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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Eating Lately

'Tis the season for eating-- and it's in full effect around here! I'm still working through the Thanksgiving leftovers in my fridge, while already thinking about which Christmas cookies I'll be baking this year. And it never seems to fail that when holiday eating begins to pick up, so do the samplings, parties, openings, and all of the other food-related events in my blog life as well. And while I've definitely put on a few non-baby related pounds, I can hardly complain... because I have been eating really well lately! Here's a little look at where and what I've been eating lately:

Meli Cafe
Meli Cafe is one of my tried and true Chicago favorites for breakfast and brunch. It's a place I frequently bring out of town guests for brunch and when Alex and I lived downtown, it was in our regular weekend rotation. And while it's not new to me, when they invited us in to dine with them in River North recently I could hardly turn down that offer!

We stopped in at peak brunch time, but I decided to change up my order this time. I almost always order one of their omelets or Benedicts, but this pregnant lady can no longer wait until 11 AM for her first meal of the day so I had eaten breakfast hours earlier. This gave me the opportunity to finally select something off of Meli's lunch menu, which was new to me. I ordered the Turkey Cranberry Pesto Wrap, which seemed like a seasonally appropriate choice and turned out to be just as hearty and filling as my favorite Meli brunch dishes. A wheat wrap was stuffed to the brim with fresh spinach leaves, turkey breast, tons of creamy goat cheese, thinly sliced pears, and a delicious creamy cranberry and pecan pesto that had the most wonderful "fall" flavor. It was a simple wrap, but the flavors were great and it was filling and light at the same time, so a great lunch for a busy Sunday. I did accompany it with their addictive crispy fries though (and managed to polish most of those off too!) and I saved my daily caffeine intake for one of their signature cappucinos, topped with a huge mound of perfect foam!

And while I always lean toward the savory, I can always count on Alex to order something sweet for breakfast and brunch. That day, Meli was featuring a cookie butter stuffed French toast on their specials menu, which had Alex's name all over it! A few thick slices of French toast were generously stuffed with creamy cookie butter and dusted with powdered sugar and topped with sliced bananas. It was super sweet (just the way he likes it) and didn't even require syrup. I definitely stole a few bites of this decadent brunch off of his plate!

Penthouse Sweets
There's a new bakery in town (or Alsip, to be exact) and Penthouse Sweets recently hosted a grand opening celebration! I couldn't make it to the party, but they generously sent me a goodie bag to sample some of their favorite treats anyway. Lucky me!

The box included one adorable chocolate covered cake pop along with two addictive loaded chocolate cookies... I'm not sure what was in them, but they were tasty and disappeared really quickly!

One of the most anticipated openings of the year (for me and for Chicago) finally happened when Latinicity opened its doors on the third floor of Block 37 in the Loop. It's a Latin food court, market, and bar that was the brain child of acclaimed chef Richard Sandoval with the help of chef Jose Garces that celebrates the food of Latin America, Spain, and Portugal all in one beautifully styled location.

The food court is made up of different stalls, each specializing in a different kind of food: tacos, soups, seafood, coffee and pastries, etc.

I had the privilege of attending the Latinicity grand opening event where I got to sample tons of their food offerings and I have to say... I loved it all! It was all fresh, authentic, and had tons of bold flavor. I don't want to bore you with every food I tried and loved (because that's a post in itself!), but will tell you that Cubano torta is amazing and so was their spicy butternut squash soup.

I'm also a big empanada lover and these were perfect: flaky, warm and filled with smoked corn and melty cheese.

Dessert was one of the highlights here for me too and their tres leches cake was amazing! It was moist, rich, and flavorful and would be perfect with a fresh espresso drink from the Latinicity Coffee Shop!

And as if I hadn't eaten enough at the Latinicity opening, my friend Kit invited me to join her at Trencherman for dinner afterward. I've never been, but have always heard amazing things about the food here so I jumped at the chance to join her-- especially since that night they were featuring a burger that she created!

We dined at the bar that night and started with an order of the pickle tots. Kit had already had them and gave them rave reviews and I like anything that's pickled or in 'tot' form, so it sounded right up my alley. These were like the best fried pickles in the world-- crunchy breading with perfect sour dill pickle on the inside served with chicken bresaola and a creamy tangy red onion yogurt sauce.

The chef also sent us an order of the salt & pepper squid to try. While squid is not usually something that I order, this preparation was really nice. The squid was tender and well seasoned and I loved how it was served: with a delicious fall panzanella salad with pinto beans and squash in a smoky cumin vinaigrette.

On Wednesdays Trencherman features a $10 Burger & Beer special (read: a really good deal) and the burger is different each week. As I mentioned, Kit recently created Trencherman's featured burger and it was delicious! It was a beef patty topped with melty gruyere, sautéed mushrooms, sweet caramelized onions, spinach, and whole grain mustard on a buttered housemade roll with hand cut chips on the side. Oh, and the burger special also begins with a bag of their house seasoned popcorn for snacking... seriously, can't beat this deal-- especially for an amazing burger dinner!

I also saw an order of the steak fries come out and decided we needed to try some of those as well. Kit told me that the chefs bake the potatoes first and then fry them in thick cut wedges for maximum crispiness. These fries are addictive and only made better by the tangy burger dipping sauce on the side. I would order a side of these again regardless of any other food I'm ordering there!

I also wanted to give a quick shout out to Jenny over at Honey & Birch. While I didn't get too creative with our Thanksgiving menu this year and I went with my tried and true favorite recipes, Jenny's baked goat cheese roasted cranberry appetizer sounded too good to pass up! I swapped almonds out for pecans and it was delicious. My sister and I polished almost the entire thing off ourselves, so I'm considering making it again for New Year's Eve. Thanks, Jenny!

  1. You are just the sweetest and I'm so glad you tried, and liked, my recipe!! Hope to see you soon!

  2. Non-baby pounds, did I miss something!?

    1. You missed a sneaky announcement a few posts back... Although you've been a little busy yourself lately! 😀

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Purdue, like a lot of enterprise-level organizations, uses LDAP to manage certain things. One of the advantages to LDAP is that it can provide information about users on a domain. Our organization uses some globally-accessible ColdFusion functions to quickly get user information based on user ID data.

With AJAX libraries and frameworks (we use Scriptaculous and Prototype), we’ve also created a bit of JavaScript that allows retrieving the first nad last name of a user from an entered ID without having to submit the form and post back to the page. It’s a useful tool, but it was originally written to only work with one text field on a page.

In one of the applications I’m currently working on, I have several different fields that require this behavior. I decided to modify the script we have so that I could pass a value to the function as a sort of prefix. That way, I could have a text box with an ID of OwnerID, and another with an ID of UserID. Instead of the normal script, which is called just by lookupID(), I’d be able to refer to a specific input, using something like lookupID(‘Owner’).

Everything was coming along the way I needed it to, until I got to the section of code that dealt with changing the values of input boxes on the form. When a user enters a person’s ID, the JavaScript code looks up the person’s first and last name and displays that name in a read-only input box on the page. Since each ID input box had a corresponding read-only input box, I needed to be able to dynamically refer to that box using the prefix passed to the function.

It’s very easy to accomplish, but it took a bit of Googling to figure it out. It turns out that square brackets give us the ability to manage the task. For instance, for a form named “edit”, the standard code might look something like this:

However, the OwnerName input box ID needs to be different for each read-only box, so we use square brackets to create a dynamic form element reference, where foo is the prefix passed to the function:

It’s a bit more complicated than dynamic variable names in ColdFusion, but it’s fairly easy to implement, and it gets the job done.

Dynamic variable names can be extremely useful when dealing with similar pieces of code, loops and other such concepts. Each language deals with it differently, but I’ve found it an important element to learn about in most of the applications I create.

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Intended Audience

For, the target audience are who responsible for the roles in the organization such as global employees, McOpCo restaurant managers, suppliers, franchise restaurant managers, and crew. By using the usability study results, it had taken a first step to build the stronger relationship or understanding of what each role needed to improve the users' experience.

However, the information about a franchisee needs on a daily basis is totally different from employee or supplier needs. Global needs also varied from the national needs. With this changing of needs, the team has worked with an external agency to gather additional information from users and initiated the work on enhancing the user experience on Accessmcd

It used an external agency to gather the information owing to it was very close to the Accessmcd. It also would be a key source to provide the candid, honest and in-depth feedback from users to change how information has delivered.

Users can easily find the information what they needed and still the active users of Accessmcd can able to provide the feedback which result in the improvement of the user experience. For gathering detailed user information and behaviours, it has held 60 online surveys and conducted one-on-one interviews. Additionally, it has analyzed the three-month review of search results and a six-month review of statistics results for the web pages within Accessmcd.

Communication Goals or Objectives

Based on the assessment of usability test results, the company determined the areas of focus such as:
  • Enhance the search engine function.
  • Clean up old content throughout the Accessmcd.
  • Provide the one click information through which get access the information to users what they needed.
  • Consolidate the information on Accessmcd home page.
  • Update the design of home page in a way that giving a fresh look to the Accessmcd.

The main goal of the organization is to ensure that users receive the most relevant pages when searching for particular content. The team also can help the users to do deepen searches or specific searches like document type or by topic and search for images or videos, etc.

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It gives value to the users and provides one-click information in the sense that users could get into the more information with one-click only without having to dive into the several levels of information.

Clean-Up and Consolidation of Information

Consolidation of information is imperative to get best search results, focused, and up to date information on Accessmcd. For example, if the website has a great search website but not having greatest search skills, it wouldn't be lure the users to access the website. In a similar manner, if users accessing the website with older information, there would be less likely to return or visit the website again to gather the information. Based on that, the team need to be engaged the content authors in order to remove older content or deactivate the irrelevant content from Accessmcd department websites in preparation for the content upgrades and provide the up-to-date information about Accessmcd.

Redesign of Accessmcd Home Page

In collaboration with the content efforts, the team need to focus on a redesign of home page. The main goal of the organization is to provide the fresh and focused look and make some changes to the home page which may attract the customers to retain or visit the web page again to access the services.

To reach all these goal, it has worked closely with the different departments such as U.S. communications, corporate system communications, U.S. global information and technology, and corporate department content authors. The team also get the assistance from a number of individual through feedback responses that included the Global Accessmcd board which is a group of franchisees, restaurant managers, suppliers, and employees to provide the ongoing feedback, a group consisting of lead U.S. Franchisees across the nation, and the U.S. communications board.

Stakeholder Involvement

Including the initial surveys and interviews conducted for all user groups, it has engaged with the stakeholders in different ways. The team can also work with the global advisory board and ask for input email services. In addition to these, the team presents the changes to the U.S. communications board, key departments and leaders.

Used Communication Sources

Various kinds of communication sources are using by the organization to expand the services to more customers and let them to know any changes to the website such as content author meetings, instructional video, presentations, e-mail blasts, podcasts, booth at worldwide wonvention, AccessMCD home page, online scavenger hunt, postcard desk drops, and Accessmcd help section.

E-mail Source

The team will send the email notifications to the employees that constitutes of what are the changes has been made to the website and asking for the feedback on these initiatives.

The team has been conducted the meetings for the department staff, the USCB meetings, and to key leadership including the CEO.

Online Scavenger Hunt

It had started the online scavenger hunt feature to its employees and received a vital marketing e-mail with the link to the first video to begin the scavenger hunt and forward to the colleagues.

PostCard desk drops

The company will send a series of three postcards to the employees' home offices with a particular mission to try out a new search feature. Accordingly, each accomplished activity earn a chance to win a GPS unit. More than 1000 employees and suppliers participated in the contests and generated over 2500 entries. With this participation of contest, they could gain confidence in finding the information which is related to the job that you're looking for.

Booth at Worldwide Wonvention

The team of Accessmcd highlighted the search improvements and introduced the new top navigation tool bar.

Accessmcd Home page

On the home page of Accessmcd, the team highlights the improvements so that users can able to get access to the particular information including for suppliers, employees, franchisees, etc.

Accessmcd Help Section

Through the Accessmcd help section, users can easily get the support from team based on available help pages and directed users to these pages with additional training.

Content Author Meetings

In order to provide the up-to-date content information on website, it has conducted the meetings for content authors in such a way that they can engage and educate them along with the sending of e-mails.

Budget or Staff Requirements

The global web communications team led the Accessmcd enhancements. The team constitutes of nine members such as the leader and administrative assistant, five strategic communicators, and two designers. The team has worked with the team cross-functionally to facilitate the success. The members included Corporate system communications, global information technology, U.S. communications, and U.S. information technology.

Users always want to search for more content but at the same time find for specific content. It has designed the tabs in such a way that they can be used for accessing different kinds of content. It has been provided the improved Accessmcd search results which come from internal Accessmcd access websites, images, the document management centre, and video from the asset contact centre, discussions from the collaboration tool, contact information from the Accessmcd phone directory, type ahead, additional features like guide pages, and spelling suggestions which may helpful for users to find the right information.

Under search results, you can able to find the quick links which are found in the try these first section and these are the best guess of what users might be looking for. Quick links will be added for business initiatives. The global web communications team is responsible for adding the quick links under search results.

Based on a frequently searched word, guide pages will be created on Accessmcd. On a specific topic, you can able to find the related business information with a horizontal view of information. This guide web page including various topics which are relevant to the links to websites, presentations, documents, spread sheets, and PDFs. Based on monthly search reports, it has been added when the team notices for a grouping related information on the website. Let's say, jobs is one of the most searched term on Accessmcd and it is very easier to search for related information.

But, whereas it's very difficult to find the information relevant to the job listings, job profiles, a job description, salary information, or other job-related information. A guide web page assists the users to organize the information on one page and lets the users to find the information on one page and lets the users to check out the information exactly what they are looking for.

Navigation with Drop-Down Menus

With the conduction of interviews and surveys, along with the examination of search results, and statistics, the team at Accessmcd to determine which information is most essential for each target audience or the user group. In order to organize this information, it introduced a top navigation toolbar with drop-down menus which are categorized for each user group. Each user group generally included different main categories based on their role. There are 12 different views with 12 different categories. In the top navigation toolbar, the user can able to mouse over multiple main categories and browse the sub categories before entering into the drop-down menus.

Additionally, the toolbar travels with the user during the entire Accessmcd experience which lets the user to easily navigate to the other top navigation and drop-down selections. By assessing the basic surveys, interviews, and statistics, it has been placed the information what exactly users looking for on a daily basis with the top navigation bar. The team met with different goals included legal information to review deletion or deactivation issues.

It has been implemented a cleanup challenge in order to motivate the content authors to review the sites and authors had to submit the content what they did for the website. It is also responsible for sending the aging reports which indicated the last updates to site pages to primary content authors to review and clean up the content. The team has offered a training class for its members on site metrics to measure the effectiveness of the web pages. It is also evaluated the 1500 pages. In accordance with the statistics, it has removed the unnecessary content including several links and categories that are not being used by the users.

Once it has improved and implemented the top navigation tool bar and completing the content cleanup, the team at Accessmcd focused on creating a new and fresh content with more helpful design of the home page. It has put the phone and email field on top of the web page because which are very essential contact sources for global users. Under Have you ever been asked? section, you can find the answers for commonly asked questions about McDonald's which makes easier for employees to answer these questions. Another interactive element also offered on the web page which is mindshare section that allows the users to discuss the topics highlighted on Accessmcd.

Insights of Accessmcd

Accessmcd website has ranked 100,680 in the United States of America and it is McDonald's global intranet that was introduced as the company's internal one stop shop for employees in order to get information about jobs on a daily basis. On an average, it has estimated that monthly pages viewed 85,050, monthly visits 17,186, value per visitor $0.23, external links 53, estimated worth $13,106.88, and number of pages 45. It is clear that not only the number of users increased but also it offers the significant amount of content being added to the Accessmcd on a daily basis.

To know what are the faults and improve the services, it has implemented a survey through which it can easily discover what users liked about Accessmcd and what needed to be improved under its services. Based on that, it was conducted a usability test in 2006 and received more than 2,200 online survey responses from the consumers.

According to the responses, it was clear that it had included two problems such as they couldn't find the information about what they were looking for and states that the search engine tool wouldn't work well. Due to users' inability to find the information, it focused on simplifying the user experience or reduce the risk when they're searching for information on Accessmcd. Relevantly, improving the search engine skills and simplifying the user experience became the most priorities for Accessmcd.


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What single event would make your day? Maybe a sweet kiss from your child or grandchild? Perhaps a promotion at work, or an unexpected check in the mail? For me it happened last month when I read the following post by Thomas Okwera on Facebook: “I think I did my best to arrange my classroom environment to make this year’s parent-visitation day colorful. Thanks be to God and to Dan Perrine for being a very good coach and mentor to me. I still remember his words of encouragement when we last met in Uganda at Destiny High School in 2013. I love to teach, and I love to see my students teaching each other as they practice high levels of cognitive thinking.” Wow! Those words brought tears to my eyes!

More “make your day” news from Mark and Cathy Lessig: After vetting 25 schools in Kenya, God enabled them to discern those who were most authentically open to the leadership of Christ in their classrooms. ALI has now partnered with four new schools in the Eldoret area, all with great potential. Each school is very unique: one is in a slum and another is the top school in Eldoret; one is a Catholic school and another is run as a business. Mark and Cathy will be busy for years to come as our ministry touches the lives of hundreds of children, from the poorest of the poor, to those with many more resources and opportunities, and many teachers and school leaders

As ALI’s training strives to teach about Jesus Christ and encourage teachers to build upon that foundation, some find this truth attractive, while others in a "works based" religious system find it offensive to their cultural norms. Yet one leadership team the Lessig’s worked with were so moved by God’s Word that they stopped during the training and asked Mark and Cathy, "What can we do to give this to our teachers right away?" How precious to see educators discover that God really DOES love them, and that He really DOES have a plan for their lives! Teachers are experiencing the joy of teaching about Jesus for the glory of God, which carries so much more meaning than educating students solely to get higher exam scores and a paycheck!

Please pray for Mark and Cathy in Kenya, asking God to give them:
1.    The energy for a very busy training schedule as they train over 130 teachers and 50 school leaders! (We have no idea how many hundreds of lives will be touched through these schools!)
2.    More volunteer teachers (maybe YOU!) to join them in working with ALI in Kenya, either short or long term.
3.    Discernment and wisdom to work creatively with these diverse schools and effectively expand God's Kingdom in Kenya.

Karin Knutson, another ALI team member, will also “make my day” when she and her husband, Randy, head to Cameroon this summer to explore how ALI can best work with 25 church-supported schools. She will be meeting with other organizations to see how greater collaboration can promote effective educational reform in West Africa. Karin will also be joining forces with Church Resource Ministries’ Dr. Tom Dumbacher to begin a research project on educational reform. A challenge they face is that Cameroon is predominantly French speaking, which will require them to work with interpreters. Anyone know a proficient French-speaking teacher who would like to join Karin in Cameroon?

Please pray for Karin and Randy in Cameroon, asking God to give them:
1.    Wisdom and discernment as they explore educational development and reform, as well as vet schools for ALI training.
2.    French speaking educators to join them.
3.    Funds to start this new work.

The ALI team members deeply appreciate all our friends who support us in so many ways. I know my faith has been strengthened as I have seen God faithfully meet our needs day by day. With our work growing dramatically on both sides of the African continent, we are asking God to guide our steps and provide all the resources we need—both staffing and funding—to continue His important educational ministry in Africa.
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Unfortunately, schools in Tasmania have not received their full Gonski funding due to a decision by the state government not to pass that funding directly on to schools, and to introduce its own cuts to schools budgets in 2015.

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  • More targeted intervention and support within our literacy and numeracy programs.
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According to updated World Bank figures India is now the sixth largest economy, muscling past France to the seventh position. India has doubled its gross domestic product (GDP) within a decade.

India's GDP for 2017 stood at $2.597 trillion, compared to $2.582 trillion for France. India is now just below United Kingdom, which for the year 2017 recorded a GDP of $2.622 trillion.

The United States continues to remain the world's biggest economy, followed by China, Japan and Germany.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast India's economy to grow at 7.4% in 2018 and 7.8% in 2019. India's growth at this pace is significantly higher than the IMF's world average of 3.9% in 2018.

India with a population of around 1.34 bn is soon expected to become the most populous nation, whereas France has a population of just 67 mn. France's per capita income is around 20 times higher than India, according to World Bank data.

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A Terminal Radar Approach Control (or FAA TRACON in the United States) is an Air Traffic Control facility usually located within the vicinity of a large airport. Typically, the TRACON controls aircraft within a 30-50 nautical mile (56 to 93 km) radius of the airport between the surface and 10,000 to 15,000 feet (4,600 m). A TRACON is sometimes called Approach Control or Departure Control in radio transmissions. In the US Air Force it is known as RAPCON (Radar Approach Control), and in the US Navy as a "RATCF" (Radar Air Traffic Control Facility) In Canada, Approach Control may be called Arrival or Terminal.

TRACON radar facilities

TRACONs normally have their own radar system that allow air traffic controllers to track aircraft. This is typically based on one or more Airport Surveillance Radar(s) (ASR), sweeping once every 4-5 seconds. The busiest TRACON in the world (Southern California TRACON - SCT, Callsign SoCal Approach) services 62 airports and is located in San Diego, California. This huge facility utilizes 11 radar sites. Most US terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities utilize an ASR-9 with a range of 63 7/8 miles (103 km) and a scan rate (rotation) of approximately 4.5 seconds.

These frequent updates help controllers see the result of direction changes quickly. Larger U.S. TRACONs are able to directly incorporate en route long range Air Route Surveillance Radar(s) (ARSR) into their automated tracking systems as a backup. Smaller U.S. TRACONs also have the capability to make use of CENRAP (CENter RAdar Presentation) as a backup if their primary system fails. This makes use of en-route surveillance radar used by Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs). Expanded separation minimums (5 nautical miles (9.3 km) versus 3 nautical miles) are required when in this mode.

Most of the United States FAA TRACONs are currently using Common ARTS equipment. Most of ARTS IIIA and some ARTS IIE sites have been updated to Raytheon's Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) equipment. The program to manage the updates is now called Terminal Automation Modernization/Replacement (TAMR).

TRACON Control positions

TRACON control positions usually include a radar controller and a coordinator who generally stands behind the radar position.

Approach/Departure/Arrival/or Sector Radar controller

The radar controller is responsible for ensuring appropriate separation, and issuing traffic and other local aviation information for aircraft under its control. Additionally, the radar controller is responsible for ensuring all required coordination with other controllers in the tower, TRACON, or en-route center is completed, making required computer entries, and updating the flight progress strips.

The coordinator provides coordination support for the radar controller. He/she will provide inter/intra facility coordination when required for the radar controller and make computer entries.

Assistant / "D Side" Controller

Some TRACONs have the ability to staff a second position at the radar console, referred to as a "Assistant" or "D Side" (FAA) controller. This position is responsible for providing direct support by coordinating for the radar controller, managing flight progress strips, and making computer entries. When this position is staffed, the coordinator duties are greatly reduced, allowing him/her to provide support for a number of positions. The support controller may make transmissions on the radio along with the main controller: the support controller focuses on the more procedural aspects of controlling (e.g. holding aircraft) while the main controller focuses on accurately radar-vectoring the approach sequence.

TRACON traffic responsibilities

TRACONs are responsible for providing all ATC services within their airspace. Generally, there are four types of traffic flows controlled by TRACON controllers. These are departures, arrivals, overflights, and aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Departure aircraft

Departure aircraft are received from the tower and are generally 1,000 feet (300 m) to 2,000 feet (610 m) high, climbing to a pre-determined altitude. The TRACON controller working this traffic is responsible for clearing all other TRACON traffic and, based on the route of flight, placing the departing aircraft on a track and in a geographical location (sometimes referred to as a "gate" or "exit") that is pre-determined through agreements for the en-route center controller. This positioning is designed to allow the en-route center to integrate the aircraft into its traffic flow easily.

Arrival aircraft

Arrival aircraft are received from the en-route center in compliance with pre-determined agreements on routing, altitude, speed, spacing, etc. The TRACON controller working this traffic will take control of the aircraft and blend it with other aircraft entering the center airspace from other areas or "gates" into a single, parallel or perpendicular final for the runway. The spacing is critical to ensure the aircraft can land and clear the runway prior to the next aircraft touching down on the runway. The tower may also request expanded spacing between aircraft to allow aircraft to depart or to cross the runway in use.

Overflight aircraft

Overflight aircraft are aircraft that enter the TRACON airspace at one point and exit the airspace at another without landing at an airport. They must be controlled in a manner that ensures they remain separated from the climbing and descending traffic that is moving in and out of the airport. Their route may be altered to ensure this is possible. When they are returned to the en-route center, they must be on the original routing unless a change has been coordinated.

VFR aircraft

If the class of airspace allows flight under VFR, such aircraft are handled as traffic permits. Controllers will provide traffic information to ensure safety with other aircraft, and may even positively separate VFR aircraft from other aircraft, depending on the class of airspace. Controllers lack the level of control over these aircraft that they have over aircraft operating under IFR as they will not want to vector VFR aircraft into IMC. Controllers usually provide information for the pilot about traffic in the immediate vicinity and weather reports if applicable. This ensures that separation from Instrument Flight Plan (IFR) aircraft is maintained in the critical flight areas around the airports.

TRACON availability

Not all airports have a TRACON available. In this case, the en-route center will coordinate directly with the tower and provide this type of service where radar coverage permits. Generally, however, the separation minimums are greatly increased. In many countries, mid-sized airports without a TRACON have a dedicated Approach Radar Controller based upon the airport itself to sequence inbounds and to provide radar services to aircraft in the vicinity of the airport.

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International terrorism is serious business. It involves developing a “narrative,” a plan, finding them, holding them after we found them, and punishing them – without blowing up places like Canada.

But our experts seem to be mired in a policy talking quagmire. Listen … and this is excerpted from the United Nations global counter terrorism plan:

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We resolve: To consistently condemn terrorism committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever. In particular: To consider becoming parties to international conventions against terrorism. To cooperate with the counter-terrorism subsidiary bodies. To encourage other international, regional and sub-regional organizations to support the implementation of the Strategy and further encourage non-governmental organizations to engage, as appropriate, on how to enhance efforts to implement the Strategy. (To clarify: [The U.N.] adopts the present resolution and its annex as ["the Strategy"]).

The only thing I didn’t actually find was “The Strategy”!

Could it be we have the wrong people involved here? Perhaps we should consult with the real strategists: Jewish mothers. Take a look at this joke for example:

A class of forest rangers was graduating. The teacher said: “Never forget! In your survival kit, always keep matzo ball mix. If you’re ever lost in say, the Flooded Rainforest of Dubai, take out the mix and start making them.” The class of “Svens” looked confused and asked why. The teacher explained. “In a half hour 18 Jewish mothers will show up and say: “You think that’s the way to make a matzo ball?!”

Even a Sven knew. If you want something done, get a Jewish mother who will then form a committee which will then come up with a real strategy, a vote will be taken, and once the cookies are gone, they’ll strap on their combat sandals, and make their move.

*A GUT FEELING. We now know there is such a thing as “intuition.” It’s in the front part of the brain. For you purists, it can be found in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. In the Jewish mother, however, through our special DNA, it’s located in the kishkes (the guts). For over 4,000 years, Jewish mothers have had a telepathic connection called umbilicavayance.

Picture it. 1020 B.C.E. Bethlehem.

Nitzevet turns to her husband and says: “Jesse, check on David, I have a bad feeling.”

When Jesse returns with the news David’s not resting on his straw, Nitzevet screams: “Oy, Vey. He’s with that monster … that seven foot Philistine, Goliath.”

A disbelieving Jesse asks: “And you know this because?”

“A mother knows – but wait! The good news is he’ll no longer be only my Prince … a King he’ll be.”

Jesse rolls over. “And for this I shlepped sheep to pay for lyre lessons?”

And such is umbilicavayance … the unique ability to … “know.”

*HER NOSE KNOWS. Most Jewish mothers can “smell” something that doesn’t belong, for example, a trace of Treif steam at a kosher buffet, the very minute the milk “turns” despite expiration dates, a person who hasn’t changed underwear since the day before. Unlike the suits in glasses who are noseblind, with this superior ability, Jewish women are nasal hunters and gatherers. Ten years it took the suits to find Bin Laden. Twelve JAMs would’ve found the terrorist one, two three. Their strategy? Listen:

SARAH: “Ruth … I’m getting a whiff.”

RUTH: “You too? What is that here in Pakistan?”

REBECCA: “Curry maybe? No!”

BELLA: “Quick! Wake up Manya … she’s gifted.”

MANYA: “I’m whiffing wait … NESQUIK!”

SYLVIA: “That’s it! So what is kosher Nesquik doing in Abbottābad?!”

SHEVA: “What else? The “you-know-what” has a thing for Nesquik. Ladies, we got him! In a half hour he’ll be a frozen veal chop!”

Once a terrorist is caught, instead of Guantanamo, the questioning would take place in a locked kitchen with the suspect surrounded by a cadre of JMAs. The method? “OG” (Overload and Guiltification) Two agents, a Menschy Mom (MM) and a Vilde Chaya Mom (VCM) -- the original good cop bad cop -- would work together as a team.

Menschy Mom: So Ahmedkritjzy. You can’t talk on curry or shashlik alone. Take a napkin. Wait … I’ll get you six plates. It’s no trouble … and it’s all kosher. I made you chopped liver, a whole brisket, three sides, a thermos of Nesquik, some strudel – and a plate of black and white cookies. No eating with fingers or talking with your mouthful. Leave no leftovers after I almost blacked out making a meal fit for a 10 cells.

Vilde Chaya Mom: Very nice! Instead of a belt you wear an incendiary device around you?! How would your mama feel if you went BOOM?! And bring with you a city yet?! ( … ) What do you mean they’d be proud? You’d reach nirvana or whatever! What do you know about how a mother feels? You should be ashamed! You didn’t know better?! Tell me, Ahmedkritjzy, if your friend jumped off the Bosphorus Bridge, WOULD YOU?

Menschy Mom: You left a crumb. So now, Ritjzy, you’ll eat double. Kosher is comfort food. Open up!!

Vilde Chaya Mom: You either open up and talk -- we want coordinates of the core group of your cell, with your contact ring and ideological hierarchy -- or you’ll eat enough tsimmis to blanket Turkey – the country! And more, we’ll tell your mama about what you did in downtown Las Vegas!!

With her ability to be determined, pointed, smart, and unstoppable, the JMA’s will get the guilty terrorists to confess and spill all in 48 hours.

A bus with 30 Jewish mothers turned over and they were dispatched to heaven. Unfortunately the computers were down, so God had to ask Satan to provide temporary housing. Soon after, God received an urgent telephone call from Satan telling Him to take the women off his hands.

What’s the problem?” asked God.

Satan replied, “Those Jewish mothers are ruining my whole set-up. Only two hours and already they raised $100,000 for an air conditioning system!”


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On the heels of the great recession, we began to see a trend, as much of the oversupply of condominiums began to be absorbed into the rental market.  In both primary and secondary urban settings, led chiefly by millennials, rental demand was very strong.

Originally seen as a byproduct of the recession – the ability to rent in desirable areas at very reasonable prices – we saw this as the beginnings of a trend.  We felt that there would be an ongoing need for rental apartments that were more ‘choice’ than ‘necessity.’  While the market for renters-by-need was certainly escalating, so were the renters-by-choice. These are individuals who often had the resource to purchase, and simply chose not to, but chose to rent instead.

Fast forward to today, and a new study by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) has revealed that a variety of factors is impacting demand for new apartments across our nation, and that in short, demand for rental apartments will be skyrocketing for the foreseeable future.

Over the past five years, a record-setting number of new renter households have emerged. To meet demand, the report states that at least 325,000 new apartment homes must be built every year in order to meet this demand.

Developers will need to speed up supply, as only 244,000 apartments were delivered over a four year time-frame, 2012-2016.   The full report can be found at the following link on the site.

In two key states in which our company is currently engaged in development projects, the study notes substantial demand.  In Georgia, as illustrated in the following metrics, apartment household growth is expected to grow more than 30{f861352ab7d0f3f786cb6cad7d8c1b9836ed30c85c37a8f77ba2d159a4e0e407} by 2030, and growth in rentership almost 31{f861352ab7d0f3f786cb6cad7d8c1b9836ed30c85c37a8f77ba2d159a4e0e407} over the same time period.

In Florida, those numbers are even more compelling, with apartment household growth being expected to grow more than 40{f861352ab7d0f3f786cb6cad7d8c1b9836ed30c85c37a8f77ba2d159a4e0e407} by 2030, and growth in rentership more than 41{f861352ab7d0f3f786cb6cad7d8c1b9836ed30c85c37a8f77ba2d159a4e0e407}.

*Source: Hoyt Advisory Services; NMHC/NAA; U.S. Census Bureau.; Axiometrics, a RealPage Company

The approach of The Allen Morris Company to this new phenomenon was to focus on delivering apartment projects that offer all the amenities of home ownership, but in a rental scenario. There was a point where those wishing to rent were relegated as housing’s ‘second-class citizens,’ having to settle for apartments that – even though brand new – did not offer many of the amenities or desirable locations of a purchase.

That is rapidly changing! An example for us is the just-opening Hermitage Apartments in St. Petersburg, FL.  The amenities within the facility are amazing, as good as any luxury condo. We even have an art gallery connected with a renowned museum in the lobby.

At our Maitland City Centre mixed-use development in Maitland, Florida, just north of Orlando and well under construction, we will have 220 one- and two-bedroom rental apartments along with 24 live/work units.

Part of an evolving downtown, these apartments will allow both the ‘new’ generation of renters, as well as empty-nesters desirous of living in an urban setting to enjoy easy access to the arts, entertainment and shopping.

At our Star Metals Atlanta development, to be located in the trendy West Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta, this mixed-use community will also include a multi-family residential component to complement an office building directly across the street and retail.

All three of these developments exemplify the new-normal of residential real estate – apartments that offer a broad range of amenities, within extremely desirable neighborhoods.

While the report’s focus was the strong demand through the year 2030, we certainly do not anticipate a ‘hard-stop’ that year.  We believe that we are in a new paradigm in the world of rental apartments, one that will be in existence well beyond 2030.

So to that end, the Allen Morris Company is currently evaluating a number of opportunities across key Sunbelt states that would certainly meet the ever-increasing demands of this new generation of renters.

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Canisius men’s lacrosse falls in midweek tilt at no. 1 Albany

Top-ranked Albany rattled off 16 unanswered goals over a nearly 29-minute span to erase an early deficit and post a 19-11 victory over visiting Canisius in collegiate men's lacrosse action Tuesday at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium in Albany.
Connor Fields tallied five goals and added three assists to power the Great Danes to their seventh straight victory to open the 2018 season. Tehoka Nanticoke chipped in three goals and three assists while three players –Alex Burgmaster, Josh Egan and Jakob Patterson - finished with two goals apiece.
Sophomore Mathieu Boissonneault scored five goals, senior Steven Coss tallied two goals and two assists and senior Connor Kearnan finished with three assists for the Golden Griffins (3-3).
Canisius used a pair of goals from Coss and a tally from sophomore Carter Stefaniak over the opening 6:06 of the contest to build an early 3-0 advantage.
The teams traded goals over the next two minutes before Fields recorded back-to-back tallies late in the opening quarter to ignite the game-changing stretch that saw eight different players find the back of the net for the Great Danes as they used the run to build a 17-4 cushion by the midway point of the third quarter.
Boissonneault ended the Albany spurt with his second of the contest at the 6:14 mark of the third, starting a sequence that saw the Griffs record four of the final five goals of the frame to make it an 18-8 game heading into the fourth.
Canisius continued to cut into the Great Danes advantage, using tallies from senior Ryan McKee and Boissonneault to pull the Griffs within eight, 18-10, midway through the final frame. The teams traded goals over the remaining five-plus minutes of action to determine the final margin.
JD Colarusso recorded four saves in goal for Albany before being replaced in the third quarter by sophomore Nate Siekierski, who tallied three saves. Senior keeper Liam Ganzhorn matched his season-high with 12 saves for Canisius while sophomore Cody Haas posted one save in relief of Ganzhorn.
Head Coach Mark Miyashita's Postgame Comments
"We finally got a good start for the first time all year. We came out and made a statement right away and were able to sustain it, which was huge boost of confidence to show that regardless of who we're playing, it was not a matter of nerves today. The start is very encouraging for us to build upon.
"During that run they were able to capitalize on our mistakes and that's what talented teams like Albany are able to do. We knew the faceoff X was going to be a challenge because of how good their faceoff guy, TD Ierlan, is so it put our backs against the wall in terms of being able to get some momentum because don't know if you're going to get that ball right back off the faceoff because he's been so dominant this year. They got more chances and that was the result of them being able to go on that run that they went on.
"I'm very proud of the fact that our guys battled for 60 minutes and didn't give up. They gave an honest effort throughout and there is a lot of positives we can build upon as we head into conference play this weekend at Siena.
Game Notes
• Albany increased its lead in the all-time to 4-2 with Tuesday's victory. The win by the Great Danes was the first by a home team in the series that dates back to the 2012 season.
• Albany held a 49-34 shot advantage for the contest as the Great Danes out-shot the Griffs by a 32-14 margin in the first half.
• The Great Danes won 26-of-34 faceoffs contested during the contest. Sophomore Daniel Balawejderrecorded all eight of Canisius' faceoff victories.
• Sophomore Mathieu Boissonneault recorded his second hat trick in as many contests as he finished Tuesday's contest with a career-high five goals
• Senior Connor Kearnan dished out three or more assists in a game for the fourth time this season and seventh time in his career as he dished out three assists on Tuesday.
• Senior Liam Ganzhorn recorded double-digit saves in a game for the second time this season and the 17th time in his career as he matched his season-high with 12 saves.
• Senior Keith Pravato recorded his first two points of the season as he tallied a goal and an assist on Tuesday.
Up Next
• Canisius completes its three-game road swing Saturday when it travels to Loudonville, N.Y., for its MAAC opener against Siena.
• Opening faceoff between the
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Toyota Farm To Table Tour Stops In DC

Pick up free potted herbs when Toyota Farm to Table Tour stops in DC Thursday.
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As part of the national Toyota Farm to Table Tour, nine of DC's top chefs will be serving up free tastings at the FreshFarm Market by the White House this Thursday, July 29 from 3 to 7 p.m.

The featured chefs are Ryan Wheeler of Restaurant Eve, Kyle Bailey of Birch & Barley, Scott Drewno of The Source by Wolfgang Puck, Mike Isabella of Zaytinya, Olivier Perret of Ici Urban Bistro, Nora Pouillon of Restaurant Nora, David Varley of Bourbon Steak, Paul Stearman of Marcel’s, and Nicholas Stefanelli of Bibiana.

They'll partner with market farmers to create bite-sized complimentary treats for visitors.

Toyota will be giving away free potted herbs sourced from local vendors, as well as a chance to win a culinary trip to Santa Barbara.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Vintage 80's Des Lauriers DE60 and family rumors.

Once upon a time in the 1970's and early 80's, there was a guitar building boom at the Matsumoku Plant in Japan as well as a few others in Korea.  Brand names were pumped out to different markets in various countries.  Names like Aria Pro II, Vantage, Westbury, and Univox were common. Although, some others were not.  Like this little guy branded Des Lauriers.

Rumor has it this model (DE 60) was produced from 1975-1985 with not many to of been made.  It also was produced under another brand called Satellite in the UK.  Rumor also has it, that these were produced in Korea.  While other rumors say the Matsumoku Plant proper.

Satellite Branded DE60

There is not much to it really.  It was a single Humbucker reminiscent to a vintage DiMarzio with the hex head bolts.  The neck feels like an early Kramer Striker.  The head looks like that of a Westbury, Aria, and an electric MIJ Takamine.

Taks for days

This little guy is about a 3/4 size guitar.  Some have the wraparound stop tailpiece.  Some others have a standard tremolo.  Some have a volume and tone controls.  Some just have a single volume.  This must be from the Eddie Van Halen era.

In all this is a fun little guitar that wouldn't take up too much space in anyone's MIJ collection.

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Political splits and names in Zimbabwe

7421900004_60ace7d381_mThe Zimbabwe political landscape has always been characterized by political parties that frequently go on to spawn new parties.

In cases of party break-ups, the names of the political parties have also undergone commensurate changes. For example, borrowing from the original name of the political party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), several splinter groups affixed the abbreviation with the first letter of a place name. There was the MDC-T for a group centered in Tsvangirai and MDC-M for Mutambara.

A similar process now seems to have taken place with the name of the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF). After the former vice president of the party and country, Dr. Joyce Mujuru, and her sympathizers were fired from ZANU in 2015, they formed a rival ZANU PF. However, according to the organizers, the final two letters do not stand for the phrase ‘Patriotic Front’ but ‘People First’.

This onomastic spin seems to be catching on. For example, Zeb Shumba, a former Tsvangirai advisor, is currently organizing a new break-away party from the Tsvangirai party, the MDC-T. Inspired by the new PF name, Shumba plans to name new party ZimFirst.


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October 08, 2015

8-Bit Minute: PS4 Wish List

If you've been paying attention, you'll have noticed a distinct lack of new gen games on ATSG. Of the three "current" home consoles, the only one I've managed to acquire is the WiiU, but anyone who knows me will tell you I'm no stranger to Playstation or Xbox, so what's up, Lo?!

The truth is: I've a long-time habit of waiting a year or two after the release of a major console before picking it up. The reasons are probably obvious: the units get smaller, the hard drives get bigger, the problems are fewer, the bundles are more plentiful and the prices usually drop. While I appreciate what "day one" buyers do for the industry, I'm just not interested in being a part of that crowd. Upon announcement, I was quick to reduce the Xbox One to "least important" on my list, but I could have told you right from the get-go that there's a PS4 in my future.
The time is getting near… the PS4 has a great selection of titles now and many more on the way. So what am I waiting for?! I'll tell ya, but while I'm at it, here's a quick "wish list" of all the titles (so far) that I'm hoping to get for PS4.

So here's the deal: it's no secret that I love Uncharted. Uncharted was among the first games I played on PS3, and my first PSVita game, too! So in addition to simply being excited for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, I'm kinda stuck on this idea of it being my first PS4 game, too. In fact, I'd planned to have my PS4 and U4 already, but the game got delayed, and I started pouring money into other things (have you seen my Kicking Gnomes articles, lately?) and I'm still just hung up on the idea of playing U4 first. So the plan is still the same: buy a PS4 when Uncharted comes out. U4 is expected March 18 2016, but that's okay! I've got plenty to keep me busy until then!
And before you say it: yes, I'm aware of the Nathan Drake Collection bundle. But I've already got those game for PS3, so I'm really not super motivated to played them again on PS4 right now. Furthermore, I'm kind of hoping for a U4 bundle, when the time comes… please please please!

So what else?
I've been putting off Diablo III for a loooooooooong time. I loved the other Diablo games but it's been a long time for me and when I do jump in, I really want the best possible experience. I know it's an old title now but I'll likely wait on Diablo until PS4. I wonder if I'll still have anyone to play with?

I've mentioned here and there that one of my goals for 2015 was to get back into Disgaea. So far I haven't made good on that resolution, but if need be, I can push it to next year. I've already heard such great things from my fellow Disgaea fans, so I'm super excited now! I've actually got big plans for Disgaea and ATSG, and I'm sure I'll find my motivation again once I get Disgaea 5 for PS4.

A series that I've paid significantly less attention to is Dragon Age, but a lot of chatter still goes on about Dragon Age: Inquisition, so I reckon I'll have to give this a go someday. I should probably play the others through first though, huh? What say you, Dragon Age fans?

Another series I've been faithful to for a very, very, very long time is Dragon Quest. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little concerned for the future of this series, especially since so much of it has been withheld from America lately. But from what I hear, we will be getting Dragon Quest Heroes over here (very soon in fact)! I'm certainly intrigued, and while I'll definitely be late to the party, hopefully this will be a good experience on PS4.

One of the most outstanding showings for me at 2014's E3 was Far Cry 4. I was so impressed by this game's introduction that I wanted it then! But again, I opted to wait until I had the bigger, badder hardware to run it, so I've held off. Sadly, I don't hear people talking too much about FC4 anymore. I hope that's not a reflection of the game's quality 'cause I was really impressed with what I saw. I'll have to see for myself.

And one of the first big titles released for PS4 was Infamous: Second Son. It's old news now, but at the time people really seemed to enjoy it and speak highly of it. The Infamous games have always been fun to screw around in, and while this one doesn't appear to continue directly on from the others, I'm still game for checking it out. I wonder if it's as narrative-heavy as it seems (I kind of hope so).

More recently, game fans have been rejoicing over Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. I'm a long time Metal Gear fan and definitely interested in closing the gap on my MGS collection with this bad boy. Everyone I know is completely blown away by it, but I'm actually a bit worried. I don't feel like MG games have ever been this big or long before, and I can't help but feel like that's gonna hurt it a bit. But we'll see! I definitely need to check it out, anyway.

Another title that piqued my interest is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I've spoken before about my experiences with the Witcher and why I'm poised to dive into this one, and my attention continues to be revived every time the guys from the Rad Rascals podcast discuss it. So far I've heard it's fun, if imperfect, but every gamer is different and I tend to have a little more patience than others when it comes to RPGs, so I'm ready for this one!

I know it's not out just yet, but it should come as no surprise to any of you that I'm pretty stoked for Tales of Zestiria. I'm a big fan of Tales games so I absolutely intend to play this one on PS4. Oddly, the things I've heard about Zestiria are doing more to delay me than excite me, and once again I'm worried Tales is slowly going the way of other favorite Japanese RPGs of mine. I really hope they make up for the over simplicity with classic Tales gameplay. They've also already announced the next installment of the Tales series, Berseria, and in a weird turn of events, I may actually be more excited for that one...

In spite of having not played the previous titles, I'm totally on the bandwagon for Fallout 4. Bethesda completely sold me on this one at E3 this year. I'll probably force myself to check out Fallout 3 first, but 4 is also on my radar for PS4.

Looking over this list just now, I realize that all the games I've just mentioned are sequels. That breaks my heart a little. I know there are many more titles on the way, and there are definitely some pickups among them, but these are the titles that are released or will be shortly that I'm already sold on. There a few other titles that I'm not 100% sure on just yet, such as Alien: Isolation, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (I have a thing for ships and pirates), Bloodborne and Until Dawn. Everyone seems to have mixed opinions about these games and I'm just not sure they're for me, but I'll put more effort into finding out once I have the hardware I want to play them on.

So this 8-bit Minute turned out to be awfully long… sorry 'bout that. But how do you feel about my list? Are you enjoying any of these games? What other releases are you excited for? Help me get pumped for PS4 (even though I won't have one 'til March)!

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  1. Now that we have a PS4, many if not all of these titles will be on our wish list too. Uncharted 4 is at the top for me ;)


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About Annah

I grew up in Powell River: a small, isolated town on the north end of the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia. Six hours and two ferries away from Vancouver, it’s a unique place that left me with an appreciation for nature but a desire to expand my world. I attended the University of Victoria, where I graduated in 2013 with a BFA double major in visual arts and creative writing. Since 2013, I’ve been living in Vancouver and dabbling in fashion, tech, social media, photography, design and art direction. My experiences have driven me back to photography again and again. I feel alive and truest to myself with a camera in my hand. And two strapped to my back. Maybe one around my neck. You get the point!

I believe in storytelling. At the heart of every photograph is a narrative structure; the whisper of moments surrounding its capture. I love photography because of the endless possibilities to explore the world around us: the people, places and things that make life special and beautiful and interesting.

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Why hd porn videos are not cheap

We hear it all the time, people complaining as to the high cost involved in HD porn videos. I’m going to try and make the answers clear and honest. I’m not going to talk geek speak mainly because I’m no geek and wouldn’t know how!

Let’s look at the cost of HD video production to start with. You can’t just stick any old camera in someone’s hand and expect quality output. That makes sense right? So first you have the cost of the right, quality equipment, HD professional cameras are expensive, starting from around $3000 to purchase. If you are hiring someone to do the job, they will always add an equipment cost no matter how long they have had it or how many times they have used it.

Add to this the video operator, costs can start at $250 an hour and go up from there. If you are shooting in various locations you will be charged a location or travel fee. In a studio, you could be looking at $450 for 2-3 hours.
Depending on the size of the job, you can add an editor and his equipment. HD quality takes up a lot of bandwidth and basic space on computer systems so therefore the editor would have computer systems to handle this load. HD porn videos not only takes up a lot of space it also slows systems down so high-speed computer systems are very necessary. Again an editor will charge for their time AND equipment.
Are you following me?

Every step along the way adds to the cost of the HD video and this is why HD is not cheap. There is a high cost involved in every aspect of its creation, so it makes sense that we the consumers are going to be asked to cover those costs at the retail end.
As an example, a corporate HD porn video that is done professionally will be between $1000 and $3500 per finished minute. Think about that cost. A five-minute video, shot in HD for your business advertising or website can cost you in excess of $18000. That is just an easy to see a breakdown of where the money goes.

So, this is why HD video is not a cheap….every aspect of the process costs big dollars, Just think, None of that cost involved actors, scriptwriters, directors, producers etc. Then you add the middle man, the website owner that you want to stream or purchase from.


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19 July, 2015

Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) - Come away and rest a while

Mark 6:30-34
‘Jesus said to them, “You must come away to some deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.”’ (Mark 6:31)
Last week we left the apostles as they were beginning their ministry alongside Jesus as his partners in the gospel. Their call from Jesus was to go out and to evangelize, to free, and to heal; and we saw how this is also our common vocation because we are members of the Church, of the new family of disciples Jesus gathers around himself. Today we re-join Mark’s gospel as the apostles begin to return. They come back to Jesus tired, in need of refreshments and quietness, and eager to share with him what they have experienced. In response to these needs Jesus invites them to travel with him to a place where they could be alone – a deserted place, or sometimes translated as a “lonely” place, a place separated from others where the apostles could be alone with Jesus for some time without having to worry too much about wider society.
To minister alongside Jesus, whatever our specific vocation in life might be, is the very high calling we share, but it can be also very draining on our spiritual and emotional resources. There is no shame in recognising this. Jesus knows this first-hand so we see that he is the first one to invite his followers to regularly return to him for a break, to take a step back from what they are doing, and to recharge their spiritual batteries. We are included in this invitation from Jesus, and we must make it a priority to regularly return to Jesus for relief and for strength. Yet, by saying, “You must come away to some deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while” Jesus does not invite us to go on a carefree holiday, forgetting about everyone and everything we leave behind. Rather, Jesus invites us to retreat from society for some time so that we may have the capacity to serve others better in the future; He invites to deepen our faith by being with him, and to reset our spiritual compass ready for the next journey. In this way, the spiritual rest to which Jesus invites us becomes in itself integral part of our Christian ministry, not an optional add-on. Remember the word of the prophet Isaiah to the whole people of God,
‘In returning and rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.’ (Isaiah 30:15)

So how can we follow Jesus’ invitation in practice?
Going on a retreat would naturally spring to mind. This is of particular importance for priests, for consecrated men and women, and for all involved in serving the Church family – incidentally, you might be pleased to know that our PCC members and I will hold a quiet morning together in the autumn to pray and reflect about the life of our parish church. The value of retreating from our daily busyness and finding a place of calm with other Christians can hardly be overstated; however, retreats are very often yearly affairs, and we definitely need occasions to recharge our spiritual batteries more often than that. How can we follow Jesus’ invitation more frequently? Where can we readily recuperate our energies, and prepare ourselves to evangelize, free, and heal wider society?
Well, the answer is staring at us in the face, as it were. The answer is here in what we do each week together; it is the Sunday Mass. By participating at the Mass on Sundays we do much more than fulfilling the third divine commandment, Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, we also, paraphrasing the gospel, “come to place all by ourselves and rest a while”. Here we come to a place a little separated for wider society and we get together as Jesus’ new family; here we encounter the living Lord; and here we are given sustenance for ministry. In fact, you could say we do this about every Eucharist we celebrate, not just on Sunday; yet, Sunday Mass should hold special, paramount importance for us; it should be the centre of our life, because on the most inportant day of the week, we come to it for refreshment and we depart from it with the strength we need to evangelize, to free, and to heal.

‘Jesus said to them, “You must come away to some deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.”’ (Mark 6:31)

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Film Review: Cairo Time

For decades filmmakers have paid tribute to cities like Paris, London, New York and Rome. They’ve shown the beauty and the desire of these cities: the skylines, the food, the local sights, the people. In Cairo Time, filmmaker Ruba Nadda brings the attention to the Egyptian capital, prior to the recent revolution. Nadda shows off the city and its surrounding area with beautiful, picturesque views of landscapes, people working and the hustle of daily life. It’s a warts and all observation that brings to light the difficulties that women experience in a “modern” society.

When Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) arrives in Cairo, she’s expecting to spend some time with her husband, a UN employee. But when she finds he’s been delayed by work in Gaza, his former coworker Tareq (Alexander Siddig) steps in to pick her up from the airport and transport her to her hotel. Juliette spends several days trying to find her way on her on in Cairo but she has difficulty fitting in despite lunches and activities with other UN spouses. Lonely and culturally isolated, she calls on Tareq and spends some time seeing the sights with him. As it becomes clear that Juliette’s husband won’t be returning anytime soon, it becomes easier for her to enjoy Tareq’s company and it’s clear that the feeling is mutual.

While Cairo Time is considered a romance movie, it’s not of the typical sort. It’s complicated and more realistic than the stories that some films pursue. Cairo Time is charming and subtle, a fascinating exploration of a culture still considered in some parts of the West as exotic, and it’s a story worth telling.

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The pool areas at Caesars Palace, there are several of them, will take your breath away. You will be swept away by the sheer beauty of this magnificent family friendly hotel. The shopping and dining at Caesars Palace is geared for every member of your family.

Dining in Disney World Resort can also be an option. Exotic, fast food, fine and dinner around me are available. Prices start from as cheap as to as expensive as . Amounts will be classified according to the meals being served.

I don’t want to single out Burger King here; there are quite a few fast food restaurants guilty of putting out some pretty nasty stuff that fills the hole with questionable nutritional value. I used to like Dave Thomas’ ads for Wendys and tried them three times after seeing an ad for their products that looked delicious, but i was disappointed with whatever it was they served me. Three strikes and you’re out.

At the top of the totem pole in family friendly Las Vegas is Circus Circus Hotel, a wonderful family oriented vacation hot spot. There is so much to do and see at Circus Circus that the children will be perplexed as to what they should do first. The hotel features rides, games and other attractions geared around the younger age group. A real live circus, kid friendly eating and games abound at Circus Circus.

All of the meats meat Halal laws and the cuisine is a mixture of Indian, Chinese and Pakistani. The atmosphere and dress is very casual. They are open for lunch and dinner seven days a week and it is a good place to bring the children because of the variety on the menu. The prices are very reasonable, with only two items being over .00. For an authentic Indian experience, try the Rashmi Kabab.

Avanti is a casual – elegant style restaurant serving Italian -Mediterranean cuisine. Treat Mom to the romantic taste of the Italy Buffet, Chef’s Carving Table, salads, and the Dessert Buffet for .95 per person. Children under 10 are .00. Avanti is requesting reservations. Buffet Hours are 10:00 am- 3:00 pm. Avanti’s recommendations for Mom: Their homemade pasta- any of them!