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Zombie Talk
Zombie Fiction or Something to Chew On
By Texas Bill, December 24, 2011 in Zombie Talk
jerry9491 10
I hate to be argumentative (okay, not really - I actually LIKE arguing), but I was REALLY disappointed by NiGHTMARE-Z. It's not particularly fresh in terms of its plot - it's a mashup of other zombie tales and TEOTWAWKI stories - and, at least in the Kindle edition, it is in terrible, terrible need of editing.
Among the things that drove me crazy:
* The author wrote in the present tense ("Andrew grabs his bag") instead of past tense ("Andrew grabbed his bag"), like most professional authors do. This led to some very muddled verb tense agreement.
* Misspellings that should have been caught and corrected while still in Word: visbilly vs. visibly, definately vs. definitely, etc.
* Repeated use of the insult "deuscher" which I assume was meant to be "doucher," as in another way of calling someone a douche bag, but instead reads like a someone who maybe dislikes Germans.
* The prologue is the history of the Iraq war, but mostly just troop numbers and a few flat facts about a couple of battles... NONE of which comes into play during the entire story. It doesn't even set the scene for the individual servicemen you meet, because it's so high-level and irrelevant. Two sentences early on could have brought the reader up to speed: "The long and costly Iraq War had publicly ended and the supposed last American troops had been filmed by news crews as they crossed the border into Kuwait. Of course, that didn't take into account the 50,000 troops left behind to help the Iraqi Army and police establish control of the territory."
* Along the "totally unnecessary" lines are in-sentence explanations of every military abbreviation used. The only thing is, a lot of the abbreviations are only used once or twice, so interrupting the flow of a dialogue to say, "That's the thing with NCOs (non-commissioned officers)..." is not only unnecessary, it makes it really hard to stay with the story. A glossary at the end of the book or simply eliminating the abbreviations and using full words would have worked better.
* The author either dislikes women or has no clue how to write about them. Not only do the soldiers frequently insult each other by recommending they "use some Vagisil" (spelled in a couple of different ways, of course), the women in the story basically wait around to be yelled at and hit, and their only contributions are really being into those in-charge soldier types or trying to be everyone's counselor and mediate the peace. The author actually has one of the women request high heels and specialty moisturizing cream when he asks what supplies people need.
All that said, the author isn't the worst I've read, nor does he have bad ideas. It's just that I wish he spent a little more time on character development and LOT more time on polishing his final draft before it was published. There are companies that will edit your novel for $100-$300, and having someone look at this with a critical eye would have made the story SO much better. I hope that if S.A. Lowry writes another novel, he finds a good editor to work with or at least hires a decent copy editor to catch those errors.
I think maybe he should hire you to catch those errors, I think you would be pretty good at it, plus you're a fast reader. Of course if he does, I want a commision lol.
oregonchick 10
I'll let you know if the author contacts me. LOL My previous boss used to refer to me as his "word nerd" and I am definitely a fussy copy editor when left to my own devices, but I will usually let the occasional error slide - it happens. But there were SO MANY in this that I found myself counting mistakes instead of paying attention to the story!
Texas Bill 10
Oregonchick, all I can say is ditto.
Check out LZR-1143 books 1 and 2 by Bryan James. Pretty good books with terrible titles. Some really funny stuff in there. The story is about an action hero who gets sent to a max security mental institution for killing his wife and wakes up in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Except he is not sure what is real and what is not as he escapes with his own shrink. High octane action and a deft hand makes these two books keepers. I am anxious to see the third book come out.
Really liked the LZR-1143 books, Texas Bill, and now I'm eagerly awaiting part three.
I liked the idea of an action anti-hero at the center of it, someone who is acutely aware that he's NOT really qualified to do anything but feels compelled to try in spite of it. He made for a funny narrator, too, although some of the ways people around him die (especially military teams) were kind of hard to handle. I also like that the love interest is every bit as capable as he is - they actually make a good pair instead of leaving you wondering why he'd keep her around since she was clearly going to get him killed (something that's not uncommon in this genre). I'm definitely looking forward to seeing where the series goes!
Oregonchick, glad you liked the LZR-1143 books. There is also a freebie of short stories by the author out there as wel but I have not read it yet. I just finished A Very Good Man and A Very Good Neighbor by P.S. Power. These books are real genre benders since the first book starts as your standard zombie action thriller and rapidly morphs into...something else. I don't want to give anything away, but the author's imagination is awesome, and his protagonist Jake is definitely a singular hero. His woes at being a 24 year old virgin surrounded by hot women who despise him for a variety of reasons grow annoying at times, but by the end of the second book readers start to get the hint that something else is going on with Jake and his perpetual "denial". Get them, read them, and wait for the next book. For the zombie lovers, these zombies are really terrifying, and so are some of the survivors. These books are not perfect, but they grab you tight, and I was up until 2am fighting to finish the last one before sleep took me.
Hey, guys I just wanted to let all of you know that the next volume of John O'Brien's New World series, Taken, was just recently released. The first three rocked and I expect this one to do as well from the preview I read. This is hard core survival with scary "night runners" that would eat a Romero zombie for breakfast, they and are getting smarter all the time while still always hungry for human flesh. Not a good combo if you are planning to stay human. Grab it up and feast!
Thanks for the head's up, can't wait to read it!
I just finished When There's No More Room in Hell by Luke Duffy and I have recommend this to those who do not have a weak stomach. I was blown away by this book and this author really knows his stuff. Read it and let me know what you guys think.
I finished reading the latest in John O'Brien's New World series, Taken, and found it as good as the rest. The story starts with a bang and though it seemed to slow a bit after the midway point, I think the author is setting up for the next phase in the story. No spoilers, but the night runners may be more than they appear. Also, the author teases us with more about Jack's history without spilling. Darn it! Now I have to wait for the next book.
I really liked it. I was horrified in places, but hey, it's a horror novel so that probably is a good thing. And while some of the descriptions of the zombies themselves and the violence that is done is chilling and disgusting, it's compelling. It was clear that the author really thought through what it would be like to have zombies around - the sights, the sounds, and (oh God!) the smells - and the kind of impact that would have on survivors, animals, etc. The characters are well drawn and you see them grow and change through the book, which is what makes it such a great read, but it isn't all about action man and hot chick hooking up in time for a post-apocalypse honeymoon or a bunch of contrived circumstances/poor decisions that lead to action but make you question whether the characters are too stupid to live. Very, very well done.
Oregonchick, glad you liked it. The relationship between Marcus and Hussain was well developed as the outsiders were drawn in and made a part of the "Brotherhood". I hope there is a sequel.
Me, too! I just want to know how things went in that last push with Marcus, let alone whether they move to a new location, if Stephanie tries anything again, and so on. Lots of unanswered questions, even though I didn't feel cheated by the ending at all.
I just finished Dead Air last night. Sounded cool and had good reviews. Sucked. Beyond the lack of even a cursory edit, the author has the annoying habit of repeating himself, word for word, in the same paragraph. This was interesting only because it shows the zombie apocalypse in an exotic locale (Thailand), but the rest was just a mess. I am not a grammar freak, but the constant misuse of "their", and "they're" and "there" was just one glaring example. My advice is skip it unless Kindle offers for free.
From the recommendation, I read A Very Good Man and A Very Good Neighbor. I really enjoyed them both, and can't wait for the next! Yes, the protagonist is a little whiny at times, but I sincerely believe he has cause to be. I really felt sorry for him at times. This really is an interesting take on a zombie book/series in a genre-bending kind of way. I suspect zombie story purists won't like that, but for me, it just made for a surprisingly fresh and unpredictable storyline.
Just read Mountain Man by Keith C. Blackmore. I both liked and disliked it. It has many of the elements you expect from any zombie novel these days - gore, violence, living people who are crazy. But it also has some new and different ideas, starting with the protagonist who has made a fairly secure home for himself at the outskirts of a dead city and basically hasn't encountered another living human being in a couple of years. He compensates by drinking himself into a stupor every chance he gets, and since he managed to raid a liquor warehouse for supplies, he gets a chance quite often. He's very funny, too, and as the action rolls along, you like him more and more. That said, the author develops potentially rich characters and then refuses to actually give you the details to understand them; for example, the main character repeatedly thinks about an incident with a nurse/in a hospital where he was saved by belly fat that kept a knife from killing him - but we never actually hear more about the story than that. Who was the nurse? How did they meet? Did she honestly try to kill him, and why? How did he escape? etc. The second half of the book is much faster than the first half, and you get the sense that there is a lot just waiting for you to discover... and then the book ends, and it's clear there's a sequel intended. The book was good enough that I'll probably read the sequel when it comes out, but I was disappointed nonetheless.
Glad you liked them. I gotta say, Tenner is one of the creepiest bad guys I've read about in a while. I checked Mr. Blackmore's blog and he is working on a pair of sequels to Mountain Man, so maybe we will get to find out about the crazy nurse. Check out My Last Testament by George Milonas if you don't mind reading another book with a sometimes annoying protagonist. It is about a thoracic surgeon who gets an early warning about the zombie outbreak and tries to protect his family. He was the typical God complex common in the best surgeons but funny thing is he knows and recognizes that part of his personality. Actually, you get a pretty good understanding of what makes the guy tick, and by the end you may shed a tear or two.
On the other hand, I could not get more than half way through Sven the Zombie Slayer before just giving up in disgust. Funny at first, this soon just became too annoying to finish with the morbidly obese "World of Warcraft" Milt getting far more attention that necessary. He's the "Comic Book Guy" from The Simpsons. I figured that out already. I guess I am just getting too old to get the jokes of the young folks these days. Sigh...
Just read Bones: The Complete Apocalypse Saga. Here's a link to the Kindle edition for $0.99:
http://www.amazon.com/Bones-Complete-Apocalypse-Saga-ebook/dp/B005HRSUS0
The author uses an interesting story device, because the main character is a cadaver dog named Bones who is taken to a crime scene that quickly morphs into the opening salvo of the zombie apocalypse. Only... it's not the "normal" zombies, it's like a combo between those and the zombies in the movie Slither, which didn't really work so well, IMO. And then other things happen, with rats and birds and feral dogs, and viruses and you're all over the country, and Bones just keeps sniffin' through it all. Because the protagonist is a smart, trained dog without particular loyalty to any of the people who wander into his path, it's hard to be very concerned about any of the survivors yourself, and because he's, well, a DOG, you aren't quite as emotionally involved with him as you would be with a human whose thoughts and fears you might share. It's worth a read, especially at that price, but it's definitely not a favorite of mine.
Thanks for the head's up, Oregonchick. I looked at but did not pick up. I have a similar reaction to The Dead Rise by David Thompson. Not the worst, and had some interesting turns, but overall I have read better. It was also only 99 cents. I would have liked it better if the author had not killed off all the interesting characters in the first fifty pages of the book in favor of his four Elemental characters who began to exhibit superhuman powers. This more an "end of the current world" story (literally) where zombies seem to be the method of destruction. I know that sounds weird but I can't reveal more without too many spoilers. I would give it 2 1/2 stars.
Just read The Remaining by DJ Molles. Here's a link to the Kindle edition:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Remaining-ebook/dp/B0070B0JW6/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1334814797&sr=1-1
The idea is that there's a trained special forces type who "retired" from active duty but entered into an arrangement with the US government: they buy and build him a house on 3 acres, and whenever it seems like a big SHTF is coming, he agrees to go down into the bunker underneath it... and after a few days, the commander stops contacting him and the information on the internet stops getting updated. So he opens the sealed mission directive and is told to wait for up to 30 days, staying safe so that he can help to re-establish order in his state, assist the citizenry in general, and take out any brigands. He had previously been bunkered during 9/11, swine flu, etc., so he was pretty blase to begin with, but the lack of contact makes him stir crazy. Topside, the epidemic is a bacteria referred to as FURY and it creates two different kinds of highly contagious zombies... but he doesn't really know anything about the conditions on the ground. So he suits up, grabs his equipment, and steps out into chaos.
The premise is really interesting, although I have a few problems with it right off the top. The major one is, if it's a government initiative where there's a possibility of having someone out in hostile territory... why isn't it AT LEAST a pair or a small squad of people? The lack of immediate back-up seems to be a glaring oversight, especially because it doesn't seem like a very military thing to do, let alone a very logical thing to do. The duplicate effort thing is covered - a little - because the author states that there's another soldier like our hero in every state in the continental U.S. But 48 guys/gals to take over that much territory? Seems a bit skimpy to me.
Putting that aside, it's a pretty good zombie story. World in chaos, nobody dying like they "ought" to, people having to deal with loved ones who become vicious, the shambling hordes, and of course, the psychos and bullies who might thrive in that kind of environment, along with a few decent people who just want to feel safe again. The bacteria allows the zombies to manifest in a somewhat new way, but not so that it makes them any less terrifying; they are just more tragic, I suppose.
It's not the best book I've read, but it definitely kept me guessing and I want to see where the storyline goes. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series, that's for sure!
I enjoyed The Remaining but some of the same reservations you mentioned. At least he is a likeable character. I just gave up on The Undead Situation after getting 3/4 of the way through it. The protagonist and his female Marine companion are so disagreeable I started hoping the zombies would get them. I see the author is trying to use their callous disregard for other s as a coping mechanism but jeez, after a while pair just got on my nerves. Also, just some pretty stupid moves in here for a pair of self-professed hard cases.
Delta7 10
http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-famous-zombie-movie-weapons-that-would-get-you-killed/
Funny article on why famous zombie movie weapons are actually bad ideas.
Thanks, Delta. This is hilarious. Some of them are sort of self evident (great, double barrel shotgun against 100 zombies. That will end well). And yet, author's still use these as props. I love zombie books written by gunphobic writers who arm their heroes with revolvers and then write about them "checking the clip". Priceless. I guess a machete does trump a katana when it comes to zombie fighting, but I would still prefer a spear or halberd over either. Up close and personal is not a good idea when dealing with the walking dead.
By the way, I am reading The Loki Variation right now. Pretty good take on, well, not really classic zombies but more like the ones from 28 Days Later. Anyone ever pick thsi one up?
Here's another plug for a not-your-typical zombie book: What Zombies Fear by Kirk Allmond. This starts as a typical first person zombie shooter but quickly morphs into something more. Not everybody who gets bitten becomes a zombie. Some people are immune, and with their immunity comes amazing abilities. Also, not all zombies are created equal and some are nearly unstoppable. I won't give any more spoilers than that, other than to say that the origin of the zombies is interesting, but no more far-fetched than some I have seen. There are two books so far in this series and they are available in e-book form for $2.99 each.
chief42141 10
WELL IF YOUR A FAN OF STARWARS AS MUCH AS ZOMBIES THAN YOU'LL LOVE starwars death trooper. IT'S A GREAT READ. I ENJOYED IT PAGE FOR PAGE.
Thanks, Chief. I will have to check it out. Available on Kindle?
I am currently reading Year of the Dead by Jack J. Lee. Pretty good so far but only a little ways into it.
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I can work a trade, yep not afraid to hit the forums or keep an eye on the trade channel, but more often then not I tend to just work out deals between friends.
Why? Because trading with a friend means that they are a little stronger and therefor I get a little bit out of the deal by them being able to do a little more. That said more often then not I will just loan or give things for favors down the road… Just try it in Monopoly once and see how angry the other players get later.
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Okay not really but you know I try too.
But in the past I have traded overly in my favor, to the point that Tobril has often cried at my mad skillx. But for the most part I try to go out of my way to make sure both parties feel the deal is fair. Long time readers might remember I picked up a Lavender Ion Stone for a set of +2 tomes. When the guy only wanted a single +2 Str tome… Pre +3 store tomes, btw.
I bring this up because I have a debt to pay. But I assume the person I owe wont feel that I owe anything. But I do and I have the payment ready.
I am waiting for the right time to repay this person because well one an offer on this item might come up that I can't refuse and I wouldn't want to feel I missed out on a huge score and two this is a simi-specialized item for a specialized build and I am waiting for this person to start one as there as been much talk of doing so from this person.
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Goodwill pays off in more than in monetary and/or material things.
Hehehe, I recommend reading the story pay it forward.
As always, amusing. And I sometimes have a similar issue, though more often I find myself forcing nice things on people (and remailing things 4 or 5 times, such as 100k plat) multiple times before they will accept.
Because, you know; it clears my conscience for everything my grubby little paws get into.


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Crafty Andile Mbenyane could be the key for Chippa United when they travel to meet Orlando Pirates in the first round of the Telkom Knockout on Saturday as he returns to the team to the teams after missing their last outing.
The 30-year-old was suffering from a groin strain and did not make their last trip to Johannesburg where they lost 2-0 to promoted Highlands Park in the league.
But coach Eric Tinkler says that decision was more precautionary than necessitated and Mbenyane is fully fit for the cup game at the Orlando Stadium (kickoff 8.15pm).
The Paarl-born playmaker has long been admired for his ability on the ball but also criticised for inconsistency.
But he is capable of rising to the occasion' notably in a high profile game as will be the case on Saturday where the stage is set for him to put his best foot forward.
Chippa have also passed defender Thabo Nthethe fit after he was suffering from pain on his Achilles.
The pocket-sized midfielder Buyani Sali and veteran winger Daine Klate have had hamstring complaints and might be doubtful.
Klate' however' is among the former Pirates players itching to get a chance against their former club' as is the case with coach Tinkler.
"There is motivation not only for me but I've got six players in my squad who come from Pirates so its extra motivation for them really.
"We all enjoyed our time at Pirates but that does not mean we don't want to go there and beat them!" said the Chippa coach.


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Q: Banach algebra. Iam new in this field. I am reading a paper and have encoutered the following Lemma.
Let $u\in F_{1}.$ Then $Sp(u)=\{0, tr(u)\},$ where $F_{1}$ is the set of one-dimensional elements and tr(u) is the trace of $u.$ Can someone kindly help me with some hints on how I can use the Spectral mapping theorem for the proof to this Lemma. Thanking you in advance.

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Habits die hard. Or not at all. When Casey Mittelstadt was thrust out of his comfort zone by having to play left wing Saturday in Colorado, the Buffalo Sabres' 20-year-old rookie center caught himself skating in the middle of the ice a few times.
"I thought to myself, 'Yeah, I should probably get out of here,' "Mittelstadt joked following the Sabres' optional morning skate Tuesday.
The experiment was short-lived. With Jack Eichel serving a two-game suspension, Mittelstadt was back in the middle of the ice and centering the Sabres' top line Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars in KeyBank Center.
Mittelstadt could see time on the wing in the final 12 regular-season games after Eichel returns, however, his goals over the final three weeks revolve around his play in the middle of the ice.
Drafted eighth overall in 2017, Mittelstadt had 10 goals among 21 points with a minus-10 rating in 64 games entering Tuesday. He had one shot on goal in 11 minutes, 14 minutes during a 5-4 shootout loss in Chicago last Thursday.
Mittelstadt practiced at left wing in Denver the following day, a move coach Phil Housley said was fueled by curiosity.
The hope was a move to wing would allow Mittelstadt to use his skills to create more offensively since he would not have to worry about the additional defensive responsibilities of playing center.
It did not go as planned. Mittelstadt played only 10 minutes, 32 seconds in a 3-0 loss to the Avalanche. He was moved to Eichel's wing with the Sabres facing a twogoal deficit but finished with only one shot on goal.
The concepts of playing wing aren't foreign to Mittelstadt. A center must also make plays along the wall. While there are fewer defensive responsibilities with playing wing, Mittelstadt embraces the challenge of being down the middle.
He has made progress defensively, though consistency remains an issue. Mittelstadt added he has grown more comfortable in the faceoff circle, despite his 39.8 winning percentage entering Tuesday. Repetition has helped, but he also credited the advice of Vladimir Sobotka, whose 52.6 faceoff winning percentage is the best among qualifying Sabres.
While Housley could experiment with Mittelstadt on the left side again, the Sabres' long-term plan is unlikely to change.
They lack depth down the middle after trading Ryan O'Reilly to St. Louis, and are hopefully Mittelstadt will flourish with more NHL experience.
Defenseman Taylor Fedun, whom the Sabres traded to Dallas for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in November, was a healthy scratch for the Stars Tuesday night. Fedun, 30, has three goals among 10 points with a minus-1 rating in 43 games since the trade.


You know the famous phrase about a particularly cold season coming?
Well, it's on its way and you need to get your car ready for it.
Thankfully, modern cars don't require extensive winterization routines that older cars do, but there are still a few things to check so you can have the peace of mind that comes with having a well-running car.
You know how on the first really cold day of the year, your car is a little more resistant to turning on? That's because cold weather is tough on your battery. The chemical reactions required to generate power in your car battery slow down in extremely cold temperatures. If it gets down to 5 degrees F, your fully charged battery has only half of its rated amp-hour capacity.
Plus, during cold weather, your engine requires more current from the battery to get the engine started. If you add together less power output with more power requirements, you're left with a car that won't start on a cold winter morning. Take your car to a mechanic before it gets too cold and have them run a battery load test to see if your battery needs to be replaced.
2. Change your wiper blades and refill your wiper fluid.
You obviously need to see the road to drive safely. But extra wintry precipitation and a build-up of salt on your windshield drastically reduces your visibility.
Taking the step to make sure you have working windshield wipers and an ample supply of wiper fluid will ensure you have a clear line of sight even if a snowstorm catches you by surprise.
If your area gets especially hard winters, consider buying wiper blades designed specifically for winter weather.
Snow tires won't magically remove the chance of your car slipping and sliding, but they do provide more traction than the regular variety.
Snow tires have tread patterns specially designed to grip into snow and ice. They're also made of a softer rubber which retains flexibility even in the bitterest of cold weather.
If your area gets covered in snow for most of winter, keep yourself safe by replacing your regular tires with snow tires.
Low air pressure can make a hazardous situation worse since it reduces traction. If you aren't putting on snow tires, you definitely need to make sure your regular tires are properly inflated.
Cold weather causes air pressure in your tires to drop. For every 10 degree drop in temperature, your tire's air pressure will drop about 1psi.
Properly inflated tires ensure the best possible contact between the road and your tires, which is essential for driving in wintry conditions.
The mixture of anti-freeze and water in your car's radiator should be about 50:50. It prevents the coolant in your radiator from freezing.
Your local auto parts store likely carries an inexpensive anti-freeze tester so you can check the composition of your radiator's fluid.
Winterizing your car is all about being prepared for the worst. You don't want to be caught in the middle of a snowstorm without supplies you need.
You should already have these in your car for the rest of the year anyway, but they're extra important in the winter because your battery is working overtime during the winter.
There's nothing worse than having to change a tire in the dark or jump starting another car when you can't see where the battery is. If you ever need an extra light, you'll thank yourself for thinking ahead and sticking a flashlight in your glovebox.
When you have to pull over, you're basically a sitting duck that can only hope oncoming drivers won't accidentally hit you. Make sure you're visible for other drivers and emergency vehicles with a reflective triangle or by lighting an emergency road flare.
Keeping a spare blanket in your car is a good idea beyond emergencies. What if you go to a football game and it's more chilly than you expected? Good thing you have a blanket on hand. Going to the beach and need something to sit on? Emergency blanket to the rescue. But when it's winter and your car won't start? You're going to be glad you have the blanket on hand.
Whether you need to apply pressure to a serious wound or you're fixing a small boo-boo on your toddler's finger, having a first aid kit on hand is always a good thing.
Water is life. You don't want to be stranded without it. Not having water on hand could turn a bad situation into a worse one. Don't make a hard day harder with dehydration.
There are a few instances where you'll look at the sky and say "thank you" when you remember you have a shovel in your car already. If you get stuck in snow and your tires are just spinning without any traction, you can use the shovel to dig yourself out. Or if your car gets stuck in a hole, you can use the shovel to dig and get your car unstuck.
Your engine needs proper lubrication from oil to run; unfortunately, cold weather reduces the oil's effectiveness. The colder outside, the thicker the oil gets, and the less easily it circulates through your engine. You could be left with a car that won't start if the engine isn't as lubricated as it needs to be.
To avoid a stress headache, change the oil to a thinner one and find the proper viscosity of oil you need in the owner's manual. They usually have information on proper viscosity levels for different weather and climates.
Cold temperatures can weaken the belts and hoses that help your engine run effectively. Check them for signs of wear and tear and get them replaced if needed. If a belt snaps while you're driving, you'll be waiting in your freezing car for a tow truck.
Don't let winter catch you by surprise this year. If you take these simple steps to get your car ready for winter, you'll be prepared for any situation that arises on the road.
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Rich Mix is one of the capital's most diverse and dynamic arts centres which hosts live arts and cultural events. The school 21 sisters pitched an event concept which would mark the launch of their online platform to a panel of creative and industry experts.
Join these teenagers as they set out to redefine the narrative and standards of beauty for young girls and women!
Students from School 21 invite you to the launch of We Recognise - a digital platform that uses the power of storytelling to help girls embrace natural beauty from diverse cultures.
On 12 September, School 21 students with the support of Sisterhood will be transforming Rich Mix for an evening of conversations and activities on the power of creativity to challenge and create culture. The evening will consist of panel discussion*, workshops and even a confidence catwalk all curated and hosted by School 21 students.
*Special Guests include Izzey Whiteley (Founder of That's What She Said), Jennifer Okolo founder of She Aspires and a Dove Beauty Ambassador, Two Brown Girls, Azeema Magazine, Pretty Girl Problems + School 21 education professionals.
The event and project aims to encourage young girls and women to challenge beauty norms, embrace their natural beauty and ask how we can collectively work together in creating a culture in which every girl can dare to be her natural self!
60 teachers, creatives, young people, family members and professionals came to the launch of We Recognise.


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Q: Self-containing structures This question is partly inspired by this question: independently of the original context, I'm interested in the general claim* that an ill-founded set theory would represent certain mathematical objects more intuitively. That is, I'm looking for reasonably natural mathematical structures which, in some sense, "contain themselves" as an element (or element of some element, or etc.). I'm especially interested in whether there are natural examples of the form $a_0"\in" . . . "\in" a_n"\in" a_0$ for $n>0$, since I know of no natural such example.
To clarify, I'm looking for instances of "genuine" self-elementhood. Structures isomorphic to substructures of themselves don't really count; neither do things like the class of ordinals being a "class-sized ordinal."

*On, e.g., page 55 of Inter-universal Teichmuller Theory IV (http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~motizuki/Inter-universal%20Teichmuller%20Theory%20IV.pdf).

(Nov 11, 2021: Since I bumped this post with a new answer anyways, I've taken the opportunity to remove a [very incorrect](https://mathoverflow.net/a/125842/8133) claim about the Gromov-Hausdorff metric and generally shorten this question substantially.)

A: Building off of Steve Huntsman's comment comparing self-containment with Cantor's diagonal argument, the set of partial computable functions can be viewed as containing itself (infinitely many times, in fact, in infinitely many ways) via the concept of a universal computable function. (By contrast, the standard diagonalization shows that the set of total computable functions does not contain itself in this way.) This actually works on the level of computable functionals: there is a single $e\in\omega$ such that for all $X\subseteq\omega$, $$ \Phi_e^X(\langle x, y\rangle)\cong \Phi_x^X(y)$$ (where $a\cong b$ means that either both $a$ and $b$ are defined and equal, or both $a$ and $b$ are undefined).
[Now as a side remark, consider the recursion theorem, which says that there is a single computable (partial) function $f$ such that for all total $\Phi_e$, $$\Phi_{\Phi_e(f(e))}= \Phi_{f(e)}.$$ The key technical step in proving this theorem is the construction of a total function $t$ such that $\Phi_e(e)\downarrow\implies \Phi_{\Phi_e(e)}=\Phi_{t(e)}$, and this in turn crucially uses the existence of universal computable functions. Moreover, the intuition behind the proof of the recursion theorem is that it is a failed attempt at diagonalization. At least to me, this reinforces the notion that self-containment can be thought of as a kind of anti-diagonalizability.]

A: In the same vein as your Gromov-Hausdorff example, the set of all isomorphism classes of finitely generated monoids is a monoid under direct sum.  And this recent MO question concerns the skeleton-of-the-category of all skeletons-of-categories.

A: The class of isomorphism types of well-ordered sets, by a classical theorem of Cantor, is well-ordered under the natural relation $R$, where $xRy$ iff $x$ is isomorphic to an initial segment of $y$.

The infamous Burali-Forti Paradox arises from (mis)reading the above as "the class of ordinals is an element if itself".

A: It seems (to me, at least) natural to model a position in a game as the set of all positions that can be reached in one move. But then well-foundedness prevents you from using this representation to represent games with loops.
If you're interested in modelling connectivity in web pages, it seems natural to me to represent a web page as the set of web pages it links to. But links form cycles.
Computer science abounds with examples of types that can be awkward to model with well-founded sets. For example, in many computing environments elements of lists are represented by pointers to a block of data, not by the block of data itself. So it's often straightforward to construct a list, say, that contains itself, or at least contains loops of inclusions, because under the hood the self-containment is indirect. It'd be nice to model these with non-well founded sets because you'd like to abstract away from the fact that containment is implemented indirectly so you can reason directly about containment.

A: What about fractals? Or more general, objects with some kind of self similarity? They often arise as fixed points of a self-map. In category theory these are known as initial algebras or terminal coalgebras. For example, $\mathbb{N}=1+\mathbb{N}$, $[0,1] = [0,1] {\cup}_{0 \sim 1} [0,1]$, and the set of binary trees $T$ satisfies $T=1+T^2$. Another example which comes to my mind: There are abelian groups $A$ with $A^3 \cong A$ and $A^2 \not\cong A$. I have to admit that this does not quite fit to your question, since you want that "$X \\in X$", but in the above examples we have "$X \subsetneq X$". So let me add something else:

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*The category of small categories, functors and morphism of functors $\mathsf{Cat}$ is a category (which is not small).

*The class of ordinal numbers $\mathrm{On}$ is with $\in$ the well-order of all isomorphism classes of small well-orders. Of course it is not small.

*Quite similar and trivial, but the von Neumann universe is just the set (or class if you don't work with universes) of all small sets.

*If $X$ is a set, the set of topologies on $X$ carries a topology. A subbase is given by those topologies containing some fixed subset of $X$.

*Uniform convergence spaces seem to be filters of filters(?).

*This paper discusses the graph of all graphs on $n$ vertices on page 8.

*The Rado graph contains a copy of every finite or countably infinite graph.

A: While you were  asking about examples rather  than foundations, you did  mention the system  NF. In the paper
http://math.stanford.edu/~feferman/papers/ess.pdf
Feferman discusses the merits  and demerits of using the modified system NFU as a foundation  supporting certain aspects of self-containment.

A: For any 2-category $C$ one has the 2-category $Mon(C)$ which has as objects the monads in $C$.
This gives a functor of 2-categories $Mon\colon 2CAT\to 2CAT$ where $2CAT$ is the category of 2-categories.
Interestingly $Mon$ as an endofunctor of $2CAT$ can be given the structure of a monad.
So $Mon$ can be thought of as an element of $Mon(2CAT)$.
Not sure if one can totally work around the size concerns here.
In a way, this already uses the dubious fact that $2CAT$ contains itself, so is probably not what you were looking for.

A: Hi, I don't think that the example of Gromov-Hausdorff is really an example. I mean, that is certainly a bounded metric space but is not compact. To see why consider the sequence where the $n$-th term is the space of $n$ points each with distance 1 from each other. This has no convergent subsequence in the sense of GH.
A set of metric spaces si relatively compact w.r.t. GH if and only if is it uniformly totally bounded, i.e. for every $\epsilon$ there exists $N(\epsilon)$ such that every space in the set can be covered with at most $N(\epsilon)$ balls of radius $\epsilon$ (Gromov).
P.s. I would have liked to post this as a comment, but don't really know how to, first post here
ADDED. Perhaps not really obvious, but a quite short argument gives the answer: what is true is that their distance is always at least $1/2$ ($1/2$ is realized by your example taking as second space the one with 2 points). Indeed assume by contradiction that for $n< m$ the distance between $X_n$ and $X_m$ is less that $1/2$. This means that there exists a metric space $(Y,d_Y)$ containing (isometric copies of) the spaces $X_n,X_m$ such that the Hausdorff distance of $X_n$ and $X_m$ in $Y$ is less than $1/2$.
Let $x_1,...,x_n$ be the points in $X_n$ and observe that by assumption for every $x_i\in X_n$ there exists a $y_i\in X_m$ such that $d_Y(x_i,y_i)<1/2$. Given that distinct points in $X_m$ have distance 1, such $y_i$ is unique for every $i$. But given that $m>n$ there must be $y\in X_m$ which is not in the set $(y_i)_{i=1,...,n}$. Then the triangle inequality tells that it must hold $d_Y(y,x_i)>1/2$ for every $i=1,...,n$ contradicting the assumption

A: Here's a very elementary example: the set $\mathbb{T}$ of triangles in the plane up to similarity can naturally be construed as a triangle itself, and hence can be identified with an element of itself. This was initially observed by Gaspar (All triangles at once), and Stewart subsequently provided a more abstract analysis of the situation (Why do all triangles form a triangle?).


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Carper Meets with Military Family Impacted by PFAS Contamination
Ranking Member: "Our fight is not over" on PFAS clean-up, drinking water provisions cut from NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, met today with Army and Air Force veteran Jim Holmes and his wife, Richelle, who recently lost their 17-year-old daughter, Kaela, to brain cancer after living for years at Patrick Air Force Base near Cocoa Beach, Florida – one of the nation's military installations most severely impacted by PFAS contamination. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes are on Capitol Hill today to share their daughter's story and to advocate for Congress to hold the Department of Defense accountable for cleaning up PFAS contamination that was caused by the Department of Defense. Read more about Kaela's story HERE.
"I thank Mr. and Mrs. Holmes for sharing their story with members of Congress and me today. Losing a child is something that no parent should have to endure. Their bravery and advocacy will help my colleagues understand the magnitude and urgency of the very real problem before us," said Senator Carper, a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves. "Sadly, I fear that the Holmes family is not alone. We have military communities throughout the country that are still drinking water with high levels of PFOA and PFOS, two harmful PFAS chemicals. Recent studies show that there are almost 300 known U.S. military installations with water systems impacted by PFAS contamination – including two in Delaware. Our men and women in uniform and the families who love them sacrifice enough already. They should be able to serve our country with the peace of mind that our military will do the right thing and protect families from harmful water contamination.
Carper continued, "At this very moment, there is widespread, bipartisan agreement in Congress that we need to speed up Scott Pruitt and Andrew Wheeler's long-promised plans to list PFOS and PFOA as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, which would force liable polluters—including the Department of Defense—to clean up contamination of these two chemicals present in and around Patrick Air Force Base, Dover Air Force Base and so many others."
"In the wake of Kaela's tragic passing, Jim and Richelle are fighting to protect other families and children. We owe it to them and to communities throughout the country to do the right thing – designate these two harmful chemicals as hazardous substances, which would compel liable polluters to clean up contamination, and set a protective federal drinking water standard. Our fight is not over. The time is now is the time to get these important PFAS provisions across the finish line," said Carper.
Before his retirement earlier this year, Mr. Holmes spent more than 30 years flying helicopters in both the Army and Air Force. Mr. Holmes served in both Operation Desert Storm and the Iraq War. The Holmes family lived at Patrick Air Force Base from the beginning of his combat tour in Iraq in 2008, and left the base in 2012.
October 2019 data from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows that Patrick Air Force Base has the third highest maximum PFAS detection of any military installation in the country, at over 4 million parts per trillion – more than 57,000 times as high as EPA's 70 parts per trillion drinking water health advisory for PFOA and PFOS. Nationwide, EWG data shows that there are nearly 300 military installations with known contamination, including two in Delaware at Dover Air Force Base and New Castle Air National Guard Base.
In July, the Senate passed an amendment to NDAA that was introduced by Senator Carper, EPW Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) that included several measures that had been approved unanimously by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Despite the widespread bipartisan support for that package, the NDAA conference report does not include one of its key provisions that would create a two-year deadline for setting a federal drinking water standard for these chemicals. The NDAA conference report also does not include provisions that treat PFAS as "hazardous substances" under the EPA Superfund law – even though Senator Carper's legislation, the PFAS Action Act of 2019, has 53 bipartisan Senate cosponsors, and the same legislation was introduced in the House by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and unanimously approved by the House as an amendment to the House NDAA.
Late last week, Ranking Member Carper slammed congressional colleagues on both sides of the aisle for the dropping of crucial language in NDAA addressing PFAS contamination, saying that "Congress had a key opportunity to give these hundreds of American communities the help they so desperately need and deserve. But because of behind-the-scenes, beltway politics we are about to miss that opportunity."
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Q: Microsoft HPC: check if user is logged When submitting a job to a Microsoft HPC Server by using the HPC's API, a job is submitted by calling the SubmitJob function:
void SubmitJob (ISchedulerJob job, string username, string password);

If the username is null, the system uses the Windows' username, if the password is null, the system searches for a cached password.
If there isn't a cached password (or the cached password is incorrect), the system prompt a console screen that requests the user's password (until the correct password has been entered).
I want to avoid this screen, instead I would like to check if the user has a correct cached password, otherwise present my own dialog instead of the default console screen.
The problem is that so far I was unable to find a way to do so, IScheduler has a method called GetUserPrivileges() which tell you if the user has No Access \ User \ Admin privileges on the server. But it would return User for any existing username on the server, nevermind if a cached password exists.
Is it possible to check before submitting a job if a user has a correct cached password, and if not, request a password? or perhaps replacing the default request password console with my own custom dialog?

A: From MSDN:
For Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, you can indicate that the SubmitJob method should generate an exception if cached credentials cannot be used for the job. To indicate that SubmitJob should generate an exception in that case, specify a value of false for the isConsole parameter and an IntPtr object for a value of -1 as the hwnd parameter when you call the SetInterfaceMode method. For example, SetInterfaceMode(false, new IntPtr(-1));.


Are you getting error messages or crashes or does it just not work?
Have you isolated this pattern anymore to know if you are right or not with this CAG?
Only Microsoft could release such a convuluted operating system!


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Arrow: TV Review
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by Roy Runnels
Arrow is one super hero show that so easily could be done wrong. It had to balance the realistic with the hero aspects that come with any comic book hero. Too much in either direction could kill a show. Not that it matters, because The CW has done it again.
It started with Smallville, but now The CW has created a show that I have connected with in a way I never could with Smallville. Arrow, based on the comic book hero Green Arrow, is about Oliver Queen who survives being on a island for five years. After being presumed dead, he comes back to the corrupt Starling City. Adopting the Green Arrow hood, he begins taking out people on a mysterious list given to him by his father.
Since the show has aired, we have seen numerous DC villains and heroes. Each new character has had a different spin on them, but still fits within the context of the original characters. Arrow has plenty of twists and turns, including the flashbacks to his time on the island. We slowly learn how he became who he is now.
Arrow is an incredible show and has one spectacular cast. Stephen Amell plays Green Arrow in a way that makes you love him while still showing the stone cold killer he can be when necessary. I have always been a huge fan of comic book heroes, and while Green Arrow hasn't always been in my top five, this show has changed that. He may not have any powers like Superman, but he does have gadgets and willpower to stand against whatever is thrown his way.
It's not easy to do a hero show right, thanks to The CW, I have a new show to watch every Wednesday. Arrow returns from it's winter break on January 16.
Learn more about Arrow and watch episodes on the show website.
Roy Runnels is a 21 year old aspiring writer currently working on becoming an English teacher. He has a great deal of interest in television as well as video games, when he is not busy writing. Roy was born in Lake Jackson, Texas and moved to Reedley, California in late 2012.
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12+ Months and No Offers for a $300K/year Executive – Can You Relate??
Over the next several months, I'll be personally working with and tracking the progress of three real executives that are currently in transition. I will be speaking with them on a regular basis and post blogs with "real time" updates on the opportunities and challenges they face in their job search. Below, I would like to introduce "Networking Nancy" and her background. I am working with 2 other executives and hope to get their profiles posted shortly.
Due to the very real nature of the details in these blogs, I will refrain from using their real names as well as generalizing some information that may reveal their identity. However, these executives have willingly participated in this series in hopes that they may get your ideas, feedback, and support in their job search. They also hope that their story may help and encourage anyone that may be going through something similar.
Job Search Plan: Her outplacement provider gives their clients metrics to track weekly. She gives a report on her weekly meetings, including hours put in, letters sent out, and new contacts made. She also includes three highlights for the week and her goals for the next week.
Networking Nancy spends an average of 32-35 hours per week on her search, but sometimes more. She tries to spend 6 hours per day at her desk sending out letters, making calls, and talking to people that can hire or help her. She sends out 10 cover letters and resumes per week to companies with job opportunities that might be a fit for her.
HR has been downsized significantly in this downturn. Things began to percolate in Q4 2009 but prior to that, they were pretty dead. That upturn has continued into early 2010.
Her high salary has restricted her opportunities, as has her industry experience. She has opened her mind to comp packages commensurate with the job, and is willing to look at opportunities in the $150K to $220K range.
Compensation: There are very few local companies that have comp packages similar to her prior package.
Tight Industry Requirements: Particularly in growth industries, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and med device companies. They are saying they have to have healthcare experience. Software companies say they want HR experience recruiting and hiring software engineers. Same with insurance, and retail. Companies are looking for domain experience and it has been the #1 knockout factor for her.
In the beginning, Networking Nancy was attending a lot of transitioning executive networking group events, including the McDermott & Bull Executive Network, CafeNet, and a group run by her outplacement firm. More recently, she has been focused on business events that would attract employed executives and service providers such as ACG (the Association for Corporate Growth), Rotary Club, Women's Hospital Association, LAVA (LA Venture Association), and OCVG (Orange Coast Venture Group).
Her one-on-one meetings are no longer with out of work executives, but are focused more on meetings with business consultants and currently employed executives. She also tries to hold one-on-one's with recruiters on a regular basis.
One thing Networking Nancy has not done is put out any white papers, however she feels that could possibly be useful and is looking for topics appropriate for an HR executive. (Do you have any ideas for Networking Nancy?) We discussed the special report process and how she could target them to particular industries, and make the connection between her skills as a senior HR generalist with operations experience and the needs of companies to build high performing teams in today's challenging marketplace.
Where are the opportunities coming from? Her networks are so good that if there is a job out there where she could be a fit, it finds its way to her. Networking Nancy gets at least 5 referrals a week, but not all are a great fit for her. People realize that, but still refer them to her. One person has probably sent her 30 job leads. The majority of leads are coming through her professional networks, or from her personal network that she's built while in transition. One important theme is: people care. Recruiters are driving opportunities to her as well. She feels that if she's not hearing from a recruiter, it's not because they forgot about her, but because they don't have a job that's a fit for her at that moment.
Networking Nancy has run into several people that have been in job search mode for over a year that were doing the same things she was doing. They all agreed they needed to be meeting with leveraged networking contacts that could get them closer to a job lead. Anyone that can introduce her into a company is more interesting than someone that is unemployed. That can include service providers, consultants, and employed executives. Highly networked people in the business community are a bonus.
Networking Nancy expected to be in transition for 15 to 18 months. In a normal economy, she would have expected 9 to 12 months, but given the economy she doubled that number. She recently passed the timeframe she gave herself which bothers her. She has talked with other senior HR leaders and is hearing that it's taking upwards of 18 to 24 months. She also expected to have more interviews in the beginning of her search.
In early 2009, she was approaching this search with a "business as usual" attitude, but realized that the market had come to a standstill after running across many peers out of work. Outplacement consultants managed her expectations and told her she would have had 3 opportunities already at the 6 month mark, but because of the economy those hadn't come in.
Being unemployed, is a horrible, awful, devastating circumstance for people. Networking Nancy started doubting her faith. "Where is God in this process and does he intervene? What's wrong with me? How come I can't get a job? There must be a fatal flaw. I've got to be broken in some way." For 9 months, she wrestled with why she was in transition. At a point, you come full circle and realize it's not you.
Depression and insomnia – Her beliefs are if you have trouble going to sleep, that's anxiety. If you wake up in the middle of the night, that's depression. Men get isolated more than women. Men get more depressed and more isolated quickly. Women have more support – girlfriends, kids, etc. – that provide a distraction.
She's always been very physically fit, but did get into better shape while in transition and now works out 5 days a week. She's actually lost weight and feels better today than when she was employed.
She cut her monthly burn rate significantly. She had a financial planner help her at no cost that developed a plan for her and helped her work through decisions to increase her financial runway while she's still looking for work. Networking Nancy also sold her house and cut other monthly expenses significantly.
Staying current becomes a challenge, but it's important to stay informed of new issues in the market. Recruiters ask, "What have you been doing with yourself?" Networking Nancy feels the need to stay professionally up to speed and even though it costs money, continue to attend industry seminars and events.
Networking Nancy created a system to support herself in all the above areas. She established a support group for herself, including an accountability partner. She bought a book on stress management and educated herself on managing depression and anxiety by reading this book on a regular basis. She does devotionals everyday – hope, being positive, lessons learned from difficulties, navigating life, and things she's grateful for in her life. Positive thinking which gives her a good shot in the arm everyday. She studies a positivity model with a group that is ½ non-working and ½ working people.
The worst day of the week is Monday. Networking Nancy scheduled accountability meetings with a partner every Monday at 9:30am to get out of bed and get the week planned. When she meets people at networking meetings, she follows up with emails and asks for meetings 1 to 2 weeks out. Keeping a structured week has helped her to stay positive. She has Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning meetings that keep her focused on the goal and don't give her time to get down. Job leads are coming in from all over the place so she is constantly replying to these and trying to set herself up for interviews.
She realized that the busiest transitioning executives never missed anything. Consistency was their norm. Keep plodding along, everyday, every week, and every month. When Networking Nancy stops being productive is when she starts feeling bad.
She took a hard look into her weaknesses and looked to make adjustments. She realized that her style was going to work great with some people and not so great with others. Networking Nancy made some changes in the short term and began to "dumb down" her background. She changed SVP to VP in her resume so that it wouldn't turn off potential employers who would see her as too senior. She did not talk about her non-HR experience in operations because some companies would say they were looking for more of a traditional HR person, not someone with as much broad experience. In the past, she would mention that she worked with high growth companies, but that didn't fit with slower growth companies. She projected that companies would value that, but that was incorrect and she feels that has kept her out of some opportunities.
The most important lesson Networking Nancy learned was to let the company talk more about themselves and let them ask questions of her knowing that her background would fit with most of their needs. Her analogy is that she can play a banana and let the company peel her back and learn more about her experience that is relevant to their needs. In the beginning, she felt the need to talk more about her experience and make sure the company knew that she was a fit for their needs. Now during an interview, Networking Nancy feels that if she can get the interviewer to talk, she gains valuable insight that allows her to tailor her comments about her background to their needs. This approach slows down the natural tendency for "C" players, in particular, to fall into the role of expert and start giving solutions before really knowing the landscape. She recommends the book, "Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play," by Mahan Khalsa and Randy Illig, which has also been highly endorsed by Stephen Covey.
Another change is that she gives a little information and then stops. She asks, "Did that answer your question, or would you like another example?" She speaks slower, she checks in with the interviewer, she paraphrases, and she repeats back to them to make sure she's on the right track.
Networking Nancy is still paying it forward and staying positive by helping others. She recently met with a college student looking for work and a mother returning to the workforce and gave them advice as well as made referrals for them. She's coaching them on how to prepare for interviews, how to research the hiring manager, prepping for interview questions, and developing a list of questions for the hiring manager about the opportunity.
She's also very open to continuing to learn. We spent 30 minutes discussing how best to write a white paper or a special report targeted to specific industries. While she feels she's learned a lot about transition, as she hasn't yet landed a job, she is still looking for new ways to make herself stand out as the best candidate.
Comments, questions and suggestions are appreciated. I will regularly update this column based on Networking Nancy's prior week of job search. She is very interested in learning other things she can be doing to find the right next job faster, and is open to learning from other executives that have successfully transitioned into new companies, or that have good ideas.
Thanks for the article on "Networking Nancy". I have been out of work now for about 21 months and can relate to the lows. Reading about how she is coping with this difficult time has given me some things to think about as far as what I can do. I want to be a survivor and not a victim.
Networking Nancy sounds like an extraordinary individual. During this transitional time it seems we must change on the inside as well as on the outside. Nancy's effort to pay it forward helps with the a sense of self worth.
I suspect she wrestles with the demons every day — I know I do. Those demons include "am I any good?" Why doesn't anyone want me? For Nancy it appears many firms want her, but maybe the fit isn't what she needs. Do we reach the point where we accept a position that is offered even if it is not the end all be all? If we do, there is no reason to stop our search for the "perfect" position. At least we will have an income from which we can continue our quest and reduce the anxiety prompted by dwindling savings.
Reading earlier blogs, it appears the "above and beyond" approach is what will get us noticed. Rod references doing white papers for prospective employers. The idea of solving their problem with a thoughtful and creative approach though unsolicited shows initiative, leadership and going the extra mile. Now the goal is to find prospective employers and understand their needs in order to write the white paper. There's work to be done. Keep going Nancy, your profile has given me a needed frame work to move forward.


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30 Years On, Living Colour And 'Vivid' Are Still Ahead Of Their Time ~ Live Review
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Mon 17 Dec. 2018
Back in May 2017, Living Colour frontman Corey Glover told the Adelaide crowd they'd be back, and nineteen months to the day, there they were once again, playing to a packed Governor Hindmarsh Hotel on a Monday night. As it turns out, the return engagement wasn't to support last year's excellent SHADE album, but rather to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, Vivid. Australia mostly missed out on the Vivid 25th anniversary shows, as Living Colour's Australian touring at the time was limited to a short set at the 2014 Soundwave Festival, so the opportunity to celebrate the record was welcome.
Of course, any opportunity to see Living Colour shouldn't be missed, as each member is a world-class musician in their own right, and magic frequently results when they come together. Even when performing songs that are 30 years old, they attack them as if they were brand new, with all members frequently improvising, never settling for the notes as recorded. Consequently, the result is always fresh and immediate, inviting familiar ears to re-evaluate new solos, rhythms, and melodies, and with them, the songs in the context of the moment.
Kicking off with Middle Man, they wasted no time getting the crowd moving, and the veteran rockers showed they came to have fun, as Vernon Reid followed it up by attempting a solo rendition of The Beatles' Lady Madonna, before falling apart in the chorus and earning a gentle ribbing from Corey Glover, much to fans' amusement.
From there they carried on working through Vivid, from which every song but I Want To Know would eventually be performed over the course of the night. An early highlight was Open Letter (To A Landlord), with Corey Glover stretching out his vocal cords for the extended introduction, before inviting the crowd to fill in on the chorus for the first of many audience participation opportunities of the night.
A short break from Vivid saw the band performing the bouncy Ignorance Is Bliss from 1993's Stain, before Shade lead single Come On drew a raucous call and response from the crowd, another highlight. From there it was back to Vivid for their cover of Talking Heads' Memories Can't Wait, followed by Vernon Reid's lovelorn ballad, Broken Hearts.
They again broke away from Vivid to deliver a crushing, impassioned version of This Is The Life, the show-stopping closer to 1990's Time's Up, with an extended solo from Vernon Reid, before leaving the stage to Doug Wimbish for a mesmerising looping bass solo.
The band returned to deliver the hits, rocking their way through Glamour Boys, Love Rears Its Ugly Head, and Type, before smashing through Vivid closer Which Way To America?, which, despite its now-dated references to VCRs and stereos, remains a biting criticism of the exclusivity of the American dream, as the narrator notes the difference between the America he sees on television and the one he sees around him.
Of course, no Living Colour show would be complete without their breakthrough single, Cult Of Personality, which closed out the main set with a head-banging audience singalong.
Having expressed concerns about the curfew, they skipped the encore break, opting to leave the stage to Will Calhoun for a drum solo that saw him moving between his drumkit and a variety of electronic pads before taking centre stage for a handheld pad solo that allowed him to get up close and personal with the crowd.
The rest of the band came back once more to send the crowd home with a blistering Time's Up and a funky, irresistible What's Your Favourite Colour? The latter track earned laughs from the band and crowd alike after a false start which only inspired it to greater heights. Of course, everyone in The Gov knew the answer, shouting back, "Living Colour!"
Images courtesy of Matt Saunders
Lady Madonna (tease) Vernon Reid solo (Beatles cover)
Desperate People
Funny Vibe
Open Letter (To A Landlord)
Memories Can't Wait (Talking Heads cover)
Glamour Boys
Love Rears Its Ugly Head
Type / Which Way To America
What's Your Favourite Colour?
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Mon 17 Dec. 2018 Back in May 2017, Living Colour frontman Corey Glover told the Adelaide crowd they'd be back, and nineteen months to the day, there they were once again, playing to a packed Governor Hindmarsh Hotel on a Monday night. As it turns out, the return engagement wasn't to support last year's excellent SHADE album, but rather to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, Vivid. Australia mostly missed out on the Vivid 25th anniversary shows, as Living Colour's Australian touring at the time was limited to a short set at the 2014 Soundwave Festival, so the opportunity to celebrate the record was welcome. Of course, any opportunity to see Living Colour shouldn't be missed, as each member is a world-class musician in their own right, and magic frequently results when they come together. Even when performing songs that are 30 years old, they attack them as if they were brand new, with all members frequently improvising, never settling for the notes as recorded. Consequently, the result is always fresh and immediate, inviting familiar ears to re-evaluate new solos, rhythms, and melodies, and with them, the songs in the context of the moment. Kicking off with Middle Man, they wasted no time getting the crowd moving, and the veteran rockers showed they came to have fun, as Vernon Reid followed it up by attempting a solo rendition of The Beatles' Lady Madonna, before falling apart in the chorus and earning a gentle ribbing from Corey Glover, much to fans' amusement. From there they carried on working through Vivid, from which every song but I Want To Know would eventually be performed over the course of the night. An early highlight was Open Letter (To A Landlord), with Corey Glover stretching out his vocal cords for the extended introduction, before inviting the crowd to fill in on the chorus for the first of many audience participation opportunities of the night. A short break from Vivid saw the band performing the bouncy Ignorance Is Bliss from 1993's Stain, before Shade lead single Come On drew a raucous call and response from the crowd, another highlight. From there it was back to Vivid for their cover of Talking Heads' Memories Can't Wait, followed by Vernon Reid's lovelorn ballad, Broken Hearts. They again broke away from Vivid to deliver a crushing, impassioned version of This Is The Life, the show-stopping closer to 1990's Time's Up, with an extended solo from Vernon Reid, before leaving the stage to Doug Wimbish for a mesmerising looping bass solo. The band returned to deliver the hits, rocking their way through Glamour Boys, Love Rears Its Ugly Head, and Type, before smashing through Vivid closer Which Way To America?, which, despite its now-dated references to VCRs and stereos, remains a biting criticism of the exclusivity of the American dream, as the narrator notes the difference between the America he sees on television and the one he sees around him. Of course, no…
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When he's not playing his drums, moonlighting as a singer/songwriter or working his day job as an IT analyst, Matt Saunders writes reviews for MusicSA, BSide Magazine and The Clothesline. He minored in journalism at Uni, so reviewing music and events is a way to indulge his love of the arts, journalism and Adelaide while turning people on to some of the cool things going on around town.
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La Campa es un municipio del departamento de Lempira en la República de Honduras.

Toponimia
Antiguamente se conocía con el nombre de "Tecauxinas".

El nombre de "La Campa" tiene su origen en una expresión que utilizaban los primitivos cuando laboraban en minas, quienes al observar que iba a llover o caía la tarde, se invitaban diciendo: !Vamos a "acampar"! que quiere decir descansar o dejar pasar la lluvia.

Límites
La Campa, dista 16 km de la Ciudad de Gracias. A medida se avanza se puede apreciar el lado sudeste del Parque nacional de Celaque.

Extensión territorial: 108.3 km².

Clima
Se encuentra en una ladera de una colina y está protegida por una línea de macizos rocosos los cuales están cubiertos de pinos. Esto provoca que el clima de La Campa sea muy fresco.

Historia
Al comienzo estuvo ubicado en una meseta entre los Cerro Cincinera y  Cerro Santo Tomás, por razones religiosas fue trasladado al lugar que ocupa actualmente.

En 1887, en el censo de población de 1887, era una aldea del Municipio de Gracias.

En 1921, fue constituido como municipio.

Población
Se puede decir que la mitad de los pobladores en La Campa presentan características de mestizaje y la otra mitad son descendientes de indígenas de la zona.
Población: en el año 2013 se tenía una población de 6,515 habitantes. De acuerdo a proyecciones elaborabas por el INE se espera tener para el 2020, un aproximado de 8,144 habitantes.

Economía
Debido a su altura sobre el nivel del mar, no ayuda para el cultivo y producción de la planta de café, además la geografía cercana tiene sábanas que permiten la agricultura. Una ventaja muy importante es contar con numerosas fuentes de agua, que nacen del Parque Nacional de Celaque. La producción de ganado es escaso.

Turismo

Debido a su cercanía con la colonial  Ciudad de Gracias, se organizan muchas visitas guiadas hacia los poblados coloniales de la Ruta "Colosuca".

La Iglesia de construcción colonial es una de las mayores atracciones.

La Campa es uno de los municipios del Departamento de Lempira con un gran potencial turístico. Los hermosos y originales tallados en barro son un centro de especial atracción al turista. En este municipio, se encuentra el Canoppy más alto y largo de Centroamérica cuya altura es de aproximadamente 350 m .

Fiesta Patronal
Su Feria Patronal es del 15 al 28 de febrero, día de San Matías.

Infraestructura
La cabecera cuenta con energía eléctrica y progresivamente se electrifican las aldeas vecinas. También cuenta con servicios de telecomunicación móvil, también opera un pequeño hotel para visitantes y turistas.

División Política

Aldeas: 5 (2013)

Caseríos: 51 (2013)

Véase también
 Alfarería lenca de La Campa

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Municipios de Lempira

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The US Forest Service has just finished combining the visitor centers for the Pacific and Placerville Ranger Districts, making finding out about activities in the Eldorado National Forest faster and easier. The visitor center at the Placerville Ranger District in Camino will now handle all information requests and issue forest permits. You can even get those for Desolation Wilderness at the office right next door. For more information on the merger, click here.
So, let's say you want to get a wilderness permit, a wood cutting permit, or, very soon, a Christmas tree permit for the Highway 50 corridor. You'll take exit 54 for Cedar Grove just miles east of Placerville, conveniently located on the eastbound side of the roadway. Turn right at the bottom of the off-ramp. The next right takes you into the ranger station. Just follow the road, and you'll see the visitor center straight ahead.
At the visitor center, you can purchase woodcutting permits ($5/cord), permits to gather landscape rock ($20/short ton), and many other permits for forest products at reasonable prices. Click here for more information on permits. There are also books, maps, hats, T-shirts, and other items related to the forest and history of the area for sale.
Those eager to find the perfect Christmas tree may be interested in the cutting permit introduced last season. You can get a permit to head into the forest from November 12th through December 16th and cut a tree for only $10. This is a real-out-in-the-forest experience, so you'll have to take your own saw and haul your own tree. However, with this year's late snow, there's easy access to great trees at higher elevations, providing a fun family adventure. For more information on this permit, click here.
The Visitor Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday until December 16th, and Monday through Friday from then until the end of May, when it will be open seven days a week for the summer season. The Forest Service folks are friendly, knowledgeable, and ready to help you enjoy the many activities available in the Eldorado National Forest.
Other office locations to obtain permits and information are the Supervisor's Office, 100 Forni Road in Placerville, Amador Ranger District, 26820 Silver Dr. in Pioneer, and Georgetown Ranger District, 7600 Wentworth springs Rd., in Georgetown.
Oh yes, one last thing. No permit is needed to pan for gold. That's free!


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Europe: indicators point towards further growth | Calamatta Cuschieri
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27 April 2021, 9:51am
by Calamatta Cuschieri
So far Europe has trailed behind other regions, both economically and in its vaccination program roll-out. Nonetheless, recent forward looking indicators and an acceleration on the number of vaccine doses administered, act as encouraging signals for growth within the region.
Economically, the Eurozone services sector returned to expansionary mode, for the first time since last August. The Services Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) reading at 50.3, represents growth across the hardest hit sectors and is a positive signal for the recovery in Europe. Albeit lagging behind the Manufacturing PMI, at a record 24-year high of 63.4, the services sector surprised to the upside. The Eurozone services activity, which was expected to remain in contraction mode, recorded modest growth despite that covid-19 containment measures were tightened. The flash estimate reflects optimism for months ahead, particularly in France, as companies prepare for higher activity over the summer.
On the health front, despite that Europe is in the midst of a third wave of the pandemic, hopes for reaching herd immunity sooner than expected have been bolstered over the past weeks. Europe's process to mass inoculation against covid-19 was characterised by vaccine procurement problems, vaccine nationalism and hesitancy, particularly for the vaccine jointly produced by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. As at end of February, only 6% of Europe's population had received at least one vaccine dose, compared to 30% in the US and 15% in the UK. While still lagging behind, the number of administered vaccines across Europe is accelerating and the gap is slowly narrowing. Eight weeks later, Europe now records that 19% of the population has received one dose, compared to 41% in the US and 49% in the UK. Further improvement is expected, with the Commission guiding that 70% of adults will receive at least one dose by July and that herd immunity will be achieved earlier than expected.
From a policy point of view, the outlook for Europe is further supported by an accommodative European Central Bank. In last week's monetary policy meeting, ECB President Christine Lagarde guided that there are clear signs of improvement, and indicated that the contraction in the services sectors is bottoming out. Albeit the positive underlying comments, the primary focus remains on enabling favourable financing conditions, to support the flow of credit and to counter the macro-economic impact of the pandemic. In this regard, President Lagarde maintained the stance that the Governing Council will continue with the significant higher pace of the ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP), which were initiated mid-March, and emphasised that it is premature to discuss the phasing out of PEPP.
The meeting also presented an opportunity for investors to hear President Lagarde's insight on the economic divergence between Europe and the US. The ECB is not expected to move in tandem with the US Federal Reserve, given the stronger economic recovery and inflation pick up in the US, sending the message that interest rates will remain low for longer.
Overall the positive forward looking indicators, faster vaccination rates and an accommodative European Central Bank serve as a supportive market environment for European risky assets, encouraging the view of a stronger recovery in the months ahead.
This article was written by Rachel Meilak, CFA, Equity Analyst at Calamatta Cuschieri. The article is issued by Calamatta Cuschieri Investment Services Ltd which is licensed to conduct investment services business under the Investments Services Act by the MFSA and is also registered as a Tied Insurance Intermediary under the Insurance Distribution Act 2018.
For more information visit https://cc.com.mt/ The information, view and opinions provided in this article are being provided solely for educational and informational purposes and should not be construed as investment advice, advice concerning particular investments or investment decisions, or tax or legal advice.
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