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[ cluster design and auditing ]
[ power efficiency and cooling ]
[ network design ]
[ automated maintenance and monitoring ]
[ server consolidation through Xen and KVM virtual machines ]
[ high availability clustering for critical services ]
[ cluster file systems and high performance storage ]
[ documentation ]
[ project cost ]
[ power efficiency and cooling ]
[ network design ]
[ automated maintenance and monitoring ]
[ server consolidation through Xen and KVM virtual machines ]
[ high availability clustering for critical services ]
[ cluster file systems and high performance storage ]
[ documentation ]
[ project cost ]
- cluster design and auditing ::.
- One of our main strengths is to spec out and design compute clusters with efficiency in mind. This
translates to cost efficiency, smaller weight and cluster density footprints, cooling, networking,
and much more.
We also will audit and report on existing infrastructures for areas of waste and inefficiency which can
be leveraged to get more performance out of your systems in the future, as well as pave the way for smooth
and carefully laid out expansion operations. We will work with vendors to make everything come together when
time for planning, coordination and installation arrives. Details below.
The result of our operations for your project end up paying for themselves many times over, for a net decrease in total systems cost.
- power efficiency and cooling ::.
- One of the biggest problems modern organizations face these days is not only how to deal with the massive cost of supplying power for the machines themselves that make up clusters, but also how to deal with how to provide cooling for the systems infratsructure. We have worked on many different scenarios such that we can provide plans for a much reduced power footprint based on DC power infrastructures, CPU throttling based on load, as well as careful power and machine room temperature monitoring and alerting through SNMP and open source monitoring. We know well how to make use of good airflow design and efficient rack organization structures to further optimize cooling. Remote monitoring and administration of power centers and Power Distribution Units (PDUs) can be had for more flexibility.
- network design ::.
- We can design your networking infrastructure based on your needs and desires, anything from small 'unmanaged' switches all the way up to high density Large Datacenter Switches supporting 100Gb/s interfaces, custom switching and routing configurations, Infiniband and MyriNet configurations. This includes network traffic monitoring, custom VLAN configurations, Layer 3 top talkers and NetFlow data (if the hardware supports it), and much more. We lean towards Cisco gear because of their stability and breadth of supported features, but will, of course, work with whatever networking gear you prefer.
- automated maintenance and monitoring ::.
- We provide many automation solutions for various aspects of new and existing clusters. Some worth mentioning are automatic installation mechanisms for node installs, including custom kickstart and PXE solutions (including other 'netboot' implementations), as well as other prepackaged open source cluster install packages such as ROCKS. Beyond installation solutions, we also offer myriad automation and monitoring solutions for every circumstance. Common solutions include ganglia cluster monitor and nagios node and server monitoring and alerting. We also configure custom cacti graphing suite installations which can be used for network monitoring, disk and file server I/O, machine room temperature monitoring, any SNMP enabled device, as well as thousands of custom script solutions to track almost anything that changes over time. Another extremely powerful tool for automating installation and systems configurations is the cfengine package, which can be used extensively in nearly all environmengts. Use of these, and other, monitoring solutions help us discover inefficiencies in the system to improve cluster and server performance, save money on infrastructure and streamline your operation.
- server consolidation through Xen and KVM virtual machines ::.
- We can build VM server solutions using the big players in UNIX/Linux based VM hypervisors, including Xen and KVM/libvirt. Among other things, VMs of this sort are good for monitoring platforms. We can, of course, deploy VMs in any way you require.
- high availability clustering for critical services ::.
- We offer High Availability (HA) solutions through Heartbeat and Pacemaker available on several UNIX platforms. Be it redundant Web Server, VM Server or MySQL server clusters, we can make the environment more failure resistant, ensuring the maximum amount of uptime. We also offer services for DRBD live block device replication between servers, elimination the need for expensive SAN backends for shared storage, making storage fully redundant in real time.
- cluster file systems and high performance storage ::.
- We recognize the troubles inherent in delivering data to large computing environments in a fast and
efficient way. Depending on the nature of your environment, we can provide several solutions based on
what we think your system would most benefit from:
Tried and true, the UNIX Network File System (NFS) can be leveraged for file serving in certain cluster environments. While not as scalable as many of its file system brethren, we can carefully tune and monitor NFS to give you much more performance than a default install will provide. If I/O to your servers and cluster nodes is not that great, this solution can be implemented with the least administrative overhead. It should be noted that NFS was not designed with clusters in mind.
The General Parallel File System (GPFS), written by IBM, was designed specifically for high performance cluster access. It leverages a technology based on striping data across many data server nodes in parallel, thus improving data transfer bandwidth exponentially. It can be leveraged via two implementations: parallel server delivery or SAN based delivery. It also supports in-band data replication and therefore has high value for disaster recovery situations. Depending on the size of your equipment budget, the storage can be nearly limitless and maximum bandwidth is often constrained only by your networking infrastructure. We have seen implementations that broke 20Gb/s data delivery to large cluster without breaking a sweat. It should be noted that this is a commercial solution and is not open source. Other features include snapshots, data pools, quotas, and it is POSIX compliant. It can support massive namespace, a single filesystem can be petabytes in size.
Developed by Sun Microsystems, ZFS is a high performance file system that is meant for local storage generally, and takes the place of hardware and software based RAID solutions. Running on Linux and other UNIX operating systems, ZFS is installed on top of a JBOD ('just a bunch of disks') configuration, such that all you need is a disk enclosure or other medium to house an array of independent disks, and ZFS will form them into arrays that resemble mirroring (RAID 1), striping (RAID 0), or several types of striping + parity (RAID 5/6, etc). One can configure several subsets and pools within the filesystem that are configured differently. Some bonuses of ZFS are live file system inflation, pool migration, cache space for high speed disk access, snapshots, and much more. File system creation is instantaneous, even for filesystems over 100TB is size. Can be leveraged for cheaper RAID-like disk pooling with commodity hardware, and has blazing fast performance that can be used in a multitude of applications, such as database access, general purpose file serving, backups, staging areas, and much more. Supports iSCSI exporting. Note that this is not considered a 'cluster' file system, and is still considered 'local' storage for one machine.
- documentation ::.
- We meticulously document all systems we implement in whatever way is easiest to manage for you; we find that wikis work well for most projects but can document in most format types as you like. This is so we are not permanently tied in as the only point of contact for your systems operation - many of the systems and tools we implement can be managed by local technical staff after implementation. We do not re-write manuals for our tools that are documented elsewhere, but we do carefully document the specifics of what we do in a way that is public to your organization for ease of use and understanding.
- project cost ::.
- Because the nature of each project is so different, we cannot give a fixed set of criteria for the
cost of our services to you. But we will draw up a project prospectus and cost analysis based on your
needs after first contact with your organization.
Contact us for more details!


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AWARE Symposium
Monticello High School, with Help Save the Next Girl and the Albemarle County Police Department, will be hosting its first AWARE (Always Watch and Recognize (your) Environment) – Help Save the Next Girl Symposium.
The event is for the students at Monticello High School and will focus on self and situational awareness, social media safety and personal safety. Through diligent activism in education, victim support and legislation, the goal is to create a strong foundation against violence.
Ms. Trina Murphy, Detective Mike Wells, Ms. Darby Lowe and Dr. Jesse Turner are among the featured panelists. They will be speaking candidly with the students to make them aware of predatory dangers and will provide safety tips and information.
This is the first symposium of its kind in Albemarle County. We hope to expand the discussion to other county high schools in the future. We believe this is an important message for students and know it will be instrumental in protecting our youth against violence and/or predators.
The symposium is on Friday, January 23rd at 10:30 a.m. in the Monticello High School auditorium. The media is invited and encouraged to attend. We believe this is a safety message worth sharing.
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Splashtop Inc.'s Linux distro Splashtop OS has been catapulting computers from off to Internet since 2007. Despite being used by Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, LG, and Sony, the instant-on OS hasn't gained much traction in the popular imagination. Perhaps this was because it was only available on new computers through specific manufacturers, but Splashtop, Inc. has made Splashtop available for installation by intrepid users.
Splashtop Inc.'s Senior Director of Product Management Dave Bottoms told Laptop Magazine, their data indicated 86% of users were only using the web browser. The switch from Firefox to Chromium was based on both speed and the growing availability of plug-ins for the browser. As a port of Linux distribution Meego, Splashtop is also set to deploy an application store once the major kinks are worked out.
Splashtop beta. Even though it doesn't have to handle as many possible tasks, it is still an operating system that needs to be compatible with a range of hardware. Splashtop Inc. plans on making the OS compatible with most PC systems within a year. Splashtop is also designed to be installed from Windows, so Mac users are out of luck.
But what kind of demand exists for this product? Without hard numbers it's impossible to know how the population uses their computer, but it is worth asking a few provocative questions. Does the average user shut down their computer on a regular basis? When these computers are turned back on, are their users looking for very specific information on the web? Or are they looking for an environment that can handle a range of needs?
Rather than complementing heavier operating systems running on full-fledge computers, it would appear instant-on OSes might better serve mobile and tablet form factors—the kind of device you would pull out of your pocket or bag to quickly reference for specific information. Though probably not true of Tested readers, there is the possibility that Splashtop serves all the computing needs of the average person (the single-tasking iOS approach).
The pre-installed Splashtop OS exists on over 30 million PCs, so it will be interesting to see how many users choose to download it and add it to their existing setup and, subsequently, how many stick with it.
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ShiningWorld Reader
Evil Rajas
Tom: Dear James, thank you for your emails. I am enjoying the bliss of a still and bright mind again. For now I only want to tell you that this whole unpleasant story was the greatest gift. It was pure grace. I decided to remain in prayer until clarity came. With sincerity and the knowledge of who I am, I won the battle with my ego. It was a big battle, but when sattva came back the infantile ego finally surrendered when I suddenly saw rajas and tamas using the childhood vasanas as weapons to keep me disturbed. It was a great healing and maturing process. The way Bhagavan showed me what needed to actualized is amazing.
I only want to thank you and send you love. We don't choose to be students and teachers. The self teaches itself, and we have no choice but to play our parts. You will always be my teacher and I will always be your student.
James: Dear Tom, thank you for this email. It makes me happy. Never mind the misunderstandings. They only come when the mind is rajasic/tamasic. The love is what matters and I can feel your love again. Keep the mind sattvic and everything will go smoothly. If the mind is sattvic you will pick up on the warning thoughts that come before the rajas energy is about to erupt in the mind, and you can work out the rajas in the form of the ignorance that is outpicturing by looking at the content of the thought and dismissing it consciously with reference to the knowledge of who you are. In this way the rajas does not have a chance to mature into a deluding emotion that will inevitably lead to a karmic problem, usually a conflict with the people in your life.
Excess rajas is a terribly disturbing and destructive energy. You need to learn to observe your energy carefully and develop techniques that convert it to sattva. Rajas is the most difficult guna because it gives the ego the illusion of power and accomplishment. You do accomplish a lot when the rajas energy is active, but if there is an excess in the causal body the ego will bite off more than it can chew and do too much. This will cause tamas to arise, or as the Gita says, "predominate." You will start to feel tired and when this happens you will not be alert enough to keep your thoughts in front of you and you will lose control of the mind (sama) and your memory and discrimination will desert you. The popular expression "wired but tired" nicely encapsulates the essence of this situation.
One of the symptoms of this condition is that you find yourself becoming irritable with small things. If you are in a social situation this is dangerous because even trivial events can spark a destructive emotional outburst and ruin relationships. This is a real problem because you can almost never heal a relationship that has fallen victim to rajas, because shame and pride are part of this guna. The ego does not like to admit that it is wrong and ask forgiveness. And if the other person has a predominance of rajas his or her ego will usually take offense, another psychological component of rajoguna, and he or she will not respond in a sattvic way.
Another aspect of the moment when tamas starts to intrude in the rajoguna is that the mind becomes very sensitive. The slightest thing – a sound or a smell or a trivial observation of a violation of some small rule – can make it irritable and cause your dispassion to desert you. Dispassion is the filter between the conscious mind, the subtle body, and the unconscious, the causal body. When it breaks down the subtlebody is exposed to whatever problematic energies are at play in the environment. If someone enters the room carrying bad energy, your mind will pick it up unconsciously and it will start to operate in you. You won't even know that it has happened. And you will be surprised when a conflict erupts.
In any case what is important is that you have seen that this whole episode was Isvara helping you purify your mind. You have taken it as prasad. Good for you. All the players in this drama were just instruments of Bhagavan's will.
~ Love, James


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Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell fined £50,000 over pension scheme failures
He said the sentence was 'harsh' and vowed to launch an appeal.
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been ordered to pay £87,170 after failing to provide information about the firm's pension schemes to investigators when it collapsed with the loss of thousands of jobs.
Chappell, director of Retail Acquisitions, which bought BHS for £1 from billionaire Sir Philip Green in 2015, was prosecuted by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) under the Pensions Act 2004.
Self-described entrepreneur Chappell had claimed he did "everything and more" to help the regulator but he was convicted of three charges after a four-day trial in January.
He was ordered to pay a £50,000 fine and £37,670 in court costs at Barkingside Magistrates' Court in London on Friday.
BHS went into administration in April 2016, leaving a £571 million pension deficit. Sir Philip later agreed to pay £363 million towards it.
Speaking outside court, Chappell said the sentence was "harsh" and that he has launched an appeal.
Chappell had told the hearing he would have to take out a loan if he was fined, saying the "great perception of me having millions from BHS" was not true and that he had been left "financially crippled".
He added: "I'm in arrears on a number of bills at the moment – I can't afford to pay," with "huge amounts of cash flooding out the door".
District Judge Gary Lucie ordered Chappell to pay the fine at a rate of £2,500 a month.
Judge Lucie said: "There's been a complete lack of remorse on Mr Chappell's part.
"Even when asked questions about his means he gave a self-serving and uninvited diatribe about the case.
"His counsel Mr Levy said he was a 'victim in all this' – in my mind that cannot be further from the truth."
The businessman's outgoings included £3,800 a month rent on the Dorset home where he lives with his wife and children, around £32,000 a year renting a new Range Rover and £2,500 a month on private school fees.
He said his only income is his salary of between £2,700 and £3,000 as a consultant for a small cosmetics company.
Chappell's assets include a house near Blandford Forum, which he says is heavily mortgaged and has no equity, and shares in a property investment company based in Gibraltar, which owns land in Portugal.
He said he has also been served with a £10 million contribution notice from TPR.
Judge Lucie said Chappell had failed to fully disclose his financial situation and failed to tell prosecutors about the Dorset property.
He added that Chappell has "extensive outgoings" and must be accruing more income than he claimed.
There's been a complete lack of remorse on Mr Chappell's part. His counsel Mr Levy said he was a 'victim in all this' – in my mind that cannot be further from the truth District Judge Gary Lucie
Last month Chappell's trial defence said he could not provide information as he had been locked out of the chain's headquarters after it folded, but this was dismissed by the judge as "simply not believable".
Following seven hours of deliberation last month, District Judge William Ashworth said Chappell was not a credible witness and convicted him of failing to provide information to the regulator over a 10-month period.
On more than one occasion as he delivered his judgment at Brighton Magistrates' Court in January, Judge Ashworth said: "I do not believe the defendant's account at all."
Former BHS store manager Lin Macmillan said: "I think he should have been fined more to be honest because during the one year that he was the owner he took an awful lot more than that out of the business."
Nicola Parish, TPR director of regulation, said: "We prosecuted Dominic Chappell because despite numerous requests he failed to provide us with information we required in connection with our investigation into the sale and ultimate collapse of BHS.
"Choosing not to comply has now left him with a criminal record and a bill for more than £87,000, both of which he could have avoided if he had simply done what was required of him."
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My Sanity: Yours for $1.50
Here's how it went down: my wife had my wallet. I needed lunch, so I broke into my emergency stash of credit cards, the ones I never use, activated one, and bought myself a hot dog. Then I waited for a billing statement that never came.
Eventually, I remembered using the card, and checked in to see why the statement was late. Of course, by then the account was overdue. According to the helpful bank representative, at some unknown point I'd switched that account to paperless statements. I mentioned I'd never gotten a statement, paper or otherwise...Would I like to pay the balance now, the rep inquired helpfully?
Okay. I thought about trying to fight the late charge, but it just wasn't worth getting upset about. So I told the bank guy to pay off the balance and close the account. Several days passed. I checked on the account again to verify it was closed. It was...but somehow there was a new interest charge on the account in the amount of $1.50.
And so...meltdown. I fired off a furious email to the bank's customer service center conveying the full magnitude of my displeasure. It didn't help that I was writing the email on a brand new keyboard, many of whose keys, earlier that same day, my daughter had pulled off and chewed on (this was the same brand-new keyboard I'd bought a few days earlier to replace the one she'd previously wrecked). No matter--I just pounded those damn broken keys all the harder!
There is no such thing as winning when you go to war with your bank over $1.50. Even if they eventually give you the money (which they did), it will still cost you no small measure of your sanity, not to mention your dignity. Yes, I am now the Crazy Person who sends crazy messages IN ALL CAPS to hapless customer service representatives threatening to close my checking account (as if!) over a buck fifty in late fees. Aw...Heck.
Andy Lewicky is the author and creator of SierraDescents
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Good News! Sponsorship, TV appearance, Residency, Rasta Thomas
Hello everyone!
I am dropping in to update you with some GOOD NEWS about the Braswell Arts Center.
All donors under 300CHF should have received their gifts! Send us photos! All of the higher donors please be patient as we organize your t-shirts and theater tickets and things like that.
We are proud to announce that we have officially been sponsored by the Basellandschaftlichen Kantonalbank!!! They are very serious about getting our childrens program going AND supporting the idea of Ballet for everyone….ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! We are so proud and honored.
We have been lucky to have some good press about our project:
SRF1 Glanz und Gloria: https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/glanz-amp-gloria/video/armando-braswell-ein-new-yorker-tanzt-sich-durch-basel?id=285d75ef-0829-4412-8e3a-774b0c3ece48
Regio Aktuell: https://www.regio-info.ch/leute/menschen/2017-08-02-16-11-37.html
Wie wär's mal mit: http://wiewaersmalmit.ch/Ballett-Dienstag-Armando-Braswell-im-Gesprach
MIGROS MAGAZINE: https://www.migrosmagazin.ch/archiv/taenzer-mit-herz
We are absolutely thrilled to announce our POP-UP class series is back with world-renowned artist, RASTA THOMAS!!We are so grateful to Rasta for his enthusiasm and willingness to come to our space and share his energetic and inspiring classes with our Ballett Dienstag family! Saturday, October 28th & Sunday, October 29th.More information at www.ballettdienstag.com .
AND LASTLY Our Artistic Residency has started this year and we have to get it off the ground ourself with private funds. This year we have found a new exciting dance project and are trying to raise funds for the artists and team as they rehearse and perform at the Braswell Arts Center. If anyone is willing to support THE FIRST residency at BAC and a very important part of our programming please visit our site where you can donate online: http://www.braswellartscenter.com/residency/
Thank you all for reading! Sending you love and positive energy! Armando and Lisa Braswell :)
Open Door Day
A big hello to our beautiful supporters!
You are on our minds as we prepare all of your thank yous! Please make sure all of your information is updated and correct. In the meantime we want to invite you to our:
Tag Der Offenen Tür #2 - Braswell Arts Center
Monday, September 4th 2017 // 15:00 - 22:00 Uhr at the Braswell Arts Center (Austrasse 19, CH -4051 Basel)
15:00-17:00 Open Doors
17:00-18:00 Q&A with Armando Braswell
18:30-20:00 Open Level Modern with Andrea Tortosa Vidal*
20:15-21:45 Beginner Jazz with Armando Braswell*
- You are welcome to watch the classes, but for those who want to JOIN in on the fun, please see the following Facebook event for information on how to sign-up for these FREE Ballett Dienstag classes. Pre-registration is required and spaces are limited!
If you can, stop by and bring a friend!
Thank YOU!!!!
Hello Everyone!
I just wanted to pop in and say again, Thank you to all of the donors for your donations and support. We have raised over 35,000CHF in 15 days and that is incredible. So many people have stepped up to support our campaign for our new dance floor and we are very grateful. After a small waiting period, the dance floor finally arrived yesterday. And it looks great.
Me and my team have already started working on all of your thank you prizes! Look out for our informational email coming soon.
A big thank you to Daniel Schild and Family for donating our new Bechstein Piano! It was important for me to have a Grand piano and a sprung floor so that I can invite high quality artists.
Thank you to Sussane Ferrario who donated a generous supply of leggings, to help kick start our Braswell Arts Center Shop kiosk!
I can't go away without saying a big thank you to Richard Wherlock and Theater Basel, who without their unending support and love, none of this would be possible.
Not everyone gave online. Not everyone gave money. Not everyone wanted to be mentioned. But Lisa and I are eternally grateful and so full of happiness and love.
The work is not over, we are just beginning.


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I'm writing this without the intention of presenting detailed account of all the things that seem important to me at this time (Its 03:02 hrs IST). I'm writing for the sake of writing. There's a lot going by in the field of Search, and this is my attempt to slow it down. (Can I really....? ;))
Anyways - coming back to Search - its effervescent nature has always served as fuel for my inquisitive self.There is always a lot going on in the world around Google and a lot more going on with the people talking about Google !!
Initially post reading books - "The Search" & "The Google Story" - I perceived myself to be a Search Engine champ. But to my utter amazement inspite of best of my efforts 'n' application of all the street smartness I had - I couldn't manage to get Google's Robot to crawl my Blogs and index them :( I decide to do some more research....herez what I think I learnt...Err but before that some food for thought.....
- The key to ranking high in and recieving traffic from the search engines is to optimize your site for specific keyword phrases that are not too competetive but still recieve enough traffic to make it worth your time to try to rank high for.
- If you try to go after the most popular keywords you will find your site buried several pages in the search results and recieve little if any traffic as a result. Too many sites will be competing for the most popular keywords.
- It is better to rank #1 or #2 for a specific keyword phrase such as "stock market investing tips" than to rank #100 for a more general keyword such as "stocks". "Stocks" may be searched for a lot more often but if you are buried so far down in the search results you won't get any traffic from it anyway.
So here we go:
- Make a list of targeted keyword phrases: Just sit down scratch ur grey cells to think about a list of possible phrases that your potential visitors will be searching for to reach your site. Being as specific and targeted will definately help. Next you should find the keyword phrases that will be most worth your time to go after using tools like - Keyword Selector & Keyword Tracker.
- Create an optimized page for each keyword phrase on your list: Many mortal souls like me trying to rank high in the search enginges make the mistake of trying to optimize for too many keywords on any one page. Thus, prepare separate page for every distinct phrase. Each page should provide information about the keyword phrase that it is being optimized for. Having your keyword phrase bolded or italicized somewhere on your page is also a good idea.
- Obtain quality backlinks to each of your pages: The third and most important step in ranking high in the search engines is to obtain links from outside sites. The mantra is "The more the better". Focussing your efforts on sites that themsleves have many links to them (or should I say a higher PageRank) will surely help.
Organic search engines are looking for specific word patterns on your page to decide whether it should be shown at the top of the results list, but you also know that your page must appeal to the searchers themselves. Infact there is separate field of study called the 'Search engine optimization'.
Btw - few minutes back a check on google did display by Blog. Wooooooolllaaaa - finally they have crawled my blog:
Now I better doze off to sleep ! Cao...!


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Best of Missouri Hands Member Lori Doty of Morfar Pottery would like to invite you to attend the Winter Craft Market.
OHS Band Boosters "Winter Craft Market,' is excited to have Morfar Pottery at our craft market this Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 9-3pm at Owensville High School. We are looking forward to a great event for everyone. Thank you for supporting us and helping our band students by being a vendor! Hope to see everyone there. #local #handmade #OHSBand #smallbiz #keepmusicinschools


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December 18, 2017 08:28
The prosperity gap is widening in Korea as elsewhere around the globe, according to a survey by Shinhan Bank of 20,000 customers across the nation.
The education gap starts at a young age between kids living north and south of the Han River in Seoul.
Parents in the three affluent districts of Gangnam spend W220,000 on average a month on private crammers, compared to W120,000 for children living north of the river (US$1=W1,090).
The spending gap narrows to 1.2 to 1.3 times among elementary and middle school students, but rises to 1.7 times in high school. Average monthly spending on private crammers for each high school student in Gangnam stood at W860,000 compared to just W540,000 north of the river.
The gap carries on into young adulthood, with nearly half or 47 percent of all young novice workers in debt.
Among the indebted young workers, 21 percent took out loans to pay for university, eight percent housing loans, eight percent credit loans and another eight percent borrowed money to pay the rent. Their average debt load stands at a whopping W29.59 million, and they spend W610,000 a month on average servicing it. It would take more than four years to pay off all of their debts.
For many women, returning to work after having children resulted in low-paying jobs. The average monthly wage of women who returned to the workforce after having kids is only W1.8 million. But women who continue to work earn W2.74 million.
Women who had left the workforce for five to seven years make just W1.43 million compared to W2.45 million for women who quit their jobs for less than a year.
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We the people, (the authoritative people) would prefer that you avoid thinking for yourselves. We'd just prefer that you continue believing that you are thinking for yourselves and making your own decisions and valuable judgments (which includes voting for us so that we may continue ruling over you.)
Hey folks, did you know that there is actually "no law" or amendment mandating that you must pay "income taxes"? That's right! I'm still looking to be sure, because although I'm certain this is true, I'm usually the sort of person inclined to investigate things for myself, it's just too much a part of being an independent researcher. The reality is that the tooth fairy and knowing the condition of Schrodinger's Cat are more real than the supposed requirement of having to pay income taxes.
And for that matter, so is the elusive idea about "consciousness", which is starting…
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Have you been thinking for some time that you want to learn more about plastic surgery? Well the time, and place is now more than ever. This is because the technology available to have successful plastic surgery is available to you. Use the technology you have available to you to your advantage.
If you have already decided on one surgery or another, and it is coming soon, there is some preparing you need to do. One of the most important things to consider is your pre-op diet. You want to avoid gaining or losing too much weight in this period as it can change things for your doctor.
You should ask your surgeon what would happen if you were not satisfied with the results. If something went wrong during the procedure. Your surgeon should be honest with you. Let you know that you can file a claim for malpractice. If your surgeon is not honest on this topic, you should go to another clinic.
As you discuss possible procedures with a doctor, make certain to verify his or her credentials. Check his scholastic background and ask how often he performs your procedure. Definitely ask to see success photographs of past patients.
When looking at any type of surgery, you should always be prepared for problems. This is even more true with plastic surgery, as you also have the chance of a botched job. This isn't meant to scare you off, just as a reminder to have the number of a back-up surgeon on hand.
Before you see a doctor, decide what exactly you want done. Never go into a consultation without knowing precisely what you want done, because a doctor may try to convince you that you need another work done. Have a crystal clear picture in your head of what you expect, and share that with the physician during your consultation.
It is very important to choose a cosmetic surgeon that has the proper certifications, to perform the procedures that you seek to get. A lot of doctors who are inexperienced in the type of service you want will offer their services to you. If you go with a doctor who has no experience, then you run the risk of the procedure not going well.
Don't be swayed by low rates. Quality is important, you should not just choose a surgeon because they fit into your price range. If you do, you may be unhappy with the results. You'll be forced to pay more money to get something that you don't like fixed. In addition to price, consider the qualifications of the surgeon that you are thinking about.
Almost all types of plastic surgery require some type of anesthesia. Remember, there is not one type of anesthesia that works in all cases, so be sure to talk to your doctor about the potential benefits and drawbacks of your various options. Many times, general anesthesia will be required for larger surgeries.
To summarize, it is important that you read all the information provided here about plastic surgery and use it. Be sure to pay attention to all of the details provided and check with your doctor if there is anything that you are unsure about. Hopefully, this provided beneficial information to you.


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The Citadel Graduate College presents honorary degree to Jim Rex
The Citadel Graduate College and its Board of Visitors presented an honorary degree to State Superintendent James H. Rex during commencement exercises on Sunday, May 10, 2009, in McAlister Field House. Rex also delivered the commencement address.
Here is the full text of his honorary degree citation:
State Superintendent James H. Rex has been a lifelong advocate for education in South Carolina. He became South Carolina's 16th State Superintendent of Education in January of 2007 and has pushed for a reform package that includes public school choice, testing and accountability, teacher recruitment and retention, and a comprehensive assessment of school funding.
Dr. Rex's career in education began as a high school English teacher and football coach. He also served as Dean of Education at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. He is the former President of Columbia College, and the former Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations and Vice President of University Advancement at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Rex is also a published author and a consultant to many education advocacy organizations.
Since Dr. Rex took office, he has made public school choice one of the cornerstones of his administration, creating the first Office of Public School Choice at the State Department of Education and has become a national leader on this issue. He is also responsible for the groundbreaking initiatives in single-gender education, as well as the Montessori Method within public education. In May 2007, Dr. Rex unveiled recommendations to reform and improve the state and federal school accountability systems. In 2008, the Legislature approved his plan to end the PACT test and replace it in 2009 with a new and better test that gives parents, teachers, and students the feedback they need to improve student achievement.
Dr. Rex also established a statewide Teacher Renewal Center, which helps teachers gain knowledge and grow outside of the classroom. The Palmetto Priority Schools project was created to address the vast challenges of South Carolina's lowest performing schools.
For his leadership and contributions to South Carolina's children and its education system, The Citadel Board of Visitors is proud to bestow upon Dr. James H. Rex the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.


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Herbs and Food
Much more than flavors
Since ancient times herbs and spices have been used to enhance and enrich the flavor of food. Besides the pleasure of taste their health and beauty benefits were also known and applied for thousands of years. Sages from various cultures have obtained excellent results in preventing chronic diseases. The benefits can be obtained from the roots, stems, seeds, leaves and fruits. Studies show that certain herbs and spices offer high health benefits and some spices treat inflammation and other ailments.
However, in the name of convenience and busy life, many people no longer use these natural flavors and forget that ready seasoning and prepared foods are full of chemicals, sodium and bad fat, which cause numerous health problems. The return to simplicity and freshness of food is an important step in achieving healthy longevity. One of the pillars of Ayurveda.
This is my invitation to a natural diet.
Carob Banana Almond Carbohydrates Ghee Agar-Agar


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By: Pat Austin, Sales Representative – Architectural Products
In today's urban landscape, green space is often a valuable commodity in short supply. Real estate values in these environments often make outdoor landscapes impractical. Yet people still crave views of the sky with green open spaces. The developers of Lucky Apartments in Madison, WI realized this and gave their occupants exactly that – by transforming a rooftop space from a barren utilitarian canvas to an outdoor gathering space, complete with fireplace, patio and gazebo.
Creating rooftop plazas does not come without challenges, however. Weight is a significant consideration, both dead and live loads. That's where Foam-Control® Geofoam comes in. By offering the ability to create complex geometric configurations capable of bearing tremendous loads, all while adding minimal loading to the structure, making achievable designs possible.
At Lucky Apartments, a layer of tapered Foam-Control® Geofoam flattened out the structurally-pitched roof deck. A second layer of tapered geofoam on top of this provided drainage to a synthetic turf lawn area, while carrying the accompanying live loads of occupants enjoying the outdoors.
The end result is that residents can enjoy cookouts and music concerts on spaces previously reserved for HVAC units and air-handling equipment. Pretty lucky if you ask me!


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It helps to see the world you are interacting with, virtual or otherwise. Nod's Rover module marries the power of artificial intelligence with a form factor that fits easily into your hand. It's also a lot smarter than you might think, using Nod's proprietary deep neural network to facilitate on-device inferencing and SLAM. Quick, seamless integration into the platform of your choosing, frees you to build your hardware for any market.
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Title: Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Letters
Authors/illustrator: Brian Froud, Ari Berk
Price: From £8 – £160 first edition
Where to buy (UK): Amazon, ebay, Waterstones
This is one of my most treasured Froud books in my collection, possibly because it really stands out from the others. What makes this book so unique is the interaction the reader has with it. Each page is filled with Froud's distinctive fairy illustrations, but also draws the reader/viewer in by having all sorts of interesting attachments. From 'handwritten' pull-out letters, to envelopes containing quaint surprises, this book encourages exploration by the reader, involving another sense (touch) rather than the usual individual sense of sight (though I must admit I'm a fan of the smell of new or very old books…I know I'm not alone in this!).
As with many of Froud's book the creativity and attempt at authenticity doesn't stop with the artwork. The text itself could be argued to be a work of art in itself. Throughout we're treated to a range of interesting fonts, from beautiful italic handwriting to calligraphy-style work. One thing that Froud never fails to do is draw his audience in. It's almost as if he believes these wonderful scenarios and worlds he imagines. I love the dedication to making the book and backstory seem as authentic as possible, it shows Froud's utter enthusiasm for his work.
Much like his other books the target age for this book is debatable. Whilst fairies and similar subjects are often thought of as geared more towards children, Froud's work always seems to fall into this ageless space. I can imagine children and adults alike enjoying this hands-on book. That being said, for the very reason that it is hands-on this book isn't suitable for very young children as delicate pull-outs may be easily torn/damaged. Some understanding and prior-knowledge is also needed to understand the basis of this book. Many adults will be familiar with the true story of the girls who, in 1917, took 'real' photographs of fairies in Cottingley, England (which were later exposed as being fake). The book is intended to be a 'scrapbook' of the girl in the famous photograph, named Angelica Cottington. As mentioned in last month's review of Froud's 'A Field Guide to Goblins; The Goblin Companion', whist wonderfully elaborate the story can be difficult to follow, particularly for younger readers. For this reason I'd recommend this book for older teenagers on wards, however I'm sure children would love to be shown the quirky illustrations and would delight in the pull-outs being demonstrated (do take note that some fairy poses are quite cheeky though! Parents may want to flip through and judge for themselves first).
Price-wise this book is affordable and I personally feel that the joy I get from revisiting this book again and again is worth every penny paid. I'd recommend this book to anyone with an interest in illustration, other worlds, and those young at heart.
TIP: If you like this book there are other Lady Cottington books, which are available in Waterstones. You can see the whole collection on their website here: link


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In this ultra-hyper, super special edition of the Savage Hippie podcast, David Cole a.k.a. David Stein tells the tragicomic and 100% true story of how he sent 200 hippies to a man's house without telling him. And what a story it is; while most of David's stories are full of long-winded details, in which he makes sure to not only tell you that the man he ran into was walking a dog, but that that dog had a puffy tail and emitted a curious smell, in this case, every single detail counts! And there are even some that do not count! But, oh, why spoil David's mea culpa – SEE DAVID!!! I KNOW SMART SHIT THAT YOU BOOKLEARNED PEOPLE KNOW TOO!!! – in the form of a drunkenly drafted paragraph of "copy", when you can listen to it yourself?
"But, hawt damn, Cletus, his story is 80 minutes long? Are you trying to tell me it takes this here Jewish fella 80 minutes to tell some story about how he sent some hippies to a man's house? Don't tell me he does it in that old-timey, Shakespeare kinda talk!"
No, no… though the story IS rather long (winded?), we then spend another 30 minutes filling the air with other crap; we talk about Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, we propose an idea for a buddy comedy where Milo Yianoppoulos and Anthony Weiner go on a road trip and become unlikely buddies in their quest to retrieve their lovers from Slavic bad guys; and then, in answering a fan question, David tells ANOTHER interesting story, the one about how he was on the Morton Downey, Jr. show, which leads into some, ahem,rather inappropriate laughter surrounding the fates of people who worked with Downey, Jr.'s associate Robert Chickering.
So grab your popcorn, a stiff drink and a good enema, because you're in for a helluvan early 90s time warp, back before your fandangled email, texting and smart phone allowed you to become to a mindless consumer, rather than active participant in the world you live in. That last sentence sounded INCREDIBLY preachy, didn't it?
The song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles, and David did the brilliant artwork himself.


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In late 2010, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration put out a request for proposal for a new kind of university program. Recognizing the importance of establishing New York City as a technology hub, he hoped to attract a leading university to establish a graduate school in engineering and computer science in Manhattan, and proposed that it be built on Roosevelt Island.
The proposal submitted by Cornell University was the winner, and though the permanent campus will not be ready until 2017, Cornell NYC Tech has set up shop in Google's Manhattan offices in Chelsea. Daniel Huttenlocher is dean of the program, and he has an ambitious vision that befits an academic who has experience in the business world. He has hired a Chief Entrepreneurial Officer, and the school has already established deep ties with the start-up community in New York. Huttenlocher measures the success of his program on the number of people who start and who join high growth organizations. Establishing a program with ready access to major corporations, start-ups, and even City Hall means that Cornell NYC Tech is in an enviable position, and will likely be a key player in pushing New York to be the tech start-up hub that has longed to be for some time.
(To listen to an unabridged audio interview with Dean Daniel Huttenlocher, please visit this link. This is the eighth article in the education technology innovation series. To read the prior seven articles including interviews with the heads of Khan Academy, Udacity, Coursera, and edX, please visit this link. To read future articles in the series, please click the "Follow" link above.)
Peter High: Dan, what is Cornell NYC Tech's mission?
Daniel Huttenlocher: Our mission is to increase the amount of technology talent in the New York area and in the nation with a particular kind of twist or take on technology talent both in terms of the students and faculty that we are attracting. It is people who have a passion for really deep technological invention and innovation, and at the same time the breadth to engage with real world problems and bring that technology out of the laboratory and classroom into the real world.
We are a new graduate school in New York City in tech disciplines, and we are focused on the disciplines related to the digital information age and the tech sector more generally. We have masters and doctoral students and programs in New York City. We are roughly a year in, as we commenced our beta class in January 2013 with a Masters of Engineering in Computer Science as the first-degree program that we're offering.
PH: How did you choose New York City and why not the university's primary campus in Ithaca, New York?
DH: Cornell as a university had gone through a strategic planning exercise in 2010 and one of the things identified in it was that the high tech related fields increasingly have close ties between academic research and the commercial sector. These ties are not just important to the development of new commercially successful technologies, but also to fundamental academic research missions. Ithaca is a wonderful place in all sorts of ways, but the amount of high tech industry in the area is small.
We started to think as an institution about how to get more active in everyday engagement between our computer science and engineering activities and the commercial sector. In late 2010, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration asked for proposals to establish a new graduate school of what the City calls Applied Sciences and Engineering here in New York. So that seemed very attractive to us given some of the planning we had already been doing and given that Cornell has a big presence not just in upstate New York but already here in the city of New York. A number of our Ithaca based programs have pretty significant operations in New York City including our medical school, our architecture school, and our industrial and labor relations school. New York City seemed like a great place for us to be doing that in the technology sector also given our broad New York mission.
PH: To what extent did you draw parallels to other academic institutions like Stanford or MIT that have close ties to the venture and the high tech world?
DH: In putting together our proposal at the time of the competition, we looked at things that we thought would be special about the growth of the tech sector in New York City. We looked a number of successful cases of universities interacting with local industry and helping drive its growth, including both MIT in Boston and Stanford in the Bay area, among others. New York City is probably the best place in the world to engage with a very broad set of industries and consumers. The way I like to think about it is that in New York you can find a critical mass of people passionate about anything, and when you're developing new technology products, it's increasingly important to engage passionate customers and passionate users early in your design process. Interactive design in the technology development world entails collaborating with real users.
Therefore, our proposal focused on customer centric and user centric aspect of technology and design because we felt that was something that would really excel in New York. We looked at a couple of broad areas as organizing themes. First was media technology, which we refer to as connective media. It is not the passive old-line media but the more interactive technology driven media.
We also focused on what we call the built environment, which includes smart buildings, smart cities, and smaller scale items like personal assist of robotic devices.
PH: As you thought about building the resources for the organization, how have you balanced between traditional academics (people who are from the academic world) and people with startup experience?
DH: You can look at any leading university in these technology fields and find individual faculty who are very oriented towards entrepreneurship, who may have started a company, and they may have had a lot of their students go off and start companies. What we're doing here is really being systematic about that across the entire campus so the faculty value real world engagement as much as they value their academic accomplishments. That is a crucial aspect to the culture that we're building on the campus in bringing people who excel at and who respect each in those areas. So someone who's a really successful entrepreneur but who says why go to college, those are great discussions for us to have and we welcome that dialogue, but that's not the kind of faculty member we want to have because we really want to bring a certain kind of academic depth to the table. At the same time, the faculty member who is really outstanding in their academic field but doesn't want to connect to real problems in the world is also not our profile. All of the initial faculty we have hired are people who founded some external organization, either a for-profit company or a not-for-profit, that's again engaged in real activities in the technology sector.
PH: You have partnered with a variety of companies. How have you gone about selecting and reaching out to them?
DH: One thing that is important is organizations that have a presence here in New York City because we hope to facilitate hands-on apprenticeships. We want the companies with whom we're working to be interacting with our students and faculty on a day-to-day basis. That doesn't limit it a whole lot as a lot of companies have enough of a presence here to have that partnership work. Currently, we have a handful of students and handful of faculty, which means that our capacity is low and right now the companies with whom we're working are primarily ones that we already were engaged with in the proposal process, and a handful of startups who didn't exist when the proposal went into the City.
Greg Pass is our Chief Entrepreneurial Officer, which is a very rare role for an academic institution. He is a serial entrepreneur in the software arena and he was the first CTO at Twitter. Greg has been using his network in the startup community here in New York to identify logical partners.
PH: How do you define success and what are some examples of a successful outcome for students who go through this program?
DH: Measurement is something we think a lot about. We are trying to be very thoughtful about the ways that we think about measurement, and we focus largely on what I would call input measurements more than output measurements. Part of that is because a number of the outputs that you would like to measure actually have fairly long time horizons. Ultimate outputs we would like to measure are companies started by our alumni soon after they graduate that have a substantive economic impact on New York, the region, the country, and the world. But these are things of multi-year time horizons. In fact, one of the dangers is you can actually get focused on the wrong thing, which is pushing your students just toward launching companies even though that's not the right thing for them to do. Some should work at large companies for a few years given their skill sets and interests.
We do believe that if you are committed to managing according to your measures, and if your measures are too long term and you apply them in a short-term context, it can actually mislead. We are looking at measures of input quality in terms of the student body. Here is a simple example: for most technically-oriented graduate level programs, when you look at the quality of the student body coming in, you look for people who scored well on the Graduate Record Exam. You look for good GRE scorers on the quantitative side, the technical side, but we're also interested in students who have good verbal GREs because that's an important piece of our curriculum here, which is in some ways a mix of computer science or engineering curriculum with business curriculum.
When we look at outcomes for students, what we're looking to do even in the short term is be successful in placing our students in high growth environments. It is not necessarily a startup, it's not necessary a big or a small company, but it is a company that's experiencing rapid growth. We prepare our students to be successful contributors in high growth environments, which is something we feel we can measure pretty quickly.
PH: Why do you focus on graduate students and not undergraduates?
DH: There is a twofold answer, and it comes partly from the Cornell view and partly from what the City's RFP was calling for. From the Cornell view, we believe very strongly in a broad undergraduate educational experience. We pride ourselves in the fact that on average our undergraduates take about 40% of their courses outside of their home school or college meaning the engineers are taking arts and sciences for instance. In New York in the technical school that we're building here, we just couldn't deliver that kind of an environment because we're not building a full broad-based university. So it was just inconsistent with our view of our educational mission as an institution at the undergraduate level.
New York City's RFP called for a graduate school and there was very good alignment with what the city was looking for and what made sense to us as Cornell. Now that said, undergraduates are a very important piece of the overall technology innovation eco-system.
We hope to have programs for our students from Ithaca to spend a semester in New York City. It is particularly challenging for students in technical disciplines to do semester or year abroad kind of study because they have relatively structured curriculum. This could be a real benefit to the main Ithaca campus because if it is done, it is part of the same university with much tighter coordination making it a lot easier for our engineering and computer science students to spend a semester or a year somewhere else but still as part of the Cornell umbrella. That probably won't happen until we get to the Roosevelt Island campus in 2017.
PH: This seems to be an age of real education technology innovation, and I wonder why now? Do you have any thoughts?
DH: I'll preface my remarks with the fact that my crystal ball is cracked and cloudy and if it worked well, I'd be a really successful investor who had retired already instead of being a dean at Cornell.
We are ripe for changes in delivery of educational content at a variety of levels in the educational system, and we see change happening really not just with the university level but in K through 12 also. I think it's way too early to tell what the outcome of this change will be, but I think a lot of change is coming.
Let me give two analogies. First is that the advancement of educational technologies is the modern version of a textbook, and just like printing presses didn't really replace the educational system, but they influenced it a lot. When the educational system involved individual scribes with very narrowly available technologies, very few people got much education. The printing press and printing technology helped broaden education with the modern book changing education in some ways but not completely disrupting it. It could be at the other extreme that this kind of technology will fundamentally replace large portions of the current educational system, and I view those as both possible outcomes that are sort of extreme opposites.
My belief, partly because I'm a middle of the road kind of guy, is that the reality is going to be somewhere in between there. In particular, I think that part of what started to happen with the development of a lot of this educational technology over the last 15 years on the university setting is helping us better understand what kind of value comes from what kinds of activity in higher education.
It has now been over a decade since MIT started OpenCourseWare where they put large amounts of educational material online. On the one hand that democratized access to a lot of very high quality educational material, and on the other hand, it's had very little impact on a lot of how most university level teaching is done. At the time that all started ten or 15 years ago, it became clear that we really need to think about where value would come from –there is the text book and then there is the instructor's insight interpretation. That is all now in OpenCourseWare online. What is the interactive piece, and what's the value coming from the direct contact. I think things like large lecture courses are going to be disrupted, that's clear. But where it's more apprenticeship oriented, whether it's more direct engagement between students and faculty and small groups that is very hard to replace with any kind of delivery mechanism.
A concrete example of this is the flipped classroom concept where instead of coming in to hear the talking head talk at the front of the room, all of that material is available online and you're expected to know it. Textbooks and everything else supplement it and what happens in the classroom is studying, but the professor and some of the teaching assistants are there to help. Interactive, hands-on stuff happens in the classroom and factual material that used to happen in the classroom happens outside the classroom. I think these are still experiments that we are looking at as an educational system in general, but I'll be surprised if the large lecture course remains a big piece of higher education twenty years from now.
Peter High is the President of Metis Strategy, a business and IT advisory firm. He is also the author of World Class IT: Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs, and the moderator of the Forum on World Class IT podcast series. Follow him on Twitter @WorldClassIT.


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Imagine spinning around in a circle. At first, you might not feel dizzy, but as you continue turning, the effect compounds and you get dizzier and dizzier. A similar effect can, and often does, happen with pain. Discomfort can creep up on a person over time, getting worse and worse because you continue to use the affected limb, since it doesn't hurt "that badly." After a while the pain becomes serious enough to interrupt your life. Metatarsalgia is like that in your feet.
An Uncomfortable Symptom
Metatarsalgia is the painful irritation and inflammation of the metatarsal heads. This is actually a symptom of a different problem, such as sesamoiditis, Morton's neuroma, arthritis, and other common foot conditions that can irritate the bones. The discomfort is often the result of repeated hard impacts or overuse of the ball of the foot. Preexisting problems that shift weight forward, like bunions, or that damage nerves, like diabetes, can also cause it. Narrow footwear that squeezes the toes, or raised heels that strain the forefoot, can contribute to the problem as well.
When the heads of the metatarsal bones become inflamed, you feel a sharp aching or burning pain under the ball of your foot. Usually the discomfort worsens when you stand or walk around and decreases when you rest. Using the forefoot to push off the ground may be particularly uncomfortable. You may also have tingling or numbness in your toes and feel like you're standing on a small rock. Generally these symptoms develop slowly as the irritation worsens.
Relieving the Inflammation
Fortunately, treatment for metatarsalgia is conservative. The doctor will examine your lower limbs to determine how far the issue has progressed and what underlying condition is at the root of the pain. They may request diagnostic images to identify or rule out specific problems. Once they have an idea of what caused the pain in your feet, they can treat both the irritation and the problem that caused it.
The most important step for relieving any inflammation—and the pain that goes with it—is rest. Since hard impacts exacerbate the issue, you may need to take a break from different sports or other activities while you heal. Use ice on the affected area to discourage swelling and inflammation. The doctors may recommend anti-inflammatory medications as well. Changing your shoes to models with more padding in the ball of the foot area may help. Make sure your footwear is wide enough to accommodate your feet. You might still need orthotics to add an extra layer of cushioning or correct underlying problems that caused the pain. Sometimes physical therapy can also help to stretch out tightened tissues, strengthen the lower limbs, and increase range of motion in different joints.
Metatarsalgia is an uncomfortable problem that can make walking, running, or jumping very painful. Don't wait—get help for your discomfort before you start having trouble walking. Contact the foot experts at Advanced Foot & Ankle Specialists of Arizona for an appointment or more information. You can reach our two offices by filling out the form on the website contact page, calling either location, or sending us a fax: for the Chandler office, call (480) 963-9000 or fax (480) 963-0375; for the Gilbert office, call (480) 981-1800 or fax (480) 981-0229.


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Program Of Energy Research And Development
The Board participates on a number of advisory committees for the Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD). This is a federal, interdepartmental program operated by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) that funds research and development designed to ensure a sustainable energy future for Canada in the best interests of both our economy and our environment. It directly supports energy R&D conducted in Canada by the federal and provincial governments, and is concerned with all aspects of energy supply and use.
For more information, visit the PERD website.
International Committee on Regulatory Research and Development
The International Committee on Regulatory Research and Development (ICRARD) is focused on transferring knowledge in the area of health, safety and environment in the petroleum sector. The ICRARD website provides a global overview of research and development projects in the fields of health, safety and the environment (HSE) with respect to petroleum activities. Canada is a member of this committee and contributes to the efforts of maintaining this web page current.


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1. Preheat the grill on high.
2. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter in the skillet, add the nuts and toast until fragrant. Remove from the heat and sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the nuts. Spread the marshmallows over the chocolate chips.
3. Place the skillet under the grill until browned on top.
4. Serve in the skillet and use digestive biscuits for dipping.


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George Mueller was a German-born evangelist who lived in the 19th century and was mostly known for his love and devotion to orphans. He dedicated his life and ministry to providing shelter, food and education for over 10,000 children during his lifetime.
Yesterday morning during my quiet time, I came across a story about him that gave me pause. Mueller was aboard a ship, crossing the Atlantic for an important meeting in Quebec. A dense fog had descended, making it impossible for the vessel to swiftly navigate the waters. The captain had announced that the journey would be delayed due to the weather conditions.
Mueller was not happy about the news. He immediately went up to the bridge and told the captain it was imperative that he arrive in Quebec that Thursday. The captain responded, "that is impossible!" Mueller, however, did not waver. "Very well," he said. "If you cannot take me, God will. For I have never missed one single engagement in 57 years. Let's go down to the chart room and pray." The captain calmly replied, as if talking to a lunatic: "Sir, do you not realize how dense this fog is?" Mueller's response was resolute. "My eyes are not on the dense fog, Captain, but on the living God, who controls all circumstances of my life." He knelt down and prayed the simplest prayer the captain had ever heard. After he finished, the captain started praying, but he felt Mueller's hand on his shoulder. Mueller asked him to stop. The captain looked at him, in dismay. "First of all, sir, you don't believe God will answer," he said. "Second, I believe he already has. Get up, Captain, and you will see that the fog is gone."
And it was. The dense fog had completely disappeared. And Mueller was able to arrive in Quebec in time for his appointment.
This true story challenged my heart. I sat there, looking at my small book of devotionals, thinking about the simplicity of Mueller's childlike faith. You see, I believe in the God of the impossible. I do. I believe he can heal the worst of diseases and restore broken lives. I've seen it and experienced it. But when new dark shadows fall upon my life and I find myself calling upon the God of the impossible, I must confess that I don't always pray with that same type of confidence. The confidence that sees before the eyes can see. The confidence that believes in spite of what the circumstances display. Should I face the same situation as Mueller's, I don't know that I would get up with the firm conviction that I would find clear skies right away. Next day, maybe … God willing?!?
I believe this is a common challenge for the believer. We are taught that, without faith, it is impossible to please God. Indeed, we can't expect to obtain God's favor if our hearts waver back and forth between trusting and doubting when we pray. I believe that we cannot truly experience God and the supernatural without the type of faith that believes beyond what our eyes can see.
George Mueller's story challenged me to believe in God as my children believe in me. When they are afraid and run to me, their muscles relax as my arms wrap around them. They know I won't let them go. They know the worst that comes against them has to pass through Mom first. And I am bigger. And in their minds, wiser. Stronger. All they have to say is "Mom, I need you." And they truly rest in the assurance that I hear and will answer their plea.
Patricia Holbrook is a Christian author and national conference speaker. Her first book "Twelve Inches: Bridging the Gap Between What You Know About God and How You Feel" is now on Kindle, and paperback at Barnes and Nobles, Amazon and other retailers. Visit her blog to read her devotionals at www.soaringwithhim.com or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com
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I have been commenting on a couple of blogs that the Chick-Fil-A matter has gone far past "Freedom of Speech" and is now a "Freedom of Religion" issue. Red Stick Rant (whom we are delighted to have back in the world of active blogging after a bit of a hiatus) put it very bluntly, asking: "Should we make them sew on little yellow crosses?" Harsh? I wonder. The vitriol being bandied about in too-high places is excessively vicious for the subject. Is this how pograms start - with politicians & "thought-leaders" using any excuse to scapegoat people who are faithful to God?
Here's my comment from Pundit & Pundette's great round up article on the matter:
[Worse than the conservative intellectualizing about Dan Cathy's right to believe in traditional & Christian morality] is the desire to make this about "freedom of speech" instead of "Freedom of Religion", which it absolutely is: this is persecution. These mayors who are declaring against Chick-Fil-A are persecuting Christians in their capacity as agents of government. The refusal of Obama to issue insurance waivers on religious grounds is also direct and blatant persecution. Persecution includes - and usually begins with - monetary penalties, proscribed locations, withholding of permits solely because of religion. The whole reason that Freedom of Religion is our First Freedom is because the American Colonies were tired of the abuse by governments against Christian denominations that didn't fall in line with whomever held political power at the moment. Even Texas' own Declaration of Independence from Mexico gave tyranny against their free worship of Almighty God as cause.
We need not be mean or unChristian in our response, but we must stand up for Christ however we can as individuals when our brothers and sisters are being persecuted, reviled and mobbed. This time it is easy: we just eat chicken, and keep patronizing Chick-Fil-A this whole year.
But if we ignore this one, what is next? If we do not, who will stand up for us when our time comes?
"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." ~John Burroughs
Saturday, July 28, 2012
I am a Christian and I stand with Chick-Fil-A
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Very Funny! Christian comic Tim Hawkins does a great impression of the late, great, Sammy Davis Jr in this so-true-it-hurts parody called "The Government Can". Check out the rest of his stuff too - he has a bunch of music parody that had us all - including the 16 year old in our house - rolling. A good laugh at the end of the day is a good thing!
Friday, July 6, 2012
Taste of Summer: Hand Cranked Mango Ice Cream
The grandkids and I made a tiny batch of ice cream when they were here - they wanted to test drive my little garage sale find of an ice cream maker that has a bowl you put in the deep freeze, with a handle on top to turn the paddles. It works great! Very speedy and not much effort required. The only trouble is that it doesn't hold much, so it is only useful for a couple of servings.
The recipe I used was a keeper for sure: Mango Ice Cream! YUM! Our church had a picnic gathering on Wednesday evening for Independence Day and I made a large batch to take. It was a big hit.
This recipe is for a half gallon (2 quarts), but you can divide it by four and make as little as 2 pints successfully. It is smooth, creamy, rich - and makes Husband-King Paul swoon! :-)
Mango Ice Cream
4 ripe mangoes
3 cups sugar
Juice of 2 large limes (4 tablespoons)
4 cups whole milk
10 egg yolks
2 cups heavy cream (whipping cream)
Peel and cube the mangoes into small pieces and place in a glass or ceramic bowl (not a metal one - the acids would react). Squeeze the limes into the bowl with the mangoes, add 1 cup of sugar and stir. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about an hour.
Separate the eggs and freeze the whites to use later for meringue. I used the fresh country eggs we buy locally, and the rich yolks are wonderful in ice cream.
Stir the yolks and 2 cups of sugar together in a mixing bowl.
Pour the milk into a large pan and "scald" it - this means to get it hot but not simmering or boiling. It should just be steaming.
Whisking constantly (or use an electric mixer), pour the hot milk into the eggs. Be sure to whisk the eggs without stopping so they won't turn into scrambled eggs! It helps to have two people at this step. Or use your stand mixer if you have one.
Whisk all of the milk into the eggs, then pour it all back into the pan, and keep stirring over medium heat for 4 minutes, until it has thickened slightly. Stir constantly and don't allow it to boil.
Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
When cool, combine with the fruit mixture and the whipping cream. Chill overnight and freeze in an ice cream freezer. When well-frozen, remove the ice cream to a storage container and place in the deep freeze for several hours until frozen hard. It may need to be stirred once or twice during that time.
My little ice cream freezer only does a quart at a time so it took two rounds of cranking to get it all made. Since the custard was chilled, it only took me about 15 minutes of churning per quart. I used one bag of ice and about half a box of rock salt: keep adding more ice and salt as it melts down. The salt makes the ice colder, thus it freezes faster.
I worked outside in the cool of the morning and it was really nice: lovely memories of "helping" Nandy freeze the ice cream when we were kids, and anticipation of the upcoming 4th of July events made the time go by in a dreamy hour. Would that all mornings could start so sweetly!
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text: This image was captured in Nelson, Nevada...a historic "Ghost Town" located about 60 miles out in the desert from Las Vegas, NV. A photographer friend of mine and I ventured out into the pitch black barren desert landscape to find our way to the location before sunrise. As the sun rose over the desert long shadows were cast along the ground from the vintage truck in the foreground. After taking this antique-looking photograph I processed it using a modern HDR (High Dynamic Range) technique to give it an "Etched" look. The title "Etched In Time" was given to the image and it has garnered a fair amount of critical acclaim including an award in the Illustrative category of the PPGNY (Professional Photographers of Greater New York) image competition. More importantly, my girlfriend loves the picture so it actually hangs in the dining room of our own home. Many of my fine art photography works are being widely recognized as collectible and of investment quality status. My images are offered for acquisition in a number of prestigious art galleries and hang in numerous private collections worldwide. They are also available artist-direct. The value of my photographic editions are sure to rise in years to come. If you appreciate my photographic art you would do well to invest in your favorite pieces now.


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Concrete planters are a great accessory for your porch or patio. The thickness of concrete makes anything that you plant inside more resistant to damage from freezing and cracking. While new concrete planters can stick out when they have just been purchased, you can give your concrete planter an aged look with a little paint and the application of some moss. Before long, your planters will look as if you purchased them from an estate sale, or have had them for a long time.
Applying a Patina
Mix 1 part latex paint and 1 part water in each plastic container.
Apply the gray-black paint mixture with a sponge over the entire concrete planter.
Rub the paint away in places using a cotton rag to create varying tones in the texture of the paint.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 with the brown-green paint mixture.
Dab the white paint mixture to cracks and crevices to resemble limestone deposits. Wipe away the excess with a cotton rag.
Wipe the blue-green paint mixture across raised designs. Wipe away the excess with a cotton rag.
Adding Moss
Collect moss from around your area.
Chop the moss into fine bits.
Spread the moss over a newspaper in a dry, dark room and allow it to dry.
Combine 1 cup flour, 2 cups buttermilk, 2 packages dry yeast, 2 tbsp. of corn syrup and 1 ½ cups dry moss in a mixing bowl.
Put the mixing bowl in full sun and allow it to sit for approximately three days.
Brush the mixture on the exterior of your concrete container.
Wrap the container in plastic wrap and place in partial sun. The pot will grow mold in 2 weeks, and sprout a nice layer of moss within 6 weeks. Move the container to its final location when moss has grown.
Things You Will Need
- Gray-black latex paint
- Brown-green latex paint
- Blue-green latex paint
- Soft white latex paint
- 4 large sponges
- Cotton rags
- 4 plastic containers
- Moss
- Knife
- Newspaper
- Corn syrup
- Flour
- Buttermilk
- Dry yeast
- Paintbrush
- Plastic wrap
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The assignment was short-lived. In 1998, after only one year, the last Apollo ship was decommissioned. Today, only the Pacific's Observation Island retains the T-AGM classification. Most of the rest have probably been cut up for scrap. There are a few exceptions. The Coastal Sentry, hero of Gemini, was destroyed by fire while waiting its turn under the cutter's torch. A private firm bought the Mercury, recipient of the $30 million Apollo makeover, and converted it to a cargo ship. When last seen, the ship that sent the command for the Apollo 11 translunar injection burn was hauling Hawaiian sugar to San Francisco. Surely the most ignominious fate belongs to the Rose Knot. It last sailed to Point Mugu, California, where the Navy sank it during a training exercise.
Finally, in what may be the least offensive curtain call of all, a group called the Artificial Reefs of the Keys has mounted a "Sink the Vandenberg" drive to turn the General Hoyt S. Vandenberg into an artificial reef off Key West.
For the ship's old hands, the losses are something to be mourned. There they were, isolated from the world on these 600-foot vibrating, rocking steel islands for weeks at a time. Yet they placed their crews directly in the path of mankind's greatest technological achievement. For those 10 minutes every hour, they were the Apollo program.
With the high cost of ship maintenance, though, it doesn't pay to be sentimental. That's why tourists can walk through rocket gardens today and marvel at the evolution of the boosters that pushed humans to the moon. They can view thousands of items representing the Space Race era. But all that remains of the missile range instrumentation ships are the faded pictures on the beach bar walls.


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5) All eyes are on the county's second largest city, West Valley, which makes up nearly 12 percent of the county's population of roughly 1.1 million.
6) The Copperton Town Council approved a resolution last month opposing the resolution, but so far no other cities have followed suit.
7) Some leaders from Riverton, Herriman and West Jordan have expressed reluctance to support the tax hike, but haven't yet voted. Councils for Draper and Sandy also haven't yet voted.
Please note: The Transportation Sales Tax will be discussed at the June 19, 2018 Draper City Council meeting. The Mayor and Council will take public comments at this meeting. The City Council members will make a decision whether or not to pass a resolution to support of the county's request. Cities have until June 22, 2018, to signal support to Salt Lake County.
During the 2018 Utah Legislative session, Senate Bill 136 (SB136) passed. The bill provides a positive step forward for the future of our region and state. Utah is growing, and changing, and with that comes the need to efficiently use resources to provide transportation choices for our communities. SB136 authorizes funding for transit and local needs, and enhances the coordination of transportation, land use, and economic development. The bill went into effect on May 8, 2018.
The bill has many provisions; among them is the reform of the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). SB136 renames UTA to "Transit District of Utah" and changes the UTA Board from 16 part-time members to three full-time members (nominated by counties, appointed by Governor, and confirmed by Senate), and creates a nine-member local advisory board (appointed by the County Councils of Governments). There has been much discussion about the cost associated with changing the name of UTA but these changes will happen over time and as resources allow.
Local Option Sales Tax - 4th Quarter
If this bill sounds familiar, it is. In November 2015, the local option sales tax, 4th quarter or Proposition 1 was placed on the ballot. Proposition 1 would have imposed sales and use tax for transportation improvements at a cost of a quarter-of-one-percent (0.25% or the equivalent of 1 cent for every $4 spent). The Proposition failed in Salt Lake County by a narrow margin - 51% to 49%. Voters decided to pass on the state's largest pot of sales tax dollars, nearly $58 million. Many people believe the reason this proposition did not pass was because of the opposition surrounding UTA. Our legislators listened and took action in SB136 to reform UTA.
Salt Lake County Ordinance
The transportation bill (SB136) gives leaders in Utah and Salt Lake Counties the power to impose Proposition 1through a vote from the county's legislative body or place the proposed tax increase on the ballot.
There is an incentive for Salt Lake County to act soon. If the tax is imposed before June 30, 2019, the County could capture 100 percent of the revenue up until that date - this means about $40M in new revenue for transportation infrastructure. Salt Lake County intends to use half of the funds to pay off transportation debt and the other half to fund regionally significant transportation projects. Beginning July 1, 2019, the funds will be distributed as follows: 40% to cities (0.10%), 40% to the transit district (0.10%), and 20% to the county (0.05%).
In April, the Salt Lake County Council passed an ordinance to enact the local option sales tax. However, the ordinance only comes in to play if they receive a resolution from the cities, towns and metro townships representing sixty-seven percent (67%) of the Salt Lake County population. If the tax increase is enacted, it would generate about $40 million more for transportation projects in Salt Lake County by raising sales taxes by roughly one penny for every $4 spent. If the county does not receive the support from area cities and towns, they will not enact the tax for the 4th quarter. After July 1, 2020, cities with transit service will have the option to impose the tax. If the city imposes it, 0.125% goes to the city, and 0.125% goes to the transit district.
Local option sales taxes:
- Local options can be imposed through referendum or by action of a county's legislative body.
- If a county imposes the 4th quarter between now and June 30, 2019, they keep all those funds for that period, but can only use them to pay off debt or for regionally significant transportation facilities. Beginning July 1, 2019, the regular distribution of 4th quarter revenue takes effect: 0.10% to cities, 0.10% to transit district, and 0.05% to the county.
- If a county has not imposed the 4th quarter by June 30, 2020, then cities with transit service will have the option to impose it, with 0.125% going to the city, and 0.125% to the transit district.
- Beginning July 1, 2019, counties may impose a new local option sales tax of 0.20% for transit capital expenses and service delivery. In the UTA district, counties can only impose the new 0.20% if they have already imposed the other four quarters.
- Local option sales taxes not imposed by June 30, 2022 expire ("use it or lose it"). This applies only to the 3rd and 4th quarters in counties fully in the UTA district (i.e., Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah Counties), and to the city imposition option for the 4th quarter. The new 0.20% county option expires June 30, 2023.
- Establishes an updated process for the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund
What Does This Mean for Draper City?
Salt Lake County is asking Draper City to pass a resolution in support of the transportation tax for the 4th quarter. Beginning July 1, 2019, Draper City can expect to receive approximately $1,113,563 annually from the transportation tax.
At the May 22, 2018 Draper City Council meeting, Salt Lake County Councilman Max Burdick and Andrew Gruber from the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) presented information on the transportation tax to the City Council.
The Transportation Sales Tax will be discussed again at the June 19, 2018 Draper City Council meeting. The Mayor and Council will take public comments at this meeting. The City Council members will make a decision whether or not to pass a resolution to support of the county's request. Cities have until June 22, 2018, to signal support to Salt Lake County.
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CNN/Money has an article on how not finding proper candidates for jobs means that even with rising unemployment many jobs are staying vacant. What this means to me is that the recruiters, and the hiring managers who are working with them, aren't necessarily qualified to be hiring for these positions. Anyone who has done a lot of hiring, which I have, knows that when an employer states "must have two years of industry experience" or "must have five years of professional C++ programming experience" or anything else what they really mean is "it'd sure be nice if we found the perfect candidate who is not only clever, hard working and personable, but also already knows everything they'll ever need to know to do this job". But if you're not filling jobs by sticking precisely to the criteria, it's time to actually (God forbid) think about the candidates as individuals and be flexible about the letter of the requisition.
When I was doing a lot of hiring, we often had more success with candidates who did not fit the letter of our requisition, but who had the spirit the company needed: whip smart, hard working, mentally flexible, and willing to dedicate themselves to learning whatever they needed to excel whether or not they came in the door with it. Those kinds of people (who, by the way, most often came through employee referrals) generally did much better than the recruiter-submitted "perfect" candidates whose resumes dotted every "I" and crossed every "T", but when the rubber hit the road the person just wasn't able to deliver as fully as their "lesser qualified" counterparts.
Talk to the people with the mathematics degrees who haven't had a "real" job yet (or someone with any other "irrelevant" degree or prior job experience). Figure out which ones are those incredibly smart, dedicated, flexible and personable types who are also so hungry to get into your industry that they'll outperform the "better" candidate if given the opportunity. Then hire them. Within two years, they'll also have two years experience, and a positive attitude towards the company that gave them their "in" that can also translate into lower employee turnover rates.
Part of the job of recruiting is understanding people, thinking critically and flexibly about requisitions and candidates, and actually working to put the two together (rather than letting a sorting system do it for you). If your recruiters and hiring managers can't solve the problem of open requisitions during a down economy, maybe it's time for their bosses to think more flexibly and find new recruiters and hiring mangers who can.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Hire Better Recruiters, Then
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We are currently booked out until March 2018 for appointments.
Many customers like to visit me in my own cake kitchen to design their cake, this is recommended if you want to view cake magazines and photo albums. However, my cake studio is built in my own private home, and I will only do consultations by appointment only. Customers who do not make an appointment will be asked to return at a convenient time for a consultation.
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