As stated in a previous post, for the last few years I've been able to wear mine as long as they're not plugged in to something other than the planes' system. Even turned on. Since I don't need to listen the safety instructions or other announcements at full blast, I just leave the headphone unplugged.
Me too. For the last few years I've been able to wear mine as well, large Bose cover the ears ones, as long as I'm not plugged into anything. It's wonderful as the noise from the plane during takeoff can set my equilibrium off enough that putting them on after take-off can't be compensated for during the rest of the flight.
It's been a few years, but the son of a co-worker of mine took a year long web developer program at our local technical institue. It focused solely on the skills/tools needed for that specialty. My co-worker is a senior software architect with an engineering degree and 30 years in the industry. He fully supported his son attending this program to get the education needed for his chosen profession.
This is in Canada, and I don't know what the equivalent would be in your area, but the school wasn't one of those private, for-profit types you see commercials for, but an accredited polytechnic (sait.ca).
Although your sentence may be interpreted the way you intended, I too intrepreted it to mean that "Purchasing nothing online constitutes an emergency to most people." It's a poorly worded sentence.
My first thought was that for music it would be good, only having to carry the one device with all my music on it, turning pages by pressing the screen, but on second thought it wouldn't be. As a member of a choir and a flute player in a chamber group, I know that musicians need the ability to mark their music. Also, the lag sometimes in turning pages on my ereader would be unacceptable while performing music.
I actually find the current monitor positioning to be a pain in the neck - literally. I would much prefer it to be much lower on the desktop at a 30 to 45 degree angle for viewing so that I am looking down at it; the same angle I would if I was reading a book.
Years ago I had a friend who built a custom workstation for himself where the montior (CRT) was cradled under the top of the desk which had a cutout and a piece of glass over it for viewing. I thought it was brilliant. With flatscreen monitors, it would be so much easier to do today.
I agree with you on the use of the word "native". As a Canadian, born in Canada, I consider myself a native Canadian. Your use of the phrase "tribal descent" is new to me though. Is it common in the US? In Canada, we usually use the term "first nations person/people". I also like the use of the term "aboriginal" over "native".
The last line of the article is a quote from Zoe (emphasis mine):
“I want my data and in 2012 I see absolutely no reason why I shouldn’t own it,” she wrote.
Which begs the question in my mind, whose data is it? The stations' to whom listeners tune into and collect the data or the artists' whose music is played? I would argue its the stations as they're the ones collecting it.
Another question is what is the data? I don't listen to any satellite or internet radio stations so I could be wrong, but I suspect that in the case of internet radio you can get the number of feeds and their location but that's about it. Is there any listener data that can be collected by satellite? How can that data be used to help artists market themselves better?
But it sounds like you think they should be cut, because they aren't "working hard enough" to merit that kind of pay.
That's not what I said or implied. I can't control what you read into things with your own biases. My point was that teachers where I live make good money, have good vacation time (and professional development time) and therefore I don't think they need to be either exalted or treated like martyrs for choosing their profession.
I'm not American, so I don't live in any state. If you look at my previous post in this thread you'll see that the teachers in my province/city make a more-than-decent wage ($48,000 - 98,000). In fact, their starting wage is ~$10,000/year more than what starting wages in IT are in my area.
Not sure where you work, but we don't have a lot of downtime - not like where everybody gets two weeks at Christmas/New Year and another week for spring break and 12 professional development days throughout the year . If we had that much downtime, they would cut a position.
I know a lot of teachers and not one of them does professional development during the summer. I know a number who spend a lot of their time in their gardens babying their tomatoes and some that do a lot of hiking and other outdoor activities.
As for preparing lessons, the first few years, yes, teachers have more work in that regards. However, after a couple of years, their plans just need updates/tweaking so that burden lessens (no pun intended). Again, I speak from experience of knowing a lot of teachers.
In the IT world, I'm expected to work 8 hours a day, sometimes more. I expect teachers to work the same number of hours.
If teachers complain about classroom size or lack of resources I'll listen. But try telling me you're underpaid (especially when you consider that salary is for 10 months work, not 12) and I have no time for them.
You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it. Neil Gaimain
Boredom is useful to me when I notice it and think: Oh I'm bored; there must be something else I want to be doing... boredom acts as an initiator of originality by pushing me into new activities or new thoughts. Hugh Prather
You can practice on the keyboard without it being hooked up to anything, similarly to the post above about using paper typewriters decades ago for practice.
Similarly, when I was a kid a friend of mine took piano lessons, but she didn't have a piano. Instead her teacher gave her a paper keyboard which she practiced on. It worked for her until she proved to her dad that she was committed to learning the piano and he shelled out the dough for a real one.
Not sure how serious the OP question was, but I understood from the article (yes, I read it), is that you should leave your phone at home, and on, when you're going somewhere you don't want to be tracked. Leaving it on, versus turning it off or taking out the SIM, would be a red flag that you don't want to be tracked and therefore they'll step up surveillance on you.
Actually, they don't factor in as much as you think. I'm speaking from experience as a woman who was a member of the Canadian Forces Reserve for 12 years. Breasts are soft and can be "squished", within reason, and still not be a comfort issue. Of course this varies from woman to woman and cup size (A and B cups not as much an issue, C and D cups more so).
But the smaller waist to shoulder ratio and torso length cause real issues. The old style rucksacks that I had to carry came only in one length, long. They had an external metal frame and was designed to end at a man's waist. The metal sat against the upper curves of my buttocks. After wearing that for a full day, I was rubbed raw and bleeding. We learned to tape padding to the frames to minimize the damage they caused.
There were lots of other issues with gear that couldn't be adjusted to fit the female form, like the webbing that was designed to be snug around the hips and worked for the guys, not so much for the gals. It would rise up to our waist and twist around. We were constantly fighting to keep it in place.
3. Types
3.1 American whiskeys
3.2 Australian whiskies
3.3 Canadian whiskies
3.4 Danish whiskies
3.5 English whiskies
3.6 Finnish whiskies
3.7 German whiskies
3.8 Indian whiskies
3.9 Irish whiskeys
3.10 Japanese whiskies
3.11 New Zealand whiskies
3.12 Scotch whiskies
3.13 Swedish whiskies
3.14 Welsh whiskies
3.15 Other whiskies
3.16 Whiskey as an ingredient in food recipes
Bourbon != Kentucky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey Bourbon is a type of American whiskey – a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name of the spirit derives from its historical association with an area known as Old Bourbon, around what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky (which, in turn, was named after the French House of Bourbon royal family). It has been produced since the 18th century.[1] While it may be made anywhere in the United States, it is strongly associated with the American South in general, and Kentucky in particular.
Except that the last Harry Potter book was over 600 pages (over 700 pages in the US version, not sure what was added) and the story line actually justified being split into two movies. The Hobbitt is only 310 pages long and there is no justification for making it into two movies other than pure greed.
And I found it quite interesting. The main point I took away from it was that the "skills gap" is a perception of employers because they are no longer willing to do in-house training to get the specific skills they need/want. For example, they won't hire new graduates because they don't have at least a few years experience in those specific skills. We've all heard the new graduate catch-22 - can't get hired until you have experience, can't get experience until your hired.
I guess I've been lucky in my career in that the three companies I've worked for since graduating were all willing/able to hire new graduates and have the senior employees mentor them. Even in my new job (just over two years), there's a lot of industry specific knowledge that really can't be learned anywhere but on-the-job. So, we regularly have learning sessions (formal and informal) about what we need to get the job done.
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As stated in a previous post, for the last few years I've been able to wear mine as long as they're not plugged in to something other than the planes' system. Even turned on. Since I don't need to listen the safety instructions or other announcements at full blast, I just leave the headphone unplugged.
Me too. For the last few years I've been able to wear mine as well, large Bose cover the ears ones, as long as I'm not plugged into anything. It's wonderful as the noise from the plane during takeoff can set my equilibrium off enough that putting them on after take-off can't be compensated for during the rest of the flight.
It's been a few years, but the son of a co-worker of mine took a year long web developer program at our local technical institue. It focused solely on the skills/tools needed for that specialty. My co-worker is a senior software architect with an engineering degree and 30 years in the industry. He fully supported his son attending this program to get the education needed for his chosen profession.
This is in Canada, and I don't know what the equivalent would be in your area, but the school wasn't one of those private, for-profit types you see commercials for, but an accredited polytechnic (sait.ca).
Although your sentence may be interpreted the way you intended, I too intrepreted it to mean that "Purchasing nothing online constitutes an emergency to most people." It's a poorly worded sentence.
My first thought was that for music it would be good, only having to carry the one device with all my music on it, turning pages by pressing the screen, but on second thought it wouldn't be. As a member of a choir and a flute player in a chamber group, I know that musicians need the ability to mark their music. Also, the lag sometimes in turning pages on my ereader would be unacceptable while performing music.
I actually find the current monitor positioning to be a pain in the neck - literally. I would much prefer it to be much lower on the desktop at a 30 to 45 degree angle for viewing so that I am looking down at it; the same angle I would if I was reading a book. Years ago I had a friend who built a custom workstation for himself where the montior (CRT) was cradled under the top of the desk which had a cutout and a piece of glass over it for viewing. I thought it was brilliant. With flatscreen monitors, it would be so much easier to do today.
I agree with you on the use of the word "native". As a Canadian, born in Canada, I consider myself a native Canadian. Your use of the phrase "tribal descent" is new to me though. Is it common in the US? In Canada, we usually use the term "first nations person/people". I also like the use of the term "aboriginal" over "native".
You may not be 70, but you are in your seventh decade. You were in your first decade of life from age 0 to 9.
The last line of the article is a quote from Zoe (emphasis mine):
“I want my data and in 2012 I see absolutely no reason why I shouldn’t own it,” she wrote.
Which begs the question in my mind, whose data is it? The stations' to whom listeners tune into and collect the data or the artists' whose music is played? I would argue its the stations as they're the ones collecting it.
Another question is what is the data? I don't listen to any satellite or internet radio stations so I could be wrong, but I suspect that in the case of internet radio you can get the number of feeds and their location but that's about it. Is there any listener data that can be collected by satellite? How can that data be used to help artists market themselves better?
But it sounds like you think they should be cut, because they aren't "working hard enough" to merit that kind of pay.
That's not what I said or implied. I can't control what you read into things with your own biases. My point was that teachers where I live make good money, have good vacation time (and professional development time) and therefore I don't think they need to be either exalted or treated like martyrs for choosing their profession.
I'm not American, so I don't live in any state. If you look at my previous post in this thread you'll see that the teachers in my province/city make a more-than-decent wage ($48,000 - 98,000). In fact, their starting wage is ~$10,000/year more than what starting wages in IT are in my area.
Not sure where you work, but we don't have a lot of downtime - not like where everybody gets two weeks at Christmas/New Year and another week for spring break and 12 professional development days throughout the year . If we had that much downtime, they would cut a position.
I know a lot of teachers and not one of them does professional development during the summer. I know a number who spend a lot of their time in their gardens babying their tomatoes and some that do a lot of hiking and other outdoor activities.
As for preparing lessons, the first few years, yes, teachers have more work in that regards. However, after a couple of years, their plans just need updates/tweaking so that burden lessens (no pun intended). Again, I speak from experience of knowing a lot of teachers.
In the IT world, I'm expected to work 8 hours a day, sometimes more. I expect teachers to work the same number of hours.
For public schools in Calgary, the lowest salary is $48,025 and highest is $98,938. Prinicpals make more.
http://local38.teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/Local38.teachers.ab.ca/Documents/ATA%20LOU%202011%20Rates.pdf
If teachers complain about classroom size or lack of resources I'll listen. But try telling me you're underpaid (especially when you consider that salary is for 10 months work, not 12) and I have no time for them.
I'd mod you up if I had the points.
You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it. Neil Gaimain
Boredom is useful to me when I notice it and think: Oh I'm bored; there must be something else I want to be doing... boredom acts as an initiator of originality by pushing me into new activities or new thoughts. Hugh Prather
You can practice on the keyboard without it being hooked up to anything, similarly to the post above about using paper typewriters decades ago for practice.
Similarly, when I was a kid a friend of mine took piano lessons, but she didn't have a piano. Instead her teacher gave her a paper keyboard which she practiced on. It worked for her until she proved to her dad that she was committed to learning the piano and he shelled out the dough for a real one.
I would if I could....
Not sure how serious the OP question was, but I understood from the article (yes, I read it), is that you should leave your phone at home, and on, when you're going somewhere you don't want to be tracked. Leaving it on, versus turning it off or taking out the SIM, would be a red flag that you don't want to be tracked and therefore they'll step up surveillance on you.
If I could, I'd mod parent up!
Actually, they don't factor in as much as you think. I'm speaking from experience as a woman who was a member of the Canadian Forces Reserve for 12 years. Breasts are soft and can be "squished", within reason, and still not be a comfort issue. Of course this varies from woman to woman and cup size (A and B cups not as much an issue, C and D cups more so).
But the smaller waist to shoulder ratio and torso length cause real issues. The old style rucksacks that I had to carry came only in one length, long. They had an external metal frame and was designed to end at a man's waist. The metal sat against the upper curves of my buttocks. After wearing that for a full day, I was rubbed raw and bleeding. We learned to tape padding to the frames to minimize the damage they caused.
There were lots of other issues with gear that couldn't be adjusted to fit the female form, like the webbing that was designed to be snug around the hips and worked for the guys, not so much for the gals. It would rise up to our waist and twist around. We were constantly fighting to keep it in place.
Whiskey != Tennessee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey:
3. Types
3.1 American whiskeys
3.2 Australian whiskies
3.3 Canadian whiskies
3.4 Danish whiskies
3.5 English whiskies
3.6 Finnish whiskies
3.7 German whiskies
3.8 Indian whiskies
3.9 Irish whiskeys
3.10 Japanese whiskies
3.11 New Zealand whiskies
3.12 Scotch whiskies
3.13 Swedish whiskies
3.14 Welsh whiskies
3.15 Other whiskies
3.16 Whiskey as an ingredient in food recipes
Bourbon != Kentucky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey
Bourbon is a type of American whiskey – a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name of the spirit derives from its historical association with an area known as Old Bourbon, around what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky (which, in turn, was named after the French House of Bourbon royal family). It has been produced since the 18th century.[1] While it may be made anywhere in the United States, it is strongly associated with the American South in general, and Kentucky in particular.
Scotch == Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky
Scotch whisky (often referred to simply as "Scotch") is malt whisky or grain whisky made in Scotland.
If I had mod points, I'd give you one. I totally agree that marriage is something that the state should not be involved in.
Except that the last Harry Potter book was over 600 pages (over 700 pages in the US version, not sure what was added) and the story line actually justified being split into two movies. The Hobbitt is only 310 pages long and there is no justification for making it into two movies other than pure greed.
And I found it quite interesting. The main point I took away from it was that the "skills gap" is a perception of employers because they are no longer willing to do in-house training to get the specific skills they need/want. For example, they won't hire new graduates because they don't have at least a few years experience in those specific skills. We've all heard the new graduate catch-22 - can't get hired until you have experience, can't get experience until your hired.
I guess I've been lucky in my career in that the three companies I've worked for since graduating were all willing/able to hire new graduates and have the senior employees mentor them. Even in my new job (just over two years), there's a lot of industry specific knowledge that really can't be learned anywhere but on-the-job. So, we regularly have learning sessions (formal and informal) about what we need to get the job done.