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Skateboarding etiquette: the do's and don'ts of attending a demo.

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IT'S FUNNY TO ME that as soon as I decided not to write about skateboarding, the only ideas I had for articles were about skateboarding. It's sort of like when you tell yourself that you're "definitely not going to drink tonight" and then you end up polishing off a twelver before 10:00 pm. Or is that just me? Anyway, I went to a demo the other day and noticed a lot of younger dudes looking around with sort of a terrified ter·ri·fy
tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies
1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten.

2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. look in their eyes. Like they had no idea what they were supposed to be doing. And it kind of made me sad. So I thought I'd put together this handy little list of do's and don'ts so that you guys can be all calm and collected at the next demo you go to. You can thank me later.

DO'S

IF YOU SEE a professional skateboarder (or a totally awesome and recognizable amateur) trying to find a quiet corner to sit down in so he can relax for a second, definitely make a point to go sit down right next to him and start asking him about anything having to do with handrails. Be sure to sit no farther used elliptically for) go no farther; say no more, etc.

See also: Farther than six inches away from him.

IF ONE OF THE RIDERS has been making numerous attempts at a really difficult maneuver and they finally land the trick that they've been working towards, then you should probably turn to your friend and tell them that you've already seen that particular stunt performed by a local rider who has no official skateboard sponsorship deals.

OKAY, NOW LETS SAY that you're actually skating with the team during the demo. Maybe you're sponsored by the skatepark A skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment for skateboarders, bmxers and aggressive skaters to ride and develop their sport and technique. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, handrails, trick boxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, stairs, . I don't know. But let's say you're out there with the guys that the crowd is actually there to see skate. It's important that you convince yourself that everybody who is attending the demo is actually there to see you do your same old boring ass routine. Own that routine. Try to get in as many dude's ways as possible, just for bonus awesomeness.

IF YOU NOTICE that the team has their own ice chest with beer or waters or shit like that in it, then definitely hover around it with a glazed look in your eyes. If nobody offers you anything to drink just help yourself. Trust me, they brought enough for everybody. It's sort of like their jobs.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent"
above all, most especially (seriously, this is important), go up to every one of the featured demo skateboarders and ask them for free shit. Ask for the deck they're riding. Ask for their shirt. Ask for their bandanas or headbands or spikey bracelets. Whatever they have, try to get it. If they seem unresponsive unresponsive Neurology adjective Referring to a total lack of response to neurologic stimuli , then don't feel bad. You can always talk shit about them on the internet as soon as you get home.

DONT'S

DON'T FORGET to use an extra helping of hair gel the day of the demo. You're going to want your bleached tips to be as spikey as they possibly can be. And don't forget to wear that skate shirt you got at the mall. You know, the yellow Beefy-T with the big ass logo on the front.

DON'T ASK any of the athletes for an autograph unless you are willing to have the autograph placed either on your forehead, your mom's tits, or your sister's bra. If you're asking them to sign your board then it's mandatory that the board you are asking them to sign is not a board that is manufactured by the company that is throwing the demo.

DON'T TRY TO MAKE BUDDIES with the visiting skateboarders by offering them any of the following: drugs, booze, pool parties at your parent's house since they're in Aspen, sexual healing, skatespots beyond their wildest dreams. No wait--actually, do do this. No wait, I was trying to be sarcastic I'm confused now. Basically just bug the shit out of the dudes. Be sure to blow cigarette smoke in their faces while you're talking to them.

DON'T SIT IN YOUR CAR in the parking lot smoking weed unless you have a bumping ass system that's loud enough so that everybody at the demo can hear you blasting that. Eminem CD your cousin left in your ride. Also, when you leave the parking lot, don't just casually drive away. You're gonna want to bust a smoky burnout Burnout

Depletion of a tax shelter's benefits. In the context of mortgage backed securities it refers to the percentage of the pool that has prepaid their mortgage. to the maximum.

AND IF THE DEMO ENDS with any sort of product toss, don't stand idly by and let some other fucker fuck·er
n. Vulgar Slang
1. A despised person.

2. One that engages in sexual intercourse.

Noun 1. catch that board. You're going to want to be willing to lose some goddamn god·damn also God·damn
interj.
Used to express extreme displeasure, anger, or surprise.

n.
Damn.

tr. & intr.v. god·damned, god·damn·ing, god·damns
To damn.

adj. teeth over a 40 dollar price point deck. If you come out of that pit blood free, I'm seriously going to be disappointed with you.

SO THAT SHOULD pretty much get you up and running. Oh, one more thing. If you have a really shitty shit·ty
adj. shit·ti·er, shit·ti·est Vulgar Slang
1. Of very poor quality; highly inferior.

2. Contemptible; despicable.

3. Unfortunate; unpleasant.

4. marijuana leaf tattoo on your arm, then you should probably tip the sleeves off of your shirt so that everybody can see it. But that's kind of a no brainer, huh? Good luck, dudes. Wait, one more thing: be sure to wear some silver necklaces.

Don't neglect damages at trial.

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Damages should never be an afterthought af·ter·thought
n.
An idea, response, or explanation that occurs to one after an event or decision.

afterthought
Noun

1. . Don't exhaust yourself fighting liability and assume that because your client's injuries and damages are less in dispute, the jury will figure out the right thing to do. A few key principles can help.

* Know yourself and be yourself. Don't be afraid to show that, as someone who represents seriously injured in·jure
tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures
1. To cause physical harm to; hurt.

2. To cause damage to; impair.

3. people, you care about others.

* Know your client. You must deeply understand your client's cause, which takes time and empathy. Spend quality time with your client at his or her home.

* Always tell the truth. Be honest and open with the jurors. If you're afraid they will blow something out of proportion or misunderstand mis·un·der·stand
tr.v. mis·un·der·stood , mis·un·der·stand·ing, mis·un·der·stands
To understand incorrectly; misinterpret. something, tell them so.

* Show that the plaintiff is a worthwhile person who needs the jurors' help.

* Help the jury understand the purpose of money damages. Explain why the law provides a negligently injured victim the right to be restored to the position he or she was in immediately before the injury.

* Embrace money damages as a worthy outcome. Damages are a civilized society's way of righting wrongs. Without them, we would be fighting duels and gouging Gouging can be:
  • The action of cutting or scooping with a gouge
  • Price gouging
  • Eye gouging or Fish-hooking in violent altercations or combat sports.
out an eye for an eye.

* Establish liability first. Then talk about injuries, and then resulting damages. This applies to your opening statement as well as the order of witnesses at trial.

* Explain three basic types of damages in terms that focus on the jury's role of fixing (lost wages and past medical bills), helping (future therapies), and making up for losses (quality of life).

* Take care not to overexpose the plaintiff. Consider having your client leave the courtroom for most of the trial, and explain his or her absence to the jury.

Patrick A. Malone

Washington, D.C.

M88A1 recovery vehicle ... new clamps save fingers.

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Dear Editor,

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NSN National Student Number (NZ)
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The problem we have is with the clamps, NSN 4730-00-908-3194, that come with the transmission line. They are too large. After tightening the clamps, the ends stick out about two inches.

Those ends are really sharp, so it's very easy to cut yourself.

We've started substituting smaller hose clamps, NSN 4730-00-908-3195.

Those clamps don't have the longer ends, so you don't have to worry about getting cut.

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Trained by D. : That idea's a cut above! If you don't want to replace the bigger clamps, loosen and rotate them so that the ends are underneath the hose instead of on top of it.)

Don't screw up lens carrier.

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NBC NCOs try to install the carrier without first loosening loosening /loo·sen·ing/ (loo´sen-ing) freeing from restraint or strictness.

loosening of associations the set screws (Mach.) a screw, sometimes cupped or printed at one end, and screwed through one part, as of a machine, tightly upon another part, to prevent the one from slipping upon the other.

See also: Set so they don't stick out. Then when the carrier is slid into place, the screws cut a divot in the black plastic mount and eventually the mount breaks.

To install the lens carrier. first loosen the set screws until they're flush with the carrier mount block. Align the mount block with the groove or the mount frame and slide the carrier into place.

Alter adjusting the carrier tip or down to the proper position. told the lens carrier to one side and tighten the set screw just until it makes contact with the mount frame. Don't tighten the screw any more or the lens carrier could pop out during use. Fold the lens carrier to the other side and tighten the other set screw. You're done.

Dear Carol.

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Dear Carol,

I've been going to parties where there is drinking. I don't want to drink, but I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed)

"Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what to say when people offer me alcohol.

Too Much Peer Pressure

Dear Too Much,

Here are three things you could say: 1. "No, but thanks." 2. "I don't like the taste." 3. "It gives me a headache." No one who cares about you will like you more if you drink. Amazing a·maze
v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es

v.tr.
1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.

2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.

v.intr. but true. In tact, lots of kids will admire you lot not drinking. And some would worry if you were to get drunk to become intoxicated.

See also: Get . So, just casually and comfortably be line with club soda. You're smart, and you're not alone. I receive lots of letters like yours.

Dear Carol,

None Of my boyfriends ever take me seriously or trust me because I'm a "big flirt." What should I do?

Flirt

Dear Flirt,

Should you tone down the flirting? Being overly flirtatious flir·ta·tious
adj.
1. Given to flirting.

2. Full of playful allure: a flirtatious glance.


flir·ta can get you a reputation and put off the guy you like most. Actions have consequences, so figure out how you can have fun flirting a little--without giving guys mixed signals.

Dear Carol,

I am a twin, and my twin sis is my best friend--I do everything with her. I love her, but it's hard to be my self and have my own friends. How can I be just me?

Not Just A Twin

Dear Not Just a Twin,

Your mixed feelings are 100-percent natural. Your twin sister might occasionally wish for a little independence too, while also recognizing how great it is to have a built-in BFF BFF Best Friends Forever (chat)
BFF Best Foot Forward
BFF Ben Folds Five (band)
BFF Born Free Foundation
BFF Binary File Format
BFF Boston Film Festival
BFF Biotech Finance Forum (and someone to swap clothes, makeup and earrings). Can you and your twin talk about this? It's not a betrayal to figure out who you are and make separate friends. Can you two get different jobs, paid or volunteer? Or babysit for different families? At school, join separate sports or clubs. Think about your strengths and interests, and how you and your twin aren't alike. Being a twin is great but does come with extra challenges.

Dear Carol,

My friend got suspended because she plagiarized pla·gia·rize
v. pla·gia·rized, pla·gia·riz·ing, pla·gia·riz·es

v.tr.
1. To use and pass off (the ideas or writings of another) as one's own.

2. stuff from the Internet. The thing is, I don't think she even realized that it's wrong. What do you think?

Confused

Dear Confused,

Many kids are unclear about what's cheating and what isn't. Too many students think that if you type "Harriet Tubman" into a search engine, you can just do a cut-and-paste job A cut-and-paste job is a form of attack on a perceived opponent in some public controversy. It consists of selectively quoting the opponent's words, out of context, and/or in misleading juxtaposition to each other in order to leave the impression that the subject has said something that and call it your history paper. Wrong. While it's line to do research online, it's essential to do your own writing and cite sources. I'm sorry your friend learned about academic integrity the hard way. Plagiarism--copying someone else's writing word for word--whether from a textbook or off a Web page, is flat-out wrong!

Dear Carol,

My BFF has been wearing really tiny skirts, and I swear you can always see her butt from the back. She says she can wear what she wants, but I say she's sending the wrong message. She used to hate seeing girls in too-short skirts!

Message Reader

Dear Message Reader,

People can and do judge others by how they dress, and every day we choose how to present ourselves. Can your friend wear whatever she wants? Yes, if it's OK with her parents. Unless she wants to change, you probably can't give her a makeover. But you can say something to her about it. Is she flipping through a magazine and raving about a microscopic skirt? Point out that she used to make fun of skirts that short. Maybe she'll change. Or maybe your friendship will change. For now, it's great that you're not whispering about her but, instead, talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
lecture, speech

rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to her.

Dear Carol,

I was really close to my grandma. But when my grandpa died, she went and got married almost right away. I'm rally mad. What should I do?

Runaway Grandma

Dear Runaway Grandma,

I'm sorry your grandfather died, but find it in your heart to realize your grandmother was lonely and was lucky enough to find love again. Just as your grandma isn't betraying her late husband by remarrying, you would not betray your granddad by befriending this new relative. I rope you can find something likeable like·a·ble
adj.
Variant of likable.

Adj. 1. likeable - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"
likable, appealing, sympathetic about your new step-grandfather.

Dear Carol,

A lot of people think I'm annoying and don't like me for who I am. I have my own style, and nobody can change that! How can I convince them I'm just being myself? Also, whenever people get mad at me, I don't really know how to handle it. usually cry for a while, then just avoid them until they talk to me.

Contused con·tuse
tr.v. con·tused, con·tus·ing, con·tus·es
To injure without breaking the skin; bruise.


[Middle English contusen, from Latin contundere

Dear Confused,

I'm all for individuality, but rather than trying to convince people you're just being yourself, figure out how to be your best self without alienating others. Is there something specific you do that rubs people the wrong way? Something you can change without compromising your values? For instance, if you tend to interrupt or come on too strong, work on that. Relax, and ask thoughtful questions ("How was your weekend?" "Have you seen Chasing Liberty?" "How'd the game go?"). Be friendly to different girls and guys. As for anger, if you're in the right, defend yourself ... calmly. Say, "I'm not sure why you're mad at me, but I'd like to talk about it." If, however, you know precisely why someone is angry (you stood her up or spread a rumor), instead of hiding, say. "I understand why you're upset. I don't blame you, and I'm really sorry."

Dear Carol,

I've always been a perfectionist but, recently, it's gotten pretty bad. I am a freshman, and I have freakishly freak·ish
adj.
1. Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange: freakish weather; a freakish combination of styles.

2. Relating to or being a freak: a freakish extra toe. perfect grades, I slave ridiculously over homework, often staying up far later than should. I also overload myself with an insane amount of extracurriculars, like swim team and piano. This situation is completely self-inflicted, because my parents don't ever push me to do anything I am just a competitive overachiever o·ver·a·chieve
intr.v. o·ver·a·chieved, o·ver·a·chiev·ing, o·ver·a·chieves
To perform better or achieve more success than expected.


o . My family doesn't think I need professional help, but how can I get

Stressed Out

Dear Stressed Out,

Hmm, rather than getting control of yourself, I hope you can loosen the reins a bit. Your goal, after all, shouldn't be perfection, but to feel happy and balanced--to do good things but still be good to yourself. As for getting professional help, therapy often works best on people who are young, bright, motivated and articulate, and you don't have to be in crisis to benefit from it. If your school has a psychologist, guidance counselor guidance counselor Child psychology A school worker trained to screen, evaluate and advise students on career and academic matters or health teacher, talk to that person or ask for a referral. Meantime, give yourself the "homework" of scheduling fun times with friends and catching up on sleep. Think about dropping the extracurricular activity you enjoy least. And don't be afraid to settle for a B+. Less really can be more. If you watch Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls is an American television drama/comedy created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The series premiered on The WB on October 5, 2000 and ended on May 15, 2007, with its seventh season, which aired on The CW Television Network. , you know that Rory and Paris both wind up at Yale, but only Paris is a stress mess. If she sought your advice, what would you tell her?

Dear Carol,

I have a crush on my social studies teacher. I want to be with him but know I probably can't because it can get both of us into a lot of trouble. But every time he talks to me or comes close to me, I go crazy. I feel like I want to just grab him and kiss him. Should I make a move or move on?

Make a Move

Dear Move,

Student-teacher crushes are common. Lots of girls spend study hall comparing notes on cure teachers rather than civics civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. . It's normal to feel attracted to someone you stare at 40 minutes daily. But it'd be a huge mistake to act on those feelings. Should you make a move? No way! It would backfire big-time, and such a relationship is completely inappropriate--and illegal! Seek a Valentine among students, not faculty. Who sits behind you in history? Ask him about the fall of Rome ... or what's up this weekend.

Dear Carol,

I'm 13, and I've been thinking about making out with my boyfriend--but I'm not sure if I should, I really like him, but I'm afraid I'll get into trouble or something. Should I do it? What age would be appropriate? At what age do most people do it?

Unsure

Dear Unsure,

It's not so much an age thing as a relationship thing. It's never a good idea to rush into intimacy. Getting way too physical way too fast does get gifts and guys into trouble (think pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases

Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely ). Even kissing before you both feel comfortable can lead to things you're not ready for and, if someone is indiscreet in·dis·creet
adj.
Lacking discretion; injudicious: an indiscreet remark.


in , hurtful hurt·ful
adj.
Causing injury or suffering; damaging.


hurtful·ly adv.

hurt rumors. I don't know of any documented study about an average makeout age, but you are definitely not behind! Since you took the time to ask me the question, however, my hunch hunch
n.
1. An intuitive feeling or a premonition: had a hunch that he would lose.

2. A hump.

3. A lump or chunk: "She . . . is that you're not really ready to get closer to your boyfriend, which is absolutely fine. What's not fine is to let a guy or your peers pressure you into doing something sooner than you should. Who knows? Your boyfriend also may be more comfortable waiting a little longer. And waiting will make the eventual kiss even more special.

Carol Weston is the author of the new With Love From Spain, Melanie Martin; The Diary of Melanie Martin; and Melanie Martin Goes Dutch (Knopf); as well as For Teens Only; Girltalk; and Private and Personal (HarperCollins). Hey Web site is melaniemartin.com You can write Carol c/o Girls' Life Girls' Life (ガールズライフ Gāruzu Raifu , 4517 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214. For a reply, be sure to include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Carol is sorry she can't answer every question personally.

Eugene swings between silly and serious.

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Byline: Bob Welch There are a number of famous people of this name including:
  • Bob Welch (musician)
  • Bob Welch (baseball player)
Also see Robert Welch / The Register-Guard

Ten years ago this week, in conjunction with the Eugene Celebration The Eugene Celebration is an annual community celebration and civic event held in downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States. Featuring bands and performers from throughout the Pacific Northwest, the three-day festival is held in early September and attracts more than 40,000 attendees , I wrote a piece suggesting that Eugene needed to lighten up. "Our collective shorts," I wrote, "are bunched too tight." Others agreed.

So, have we gotten more lighthearted or more serious in the past decade?

Undoubtedly, yes. Both.

We've made great progress - and none at all. Hey, this is Eugene. What did you expect? A unanimous decision?

We're bunching toward Humorah, I've concluded, while at the same time de-bunching the myth that we're just a collection of laid-back, pajama-clad revelers.

"We swing both directions to extremes and rarely settle for the middle, which is why most of us are nauseous nauseous /nau·seous/ (naw´shus) pertaining to or producing nausea.

nau·seous
adj.
1. Causing nausea.

2. Affected with nausea. all the time," says Leigh Anne Jasheway, a Eugene comic who won the 2003 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. "At times, we're overly serious about things that could be treated with more levity lev·i·ty
n. pl. lev·i·ties
1. Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate; frivolity.

2. Inconstancy; changeableness.

3. The state or quality of being light; buoyancy. . Other times, like at the celebration, we put on a party like nobody on the planet."

The yes-and-no answer might seem like a cop-out, but you can't argue with hard evidence.

Signs that we're taking ourselves far too seriously: The University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. trying to make room for this sinister-looking Robo Duck. (We already have the whimsically wonderful Donald). A proliferation of "If You Aren't Angry You Aren't Paying Attention" bumper stickers. (Perhaps, but 24/7 anger gets us nowhere.) And letters to the editor more sharply barbed than I can remember in my 18 years here. (Whatever happened to catch-and-release social commentary instead of clubbing the opposition to death?)

"My sense is that Eugene residents haven't lost their sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
sense of humour, humor, humour , but that such humor has been tempered by the hard realities of a windless economy, unemployment, hunger and the million uncertainties of a post-Sept. 11 universe," says Paul Neville, who edits The Register-Guard's letters to the editor. "We're still humorous, even funny, but there's a new edge, a grimness."

In comparing humorous items on UO professors' doors from 1991 to 2001, I found eight of the Top 10 funniest departments had gotten more serious over the decade.

"I don't see evidence that we're taking ourselves any less seriously," says Dan Carlin car·line or car·lin
n. Scots
A woman, especially an old one.


[Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl, man.] , KUGN's talk show host. "The people with the Chicken Little gene are driving the train right now, on both sides, left and right. Who can be anything but somber when the holier-than-thou types on both sides see you as shallow if you can't grasp the seriousness of the current situation?"

But just when you're ready to encourage Eugeneans to chill out, you consider the pro-light evidence: We're home to nationally respected humorists A humorist is a person who writes or performs humorous material. The material written and/or performed by humorists tends to be more subtle and cerebral than the material created by stand-up comedians and comedy writers. such as Jasheway and cartoonist Jan Eliot (who, by the way, thinks Eugene's funny bone is doing just fine). And to The Comic News, the only weekly all-humor magazine in America.

Our football team wears Easter Peep Yellow. The Eugene-Springfield chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is a professional organization headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey consisting of over 70,000 members worldwide. The IMA is dedicated to advancing the role of the management accountant and financial manager within the business features "Eugene Accounting Humor" as the central point of its Web page, including how you identify a Eugene CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. at an accounting convention. (`The pinstripes on his suit run horizontally.')

"Does Eugene need to lighten up? Yes and no," Comic News owner Don Kahle says. "We laugh at ourselves, but in a wan, self-protective way. We're not willing to dig deep to the belly laugh that would tone our abs as well as an introductory membership at the DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control.

DAC - Digital to Analog Converter ."

Ten years from now, if we check Eugene's humor pulse, let's hope it's even stronger.

"The ability to laugh means you don't take yourself too seriously," says Jesse Springer, author of the cartoon book "Only in Eugene." "And it's when you take yourself too seriously that a place gets into polarities."

And that shorts get in a bunch.

Bob Welch can be reached at 338-2354 or at bwelch@guardnet.com.

Safety sessions offer tips for crisis.

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Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard

The Escape School may be a scary concept, but it offers a not-so-scary message: Kids can do plenty to protect themselves.

And the same goes no matter how old you are.

The point was driven home this week as safety experts held training sessions in Eugene for students and senior citizens.

Youngsters got useful tips about avoiding abduction Abduction
Balfour, David

expecting inheritance, kidnapped by uncle. [Br. Lit.: Kidnapped]

Bertram, Henry

kidnapped at age five; taken from Scotland. [Br. Lit. at the Escape School on Wednesday night and seniors will get suggestions at the Smart Safe Seniors program today.

The Escape School, a nationally recognized program that promotes confidence and assertiveness assertiveness /as·ser·tive·ness/ (ah-ser´tiv-nes) the quality or state of bold or confident self-expression, neither aggressive nor submissive. in children ages 5 to 15, held an hourlong hour·long or hour-long
adj.
Lasting an hour: an hourlong television episode.

Adj. 1. session for parents and kids that gave them a variety of techniques to avoid being targeted and ways to get away if they are victimized.

"Kids don't go away scared. They feel empowered," said organizer Margaret Mazzotta, a crime prevention specialist with the Eugene Police Department.

Among the things they learned:

Don't go willingly: Families should have a secret code word, so children approached by strange adults will know whether that person really is acting on behalf of their parents.

Bike blockade blockade, use of naval forces to cut off maritime communication and supply. Blockades may be used to prevent shipping from reaching enemy ports, or they may serve purposes of coercion. The term is rarely applied to land sieges. : Keep your bike between yourself and a stranger. It makes it harder for them to reach out and grab you.

Windmill windmill, apparatus that harnesses wind power for a variety of uses, e.g., pumping water, grinding corn, driving small sawmills, and driving electrical generators. Windmills were probably not known in Europe before the 12th cent. arms: If you are grabbed by the wrist, swing your arm in a circle backward. It loosens the other person's grip.

Be loud: Make a scene if someone tries to drag you from a store or mall. Yell: "That's not my mom! That's not my dad!" Make a ruckus and draw as much attention to yourself as possible.

Be Velcro: Don't be afraid to attach yourself to a stranger in a public place if someone else is bothering you. Yell "Help me! Help me!" Most strangers aren't dangerous and will help if you need it.

Don't help: Adults shouldn't ask kids they don't know Don't know (DK, DKed)

"Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. for directions or help finding a lost puppy, a common technique of pedophiles. Tell them to ask another adult for help.

Make trouble: If you get dragged into a car, stick a coin in the ignition ignition, apparatus for igniting a combustible mixture. The German engineer Nikolaus A. Otto, in his first gas engine, used flame ignition; another method was heating a metal tube to incandescence. so the key won't fit or grab the keys and throw them out of the car.

Don't be passive: If you get caught and are confined con·fine
v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines

v.tr.
1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. somewhere, do things to get noticed. Turn the light on and off repeatedly or stop up the toilet so that it overflows.

Senior citizens at today's session will learn how to avoid common frauds and scams, how to protect their homes and how best to store cash, credit cards and personal identification, said Eugene police community safety officer Debbie Janecek.

"The information will help them feel confident about their safety instead of reacting out of fear," she said.

TODAY

Security pointers for seniors will be offered from 11 a.m. to noon at the Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St., Eugene. The program is free and refreshments re·fresh·ment
n.
1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed.

2. Something, such as food or drink, that refreshes.

3. refreshments A snack or light meal and drinks. will be served.

Tips for marathoners.

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As you ponder Ponder - A non-strict polymorphic, functional language by Jon Fairbairn .

Ponder's type system is unusual. It is more powerful than the Hindley-Milner type system used by ML and Miranda and extended by Haskell. all those thousands of runners participating in this season's multitude of marathons you may be wondering whether you're ready to take on the "big one." If so, do it wisely. The route is littered with the fallen who were unprepared, over-trained, injured, or just mentally beaten. Here is the wisdom you need to make your training successful.

* Commit yourself. Run your first marathon for the right reasons. You must want to run the marathon for yourself, not for anyone else.

* Loosen up. Following a recipe is fine, but everyone is different. Adapt your training to your ability and time. Don't stick rigidly to anyone's training schedule.

* Seek support. Look for others of similar ability to run with. Join a class or a running club. Long runs go more smoothly if you don't go alone.

* Get smart. Marathoning is a mental discipline as much as a physical one. Read books. Attend clinics. Get advice from experienced runners and coaches.

* Don't overtrain o·ver·train
v. o·ver·trained, o·ver·train·ing, o·ver·trains Sports

v.tr.
To train too much: a coach who overtrained the athletes before the championship.

v. . Twenty miles is plenty for your longest training distance. Save the sacred territory of 20 to 26.2 miles for the race.

* Practice hard. Success requires hard work.

* Train thoroughly. Shortcuts don't work. You can't cram for a marathon.

* Pre-train. Your first job is to build an adequate base. A proper base will help prevent injury.

* Try it out. Test drive anything you might encounter on race day--shoes, socks, sunglasses sunglasses A tinted pair of glasses used to ↓ light arriving at the eye, which are labeled according to the amount of UV light blocked; nonprescription glasses are classified according to use and amount of UV radiation blocked

Sunglasses , sports drinks or gels, pre-race meals, different weather conditions, terrain--absolutely everything you can anticipate. You don't need any unanticipated surprises on race day.

* Drink up. Learn how to drink on the run, and how to stop running to drink more. Depending on your pace, you may want to practice eating on the run as well.

* Watch your weight. Seek an ideal weight for your height and build. You don't want to carry extra pounds, but you also don't want to lose too much weight or risk dehydration dehydration

Method of food preservation in which moisture (primarily water) is removed. Dehydration inhibits the growth of microorganisms and often reduces the bulk of food. .

* Crosstrain. Incorporating other aerobic exercise aerobic exercise,
n sustained repetitive physical activity, such as walking, dancing, cycling, and swimming, that elevates the heart rate and increases oxygen consumption resulting in improved functioning of cardio-vascular and respiratory systems. such as cycling or swimming can help you recover on non-running days and lessen your chance of injury.

* Slow down. Beginners should avoid speedwork. Concentrate on finishing your first marathon, not finishing it fast.

* Get an attitude. Learn to love the running life and great health. Focus on your goal.

(Adapted from Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide, by Hal Higdon, 1999, Rodale/St. Martin's Press, $15.95, 230 pp.)

Laugh a little.

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Don't take your work so seriously

With so much pressure to more in less time, it's easy get frustrated at work. But humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was , when used properly, can be a great tool to help you relieve tension.

"Laughter helps you relax. It's a true stress-management technique," says Paul McGhee, Ph.D., president of the Laughter Remedy, a Montclair, New Jersey-based company that provides seminars on humor in the workplace. McGhee, who consults with corporations on the benefits of humor, has found that people who have been exposed to humor--such as a playful activity--score higher on tests for creativity.

A sense of humor can also help you manage conflict and communicate more effectively. And if you're concerned about not being taken seriously, don't worry. "As long as you've established your competence, the use of humor shouldn't be viewed as a problem," McGhee says.

Just make sure your choice of humor--and your use of it--is appropriate. For example, resist making cracks about a co-worker who has been downsized or one who has received a bad performance review. Ditto for making sarcastic remarks to your boss.

Remember, humor isn't just about cracking jokes. It's also a way to put everyday happenings in perspective. McGhee gives these tips to help you build your sense of humor:

* Immerse yourself in humor. Devote time to listening to your favorite comedians or hang out with people who have a great sense of humor.

* Do something you consider fun every day. When you're having fun, your own sense of humor will naturally express itself.

* Play with language. Look for the comical com·i·cal
adj.
1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny.

2. Of or relating to comedy.


com ambiguity and double meanings in language.

* Learn to laugh at yourself. No one is perfect. If you make a mistake, find a way to poke fun at to make a butt of; to ridicule.

See also: Poke yourself and move on.

Don't stay mad ...

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Make disappointment work for you

It took Anita Bunkley roughly five years to write Emily, The Yellow Rose, her first novel. But after pushing the manuscript to major publishing houses for an additional three years, she wasn't exactly swimming in prospects. Undeterred undeterred
Adjective

not put off or dissuaded

Adj. 1. undeterred - not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell
undiscouraged , she shelled out $10,000 to self-publish the book, a black historical tale set during the Texas Revolution. "The process was slow, cumbersome and very expensive," says Bunkley, a former public school foreign language teacher. But her efforts paid off, and the book was released in 1989.

The following year, she approached the distributor for Houston area outlets of Waldenbooks, hoping to make Emily a presence in the store. "I was told it was company policy not to carry small-press books," says Bunkley. Nonetheless, she tried for months to get the store to reconsider. But the distributor was adamant. "I was disappointed and hurt, and determined to show them they were wrong for turning me away."

Despite her raging emotions, Bunkley decided to put her frustration to good use. "I encouraged all my friends to shop at Waldenbooks and inquire about my book." Nearly a year later, the store called. "The demand for Emily became so great, they all but rewrote their policy to get my novel on the shelves." Bunkley's book is now carried by Waldenbooks and other major chains such as Barnes & Noble.

Getting attention from mainstream outlets is relatively effortless ef·fort·less
adj.
Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy.


effort·less·ly adv. now for Bunkley, who has written five additional novels since Emily. She has recently released her seventh and latest book, Steppin' Out With Attitude: Sister Sell Your Dream (Harper-Perrenial, $12.50), a motivational book about her life experiences.

"You can let adversity pull you down, or you can use it to spur you on to great accomplishment," says Barry Farber
For the Friends character, see List of significant others of Friends.
Barry Farber (born 1930) is a conservative U.S. radio talk show host, author and language-learning enthusiast. , author of Diamonds Under Pressure: Five Steps to Turning Adversity into Success (Berkeley Books, $13). Bunkley proved that bad situations can actually be good--if you have the right outlook. Here are some tips to help transform obstacles into opportunities:

* Think beyond the moment. "Getting upset won't get you anywhere," cautions Bunkley. Stay focused on your broader vision so you can remain free and open to spot any opportunities that may arise.

* Be prepared to switch gears. "You may try things that don't work out," but you can always regroup re·group
v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups

v.tr.
To arrange in a new grouping.

v.intr.
1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. and try different approaches, says Farber. If nothing else, you'll gain insights you'd never have gotten had you not tried.

* Learn your lesson. There's something to be gained from every experience--even negative ones. "Failure teaches us unparalleled lessons that give us a chance to reassess reassess
Verb

to reconsider the value or importance of

reassessment n

Verb 1. reassess - revise or renew one's assessment
reevaluate and reevaluate our lives," says Farber. Learning from your mistakes can be great building blocks to success.

RELATED ARTICLE: INNER STRENGTH

Held in high esteem Here's how to give your self-worth a boost

Never have anything good to say about yourself? Do you always tend to focus on your flaws and what you can't do? Then chances are your self-image is in need of some serious repair. Before you make a pilgrimage to the self-help section of your bookstore, master these self-esteem boosting tips:

* Seek out and cherish what makes you different. Maybe you have a quirky quirk
n.
1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe.

2. sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
sense of humour, humor, humour or a unique way of looking at things. Learn to love the attributes that make you stand out and embrace them as extensions of yourself.

* Learn to laugh--at yourself. No one's perfect--including you. So loosen up and give yourself permission to err. Finding humor in your shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw.

Shortcomings may also be:
  • Shortcomings (SATC episode), an episode of the television series Sex and the City
is a good first step in getting over and around them.

* Reflect on past successes. Past accomplishments can well serve your sense of self-worth. Keep them in mind when you feel as if nothing ever goes your way.

"Loosen up, don't take yourself so seriously".

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That seems to be the advice of one small Seattle company if you want the media to pick up or your press releases.

According to PR Week, Wireless Services Corp.'s public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most firm, KMC KMC

kitten mortality complex. Group, was charged with writing a run-of-the-mill personnel press release on the appointment of Dave Hoogerwerf as VP of enginering.

KMC account executive Beth Mayer jokingly jotted down a headline, "Guy with Funny Name Takes Job at Small Company."

KMC president Pam Miller responded, "That's perfect."

"Wireless VP of business development Jim Rulfs liked it so much that he pitched in with some dry wit of his own," PR Week reported, "adding a boilerplate A phrase or body of text used verbatim in different documents such as a signature at the end of a letter. Boilerplate is widely used in the legal profession as many paragraphs are used over and over in agreements with little modification or no modification. description that the company is 'composed of 12 people in Bellevue, WA, behind a Chinese restaurant and across from a Harley-Davidson dealership.'

"Shortly after the release moved on Business Wire, the emails and calls started rolling in. Most praised the company's moxie (language, music) Moxie - A language for real-time computer music synthesis, written in XPL.

["Moxie: A Language for Computer Music Performance", D. Collinge, Proc Intl Computer Music Conf, Computer Music Assoc 1984, pp.217-220]. . 'Just wanted to let you know this is one of my favorite press releases of all time,' wrote one key industry analyst. 'I've circulated it among my colleagues.'

"More importantly, the headline captured the eyes of WSJ WSJ Wall Street Journal
WSJ Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
WSJ Web Services Journal
WSJ Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina)
WSJ Wagle Street Journal (Kathmandu, Nepal blog) reporter Carlos Tejada, who mentioned Wireless and quoted its boilerplate description in last Tuesday's page-one 'Business Briefs' column. Not a bad placement for a fairly low-profile post at a tiny ASP," PR Week reporter Aimee Grove concluded.

Around the town: events seminars meetings talks.

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NYARM Seminar

May 22 -- The New York Association of Realty Managers holds a seminar, 9 a.m. to noon, on Emergency Preparedness Training tailored to managers of multi-family housing. Luncheon and business program follow from noon to 2 p.m. Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave. (33rd Street). All-inclusive Fee: $60 members; $100 nonmembers. Reservations recommended. Contact: executive director Margie Russell, (212) 216-0654, fax (212) 216-0680 or mrussell@nyarm.com. Credit cards accepted.

IREM IREM Institute of Real Estate Management (Chicago, Illinois)
IREM Institute of Real Estate Managers
IREM Integrated Research, Evaluation, and System Analysis Model
IREM Infra-Red Emission Microscopy Cocktail Party

May 22 - The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. is hosting a complimentary cocktail party. Members and nonmembers are invited. Find out about becoming a Certified Property Manager This article or section is written like an .
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recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.

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cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. Resident Manager or Associate Member of IREM. The cocktail party will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on "The Roof" at 45 East 89th St., New York, NY. For further information please call (212) 944-9445.

Meeting

May 22 - Owners and Managers Association announced that it will hold its next Chapter meeting. The meeting will feature a panel discussion on tenant retention and relationship management. The panel members include Tony Luisi, second vice president, director of operations for New York Life Investment Management; Joseph Swingle Swin´gle

v. i. 1. To dangle; to wave hanging.
2. To swing for pleasure.
v. t. 1. To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch. , RPA, FMA FMA Full Metal Alchemist (gaming)
FMA Federal Marriage Amendment
FMA Financial Market Authority (Austrian: Österreichische Finanzmarktaufsicht)
FMA Financial Management Association , vice president of management services, Grubb & Ellis; and Kevin Welsh, first vice president, CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2. . The panel will be moderated by BOMA's immediate past president, Kurt Padavano, RPA, FMA, SMA (1) See SMA connector.

(2) (Shared Memory Architecture) See shared video memory.

(3) (Software Maintenance Association) A membership organization that began in 1985 and ended in 1996. , CPM, senior vice president of asset and property management, Advance Realty Group. The price of the meeting is $45 for members and $65 for nonmembers. The meeting will be held at The East Brunswick Hilton in East

Brunswick, N.J. Registration, along with cocktails provided by Thennal Services of N.J., begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the presentation at 6:30 p.m.

PWC Awards Lunch

May 22 - Professional Women In Construction (PWC) will hold its annual Salute To Women of Achievement luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., NYC NYC
abbr.
New York City

NYC New York City .. Honorees include Janice L. Tuchman, editor-in-chief, Enginering News-Record; Heather Martin, financial manager interiors, Turner Construction Company; Rosanne Hughes, president, Colonial Art Decorators, Inc.; Patricia J. Lancaster, commissioner, NYC Dept of Buildings and Sheila Bridges, president, Sheila Bridges Design, Inc. Awards will be presented by Kathryn Wylde of NYC Partnership; Linda Christensen of Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc.; Martha E. Stark of NYC Dept of Finance; Betsy Gotbaum, NYC Public Advocate and Marilyn Jordan Taylor of Skidmore Owings & Merrill, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . Tickets are $175. Sponsorship and Journal ads are available. For reservations call PWC at (212) 486-7745, fax: 212.486-0228 or email pwcusal@aol.com.

Newman Institute Breakfast

May 23 -- The Newman Real Estate Institute and the CUNY CUNY City University of New York Institute for Urban Infrastructure will hold a breakfast entitled "Amtrak Rail Service and the New Pennsylvania Station: Their Economic Impact on New York" from 8 to 9:35 a.m. Michael Royce, president of Pennsylvania Redevelopment Corporation, Ross Wilmer, senior designer of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Anthony Pen, visiting scholar at the City University, will be the featured speakers at the event. The event will take place at the Steven L. Newman Hall, at 137 E. 22nd St. For registration and additional information please call (212) 802-5940.

Building Congress Lunch

May 23 - The New York Building Congress hosts its 81st Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon honoring Governor George E. Pataki and the construction industry of New York City. Reception begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and program at 12:30 p.m., at the New York Hilton & Towers, 1335 Avenue of the Americas (between 53rd and 54th Streets). Individual tickets start at $250. For more information or reservations, call the Building Congress at (212) 843-1701.

Land Use Seminar

May 23 -- Sahn & Ward will hold a seminar entitled "Land Use Law Update in New York," from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jon A. Ward, a partner of Sahn & Ward, will be the featured speaker at the event. The seminar will take place at the Holiday Inn of Plainview, at 215 Sunnyside Boulevard. Tuition: $239 per person. For registration and additional information please call Shari L. Goldstein at (516) 433-502.

BOMA Seminar

May 23 - BOMA/NY will present a seminar entitled "Health & Safety -- The Hidden Safety and Health Liabilities of Building Maintenance" from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the BOMA/NY conference room, 11 Penn Plaza, 10th floor, Suite 1000. Speakers will include Thomas Bianco, Kaufman, Schneider & Bianco; William Esposito, ambient group, inc.; Frank DeLucia, Kaye Insurance; and Richard Mendelson, OSHA OSHA
n.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. . Moderators are Laura Evans, Insignia/ESG, Inc.; Sona Olson, IESI IESI Integrated Electronic Standby Instrument (Thales Avionics)
IESI Independent Environmental Services Incorporated (Haltom City, TX) ; and Herb Warshavsky, Duman Group Managers. The cost is $85 for members and $135 for non-members. For more information call Mary Sorgente at (212) 239-3662.

Networking Event

May 28 -- The National Association of Hispanics in Real Estate and Construction will holds its "Grand Inter-Organizational Networking Event" from 6 to 8 p.m. Such organizations as the Bronx Manhattan North Association of Realtors, the Construction Users Council, and the Real Estate Board of New York will participate in the event. It will take place at La Hacienda, at 209 E. 55th St. Members: $25 per person. Nonmembers: $75 per person. For registration and additional information please call (718) 742-5607.

Lease Seminar

May 30 to 31 -- National Lease Advisors, Inc. will offer a "Commercial Lease" seminar. The seminar will discuss such issues as operating expenses, conflicting clauses, real estate taxes, etc. It will take place at The Princeton Club. For registration and additional information please call (888) 279-6018.

Ethics Course

June 3 -- New York Real Estate Institute is offering an appraisal course called "Ethics & Standards" beginning June 3 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 10 p.m. at 19 West 34th St. The tuition is $225, materials included. To register, call (212) 967-7508.

NRC NRC
abbr.
1. National Research Council

2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants Lunch

June 3 -- The National Realty Club will hold a lunch from noon to 2 p.m. at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th St. between Park and Madison Avenues. Peter Slatin, co-founder and editor-in-chief of GRID Magazine, will be the featured speaker. His topic will be "Putting NYC Back Together." To make reservations, call Tamara Beck or Burton Beck at (212) 551-1013 or email natlrealtyclub@mindspring.com. Payments should be mailed to 380 Lexington Ave., Suite 1700, New York, NY, 10168.

Energy Buyers Forum

June 4 - The New York Energy Buyers Forum (NYEBF), a coalition of commercial energy customers and energy service companies in the New York City area, is sponsoring a panel about "Ensuring Reliability Through ICAP (1) (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol) A high-level protocol for requesting services from an Internet-based server. iCAP provides a common format for requesting services using standard HTTP messaging. : To Reform or Not To Reform?" ICAP is short for the Installed Capacity charge paid by all retail power users to encourage new power generation in the New York City area. The panel will take place on June 4 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the C-2 level auditorium in 780 Third Ave. (between 47th and 48th Streets). Attendee registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Admission is free for NYEBF members and media representatives, and $45 for non-members. Non-members planning to attend are asked to RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. to (212) 419-1919 or to tlee@nyebf.org. Refreshments will be served. Further information on the Forum is available at http://www.nyebf org.

AREW Lunch

June 4 -- The Association of Real Estate Women will holds its annual members only luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. The event will take place at the Harmonie Club, at 4 E. 60th St. Members: free of charge. For registration and additional information please call Stephanie Butler at (212) 331-1575.

IREM Lunch

June 5 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management is hosting a luncheon and seminar on June 5. The seminar will be conducted by Gary Alexander, president of Alexander Wall Corporation and the topic is "Emergency Planning and Disaster Recovery". The event will be held at the Uniondale Marriott, 100 James Doolittle Blvd., Uniondale, NY from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost for members and non-members is $30. There is no charge for IREM members that have pre-paid for their luncheons. This includes roundtrip bus transportation from Manhattan (corner of 44th St. & Vanderbilt Ave.) leaving promptly at 10 a.m. For more information or to register please call 212.944.9445 or visit www.iremnyc.org

Blood Drive

June 6 -- Houlihan/Lawrence will hold a blood drive to benefit the Hudson Valley Blood Center from 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Jefferson Valley Mall Community Center. For registration and additional information please call May Anderson at (914) 962-4900, ext. 123.

PWC Golf Outing

June 10 -- Professional Women In Construction will hold its annual golf outing from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will include brunch, "shotgun" tee off, a cocktail party, and a dinner. It will take place at the Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison, N.Y. Golf package: $300 per person. Rest & relaxation package: $175 per person. Cocktail party and dinner only: $165 per person. For registration and additional information please call (212) 486-7745.

Technology

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Toronix is unique in that we have incorporated the best processes and technologies within the software engineering community that will produce the lowest total cost of ownership and highest quality - We take strong consideration of the total life of the product. Our services incorporate software automation tools and methodologies that produce a sustainable solution and allows effective operation and maintenance by either the client or our staff. All this works to give you a competitive advantage.

All of our developed custom software products are created to the highest standards in the industry. Toronix closely follows the highly regarded Capacity Maturity Model (CMM) developed by SEI at Carnegie Mellon University which arguably supersedes any of the ISO9000 standards. We exclusively develop on IBM platforms and Windows and use a set of tools that automate the development and eventual support and maintenance of the delivered product. Our goal is to reduce the total life cycle costs of the delivered software and support contracts to zero. Toronix's principles of software engineering shown in the table below center around an architectural, iterative and quality approach.

Tools

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Building has always been a strength of mankind. Archeologists have well documented man's ingenuity in creating labor saving devices or devices that perform tasks that cannot be easily done by a man. Labor saving and functional tools permeate all disciplines. Software engineering considers tools as one of the key elements in achieving well designed products. Tools help to achieve better quality and more cost effective products via:

  • Improved Communications
  • Coping with Complexity
  • Better Organization

Improved Communications

What's common to all the tools used in software or other design disciplines is that most of them are visual in nature. This is a key psychological attribute because mankind has developed a keen visual sense. Humans can understand graphical representations far quicker than written representations. Almost all humans worldwide given some basic lessons in symbolic representation can understand a graphical representation of a concept. Take for example, building schematics. A German designer draws up electrical schematics for a skyscraper to be built in Japan and whether the electrician is either Italian or Japanese makes little or no difference - they both understand the symbols that are universally practiced within the industry. The key is standards. Having visual representation does not totally remove our obligation to document designs in writing. Visual representations cannot provide all of the detail required so it must normally be augmented with written definitions.

Coping with Complexity

In order to raise productivity more results must be obtained with the same overall economic resources. Quite often, when an increase in productivity is realized, it is negated by demands for increased complexity in the next development cycle because of new business challenges. Exasperating this issue further is the fact that in some companies demand for increasingly complex solution are not met with an increase in on hand expertise.

There is a ratio called the Capacity to Cope which indicates roughly how well an organization is able to cope with increased complexity:

Capacity to Cope = Expertise on Hand/ Complexity of the solution

The expertise can be any combination of tools and people. If complexity of the environment increases over time, then the expertise on hand must also increase with time or the organizations ability to cope will decrease. If fewer effective tools are provided to cope with a given environment over time, then the level of on hand expertise must be very high. Conversely, if there is a high level of effective tools then the required expertise may be lower.

Better Organization

Tools can provide a means to organize artifacts during product development and life cycle maintenance. During development of the product, models and source code may need to be updated and accessed by many people. Documentation needs to be provided. Builds of development and release versions of the product needs to be created. The better the organization of the artifacts the more streamlined the operation will be from start to finish.

Tools by Phase?

Software engineering follows other engineering disciplines in that the total product life cycle can be divided into phases to reduce complexity. Often the divisions overlap and produce ambiguity when one task end and a new one begins. There are many methods for completing phases of a projects and many call for complete overlap of some of the phases. A common definition of phases of a software development endeavor are:

  • Requirements and Analysis
  • Architecture
  • Design
  • Construction
  • System Integration and Test
  • Maintenance

Some of the tools are used throughout the development and into the maintenance phase.

All Phases

  • Project Management
  • Requirements Change and Version Control
  • Change Management Control

Project Management

Project Management tools allow for the reduction in complexity of resources, costs and task required to complete the product. Product development can be segmented into tasks that assigns resources and cost estimates. Milestones can normally be added and reviewed to potentially help correct overtime and over budget items. Graphical representation via Gantt charts can be made.

Requirements Change and Version Control

Requirements are always evolving and it is important to be able to produce an initial version (baseline) to track changes as well as completion of each requirement as they occur. The changes need to have documentation indicating who requested the change and for what reason. This will produce a history of the design that will track the growth of the product. It has the added benefit to allow stakeholders the opportunity to back-out of changes if so desired. Having the ability to track the progress of each requirement can give stakeholders feedback to understand the degree of completion of the project.

Change Management Control

During the creation of the projects artifacts, there will be points raised about the integrity of the said artifacts. To help alleviate, the organization burden of capturing these points, a central repository can be used. The process is called Change Management Control and this type of tool often has the following attributes:

  • Severity Level assignment
  • Human resource defect allocation - individual and/or group
  • Time Stamping for each stage of investigation
  • Workflow tracking as the issue moves from detection to resolution

Requirements and Analysis

In this phase, the user requirements are defined and refined and can or should include several types of tools:

  • Software Project Sizing and Estimation
  • Analysis Modeling
  • Architecture
  • Construction
  • System Integration

Software Project Sizing and Estimation

Once requirements and analysis have been produced, they can be used to generate an initial estimation of the completion time given various levels of human resources. The area of software estimation is still in it's infancy and will often have contingencies as high as 100% to make up for various risk factors.

Analysis Modeling

Modeling has been present in other disciplines for over a century. The purpose of modeling is to provide an understanding to all stakeholders of what is to be constructed before the task is fully implemented. Analysis Modeling tools have matured in the late 90's and for some methodologies such as object oriented design there is a clear standard finally emerging.

Architecture

Widespread implementation of architecture in software development was rarely considered till the mid-1990's and therefore the tools available for this segment of the product lifecycle are rare. Most tools consist of standard drawing tools.

Construction

The construction phase is when the product is actually built. Depending on the size and complexity of the product to be created, the construction phase can be the largest section of the overall development effort. The tools available in this phase of development are plentiful primarily because there has always had to be construction or there was no product. Builders in the past had to construct but they didn't have to have all the other artifacts that are now considered important to a well designed product. There are many reason for plentiful tools in this phase, but arguably the primary one is that as the software industry matured the demand for products that could solve far more complex problems escalated. In fact, the software industry has never been able to keep up with the demand for coping with more complexity. Tools used during the construction phase include:

  • Memory Profilers
  • Code Coverage Profilers
  • Compilers
  • Debuggers
  • IDE's - Integrated Development Environments
  • Source Control Management
  • Code Library Management

System Integration

System integration is considered to occur when subsystems that make-up the system are connected together. Often the boundary of a module is defined during the project management phase because work tasks are conceptually easily split at human resource boundaries. Arguably, the optimal size of a work group is four individuals and this maximum usually dictates upper limit for a model or a subsystem. Tools to aid in system integration really have not been a factor in new product development. For ongoing product life cycle integration, there are tools for integrating preexisting modules that must be merged into a common source base.
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$ 1 / bulan : 10 downline
$ 10 / bulan : 100 downline
$ 100 / bulan : 1000 downline
$ 1.000 / bulan : 10000 downline
$ 10.000 / bulan : 100000 downline
$ 100.000 / bulan : 1000000 downline $ 1.000.000 / bulan : 10000000 downline
anda akan di bayar setelah 60 hari mengikuti program ini dan jika menghasilkan minimal $90, untuk proses pembayarannya akan di kirim melalui cek kerumah anda, maka dari itu hati-hati dalam menulis alamat untuk pengiriman ceknya.
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mendapatkan uang semudah mengklik mouse, itu lah kata yang cocok untuk menggambarkan situs ini. sistem yang di gunakan adalah dengan cara klik iklan. satu hal yang menarik dari situs ini adalah proses registrasi yang mudah, banyak iklan yang bisa di klik, dan menerapkan sistem referrer. bahkan kalau referrer anda yang melakukan klik, maka anda juga kebagian. Tidak ada salahnya untuk saat ini anda mengisi kolom referrer dengan nama "ahmadflem". Ya anggap saja itu merupakan imbalan dan tanda terima kasih anda kepada saya karena saya telah memberitahukan informasi mengenai bisnis online ini untuk anda. Selanjutnya anda dapat mememberitahukan kepada orang yang anda ajak untuk bergabung menggunakan nama referrer anda.
proses sangat sederhana, anda hanya perlu mengklik sebuah link dan menampilkan sebuah situs selama 30 detik. anda akan memproleh $0.01 setiap situs yang muncul, begitu pula yang di lakukan downline anda. anda dapat mlakukan penarikan dana setelah terkumpul $10. di bawah ini perhitungan penghasilan bulanan anda : 10 referrer x $ 0,01 x 10 iklan x 30 hari = $ 30 / bulan 100 referrer x $ 0,01 x 10 iklan x 30 hari = $ 300 / bulan 1000 referrer x $ 0,01 x 10 iklan x 30 hari = $ 3.000 / bulan
10000 referrer x $ 0,01 x 10 iklan x 30 hari = $ 30.000 / bulan
100000 referrer x $ 0,01 x 10 iklan x 30 hari = $ 300.000 / bulan
1000000 referrer x $ 0,01 x 10 iklan x 30 hari = $ 3.000.000 / bulan
menarik bukan. anda bisa menghasilkan banyak dolar dengan seketika.
untuk memulai mendaftar, anda hanya perlu mengklik barner di bawah ini :
  1. klik register yang terdapat di sudut kanan atas.
  2. isi formulir sesuai data yang di minta. dan tuliskan "ahmadflem" pada kolom referrer. lanjutkan dengan mengklik tonbol register.
  3. anda akan menerima pesan yang menunjukkan proses pendaftaran telah berhasil di daftarkan.
  4. login yang berada di sudut kanan atas.
  5. klik menu surf. di sana terdapat link atau iklan yag harus anda klik satu persatu.
  6. untuk mengetahui berapa banyak pendapatan yang telah anda peroleh, klik link my stats.
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