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Adobe RGB.
Color space created by the company Adobe at the end of 1990's when the software Photoshop finally allowed full control over the colors used in digital files. It has much more tonal information of the colors, documenting more detail of degradation of tones that are contained in reflected light.
Advanced Point-and-Shoot Cameras.
a more sophisticated model of a point-and-shoot camera that allows full control over the exposure.
Aperture of the Diaphragm.
Different openings of the circular curtain in the lens that allows different amounts of light to enter the camera.
Aperture Priority.
A Shooting Mode where the photographer manually selects the aperture (f), the exposure compensation and the ISO. The camera will choose the shutter speed accordingly. It is a pre-program mode but it allows changes.
Auto Focus.
Moves the focus ring automatically to focus.
Auto White Balance (AWB).
The camera will analyze the light and try to determine the light temperature and then apply the balance that it needs so the object will have the right coloration.
A function that leaves the shutter open for as long as the shutter release is pressed, allowing the camera to expose the photosensitive material for longer than 30 seconds.
A shooting mode that will allow the photographer to take three photographs in a row with three different exposure compensations.
Center Weighted.
An exposure mode where the exposure meter prioritizes the measurement of the light coming from the center of the framed area.
Cloudy (WB).
A White Balance preset mode. This is a slightly "cold" kind of light. Without correction, the image will look blueish. The camera will correct this coloration by adding red.
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. It is a color model known as the subtractive model and it's the one used for printing. It is called subtractive because the sum of Cian, Magenta and Yellow in equal proportions generates black.
Cold Colors.
these are the colors that are closer to the blue hue. It will be any other color that has a lot of blue on it or the blue itself. These colors appear less welcoming; they seem more passive and weak.
Color Space.
It's the mathematical procedure that uses the camera's computer to transform the color information contained in light into numbers (ones and zeros) into a universal language. There are two color space models.
Custom White Balance (WB).
With this setting the photographer is capable of adjusting the white balance from a sample of white. First one must take a photograph of something white under the specific lighting conditions that will be used. Then, on a specific process for each camera, the photographer shows the camera what photograph it should work with and then the camera analyzes it and sets the temperature. It is very useful when working with many different kinds of light.
Daylight (WB).
This kind of light has no color predominance, it is a well balanced white light. But, because it can be a very hard light (direct and very contrasted) it reduces the saturation of the colors. When using this WB, one is not correcting a coloration on the light, but the saturation of the colors.
Depth of field.
is the distance between the first and the last plane in the photograph that are clear and sharp.
The part of the lens right at its optical center that works as a circular curtain responsible for letting light pass through the lens and reach the sensor, limiting the size of the beam of light that will enter the camera.
Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras, or DSLRs.
This cameras are called this way because everything that is going to be photographed can be seen through the lens. They are built with a mirror located behind the lens that redirects light towards the viewfinder and when the photograph is taken, the mirror raises and the light goes into the sensor.
Electronic Sensor or Chip.
This device consist of millions of pixels (picture element). Each one is capable of transforming the information carried by the light into electronic signals that can be measured and saved.
Evaluative, Average or Matrix.
a mode of measuring the light that averages all the different intensities of light that come from every single part of the area that has been framed by the photographer. This exposure meter mode is called
Exposure Compensation.
Exposure compensation is simply a way to let more or less light when taking the photograph depending on whether the objects' colors are more towards white or towards black. Exposure compensation is represented by a scale of increments in the values of exposure (EV). This scale consists simply of a numbering of EV that goes as follows: -2, -1, 0, +1, +2.
Exposure Meter.
instrument capable of understanding the strength of light that goes through the lens and then deciding the best combination of the exposure elements (ISO, Aperture, Shutter speed) to get a correctly exposed image.
Exposure Time.
Another name for shutter speed.
Exposure Value.
It is the combination of the values of selected ISO, shutter speed and the aperture that allows the necessary amount of light to reach the photosensitive material to register a neutral gray tone.
Fish Eye Lens.
A lens that has an angle of sight closer to 180°
Fill Flash.
The light coming from the flash is used as a complementing light for natural light. It will fill shadow areas in the scene with light.
It is an instrument capable of creating a light "strobe" for less than a thousandth of a second.
This artificial light can vary its light temperature. Next time you go to a supermarket, check out the fluorescent stand with all the different light temperatures. Traditionally it has been a more yellowish light, so the camera will balance this color by adding some blue to the photograph.
Focal Length.
The perpendicular distance, measured in millimeters, that exists between the optical center of the lens and the photosensitive material (inside the camera body)
Focus Distance.
The distance that exist between the optical center of the lens and the subject that you want to focus.
Focus Ring.
It is the control that allows movement of different glass pieces inside the lens so they can align to focus or make the main subject of the photograph look sharp.
"f stops".
It is the name for the values of the aperture of the diaphragm.
Graphic representation of the information gathered by each pixel that forms an image. It shows if those pixels are middle toned, highlights or shadows and all the tones in between.
ISO or Sensitivity.
The capacity of the photosensitive material to react with the light and interpret the information contained by it.
.JPG or .JPEG
A digital extension. It means Joint Photographic Experts Group, and it is the most general digital extension for images.
Kelvin (K).
A unit used for temperature. It is used to establish the temperature of the light and it goes from 0 K (cold very reddish light) to 10000 K (hot very bluish light).
Consists of a group of individual glass plates with convergent and divergent cuts. Together these plates form the optical section of the camera.
Macro Lenses.
Lenses that allow us to focus at a very short distance (a foot or less).
Shutter speed, aperture and ISO are selected manually. The exposure will be set by using the indicator of the exposure value (EV).
1 million pixels.
Minimal Focusing Distance.
The closest you can be to the subject and still be able to focus.
The noise is simply the consequence of warming of some pixels caused by over working of those pixel due to the little amount of light that reaches them. The noise consists of an erroneous or lack of proper documentation of the light, which forces the pixel to make up the information for that particular point. This usually results in fixed coloration like reds, blues or even greens.
Normal Lens.
This lens will be the one that has a focal length with the same length as the diagonal of the sensor. It is the lens that has an angle very similar to the sight of a human eye. This angle of sight could vary between 40 and 65°.
Neutral Gray Tone.
It is a middle point between the total absence of light (black) and the absolute presence of light (white). When the exposure meter in the camera measures the light and determines the correct EV, it is trying to make all the elements that are being photographed look neutral gray.
Partial Metering.
A metering mode that only considers a very small part of the reflected light, usually only 10%.
Picture Element.
Or Pixel, is the smalls element in a digital sensor. Each one is capable of transforming the information carried by the light into electronic signals that can be measured and saved.
A record of the information contained by light that has been reflected off an object at a very specific moment.
This is an instrument capable of measuring the intensity of the reflected light as it enters the camera.
Photosensitive Material.
Or the material that can record light, is the film or the digital sensor.
Point-and-shoot cameras.
Small automatic cameras. Where created mostly for amateur photographers that did not want to deal with too many controls during the capture of a photograph.
Exposure mode where the photographer manually selects ISO and Exposure Compensation. Camera averages Aperture and Shutter Speed. It still allows manual changes.
Digital extensions that will differ depending on the camera manufacturer. For example, .CR2 is Canon's raw extension and .NEF is Nikon's raw extension. It is a digital file that archives every single piece of information captured by each pixel in the sensor.
The acronym of a color model based on the primary colors of light: Red, Green y Blue.
Rule of Thirds.
The rule of thirds is a simplified version of the "Golden Rule" of composition, applied to 35mm photography. The rule of thirds states that the rectangular surface of the negatives or images must be divided into three equal parts both horizontally and vertically. Doing this will create four lines and the intersection of these lines create four points. Both the lines and the points are considered "of power". When the principal subject is placed either on one of the lines of one of the points of power the reading of the image acquires dynamism.
Pre-programmed shooting modes. They are based on the traditional ways of shooting in different photographic genres. They are AUTOMATIC shooting modes!
Sensitivity or ISO.
The ability of the photosensitive material to react with the light and interpret the information contained by it.
Shade (WB).
A White Balance auto mode. The strong shadows that are caused by direct sunlight are usually very "cold" or are a more blueish type of light. The camera will correct this coloration by adding red, making the photograph look more "warm".
Shutter Speed Priority.
A shooting mode where the photographer manually selects the shutter speed, the exposure compensation and the ISO. The camera will choose the aperture accordingly. It is a pre-program mode but it allows changes.
Shutter Speed.
The opening of a curtain that is located right before the sensor. The shutter opens for a specific amount of time.
Spot Metering Mode.
A Metering mode that only considers a very small portion of the reflected light of the framed image, usually in the center (usually less than 5% of the image).
(s stands for small) is a Color space that contains less quantity of tonal variations in the colors, and it is the space that is closer to the color range that a computer monitor is capable of displaying. This color space is perfect for those images that will only be published on the web or that will only be seen on the computer. Also, for those that will not work extensively in the post-production of the photographs and that will print in a lab that also doesn't manipulate the photographs too much.
Telephoto Lens.
Lenses with focal lengths longer than 50mm (generally above 85mm).
TTL or Through The Lens.
The reflected light enters the camera through the lens and is measured by the photometer.
Tungsten (WB).
A White Balance preset mode. This type of artificial light has a predominant reddish color. The camera will balance this warmth by adding blue.
Ultra or Super Wide Angle Lens.
Lenses with smaller focal length than 20mm.
White Balance (WB).
Correction of the predominance of certain tonality in the light. With this function we are capable of telling the camera how to balance the different colorations that dominate different sources of light, in order to avoid strange coloration on the subject caused by this characteristic of the light.
Wide Angle Lens.
Lenses with focal length between 35mm and 24mm.
"Zoom" Lens.
These lenses have a mechanism that will allow the photographer to move the optical center of the lens back and forward, consequently changing the focal length.


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Children in Berwickshire have been encouraged to make their mark by Live Borders' library service.
Over summer last year, 239 primary school youngsters from all over the Borders designed their own bookmarks for a competition to promote reading for pleasure.
The top 12 were honoured at a prize-giving ceremony at Galashiels Library last Friday, and they will also see their creations reproduced and made available at all Live Borders libraries.
Communities librarian Christine Johnston said: "It was a pleasure to see so many artistic and imaginative entries but very difficult to judge as the standard was high."
The winners were Kitty Volino, 10, and Ellie Roper, nine, both of Innerleithen; Roberta Turner, 10, and Isla Bethune, nine, both of Selkirk; Edith Stuart, 11, of Duns; Charlotte Bunyan, nine, of Earlston; Ella Moore, seven, of Gattonside; Nicole Gunn, seven, of Westruther; Finlay Buckley, seven, and Sophia Jones, four, both of Hawick; Kate Campbell, five, of Fountainhall; and Faizan Adnan, four, of Kelso.
Praising Edith's entry, a judges' spokesman said: "We love the idea of turning your own light on by reading a book."

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Good nutrition plays an enormous role in the proper development and maintenance of healthy teeth and gums. Eating the right kinds of foods allows the teeth to grow strong and remain healthy, without improper bacteria or decay. While most patients know it's important to limit high-sugar drinks, a recent study has shown that they often don't realize how important fruits and vegetables can be.
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Think of dental restorations as you would any other restoring process. Whether it involves cleaning a room, repainting walls, or refinishing furniture, a restoration aims to bring things back to their original quality. This is exactly the case with your teeth.
Dental restorations become necessary for a variety of reasons, not just because of caries. Other common causes include accidents or trauma, erosion of enamel from a highly acidic diet, toothbrush abrasion, congenital anomalies, and even cosmetic needs. Whatever the reason, dental restorations are very important for preventing further decay, as well as for improving both comfort and appearance for patients. Today, there are many types of restorations available, dependent upon your given needs.


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Discovering The Truth About Jobs
A Guide to Nurse Staffing Regardless of our wealth and status as an individual, healthcare is something that we all need to maintain a healthy life, or to simply save ourselves sometimes, and although it often takes more than a supposed right in most countries, the demand for it will never cease, and will in fact only grow every year as the population continues to multiply. This primary need, which no doubt grows every year, also creates a continuously growing demand for healthcare workers in hospitals on a global level, especially with the improvements and developments brought about by the powerful technology over the years, which only increased the need for more competent field professionals that can keep up with the modern facilities. Among all healthcare jobs around the world, nurses are often more in demand than other healthcare professions, as they are the ones often required in larger numbers in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities, especially the larger ones that can serve hundreds of patients in a day. Although it is a common knowledge among most people that nurses have one of the most demanding responsibilities and schedules among most of the jobs we know today, the profession is still aspired by a growing number of individuals who take up the necessary degrees and examinations to acquire licenses and certifications to qualify for the position. Since the job deals directly with saving lives, applying for a staff nurse position can be strict and tough in most institutions, but can really be rewarding once you have successfully become a professional nurse in the field where you get to contribute in saving lives and improving the health quality of people everyday. In developed countries, these jobs are highly compensated, which is why nurses from all over the world often aim to work in any of the countries that can offer some of the highest in the world, something that healthcare professionals only deserve with all the risks they face in the field every work day.
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Nursing jobs used to be only classified according to the area they will be assigned in, but these days, they can also come in different levels, depending on their job responsibilities and license types, as aside from RNs or Registered Nurses, there are also CNAs or Certified Nursing Assistants, and LPNs or Licensed Practical Nurses. These varying licenses also means different education types and levels, but they also help institutions to be more specific with the personnels they want to hire, and create more organized job responsibilities for their healthcare workers.
Getting Down To Basics with Nurses
As the demand for nursing jobs continue to be in demand these days, applicants must also take precautions and be wise when choosing an agency or employer to apply in to ensure that will only deal with accredited and legitimated institutions.


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This may be the last time that my parents let me pick the pumpkin! It was a large pumpkin (costing £3.50) and I may have underestimated how much we would be able to make out of it!
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The sport was all right, especially the wheelchair rugby, which may actually be more violent than Gaelic Football, but in my opinion though the Gold medals should have gone to the opening and closing ceremonies.
Danny Boyle's opener saw Glastonbury Tor standing majestic as the Industrial Revolution rolled away the green fields of England, Lord Voldemort menaced the NHS, Mr Bean played the keyboards and the Queen dropped in by parachute.
Seven weeks later the Paralympics ended with a steampunk Fire Festival featuring an invocation of the four seasons taken from The British Druid Order Gorsedd ritual. This means 750 million TV viewers heard Lance Corporal Rory Mackenzie speak a dozen or so lines written by Bobcat and Greywolf. How cool is that?
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Self service installation of NSave Client $0, Custom NSave install by Support Specialist $10, one-time fee. The cost per account is $6.50 a month which is billed to the cost center number provided when you signed up for the service. The cost will show on your monthly phone bill received from Telecommunications and is subject to change following approved service center rates. If you requested to pay for the service directly without a cost center number, please note, there is an additional cost of $1.00 a month to prepare a bill and have it sent to you.
Program Renewal/Termination:
The NSave service will continue until written notification requesting termination is provided to the NSave Administrator from you by either campus mail or email. Program fee or other changes will be communicated prior to activation.
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Number of backups and length of retention:
The backup software runs in the background when your computer is on and connected to the UNL network. There will be 7 daily backups, 12 weekly backups and one 6 month backup. Once the file is removed/deleted from the client's computer, NSave will maintain the most recent backup version for 180 days.
Program Administration:
NSave Administrators will maintain the NSave server 24 hours a day 7 days a week. NSave Administrators will assist with client issues during normal University operating hours. Information Services Helpdesk 472-3970 or toll-free (866) 472-3970 can be contacted after-hours for client support and will be provided on a best effort basis. The data is stored in the cloud which is located in Code 42's data center. While every attempt is made to ensure Client NSave files are always available, no guarantee is made and any "super critical" files should (also) be backed up and stored off site through a different program.
Scalability: Not Applicable
SLA Goal:
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•Clarify service ownership, accountability, roles and/or responsibilities.
•Present a clear, concise and measurable description of services, cost and billing options offered to the Customer/Client.
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Harold Miner
Miner in 2012
|Personal information
|May 5, 1971
Inglewood, California
|Listed height
|6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|Listed weight
|210 lb (95 kg)
|Career information
|High school
|Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
|NBA draft
|1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
|Selected by the Miami Heat
|Playing career
|Shooting guard / Small forward
|32, 4
|Career history
|Miami Heat
|Cleveland Cavaliers
|Career highlights and awards
|Career NBA statistics
|1,801 (9.0 ppg)
|432 (2.2 rpg)
|245 (1.2 apg)
|Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Harold David Miner (born May 5, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player and two-time champion of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Slam Dunk Contest. He attended college at the University of Southern California (USC) and was a star player on that school's men's basketball team. He left school in 1992 to pursue his professional career, and played in the NBA for the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite comparisons to Michael Jordan, Miner's NBA career only lasted four years.
High school and college[edit]
A native of Inglewood, California, Miner first came to prominence as a high school player. A stand-out on his team at Inglewood High School, Miner's spectacular dunking ability resulted in his being given the nickname "Baby Jordan," in reference to fellow NBA high flyer Michael Jordan. In his junior year of high school he averaged 27 points per game, and in his senior year he averaged 28. He also recorded 48 points and 17 rebounds in one game when playing at Inglewood.[1]
Miner attended USC from 1989 until 1992. As a junior in what would be his final season with the team, Miner's play earned him Sports Illustrated magazine's selection as the college basketball player of the year over such notable candidates as Christian Laettner, Shaquille O'Neal, and Alonzo Mourning. Miner led the USC Trojans men's basketball team to a #2 seeding in the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Trojans were upset in the second round, however, falling on one of the most famous baskets in the tournament's history—a three-pointer at the buzzer by James Forrest of Georgia Tech.
Professional career[edit]
Miner left college after the 1992 season and declared himself eligible for the 1992 NBA Draft. He was selected by the Miami Heat with the draft's 12th overall pick.
Miner won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest twice, in 1993 and 1995. In the 1995 contest, Miner defeated Isaiah Rider, who had won the previous year, solidifying Miner as one of the game's best dunkers. However, his playing career proved unremarkable and failed to live up to the high expectations with which it began. Despite his dunking prowess, Miner did not get much playing time from Heat coaches, Kevin Loughery and Alvin Gentry.
I always felt the worst thing to happen to Harold was the "Baby Jordan" tag.
- — George Raveling, Miner's head coach at USC
After the 1995 season, Miner was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged only 3.2 points and 7.2 minutes per game for the Cavaliers. On October 18, 1995 he was traded to the Toronto Raptors for Victor Alexander, but that trade was rescinded four days later when Alexander failed his physical. Miner played five scoreless minutes in his last NBA game, a 26-point loss to the Chicago Bulls on February 20, 1996.
Cleveland waived Miner, having played him in only 19 games that season. He tried out for the Toronto Raptors the following year but was cut during the preseason. Rather than continue to pursue a career in professional basketball, either in the NBA or overseas, Miner retired from the sport. He later said that his decision was prompted by the many knee injuries he suffered during his career.
As of 2011, Miner had settled in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was married with two children. He said that he had invested wisely the money he had earned in salary and endorsements during his playing career, allowing him to remain a stay-at-home father, rather than needing to seek employment. Over most of the time since his retirement from basketball, he had been disinclined to give interviews or make public appearances, instead remaining private and largely inaccessible. In 2010, however, he agreed to an interview in which he indicated a desire to begin reconnecting with the University of Southern California and with some of his acquaintances from his playing days.
In 2011, Miner appeared at the Pacific-10 Men's Basketball Tournament, to be inducted into that conference's basketball Hall of Honor, and indicated he planned to attend the retirement of his jersey by USC later that year. He would later attend the retirement of his jersey by USC during half time of the game against UCLA on 15 Jan 2012. Miner tied his previous seclusion largely to his disappointment with his professional career. Explaining his public reemergence, he said, "I guess I feel like I'm over it now. I've kind of purged my system and come to a point of accepting what happened with my career: that I wasn't able to live up to my own personal expectations."
- ^ "Dapper Dan 25th Anniversary Roundball Feature Game". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 29, 1989. p. 22. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Whatever happened to Harold Miner, the original 'Baby Jordan'?", Yahoo, September 8, 2010
- "USC lobs calls to Miner, hoping that one connects", Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2007
- "Former USC basketball phenom Harold Miner makes peace with past", Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2011
- "Baby Jordan", USC Trojans, January 11, 2012
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I was completely derailed by a dead battery in my van. The dead battery means I had no way to get the kids to school. That means I have now have five very bored children to keep occupied today.
It's one thing to know the kids are going to be home and I can plan activities but in a situation like this I have nothing. I'm still trying to save gas, so I was saving all my errands for the week for today. I had a completely full schedule. Now, I have to wait til 2 p.m. when D gets his planning period for him to run home and jump start the van. All my neighbors are gone already.
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PCRF project echoes virotherapy research success
28 May 2015A recent report of a clinical trial which used a modified cold sore virus to treat skin cancer is welcome news, but did you know that your support is helping us fund world class research in this area too?
The idea of using viruses to enter and kill cancerous cells has been gathering pace for several years, and many scientists believe that the widely reported results of the skin cancer clinical trial provide further evidence that this approach could be useful against other cancers too.
Dr Yaohe Wang, from Barts Cancer Institute is conducting virotherapy research which is showing great promise in both killing pancreatic cancer cells and boosting the natural immune response to prevent the disease recurring. We reported his research results in December 2014 here, which were published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.
Whilst this study was performed on mice, Dr Wang is confident that he is close to being able to take his research forward to clinical trials.
He said: "Virotherapy is an exciting approach to treating cancer and the skin cancer clinical trial results show that it definitely has potential both to kill cancer cells and boost the immune system in patients. Our own research is modifying the Vaccinia virus to specifically target pancreatic cancer, and we're seeing interesting results – some groups of mice in our tests survived for double the time of the control group and when we reintroduced pancreatic cancer cells into these mice, the cancer was cleared completely.
"We are moving towards designing a clinical trial and are hopeful that we can make progress with pancreatic cancer, as new treatments are urgently needed."


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Peter Hutton was the UK's leading commercial artist from the late 60's to the early noughties. If you saw an advertisement that included a drawing of a building or vehicle in that time the balance of probability is that you were looking at Peter Hutton's work.We digitise Peter's originals at about 2000dpi and separate the image from the media it is drawn on. A characteristic of Peter's work is that the illustrations fade to line. This integrates his work with the shirts, a process helped by the way we dye the artwork into the fabric of the shirt at 720 dpi in full CMYK colour rather than printing it onto the fabric of the shirt.
The Lotus 49 was brimming with game changing innovations: use of the engine as a stressed member of the chassis all racing cars are built this way today the early use of wings to deliver downforce these days it is hard to see the car for the wings – the ground braking Ford DFV8 engineered by Keith Duckworth and finally a livery that provided astonishing sums of money. Colin Chapman's Lotus Team was first to deliver the pleasures of the profits in tobacco to motor racing. So successful were Imperial Tobacco with their F1 sponsorship that within a few years F1 was almost exclusively funded by tobacco companies.
The Gold Leaf livery was designed with a cigarette packet in mind. In the case of the very successful JPS livery to come I think the F1 tail wagged the cigarette packet dog rather than vice versa. I think what worked best on a car was the consideration that drove the design of the cigarette packet. Admire Peter Hutton, Colin Chapman, Keith Duckworth, Graham Hill and a few others besides, wear our Peter Hutton Gold Leaf Team Lotus t shirt.
The shirts:
These t shirts are unique for being made exclusively for us wholly with fibres ring spun into yarns manufactured exclusively for WeAdmire. These yarns are then knitted into a single jersey fabric suitable for t shirts.
The CoolMax bit exploits the surface tension of water to wick moisture from your skin. It works through micro channels engineered into the profile of the fibre. These channels are physical attributes, they are there for the life of the fibre.
The Fresh FX bit embeds a silver salt in the molecular structure of the fibre that stops the propagation of bacteria which, left unchecked, ultimately cause a sour odour. Because the silver salt is embedded within the fibre it, like the wicking, is similarly permanent; it will not leech out with wear and washing.
These attributes deliver shirts that remain cool and dry almost regardless of what you might do in them and similarly they remain fresh. And the ongoing performance of the fabric is guaranteed. This is important, these shirts will become your favourite items of apparel, you will want to wear your shirts again and again.
These shirts are marvellous to travel with, they stay fresh if you don't have the chance to wash them, they wash easily when you do have the chance, and they dry super quickly. There is also a very useful side effect to all this: our shirts keep anything you wear on top of them and what you might wear after wearing them fresher too.
The cut and fit and sizing of these shirts is exclusive to us and was specified by Anastasia Vouyouka, a published guru of fit in the fashion industry.
The feel of the very best natural fibre shirts you have experienced with the performance of the fibres that set the benchmarks for wicking and freshness. It is very unlikely you will have experienced this level of technical performance in a decorated t shirt before.


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Pew Charitable Trusts: Preserving Antibiotics for the Future
January 29, 2015
In the pre-antibiotic era, doctors were taught that they could not change the course of their patients' illnesses. Their job, instead, was to make an accurate diagnosis so they could give an accurate prognosis to their patients. When antibiotics came along in the 1940's, it totally revolutionized things. They are undoubtedly responsible for saving millions of human lives.
Unfortunately, inappropriate use of antibiotics could be threatening their ability to cure. As mentioned by Dr. Lance Price during his presentation at one of our conferences this past year, the conventional livestock industry's low dose use of antibiotics is partially responsible for drug-resistant bacteria emerging on farms. This is thought to reach the general population through human or animal carriers, and through the food consumers eat.
Our animals are raised using traditional methods that respect their innate behaviors rather than in crowded, unsanitary or stressful settings. This makes the need for antibiotics to treat sick animals very minimal. If one of our animals does get sick and cannot get well without antibiotics, our animal welfare protocols allow for the animal to be treated. If this happens, the animal is removed from our program and never sold as Niman Ranch meat. Luckily, this rarely occurs.
This being the time of New Year's resolutions, we took the time to ask Laura Rogers, project director at Pew, a few questions about their organization's activities, both now and in the future. They spread awareness to both the scientific and greater community in an effort to preserve the effectiveness of life-saving antibiotics.
Their work highlights how important it is to keep our commitment to raising livestock without using antibiotics or hormones – ever.
Niman Ranch: What brought Pew and Niman Ranch together, initially?
Laura Rogers: As we've been working to reduce the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production, we often heard from industry trade organizations that routine antibiotic use was necessary to raise livestock. We knew that wasn't accurate, and we began reaching out to food producers, including Niman, who could talk about their own experiences raising chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cattle without the routine use of these drugs.
Niman Ranch: What inspired Pew to pursue the issue of antibiotic resistance?
Laura Rogers: In 2008, the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production released a sweeping report on industrial animal agriculture and its effect on the environment, public health, worker rights and rural communities. The report was the result of a three year investigation by an independent panel of experts. After its publication, Pew decided that the most pressing issue that we could address was the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and the threat it posed to human health. Since that time, we have been working with medical, public health and food industry leaders, veterinarians, agricultural groups, academics, parents and other caregivers, chefs and consumers' groups that share the objective of preserving the integrity of antibiotics for human and animal health.
Niman Ranch: What are some of the most meaningful projects you've accomplished in 2014?
Laura Rogers: With the support of our partners School Food FOCUS and Health Care Without Harm, we've helped large school districts (for example: several districts in California, Colorado's Jefferson County) and hospitals (UCLA Medical Center, UCSF Medical Center) add meat raised without antibiotics to their dining services menus. This movement in the marketplace is thanks to growing consumer demand and public education efforts from Pew and other partner groups.
On May 7, 2014, Pew's human health and industrial farming campaign held the third annual Supermoms Against Superbugs lobby day on Capitol Hill. Thirty-three Supermoms and Superdads called on the Obama administration and Congress to advance policies that would end the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production. The Obama administration has since laid out a national strategy to stem the rising tide of antibiotic resistance.
Niman Ranch: Where will you focus your efforts in the future?
Laura Rogers: In 2015, we look forward to continuing to work with the Obama administration to strengthen its new national strategy to ensure antibiotics are used properly in human medicine and on industrial farms, where they are used most often. Additionally, we hope to work with USDA and FDA to bring more transparency to the use of antibiotics in agriculture and address gaps in policies that allow antibiotics to be use habitually to prevent sickness in livestock.
Niman Ranch: Is there a message or call to action you'd like to share with our network?
Laura Rogers: First of all, thank you! By purchasing Niman Ranch products, you are supporting family farmers who are helping make sure these drugs work for people and animals in the future. We encourage you to continue voting with your dollars and, if you are looking to do even more, ask that institutions such as schools and hospitals in your community do the same. Additionally, it is important that your policymakers hear that you care about this issue so please sign our petition calling on members of Congress to support policies to end the routine use of antibiotics on the farm.
Everyone — doctors, patients, drug manufacturers and farmers alike — have an important role to play in making sure antibiotics continue to work in the future.


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TitlePC interface board
Catalog Number102671157
TypePhysical object
ManufacturerInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Place ManufacturedJapan
Identifying Numbers
|Other number
|Etched on back, printed on front
|Other number
|Etched on back, printed on front
|Part number
|Printed on sticker on front
Dimensionsoverall: 7/8 in x 10 7/8 in x 5 in
DescriptionNote that was discarded stated: "BOARD that will work in either an IBM PC-XT or PC-AT. To switch from one model to a different model, you need to set the DIP switches. See product manual for settings. This board has been set for a PC-XT. This board was operational when it was removed. Its status is not known at this time. Date of removal is unknown."
Some firmware is copyright - Matsushita/IBM.


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Gamma Statechart Composition Framework
The Gamma Statechart Composition Framework is a toolset to model, verify and generate code for component-based reactive systems. The framework builds on Yakindu, an open source statechart modeling tool and provides an additional modeling layer to instantiate a communicating network of statecharts. Compositionality is hierarchical, which facilitates the creation of reusable component libraries. Individual statecharts, as well as composite statechart networks can be validated and verified by an automated translation to UPPAAL, a model checker for timed automata. Once a complete model is built, designers can use the code generation functionality of the framework, which can generate Java code for the whole system.
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Personal Finance
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1) Tax-deferred employee benefits are
a)Not subject to federal income tax
b)Not subject to state income tax
c)Taxed at some future time
d)Are taxed at a special rate
2) If you plus $1,000 in a saving account and make no further deposits, what type of calculation could provide you with the value of the account in 20 years?
a)Future value of a single amount
b)Present value of a single amount
c)Present value of a series of deposits
d)Future value of a series of deposits
3) What risk refers to the danger of lost buying power during times of rising prices.
4) Your net worth will NOT be increased by which of the following actions?
a)Increasing your savings from 10% to 15% of your earnings
b)A $100 birthday present from your grandmother
c)Buying a new stereo system and putting the entire amount on your credit card
d)Receiving an inheritance
5) Which of the following would be a core competency commonly associated with successful people?
a)Ability to work well with others in a variety of settings
b)Desire to do tasks better than they have to be done
c)Well developed written and oral communication skills
d)All of the choices are core competencies commonly associated with successful people
6) Retirement planning should take place
a)When you retire
b)Shortly after you retire
c)Well before you retire
d)At any time
7) Which of the following goals would be easiest to measure?
a)Reduce debt payments
b)Save funds for an annual vacation
c)Save $100 a month to create a $4,000 emergency fund
d)Invest for a comfortable retirement
8) Goals with a timeframe of between two and five years are classified as
9) Which of the following could save a smaller proportion of their earnings to achieve the same level of wealth?
a)Social worker
b)School teacher
c)Medicare doctor
d)All would save the same percentage of earnings to reach the same level of wealth
10) Which of the following would not help protect you from unethical or incompetent advice from a financial adviser?
A)Educate yourself on various financial products
B)Asks questions of other clients
C)Rely on the adviser as to when to buy and sell
D)Know your risk tolerance
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1. c)Taxed at some future time
2. a)Future value of a single amount
3. c)Inflation
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Students in St Cassian School engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activites. STEM is an interdisciplinary and applied approach incorporating hands-on, problem-based learning. Our STEM-literate students are encouraged to be innovators and critical thinkers, while they make meaningful connections between school, community, work and global issues.The photographs below demonstrate students:
• Using their mathematical skills and ingenuity to create simple machines
• Incorporating high-level thinking and problem solving to design and construct bridges
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Impacto de los obstáculos al conocimiento en la innovación de las empresas chilenas
Impact of Knowledge Obstacles on Chilean Firms´s
Innovation Most of previous literature about innovation obstacles has focused on the impact financial constraints. In this paper, using the 8th Chilean Innovation Survey, we analyze the impact of knowledge obstacles on the probability of introducing innovations. Our results show that, dealing with endogeneity of the obstacles, these reduce the innovation probability in the Chilean firms. This impact is negative for both technological and non-technological innovations. Our findings have relevant policy implications, suggesting that policies not only have to be focused on financial constraints, but also on knowledge barriers such as availability of human resource and information about markets and new technologies
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The days are getting shorter and the weather colder. The last of the leaves are now gone on most of the trees, and we now see the animals near our home readying for the long winter ahead. In Minnesota we have about 5 months of winter and snow. During this time we see the animal coats turning from light brown to gray, and for some, white. Along with these changes, their fur also gets coarser and thicker as a way to fend off the cold that comes with the long winter. When looking out the window, we see many times the tracks of various animals in the snow, all heading to a predetermined destinations.
They are flying high in the sky, not seeming to have any desire to stop or rest. They know instinctively that they must get as far south as possible in their quest for survival. The eagles and birds of prey either stay close to the open water in the river, or they are seen heading further south where the water is open year round. This makes it easier for them to catch their fish, and other water prey, all adding to their chances of survival. Snowy owls will soon arrive from the north along with the ever-present snowbirds that come from the cold Artic Circle. Birds such as the nuthatch, chickadee, sparrow, tufted tit mouse, and varied finches are now present at our feeders, all trying to stock up on food to gain the needed winter fat, all in an effort to weather the cold that is coming soon.
|Will enjoying his heritage.
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EXCERPTPus trickled from blisters around his discolored lips. Along the sides of his inflamed nostrils were clusters of ready-to-burst boils. The exposed part of his chest was similarly disfigured.
Jane was pleased to note the normal progression of symptoms and scribbled her observations in her notebook.
"Hang in there a little longer," she said. "Two or three days from now, we'll initiate treatment."
The only response was an agonized groan. After injecting the young man with more sedative, Jane headed back. She had what she needed. She wished her monkey sweethearts a pleasant night and found her way to the exit. Just two more hours with Professor Neville, and then her shift would be over.
Jane stepped into the elevator, eager to wrap things up. But when she arrived at her floor, the doors refused to budge. Jane cursed the incompetence of the maintenance crew. Breakdowns occurred often, too often for her liking. She was about to pick up the elevator's black telephone to tell off the orderly, when the base loudspeakers started blasting an ear-splitting siren.
Jane pressed her hands over her ears to muffle the excruciating noise. Then the wailing stopped. It was replaced by a man's voice, which Jane identified as that of the duty officer.
"Attention, all personnel. Due to a security breach in sector four, we ask that you calmly make your way toward the emergency exits."
Jane's eyes widened with surprise. She felt her heartbeat speed up and her scalp tingle with sweat. "This is no time to panic," she said to herself. "Think fast."
She took a deep breath and held it. Jane frantically pushed the button for one floor up, where her designated exit was located. The elevator didn't move, but the doors finally opened.
Then she saw the guards sprawled on the floor. Their dogs were lying all around them, vomiting and
shaking. The virus was already spreading throughout the facility. The alert had been broadcast too late.There was not a moment to lose.
You breathe, you die, she told herself as she rushed toward an open door on her right. She entered the
stairwell and heaved herself up the steps two at a time. An object was rolling toward her. A jar of pencils. She stepped over Phil Neville, who lay dying on the steps. He stretched out a hand in her direction but was unable to grab her ankle. Jane thought of her husband,her son, her flaming lungs and repeated over and over,
"You breathe, you die."
She found the corridor. A little more effort and she'd be out of this hellhole. Jane grabbed the metal door handle and pushed. It didn't open. She thrust with both hands, using all the strength she had. Nothing happened. She couldn't hold out for more than a few seconds. With tears streaming down her cheeks, she pounded and kicked.
Those bastards had locked the exits shut! As soon as the sector had lost its airtight seal, the virus had spread, and then it was lockdown. Now the brick-and-steel building was one big tomb.
Jane Woodridge leaned against the door and slid to the floor. She closed her eyes, visualized Sean's sweet chubby face, and filled her lungs a final time.


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While Derrick Rose is still on his way back from his devastating knee injury last spring, his newest signature sneaker, the adidas D Rose 3, is causing waves. From the official launch to the unveiling of new colorways celebrating things that are strictly Chicago, the sneaker looks like it'll be a mainstay in the game throughout the upcoming season. But I really believe the newest colorway – the D Rose 3 Alternate Away Limited Edition – is the best one yet.
Today, adidas unveiled the new shoe, which features a black nubuck upper and red SPRINTWEB accents. It also has a speckled midsole, a reflective logo, and a red outsole with the patented white stripes.
This is also Rose's most personal shoe yet, and the signature details include a call-out on the inside of the tongue: an illustration of his family tree and the landmark of 73rd and Paulina in the Englewood neighborhood where he grew up.
The new D Rose 3 alternate away limited edition will be dropping on November 1 for $160, and will be available only at adidas Sports Performance Stores at Water Tower Place in Chicago, the Broadway @ Houston Soho location in New York City and adidas Basketball.
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A Wall Street giant is chopping prices on something that may be part of your retirement savings. BlackRock is reducing fees for some of its low-cost exchange traded funds, or ETFs. Lower-fee products, like BlackRock's iShares, are expected to get much more popular as a new government rule kicks in requiring brokers to put their clients' interests ahead of their own.
Click the above audio player to hear how this new rule could impact what you pay to save for retirement.


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S: Girls Weekend - January 13-16, 2012
BC: "Can we wait inside?" "Molly -- there is no inside" | "Excuse me Sir -- is your hair greasy because you are sweating like me?" "No -- I think it's just dirty" | Flannel PJs | The big purple suitcase | "Wait are we in the air?" | Argyle socks at Roche Brothers | The things at the end of the aisle at Stop and Shop | Ivan and Kevin | The bush story | The troll hunt | "Did anyone else get a picture of Kylie on their phones this morning?" | William | Recreational vehicle | Queso and guacamole | How I Met Your Mother
FC: A good friend knows your stories... | A best friend has lived them with you.
1: "Did we laugh a lot last night? Cause my abs are killing me!"
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At Kapow in London this morning, DC co-publisher Dan DiDio clarified the company's publishing schedule, by numbers at least.
He confirmed that the company will stick to publishing fifty-two ongoing titles in the DC Universe but they will always be "new" and constantly refreshing.
So, basically, we can look forward to September and those zero issue folks…
Might include a few more new books, as well as Justice League International's replacement. Whatever it is.
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DiDio stated that the future of the New 52 is that it will always be New and will always be 52. Someone challenged him on the upcoming cancellation of Justice League International, and was given the response that the books will always number 52. He also hinted at a third wave in the future, which was confirmed later by Bob Wayne.
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He had some interesting views on how British creators relate to Superman. He believes that creators from the UK see the allegory of Superman more than American creators do, and that Batman and his Vigilante nature appeals more to American creators. Not sure if I agree with this when you take a look at the long list of notable British batman creators against the rather short list of Superman ones.
But the most interesting moment came from the final question of the session. A fan asked about Wonder Woman in comparison with Superman as the social crusader and Batman as Robin hood figure. Wonder Woman is royalty, and he asked if DiDio could see a situation where she would decide that her place is amongst the rulers of the earth rather than trying to it in with humanity, and would this bring her into conflict with the rest of the Trinity. DiDio looked stunned at this, and was unable to answer for a little bit before attempting to bat the question to one side. He eventually told us that as the US doesn't have royalty then it would be unlikely to happen, but he waited too long to respond and he doesn't have Bob Wayne's evasion skills. The general feeling from the audience was that the question had inadvertently strayed too close to plans for Wonder Woman, either in her own title, in Justice league or in the upcoming Trinity War.


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- San Diego, California combines some of the best winter weather in the US with a good number of sights. The San Diego Zoo, Gaslamp, Mission San Diego, Coronado Island, and Legoland are just a few of the sights that draw tourists to this picturesque town year round. Summer time can be cool and foggy, but winter and spring are usually glorious, and there are some great prices right now on flights. San Diego just has one airport, but you can fly into Los Angeles and drive south if the prices are better.
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Experts: Forget the FUD about Linux scalability
In this interview, three SearchEnterpriseLinux.com site experts set the record straight about Linux scalability.
Unscrupulous competitors have convinced many businesses that Linux comes up short on scalability, according to SearchEnterpriseLinux.com's resident Linux experts. In this interview, they set the record straight and offer straight talk about the 2.6 Linux kernel's scalability prowess.
Our Ask the Expert scalability experts are Sam Greenblatt, Kenneth Milberg, Matt O'Keefe and John H. Terpstra. Greenblatt is senior vice president and chief architect with the Linux technology group at Computer Associates, and Matt O'Keefe is chief technology officer of Sistina Software Inc. Kenneth Milberg is president of Unix Solutions, a Unix consulting firm. John H. Terpstra is co-founder of Samba Team and president of PrimaStasys Inc. These experts offer free advice to those who pose questions via our Ask the Expert section.
Has Linux really lagged behind in scalability?
Greenblatt: Linux has not lagged behind in scalability, [but] some vendors do not want the world to think about Linux as scalable. The fact that Google runs 10,000 Intel processors as a single image is a testament to [Linux's] horizontal scaling. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has had similar results in predicting weather. In the commercial world, Shell Exploration is doing seismic work on Linux that was once done on a Cray [supercomputer].
Terpstra: Accusations have been made that Unix and Windows scale to far greater numbers of processors than the Linux 2.4 kernel can. While this is true, a bare claim like this makes little sense unless it is placed within the context of deployment [needs]. Today, Linux kernel 2.4 scales to about four CPUs. Still, one should consider whether a four-CPU server is needed for departmental file and print serving in the average company. After all, there are an average 45 users per server.
Milberg: There are many other examples of Linux scalability. Unfortunately, once you get a bad reputation in this industry, it is hard to shake. Because Linux has a rep of being wonderful for e-mail or Web servers but not wonderful for scaling well in database environments -- regardless of the truth -- it will take time and lots of publicized success stories to break this rep. Perhaps the Linux folks can hire some Microsoft advertising people.
How have Linux technologies evolved during the past few years in the area of scalability?
Greenblatt: Cluster technologies have evolved. Beowulf includes the message-passing interface and parallel virtual machines with bonding network software, including distributed inter-process communications and a distributed file system. This is the key technology that allows scale. Other technologies include Giganet cLAN; Legion; Cplant; Jessica-2 and PARIS.
The horizontal scaling in Beowulf will continue to improve through better use of virtualization in shared workloads, distributed file system, bonded dual nets and routed mesh networks. This will make Linux infinitely scalable.
O'Keefe: Increasing memory size, storage device sizes, file system sizes, SMP support, networking technology -- and the list goes on and on.
Terpstra: Network drivers are more mature, and a greater range of hardware is fully supported. Many kernel I/O bottlenecks have been removed. USB support has been added, and much USB hardware is now supported in fully transparent plug-and-play mode -- more so than with any competing operating system. Memory management has been improved; process and task scheduling has improved greatly. The range of hardware supported overall is much greater. The TCP/IP protocol stack is more responsive and faster performing than any Unix TCP/IP stack on similar hardware.
What is the state of Linux scalability now?
Greenblatt: Excellent, with fault tolerance being built into the Intel blade servers. The Linux-HA 'Heartbeat' project and the Open Clustering Framework established by FSG Linux is targeted to scale to even higher ground.
Terpstra: During the past five years, Linux has grown up. In 1998, Linux would successfully run on one to two CPUs. Today, it can handle eight or more CPUs. In 1998, it could handle 2 GB memory on 32-bit Intel hardware. Today, it can handle up to 64 GB memory. Many Linux 2.6 kernel features have been back-ported to the 2.4 kernel and are already offered for use in key products. SuSE, Mandrake and Red Hat already provide support for several features that are now part of the default Linux kernel in 2.6. Examples include improved I/O, access control Lists, extended attributes, improved scheduling and much more.
The result is that existing Linux products are able to scale well beyond the needs of most sites wishing to use Linux.
How will the 2.6 kernel change the scalability picture for Linux?
O'Keefe: Larger file system sizes, logical device sizes, more logical devices, larger main memories, better and more scalable SMP support, etc. With the release of Linux 2.6, large, multi-terabyte file systems will be possible. Linux has support for symmetric multiprocessing beyond eight CPUs, which is sufficient for most systems today. Linux will have increased support for large memory systems, have a far more expansive feature set suitable for enterprise deployments, and has effectively caught up with most other Unix operating systems in the area of scalability.
Greenblatt: With the 2.6 kernel, the vertical scaling will improve to 16-way. However, the true Linux value is horizontal scaling.
Terpstra: It provides in the default kernel more functionality than has to date been available in Linux distributions other than those targeted at large servers. It improves plug-and-play support, extends hardware driver support, and significantly improves overall system performance.
Particular improvement will be noticed in database I/O performance and in systems that have large numbers of users for scarce system resources.
Two years from now, where will Linux be, scalability-wise, in comparison to Windows and Unix?
O'Keefe: It will be at least comparable in most areas. In some areas, like maximum cluster sizes, Linux will be way beyond Unix and Windows, supporting thousands of machines in a single cluster.
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Security Slice: Apple's Core Security Values
Following the infamous celebrity iCloud "hack" and the introduction of Apple Pay and Healthkit, Apple has vowed to strengthen their security protocols. The company reactivated two-factor authentication, which was tested but disabled in June, and published a new privacy policy detailing how they protect user info and respond to government requests.
Apple's approach to boosting security is completely different that other major Internet vendors. Google recently announced its support for Simply Secure, a new industry initiative that will work with open-source groups to make security more simple to implement.
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The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable related to the carrot. Parsnips resemble carrots, but are paler than most and have a stronger flavour. Like carrots, parsnips are native to Eurasia and have been eaten there since ancient times.
The parsnip originates in the Mediterranean region and originally was the size of a baby carrot when full grown. When the Roman Empire expanded north through Europe the Romans brought the parsnip with them. They found that the parsnip grew bigger the further north they went.
Parsnips can be boiled, roasted or used in stews, soups and casseroles. In some cases, the parsnip is boiled and the solid portions are removed from the soup or stew, leaving behind a more subtle flavour than the whole root and contributing starch to thicken the dish. Roasted parsnip is considered an essential part of Christmas dinner in some parts of the English speaking world and frequently features in the traditional Sunday Roast. Parsnip can be eaten raw.
Cooking parsnips
Peel old tired looking parsnips but just rub the skin with a pan scourer if they are young and fresh. An unusual way to cook parsnips is to cut then into paper-thin strips with a peeler or mandolin and stir-fry them with walnut oil and then sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley. Try slicing them very thinly and frying with some nice fatty bacon, throwing in a handful of pine nuts at the end. If you want to be conventional, cook them with or in the same way as carrots. Ideally keeping the pieces or slices the same size.
Seasonal Information: Parsnips
This information is specifically for countries in the northern temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; particularly the United Kingdom, however it should be applicable for northern USA, northern Europe, Canada, Russia, etc.
Parsnips are at their best and in season during the following months: September, October, November, December, January & February.
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Johannesburg – A group of 11 men were arrested for kidnapping and rape at Mnyama Ndawo corner, in Johannesburg
Police spokesperson, Xoli Mbele, said the arrests were made in the early hours of Monday morning.
Police spokesperson, Xoli Mbele, said the arrests were made in the early hours of Monday morning.
"It is alleged that suspects raped a 22-year-old female," said Mbele.
"The victim was coming from work with her co-worker when they were confronted by the suspects. The male co-worker was assaulted and pointed with a firearm, they dragged the female to the dark building and took turns raping her".
Mbele said the rapists also robbed the woman of her cellphone and money. The assaulted man managed to call the police, who responded promptly and arrested 11 suspects.
The 22-year-old was taken to hospital, where she was examined by doctors.
Police said the suspects will soon appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court.
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Soile Isokoski is recognized as one of the world's finest lyric sopranos and regularly appears on the most renowned stages and concert halls. After graduating from the Sibelius Academy, she gave her début recital in Helsinki in 1986 and subsequently won a number of important international singing competitions. She made her début at the Finnish National Opera as Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème and has since delighted audiences and critics alike at opera houses in Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, London, Milan and Paris, at The Metropolitan Opera and at music festivals in Salzburg, Savonlinna, Edinburgh and Orange.
Soile Isokoski has worked with numerous distinguished conductors such as Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Seiji Ozawa, John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Colin Davis, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Simon Rattle, Bernhard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, Valery Gergiev and James Levine. Her recent opera roles include Die Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier), Eva (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Alice (Falstaff), Margarethe (Faust), Rachel (La Juive), the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro), Desdemona (Otello), Liù (Turandot), Elsa (Lohengrin), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) and Ariadne (Ariadne auf Naxos). She has an extensive concert repertoire, and she regularly gives recitals with her permanent accompanist Marita Viitasalo.
Soile Isokoski's recording, for Ondine, of Luonnotar and other orchestral songs by Sibelius with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under Leif Segerstam won the 2007 BBC Music Magazine Award 'Disc of the Year', in addition to a MIDEM Classical Award. Her rendition of Four Last Songs and other orchestral songs by Richard Strauss with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under Marek Janowski received a Gramophone Award in 2002. Her 2006 Christmas album Jouluyö, juhlayö, featuring also the YL Male Voice Choir, became a gold-winning best-seller in Finland.
In honour of her notable contribution to Finnish music, Soile Isokoski was awarded with the Pro-Finlandia medal in 2002. In September 2008, she received in Vienna the honorary title of "Österreichische Kammersängerin".