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North Thompson Valley British Columbia — Wilderness Just a Step Away. Discover a land of endless adventures — where rivers run wild and waterfalls thunder, where Canadian wildlife roam free and the snowfall is epic. Find yourself here, awed by Canada's rugged beauty and charmed by the people who call this place home. Come play in an untamed wilderness — in the heart of British Columbia's central interior.
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Sun Peaks
Venture into Sun Peaks in winter to taste your way through the village during the Winter Okanagan Wine Festival, or tap your toes to the beats during the Summer Concert Series or annual Alpine Blossom Festival.
Barriere, Lower North Thompson
In Barriere, western pride is celebrated every Labour Day long weekend with the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo, check out other events at the Agriplex throughout the year.
Clearwater Wells Gray
If the great outdoors is where you like to party, hop on over to Clearwater and join in for the return of the salmon and experience First Nations tradition during the Simpcw First Fish Ceremony. Make a splash at the Clearwater Canoe Regatta, located on beautiful Dutch Lake in Clearwater's centre. Look to the skies and join astronomers as meteors burn through the sky during the annual Stargazing Festival.
Let the mountains move you in Valemount during Valemountain Days every June. Grab a dance partner and get ready to boogie during the Robson Music Festival in August, with music for everyone. Hit the trail running in September, for the Mount Robson Marathon.
Summer 2017 Event Listing
Blue River/Community Park – July 1: Canada Day Parade and Celebration
Blue River/Community Park – August long weekend: Blue River Blues Slo-pitch Tournament
Valemount/Various Locations – July 1: Canada Day 150th Celebration
Valemount/Mount Robson – : September 9: Mount Robson Marathon
Barriere Tourist/Visitor Info Booth
Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce
#3 – 4323 Conner Road, Barriere
Open May-October
Main 250-672-9221
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Sun Peaks — year round
Tourism Sun Peaks — Central Reservations
Located in the Village, #13-3250 Village Way
Toll Free 1-800-807-3257 (North America only)
Main 250-578-5399 (when calling from outside of North America)
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Daily, 9:00am to 5:00pm, Pacific Standard Time
When travelling to Sun Peaks, our Central Reservations agents can assist you with your plans or bookings.
Blue River Tourism — year round
Sherri Madden
250-674-3530 ext. 111
Box 173, Blue River BC, V0E 1J0
Blue River Tourism — May 15 – Oct 31
Blue River Campground,
991 W. Frontage Rd. Blue River
Open May 15 – October 31
Toll-free 1-866-675-8203
Wells Gray Park Visitor Information Centre
Highway 5, Clearwater Valley Road
Open May-October
Main 250-674-3334
Email email@example.com
Valemount Visitor Centre
785 Cranberry Lake Road, Valemount
Main 250-566-9893
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
RV facilities are available, check on each community website for details.
Top 10
North Thompson Valley
Sunpeaks: Voyageur canoe tour, down hill and x-country skiing, Hike Alpine Blossoms
Barriere LNT: North Thompson Rodeo & Fall Fair, Ranch Stays
Clearwater: Wells Gray Park, Helmcken Falls, Whitewater Rafting, Hut-to-hut canoeing & Wilderness Camping
Blue River: Bear Viewing and Habitat, Murtle Lake Canoeing & Camping, Heli-Skiing
Valemount: Cranberry Marsh Birding, Whitewater Rafting, alpine snowmobiling, Berg Lake heli-tour


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The Internet is probably one of the most revolutionary inventions of the 20th century and is expanding even as we speak. Unfortunately, its immense usefulness is accompanied by an even more immense number of malware threats. If you want to stay safe and still enjoy the possibilities the Internet offers, MalwareHero is what you need. […]
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Distance from Severy, KS to Halstead, KS
Driving distance between Severy, KS and Halstead, KS is 97.44 miles (or 156.82 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Severy, KS you would reach Halstead, KS in about 1 hour 41 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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Monday, March 31, 2014
That's A Huge Purse
... I'm using remnants of the remnants from the four men's shirts. First I sewed the skirt and then the little girl's dress and now I'm working on Marcy Tilton's Vogue 8783 bag. Of course, I'm not sewing it exactly like the pattern. That would be - LOL - just wrong - or at least not quite me.
The red and the black purses shown in the image above are the same size and the purple-orange one is smaller. The larger ones are 18" wide by 13" high and the smaller one is 13" wide by 9" high by 7" deep. I'm not sure how deep the larger one is but...
... this picture convinced me to measure other bags I own to see how big that actually was and decide that I'd rather sew the smaller size. That's a HUGE purse, more like an overnight bag. I like the shape and the somewhat oriental feel of the triangle but not the rectangles. They're labeled as pockets but unless I'm reading the instructions wrong, they're more patches than pockets because they don't actually do anything which is fine because...
... I wanted to show off my fabric. I started by cutting a piece of backing and thin batting slightly larger than the pattern piece and then layered bits of the shirts using three of the four prints.
Next, I zigzagged the edges using an medium stitch to secure the pieces to the batting and prevent fraying. And then...
... stipple quilted. It neat enough but it's not anywhere near the kind of work I used to do which tells me I haven't been doing a lot of quilting lately - and perhaps I should practice to keep up my skills - but then again - maybe not. That's not the direction I'm working toward right now and even though my lines are not very exciting, it's okay in this case because they form the background.
On top - I seem to have fallen in love with serger strings. These ones are all black and secured in place with turquoise stitching. It creates the look of stained glass. I think I have the correct shade of turquoise to the correct shade of dusty pink - complimentary colors - because it's hard to get a picture that isn't slightly out of focus due to the energy between the two colors, energy that gives a muted color scheme vibrancy.
This image compares the base fabric with the black serger strings at left and without them at right. LOVE the way the strings bring everything together and give it life. More tomorrow.
Talk soon - Myrna
Grateful - another way to utilize the scraps making THE Most Expensive Dress Ever not quite so expensive
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Myrna, I love what you are doing with these "remnants". Looking forward to seeing the finished product!....AnnaReplyDeleteReplies
I'm bringing some purses and little girl coat/dresses with me so remind me at coffee to show you. They'll probably be in my car or room then because the workshop doesn't start until the next day. And... of course... I'll want to see some of your bags too.Delete
It looks very beautiful! I can't wait to see it when its done.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you. It's fun too.Delete
Love the finished look the strings provide - can't wait to see the finished product!ReplyDeleteReplies
It's so fun when you find a new trick. All the years that I've been serging and now I find a new use for those "seams". Love when that happens.Delete
Nice stitching, IMO! And have you seen this bag: http://www.afashionablestitch.com/2014/inspiring_me/something-splendid - very fun for spring.ReplyDeleteReplies
That bag is gorgeous. Thanks for the link. The technique is bargello. It's pieced in strips and then cross cut, staggered, and sewn back together. All the stitching is straight seams and the technique is actually quite quick with fabulous results. I have a few pieces of bargello left from my quilting days - not in silk dupioni but still something to consider making into a bag.Delete
I think you could do something fantastic with the pieces you've retained!Delete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2014 at 6:02 AM
This is so much fun! The serger strings are the icing on the cake. Beautiful.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'd originally been thinking of narrow bias strips with the edges pressed under and then of raw edge, narrow, bias cut pieces and then - since it was so fresh - why not use the serger strings again popped into my head and it's so easy although it's rather hilarious to be deliberately sewing and trimming serger seams. I want to experiment with making them along a bias strip that would curve and flow better. That could be fun too.Delete
Please!! How did you make the server strings?? I love the look!ReplyDeleteReplies
Just serge two pieces of fabric together and then cut off the stitched part and do it again. You'll end up with strings that are covered in thread.Delete


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Emergency in the Gaza Strip: 1.2 million Palestine refugees affected
Human Concern international is making an urgent appeal for emergency donations to help support the people of Gaza after a deadly eight-day bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Military.140 Palestinians were killed and 1,202 were injured in the eight days of conflict since 14 November 2012, when the security situation deteriorated.
The medical infrastructure in Gaza is heavily burdened by the overwhelming numbers of casualties and in addition to limited medical supplies, shell shocked civilians are also suffering from a lack of basic essentials such as food and sanitation items. Shops are running low on stocks with long queues for basics such as bread. There are restrictions on the amount of fuel that people are allowed to purchase and regular power cuts.
Over 1,500 targets were hit by the Israeli military; some of the structures destroyed include residential buildings, schools, and the offices of key Ministries such as the Ministry of Interior and with them the machine running civil life in Gaza. While most of the populations' records had been digitalized, the department governing births, deaths, taxes, passports and drivers licenses now no longer exists.
The recent events have also had a significant impact on the psychological state of Gaza's civilians and high levels of trauma are emerging, especially among children that have been directly exposed to life-threatening experiences that cause constant fear, shock and trauma. Many people have not been able to leave their homes or shelters for several days.
While emergency aid has started trickling in, supplies of basic foodstuffs and fuel, and the provision of medical, water and sanitation services remain critical. The long-term implications of this most recent conflict in terms of recovery and development are mounting. The livelihoods and assets of thousands of civilians have being systematically undermined through the destruction of productive resources such as shops, orchards, and basic industries.
Families that already lived in fragile conditions prior to the latest conflict find themselves today facing a new more difficult struggle to survive and rebuild their lives in the aftermath of yet another devastating military siege. The predictable dire economic conditions consequently will lead to many other problems within the single household affecting health, education and hygiene. Of particular concern is the long-term psychological impact of the conflict on children, who make up over 50 percent of the population of Gaza.
HCI Activities
HCI has already started to act on the ground, assessing the immediate needs of the population; a post-conflict emergency and recovery plan has been drafted by HCI and its partners to be implemented immediately. The plan includes interventions related to emergency assistance for the vulnerable segments of the population, particularly women, elders and children people with special needs; people who have been internally displaced or lost their homes; and families who have lost their breadwinner.
In the following months HCI will focus on helping re-establish basic services, such as health, education, household economic revival, and psychosocial support including the provision of food and non-food supplies.
It is worth noting that HCI only targets and deals with organizations and individuals that have a long and known history in the field of relief and development and are known for it, locally and otherwise. On the organization level, we scrutinize the organizations past experiences using them as benchmarks to determine and guarantee their accountability and integrity. HCI has established a list of pre-identified criteria, which every potential partner must fulfil prior to selection. Some of the most fundamental pre-requisites that each and every one of our partners adhere to are non-political affiliation, a diverse and solid membership base, a proven history of technical and institutional capabilities, and financial transparency.
In order to further guarantee the transparency of our operations, HCI currently refrains from channeling funds into Gaza. We do however provide for in-kind support in the form of physical materials. For example, in the past beehives were offered to farmers who had lost their farms and equipments during the war. Also, equipments for home-based businesses such as sewing machines for women and widows can be provided. HCI would also assist in backyard food production through the distribution of cattle, chickens, rabbits, and seeds to families most in need. Training for young entrepreneurs and the provision of technical assistance falls under this category.
Work-for-assistance projects are also supported whereby temporary employment is secured to those who have lost their breadwinners. In this case the renovation tools offered by HCI to rehabilitate kindergartens would also involve labourers from the aforementioned category thereby extending the assistance to include income-generating activities through temporary employment.
Supplies are either transported from outside of Gaza through the Egypt, West Bank or Jordan or may be provided from within Gaza by local suppliers in agreement with HCI.
HCI is already taking action on the ground, and there are very few funds available for us to increase our programs or to launch new ones. That is why we are making this special appeal for help.
Please donate generously and help HCI help ordinary people of Gaza rebuild their lives. PLEASE CONTACT US NOW IF YOU WANT TO DONATE. You can also donate online at HCI Canada website by clicking here.
HCI follows a strict monitoring and evaluation system, which involves more than one long-term partner organization. Some of these partners provide supervision from within; others offer logistical support while others are responsible for designing and assisting in the implementation of HCI's projects. Thus, transparency and accountability are ensured through a complex multi-level monitoring and supervision system. HCI only choose partners that have been thoroughly scrutinized, monitored, evaluated and verified in meeting our strict criteria. We value the support of our donors and every effort is made to make sure that every penny you donate goes to those who need it the most.
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People behind Pixmac
We call our team Pixmac dream team! There are people with great skills and valuable experience in the field of their specialization. Consisting of different nationalities, genders and practice, we have the great opportunity to find a solution which can fit to most of you – our users.
To uncover some Pixmac secrets, we are a small team. Our office is situated in the heart of Europe – the city of Prague. A lot of us love traveling and are actually shooting photos of different nationalities and cultures. We love this colorful world and we want to show this in the Pixmac picture gallery.
People at Pixmac
Media & strategy
Vitezslav Valka
The boss & User Interface designer
Ondrej Raska
Technology geek
Michal Prynych
Backend guru
Martin Talavasek
Frontend guru
Lucie Navratilova
The best support
Martin Vlcko
Online marketing
Ondrej Valka
Design & code
Cathy Mason
United States
Kiran Birring
United Kingdom
Andrii Iurlov
Russia, Ukraine
Alfonso & Miguel
Merja Leppinen
Ania Menzel
Frenk Kaufmann
Daniel Wiedemann
Istvan Loerincz
Germany, Austria
Anders Peter Amsnæs
Jeremy Seo
South Korea
Gilles Terver
France, Morocco
Abdussadik Saidov
Modell & always sleepy dog
There are other people helping us with Pixmac. We would like to thank all of you who helped us make Pixmac a better tool. Even small feedback always has a big value for us. Thank you for that.


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These places generally do not require experience or gear of any kind. Some of them are kind of touristy, but still pretty unique and interesting and worth checking out.
In South Bend
Drum Circle – This is an interesting gathering of people downtown, loosely connected by the common interest of beating on (or listening to) drums late into the night. Generally they can be found in front of the Morris theater Tuesday nights around 7-8ish. This schedule varies some though depending on how cold it is. More accurate information can sometimes be found on their facebook profile:https://www.facebook.com/southbend.drumcircle?fref=ts
South Bend Center for History/ Studebaker Museum – learn about South Bend's grand history in these very well made museums that can be seen together or separate.
Urban exploring – A different type of exploration involving abandoned industrial buildings and utility access areas.
Other Destinations
Chicago – Explore the concrete jungle of culture, music, and art.
Wolf Park (http://wolfpark.org/) and Tippecanoe Battlefield (http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/battlefield.htm) – This wolf sanctuary is pretty cool. Stop by an halloween weekend for their annual pumpkin feast which is great. Close by is an important historic battlefield where the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" originated.
Fair Oaks Farm (http://www.fofarms.com/en/home) – This is a pretty weird place where you can see how a dairy farm works, watch a live calf born, and eat a really fresh grilled cheese sandwhich.
Amish Acres (http://www.amishacres.com/) – Tour a historic Amish farm and learn about a very different lifestyle. This place was definitely pretty cheesy and the people were kind of mean to us, but it was still worth going to, if nothing else just to make fun of it. The house tour was pretty interesting especially from a sustainability standpoint.
Also check out the Events and Festivals page and the Tibetan temple on the Caving page.


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Saturday, 28 April 2012
Maurie & Eve prints
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- Anonymous28 April 2012 at 17:58
love them! especially the last one!<33ReplyDelete
love those prints, the 2nd one, omg!ReplyDelete
They are so great! I especially love the first one!ReplyDelete
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Amazing pieces, that yellow outfit is so pretty!ReplyDelete
Omg in love with these pieces!!! Sooo chic and so gorgeous! :)ReplyDelete
Take care,Daniella xox
Great outfits! We love your blog!! Hugs from Cali xx,The Golden GirlsReplyDelete
love them all, specially the first two :)ReplyDelete
Those prints are perfect :)ReplyDelete
Adorei todas as peças :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful collection.ReplyDelete
Wonderful collection. SO beautiful. Thanks you so much for sharing love!ReplyDelete
It would be lovely if you could check out my latest post!
wow these are all so amazingReplyDelete
I absolutely love the second and the last dress!!! Love!ReplyDelete
WOW! Love all the prints they've done this season. Maurie and Eve are such a fantastic Australian brand :)ReplyDelete
-lAURA xx
These designs are great. Thanks to bringing the line to my attention:)ReplyDelete
Nice pieces and a must have for the spring and summer. Them looks fresh and chic!ReplyDelete
what a great collection!xReplyDelete
- Anonymous29 April 2012 at 17:09
Stunning prints, the second is my favourite !ReplyDelete
Wow, really awesome collection! :)ReplyDelete
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Keywords: Visualization, Collaboration, Annotation, SVG, XML, Bioinformatics
William Rutherford received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1995, and his M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1986 from the University of British Columbia. His Ph.D. thesis, on design and simulation of compound semiconductor based heterostructure devices, was written while William was director of Rutherford Research between 1989 and 1995. He has spent fourteen years as director of Rutherford Research with offices in Edmonton and Vancouver.
Radina has extensive professional experience in Information Technology. She has proven invaluable as a team member of the CA*net 3 Internet Route Registry Project and also the Genops Bioinformatics Inc. project. Her wide range of experience encompasses business and systems analysis, application design, database design, project management, software development and implementation, technical and user documentation and training. Prior to joining us, Radina worked on complex Electronic Commerce projects, where she gained in depth knowledge and experience in many aspects of Electronic Commerce, particularly in Electronic Data Interchange.
Radina holds a BA and MA in Economics from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. She is also an Oracle Certified Professional and her main areas of interest now include Distributed Parallel Systems, Software Systems Architecture and Internet Engineering.
Ben is an excellent problem-solver with a background in data communications, network design and advanced system administration. He has proven invaluable as a team member of the CA*net 3 Internet Route Registry Project and also the Genops Bioinformatics Inc. project. For development, his languages of choice are often Java and C++ however he also is adept with VB and MS-Access for prototyping and has experience developing web-applications with ASP/JSP. His programming experience includes working with Win32 API, Winsock 2.0, Berkley Sockets and XWindows Motif. Ben has also worked with JNI and the Netscape's LDAP API. Ben was actively involved in the early stages of setting up the GAIT Internet Engineering Lab at the BCIT Technology Centre.
Ben is comfortable with all phases of the software development life cycle. He enjoys a challenge and strives continually to find the best solutions.
The presentation will be on the design and implementation of a bioinformatics collaboration, annotation and visualization tool based on SVG. Open standards allow data to be freely exchanged between systems while maintaining its semantic integrity. This paper outlines the design and development approaches we took, functionality of the tool, lessons we learned, as well as some of the remaining issues we continue to research in order to build more efficient SVG solutions.
The input to the tool is an XML file compliant with NCBI Blast Output DTD for both amino acid and nucleic acid sequences. The resulting SVG file is a standalone application that can have sequence annotations and comments added to it successively by several authors each saving their changes for the others to view. The creation of the file is done in a scalable manner using streaming over the XML input with SAX while using the event handler tree to stream out and accumulate the components of the SVG files visualization, navigation and mouse driven information systems. Interactivity is achieved thru ECMA scripting and custom naming system of the SVG file data objects. The main view window of the tool allows the user to display sequence search results in graphical format rank ordered by HSP score and to zoom this to the underlying textual sequence information as required.
As the output from the BLAST search is sometimes in a disordered array of XML formatted hits the generation software, written in Java, does a preliminary sort using a limited DOM representation of critical parameters only (HSPs). This process is iterated over an arbitrary number of input XML files related by a discovery tree where a result sequence of a previous search can be used as the input parameter for a subsequent search. This provides several panels of graphical data which are limited in the number of hits displayed by a cutoff parameter and which can be selected either by accessing a separate navigation tree which is part of the SVG module or by clicking on a special embedded icon which displays the search descendent as an overlay structure which can be nested in like manner arbitrarily.
The top level SVG file is composed of a number of sub files some of which are static and others, which are generated by the handler tree. The top two SVG windows contain the initial search sequence, which is annotatable in detail and can be zoomed to the underlying textual reference sequence data. The window directly below this is the current reference sequence for the particular search result selected. The window to the right of this is an information display block that is populated by mouse events generated as one passes over the related structure in any of the other sub windows.
The right mouse button is used to access a context sensitive popup menu, which is customized for each sub window. This can be used to save the state of the entire SVG file including current views and all annotations. The annotation popup is accessed by the context sensitive popup while in the top window containing the initial search sequence. This popup modal dialogue allows one to embed colour coded scalable symbols by numerical sequence index range in the reference panel and to include attached text title, comments and initials of researcher.
Numerous scalability problems were encountered in the course of the project including the arbitrarily large number of input search result files and the number of hits in each of these. Iteration over the SVG elements in the file is also a significant scalability issue due to sluggish performance as the number of elements increases. In particular zooming from graphical to textual representation consumes more resources and causes a delay. The performance of scrolling and panning also suffers somewhat when in text view. We are currently conducting research on some of these issues.
1. Introduction
2. Design Approach
3. Implementation
4. Functionality
5. Future Research
The Group for Advanced Information Technology (GAIT) was contracted to develop a self-contained visualization front-end module for an existing thin client GUI as part of an integrated sequence analysis platform. This module would preferably be able to graphically portray complex sequence relationships [1] called homology search results in a graphical context called an annotation composer with the option of zooming to the underlying detail.
The presentation format would be on a pseudo 3D grid with the homology results arranged in rank order of significance from most to least, by tier, with an optionally limited number of complex search hits per tier. Notably a key requirement was that it should be able to preserve copies of itself and also be self-contained so that it could be easily shared between collaborators.
The main goal was to develop, in a reasonable time frame, and hence reasonable cost, the source code to automatically generate the self-contained module from a collection of source files spawned off of the launcher and underlying Unix cluster used as a search engine. The data sets available from the currently selected homology search sequences required a navigation tree and as such the self-contained module needed to replicate this functionality. One of the main requirements of the collaboration issue would be to annotate the source sequence with respect to search result sequences in a manner such that several participants could make comments and share the results easily.
As the source files passed from the context include synthetically combined XML formatted versions of the homology sequence search output from a search engine, for example from BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) from NCBI [2] and several others, along similar lines [1] [3] , the automatic generation of graphical content involved XML preliminary sorting with summary parameterization and parsing to SVG graphical elements [4] with optional factors [5] , including related information for mouse over and zooming. In consideration of this the primary goal of maintaining scalability in the case of possibly very large input files required parsimonious use of preserved state in the sorting model.
There are bioinformatics tools [1] [2] which accomplish similar graphical representation however do not support the combined level of navigation, overlay, interaction, zooming, panning and mouse over information tagging as is possible using SVG with ECMAScript [6] [7] [8] . Also a primary benefit of this tool is in enabling the SVG context with the ability to save state and also all of the researchers annotations in detail by search sequence range combined with the view selected at the time of saving. In summary this tool offers features that are novel and unique in bioinformatics research community.
Please note this preliminary tool is a very rough prototype, which only barely implements the basic functionality for proof of concept, which will be expanded on by the contracting organizations developers at a later date.
Also it should be noted that while one may wish to run the tool on a PC it can also be run on a X-window client for a supercomputer which changes the scalability considerations somewhat favorably.
The launch context was implemented in Java, and as such we chose to extend this model by using a Java based subsystem to generate and store the standalone SVG application.
Initially the main design challenge was to develop a preliminary SAX style tag event tree handler, with multiple XML file compliant factors using DTDs for both amino acid and nucleic acid sequences [2] which on the fly created output component files and parameters which could be used later to generate the entire SVG standalone application.
In retrospect it seems the most critical part of the design was breaking down the final SVG application into fixed and generated components. As some of the fixed components referenced items in the generated components, indexed machine and human readable naming conventions were established, by joint agreement, between developers and helped to simplify the overall structure.
The first main sections of file component breakout were immutable items, followed by regular changeable items. In all a minimum of 15 separate files are produced in various forms during sorting and parsing runs then recombined at the end using parametric indexing into a single SVG application. Notably all of the ECMAScript is collected in one file with most of the other files forming concatenate ready SVG fragments. If one has a complex series of homology sequence searches the number of intermediating files increases linearly, producing a sorted and transformed version for each additional search engine result.
This provides an arbitrary number intermediating SVG files of graphical data which are limited in the number of hits displayed by a cutoff parameter and which can be selected either by accessing a separate navigation tree which is part of the SVG module or by clicking on a special embedded icon which displays the search descendent as an overlay structure which can be nested in like manner arbitrarily.
The resulting SVG Bioinformatics Collaboration Tool document is composed of the minimal set of file fragments indicated in Figure 1, assuming only one XML search engine result file. Please note that the static hard coded or fixed file segments are colored in blue and the other, white ones, are dynamically generated, depending on the section of the homology discovery tree selected in the launch context.
The input file array to the tool are XML files compliant with NCBI Blast Output DTD [2] for both amino acid and nucleic acid sequences or other closely related types. The creation of the intermediate files is accomplished in a scalable manner by using the well known streaming model over the XML input files, in turn, with SAX based tag parsing, while driving the event handler tree to covariantly stream out and accumulate the components of the SVG files visualization, navigation and mouse driven information systems. The top abstract class of the handler tree is shown in Figure 2.
Interactivity is achieved thru embedded ECMA scripting combined with a custom indexed naming convention system of the SVG file data objects. An example function of script source code is shown in Figure 3. The main view window of the tool allows the user to display sequence search results in graphical format, rank ordered by numerical sequence similarity score and to zoom in or out arbitrarily to the underlying textual sequence information as required.
As the output from the BLAST search, from a cluster search engine, is in a disordered array of XML formatted hits the generation software does a preliminary sort. The key factor in this is that the sort is done on a PC, not a supercomputer or cluster, so we minimize persistent state by using a very limited DOM representation of critical parameters, only to form a sorted set, then dynamically stream the resultant XML file for the next process in the pipe. This general process is iterated over an arbitrary number of input XML files, related by a successive homology search discovery tree [9] , where a result sequence of a previous search can be used as the reference input parameter for a subsequent search, rather than the initial reference sequence.
In the application window, indicated in Figure 4, the top SVG frame always contains the initial search sequence and can easily be zoomed to the underlying textual reference sequence data.
The window directly below initial search sequence is the current reference search sequence for the particular search result selected in the navigation tree indicated on the lower right side. The window at the top right is an information display block that is dynamically populated as one enters the hot area associated with the related structure in any of the other sub windows, assuming there is a valid information frame entry.
Although the initial design used a top frame based drop down menu, we found this to be some what problematic, for various reasons, and opted for the more elegant right mouse button activated context sensitive popup menu, indicated in Figure 5, which is customized for each sub window.
Notably the commands available on the right click menu, indicated in Figure 5, allow the user to save the state of the entire SVG file including currently selected views and all accumulated annotations.
Considerable developer time and effort was spent coding the annotation popup modal dialogue, indicated in Figure 6, which is accessed by the context sensitive right click popup menu if one is in the top window containing the initial search sequence.
This popup modal dialogue allows one to embed colour coded scalable symbols, indicated in Figure 7, by numerical sequence index range in the initial search sequence reference panel by integer reference to the nucleic or amino acid range of interest.
When the initial sequence annotation symbol is in place the attached text title is visible and any information frame items such as comments or initials of the current researcher/collaborator for reference by subsequent collaborators are easily displayed by pointing to the annotation.
Once the annotations are entered it is necessary to save the state of the entire file, indicated in Figure 8, possibly to a versioned SVG file naming convention, in order to preserve the annotations and current view selections. The lower text level zoom, indicated in Figure 8, will show the same alignment analysis as the graphical summary, but on a sequence to sequence mapping level. This allows user to view the actual relative alignment of the homology sequence search results at the text level.
Once the desired annotations are saved including possibly the current view of interest at the zoom level of interest at the time, the entire SVG application file might be sent to another collaborator with a text message indicating the homology context and purpose of the search, if it is not self evident, from the search names in the navigation tree.
Advanced functionality also includes the ability to graphically overlay related searches from an embedded triangular icon at the end of the grid line on which the homology sequence search result hit components reside.
Numerous scalability problems were encountered in the course of the project, primarily the arbitrarily large number of input search result files of arbitrary length sequences.
Iteration over the SVG graphic elements is a significant scalability issue in personal computer architecture due to potentially sluggish graphics rendering performance, as the number of elements increases in proportion to the limited processor throughput.
In particular when zooming from sequence graphical element to textual nucleic acid or amino acid representation consumes more resources and causes a significant rendering delay.
This is mitigated to some degree, however, for the X terminal client on a supercomputer with numerous processors, and as such we are proceeding with preliminary testing.
The ultimate, long term, goal of this research, from our perspective, is to port the integrated functionality implied by life sciences homology sequence research to a novel portable collaborative environment with standalone and supercomputer capability from the SVG application level.
Clearly as the focus in the bioinformatics community transitions to real physics structural models [10] the ability to supply a convincing 3D rendition combined with interactive capability will be extremely valuable. This is particularly true for the myriad of bioinformatics related database front-end web servers that have appeared in the last decade or so.
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I am getting there slowly with all that happens around Christmas. I feel much happier that the Christmas presents are completed and wrapped. The house as had a clean and polish and the decorations are out. Just the Christmas lights to be put up and they are ready to go. Haveing those things finalised seemes to have stopped the panic I was feeling. Hope all your preparations are comeing along nicely.
We have attended a few parties and had one here for our sewing group. Secret Santa came with lots of lovely surprises.
I have sent my quilties away to the Quiltie Trade . Snowmen being the theme for this month.
How cute are these owls, I just love them. Sharon has completed the top for her quilt last week . I can bet that this week it will be batted and quilted and the binding finished by now.
Our sewing group Christmas party day was such fun and a very enjoyable day at my home.
Here I am enjoying myself in the bottom left hand corner.
These ladies make the most amazing quilts and are so talented.
Our Christmas in Australia coincides with the Summer holidays. We have lots of events for the Christmas Season. Most are outdoor concerts. Carols by Candlelight is my favourite outdoor concert held in the warm summer evenings.


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BURKE - While temperatures continue to drop and snow begins to fall, the desire for winter sports heightens. Now is the time to gather snow gear needed for the winter as the season is amongst us. The Burke Town School is offering a variety of needed gear at the annual Burke Ski Swap this sunday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
EAST BURKE - The Lyndon SnoCruisers have been working hard to replace two bridge projects prior to the 2013-2014 snow season. The first project was on Sanborn Bridge in Lyndonville. The next project is to replace a bridge in East Burke.
BURKE- Mountain bike season is coming to a close. On Sunday, October 27th, Kingdom Trails at Burke Mountain will be hosting their annual end of season event called Circum Burke. Now in its fourth year, the event has grown dramatically since its start.
BURKE- A small town located in Vermont's North East Kingdom has begun to see many changes. The local mountain in the town [Q Burke Mountain Resort] will undergo construction to improve the mountain and is expected to bring a lot to the community.
BURKE - The Fall Foliage Festival is the biggest event for the town of Burke annually. This year was no different; in fact, it was arguably the largest turnout in the festival's history. The gathering took place on Saturday, September 28th and the day spanned throughout nine hours with a variety of activities.
BURKE - As Jessi Hudson continues renovations for a new inn targeted towards mountain bikers, her dreams are one step closer to becoming a reality.
Over the past several years Hudson has had thoughts of an inn located next to Burke Mountain, where bikers would be able to finish their day of hitting the trails and enjoy their nights with friends by a fire within an inviting environment.
BURKE - Burke Mountain is one step closer to breaking ground on phase one of the N.E.K Initiative renovations. The mountain held a public hearing for an Act 250 permit, which is required by state law, where residents from the area were able to voice their concerns or ask any questions they may of had.
EAST BURKE – It was a beautiful weekend for a bike swap.
Outdoor enthusiasts flocked to Burke Mountain's Mid Burke Lodge to gear up for bike season.
BURKE- Kingdom Trails has always been known for having some of the best mountain biking trails in the entire country, but this week the people of Facebook have spoken. Kingdom Trails edged out the competition in the Bell Built Trail Building Project in the flow trail division, receiving 34% of the popular vote.
BURKE - Kingdom Trails is currently competing in a Facebook contest that could mean over $30,000 in grant money to develop their trails. Bell Bike Helmets is offering $100,000 to be split across three projects in three different trail types; pump tracks, downhill trail, and flow trail.
BURKE- Kingdom Trails has been operating through the winter for many years and director Tim Tierney has had the pleasure of watching it grow.
BURKE - A public forum was held at the Tamarack Grill in Burke last night to discuss more on the upcoming changes to the town and expansion of Burke Mountain. The Northeast Kingdom Collaborative, as well as local officials and others who have businesses and organizations involved in the NEK Initiative met with members of the community.
BURKE- The town of Burke held its informational meeting for their school and town board. The discussion was primarily informational for the people of Burke to inform them of everything on the agenda for today's meeting. The town meeting will stay the same as last year except for a few tweaks with road construction and repair.
BURKE - As Burke Mountain is set to expand, East Burke is looking to prepare for more visitors.
One sometimes overlooked, but crucial necessity for visitors is playing a key role in the preparation.
BURKE - Over the weekend a popular character made a visit to some boys and girls.
For the 5th year Children came to the Kerrigans's Convenience store in West Burke to give hints to Santa on what they wanted for Christmas this year.
BURKE - Officials were able to wave the green flag for snowmobile racing at Burke. As warm temperatures melted most of the snow earlier last week, colder temperatures helped track workers make snow all day Thursday and Friday for the East Coast Snowcross race which kept track groomer Bob Pawlowski busy.
BURKE - Burke Mountain delayed their opening in late November due to unfavorable weather and mountain conditions. This past weekend marked the earliest that Burke Mountain has ever been opened.
Saturday contained ideal conditions, with snow coming down at a good rate for skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes.Sunday however, was not as ideal.
BURKE - At the senior meal sites, which are in various locations across the state of Vermont, seniors or anybody else can receive a great meal. At some locations, however, much more then a good meal is offered.
EAST BURKE - The town of East Burke may be seeing some sidewalk improvement this coming spring, due to the $420,000 grant that was awarded to the town.
BURKE - People from across the Northeast Kingdom flocked to bazaars and luncheons all across the area this weekend. The Burke meal site volunteers have spent months preparing for one of their biggest events of the year, and the board members and volunteers were up before the sun to prepare for the first part of their event, which was their Hunters Breakfast.
BURKE - Burke fired up their recently purchased snowmaking system for the first time this season Tuesday evening. The million dollar upgrade to the equipment includes new snow guns as well as a 800 horsepower electric compressor they have named "Marge."
BURKE - Avid skiers and riders can tell you that skiing is a very expensive sport, especially when it comes to buying equipment. Ski swaps are a great way for not only vendors to sell their equipment and clothing, but also for skiers and riders who want to get rid of skis and boots that may not fit them anymore. The Burke Town Parent Teacher Organization(P.T.O.) held their own ski swap this past weekend that benefited the P.T.O itself as well as the Village Sport Shop.
BURKE - As mountain bike season ends, Kingdom Trails has begun to think about their transition to ski season. As part of this, Kingdom Trails will be holding their 9th annual Ride the Rhythms fundraiser this Saturday at the Tamarack Grill in East Burke.
BURKE - Another expansions development has come from the purchase of Burke Mountain by Jay Peak. The two mountains have now released a season pass that will work at both ski areas called The Judge.
BURKE - Many people are looking for new ways to go green. In a time where everyone is looking for ways to cut costs, the town of Burke is hoping to become more energy efficient.


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LX1 Villa Phantasia (Ibrag)
360 Degree View Tour of the Villa
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Located in one of Malta's more prestigious residential areas in Ibrag, Villa Phantasia is most definitely one of the best private holiday villas on the island. With its large heated private pool with Jacuzzi , (pool heated between November and May ) outdoor Finnish sauna, children's soft-padded play area, five hole crazy golf, and massive games room we can guarantee a good time to all of our guests, no matter their age or when you intend to visit.
The Villa is fully air conditioned and equipped with all that is necessary for an enjoyable and comfortable stay. The master bedroom has a queen size bed and has its own dressing room, en-suite bathroom, and private terrace with fantastic views.
The villa has three other bedrooms which can be set as double, twin or triple, all with en suite shower room. There is also a seperate shower room.
The lounge has a log fireplace which is lovely in the winter months. The three seater sofa converts into a comfortable double bed, and there are two other armchairs for further seating. A TV with cable television and a HIFI allows one to relax in the lounge while enjoying the outdoor view.
The kitchen is fully equipped with a fridge, freezer, microwave, dishwasher, electric oven, hob, electric kettle, coffee maker, toaster, and all the necessary pots, pans, glasses, plates etc. The kitchen table is extendable and can accommodate six persons, with an extra four persons that can sit at the breakfast table.
The living room adjacent to the kitchen has a four seater sofa which converts into a comfortable double sofa bed. There is also a large LCD TV with cable TV, a DVD, and a selection of films. For the colder winter months one can make use of the coal/log stove located in the living room.
Just outside the kitchen before exiting to the pool is the Hot tub.. The hot tub is located in a glass panelled room with pool views.
Thhere is a children's pool with the water 90cm deep, and an adult pool with 180cm depth. A Jacuzzi on a higher level flows its water into the children's pool. The pool is heated between the months of November and May. There is also an shower room with toilet by the pool, and a coal fired barbecue.
On one side of the extensive pool deck is a large shaded area equipped with a dining table seating six, and a drinks table seating four. This area allows you to enjoy your meals outside in the shade in the scent of the Honeysuckle.
Sun loungers, shade loungers, and another drinks table seating another four are also by the pool.
A large gazebo by the pool that seats twelve can also serve as a dining area, or just for relaxing in, while enjoying the beautiful flowers of the bougainvillea (flowering all through the summer).
The outdoor Finnish sauna can seat up to six persons and also has a changing room. You may also choose to test your golfing abilities at the five hole crazy golf course! The children's play area which is safely matted with soft padding comprises swings, a slide, and three seesaws.
The games room is one of the most popular rooms in the villa. Covering around 350 sq meters this has a tournament size snooker table, a pool table, an air hockey table, a table tennis, table soccer, an air hockey table and a dual car racing machine. Included are all necessary cues, bats, balls, etc .In the games room is also a fitness centre, including a Tread mill, an exercise bike, a stepper, weight bench with various weights, and a punching bag. There is also a shower in the games room.
A fish pond and an aviary with finches and canaries are the children's delight. Fish food is left daily for guests who have children that might want to feed the fish.
Apart from all this, in the villa you will find free internet 24 hours daily, and a book library.
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Happy New Year! May it be happy, healthy, safe and flourishing for both you and our changing planet.
This site was created to provide a quick selection of unbiased climatological news links and information from respected and accredited news and scientific sources. Please do contact us with any suggestions or ideas to help make this a better site for all.
Within the last few days, we have had an inundation of important climate stories. For the actual news links, scroll down to our latest news links section or click here.
Attenborough: "Climate Change Is Real and Deadly"
Sir David Attenborough speaks up unequivocally with no holds barred. He states leaders are in denial, that climate change threatens humanity and that the evidence is overwhelming.
"Dumbest" Climate Change Remarks By Conservative Right
Believe or disbelieve, these may tickle one's climatological fancy and perhaps for some, spawn incredulity.
Climate Scientists: Be Emotionally Charged!
If one wishes to get their point across, one might consider this article.
Monarch Butterflies Soon Endangered – 90% Gone
It would be a devastating blow to see the end of the magnificent, annual migrations of the Monarch butterfly and to see their numbers dwindle away to nothing. Planting their favourites in the Northern climes may help…
Losing Mt. Ranier To Climate Change
There is the possibility that this national treasure could be lost.
Permanent Delaware-sized Methane Plume Over the West
It is huge and growing, and was a shock to NASA scientists.
MIT Team's New Super Battery May Help Renewables
This washing-machine-sized battery may store very large amounts of renewable energy.
Chinese App To Shame Polluters In China
In China, an environmental activist has created an "app" to inform the public of egregious polluters.
The Pope Supports Climate Change & Angers Deniers
The Pope takes a definite position on climate change.
China: $32 Billion Company to Help Reduce Pollution
More evidence on China's proactive stance on climate change and pollution.
California Drought Could Be "Catastrophic" For Wildlife
Death rates could be quite troubling…
Ice-free Arctic Could Be Just Six Years Away
This may be happening much more quickly than many scientists could have predicted.
Methane Leaking Profusely Offshore Siberian Permafrost
As global temperatures warm, arctic permafrost and shallow seabeds begin to melt releasing methane gas at greater and greater levels. Methane has over 20 times the potency of CO2 as a greenhouse gas.
Oil, Coal, Gas Soon Worthless?
Renewable energy sources pricings may soon be plummetting. Could it be that energy moguls and titans are scrambling to use up oil reserves as renewables begin to take center stage?
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In Kindle's Top Three, I want to highlight the best-selling books at the beginning of every week, and express all the rage inside me that I'm not in there. Not really. In all honesty, I think it's important to look at what's in the top coveted three on Kindle's bestseller list because, really, don't they deserve some sort of recognition?
It's that time again (actually this is the first time I'm doing this), but it's the time when we look at the Bestsellers on Kindle and comment on Pop Culture while congratulating the authors on a job well done.
#3 Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child
This shouldn't be much of a surprise as Lee Child has built out quite the cannon around Jack Reacher from the ground-up, and with the latest film out in theaters you're likely going to see Lee Child somewhere in the top again and soon. Garnering 809 reviews for an average score of 3.9, this book landed in at number 3 this week. The only thing I remember from the first Jack Reacher film was Tom Cruise telling some punk "I'm going to drink your blood from a boot," and I was left wondering what kind of boot exactly. But I also believed Tom Cruise would do it. As for the answer to my question, I only hope it'll be addressed before the movies outpace the novels.
Hell yeah, Lee! Check out more from Lee on Amazon here.
#2 Christmas in Cedar Cove: 5-B Poppy Lane \ A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber
Okay, so from what I gather in the description on the amazon page here, we've got a story about people who tell great and fascinating stories in Cedar Cove. And there's a good chance this is the ultimate story about Christmas in Cedar Cove, as Debbie is known for being the "official story teller of Christmas" in some circles.
Side note: This is going to be a rough Thanksgiving. If you're one of the kind people who helped propel this book to number two, congratulations! And if you're not looking forward to the political climate that's brewing within your turduken this year, and you're looking for a gift to disarm the mood, maybe give this a shot? If you expect to have the typical American thanksgiving with football, turkey, politics, and you're arguing with mom, dad, your brother, sister, or that uncle nobody really gets along with, it's probably a worthy investment.
All kidding aside though, Debbie Macomber is a New York Times best-selling author who's racked up an incredibly impressive 200 million books in print, and 174 customer reviews for an average of 4.3 got her to number 2 on the bestsellers list.
Congrats, Debbie! Check out her Amazon page here.
#1 Wanting My Stepsister by Alexa Riley
Whoa, Kindle readers. I'm going to ignore the holiday jokes around this one, and stick to complementing the authors on their incredible success. If you check out Alexa Riley (it's actually two people), you'll notice they're USA Today Bestsellers, and it looks like they've got their first full length novel coming December 27th.
This is, all kidding aside, the type of story you want to see climbing to the top of the ranks on Kindle, and you can see that they've definitely honed in on a specific market, and with a highly recognizable brand and voice. Or as taken directly from their Amazon page, "if you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!" With an impressive 4.5 out of 190 reviews, Wanting My Stepsister takes the number one spot as a bestseller, and for critical praise among readers.
Not too shabby, Alexa Riley. Check out their Amazon page here.
Week 47 Conclusion: With two of the top three being established authors with a lot of marketing behind them, and the price advantage they have as well, it looks like it's still an uphill battle for Independent Kindle authors, but with writers like Alexa Riley, that's not an impossible battle. Check back next week to see what's in the top 3 of Kindle's Bestseller list, and if you've read any of these books feel free to leave a recommendation below!


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I have tried before to reach out to someone and it worked before, but it's hard to concentrate especially when personal emotions get in the way...if that person is someone I like.
It's like I could feel the other person but my personal emotion towards that person interferes/clouds/confuses me.
That makes me to not even sure of things.
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The inaugural exhibition in the 10th-floor changing exhibitions gallery is The New Authentics: Artists of the Post-Jewish Generation, which presents the work of 16 contemporary American Jewish artists and serves as a platform for raising important questions about ethnic, cultural, and religious identity in the United States today. The New Authentics opens to the public concurrent with the opening of the new Spertus facility on November 30, 2007, and runs through April 13, 2008. A special event to celebrate the grand opening of the museum's exhibitions will take place on Saturday, December 1, from 7 to 9 pm.
The New Authentics exhibition focuses on artists of a certain generation (most born in the 1960s and 1970s) who have varying degrees of Jewish education and affiliation and are culturally diverse, yet all of them have been shaped in some way by their Jewish backgrounds. Typical of their generation, most do not define themselves as Jews first and foremost, and many do not prominently assert their Jewish identity in all of their work, yet some of their concerns and fixations can be understood through their art.
The term post-Jewish has been adopted to describe this generation and its collective attitude. It draws on related concepts such as postethnicity, postmodernism, and post-black. In a postethnic world, one that, using historian David A. Hollinger's words, "promotes multiple identities, emphasizes the dynamic and changing character of many groups and is responsive to the potential for creating new cultural combinations," the notion of an authentic identity is idiosyncratic and negotiable. Post-Jewish, as used here, does not imply "after Jewish," but emphasizes Hybridity and challenges assumed cultural categories and fixed definitions.
"The artists in The New Authentics represent 21st-century American Jews," said Staci Boris, Spertus Museum Senior Curator and curator of the exhibition. "No longer identifying as victims or 'others,' the post-Jewish generation focuses on self-definition and on balancing lived experience with heritage in their intellectual, artistic, and daily practice. References to these endeavors can be found in their art, yet in most cases, Jewishness is more of a question of perspective, rather than a subject in and of itself."
The New Authentics artists are: David Altmejd (New York, NY, and London), Cheselyn Amato (Davis, CA), Johanna Bresnick (New Haven, CT), Shoshana Dentz (New York, NY), Lilah Freedland (New York, NY), Matthew Girson (Oak Park, IL), Karl Haendel (Los Angeles, CA), Laura Kina (Chicago, IL), Fawn Krieger (New York, NY), Jin Meyerson (New York, NY, and Paris), Mindy Rose Schwartz (Chicago, IL), Collier Schorr (New York, NY), Ludwig Schwarz (Dallas, TX), Joel Tauber (Los Angeles, CA), Shoshanna Weinberger (Newark, NJ), and Jennifer Zackin (New York, NY, and Waterbury, CT).
Staci Boris joined the Spertus Museum staff in 2004 following her position as Associate Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. A member of the MCA's curatorial department for 13 years, Boris organized a number of noteworthy exhibitions including the first U.S. retrospective of South African artist William Kentridge (2001-2002) and the first survey exhibition of works by American painter John Currin (2003-2004). Along with coordinating numerous touring exhibitions at the MCA, including Chuck Close, Mies in America, and Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China, Boris served as the project director of 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work, the MCA's ongoing series of monthly exhibitions by emerging Chicago artists. At Spertus, she curated The Language Barrier, a highly visible series of site-specific artist commissions by Kay Rosen, Kendell Geers, and Mel Bochner, on the construction barricade of the new Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies facility.
The New Authentics exhibition catalog will be available at the Spertus Shop (onsite and online) beginning November 30 for $29.99. The 144-page fully illustrated publication includes an overview essay by exhibition curator Staci Boris, a newly commissioned essay about American Jewish identity by cultural historian Stephen J. Whitfield, and an excerpt from The History of Love by novelist Nicole Krauss. In addition, a substantial part of the catalog is devoted to the individual artists: each is treated in depth in a lavishly illustrated section that includes new essays by Sarah Giller Nelson and Lori Waxman.
Following Spertus Museum's presentation, The New Authentics exhibition will travel to The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, where it will be on view from May 9 - July 27, 2008.
In conjunction with The New Authentics exhibition, Spertus Museum has planned the following public programs:
Exhibition Opening (7-9 pm)
Heeb Storytelling (9-11 pm)
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Following the opening reception of Spertus Museum's inaugural exhibitions, Spertus Museum, in cooperation with Heeb magazine, presents a rare Chicago appearance of the critically acclaimed Heeb Storytelling series. Part cabaret, part stand up, part literary event, this program produced especially for Spertus with award-winning humorist Andy Borowitz (who regularly appears on CNN's American Morning and NPR's Weekend Edition). The line-up of national and local performers includes Kumail Nanjiani, Hannibal, Brute Force and Daughter of Force, and Achy Obejas. Tickets for the Heeb Storytelling event are $12, $10 for Spertus members.
David A. Hollinger Lecture
Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 6 pm
On March 6, 2008, Spertus Museum hosts a lecture by one of the United States' foremost intellectual historians, David A. Hollinger. Author of several books, including Postethnic America: Beyond Multiculturalism, and Professor of History at the University of California at Berkeley, Hollinger will discuss the postethnic age, with a special emphasis on the post-Jewish condition.
Panel Discussion
Re-envisioning Difference: Notes from the Forefront of Culturally-Specific Museums
Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 6 pm
On April 10, 2008, Spertus Museum presents the panel discussion Re-envisioning Difference: Notes from the Forefront of Culturally-Specific Museums. Participants include Deborah Cullen, Director of Curatorial Programs, El Museo del Barrio, New York; Melissa Chiu, Director of Asia Society Museum, New York; Franklin Sirmans, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Menil Collection, Houston; and Rhoda Rosen, Director of Spertus Museum, Chicago; with moderator Robin Cembalest, executive editor of ARTnews.
Spertus Museum Hours beginning November 30, 2007
Sunday-Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday 10 am - 7 pm
Friday 10 am - 3 pm
Spertus is closed Saturday for the Jewish Sabbath
Spertus Museum Admission beginning November 30, 2007
$7, $5 for students and seniors, children under 5 free, free museum admission for Spertus members.
Free museum admission for everyone every Tuesday from 10 am-12 noon and every Thursday from 3-7 pm.
The new Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is located at 610 S. Michigan Avenue, just north of the former Spertus location. Designed by the award-winning, Chicago-based firm of Krueck & Sexton Architects, the new facility will allow Spertus to better serve its longtime students and visitors, and to meet the needs of new audiences with expanded programming. In addition to the expanded exhibition space for Spertus Museum, the new facility will contain classroom and library space for Spertus College and the Asher Library, as well as a state-of-the-art theater for live performance and film, space for community events and celebrations, a Children's Center designed with Redmoon Theater Artistic Director Jim Lasko and Odile Compagnon, an expanded gift shop, and the kosher Spertus Café by Wolfgang Puck.
For more information, please visit www.spertus.edu
Spertus invites people of all ages and backgrounds to explore the multifaceted Jewish experience. Through its innovative public programming, exhibitions, collections, research facilities and degree programs, Spertus inspires learning, serves diverse communities and fosters understanding, for Jews and people of all faiths, locally, regionally and around the world.
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is a partner in serving the community, supported by the JUF/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
Spertus exhibitions are made possible, in part, by a CityArts Program 4 Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Joyce and Avrum Gray and their family, The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, The Harry and Sadie Lasky Foundation, The Francis L. Lederer Foundation, the Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation, the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Bernard & Rochelle Zell Holocaust Center, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour Performs U.S. Debut at Spertus
New Yorker Critic Paul Goldberger Lectures on Contemporary Jewish Architecture
Renowned Israeli Photojournalist David Rubinger Discusses His Incredible Career
(CHICAGO) From provocative films to popular family entertainment, from acclaimed critics to controversial comedians, Chicago's Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is proud to present a diverse series of exciting new programming for a wide range of audiences in its new facility at 610 S. Michigan Avenue. With events deliberately varied in subject matter and tone, Spertus aims to attract visitors of all backgrounds to explore the Jewish ? and the human ? experience.
An initial list of upcoming offerings includes:
The Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour ? January 12
The internationally acclaimed Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour comes to Spertus for its U.S. premiere, one night only, Saturday, January 12 at 7:30 pm. This standup comedy troupe has brought audiences around the world to their feet as they encourage laughter about Israeli, Palestinian, Arab, and Jewish life. Founded by Charley Warady, an Israeli, and Ray Hanania, a Chicago-based Palestinian, the group also includes veteran standup comedians Aaron Freeman of Chicago, and Yisrael Campbell of West Jerusalem. About their work, Ray Hanania, one of the most-written and talked about comedians today, says, "if we can laugh together, we can live together." Tickets are $35, $30, and $25, and advance reservations are strongly recommended.
Spertus Jewish Book Club ? season begins January 23
The 2008 season of the Spertus Jewish Book Club begins with a lunchtime discussion of Among the Righteous: Lost Stories From the Holocaust's Long Reach into Arab Lands by Robert Satloff, Wednesday, January 23, from 12 noon to
1 pm. Each session of the Jewish Book Club focuses on a provocative book led by an expert in the book's subject. This compelling book details the roles Arabs played in assisting and resisting the Third Reich, Italian Fascism, the Vichy government, and the expansion of the Final Solution into their countries. Dr. Elliot Lefkovitz, Spertus Professor of Jewish History and Holocaust Studies, leads the discussion. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Spertus members) and include a kosher lunch.
Paul Goldberger Lecture ? January 27
Paul Goldberger, the award-winning architecture critic for the New Yorker, lectures at Spertus on Contemporary Jewish Architecture, Sunday, January 27 at 4 pm. Mr. Goldberger comes to Chicago as the inaugural Spertus Museum Weil Fellow. His lecture is held in conjunction with Spertus Museum's hosting of the 2007 Council of American Jewish Museums Conference. Goldberg holds the Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at the New School in Ne w York, and is the author of Up From Zero: Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York. He began his career at The New York Times, where in 1984 his architecture criticism was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, the highest award in journalism. Tickets are $30 ($25 for Spertus members).
David Rubinger Lecture ? February 3
Renowned photojournalist David Rubinger shares stories from his recently released autobiography, Israel through My Lens, Sunday, February 3 at 2 pm, as part of the Spertus recognition of Israel's 60th anniversary. Rubinger and his coauthor, Ruth Corman, will discuss Rubinger's gripping life story, which in many ways reflects the 60-year history of Israel that he has recorded with his camera, first for the Israeli media and later as a correspondent for Time and Life. Rubinger has reported on nearly every important event in his country's history, from the Suez Crisis to the Intifadas. A winner of the Israel Prize for services to the media and a fixture on the masthead of Time magazine, he is the only photographer whose work is on permanent display at the Knesset. Rubinger will share anecdotes of the people he photographed and tell the stories behind his most well known pictures. Tickets are $20, $15 for Spertus members, and $10 for students. A book signing follows the lecture.
Vanessa Hidary: The Hebrew Mamita ? February 9
Actress, poet, and playwright Vanessa Hidary (also known as the Hebrew Mamita) presents an evening of spoken word and short stories, Saturday, February 9, beginning at 7:30 pm. Hidary's performance focuses on her experiences as a Jewish girl growing up on Manhattan's culturally diverse Upper West Side. Her experiences as a Sephardic Jew with friends of many ethnic and religious backgrounds inspired her to write her first solo show, Culture Bandit, chronicling her coming of age during the golden age of hip-hop and her dedication to fostering friendship between all people. Culture Bandit was originally produced by LAByrinth Theatre Company (with artistic directors Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz). It has since played at festivals around the country and at the Comedy Central Stage in Los Angeles. Hidary has been featured in numerous publications and has appeared on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. She is working on her first novel, Bodega Girl. All seats are $20.
Cut: Film Screening and Discussion ? February 10 A screening of the provocative film Cut, addressing contemporary issues raised by the ancient tradition of circumcision, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and a fascinating panel of experts, will be held Sunday, February 10 at 2 pm. Through the lens of the ancient Jewish ritual of male circumcision, Cut asks what happens when Jewish tradition collides with modern values of autonomy and individuality. Using the latest in scientific research, as well as conversations with rabbis, historians, and activities, Cut asks difficult questions and provides a rare emotional and intellectual experience. About his film, producer/director Eli Ungar-Sargon said, "My intention with this film was to educate, enlighten, entertain, and ultimately raise the level of discourse on an important, but rarely discussed topic. The film is really about what happens when different values systems come into conflict. What happens when one's religious tradition tells one to do something that is ethically problematic?" Following the screening, an esteemed panel will take on its provocative topic, with panelists Rabbi Asher Lopatin of Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation, filmmaker Eli Ungar-Sargon, and pediatrician and mohel Dr. William H. Barrows.This program is free, but reservations are recommended.
The Ideology and Ethics of War Mini-Course ? February 18-21
With content ripped straight from today's headlines, Spertus will offer a mini-course called The Ideology and Ethics of War in Jewish Law and Lore, Monday-Thursday, February 18-21, from 12 noon to 1:30 pm each day. This course explores militaristic and pacifist ideologies in Jewish sources, and analyzes the ways modern religious authorities have used these sources in relation to the wars of the State of Israel. A number of ethical dilemmas will be discussed including the bombing of areas in which it is suspected civilians are harboring terrorists, pre-emptive strikes, and the balance between human rights and security concerns. This mini-course is taught by visiting scholar Dr. Daniel Sinclair, who holds a PhD in Law from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Recipient of the prestigious Jacob Herzog Memorial Prize in Jewish Law, Dr. Sinclair is an ordained rabbi who also holds appointments at Rishon Lezion in Israel and at Fordham University Law School. The mini-course is $150 ($125 for Spertus members) and advance registration is requested.
Annual Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture ? February 26
Spertus hosts the 12th Annual Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, an annual program that commemorates Cardinal Bernardin's 1995 visit to Israel and continues the dialogue he advocated between Jews and Catholics on theological issues affecting their relationship, Tuesday, February 26 at 7 pm. This year's lecture, Reflections on Jewish-Catholic Relations: Past, Present and Future, will be delivered by Dr. Eugene Fisher, Associate Director Emeritus of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Dr. Eugene Fisher has lectured throughout the United States, Israel, Canada, Europe, Latin American, and Australia. Since 1981, he has chaired the National Workshops for Christian-Jewish Relations, considered to be the premiere ongoing such dialogue to involve both lay and professional participants in the world today. In 1985, Dr. Fisher was appointed by Pope John Paul II to be Consultor to the Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, a position he still holds, having received his fifth quinquennial appointment in 2003. This program is co-sponsored as a partnership of Spertus Institute, the Archdiocese of Chicago, the American Jewish Committee, the Chicago Board of Rabbis, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. The program is free but reservations are required.
For program reservations, tickets, and information, call 312.322.1773 or visit www.spertus.edu.
Spertus invites people of all ages and backgrounds to explore the multi-faceted Jewish experience. Through its innovative programming, exhibitions, collections, research facilities and degree programs, Spertus inspires learning, serves diverse communities and fosters understanding for Jews and people of all faiths, locally, regionally and around the world.
Spertus Institute is a partner in serving the community, supported by the JUF/Jewish Federation.


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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
Arrange the pancetta in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden brown and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain.
Meanwhile, mash together the Gorgonzola, sour cream and lemon juice in a bowl. Add the milk and whisk to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
Arrange the iceberg wedges and tomatoes on 4 plates. Drizzle with the Gorgonzola dressing and crumble the pancetta over the top. Garnish with the chives.
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I know the holiday season is quickly approaching so, I just wanted to remind you all to shop Russell County for your holiday shopping. We keep our businesses open by spending money in them!!I hope you all have a safe and wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!!!


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The Containment Laboratory Community Advisory Committee, a Fort Detrick watchdog group, is seeking legislation that would require academic, nonprofit and private laboratories in Maryland to be licensed and regulated by the state.
The legislation would focus on laboratories that work with potentially hazardous materials. State Sen. Ron Young introduced the legislation this month, which would consolidate the licensing and regulation of biosafety level three and four labs under the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Frederick News-Post reports.
"It is my understanding that there are at least four labs in our area, but due to their exemption from the Freedom of Information Act, we cannot be sure of their numbers or locations," Young said, according to the Frederick News-Post.
People working in BSL-3 and BSL-4 labs frequently handle toxic and contagious agents such as Ebola and anthrax. While the labs are regulated by several federal agencies, members of the committee are worried that the labs are not operating with sufficient scrutiny to protect workers and the public.
"We need to somehow convey that this is not an albatross around progress," Ray Hunter, a committee member, said, according to the Frederick News-Post. "We should have put in place what should have been there a long time ago."
The bill would extend to existing and new facilities that grow by at least 10 percent while other labs would be grandfathered in. The bill is currently not sponsored in the state House and some worry that it would deter business growth.
"This is not cumbersome," Karen Young, a committee member and city of Frederick alderwoman, said, according to the Frederick News-Post. "This is just giving the state some responsibility for oversight."


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Though they are both singers from the South Side, Jennifer Hudson did not choose Meagan McNeal to stay on her team on Monday's episode of "The Voice."
McNeal and Michigan cashier Lucas Holliday performed a duet of Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative" to kick off "The Voice" battle rounds. Hudson chose to continue coaching Holliday through the competition.
"I could not be more proud of them, but Lucas is very unique in every way," Hudson said.
The other three mentors — Miley Cyrus, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine — had the chance to add McNeal to their respective teams, but opted not to and she was sent home.


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Just a short note. The Illopond Creative Collective has put together a new podcast for all you creative types to stick in your ear while you work.
On our first episode we have interviews with two of our ponders, Denver Wagner
and Paul Cageggi of the Process Diary and his web comic Pandiea
and a very special guest, Eisner award winning author/artist
I'm really proud of how it turned out and I hope that you will help spread the word about the show.
If you get a chance to listen, please leave us a comment! I'd love to hear what you think.


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Hi I'm Katie, the main photographer. My husband Mike helps me out on most shoots carrying things and holding reflectors in just the right place. We've been married for 7 years now and love having the chance to work together through T2S photography. The name T2S photography was inspired by a game night team name. My cousin came up with it because he and Mike are over 6 feet, most days I'm just over 5. So T2S is really Tall to Short. I thought it would be a great name for my husband and I to work under and my cousin gave his blessing to use it!
So here we are on a new adventure of photo businessing. My main focus is on businesses and professionals. I want to help people looking to update (and improve) the images being used to market themselves or their businesses. Grainy, blurry cell phone pictures make me sad. :( The sort of images I'm well-equipped to refresh include everything from food and flowers to details of products, not to mention stunning portraits for professionals wanting to update their online profiles.
I also enjoy editing photos. I have edited vacation photos for friends and family, sometimes it is possible to give a photo that extra "pop" that will make you say "I took that?!"
I hope you reach out and say hi!
About photo taken by my cousin Rhonda Brunson.
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- I used to be in 4-H
- I have 2 cats—Coco Puff and Pumpkin—they can't stand each other
- I love paper
- I've never had a nickname :(
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- I have a cooking/crafting blog
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It could have happened to anyone who was cruising down a dark, winding, rain-slicked road at 4 a.m., students at Southern High School in Anne Arundel County said yesterday.
The crash that killed Eric Michael Franklin, the 17-year-old captain of the lacrosse team, and injured his best friend and teammate, John Lawson Pasquella, 18, was no one's fault, they insisted.
"We just want to say that it was not John's fault," said Boone Poulin, 17, another teammate. "We want to make it perfectly clear. The road conditions were bad."


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Phở Bắc Hải Dương
Pho bac hai duong is a Vietnamese restaurant in Marrickville serving northern style beef noodle soup, which is obvious from the name - if you speak Vietnamese. "Pho" is Vietnamese beef noodle soup, "bac" means northern, and "Hai Duong" is a province in northern Vietnam. [I realize that by omitting the diacritical marks I'm mangling the Vietnamese, and I apologize for that.]
We'd ridden by this restaurant on the bus to other places, we'd heard it was one of the best pho places in the Sydney area, and we were in the mood for pho - so off we went. There are various theories about the origin of the name, and the origins of the dish. One popular version is that the name and soup come from the French "pot au feu." Others think the soup was of Chinese origin. In any case, there's general agreement that the dish started in the north in the early 1900s, and moved southward in the 1950s. There are definite regional variations, in the flavor of the broth, the style of noodles, and the amount and type of vegetables added.
The decor of Hai Duong is reasonable, glass tops over linen table cloths, but don't come here for the decor. The inside is plain and simple, and each table comes with a little tray of the standard condiments, hoi sin, chili sauce, ground chilis, fish sauce, soy sauce. There's a box of tissues to use as napkins. When you're seated you get a pot of tea that is kept filled the entire time you're there (I drank a pot and some all by myself.)
The menu is minimalist, black and white with page protectors, but a good selection of classic dishes, including the three we'd come especially to try - the eponymous pho, fried egg pancake (banh xeo), and "broken" rice with pork (com tam bi suon cha). We looked over the menu to see if there were treasures we might have missed, and to try to decide which of the multitude of pho we should get. Eventually I settled on the old reliable pho dac biet, or "special" pho, which usually includes tripe, tendon, lean beef (often round), and brisket but can include anything the restaurant feels like.
They quickly brought the condiments for the pho, bean sprouts, fresh basil, a lemon wedge, and fresh chilis. The chilis are the ubiquitious hot red chilis you find here in Sydney, and I used them to spice up all the dishes.
The first dish to arrive was the banh xeo ("sizzling cake"), which they described as Vietnamese Crepe-Style Pancake but is actually made from rice flour and tumeric.
It was filled with bean sprouts and plump shrimp and served with a side of nuoc cham (tart diluted fish sauce), fresh mint, and lettuce. The pancake itself can greasy (part of the charm in my opinion) but the mint, lettuce, bean sprouts and sauce cut the greasiness and the whole combination is delightful. The version at hai duong was nicely balanced and the shrimps were big and flavorful. We were off to a good start.
Next came the com tam ("broken rice.") The version we ordered included shredded pork, pork skin, egg, and sparerib. Each ingredient should be distinct, and there should be a hint of smokiness, especially in the sparerib. Unfortunately I thought they had overcooked everything especially the egg, and used way too much oil. Debbie liked it though. Also served with a slightly spicy nuoc cham.
Almost simultaneously came the pho dac biet. The heart of a good pho is the broth. It should be very fragrant but well balanced, no single spice or strong flavor should dominate and not too greasy.
It should be redolent of beef and fragrant spices. This broth was tasty and fragrant with star anise, though perhaps a bit sweet - though that's a matter of taste. It was topped with rare beef and brisket, though I searched in vain for tripe and tendon. I hope they didn't leave it out fearing that the white guy wouldn't like it! The noodles were the thicker northern style noodles more like fettucini width, rather than the thin southern style noodles. It was all garnished with cilantro and green onions. I doctored it with the fresh basil, lemon, bean sprouts, fresh chilis, hoisin sauce, and some chili sauce. It was great! It'd been a long time since I'd had a bowl of pho this satisfying. Any dissatisfaction with the com tam dissolved in the warm glow of the pho.


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The Internet of Things (IoT) devices continue to create endless possibilities. Most of all, they have affected our everyday life – the way we eat, sleep, work, live, and commute. A potted plant can now water itself and change the temperature in your room by sensing if it is too cold or too thirsty. You can impress your clients with snazzy lighting by setting the color that matches their attire.
Connected devices now communicate with each other to improve productivity, control costs, manage inventory and reduce mundane monitoring.
Everyday lighting is now managed through sensors that turn on/off when you walk in and walk out of a room. These capabilities are still evolving and are bound to get better by the day. Devices such as printers and copiers set the precedence of connected devices in an office network. With the convergence of technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet, offices with connected devices have become smarter.
All Good Things
Things that required everyday monitoring now function on their own when you simply enable them to connect to a network. Connected devices such as security cameras, door locks, motion sensors, vending machines, light bulbs, temperature control systems and window blinds now communicate with each other to improve productivity, control costs, manage inventory and reduce mundane monitoring. This communication between connected devices is facilitated by cognitive computing systems – a dream 60 years ago – that allows you to control your environment.
The Downside
Philosophically, all good things must come to an end. But not on their own, sometimes, they are forced to. Likewise, all the good things that are made possible with IoT can crash during an attack, which may result in unintended consequences. HP found that 70% of the IoT devices are not designed to be secure. It is meaningless to attack a potted plant. But in a workplace, it could be a lack of protection from attacks, the potted plant is vulnerable and becomes an entry point that exposes your network.
Attacking entry points that are connected to the Internet not only causes huge monetary losses but also loss of life. It also provides a legitimate access to criminals, who can further create more illicit connections. The recent attacks on Chevy Corvette and Apple App Store are just a tip of the iceberg. The best (here worst) is yet to come.
Security, Security and More Security
Cyber attacks are discussed, analyzed and averted every day. In 2015, more than 548 online attacks have been recorded to date in the U.S alone. The adoption of IoT is still at a very nascent stage. As the adoption progresses, cyber attacks are only bound to increase exponentially. These attacks will affect supply chain, enterprise data and finally, productivity.
IoT device manufacturers must create robust devices for accommodating functionality and security. You must implement simple and standard security policies, coupled with the due diligence of these device manufacturers. Operating systems must be standardized; applications must be designed using best practices. Devices must be able to receive updates to correct flaws or vulnerable software.
Will You Ever Get a Secure IoT?
While IoT has opened the door to endless possibilities, adding millions of end points will add load to your network, not to mention the billions of lines of code. These devices must be detected and authenticated to allow network segmentation and implement the principle of least privilege.
IoT network security components must allow you to detect intrusions and report any anomalies. Many entities will be added to your network. Unless you are vigilant, you will not even know if you are attacked.
The final key element of IoT security is the data it generates. IoT data must be encrypted – encryption can be built into the device or in the application that interfaces with it. However, the choice of storing data must be left to the user.
These are a few basic things that must be followed to improve IoT security:
- Implement security from the beginning
- Allow updates and future-proofing
- Device authentication and access control
- Prepare for all kinds of attacks
If you can follow these practices, cybercriminals will find it difficult to attack your smart plant and penetrate your network to access it.
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Distance from Spring Grove, IL to Lomax, IL
Driving distance between Spring Grove, IL and Lomax, IL is 250.05 miles (or 402.41 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Spring Grove, IL you would reach Lomax, IL in about 4 hours 29 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.