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Cybersecurity is way too big for the manufacturing automation sector to handle on its own and that is why working with IT has so many benefits.
That convergence between IT and OT is becoming clearer at events like the traditionally IT-centric Black Hat USA 2016 in Las Vegas. OT can learn from the advances IT has made in security over the past few decades.
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One of the areas OT is learning to pick up on is the idea of speed.
"Speed is an important factor for security," said Jeff Moss, a computer researcher and founder of Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences, during the kick off to Black Hat USA 2016 in Las Vegas Wednesday. "Speed can be measured. Time it takes to remediate. How long to cleanup a breach. Speed is a key metric."
In fact, he said, when he ended up invited to give a talk at a chief executive roundtable, the top concern these leaders talked about was speed. They talked about speed to market; speed to react. The more secure an organization is, the more they are willing to push the envelope because a company feels confident in protection. "As we allow computers to take more risk, (you can gain a) speed advantage through confidence in your security."
Dan Kaminsky, well known security researcher and chief scientist of White Ops which specializes in detecting malware activity via JavaScript, started off his keynote address by agreeing with Moss.
"Speed has totally changed how we have to learn and adapt from our experiences," he said.
Kaminsky's keynote focused mainly on advanced technologies years away from OT, but in reality OT could learn from; if not the technology, just the idea of thinking differently.
One topic focused on a micro-sandboxing system that uses small virtual machines (VMs) to carry out sensitive tasks, limiting their ability to infect other parts of the system.
This idea limits the ability of the code running in the VM to communicate, and monitor what is going on inside to make sure there are no unexplained requests.
Another idea was a "magic browser," which could allow web designers to build webpages that allow functions in a known safe state.
"People are afraid of going on the Internet because they fear a security incident of some type," he said.
Lack of Confidence
That fear is also leading to a lack of confidence in advances in technology.
"With IoT, people are assuming it is insecure out of the gate," Kaminsky said. "Usually an industry has time to get their act together. Those days are over. We are not taking all the lessons we have learned and then doing something about it."
Kaminsky talked about instead of keeping security a secret, users should release information.
"You are not competing on security," he said. "We should release code so it is out there. Don't be afraid of taking the knowledge exchange and make it more accessible to other people."
Sharing security information is something the OT industry can learn and work to advance.
Protecting Supply Chain
At the Codenomicon event Tuesday night, they had a talk that had an OT angle to it entitled "Mitigating Software Supply Chain Risks – Gaining Trust of Software in Cyber Assets."
Schneider Electric's Director of Cyber Security and Architecture Paul Forney talked about the supply chain and ensuring its security. One way of ensuring a secure supply chain, he said, was having an organization committed to a secure development lifecycle.
Schneider Electric ended up certified for its Security Development Lifecycle certification based on IEC 62443-4-1.
The first industry certificate for SDL applies to Schneider Electric's Process Automation business product development centers in Foxboro, MA, Worthing, UK, and Hyderabad, India.
Traditionally, IT and OT has not been a strong relationship. But it is getting better – and stronger. For a secure manufacturing enterprise in the IIoT environment, IT and OT will have to work together.


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March 20, 2017
Yep, 'March Madness' is in full swing.
College and high school basketball take center stage.
I Can See.
It took a couple days longer, but I am now the proud own of new glasses.
The script called for some tweaking (stronger lenses), what a difference.
Winter gave us one last hurrah this past week.
Not much snow, but a few days of bitter cold temperatures.
We did have some well needed and deserved sunshine too.
Some of you wondered why there were no pictures of the fur kids last week.
My apologies for trying to slip a fur-less letter by you.
There are a couple pictures at the bottom.
Seeds continue to get planted, while others are up and growing.
Migration north continues and will continue for the next couple of months as different species have different migration times.
We have our early birds like Red-winged blackbirds and robins, and all the way to the late May/early June migration with Barn swallows.
Because most of our song birds migrate during the night, you may never see them come and go.
You may never see them fly through, though you may hear them if you are outside on a given night.
Turkey vultures are more common now, as I watch them slowly drift northward.
I expect the female robins any day now.
Fewer Cardinals and other song birds are feeding now, (thought last week's snow days gave me another good show), but I do enjoy the songs from every direction.
Right now, I have plenty of Red-winged blackbirds, Common grackles and Brown-headed cowbirds, if you are interested, I'll check into sending a few dozen your way.
The American goldfinches look like a 'Hodgepodge' of miss, matched colors as they are in full molt now.
Birds will molt a few feathers at a time here and there so it doesn't mess with their ability to fly.
I gladly welcome the vibrant yellows they will bring.
Cold and some snow brought on a flurry of Northern cardinals for one last hurrah.
In this small shot, you can count seven males and a couple of females.
There were many more outside this image.
Male robins are everywhere and jockeying for territory.
They are singing from the tree tops.
I also enjoy them as the hop back and forth looking for food in last year's leaf litter I spread out in the gardens and beds.
Now it is time for territorial skirmishes to take place.
Time for the guys to make fools of themselves as they try to impress the gals.
You know, the wooing and courtship with a special girl(s).
See guys..........
Don't feel so bad, it happens in the animal kingdom too.
I keep saying it's a woman's world.
Okay, back to this letter.
Leaf litter not only improves the soil and mulches the plants, it also is home to worms, insects and other goodies for your feathered friends.
Other birds like Brown Thrush, Towhees, and others will scratch around looking for a meal.
It's a win, win situation all the way around.
Keep the dead and decaying foliage on your beds and you will notice some birds use it for nesting materials.
This is one of those topics I write on from time to time.
One spring task you can get started on if the ground isn't too wet, as you don't want to make a big mess.
You can get to your spring pruning and trimming.
I assume you cut back most of your perennials last fall, if not, cut them back too.
I might add this exception......
Woody perennials like lavender and Butterfly bushes shouldn't be pruned back until danger of killing frost is pretty much over.
It all lends to the freeze, thaw freeze scenario.
This week, I'll touch on cutting and pruning your shrubs and trees.
I know, I often preach to you on loosing your pruners.
However, there are times when plants do need a little work.
If you weren't out there in the dead of winter (ideal time) then now is the time before things really get going and growing.
Pruning Time. (Cedar Waxwing on a gloomy day.) Wildlife Gardens are all about habitat.
Flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees offer food, protection and a place to lay eggs or raise a family.
Plant flowers to attract bees and butterflies.
Plant seed and berry (Mast) producing trees and shrubs to help attract various species of birds (not to mention pollinators).
Its all about habitat.
Healthy Habitat.
Now, what is important to healthy habitat, is some maintenance and good judgment.
My friends in the deep South have a good start on gardening and clean-up.
Yet, if you are like me here in Michigan, you still may need to do some selective pruning and other up keep.
Using the right tools is essential.
Not only does it make the job go faster, but it is better for your shrubs and trees.
It is best when plants are naked, you can see where two branches are rubbing together.
Now is a time to remove one of them.
Any dead branches, remove now.
Does a shrub or tree need some thinning?
Maybe a young tree has 2 main branches going up from the trunk.
Remove one of them now or pay later when it splits during a wind or ice storm.
Trees in the wild don't have that benefit and many will split.
This sometimes add to "Nature"s" habitat, but you don't want that in your yard or on your house some day.
Some shrubs can benefit from a complete cut down to within a few inches of the ground.
Red-twig dogwood and Spirea come to mind.
Still, total cut backs can be performed on any deciduous shrub (one that loses its foliage).
Do avoid simply topping off your shrubs
When you hack off all the branches (or buzz them off close to the same level as all the other branches), you will end up with what is called a 'witches broom' look by next fall.
Witches brooms are not very attractive.
(Photo Credit to the University of Minnesota.)
(Give a cat a box, any box, and it becomes instant fun.)
Now, if you have the land or area to do so, make a brush pile for wildlife.
Brush piles are protection for birds and small mammals as well.
If you have a snag (dead tree) that is out of harms way, leave it.
Dead trees offer food and homes to many a creature.
Remember, this is a Wildlife Habitat so go easy on your plants.
Well, it is time to fly for now.
Before I go, here is your positive thought for the week.
God Bless.
"Hard things are put in our way, not to stop us, but to call out our courage and strength."
How often to you see difficulties as a call for courage?
God's word says .......
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
Deuteronomy 31:6-8
"Treat the earth well:
It was not given to you by your parents,
It was loaned to you by your children.
We do not inherit the Earth from our
Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
Ancient Indian Proverb.
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The key to effective report writing is to be able to communicate a message in a way that enables the reader to understand it in exactly the way it was intended. To achieve this the writer needs to be able to produce information in a clear, concise and readable way to deliver a message without the danger of ambiguity or misinterpretation. Guidance and examples are given.
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Politically, the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—better known as "Obamacare"—is nearly as controversial as gun control. It has been fought before Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, and individual state legislatures, but its largest provision in still scheduled to take effect in January 2014.
Under the ACA, Americans younger than 65 with incomes less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level will be eligible for Medicaid, the government program that provides medical insurance to those in need.
A position paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics says that the expansion of Medicaid under the law will make a huge, positive difference for uninsured children.
Medicaid and Children Below the Poverty Line
According to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, about 11.8 percent of Americans—or 9.5 million families—are living in poverty.
Under the ACA, Medicaid will be transformed into a universal program for all American families with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty line. For example, the federal poverty guideline for a family of five in the continental U.S. is $27,570 per year.
"This is not an insignificant change. About half of the more than 30 million currently uninsured who are expected to get coverage under the ACA will do so through the Medicaid expansion. Many of the people who will get coverage are parents," wrote Dr. Aaron E. Carroll of the Indiana University School of Medicine and Austin B. Frakt, Ph.D., of the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health.
What Does the Affordable Care Act Mean for Kids?
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health insurance for eight million children whose parents earn too much for Medicaid but cannot afford private insurance. The president expanded CHIP enrollment in 2009, and once Medicaid is broadened under the ACA, the two programs will cover roughly one-third of all American children.
Since CHIP was enacted in 1997, it has lowered the percentage of uninsured American children from 11 percent in 1996 to 9.4 percent in 2011, according to the JAMA Pediatrics paper.
The authors note that this a dramatic and important change, but it isn't nearly enough because children with uninsured parents are less likely to receive recommended health services—such as vaccinations and check-ups—even if the children are covered under CHIP, Medicaid, or similar programs.
But What About the Cost of Medicaid?
Price is the most commonly cited reason why 10 states have decided not to participate in the Medicaid expansion, which means they'll lose all federal funding for Medicaid. These states include Texas, Florida, and Louisiana, which have some of the highest uninsured rates in the nation.
Carroll and Frakt's paper references two studies, including a 2008 randomized, lottery-style trial of Medicaid in Oregon. After 10,000 people in the state were given access to Medicaid, they reported improved access to medical care, 25 percent higher self-reported health scores, and a reduced financial burden from getting proper care.
The study also showed that Medicaid makes financial sense: the results revealed a 40 percent decrease in patients skipping payment on other bills because of medical expenses.
Carroll and Frakt also cite a paper that appeared in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law, which they co-authored. In it, they argued that the expansion of Medicaid to the states would require less than one percent of the local gross state product.
"Although a debate might continue in the political sphere, the evidence is quite clear that expansion of the program has many benefits for states and their low-income residents," the article concludes.


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ULURP Watch: Greenpoint Landing Development is Certifiedby on
The day has come: Greenpoint Landing Development's variance request has been certified. For all those who attended our community workshop last month and participated in the Center for Urban Pedagogy's What is ULURP sandwich-building-exercise, you know what this means.
If you missed the workshop, here's a brief explanation:
A developer goes to the Department of City Planning to have their development request certified. If all the developer's paper work has been filed and the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) is complete, DCP basically has to certify the request. It's not so much an approval of the request, so much as one step in the chain. It also "starts the clock" on this ULURP request. Each step after certification has an associated time window.
What's the next step?
After DCP certification, the request moves into the hands of the Community Board. In our case, Brooklyn's CB1. They have 60 days to notify the public, hold a public hearing and submit a recommendation to the City Planning Commission and the Borough President. Let me stress — CB1 is submitting only an advisory recommendation. A recommendation based on community input gathered at the CB1 meeting.
The community board meeting to discuss all of this will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Automotive High School, 50 Bedford Ave., starting at 6:30pm.
Be there. Be there early. Plan to be there late. Come informed. Most importantly, come and say what you think about the project's variances. This is the first of only three opportunities the community has to say what we think on the record. It's an opportunity to inform our appointed representatives and elected officials on what the community wants. And who knows better than Greenpoint residents what is best for Greenpoint — developers? City agencies? The Mayor? Right, that's what I thought.
What are the Greenpoint Landing requests?
Very glad you asked, because most importantly the request is NOT a request for approval to build. Greenpoint Landing already has the right to build. This particular ULURP action revolves around a very specific part of the Greenpoint Landing Development. You can read about the ULURP's specific requests in our post: "Community Workshop Follow-up: Let's Discuss Greenpoint Waterfront Developments."
Really, don't just look at the map below, go read the whole post. It's helpful, I promise.
Wait a minute, what about 77 Commercial St.?
Usually when we talk about Greenpoint Landing, we also throw in the variances for 77 Commercial St. They are two completely separate projects, but are often discussed at the same time because they both impact the waterfront and are coming up through ULURP at the same time. The requests for 77 Commercial St. will be discussed at the meeting on
August 13th August 20th (6:30pm, Automotive HS) if they are certified before then. I'm unaware if they have officially been certified by DCP yet.
I have a lot of strong feelings about this, what should I do?
Completely understandable, this is a very important issue. Here are a few things you can do:
- Write to us. GWAPP is both collecting resident's opinions on the developments' requests to create our own community-informed position, and acting as a forum for residents' concerns by posting them (with permission) on the GWAPP site for us all to discuss. You can leave your thoughts in the comment section at the bottom of this page, or e-mail us directly at email@example.com.
- Contact your Councilman, Steve Levin. CM Levin will represent us if and when the ULURP request moves to the City Council. Being that this development is happening in CM Levin's district, other council members may look to him on how to vote, and that's why it's EXTRA important that he understands the Greenpoint communities' wants, demands and concerns, so that he can most effectively represent us. His contact information: 718-875-5200, firstname.lastname@example.com, and @StephenLevin33 on Twitter. Or write him at: 114 Court Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
- Show up to the August 13th Community Board meeting and voice your concerns.
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Gosh, it feels like it's been forever since we did surprise unboxings! We did have quite a gap between our last round, but life sort of kicked our butts these last few weeks. I can't think of anything better to cheer us up than to open some surprises and find awesome stuff the whole family can enjoy! If you tuned in live on Facebook, we had no idea what one of these products was, so we figured it out and have more details below. Whoops! But these really are surprises!
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Box 1: Pasta Chips I was sort of familiar with these already but hadn't tried all these flavors. The Smooth Cheddar Bow Ties are already gone. Jen and I polished off the whole bag while writing this post. YUM.
Box 2: Brownie Brittle and Butter and Chocolate book If you've never had Brownie Brittle, what on earth are you waiting for? It's crispy and just so delicious I don't even know how to describe it. And if you still haven't had enough, check out this book for 101 recipes to use brownie batter.
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Though The Last Exorcism 2 will still be rolling out into US cinemas as planned this Friday, March 1st, the originally-planned March 15th release date for the UK has been rubbed out. I believe that the film is now set for Brit cinemas on June 7th, where it's going to play up against Robert Redford's The Company You Keep and M. Night Shyamalan's After Earth.
Here's a new set of videos released to promote the film's US release. I wouldn't compare these to salt in a wound, exactly, but I am disappointed about the delay; I was looking forward to the film a great deal.
We start with two featurettes, then there's two clips.
I spoke to producer Eli Roth about the film this week. Had the original release date stuck I'd be able to share that conversation with you. It hasn't… so we'll all have to wait.


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Hochiki Protects Iceland's New Power Station
The project called for 350 Hochiki ESP - Enhanced System Protocol - analogue addressable sensors, 95 call points and 49 beam detectors. Hochiki has also supplied a number of analogue addressable modules - 219 relay controllers. These allow multiple inputs and outputs at one physical address, which maximises functionality and minimises the number of modules. The Hochiki analogue addressable devices are integrated with ten two-loop Kentec Electronics' Syncro fire control panels that are also interfaced to the plant's high-sensitivity smoke detection system.
According to Ark Security's Kjartan Scheving, the Hochiki sensors were chosen because of their unique ability to react to a wider range of inputs than is possible with the less sophisticated sensors on the market. He says: The 'flat response' technology that Hochiki developed all but eliminates the risk of false alarms. Additionally, the sensitivity of each analogue addressable device is set to match the prevailing conditions in the plant using the Syncro panel's intuitive Loop Explorer configuration software." He continues: "They are also automatically re-calibrated every 24 hours to compensate for any environmental contamination in the plant, ensuring that they continue to operate reliably at the specified sensitivity."
When complete in 2009, the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant will generate 300 megawatts of electricity and 400 megawatts of thermal energy. This latest order from Iceland for Hochiki technology follows the successful completion of a number of major school projects that were also undertaken by Ark Security. Commenting on the Hellisheidi order Kjartan Scheving, Managing Director of Ark Security, says: "Naturally, a power plant is a high-hazard environment where fire safety is absolutely critical, so fast and reliable fire detection is essential." He continues: "We chose Hochiki over its competitors because we have never had a single instance where the reliability or performance of the company's products has been in any doubt."
Hochiki Europe (UK) has been active in the fire safety market since 1993, and is a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Hochiki Corporation that was founded in 1918. Today, Hochiki Europe is headquartered in Gillingham in Kent and designs, manufactures and markets a broad selection of premium-build fire detection and alarm products and systems throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Further information is available by telephone on +44 (0) 01634 266 566, or via email at [email protected]. The company's website is at www.hochikieurope.com.
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Big waves on the north shore yesterday. Here's a couple of shots from the sunset session at Hookipa.
First one is Yuri Soledade.
Today's graph of the three buoys is perfect for tuning those travelling times. The swell peaked at midnight on the NW buoy, 12h later in Oahu and 15h later in Maui.
The period was 14s and if you remember GP's rule of thumb 12h at 16s and 16h at 12s, you can easily insert a new 14h at 14s in there. Actually those numbers are a little small, specially with the lower periods, but they're easy to remember. Mmm... maybe I should change them in 12 at 18 and 18 at 12 with a lovely 15 at 15 right in the middle, but I'd like to verify that with the next swell that will allow me to do so. Always fine tuning, but don't forget that you shouldn't get stuck on too much precision, because the approximations are many.
Anyway, 7f 13s at Pauwela at 5am is pretty solid size and it will slowly decrease throughout the day, but not by much. Not gonna be clean though, because of the onshore wind.
Wind map shows a WNW fetch on the left and a NNW on the right.
First one is not going to do much for us today, but it's shooting nicely at the Marshall islands that are where I put a little x. I got friends going there today, so I wish them plenty waves. Too bad for all that wind they'll be sitting right in the middle of.
Second one is nice and close and is the one responsible for Monday's extra large swell. But it's also so close that we're gonna get the onshores after the pass of the related front.
6am satellite picture shows the main front on Kauai. It's already northerly wind in Maui, but after the pass of that front is going to be definitely stronger. And cooler.
MC2km map at noon shows the onshore wind still on the light side.
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It may have been pulled from distribution. Investigation into the organization failed to reveal fraud. Christian post. Some info remains on alternet. Hard to say, much as I love seeing charlatan's feet of clay exposed, I also don't want potentially false info.
Maybe someone else can find it. I get 404. My speculation is, the legal power of the Robertson empire got it all scrubbed.
Good work, Daniel. My searches for the video "Mission Congo" turned up about the same thing that you did. I found one exception. This documentary seems to have once been a common staple of PBS television. Try to find it there today and you get "this video is no longer in the library."
I tried repeatedly to search it also by simple things like putting "watch Mission Congo online." Perhaps I should have also tried this with different search engines. I only used Google powered Firefox, and there are many others.
My guess is that some multi million dollar organization that felt threatened by possibility of expose' had this film completely removed in order to continue getting free money from the gullible. Should we ask Pat Robertson about this?
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Microsoft Windows 8 Build 7850 Leaked
Ok, this is something floating around net last few days. Leaked copy of Microsoft?s newest (upcoming) OS ? Windows 8. Please note this is not even in beta stage ? it?s Milestone 1 (M1) build 7850. It?s just for trying out and testing ? don?t use it as your main OS!
Windows 8 refers to the next version of Microsoft Windows after Windows 7. Scheduled for release around 2012. At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced that it would be including support for system-on-a-chip (SoC) and mobile ARM processors in its next version of the Windows operating system, which is expected to be called Windows 8
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What time does service start?We have two worship services: 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m., and Nursery and Discovery Club are offered during both services for children.
What is appropriate dress? For both men and women the style of dress varies from suits, business casual to blue jeans. We want everyone to feel comfortable and welcome.
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So I live in Ottawa, and it has been snowing, or raining, or freezing, or doing something wintery for the past couple of days now, and it is cold. This just makes me want to stay at home. I just want to put on some warm and fuzzy socks, climb into bed, bury myself under a pile of cats and watch Netflix. Specifically Stranger Things, or Gilmore Girls (they're back!), Grey's Anatomy, or any sappy Rom Com I can get my hands on. I want to make a giant mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows (and Baileys?!) and never leave the comfort of my giant down blanket.
Alas, I need to work because I'm a (supposedly) functioning adult and a contributing member to society. So I force my butt out of bed. I take a scalding shower, put on my scrubs (or my jeans, if I happen to be working from home for Smart Flow), race from my house to my car huddled in my winter jacket, and wait patiently for my car to warm up before turning up the heat full blast and pretending that I'm warm. Mind you, I know that I live in Canada and I'm supposed to enjoy and cherish winter, go play in the snow and go ice skating, but I sometimes I just can't deal. Besides, I can't ice skate for the life of me. (My balance is atrocious!)
So for the days that I just don't feel like getting out of bed and going into the cold, I need to find some motivation. Sometimes it's rewarding myself with a nice, giant, extra hot cup of peppermint mocha from Starbucks, sometimes it's going for a detour before work to see Christmas lights.
More often than not, it's knowing that by going to work at an emergency veterinary clinic, I could help to save the life of someone's loved family member. By going to work, I can help ease an animals pain, I can help end suffering. I can console clients, or celebrate with them. I can help someone cope with the reality of their dying pet, or give someone the good news that their pet is stable and in the clear. I can perform CPR to get an animal back from the brink of death, or hold their paw when it's their time to cross the rainbow bridge. I can help give a veterinarian the tools to diagnose a problem. The list goes on..
By working in a vet clinic, I help animals, I comfort both animals and humans alike, and I am a part of a great team. That's enough motivation for me.
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CarGo still out, Herrera starts as Rockies take on Diamondbacks
The lineup is up for today's game as the Rockies try to sweep the D-Backs. It's an interesting starting nine:
* Carlos Gonzalez, still battling strep throat, is out again.
* Johnny Herrera, who was a possible candidate to be sent down to Triple-A to make room on the roster for pitcher Drew Pomeranz, starts at second.
* Eric Young Jr. leads off and starts in center. Clearly manager Jim Tracy is giving Dexter Fowler a rest after last night's rainy marathon.
* Jason Giambi starts at first base as the Rockies' give walkoff hero Todd Helton his usual Sunday off.
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Whilst water is piped, CRB and the associated dive centre utilise large water bowsers to collect rain water which is used as the 'source of choice' for the majority of the year.
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As part of our Lionfish programme, we identified a need to involve as many community members as possible. One target group was local artists and jewelry makers who received special training and supplies of equipment to produce Lionfish jewelry constructed from the spines and fins of the fish. Two very successful jewelry makers have now through our connections established regular supply to US based outlets.
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I started this blog as a means of promoting my Etsy Shop. Most of the items here I have sold, or are for sale there. Take a peek. I think you'll like it.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Upcycled Trunk: The C.W. Nocturne
The upholstered bench seat was made from a piece of plywood cut to fit on top of the trunk, a 2" thick piece of foam, and a couple of layers of batting. A piece of upholstery weight textured fabric, that has a bit of an animal hide look to it, tops it off.
I did nothing else to the outside. All the leftover bits of shipping labels looked really cool, so I didn't mess with them.
Works great as an ottoman, bench seat in a mud room, or put a tray on top for a coffee table...And, oh yeah...lots of storage!
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For discussion of Electric Universe and Plasma Cosmology. The ideas and opinions expressed on this forum do not necessarily reflect those of T-Bolts Group Inc or The Thunderbolts Project(TM)
Younger Dryas wrote:Sentimentally,
I'd like to think he sent himself - to learn, and then after a long time away - got to come home.
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I'd like to think he sent himself - to learn, and then after a long time away - got to come home.
Like the "lost son" in the Bible
But it would be interesting to know how the origin of Saturn is explaned by the EU.
Did it come from an other solar system ?
I can't speak for Wal, but according to my understanding Saturn was captured by the Sun. So the answer to your question is interstellar space.According to Wal Thornhill Saturn was initially a brown dvarf star that entered our solar system.
From where did it came ?
Consistent with the Electric Star model we can assume that the hypothesized proto Saturn was created in one of two ways.Where was it created ?
90 degrees with respect to what?During the polar configuration, would the Earth's axis not have been been turned 90 degrees,
Yes, that is my understanding although it may not have been exact(?)the north pole facing the south pole of Mars
The geographic poles would be the two places where the axis of rotation meets the surface of the planet. Why would you conclude that they were at the equator? There is no reason for that and that is not what is described in the hypothesis/model.thus setting the geographical poles at the equator and the equator along the lines of the magnetic poles? This seems highly implausible, but if I'm misunderstanding it all, I'd like an explanation.
Moses, that is wrong. Where in the literature did you read that? Talbot and Cardona are the two main proponents of the Polar Configuration and unless I missed something, I cannot recall anywhere in their writings where the Earth's geographic pole, ie the axis of rotation, was placed at the equator. If I am missing something then please give me a reference on that.So, yes, the Earth's axis would have been tilted 90 degrees to what it is today. So the geographical pole back then would have been where todays equator is now in terms of our relationship to Saturn, say, but that is a confusing statement.
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Now this is really exciting – "MTNL, BSNL to kick-off IPTV from Mumbai, Chennai". Television via telephone lines! [ via]
It remains to be seen if anyone can offer these services, over MTNL and BSNL's lines, or if the two state-owned telcos will attempt to "lock-in" users into their content. The problem, of course, is MTNL and BSNL have not yet decided what business they are in. If they are telecom companies, then they ought to stick to maintaining the telecom infrastructure around India. But they imagine that they are ISPs, too – so they've "locked in" consumers into using only MTNL's Triband and BSNL's DataOne Internet services over their copper-wire infrastructure. Now they also imagine that they're content providers. Going by past experience, there'll be a messy "licencing" and "bidding" process for channels/content providers to provide television over, for instance, MTNL's Triband service.
It would be interesting to see how MTNL would react if there were a service that offered, let's say, an ad-supported, web-based TV-channel that operated via the RealPlayer or Windows Media Player plugin inside a browser.


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At the end of the last decade we saw Amazon snap up Zappos for $928 Million. Combining two of the most customer focused organizations I am aware of on the web and making one of the most powerful customer centric companies out there.
Social media has forever changed the balance of nature in favor of the customer. Zappos was a beacon at the vanguard of how to communicate with customers socially which is why I believe they were so attractive to Amazon.
But more importantly I think this is a sign of things to come in this decade.
Every business must recognize that customer service is now their primary business. The empowerment of the individual consumer can and will affect every brand. In this world where customers can create content at the drop of a hat – displaying their love or hate for a given company – should not be taken lightly.
I believe that we are entering the age of customer service and customer service economy will become the norm this decade and beyond. Brands that fail to adjust will be left out in the cold. B2B marketers should add a new years resolution to their list to work on enabling their customer service to be as good and as socially agile as possible.
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Beach tournament raises funds for local cricket
I have been sent a great story by Jon Dixon about a Beach cricket event he is putting on this year. Take a moment to check out the details:
Proceeds from the first ever UK International Beach Cricket Tournament are to go back to local cricket this summer. Set on the glorious sands of Weymouth Beach the event will feature players from village green to Test arena.
Whilst the sunny climes of Australia and recently South Africa seem the ideal home for the growing sport of Beach Cricket, the first week in September will bring the game to Britain.
The format will echo that used in Australia and South Africa with 17 international cricketers divided into two teams. The players will be provided by the now World Famous Lashings World XI. Local club talent will be demonstrated in another team and a sponsor will provide the final side in the tournament played on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th September.
Tuesday 2nd September will see a junior tournament competed between three local Under 18 sides from Weymouth, Portland and the now established Wessex Academy. Wednesday 3rd September give the ladies the chance to shine.
Organising coordinator Jon Dixon said "Seeing this form of cricket on Sky my wife suggested that it would be a good idea to do something locally. A lot of planning and telephone calls later and we are well on our way to hosting a unique event in Weymouth that we hope will develop from year to year".
Although not a cheap exercise the participation of companies such as BSkyB, Red Bull, New Look plc, RAM Sports, Flicx Pitches UK, All Out Cricket and many others has meant that this project is rapidly becoming a viable enterprise.
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O, I am so envious, this sounds huge fun. I am sure Jon and his team have put a lot of time and effort into this Tournament. I wish him all the best with it, including the weather and perhaps if it grows next year, Jon may like to invite a touring sqaud (?)
I agree Liz. Let's cross our fingers for great weather.
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I look forward to playing and hammering the likes of the 'lashings'.
Are you planning on coming down from Derby to play Faris?
Well it sounds good, I just need to talk to people at my local club.
Are we allowed to take our tops off since its the beach? Haha...
Best of luck with the tournament John. I will hopefully get down to watch. I was just watching on Sky and thought ooohhh that looks like fun, I wonder why Poole doesn't do that. So started researching and found your article. If I get something going maybe we can take you on in a year or two for an across the bay challenge.
Andy Milner
Watched format on sky and loved it. When can we buy tickets. Several friends and i want to come and watch.
Thanks for all the kind words guys. Latest news is that it is free to attend and watch. Naturally we will try to sell you a souvenir brochure, produced by All Out Cricket! and the normal raffel etc. Tickets are on sale for the luncheon at £52.50 per head for a 3 course meal with all the stars in attendance. The latest news is that I have been contacted by Smasher Sports Pros who wll provide the 4th team comprising Pakistani first class players inlcuding the current Pakistan Captain's Brother. They beat Lashings at Slough last year and were recommended to me me by Rashid Latif. If any of you want details ie conformed players, bookings, accommodation, or indeed anything else please phone me on 07876242802. This is just year 1 of a 7 year plan, which will hopefully culminate in a major open tournament with an exchange with a South African festival. Our winner will be fully funded to go and play in SA. Naturally this is some time away, but I would love to welcome you all down here. Sponsorship drive is still ongoing, but it now looks like we have secured the services of a major brewer, which I hope to annnounce shortly
was woundering what the mix is like at weymouth and especially at the beach front. are there only white people there, or is there any pakistanis and indians about? whats the ratio? or percentage on a daily basis? just want to feel comfortable when I go there and not like an alien.
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Surprised? Consider this stat from eMarketer: consumers will spend more time with digital media per day than TV in the U.S. for the first time this year. The independent market research company estimates the average adult will spend more than five hours per day online—with 45% of this time (2 hours and 21 minutes) on mobile phones and tablets—compared to 4 hours and 31 minutes watching TV.
One company that is successfully monetizing the shift to mobile is Facebook. The social networking giant converted some doubters into believers after announcing in its Q2 2013 financial results that mobile advertising revenue grew from virtually nothing a year ago to 41% of total advertising revenue of $1.6 billion for the quarter.
And there's more good news for mobile ad businesses (like Boingo Media): eMarketer just revised its latest digital ad spending forecast and projects mobile ad revenues to increase 95% from 2012 to reach $8.51 billion this year.Despite these impressive figures, there's still a huge gap between the time consumers spend with mobile devices and advertising dollars that brands allocate to the channel—this year mobile spending will account for 20.1% of all digital ad spend and 5% of total media budgets.
Fast forward to 2017 and the gap will close as mobile revenues grow to $31.1 billion, accounting for more than half of all digital ad spend and 15.8% of total media according to eMarketer's estimates. Not too shabby, eh?
Here's one last bit of data to chew on: just a few years ago in 2011, mobile ad revenue represented less than 5% of digital and just 1% of the media ad spend pie.
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Last night was probably the most peaceful night we experienced to date. Out in the middle of rural England with no sign of a road or boat. The 'dot in the sky' was easily found and apart from a Kiwi towpath walker (can you get away from Kiwi's) we had the entire area to ourselves.
Last night's mooring
We seem to be into a cruising routine slipping away from the mooring at 8.20am heading north towards the Welford Arm Junction. there seemed to be a number of herons fishing along this stretch of the canal, although it might be the same bird just keeping ahead of us?
On reaching the point where the A14 (major road) crosses the road we could see there was a boat under the bridge. As we got closer it was appeared the boat was moored. Even closer still and it was apparent the location was "free" boatyard.
Someone was refurbishing the boat under the bridge. Apart from the noise of the road traffic overhead it seemed a clever way of finding a location with overhead cover.
At South Kilworth Jan noticed a timber boat and some marine chooks
Unlike the last boater we saw keeping poultry, this one provides them with their own boat!
With our luck we met a working boat on a narrow bend. I managed to stop Waiouru and get close to the offside bank between a couple of trees that were overhanging the canal. No "Thank you" from the steerer but he did say "Good morning!"
Today's plan was to turn down the one mile long Welford Arm (in green).
My research indicated the summit pound between Watford and Foxton locks is approximately 22 miles long and as it is the highest point on the canal and a reliable source of water was required to feed it. The Walford Arm linked three reservoirs at Walford to the main canal. Apparently there was also some local commercial traffic from Walford in the form of bricks and limestone. From it's appearance the Arm appears to be less well used than the main canal and it contains the sole lock on the summit pound.
We met one boat exiting the Arm just as we reached the junction around midday. Rather optimistically we hoped not to met another boat going up the Arm thinking they would have left in the morning. Alas, our optimism was proved invalid when we met a boat just before the lock. However it happened to be at a wider than usual point which made passing relatively painless.
There are two winding holes towards the end of the Arm. We ignored the first which is just after the marina on the left. On reaching the second marina on the right there was no sign of a winding hole and the canal appeared to end. However signs on the end of the marina pontoons advised there was no winding at the marina and the winding hole was further on. Just around the bend we came to the end of the Arm where there was a winding hole and the CaRT facilities. We winded Waiouru and reversed onto the water point. Pressure from the tap was very poor but fortunately we didn't require much to top up the tank having filled it yesterday.
The two boats behind us are moored on 48 hour moorings at the end of the Arm adjacent to the elsan point. We had already decided that whilst the moorings looked nice (one was vacant when we arrived) there might be an "odour" issue with the adjacent elsan point. In the end we decided to move forward off the water point to some 48 hour mooring opposite the Walford Marine.
The sun broke through and the temperature rose as we were taking on water. The fleeces came off and I decided it was shorts weather for the first time this summer. Jan rather cruelly proclaimed "Milk Bottles!" After two years in the UK I've obviously lost my tan. Making the most of the weather we took a walk to the Welford Reservoir and through the village.
Welford Reservoir
The village contains a small combined shop and post office and we could find nothing else of particular interest apart from the church. It's probably a fairly standard church with a square tower.
However the drainpipes on the top corners of tower caught my eye. They looked like someone had be decidedly unwell.
Actually it's the first time into one of these local village churches and we must do it more often.
It's rather interesting reading the family names on the plaques set on the church walls. I assume the closer the plaque to the alter; the more influential and affluent the family. Do they pay for the 'position'?
Our reverse walk took us through the local park where Jan noticed the Bluebells and the……. other coloured flowers!
Pretty weeds?
The plan for tomorrow is to head back down the Arm around 8.30am and turn right at the junction towards Foxton Locks. We will probably moor somewhere on the other side of Husbands Bosworth Tunnel and spend Saturday as a 'maintenance day'


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So I'm a little behind on updates....
So first, Century 1,2.
April 1 or the April fools ride, we made it to south lineville mo. This was our last training ride for trans iowa. More updates to come as soon as I have time to type them.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Update from Courtney Hilton
Here's the first of what I hope are many updates from Courtney Hilton. For more pictures from this training ride that he and a few other chasers went on, check out his blog post here.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Andrea Venteicher Finishes with 12 and 12!
Andrea Venteicher just sent me these two updates. Congratulations, Andrea, on your finish of both the full and metric Cup O' Dirt challenges in a single year, and your first year chasing the cup at that! I know how tough it is to complete this, and you did it with style. Please do let us know if Lee knocks out 8 full centuries in the remainder of December.
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From December 2nd:
Holy crap holy crap holy crap!!! I did it! (mostly). I just polished off my December full century, which means that i have completed most of my goal!! I just have a metric to do, and then i can....well, i don't know what that gets me, but at least this goal will be complete. It was really dark and stupid foggy when i finally got done.And from December 9th:
Thanks for the chase! Rock on!! Wooooo!!
Howdy! I am so excited that I got my December metric done, which puts me at 12 full, 12 metric, one in each calendar month of the year! December 8 was a flawless day with blue skies and no wind, so I rode my last metric down to the mighty Mississippi, then back up into the bluffs. The picture below is an unusually placid Mississippi.
Lee intends to cash in his 8 metrics and 4 full for a Liter of dirt (unless---and this is possible---he rides another 8 full between now and the end of December; don't count him out!) Lee is also solely responsible for keeping my bike in shape such that I had NO MECHANICALS or even so much as a flat tire in my 1,980 miles of gravel, snow, and dirt. (I am so spoiled; it took me two rides to finally ask him about "that funny grinding noise" that was my bottom bracket's death rattle).
This year has been amazing; I can't thank you enough for hosting this very motivating challenge! I have learned that Kwik Star has the best chocolate milk, Bar Mitts are the best, you can actually warm yourself by sticking Toasti Toes adhesive warmers to your body, and Nutter Butters are proof that God loves us. And that you really can win an argument against your own mind when you're alone and talking to yourself for nearly 1800 of those miles. Also that Pink is a terrible singer to have in your head (shudder). And always add plenty of salt to your Camelbak, no matter what the outside temperature is. These are the primary bits of advice I have for next year's newbie chasers.
I've really enjoyed reading everyone else's ride reports, and I'll be watching for more reports in 2013. Thanks for making the world just a little bit dirtier!
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If you've seen the title for the first time, you might be thinking how can a logo slider WordPress plugin can increase your site revenue, right?
Let me share you my personal experience first; I am answering the question afterward. Before start writing at Gsamdani.com, I had a chance to work at various eCommerce firms.
Throughout my career, I've noticed a simple tweak and addition in site features impact a lot in overall site conversion. Last time I was in a website template club and saw unexpected chart abandons in their website.
To solve this limitation, I had suggested the CEO to add a text on the pricing page. I was truly excited when I found bounce rate from the pricing page was decreasing. You might be curious to know which text brought us success, right?
It was " 7 Days No Question Ask Money Back Guarantee."
We've succeeded because clients couldn't judge a website template correctly without implementing on their own website domain. Giving them surety that they will be refunded in case their purchased product can't satisfy their needs precisely.
If your conversion runs like Tortoise, you can audit your site feature carefully. I bet you'll find leakage. In this case, many of business website owner can't understand which site element to add or what remove to reach targeted goal. If you're among them, I suggest you to boost site trust adding logo slider on your website.
If you read my previous article on free WordPress logo slider plugins, you can understand how much a logo slider WordPress plugin help to maximize site credibility.
As logo slider is a crucial tool to create a slider to present your brand, clients, partners, affiliate, and collaborators whom you work with, simultaneously it represents which brands trust you. To add such an important feature on your website, I showed you free plugins in my previous article.
Premium Responsive Logo Slider WordPress Plugin
But free plugins comes with a bunch of limitation which seldom let you adorn your site according to your requirement. If you want restriction free version, you can try the following premium logo slider plugin for your website.
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GS Logo slider is a professional WordPress plugin to represent clients, partners, big brands with ease. BxSlider powers the plugins, yet it's simple, lightweight, and fast loading. GS logo slider plugin is minimal and easy to use, let you manage, edit, create and delete logo without knowledge of coding.
GS Logo Slider is available both in free and premium version. If you want to test this plugin's excellence how it performs on your website, you can download it light version. The light version comes with unlimited shortcodes, useful settings, and compatibility with unmatched WordPress themes.
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The premium version has excellent functionalities which allow you to display logo slider horizontally and vertically, control logo sliding speed, enable/ disable infinite loop, slide logos in the amazing ticker style, stop on hover and more.
On the other hand, you can present logo category wise, provide an unlimited parameter for shortcodes, control logo size, and define logo numbers for each slider. If you can purchase the plugin, you can get plugin support and documentation for quick plugin setup. From the users point of view it is one of the most attractive logo slider WordPress plugin.
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Logo Slider Pro
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The logo carousel slider can tailor with any of WordPress theme, allows you to infinite customizing capability. It permits you to control slider height, width, number of image and slider. Moreover, it has a system developed to let you sort logo items according to your need.
The developers are highly experienced and professional, pack detailed documentation and tutorial to ensure your easy quickstart. The support is amazing. If you get locked in any step, the plugin engineers will guide in your all website need.
WEN Logo Slider
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Like the other WordPress logo slideshow carousel, it has a light version available for free download. So, if you would like to check the plugin overall interface and backend setting, you can install the light version and take your purchase decision deliberately.
Logos Showcase
Logos Showcase is the best slider plugin in the ThemeForest. Having seen the plugin interface, I get impressed on the first visit. Curious to know the reason, right? It comes with three different views — Normal grid, Responsive Grid, Horizontal Carousel.
Normal grid image has a fixed image, can adapt with all available space to the viewing device screen.
Responsive Grid can display pictures in the grid style with numerous columns. Even you can define image resizing option. It will fit your uploaded image to the column width.
In Horizontal Carousel, client and band logos will be presented responsive horizontal carousel.
Logos WordPress Plugin
Logo WordPress Plugin is outstanding and crazy to plugin to create creative slider showcase for your clients, big brands, partners, affiliate, and customer logo. The plugin has simple admin interface let you reorganize plugin with live preview. On top of that, the extension is compatible with the visual composer, comes with responsive layout, categories, shortcodes, widgets, custom styling, and design options.
I've created the list curing the all available resource. If you find any other logo slider WordPress plugin that deserves the place in this post list. Inform us. We'll add your recommendation cordially.


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Rather than making any single splashy announcement, Apple's latest developers conference keynote Monday was all about how the company plans to make its gadgets work together even better.
The ease and simplicity of its iPhones, iPads and Macs have long been the company's calling card and a key selling point against rivals like Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc.
Now, if you have a house full of Apple Inc.'s products, the company will encourage you to do even more with them by making it easier to share content between devices. Apple also aims to make those devices hubs of health information and home automation. At the same time, the company wants to ease people's switch from competitors' platforms, or entice them to add more Apple devices if they own only one or two.
Consumers will start to see these incremental improvements this year when the company releases a new version of its Mac operating system, dubbed Mac OS X Yosemite, and iOS 8, the latest version of its mobile operating system for iPhones and iPads. To supercharge the effect of these new releases, Apple plans to lean harder than ever on its global army of developers to extend the usefulness of those products and services by making major changes under the hood.
"Our operating systems and devices all work together in harmony," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook told the crowd. "Together they provide an integrated and continuous experience across all of our products."
Compared with past Apple keynotes, the latest opening of Apple's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco contained considerably less drama. The keynote kicks off a weeklong gathering of developers who meet with Apple employees and attend workshops to learn about the company's latest software and design changes.
At last year's event, by contrast, Apple launched iTunes Radio, its first entry into streaming music, which has failed to catch fire with consumers. More important, it pulled back the curtain on a completely redesigned version of its mobile operating system, iOS 7. The new Mac OS will adopt some of the look and feel introduced with iOS 7.
But the two-hour keynote Monday was as notable for some of the rumored features and services that didn't get a mention as those that did.
There was no talk about an upgraded Apple TV device or interface. No hints about features for an Apple iWatch. There was no Apple Wallet or payment service launched. And the only acknowledgment that Apple just last week made its largest acquisition in history by paying $3 billion for Beats Music and Beats Electronics was a phone call made onstage from an Apple executive to Beats co-founder and rapper Dr. Dre.
"I can't wait to get to work with the team at Apple," Dre said.
But that demo involving Dre was a perfect example of the kind of new features coming with the new operating systems that Apple highlighted during the keynote. When an iPhone or iPad are near a Mac, they will detect their presence and begin to interact. So, if the iPhone is charging in another room and someone calls, caller ID will pop up on the Mac. Likewise, users can now initiate a call from their Mac, essentially using it as a speaker phone.
In the same vein, the AirDrop feature introduced with iOS 7 will now let users send files between their iPhones and Macs, not just their iOS devices. Also, the company will add a feature called Handoff that lets users start a task on their iPhone or iPad, such as writing an email, and immediately resume the activity on the Mac. If those features work as advertised, they could further set Apple apart from the competition.
"They're really able to differentiate themselves from Android and Windows," said Tim Bajarin, an industry analyst and president of Creative Strategies Inc. "For users, this is really great news."
Not that Apple is always a leader. There were plenty of places where Apple clearly seemed to be racing to match services offered by competitors, including small start-ups. Executives showed off new features for the company's iMessage service that enables users to send voice messages and videos that seemed nearly identical to features offered by WhatsApp, which was bought by Facebook Inc. for $19 billion.
Apple also announced iCloud Drive, an online storage service for documents and photos, that seemed to promise more limited versions of cloud services provided by Google's Drive, Microsoft and Dropbox Inc.
"They're still catching up with Microsoft and Google on this one," said Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. "Google and Microsoft have very mature platforms based in the cloud. I think there is still a gap there."
Where the company really seemed to strike a chord Monday was with developers. The company announced an entire new programming language for writing applications called Swift that it promised was simpler and more powerful. The company demonstrated new tools for creating even richer video games.
And perhaps biggest of all, the company announced development tools called HealthKit and HomeKit. These tools will enable developers to build their various health monitoring gadgets and services in a way that will enable Apple's new Health app to become a central dashboard for consumers to track their medical information.
With HomeKit, Apple wants to let the iPhone become a centralized hub for controlling smart-home products such as connected thermostats, light bulbs and even garage door openers.
Leveraging all these new tools probably will take developers months, if not years. Still, the potential of these new tools had developers at the conference cheering wildly, even jumping out of their seats near the end.
"Everything I've learned about programming for Apple is getting thrown out the window, and I couldn't be more excited," said Paddy O'Brien, a developer in Toronto who was attending his first WWDC. "It's cool to see them take the focus away from marketing and put it back on developers."
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Based on reviews of establishments, The Lodge at Atlantic Beach has been voted Best Value for Money in Melkbosstrand for 2015.
Beaches in Melkbosstrand
A variety of bays and beaches, with spectacular sea and mountain views are found in this area. Big Bay is a popular site for surfing and wind surfing. Basic facilities and restaurants can be found in close proximity.
Dolphin Beach
Ideal for long walks, sunbathing and safe swimming. Whales are often spotted off the coast. There are adequate basic facilities, benches, grassed areas, footways and kite flying over weekends.
Milnerton Lagoon Mouth Beach
A popular site for paddle skiing, this beach has been formed from the lagoon water flowing out to the sea and waves washing water back in shore.
Named after the milkwood trees to the north of the town, spectacular views, picnic and recreation areas, shops and restaurants can be found along Beach Road. Adjacent sites include Kapteinsbaai, Van Riebeeckstrand and Duynefontein.
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With some of the most breathtaking views across the bay and Table Mountain this beach is adequately signposted and some outstanding features include the famous Milnerton Lighthouse.


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J. Mayer H. Architects' recently completed Court of Justice in Hasselt, Belgium is now ready to lay down the law. Designed with the help of a2o Architecten and Lens°Ass Architecten, the new Court of Justice is a transparent public building that contains courtrooms and educational spaces. The exterior features a perforated skin that shades the interior from solar heat gain while still allowing plenty of daylight inside. Inspired by the hazelnut tree, the office tower features a branched facade that gives a nod to the city's rich industrial past.
The Court of Justice is one of two towers built for a new master planned area in Hasselt that includes a park, public buildings, offices and hotels, as well as urban residential blocks. The original plan was designed by West 8 and it sits next to light rail station. J. Mayer H. completed the exterior of the building in 2011, and building officially opens to the public on September 13, 2013.
Inspiration for the project came from the hazelnut tree, which is featured in the City of Hasselt's coat of arms The building's Art Nouveau-influenced design also calls back to the town's steel buildings and industrial past. The tower provides 20,763 sq m (233,500 sq ft) of space for offices, meeting rooms, a library, a reception area, a cafeteria, and court rooms. Daylight and transparency played important roles in the design as expressed by the building's facade.
The building's tree-branched exterior is accented by perforated panels that let in daylight but shield the interior from heat, much like the leaves on a tree. The building is divided into three units: the courtrooms, the library for students, and an office tower with a restaurant on top offering panoramic views of the city and its surroundings.
Learn more about the fantastic work of J. Mayer H. in this interview about his Metropol Parasol project in Seville, Spain.
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A step-by-step book and eBook guide to implementing NetSuite OneWorld 2011 R2
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Netsuite OneWorld is a web-based business management system that delivers real-time global business management and financial consolidation to mid-sized companies.
NetSuite OneWorld enables you to manage companies with multiple subsidiaries, business units and legal entities all from a single NetSuite account.
This book shows you how to successfully implement NetSuite OneWorld into your organization.
This book takes you through all the steps to successfully implement NetSuite OneWorld into your organization, helping key corporate decision makers and their staff to assess NetSuite OneWorld as a business management system. The book offers a clear explanation of NetSuite OneWorld, how to implement it and how to extend and administer it. The book starts by covering the strategic assessment of NetSuite OneWorld, in the context of ERP, Software as a Service, and as an integrated business management software package. The book then moves on to NetSuite OneWorld Implementation, including NetSuite OneWorld Basics, CRM and ERP and Web Presence/E-commerce. The book then dives into topics such as Configuring, Customizing, Extending and Administering OneWorld.


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Dustin Cantrell – December Athlete Spotlight
Congrats to Dustin Cantrell on being our December Athlete of the Month! Besides Dustin having his Phd. (smarty pants) he loves CrossFit and has shown great progress here at Bulldog CrossFit. Perfecting the kipping handstand push-up has been his biggest accomplishment yet and he adores double unders, cleans, and anything that involves running. He is determined to get faster, stronger and more efficient with his technique. He is also very supportive and encouraging to his fellow Bulldogs. All around, he's a great guy and we are very happy to have him be a part of the Bulldog family. Yahoooo Dustin! Get on down with your bad self!


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Job Title: Foster Care Supervisor
Reports To: Director of Foster Care
Division: Programs, Foster Care
Location: Decatur, Georgia
Are you ready to fully utilize your skills and experience to help transform an organization and make a real difference in the lives of others?
The need for foster families is great. In Georgia alone, 13,000 children are in the foster care system and that number is growing. Our strategic plan calls for us to help solve that problem, and the Foster Care Supervisor will be a key team member in making it happen. Become part of our team and experience the true joy of helping us effectively fulfill our mission.
Job Summary:
The Foster Care Supervisor is employed by and is directly responsible to the Director of Foster Care. To coach and supervise Foster Care Workers and oversee all case management operations of the department.
- Hire and train new Foster Care Workers
- In consultation with the Coordinator of Recruitment, assign new foster families to Foster Care Workers
- Provide weekly supervision to Foster Care Workers and Intake coordinator
- Incorporate trauma-focused approaches to case management and coach staff to maintain a trauma focus
- Assist with barriers to permanency- provide advocacy and support to help achieve safety, permanency and well-being for children
- Accompany Foster Care Workers on visits to observe and provide feedback and support
- Attend meetings/appointments for Foster Care Workers should a scheduling conflict occur with the Foster Care Worker
- Review and approve monthly reports, service plans, and other case management reports
- Supervise intake and placement of foster children
- Complete performance evaluations at required intervals for Foster Care Workers and intake Coordinators
- Implement knowledge of licensing rules, accreditation standards, and DFCS contract obligations
- Coordinate the Peer Record Review process, in accordance with COA standards
- Assist with referrals and resources for mental health services, developmental services, and other providers
- Develop relationships with community partners and service providers
- Coordinate quarterly foster parent training events
- May carry a caseload for a short time during staff transitions
- Demonstrate UMCH mission-driven values of integrity, excellence and inclusion, and integrate into work environment and ways of work.
- Master's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, childhood education, education counseling and psychology, or other human service or behavioral science field, with a minimum of two years of casework experience in a Child-Placing Agency.
- Supervisory experience preferred
- Possess excellent assessment skills and sound judgment
- Own, drive, and maintain an automobile in good working condition, receiving a reimbursement for agency business mileage
- Understand that this job will require some evening and weekend hours of employment, and some after-hour on call responsibilities.
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office (outlook, word, excel, power point)
- Be organized and detailed oriented
- Possess good communication and writing skills
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This job generally operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The employee may be occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at various job sites. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.