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I know you'll look at the pictures first, so please do. I am still drooling over my own shots, and I'm the one that took them. I feel blessed to be able to build this rig. For comments on some of the pictures, you can view it via my Imgur album here: http://imgur.com/a/zTaA7
I've been building machines for decades now, but I got away from it about a year ago and was running on an ASUS G75VW-NS72 gaming laptop as my most recent machine. That thing is an aircraft carrier, but for a laptop, is a great gaming machine. My needs have changed, and I realized that I missed tinkering; which is impossible on laptops. So I went for a build that would be somewhat compact, look really good, and perform at the same time.
Some thoughts on the parts:
The BitFenix Prodigy is a great looking case, but I had to get the window panel to be able to see a little of the inside of the case.
The i5-4670K is great for gaming. I won't really be running VMs or doing anything that Hyperthreading will be a necessity.
The MSI Z87I GAMING mini-ITX mobo is brand new and works great. I would state that I wish there was one more fan header on the board, but it's ITX, so I can't complain too much.
The real killer is the 780Ti GAMING with the Twin Frozr non-reference cooler. What a card. This thing will push the limits of the display for sure.
Speaking of display, I lucked out on my QX2710. I can't find a single bad pixel. The display is very clean, colors are vibrant, and it should overclock to at least 96Hz.
Liquid cooling is great, but my budget excluded me from a custom loop for now. The H100i fits the bill in the meanwhile.
I'm a huge fan of the Samsung SSDs (who isn't?) and wanted to go strictly solid state for storage. Any long-term stuff goes on the NAS, so I don't need too much room.
I love the AX 760 power supply...I just wish it was a few mm smaller to put a little less stress on the cables.
My Ducky Shine II with MX Brown switches and green LEDs comes from my work setup. I swapped my KBTalkingPro to work and brought that home for the build. (If anyone has a Ducky Shine II with MX Brown and red LEDs, I'd be up for a swap.)
The Logitech G700 mouse was not my first choice, but with my budget, I had to keep it. I was using that at home with the old ASUS on the Corsair pad that I'm also bringing to the build.
The SteelSeries Siberia V2 Blue headset is a fantastic headset. I'm stuck with the gripe of wanting the red ones. (Again, if anyone wants to do a swap for the blue ones, let me know.)
Windows 8.1 has corrected some of the obvious mistakes made in version 8. Once you take a little time to configure a few things, it becomes quite useable. It's not my favorite version, but it's an improvement.
As a side note, I picked up a Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 for my non-gaming needs. With a QHD+ IPS screen and a boot-up time of 4 seconds, it's a great laptop! Highly recommended to complement your gaming rig. (As a bonus, it performs as a tablet with relative ease.)
My to-do list: Replace the case fan and radiator fans with something a little quieter. I'll probably go with quiet versions of the AF and SP series to maintain the red/black theme. Sleeve the cables I'm using. They aren't horrible, but I'd like to make custom lengths and sleeve them for the nicer look. Replace the SATA data cable that came with the mobo. Eventually I'll get a custom loop for liquid cooling. * I'd also like to put a window on the opposite side so you can see into the case where most of the guts are actually visible.
If anyone has any questions, I'm more than happy to answer. Enjoy!
Lastly, the build information from PCPP: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
|Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
|Purchased For $219.99
|CPU Cooler
|Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
|Purchased For $109.99
|Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
|Purchased For $79.99
|Samsung 840 EVO 750GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
|Purchased For $399.99
|BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case
|Purchased For $101.98
|Power Supply
|Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
|Purchased For $139.99
|Operating System
|Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)
|Purchased For $99.99
|Ducky DK9008S2-BUSALG Wired Gaming Keyboard
|Purchased For $0.00
|Logitech G700 Wireless Laser Mouse
|Purchased For $0.00
|SteelSeries Siberia v2 Headset
|Purchased For $0.00
|MSI Z87I GAMING AC LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
|Purchased For $199.99
|MSI GTX 780Ti GAMING GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card
|Purchased For $699.99
|BitFenix BFC-PRO-300-RRWA-RP BitFenix Prodigy Window Side Panel - Red
|Purchased For $19.99
|27" QNIX QX2710 2560x1440 QHD PLS Matte Panel Monitor
|Purchased For $373.48
|Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.
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Is China's $3 Billion Investment into Lumbini Off?
Posted by Ram Kumar Shrestha on November 21, 2011
By Jane Poretsis
Just weeks after publicly declaring that they had just signed a USD 3 billion deal with Nepal to develop Lumbini, the birth place of Buddha, China is left wondering where they stand.
An investment that would have seen China leading the project to transform the small town of Lumbini into a Buddhist Mecca and place of pilgrimage for Buddhists from around the world was mired in controversy from the start.
Sparking a row of lack of transparency, the news was met by concern in certain quarters of the Nepalese Government, which felt that it had been left in the dark and not consulted; prompting a dismissal from China on reports in the media of a secret pact with certain Maoist sections of the Government.
The Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Modraj Dotel, also promptly quit stating: "I have resigned as works are being done in a non- transparent way which has become a matter of concern for us," he was quoted as saying by Annapurna Post Daily.
However, responding to queries from The Kathmandu Post the Vienna-based United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has denied entering into any valid contractual agreement with the Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (APECF). Stating further, that contrary to what had been claimed: they were not involved in any activity related to the Lumbini 'Special Development Zone.' Flatly refuting claims made by APECF that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with them.
Back in July, the Xinhua News Agency announced that UNIDO and (APECF) had signed a MoU in Beijing – with the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yang Houlan meeting with the Terai Madhes Democratic Party on the 9th August, clarifying that they had signed the Memorandum of Understanding with Tourism Minister Khagda Bahadur, who is also a Maoist leader.
The deal reportedly included a pledge to invest $3 billion through Nepal's Tourism Ministry to develop Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, by constructing an international airport, roads, hotels and other facilities in the region bordering India.
"The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation has not entered into any valid contractual agreement with the Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation, and, therefore, is not involved in any activity related to the Lumbini Special Development Zone in Nepal," stated UNIDO. The MoFA (Ministery of Foreign Affairs) has asked its Geneva-based mission to find out the truth behind the MoU and report to Kathmandu about the controversial pact following the recommendation of State Affairs Committee of Legislature-Parliament.
"We are informed by our Geneva- based mission just today that UNIDO clarified there was no such agreement on Lumbini with APECF. Now onwards, the chapter is closed on the reported MoU on Lumbini," Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav said at the Reporters' Club.
Khagendra Prasai the Culture Minister, also made it clear that the government was not pleased with the situation, or a recent trip made by APCEF officials to Lumbini – without its prior knowledge.
The MoU generated much debate after it was revealed that UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and former Prince Paras Shah are the sitting vice-chairs of the Hong Kong-based APECF.
It was on July 15, Chinese state news agency Xinuha reported the event of APECF and UNIDO – and its Investment and Technology Promotion Office having signed a MoU on 'Promotion South East Asian IPA Network' in Beijing.
"The two groups signed the 'Memorandum of Understanding in Support for the Lumbini Special Cultural Zone and Assistance Project for the Framework Design of Lumbini (Birthplace of Buddha) Special Development Zone (Nepal)'," said Xinhua's report.
Generating huge controversy, the two government agencies – MoFA and Ministry of Culture (MoC), claimed they were left unaware of the US $3 billion Lumbini project deal, questioning its credibility; which had an 11-point detailed plan to execute the project: further stating that any agreement with a foreign connection must be cleared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
Again controversially, after signing the MoU, Hu Yuandong the head of UNIDO's China investment and technology promotion office had this to say: "that they would advise on the creation of the development zone and that the Lumbini project was in compliance with UNIDO's principles on economy, environment and employment;"
In response, Ravindra Wickremasinghe Advocacy Assistant at UNIDO emailed this response: "An intended Memorandum of Understanding between UNIDO and APECF was never approved by the responsible UNIDO approval bodies. Any reference to a UNIDO involvement in the Lumbini Special Development Zone is thus without any legal and substantive basis."
Obviously, a lack of coordination doesn't just lie amongst the 'Nepalese Ministers' – as mentioned by the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Yang Houlan back in August, whilst clarifying that the MoU had indeed been signed: to the Terai Madhes Democratic Party. Surely further questions also need to be asked of UNIDO, and their apparent lack of coordination?
Xiao Wunan, vice chairman of the APECF, said the Nepali government had given its full support for the creation of the Lumbini Special Cultural Zone, while a large number of institutions and individuals also had shown great interest in participating in the project.
Dmitri Piskounov the Managing Director of UNIDO, has sent a letter to MoFA stating that it has terminated the reported MoU with APECF and furthermore, does not bear any responsibility for the unauthorised deal.
However, since then there has been a new Prime Minister elected: Baburam Bhattarai who will lead and form a UCPN-Maoist government. By most standards he is quite moderate and would like to form a coalition. Elected on 28th August, the India-educated 57 year old has already invited the main opposition, Nepali Congress, to form a national unity government.
Nepal has faced political instability and deadlock, since the 2008 parliamentary election stalled the peace process, and the drafting of the constitution. Bhattarai has hopes that by forming a unity with Nepali Congress they could move forward and speed up the process.
Maybe a unified government would have fewer problems with 'a lack of coordination.'
We may also not have heard the end of the China deal.
@The Kathmandu Post

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And if you don't like it, too bad
Nancy (Bela Lugosi) Pelosi, the House or Representatives Speaker and blood sucking vampire, announced a sprawling labyrinth Health Care bill 1900 pages long with convoluted references to each section after section of… TAXES!
It includes a Government Run Public Option. It also probably includes Health Insurance for Illegal Immigrants, Abortion for Minors and most likely, your right to choose will be eliminated. Taxes on companies and individuals to pay for healthcare, a government plan that will not stop until you are fully under control by Doctor Obama's Ism.
That's how many pages are in the Vampire's Pelosi's Health Care Bill. Put a dollar to every page and that's your tax increase from year to year. Add for adjustment in actual cost and that will increase just like Medicare's inception into law. Just like Social Security, it's going bankrupt. Services will be limited to control costs. It is inevitable.
You can tell a Bill from the Congress is Bad when they will not allow the public to celebrate its announcement.
House Democrats blocked the public from attending the unveiling ceremony of their health care bill Thursday morning, allowing only pre-approved visitors whose names appeared on lists to enter the event at the West Front of the Capitol.
Apparently, if you are not on the list, then you don't get to participate. Only hand picked persons were allowed to attend this cauldron of horror submitted by Nancy (Bela Lugosi) Pelosi and her band of Democratic Flying Monkeys Special Interest Groups.
With the fall of communism came a void that needed to be filled by those that want to impose their rules, impose their laws, and impose on our freedoms. The communist turned to environmentalism. Noted socialists like Al Gore, a democrat, has been manipulating environmental causes to line his pockets with money, and at your expense. The Al Gore film, An Inconvenient Truth, is being used to indoctrinate school children. When a Judge in Great Britain ruled that the film was exaggerated and alarmist, Al Gore never revised the film to correct his inaccuracies. Yet the film is still being shown in schools, although with a non-enforced disclaimer. Like those warnings that everyone fast-forwards through when watching a video or DVD.
I would venture to say the movie was pure fiction and a political hack job. What the Obama would call a distraction. European leftist socialist have endorsed the film not for its environmental message, but for its message of government control over the lives of its citizens. Already some countries in Europe and many politicians here in this country are actively trying to impose laws on what you can eat, what you can drink, and what clothes you can wear. You have stories of the Miracle Tax Diet about obesity and how it effects the environment. That's how it starts, by regulating activity, they start by making it expensive, then outlawing it.
But this isn't just about Al Gore, no, it's about spreading misinformation. Because Al Gore is well known and many people have caught on to his brand of propaganda. Now there's a more insidious group spreading lies about the environment.
Scaring young children into thinking adults are killing the planet
This is about control. Control of our lives. Controlling our habits. Controlling everything that we do. We will be controlled by the government. Academia has been indoctrinating students in higher education for years, so now they are starting at earlier ages. Ask any student about the subject matter they are suppose to be taught in school and they can't answer correctly. But ask them about the polar bears and without flinching they'll respond, "they're all dieing".
The free market is nonsense? It's about power? I think we have a right to be worried. This lunatic is Ron Bloom. He is Obama Manufacturing CZAR. Has anyone seen any new manufacturing in this country? Where are the jobs? Do we even manufacture anything in this country anymore? Has anyone wondered why there is a run on ammunition in this country?
Why Does Everything I Purchase Have A MADE IN CHINA Sticker on it?
Grilled Pork Chops with Red Bliss Potato and Asparagus
Enjoy now, for the government will it take away
People Believing All Powers Are For The Government (Socialist)
Obama's communications director gave an interesting speech to a graduation High School class about her favorite philosophers. Anita Dunn said this:
There is a Maoist in the White House.
Anita Dunn uses Mao Tse Tung and Mother Theresa as examples as her philosopher hero's. I can understand Mother Theresa, but Mao Tse Tung? The communist leader of China that killed millions of people during his reign of power.
Mao started several movements to rid China of political opposition by targeting capitalist and political opponents. Mao engaged a campaign of terror by encouraging workers to denounce there bosses, convincing wives to turn on their husbands, and children to inform on their parents. Victims were humiliated, sent to labor camps, many were killed.
This woman speaking to a graduation class of High School students is praising a murderer of millions of people as some kind of political hero. This is all part of the indoctrination of students into socialist and communist way of thinking.
This romancing of political terrorists and murders is quite popular among democrats and celebrities these days. Cameron Diaz (Dumbass) is old enough to remember the atrocities of the Maoist regime, but uses communism symbolism as a fashion statement. Never mind insulting the people who have suffered under communism oppression. During a visit to Peru, Diaz (Dumbass) toted a purse with a particular offensive slogan to the Peruvian people:
The olive green bag's color wasn't to blame; the presence of the Maoist slogan "Serve the People" written in Chinese on the bags flap was the cause of the uproar.
According to the Associated Press, the guerrilla fighters were responsible for attacks, murders, assassinations, and bombings. The insurgency terrorized Peruvians throughout the 1980's and 1990's. Nearly 70,000 people died at the hands of the insurgency.
Cameron Diaz (Dumbass), like Anita Dunn have a dangerous romantic love for brutal regimes. In the case of Anita Dunn, it is clear her speech to the graduating high school students was a form of indoctrination. However, this is not just an isolated Obama flunky that espouses the virtues of murderous totalitarian regimes, it seems others in the Obama administration have similar ideologies. The first rule in any totalitarian regime, silence the free press. You do that by using make believe journalists to spread lies and falsehoods, as in this article by Jacob Weisberg:
What's most distinctive about the American press is not its freedom but its century-old tradition of independence—that it serves the public interest rather than those of parties, persuasions, or pressure groups. Media independence is a 20th-century innovation that has never fully taken root in many other countries that do have a free press. The Australian-British-continental model of politicized media that Murdoch has applied at Fox is un-American, so much so that he has little choice but go on denying what he's doing as he does it. For Murdoch, Ailes, and company, "fair and balanced" is a necessary lie. To admit that their coverage is slanted by design would violate the American understanding of the media's role in democracy and our idea of what constitutes fair play. But it's a demonstrable deceit that no longer deserves equal time.
Of course Mr. Weisberg fails to consider the other news networks which tout the same narrative and party line. What differentiates Fox News from any other News networks is that they ARE Fair and Balanced. The Alphabet News organisms (and I do mean organisms in a governmental context) like ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, HLN and CNN are exclusively in the tank for the Obama administration. So much so that they do not practice any journalistic objectiveness. Whereas Fox News does presents both sides of the discussion. The vast majority of the American people agree with Fox News presentations by its ratings:
Cable News Ratings as of Thursday October 15th, 2009:
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,507,000 viewers
CNN – 713,000 viewers
MSNBC –428,000 viewers
CNBC – 187,000 viewers
HLN –384,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,614,000viewers
CNN— 848,000 viewers
MSNBC –842,000 viewers
CNBC – 184,000 viewers
HLN – 607,000 viewers
This has been Fox's typical ratings for years and Fox ratings continue to grow. The other cable news networks continue to loose viewership.
Even the very left leaning Huffington Post acknowledges Fox News dominance in the cable news networks, but fails to explain why Fox News dominates the Cable News ratings. The answer is that the American People understand value when they see it. The American people are not stupid like the other news networks would have you think. Its all about value, you see it when you go grocery shopping, you compare and make a choice on what is the best value for your money. I choose to pay a higher cable rate just so I can get the Fox News channel, because I see the value in Fox News. After years of subjecting myself to CNN's crappy bias reporting, I gladly will pay higher cable rates just to get some Fair and Balanced reporting.
So why is the White House waging war against Fox News?
David Axelrod: Fox News "Not Really A News Station"
Obviously, if you don't like the questions, you attack the channel. That's what Axelrod is doing here. Making an enemy out of Fox News is only going to give Fox News higher ratings. The claims of Fox News being over the top and offensive are unfounded. How is telling the truth offensive?
Claiming that Fox News is an extension of the Republican party is nothing more than engaging in an enemy's list. That hasn't been done since the Nixion years. The broader point is that Fox is not bias like the other news outlets and the American people know it. Fox asks the tough questions and this administration cannot handle it. Just listen to Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff whine about Fox News.
Rahm Emanuel on White House's War with Fox News
(Via HotAir)
Emanuel keeps filling his plate with more and more socialist crap he wants the American people to eat. Yet he cannot make a valid argument against Fox News. The insidious truth is that the Obama administration is actively trying to create a welfare state and Fox News is calling the Obama administrations out on it. Just listen to this reporter (Not Fox) asking where the money is coming from. This is real journalism in action.
Obama Money? Who's Money?
It is in Obama's own words when he said he fundamentally wants to change America, and now we know. Obama wants to transform this country into a welfare state completely dependent on the government. Obama wants a massive transfer of wealth from the people that earned their money, to the people that have no desire to work for a living. Who's money? Where did Obama get the money? This is how you start a socialist nation. This is what Mao Tse Tung did in China. Class warfare. Destroy capitalism. Restrict freedoms. Now that Maoist supporters are littered in the Obama administration with a deceptive stratagem of subterfuge against the founding principals of this Great Country.
Obama once said "Judge me by who I surround myself with", so let's take look at Obama's number two: Joe Biden.
Joe Biden was chosen by the Obama for his foreign policy experience. However, Joe Biden has been historically wrong on foreign policy ever since he was elected to the senate some 30+ years ago.
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Mr. Wrong
Just how bad is Joe Biden's judgment on foreign policy? The whole world knows how wrong Joe Biden is:
From the Telegraph.co.uk
On all the big questions, he has been – to put it politely – on the wrong side of history. In 1990, he voted against American forces expelling Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. He voted for the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and advocated splitting it into three states along ethnic lines. He opposed the Iraq troop surge of 2007 that pacified the country and rescued the US from the jaws of defeat.
Now, Mr Biden is pushing a policy of what he terms "counter-terrorism plus" – a scheme which involves a much smaller military presence in Afghanistan, with al-Qaeda elements being targeted at long range by military drones and smart missiles.
With foreign policy expertize like Joe Biden's, we can all expect another attack on our nation by Al Qaeda sooner than later. Our nation would be better served by doing the exact opposite of what Joe Biden says. We will be much more safer. Joe Biden isn't the only one with bad judgment. Almost every democratic senator and representative have shown poor judgment.
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In this Exclusive Q&A with the Founder, President & CEO of Virtual Ark, Marty Gauvin (pictured), the visionary serial entrepreneur speaks with Jeremy Geelan, Cloud Expo Conference Chair, about a variety of issues around Cloud computing including the all-important security aspects.
"Security in the Cloud isn't bad, it's just different," Gauvin at one point notes, adding: "It is essential to take a measured, careful approach to security issues." Here in the interview in full.
[On April 20, 2010 at 5th Cloud Expo in the Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City, Gauvin gave a General Session presentation in the keynote room]
Cloud Computing Journal: As a successful serial entrepreneur and now the CEO of a major new player in the fast-emerging Cloud ecosystem, how do you see your company fitting in? What layer of the ecosystem are we talking about?
Marty Gauvin: Virtual Ark fills a significant gap between the Cloud vendors like Amazon, Rackspace, Microsoft etc and the customer. By providing deep application management services and support, we help SaaS-enable applications on the Cloud with our ISV partners.
Rather than being a "cloud vendor", Virtual Ark is a Cloud expert that uses Cloud services on behalf of its customers to deliver their enterprise applications in a SaaS model with consumption-based pricing similar to that delivered on public clouds.
As a result, customers can choose their preferred application as a SaaS solution. Because of our expertise and use of Public Cloud infrastructure services, Virtual Ark has virtually instant international reach enabling customers to use their applications globally, quickly and easily.
Virtual Ark was Platinum Sponsor of the 5th International Cloud Expo held April 19-21, 2010 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York
Cloud Computing Journal: What kind of existing enterprise applications does the Virtual Ark platform support?
Gauvin: ERP, CRM, Financial, Web, Content Management Systems and line of business applications across a wide range of industries. Virtual Ark works with ISV partners to SaaS-enable their applications. There is typically very little coding required by our ISV partners of their original applications and Virtual Ark does almost all of the work to SaaS-enable these applications. Significantly for the enterprise, multi-tenancy is not a requirement in order for Virtual Ark to SaaS-enable these applications.
Cloud Computing Journal: But what about security issues: Is it really sensible for a Tier 1 company to be running its core business applications in the Cloud?
Gauvin: Enterprises require a risk analysis process that systematically identifies and assesses the relevant aspects of the chosen computing model or service. This equips them to analyze risk by examining the technical and process dimensions of a specific implementation rather than trying to second-guess the security needs of a generic service identified as "Cloud Computing."
Security in the Cloud isn't bad, it's just different. It is essential to take a measured, careful approach to security issues. This approach should apply whether you protect a person, a physical asset or your data. What changes are the risks and threats to which you respond.
In the case of the Cloud-enabled applications, techniques such as encryption and overlay tools are available to meet significant security accreditation when implemented correctly.
Cloud Computing Journal: What is the cost model? Is the platform available - in true Cloud fashion - on a pay-as-you-go/usage basis?
Gauvin: Absolutely. Because we have no underlying fixed cost of infrastructure, we can bring very flexible billing models to market. While billing varies from application to application, all are aligned as close as possible to a sensible consumption based-pricing model. Some use "number of users per hour"; others use "by transaction". Ultimately, because we leverage existing Cloud service providers, we are able to bring pricing billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
This is the central tenet of Virtual Ark's approach to SaaS because it provides our ISV partners with a strategic advantage over their competitors. Other SaaS options are typically billed on a minimum number of user licenses over contract terms of two years or more. Our pay-as-you-go model enables our partners to align licensing as closely as possible to how the customer consumes the application.
Cloud Computing Journal: How about other front-loaded costs, are there any? And what about the minimum length of any contract that a customer may have to commit to - how long is that?
Gauvin: Customers can choose to have no minimum contract term obligation. This could apply where a customer converts an existing on -premise solution to our SaaS model. Customers are free to leave at any time, or if they wish, to license the Virtual Ark Platform in the Cloud and simply "take over the keys" and drive the application themselves without any migration!
If the application is new to the customer, then implementation service costs may apply, which can vary considerably due to differing customer requirements. However, implementation timetables are massively reduced by using our templated solutions and because our software can be deployed instantly.
Cloud Computing Journal: Does an app need multi-tenancy to be SaaS-enabled on the Virtual Ark SaaS Application Management Platform?
Gauvin: No, not at all. Virtual Ark can manage dedicated instances of the application for specific customer needs as if they were "one" application instance. In our view, the security, integration and performance requirements of our target market, large enterprise customers, are ill-suited to multi-tenant solutions. We think this is a key reason why SaaS has not been taken up more strongly by this market segment, and why many ISVs have not modified their applications to be multi-tenant. Virtual Ark sees this as an important differentiator in its value proposition.
Cloud Computing Journal: How does a potential customer know that Virtual Ark is for real? What kinds of partners have you already attracted?
Gauvin: Virtual Ark commenced operation in July 2009. The company is backed by private shareholding and the investment bank, Baron Partners. The shareholders and management team (which has worked together for a decade), sold their previous company to the Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group for US$64m.
Current partners include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Rackspace with major announcements regarding ISV partners to be made at next month's Cloud Expo in New York.
Cloud Computing Journal: Virtual Ark is an international business. Why are its primary markets North America and Europe rather than, say, the Far East and/or China?
Gauvin: Virtual Ark's market entry is largely determined by the availability of Public Clouds in various regions. Amazon, Rackspace and Microsoft Azure for example all currently have plans to build out their Asian Cloud presence during 2010.
Having said this, some applications will perform acceptably in Asia today, so we are already working with ISVs in this region today.
Cloud Computing Journal: Cloud Expo has already mushroomed in size to the extent that we have now moved it into one of the largest convention centers in the world, New York's Jacob Javits Center. As a successful serial entrepreneur, what was it particularly that led you to foresee that Cloud Computing would become so much the flavor of enterprise IT already by 2010?
Gauvin: Most Cloud vendors are focused on the small to medium enterprise market. As a result, this market is hotly contested and at the commodity end of SaaS and Cloud services.
By contrast, Virtual Ark's target market (the top end of the enterprise market) has been slow to adopt SaaS and Public Clouds. This is primarily because it is a much more complex market and thus more difficult to address. Also, ISVs have been slow to bring SaaS versions of their products to this market because of the perceived cost and complexity of doing so.
The opportunity for Virtual Ark is that these large enterprise customers want to continue using applications they are comfortable with while gaining the benefits of the Cloud. Virtual Ark removes almost all of the barriers I've outlined! As such, we expect to be at the forefront of SaaS and Cloud take-up by the top end of the enterprise market.
Cloud Computing Journal: You will be personally giving a General Session in the keynote room at the New York event. Would you care to share with our readers a 'sneak peek' of your theme/s?
Gauvin: My presentation aims to challenge traditional views of outsourcing, cloud security, SaaS and the likely adoption of Public Cloud services by large enterprise customers globally.
Outsourcing is entering its third generation with advent of the Cloud. The first iteration of outsourcing was "your mess for less", followed by strategic or selective sourcing, which included hosting. Due to the emergence of Cloud Computing, "third generation outsourcing" stands to materially revolutionize and challenge traditional outsourcing models in a way that no previous models have. The Cloud also delivers an opportunity for the wider adoption of existing enterprise applications in a SaaS model.
When we started putting Virtual Ark together with a team that had worked firstly in 'conventional' IT outsourcing and then in the selective sourcing world of the last 10 years, I recognized that the capacity for well-executed Cloud computing to revolutionize IT sourcing was profound.
So much of what customers and vendors take for granted in their sourcing frameworks has its roots in the assumption that infrastructure is expensive and fixed. It is extraordinary how far and how fast things can change when these constraints are removed. Virtual Ark is evidence of that fact.
Cloud Computing Journal: Why did you call your company "Virtual Ark"?
Gauvin:: We see the combined effect of Cloud computing and outsourcing - "Generation 3 Outsourcing" - driving the use of IT for a significant period of time. Enterprise customers will depend upon successfully leveraging this confluence of trends to secure their business operations, IP, brand and data. The 'ark' is the place where a civilization puts their most precious resources. The 'virtual ark' is the ideal metaphor for how enterprises must view their information and its migration to this new generation of services.
Cloud Computing Journal: Who in your view are currently the world's top five Cloud Computing companies?
Gauvin: Amazon, Rightscale, Rackspace, Microsoft Azure and Virtual Ark!
Cloud Computing Journal: What's your top tip, as a seasoned software executive, to those other CEOs out there who may be looking for some certain way to ensure they're alive (and preferably well) as a company in 2011?
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[On April 20, 2010 at Day Two of 5th Cloud Expo in the Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City, Gauvin will be making a General Session presentation in the keynote room: Register for Cloud Expo here.]
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Friday Favorites: Halloween Nail Art (..I Wish I Could Do!)12:00 AM
It's officially October! It's one of my favorite months of the year. I love Halloween and I love getting creative with all things scary and spooky. One great way to incorporate it into your wardrobe is to create terrifying nail designs. This week, I have a few to share with you that immediately caught my eye. The technical detail in these designs are amazing and I oh-so wish I could do them....maybe I will give them a try. I may fail, but at least I gave it a shot... :)
These nails are pretty scary. I love their design, but I think what drew me to them in the first place is the matte black polish. I love matte colors.
Although these nails don't have that uber creepy appeal to them, they made the list because there is a lot of hard work that went into these. They came out perfect and I love the glitter.
These little ghostly nails are so adorable. They scream Halloween with the classic ghosts, tombstones and pumpkins.
This next design is one of my favorites because I love the dark, gloomy color scheme. That zombie hand coming out of the ground on one of them is awesome!
This last set is probably the most creepy of all. I think this is such a creative idea and definitely want to give this a try. Can you believe it's done with gel polish!?
Thanks for stopping by this Friday and I hope you have an awesome weekend!
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I love all of these! I was just talking to my nail stylist about how hard it is to find fun halloween designs- great job ma'am!ReplyDeleteReplies
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help you out! :DDelete
Wow...I can barely even put on a regular coat of nail polish and make it look good. These people are talented!!! Thanks so much for sharing at Share The Wealth Sunday!ReplyDelete
This is so awesome :) Thank you so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
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So cool! I like the white ones the best... super creepy!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
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Love the pumpkin face nails -Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.ReplyDelete
Halloween nail art is so fun! Love these ideas :DReplyDelete
I LOVE matte nails too! Loving your Halloween picks and just followed all of your social media..not in a stalker way though. lolReplyDelete
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Hi. I love doing nail art, but I'm not so good at it. I have a friend who does her nails & her kids. I asked if she could do my nails & she said yes, for coffee. Haha. So I'm hoping to have her do a Halloween nail for me. Stopping by from Saturday sharefest.ReplyDelete


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You can blame Stacy and Clinton. Or the strict dress code that Ellwood City school district established during my freshman year of high school. But honestly the last time I remember wearing sweats in public was on the way to the WPIAL Fastpitch Softball Championship in my sophomore year, and we lost. See, bad things happen. So I should have thought of all these things on Monday.
Problem...bad things happen when you wear sweatpants in public. If you're around Erie during this time of the year, you know that no one cares about plowing the roads until there's some "serious snow" on them, meaning apparently at least eight inches. Well, on our way to McDonald's I started to break early for a red light, knowing that the roads were getting snowy, but got caught on some ice and hit the car in front of me which was already stopped at the light. Don't be worried, everyone is fine, the accident was more of a love tap between our cars. I happened to be driving a Suburban though so there was less damage on my end, considering Suburbans are ridiculously large vehicles, made for inclement weather. Way to suck in this incident though, Chevy.
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Greetings All,
The Harmony on the bench has a very thick end block (not uncommon as Ihave subsequently found) and consequently the Endpin Jack Preamp system in the Fishman Infinity system does not make it all the way through being about 10mm short of being satisfactory.
I recall a custom machined reverse cutting Fortener bit as a solution to working in the box to reduce the thickness of the block, and a web search points the Finger at FF as the creator. Anyone help with a link to this baby, or any other elegant solution.
Every time I advise a customer that "this will only take an hour" I am just waiting for the Luthiery demons to descend upon my already heavily burdened shoulders.........
Regards and thanks in anticipation of assistance,
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Yes I recall the post , someone made a special bit to cut into the neck block from outside , not sure it was Frank though. I wonder if you could use a hole saw with the centre bit extended to its maximum , or replaced with a 1/4" rod . You would still need to remove that core however .
Yep, been down that concept road, but the modified blind Forstener bit will surface as soon as the U.S comes on line, hope yr doing fine Len, plenty of work about down here, how you? Also a little sneek peek of Sam Bennett's ( guitarist for hot punk-pop fem outfit Glitoris) new Vance SB Glitterbomb signature model.....this one took the place of my Christmas.
I remember that one too. It definitely was Frank, and it was on one of the pages at Frets.com
I can still see it in my mind's eye. Thought I would be able to pull it up in a flash - but I just had a look through the menu and also did a google search of the site using various search terms that might be relevant - and can't find it. It must be buried in the process on one of the repair blogs, and the title doesn't give it away. Hopefully Frank will jump in soon with an exact memory and location.
Yes, I remember that article too, and I found it: on Frets.com, under 'neck resets', the 'Impossible Neck Reset: It's a Spanish Heel". It's a bout a B.C.Rich acoustic,there is a photo of the modified Forstner bit, used in the process.
Good luck!
Wow, that was quick, thanks Dave, better memory than mine for sure!
And thanks all for the help guys.
I'be heard of a tool that does similar called a "reverse spot facer".
That's right - a Google search for reverse spot facer, counterbore or countersink should turn up lots of possibilities. I sometimes make tools as much for an exercise in learning to do machining as anything else. Seems I recall I made the reverse Forstner style bits before I knew about "pull countersink" tools.
Since then I've read about some guys grinding the back end of spade bits to cut as they are pulled through a hole. That, combined with a collar to fit the hole and keep the drill centered, seems like a really good way to go.
Had the same issue some time ago on an old Guild. Here's my "go-to kit" for installing jacks in deep tail blocks.
The counterbore was found on eBay a few years back and, in conjunction with that, I ground a reverse spade bit from a regular 1" bit.
Both work well.... the counterbore shaft is inserted in the existing hole from the outside, and the bit slides-on and locks in place from the inside. The reverse spade bit, being one piece, goes in from the inside.
Frank's right, of course, about needing to use a semi-snug collar to keep them both centered.
You guys are awsome! Thanks so much for you stellar assistance and generous efforts - I'm having a small moment here;
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Dec 17, 2012
Late Partying
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- SMD @ lifeaccordingtosteph said...
I commented on Lora's blog, my husband and one of my BFFs are always late so I normally tell them a different time than the true time! hahaha
I'm glad you guys had a great party!
- Monday, December 17, 2012
- Lora said...
1. you need to update my last name in your phone fool.
2. I find that pic of all of hilarious because I am trying SO HARD to not look as drunk as I am. Fail.
3. I'm glad you were the first to arrive. is it weird that I don't remember you actually leaving?
Next up: bonco. followed by Hot Springs.
We sure are cool.
- Monday, December 17, 2012
- Rachel said...
New follower! Found your blog through the blog hop, can't wait to get to know you more :)
- Monday, December 17, 2012
- Laura Boswell said...
Don't feel bad. We've been lying to my mom about what time events start for years in hopes that she may be on time. : )
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Not to mention drawers and everywhere else you stash you stuff!
It's January, so it's the ideal time to take inventory your clothing, shoes, handbags and all other accessories. Think of it as owning a boutique (some of us have enough stored in our homes to open our own boutique!), and, as the woman in charge, you need to look at what you have, how much value it has to you, and the BIG question – do you still need it?
You could feel like you hit the lottery.
Well, in some ways you might. If you're like me and thousands of other women, we have those places, dark and little used, in the back of closets and in forgotten chests of drawers, where we keep things. Just keep, not wear. So, going through those dark places can lead to discover jeans, blouses, belts, maybe even shoes and boots we haven't worn in forever – but, just so happen to be back in style!
I am in the process of doing this myself, and let me tell you, I am more than a little shocked at what I have! I found some gems that I haven't worn in 5 years or more, that are now moving out of the dark and into the light! And this is in pretty much every category including jewelry and hats!
Shopping in your own closet explained.
Here's what I'm doing, and I am very happy with how it's working out – I'm putting outfits together, not just keeping pieces. After all, it's great that my jeans from 15 years still fit like always, but, what good are they if I don't have the right top and shoes for them? So, to keep that dark graveyard in my closet from happening all over again, I'm only keeping what I can put together with everything I need to make a complete outfit. It really does make that "keep it or not" choice easier!
Makes sense.
Definitely! Having complete outfits, including some mixing and matching, is giving me more time to do other things than run around trying find that yellow blouse (where is it I know I wore it – when? 6 months ago?!) and it also helps me pull together great looks for any occasion.
While I don't have to keep everything hanging in order, outfit by outfit, going through all my wearables and organizing them, allows me to grab what works and move on to other things. Nice.
One last thing.
Emotional ties. A woman's closet is a treasure trove of memories. The dress we wore for that first date. The shoes we rocked for that class reunion in 2005. (sigh) Yes, there are lots of emotions tied up in what we have worn. But, if it's out of style, or, if it no longer fits, we need to discard it – give it away if it's still in good condition – and step out of the past and into a brighter future!
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One of the most powerful tools we can have for living with migraine disease is one that we develop for ourselves - our migraine voice. Our migraine voice is the voice we use to be our own best advocate.
Why we need to be advocates:
Progress can make life better, but it can also make it more complex. There are several ways in which progress has impacted our health and quality of life:
- Health care: Huge changes have come to pass in our health care system in the name of progress and because the number of health care professionals hasn't grown as quickly as our population.
- Appointments with out doctors, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals seem be be scheduled for shorter and shorter lengths of time so they can fit more appointments into their days.
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- Information and education: Despite the availability of more information than ever before, misconceptions about migraine persist.
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Purposes of our migraine voice:
Our migraine voice has multiple purposes, including:
- Speaking up and asking our doctors the questions we have.
- Discussing our treatment options with our doctors and expressing our treatment preferences.
- Speaking with confidence and authority when dealing with our insurance companies.
- Politely, yet confidently and firmly expressing any needs we may have for accommodations at work.
- Offering information to family members, friends, coworkers, and others who don't understand migraine.
- Expressing thanks and appreciation to the people who comprise our support system.
- Supporting everyone with migraine and working to reduce the social stigma associated with it.
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- Continuing to learn about migraine and any other conditions we have.
- Building a cache of educational materials about migraine that we can use to teach others about this disease.
- Taking ownership of our own health and health care. Our health care professionals can only do so much. We're the ones who live in our bodies and with this disease day in and day out. We must learn to take care of ourselves, any lifestyle changes that can help with our migraine management, and how to work as treatment partners with our doctors.
- Ridding ourselves of old conventions and realizing that it is indeed within our rights to ask our health care professionals questions about our conditions, treatments, testing, etc., and to expect reasonable and respectful answers.
Trusting our migraine voice:
As we develop and utilize our migraine voice to facilitate better health care, educate others, get the most from our insurance company, reduce the social stigma associated with migraine and more, it will respond much as a muscle would respond to use. It will become stronger, more flexible, more resilient, and more effective. It will indeed become one of our most effective tools.
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Before giving a good tarot card reading, you need to handle the cards by shuffling them a lot. Meditate while you shuffle. Think about the 7 main chakras and try to overcome your own prejudices so that you can deliver a mindful reading. Draw 7 cards, meditating on each as you turn it over. As you lay down the tarot cards, leave each in the position to which it was drawn.
The first card is the root chakra and affects our security. It can measure energy levels and how habits are affecting our lives.
In the second chakra, called the sacred or spleen chakra, relationship and sexual issues are indicated by the tarot card. Emotional ties are indicated in the reading.
The solar plexus chakra indicates areas that could be of concern and that we should watch how we handle. Circumstances that are baffling will be represented by this tarot card. We need to be mindful if this card indicates we are worrying about what other people are doing more than watching our own behavior.
The heart chakra is the fourth and indicates our ability to love. The card will show the reader what he or she needs to accept and begin to love unconditionally.
The fifth chakra is the throat energy source. The tarot card in this position tells us about our communication skills and what needs to be done in areas of speaking and writing to help us communicate our true feelings.
The brow chakra is number six. It shows us what we may be looking at in the wrong way. We'll use this card to focus our attention and to see things more clearly in our life.
The seventh chakra is the crown. It shows us the level of our spiritual being and what we can do to reach our highest potential.


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We're far enough into 2016 now for the resolution-breaking weeks to be behind us. New Year's Eve is just a distant memory and it's time to start seriously looking at the year ahead. For many of us, it's our finances that could do with some serious attention this year – sorting out money matters is at the top of the agenda for many people. 2016 is a great year to start winning with your cash – here's why (and how).
You can start saving to buy a home
In December the government introduced the new Help to Buy ISA, a scheme designed to get anyone looking to plant a foot on the housing ladder to start saving. You also get the added boost of a 25% top up from the government. So, for every £100 that you put into the ISA the government will add another £25 – plus the ISA is a tax free form of savings. You can deposit a lump sum of up to £1,200 into the ISA in the first month and then £200 a month after that with the maximum government bonus available being £3,000. The ISA is available per person, not per household so if there's two of you buying together the potential government bonus is £6,000.
Technology is making budgeting easier
It has never been a better time to get help with your budgeting, there are simply no more excuses for not setting, and sticking to, a monthly plan. There are budgeting apps available for your smart phone, as well as numerous guides online to help you work out how to stay within your means. Your friendly local bank also offers a range of tools to help keep your finances in check, from budget planners through to savings calculators that will help you work out how to meet savings goals.
Interest rates are not going up (yet)
There's been talk for some time that an interest rate rise is imminent but this month the governor of the Bank of England said that there was no need for any rate increase as the UK economy has slowed and growth globally is weak. This isn't great news in terms of the rates of interest you'll receive on savings but for anyone with a mortgage – or any other type of loan or debt with an interest rate linked to the Bank of England Base Rate, it's welcome news indeed.
You can automate yourself into good habits
Many of our issues with finances tend to come from 'human error.' That could be simply forgetting to pay a bill on time or failing to put anything aside for your savings and then having nothing in the pot at the end of the year. With direct debits and standing orders, as well as the availability of different savings accounts, you can set up automatic payments that will ensure your money is being properly managed without you going anywhere near it. Agreeing to direct debits to pay your bills often means receiving a discount in return and you'll have the peace of mind of knowing that you're not going to see any red letters land on the doormat. Some banks now offer cash back if you pay your household bills from their accounts by direct debit – for example Natwest offers 3%.
Credit reports are free
Do you know what your credit score is? Well if you're serious about managing your finances then you should. You can see your credit score for free via Experian or Equifax – this will show you how creditworthy you are, whether there are any issues that need to be dealt with to correct your credit record now, and will also give you good perspective on whether you're living with a good balance of debt.
Switching is simple
If you're stuck with a bad loan or credit card then it's so much easier now to make the switch to an arrangement that better suits your finances and your income arrangements. 0% credit cards are an easy way to give yourself more space to start reducing debts – you won't pay any interest on a balance you transfer for a set period of time and you can use that cash to start reducing what you owe. If you're finding yourself stuck with a loan you can't manage or a debt you want to handle differently then it's very simple to move to another finance option, whether that's a payday loan or a revolving credit facility, to help you get your finances back in order.


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7 Who's That Girl
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9 A Little Bit
10 He's A Winner
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12 Where You Are
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Weather in Paphos
Paphos is known for its warm climate and that's due to its location on the south-west coast of the Mediterranean, in Cyprus.
Temperatures increase to highs of 31˚C in the summer with mild lows of 26˚C. The hottest and best time to visit Paphos is between June and September when the weather is at its best. You can expect plenty of hot sunshine, clear blue skies and warm temperatures throughout the summer.
Paphos is home to the Mount Olympus, which offers shelter from heavy rainfall. The mountainous region also protects the east coast from harsh winds. However, if you're staying in the north or south of the island, you can expect cooling western winds coming in from the Mediterranean.
There are slightly less sunshine hours in the winter and it's not uncommon for the sunset to take place around 4.50pm in February. As the month progresses, this time will get later and the days will slowly become longer as it moves into spring.


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Considering Facebook advertising? Facebook features a powerful advertising system built on a massive audience (more than 2 billion users) that you can use to dramatically expand the reach of your advertising. As powerful as Facebook advertising is, there are many details that make it complex and difficult to get it right. We are experienced and certified, and we work to ensure your advertising is targeting the right audience with the right message to ensure your marketing success.
Facebook Post VS Facebook Advertising
It is important to understand what Facebook advertising is and what it is not. After just a few minutes on Facebook, you are bound to encounter posts from your friends, posts from businesses you follow, posts from groups you belong to and sponsored posts, better know as ads.
As a business, it is important to have a presence on Facebook to establish credibility and to serve as another platform to engage and interact with your clients. Creating daily posts, posting events and sharing posts are all important aspects of creating a strong Facebook presence but they are not Facebook Advertising.
Facebook Posts are created on your business page and will display in your timeline of your account. This post will only be shared with people who "like" your page and only about 2% of those people will actually see the post. These posts do not cost anything, though they can be boosted for a few dollars they do not have all of the control and targeting as paid Facebook ads.
Ad – Newsfeed
Above is an example of a paid Facebook Ad. This ad runs in the users newsfeed and can be easily identified as an advertisement by the heading sponsored as circled in the image. These post can be targeted to very specific audiences based on your brand.
Facebook offers businesses a paid advertising platform to reach new customers and engage with current customers. These ads go above and beyond the capabilities of Facebook posts. Facebook Ads can appear in News Feed on desktop and mobile, and in the right column of Facebook on the desktop view. These paid ads on Facebook can be used for a number of campaign objectives. These objectives include Page Likes, Clicks to Websites, Website Conversions, Event Responses, and Offer Claims.
What Facebook Advertising Can Do For Your Business
Increase Online Sales
Engage your ideal customer where they are already spending their time online. Using a wide variety of targeting options you can put your products and services in front of your ideal client, with engaging ads designed to drive traffic to your website.
Lead Generation
Pinpoint your ideal customers and engage them with compelling offers or information about your unique business. Lead Generation forms are embedded directly into Facebook so the customer never has to leave the app or webpage, making it convenient and easy to use for the customer.
Product/Service Promotion
Create a buzz and gain momentum around your product and service offers. Increase your brand awareness and introduce what makes your products and services unique and valuable to new potential and existing clients.
Event Promotion
Promote your upcoming events by reaching the right people who will attend while also gaining an increase in your brand exposure. Event promotions also help increase brand awareness and are a great way to collect leads.
How We Reach Your Goals
Pinpoint Targeting
Ad targeting allows you to show your ads to your ideal audience. Targeting can be pinpointed based on location and demographics like age, gender and interest. You can also target your ads based on their behaviors, job titles, income and many other factors.
A/B Ad Testing
Ad testing is a fundamental part of our campaign creation and strategy. A/B testing, also called split testing, is a method in which we test ad headlines, body copy, images and calls to action against each other. Using this method we are able to continually refine the ads to both better engage your target audience and create trackable conversions.
Custom Audiences
Custom audiences can be built based on your current or ideal clients. From these lists we can create lookalike audiences to expand the reach of your brand and services. These list, along with tracking codes allow us to create remarketing lists. Remarketing lists can be used to target a website visitor who has been to your site but has not converted. Allowing for custom ads to be shown based on their particular behavior and allows us engage them at any point of your sales funnel.
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Dorothy Drake (M.Ed. '86 Admin & Supv) is a retired elementary teacher from Henrico County Schools in Virginia. "After retirement, I was invited to become an ambassador for People to People. This experience afforded me the opportunity to travel to other countries. Though the delegation spent the first days visiting the university and schools, the highlight was always Cultural Day. I am sharing pictures to attest to my visit to Egypt to see the Great Pyramids of Giza and the temple of the mysterious Sphinx, an ancient figure shrouded in legend and mystery.
"In 2008, I accompanied the delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia. We visited the Cu Chi Tunnels and learned the story of life underground as told by the people who lived the experience. We also had a unique opportunity to enjoy a boat ride on the Mekong River and gained a real perspective of the Mekong Delta.
"My last trip, 2010, was to India and included the cities of Delhi, New Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra. Our final stop in Agra was the Taj Mahal, a monument to love intricately designed and constructed in pristine white marble. A mausoleum build by Shadjehan for his queen Mumtaz Mahal, the Taj Mahal is said to have taken 22 years and 20,000 craftsmen to construct.
"A trip to South Africa is being planned for September 2013. Look for pictures and to hear about Cultural Day!"


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Even though the posts on this blog are few, the amount of effort that I am putting into my own growth is significant. This is especially true in the are of leadership. There have been some exceptional opportunities that have presented themselves in this front.
The one that I am the most proud of is the certificate from Western Michigan Universities' Academic Leadership Academy. This one is special because it was so out of the blue. I didn't know about the existence of the Academy until two weeks before the application was due. After the application, there was no guarantee that I would be chosen for the cohort. They did choose me.
The people in the Academy were wonderful to be around. We met in person once a week. By the end of the time we spent together, we had become quite used to each other. There were different topics and different speakers every meeting. Exceptional people with exceptional topics leads to exceptional growth. It was a spectacular time getting to know other people in the University who aspire to lead effectively.
But does it matter? This is one of the biggest questions that has been going through my mind. If I didn't blog about this, would anyone know or would they care? Here are three reasons why this should matter to me and others:
- It showed intent. No one has to wonder where I want to be in my career. I want to lead and grow others. It is where my investments are and my desire is.
- It showed commitment. In all of the weeks we met (around 20), I missed one (for personal reasons). The meetings were over my lunch hour so the loss of work time was minimal.
- It changed the perspective. My cubicle looks different then it used to. There are no running medals and no technical certificates. Pictures of my family and inspirational quotes are in their place. It is no longer about what I have done, but what I will inspire others to do.


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The first sample of Martian soil taken by the Mars rover, Curiosity, has proven to be about 2% water. That is, not only has there been water on Mars in the past but, in addition to its polar ice caps, there is water on it now. Because the soil sample is representative of much of the surface of Mars its contents demonstrate that a substantial amount of water exists on the planet. Per the article:
"About 2 percent of the soil on the surface of Mars is made up of water, which is a great resource, and interesting scientifically."....When heated, the instrument detected the abundance of water plus significant quantities of carbon dioxide, oxygen and sulfur compounds, according to the researchers. Carbonate materials — compounds that form in the presence of water — were also identified....."Mars has kind of a global layer, a layer of surface soil that has been mixed and distributed by frequent dust storms. So a scoop of this stuff is basically a microscopic Mars rock collection," she said. "If you mix many grains of it together, you probably have an accurate picture of typical Martian crust. By learning about it in any one place, you're learning about the entire planet."
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There is plenty of water on Mars if we take in to account the ice caps on the poles. Now that water has been found in the soil, it can be hoped that some microscopic life also will be found eventually. Emigration to Mars should start soon now!
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Voters in Hawick are preparing to head to the polls twice in a matter weeks after Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election.
No sooner will Teries have cast their votes at the local elections on Thursday, May 4, than they will be considering a trip back to the polling booth on Thursday, June 8.
And the constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk could be a key strategic battleground, as it was in 2015 General Election.
The early election has been welcomed by two men who fought for the seat two years ago – when the SNP's Calum Kerr beat Tory John Lamont by only 328 votes.
However, Mr Kerr, who has confirmed he will defend the seat, has also questioned Mrs May's motives in calling the election.
He said: "I would welcome the opportunity to go back to the people who elected me and to make a renewed case for representing the region I'm proud to call home.
"However, I do question the Prime Minister's motives in calling this extraordinary vote.
"The naked opportunism behind this move puts the interests of an increasingly right-wing Tory Party before those of the country."
MSP Mr Lamont, the favourite to be selected as Tory candidate, said: "Voters in the Borders will have a clear choice between the SNP, who will use this campaign to try and manufacture a case for separation, and the Scottish Conservatives who will stand up for a strong Government to get the best Brexit deal for Scotland."


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On the Edge: Exoplanets with Orbital Periods Shorter Than a Peter Jackson Movie
Brian Jackson, Boise State Univeristy
From wispy gas giants to tiny rocky bodies, exoplanets with orbital periods of several days and less challenge theories of planet formation and evolution. Recent searches have found small rocky planets with orbits reaching almost down to their host stars' surfaces, including an iron-rich Mars-sized body with an orbital period of only four hours. So close to their host stars that some of them are actively disintegrating, these objects' origins remain unclear, and even formation models that allow significant migration have trouble accounting for their very short periods. Some are members of multi-planet system and may have been driven inward via secular excitation and tidal damping by their sibling planets. Others may be the fossil cores of former gas giants whose atmospheres were stripped by tides.
In this presentation, I'll discuss the work of our Short-Period Planets Group (SuPerPiG), focused on finding and understanding this surprising new class of exoplanets. We are sifting data from the reincarnated Kepler Mission, K2, to search for additional short-period planets and have found several new candidates. We are also modeling the tidal decay and disruption of close-in gaseous planets to determine how we could identify their remnants, and preliminary results suggest the cores have a distinctive mass-period relationship that may be apparent in the observed population. Whatever their origins, short-period planets are particularly amenable to discovery and detailed follow-up by ongoing and future surveys, including the TESS mission.
Utilizing Planetary Oscillations to Constrain the Interior Structure of the Jovian Planets
Ethan Dederick
Seismology has been the premier tool of study for understanding the
interior structure of the Earth, the Sun, and even other stars. Yet in this
thesis proposal, we wish to utilize these tools to understand the interior
structure of the Jovian planets, Saturn in particular. Recent observations
of spiral density structures in Saturn's rings caused by its oscillations
have provided insight into which modes exist within Saturn and at what
frequencies. Utilizing these frequencies to compare to probable mode can-
didates calculated from Saturn models will also us to ascertain the interior
profiles of state variables such as density, sound speed, rotation, etc. Using
these profiles in a Saturn model, coupled with tweaking the interior struc-
ture of the model, i.e. the inclusion of stably stratified regions, should
allow us to explain which modes are responsible for the density structures
in the rings, as well as predict where to look to find more such structures.
In doing so, we will not only have a much greater understanding of Sat-
urn's interior structure, but will have constructed a method that can also
be applied to Jupiter once observations of its mode frequencies become
available. In addition, we seek to explain if moist convection on Jupiter is
responsible for exciting its modes. We aim to do this by modeling Jupiter
as a 2D harmonic oscillator. By creating a resonance between moist con-
vective storms and Jovian modes, we hope to match the expected mode
energies and surface displacements of Jupiter's oscillations.
Dark Sky Images
Ken Naiff
Ken, an retired engineer, is a highly technically skilled and artistic
astrophotographer. He will be sharing some of his work and elaborating on
the technical methods and processing techniques he applies to obtain his
unique and enhanced images. You can see Ken's work at:


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Handmade Gift Tags!
13 Responses to "Handmade Gift Tags!"
Oh those are lovely gift tags!!! The little stocking is too cute! And love how you painted edges in gold paint…lovely!!!
Very cute. But guess I'll wait until the last minute like I always do. LOL Edna
Wow….I always end up just writing the name on the package itself since I'm trying to wrap as the family arrives!! BHWAHAAAA
Like the links, btw
Lovely gift tags!! I need to make some of them too. I love that cute stamp too!!
I like having pictures of the product used and links to the websites…called enabling???(sp?) Makes it much easier to reproduce projects. Thanks Sherry
Well that is a GREAT Job of Putt Zing around!!!! LOL Love the tags, and MOST years (red cheeked) I just write the name ON THE PACKAGE!!!!! Not even a punched tag… UGH! I HATE that but am SO ready to be DONE by the time it's Fat Dude time!!! KWIM? It is SO stressful and should be fun!!!! So I'm gonna start early… tee hee, NOPE Haven't started yet!!!! LOL
Congrats on the new lil one!!!! Awwwww…. LOVE Babies, especially someone ELSES !!!! 🙂
oohh how the heck did you get that to work????/ I wanna know, lol…. b ut until I get my blog redone, might have to wait anyway.
Those are awesome tags and I love the gold around the tag and totally been there (most likely will be there again) about the waiting until the last minute.
These are so cute. I want to try to get some made this year too. Sometimes I end up writing the name on the paper with black magic marker! How bad is that!
Too cute! What a great head start on your Christmas tags!!
Love your work…so vintage!
Love your vibrant colours and texture …
love all your work and using the spellbinders and other products is so inspiring. You are truly one of my mentors thank you.
Such beautiful crafts, I am so impressed and jealous of your talent and creativity. I'm
slowly learning, but have so much more to learn and practice. Thank you very much for
sharing, Nestabilities are the greatest.