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Everyone on the Lusitania's last voyage, including passengers and crew.
Alfred 'Alf' Gardner was born in Seaforth, Lancashire, England in 1894, the son of Robert and Sarah Gardner. He had eleven siblings. He married Margaret McKevitt on 9 March 1915 and they lived at 16 Boreland Street, Marsh Lane, Bootle, Lancashire.
He engaged as a trimmer in the Engineering Department on board the Lusitania on 12 April 1915 at Liverpool at a monthly wage of £6-0s-0d, £1-0s-0d. of which was advanced to him at the time. He joined the vessel before she left the River Mersey for the last time on the morning of 17 April. He had served on the Lusitania before.
Having completed the liner's crossing to New York, Alf Gardner was performing his tasks as a trimmer on the early afternoon of 1 May as the
Lusitania began her return voyage to Liverpool. Six days later on the afternoon of 7 May, within sight of the coast of southern Ireland, the steamer was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine
U-20. At that time she was only about 250 miles away from the safety of her home port. Trimmer Gardner lost his life as a result of this action. He was aged 21 years at the time, although when he engaged he gave his age as 23.
His body was never recovered and identified after the sinking and he was initially posted as missing.
As it was necessary to bury all the recovered bodies as soon as was practicable, for reasons of hygiene, they were all photographed in the temporary mortuaries in Queenstown before being buried. Anxious relatives of those missing were then invited to identify their loved ones through these photographs. This was difficult in certain cases because of injuries they had received as a consequence of the sinking or because they had been in the water for a long time. Some time after the sinking all the photographs were displayed in St George's Hall in Liverpool.
Margaret Gardner had obviously seen the photograph of body number 82 there and thought that it might be that of Alf Gardner. She then communicated with Cunard to provide more information about her missing husband and stated that he had:
"Dark hair, Height 5' 8", Eyes blue, Tattoo on arm 'Maggie, a rose, a five pointed star'."
"Dark hair, Height 5' 8", Eyes blue, Tattoo on arm 'Maggie, a rose, a five pointed star'."
This obviously did not match the description of body number 82, which was never identified, nor was Trimmer Gardner's body ever recovered and identified either. Consequently he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Mercantile Marine Memorial to the Missing at Tower Hill, London.
He is also commemorated on the municipal war memorial in Stanley Road, Bootle, Merseyside. His name is not on one of the bronze panels on the main memorial, but on a semi-circular wall around it, where later additions are displayed.
In August 1915 his widow Margaret was paid the balance of wages owed to him in respect of his service on the
Lusitania's last voyage, which was reckoned to be from 17 April to 8 May, 24 hours after the vessel had gone down.
Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1901 Census of England and Wales. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Cunard Records, Denise Deighton, UniLiv.D92/1/6-2, PRO BT 334.
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The envelope, please: BuildingGreen's top 10 green picks for 2014
Every year the green building website appropriately named BuildingGreen picks its top products for the upcoming year in time for Greenbuild, the USGBC's big green building festival. Last year I suggested that these products are decidedly unsexy, and that these awards are less like the Oscars and more like the technical awards given out two weeks earlier that nobody watches.
This year is different, and Elizabeth Taylor might have been thrilled to share a table with a glittering
Vivid MR16 LED from Soraa.
Soraa Vivid MR-16 LED luminaires are ideal for use where light quality is critical, such as art galleries or retail displays. Unlike other LEDs that use gallium nitride (GaN) crystals grown on a sapphire or silicon carbide base, Soraa uses GaN grown on a GaN base so the crystals have far fewer imperfections. Though less efficacious than some LEDs, Soraa MR-16s produce higher intensity, "full spectrum" light that can rival halogen bulbs, while operating at much lower temperatures.
In these times where retrofitting older buildings is a key strategy to reduce carbon, the best costume award goes to a sexy, tight-fitting wrap that keeps buildings warm:
ERC 50 Modernization Façade from Schüco
The ERC 50 Modernization Façade from Schüco is a retrofit façade system that can be installed on older, inefficient commercial buildings to improve energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and aesthetics. The ERC 50 incorporates an aluminum load-bearing framework, Schüco's high-performance windows, exterior insulation, and cladding into a system that can be installed with minimal disturbance to building occupants. The ERC 50 is modular and uses EPDM gaskets rather than caulk, so it is relatively easy to replace damaged components. Schüco's building-integrated photovoltaic panels can also be used in this system.
Jason McLennan is certainly on the A-list of stars in the green building world, getting writing and directing credits for the Living Building Challenge Now he adds a supporting actor award for his work on
Earth Measure- a stone that's green from start to finish..
Earth Measure, a collaboration between Coldspring and Jason F. McLennan, is a dimension stone product that takes waste from stone manufacturing and cuts it into specific patterns that mimic the natural world. The Fibonacci series is based on spirals found in seashells and other natural elements; the Linear series is closest to standard dimension stone; the MUD series looks similar to drying mud; and the Reptile series mimics the look of reptile skin. Earth Measures can be used for everything from pavers to walls to flooring, so it can transition from exterior to interior and horizontal to vertical applications.
Originally from Austria, this best foreign performer has wowed the Canadian market and is now looking south.
Structurlam cross-laminated timber.
CrossLam is a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structural panel made by gluing layers of softwood boards one on top of the next at right angles to each other. The resulting panels are light and dimensionally stable in all directions and can be used for floors, walls, and roofing. CLT is made from less desirable wood, including wood taken from forests killed by mountain pine beetles, but higher quality wood can be used if it is going to be exposed to view, and FSC-certified wood is available. CLT comes in panels up to 40 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 12 inches thick and uses formaldehyde-free Purebond polyurethane adhesive.
TreeHugger is a big fan of the stuff and has called it the greenest of building materials. Our rave reviews of amazing performances:
Cross Laminated Timber Comes To America And The New York Times Is On It
And an electrifying performance is delivered by
Sunny Boy inverters.
Most grid-connected inverters used for solar-electric systems cannot provide any power during power outages, even when the sun is shining. These revolutionary transformerless inverters from SMA America provide daytime power in the event of a grid outage. Without requiring battery storage, these inverters can switch from interactive operation to providing off-grid energy to a dedicated power outlet. Provided the sun is shining, these inverters can deliver 1,500 watts (12.5 amps at 120 volts) with a maximum efficiency of 97%. While they may not provide enough power for major household loads, these inverters can provide critical cell phone and laptop computer charging and other emergency needs.
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No atmospheres were harmed by this winner of a heat pump. Your correspondent was impressed by an earlier performance of the
CO2-Refrigerant Heat Pumps from Mayekawa USA MYCOM
Mayekawa manufactures three different heat pumps for commercial applications that use carbon dioxide as the refrigerant, rather than industry-standard HFCs. The EcoCute model is a water-to-water heat pump that provides both water heating (up to 194°F) and cooling from any water source, including waste heat or solar-preheated water, with a COP up to 8.0. This makes it feasible as an alternative to fossil-fuel-fired boilers. The Unimo air-to-water heat pump water heater produces similar output temperatures using the outdoor air as the heat source, while the Sirocco water-to-air heat pump also offers high-temperature water heating. All Mayekawa heat pumps have 25 kW reciprocating compressors. Key markets include hotels, food processing, pasteurization, and thermal energy storage. The economics for EcoCute and Sirocco products will be most attractive where both heating and cooling loads exist and long run times are feasible.
Assa Abloy had a lock on this prize with its oh-so-trendy internet of things ethernet connected up to the moment
PoE Access control lock.
Assa Abloy offers power-over-Ethernet (PoE) electronic access-control locks, including the Sargent Profile Series v.S1, the Sargent Passport 1000 P1, and the Corbin Russwin Access 700 PIP1. Ethernet data cables carry low-voltage electricity to power the lock as well as transmitting data to and from the devices using a facility's already existing wired and wireless local area network (LAN). Each PoE door typically uses about one watt per door in standby mode, saving more than 150 kWh per year compared to a traditionally wired system. Ethernet power loads are low enough that a modest uninterruptable power supply (UPS) may be able to maintain electronic-access functionality in the case of a power outage.
Composting systems are always stars on TreeHugger, and this one is the King Kong of composters, a Godzilla of garbage, able to eat entire universities.
Earth Flow Composting System from Green Mountain Technologies
Earth Flow is a medium-size, in-vessel composting system with a motorized traveling auger to aerate the compost and a biofilter and fan to minimize odors. With walls that are insulated to R-18 and a greenhouse top, the vessel is sealed against pests and leakage. Units can accept 300–3,000 pounds of organic waste per day and are designed for use on college and corporate campuses and at resorts. Depending on size (10'–40' in length), the system may consume 5–10 kWh per day, according to the company. A unique biofiltration system using wood chips can be part of the planted landscaping for some projects, and this system can be hooked directly to a commercial pulper system for greater convenience. Compost is harvested every two to three weeks and should be cured before spreading directly on beds or fields.
There is always one product that gets a few boos and jeers from the nosebleeds. Performing in a confusing role, it's not a carpet tile, it's not a vinyl floor. It's treated with perfluorinated compounds, a bad actor. But the judges gave a prize to:
Kinetex Textile Composite Flooring from J+J Flooring Group.
Kinetex is a soft surface floor covering intended for use in place of hard surfaces such as vinyl composite tiles in medium- to high-traffic commercial applications. These 24" x 24" semi-rigid tiles are 0.20" thick, compared to 0.25"–0.60" for standard carpet tiles, and are engineered with a wear layer made from solution-dyed PET that resists staining or bleaching and is woven for abrasion resistance and durability. Kinetex is made from 60% recycled content (50% post-consumer PET sourced primarily from water and soda bottles) and, unlike carpet, can be ground and processed into new backing in one step without costly material separation and sorting or loss of performance. Kinetex is treated with perfluorinated compounds to resist dirt and improve its lifespan; note that these chemicals persist in the environment and may have long-term environmental impacts.
And it's a wrap with a Canadian up and comer who may help push toxic and flammable foam plastics off the stage.
ComfortBoard Mineral Wool Board Insulation from Roxul Inc.
Roxul manufactures rigid and semi-rigid mineral wool board insulation for both commercial and residential applications. ComfortBoard, designed for applications over exterior sheathing, is produced in the Milton, Ontario, plant with a minimum 75% pre-consumer recycled content, primarily iron ore slag. The residential version, ComfortBoard IS, has a density of 8.0 pcf, while the commercial product, ComfortBoard CIS, has a density of 11 pcf. At these densities, ComfortBoard is rigid enough to be used as exterior insulation, and it provides an affordable alternative to foam-plastic insulation materials typically used in this application. Comfortboard also provides very good sound control and excellent fire resistance without the use of flame retardants. It can be used in rainscreen details, and it retains thermal resistance when damp.
It's a great year for sexy green building products at the BuildingGreen Top Ten. See you at the afterparty!


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Thanks (in part) to Kim Kardashian, over the past decade having a desirably curvy and smooth bottom has become the fixation of many women the world over.
However while some will be more than willing to spend £300 plus on the increasingly popular Brazillian butt lift, or Kim Kardashian's infamous 'VelaShape' cellulite-busting treatment, many of us are less inclined to such extravagant spending.
Yet fear not ladies because it is very easy to get smoother skin and a more pert-looking bottom without having to fork out a fortune.
Check out our little guide below to a very cheap and cheerful DIY bottom facial:
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Dry brushing is essential for improving circulation and tackling the dreaded cellulite, and if you haven't yet cottoned on to this beauty trick, bikini season is definitely the time to do so! Buy yourself a mitt or a bristled body brush and give your bottom a massage every morning to kick-start stimulation and encourage toxin release. Use simple upwards strokes to ensure the best results.
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To improve radiance and make your bottom look ultra smooth, stick to a regime of body scrubbing twice a week with a special exfoliation product. If cellulite is your biggest problem, choose a product bursting full of essential oils as they promote drainage. For a spotty posterior, choose scrubs containing natural antiseptics which can help to cleanse the skin of sebum and bacteria.
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Massage movements
Regularly massaging your bottom will help to promote lymphatic drainage which is hugely important for detoxification. The best time to massage is when applying moisturiser – using light and small hand movements to target the 70% of lymphatic vessels that are located just underneath the skin's surface.
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- The basic laws of physics are universal and apply in widely different contexts and conditions.
- The gravitational force, electromagnetic force, strong nuclear force and weak nuclear force are the four fundamental forces in nature. The attempts towards the unification of forces are going on.
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This week I came across a video that really brought my attention to something we all should already be aware of, but somehow seem to just allow into our lives with open arms. It's subtle but obvious. Originally designed to improve life, it's now destroying the very core of it, one selfie (or social media scroll) at a time. Click on the video below to see how we are allowing technology to interfere or completely take over one of the most important things in life – our relationships with those closest to us. I hope this will challenge you to go back to basics, and learn to live in the moment, the way God intended.
If this doesn't speak to your humanity, then I am seriously worried for you. Anyway, I thought I'd tie it in with this beautiful poem by Holley Gerth
Not just to the words – but to the heart behind them.
Not just if it's easy – but also if it's hard.
Not just to those who are the same as you – but to those who are different too.
Not just when you have time – but when someone really needs it.
Not just with your ears – but with your whole being.
Because listening is loving.
And one of the most underrated ways to change the world.
Hear what I'm saying….?"
And how are we to listen when we are constantly fixated on a gadget? How are we to hear the hearts of our loved ones, or even the guiding voice of God in our hearts? P.S I am not saying trash your phone (or tablet etc) – just understand it's not designed to replace the relationships in your life, and put it in it's place. It's for your own good, because life is made of moments in time, which you may be missing right now.
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Have you ever heard the expression "Eat a rainbow"? It refers to the wide range of colors we see in our favorite fruits and vegetables and what those colors mean for our health. Each different shade of red, orange, yellow, green, and even purple and blue comes from different nutrients found naturally in fresh produce—and those nutrients provide numerous benefits for the whole body.
As we celebrate Fruit & Veggies—More Matters® Month, here is a quick list to help you put a little more color on your plate. Whenever possible, stick to low-sugar fruits and non-starchy vegetables for optimal health.
Red: Tomatoes and watermelon are both rich in lycopene, phytoene and phytofluene, which promote healthy cholesterol and blood pressure to help reduce the risk of heart disease.
Red-Purple: Red grapes, strawberries, cherries, pomegranates and raspberries contain natural compounds called anthocyanins, ellagic acid and flavonoids, which support heart health and metabolism.
Orange: Squash, mangoes, apricots, carrots and pumpkins contain alpha and beta carotenoids (antioxidants that promote overall health)—not to mention plenty of vitamin A for healthy vision, vitamin C for immune health, and potassium and iron.
Orange-Yellow: Oranges, tangerines and other citrus fruits contain bioflavonoids, which support heart health, along with plenty of essential vitamin C for healthy skin, eyes and immune function.
Green-Yellow: Avocado, spinach, green beans, mustard greens and collard greens contain lutein and zeaxanthin, natural compounds that promote heart and eye health.
Green: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and bok choy contain glucosinolates, isocyothianates, and indole-3 carbinol, which have powerful antioxidant properties.
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And don't forget about fiber! Fresh fruits and veggies are chock full of dietary fiber, which has been shown to support healthy digestion, immune function, heart health, and more, so be sure to spend a few extra minutes in the produce aisle the next time you head to the market. Your body and your health will thank you!


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In October 2010, the Globe and Mail ran a series of articles about Women in Power. One of my favourite parts of this series "Advice: How to Climb the Ladder" was written by Janet McFarland. It comprised advice from a number of senior Canadian women which I thought was excellent.
In my experience, this type of wise advice is difficult to access in one place at one time, so I have been saving this piece and wondering what to do with it and I have finally decided I will simply share the wisdom offered by each of these very generous women in a number of posts until I have posted every bit of it. The following is from Phyllis Yaffe, Retired CEO Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
"It is important not to lose sight of how hard a struggle it has been to get here. I'm always amazed when young women take for granted where we are today. …We have just gone a little way along the road, and they can't take it for granted because otherwise we will go backward."
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On Tuesday, December 12, hundreds of SEIU Local 99 members showed up in force outside a scheduled LAUSD Board Meeting to send board members a message loud and clear: Negotiate in good faith with us, respect us, recognize the value of our work, do good by our students, or else.
We are a vital link to education. At the action, we linked arms and encircled LAUSD Headquarters on Beaudry Avenue to show that, together, we are vital to education. It simply isn't possible for quality education to happen without us: We drive the buses, we clean the schools, we deliver school supplies and keep them stocked, we prepare and serve the lunches, we provide vital support in the classroom, and so much more.
The fact is, the work we do to serve students is intimately tied to the quality of education. Cuts to hours, short hours, under-staffing, outsourcing, lack of respect (especially in food service), and the part-time, low-wage status of our work is a disservice to students and parents.
We say enough is enough. Our Bargaining Team will have our last bargaining session of the year with District negotiators on Tuesday, December 19. We expect the District to do the right thing and put forth concrete solutions to the issues we've identified that are affecting students and affecting us.
If they haven't gotten the message, if the stonewalling continues, make no mistake: the fight will continue.
Remember, we have strength in solidarity. Keep organizing your co-workers, support each other, stay union strong, and we will get the contract we deserve.
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The video on this post is long. Here are some notable moments:
- 1:16 – Members link up arms around the Beaudry building
- 3:14 – Special Education Assistants speak out
- 4:50 – State Assemblyman Miguel Santiago speaks (and says it like it is)
- 9:06 – Members Marisol Aguilar, Haydee Malacas, Edna Logan, and an LAUSD student tell their stories
- 21:09 – Executive Director of Innercity Struggle Maria Brenes speaks out in solidarity with us
- 24:34 – SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Max Arias gives a speech and leads a chant
- 27:56 – Members march around the Beaudry building and close it with a chant at the entrance to the board room


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Lon Chaney Jr. became a Hollywood icon by playing some of the most famous ghouls ever to lurch across movie screens, including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man and The Mummy. His films, most of which premiered in the 1930s and 1940s, are considered to be some of the finest and most classic examples of monster movies ever produced during Hollywood's Golden Era.
Chaney died in 1973, but recently, a company run by the actor's heirs sued Universal Studios, the movie studio behind many of Chaney's biggest films, alleging that it was exploiting Chaney's likeness.
In its filing in Los Angeles Superior Court, Chaney Entertainment claims that Universal was allowed to use Chaney's name and likeness per an agreement struck in 1984, but that agreement expired in 2008.
According to Chaney Entertainment, Universal should have inked a new deal if it wanted to continue to use Chaney's image and likeness. Instead, it alleges Universal went ahead and struck licensing deals with companies by giving those companies the false impression that it owned more rights with respect to Chaney's image and likeness than it actually did.
That practice, Chaney entertainment alleges, led to Chaney Entertainment being cut out of possibly lucrative deals with those companies.
Chaney entertainment is asking for $1 million in damages.
Chaney is not the only deceased celebrity to have issues with the legal rights to his or her image. The estates of Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, for example, have been involved in several high-profile disputes over the rights they have to control the image of the respective stars.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, "Universal Sued by 'Frankenstein' Actor's Heirs," Eriq Gardner, June 4, 2013


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Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ontario, Canada)
R.R. 1, Tavistock, ON, N0B 2R0. (519) 655-2585. Located four miles southeast of Tavistock. Minister Oliver Yantzi served in 2001 as a non-salaried congregational leader. In 1975 there were 82 members; in 1985, 93; in 1995, 25; in 2000, 19. The congregation has been an unaffiliated Mennonite congregation. The language of worship is English.
The congregation began services in 1966, and formally organized in 1973. The first building was occupied in 1966. The congregation originated through division from East Zorra Mennonite Church over matters of doctrine and personality conflict.
Maple Grove was part of East Zorra membership prior to 1973.
Lichti, Fred. A History of the East Zorra (Amish) Mennonite Church 1837-1977. Tavistock, ON: East Zorra Mennonite Church, 1977, 132 pp.
|Marlene Epp
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|April 1986
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Investigators are trying to identify the body of a young woman a fisherman found floating in a canal in Wellington Saturday morning, sheriff's deputies said. The cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy, they said.
The woman, who appears to be between 15 and 20 years old, was fully clothed and wore a white shirt that said, "Why worry about tomorrow, if you can't make it through today," investigators said.
The fisherman found the body about 10:30 a.m. in a canal near Wellington Trace, sheriff's spokesman Mike McNamee said. It had been in the water "at least a couple of days," he said.
The woman had shoulder-length brown hair, blue eyes and was 5-foot-2. She weighed about 100 pounds. Her left knee bears a prominent surgical scar shaped like a C, McNamee said.


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6 vital Business Intelligence user requirements to understand and gather (before you rollout)
Let's assume that you've already identified and defined your proposed Business Intelligence (BI) user groups. Now what? Time to select a BI solution – if you haven't already – and launch into deployment. Right? Wrong. Just because you've established which user groups or departments would benefit from the ability to access BI content – that is, visualize data via interactive reports and / or dashboards – doesn't mean you understand the unique requirements of each user group.
Ensuring the right data is delivered, with the right frequency and detail, to the right people, is the only way to ensure that your BI implementation will effectively assist and underpin fact-based operational and strategic decision-making.
So, remember to find answers to these six essential user group related questions:
1. How often does each defined user group need to access BI content to effectively support role-based decision-making?
Establishing the frequency with which different user groups require access to BI content will affect:
- The type of reports received / delivered
- The timeliness of the data required
Typically, users will fall into one of three categories in relation to the timeliness of data required:
- Report broadcasts and scheduling: Many BI users won't require real-time data access. For example, the marketing department of BigBrands Co. might rely on weekly sales reports to gauge the effectiveness of brand strategies and specific marketing campaigns over a significant period of time. Daily, or real-time reports – such as transaction level reports – would provide too much detail. The strength of BI in this instance is in its ability to track and identifying trends over time, while simultaneously allowing users to connect shifts in the data to real-life events (marketing campaigns) to support strategy development.
- Alerts: In some instances, certain user groups won't need to actively monitor business activities, but just the ability to be alerted to abnormal or unacceptable circumstances – when key metrics fall outside predefined parameters. For example, the accounts payable team at ImpressivelyBig Int. Ltd don't need constant data access to perform their daily tasks. However, if an invoice sent to Sandy is set to pass its payment deadline, an alert can grab her attention to ensure that it's processed in a timely manner.
- On-demand data access: Some users will require the ability to directly access and search real-time, or near real-time, operational data and reports, as well as perform ad-hoc queries. For example, BI users coordinating the intersection of 'just in time' manufacturing and supply chain operations would demand the ability to access, analyse and act on up-to-the-minute reports and data to ensure the timely delivery of stock from the warehouse, to transport operators, and to retail outlets.
2. Where will users be accessing reports?
Perpetually travelling senior executives and field service personnel will require access to BI content via mobile devices. Often, they will also be faced with severe time constraints, where the ability to access and assess KPIs quickly is of the upmost importance. The form (device) and environmental factors (where and in what context) that BI content is accessed in, will also partially dictate the most appropriate report types and data required. For more detail, check out our blog post – 10 don'ts for delivering Mobile Business Intelligence – paying particular attention to points two, nine and ten.
3. What are the technical capabilities of each defined user group?
The majority of the audience, and hence most of your BI users and user groups, are likely to be business-users of a non-technical background – task workers who consume (rather than create) reports to enhance performance and make good decisions. Perhaps only five to ten percent of users are technically or, more specifically, BI savvy. Of those, it's likely that even fewer will have the time to analyse – as opposed to consume – data. Fewer again will analyse data as part of their core job function. Therefore, most users will require easily consumable information, rather than the ability to analyse and perform ad-hoc queries on highly complex datasets.
Familiarity with other enterprise software – such as ERP and BPM solutions as well as advanced Excel usage – will help provide guidance as to the likely levels of usage and technical know-how of each defined user group and its individual users.
Above all, don't ask users to assess their own technical capability – who's going to openly admit that they're a technological novice?
4. What specific job function does each user and user group perform?
Understanding the specific job function of each defined user group will enable you to understand how BI can be most effectively harnessed to support their organizational roles, and further, what type of BI content will be most applicable and useful. For example, the sales team will need the ability to easily search customer records, to match current and historical customer data, to establish the most appropriate product or service to meet their present and changing needs. Conversely, senior executives and managers would most often utilize BI to monitor business performance at a strategic – rather than operational – level, relying on high-level KPI reports.
5. How much time can your defined BI user groups spend searching for and analysing data?
Most will be data consumers; not information developers. For more detail, refer back to point three.
6. What types of questions will each defined user group be asking of your BI tool?
How will your users benefit from BI? Think about it. If you can clearly articulate the need, you will also be able to decipher the type of questions they're likely to ask in order to attain that benefit. The type of questions likely to be posed will directly affect the format in which information should be delivered, and determine the core product functionality most useful (and therefore what sort of training is required).
Will most users simply utilize at-a-glance business monitoring via visual data display through pre-built reports, dashboards or scorecards? Or will they require more substantive analytical capabilities?
Some will require report-building functionality and the skills to perform ad-hoc queries, search for information, sort, filter, drill to detail, and swap between different methods of data visualization to more easily identify patterns, shifts and trends. Others might even demand the ability to forecast future events using 'what if' analysis capabilities.
Where to next?
User needs can be wide and varied.
The key point to remember is this: Select a single-integrated BI solution that offers the entire breadth of aforementioned functionality through a single intuitive User Interface. This affords you the freedom to empower your selected user groups with whatever capabilities and information is necessitated by their, and your company's, specific circumstances – without increased cost or complexity.


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When it comes time to begin the process of defining individual test sites in an ATP sanitation verification program, the question often becomes, "how do I choose the best sites for testing?" The key to answering this question is to focus on a set of test sites that provide a representative sample of the sanitation that was performed during each cleaning event.
Once the full population of representative sites has been determined, the next question becomes, "how do we choose the correct number of sites to sample after each cleaning event?" To address these questions, we'll start with an exploration of what constitutes a representative sample.
In a food production environment, ingredients flow along a series of physical surfaces on their way to the final package or consumer. Each unique surface the ingredients come into contact with should be considered a potential test site. In most cases, any spot on the surface that is typical of the entire surface can be selected as the sampling site.
In the case of a conveyor belt, for example, even if it's 100 feet long, a spot selected at the beginning, middle or end could be considered representative of the cleanliness at any spot on the conveyor's surface. But, the larger the surface, the more necessary it becomes to validate that assumption and rotate sampling sites along the surface.
It is not always necessary to select each individual surface for testing. Consideration must also be given to the type of cleaning that was performed on these surfaces. In many ways, the consistency of the cleaning process can dictate the number of test sites — with fewer being necessary the more standard the process. In the case of utensils, trays or bins, for example, which were cleaned and sanitized in a large automated dishwasher, sampling one or a few of the items from the dishwasher should give a representative sampling of the cleaning efficacy for all items in this cleaning cycle.
Establishing good representative sampling requires some assumptions. The key is to make these assumptions with as much data as possible. When first getting started, the assumptions might be based on expert opinions or past experience, and it's always best practice to extend the net wider where uncertainty exists. But as experience builds with existing equipment and processes, the choice of test sites and concept of representative sampling should be reviewed regularly to test the validity of the assumptions. This process can become a type of validation cycle and new assumptions can be tested as they occur.
Once the pool of potential test sites has been established, the process moves to establishing a quantity of test sites that will reflect a representative sampling of each cleaning event. Most facilities utilize a random selection of a subset of test sites for this process. The quantity established is usually a function of experience, statistical probability, comfort level and budget, with the latter item often becoming the determining factor.
In the real world, we all must function within budgets and other fiscal restraints that often heavily influence our programs. But best practices call for a balance of budget, comfort and probability to achieve an effective representative sampling. The optimal ATP sanitation verification program is one that provides management with the assurance they need by showing that the cleaning and sanitation performed was effective at removing or rendering inert the contaminants on surfaces that can make our products unsafe or unsuitable for consumption.
Neogen offers the industry leading AccuPoint Advanced ATP Sanitation Verification System, the only AOAC-approved ATP sanitation system, which provides the most accurate and consistent results as proven by an industry-leading source. Visit our environmental monitoring webpage for more information dedicated to helping facilities establish robust environmental monitoring programs.


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Creating a School Wide Grade Scale is a permission that needs to be turned on by your System Administrator. This lesson is for District or System Admin. In this lesson you will learn how to setup a School Wide Grade Scale which means teachers cannot control their own grade scale in their gradebook. This does not affect report card grades, this only affects the grading scale in the teacher's gradebook.
Note: This feature only works with Points-Based Gradebooks.
Where to Start
1.Select Gradebook.
2. Under Administration, select School Wide Grade Scale.
On this screen you can edit the Grade Scale for the entire school. This is valuable if you want a streamlined grading system for all your teachers. The letters are case sensitive.
1. This field allows you assign a character to your particular scale for that grade.
2. Assign a color to your grade.
3. This is the bottom end of your grade.
4. This is the upper end of your grade.
5. This allows you to remove a particular grade scale.
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Fun Factory Duo SmartBalls White/Red, Insertable Balls to tighten, tone and strengthen the Kegel Muscles
There has been a rise in medically endorsed exercising devices and one such device are the Smart balls for women. These are highly recommended by the doctors, gynecologists and midwives. They were introduced in early 1990s and were introduced by European Pharmacies. Fun factory one of the largest suppliers of Smart balls today. They have two different kinds of smart balls; Smart balls Uno and Smart balls Duo.
For inexperienced and amateur women thinking to indulge and sue the exercising device must start with Smart ball Uno. It is a very easy to use kegel training device for beginners and is recommended for those with uterine conditions. For a strengthened pelvic floor, the Smart ball Uno is the right choice. One of the best parts about the Smart ball is that it can hardly be felt when you are wearing them and it can be easily inserted like a tampon. It strengthens the pelvic floor by constant rotations of the inner balls due to muscle contractions and everyday movements.
You can go about your day, do your daily chores, go out for shopping without feeling that are wearing the smart ball. Meanwhile, the smart ball Uno is doing its work and exercising your body. Regular and small training sessions provide the most improvement and the best result. The Smart ball Uno should be used for a specific period of time and then you can shift to the Smart balls Duo.
The Smart Ball Uno has many useful and exciting features that make it a successful product. Firs, it is attached with a single silicone covered ball that is inserted inside the vagina for strengthening the pelvic floor. It is great for beginners and inexperienced females going for something new. It is necessary for those thinking of using the Smartball Duo as it is more advanced with two silicones covered balls. They have an ergonomically design that easily adapts to the body and does not provide a hassle when worn.
The Smartball Uno can also be used by women with a tilted or dropped uterus. Women who have undergone a hysterectomy can also use the product. The pelvic floor muscles are stimulated and toughened up even with the smallest movements. For all those that want to enhance their sex life should use the product as it makes for better sensation and you can have a much more blissful experience with your partner. The Smartball Uno and Duo both are highly recommended by gynecologists and expert doctors around the world. They come with hypo allergenic and soft body friendly silicone ASB plastic. It very comfortable, quiet and discreet. The silicone ball is around 1.4 inches.
For more advanced and experience women and those that have already used the Smartballs Uno for a while, the Smartball Duo is the next best thing. It is similar to the Smartball Uno in many aspects but it contains two silicone balls that are to be inserted to further strengthen the pelvic floor and to stabilize it more. It is also inserted like a tampon and even with two balls, it can hardly be felt when it is worn. The fitness gradually decreases if wearing it is ceased, hence it should be used for small but regular sessions.
The Smartball Duo contains two soft and velvety silicone balls that are 3.2cm and 3.6cm while the combine length of both the balls is 9.5cm. The Smartball Duo is specifically designed while considering the female body and it ensures that the two balls do not provide discomfort in any way. You can hardly feel it and you can easily go about your day. It also has a finger loop that allows that the balls can be easily inserted. However, the Smartball Duo should not be used if the user has not tried the Smartball Uno first. The Duo with two balls is for the much advanced and experienced user. Both the products are made in Germany and there is no compromise in quality. The products sold by fun factory have received great reviews from all the users and many women have reported a change in their muscles and have benefited from the Smartballs. The Smartballs are a very useful product today and is a good training and exercise device.


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Numeric entry questions can be kind of tricky. Some questions we might ask ourselves are:
- How do we know whether to enter 3/4 or 0.75 for an answer?
- 1/2 and 0.5 are equivalent, why is my answer incorrect?
And unfortunately, the uncertainty of how to type in the answer for these questions can lead to frustration and confusion. Thankfully, there are specific answers for the questions above. :D
If you are given one answer box, you should enter a decimal or an integer. With that said, you should only ever enter numbers, decimal points, and negative signs into an answer box. You should never put symbols like %, $, or / into the boxes for any type of GRE numeric entry questions.
If you are given two answer boxes, you should enter a fraction.
Here's what ETS has to say about numeric entry questions: "Questions of this type ask you either to enter your answer as an integer or a decimal in a single answer box or to enter it as a fraction in two separate boxes — one for the numerator and one for the denominator. In the computer-based test, use the computer mouse and keyboard to enter your answer." You can read more about this here. :)
For even more information about numeric entry conventions on the GRE, check out this webpage that ETS has. :D


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Paediatric Wheelchairs
Especially for younger users, we offer a wide range of Sorg paediatric wheelchairs, all designed to grow with the user and available in a range of colour and finish options too. We also stock paediatric wheelchairs by GTM and Meyra (including a powered model), and your product specialist will help choose the best one for your young user.
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"Out of all the islands I have visited, I have been to Mull the most. The island includes a few of the creature comforts that you would expect from the mainland such as good Hotels, and Restaurants, a supermarket, lively pubs and even a theatre. Which, if you have a family, can often be crucial in your choice of which island to visit. However, you are never too far away from remoteness and fabulous scenery and that is without mentioning the wildlife!
Mull is justifiably proud of it's Sea Eagles (also known as 'White-tailed Eagles'), which landed on Mull from the neighbouring island of Rum in 1980. Other Birds of Prey such as the Golden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Hen Harrier, Short Eared Owl, Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrow Hawk are also seen around the island. I have seen Buzzards several times (usually on a minor road between Salen and Dervaig), sitting on top of Telegraph Poles. A truly majestic sight.
I have found Mull to be a great island to take the kids to. My children loved animal spotting and playing in the great outdoors. We visited the Castles and went to find where all the Balamory characters lived. It's also only 50 minutes away from the mainland on a regular daily ferry. My children are already longing to go back again …"
How do I get to Mull? There are two main ways to get to the Island of Mull. Both are by using Caledonian Macbrayne Car Ferries. The first and busiest route is from Oban on the mainland to Craignure on the east of Mull. Also, there is a Caledonian Macbrayne Car Ferry from Lochaline in Morvern to Fishnish in the north-east of Mull. It is also possible to get to Mull from Iona on the Caledonian Macbrayne passenger Ferry.
How do I get around Mull? There are three main bus routes on Mull. They are from Tobermory – Dervaig – Calgary, Craignure – Salen – Tobermory and also Craignure – Bunessan – Fionnphort. Taxi's are available from About Mull Tours and Taxi Service, based in Bunessan and from Mull Taxi Service in Tobermory. Also, there is Car hire available at MacKays of Tobermory Car and Van Hire. Most of the roads here are single-track but there are frequent passing places.
What's worth visiting on Mull? Duart Castle can be seen on the approaching Caledonian Macbrayne Ferry and is a couple of miles drive from Craignure. there is also a bus that meets the ferry from Oban. Hebridean Adventures undertake daily Wildlife Cruises from Tobermory. The children's television programme 'Balamory' was mainly filmed in Tobermory. Aros Park on the outskirts of Tobermory is also worth a visit. At the pretty village of Dervaig, which is famous for the local Church with it's pencil tower, it is possible to take a Boat trip to Staffa or the Treshnish Isles with Turus Mara. Finally, the Columba Centre in Fionnphort is a Museum dedicated to St Columba. Mull Magic offer wildlife walks and tours around several different parts of Mull, as well as Ulva and Iona.
Where can I stay on Mull? There is a lot of accommodation on the island of Mull. For example there is the Isle of Mull Hotel and Spa, near the ferry at Craignure, Tiroran House, towards the centre of the island and Park Lodge Hotel and Highland Cottage in Tobermory. There are more Isle of Mull Hotels available through Hotels Combined. Bed and Breakfast on Mull includes Brockville in Tobermory, Seaview in Fionnphort and An Caladh in Bunessan. There is also camping available at The Shielings in Craignure, Balmeanach Park near Fishnish and Tobermory Campsite. There is also a Hostel in Tobermory and at Glenaros Lodge near the shore of Loch Na Keal. Self-catering accommodation includes Barrachandroman in Lochbuie, Cill-Mhoire Lodges in Dervaig, Falls Lodges and Torness in Tobermory, Aros Mains near Salen, Achnadrish near Dervaig and KIlliechronan House in Killiechronan. Also available is But n' Ben and Ardrura Cottage near Craignure, Craig Ben Cottage and Craig Ben Lodge in Kinlochspelve and Corry House in Fishnish.
Any other information on Mull? If you need something to keep the kids amused try 'The Quest'. This is is a children's adventure project created by the people of Mull. It consists of a series of "Treasure Hunt" styled challenges and involves Treasure Seekers finding hidden objects, identifying wildlife and completing various other interesting tasks.
Other islands in Inner Hebrides: Arran, Bute, Coll, Colonsay, Cumbrae, Easdale, Gigha, Holy Isle, Iona, Islay, Jura, Kerrera, Lismore, Luing, Seil, Tiree, Ulva


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Title3 ft. 6 pak
Catalog Number102714900
PublisherSirius Publishing, Inc.
Place of PublicationU.S.A.
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Versionvolume 1
System Requirements386SX/20 or higher processor; 4 MB of memory, hard drive (3 MB of hard disk space for Our house; 2 MB of hard disk space for Cinderella, 2 MB of hard disk space for Lenny's music toons; 1 MB of hard disk space for Sing-along kids), SVGA display, MS-DOS or PC-DOS V.3.1 or later. Microsoft Windows V3.1.MPC level 1 compliant CD-ROM and sound card (Soundblaster Pro or equivalent)
Description(6) CD in CD pockets
Includes 6 CD's: Our house, Cinderella: the original fairy tale, Dream team basic spelling tricks, Lenny's MusicToons, Putt-Putt's fun pack, Sing-along kids
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Optimizing the business of energy.
Every year your facility gets older and the energy systems that make up your infrastructure get more expensive to operate and less efficient at delivering an environment that fosters productivity, comfort, safety and quality to the people who work, learn, teach, and care in your organization. At SmartWatt we optimize energy systems and maximize value along every dimension: energy efficiency, financial returns, and human impact.
We are the antidote to the status quo in energy services.
We deliver the optimal value: the right plan for the right need, the most efficient and effective implementation, and the level of support you need to get the most from your energy project. All SmartWatt projects are based on open systems-centric and product-agnostic solutions; your needs drive our work – always. This does more than just ensure the most effective solution. Our commitment to open systems helps future-proof your energy investment, and helps create opportunities for systems integration that can lead to more effective management and further optimization.
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Google Summer of Code 2008 is officially on. Full details at http://code.google.com/soc/2008/
OSVDB has submitted an application and has been accepted. With our Summer of Code project work, we hope to build off the release of OSVDB 2.0 and develop new enhancements to OSVDB's public services. Here is this years list of ideas/important projects, however we are open to proposals for other projects and ideas.
OSVDB Port Listing Project – Preferred language is Ruby on Rails We are looking to create a project that will be a central repository for all known ports and protocols. This will be the foundation of many new features such as referencing ports/protocols to OSVDB IDs. This will then allow OSVDB vulnerabilities to be better mapped to firewall rules, IDS alerts and potential integrations to other security projects such as NMAP. -This project should detail all well known/default/registered ports -This project must have a automated feature that can import port information from iana.org as a baseline (PORT NUMBERS) -This project must allow users to submit updates/edits wiki style -This project needs to include fields for necessary tracking including: Keywords, Number, Transport (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc), Application, Links, Description
OSVDB Training Portal Framework – Preferred language is Ruby on Rails This project is to create a flexible framework that can provide training on security issues. OSVDB is looking to not only provide information on vulnerabilities but be a repository for training information that will help educate end users on how to avoid security risks and developers on how to avoid coding insecure applications. -This project must be able to integrate with the existing OSVDB portal -This project must have an interface that allows users to create their own training material -This project must have an interface that allows users to create their own training quizzes -This project must have an interface to provide reports and track the results.
-A user needs to be able to creates a custom quiz or select from a list of OSVDB published quizzes. -A user needs to be able to send a quiz to multiple people by inputting email addresses. -The system will track the quiz and results based on the emails that are sent via the training portal. -This project should allow users to provide comments and coaching information in a wiki style to help educate -The project will ultimately cross reference OSVDB IDs: For example: when a user is viewing a specific vulnerability it will allow them to then take a training course and a quiz to test their knowledge
OSVDB Personal Edition Phase II – Preferred language is Ruby on Rails We released the OSVDB Personal Edition and it is a very small Ruby on Rails application that utilizes the SQLite database export to give you your own, albeit relatively feature-less, local OSVDB instance. This project is intended to take the OSVDB Personal Edition to the next level. -This project will provide improvements and a seamless installation package -This project will include new search features -This project will include new features defined by you!
OSVDB Widgets and Gadgets – Preferred language is open for discussion! OSVDB has a very strong online feature set but a user needs to be logged in to use the services. This project is intended to utilize the OSVDB as the main data source but should be a security dashboard for professionals.
-Gadgets and Widgets should work for OSX and/or Vista -Should provide security news updates from multiple sources -Should provide alerts when new alerts from vendors are released -Should provide alerts for new vulnerabilities added to the OSVDB database -Should provide search capabilities for OSVDB -Must be able to support OSVDB API functionality
OSVDB Statistics Project – Preferred language is Ruby on Rails This project is to create a flexible framework that can provide useful statistics on vulnerabilities from OSVDB. This project should take in consideration all of the fields and classifications in OSVDB. -Should create and generate standard/most popular graphs and charts each day and make available -Should create statistics that allows very flexible/detailed stats to be dynamically generated on demand by user -Some examples of statistics required: -# Vulns based on Disclosure Year -Detailed stats based on each vuln classification options (ALL OPTIONS) -# of vulns by Vendor -# of vulns by Product -# of vulns that do not have a solution (and by vendor) -Time from when a vuln was discovered and then disclosed -Create stats application that allows user to dynamically generate stats based on their own requirements. -Trend the number of vulns released per day
OSVDB Vulnerability Visual Mapping – Preferred language is open for discussion! This project is to create a visual mapping of all vulnerabilities in OSVDB. This will allow users to visually search the database and also to see the relationships between vulnerabilities. Have you ever seen music plasma? This could be pretty challenging but we have been wanting to see this project done for a long time!
Vulnerability and Patch Management Portal – Preferred language is Ruby on Rails This project is to create a flexible framework that can provide organizations the ability to track and manage vulnerabilities and patches. OSVDB is looking to not only provide information on vulnerabilities but be a service that can provide security professionals a way to track and ensure that vulnerabilities have been addressed at their organization. -This project must be able to integrate with the existing OSVDB portal -Should allows users to manage life cycle of vulns and patches -Should allow user the ability selects vulnerabilities or patches based on OSVDB watchlist -Should create a lifecycle that will alert a user when a new vulnerabilities or patch is released and goes into the portal -User then can track their organizations progress including: Research, Test, Implementation, Closure -The project should allows an organization to show compliance with vulnerabilities and patches
Vulnerability Cross References and Scraper – Preferred language is Ruby on Rails and open for discussion! OSVDB is a project that aims to have as many references to vulnerabilities as possible. Unfortunately, in most cases volunteers have to search by hand to find more information to add to an entry. The goal of this project to to create a module that can search multiple security resources and cross references OSVDB entries to other resources. -Cross reference OSVDB IDs and provide references that are missing -Search the following (all external references OSVDB uses) for a string: Bugtraq, Bugtraq Mailing List, CVE, Full-Disclosure Mailing List, ISS X-Force, Nessus, OSVDB, Packetstorm, Secunia, Securiteam, Security Tracker, Snort -Search the resources based on user supplied check boxes for refined/targeted searches -Offer simple search, pull back just a summary of findings -Offer recursive search for some sites. If the entry at another site (for example CVE) is known then it should be an option to pull back all of the other references in that entry as well -Should be a framework that allows new security sites to be added when they become available -Should run once a night and look at all entries (even old ones) to see if there are more references that can be added.
-There should be some kind of approval process or a quick way that we can automatically add the references to the appropriate IDs.
New security project? New security scanner? New OSVDB feature? – Preferred language is open for discussion! -Have an idea for a new security scanning tool? -Have an idea for a new features that is missing from OSVDB? -Have an idea that can use information from our web sacnning database? -Have an idea for a security scanner that searches local server for vulnerable scripts?


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Plastic Surgery
With over 35 years of experience in Cosmetic Surgery, we are committed to the safety and satisfaction of our patients. We are a multi-award-winning group of UK-wide clinics and offer all our patients the most specialised and experienced surgeons, doctors and medical staff in the industry.
We have some of the UK's most recognised Consultant Plastic Surgeons on hand to help you achieve your goal, whether that's a confidence-boosting transformation or a couple of minor changes to help rediscover you.
Our Cosmetic Surgeons team are industry leaders in body reshaping, anti-ageing and aesthetic surgical procedures, and work alongside our specialist team of minimally-invasive doctors to create the optimal treatment plan and best aftercare arrangements for your needs.
Breast Augmentation
Breast Reduction Surgery
Breast Uplift
Tuberous Breast Correction
Breast Asymmetry Correction
Breast Auto-Augmentation following breast implant removal
Rhinoplasty (Nose Surgery)
Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
Breast Implant Removal and Replacement
Inverted Nipples Correction
Nipple Reduction
Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty (Eye Bag Removal and Eyelid Surgery)
One Stitch Facelift & Temporal Facelift
Earlobe Repair Surgery
Tribal Earlobe Repair
Otoplasty (Ear Correction Surgery)
EarFold (Non Surgical Ear Correction)
Arm Lift Surgery (Brachioplasty)
When it comes to choosing the best plastic surgeon, we've already done the ground-work for you. We only offer treatments that our surgeons specialise in. They are amongst the best and most experienced in their field, which helps you get the right advice and the best possible results from your surgery.
In London Harley Street, we have senior Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon Mr. Davood Fallahdar who has over 15 years' experience in plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He is one of the most renowned cosmetic surgeons in the country, specialising in nose jobs (rhinoplasty), boob jobs (breast augmentation) and tummy tucks (abdominoplasty).
Mr. Miles Berry is a consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon at our London Harley Street clinic who has a broad range of expertise including breast surgery, facial rejuvenation, body contouring and gynaecological enhancement. His research into cosmetic treatment has twice been awarded with the BAPRAS Aesthetic Prize and he in 2013 he co-authored comprehensive patient guide The Good Boob Bible alongside Dai Davies.
Mr Roberto Uccellini is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at our London Harley Street clinic who specialises in facelifts, eyelid/eyebag surgery and micro lipo procedures.
In Birmingham and Northampton, there is Mr Maisam Fazel who is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon. Mr Maisam Fazel specialises in Breast Augmentation . His multi-disciplinary training and knowledge, make him a valued asset to our team.
Mr Kenneth Kok is a UK trained Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic surgeon at our Birmingham clinic who has a keen interest in plastic surgery on the face or breast including breast augmentation, breast reduction and rhinoplasty.
Mr Adrian Richards is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at our London, Northampton and Buckinghamshire clinics. Completing his medical training in 1988, Adrian has specialised in plastic surgery since 1999, with special interest in breast enlargement surgery.
Mr Mrinal Supriya is a ENT/Thyroid Head and Neck cancer consultant surgeon at our Northampton clinic. Dr Supriya trained extensively in facial procedures and has an in-depth understanding of the facial anatomy. His special interest is any type of facial plastic surgery including rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, ear reshaping and facelifts.
Miss Sujatha Tadiparthi is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at our Harley Street clinic. Miss Tadiparthi specialises in breast, body contouring and facial surgeries including eyelid and ear surgeries. She is a member of BAPRAS and has contributed to over 20 Plastic Surgery journals.
Mr Mobinulla Syed a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon based at our Essex consulting rooms who has a specialist interest in Breast reconstruction surgery including breast uplift, reduction and enlargement.
Mr Tristan McMullan is a Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon at our Northampton clinic. Mr McMullan has spent over 11 years training as an ophthalmologist in both the UK and the USA with an interest in eyelid plastic surgery.
Mr Nitin Vaingankar is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at our Northampton clinic who qualified as a doctor in 1986 with extensive experience in Plastic Surgery. Mr Vaingankar has a specalist interest in all types of breast surgery including male breast reduction/ gynaecomastia.
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Mr Prashant Govilkar at our Buckinghamshire clinic. His areas of special interest include body contouring surgery; tummy tuck, arm lift and thigh lifts.
Mr Adel Fattah is a Consultant Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon at The Private Clinic in Manchester. Mr Adel Fattah is renowned for his personable nature and the trust he builds with his patients. He has a special interest in breast surgery, facial surgery, male chest reduction and prominent ear correction.
Mr Navid Jallali is one of the UK's leading Consultant Plastic Surgeons and is based at our London Harley Street Clinic. Mr Jallali is renowned for his expertise in Breast Augmentation, Breast Reduction, Gynaecomastia, Abdominoplasty and Labiaplasty.
Mr Philip Lim is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon who consults from our clinic in Leeds. Mr Lim specialises in tummy tuck surgery but also consults for Eyelid Surgery, Facelifts, Earlobe correction and surgical liposuction.
Mr Olumuyiwa O Olubowale also known as Mr Olu has been a consultant Breast Surgeon since 2009. Mr Olu specialises in all areas of Breast Surgery including breast enlargement (breast augmentation), breast reduction and breast uplift (mastopexy) and is available for consultations in Leeds.
Mr Dario Rochira is a highly experienced and respected UK cosmetic surgeon who specialises in Breast, Face and Body surgery. Mr Rochira consults from our London Harley Street clinic for procedures such as breast augmentation and uplift, nipple correction, male chest reduction and rhinoplasty.
Ms Lyndsey Highton is a Consultant Plastic and Breast Surgeon at our Manchester clinic. Ms Highton specalises in all areas of breast surgery including breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast uplift, implant removal and/or replacement, asymmetry and nipple correction.
Mr William Van Niekerk is our Brazilian tummy tuck specialist at our London Harley Street Clinic. He also has an interest in all aspects of Cosmetic Surgery including breast reduction, labiaplasty, ear correction and breast enlargement.
Mr Paul Tulley is an accomplished Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon based at our London Harley Street Clinic. Having travelled widely to perfect his surgical skills his specialist interests are in body contouring procedures and Fat Grafting. Mr Tulley consults for procedures such as male chest reduction, breast fat transfer, liposuction and tummy tucks.
Mr Sheikh Ahmad is a consultant cosmetic breast and aesthetic surgeon based at our Bristol clinic who has over over 17 years of experience in Breast Surgery using a variety of techniques to suit the patients need. Mr Ahmad consults for procedures such as Breast Augmentation, Breast Reduction, Breast Uplift and Breast Asymmetry Correction. He also has a keen interest in Vaser Liposuction surgery and tummy tucks.
At The Private Clinic there's no hard-sell and no pressure to take the next step. Our consultations are in-depth and never rushed. You will be able to ask all the questions you want, alongside seeing plenty of before and after photos of the surgeon's results. Cosmetic surgery is not a decision to be taken lightly, so our team of nurses, surgeons and patient advisors will present you with the best options and discuss your expectations with understanding and empathy.
Our expertise comes from years dedicated to ensuring our clients have the very best treatment options, the safest procedures and the most-researched clinical care.
We only offer treatments with a tried and tested track record and, whilst The Private Clinic stays at the cutting edge of cosmetic surgery, you can be assured that you are in safe hands with a proven safety record.


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Letter #6: Microsoft is the problem
Microsoft is the worst purveyor of spam and adware.
Our Editor in Chief Marilyn Cohodas posed some questions on the state of malware prevention in the industry to our readers in her weekly editorial. Below is one of the responses. Read the original editorial.
From S.J.
Microsoft itself is the worst purveyor of SPAM and adware... why don't you do an expose of Microsoft's contamination of its own garbage software?
Furthermore, every time Microsoft issues a "fix" for SPAM or any security issue, it degrades its OS performance from miniscule amounts to significant and noticeable performance degradation. Why don't you say something about that... or is Microsoft paying you too well to keep your mouth shut?


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Tantra teaches that lovemaking between a man and woman, when entered into with awareness, is a gateway to both sexual and spiritual ecstasy.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Male Genital Massage
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I had a prostatectomy for prostate cancer last year and have almost complete ED and have minimal feeling in my penis. You reference flaccid penis massage techniques. Can you elaborate? Also, because some of the nerves that permit erection as well as sexual pleasure which enshroud the prostate, had tumor involvement, they were excisioned. I was advised by the cancer center that performed the surgery to explore both tissue and nerve rehabilitation through anal/rectal massage and stimulation. Do you offer any guidance ofr accomplishing these?
- October 28, 2011 at 4:05 PM
- Jennifer Lawless said...
I think Jaiya participated in the making of a DVD titled "Erotic Soft Cock Massage." I don't have any guidance except to follow your doctor's advice. Massage isn't necessarily complicated. It's just rubbing and stroking. Any kind of touch and pressure that doesn't hurt should work.
- November 2, 2011 at 8:40 AM


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Another day in the shop
2009-06-05 00:06:00-0700
There's nothing incredibly exciting going on yet. We were going to plan my trip to Ha Long bay yesterday but the power outage kinda messed that up. Today we're going to square that away, and tomorrow we'll probably be going back to Ho Chi Minh City.
This morning I woke up eaten by mosquitoes, probably because I didn't put on insect repellant before we went out last night to get some smoothies in a nearby village. I took a shower, and when I was done I shaved in the sink which is outside on the back porch, rain pouring down, listening to Pretty Lights on my iPhone. Too bad I couldn't have photographed that.
Tien and I went down to the market for breakfast and had some ramen style soup stuff. The american idea of breakfast as being a separate type of meal from other meals is completely gone. All meals are equal here.
I'll never be impressed again when I watch a movie and somebody drives a motorcycle through a store or through a crowded market. That happens all the time here, but it's not some badass chasing a bad guy, it's people like your mom and they're going shopping for teddy bear phone charms and perfume.
Tien and I played hacky sack in the shop, she picked it up really quickly! She seems to be a quick learner and skilled with her hands and feet. After hacky sack I taught her how to juggle using the hacky sack and two bottles of Naco cosmetic vitamin cream. She picked up juggling equally quick. It was sad when I told her how great she was doing and she said that other people never said things like, never told her she was smart or talented.
We sat in the shop for a while and listened to music, talking about lyrics (thank you PearLyrics, damn you big industry music companies) and how melody is greater than genre. I'm not sure how much of what I was saying she understood, but I know she got the idea. We played Wurdle too, which was good for her english.
We walked home and the power was out again, but quickly came on, then off, then on. We had a somewhat American lunch, some kind of stew with bread, and now we really need to figure out this weekends plans. Off to a beach, I think, to buy some stuff I need, and then I'm off to Ha Long bay on Monday! Or so goes the plan... One thing I learned quick, before I even left, was that you can plan, but you don't ever really know what's going to happen.


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A loud cry for help …they moved her already up to be killed . luckily we were in time and called her back out of the room.
Aranka was lucky that day .She survived her death camp while other did not .
Aranka is an adorable 3 year old happy girl who wags her tail . She is good with cats and dogs .
This sweet dog needs a new forever home where she can feel safe again . A brand new family who she can call her own. A few toys, a warm bed and some treats and she is a happy girl .
Aranka is located in in Middle Island NY.
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Field Tiles
We offer a variety field (plain) tile types and sizes for installation. Our styles include smooth (standard) and tumbled field tiles. Our tiles are weatherproof and heat resistant making them suitable for outdoor installations, wet application (such as backslashes) and fireplace surrounds. We offer a variety of sizes including 2″x2″, 4″x4″, etc. We can also do custom sizes of field tile. Please call for more information and pricing.


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Stormwater Management
The Anacostia Watershed Society works to reduce pollution caused by stormwater runoff by increasing greenspace in the watershed where stormwater can soak into the ground and installing projects that filter, capture, and reuse stormwater, known as green infrastructure. Examples of green infrastructure projects include green roofs, rain gardens, rain barrels, and pervious pavement.
In the District of Columbia, the Department of Energy and Environment offers RiverSmart programs, which provide financial incentives to D.C. property owners to install green infrastructure to reduce stormwater pollution. The Anacostia Watershed Society partners with the D.C. government to administer the RiverSmart Communities program. If your house of worship or non-profit employer is interested in learning about how you can install a rain garden, rain barrel, or pervious pavement on your DC property, contact our Manager of Community-Based Restoration, Matt Gallagher.
In Maryland, property owners can receive technical assistance and funding for green infrastructure projects through the RainScapes program in Montgomery County and the Rain Check Rebate program in Prince George's County.


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Oh, Twenty Twelve, what a sort of year you were. It was the year the Mayans may or may not have tried to kill all of us with our own media. It was the year I watched not, once, but twice, as our elected officials decided that talking points were more important than the world economy. It was the year that I turned thirty. It was the year that my birthday dinner turned into monthly culinary explorations. It was the year that I did pretty much nothing creatively. It was the year that I went to Disney World and rediscovered what creativity was and why I need it. It was the year that I closed one door and opened another.
But, more importantly than anything else, it was the year that I got married to the love of my life.
And, for that alone, I'll always look back on it favorably.
Before we go, here are some leftover bits of recommended consumption from the end of the year.
Three Comics You Should Read
Saga - Brian K. Vaughn + Fiona Staples - This is BKV's first large scope book since the end of Y: The Last Man, and Staples' first book to get her the attention she's been deserving for years. It is a space-opera about star-crossed lovers that is charming, frightening, exhilarating, small and huge all at the same time.
Fatale - Ed Brubaker + Sean Phillips - The team that brought us Sleeper, Criminal, and Incognito is doing an "ongoing with an end" that's pretty much Lovecraft meets noir gangster fiction. So, simply put, peanut butter and chocolate in horror comic form.
The Manhattan Projects - Jonathan Hickman + Nick Pitarra -Hickman is taking apart 20th century's super scientists and sticking them back together into something that it too complicated to explain, but completely approachable and completely him. It doesn't hurt that Nick Pitarra's art is utterly gorgeous and reminds me of a less restrained Frank Quitely.
Sidenote: Three books, all on-goings, all with top-level talent, all creator-owned, and all published at Image and not the Big Two. Expect more of this as time wears on.
Three Video Games You Should Play
Dishonored - The third outing from France's Arkane Studios, and their first internally created IP. Dishonored is what happens when Deus Ex: Human Revolution, BioShock, anything Steampunk and the Combine from Half-Life 2 are put in a blender. What comes out is absolutely delicious, if just a little flat on the back-end.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Firaxis's re-do of the classic PC strategy game is an awkward masterpiece. Masterpiece because the unflinching brutality of the original hold firm to the new sleek, modern bones of the update, but awkward because you can tell that somewhere along the line this got upgraded from being a direct-to-download title to a AAA holiday contender. Some of the edges could use a bit more time to be smoothed off.
Borderlands 2 - The sequel to Gearbox's smash-hit that no one saw coming is honestly a little less fun than the original, but an absolute improvement on the formula. The game manages to hit emotional highs and lows that should've been impossible, but pulls them off with aplomb. And Handsome Jack may go down in history as one of my most hated villains ever, which might also make him one of the most successful.
Three Albums You Should Listen To
Murder by Death – Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon - This year's release from one my favorite bands is their most polished entry yet, which is both good and bad. On songs like Lost River and I Came Around it lets them tell more affecting stories, but when they double track the main vocal on certain other tracks, the result is less compelling.
The Protomen – Present: A Night of Queen - The Protomen took a break from making records about video game people to show the world just how good they are by covering Queen better than anyone ever has.
Make-Up and Vanity Set – 88:88 - An album written for an experimental film that MAVS also did the score for. Wonderful and simplistic yet deeply atmospheric, provided you are into that kind of thing.
And for this year? The Twenty Thirteen? What of it?
No resolutions, because as my wife pointed out on New Year's Eve, they are simply set-ups for failure. Or, they are limp-wristed, inconsequential things that you probably didn't need to make in the first place.
Instead, we have goals. Things to achieve and do that will result in objects of substance. For I declare this year to be the Year of the Concrete, the Year of the Tangible, the Year of the Existent.
I have four goals. All simple, yet still tricky.
- Cook a meal that I'll never forget.
- Write a story I am proud to share.
- Take a picture that came out exactly as I wanted.
- Then do all of them better.
Oh, and I've got one hell of an announcement about where I'll be spending most of my time, but you'll have to stay tuned for that one.


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MUFG plans Asia back-office centre in Manila: sources
[TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is planning to set up a back-office centre in Manila to handle operations for Asia outside Japan, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The move is part of Japan's largest lender's efforts to improve the efficiency of its global operations, as the global banking industry faces weak revenue growth prospects in an ultra-low interest rate environment.
On the domestic front, MUFG and its local peers have been aggressively expanding overseas in recent years to make up for a weak lending business in Japan.
But with the global economy weak, the banks are finding that revenues are not growing fast enough to justify an increase in expenses, prompting them to review costs.
Setting up an back-office centre would be a positive move as the market attention is shifting to expense ratios of Japanese banks, including those of overseas operations, Ken Takamiya, analyst at Nomura Securities, said in a note to clients. "While its short-term impact on MUFG's earnings is likely to be limited, it could lead to meaningful improvement in cost efficiency of overseas operations in the middle to long term,"he said.
MUFG is planning to start the centre in the Philippines'capital in its next financial year beginning April, taking over some back-office operations at branches in Singapore and Australia, said the sources, who were not authorised to discuss the matter publicly.
The centre will start with several dozen staff, which will be eventually expanded to several hundred over some years, the sources said, transferring back-office operations from the bank's other locations in Asia.
The bank chose Manila given the Philippines'English-speaking population and its relatively low labour costs, they said. In April, MUFG bought a fifth of mid-sized Philippine lender Security Bank Corp for US$790 million.
MUFG has about 8,000 employees in its commercial banking operations in Asia and Oceania regions outside Japan.
An MUFG spokesman declined to comment.
In continental Europe, MUFG is planning to make its Dutch unit its headquarters, bringing most of the region's branches, including those in Dusseldorf and Madrid, under it to consolidate administration and product development functions in Amsterdam.