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The New Viber – Simpler, Faster & Safer
By Matan Kaufman
In December we celebrated our 8th birthday – a really incredible milestone! Over the past eight years, you have made Viber an essential part of your everyday life and exchanged trillions of messages and call minutes. Thank you – we are truly humbled and honored.
Now that the new year has kicked off, we are super excited to announce the launch of the New Viber 10 — a new look for the Viber app, more ways to connect you with others and additional privacy measures.
A Better, Faster App
Reliability and stability are important to you in the messaging app you use every day, so this is what guided us on this important project.
Over the last year, we have put a lot of effort into improving the quality and performance of Viber's services. Sending messages has become 2x faster than ever, while voice and video calls have received a quality boost to become crystal clear.
Seeing the exciting impact these changes had, we decided it was time you had a messaging app that looks the same way as it performs – simpler, faster, more modern, and sleeker.
A Simpler, Sleeker Look
The most noticeable change you can expect is a new, bright and light header across the app. Don't worry, Violet is still Viber's color, and you will still see it on the app.
Get exactly what you need, right where you expect it: Access all of your private and group chats, Communities and favorite public content in the main chat list. No need to switch between different screens.
Find your recent calls and access your phone contacts in the new Calls screen. You can even see your Viber Out balance and subscriptions at the top of the screen.
New, Exciting Ways to Connect
As you spend more time in Communities on Viber, you will meet more and more new people who you wish to chat with directly.
Viber 10 includes Hidden-number Chats in Communities – a new, safe way for you to make new friends who share the same passions as you. Start chatting with them on Viber without revealing both sides' phone numbers, until you both decide to do so.
We have added these chats to encourage you to spark spontaneous connections with other community members, knowing that you are still protecting your privacy.
Group Calls will arrive on Viber very soon, giving you the ability to take part in a voice call with up to 5 people at the same time. Yay!
New Viber, Same Commitment to Privacy
Viber is *still* the most secure messenger around.
The new Viber was developed with the same commitment we have always had to keep your data and chats totally safe and private.
We don't read your chats, listen to your calls or share your data. This is simply because we applied our end-to-end encryption by default to all of your private chats, groups chats, and Viber voice and video calls.
Don't wait!
Every part of the new Viber is designed with hard work and care to make your chats simpler, faster, safer and better than ever. We made sure every change to the app adds value to you as a user of Viber, and we believe you will see that value too!
Get the new Viber – update your app on the App Store or Google Play store now.
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The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is a cabinet-level state agency providing students with financial aid programs and information to help them gain access to postsecondary education. The agency also serves as the state's clearinghouse for data, research and analysis on postsecondary enrollment, financial aid, finance and trends.
The Minnesota State Grant Program is the largest financial aid program administered by the Office of Higher Education, awarding more than $198 million in need-based grants to Minnesota residents attending eligible colleges, universities and career schools in Minnesota. The agency oversees other state scholarship programs, tuition reciprocity programs, a student loan program, Minnesota's 529 College Savings Plan, licensing and an early college awareness program and initiatives for youth.
If you have additional questions about reasonable accommodations, contact an agency, college, or university's ADA Coordinator and/or Affirmative Action Officer. To locate the contact information for an agency, college, or university's ADA Coordinator and/or Affirmative Action Officer, refer to the corresponding affirmative action plan located on the Agency AAPs tab of the Affirmative Action page on Minnesota Management and Budget's website or the ADA Statewide webpage here.


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n architectural design competition is a type of competition in which an organization that intends on constructing a new building invites architects to submit design proposals. The winning design is usually chosen by an independent panel of design professionals and stakeholders.
This procedure is often used to generate new ideas for building design, to stimulate public debate, generate publicity for the project, and allow emerging designers the opportunity to gain exposure.
Architecture competitions are often used to award commissions for public buildings: in some countries rules for tendering public building contracts stipulate some form of mandatory open architectural competition.
I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.
The commissioning body often has the right to veto the winning design, and both requirements and finances may change, thwarting the original intention.
The show had many celebrity guests posing as residents of Crinkley Bottom, including Frank Thornton and Vicki Michelle.
The 2002 World Trade Center site design competition is an example of a highly publicized competition where only the basic elements of the winning design by Daniel Libeskind appeared in the finished project. Architecture competitions have a more than 2,500-year-old history.
The Acropolis in Athens was a result of an architectural competition in 448 B.C., as were several cathedrals in the Middle Ages. During the Renaissance, many projects initiated by the church have been decided through design competition. Examples are the Spanish Stairs in Rome or in 1419, a competition was held to design the dome of the Florence Cathedral, which was won by Filippo Brunelleschi.
Open competitions were held in the late 18th century in several countries including the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, France and Sweden.
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Today I Am grateful for the ocean blue.
I am grateful as well for being in the right place at the right time, numerous times today – even though I kinda only went to one place.
I Am also grateful for booking my first wedding for 2018!
Finally I Am grateful for choosing to take that mystical step that could allow my hearts desire to manifest – and have a significant impact on some people I love dearly.


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Alden Estates of Skokie, 4626 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Illinois 60076
Alden Estates of Skokie's overall rating is much above average. The facility is located in Skokie, Illinois which is a northwestern suburb to the city of Chicago. The facility has 56 certified beds. Alden Estates of Skokie participates in both Medicare and Medicaid. Its ownership is a for-profit corporation. The facility is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community. Alden Estates of Skokie has a resident council only.
Resident and family councils are important to encourage communications with the nursing home staff. The law requires nursing homes to allow councils to be set up by residents and their families. These councils are important for communication between residents, families and loved ones. A resident and family council are able to facilitate answers to questions through the nursing home's administrators.
The Illinois Department of Health and Human Services regularly inspects Illinois nursing homes on average every 18 months. In addition, the Illinois Department of Health and Human Services will receive and inspect based on a complaint registered by a resident regarding an issue at a nursing home. There were no such complaint inspections between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016 at Alden Estates of Skokie. The last full report for a health inspection was made on October 29, 2015. At this health inspection, there were no health deficiencies identified.
The staffing rating at Alden Estates of Skokie is much above average. The registered nurse staffing rating is also much above average. The total number of licensed nurse staff hours per resident per day at Alden Estates of Skokie is 3 hours and 10 minutes. That number is much higher than both the Illinois and national averages which are 1 hour and 33 minutes and 1 hour and 42 minutes, respectively. The registered nurse hours per resident per day at Alden Estates of Skokie is also very high at 2 hours and 33 minutes. This is twice as high as both the Illinois and national averages. The CNA hours per resident per day at Alden Estates of Skokie is 2 hours and 46 minutes. This too is higher than both the Illinois and national averages in this category. The physical therapy staff hours per resident per day at Alden Estates of Skokie is 26 minutes. The Illinois and national averages are just both 6 minutes in this category. Obviously, Alden Estates of Skokie specializes in physical therapy devoted to its residents.
88.7% of Alden Estates of Skokie's short-stay residents made improvements in function. This percentage was much higher than the Illinois average which was 60.2% and the national average which was 63.3%. 19.4% of Alden Estates of Skokie's short-stay residents were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission. The Illinois average is 24.3% and the national average is 22.6%. 9.4% of Alden Estates of Skokie's short-stay residents had an outpatient emergency department visit. 61.5% of Alden Estates of Skokie's short-stay residents were successfully discharged to the community. This percentage was higher than both the Illinois and the U.S. averages in this category. 99.6% of the short-stay residents at Alden Estates of Skokie were assessed and given the appropriate pneumococcal vaccine. This percentage was much higher than the Illinois average at 76.7% and the national average of 81.5%.
Alden Estates of Skokie has no data on long-stay residents. This may be because the facility focuses on short-stay residencies at the facility.
Alden Estates of Skokie has not received any federal fines in the last 3 years. It is possible that Illinois may have imposed a penalty under state law, but none are listed. To search for the Illinois state penalties, there is a separate website that would allow for an independent viewing of any such fines.
1 Vital Statistics
Number of Beds: 56 certified beds
Beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.
Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid
Shows if the nursing home participates in the Medicare, Medicaid, or both.
2 Key Ratings
Star Rating Summary
A rating of 1 to 5 stars based on the health inspection, staffing, and quality measures ratings combined into one. More stars are better.
Much Above Average
Health Inspection
A rating of 1 to 5 stars based on the nursing home's health inspection results. More stars are better.
A rating of 1 to 5 stars based on the nursing home's staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). More stars are better.
RN Staffing
A rating of 1 to 5 stars based on the amount of time Registered Nurses (RNs) spend with residents as reported by the nursing home. More stars are better.
A rating of 1 to 5 stars based on resident assessment data that show how well the nursing home cares for residents' needs. More stars are better.
3 Key Short Stay Statistics
Description Alden Estates of Evanston Illinois
Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain.
Lower percentages are better. 2.1% 10.5%
Percent of short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened.
Lower percentages are better. 0.0% 1.2%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine.
Higher percentages are better. 99.6% 73.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who needed and got a vaccine to prevent pneumonia.
Percentage of short-stay residents who got antipsychotic medication for the first time.
4 Key Long Stay Statistics
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury.
Lower percentages are better. NOT AVAILABLE 3.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection.
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain.
Percentage of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers.
Percentage of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder.
Lower percentages are better. NOT AVAILABLE 45.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who have/had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder.
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained..
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased.
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight.
Percentage of long-stay residents who have symptoms of depression.
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication..
Percentage of long-stay residents who needed and got a flu shot for the current flu season.
Higher percentages are better. NOT AVAILABLE 92.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine.
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication.
5 Inspection Summary
Date of standard health inspection: 10/29/2015
Total number of health deficiencies: 0
Average number of health deficiencies in Illinois: 5.6
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Sir John Henderson Ingram  (3 September 1924 – 1 April 2015) was a New Zealand engineer and businessman. He was managing director of New Zealand Steel from 1969 to 1987, and later served as a member of the Waitangi Tribunal.

Early life and family
Ingram was born in Nelson on 3 September 1924, and was educated at Nelson College from 1935 to 1942. In November 1942, he was called up for service with the armed forces, and he served as flight mechanic in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, attaining the rank of leading aircraftsman.

Following World War II, Ingram received a bursary to study at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering in 1950. In 1948, he won the New Zealand university heavyweight boxing title, and the following year he was awarded a boxing blue by Canterbury University College.

In 1952, Ingram married Rosemary Clara Cuningham, who had also attended Canterbury University College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. The couple would go on to have three children.

Engineering and business career
After graduating, Ingram began his engineering career with the Ministry of Works as a project mechanical engineer on the Roxburgh hydro scheme from 1950 to 1952. In 1952, Ingram and his family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where he worked for engineers Boving and Company, and rose to become managing director in 1954. He returned to New Zealand in 1962 to take up the role of chief engineer at Cable Price Corporation, and three months later he became to company's managing director.

Ingram remained at Cable Price until 1969, when he was appointed general manager and, not long after, managing director of the newly operational New Zealand Steel, remaining there until retiring in 1987.

From 1976 to 1977, Ingram served as president of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. He was active as a director of numerous companies including Pacific Steel, McDonald's Lime, Feltex and the National Bank of New Zealand, and chairman of Bridon New Zealand and Auckland Uniservices.

Ingram was as a member of the University of Auckland council for 18 years from 1979, including a period as pro-chancellor from 1982 to 1983.

Later life and death
Following his retirement, Ingram remained active in community organisations and public life. He was president of the Auckland Manufacturers' Association from 1989 to 1991, a trustee of World Wildlife Fund, the Antarctic Heritage Trust, and the MOTAT Trust, and a council member of the Auckland Institute and Museum. In 1993, he was appointed a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, serving until 1998. He also served as a member of the Auckland Area Health Board.

Ingram died in Auckland on 1 April 2015, aged 90. His wife, Rosemary, Lady Ingram, died in Auckland less than a year later, on 29 February 2016.

Honours and awards
In the 1984 New Year Honours, Ingram was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to manufacturing and the engineering profession. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, and in the 1994 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for services to engineering and business management.

Ingram was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand in 1997. He was also a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

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We serve an almighty God, and it is a joy and privilege to do so with you as our partners! Through your prayers and financial support, we have seen many saved, spent much time discipling converts, spent time training current and future servants, and begun founding a young church. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for enabling us to serve a risen Saviour on your behalf!
The schools here are often privately owned and managed, which means the one in charge chooses who can address the students. God opened the door to preach in several schools as they were preparing for a semester break. Praise God! Through these efforts over many days, we saw many saved!
When God is at work, it is amazing to see His plan unfold and an honor to be a part as He uses us to accomplish His purpose. I received an email from a pastor in the USA, asking me to connect with a man here in Kenya—"M," a former Muslim. I contacted "M," and we arranged to meet. The American pastor had begun teaching "M" Baptist doctrine, and that's where I picked up. We have been meeting regularly now for two months. About our third meeting, while reviewing salvation by grace through faith, he was unable to share a time when he had called on Christ. With great joy, I was able to lead "M" to call on Christ as his personal Saviour, a door which God had opened wide. He has a tremendous burden to reach Muslims with the news of the one true God and Saviour, Christ Jesus. Of course, with God's involvement, this is possible, but it is also a great challenge and can be dangerous. "M" has paid a great price for turning from Allah to Christ! Please pray with us in preparing "M" to preach the Gospel to those who are trapped in the lies of Muslim teaching. I fully believe that God is at work in his life, our meetings, and what lies ahead. As we have taught him a methodical presentation of sharing Christ, he has been bold in sharing salvation with Muslims, which is his newfound passion. Amen!
We have worked with a young church in a suburb of Nairobi and watched this young pastor and church grow from a few people meeting in a home to renting a school facility and then needing to set up a tent on school grounds, as they outgrew the classroom on our previous visits to Kenya. Our desire is to have this be our launching point to reach throughout East Africa, as was the church at Antioch for Paul and Barnabas. The pastor and church are a joy to work with, as they have a great desire to learn scriptural doctrine. We are in the early stages of preparing Greater Vision Baptist Church to be a soul-winning and missionary-sending ministry. Over recent weeks, we have begun to guide their music program to be spiritually focused. Just last week, the church began a yearlong theme to be "A Church With a Purpose." Please pray with us as we teach and preach along this line, to culminate at the end of the year in establishing a missionary-sending program through them!
Thank you once again for making these things possible. It is with much anticipation that I look forward to sharing what great things God will do as we continue on as your co-laborers in Africa!
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A CEO once told me, "I don't want my team just blowing sunshine at me all the time!" What she meant was that she wanted her leadership team to bring bad news to her early enough to do something about it. Trouble is, many executives squash bad news, either intentionally or unintentionally, by failing to encourage honest feedback or by punishing those who dare give it. The result? Poor business decisions due to narrow-minded perspectives.
1. Admit your mistakes. Nothing is better than admitting your own mistakes to create an open and honest culture in your company. When the boss admits her mistakes, she makes it OK for others to do so also. Hold yourself accountable to appropriate metrics, such as sales calls, and publicly acknowledge when you don't meet them. If you blow a client meeting, admit it humbly.


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Q: Jquery javascript - Chained Select Tutorial with fiddle I had an issue creating a chained select, and eventually found the solution by patching several SO solutions together.  In the spirit of SO, I'm posting my final solution.  It works with jquery 1.10.
And to make everyone happy, I also included the jsfiddle for it.  =)
Final JSFiddle is here:  http://jsfiddle.net/NNLh2/
Walkthrough:
Assume you have two select boxes:
<select id="my_alert_type_id" size="2" name="my_alert[type_id]">
    <option value="1">Live</option>
    <option value="2">EOD</option>
</select>

<select id="my_alert_category_id" name="myalert[category_id]" size="10">
    <option>select a feed type</option>
</select>

I want the second select options to change after the user selects an option from the first select.  At first I used this answer from SO:
How do you remove all the options of a select box and then add one option and select it with jQuery?
And then I found out that it had to run when the page was actually done loading everything with this question:
show/hide div based on select option jquery
But it still didn't work the way I wanted.  I had two options in that first box, and the code needed to respond to each selection.  I needed to wrap it into a if/then block, and THEN run that nifty bit of code when I had the selection.
Greaaaat.  I'm a C#/php/ruby/C developer; what the heck do I know about all those $'s and functions?  Javascript tries to emulate C formatting, so I wrapped it in a if-then block, and with the help of this question:
JQuery - Get select value
I was able to assign the value of the first select to a variable, then run the nifty javascript replace-the-options part.
And viola!  Now I have a basic chained select that works.  I can replace it any way I want by adjusting the append part.  This is for a rails project, so the next part is how to create all this dynamically.  But for now I'll enjoy my kludged solution and get on with the project.
For the rails people:  rails and js don't really talk to each other, so if you want to create those appended option dynamically, use escape_javascript, render, and custom create the url you're passing. And there's always passing it via json. There are other questions on SO that talk about it.  Go look it up; I can't do everything for you. =P

A: Well, I pretty much walked through the entire problem and solution above, so feel free to comment and critique.  I'm rather proud of myself considering jquery and JS aren't my forte.

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Hang some stockings: Even if you only hang one or two, these babies say Christmas without a doubt.
Dim the lights and light some candles: Lit candles give the same twinkle effect as strung lights, and they take a fraction of the time to set up.
Throw a holiday tablecloth or table runner on the dining room table: This simple touch adds instant holiday cheer.
Put on some Christmas music: Although music isn't decorating per se, a little "Jingle Bells" is all you need to create a festive mood.
Pick up a few poinsettias: Placing a few of these beauties around your home may become one of your favorite fast decorating tricks. Growers seem to introduce new colors each year, ranging from plum to pink to cream and even peach.
Poinsettias work well around doorways and staircases, under windowsills, and in corners of rooms where you need a little color. They also dress up your holiday buffets. If you do decide to put them on tables with food, just make sure that you remove any wilted leaves or petals so that they don't fall into food items. Poinsettias can be poisonous.
Pick up a few pine bough branches and some garland: These items dress up your home in no time. Couple them with a few premade bows and you're ready to start slinging pine needles everywhere. Here are a few ideas for using these evergreen decorations.
Use garland to swag or wrap around staircase banisters: Add bows where the greenery meets the handrails, and you have no-fuss decorating in a flash.
Remove everything from your fireplace mantel and place a long piece of garland on it, letting it drape down both sides of the fireplace: Don't have a fireplace? This trick works for tops of bookcases or shelves, too! Wire in a few ornaments, attach cascading oversized bows to the draped edges, and reassemble your fireplace mantel decorations, moving the garland in and out of your décor. Place a few tall candlesticks on one side, and you have a lovely focal point to your room.
Attach a long piece of garland about a foot over the top of a large mirror or painting hanging over your fireplace: Drape and attach the sides of the garland to surround the painting or mirror. Add a beautiful wreath at the top or an oversized bow to complete the picture.
Weave garland in an out of casual chandelier arms. Swag the garland if you like. Add a beaded garland to give it sparkle or purchase crystal chandelier pendants and hang them from the garland. The light sparkles through them and adds a hint of shabby chic to the room.
Weave and wind lush strands of garland in and around the tiers of your buffet table before you set out the food: Tuck sprigs of berries, ornaments, fruits or vegetables, or other decorative items into the greenery, or just leave it alone. It's beautiful, plain and simple.
Place a few pine bough branches around a tall pillar candle on a table runner: You now have an instant centerpiece. You can also use pine boughs as a decorative swag over doorways or on the edges of bookshelves.


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Days Inn is popular with travelers who want comfortable accommodations. There's one in Bar Harbor, close to Acadia National Park and numerous attractions.
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On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the earthquake that struck Haiti, there are neither particular preparations nor special expectations in the streets of Port-au-Prince. There are no plans on the part of civil society, and there are only rumours that the government will organize something to commemorate this sad event. But three days before the fateful moment, we still do not know what the nature or scope of this "thing" will be. Nobody has the heart for it anyway.
As violence continues to escalate in the Central African Republic, the Catholic Church in the country is calling for an immediate ceasefire.
"We're deeply concerned about the crisis in Central African Republic (CAR). The situation in Bangui is chaotic. Many people have been killed. The fighting must stop immediately," said Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga of the capital Bangui.
With the civil war in Syria showing no signs of abating, those who fled their homes and became refugees in neighbouring countries, continue to wonder if they will ever be able to return to their homeland, while others continue to make the heart wrenching decision to leave to escape the violence at their doorsteps. There are now almost 2 million Syrian refugees spread throughout the Middle East, including 680,000 in Lebanon alone.
The Year of Faith, declared by Pope Benedict is a "summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Savior of the world" (Porta fidei 6). Throughout the Year of Faith, Catholics are being urged to study and reflect on the documents of Vatican II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church so that they may deepen their knowledge of the faith.
We've been seeing some cold temperatures across the country this January, but that has not discouraged members of Development and Peace from getting out and meeting with their Members of Parliament to discuss Canada's international aid policies.
Development and Peace is concerned by recent comments made by the Minister of International Cooperation that Canadian foreign aid will be increasingly directed towards private-sector initiatives.
Development and Peace has always aspired to be a democratic movement attentive to the voice of its members. These members are the living witness of our Catholic faith, put in the service of International Development.
Over 18 million people are suffering from food shortages in the Sahel region of West Africa and Development and Peace is helping. To learn more about our response with our partners in the region, watch On the Brink: Hunger in the Sahel, a new video produced in collaboration with Salt+Light TV.


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Ariana Grande rocks a fierce frosted lip in her latest music video.
The frosting on the cake! Ariana Grande released her new music video for her single, "Focus," on Friday, Oct. 30, and it was clear that our attention was supposed to be on her sweet pink pout with multiple closeups of her perfectly glossed pucker.
The "Problem" singer, 22, was a sultry ice queen in the video, modeling a head-to-toe shimmer look in various pastel colors. Her beauty game followed suit, and her baby-pink frosted lips — a '90s-era trend with futuristic roots — look like a match for Grande's new light-pink Mac Viva Glam Lipglass.
The "Bang Bang" singer announced her collaboration with the beauty brand, which has worked with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, and RuPaul in the past, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and unveiled two new lip tints in a vampy dark tone and this frosted hue — the proceeds of which will benefit HIV and AIDS research.
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In our house we don't go all out on the decoration front when it comes to Easter. I have a few precious hand painted eggs I bought in Prague a few years ago and the girls have some Easter bits and pieces they like to play with. I did however fancy a little Easter decoration for my studio. I am so pleased that the days are getting longer, so I thought it would be nice to add to the cheer with some brighter, fresher colours around the studio!
It's a relatively simple pattern but there are a few small pieces at the top and bottom of the egg. Take your time and you'll be fine!
There are three stripes on the egg so you can pick and choose from your stash, use just two colours or go for three, the choice is yours!
The pdf pattern is presented over 6 pages, 2 of which are the pattern pieces. It features a full colour image of the design, a colouring diagram, a diagram on how to assemble your block as well as tips on how to print your pattern correctly first time around.
All of the pattern pieces have been drafted digitally and I've included a 1/4″ seam allowance around each of the sections to make things as easy as possible for you.
Use #stripedeasteregg when you're uploading pictures of your work on social media so we can all see your great work.
You can also join Little Black Duck :: In the Sewing Room on facebook and share your pictures there, or ask questions if you are stuck!
If you would like to buy a copy of the 'Striped Easter Egg' FPP pdf pattern you can get a copy from my Etsy store or my Craftsy store for around £3.50-£4.
I hope you love my Striped Easter Egg pattern and enjoy making one of your own!


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Review: Singled Out
Virginia Nicholson's Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived Without Men after the First World War chronicles the lives of a whole generation of women, most of whom lost any prospect of marriage when three-quarters of a million soldiers died in the war. Nicholson looks at these 2 million surplus women and what they made of their lives.
The new demography irrevocably changed British society and any of the usual conventions of women's roles had to change with it. The spinster of the 19th century was a well-known figure of ridicule but the new spinsters of post-WWI had, if nothing else, numbers on their side. Old roles of women as wives and mothers could only be realized for one out of ten women, and so the new women had to find and make new places in society, starting with providing for themselves. During the war, women naturally stepped up to take up the jobs men had to leave behind to fight in France. But afterwards, when only a very reduced number of men returned to demand their jobs back, they found that women enjoyed the independence that went with being financially independent and were much fitter than many of the wounded men who returned. The working place was a major field of contest, women were only supposed to work until they married, however, the new 'superfluous' women would likely never marry and relied on these jobs. Also, while married women were expected to step down, they did not necessarily like relinquishing their independence either. And if this drastic change in British society was not problematic enough, those men who returned from the war were often bitter to find that the country they had fought for wanted nothing more than forget the war and move on. They returned, often wounded or shell-shocked, to find seemingly cheerful and more able young women doing their work. This of course led to much resentment and feelings of wounded masculinity, and women were condemned for stealing the returning soldiers' jobs.
Post-WWI society was thus far from welcoming to the working spinster, marriage having been the be-all and end-all with regard to providing for women, no real alternative existed and the sheer force of patriarchal structures these women had to fight against must have been more than daunting. Often they worked as lowly paid typists, just managing to live on their salary, but with no possibility of providing for their retirement. They could do a bit better if they lived together with others of their kind, but young women living together and not in the family home, was frowned upon. With no securities or provisions for them from the state, Florence White took it upon herself to better the lives of single women and campaigned, successfully, for a spinster pension.
Other professions available were that of being a shop girl, of secretarial work, nursing or teaching, which was considered unsexy and reduced chances of marriage even more. But while they often labored long hours for unfair pay, this new age also provided chances for some women they would otherwise never have had or thought of. Beatrice Gordon Holmes for example was a pioneer woman in the typically male field of finance and carved an extremely successful career for herself in stock broking. Or Victoria Drummond who realized her dream of becoming a marine engineer. Or the archaeologist Gertrude Caton-Thomas. These are the women who defied conventions and did so with spectacular success. Other women struck to more typical professions, but were successful in their own right. Gertrude Maclean and Emily Faulder for example set up the agency of Universal Aunts, which provided the much-sought after service of the professional aunt.
Successful or not, the key was to keep busy. Many of these women would never enjoy sex or have children, and they could be desperately lonely at times. But unlike 19th century spinsters, there were a lot of them now and they went on to set up alliances and groups, and went on holidays together. Not all of them lived in celibacy of course, they had affairs or lesbian relationships. The 20s and 30s were in many ways times of liberation, although many women were still given the advice to repress their sexual urges when they turned to women's magazines and such for help.
Nicholson covers the many paths women chose and follows the lives of a couple of them in great detail, conjuring vibrant, if often difficult lives. These case histories are the strongest part of this work, and made these women very real to me, they ceased to be simply numbers and I was very happy whenever one of them turned up again in a different chapter, it was like meeting an old friend. And there was so much to discover, the pain of lost loves, or the impossibility of love in marriage, fighting to change a society that was more than unprepared for their existence, but in between that, the excitement of new ways to live their lives. These women's lives consisted of so much disappointment and fighting against old-fashioned and impossible conventions, but what they achieved was often groundbreaking and forever changed society. Many of them lead difficult and disappointed lives, but for every couple of them, there was a woman who thrived, and that is what I took with me when I closed this book. Winifred Holtby said it best:
I was born to be a spinster, and by God, I'm going to spin
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Review: The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin is the third book in a series around the sleuthing Oxford don Gervase Fen, set in England in the late 1930. It's the first Fen mystery I've read but I don't think it's important to read this series in order, there's no larger back story or development.
So, in this one, the poet Richard Cadogan is in a bit of a midlife-crisis and decides to go to Oxford for a bit of change of scenery and some adventure. And boy, does he get one. He arrives around midnight and comes across a toyshop, in which he promptly stumbles upon the body of a strangled woman, and is then knocked out. The police don't believe Cadogan's story, but who can blame them when the toyshop, body and all have disappeared. Cadogan turns to eccentric amateur detective Gervase Fen who takes everything in stride, even moving toyshops (for the toyshop turns up soon enough, albeit in a different location and sans body).
Are you intrigued yet? I don't want to give too much away. But it gets even nuttier, in that charming and whimsical British way. Also, since the setting is Oxford, and its main characters are an English professor and a poet, everyone is always playing literary games (e.g. least readable book) or quoting (even truck drivers). And I really doubt that I got half of the literary references but I had fun guessing.
While reading, I couldn't help wondering if The Moving Toyshop is what would have happened if P.G. Wodehouse had decided to write mysteries. That's how good this book is. Also, this mystery has the best chase scene I've ever read (my very favorite chase scene is from the film The Pink Panther; cars, gorilla costumes and Clouseau!), let's just say it involves a villain on a bicycle. I really can't recommend reading it in public, I'm sure the people next to me thought I was crying, I was shaking from the effort of not screaming with laughter 🙂 The mystery itself is a puzzle but at times I found it a bit difficult to track. Not that I really minded, there was so much fun going on, figuring out whodunit was only part of what kept me reading.
I really don't have that much to say about this book, I had the greatest time reading it and now I'll just have to complete my Crispin collection. I have one other Fen mystery, Holy Disorder, which sounds promising already. Hope it's as barmy and fun as The Moving Toyshop which, obviously, I can't recommend enough!
The title by the way comes from Pope's The Rape of the Lock:
With varying vanities, from every part,
They shift the moving toyshop of their heart
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San Jose: Suspect nabbed in string of indecent exposures
Jordan Cambray-Madrigal, 22, of San Jose, was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to teenage girls near Yerba Buena High School in San Jose between July 19 and Sept. 7, according to San Jose police. (Courtesy of the San Jose Police Department)
San Jose police say 22-year-old Jordan Cambray-Madriga, of San Jose, exposed himself to teenage girls while seated in this Toyota Corolla. (Courtesy of the San Jose Police Department)
By Jason Green | jason.green@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: September 13, 2018 at 9:07 pm | UPDATED: September 14, 2018 at 11:04 am
SAN JOSE — A 22-year-old San Jose man has been arrested for allegedly exposing himself to teenage girls near Yerba Buena High School over the summer, authorities said.
Three incidents were reported between July 18 and Sept. 7, according to San Jose police Officer Gina Tepoorten.
Tepoorten said the four victims ranged in age from 14 to 17 years old.
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Detectives identified Jordan Cambray-Madrigal as a suspect in the case and arrested him at a home in Milpitas on Sept. 7. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18.
Cambray-Madrigal was seated in a Toyota Corolla in two of the incidents, according to Tepoorten.
Anyone with information about the incidents can contact detectives Mario Shen and Ken Muto at 408-277-4102.
Those wishing to remain anonymous can leave a tip with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-STOP (7867) or svcrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.
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Jason Green is a breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group. He works week nights and spends most of his time covering crime and public safety. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara and the University of Southern California, he cut his teeth at the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and the Palo Alto Daily News, and has been with the Bay Area News Group since its inception.
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Dyson Lighting CSYS Task Light
How many men does it takes to change a light bulb? Just one, but he'll only have to do it every 37 years with Dyson's CSYS task light. Proving that genius might just be genetic, Jake Dyson, the son of British inventor Sir James Dyson, has come up with an innovative light that can last almost four decades.
The lamp uses Heat Pipe technology to direct warmth away from the LEDs, stopping them becoming dimmer and less efficient over time.
As with all Dyson products, its not just about what's under the hood either. The design is akin to a science lab clamp, fitting for the equally smart three axes that allow it to move horizontally, vertically and rotationally with no springs or pivot.
Available at Dyson, priced £349.
Graypants Ice Press
The problem with having your drink on the rocks, as stylish as it looks, is that it can quickly result in a watery drink. The obvious solution to that is to buy a machine that allows you to turn out bartender grade spheres of ice. Obviously.
Because spheres have the least surface area of any shape they provide the lowest ice-to-alcohol contact ratio possible, meaning they melt at a much slower rate than traditional cubes. Science lesson aside, buy into a model that is as equally handsome in function and appearance.
Available at Graypants, priced £620.
Stow Leather Travel Kit
Luxury travel accessories brand Stow's products are inspired by intrepid explorers from across the centuries. While we can't imagine Sir Edmund Hillary had that many devices to charge on his way up Everest (though it would have made for a great Instagram), the first class tech case is no less indispensable to the modern traveler.
Crafted from buttersoft leather in a range of colourways and lined with suede, the case features compartments for essentials such as passport, boarding cards and receipts on one side. On the other sits a portable battery capable of recharging devices twice, a 32GB USB drive to keep important files to hand and a folding plug with interchangeable heads.
Available at Stow London, priced from £300.
Jo Malone Black Cedarwood and Juniper Cologne
As it heats up, heavy scents based around traditional spicy and leathery ingredients need to be swapped out in favour of something a little more refreshing. However, that can mean our favourite fragrances get shoved to the back of the grooming cabinet for six months.
Jo Malone's fragrance combining approach bypasses this, allowing different products to be layered to create bespoke smells. The latest addition to the menu first made an appearance as a limited edition in 2014. Black Cedarwood and Juniper is a woody scent with a touch of freshness.
The seductive mix can be given a citrus twist with the brand's Lime Basil and Mandarian fragrance or transformed into aromatic and woody combined with Wood Sage & Sea Salt.
Available at Jo Malone, priced £42 for 30ml.
Bjorn Borg 60th Birthday Collection
Björn Borg was nothing short of a rockstar on the tennis court. The Swede had a style that was as slick as his strokes and is credited with changing how the modern game is played thanks to his double-handed backhand shot.
However, the one known as the ice man had one of his greatest victories after retirement with his own clothing line.
To celebrate the tennis legend's 60th birthday, the eponymous label is serving up an all-white line of exclusive contemporary tennis clothing, bags, shoes and accessories.
Dubbed the Achromatic Collection, it even features Borg's signature headband. While we can't guarantee it will upgrade your swing, there's no harm in looking ace.
Available at Björn Borg, priced £25.
Cambridge Satchel Company x LCM
London Collections Men has a reputation for supporting homegrown British talent. Few know this better than The Cambridge Satchel Company, which used the shows as a platform for to preview its first ever men's collection in 2015.
One year and a standalone men's store later; the bag maker is paying it back with a two-piece collection celebrating the event. Our pick of the pair is the brand's navy Bridge Closure Bag, which is finished off with contrasting texture navy Saffiano leather.
Available at Cambridge Satchel Company, priced £210.
Gucci x Dover Street Market
It's easy to see how every day feels like fashion week at Dover Street Market. The retail concept store has a history of being an early advocate for up-and-coming designers and collaborating with leading brands on some of the most coveted collections.
The latest takes the form of the latter; a four-piece limited-edition men's range designed by Gucci exclusively for the store. There's a cotton crew neck, check trousers, a check flannel overshirt and a denim jacket, all with a patches, intarsia and studs.
Fashion die-hards will also notice the Gucci label has been designed with a red background rather than the traditional white. You know, the kind of red that will show up on your bank statement after you buy just one thing.
Available at Dover Street Market, priced from £440.
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We have no bias towards or against any particular brand of heating and cooling equipment. Since 2002 our job has been to provide information, reviews and commentaries on equipment, not to tell you to buy one brand over another. Brands and advertisers cannot pay to influence what we write about them. With that in mind, here is what you should know about American Standard furnaces.
American Standard furnaces are offered in three tiers. The Platinum series are high end units, the Gold series are midrange units, and the Silver furnaces are the bottom tier. Each come equipped with features that differentiate the systems. There are also two furnaces which are not assigned a Platinum, Gold, or Silver series.
The main differences are Platinum comes with more features, such as AccuLink - the ability to remotely control a programmable thermostat. As you can see, whether it's a Platinum, Gold, or Silver series, you can get nearly the same efficiencies, depending on which furnace you buy. Just because it's Platinum, doesn't necessarily mean it's more efficient and will save you more money, simply it has more convenience features. The warranty is, however, better on the Platinum and Gold series.
Where are American Standard furnaces made?
American Standard claims their furnaces are manufactured in Tyler, Texas, as well as five other plants within the United States. American Standard and Trane are owned by parent company, Ingersoll-Rand, which has its global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.
Some features of American Standard furnaces we will cover include the aforementioned AccuClean ™, AccuLink ™ , Comfort R ™ , and Vortica II ™ .
American Standard claims their technology provides up to 99.98% cleaner air down to .1 microns of allergens. This compares to HEPA filters, which provide up to 99.99% cleaner air, but go down generally to .3 microns.
This is a separate unit, which is an air cleaning system that is added on. It is compatible with all American Standard furnaces.
Nexia is a 3rd party home monitoring system, with which a number of American Standard and Trane thermostats are compatible.
"American Standard & Trane are great. Usually top of the Consumer Reports reliability ratings," one expert said.
"The nicer bells and whistles systems are more complicated, and may be more difficult to set up initially," a contractor said of the higher end products.
The Silver Series corresponds to the lowest expense, efficiency, and comfort. There are six models within this category.
These basic American Standard furnaces have silicon carbide igniters and several burners, which contribute to their AFUE of 80. They have multi-speed blowers and vents, which are necessary to pass air through the furnace. The heat exchanger is made from aluminum.
One of these furnaces operates on oil. It has approximately the same energy efficiency as its brothers.
The gold series contains four models, ranging in AFUE from 80 to 95. One of them is a single-stage furnace, like those in the silver series. Two are variable stage furnaces, which means they have extra capacity stored in a separate unit. This capacity can be activated on particularly cold days, but does not run in milder weather. This flexibility saves energy for the system. The Gold ZM is a variable-stage furnace, which increases this efficiency further by adding a range of options for operating level.
All Gold models have a steel secondary heat exchanger, which harnesses a small amount of additional energy. They come with a setup option that allows the user to input only outside air. This arrangement creates a fresher indoor environment, though it will increase the energy cost of operation.
The Ultimate models also use the AccuClean®, which filters particles (such as allergens and pollutants) out of the air. According to American Standard, this system has the power to clean 99.98% of the air in a house.
The Platinum Series is the most efficient and expensive. These units contain, in addition to air filtration, the Comfort-R® system for controlling humidity. They have lots of insulation and run quietly.
The top-of-the-line model is the Platinum ZV. It comes with an AccuLink® interface for interactions with humans. Its AFUE is 95. It uses sophisticated systems to monitor itself and its environment in order to transfer heat in the most efficient way possible.
The Platinum Series furnaces, and some of the Gold furnaces, can help homeowners to qualify for a tax credit, as stipulated in the Middle Class Tax Relief Act.
When you maintain a furnace properly, fuel costs stay more manageable. Have a technician service your furnace on an annual basis. Expect the technician to replace the unit's air filter, vacuum out blower and burner compartments, and also check for drainage.
Many homeowners clean and / or replace their own furnace filters. We answer homeowner questions about their filters here.
The Platinum models come with ten-year parts warranties, along with lifetime warranties for their heat exchangers. Gold models have lifetime warranties on their heat exchangers and five-year parts warranties. Silver models have the same five-year parts warranty, and twenty-year warranties for their heat exchangers.


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Muilenburg will receive a staggering $62 million in total compensation despite not receiving a severance package. | Credit: Reuters/Sarah Silbiger
Boeing's Disgraced CEO Leaves With Millions in Cruel Irony for MAX Victims
September 23, 2020 UTC: 1:29 PM. January 11, 2020 UTC: 3:30 PM. by William Ebbs
Boeing has fired its CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, for his role in the ongoing 737 Max crisis.
The company is not paying him a severance package, but he will still leave with millions in compensation.
Muilenburg's golden parachute is a sad irony for those who lost relatives in Boeing crashes.
In an apparent effort to save face in the fallout from the ongoing 737 Max crisis, Boeing has announced that it will not be giving Dennis Muilenburg, its ousted CEO, any severance pay. However, the move has backfired by drawing attention to the astronomical amount of compensation he is still receiving from stock awards, pensions, and other benefits.
Muilenburg will receive a staggering $62 million in total compensation despite not receiving a severance package. The situation calls into question the excesses of executive compensation in the United States.
Boeing Reels from the Ongoing 737 Crisis
Boeing is still reeling from the crisis that started with a series of fatal crashes of its best-selling 737 Max aircraft. The company is trying desperately to stem the fallout and salvage its reputation. But things are going from bad to worse with many believing the problems at Boeing originate at the highest levels.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Dennis Muilenburg is widely believed to have mishandled the 737 crisis, and his departure without severance looks like a way for the company to try to save face and show sympathy for the victims of its faulty aircraft. However, Muilenburg's hefty compensation makes this ploy fall flat. Even without a severance package, the former CEO stands to make a substantial amount through stock options, a pension, and other forms of compensation.
Several U.S lawmakers are even using Muilenburg's massive payout for political expediency. U.S Senator Elizabeth Warren posted the following on Twitter:
A Golden Parachute
Dennis Muilenburg's golden parachute is, perhaps, a cruel irony to the families who lost loved ones due to his company's negligence. And to make matters worse, Boeing hasn't changed anything about the way it pays executives.
David L. Calhoun, Muilenburg's replacement in the CEO position at Boeing, will receive an annual base salary of $1.4 million. This comes in addition to an annual incentive award of 180% of base salary and a long-term incentive award of 500% of base salary. He will also get a $7 million long-term incentive award and $10 million worth of restricted stock units with a three-year vesting period.
The good news is that Boeing has added an "enhanced clawback clause" that allows it to limit Calhoun's compensation in the case of misconduct. Hopefully, the company won't have to use it.
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The Group has built a portfolio of companies designed to provide a complete mining value chain throughout Australia, Africa and around the world.
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Sunrise Dam is located in Laverton, Western Australia and Barminco works with long-term client AngloGold Ashanti to provide underground production mining and development services. Sunrise Dam is Barminco's largest Australian contract, with over 330 people working at the site and producing approximately 2.6Mt per year. It began as an open-pit mine but is now exclusively an underground operation.
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First ore has been mined in January 2019 at the Gruyere gold project in Western Australia. The Gruyere project is a joint venture between Gold Fields and Gold Road. The Gruyere discovery is a significant high-grade gold deposit and the Mineral Resource has been defined as 148 million tonnes grading 1.3 grams per tonne for 6.2 million ounces of contained gold, making it one of the largest underdeveloped gold deposits in Australia.
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The Tropicana Gold Mine project is located 330 km northeast of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Since 2002, it has been jointly owned by AngloGold Ashanti (70% – manager) and Independence Group (30%). The Tropicana tenements consist of 12,500 km2 of land. It is located at the junction of the Yilgarn Craton and the Fraser Range Mobile Belt.
The Tropicana deposit was discovered in 2005. The nearby Havana deposit was discovered in 2006. Mining commenced in July 2012 and first ore was sent to the crushing circuit in July 2013. The first gold was poured on 26 September 2013. The area has been seen as a new major Australian gold province, previously unexplored due to its remoteness, and dubbed the "Tropicana Gold Belt".
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Perenti Global Limited (Perenti) is a diversified mining services company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: PRN). Since the company's formation in Kalgoorlie in 1987, Perenti has grown significantly and the Perenti group of companies (Group) now has operations and offices across 13 countries and is involved in some of the world's largest surface and underground mining projects. The Group has a global workforce of more than 8,000 people focused on creating enduring value and certainty for clients and wider stakeholders.
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Athletics Business Manager
Categories: Administration
The Athletics Department at Marist College invites applications for a full-time, 12-month position as Athletics Business Manager. This position will report to the Assistant Athletic Director - Business Operations. The Athletics Business Manager assists with the fiscal management and daily business operations of Department of Athletics for 23 varsity Sports, Club Sports, Intramurals and Recreation and ensures that all fiscal activities are conducted within the policies of the College, Conference, and NCAA. The Athletics Business Manager assists with the coordination of all team travel, ticket operations and management of department recruiting vehicles and serves as liaison between the Business Office and Department of Athletics.
Bachelor's Degree in related field is required; 1-3 years of experience working with business operations, purchasing, and budgets required, preferably in the athletic field.
Partner with the Assistant Athletic Director - Business Operations for purchasing, business transactions and budgets of Varsity Sports, Club Sports, Intramurals and Recreation
Coordinate vendor cost management, purchase requisitions and corporate purchasing cards
Manage all ticket operations for the varsity programs, specifically football, men's and women's basketball and conference championships
Coordinate and planning of all team travel
Assist with the management of Athletics Department recruiting vehicles (maintenance, insurance, registrations, etc.)
Assist with all Department of Athletics insurance related issues, game and event management
Master's Degree preferred. Previous experience in Division I college athletics business operations strongly preferred.
Cover Letter, Resume. If interviewed, 3 Professional References
Certification in CPR, first aid and AED will be required prior to the completion of probation period.
About the Department:
The Athletics Program is committed to be competitive at the NCAA Division I or other member conference level, to offer equitable opportunities to all students and staff, and to advance their welfare, health, and safety. A conference leader in athletic and academic success, the Marist College Department of Athletics sponsors 23 Division I Sports that compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and the Pioneer Football League (PFL – Football Championship Subdivision). In its history, Marist is the MAAC all-time leader in conference championships and overall Commissioner's Cups, an award that celebrates overall excellence and athletic achievement. The Red Foxes have led the conference in MAAC Academic Honor Roll for 20 straight seasons.
Located on the banks of the historic Hudson River and at its Florence, Italy campus, Marist College is a comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts. Its mission is to "help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century." Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,200 adult and graduate students in 47 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees, and also Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs. Additionally, our graduates go on to great success; 97% over the last five years are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduating. Marist is consistently ranked among the best colleges and universities in America by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 386 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (2nd Most Innovative School/North), Kiplinger's Personal Finance ("Best College Values"), and others. Marist's study abroad program is ranked #3 in the nation by the U.S. State Department and includes unique first-year programs in Florence and Dublin. At Marist, approximately 50% of graduates study abroad during their undergraduate experience. Its 30-year Joint Study partnership with IBM has brought the College the kind of world-class technology platform typically found at leading research institutions. Marist's academic centers of excellence include the nationally-known Marist Poll, Center for Civic Engagement and Leadership, Hudson River Valley Institute, Center for Sports Communication, and Institute for Data Center Professionals. The College also hosts the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library's digital archives, making it one of only six colleges or universities in the nation affiliated with a presidential library.
The Hudson River Valley is known for its rich landscapes, sustainable-foods, diverse culture, and has a wide variety of vibrant cities and historic towns. Follow your sense of adventure, find great food around every corner, engage with a proud community, and be a part of history right at Marist in the heart of the Hudson River Valley. Poughkeepsie and surrounding communities are among the most diverse in the state with easy access to New York City by way of Amtrak or Metro-North train service. For more information about the Hudson Valley region and its major cultural and recreational attractions, visit the link below to learn more: https://www.marist.edu/hudson-river-valley-life
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Marist College is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the College will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under-represented.
Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals with-out consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The College will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The College will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.
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Bumbershoot wears some people out. But for others, like us, it reinvigorates us for the autumn tour season – and this season has no shortage of great upcoming shows. So if you are one of those people who needs more music after three straight days of live tunes, below are our top recommendations for this week.
Dark synth-pop from a trio of Seattleites wearing bandannas.
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Between 20 and 22 September we will be in New York, participating in the congress that brings together the best chefs in the world. We will show our offer to the most demanding potential users in the world and show that our solutions fit into their kitchens. It is noteworthy that one of the speakers is the great Basque chef Martin Berasategui, three Michelin stars, whose kitchen is a testbed for Sammic products.


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"Werewolf" TV Series Coming to DVD
Back in 1987, when I was six and too young to care about what was on TV after the cartoons were over, Fox ran a series called Werewolf. It only lasted for 28 episodes (plus a 2-hour pilot), but today it still lives on in the form of extremely thorough fan sites, bootleg DVDs and episodes posted to YouTube. The plot was nothing ground-breaking (werewolf evades bounty hunter while searching for a cure to his "curse"), but the werewolf effects were handled by everyone's favourite werewolf creator, Rick Baker.
Now, after 22 years of VHS copies and sketchy DVD bootlegs, TVShowsOnDVD.com has learned that Werewolf is being re-released on DVD. Shout! Factory is currently working on a package called Werewolf – The Complete Series. Details of the package's contents aren't available yet, but with a tentative release date of September 1st 2009, Shout! Factory has got the summer to (hopefully) cram the DVDs full of extras. I know I'm not alone in hoping there's an extended featurette on Baker's kick-ass seven-foot-tall werewolf costumes!
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The ASC is very open and studious, and I was greeted by a friendly face as soon as I walked in—that's always helpful when walking into a new environment. I met Ms. Bozeman and she showed me some of the flyers and pamphlets outside the center. No matter the question, they can help! There are guidelines for those seeking tutoring as well as applications for students who actually want to become tutors themselves. They also have information on frequently asked questions, including where each ASC is located on Reynolds' three campuses.
Ms. Bozeman has worked for the college since 1992, where she started as a reading specialist and later switched to the more administrative side of things. When asked about her favorite part of the job personally, she said it was the "student closeness," and that she loved teaching. The ASC operates as a peer-tutor program where students, sometimes recommended by faculty, tutor other students. A variety of curriculum is covered — everything from literature to statistics and computer science — and sessions typically run 50 minutes each, the majority by appointment. Ms. Bozeman and the tutors do an excellent job of making sure every student gets the help they need to truly understand the material.
For those who want to become tutors, there is an application process, followed by an in-person interview. After that, if you're selected to become a tutor, tax forms are filled out, and you're officially put on the payroll to begin tutoring, ASAP. Ms. Bozeman handles the payroll, and tutors are paid by the hour through human resources. The tutors are trained before starting on the job, and the ASC annually does a "refresher" to keep tutors updated.
Anyone looking for tutoring should take advantage of this awesome opportunity the next time they're on campus. Ms. Bozeman, along with the rest of the faculty and tutoring staff are all very welcoming, and equipped to help students in multiple areas of education and learning techniques.
Bryana Woodson is a senior at Lee-Davis High School and is dually enrolled at Reynolds Community College. She has a passion for writing both news and fiction, as well as editing her school newspaper, and hopes to continue doing so at The College of William & Mary in the fall of 2017.
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'DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME - SERIES 7' TEASED
New Card Block Begins
Posted by William Niebling on March 8, 2019 @ 6:03 pm CT
Bandai has released details about the Dragon Ball Super Card Game expansions releasing in August.
The Series 7 sets for the Dragon Ball Super Card Game will be the first part of a new block for the game, which will extend through Series 8 and Series 9 with a new theme and new gameplay elements. Bandai plans to release new booster sets quarterly starting in August in an effort to improve predictability and maintain player interest.
Series 7 will include:
Starter Deck 09, with 51 cards, including 5 exclusive foils, a play manual, and a playsheet for an MSRP of $11.99.
Expert Deck 01, a new product format for the game, which comes with 51 cards, including 10 exclusive cards and 6 foils, a play manual, a playsheet, and a Series 7 booster pack for $15.99 MSRP.
Booster Pack – Series 7, including a total of 235 cards with the following rarities: 60 common, 30 uncommon, 18 rare, 16 super rare, 2 secret rare, 10 special rare, 5 campaign rare, and 4 signature cards. The cards will be packaged in 12-card booster packs with an MSRP of $3.99 each, sold in 24-pack display boxes.
Campaign rare is a new type of card added to the game in this set that is designed to reward players who build their decks around a theme. Signature cards will feature autographs from the Dragon Ball voice cast.
The releases will also be supported by pre-release sets and events available exclusively to brick and mortar stores who are part of Bandai's BCC program. For the pre-release, a special Series 7 Pre-Release Set will be offered, with 6 Series 7 booster packs and 2 pre-release promo packs in a special box. MSRP is $23.99.
In June, Bandai will celebrate the game's second year with a Special Anniversary Set (see "Bandai Offers Valuable Anniversary Box for 'Dragon Ball Super'").
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You will always have to dial this telephone code before the number you want to call in Central-African-Republic.
How to call Central-African-Republic ?
To call Central-African-Republic you need to dial like this : 00 + Central-African-Republic country code + city area code + the number you wish to call. For example to call Central-African-Republic you always need to do 00236 + number, so it looks like 00 236XXXXXXXXX. (00) is the intrnational access code but from Canada it is 011.
What is the 236 country code ?
00236 is Central-African-Republic country telephone code. It's the dialing code you need for calling Central-African-Republic from another country. This page concern only Central-African-Republic dial code. If you want to know others dialing country codes you can find what you search in homepage.
International access code can be replaced by "+" and the dialing code can be written like +236 or like 00236.
You can find below area codes for major cities of Central-African-Republic. Before dialing, you must first enter the country code for Central-African-Republic and then the area code of the city you want to call.
IDD + Central-African-Republic country code + city area code + ?????


FATE magazine has published thousands of ghost stories, true experiences of ordinary people who have had extraordinary encounters with the hereafter. Compiled and edited by Andrew Honigman, this collection features the best of these chilling, bizarre, and heartwarming tales. These detailed accounts of messages, gifts, blessings, and assistance from the spirit world provide remarkable proof of life after death.


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Thrust-specific fuel consumption (TSFC) is the fuel efficiency of an engine design with respect to thrust output. TSFC may also be thought of as fuel consumption (grams/second) per unit of thrust (newtons, or N), hence thrust-specific. This figure is inversely proportional to specific impulse, which is the amount of thrust produced per unit fuel consumed.

TSFC or SFC for thrust engines (e.g. turbojets, turbofans, ramjets, rockets, etc.) is the mass of fuel needed to provide the net thrust for a given period e.g. lb/(h·lbf) (pounds of fuel per hour-pound of thrust) or g/(s·kN) (grams of fuel per second-kilonewton). Mass of fuel is used, rather than volume (gallons or litres) for the fuel measure, since it is independent of temperature.

Specific fuel consumption of air-breathing jet engines at their maximum efficiency is more or less proportional to exhaust speed. The fuel consumption per mile or per kilometre is a more appropriate comparison for aircraft that travel at very different speeds. There also exists power-specific fuel consumption, which equals the thrust-specific fuel consumption divided by speed. It can have units of pounds per hour per horsepower.

Significance of SFC
SFC is dependent on engine design, but differences in the SFC between different engines using the same underlying technology tend to be quite small. Increasing overall pressure ratio on jet engines tends to decrease SFC.

In practical applications, other factors are usually highly significant in determining the fuel efficiency of a particular engine design in that particular application. For instance, in aircraft, turbine (jet and turboprop) engines are typically much smaller and lighter than equivalently powerful piston engine designs, both properties reducing the levels of drag on the plane and reducing the amount of power needed to move the aircraft. Therefore, turbines are more efficient for aircraft propulsion than might be indicated by a simplistic look at the table below.

SFC varies with throttle setting, altitude, climate. For jet engines, air flight speed is an important factor too.
Air flight speed counteracts the jet's exhaust speed. (In an artificial and extreme case with the aircraft flying exactly at the exhaust speed, one can easily imagine why the jet's net thrust should be near zero.)  Moreover, since work is force (i.e., thrust) times distance, mechanical power is force times speed. Thus, although the nominal SFC is a useful measure of fuel efficiency, it should be divided by speed when comparing engines at different speeds.

For example, Concorde cruised at 1354 mph, or 7.15 million feet per hour, with its engines giving an SFC of 1.195 lb/(lbf·h) (see below); this means the engines transferred 5.98 million foot pounds per pound of fuel (17.9 MJ/kg), equivalent to an SFC of 0.50 lb/(lbf·h) for a subsonic aircraft flying at 570 mph, which would be better than even modern engines; the Olympus 593 used in the Concorde was the world's most efficient jet engine. However, Concorde ultimately has a heavier airframe and, due to being supersonic, is less aerodynamically efficient, i.e., the lift to drag ratio is far lower. In general, the total fuel burn of a complete aircraft is of far more importance to the customer.

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Typical values of SFC for thrust engines

The following table gives the efficiency for several engines when running at 80% throttle, which is approximately what is used in cruising, giving a minimum SFC. The efficiency is the amount of power propelling the plane divided by the rate of energy consumption. Since the power equals thrust times speed, the efficiency is given by

where V is speed and h is the energy content per unit mass of fuel (the higher heating value is used here, and at higher speeds the kinetic energy of the fuel or propellant becomes substantial and must be included).

See also
Brake specific fuel consumption
Energies per unit mass
Specific impulse
Vehicle metrics

References

External links
GE CF6 website
NASA Cruise SFC vs. Year
SFC by Engine/Mfg

Engine technology
Power (physics)


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Real Estate Developers Are Major Rangel Donors
Real estate developers active in Harlem have been prodigious donors to Representative Charles B. Rangel.
Electoral reform law challenged in N.M.
Pro-voter groups file suit against 2005 law that they say conflicts with right to collect voter registrations.
Obama says conditions to dictate final Iraq force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said in an interview published on Saturday the size of a residual U.S. force left in Iraq after the withdrawal of combat troops would be "entirely conditions-based."
McCain attacks Obama over aborted troop visit
White House hopeful Barack Obama was back in the United States Sunday after a triumphant foreign trip, facing a new assault from Republican rival John McCain over his cancelled visit to wounded US troops in Germany.
Housing bill goes to Bush
The US Senate on Saturday approved an elaborate housing rescue plan designed to help thousands of homeowners avert foreclosure and bolster mortgage finance giants that have struggled amid a volatile housing market.
Charles L. Brieant Jr., Longtime Federal Judge, Is Dead at 85
Mr. Brieant, a former chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, presided over a raft of controversial cases.
Baseball Team Clashes With Environmentalists Over Oil Company Advertising
Environmentalists are protesting the advertising relationship between the Washington Nationals and ExxonMobil.
F.D.I.C. Takes Over 2 Banks
Federal regulators on Friday closed two banks operating in Arizona, California and Nevada: First National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, N.A.
Florida Travel Agents Fight Higher Bond on Cuba Trips
Travel agents in South Florida filed a lawsuit against the state challenging a new law requiring them to post a one-time $250,000 bond and disclose the names of clients in order to continue their business with Cuba.
Lobbyist Reports Show $181,000 for McCain
Registered lobbyists have donated large amounts of money to Senator John McCain's presidential campaign, even as he denounces their profession.