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Printer Ink Can Make A Thoughtful Christmas Gift
A leading columnist has picked out printer ink as an unusual but thoughtful gift that people should consider giving this Christmas.
Heather Larson, writing for Fox Business, has suggested that those who have recently lost their jobs might be less interested in traditional luxury item gifts.
Instead, she suggested that buying them practical aides that could help them in their search for work might be a more thoughtful gift this Christmas.
She highlighted printer ink, software and computer access as crucial tools that many of those who have recently been made redundant cannot afford.
Other ideas Ms Larson highlights include membership in a trade or community organisation like the chamber of commerce that could help the recipient to network and make new contacts in their field of work.
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However, meeting us as we rounded the corner was our friend Rosalie. She is rarely coaxed indoors; flower-lover that she is!
To be quite honest, I'd completely forgotten that Rosalie had been waiting for us to meet outdoors. It was refreshing to see her smile, and I asked, "Rosalie. Have you seen anything unusual in my flower gardens? Anything that might make you pause for a second look?"
She'd been smiling so sweetly. I was surprised at her sudden change of countenance.
It was then that I looked down. Right in front of me was something I had never seen before. A crazily twisted object. This then, was the culprit . . . the object of all the discussion. It had to be! I looked at Rosalie.
(enter Hazel)
(Of course that's what I meant. Thank you, Hazel.)
Rosalie brightened immediately!
Rosalie was positively beaming as she knelt down in front of her creation.
"Your surrounding plants are no longer crowded and stunted . . . at least they won't be!" she crowed.
"And YOU have delightful little garden sculptures in all your flower beds!"

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Cumbria is a large county in North West England and contains the Lake District and Lake District National Park. It is bounded to the north by the Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, to the west by the Irish Sea, to the south by Lancashire, to the south east by North Yorkshire, and to the east by County Durham and Northumberland. Cumbria is very mountainous containing every peak in England over 3,000ft above sea level with Scafell Pike being England's highest mountain at 978 m (3,209ft). Cumbria is also one of England's most outstanding areas of natural beauty attracting mountain climbers, hikers and walkers, cyclists, runners and tourists and holds a source of inspiration for artists, writers and musicians. Cumbria consists of six districts Eden, Carlisle, Allerdale, Copeland, South Lakeland and Barrow-in-Furness.
The Lake District is an area with stunning scenery located within in the County of Cumbria. Commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland it was granted National Park status on 9th May 1951 less than a month after the first UK designated National Park, The Peak District. It is the largest of thirteen National Parks in England and Wales and the largest in the UK after the Cairngorms. The Lake District National Park itself covers an area of 885 square miles and stretches 30 miles from Ravenglass in the west to Shap in the east and 35 miles from Caldbeck in the north to Lindale in the south. Crammed with so much natural beauty the Lakes attract visitors, tourists and holiday makers from all over the world. As the name suggests there are many lakes each with their own uniqueness, amenities and activities such as lakeside walks, sailing, waterskiing, boat trips and ferries. All of the lakes except Bassenthwaite Lake are named by water, tarn or mere and are surrounded by stunning scenery and magnificent fells. There are some wonderful towns to explore such as Keswick, Windermere, Ambleside, Kendal, Hawkshead, Grasmere and Cockermouth all with a splendid mixture of shops, cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants. There are also many museums, theatres, historic homes, gardens and many easy walks for the not so energetic visitor wishing not to climb the fells. William Wordsworth the famous British poet was born in Cockermouth and later lived in Grasmere where he wrote some of his best works before moving to Rydal Mount near Ambleside for his last 37 years. Both places are open to visitors and so is Brantwood home to John Ruskin until his death. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey and Thomas de Quincey all followed Wordsworth to the Lake District. Arthur Ransome, author of Swallows and Amazons, also grew to love the lakes and settled in the Winster Valley near Windermere. The painters Thomas Gainsborough, JMW Turner and John Constable were early visitors to the lakes but it was John Ruskin who settled here at Brantwood on the shore of Coniston Water. Farming and especially sheep farming has been historically and still is the main industry of the Lake District. The tough Herdwick breed with their stocky build and distinctive grey coat are especially hardy for the Lakeland fells and its weather. Sheep farming has probably been here since Viking times and is an important factor both to the economy of the lakes as well as in preserving the stunning landscape which attracts visitors and hence income to the region. Walking is a big attraction in the Lake District whether strolling around the low lying lakes or climbing up into the mountainous fells whichever is undertaken the scenery is magnificent. Alfred Wainwright's famous hand written book, The Pictorial Guide to the Lake District, published in 1955 is a collection of seven books each illustrated with his unique style and charm of the 214 fells inspiring many visitors and tourists from all over the world.
Hawkshead is an ancient village in south Lakeland and from Norse times belonged to the monks of Furness Abbey until the 12th century. Hawkshead was an important wool market in medieval times and after the Dissolution of the Monasteries grew as a market town. It was granted its first market charter by King James I in 1608. The Old Grammar School established in 1585 by the Archbishop of York, Edwin Sandys, is where the poet William Wordsworth was educated. He lodged in the village with Ann Tyson and her husband in a cottage that is now a holiday cottage, then at Colthouse where they moved to in 1783. The old school which closed in 1909 still retains many old desks covered in carvings done by the boys and in the former headmaster's study and a classroom there is an exhibition displaying the history of the school, the founder and William Wordsworth. Beatrix Potter, the author of children's stories, who also lived nearby married William Heelis, a local solicitor in 1913. The 17th century building which was once his office is now the Beatrix Potter Gallery exhibiting original drawings and illustrations. The gallery along with many other buildings and land around the village are owned by the National Trust. The village also home to Hawkshead Hall built by the monks and the 15th century parish Church of St Michael and court house. Hawkshead is a village of the past steeped in history and heritage with its warren of alleys, overhanging gables and a series of medieval squares is now car free and very popular with tourists.
Outgate is a small hamlet consisting of a few houses and farms and the 18th century Outgate Inn which was originally a smallholding. The inn has kept many of its original features giving that old world feeling. It offers a restaurant serving delicious home cooked meals, fine ales and en-suite accommodation.
Blelham Tarn, situated northeast of Hawkshead, is drained to the northeast by the short Blelham Beck into Windermere. The tarn which was previously straightened and lowered is home to many species of fish and waterfowl. Blelham Tarn and Bog, with a total area of 49 hectares, is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Blelham Bog is designated a National Nature Reserve.
Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic castle built on the shores of Lake Windermere in 1840 for James Dawson, a retired Liverpudlian surgeon, along with Wray church using his wife's fortune. After Dawson's death the estate was inherited by his nephew Edward Preston Rawnsley. In 1877 Edward's cousin, Hardwicke Rawnsley was appointed as vicar of Wray Church. Hardwicke became aware that the National Trust could buy and preserve places of natural beauty and historic interest. The National Trust was given the castle and 64 acres of land in 1929 and used for many purposes firstly, for a short time, it was a youth hostel. From 1931 to 1951 the castle housed the offices of the Freshwater Biological Association. From 1958 to 1998 it became a training collage for Merchant Navy radio officers. Beatrix Potter spent a family summer holiday in the castle when she was 16 in 1882. She fell in love with the place and its surroundings so she bought nearby Hill Top a small farm in 1905 with royalties from her first book The Tale of Peter Rabbit. She went on to buy much more land nearby. Today Wray Castle is a great place to spend a day out. You can explore inside around the hall, rooms with towers, turrets and arrow slots and winding passages used by the servants. Outside in the extensive grounds, open all year round, there are many picnic tables with amazing views and a walk down to the lake shore. There is also a car park, cafe, public toilets and the Peter Rabbit Adventure.
The Walk
At the car park we go through the gate and follow the path with the wall and the road on our right which takes us to the road with the Outgate Inn opposite. We follow the road uphill past a row of white cottages on our left then take the stony track on the right near to the Outgate sign. We follow this track going through a few gates to a large area of rough pastureland then keep heading forwards with the wall on our left and Blelham Tarn on our right. We go through a gate at the edge of the field, cross over a beck and continue forwards following the path across low grassy mounds to until we reach a gate by the side of the road. We do not go through the gate but turn right following the path with the hedge on our left. We go through a swing gate and bear right then left up the track to Low Wray Campsite. At the y-junction we bear right uphill and make our way to Wray Castle. After a wander round the castle and a cup of tea we head down the tarmac road to the main entrance. We then turn left along the road and after a short decline we turn right through a gate signposted public footpath. We head forward, cross over a footbridge and keep heading forward through the fields to go over a stile. We head forwards following the yellow arrow and go through a gate. We follow the track and at the buildings we go through a gate and bear off slightly left along a tarmac track. We now head uphill and at the farm on our right we take the track on the right bearing slightly left. We head uphill and go through a gate then turn right following the wall on our right to the end of the field. We go through a gate, opposite stone barn, and turn left along a wide stony track. At a ford we cross over a footbridge and keep following the track until we reach the houses we turn right and follow the path until it brings us out at the next to the Outgate Inn. We cross the road, go through the gate and retrace our steps back to the car park.
This is an easy walk on grass, stony and gravel paths and tracks with some minor tarmac road.
Elevation: approx lowest point 42m (137.80ft) approx highest point 111.20m (364.83ft) approx ascent 150.30m (493.11ft)
Distance and Start Point
Approx 3.8 miles allow 1½ – 2 hours using OS Explorer Map OL7, The English Lakes South-eastern area. This walk is clockwise.
Start point: Free car park on the right just on the outskirts south of Outgate on the B5286.
Outgate is about 1 mile north of Hawkshead in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Directions and Parking
From the A66 at Threlkeld take the B5322 on the left. At the t-junction at Legburthwaite turn left onto the A591 by the side of Thirlmere. At Ambleside take A593 following the sign for the Langdales and Coniston. At Clappersgate turn left onto the B5286 signposted Hawkshead. Stay on the B5286 and the car park is on the right just after passing through Outgate.
Parking: free car park on the B5286 just on the outskirts of Outgate there is also a pay and display at Wray Castle.
Toilets and Refreshments
There are public toilets at Wray Castle the next nearest ones are at Hawkshead. For refreshments there is the Outgate Inn at Outgate, a cafe at Wray Castle and a variety of pubs, cafes and shops in Hawkshead.


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Front matter
Penguin Book of Australian Women Poets
Susan Hampton was born in Inverell, New South Wales,
in 1949. Previous Publications Include Sister Poets 1 (Sisters
Publishing, 1979), Costumes (Transit Press, 1981) and
About Literature With Sue Woolfe (Macmillan, 1984). Her
poems and stories have been published in many Australian
magazines and anthologies, and in 1979 she won the Dame
Mary Gilmore award. She received writing grants from
the Literature Board in 1979, 1983 and 1984. Susan
Hampton has a B.A. (hons) in English and currently
teaches writing courses at Newcastle CAE and the New
South Wales Institute of Technology in Sydney. She is a
single parent and has one son.
Kate Llewellyn was born at Tumby Bay, South Australia,
in 1940. Previous publications include Sister Poets 1 (Sisters
Publishing, 1979), Trader Kate and the Elephants (Friendly
Street Poets, 1982) and Luxury (Redress Press, 1985), and
her poems and stories have been included in a number of
anthologies. She received writing grants from the Literature
Board of the Australia Council in 1982 and 1984, and in
1982 was the joint winner of the Anne Elder award. She
has a B.A. in History and Classics and has worked as a
registered nurse and a joint owner/director of an art gallery.
Kate Llewellyn has a son and a daughter. She now writes
full-time and lives in Leura in the Blue Mountains.
The Penguin Book of Australian Women Poets
by susan hampton and kate llewellyn
Penguin Books
Published with the assistance of the
Literature Board of the Australia Council
Penguin Books Australia Ltd,
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First published by Penguin Books Australia, 1986
This collection copyright © Susan Hampton & Kate Llewellyn, 1986
Copyright in individual poems remains with the poet
All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved
above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced
into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means
(electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without
the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above
publisher of this book.
Typeset in California [they mean Victoria] by Midland Typesetters, Maryborough
Made And Printed in Australia By The Dominion Press-Hedges & Bell
The Penguin book of Australian Women Poets.
Includes index.
Isbn 0 14 058575 3 (pbk.).
1. Australian Poetry — Women Authors. I. Hampton, Susan,
1949- . II. Llewellyn, Kate, 1940-
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Moving Pages Documents from Mac to iPad: A Comedy of Errors
I use Pages on my Mac (though I'm going to give Ommwriter a shot) and, for instances when print presentation matters, Pages on my iPad. A few nights ago I was writing stuff on Mac Pages and thought I'd keep all my bases covered by moving or copying them to my iPad, where I could open them with Pages.
This was surprisingly awkward. Here are the steps I took.
First, note that iTunes has an "Apps" tab and a file sync section. This section breaks out which files live on the iPad and allows you to add new ones as well as save said files on your Mac.
I tried dragging and dropping my files to this panel. No dice. Then began the comedy of errors: I chose "Add" and selected all the files via a dialog box. The files were then copied over (thus, if I changed them on my Mac, I'd need to recopy them.) I opened up Pages on my iPad and was surprised to not see my files in the carousel. "Weird," I thought. I scrubbed all the way left and right, just in case.
I tried out the import icon below an existing document and, sure enough, found a "Copy from iTunes" button. I pressed it and was presented with a list of files from the iTunes holding tank. Surprise! Here are my files.
Relieved, I pressed one of my Pages files, got a progress bar, and… an error message! The version of Pages I was using on the Mac is slightly older and, for some reason, the iPad version couldn't open the file. Note that the only time I got this error was after I copied the file over and chose to import it - the absolute worst time, that is. So none of my files worked and they'll never work. Gee, thanks.
The whole concept of a holding tank for files I've copied over is absurd, because it's not made perfectly clear in either iTunes or iPad's Pages that these files are just out there in space. I've already dinged Pages for its poor file management, and this little oddball syncing mishap only underscores how tacked-on the whole thing feels.
So in the end, I used RTF files in Dropbox, and everything just worked. As it should.


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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to be parents again. Kate is pregnant with baby number 3 and while there's no official due date, all eyes are turning to late spring for the arrival the latest royal baby.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting their third child pic.twitter.com/DZCheAj1RM— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) September 4, 2017
Kensington Palace announced the third pregnancy of the Duchess of Cambridge just after 10am on September 4th 2017. Kate is already suffering from the same severe form of morning sickness that marked the early parts of her previous two pregnancies and has cancelled her forthcoming engagements.
The baby will be a little brother or sister for Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 2 and the change in succession law means that a boy won't leapfrog his big sister. The newest prince or princess of the House of Windsor will be fifth in line to the throne. They will also be a sixth great grandchild for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Settle down and stock up, royal baby mania is about to begin again. Congratulations to William, Kate, George and Charlotte as the Cambridges prepare to become five.


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By Ashley Francis
Lehman's new assistant tennis coach, Gene Nakagaki, has come a long way since his senior year at Eastchester High School when he was unsure where tennis would take him. Then his high school coach, Tim Otoshi, encouraged Nakagaki, whose newfound interest in the sport turned it into a beloved vocation. In high school, Nakagaki recalled, "I was just fooling around on the court." When he came to Lehman, he became a star on the court leading the Lightning all four years he attended, graduating in 2016. This year, Lehman's tennis coach Ana Belzunce saw a spot for him on her staff.
Now the newly acquired coach has to adjust to his new role. He admitted that he misses playing on the court. "I'm not used cheering them on," he said of not being on field with teammates. However, on the field as a coach, Nakagaki presents himself with knowledge and carries himself beyond his years.
Lehman's head tennis coach, and former tennis player at the University of Maryland, Ana Belzunce was the person who ultimately led Nakagaki to return to Lehman. He explained how she invited him back last season to volunteer as an assistant coach for a dominating the women's tennis team. The 2016 season was also Belzunce's first season coaching the Lightning, and this experience inspired her to ask him to join her staff in 2017. The position is an opportunity for him to help the players and transfer his skill set to use on their behalf so the team will develop after not having an assistant coach last season.
For the players, it hasn't been difficult to get used their new coach. Senior Adrian Grant appreciates Nakagaki's presence on the court and doesn't feel intimidated by his former teammate. "The same passion he played with as a teammate, he also carries as a coach," Grant said, emphasizing how Nakagaki carried the same intensity into new role. Communication has been a plus with him because he makes sure the players remain involved by breaking down plays to win against the opposition.
As the team played Albertus Magnus on April 9, Nakagaki showed players how to fix their posture while preparing to battle. He even knows when to joke around with the team because he still has a close relationship with them as a former player.
In Nakagaki's first season, he hopes to work on giving his players more advice. Things have been somewhat of a challenge coming in because he is not playing, but now leading from the bench. Coach Belzunce, however, believes in him. "He's been great this season," she affirmed, "and brings a lot of energy."


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North Wales is a fantastic holiday destination, with a wide selection of different activities for all ages; with stunning coastlines, the towering peaks of Snowdonia, and much more, it's well worth a visit!
Snowdonia, with its awe inspiring mountain views, home to Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, is a must see for anyone interested in a walking holiday. With often snow covered peaks, spectacular sights, and wildlife, Snowdonia is a natural reason to visit the North of Wales, allowing visitors to enjoy all the beauty of nature in a location with so much else to do as well.
Aside from the incredible opportunities which Snowdonia presents, North Wales provides beautiful beaches and coastlines which are perfect for laid back family holidays, or for unwinding after a more active trip. Also not to be missed are the castles which demonstrate Wales' hugely interesting history as a hotly contested area, making for a holiday rich in historical interest, allowing for the perfect holiday for families, couples and groups alike.
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Everyone can make mistakes in college, especially freshmen living in dorms for their first time. Whether forgetting my keys after closing my dorm room and locking myself out or taking the wrong books to class, there is always room for error. Although some mistakes are more common than others, here are some helpful tips to keep you on track freshman year:
Mistake #1: Hiding in your dorm. Be active! Make friends. Join clubs. Freshman year is the time to make most of your friends. Everyone one is new to campus, so branch out and connect with as many people as possible. The worst decision you can make is sitting in your room watching TV.
Mistake #2: Poor laundry methods. Try to remove all items from your pockets before putting your clothes into the washing machine or dryer. Pens are one of the worst possible things to have in your clothes since they can burst and stain your clothes. Read the labels on your clothes and follow any instructions.
Mistake #3: Being late/not attending class. It's easy to slack, especially in large lecture halls. However, by skipping class you are NOT doing yourself any favors. Show up and show up on time. No excuses. Look over the campus map to familiarize yourself with your academic buildings before classes start (check out our Back to School Survival Guide for help). If you have to take a bus, map those out as well!
Mistake #4: Not finding a balance. Believe it or not, it is very important to socialize during freshman year. However, do not bail on your academic duties in order to socialize. Master the art of balancing.
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We are a creative hub for the arts / crafts / design movement providing workshops and events to inspire.
We seek out and work with artists, makers, movers and shakers who are Melbourne locals, interstate sensations and overseas art world celebs.
We unleash the unexplored creativity in people.
We provide a social gathering for people to slow down and team up.
Oh, and did we mention you will leave on cloud nine, tickled pink and proud as punch? I think we just did….


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Within the increasingly crowded and extremely competitive compact SUV segment of the market, there is one new 2018 model in particular from Toyota that stands tall over its counterpart from Honda. While both the new Toyota C-HR and the Honda HR-V rivals are impressive and well-rounded, it is the unique characteristics, surprising driving abilities and the countless creature comforts belonging to the Toyota C-HR that wins this race in the end.
Are you inclined to take a spin with the 2018 Toyota C-HR in Brook Park for yourself? SUV-shoppers in the greater Cleveland, Strongsville, Brunswick, Parma and North Olmsted areas are welcome to do so right here at Metro Toyota at your earliest convenience.
If you are seeking an adventurous compact SUV model to serve you well for your weekday commutes and also during your fun-filled weekend getaways throughout the Cleveland, Strongsville, Brunswick, Parma and North Olmsted regions, then the odds are good that you are already considering both the Subaru and the Toyota brands.
Well, upon further examination and after you look at a close comparison between two of their most popular models, many drivers are quickly realizing that the high-tech 2018 Toyota C-HR excels in many ways in which the more basic 2018 Subaru Crosstrek simply does not!
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Starting MSRP from * $55,900
- Requires a compatible mobile device, connected vehicle service plan and 4G LTE data plan. Available in select markets. Visit onstar.com for coverage map, details and system limitations. Data plans provided by AT&T.
- Chevrolet Infotainment System functionality varies by model. Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices.
- If you decide to continue service after your trial, the subscription plan you choose will automatically renew thereafter and you will be charged according to your chosen payment method at then-current rates. Fees and taxes apply. To cancel you must call SiriusXM at 1-866-635-2349. See SiriusXM Customer Agreement for complete terms at siriusxm.com. All fees and programming subject to change. Sirius, XM, SiriusXM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc.
- Not compatible with all devices.
- Visit my.chevrolet.com/learn for vehicle and smartphone compatibility.
- Visit onstar.com for vehicle availability, details and system limitations. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Not all vehicles may transmit all crash data.
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Patricia Harris is a recent graduate of the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program at the University of Memphis (UM). She also served for two years as a Graduate Assistant at the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa. For her Graduate Thesis Project at the UM she assessed a three-year museum advocacy project in greater Memphis, Tennessee, US. At the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Meetings this past month in Seattle, Patricia was featured in the session Effective Advocacy in Your Community: Learn How! where she spoke about her advocacy project. Below is a summary of her presentation.
Measuring Advocacy Effectiveness in Memphis Museums
by Patricia Harris
My thesis project at the University of Memphis explored advocacy practices in Memphis area museums, as well as the broader concept of museum advocacy. My personal advocacy experience began in 2012 in the Museum Practices seminar, one of the core courses in the University's Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program. From 2011-2013, students in the Museums Practices seminar initiated the creation of Advocacy Inventories with eleven Memphis and mid-south museums. These inventories are taken from Speak Up For Museums: The AAM Guide to Advocacy. Based on the initial inventories, the Museum Practices students made advocacy recommendations for the institutions, conducted follow-up surveys on advocacy practices, and created educational/economic impact statements for each museum.
The advocacy projects carried out by the students with the museums are important for two reasons. First, the process introduced the students as emerging museum professionals to advocacy. If the museum field desires to continue and sustain advocacy as a practice, new generations of museum professionals must be active participants in advocacy work from the beginning. Second, the projects also introduced museums to advocacy work. Many museums, especially smaller institutions, are unaware of how to do advocacy, and in some cases, unaware of the concept.
Of the eleven museums that completed initial advocacy reports with students from the class, only three institutions participated for all three of the years. So, while it is important to understand the advocacy done by these three institutions, perhaps more significant is why the other eight museums did not, or could not, take part in advocacy work.
The Museum Practices students were providing a variety of resources, and were quite literally willing to do free advocacy work for the institution. Why did some museums not take part? Did they feel advocacy wasn't important? Did they simply not have the time? Or did they not have the interest? Were the resources being provided not relevant for the size and/or type of the institution?
When speaking about advocacy we are quick to share what went right. Stories of success are extremely important, but perhaps acknowledging and understanding why things went wrong or why things never even got off the ground is vital to truly institutionalizing advocacy in the museum field. In so doing, we learn and we can better fine-tune our advocacy resources to encompass more institutions.
The take-away from this project is that we still need to advocate for advocacy. Presumably, you're all here because you believe in advocacy and what it can do for your institution and your community. In just one metropolis like Memphis, eight out of eleven museums aren't there yet. Why aren't they being reached?
It is up to the other three museums out of that eleven to show the hows and whys of advocacy. During graduate school I was a graduate assistant at the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa. We fall into the small museum category with only three full-time museum staff and four part-time graduate assistants – which I know is still much more than many places have. Just in the past three years Chucalissa has sent a graduate student to Museum Advocacy Day each year, participated in "Invite your Legislator to Your Museum Day," hosted four NCCC AmeriCorps teams (we received Sponsor of the Year award in 2013), and completed economic/educational impact statements now featured on the American Alliance of Museum's website. The results of these activities also helped leverage funding from the University of Memphis to support our Museum. I say all of this not to brag, even though I am proud of our work, but to emphasize the importance of grassroots advocacy. The AAM points out that advocacy is not just about making "asks" for money and resources from the federal government, but instead is more about building relationships. Though we often think of this "relationship" as the bond between a museum and it's elected officials, perhaps museum advocacy needs to start with relationships between museums.
For example, as we've seen a small institution with limited staff and resources may not feel that advocacy is the right endeavor for them. Though, if a fellow small museum in their community or the next town over is successfully making strides for advocacy and touting its value, the museum may feel more comfortable and supported in beginning their own advocacy efforts. For smaller museums, it is hard to make that trip to Washington DC for Museum Advocacy Day, or to attend a national conference like this, or even feel that such a large organization's resources like the AAM are right for them. Thus, sharing advocacy resources and knowledge with other museums in your community may be key to getting those other eight interested and participating. A great example of this is of course museum studies classes at the local university.
State or regional conferences are a great place to share these resources and build relationships. The information in advocacy sessions at state or regional conferences is locally sourced, and comes from museums or colleagues you probably already know.
Advocacy can be intimidating and will take effort by you and your staff to implement at your institution. But the reward is great. You're not only advocating for your museum, but you are advocating for your community, your city, your field, and yourself. If you don't think you're important enough to advocate for, why would anyone else? Building advocacy locally and at the ground level through partnerships and relationships with other museums can be the key to your success. Remember our voice is strongest together.
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The World Series of Poker, known by its acronym WSOP, is a collection of the best poker tournaments conducted of the world. For several days, the cremé de la cremé of poker players around the world unite under the same roof to do the ultimate spectacle of their beloved spot. Las Vegas hosts this great event every year since 1970, the group's major poker events worldwide.The World Series usually coincide with the start of summer, another reason to approach the city and witness this event. Nothing like seeing high stakes poker under a sunny day.
The Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino Las Vegas welcomes poker players from all over the world to try to fulfill the dream of being considered the best in the world.
Luxury and money, glamur and chips, all this and more can be found in Las Vegas when the WSOP takes place. Such was the glamur of the competition, that surprisingly the main event of the tournament was held in a hotel in which all rooms are suites. Then, lost deep within a hidden vault, lies the ultimate prize, the coveated Bracelet, which marks the poker champion. When players reach the WSOP there is a time for fun, but also a time for pondering and concentration, as huge numbers of money are risked in every pot.
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The World Series of Poker is no place for beginners reluctant to pay for the tickets. Players that enter the tournament tend to be professionals that live of the game or incredible players with a job capable of sustaning the game. Since the amount of to play in a game can range between $ 1,000 and $ 10,000, people with weak hearts should stay away. This is a place where its imperative that players are sure of their abbilities. In this poker tables, there is no such thing as luck.
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The WSOP history goes back more than 30 years, and its popularity continues to increase each passing day. Evenmore with the dawn of social networks (Facebook, Twitter) online comunities for either enthusiasts and players have been created, giving them a chance to express their love for the game. Haundreds of players expect this time of the year to dust up the car and road trip towards Nevada, in search of glory. Earlier this year we made a quick guide to give a notion to players of fours ways to make it into WSOP. This is no competition to lose 5 bucks, here if you lose, you must lose big time. The smallest prize a player can pay at this competition is his pride, as money may become a memory in a few seconds. The privilage of the win is reserved to a select few, but as we say at Casino Cheers, someone must win, so why not you.
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Here we have answered your most common questions and made updates to the book to make it even more clear. Enjoy!
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Wood Gas Crash Course Series
Be patient with your gasifier… It has an operator-in-training using it.
Attention! Please use WOOD CHUNKS or really thick chips!
This machine does NOT run on tires, coal, pellets of any kind, arborist chips, grass or MSW. Period! Please follow the directions. Thanks!
Start it with natural lump charcoal NOT commercial briquettes
Download This Quick Overview of Gasification
Schematic, Flow Chart, Terms, Start-up Sequence + More
Tools, Parts & Testing Equipment
These links are examples only. Buy wherever you like, but this is stuff I have used or recommend.
5" (125 mm) Grinder
5" (125 mm) Cut off disc
Mig Welder Miller 210 or larger
Tig Welder Miller 180 Diversion
Plasma Torch- Hypertherm Powermax 30
Air Compressor- Dewalt
Metal Roller- Grizzly Slip Roll
Note: This machine is described as a 16 ga. capacity unit, but that is at 50". If you go shorter you can go thicker. I use mine on 14 gauge stainless at 40-40" and 1/8" I can roll 24" wide. 1/4" flat bar I can roll at 2-3" wide.
There are two knobs to raise and lower the roller on the back (determines diameter size). I cut off the plastic knobs (they hurt your wrist after a while) and welded on short tubes that I can run a 16" bar through, so I have more cranking power.
That's it. It's cheap and mine has served me well for 6 + years.
Metal Bender - Grizzley Brake Press
Note: This may be bigger than what you need for this project, but this is a tool that can make you money and bend up to 12 ga. I have one and it's paid for itself 20 times over.
CNC Torch Table
Note: I haven't used this cutting table, but it will be my next purchase for my micro fab shop. It is only $3000 and it can be expanded.
These are the more specialized parts you will need to order.
Here are website domains or more precise part numbers to help you. Buy wherever you like, these are examples.
Blower motor- SOHON FL130021D-02 12VDC 5600 rpm-
AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN CHINA AT QUANTITIES OF 100 or MORE. NO SINGLE BLOWER SALES.
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Line 6- Ceramic Insulation
Line 25- Lid Spring
Line 26- Lid Seal
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Line 4- Bronze Bushings
Line 8- Shaft Collar
Line 10- Ball Joint to Connect Grate Motor to Shaft Linkage
Line 21- Fire Rope
Line 23, 24- Filter Foam
Line 29- 12 volt gear motor, no switch 50 - 60 rpm
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Line 3- Aluminum Enclosure Box
Line 5- Din Rail
Line 6- Fuse Block
Line 10- Sight Glass
The best piece of testing equipment is you! Trust your 5 senses.
The next best piece of testing equipment is the sight glass described in the book. The color of the reaction can tell you alot about the flow and temperature inside the machine.
Gasifier Testing
Wood Moisture Meter
Test the moisture content of the wood to be sure it is dry enough to use.
Test the temperature at various points inside the gasifier system.
Omega Engineering has all the best testing probes, but they are more expensive.
Test power usage and diagnose wiring problems.
Test the pressure drop in the machine to find restrictions in flow. Measured in inches of water column. (How many inches the vacuum can pull water up a tube)
Measure the weight of the wood going into the machine and the weight of the water coming out as condensate. Anything will work.
Generator Testing
Digital Hand Held Tachometer
This will test your engine speed. Engine speed (rpm) affects power quality in AC machines and noise in every engine.
Power Quality Tester- Kill-a-Watt
Test the quality of the power coming from your generator.
Top 3 problems:
1- Weak suction
2- Wood too small or wrong feedstock
3- Leaks in seals
- Green wood needs to be seasoned, it's too wet.
- Test moisture content. Start with 20% and move up when you install a monorator hopper as you gain experience. If it's too wet you will quench your char and the oils passing through won't be fully broken down. The result: creosote, commonly called tar.
- Species: Avoid cotton wood (high ash/ low weight). Cedar can be oily.
- Sizing: Is the sizing too large for the air inlet flow, leaving big gaps between charcoal chunks below the jets? Use smaller chunks or soft wood in place of hard wood. Chunked is better, chips may stick together.
- Sizing: Is the sizing too small, limiting air flow penetration? Are the wood particles sticking together in a clump above the jets. This is called bridging. Use larger chunks.
- Charcoal: Charcoal dust can plug up the hearth area. It's important to only fill with chunky char. Fill 8″ above jets.
Gas Quality
- Intermittent flow: Bridging- feedstock is sticking together and not falling down in a uniform way, causing your charcoal to burn up before wood finally falls down and has to try to turn into charcoal again. Plugging at the grate or in the filter. Check the grate automation. Clean filter foam. Condensation may be forming and the gas has to pass through water, slowing it down. Drain condensate. Also service soot cleanouts.
- Weak gas: Too much air is getting into the oxidation zone causing the gas to be burned and releasing CO2. Make jets holes smaller. An air leak, you may have left a cap off (most likely)
- Tar: Valves are getting tar. Wood is too wet or gas flow isn't sufficient. Wood chips may be too small. Choke plate diameter may be too big, reduce choke opening diameter.
- Gas is has excess steam: Use dry wood. Also run the machine for 45 minutes in flare mode (first run only) to break in fresh charcoal and turn it into activated carbon which has much greater surface area and the ability to fracture more water vapor into hydrogen. Next check to see if the wood chunks are too big, leaving giant gaps in the charcoal bed.
Power Supply
- Is the battery charged? Automation controls don't work below 12 volts. Have a voltage tester handy. Connect to engine alternator or a plug-in charger. 2 marine cranking batteries are recommended for energy storage and engine starting.
- Are the battery terminals wired correctly. Black is negative. Red is positive. Track the black wire to make sure it is grounded to a metal frame
- Are the terminals corroded. It may not appear so, but oxidation can still have an effect. Wire brush the terminal ends. Spray with silicone spray.
- Are you on rubber wheels? Run a wire to a ground spike.
Gas Grading
There are basically two grades of gas you can make with your gasifier depending on your feedstock type and preparation. This is similar to diesel oil which comes in fuel grade or heating grade.
Grade 1- Engine grade. This is a clean gas made from wood chunks and thick wood chips. Wood is ideal because of it's low ash content. Wood breaks down from a solid, to oil vapors, to pure gas and small carbon molecules that are filtered before reaching the engine.
Grade 2- Heating grade. This is a more energy dense gas, but it has impurities that can foul an engine, like tar, a cooled oil vapor. Tar is no problem when you are just burning gas for heat. And you can use a wider range of feedstocks including chipped wood and some biomass. Chipped wood tends to stick together so be sure to have a stirring mechanism to keep it from clumping. Biomass is best gasified at lower temperatures to avoid fusing the silica into small stones called clinkers. To make this happen, you can use a slightly larger choke plate hole opening. Consider that tarry gas can foul your blower motor, so use a suction blower to start (10 min) and then switch to a push blower to maintain gas flow after start-up.
Wood Chunk Sizing to Engine Size
Your engine size will determine how much air passes over the charcoal in your gasifier. The more air there is, the faster it will eat up the charcoal, so with larger engines you can use larger wood chunks and with smaller engines you must use smaller wood chunks.
Wood sizing is also key in making the char reduce to a size that will pass through the opening in the choke plat in your hearth.
Rule of thumb for new users (newbies)
1″ sq. chunks for 2 cylinder engines, kohler type
2″ sq. chunks for 4 cylinder engines, generac type
2.5″ sq. chunks for 8 cylinder engines, ford industrial genset type
For hardwoods you can reduce the size 15% because of the higher density.
Gasifier Maintenance Video
Hearth Zone: Combustion/Reduction
Automation wiring diagram
This is the color wiring layout for the relay specified in the book from www.customrelays.com
Here is the updated part number for 3 seconds on/ 3 min off. Download quote sheet
[Clarified] Hearth sizing drawing from page 35 + charcoal fill side view
High Performance Hearth
Hearth tuning- Now that we have enough people building I wanted to share a really cool design trick that I used on the Victory line of gasifiers called the Victory Hearth. It's a favorite.
After spending hours running gasifiers with glass over the top watching how the charcoal heats up in the air stream I began testing some ideas to even out the hearth temperatures and force any wood and water vapor through the hottest part of the combustion zone, giving it the longest residence time. This is the brute simple type of approach I am known for.
Steep v-angles channel the fuel and vapor into the the jet stream while also insulating a normally colder area, boosting performance. I don't have any measurements for you, but you can eye ball it and start with a cardboard template. Steeper is better. Works like a gee-whiz.
Hopper Upgrade
60 gallon air compressor tank monorator hopper. For use after you have produced quality gas and desire extended run time.
You will be very wise to add a set of wheels to your machine so you can move it. Get something sturdy and bolt them on.
Blower Tutorial
Double blower configuration
Blower- Using a blower in suction mode is an easy way to get your gasifier started, but sometimes it makes good sense to use a blower to push air into the gasifier. (if your seals are tight)
A gasifier needs alot of flow to attain and maintain it's internal temperatures. If you have a tight filter, you might need a little push. Need more power out of your engine? Give it a little push. Keeping the blower on the front end means only clean air passes through it, so it will extend it's life.
If you put it on the outside of your check valve as pictured, then you want to drill a small hole through the side of that check valve and attach a rod with a small cam to force the check valve open when its gets sticky from pyrolysis oils. Rotate the rod until the cam pushes the flap open.
You can put the valve on the intake side of the blower if you mount the blower rotated 90 degrees, but pyrolysis oil can accumulate on the internal blades and throw off the balance over an extended time.
Wood Chunker Design Elements
There is no one size fits all chunker design that is going to please everybody and every budget, so I wanted to point out the elements a good chunker usually has and several options for making it happen.
- Power- If you have a tractor I would start there. Next I would consider a dirty old used engine. Something that is cheap and ideal for practicing woodgas will be fine for chunking wood. 4 cylinder is probably ideal, but v-8's work too.
- Gear reduction- This is just a means of slowing the shaft speed down to something usable like 60-100 rpm at the cut head. Ebay has lots of deals on gear boxes or you can use old wheels of differing sizes pressed together to reduce the speed.
- Energy storage- A smaller motor will be able to do more work with a flywheel because of duty cycle. When you aren't chunking wood the energy is banked up in the wheels mass, just waiting to be harnessed.
- A cutting head should slice and pinch the wood so it comes apart in neat chunks. The screw head is complicated, so I would go with an old tire rim cut to a steep angle and sharpened.
Here is an idea…
No tools? Need Help Building? Here are some ideas:
1- High school or community college welding students.
2- Hire a metal sculptor when they are slow… artists work cheap.
3- Maker Spaces. A really cool thing is happening. After the death of manufacturing in the 90's there is a rebirth of community fabrication shops called "Maker Spaces." Tools, talent and low monthly fees make it much easier to get stuff made.
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Blower Motors
Sold OUT on our site- Contact Manufacturer (see below)
Try ordering a "sample" from Sohon direct. Talk to Ann. Use part number "FL130021D-02" for 12 volt blowers. Use this link below to contact her. If you are nice they might give you the wholesale rate, I'm not sure.
Blower motor specs click here FL130021D-02(12V)
Machined Parts
Permanently SOLD OUT
Folks are making their own now so we stopped carrying these. Need help? Have them machined by a local high school machine shop or http://www.emachineshop.com/
READ THIS: Make your own jets by drilling holes in the center of 1/2″ stainless pipe plugs. OK:-)
Get straight cut threads if you can. They are better for the high temperature environment. If you use taper threads then don't over tighten! Finger tight plus 15 degrees with a wrench. Use graphite lube on the threads.
Dimensions for machined jets. Click the image or link below.
Click here for Jet Dimensions not found in the book
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Bill of Materials
These are the same parts in your book, just in excel format. This was done as a courtesy, if for some reason you can't open it, then you are shit out of luck:-)
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I'll leave the history lessons to Wikipedia, but for those of you who just want the quick version (Er, you do know that I'm totally incapable of providing a quick version of ANYTHING, don't you?) New Lanark is an 18th century mill town, on the banks of the River Clyde. It's interesting, not just because of the giant cotton mill at its heart, but because its founder, Robert Owen, was a philanthropist who wanted to put an end to the terrible conditions working class Brits typically lived and worked in back then. To do this, he created New Lanark: a purpose-built community created to house the mill workers and their families in tenement buildings set around the mill, and with their own church, shop, school etc.
To those of us NOT from the 18th century, the conditions still seem pretty squalid. The village itself is beautiful, and is set in stunning countryside, but entire families (large, extended families, too) were crammed into one small room, with children as young as 10 sent to work in the mill, like in a novel by Charles Dickens or something. As awful as it all sounds, these people considered themselves the lucky ones: unlike many people of their class, they at least had homes and jobs – and what's more, they had free healthcare, clean accommodation (there were teams of inspectors who made sure hygiene standards were up to par), fresh, affordable food from the local co-operative store… It was way ahead of its time, basically, which makes it a really fascinating place for a visit.
I'll tell you one thing, though: I've never been so grateful to have been born in modern times. And not just because of the shoes, either.


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Gustavo Fernandes
I am connected to art since childhood. Since I remember I draw and paint.
I attended several art schools in Portugal and Canada where I lived.
I always feel pleasure to represent nature and people, particularly women and always liked to do it through realism. I like to register moments and create beyond them, give life to these moments and let my imagination create…Before I even execute the art work.
Talking about my work is like making an insight.
There is a huge exposure in my work…an aesthetic in which I expose myself. But there is a spiritual component, emotional, introspective. My work is lonely in a positive way.
The accurate technique, the theme, the detail… There's a constant desire, a search, there is a lot of research into my concepts and ideas, as well as thorough and technique that I acquired over the years.
I think my work invites to contemplation. I wish to encourage the observer that is before a work of mine ... I like him to have an opinion or a feeling about the work. Each person has a different feel but it has an emotion. This is my way of communicating.
The realism is in the brushstroke ... the color ... in the trace ... There's always a lot of me in every work of art..Even the most classic works and seemingly more obvious.
Creation has a lot of influence of my emotions ... From my moods. The brushstroke, the stroke stiffness, the work to be agitated or more peaceful.. This emotion passes to the observer. This is the great magic...


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About My Work
My work has included photography, architecture, bridge design, and small industrial art, i.e., pieces that are 3D printed or laser cut assemblages made from various materials.
About Me
When I began working as a draftsman in 1970, making the drawings and documents for large engineering projects, I was struck by the geometric beauty of structures that were conceived by people with creative vision. That has changed over the years as that type of design has become more "cookbook" and lost a lot of it's elegance and beauty that shows through as the form was created to be inspiring by the simplicity of it's execution. What I want to create is sort of an "intersection" of math, science, engineering and beauty that points to a larger theme of how everything in the created world has a purpose and that all those things will be a part of redemption. Outside of creating, I do the ordinary mundane tasks of the ministry of Center on Just Living and the other affairs of daily life.
About My Faith
Not too much to say - I became a follower of Christ about 33 years ago. Faith has shaped how I live and the understanding of the larger redemption story and relates to any creative activities as they are formed by doing work for God's glory.


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Cervical: How to Fight the Pain?
Pains to no end, and a name, in technical jargon, that does not bode well neck pain. A disorder that may relate to the cervical vertebrae, but also the head, arms, back. What is it, and what we can do to fight it?
Neck pain
First of all the area involved: cervical means the spinal segment that includes the seven vertebrae nearest the head, and in most cases the pain is due to muscle contractions of the neck and shoulders, perhaps linked to strokes cold, bad posture or stress. Although in the most serious cases the causes can be different, such as arthritis, micro-fractures or previous trauma, such as the classic whiplash. It is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, which according to statistics affects mainly those over 45 and who, at worst, become recurrent and disabling, because it is accompanied by headaches, nausea and dizziness
The symptoms are usually pain and stiffness, especially in the neck and head, but sometimes the thick also cover the forehead and eyes, shoulders, arms. The content ranges from simple soreness evil far stronger, which then causes nausea, dizziness and even hurt the ears. In any case, it is always good to be seen by the family doctor, who will play in the proper order the symptoms.
The remedies
Depending on the severity of the situation, specialists may apply different treatments and remedies. First of all, to reduce pain, there are painkillers. In some cases, always in the acute phase, the specialist may decide to advise a soft collar, to wear a few hours a day. But very important to have a series of exercises to be done with the help of a specialist, so as to improve and prevent pain.
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The exercises are simple, you can do even at your desk, or at play. For example, while sitting with your back well supported to a back or back, bending the neck slowly, first one side and then the other, and no force it without pain, up to where you can. Or, always you are sitting or standing, you can move the neck before backward, toward the back, and then forward, with fluid movements without jerking. Finally, you can resume both exercises, flexing back and forth, on the sides, and then joining the movement in a complete circling.
But you must be sure of the diagnosis and do exercises without medical advice or a specialist, to avoid causarsi alone new problems.
If approved by the doctor, finally, also yoga and Pilates may be useful to combat cervical, in particular that by stress.


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Despite Brexit, as of 25 May 2018, the UK will look to implement the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Employment lawyers Rachel Tozer and Sonia Bhola outline the necessary next steps for HR teams.
The impending changes to privacy law will impact a range of business functions, requiring significant investment from HR professionals in particular. Combined, the following points of action provide a comprehensive checklist, guiding HR teams through the preparation process.
Whose responsibility?
Establish who will be responsible for data protection compliance – particularly important within SMEs which don't have a DPO.
Consent or other reason?
Assess whether the business wishes to take the significant risk of relying on consent for processing data or identify the legitimate interests of the employer which will be relied upon to process each type of data held about the employees.
Transfers outside of the EEA
In the context of any transfer of data outside of the EEA, again assess whether the business wishes to take the risk of relying on consent or, in the case of US organisations, the lower risk of relying on the Privacy Shield certification or whether to put in place binding corporate rules or intra-group Standard Contractual Clauses.
Privacy policies
Rewrite internal information notices/data protection policies to include all the required new information (such as the reason relied on the processing, details of any transfers of data and the reasons for them, how such data will be protected once it's transferred from the employer, how long information is kept, and an explanation of all of the individual rights set out above along with the right to complain to the DPO).
Work with IT to ensure that appropriate encryption technology is deployed on all company devices given out to employees.
Provide training to managers both about the employees' new individual rights and about the new security obligations so they know that when one of their team loses their phone it's not simply a matter of calling IT to remotely disconnect it and order a replacement device.
Provide training to employees on how to handle the personal data that they will have access to during their employment.
Data breach policy
Draw up a procedure for handling and reporting data breaches within the time frames required and for establishing who needs to be informed.
Retention policy
Update (or draft) retention and destruction policies.
Subject access policy
Update policies regarding subject access requests and ensure you have a procedure in place for responding in a timely manner.
Future planning
Particularly when purchasing new HR software, consider the structure of the HR databases to ensure that they allow the employer to access the data to comply with the individual rights of access, restriction, objection and portability.
Automated decision making
If you use profiling, i.e. automated decision making, put in place a procedure for dealing with objections.
And remember, the ethos of the GDPR is not only about implementing controls, it is as much about measuring the effectiveness of those controls. Compliance alone will not be sufficient; employers will need to be able to demonstrate their compliance. Privacy by design is the buzz word and data protection authorities now expect organisations to ensure that privacy compliance activities are included in the business planning process.
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You cannot eliminate car insurance from your budget because it is mandatory by law in all but just one state. You can, however, use these helpful strategies that can get your automobile premiums lowered and put money back in your pocket.
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When you purchase an automobile, there are several things you need to consider including the cost, maintenance and the price of insuring it. Even if you pay $1,000 more for the vehicle, you can easily make up that amount with lower insurance costs. In general, stay away from high-performance cars like Porsches and Corvettes. While these automobiles are fun to drive, they can cost a small fortune to insure. The faster you car is in most cases, the higher the insurance bill will be. Next, stay away from premium vehicles that are costly to repair like Jaguars.
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For those who are in the market for a used or new car, you should first check the annual top 10 vehicle theft list. You should then stay away from all of the cars on the list if you want to get lower insurance prices. For the last decade, the Honda Accord and Civic have been in the top 3 almost every year, this is because thieves have such an easy time reselling them. Older Honda models are often worth less than $5,000, making a possible jail sentence, if caught, unlikely. Most people think that high-end cars like BMWs are in the target of thieveries the most, this is not true.
Thieves most often target foreign made cars like a 2006 Honda Accord because they are easy to steal, and there is an enormous overseas market for these automobiles. In 2013, the Audi, BMW and Lexus brands all made the top 10 list of the least stolen cars. Consider getting a used Audi that has depreciated 70% or more if you are on a tight budget. You will have an exotic ride that is fun to drive and cheap to insure.
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IT shops look to e-discovery, architecture tools to manage Web content
With Web content reaching tidal-wave proportions thanks to social media, compliance officers are looking at e-discovery along with architecture-based management solutions.
Many compliance officers have turned to e-discovery technologies like enterprise content management (ECM) products to track and manage Web content as it mingles with internal mission-critical data. Some, however, believe a better long-term approach may be found at the architecture level.
"Web content is at such a high volume with all the data generated with social media, so we are now forced to deal with it on a more strategic level," said Eugene Lee, a systems administrator at a large bank in Charlotte, N.C. "We need to have our IT infrastructure operating at Web scale so we can extend policy-driven architectures involving compliance and e-discovery across multiple business domains. Then, we can deal with issues at the business-process level rather than the application level. That's where the real payback is."
Analysts agree with Lee that compliance officers should stop focusing on tactical e-discovery solutions because internal initiatives often overlap, and technology solutions are duplicated. Tackling the problem at an architectural level makes more strategic sense.
"Taking a holistic approach to gain a strategic view of all your data -- inside the company and coming from outside -- makes a lot more sense," said Dana Gardner, a principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions LLC in Gilford, N.H. "This way, e-discovery and compliance investments begin to feel less like a penalty or cover-your-butt measure, and more like an investment towards a master data management strategy."
How e-discovery, compliance are alike
Both Gardner and Lee said they believe corporate users cobbling together e-discovery and compliance architectures with existing ones are beginning to see a lot of commonality in how the two are constructed. In fact, there are so many similarities that corporate shops can simply use existing tools to extend their existing architectures for applications, security and business processes to envelop newer e-discovery and compliance solutions.
"One of the big eye openers people are aware of is the different point-solution sets for compliance, information management, SOA and cloud computing are all starting to look alike from the perspective of methodology and strategy," Gardner said.
Before bringing architectures together, an internal team of executives responsible for each of the major technology and business pieces that manage a piece of the Web content-based strategy needs to be formed.
The nagging problem for larger companies in accomplishing this is the age-old lack of communications among technology and business teams, particularly IT and legal. Many times, the two have very different business objectives. Exacerbating this tension is that some vendors exploit this rift by selling products directly to legal departments, allowing legal to completely control e-discovery projects.
"If a company really wants to make long-term gains, it would get legal and IT in the same room to define the requirements, then have IT purchase the system. That is slowly starting to happen, but that communications gap still exists and is a big stumbling block for these organizations," said Barry Murphy, founder of eDiscoveryJournal.com, a website focused on challenges facing e-discovery professionals.
The importance of a balanced e-discovery team
Users and analysts generally agree there are three reasons for assembling a team to pull together a companywide e-discovery initiative:
- To ensure there is no redundancy among the tools being used;
- To ensure an efficient and cost-effective method for deployment; and
- To make the best use of existing and potentially new software licenses.
"In many companies, there will be divisions that have already brought in tools the other divisions don't know about, or everyone is not up to speed on whether you are even using software licenses you have already paid for. You need people who can look at solutions in a different way to craft the best answers," said Brian Barnier, a principal at ValueBridge Advisors.
E-discovery and compliance investments feel less like a cover-your-butt measure, and more like a master data management strategy.
Dana Gardner, principal analyst, Interarbor Solutions LLC
Crafting the best technology solution is not the only benefit of a well-balanced team with a unified vision. As e-discovery and compliance systems and existing architectures grow closer, each technology and business unit can have a more direct impact on the products and services of other units.
"You can generate business benefit when you have a plan that everyone buys into because you end up helping out the sales organization with what they have to do, or the CMO with things they have to do that are totally unrelated to e-discovery or compliance," Barnier said.
A successful e-discovery strategy for managing Web-based content needs a strong ECM foundation, some industry observers claim. The problem, however, is that few corporations have made the hefty financial investment necessary to create an enterprise-level ECM, which typically can cost in the millions and take upwards of several years to complete. Most are inching their way toward such systems, putting small chunks of the foundation in place to take care of a few functions at a time.
"End-user companies are doing what I call practicing. They know they need to do something that is in good faith, but they do not want to spend $1 million on software. 2010 is the year of early case assessment for deploying tools that can hold down the amount of potentially responsible data by doing iterative searches," Murphy said.
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