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Responsibilities include but are not limited to event logistics, rentals and contracts, arranging catering, working with volunteers, invitations, communications, and programs, maintaining RSVP list, decorations, seating and signage. The Events Coordinator must be able to balance several projects and meet deadlines while demonstrating a positive attitude.
The qualified candidate will have a minimum of 2 years event coordination experience. Experience with coordinating events for a non-profit is a plus. We are looking for a candidate with excellent professional verbal and written communication skills in order to effectively work across departmental groups, a team player with high professional standards and a positive attitude. Supporting specific events may occasionally require more than 20 hours per week and a flexible work schedule to include nights, weekends and statewide travel. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are a must.
WITF offers resume-building, academic experience to college students across a variety of disciplines. While our internships are unpaid, interns using their internship for academic credit have the opportunity to apply for a stipend through the Chronister Internship Endowment.
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We share our photos, thoughts, locations and more on a ton of websites every day. From Twitter, to Instagram, to Foursquare, and more, each of us have a service or two which we use religiously on a daily basis. Glossi is the latest site which gives you one place to bring all of that information together.
Glossi possesses some similarities to Twylah, a service we recently reviewed, but rather than just present the latest and most popular topics you’ve shared on Twitter, Glossi pulls in all of your content from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and Foursquare.
Once you’ve signed up for a free account, you can simply authorize the accounts of your choice, and Glossi will instantly create a sleek and attractive lifestream of sorts for you.
Glossi’s main strengths are how easy the service is to use, and the final product looks pretty good. If you’re one of those people who’s stopped blogging, preferring to spend that time on social networks, Glossi is the perfect way to give you an attractive online magazine of your own to share with your followers and friends.
Glossi gives users an easy way to display the kind of information that they share online at a glance. So why use Glossi? The service requires no effort whatsoever on your part. After plugging in your accounts, you can leave the site to do its thing. Simply share the link on your online profiles and let potential followers see exactly what kind of content you’re into. While they could easily do this using each social network, Glossi puts it all in one place, and does it with style.
In addition to creating your own page, you can easily see which of your friends from your social networks have created pages on Glossi, as well as randomly shuffle through other users’ profiles, to see what kind of content they’re sharing. This StumbleUpon-like feature is a great way to discover new content and new people to follow on your favourite social networks.
You can also get a sense of your updating pattern through weekly statistics. At the bottom of the page, hovering over a barely visible graph will give you information on how many photos, checkins, updates, and articles, you’ve shared for that week.
There are a few features we wouldn’t mind seeing added to Glossi, the most important of which would be the ability to selectively exclude posts, and we wouldn’t say no to themes.
We caught up with Glossi’s product co-founder, Sandy Lin, to ask her a couple of questions about the new service.
We created Glossi because we were frustrated that the digital content we create on our favorite apps are spread across many networks. This became a problem when I was at the Coachella Music Festival earlier this year – we went around checking into places on Foursquare, taking pictures with Instagram, and sending out text updates on Twitter. The problem was that the content was all over the place. If there was a way to pull all this content together, we’d have a pretty good view of our weekend in Coachella.
So we realized then, as heavy social media users, the content we create increasingly represents who we are and reflects important moments in our lives. Yet, there’s no easy way to see it all in one place. The problem is only exacerbated with all the cool new apps coming out every day that allow us create even more content. Although there are services that aggregate activity streams across networks, they usually just display your streams in reverse chronological order; they are not built with an eye towards easy consumption and visual appeal. We want Glossi to be a simple way to create a beautiful page of your online activities that you can be proud to share with others or look back on in private.
Right now the top priority is to improve the magazine-like display algorithm, which includes the technology to find the best title, text, and image for articles that you share, and de-duplicating activities that are cross-posted in multiple networks. Once we iron that out, we’ll start adding support for more networks and media types., including RSS, Posterous, Flickr, Gowalla, Vimeo, Last.fm.
We want to be really thoughtful in the features that we release – the last thing we want to be is yet another social network that you have to worry about keeping up. We want to be just the opposite. We want to be the app that helps you make sense of all the content you create in the various networks. Our vision for Glossi is that you can pick whatever tool you like at the moment – for example: Foursquare, Google Places, or Gowalla for checking in, and rest assured Glossi will display that data beautifully.
Sandy is joined on the Glossi team by co-founder Dan Goldin, who is currently Yodle’s Analytics Product Manager, and Marc Schäffner-Gurney, Glossi’s UX co-founder, and the the head of UX at Crowdtap, a New York based startup which launched at this year’s SXSW.
If you want to get in on the private beta, Glossi has kindly provided 500 beta invites for The Next Web readers. Simply follow the link and sign up for an account. And be sure to let us know what you think of the service in the comments.
The mid-term R2 refresh of Hyper-V Server 2008 sees Microsoft's free bare-metal hypervisor enhanced to match the capabilities of its full Windows Server 2008 R2 implementation. In essence, that means greater scalability, plus the inclusion of VM migration tools left out of the original release — including live migration with minimal downtime. However, management tools remain an extra so, by itself, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 shouldn't be considered a self-contained virtualisation solution.
In its target enterprise market, where it will be deployed together with the full Windows Server 2008 product, Hyper-V Server makes a lot of sense. That's partly because it's free, but equally because it speeds up and simplifies server deployment. In our tests it took no more than 30 minutes to configure a new server — even less once we'd downloaded the free boot image and burned it to DVD.
The main advantage is that there's no need to install Windows before starting. Instead, Server Core is loaded as part of an automated setup routine that requires very little operator attention. That done, you end up with the same text-based GUI as the previous release, but it's easy to connect a new server to the network and join it to a domain. You can then use the same Hyper-V and Failover Cluster manager tools included with Windows Server 2008 R2 to manage the server and do things like join it to a failover cluster, create, clone and migrate VMs and so on. Also, System Centre Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM 2008) has also been updated to provide cross-server management tools for both R2 implementations, with identical functionality regardless of whether you're using the full hypervisor or the standalone version.
Unfortunately, lower down the food chain, smaller companies may find this approach a little expensive. In which case it's tempting to leave Windows Server 2008 out of the equation and consider installing Hyper-V as a standalone solution. However, that's not necessarily a good idea, for a number of reasons.
Failover clustering and live migration are new in the R2 version of Hyper-V Server 2008, but you'll still need to add management tools.
Licensing is a an often-overlooked consideration, as with Windows Server 2008 you get a licence to run Windows Server on both a physical and a virtual machine. However, Windows licences are not included with Hyper-V Server, so you'll have to buy into Windows Server anyway, unless you already have licences you can employ — or if you only want to host Linux VMs.
Then there's management. Free management tools for Hyper-V Server are available as part of a package called Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). Indeed they've been around for quite a number of years, but you'll need Windows 7 to host the latest release, capable of managing Hyper-V Server 2008 R2.
We expected to find an RSAT link on the Hyper-V Server website, but there wasn't one and we had to spend some time searching for the download (which can only be installed on PCs running the Enterprise, Professional or Ultimate editions of Windows 7).
The RSAT tools are no harder to install than any other application. However, we had problems connecting them to our test server — especially on a workgroup network, where we ended up switching to a domain network. This was perplexing as we'd expect a workgroup setup to be pretty common and we've had no such issues when deploying other hypervisors from Citrix, Parallels and VMware, all of which bundle management tools with their products — including the free ones.
Once up and running, the RSAT tools are pretty straightforward, with a very similar front end to those included in Windows Server. Moreover, what you end up with is a scalable virtualisation platform that now matches the full Windows Server 2008 R2 hypervisor. That means support for host servers with up to eight processors or 64 cores, plus 1TB of RAM. Up to 384 VMs can now be hosted by each server (double the limit in the original version), with up to 512 virtual processors in total and a maximum of 64GB of RAM and 2TB of disk space per VM.
You also get core parking and hot swapping of virtual SCSI disks, plus live migration and the failover clustering needed to support it. These features may not be that important for smaller companies but, regardless of who you are, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 has a lot to offer. Just bear in mind that it may not be the free virtualisation ride it seems.
If the government protects a forest, is it a religious act? The courts will soon decide.
At least, so say the Minnesota loggers who are suing the US Forest Service and two environmental groups on the grounds that their eco-minded actions violated the separation of church and state.
According to the complaint filed by the loggers last October, the activist groups influenced the Forest Service by promoting their “religion of Deep Ecology” in order to stall logging permit approvals. The delay, they argue, was inspired by the Deep Ecology premise that nature is sacred and therefore should be preserved — a clear case of religion determining public policy.
The loggers want nearly $600,000 in damages. More notably, they want an injunction that would keep the two environmental groups, New Mexico’s Forest Guardians and Minnesota’s Superior Wilderness Action Network (SWAN), from preaching their so-called religous beliefs in order to influence USFS policy. A Minnesota judge will decide whether or not to let the case proceed in the coming weeks. If it is thrown out, the loggers plan to appeal.
On the surface, this case looks like what environmental lawyers call a SLAPP suit — Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation — whose intent is not to win, but to divert nonprofit groups’ resources from activism to legal defense. But the loggers insist their goal is loftier than temporary financial paralysis: They aim to silence activists nationwide. If they can prove that religion inspired Forest Service decisions in this case, they say, their ruling could apply to future cases.
As wacko as the loggers’ accusation may seem, similar cases have held up in court in recent years. Developers in several Native American land disputes have argued successfully that the protection of “sacred” natural areas is based on religious belief, not scientific concern for the environment. And in May, a New York district judge ruled to suppress a public school’s Earth Day celebration, in part because the children’s songs and poems to Mother Earth were interpreted as incantations to a deity-like figure.
While the question of whether or not Deep Ecology is a religion has become the focus of the debate, the greater issue is that the loggers are attempting to suppress the activists’ right to speak, says SWAN attorney Tom Buchele of the Environmental Law and Policy Center in Chicago.
But Young — who made an unsuccessful run for Senate in 1996 and whose current political goal is to unify Pat Buchanan and Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura to form a strong conservative alliance — insists that a little bit of muzzling would do the environmental movement some good.
BallerStatus.com has been premiering all seven clips of the series over the next several weeks, and this is #5. In the clip, dubbed “The Cold Hard Truth,” Geiger counters go off as Crucifix and his team venture deep into the Dead Zone of Chernobyl, facing levels of radiation up to 800 times normal. But as they tread through the eerie and abandoned town of Pripyat, it’s not just the radiation that hits them, but the cold hard truth about what really took place on the contaminated ground beneath their feet. The soul of this mysterious ghost town comes alive… and everyone realizes, they won’t return home the same.
Louisville Metro Police have now had more shootings involving officers this year than all of last year, following a fatal shooting Wednesday night in Shawnee.
Officers fatally shot 42-year-old Isaac Jackson after he threw a knife and injured one officer. The incident marks the fifth police shooting this year. Last year, there was a total of four shootings involving LMPD officers.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said the frequency of shootings is concerning, and makes officers and the community anxious.
Conrad said recently there have been comments on social media that he perceives as threatening, prompting changes to how officers respond to calls.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said the frequency of shootings raises questions. Fischer said officials will continue to be transparent and share body camera footage with the public.
“We’re going to continue the training that we have in de-escalation techniques and we’re going to continue to appreciate the jobs our police officers do,” he said.
Conrad said the officer injured in Thursday night’s incident was treated and released from the hospital, and is now on administrative leave from LMPD.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika's victory in the Algerian presidential elections is a remarkable achievement for a man who spent nearly two decades in the political wilderness.
The 67-year-old veteran of Algeria's war for independence from France served as the country's foreign minister for 16 years until 1979.
His upper-class, Westernised style led him to be called "the dandy diplomat" in some quarters.
It marked him out from the other leading figures of the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) and served him well in international circles, although his views were often contrary to Western interests.
But after the death of President Houari Boumedienne, his fortunes waned, and he went into self-imposed exile in 1981 to escape corruption charges that were later dropped.
He returned to Algeria in 1987. The following year, he signed a protest against alleged brutality by government troops towards youthful protesters, amid the first stirrings of the unrest that eventually led to a decade of violence.
Mr Bouteflika returned to the political stage in 1999, when he stood for the presidency with the backing of the army.
He was originally one of seven candidates, but the other six pulled out, protesting that the vote had been rigged in Mr Bouteflika's favour.
Many saw him as the leader who could resolve the country's lingering civil conflict, which had erupted after the army intervened to prevent an Islamist victory in the 1992 general election.
Just five months after he took office, he won overwhelming endorsement for a reconciliation plan that granted amnesty to thousands of Islamists.
Western countries welcomed the amnesty and he transformed Algeria's image internationally, becoming a frequent visitor to Paris and Washington.
As a result, he is widely credited with having restored peace to the country - and despite renewed allegations of ballot-rigging, many Algerians clearly felt he deserved another term in office.
Montebello Plymouth Congregational Church held its 58th annual bazaar on May 30. Entertainment included the Jodaiko drumming ensemble from UC Irvine (pictured), Kai Wai Ola Mau Loa, MPCC Worship Team, Ohana Kulu a’o Hula Hula, and Koinonos Praise Band.
Pastor Mitchell Young welcomed everyone and performed popular songs, sometimes changing the lyrics to reflect a teriyaki theme.
Menu items included won ton (above), shave ice (below left), chicken and beef teriyaki (below right), somen, Spam musubi, hot dogs, and baked goods.
The event also featured produce sales (pictured), crafts, and raffle drawings.
JORG ALBERTZ can’t begin to understand the stress and strain his old pal Ally McCoist is under right now.
The Ibrox legend has been watching events unfold at his former stomping ground with a mixture of dismay, disappointment and disgust as the Gers have lurched from one crisis to another, with the latest SFA transfer ban ruling and fine of £160,000 the straw that might yet break the camel’s back.
“It’s made Ally’s already hard job impossible,” said Albertz. “People say that Coisty is not looking as well as usual and that he appears tired.
“No wonder. He is being put through things no one, far less a Rangers manager, should be put through.
Albertz has bucketloads of sympathy for McCoist and knows when he last saw him – at the recent Legends match against AC Milan – he didn’t get a true picture of his friend’s health and well-being.
People say that Coisty is not looking as well as usual and that he appears tired. No wonder. He is being put through things no one, far less a Rangers manager, should be put through.
“That was a great night for everyone with all our old friends back together and Ibrox nearly full for the Legends match so it was a distraction,” said Albertz.
“And he enjoyed the night because he was away from the problems even if it was only for a short time.
“But I have been following events as best I can back here in Germany and I know Ally is being confronted with different problems almost on a daily basis.
“I think at the start and through a lot of this administration process he has been optimistic and even upbeat which he had to be as manager.
“He would have been hoping, I’m sure, that it would all have been concluded before now.
“But instead what he’s had has been a daily diet of disaster and that must have taken its toll on him.
“It’s been so difficult and for Ally it’s worse because while he is manager he is also a supporter. He is Rangers through and through. ‘“He wants to do his best for the club but his hands are tied.
“As manager he would have wanted to be out on the training ground working with the players first and foremost.
“Then he would have been thinking ahead to next season and trying to sort out pre-season and friendly matches and so on as well as looking at the playing side of it in terms of personnel.
“He’s not been able to do any of that.
Now no one is quite sure where it will all lead to, with a new Rangers in the Third Division being talked about more and more.
Albertz can barely grasp that concept but if that comes to pass he believes McCoist won’t walk awat.
He said: “I’m sure Ally will stick with it. I know he said a few weeks ago he doesn’t do walking away and he will have meant that even if he never thought for a second it would come to this.
“What he needs now, though, is some help.
“He needs new owners – the right people – to come in and sort the club out whatever league it is in and then maybe Rangers can move forward again.
“Ally won’t walk because he’s not that kind of person. He won’t quit and clearly it would be nonsense to get rid of him. He will want to stick around and re-build Rangers with the help of new owners and, of course, the fans.
“I am sure the supporters will stick with the club as well and, remember, there is really no club without them.
“So a solution is needed for Ally and them and for that matter everyone else who has any kind of love for the club like the other foreign boys I played alongside at Ibrox.
“All everyone needs right now – Coisty especially to get that smile back on his face – is to see some light at the end of the tunnel and then he will set about getting Rangers back to where it should be.
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The deputy leader of Sinn Féin also said that she didn’t believe that individual members should have a free vote on any abortion legislation.
SINN FÉIN DEPUTY leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that she fears “government will once again run for cover and will once again try to push this issue down the road,” despite what she described as the “the latest tragedy and controversy” regarding Ireland’s abortion laws.
The party is due to put forward a motion calling for X Case legislation this week, which is set to be discussed tomorrow and Wednesday, with a vote in the Dáil on Wednesday at 9pm.
The objective of this motion is not to be party political. The objective of this motion is for all of us collectively, as elected members of the Dáil, to give a clear public indication that we are prepared to act, we are prepared to legislate and that we’re not prepared to delay on this matter any further.
McDonald did not believe that the granting of a free (non-whip) vote, – which some Fine Gael TDs had indicated they would like to see – would be preferable, saying that despite party members having “every shade of opinion on the matter of abortion,” there was an issue about “good and proper governance” and about “elected politicians doing what they are elected to do”.
Responding to the news that Sinn Féin’s Peadar Tóibín had not signed the party’s motion, she said that this was his position.
“It’s not a sufficient reason not to do the right thing [at a party level]“.
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Last Saturday I was shown an archive of papers that concerned the pain, loss, suffering, and healing that resulted from the violence of World War II, particularly those suffered by Filipinos during the Japanese Occupation. The archive was not within my usual research interests, but then history often takes me to places I would never have visited outside of work.
Such a place was a small private museum in Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture, in southwest Japan, close to Hiroshima; it celebrates the art of Tatsuo Kano aka Kanrai Kano (1904-1977), whose early works are in the style of the French school, particularly Cezanne. Kano had maintained a determined correspondence with then President Elpidio Quirino that began in 1949 with his appeal for the pardon of Japanese prisoners of war held in the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa and ended with his advocacy for repentance and forgiveness as a means to end militarization and achieve world peace.
Kano served as a military artist in China during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). Upon his return to his hometown, he met Rear Adm. Takesue Furuse who had returned from Manila to Japan but chose to stand trial by the War Crimes courts to admit his guilt in the so-called “Infanta Incident” that saw the massacre of 152 Filipino civilians in the closing days of the war (April-May 1945).

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