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What Is Sustainable Change?
Sustainable Change is essentially development or change that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. – 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission).
In simple terms, sustainable change is the development of a situation from its current state to something positive and incremental which will prove beneficial for a long period in future to the beneficiaries. And it is the changemaker who contributes to the betterment of the society and its people in any way possible. Which brings us to the next question-
Who Is A Changemaker?
At the outset, we all know who a changemaker is.
A changemaker is the one who desires change in the world and, by gathering knowledge and resources, makes that change happen. – Ashoka Changemakers
Anyone who aspires to create a positive difference in whatever little way possible is a changemaker. That could be your teacher at school, the sweeper on the road or the cobbler in Mumbai who decided to look after all the stray dogs without asking a single penny from anyone. Regular individuals like you and me can also be changemakers if we decide to contribute to the positive process in our own small way which could create a huge impact!
How Can We Create Change?
Here are a few things we can do in our day to day lives to contribute to the betterment of the society and the environment.
- Segregating Waste
In my last story on Compost King – Firdosh Roowala, Firdosh rightly pointed out that, segregation of waste at a household level goes a long way in effective waste management. We can start simple by keeping organic kitchen waste separate from the dry waste and sanitary waste. Ever wondered why the European nation of Austria is listed among the most developed nations in the world? Waste management is practiced in every family in Austria in a bid to cut the carbon footprint caused due to incineration and landfills.
'In Austria, every twentieth job is a green job,' according to Christian Holzer of the country's ministry of environment. More than 11% of the nation's GDP is being generated in this sector.'
Everywhere in Austria, there are dustbins which have compartments for every type of waste to be recycled accordingly.
I happened to visit Austria this month and their practices of honest waste management held me in awe. In Innsbruck, Austria's Charmaine Anderson, who is also a school teacher, has a recycling plant which recycles, everything that comes off as waste in her home – right from metals, glass, paper to organic wastes. Like she said, "In Austria, we recycle everything."
- Consuming Less, Using Longer
In earlier days, our parents and grandparents often lived with a simple motto – buy only what you need and when the earlier lot is fully consumed. Overconsumerism is the ogre in the room which feeds the country's wastes. Keep your buying habits in check. Just because you have the power to buy doesn't mean that you need to. Start by reusing and recycling. Simple things like increasing their longevity by stitching torn clothes, renting out clothes for rare occasions like wedding instead of buying, refurbishing old shoes, and reducing our dependence on plastic bags can contribute towards a minimalist lifestyle. If you find these things difficult to do then the least you can do is regularly donating your excess stuff.
Organizations like Goonj, process usable wastes from the city and give them to the people at the BOP in exchange for any kind of development work. Kabaad Ka Jugaad upcycles wastes into usable commodities and motivates related innovations.
- Buying Ethical, Eating Organic
The label 'organically grown' might come across as elite but they are just pesticide-free, chemicals –free and traditionally grown crops that have been produced by farmers using indigenous methods known to us for over centuries. You can start by buying organic fruits & vegetables from local sellers or organizations like Purna Organics and reStore . Better still you can grow fruits and vegetables in your own backyard. Shift your shopping preferences towards ethical products made by fair trade organizations like ecoFemme, Sangi, No Nasties or Indi Green over high-priced commercial brands.
All of us cannot be great social changemakers and we don't have to be. We can start by taking small steps in our daily lives. Segregating our waste, consuming less and buying organic are just a few things we can begin with.
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Got this nice used single fin at the shop available for test drives out back –
6'2″ x 21 x 2 5/8
The Superfly, a straight up performance shortboard. A bit fuller outline overall than the 3X Pro, but Priest himself has one in his quiver –
OK, enough with the obscure Blaxsploitation references. The Superfly model is a solid all-around shortboard for those wanting a little fuller outline carried all the way through from nose to tail. Allows you to ride it a few inches shorter and not give up wave catching ability or performance.
Andy came up with a good name well to name this post but you will have to ask him to give you the full and proper name cause it sounds better than "Dude lets have a blow out sale".
So until Sunday we are having a Crazy arze sale at Neilson Surf Shop in sweet Cocoa Beach.
30 per cent off all wetsuits, booties and really everything Rip Curl including stuff like baggies, shorts, shirts, you name it! So fins, leashes, pads all soft goods and even Dragon sunglasses, Sanuk sandals are all 30 per cent off which is pretty close to our cost once you figure in shipping. FCS and Future fins are a ripping it up 30 per cent off as well. 40 per cent off Sector Nine and Planet Earth clothing. Boards are all marked down as well new and used.
Remember this is a real sale as our prices are low to begin with not marked up super high and then act like it is a sale. So get your groove on save money and come on by for some great deals through Sunday.
love, peace and of course Happy surfing this nice little swell!
This is a newer model SUP called the Bullet. With the way the waves have been this winter, a SUP is not a bad alternative for getting in the water and still having some fun
This one has a resin-tint bottom and a quad setup. We've also got SUP paddles available at the shop.


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Health spending ticks up; drug price increases hit stakeholders across the board; and a new coalition focused on highlighting Medicaid managed care launches.
Health Spending: In its latest Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, the Altarum Institute's health research center estimates that national health spending in August of this year was 5.5 percent higher than it was in August of 2015 (an annual rate of $3.4 trillion). As background, these briefs are released monthly, analyzing economic data as a way of deriving insights and establishing trends in macro-level health spending. While their analysis points to a variety of variables driving up that spending, growth in two principal price components – hospitals and physicians – was seen to be remarkably slow: .9 percent and .1 percent, respectively. However, at 6.3 percent, growth in prescription drug prices was at its highest level in almost two years, while spending on those drugs grew 4.3 percent year-over-year.
Rx Price Impact: According to recently polling, nearly eight out of ten Americans believe that prescription drug prices have become unreasonable. No surprise, really, given that we seem to have reached a saturation point, such that you'd be hard-pressed to find any stakeholder group that's yet to be impacted by the issue of escalating drug prices. Case in point: Medicare's Part D prescription drug program. With approximately 38 million beneficiaries enrolled in Part D, Medicare covered $121.4 billion worth of medicines in 2014. Perhaps most tellingly, of the most expensive drugs covered by the program – those totaling more than $1 billion in spending – seven saw price increases of at least 17 percent from the previous year. And, while those figures alone are enough to give an actuary indigestion, other stakeholders also find themselves in danger of being overwhelmed by skyrocketing drug prices. A new study from the country's biggest hospital lobbying groups found that, between 2013 and 2015, annual inpatient drug spending had gone up by an average of 23.4 percent. Pointedly, the study's authors determined that spikes in costs were the primary drivers in spending, rather than increased utilization. Additionally, a third of the hospital administrators polled reported that these higher drug prices have had a severe impact on their budgets. As if to underline the issue, earlier this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their latest inflation numbers. While the cost of consumer goods has gone up about 1.5 percent over the past year, prescription drugs have seen a 7 percent increase over the same period – the highest annual increase in nearly a quarter of a century.
Modern Medicaid: With 73 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid, it stands to reason that increased focus would be directed to how the program is not just funded but administered, as well. As states struggle to control their budgets, a new report examines some of the tactics that they're using to contain rising costs. Compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation and released last week, the 50-state Medicaid budget survey sought to shed light on how the program is evolving across the country. Amongst the reported findings, states are increasingly turning to private managed care companies to deliver services to enrollees. In fact, the report found that 39 states now use private plans to manage care for Medicaid beneficiaries. Further, of those states, 28 of them reported that at least three-quarters of their enrollees were in a managed care plan. By way of coincidence, a new coalition was also launched last week organized around the idea of highlighting the innovations and cost-savings currently underway in the Medicaid managed care space. The Modern Medicaid Alliance, comprised of more than two dozen health industry stakeholders, held its unveiling in Washington last Thursday bringing together speakers from leading organizations in the Medicaid space to touch on the need to evolve the conversation surrounding this critical program to meet the diversifying needs of the growing population that depends on it. The Health Action Network live-tweeted from the event – be sure to check out highlights here.
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Welcome, welcome, welcome! Isn't Rhoda a hoot? She didn't even mean to the be first biblical practical joker, but she was!
Peter, after his miraculous escape from prison, went to Mary's house and knocked on the door. And Rhoda, upon hearing Peter's voice, left him standing outside while she ran to tell the others at the prayer meeting the good news.
"Peter is at the door!" Rhoda exclaimed as she burst into the room, interrupting the praying to announce Peter's arrival. And joy and laughter and applause broke out! Wait, that's not what happened? Isn't that what they were praying for? Yes it was, but their response was disbelief. In fact, they told her, "You're out of your mind." (Acts 12:15)
Now, perhaps Rhoda was prone to telling stories. Or exaggerating. Maybe it's just that the others hadn't personally heard Peter's voice. Whatever it was, I'm going to give my girl, Rhoda, some mad props…ahem, kudos, for being persistent and insistent on what she knew to be true.
In fact, "she kept insisting" (Acts 12:15) She wasn't put off or discouraged, swayed or talked out of it, or shown the error of her logic. No, she knew God had performed a miracle, she was a witness to the amazing outcome of God's handiwork. And she didn't back down. She kept insisting.
I don't know about you, but if I were Rhoda, there's a good chance the rush of excitement I'd felt so greatly when I left Peter at the door would have started dwindling after hearing the saints of the early church telling me how it couldn't be Peter outside, that it was probably just his angel now. But the explanations that were thrown her way (coming from believers!) weren't changing her mind. Rhoda stood firm and insisted.
When we see God move in our life, when we see Him do amazing things, even little things, get excited–really excited and keep insisting. Others may try to give alternate explanations, both nonbelievers and believers alike. Sometimes it's hard to accept a miracle, especially when you haven't personally witnessed or experienced it. But when it happens, don't back down, insist on what you know. Examine it with God's Word and in prayer to be sure that it lines up with Truth, but get excited! And remember, it's not your job to prove to others what you know God has done in your life. Rhoda "kept insisting" while Peter kept on knocking (yup, that's right, he's still just standing outside!)
When they opened the door, they found Peter standing on the doorstep. Rhoda was excited and insisted on what she knew, but then it was up to the others to take the steps to open the door and receive God's miracle for themselves. Now, if she had just opened the door in the first place, it could have saved a lot of time, but where's the fun in that? She got excited and ran to tell her friends the good news. And soon enough, her friends saw Peter and were excited as well. I wonder if she ever lived down her little knock knock joke?
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There are Ultimate LRS users accross the globe and I'm very happy to receive their kind messages. This page is dedicated to the creativity of ULRS users and I'll post their videos and other projects such as 3D printed cases, antennas, trackers etc. Thanks to all of you, and I'm preparing bumper stickers and goodies for you 🙂
- 1 User videos
- 2 Antennas
- 3 3D printed
- 4 Other projects
User videos
Notice that the telemetry is always turned on with ULRS, the ranges obtained in the example videos below are thus with telemetry enabled.
ULRS video from Australia
ULRS videos from Bulgaria
Provided by Chavdar Pechev
ULRS videos from Belgium
A 35 km ULRS flight (70 km total)
A user provided these videos of a flight to 35 km distance and back using Ultimate LRS.
ULRS Flight videos from USA
This one is from RcGroups user 'analogman' :
DIY ground plane antenna
Here's the DIY ground plane antenna from Chavdar Pechev
A DIY ground plane antenna (France)
User 'salience' from rcgroups made a ground plane antenna with extremely good performances (SWR<1.1). The antenna is a combination of the one from this article, and includes a balun described here.
Yak-54's 3 elements DIY Yagi
Moxon antenna for Ultimate LRS
Rcgroups user Beemond made a very nice Moxon antenna, check this post for the full description.
3D printed
3D-printed case for ULRS
Rcgroups user 'analogman' provided this nice-looking black 3D-printed case for ULRS, APM, (large) BEC and filtering capacitor :
Beemond's 3D-printed case for ULRS
Rcgroups user Beemond designed a nice-looking 3D printed case which can be downloaded here.
3D Printed case for 100mW module
Rcgroups user stundenblume has made these nice Ultimate LRS 3D printed cases :
Another 3D-printed case for ULRS
Have a look at this blue 3D printed case for ULRS, which can also receive a bluetooth module. The model can be downloaded on Thingiverse here.
And another 3D-printed case for ULRS
A 3D printed case for ULRS proposed by Oscar Bertrand, and available on Thingiverse here.
Other projects
Home made RC transmitter
Rcgroups user babak_ea created an home made RC transmitter based on Ultimate LRS.
It use an Atmega micro controller and read 6 ADC that connect to potentiometers for channels of 1,2,3,4,6,7 and ch8 use simple switch for digital input.
For mode selecting at channel 5, I prefer to use 6 Momentary switches for different modes, so when press any of 6 switches new mode is selectable, of course in my previous version, I used 2 switches (2 and 3 state) for 6 modes.
This program get 3 times sample for each potentiometer, then use average value and for digital input simple reading pin is used, then sends all values as ppm signal to specified ppm output at timer interrupt, each 20 ms.
It also uses one of ADC channel for reading battery voltage and 3 levels are defined for different blinking the battery Alarm Led.
Because different models of potentiometer have a little different behavior, it needs at first to calibrate each potentiometer that give the best range in 1000 to 2000.
In this version the "exp" or "end point" for sticks is not defined and I think that for Arducopter it's no needed.
I used this program about 2 years with your ULRS versions 1.06 and 2.xx and hadn't any problem .
Integrating an APM inside the OrangeRX case
User WinerS did something apparently impossible, integrating an APM board inside an OrangeRX case !
Antenna tracker
Rcgroups user 'xfly' is working on an antenna tracker that can work with Ultimate LRS :
Piloting with a bluetooth joypad
Rcgroups user 'gregd72002' describes in this post how to connect ULRS with a bluetooth joypad through a Raspberry pi :


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Mr. Bernt Aasen was appointed UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and Caribbean in August 2009. Amongst his responsibilities for the Region, Mr Aasen leads UNICEF's involvement with the International Olympic Committee and the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to support children's rights to play, to mobilise communities and deliver important messages. Currently, his focus is the 2016 Olympics and 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Aasen served as Director and Chief of Staff, in New York. In this capacity, he managed the Office of the Executive Director and provided advice on policy and management issues to the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Directors. In his time at UNICEF he has also served as Senior Advisor/Deputy Director a.i. in the Office of Emergency Programmes and as Director in charge of UN coherence issues. He also led the preparation of Joint UN Programmes supporting the Afghan National Development Strategy as UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2006.


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We've got to use it or lose it, so they say!
My fitness and exercise coach just got me started walking with BungyPump walking poles and I must say I am really enjoying this regime. They are great for people of all levels of fitness and even those people going through rehab! Now, I start my day with my Rejuvenate Plus shake, take my MOXXOR Omega-3 anti-inflammatory supplement, and then do my morning BEMER session. Fortified by this healthy start to my day, I am ready to BungyPump! But I bet you will have many of the same questions that I had regarding how to get them and then getting started, just like I did (andI had a set of poles that I got at Costco. Believe me there is no comparison to Bungy Pump). So here at my blog, I am sharing why I upgraded to BungyPump and also hopefully answering for you some of the most frequently asked questions people want to know about BungyPump. I felt there was no comparison to what I already had purchased and I am delighted with my new BungyPump poles.
Please feel free to contact my fitness coach for more information and also to order the right ones for you. And watch this informative video to see them in action:
Q. How is BungyPump different from traditional walking poles?
BungyPump only resembles the shape of other fitness poles, everything else is very different. BungyPump is a multifunctional training pole that can be used for much more than just walking. It can be used indoors as well as outdoors, for warm up, strength and stretching exercises. BungyPump can help with weight loss, rehabilitation, improving endurance and fitness level.
Q. Which BungyPump model should I chose, the Number One or the Energy?
The Number One has 8.8 lb built-in resistance, and is more suitable for someone that does everyday exercise or for someone using them for rehabilitation purposes. The other model Energy has 13.2 lb built-in resistance, and is suitable for someone that is more active and wants a more challenging workout. I chose the Energy with 13.2 lb of resistance even though I am dealing with arthritis in both hips and consider myself rehabilitating, because I just liked the way they felt when I walked with them. But really, I liked all of them. When I tried them I was not told which was designed for what purpose and that way I could let my body choose the right one for me. If you cannot try before you buy I recommend the Energy as I have had everyone I meet try them and they all the love the way they feel.
Q. When do I need to use the rubber foot or tungsten tip?
The poles come with an extra tip which is great for walking on the beach in the sand where the pole might sink in too deeply without this bonus tip.
The rubber foot is suitable to use when walking on asphalt roads or other hard surfaces. This is the tip I keep on mine as I am mostly going for my walk on a sidewalk and then a dirt trail in our local park. It feels great! The tungsten tip is excellent for use on both soft and hard surface, for example walking in the park or forest, as well as on icy or slippery surface.
Q. Can training with BungyPump help me loose weight?
When using the BungyPump you get up to 77% increased calorie consumption compared to regular walking. BungyPump works both your upper and lower part of the body's muscles. You get a multifunctional workout that promotes increased strength, endurance, flexibility and improves your overall fitness condition. For information about BungyPump warm ups, strength and stretching exercises read the Instruction Manual that comes with your set of BungyPump poles.
Q. How can I adjust the length of the BungyPump training pole?
It is simple! In order to adjust the length you simply hold the poles middle part of the shaft and twist the bottom part of the shaft until you feel it release. Pull it out. Hold the middle part of the shaft and insert the bottom part of the shaft into the middle one. Turn the training pole upside-down, adjust the height of it according to the level of your chest or armpit. I adjusted mine for armpit height. Make sure the height feels comfortable for you. In order to fasten the height of the training pole, simply hold the poles middle part of the shaft and twist the bottom part of the shaft until it is secure.
Q. Where do I store my BungyPump training poles when I don't use them?
When the training poles are not in use store them inside where it's covered from rain and snow. I got the carry case for my BungyPump poles.
Q. Can I use my BungyPump training poles to walk on the beach, or other type of sandy surface?
You can use the training poles on the beach and on sandy surfaces, but make sure that you don't lay them down in the sand and get them covered with sand, this can result in damages due to the stand that enters the inside of the pole. You can zip them back into their carry case when you finish your beach walking training session.
Q. What about use after a surgery?
The BungyPump poles are often used for rehabilitation purposes. They help to build up muscles and strengthen the body. But please consult with your physiotherapist and make sure that your condition after the surgery is good enough to start with physical activity and exercising again. Usually if you have been cleared for walking an upper body light weight training the BungyPump poles are a great way to get back into shape and stay in shape. They give you an all over body toning and cardio-vascular workout!
Think of BungyPump as a Resistance Type Nordic Walking Pole
BungyPump is a training pole with built-in suspension creating a 4 kg resistance. The suspension provides extra resistance for the body when the pole is pressed down. With each step using the pole, you press down with a force of 4 kg.
You use more muscles when BungyPump walking than when walking with conventional Nordic poles. You quickly notice this since your pulse rate increases and your back perspires.
BungyPump is intended for all those who want to improve their condition and at the same time acquire a strong and supple body. The anti-shock design also eliminates hard shocks from the downward thrust of the poles. This means that elbows and shoulders are not overexerted and, just as with ordinary walking poles, the pressure is relieved on the knees and hips.
If you have ever trained on soft marshland or wet sand, you will understand the way BungyPump works. Just like when walking on a marsh, the training poles require more of your body to produce the same movements.
The poles are acclaimed by everyone from top athletes, joggers and walkers to medical experts and yes even ME!
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Posted on August 31 2014
Here at The Baby Box Co. we are passionate about providing resources to new parents so that their babies have a safe start in life. A large part of a baby's first year is spent sleeping, which is why we believe it is important to share ways to reduce the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and other potential hazards.
- Sleeping: Make sure the baby is always sleeping on its back.
- Bed: The mattress should be firm with a fitted sheet.
- Baby Box/Bassinet/Crib: Remove everything from the sleep space if possible; even soft objects can be hazardous.
- Clothing: Loose blankets are inadvisable for keeping the baby warm. Instead, your baby should wear a sleep sack, onesie or be properly swaddled.
- No Smoking: Smoking should not be allowed around your baby or in your home.
- Don't Overheat: Be mindful of the room temperature. It should be between 68-72 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Avoid: Positioners & other similar products should be avoided.
- Check In: Make sure to keep an eye on your baby, check in frequently.
- Pacifiers: A pacifier can be useful during sleep. However, consider waiting approximately one month for breastfeeding to be established before introducing the pacifier.
- Car Seat: Safety is important when it comes to the position and direction in which you place your baby in the car. Keeping your baby in a rear-facing child safety seat in the back seat is the best protection. It is best to have your child in this position in the car until at least their second birthday according to the America Academy of Pediatrics. Also read your vehicle's manual to fully understand the safety seat as it varies from car to car. A certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs) check station can also be a helpful resource to learn about proper car seat installation and to ensure that the baby is fitted correctly. To find CPSTs in your area, go to www.seatcheck.org or www.nhtsa.dot.gov.
Additional Baby Safety Resources
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Juvenile Product Manufacturer's Association
We know that it can feel a bit counter-intuitive to put your baby to sleep in a box, but the bottom line is that simple is safer. For more than 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a Baby Box by the state that serves as a starter kit and sleep space for their new infant. It is accepted that the Baby Box tradition has helped Finland achieve one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates. Currently the US infant mortality rate is double that of Finland's! In Finland, the Baby Boxes decreased the infant mortality rate from 65 deaths for each 1,000 children born in 1983 to 3 deaths per 1,000 births in 2013. At The Baby Box Co. we are working around the clock to make that same difference here in the US and in all the other countries to which we deliver.
The Baby Box Co. proudly shares a Finnish tradition of infant safety with mothers worldwide.
All products manufactured and resold by The Baby Box Co. exceed all required and voluntary safety standards enacted by the US Product Safety Commission. We further champion infant safety by emphasizing natural, predominantly organic products and take great care with our material selections and manufacturing methods.
Our actual boxes have passed SGS inspection, all materials from the ink on the exterior of the boxes to the glue used in their production are non-toxic and environmentally safe.
Our mattresses are firm pads which have been independently certified as non-toxic and safe by CertiPUR-US laboratories. Specifically, they adhere to the following:
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- No formaldehyde
The Baby Box Co. attaches safety labels to the box lids so all users of our product clearly see these warnings upon opening the baby box. Additionally, we include information packets in each baby box specifically about infant sleep safety. These information packets have been provided to us directly for distribution by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
It's Labor Day weekend and at The Baby Box Co., that's reason to celebrate! Save $15.00 on any Baby Box purchase through 9/1/2014 at midnight PST with coupon code SAFETYFIRST.


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This blog is not about provocative thoughts, ruminations on the world as we know it or anything else fancy. It is merely images from my personal 'little piece of paradise,' Enjoy.
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Golden Eyes
This little beauty seemed to be just as fascinated with me as I was with him as he peered through the kitchen window at me. I wonder what he was thinking.
Labels: Ornithology, Raptors
3 comments:
- eileeninmd said...
Hello, awesome closeup. They eyes are cool! Enjoy your day!
- 27 January 2016 at 08:46
- Unknown said...
What a handsome bird!
- 28 January 2016 at 23:37
- Kathie Brown said...
Celeste, this one looks like it might be a sharpie! Nice close up!
- 10 February 2016 at 14:20
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Get ready to move it with Shawn and Joanna as you master the most important steps and moves of Beginner Cha Cha. As the latin beat travels from your ears to your feet you and your partner will be moving in no time. Shawn and Joanna share their secrets on how to look your best no matter what during the sexy cha-cha.
Get ready to move it with Shawn & Joanna as you master the most important steps & moves of the Cha-Cha at a pace that's perfect for beginners. As the latin beat travels from your ears to your feet you and your partner will be moving in no time. Shawn and Joanna share their secrets on how to look your best no matter what during these fun cha-cha lessons.
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You can hop between text channels as quickly as you like, but you can only set up one tin-can voice line at a time- In Discord, you can only be a part of one voice channel at a time. The column on the very left-hand side of your Discord app is your server list. Any time you add a server, you'll see it pop up as a small circular icon in this list, and they'll show up vertically: Check it out: You can also rearrange your server list by dragging them up and down. To add a new server, click the "+" icon at the very bottom of the server list. Instant Invites: The Keys to Success (and servers) Now that you've created a server, there's one more step to inviting your friends. Generate an instant invite to your server by clicking the "Create Instant Invite" icon next to your general channel As a bonus, you can right-click on the #general channel to invite your way to victory: You'll wind up with link that you can easily copy, then paste and send to your friends for them to join your server. 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Customizing Notifications: Discord's notification settings allow you to customize how often and how obtrusive you want notifications to be. The settings are broken down into two sections, per-server, and global. In your User Settings menu, you'll see a "notifications tab" for editing your global notifications settings. Here you'll be able to adjust whether or not you receive desktop notifications, Text-To-Speech messages, and adjust the sounds that play for Discord's various functions. To edit notifications on a per-server basis, click the downwards arrow next to the server name, and click the "notifications settings" option: This menu allows you to choose to mute a whole server, suppress @everyone and @role mentions (in case anyone gets a little too trigger-happy), and choose how often you get desktop notifications in that particular server. 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Monthly Archives: August 2012
The Watering Hole: August 31 — Ummm, so this happened…
This cringe-worthy performance was an embarrassment at best, and appallingly pathetic at worst. I have no idea what the Romney campaign was thinking when they allowed this to go over the prime time airwaves. Wowzers.
This is our daily open thread — What do you think?
The Watering Hole, Thursday, August 30th, 2012: GOP Elephant Lies
On Tuesday night,
Fudgie the Whale New Jersey Governor Chris Christie heaved himself onto the stage at the Republican National Convention, and proceeded to spew more lies than I could count. I don't have the time to go through all of them, so I'm providing the transcript here, while focusing on the lines and lies that truly pissed me off. I'll keep my own comments brief:
"Dad grew up in poverty. After returning from Army service, he worked at the Breyers Ice Cream plant in the 1950s. With that job and the G.I. bill he put himself through Rutgers University at night to become the first in his family to earn a college degree." Really? The G.I. Bill, a highly-successful Government program?
"The greatest lesson Mom ever taught me, though, was this one: she told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. She said to always pick being respected…" Sure, dictators, tyrants and bullies can be respected (read "feared") without being loved.
"Our leaders today have decided it is more important to be popular, to do what is easy and say "yes," rather than to say no when "no" is what's required…It's been easy for our leaders to say not us, and not now, in taking on the tough issues. And we've stood silently by and let them get away with it." Which 'leaders' is Christie blathering about? And who has "stood silently by and let" who "get away with" what? Republicans have certainly been vocal enough against President Obama since before Day 1, as well as being extremely vocal when saying "no", because "no" is all that the Republicans require to "make President Obama a one-term President."
"But tonight, I say enough." Okay, Christie's emphasis was on "enough", but I felt that he had already said more than enough. And at this point in his spewch, I was ready to "say enough", too.
"I say, together, let's make a much different choice. Tonight, we are speaking up for ourselves and stepping up." Speaking up for yourselves, instead of simply calling President Obama every dog-whistle name and label you could think of?
"We are beginning to do what is right and what is necessary to make our country great again." So, you admit that never really did "what is right" before now?
"We are demanding that our leaders stop tearing each other down, and work together to take action on the big things facing America." I can't wait to see Christie call Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, the Tea Party contingent, the Republican Governors, Paul Ryan, and Mitt Rmoney on the carpet…oh…d'oh!
"Tonight, we choose respect over love." I think "love" already rejected you, and one doesn't "choose" respect, one earns it.
"We are not afraid. We are taking our country back." Damn, after years of telling us to "be afraid", now the Republicans aren't afraid anymore?! And, for the umpteenth time, FROM WHOM OR WHAT ARE YOU TAKING OUR COUNTRY BACK?
"I know this simple truth and I'm not afraid to say it: our ideas are right for America and their ideas have failed America." Simple-minded, maybe, at least simple enough not to remember that their "ideas" are pretty much the same as BushCo's "ideas", which, in the real world, failed America: cut taxes, eliminate regulations on big corporations, drill anywhere and everywhere, and start another war.
Now for the really big lies. My comments would be superfluous:
"Let's be clear with the American people tonight. Here's what we believe as Republicans and what they believe as Democrats:
"They believe that the American people don't want to hear the truth about the extent of our fiscal difficulties and need to be coddled by big government."
"They believe the American people are content to live the lie with them."
"They believe seniors will always put themselves ahead of their grandchildren. So they prey on their vulnerabilities and scare them with misinformation for the cynical purpose of winning the next election."
"Their plan: whistle a happy tune while driving us off the fiscal cliff, as long as they are behind the wheel of power."
"We believe that we should honor and reward the good ones while doing what's best for our nation's future – demanding accountability, higher standards and the best teacher in every classroom."
"They believe the educational establishment will always put themselves ahead of children. That self-interest trumps common sense."
"They believe in pitting unions against teachers, educators against parents, and lobbyists against children."
"They believe in teacher's unions. We believe in teachers."
"We believe that if we tell the people the truth they will act bigger than the pettiness of Washington, D.C."
"We believe it's possible to forge bipartisan compromise and stand up for conservative principles."
"It's the power of our ideas, not of our rhetoric, that attracts people to our Party."
"We win when we make it about what needs to be done; we lose when we play along with their game of scaring and dividing."
"For make no mistake, the problems are too big to let the American people lose – the slowest economic recovery in decades, a spiraling out of control deficit, an education system that's failing to compete in the world."
"It doesn't matter how we got here. There is enough blame to go around"
"Mitt Romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the debacle of putting the world's greatest health care system in the hands of federal bureaucrats and putting those bureaucrats between an American citizen and her doctor."
"It's time to end this era of absentee leadership in the Oval Office and send real leaders to the White House."
"There is doubt and fear for our future in every corner of our country. These feelings are real."
"There's only one thing missing now. Leadership. It takes leadership that you don't get from reading a poll. You see, Mr. President – real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls. That's what we need to do now."
"A second American Century where our military is strong, our values are sure, our work ethic is unmatched and our Constitution remains a model for anyone in the world struggling for liberty."
Damn Republicans ruined my Acme(TM) Mass-Projection Particle Meter! Of course, my Acme(TM) Wireless Lie-Detector blew up at the sound of Governor Ultrasound's voice Monday night. 😦
This is our Open Thread. Have at it!
Secret Plot to Give Birth to Anchor Babies Abroad Unveiled!
The Zoo is proud to announce its association with "Walker" (not his real name), our deep underground investigative reporter, tasked with digging out stories no one else can find.
In this, Walker's first report, he details a disturbing new plot concocted by foreigners to take over America's government.
Anchor Babies.
Currently, Anchor Babies are babies born in the United States by non-citizen mothers. But with the adoption of the Republican "Anti Abortion" Platform Plank the U.S. of A. moves a step closer to allowing its government to be taken over by foreigners.
Republicans are covertly moving to ensconse in the U.S. Constitution the "Personhood" amendment, defining a fertilized egg as a person, with all the rights and responsibilities of full U.S. Citizenship. And that's where the foreign plot comes in: vacationers. What happens in Vegas won't stay in Vegas. She has her fling, conceives, then takes that U.S. citizen abroad to be born and raised with foreign values, but with the full rights of U.S. citizenship – including the right to vote in our elections!
No longer will U.S. elections be a fight between Blue States and Red States, but between Eurpoean, Russian, African, and Asian Americans born and raised under foreign flags, oweing their allegiance and upbringing to foreign leaders and ideologies.
So, while the Republican Party publically denounces the United Nations, they are secretly working with the U.N. and travel agents world-wide to give foreigners more and more influence over America's electoral system.
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The Watering Hole: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, Obama Conspires with Mother Nature
Tweeter, once again, brings a news scoop noone else dare report. Sources deep within the Republican Party are privately blaming Obama for hurricane Issac. Obama, they say, conspired with Mother Nature to have the hurricane appear and strike New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of the attack of hurricane Katrina. This, they say, is all part of a left-wing conspiracy to take attention away from the Republican Convention and focus instead on one of Past-President Bush's greatest embarassments.
It is well known, one source said, that Mother Nature has a left-leaning bias and a soft spot for environmentalists and tree-huggers. So it's natural that Mother Nature and Obama are conspiring together against conservatives. Meanwhile, some delegates, emboldened by the fact that the hurricane didn't strike Tampa, have gone on record opposing disaster relief for New Orleans. "Let them eat cake" one reveler said, recalling that that was exactly what Bush did in this same situation seven years ago.


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ISO/IEC 27001:2013 | Common Criteria | FIPS 140-2 | Trustwave PCI DSS Certification
NATO IACD | EU | Cyber Security Supplier to Government Scheme
Certification number: IS 611606
Issue date: July 14, 2014 through July 13, 2020
Details: ISO/IEC 27001:2013 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system within the context of the organization. It also includes requirements for the assessment and treatment of information security risks tailored to the needs of the organization. The requirements set out in ISO/IEC 27001:2013 are generic and are intended to be applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size or nature.
References: Egress' International BSI Listing
Common Criteria
Certification number: CRP302
Issue date: August 8, 2017
Details: The Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CC) and the companion Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CEM) are the technical basis for an international agreement, the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA), backing an international driving force for the widest available mutual recognition of secure IT products.
References: Certificate and Security Target (see under Network and Network-Related Devices and Systems); Scheme details
Certification numbers:
- #2937 (January 26, 2017)
- #2936 (January 26, 2017)
- #2606 (August 26, 2016)
- #2605 (August 26, 2016)
- #1894 (August 27, 2013)
- #1111 (March 4, 2009)
Additional certificates are listed on the FIPS 140 Validation page
Details: Egress Secure Email and File Protection client and server software utilizes FIPS validated libraries, permitting FIPS mode operation. The product utilizes FIPS standard AES-256 (FIPS 197) for message encryption and attachment encryption.
Specifically, the current shipping product only utilizes validated cryptography for message and attachment encryption via Microsoft software libraries which have approved FIPS validations. These are Microsoft Cryptographic Modules with FIPS Certificates1 #2937, #2936, #2606, #2605, and #1894 for libraries bcryptprimitives.dll, ncryptsslp.dll, cng.sys and RSAENH.dll on supported windows platforms. These libraries provide AES-256 in software, and per Microsoft and Intel, on supported Intel cpu's with AES-NI hardware instructions2, AES acceleration and execution in on-chip hardware.
References: Egress use the following cryptographic libraries:
- Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcryptprimitives.dll and ncryptsslp.dll)
- Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys)
- Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH.DLL)
Links to additional security policies are available on the FIPS 140 Validation page.
Trustwave PCI DSS Certification
Certification number: DD3F-208C-5FAF-43F9
Issue date: October 10, 2019
Details: Egress does not directly handle any customer credit cards (all online sales are managed by Paypal). Trustwave partners Paypal to assure that Egress's payment portal is always secure using their PCI Manager, with monthly security scans (together with their SMB Security Toolkit).
References: Scheme details
NATO Classification: NATO Restricted
Issue date: 16 July, 2014
Details: The NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC) provides NATO nations, and NATO civil and military bodies with a catalogue of Information Assurance (IA) products, Protection Profiles and Packages that are in use or available for procurement to meet operational requirements.
References: NIAPC Listing, NIAPC Scheme
EU Classification: EU-approved cryptographic product to EU RESTRICTED classification
Issue date: 13 November. 2015
Details: Underpinned by Egress' CPA certification, where the national evaluator was NCSC, a second party EU evaluator (Germany's Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik) rigorously tested our Egress Secure Email product to validate its security for the EU Market.
References: EU RESTRICTED Listing, EUCI Scheme
Cyber Security Supplier to Government Scheme
Issue date: July 14, 2014
Details: Egress software is listed under the formal Cyber Security Supplier to Government Scheme. The scheme is administered by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and is designed to clearly identify and recognize key suppliers to UK Government.
References: Participating Companies, Participating Government Departments


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Caheroyan Farm, Athenry, Co. Galway
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|Fox Covert is a small, roughly hexagonal, area of ancient peat bog over carboniferous limestone strata. It survives as an island amidst drained pasture from which most of the peat has been stripped. To the south the land rises through a boggy field to a lightly wooded area which appears to have sprung from neglected hedges. To the north it is bounded by a deep (about 2 metres) ditch which flows westwards into the River Clarin. In a past attempt to drain the land, about 30 ditches have been cut from south to north, feeding the boundary ditch. Two of these are about 1.3 metres deep, the majority are about 0.8 to 1 metre deep. There is a connecting ditch running east-west through the centre of the area.The NW corner is densely planted with Betula pendula around 7 metres high, and much of the remainder is sparsely planted with Picea abies saplings.
The plot has a very rich flora with 109 species recorded in August 1996. The diversity is due mainly to the presence of base-rich soils in the SW corner, in which calcicoles such as, Parnassia palustris, Blackstonia perfoliata and Carlina vulgaris thrive alongside Mentha aquatica, Schoenus nigricans, and Cirsium palustre. This contrasts strongly with the typical bog flora of the eastern end. Linum catharticum extends over much of the plot, apparently as happy in acidic as in basic soil. An interesting component of the flora of the SW corner, and a great surprise to an English botanist. i s Plantago maritima: This is an essentially coastal plant, but it is stated in [1] that it occurs also "inland on limestone in W. Ireland ". This is consistent with the distribution map shown in [2]. The plant community of this SW section of Fox Covert is more typical of established coastal duneland than of an inland peat bog.
Wide are-as of the plot are extremely colourful, with abundant Lythrum salicaria, Leucanthemun vulgare, Ulex Gallii, Mentha aquatica, Succisa pratensis, Galium verum, and Filipendula vulgare. Pedicularis palustris is particularly fine in some central areas.
The eastern end is dominated by Myrica gale, and there are small patches of Narthecium ossifragum, and Eriophorum angustifolium. Most of the larger Myrica gale specimins are dying, probably due to drainage, but smaller plants are regenerating in other areas. Close to the NE ed g e was a small patch of Stachys palustris, but the plants were not thriving, and only one plant had flower buds about to open on 16th August; at least six weeks after its usual flowering time.
|The insectiverous Drosera rotundi, folia, and a small-leaved Potomogeton are restricted to constantly damp ditch bottoms. Triglochin palustris is further restricted to the wetter northern ends of the two deep south/north ditches. It is reasonable to suppose that these typical marsh and bog plants were more plentiful before drainage.
Three orchids were found in flower. Gymnadenia conopsea is abundant at the western end, and around the periphery. Dactylorhiza maculata occurs less frequently over most of the plot. A single plant of Dactylorhiza purpurella was found on the northern periphery. This is very clearly of the form shown by "many Scottish and W Irish populations" as described in the footnote on page 1 047 of [I], with a broad, rounded, and distinctly three-lobed labellum. This last species can probably be grouped with those of the previous paragraph, and similar comments apply.
The boundary ditches with free standing water have a good stream flora with M enyanthes trifoliata, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, and Iris Pseudacorus.
In conclusion, this small area holds much interest for the botanist, and much of beauty for the casual observer. Doubtless many more species will be added as surveys are made at other times of the year. Grasses in particular are under-recorded, due to the limited time available in this initial survey, and the desiccated state of most species in August. Fox Covert could serve as a valuable and easily accessible resource for ecological and botanical education at all levels from local schools to universities. It is to be hoped that it can be preserved and managed to maintain the diversity of the flora. To this end further drainage of the land should be avoided, or preferably reversed.
1) "Flora of the British Isles " Clapham AR, Tutin TG, and Warburg EF. Second edition, Cambridge University Press, 1962.
Colin Sillence
Species List
Fox Covert, Caheroyan Farm, Athenry
August 1996
|Botanical Name
|Common Name
|Achillea millefolium
|Alisma plantago-aquatica
|Common Water Plantain
|Anagallis tenella
|Bog pimpernell
|Angelica sylvestris
|Apium graveolens
|Wild Celery
|Bellis perennis
|Blackstonia perfoliata
|Briza media
|Quaking Grass
|Calamintha sylvatica
|Common calamint
|Calluna vulgaris
|Carex flacca Glaucous
|Carex lepidocarpa
|Long-stemmed Sedge
|Carlina vulgaris
|Carline Thistle
|Centaurea nigra
|Centaurium erythraea
|Cerastium fontanum
|Common Mouse-ear
|Crataegus monogyna
|Chenopodiurn rubrum
|Red Goosefoot
|Cirsium arvense
|Creeping Thistle
|Cirsium palustre
|Marsh Thistle
|Cirsium vulgare
|Spear Thistle
|Clinopodium vuIgare
|Wild Basil
|Crepis capillaris
|Crested Dogstail
|Cynosurus cristatus
|Smooth Hawksbeard
|Dactylorhiza maculata
|Heath Spotted Orchid
|Dactylorhiza purpurella
|Northern Marsh Orchid
|Drosera rotundifolia
|Round-leaved Sundew
|Epilobium montanum
|Broad-leaved Willowherb
|Epilobium palustre
|Marsh Willowherb
|Equisetum aquaticum
|Water horsetail
|Equisetum arvense
|Common Horsetail
|Eriophorum angustifolium
|Erica tetralix
|Cross-leaved Heath
|Euphrasia officinalis
|Filipendula ulmaria
|Galium aparine
|Galium palustre
|Marsh Bedstraw
|Galium verum
|Lady's Bedstraw
|Gymnadenia conopsea
|Fragrant Orchid
|Holcus lanatus
|Yorkshire Fog
|Hydrocotyle vulgaris
|Marsh Pennywort
|Hypericum pulchrum
|Slender St. John's Wort
|Hypericum tetrapterum
|Square-stemmed St. John's Wort
|Hypochaeris radicata
|Common Cat's-ear
|Iris pseudacorus
|Yellow Flag
|Juncus acutiflorus
|Sharp-flowered Rush
|Juncus conglomeratus
|Compact Rush
|Juncus effusus
|Soft Rush
|Leucanthemum vulgare
|Ox-eye Daisy
|Lotus corniculatus
|Birdsfoot Trefoil
|Linum catharticum
|Purging Flax
|Lythrum salicaria
|Purple Loosestrife
|Mentha aquatica
|Water mint
|Menyanthes trifoliatum
|Molinea caerulea
|Purple Moor-grass
|Myosotis arvensis
|Myosotis scorpoides
|Water Forgetmenot
|Myrica gale
|Bog Myrtle
|Narthecium ossifragum
|Bog asphodel
|Odontites verna
|Red Bartsia
|Parnassia paIustris
|Grass of Parnassus
|Pedicularis syivatica
|Marsh Lousewort
|Phragmites communis
|Common Reed
|Plantago Ianceolata
|Ribwort Plantain
|Plantago major
|Greater Plantain
|Plantago maritima
|Sea Plantain
|Poiygala vulgaris
|Polygonum persicaria
|Potentilla anserina
|Potentilla erecta
|Potomogeton ?
|Prunella vulgaris
|Pteridium aquilinum
|Ranunculus flammula
|Lesser Spearwort
|Ranunculus repens
|Creeping Buttercup
|Rhinanthus minor
|Hay Rattle
|Rumex acetosa
|Rumex acetosella
|Sheep's Sorrel
|Rumex crispus
|Curled-leaved Dock
|Rumex obtusifolius
|Broad-leaved Dock
|Rubus fruticosus
|Rubus ideaus
|Sagina nodosa
|Knotted Pearlwort
|Salix purpurea
|Purple Willow
|Samolus valerandi
|Schoenus nigricans
|Black Bog-rush
|Scrophularia nodosa
|Senecio aquaticus
|Marsh Ragwort
|Senecio vulgaris
|Solanum nigrum
|Black Nightshade
|Sonchus arvensis
|Corn Sow-thistle
|Sonchus oleraceus
|Smooth Sow-thistle
|Sorbus acuparia
|Sparganium erectum
|Branched Bur-reed
|Stachys palustris
|Marsh Woundwort
|Stellaria media
|Succisa pratensis
|Devilsbit Scabious
|Taraxacum vulgaris
|Torilis japonica
|Upright Hedge Parsely
|Trifolium pratense
|Red Clover
|Triglochin palustris
|Marsh Arrow-grass
|Tussilago farfara
|Ulex gallii
|Western Gorse
|Urtica dioica
|Stinging Nettle
|Veronica anagallis-aquatica
|Water Speedwell
|Veronica beccabunga
|Vicia cracca
|Tufted Vetch
Colin Sillence Bsc Msc,
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Greater Manchester charity St Ann's Hospice has announced the appointment of Marla Cunningham as its new Capital Campaign Director.
Marla starts 2019 in the brand new role, which will see her lead a bold and ambitious project to help ensure St Ann's can continue providing its world-class care for many more years to come.
Eamonn O'Neal, Chief Executive of the hospice, explained: "We'll be celebrating St Ann's 50th anniversary in 2021 and have big plans. As one of the oldest adult hospices outside of London, we've been adept at changing and adapting to the needs of our patients for almost half a century.
"As we all know, the political and economic landscapes in the UK have changed considerably, and will continue to do so, and with the devolution of healthcare budgets in Greater Manchester, we've been bold about the increased need for specialist hospice care for people across our local communities.
"Marla will be looking at plans to help us ensure we can carry on delivering that same world-class level of care to as many people that need it as possible, as well as allowing us to reach even more patients from our local communities. We will be looking at future requirements in more detail in the coming months."
Marla joins the charity from her most recent role as Development Director of HOME, where she led the £25million capital fundraising campaign and established a revenue fundraising programme. She has also previously worked as Development Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre in the city centre.
She said: "I'm so pleased to be joining St Ann's at what is an incredibly exciting time in the organisation's history. I can't wait to start pulling together plans that will help the charity to lay its foundations to ensure it can continue to provide the very best in hospice care for the next 50 years, and for the next generations of patients, their carers, families, and healthcare professionals in Greater Manchester.
"My main focus will be to ensure that the specialist teams at St Ann's can continue providing world-class care in the very best facilities possible to ensure patients – whatever life-limiting illness they have – continue to receive truly holistic, individualised care, at a time which can see many feel extremely vulnerable. It's a privilege to join such a well-regarded institution."
St Ann's cares for patients from its three sites in Heald Green, Little Hulton, and the Neil Cliffe Centre in Wythenshawe Hospital, as well as via a range of community and outreach services. As a charity it receives just over a third of its funding from the NHS, with the rest – equating to around £20,000 a day – achieved by fundraising and trading activities.
The hospice has fourteen shops across Greater Manchester, and also runs the St Ann's Local Lottery each week. It also carries out a range of events and fundraising campaigns and appeals to ensure it can continue to care for the thousands of local patients it supports each year.
For more information, visit http://www.sah.org.uk/
"As one of the oldest adult hospices outside of London, weve been adept at changing and adapting to the needs of our patients for almost half a century."
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Starting a Business Without Quitting Your Day Job
In November of last year, I was invited to give a fairly informal talk on the topic of my choice at Dropbox. I decided to go with the mildly controversial topic of advocating Dropbox employees to consider making side businesses. They were gracious enough to furnish me with a recording of the talk, which you may also enjoy below. It's got a few nuggets about how I think about running a small business and some mistakes you probably want to avoid making.


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Distributed Control of Multi-Agent Systems for Estimating and Controlling Large-Scale Distributed Parameter Environments
A position for one masters student is opened within the project 16-25493Y: Distributed Control of Multi-Agent Systems for Estimating and Controlling Large-Scale Distributed Parameter Environments. This position includes a salary up to 0.5 of the full-time.
The project deals with distributed actuation and sensing of realistic environments. Distributed multi-agent systems are an active field of research while their practical applications involve cooperatively solving tasks that are beyond the limited capabilities of any single-agent. Environments on the other hand are large-scale complicated systems, mostly described by distributed parameters. Taking the present-day concerns with environmental impacts of various industries and related human activities, developing versatile, robust, flexible systems that can monitor and control large-scale environments is of great interest.
One special instance is environments described by diffusion equations. Diffusion equation are ubiquitous, they model the conduction of heat, chemical reactions and diffusions, advection processes in the atmosphere, pollutant concentration, nuclear reactor statics and dynamics, to name just a few examples from sciences and technology. In our laboratory, we currently plan to tackle the heat diffusion systems. The work task planned for the offered position is the development of a distributed heating test-bed. Hardware is mostly available at the present, the test bed consisting of an aluminum rod and a set of heating elements. What requires to be done is an interface between the heating elements (transistors) together with their control circuitry and some data acquisition system that would allow experiments to be carried out with an aid of a computer. This being mostly a practical assignment, students applying for the position should have some prior experience in electronics and practical circuit design.


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New York strip loin, also called top loin of beef, is a succulent, elegant roast. If you want a lot of leftovers (they are great for sandwiches), use a seven-pound roast and multiply the seasonings by 1 1/2. Either way, have your butcher trim some of the fat, leaving about 1/4 inch for the best flavor. With this as your entrée, uncork a Cabernet Sauvignon.
- Yield
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- 4 garlic cloves
- 8 fresh sage leaves
- 4 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 4- to 5-pound boneless beef loin New York strip roast, fat trimmed to 1/4 inch
- With machine running, drop garlic into processor; blend until finely chopped. Add sage, thyme, oil, salt and pepper; process until paste forms.
- Pat meat dry with paper towels. Rub meat all over with herb paste. Cover; chill at least 3 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Place meat, fat side up, on rack in roasting pan. Roast meat 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Roast meat until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of meat registers 130°F for medium-rare, about 35 minutes (or 140°F for medium, about 40 minutes). Remove from oven; let stand 20 minutes. Cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices on platter.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories93
- Carbohydrates1 g(0%)
- Fat7 g(11%)
- Protein6 g(12%)
- Saturated Fat2 g(12%)
- Sodium80 mg(3%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber0 g(2%)
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It's time for another "W"ednesday Posts at the Magnolia-licious Challenge. Wednesdays are when the DT gals take turns showcasing the other stamps on our cards beside Magnolia stamps that the Magnolia-licious on-line store carries: Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studio, Penny Black or CandiBeans. Today it's Becky and I who are participating.
I've created this front-panel side-step card--I love this fancy fold style.
The stamped image that I am showcasing is from Wee stamps.
I've used my markers to colour the image.
I've added glitter to her wings. Don't know if you can tell in the picture above, so I've taken another picture from a different angle and I think the glitter shows up better here.
This adorable fairy is called Rowan Fairy and the stamp can be found at the Magnolia-licious on-line store HERE.
Have a look at the rest of the Wee Stamps Collection HERE.
Of course you can also find Magnolia stamps there--both full size and minis--as well as stamps from Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans. If you don't see the particular one that you're looking for, ask Diana is she can bring it in for you. Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey. Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases. Cool!
Challenges I am entering with this card:
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We often wonder how would that beautiful carpet stained glass in our living room or hall, often consulted in stores interior design looking for the typical carpet to match the furniture in the house.
However, today the trends are different, innovative moves. Already set aside the Carpet one color and if any, are intensely colored orange as one of the images. On the contrary, they bring great circles or stripes that anyone would fear not being able to locate them in any home environment. But filled with joy and light our interior decorating.
Environments may be accompanied by simple, simple furniture, without much scenery and be the protagonists of a totally illuminated by bright colors and festive and modern motifs.
They are a decorative accessory and inevitable in our living room and can capture the full attention of our guests.
They come in many textures, designs and colors to make our own the interior design the contrast of objects, furniture and environments. Today the key is to emphasize the joy and brightness of the rooms, apart from the harmony of pastel colors and old design concepts.
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LONDON, April 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (IGT) today announced that its 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F is now available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.IGT.com. IGT has filed the 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, accessible through its website at www.sec.gov.
IGT will provide to all holders of its securities a hard copy of its 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F, free of charge, upon request through its website or in writing to International Game Technology PLC, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 66 Seymour Street, Second Floor, London W1H 5BT.
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Prayer for Seniors in High School
Share the following prayer service from Marriage and Holy Orders: Your Call to Love and Serve with your students. It is especially appropriate for juniors preparing to be seniors and seniors at the time of graduation.
The last semesters of high school are filled with planning for the next stage in life. Which college will you attend? Which career will you prepare for? What will it be like to leave family and friends at home? How will you grow in a personal and adult faith? These are only some of the questions to consider on a regular basis. Pray often for a smooth transition from high school. Keep Christ close to your heart as you make these important decisions. On several occasions, pray using the following format.
Call to Prayer for Seniors in High School
Pray the following words or choose some similar words of your own. Construct your prayer around some specific situations arising in your final months, weeks, and days as a senior in high school.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Be with me today in my studies.
Improve my work habits.
Help me to learn to relax when taking exams so that I am able to test to my potential.
When I apply to colleges, allow me the chance to show the "real me" to those who make decisions.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Allow me to appreciate my friends.
Give me a moment to see their goodness.
Help me to be always faithful to these dear people I have grown up with since childhood.
Always give me the opportunity to stay close to my friends,
whether we are physically near or far apart.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Continue to inspire my teachers, counselors, and coaches who have inspired me.
In these last days of high school, give me the courage to truly follow their lessons.
Allow me the inspiration to thank them for their gifts with sincere appreciation.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Bless my parents and family.
They are everything to me.
They have modeled for me your life and love.
Keep them healthy and happy for many more years.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Help me find my way to my loving Father through his Son.
Share with me a sign of my calling.
Give me good ears to listen to your voice.
Give me the strength to follow your lead.
Scripture Reading
Slowly and prayerfully read the following Gospel passage from John 14:15-21. How is God with you now? How will you stay close to God after you graduate from high school? Listen carefully to Jesus' words.
A reading from the Gospel of John.
"If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him."
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Reflection Questions for High School Seniors
Read through the entire list of questions. Then go back and choose one question to spend time with in greater detail. Listen to what God is saying to you. Take notes in a notebook or prayer journal. Choose another question on a different occasion. Form your own questions having to do with your transition from high school. As your answers change, write your new answers.
What are my goals for my senior year in high school?
How can I better express my true self to my family and friends?
To whom do I need to say I am sorry?
Where do I see myself in five years?
What are my God-given talents?
How might I use my talents in a career?
How can I show my family I appreciate their love and care?
What do I need to do to learn to be more independent?
How can I improve my faith-life?
What can I do to be more active in the Church?
What kind of Catholic will I be when I get out of high school?
Who do I want to become?
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Pray an Act of Hope for your future life in college using these traditional words.
O God,
I hope with complete trust that you will give me,
through the merits of Jesus Christ, all necessary graces in this world
and everlasting life in the world to come,
for this is what you have promised
and you always keep your promises.
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