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Nice little game! I included it in my Kenney Jam compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :)

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Thanks for the kind words, they really do mean a lot to me.  I definitely have some lofty ambitions and hope I get to really experiment (and I hope I can get funding so I can bring some weird games into the world).    That said, you may be disappointed at some of my releases!  The truth is I'm still a novice programmer and have a lot of learning to do!  So with every game I release right now, I'm trying different concepts, practicing different skills.  Some of these may be simple, dumb games, or more or less artistically ambitious but I will always strive to create stuff I can be proud of.  Thanks again!  Make sure to follow me on here and twitter etc :)


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6 Tips For Wearing Color in Summer

As the temperature increases and the sun begins to shine, it is time to put the Parka’s and Duffel coats back in the cupboard and fill your wardrobe with your summer wear for the light nights and hot holidays.

Menswear summer fashion usually an injection of color into the pallet most men’s wardrobe. If worn right this can really make you stand out on the beach whilst retaining a look of chic and keep you looking cool all summer long. Here are my top 6 tips for guys wondering how to spice up your like this summer.

1. Wear colors that suit your natural features

Summer is a time of enjoying being out sun and showing of your natural features and the colors you wear should help bring these out and really emphasize what god gave you. For example if you have not caught the sun yet and you are still quite white, don’t strut your stuff in pastel tones that could leave you looking washed out.

2. Don’t be afraid of loud colors

If there is a time that you can wear a lime green t-shirt or a pair of purple jeans then the bright summer days are it. The trick here is not to clash them all into one mish-mash outfit and end up looking like a Childrens T.V presenter. The trick to pulling off ostentatiously colored menswear is to neutralize the other half of the outfit with a neutral color. So if you are wearing those red shorts make sure you have a white polo or v neck T over the top.

3. Get some color on your feet

Its time to put away those black brogues from the winter time and jazz up your footwear with some new shoes that compliment any summer outfit to a tee. For casual wear, why not try Reeboks latest range of retro style trainers that add a twist of color to your footwear or for formal and evening wear check out Pointers range of desert boots whose timeless look can be dressed up or down.

4. Loud patterns are a big No-No

Its not 1984 anymore! If you are desperate to mix up the pallet of your clothes and have different pattern on your shirts then make sure that they are pastel tones as this will look less like your grand mothers wallpaper.

5. Use color to enhance your facial features

By choosing colors that are right for your skin tone and eye and hair colour your can really extenuate these features.

6. Versatility is key

If you pick the right colors it can make an outfit that can be used in a number of situations. A prime example being a classic red crew t shirt, which can be worn both as a casual day time tee or under a light weight suit in the evening time to really create a smart casual outfit.

One thing is for sure with modern menswear this summer, you cannot avoid the fact that color is everywhere, from men’s streetwear to suits, designers have been injecting color into their lines and placing a twist on some classic. I hope these tips help with the problem what to wear this summer.

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1. Explore the map to find idealists around the world.
2. Search people by interests, location, and more so you can connect and act whenever you are.
3. Develop your own profile and view others’ profiles to connect around things you may have in common.
4. Access everything Idealist online has to offer
5. View people near you so that you can take action in your own community.

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The utility of Idealist’s goal—to connect idealists to one another—can only become realized if more of us use this platform. I have networked on this app/website and and made lasting connections that will support our cause in future efforts to organize and effect change. But these lasting connections are too few. You’ve heard and/or read this before: people power. Download, rate, and, please, share this tool.

If you only use Idealist to search for work, internships, or volunteer opportunities: you will underutilize the platform but find what you seek. I accepted an offer for the first job that actually means something to me via an application submitted on this platform.

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This APP is awesome for connecting with people, both around the corner and around the world, who share your interests in effecting change and taking action to do good things. As an animal welfare advocate, the App has already helped me to find like hearted people and we are connecting to mobilize and organize our efforts to help animals.
Great APP design too!

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Very nice tool to meet other people and look for jobs related to social good issues!

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Application features:
* Water requirement calculator
* Reminders
* Units (Metric and fl oz)
* Statistics in graphs
* Motivational awards
* Useful tips about water

You may need to modify your total fluid intake depending on how active you are, the climate you live in, your health status, etc., the calculation is only recommendation.

The application supports Apple Watch and is integrated with Apple Health.

This is one of the first applications with support Apple Watch! Application integrated with Apple Health to get information about your body measurement to calculate your water intake.

For extended features such as different beverages, detailed statistic, custom volumes and other useful features get the My Water Premium.
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Something happened in January 2018 with this app because it quickly starting draining my apple watch series 3 battery. Ive had this app since purchasing my watch back in October and never had any issues. Then in January i noticed my watch battery was drained and dead in 8 hours. Now, im pretty pathetic with my apple watch, so far i have a sleep app and the my water app on it.. thats it! I called Apple complaining about my battery and they ran numerous tests which took up all my afternoons. I decided to one by one remove my two apps from my phone and do some testing of my own. Yes, the my water app failed... something on their end is causing my battery to die. Yes, i looked into notifications and settings and made adjustments.. still kills my watch in 8hrs if i have the app on my apple watch.
Please look into this and fix. This app is part of the reason i invested in the apple watch and at $450 dollars its a bit investment for me.

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You might not think this app is necessary but you'd be surprised how much you'd end up loving it and using it all the time. Most people don't drink enough water. I intermittently fast as the construct of my diet so staying super hydrated is paramount considering the toxins released needing to be flushed out. I also follow a plant based diet so the no soluble fibers are high in my diet making fluids important for more efficient digestion. I know it sounds ridiculous but it'll change you more than you'd think being able to track your water intake. On top of it all the biggest thing I've noticed is my expanded cognitive capacity and hyper focus. It's like I've discovered the limitless drug and it's been water all this time lol! You can knock me and continue on your current life's path, or you can try this and expand your horizons. Choice is yours.....

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Okay so I personally loved this app at first to help me be little healthier, but I get the app makers want money so they make you buy the other drink options which is unfair. I really think if they truly have good intentions on allowing people to make the most of their lives and live healthier they should not make the extra drinks cost more. Another thing was that I wish the app was more interactive. It is an pretty basic, but I love how the app allows you to move the water its a very unique feature. I do wish the app was more interactive, but in retro spect it does what it was created to do. I think if the app makers want to make the app more fun and want to get more people to download their app they would make it so you can compete with your friends or something to that effect. I did like the app just it could be better.

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Charcuterie Masters 2017

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The BIG Charcuterie Event!

NY Epicurean Events & AgriForaging Food Safety in collaboration with The Meat MarketFire Roasted Cateringthe Cheese & Dairy Society of NYS and The Salt Cured Pig are proud to present the 2nd Annual Charcuterie Masters competition to be held at historic Flushing Town Hall on February 25, 2017.

Charcuterie Masters is the first ever competition of its kind and brings together more than 20 professional and amateur makers of artisanal charcuterie from across the U.S, and Canada, including Rodrigo Duarte, Caseiro E Bom (Newark, N.J.); John Harkness, Prime Meats (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Chad Nelan, Elevation Charcuterie & Artisan Meats(Denver); Stewart Taylor, Babelfish Bistro (Guelph, Ontario, Canada); and Giuseppe Viterale, Ornella Trattoria (Astoria, N.Y.)

Charcuterie Masters 2017 is so much more than a national competition, it's a celebration of Meaty Times where guests will be able to sample exquisite cured meats and salumi—includings hams, bacons, pates, sausages and much more.

Participating chefs for Charcuterie Masters 2017 are:
Hugue Dufour (M. Wells Steakhouse)
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Guests will have an opportunity to savor charcuterie, learn from the makers as well participate in a people’s choice vote of the ‘best-of-the-evening’ charcuterie. Pairings will include top-rated wines, craft beers, and farmstead ciders. Guests will also have the opportunity to purchase charcuterie directly at the event.

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Any pop band from the 80s or 90s could have achieved immortality by doing one thing that most of the others didn’t:

Write and record a Christmas song.

30 years after a one-hit-wonder’s success faded, their one-hit would be relegated to some lunar rotation on a niche genre satellite radio station. It will rarely, if ever, get downloaded, streamed, or even remembered fondly.

But their holiday song will still be a staple for 6 weeks per year for all eternity. It will have people who didn’t even like the band back in the day singing along. And more importantly, people who weren’t even born yet will make this part of their annual must-hear oldies.

Case in point: The Waitresses

The Waitresses hit the New Wave scene in 1980 and eeked-out a minor hit, “I Know What Boys Like,” upon its re-release in 1982. Though it was in heavy rotation on MTV in ’82, it only reached #62 on the Billboard charts.

square pegs johnny slashThey also recorded the TV theme to Square Pegs thought it wasn’t a hit at all. (“It was a totally different head. Totally.”)

But how often are either of these songs heard? Not much compared to The Waitresses’ one holiday tune, “Christmas Wrapping.”  It was not a hit record, never even entering the charts in the US. But 35 years later, the song has somehow scored a top spot in everyone’s holiday song rotation. In the first week of this year’s Sirius XM’s annual Holly station, I heard it 3 times in 3 days. Or at least the first 30 seconds of it, which is usually juuuuuust enough for me.

Look at the one-hit download wonders of today. Who will still be heard 30 years from now? The ones with a Christmas song…


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My piece entitled “Admittance” was published by Litro on May 19, 2013.

Two rounded green blobs. Two brownish orbs that an optimist would say look like shells on a sandy beach. Spinach and potatoes, or so the menu claims. It must be the cafeteria’s idea of a sick joke to serve meals that resemble the excrement of babies – especially tasteless considering we are trapped in a children’s hospital. This is Thursday night dinner, the veterans say. Friday night offers pizza served with limp salad, and compared to the spinach it’s a Michelin star feast.

The meal is served at 6pm sharp. No exceptions. The adults inhabiting the parents’ room examine the food. Elbows rest on the table, which is decorated with day-old newspapers. Forks push the blobs around. Silence reigns. Just moments before the meal cart arrived, there had been a dispute over the use of the shared refrigerator. Mary mother of Juan had accidentally eaten Tim father of Stefano’s yogurt, and all hell had broken loose. So no one is speaking and the food is more unbearable without the usual jokes.

The door swings open, and all heads swivel in anticipation. The evening nurse appears in front of us, lip curled, blonde hair tied back in a severe ponytail. It’s obvious she practices her scowl in the mirror. The nurse calls out a name, and the chosen ones – this time, Seth and Janet, parents of Sebastian – gather reading materials and walk toward their child’s hospital room.

The rest of us? We wait.

This has been my home for the past three weeks. Other than the food, the antiseptic smell, and the permanently annoyed nurses, they’ve worked hard to disguise the fact it’s a hospital. A walk down the corridor takes some time with an inquisitive babe in arms. Bright cheery fish are painted on the walls, and wooden toys are screwed into the plaster at knee height. Playrooms filled with toys beckon at every turn. Clowns show up on a regular basis to perform for an audience of IV-infused children. Despite these distractions, it still feels like a prison.

We had no choice but to sign the admittance papers. We saw no other alternative. When there’s something medically wrong – especially when it’s your child – you must trust the system. There’s no other option, unless you’re a Scientologist or a believer in herbal remedies. Even then we hadn’t understood we’d be signing away our freedom. Their system dictates everything: What our son eats. Where he sleeps. What brand of diapers he uses. When his blood is drawn from his arm, and which arm it is drawn from. How long he must lie in bed, crying, after each procedure, before we are allowed to comfort him.

They only allow one overnight visitor, so my wife has stayed each night. I offered but she refused. This scenario is repeated throughout the heterosexual couples on the ward, meaning that the women have bonded much more than the men. When news is announced, it’s the women who hug, tears streaming down their faces. The men simply shuffle in place and avoid eye contact.

We’ve agreed not to compete about who is worse off. She’s stuck in the hospital, with no release papers in sight. Even though I get to leave, I feel the pull of obligation like a physical force. Even though I am released, I’m the one with the hour-long commutes, driving through streets dark and rain-slicked, enveloped in the stale silence of my car. This is not how I imagined parenthood to be. I pictured freedom and love: This is not that. The fear bound up in that hospital is blinding. Each morning I anticipate and dread our reunion. I walk through the sleepy corridor with my heart in my throat, unsure of how the night has gone.

Our reunions go something like this: I give my wife a peck and swing my son a little too enthusiastically. My wife hisses air through her teeth and glares at me.

“You know what I call that look?” I say. “Hate in slow motion.”

Her chuckle inevitably softens her gaze. “How dramatic,” she says.

Then I swing my son again, more tentatively this time, but with the aim of taunting her.

“Stop it,” she says, her scolding tone not convincing. We survey the breakfast tray, which arrives between 7 and 7:30: A cold hard-boiled egg. Bread, untoasted. Miniature plastic packages of salted butter and strawberry jam. Tea is available in the hall, in white plastic cups. The coffee isn’t worth mentioning.

Before, things were so different. We earned the privilege to dictate our own terms. We were in the prime of our lives when we met. I saw her across a bar and cheesy as it sounds, I just knew. I bought her a glass of wine and a tray of bruschetta, and we became acquainted. She devoured the bruschetta and I admired her gusto, her dark hair, her soft, full lips when she smiled. She asked me to meet her the following week and I kissed her, surprising us both. Drinks turned to dinners and then breakfasts, wine to mimosas, medium rare tenderloins to French toast with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. We fell hard for each other.

Even more astonishing was our obsession with a traditional future. We fell under the magical spell of domesticity. Marriage. A mortgage. Kids. A large kitchen, a storage pantry and a produce delivery service. We’d disdained it all for years, and suddenly we wanted it desperately. It’s funny how you can spend your whole life scorning the system but when love delivers, there’s nowhere else to store it. Love: true, passionate, forever love, had to equal a white picket fence and diaper changes. There was no other model to follow. There was no other way to show the world and each other the depth of our feelings. It may have been a sacrifice, but we were willing, enthusiastic victims.

Despite our efforts, conception evaded us. The path to happiness was no longer clear. Our dinner parties grew smaller. Instead of five courses, we found ourselves sitting on our friend’s couches twisting our wedding bands. We played with their infants, then their toddlers smeared in cream cheese and jelly. There was nothing to complain about, nothing to look forward to. We worked. We were promoted. We stayed in increasingly luxurious hotels, upped our taste in furniture and entertainment. We watched our lives take on a dull but controlled melancholy.

Then she’d announced she was pregnant. I was travelling. I sat in a room in the Tokyo Hilton, the drapes drawn, a tumbler of whiskey and a plate of sushi next to my laptop. I’d known she was late before I left, but I didn’t think much of it. It had happened before. But the days went by and she had to find out. She’d held the pregnancy test up to the webcam. Her fingertips and the corners of her lips were trembling. She was alone in our apartment, and I wanted nothing more than to hug her. But I wouldn’t be home for another two weeks.

When I returned she had transformed. Life made sense; she had a purpose, again. Her purpose was to be a generous hostess for the fetus. My purpose was to observe. Out went the blue cheese and steak tartare. In came the organic, vegetarian meals, carefully washed and cooked. Nights out became movies in, paused midway because she’d dozed off on the couch. Sex was replaced with perennial massage. She stopped mentioning the daily irritations at work and only discussed her possibilities for maternity leave. She didn’t ask about my options. She had a purpose. We had a purpose. And we had mere months to wait for that purpose to appear and make us whole, and provide the magical ingredient to the family life we craved. That’s what happiness is, right? We convinced ourselves of this even as we secretly wished that our son wouldn’t inherit her temper, my nose, her freckles, my bad fashion sense.

We walked the streets with pride. We were the couple with child. Her fertility was announced by the swelling of her belly. My virility was made clear with a protective arm wrapped around her shoulder. Look world, we said. We have created life and cheated death. We’ve won the game. We are triumphant. Send us your congratulations.

The baby came a week late. My wife pushed him into the world with primal yells, and as he lay on her chest I saw her at her most beautiful. Her face shone with accomplishment. Later she told me she had been flying high from the oxytocin until the paediatrician approached. “Congratulations. He’s almost perfect, except…” I watched the sparkle in her eyes fade.

I said, “Was it something prenatal, something that could have been avoided? I told her not to…” My voice faded. I’m not sure why I said it. It seemed like a logical question, a logical direction in which to turn. Searching for the source.

Sometimes a relationship boils down to one moment: one act, one thought, one comment. For her, I know it was that moment: that medical diagnosis, that question, that implication. She turned away as she nursed him for the first time. We didn’t know if it was her fault, and it certainly wasn’t his. It was becoming mine.

The nurse calls our names. We push away the spinach and potatoes, and ignore the gelatin dessert. Feeling slightly squeamish, we walk slowly down the hall, back to our son’s room. We have created all of this. We created a miracle together, nurtured it, and planned for it. Now, the effort to reach for her hand seems too much.

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A Taste of Haskell

SimonI finally found time to watch Simon Peyton-Jones’ recent OSCON 2007 tutorial, A Taste of Haskell (split in Part I and II, around 90 minutes each). From the many comments around and a quick look at the slides, I knew it was a basic intro for non-functional programmers and kept wondering if it would be worth the time. From this you can easily infer that either i am a moron or hadn’t seen a talk of Simon’s before. Not that it discards totally the first option, but actually i hadn’t! As it comes out, Simon is a delight to hear and see in action. He’s full of energy and enthusiasm and knows how to transmit his passion for what he does. In this regard, this talk reminds me of Abelson and Sussman’s SICP videos. These guys are not your ivory-tower academic type. They have such a great time doing what they do that they cannot help showing it off. Perhaps it’s because they got their hands dirty implementing the systems they theorize about. At any rate, Simon’s tutorial is absolutely worth watching. If you’re new to Haskell and functional programming, you belong to the perfect audience for this crash course. It is also remarkable that the attendees were quite participative and made lots of questions that made the lecture quite lively. That and Simon’s refreshing sense of humour, which makes these videos great fun even for those of you knowing everything about monads. Enjoy!

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  1. Alex Says:

    awesome! I’ve been meaning to learn Haskell, if only so I could read A Neighborhood of Infinity, but learning another language is generally so blah. I’ll give them a try.

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Senator Warren is calling for the breakup of large tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon. It’s rare my Irish gets this high on the show, but when you make claims like “Amazon is tilting the playing field against everyone else”, I’m going to lose my temper.

I end today’s show discussing the closure of yet another GM plant in Ohio, and a human interest story written about one of the workers.

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Should Cyber Risk Likelihood Be Quantified?

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Hungarian mathematician, George Polya. Image sourced from Original artist unknown.

First, it should be stated that it is, in fact, mathematically possible to quantify likelihood. This has been proven in countless peer-reviewed studies – yes, even a few specific to cybersecurity. So, the question of can likelihood be quantified should be removed from this topic; definitively: yes, the likelihood of cyber risk can be quantified. However, the far more interesting topic is should any given likelihood be quantified?

Ron A Howard [1] says that all questions need to be decomposed until they are “ClearObservable, and Useful”[2]. So, given that, how useful is it (what decision can be made) to estimate that there is a likelihood of 13% (made up number) that the organization will be hit be a zero-day in the next 24 months? OK, what if that number was 50%? What if there was a 100% likelihood that our company will be hit by a zero-day in the next 24 months; what decision can be made from that determination of likelihood? Spoiler: the answer is none.

“Could you derive something useful from the data?” is the question that the mathematician George Polya asked in 1945 in his book “How to Solve it”[3]. “Could you derive something useful from the data? We have before us an unsolved problem, an open question. We have to find the connection between the data and the unknown. He goes on to say “If you go into detail you may lose yourself in the details. Too many or too minute particulars are a burden on the mind. They prevent you from giving sufficient attention to the main point, or even from seeing the main point at all. Think of the man who cannot see the forest through the trees.”[4] Finally, Polya says of heuristics: “If you cannot solve a problem, then there is an easier problem you can solve: find it[5]!

Put plainly: Who cares what the likelihood is of a zero-day hitting the company is! Knowing this is not useful information. Such a probability provides no connection between the data and the unknown. Worse yet, it prevents us from giving sufficient attention to the main point. We cannot solve the problem of zero-days. We cannot know their likelihood and we certainly cannot determine what impact an as-yet-unknown threat will have on our systems.

Quantifying Cyber Loss Scenarios should not be about determining the likelihood of unknown factors. Instead, an organization should follow Howard’s guidance and seek out questions for specific concerns about specific systems; clear and observable questions.

For example, one might ask: “For this system to perform its function it needs to have this data (or that service, or the other capability). If this system loses this data and it needs to be fully restored/replaced/done without, what is the probability (likelihood) that we could resume business operations within T time? What is the impact if we don’t?” These impacts can be quantified and these likelihoods should be quantified.

Decompose a loss scenario (risk) until is it Clear, Observable, and Useful. Once you have done so, the impact of a risk – any risk – can be quantified. From there if one further believes that something useful can be derived from the likelihood data, then, and only then, should likelihood be quantified.

[1] Howard, R. A., & Addas, A. E. (2015). Foundations of Decision Science. New York: Prentice Hall.

[2] Hubbard, D., & Seiersen, R. (2016). How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk. Hoboken: Wiley.pp. 119-120

[3] Polya, G. (1945). How to Solve It. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

[4]Ibid p73

[5] Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Penguin. p98

About the Author

Jason Tugman is a Cyber Risk & Strategy consultant for Critical Infrastructure with a focus on Finance and Energy. Jason is based out of Washington, D.C.


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Sound Display at The Northwest Folklife Festival

Really, one the few perks of living in Seattle, the Northwest Folklife Festival.  Don’t believe the hype regarding the rest, .i.e., the rain and beauty.  The reality is we wait eight months out of the year in gloomy weather for the sun to appear without clouds in the way.  Rain, wind, cold, and “gloomy,” I’ll say it again, now that’s Seattle.

However, it is a serious treat to get out to the various art festivals and for once this one fell on a perfect day.  The forecast called for rain, but as you can see, not a cloud in the sky, 75 degrees.  Perfect.

Here are The Bridgetown Morris Men performing.  Sorry about the sound, or lack thereof, but it was lost somewhere in the process of moving this from the phone to the computer.

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When it comes to exercise, we tend to be creatures of habit. We run to the same class every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. We’ll the same bike in the fitness center, and if walking outside, we’ll tend to take the same path!

While exercise is the key to good health, switching it up is just as important so that the body and the brain can reap the benefits.

The latest research shows that variety in your exercise routine slows down the aging process. Having a mix of functional training (exercise that mimics movements of everyday activities), high intensity interval training (alternating bouts of high energy movements with active rest), and flexibility training are the best ways to accomplish this.

A well-rounded fitness regime can impact our health and well-being, and even play a greater role than medication.

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Virtua Fighter: A Tale of Two Cabinets

Released on December 6 1993, Virtua Fighter was the most popular fighting game of 1994; it was far ahead of its competition (Super Street Fighter II) on the technical front, and made a big impression amongst gamers and journalists. However, the game was what we can call a “late bloomer” in the game center industry. While typical successful titles hit the top position in popularity charts almost at the moment of their release, Virtua Fighter staying under the radar for about a month after its release. A lot of factors may explain this, but according to some research in RCGS’s archives, the design of the cabinet into which the game was installed played a significant role.

It has become clear to me that Virtua Fighter is a good example to put emphasis on the relation between social affordances and cabinet design; the game ran onto two different cabinet designs implemented at different times, but that were still present in games centers in parallel to each other. One can make the case that each had its own role to attract different audiences, and that these cabinets generated different affordances that resonated well with certain crowds. In other words, the play experience and the social affordances that these two models generated were completely different.

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Super Megalo 50 (picture from Virtua Fighter Maniacs)

Virtua Fighter was first released on a modified version of the Super Megalo 50, a very large cabinet made of two distinct parts: a 50-inch screen and a separate installation that combined both the commands and the seats. The two parts could be placed at various distances from each other. Essentially, two players would sit side-by-side and battle each other within a relatively close space. When the game was first released in this fashion, advertisement campaigns publicized the cabinet’s impressive screen size as much as the game’s technical innovations (the first polygon-based fighting game).

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Astrocity 2 (picture from Virtua Fighter Maniacs)

A month later, Sega released Virtua Fighter for a modified version of the Astrocity 2 cabinet, a standard competition cabinet (taisendai). The screen was much smaller and a separate bench was required to play, and while two sets of controls were installed on the machine, it was more commonly in tandem with another similar unit installed directly behind the cabinet. Both machines were connected via network, and players could play together on two different units. It is at this point that Virtua Fighter took game centers by storm, and dominated the fighting game scene until November of 1994.

According to Game Machine (which ranks games according to the number of machine sold and the general “impression” expressed by the operators surveyed), the evolution of the bimonthly raking of Virtua Fighter is very different according to the cabinet it was shipped in. The Super Megalo 50 version started in first position in the first week, but dropped to second place two weeks after, never to recover again. Game Machine ranks games according to cabinet type and provides a better idea than Coin Journal‘s monthly ranking, which does not make any distinction between them (its ranking system is also very subjective, but that’s a story for another day). However, the latter conducts more precise interviews with operators, and in a specific interview, the reporter states that the introduction of the Astrocity 2 version of the game, along with a slightly better presence in game centers, turned the title from a moderately interesting game to a great crowd pleaser, and that, a month after the release of the second cabinet. A look at Game Machine‘s 1994 ranking confirms that the Astrocity 2 version remains in top position during the year, while the Super Megalo 50 gradually drops lower in the top 15 in its category (it would come back in first position only for two weeks in June of that year).

This story is confirmed in many players and journalist’s accounts of the era where one can read that sitting on a single bench at a machine was a little embarrassing with strangers, especially when matches were one sided. While no sources directly confirms it, it is reasonable to assume that a very different type of crowds made use of the Super Megal0 50 version of Virtua Fighter, people whose purpose in going to the arcade (their “trajectories” as Doreen Massey) was much more compatible with the social affordances of the machine (users’ responses to close-proximity play and its high potential for performing to a crowd is more adapted to players familiar with their opponent). These would have been very different than the socialization patterns that normally characterize game cabinets when the identity of the opponent is often unknown. This is most likely why “power gamers” and beginners felt uneasy using the bigger cabinet; while the game was similar, the social affordances of the cabinet designs were very different.


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Lawsuits are common today and judgments can be substantial. As you acquire more assets, the more vulnerable you are to a lawsuit. Legal costs to defend a suit may not be completely covered by basic insurance. Additional coverage through personal excess liability insurance can protect you from a financially disastrous incident, as well as provide peace of mind.

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Roads to Mastery in Math: Math Olympiad

What happens when goals for teaching math, and the strategies employed collide?

by Cathie Maglio, Blended Learning Specialist

When people talk about the Olympics, they mean the sporting event that happens every four years. But did you know there’s a math Olympics that happens every year? It’s called the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) and it’s for pre-college students. Over 100 teams compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. Earlier this year, the Republic of Korea took home the gold.

The IMO’s inaugural competition was in 1959. China entered in 1985 and has won the gold 19 times since, while the United States has won it only 6 times since its 1974 debut. Why have Chinese students beaten us so often in math? Speaking as a longtime math teacher, I think it’s the way math is taught in the two countries.

How to Create an Effective Bended Learning Classroom

Assess, Instruct, Measure, Support

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Everyone today talks about blending technology into their classrooms. When I first started working for JFYNetWorks, many teachers asked, “How can a computer be better than me?” Those days are long gone as technology has become such an essential part of our lives, but many teachers still ask how they can create an effective blended learning environment.

Relationships bridge academic success

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The world of education has a natural tendency to focus on the academic. A student needs to learn to write, solve equations, analyze a piece of literature, and then demonstrate all that and more in comprehensive testing.

What is often lost amid the lessons and tests is what makes a student want to learn. Adults understand that education can be the great equalizer, the social leveler. But helping a young, not fully developed mind understand how important education is can be a daunting, even maddening task. It is easy for teachers, administrators and school support staff to focus on the lessons and lose sight of the human being that is the student.


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Blood Sugar Dump And Falling Into Walls

I didn’t feel that great yesterday.  Nothing specific, just a headache (which isn’t unusual for me at all), some queasiness, and just not feeling right.  So, I limited what I ate to jello, mashed potatoes, and other bland foods that provided some carbs to deal with the basal insulin dose I take twice a day.  The bland food helped the queasiness, and I figured I’d had enough carbs for the insulin.  I’m usually pretty good with my diabetic and  RN knowledge (nearly 28 years since graduating from nursing school; 20 years as a working RN taking care of a lot of diabetics, 17 years as a diabetic, and 8+ years of being disabled and learning a LOT from a patient’s point of view). I figured wrong.

I went to bed around 6:30 p.m.  Normally, I’m up until 2:00-3:00 a.m., easy.  I’m a night owl. And don’t talk to me before noon.  But, I was really tired, so I decided I’d either go to bed, sleep for a few hours, and then resume my normal night owl schedule, or I’d sleep straight through. I didn’t care.  I was still awake at 7:00 p.m., so decided I’d just take my nighttime meds (including my main dose of Lantus insulin) and be done with it for the night.  I crawled back into bed and fell asleep.

At 9:40 p.m. (it’s written down in my blood sugar log) I woke up to go to the bathroom, but felt really odd.  After falling into the walls walking to and from the bathroom, it dawned on my that I needed to check my blood sugar. It was 37mg/dl; I double checked it and it came back at 40mg/dl. It shouldn’t go below 70mg/dl, and my endocrinologist doesn’t want mine below 80mg/dl because of my history of epilepsy; I’m prone to seizures anyway- no point in adding hypoglycemia to the risks.  I was still with the program enough to grab one of my tubes of ‘gel’ candy (‘Squeeze Pops’ – cheaper than products marketed to diabetics, and tastes like Jolly Rancher candy, but in a tube, and a gel consistency). With some of that on board, I got some ginger ale. I checked my blood sugar about every 10 minutes until it had settled in the 90s (took about 30 minutes).  That was ‘safe’ enough to go to bed. I knew I needed a fat and protein source to keep from having rebound hypoglycemia, so justified a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup 🙂  I was still really tired, but at least didn’t feel like I was having for force myself to stay conscious. That was better.

It’s really important to not ‘just’ do the simple carbs, or the hypoglycemia WILL come back.  I’ve been treated in a local ER, and they are clueless about the protein/fat source after getting the blood sugar back up. One time when I’d been brought in by ambulance for hypoglycemia, I was sent to the waiting room to wait for a cab, and was told the cab would be there in 45 minutes. The basic instructions for hypoglycemia are to  have a snack if the next meal is more than 30 minutes after treating the low blood sugar episode.  That’s ‘diabetes 101’ for lay people, yet the genius ER nurse was either clueless or just didn’t care (typical of that facility’s ER). When I was waiting for the cab, my blood sugar went down to the 50s again, and I told the triage desk person. She told me that since I’d already been seen, one of the nurses would talk to me IF she got time. I was safer in the cab going home.  It was really pathetic, and there’s no excuse for them.

My endocrinologist had prescribed a glucagon kit to me somewhat recently- but I live alone. Glucagon is designed for someone who has already lost consciousness, and requires someone else to mix the syringe of sterile solution with the little vial of powder, mix it up, pull it back into the syringe, and ‘shoot’ the person who is out of it.  I’m not sure how that is supposed to help me, except that I’ve dropped to the 30s before and couldn’t get it to come back up, while remaining alert. (I ended up calling 911 for that one, and getting IV D50W- that stuff feels awful going in)  I guess I could shoot myself.  Glucagon can be given under the skin (subcutaneously) or into a muscle (intramuscularly), so basically any good dart throw at the person will work.  I could do that. My outer mid-thigh would probably be the best place to aim for… a fair amount of real estate for a blurry eye and shaky hand.  But the kit I’ve got right now is expired by a month. It would probably still work, but last night, the edible carbs were working. I need to call the pharmacy for a refill on the glucagon….

For those ER nurses (and others; I’ve given it a few times working on a med-surg floor) who have given D50W, here’s a little inside information. The stuff doesn’t feel good.  It causes a strange warm feeling, and a feeling of needing to go to the bathroom NOW.  It’s unpleasant. It can also cause dehydration, depending on how high the blood sugar goes, with frequent urination and hyperosmolar  diuresis (frequent peeing from concentrated sugar in the blood).  Knowing this, and offering to help someone to the bathroom would be nice.  Go a little slow pushing the stuff- a few extra seconds isn’t going to cause brain damage.

It’s also important to realize that the half-life of D50W is dependent on the degree of hypoglycemia and the individual patient. Once it wears off, the blood sugar drops again UNLESS there is something to help prolong its effects, such as fat and protein.  Peanut butter and crackers, a candy bar, milk and crackers, or other protein/fat source is needed.  That’s also the reason that those items are not good for treating the severe low blood sugar. For ‘borderline’ or mild hypoglycemia (above 60mg/dl those will probably work OK… but always listen to facility policy if you’re treating a patient; if something goes south, that will be the criteria used to judge you).   The blood sugar will not rise quickly with protein and/or fat in the item being used to treat it.  Candy bars are NOT good ‘first aid’ for hypoglycemia, and will delay return to normal blood sugar because of the fat and protein. Once the blood sugar is raised with simple carbs, it’s necessary to give a fat/protein source- not before.

Anyhoo… I survived the night.  I hate the feeling of having low blood sugar, and last night included balance problems. Had the walls not been there, I would have hit the floor, which would have been bad news for my knees.  I’m not feeling that great today (same queasy, fatigue stuff as yesterday), but know to check my blood sugar more often today.

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It’s okay to admit when you’re wrong.

I’m wrong sometimes. I’ve been wrong about a lot of things.

One clear example: when I started this blog in January 2017, I thought it was a reasonable expectation to write a new post once a week. For a lot of bloggers that’s definitely doable. But I underestimated how much time and mental energy would be taken up by my research, with two new projects going at the same time and exciting data rolling in and getting me hooked on bench science (again), and with my last semester as Art Director of the Berkeley Science Review bringing responsibilities and a chance to put my often-dormant art skills to use (see: the cover for the spring 2017 issue). I also started blogging for the BSR, which took up what little bandwidth for writing I had. I wasn’t slacking off, but I still felt guilty for neglecting my blog, mostly because I had made an unrealistic promise to myself to write more than I could. I’m not trying to make excuses for myself, but more to be honest about the reality of the situation so that I won’t feel guilty when I inevitably blog less often than I aspire to, and so I can have more realistic expectations in the future. And this is okay.

I’m going to be an armchair psychologist for a second. People often feel uncomfortable being wrong, to the point where sometimes when presented with solid evidence disproving our claims, we’ll dig our heels in deeper. I wonder if this is just human nature, or if this has to do with people never learning to be comfortable with being wrong sometimes. When we realize we’re wrong, or when someone calls us out on it, we react as if it’s a personal attack as opposed to an objective fact that has nothing to do with our personal character. Or people see being visibly wrong as demonstrating that we are unintelligent, or careless, or incompetent: all things that could affect others’ perception of us, and people in general don’t want to be disliked or shunned by others (I think very few people truly give zero fucks about what others think about them, much as some of us try to behave that way).

A little bit of worrying about what others think about us is fine; it’s what allows us not to socially alienate other people and helps make us empathetic. It’s also good, and admirable, to stand firm on our beliefs when we have a strong backing for them. The problem arises when we ignore or dismiss evidence that we are wrong and continue making decisions based on our false views.

The way white Americans in general view and internalize our country’s history of mass atrocities against racial minorities is a good example of this. How many of us feel, and I mean really feel, an ever-present sense of guilt over the way black Americans were first enslaved, and then discriminated against and brutalized during the Jim Crow era? Or how Native Americans had their land seized and were forced on a death march on which thousands of people died? How many of us, thinking back to U.S. history class in high school, involuntarily felt their stomach knot in disgust when learning about these things, because we were instilled with the idea that these atrocities were, and still are, a national responsibility to be shouldered by every American? Do we constantly think about how the historical fact of these hideous acts continues to affect our society now, and how exactly it contributes to the challenges faced by African American and Native American communities? No, most white Americans probably don’t. I’m willing to bet most of us learned about these things and thought, “Well, that’s terrible,” and on a deeper level, “It’s in the past and it’s not my problem”. Many of us were probably even taught a watered-down version of these events, or worse, a very inaccurate one.

Contrast this to how things are in post-World War II Germany*: people learn about the Holocaust multiple times in school, in great detail, with the intent to accept what happened but not forget it, and to learn from it. There’s some level of national collective guilt. It’s not that Germans whose grandparents fought in World War II should feel as though they are personally responsible for the actions of the Nazis, but rather that they are responsible for remembering what happened, recognizing how terrible it was, and preventing something that horrific from happening again. We just don’t do that in the U.S. We acknowledge that mistreatment of racial minorities was bad, but we then distance ourselves from it and don’t learn about it extensively, shrouding ourselves in a protective blanket of ignorance. We don’t fully take on the historical responsibility of being wrong. And because of this, an undercurrent of racism has been allowed to flourish.

In current U.S. politics, admitting you’re wrong is often seen as a sign of weakness. Politicians won’t admit they’re wrong unless it’s so glaringly obvious that people have figured it out without them even needing to admit it. They do this because if they do admit they’re wrong, they face serious backlash; their constituents lose faith in them, assuming they have no deeply held principles, or can’t be decisive, or that they aren’t loyal. This has to stop. We need to be more accepting of people being wrong, as long as they acknowledge it and try to make it right. Otherwise there’s no incentive for people to correct their mistakes, and all the more reason for them to dig their heels in and rationalize sticking to information that’s obviously wrong, or ignore information counter to their incorrect beliefs. We need to place more value on honesty, as opposed to stubborn refusal to entertain solid ideas counter to your own. We need to admit that we aren’t perfect, and that that’s okay, as long as we’re consistently trying to better ourselves.

*I am not an expert on how Germans handle teaching of the Holocaust and have no personal experience with it, so I’m basing my opinion on what I’ve heard from the German people I’ve asked about this issue and some Googling. I don’t mean to put Germany on a pedestal; rather I think this is a good example of doing the right thing.

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New BSR blog: The Moral Responsibility of Genome Editing

Hey all, I’ve been busy with so many things over the last few months, one of which was writing this blog post for the Berkeley Science Review on the ethics of genome editing. We’re approaching an era where we can relatively easily edit genes in the cultured cells of sick patients, or in patients’ cells within their bodies, or even in early embryos— this brings up a whole host of ethical issues to consider. Check out the article for a discussion of these issues!


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Registered Nurse - Neuroscience ICU

Portland, OR 97239

Posted: 03/07/2019 Industry: Nursing Job Number: 201066 Pay Rate: $46.38
An amazing NSICU RN (BSN) is wanted at a world-renowned facility located in Portland, OR.

The Neuroscience RN provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The RN’ s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor. Professional accountability enriches the RN’ s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork.

The NSICU RN provides care to adolescent through geriatric patients ranging from 16-100+ who have a variety of diagnoses which require medical or surgical interventions and recovery for Neurosurgical, Neurological, Stroke, Otolaryngology, and Oral Maxillo- Facial conditions. This population may include, but is not limited to:

• Neurosurgery
Involves all aspects of pre and post neurosurgery care involving frequent neuro assessment, safety checks, and pain management. Craniotomies – for intracranial hemorrhages, brain tumors, shunts, aneurysms, neuralgias, and traumatic brain injuries. Spine surgeries – for disc herniation, fractures, tumor removal, and congenital disorders. Transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors – care involves management of lumbar drains, frequent labs, close monitoring of specialized assessments.
• Neurology
Care for patients with encephalopathies, multiple sclerosis, Guillian-barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, auto-immune diseases, seizure disorders including epilepsy monitoring with ictal SPECT injection and foramen ovale placement, and neurological disorders of unknown etiologies.
• Stroke Certified acute care- includes frequent observation and neuro assessment, potentially unstable and at high risk for complications
• Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Includes new tracheotomies and total laryngectomies, tissue transfers (free flap or rotational flap), thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, and resection of head and neck carcinomas. Involves all aspects of pre and post-operative care including specialized and frequent airway management, artificial airways, respiratory, flap, drain assessments, safety checks, and pain management.

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2 years Neuro ICU experience
Working with EVDs/Ventriculostomies
Lumbar Drains
BLS issued by AHA

Experience with neuro-critical care patients, EVD management

Night Shift, 1900-0730

$44-46.38/hr plus $100 sign on bonus and extension bonuses

Who is Abbott & Associates Professional Placement?

We are a family-owned and operated staffing agency working in the Oregon and SW Washington market since 2002. We are a Woman Business Enterprise and Emerging Small Business certified company, also accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

Abbott & Associates has recently been recognized as a Finalist for the Excellence in Family Business awards by the Austin Family Business program at Oregon State University.

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Work with a small, locally-owned staffing agency that takes a personally tailored approach to every match they make. Helping people is our greatest passion and what drives us every day. With Abbott & Associates, you won't just feel like a number, you will feel like family!

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9-12 Sped Teacher - Derby

Derby Public Schools is looking for qualified candidates to fill a sped teacher vacancy at Derby High School. To view the position and to apply online, visit our online application website.

More information about the district and employee benefits can be found at www.derbyschools.com.

More information about our community is available at derbyks.com. Position will be posted until it`s filled.

Derby USD 260

Derby USD 260
Benefit information can be found at www.derbyschools.com by going to District>Human Resources>Payroll & Benefits. $41,706 - $75,181 based on experience and degrees
Job Start Date: August-1-2019
Applications Due By: June-30-2019

Job Contact Information

Aaron Pannone - apannone@usd260.com - 316-788-8415

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Derby USD 260 www.derbyschools.com

Derby is located south-central Kansas as a suburb of Wichita. Our district contains both suburban and rural properties creating options for family life styles that are the best of all worlds. We are comprised of nine elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. Traditional and innovative teaching styles and special purpose programs designed to meet the very changing needs of today's youth, are part of Derby's commitment to offering an exciting progressive atmosphere for students, parents, staff members and the community.

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Optical Assistant - Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds
Competitive plus benefits
01 Feb 2019
01 Mar 2019
Contract Type
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Optical Assistant - Bury St Edmunds Role summary

Join our team in Bury St Edmunds as an Optical Assistant, and you’ll discover why at Specsavers we pride ourselves on providing the foundation for exciting, long-term careers – a home where your previous optical expertise will be truly valued and where you’ll be given the opportunity to thrive. With a business that’s constantly expanding, both in the UK and abroad, the opportunities to expand your knowledge base and develop a career have never looked better.

As an Optical Assistant, you’ll make sure every customer gets a great experience when they come into our store. It means listening to what they want, explaining our offers and products, and dispensing single vision, bifocal and varifocal lenses. You’ll work to NHS guidelines (as well as our own high standards), give good, clear advice and make a positive impression, thanks to your polite and professional approach.

To secure this role you will need previous experience as either an optical assistant or dispensing assistant and have a real passion for providing fantastic customer care.

We’ll continue to develop and expand your knowledge of vision problems, eyecare and our products. You’ve already demonstrated that you’re a natural when it comes to customer care, you’re articulate, good with people with an organised approach and always happy to help, so you’ll fit right in as a valuable member of our friendly store team, joining a business that’s going places.

For more information or to apply, please contact Jack Dorrian at Specsavers Recruitment Service on 01566 771886 or email jack.dorrian@specsavers.com.

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Cambridge, MA

Posted: 03/06/2019 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Engineering Job Number: 228644

Under general supervision, performs varied purchasing assignments to procure supplies, materials and equipment necessary for the operation of the organization in accordance with the Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual and U.S. Government regulation. Has signature authorization of purchases up to $50, 000.

Essential Functions

1. Follows established procedures, practices, policies and U.S. Government regulation to contact vendors, obtain quotations, examine bids, make awards, place orders and expedite delivery of goods/services in support of internal and Federal sponsored awards.

2. Exercises judgment and working knowledge of materials and sources of supply to make purchase at price consistent with quality and quantity.

3. Technical purchasing responsibilities are complex in nature.

4. Provides support in follow up activities to expedite the delivery of goods/services.

5. Conducts market research and develops requests for quotations (RFQ) for requisitioned materials, equipment, and services.

6. Develops new supply sources where vendors are inadequate in accordance with the Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual.

7. Independently represents Purchasing Department in external/internal meetings.

8. Examines bids including performing price and/or cost analysis in accordance with the Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual and ensures conformity with the RFQ requirements and addresses any deviations.

9. Negotiates purchase including price/cost and terms and conditions within signature authorization.

10. Documents file on why price negotiated is considered fair and reasonable.

11. Makes awards to the selected vendor and issues the order within signature authorization.

12. Considers small businesses for award from a strategic perspective, coordinates with supervisor.

13 Prepares and maintains purchasing file from inception to closure to satisfy internal and U.S. Government audits and purchasing system review requirements.

14. Interacts with other Departments (i.e., Technical, Legal, Accounting, Property, Contracts, Receiving, etc.), when necessary.

15. Reviews assigned open purchase requisition/purchase orders to ensure orders are being placed in a prioritized and timely manner and that expected due dates of items/services are current, and meets with Supervisor to discuss status and coordinates issue resolutions.

16. Responds promptly, courteously and professionally to Supervisor/Manager, requisitioner and vendor requests/inquires; maintains organized and clean work space; and timely disseminates pertinent information to interested and cognizant personnel.

17. Coordinates purchasing details with vendor, including pricing revisions, order cancellations, discontinued items, acceptable substitutes, back orders, delivery date revisions, invoice discrepancies and the like.

18. Provides procurement counsel and advice to requisitioners.

19. Participates in special assignments from Supervisor, including government audits.

20. Establishes, writes and provides proper documentation for all procurement actions to satisfy U.S. Government regulation and purchasing system review requirements.

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Vivian Inspire Organization | Date Posted: 28-Feb-2019
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We are looking for a passionate Marketing Officer to plan and oversee the organization’s marketing activities and campaigns. You will be the one to ensure that all marketing operations are successful in meeting the goals set by management.

A successful Marketing officer must have great enthusiasm for all things marketing and great knowledge of relevant techniques and principles. The ideal candidate will also be an excellent communicator and will have experience in managing different marketing ventures.

The goal is to ensure that the marketing efforts of the company add the highest value to its business.

  • Contribute in the implementation of marketing strategies
  • Organize and attend marketing activities or events to raise brand awareness
  • Plan advertising and promotional campaigns for products or services on a variety of media (social, print etc.)
  • Liaise with stakeholders and vendors to promote success of activities and enhance the company’s presence
  • Identify opportunities for organisation's promotion and growth
  • Collaborate with managers in preparing budgets and monitoring expenses

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  • Diploma/Degree in marketing, business administration or relevant field
  • Proven experience as a marketing officer or similar role
  • Solid knowledge of marketing techniques and principles
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office
  • Thorough understanding of social media and web analytics
  • Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
  • Creativity and commercial awareness
  • A team player with a customer-oriented approach
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The Lord bless you and keep you (SATB)

SATB; Accompanied

John Rutter’s much-loved setting of the Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6: 24) is here included in the John Rutter Anniversary Edition, with an illuminating composer’s note and useful performance hints.

Also available in a version for upper voices.

Conductor’s scores and instrumental parts are available on sale and hire/rental at the OUP link below.

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Kayaking Alone Part 1

I’m breaking this into more than one post. You can find the second part here [Kayaking Alone Part 2]! Please bear with me as I cover a lot of my personal experiences and advice from my own solo kayaking trips. Please also check out the recommended product I use on my trips at the bottom of this post.

I have been told to never kayak alone. People have even called me names as a result of sharing my solo videos in a few Facebook groups. The view is that kayaking alone is too dangerous for anyone to attempt. I find this to be ridiculous and to be an overreaction. Let me share my reasoning.

Kayaking Alone

Buffalo River- Pruitt, AR
Buffalo River- Pruitt, AR

I love kayaking alone. Every year I plan a solo trip along the Buffalo National River. When I’m alone on the river I find a peace that I cant get among other floaters. I always plan my trips around August and during the workweek. This provides the best opportunity to see less floaters and/or campers. I  floated for four days one year without seeing anyone. It was a wonderful experience. Yes, I started talking to myself after about two days, and during this time I find everything runs through my head. I analyze everything from making sure that I have enough drinking water, to finding a safe place to camp. The time alone allows me to hone in on my skills and build confidence in my abilities.

I don’t recommend just anyone run off and do a solo trip. However this is something that some could work towards. I find that floaters who have had experience floating alone becomes the one relied on when others get themselves in a jam. They also have the confidence to jump out and help others in need.

Planning your Trip

Skull Bluff - Woolum, AR
Skull Bluff – Woolum, AR

Kayaking alone takes a lot of planning. Plan your trip with lots of details. Make a map and leave it with a friend containing locations you might try to camp and amount of time someone should wait before sending search and rescue. Check to see if you’ll have cell service for 911. This can be done by checking cell service maps online from most carriers. Plan to pack enough food and water for a few extra days in case something goes wrong. People have lost their kayaks, to getting trapped from flood waters. Always have a way out when camping. Don’t allow yourself to be pinned from rising waters at night. Things can change unexpectedly, so plan for the worse and be prepared.

Gear Needed

Having the right gear is a very important part of any solo trip. I always pack fail safe items like water filtration material, fire starters and extra lighters. First aid kits and sleeping gear are all important. I always pack an SOS beacon and a cellphone. Weather radios or any other way of getting weather updates, are a vital piece of equipment when kayaking alone. Luckily my InReach provides me detailed weather updates. I have a list here that I base all my trips on. Check it out and let me know if you pack additional items and why.

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The Elders who have addressed you have imparted much excellent instruction, many great and glorious principles have been advanced, the audience have been put in possession of them, and there are a great many more in store for us.
We constantly behold an endless variety in the appearance of the human family, and in their dispositions. No two persons are exactly alike in form, appearance, expression, disposition, and quality of character. We have seen a talent exercised before us today that is new to many of us. I have been acquainted with brother Mace more than twenty years, and never heard him speak in a meeting until today. I am pleased with his discourse; his ideas are bright and active: yet he will learn more; and we shall learn many things that have not yet entered into our hearts to conceive, and know better how to correct one thing with another, and more clearly understand these seeming discrepancies in doctrine, &c., that so often cause persons to differ.
The subject presented to you this morning I explained two weeks ago in a manner to be satisfactory to persons of good understanding: it is the subject of faith and belief. Perfection in conveying ideas is not yet given to the children of men. Our language is altogether inadequate for always conveying our ideas with unmistakable precision, and the same ideas are generally advanced in different words by different persons. This pecu liarity has been observable today. It has often been told you that all people, sects, and denominations have more or less truth. None of the religious sects have a perfect system of salvation, though all of them have a portion of true doctrine, and suppose they have a perfect plan. Elders in this Church—men who have been members for years—often speak of principles in the abstract, when they would be better understood if they spoke of them in connection with other kindred principles. Faith and belief, for instance, should not be separated.
Belief is inherent in the creature—implanted within him for his use and benefit—to believe or disbelieve. Your own experience may satisfy you that faith is not brought into requisition by the presentation of either facts or falsehoods to the external senses, or to the inward perceptions of the mind. If we speak of faith in the abstract, it is the power of God by which the worlds are and were made, and is a gift of God to those who believe and obey his commandments. On the other hand, no living, intelligent being, whether serving God or not, acts without belief. He might as well undertake to live without breathing as to live without the principle of belief. But he must believe the truth, obey the truth, and practice the truth, to obtain the power of God called faith. Belief and faith continue in the person who is in possession of faith. It is thought by some that the time will come when we shall no longer believe. So far as I now know, I shall have to live a few hundred thousand years before I come to that conclusion. I am satisfied that belief will eternally exist with me, whether it will with others or not. When I am in full possession of faith and the power of God, if I should say to that mountain, "Be plucked up and placed in the sea," it would be done; or to a tree, "Be rooted up," it would be done. I expect that objects will come within the scope of my belief to act upon before I have faith to act upon them; but I never expect to see the time when there will not be room and opportunity for belief, and to advance.
I am pleased with the remarks made by brother Mace and brother Pratt. Brother Mace is right and wrong in his ideas upon the birth of the water and the spirit, as he is with regard to faith in the abstract. There is such a thing as the birth of the spirit while we live in the flesh. And when we understand more perfectly our own independent organization which God has given us, and the spirit world, and the principles and powers that act on this organism, we shall learn that a person can be so fully and solely devoted to the spirit of truth and to God, and be so wrapped up in that spirit, that it may be called, with propriety, a new birth. I read in the Scripture that a man must be born of the spirit before he can see the kingdom of God. And yet I have seen hundreds of people, in my experience and travels, who, after hearing the Elders preach, and the spirit of truth has found way to their hearts, have yielded to it and testified that this is the kingdom of God, and, after all, have never come into it. The love of the truth was so far lacking in them, or they were so far wanting in moral courage, that they did not embrace the truth. The writers of the New Testament were disposed to call  it a birth, and I have no objection to their use of the term.
Jesus is the first begotten from the dead, as you will understand. Neither Enoch, Elijah, Moses, nor any other man that ever lived on earth, no matter how strictly he lived, ever obtained a resurrection until after Jesus Christ's body was called from the tomb by the angel. He was the first begotten from the dead. He is the Master of the resurrection—the first flesh that lived here after receiving the glory of the resurrection. The resurrection from the dead may also, with propriety, be called a birth. All we can do in these matters is to exclaim, O the poverty of our language!—the poverty of our ideas!—of the power of our conception! But we shall learn more, and come to a better understanding.
It is for brother Mace and all others to understand that, because we believe in the ordinance of baptism, the ordinance of the sacrament is not to be done away. To learn that, if you believe in the laying on of hands for the reception of the Holy Ghost, you are not to deny the laying on of hands for the healing of the sick. It is not for people to take only part of the religion of Christ, and say, "It is all we require;" but take the whole truth wherever you find it. It is good; claim it, take it to yourself, and cleave to it, for it will do you good. Cease to separate truth from truth. Heaven is full of truth; earth is full of truth and falsehood. The power of God, the power of angels, and the power of the Devil are all more or less exhibited before the children of men. Let us yield ourselves to the Lord our Savior, that we may truly be his servants, and it will be well with us, and there will be no danger but that we shall be right. Let us learn to see the harmony of truth, and love and practice it, until we are made perfect and fully prepared to be received into the kingdom of our Father and God.
May the Lord God Almighty bless the Saints, and everyone who will permit his blessings to come upon them. I am under the same obligations to bless sinners as I am to bless Saints, if they will receive my blessings. I pray for the blessings of Heaven upon the work of his hands, for we are all his children—the sons and daughters of our Parent who dwells in the heavens. Let us do  honor to his character and to our own being, and so live that we may have knowledge of the light of eternity, that we may be prepared to dwell eternally with him. This is the greatest gift that can be conferred on intelligent beings, to live forever and never be destroyed. May the Lord help us in so living as to enjoy his society, through the merits of his Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
- Brigham Young