry rotation as part of the GP training, and found I didn't enjoy the reality of it at all.
What, in your opinion, is the best bit of being a GP?
The flexibility of being able to chose where to work, how much, and whenever I've wanted. There are shortages of GPs everywhere so you will always be able to find work, anywhere in the world, and you don't have to work full-time, nor is there a lot of on-call.
I like the variety of never knowing what will be coming through my door next, so get to deal with all sorts of things, and I like the continuity of getting to know patients and their families over the years, as well as being able to find out what happens to people through their illnesses, which often doesn't happen in hospital specialties.
Every job has its downsides. What do you think are the worst bits?
GPs earn a lot less than hospital Drs, even if they work full-time; there is a lot of paperwork and you have to see a lot of routine conditions, which wouldn't interest everyone. You get no choice in who you see; there are patients you can't escape no matter how difficult you find them.
Because there are shortages of locums, it's hard covering holidays, and being a partner means having to run a business and be an employer, which you get no training for, and is frustrating and not well rewarded. There are increasing government targets to be met, and endless demands on your time.
Is it what you expected when you first started out – and what's different?
At the start of my career, I wanted to be a professor of psychiatry, with the prestige, the income and the private practice; now I'm a part-time GP in a small practice and part-owner of a business. I'm not interested in the academic side of medicine now, don't care about status, and am very happy not to be working in the hospital system.
What do the public least understand – or mistake – about what you do?
They have no idea of all the unpaid overtime I have to do just to keep up, and seem to think I earn a lot more than in reality. People have very unrealistic ideas of what modern medicine can do for them, and of the limitations of a public health service.
What kind of people tend to do well? (skills, strengths, values, personality)
To survive medical school and a career in medicine, you have to be well-organised, a little bit OCD (obsessive compulsive), a little bit arrogant – which is the other side of self-belief – hard-working, able to see the long-term goal, resilient, flexible, self-less, and in GP you absolutely have to like people in general, and be able to work as part of a team.
Finally, any advice you'd offer to people looking to get into this line of work?
Talk to as many GPs as you can in your area to find out the realities of the job and whether it will suit your personality and aspirations. Get as much life-experience as you can before you start – travel, do some other jobs first. Don't expect it to be easy.
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Employed as an engineering geologist for the last 18 years Fraser has worked on a wide variety of geotechnical engineering projects throughout the Auckland, Waikato and Coromandel regions. This has been largely associated with residential, commercial and infrastructure developments.
Fraser's vast experience in site investigation and reporting in this area has resulted in a deep understanding of Auckland and Waikato soil types, as well a sound knowledge of the geology in Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty.
In addition to the mainstream geotechnical consultancy, Fraser has developed the consultancy to provide designs for stormwater management and effluent disposal for subdivision and rural properties. With respect to the latter two disciplines, he has demonstrated an understanding of various regulatory authorities' interpretation of the criteria needed in order to meet their requirements for building consent.
As Director of Ground Consulting, Fraser has successfully developed the company over the last ten years in parallel with building relationships with Council, local contractors, builders and other complimentary engineering consultancies.
When not in Pukekohe, Fraser will more often be over the gulf with his family on Great Barrier, enjoying the change of pace and the fishing.
Employed as an engineering geologist for the last 20 years Peter has worked on a wide variety of engineering infrastructure projects in the UK, Ireland, Albania, Australia and New Zealand. His major projects have included the feasibility study for an international highway through Albania, the geological engineering for a high pressure gas pipeline over shallow mine workings in Scotland, risk management of Fox Glacier Valley, slope stability solutions for SH60 in Takaka, Tasman and overseeing the investigation for NZTA's Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2. Most recently, Peter has delivered on the Investigation & Reporting and Procurement Phase of the Southern Corridor Improvement project (SH1, NZTA), completing a $1M project spend.
Since joining GCL, Peter has been responsible for the project delivery for residential, commercial and infrastructure based projects within the South Auckland area as well as assisting in the development and diversification of the company.
In his spare time, Pete enjoys maintaining his lifestyle block, trying to get his golf handicap to single figures and preparing good food, taken with good wine!
Luke is Employed as an Engineering Geologist. Over the last year Luke has worked on a variety of residential, commercial and infrastructure based engineering projects within Auckland and the South Auckland area. Luke's major role encompasses the collection of field data, its analysis and completion of geotechnical reporting for residential and commercial subdivision and building consent applications.
in the certification of engineered developments.
In his spare time, Luke enjoys testing his luck fishing in the Manukau Harbour and Tasman Sea, swimming off the black sand beach of Kariotahi and relaxing in the sun.
Sean is currently employed as an Engineering Geologist at GCL. He is responsible for the planning and execution of on-site field investigations which include geomorphic mapping, Scala Penetrometer testing, hand augering, shear strength testing and soakage tests.
Sean is also responsible for providing geotechnical reports, which typically include the analysis of on-site field assessment data and providing geotechnical recommendations and design advice.
When Sean is not at the office or in the field, he enjoys watching films, playing piano and going to concerts.
Kevin is employed as an Engineering Geologist at GCL. Kevin developed his interest in Engineering Geology at the University of Auckland where he gained a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Geology with a specialization in Environmental Science. Kevin's role at GCL is to gain the information necessary to characterize a site. Kevin has performed literature searches, analyzed historical aerial photographs, mapped large scale areas, and performed multiple field studies to help him analyze these sites. Kevin's conclusions are discussed with a Principal engineer and together they make recommendations for design and construction. He especially enjoys the field work, because there he can see whether the assumptions he made about the conditions at a site are accurate.
In his spare time, Kevin enjoys listening to music and traveling to new destinations, particularly beaches where he can surf and fish and enjoy the scenery.
Renee has been with Ground Consulting Limited since October 2016, in a job share role with Siobhan. Renee is responsible for liaising with clients and contractors, managing the work schedule of the engineering geologists. Renee assists with the day to day running of the office and all administration tasks including invoicing, communications, payroll etc.
Outside of work hours, Renee enjoys spending time with her family, horse riding and exploring the Franklin area.


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Q: trying to perform methods in 2 second intervals using NSTimer? ok, so i have an array of strings of several methods that i want to run each in 2 second intervals.
i can't figure out how to do this tho, I've tried using a forward loop however like this:
SEL methods;
NSTimer *timerBetweenMethods;
for (int i=0;i<[self.arrayOfStringsOfMethods count];i++{
methods=NSSelectorFromString([self.arrayOfStringsOfMethods objectAtIndex:i]);
timeBetweenMethods=[NSSTimer scheduledTimerWithInterval:2 target:self selector:methods userInfo:nil repeats:NO];
}

so say i have 10 methods in that array, what i want to happen is for the first method to run, then 2 seconds after the second, then 2 seconds after the third, etc... until the 10th for a total of 20 seconds to do this. However, what actually happens is after 2 seconds all the methods run at the same time, and i think this is because this forward loop is just quickly setting the timer, but not waiting until the timer does its method before looping again, which i guess makes sense, but how can i get my program to do what i want?
o, and btw I just learned about NSTimer today so I'm very new to it.

A: You're scheduling them all for the same time, as you note. Set your interval to 2*(i+1) rather than just 2.


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La rivière Hikuwai  ( ) est un cours d'eau du nord-est de l'Île du Nord de la Nouvelle-Zélandedans le district de Gisborne et la région de Gisborne et un affluent du fleuve Uawa.

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Elle s'écoule vers le sud à travers une vallée située entre deux lignes de collines au nord de la Tolaga Bay, et pour la plus grande partie de sa longueur, elle court parallèlement à la côte de l'Océan Pacifique, qui siège à  à l'est. La rivière est un affluent du fleuve Uawa, et la rejoint à  avant que la rivière Uawa ne se déverse dans la mer au niveau de Tolaga Bay.

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 la liste des cours d'eau de la Nouvelle-Zélande

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Royal Garden by the Prague Castle
There are seven gardens surrounding the Prague Castle. The Royal Garden is historically the most valuable of them. Originally a Renaissance garden, with some beautiful pieces of architecture inspired by Italian influences, it used to be a place, where the king and his family relaxed, played games and raised exotic plants. There is an exceptional Renaissance building the Royal Summer Residence, the Royal Ball Game Hall and some valuable Renaissance and Baroque sculptures and fountains.
Renaissance way of life
The Renaissance era brought a new life-style and new ways of spending time. The sovereigns and the aristocrats wanted to enjoy their free time in a pleasant environment, the gardens were carefully arranged. It had to be symmetric and harmonic, and also various fountains and waterworks were built around. It was fashionable to grow exotic plants or animals among nobility at the time.
This way of life was brought to Prague by Emperor Ferdinand I. He chose the area for the garden, where vineyards used to be at the time, bought the place and started to build the Royal Garden in 1534. It was inspired by Italian gardens, and built by Italians as well, the leading architect was Giovanni Spatia.
Royal Summer Residence
The most important building in the Royal Garden, the Royal Summer Residence, was built between 1538 – 1563 for Queen Anna Jagiello. Projected by Paolo della Stella and later by Bonifac Wohlmut, it is exceptional because of the progressive attitude of the architects: they didn´t fully follow the rules of Renaissance architecture and in a way they anticipated future development, furthermore the building has a Gothic roof, which makes it a unique building as well. In front of the building there is the beautiful Singing Fountain from 1568.
Ferdinand I. was interested in exotic plants, so there were soon Mediterranean plants such as orange trees, lemon trees and fig trees growing in the garden. In 1570 a special building was built for it. There are only walls preserved of this building nowadays, but figs grow at the place again after years.
In 1554, the Royal Garden in Prague was the first place in Europe, where the tulips were growing. It was bought in Turkey, and it became so admired, that it spread to the whole Europe from Prague, and started to be grown in Holland.
Lion Courtyard
Ferdinand I. also founded the Lion Courtyard in the Royal Garden. It used to be a place for keeping exotic animals. The buildings around the Lion Courtyard were built by Ulrico Aostallis in 1583. Nowadays, there is a restaurant with a special view on the St. Vitus Cathedral.
Royal Ball Game Hall
The successors of Ferdinand I. continued with cultivating the garden. Maxmilian II. had the Royal Ball Game Hall built there by Bonifac Wohlmut between 1567 and 1569. It was used for sport activities of the Emperor´s courtiers, as well as the shooting-range or skittle alley nearby. Various competitions and games were organized here. There is a valuable Baroque Hercules fountain from 1670 by the Royal Ball Game Hall.
Maxmilian II. had also new precious plants grown here, so there were such specialities like narcissi or bluebells at the time.
Rudolph II. and the Royal Garden
The successive Emperor Rudolph II. founded a pheasantry in the Royal Garden in 1604. He made an astronomical observatory in the Royal Summer Residence, used by Tycho de Brahe and Johannes Kepler. He had also his favourite lion Mohamed, a present from the Turkish sultan, kept in the Lion Court. When the lion died in 1611, the Emperor was very sad and died soon afterwards, in the observatory that he had founded.
The Royal Garden was seriously damaged during the Thirty Years´ War. It was restored in the second half of 17 th century by Leopold I., still in the Renaissance style.
Changes in Baroque era
The Royal Garden was changed in 1740s: it was projected in Baroque style, decorated with statues by M. B. Braun, and there was a new glasshouse built by K. I. Dienzenhofer. The valuable sculpture The Night by M. B. Braun is situated in front of the Royal Ball Game Hall. There used to be a similar sculpture The Day, but it was destroyed by Prussians in 1757.
The final big change of the Royal Garden came in the 19 th century. It became an English park, the ornamental flower beds were partly replaced by grass-plots. It is how the garden looks nowadays, with some traces of the Renaissance and Baroque era.
Next to the Royal Ball Game Hall, there is the Presidential Residence, built thanks to president E. Benes in 1937-38. All the Czechoslovakian presidents used to live there since 1938 till 1989.
Royal Garden at the present time
The Royal Garden used to be closed to the public for centuries. It used to be a garden intended exclusively for the sovereign and his court, and even during the Communism era it was impossible to visit it. At the present time, it is accessible to the public, it is only closed during the wintertime.
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Trend alert! A traditional French delight served at weddings and baptisms, croquembouche has started to take the U.S. wedding scene by storm. (In fact, The Knot's Art Director Meghan Corrigan recently had one at her wedding!) Croquembouche is made by piling choux pastry balls into a cone that's then drizzled with sweet and salty caramel. It's a great alternative (or addition) to a traditional wedding cake and a treat your guests will definitely want to save room for.


I heard Mahler's Ninth live today, for the first time since 1977 in Cleveland. I got a ticket (for an instantly sold-out concert) from the conductor, my employer, based on the fact that I wrote my senior paper at Oberlin on the piece. I analyzed the entire thing, but my paper was on the third-movement scherzo, a contrapuntal miracle. I know every note, and I registered every performance mistake. The performance was 85 minutes of me being consumed with envy. How did Mahler develop that continental sense of architecture? How did he know he could always keep going? How could he make fifteen quick key changes in a row and have every one sound fresh when there are only twelve keys? It's a gigantic piece, yet when I'm not listening to it it telescopes back into a compact 45-minute form. How could he keep those same themes coming back over and over without ever sounding repetitive? When I listen to Ives I am filled with admiration, worship, and humility, because I'm convinced that Ives just had a brain unlike ordinary musical mortals. But what I try to do in my pieces is pretty similar to Mahler harmonically, and I can't come close to filling out that kind of harmonic span. I feel like, intellectually, I could do what Mahler did, but I just don't possess the imaginative energy. The sonuvabitch, how did he do it? I feel like Salieri contemplating Mozart in the film Amadeus.
Kyle, you are full of surprises, and this may top any so far. I love that you wrote your college senior paper on Mahler's Ninth. I would love to read that paper, in point of fact.
Where in the symphony does he "make fifteen quick key changes in a row"?
KG replies: They frequently fly by in the third movement at the rate of one per measure. I'm not going to pause in the middle of exam week to cite a location.
The symphony is probably my favorite of Mahler's symphonies, but for the life of me, I cannot understand what he's doing in that section in terms of furthering the musical argument.
That section is one of my favourites in the first movement. From here it is not far to Berg and then Webern. For me, the section allows the music to catch its breath after the last of the various climaxes that occurs on the page before and before the wind-down of the coda that starts at bar 398 (etwas Belebter) on the next page. Maybe the performance indication "misterioso" may also provide a clue. The section has a real otherworldly quality to it. On the whole, I am not particularly taken with the "Mahler 9 is a swan song and farewell to life" myth, but there may be something to it at this point.
This brings to mind the words of Aaron Copland: "The primary consideration in all form is the creation of the sense of the long line which was mentioned in an earlier chapter. That long line must give us a sense of direction, and we must be made to feel that that direction is the inevitable one. Whatever the means employed, the net result must produce in the listener a satisfying sense of coherence born out of the psychological necessity of the musical ideas with which the composer began." Copland is suggesting that technical mastery is only a beginning, and to borrow from Emerson: "In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire." Having mentioned human hearts in the context of Mahler's Ninth, the assertion Leonard Bernstein made about the main rhythmic motive of the First Movement comes to mind; it being a musical transcription of the irregular heartbeat that would prove to be Mahler's premature demise. Recently, I was charmed to learn that it was Martha Graham who named Copland's Appalachian Spring, fortuitously rejecting the composer's original idea to name the new piece after herself.
My goodness, I just realize that the last time I heard the Mahler Ninth live was with the Chicago Symphony under Carlo Maria Giulini. It was, as you could imagine, a transcendent experience. His music just never grows old for me.
I suppose Gustav and Gropius shared interests not only in Alma but architecture as well.


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Q: How to make a double tap to expand the video screen using android adb commands I am trying to analyze a streaming video in my Android device. I want everything automated by scripts, because the device has to repeat the test a lot of times and I want to do it remotely (it is LAN connected). For that, I am using a special app, which starts to stream the video on a small-sized screen (it is special for that, I must expand the screen and I must use only this android app). A double-tap should be made to expand the screen (there is no button to expand, I can do it only double-tapping manually).
Due to my automation, I am trying to expand the video screen from a batch file when the video is streaming executing the following:
adb shell input tap x1 y1

adb shell input tap x1 y1

But it does not work. I've tried also with input touchscreen, input swipe x1 y1 x1 y1, I put every combination in a infinite loop, and it never expands. Maybe because the double tap it is too slow.... or maybe because that event needs to send a tap-release event.
Anybody encountered this problem already? How could I do a double tap to expand the screen remotely?
Thank you for your time!

A: Finally I got it. First I've recorded the double-tap event and stored it into a binary file:
adb shell
cd /sdcard/
cat /dev/input/event_X > doubletap

Do the doubletap wherever you want it, and then, end the recording with CTRL+C
The event_X is the event called sec_touchscreen.
It can be got from:
adb shell getevent -p

Then, you can replay the doubletap with:
adb shell "cat /sdcard/doubletap > /dev/input/event_X"

In my case, it was tricky because it did not work executing once the replay, but two, like:
adb shell "cat /mnt/sdcard/doubletap > /dev/input/event_X"

adb shell "cat /mnt/sdcard/doubletap > /dev/input/event_X"


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However, this piece of work felt more honest.
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Art X Lagos, West Africa's leading art fair has announced November 2 – 4, 2018 as the date for this year's edition, the third. Making the announcement in a statement, the organisers said the 18 participating galleries are to display works by over 50 renowned pan-African contemporary artists.
Venue is The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
"ART X Lagos is one of the most important art fairs on the continent, showcasing the best and most innovative contemporary art from the African continent and Diaspora, with the intention of widening Nigeria's connection to the international contemporary art scene," said the statement.
The statement explained that the inaugural edition of ART X Lagos in 2016 welcomed 5,000 visitors to The Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, and last year's edition saw the figures double to close to 10,000.
"Over the past two years the fair has welcomed representatives of international institutions such as the Tate Modern, Zeitz MOCAA, and the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian, while hosting some of the country's most prominent dignitaries including His Highness the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi," the statement said.
The exhibiting galleries are Addis Fine Art (Ethiopia), Afriart Gallery (Uganda), Arthouse – The Space (Nigeria), Artyrama (Nigeria), Bloom Art (Nigeria), Circle Art Agency (Kenya), Gallery 1957 (Ghana), Nike Art Gallery (Nigeria), Nubuke Foundation (Ghana), Out of Africa Gallery (Spain), Retro Africa (Nigeria), Signature Beyond (Nigeria), SMAC Gallery (South Africa), SMO Contemporary (Nigeria), Stevenson (South Africa), TAFETA (UK), Thought Pyramid (Nigeria), and Tiwani Contemporary (UK).
ART X Talks, ART X Live! and all the other programmes that make the fair unique will return this year. ART X Talks, curated by Missla Libsekal, which will hold on Saturday November 3 and Sunday November 4 will include a special talk by a keynote artist who will be announced in September – previous speakers have included the world-renowned artists, El Anatsui and Njideka Akunyili-Crosby.
Launched in 2016, ART X Lagos is West Africa's foremost international art fair, designed to showcase the best and most innovative contemporary art from the African continent and to widen Nigeria's connection to the art scene across Africa and internationally. Since its debut, ART X Lagos has welcomed over 15,000 visitors to see the works of Africa's leading artists. The art fair has since become a cornerstone of the Lagos art calendar, drawing local patrons and a host of international collectors, curators, and critics annually. Through its contribution to the increased visibility of African artists, ART X Lagos aims to reinforce the visual arts as an important component of the creative industry in Nigeria and Africa, thus positioning Lagos as an emergent cultural capital on the continent.


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Michigan Cemeteries Purchase Snag: They're Not For Sale
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There's a problem with a deal Michigan officials tentatively OK'd for a company to buy more than two dozen cemeteries in the state: None are for sale.
The Detroit Free Press reports that the owner of 28 cemeteries allegedly involved in the proposed sale says he's had no contact with the would-be buyer.
The Michigan Strategic Fund gave preliminary approval June 26 for a $26.5 million tax-exempt bond issue to help the nonprofit Cathedral of St. Augustine's purchase 30 cemeteries. Owners of the other two aren't aware of any sale negotiations either.
The newspaper reported that officials from Southfield-based St. Augustine's declined interviews.
Christopher Cook is director of the agency overseeing the strategic fund. He says if St. Augustine's doesn't obtain purchase agreements for the cemeteries, there's no bond issue.
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Faraday Bag Faraday bags are made of flexible metallic fabric. It does not allow electric field lines inside of it. So they can be used to block remote wiping or alteration of wireless devices recovered in criminal investigations. They may also be used to protect against data theft or to enhance digital privacy.
Explore the concept of electric flux and how electric flux density is related to Electric field.
Understand and determine the electric flux through any Gaussian surface using Gauss's law.
Learn to use Gauss's law to get electric field due to various symmetrical charge distributions.
Explore the difference in electric field due to planar charge and charged planar conductor.
Discuss and explore the electric field inside cavity of non-conducting charged body.


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