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1. Re: How to download other people's workbooks from Tableau publicCiara Brennan May 16, 2019 7:52 AM (in response to Laura Lin)
Hi Laura
Yes it's possible! Most people leave the default setting to allow the viz to be downloaded by others, however there is an option for them to toggle this off. For further details check out the FAQs
Tableau Public Frequently Asked Questions
Hope this helps
2. Re: How to download other people's workbooks from Tableau publicJim Dehner May 16, 2019 8:02 AM (in response to Laura Lin)
Hi Laura
Yes it is usually possible -
I encourage people to download form my public site - I keep a set of approaches to FAQ's on that site with HOW to instructions for that purpose -Tableau Public
feel free to download them to use as examples for your own needs
3. Re: How to download other people's workbooks from Tableau publicScott Teal May 16, 2019 11:15 AM (in response to Laura Lin)
Hi Laura,
Echoing Jim and Ciara, you can download workbooks (vizzes) from Tableau Public. Olga Tsubiks wrote a good blog post summarizing how to download workbooks, and how to manage your settings for download. In addition to that blog post, here are a few related tips:
How to download a workbook
Click on the download icon in the toolbar at the bottom of a viz. You can download any viz as an image, PDF, or Powerpoint. If the author has made the workbook and data available for download, you can also download the data, a crosstab, or twbx file.
How to manage your default download settings
You can change the default settings for workbooks you publish in the future. This will not apply to workbooks you have already published.
1. Sign in to your Tableau Public profile
2. In the top-right, hover over your profile image and click 'Settings'
3. In the Settings modal, turn on/off download and visibility preferences, click 'Save Changes'
How to change download settings for individual workbooks
Once you have published a workbook to your profile, you can modify the download settings for individual workbooks.
1. Click on the workbook from your profile you want to modify.
2. Below the viz (next to the title) click 'Edit Details'.
3. Turn on/off 'Allow workbook and its data to be downloaded by others'.
4. Click 'Save'
Credit the original author
If you happen to download another author's workbook for learning and publish to your own profile, give credit to the original author by adding a link to the original in the inspiration field (more info here).
4. Re: How to download other people's workbooks from Tableau publicLaura Lin May 16, 2019 11:36 AM (in response to Laura Lin)
Thank you very much! Works now!


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Companies that rethink wearables have re-envisioned how we live, work, play -- and in some cases -- sleep.
1. Thinx makes tampons nearly obsolete with its specially-designed liquid-absorbing line of underwear that took more than three years to develop.
2. Kokoon headphones use brainwave sensors to monitor when users fall into sleep and broadcasts white noise to protect that hard-earned rest.
3. Athos' athletic clothing contains sensors to measure muscle performance, heart rate and more. A corresponding app helps wearers understand the benefits -- or missteps -- of their workout.
4. Roar's tiny Athena device -- worn as a necklace or clipped to clothing -- is a security system for women. When held for three seconds, it sounds an alarm as loud as a freight train and alerts preset family and friends.
5. Swiss startup Ava is developing a wearable device to track fertility and help a woman better predict her window for conception each month.
6. Owlet's tiny sock tracks an infant's heart rate, oxygen level, temperature and sleep position -- and notifies parents of any concerns.
7. Smart collar Nuzzle keeps track of your pup -- it even buzzes you if he wanders off the lawn -- and the company helps owners sign up for affordable pet insurance.
8. The Moov fitness tracker focuses on movements and provides personalized coaching to make workouts better and safer.
9. Ringly is the anti-smartwatch: It's a ring with no buttons or screen, and it simply vibrates to alert you to noteworthy happenings on your device. More accessories and home features are coming this year.
10. Whoop is a fitness tracker for the pros. Subscriptions cost $500 to $5,000 a person (or a whole team's worth is $100,000); it monitors sleep, skin conductivity and heart rate, to analyze a body's ability to recover from a workout.

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There are limited food options when you're surrounded by sand and ocean. Unless you plan on harpooning yourself some fish or trepidatiously hitting up the concession stand, you'll be left hungry and hot. The hungry, of course, being worse than the hot. Which is why you should pack your own beach eats—foods best eaten sitting on a beach towel to a chorus of crashing waves.
Cool down with sparkling rhubarb lemonade tinged with mint, savor a soy sauce egg while taking in the scenery, and/or (but, really, and) bite into a baguette stuffed with slices of Spanish tortilla and slathered with aioli. The choice of beach eats is yours. Here are 15 shore-fire recipes that can't be beat.
Sparkling Rhubarb Lemonade by TheRunawaySpoon
Spicy, Smoky Homemade Kale Chips by Gena Hamshaw
How Do I Love Thee Muhammara? by Kitchen Butterfly
White Bean Dip with Fresh Herbs by Gena Hamshaw
Momofuku's Soy Sauce Eggs by Genius Recipes
Lacinato Kale and Mint Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing by dymnyno
My Mother's Potato Salad by Kenzi Wilbur
Quinoa Salad with Hazelnuts, Apple, and Dried Cranberries by darksideofthespoon
Scallion Ginger Noodles by Alexandra V. Jones
Bocadillo El Camino: Spanish Omelet Sandwich To Go by vvvanessa
Two-Pea Pesto Chicken Salad by Kendra Vaculin
Black Bean and Quinoa Veggie Burgers by Sonali aka the Foodie Physician
Matcha & Coconut Mochi Cake by Kendra Vaculin
Homemade Milano Cookies by Carey Nershi
Hippie Crispy Treats by Alanna
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Serving Size 2 scoops (66 g)
Energy/ Calories ................................................ 250 Cal (1050 kJ)
Total Protein...........................................................................25 g
Fat ...........................................................................................7 g
Linoleic Acid.......................................................................1.2 g
n-3 Linolenic Acid.............................................................0.14 g
Saturated Fatty Acid ..............................................................4 g
Carbohydrate .........................................................................22 g
Dietary Fibre..........................................................................5 g
Sugars ..................................................................................9 g
Sugar Alcohol ........................................................................5 g
Sodium .............................................................................680 mg
Potassium .........................................................................750 mg
Vitamin A .............................................................................. 50%
Vitamin D .............................................................................. 30%
Vitamin E .............................................................................. 40%
Vitamin C .............................................................................. 35%
Vitamin B1 ............................................................................ 45%
Vitamin B2 ............................................................................ 45%
Niacin ................................................................................... 45%
Vitamin B6 ............................................................................ 35%
Vitamin B12 .......................................................................... 25% Folacin.................................................................................. 40%
Pantothenic Acid ................................................................... 30%
Biotin ...............................................................................0.06 mg
Calcium ................................................................................ 35%
Phosphorus ........................................................................... 25% Iron....................................................................................... 20%
Iodine ................................................................................... 35%
Magnesium ........................................................................... 50%
Copper...............................................................................0.5 mg
Zinc ...................................................................................... 70%
Manganese ...........................................................................1 mg
Selenium .........................................................................0.02 mg Chromium......................................................................0.018 mg
Molybdenum ..................................................................0.025 mg
Additional Ingredients:
Whey Protein Concentrate and Isolate (microfiltered, undenatured) ... 32.7 g
Lecithin...................................................................................................4.1 g
PGX (PolyGlycopleX) (Amorphophallus konjac, sodium alginate, xanthan gum) ... 4 g
Medium Chain Triglycerides...........................................................2.3 g
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Dalek Time Strategist was a Dalek rank.
Biography Edit
One group of Dalek Time Strategists was under the command of the Dalek Time Controller. They were created by the Controller in Paris. (AUDIO: The Monster of Montmartre, Master of the Daleks)
After the Time Controller became part of the Eminence, the Dalek Supreme commissioned the creation of a new Time Strategist, based on Adelaine Dutemps. (AUDIO: Eye of Darkness)
The Last Great Time War Edit
The Dalek Time Strategist became a major player in the Last Great Time War. It informed the Dalek Emperor that there was a secret Time Lord base. It hoped that it could soon destroy Project Revenant. After the engine at the core was lost he devised a new strategy. (AUDIO: Desperate Measures)
Opposing the War Doctor Edit
Later in the War, he sent Lara Zannis to Earth to capture the Shadow Vortex. The Strategist wanted to invade the Earth in order to destroy it and stop the Doctor from meeting his companions, hopefully erasing him from the timelines. (AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex)
The Strategist sent the Daleks to Rovidia to capture Cardinal Ollistra, intending to steal her knowledge of Time Lord secrets. The Sontaran Fesk tricked the Strategist into meeting him and took the Strategist prisoner, disarming him. The Strategist was placed with Ollistra where they talked about the starting of the War. In the chaos caused by the rescue attempt of Ollistra by the War Doctor, Heleyna and Kalan, the Strategist was recovered by the Daleks. (AUDIO: The Eternity Cage)
The Strategist ordered the destruction of the Rovidian fleet after the Doctor left the planet. The Strategist believed that the Doctor had given the Daleks the means to win the war. It used Heleyna to gain access to the Eye of Harmony chamber within Vassarian's Battle TARDIS. It planned to use the Dalek Time Squad to attack the Eye and cause it to collapse to destroy the Time Lords. The Doctor stopped his plan by destroying the Eye of Harmony Chamber. After the Battle TARDIS disappeared from the vortex he ordered that all the timelines be scoured to find the Doctor and destroy him. (AUDIO: Eye of Harmony)
The Time Strategist ordered the destruction of the space station the Doctor had landed on as a way to kill him. Later, after he had saw Schandel's news report on the Doctor he ordered the complete destruction of Beltox. (AUDIO: Pretty Lies)
Learning that the Doctor had gone to Grend he ordered the fleet to go there regardless of the threat at the Obsidian Nebula. He later ordered the destruction of Rosata Traxter's ship in order to destroy the Doctor. When this failed he ordered the search of the Obsidian Nebula for the Doctor. After one of the Dalek Scout drones disappeared, he went into the nebula. Skaul gave him an ultimatum; the Time Strategist decided to give him the coordinates of where they were heading as the Daleks had to go back to the Battle at Grend. When he realised that the Time Lords weren't originally supposed to be there, he ordered them to leave as his prime objective was now ready. (AUDIO: The Lady of Obsidian)
He went to a dimensional sphere to start his final plan. He had sent the Enigma to Gallifrey to destroy the Time Lords. When the Doctor took his TARDIS to the same dimension as him he thought it wasn't possible. He had threatened the Enigma to do his work. When the Daleks powered up their weapon to destroy the Enigma, he realised that the TARDIS was absorbing energy from it. (AUDIO: The Enigma Dimension)
Appearance Edit
The Dalek Time Strategist active during the Time War possessed a casing similar to the Supreme Dalek of the New Dalek Empire (TV: The Stolen Earth / Journey's End) and the Supreme Dalek who controlled the Dalek City. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar) Unlike them, but like the Dalek Time Controller, its casing housed a Time Controller device. (AUDIO: Eye of Harmony)


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There's really nothing fancy about how I store my nail stuff. This is what you'll see on the middle shelf of my cupboard.
Yup, I just stand everything up in shallow boxes! The two on the right, where I keep all my polishes, are the box and the lid from a birthday card.. yknow you get those 3D decoupage cards from Clintons that come in fancy boxes? That. Then on the left is a shallow blue tin that some Color Institue lipglosses came in, where I keep my basecoats, topcoats and nail art pens. In front of that you can see my pile of nail wheels for swatching purposes, and a small black Maybelline makeup bag which was a 3 for 2 free gift in Superdrug forever ago. Not pictured is a little pink No7 makeup box which I think was a Christmas gift last year which I'll show you properly in a minute. I keep nail polish remover (I use Cutex Moisture Guard) and cotton wool pads on my desk because I'm forever changing my polish.
So here are my polishes. You can't see very much, and I don't have nearly as many as I liked to think I did XD but you can see that I more or less just roughly organise them by brand. The left box houses GOSH, OPI, Collection 2000, China Glaze, Eyeko, my special Konad polishes and a few others. The right box is Barry M, some other drugstore brands like Maybelline and Rimmel, George @ Asda and some others. You can see there's still a bit of space in the left box which I'm hoping to fill when the China Glaze Up & Away collection is released!
Nail art pens and base/topcoats. I really do neglect those pens, I feel a bit guilty D: haha. Some of my favourite topcoats include China Glaze's Wireless Holographic and Matte Magic, and OPI Designer Series topcoat.
As for what lives in the Maybelline makeup bag, it's just tools like cuticle sticks and my dotters, Q tips and nail glue, and a reeeally thin nail art brush. As for tools like clippers, scissors, files and such, they're more or less just scattered on my desk or stood up in my brush holders.
The pink box is where the majority of my nail art stuff lives. When you open the lid you'll find all my rhinestone/decoration wheels, and all my Konad image plates and stamper and scraper. In the drawer underneath, I keep all my foils, glitters and striping tape from DollarNailArt along with some nail stickers at the bottom and a torn up foundation sponge for if I want to do sponging.
Aaaand that's it! Like I said, nothing special – I've been searching for an afforable set of drawers to replace this makeshift box system for ages but I can't find anything that's the right size. I don't want drawers that are really deep… blah. How do you girls all store your stuff? I'd love to see!
Sorry to change the subject, but I want to know what's in the air at the boy's house – whenever I go there my nails seem to grow super super fast (maybe because I don't have to do loads of stupid housework and crap like I do at home)! When I came home from Colin's house just after New Year, I couldn't believe how much my nails had grown since I left. Unfortunately though they were really brittle and peeling/flaking at the tips (as a result of falling out of a good skin/nailcare routine when I spend a week away) so I had to cut them all down. :( Here's 2 Konadicures I've done since then.
I loooved this one. I tend to love anything with OPI Russian Navy! The stamping was done with Miss Sporty Zodiac from plate M65.
Here's what I'm sporting now (well, at the time of drafting this post. It will have undoubtedly changed, and potentially more than once, by the time I publish it in a few days time! Hehe). Base colour is Barry M Shocking Pink, and I used plate M63 to stamp the design in Eyeko Pretty Polish. I love how these look together, really girly and subtle. I made it look a little bit more grown up with China Glaze matte magic topcoat.
So, please let me know how you store your nail polish and stuff, and let me know if you have any ideas for me! I have been tempted to buy a nail polish rack before (like the ones Xsparkage has) but that would be too much of a dust magnet. Any other ideas?


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Growing up in Tennessee farm country, Carter spent countless hours on the local ponds, and fast became a dangerous quantity with a spinning rig and bait-caster. With dreams of becoming a tournament bass angler fixed in his mind, he would likely be on the bass circuit today had a fellow angler not one day put a fly rod in his hand.
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text: There are many techniques for healing that can be profoundly useful in our healing journeys and often we need to employ several at a time in order to create a life of joy, health and longevity. Each modality has different strengths and no single paradigm is a magic bullet for treating a specific symptom complex, even if it is prescribed by a true healer or medium. Tune in to find out what true healing is all about, and how you can achieve it using everything at your disposal!


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At the church in Highland this morning, a young man (homeschooler) showed me some action figures he modified to look like Ken Ham and Buddy Davis! I have attached two photographs showing the figures! He had Buddy Davis dressed in his "uniform," hat and all! He had me with one of our creation ties. Too fun!
I have attached a photograph showing part of the auditorium I spoke in today. People were very enthusiastic---lots of great testimonies. I spoke at the two services this morning and then had lunch with a number of teachers and their families---we had an extensive time of questions. We then had an early session at 4:30 pm---people were so hungry for the messages, most of those who attended the two evening sessions turned up for this early one as well. Altogether today I spoke six times---exhausting, but very rewarding when so many people come and tell me how much the ministry has meant to them---many telling me how they have been able to give answers to their children, and how thankful they are for this.
After just one day, we are already out of many of the main titles of books and certain DVDs! People "vacuumed" the resources off the tables. The people are very hungry for the information.
I know this is brief. It's 2:00 am and on Monday, I speak four times during the day---so I'd better get some sleep!
Thank you for your prayers---and thanks for stopping by,


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- Adjustable straps allow for carrying over the shoulder, as a small backpack or attaching to a bike or stroller
- Insulated Interior
- Extra back pocket for cutlery
- Machine washable (gentle)
- Easy clean removable insert
- Dimensions :10"W x 7.5"H x 3"D
How to clean a Raw Linen Bag
While the raw linen has a porous nature, tough stains such as ketchup just require a little bit of scrubbing to remove. The biggest advantage of the new products is that they can be completely immersed in water, making them machine washable and dishwasher safe. You can then simply lay them out to dry overnight. Putting them into a hot dryer is NOT recommended as it may shrink or melt certain materials in the bag.
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The BMP Is Part Tank, Part Taxi
The Soviets designed the vehicle to fight in a nuclear war
Uncategorized March 4, 2015 S.K. Au-Yeong 1
When the Cold War escalated in the 1950s, the United States and its European allies knew that the Warsaw Pact far outnumbered the alliance's own tanks, artillery and infantry.
Should the Soviets launch an invasion of Western Europe, the NATO armies expected — and planned—to use tactical nuclear weapons to make up for their inferior numbers.
This scenario gave rise to the Soviet BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle — a nimble, heavily armed but lightly protected infantry transport.
The disproportionate destruction that even a low-yield nuclear detonation could inflict on advancing armies made it suicidal for the Soviets to mass ground forces in huge numbers.
Instead, the Soviets would have to disperse their armies, but such a tactic would dilute the firepower they could bring to bear. The BMP was a compromise. It was fast, and could dish out firepower at the same time.
Existing armored infantry transports—such as the highly successful American M113—were merely combat taxis.
The M113s gave U.S. troops enough speed to keep up with tanks, but to be sure, the vehicles weren't meant to charge into battle. Instead, they'd drop off their passengers before encountering the enemy, then retreat to give covering fire with light weapons—typically a single machine gun.
The tracked BMP-1, which entered Soviet army service in 1969, was far more heavily armed than its contemporaries—and gave Soviet motor rifle units self-sufficient firepower if they dispersed in expectation of a nuclear strike.
The BMP-1 featured a tiny, one-man turret armed with the 73-millimeter 2A28 Grom—a low-pressure cannon that could fire spin-stabilized rocket projectiles, and penetrate the frontal armor of most 1960s-era tanks.
Even more threatening to armored and fortified adversaries was a launch rail for the wire-guided 9M14M Malyutka anti-tank guided missile, which had a maximum range of three kilometers. The BMP-1 also had a 7.62-millimeter PKT co-axial machine gun.
Another novel feature of the BMP-1 was the inclusion of firing ports in its sides and rear doors, so soldiers could shoot their rifles from inside—without leaving or opening any roof hatches. This was crucial, since the anticipated post-nuclear battlefield scenarios of the time guaranteed a gloomy, radioactive death for dismounted soldiers.
Troops aboard the BMP-1 could attach fume extractors and spent-cartridge deflectors to their AKM and AK-74 rifles, which made shooting from within the vehicle's cramped interior a more tolerable enterprise.
The Egyptian and Syrian armies first used the BMP-1 in combat during the 1973 war with Israel. Six years later, these vehicles saw their first battles under Soviet command in Afghanistan.
But these conventional and guerrilla conflicts quickly exposed the BMP-1's shortcomings — including fatally thin armor and deficient armaments.
One theory held that if the BMP-1 was going to keep up with fast-moving Soviet tanks in a contaminated, nuclear-devastated Europe, there would be few survivors left outside the BMPs to offer much resistance. This thinking influenced the designers' emphasis on mobility and amphibious capability, while sacrificing armor.
Against both Israeli troops and Afghan guerrillas in a non-nuclear setting, the BMP-1's armor plating offered little protection against rocket launchers from any angle, or from heavy machine gun fire directed toward the flanks and rear.
The vehicle's reserve fuel tanks sat near the rear exit doors. If shrapnel penetrated and ignited those tanks, the doors became a fire exit—in a literal sense.
BMPs didn't fare very well against land mines, either. The vehicle's sloping, boat-shaped underside often caused tilt-rod activated mines in Afghanistan to explode once the driver's compartment passed directly over the devices. And crew conditions in the blazing hot Middle Eastern and Afghan summers were intolerable.
As for the BMP-1's weapons, the Grom cannon lacked stabilizers. This made the rocket rounds highly inaccurate, and winds easily blew the rounds off course.
The gun's autoloader had a painfully slow rate of fire, and the weapon's poor elevation of 33 degrees made it impossible to shoot at Afghan guerrillas shooting down from the mountains.
The Malyutka missile was devastating to Israeli armor when fired from difficult-to-spot infantry mounts near ground level. But it was difficult to fire from the BMP-1's external launch rail, as the driver had to expose himself to reload the weapon.
This early-generation, wire-guided missile used a MCLOS — or manual command line-of-sight—guidance system, in which the user manipulated a thumbstick to give course corrections to the missile while in flight.
But operating the MCLOS was a maddening task while under fire inside the BMP's tiny turret.
These weaknesses added up, so the Soviets hastened production of the superior BMP-2 in 1977. From 1985 onwards, these upgrades supplanted the earlier versions in Afghanistan. The BMP-2 retained the hazardous rear-door mounted fuel tanks, had marginally tougher armor and carried seven passengers instead of eight. But it's weapons were vastly better.
A larger two-man turret replaced the maligned Grom low-pressure gun with a stabilized 2A42 30-millimeter automatic cannon, which featured an impressive 74-degree elevation. This gave the vehicle an accurate and lethal weapon against personnel, armored vehicles, helicopters and—most importantly for Afghanistan—hostile mountaintop positions.
The BMP-2 threw out the unpopular Malyutka missile in favor of either an AT-4 Spigot or AT-5 Spandrel. These missiles used electronic SACLOS—or semi-automatic command—guidance systems, which made them easier to aim and direct toward targets.
Both the BMP-1 and BMP-2 have fought heavily in wars since the end of the Soviet-Afghan conflict, and most recently in Syria. Government forces have used them to fight the rebels — and the rebels have used captured BMPs against the Assad regime.
The Syrian army has upgraded many of their BMPs to include reactive armor panels, sheet metal and wire cages for enhanced protection against shoulder-fired rocket launchers. And Syrian BMPs have gone into battle armed with salvaged crew-served weapons, including anti-aircraft cannons.
Strangely enough, Russia's extravagantly armed BMP-3—which boasts a 100-millimeter 2A70 gun and missile launcher, a co-axial 30-millimeter 2A72 automatic cannon and three PKT machine guns—has been in Russian service since 1987. But it hasn't seen any significant combat action compared to its predecessors.


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Residential Monitoring Packages
For round the clock alarm monitoring Brexons Ltd systems can be connected to and monitored by our alarm receiving centre (ARC).
Only professionally installed and maintained alarm systems can be connected to an ARC. Choosing Brexons Ltd gives you access to a wide range of monitoring services which means that signals sent to the ARC from your system will be dealt with in the appropriate manner, whether it's a fire, intruder, panic or open or close signal, you know that your alarm will not be ignored even if you are not around to hear it yourself. The following monitoring services are available dependent upon the level of risk and budget.
Speech / Text Dialler
This is the simplest means of monitoring, using an existing phone line upon activaton of the alarm it calls or texts you or your nominated keyholders. This method is not suitable to summon the emergency services. Digital Communicator (Residential) This is single path signalling and is a cost effective way of monitoring and probably the most widely used. The digital communicator can either be connected to an existing phone line or a dedicated line for more security. Upon activation of the alarm it sends alarm signals to the ARC. The operator at the ARC will then take the appropriate action depending on the type of signal received. The ARC can call the keyholders subject to the system meeting the required standards or the key holders only.
Dual Path Signalling (Commercial)
There are various suppliers of dual path signalling such as BT RedCare GSM, WebWayOne 2424, Emizon 21 and DualCom. These dual path signalling methods normally use a landline and radio (GSM) network. If either path is compromised or goes down the ARC will be alerted and the keyholders called. If both paths go down the keyholders will be alerted. Dual path signalling is more secure than single path signalling and is the preferred choice of insurance companies. To achieve confirmation 2 separate detectors must be activated within a given time frame. The ARC will filter the signals and only pass 'confirmed' signals to the Keyholder. Brexons Ltd have chosen East Midlands Central Station (EMCS) to provide our monitoring services, we work in close partnership with EMCS to ensure our customers get the best service.
Customer Management Tool
EMCS provide an alarm management tool, NetPort, which is available to all customers completely free of charge. It can be accessed 24hours, 7days a week, via a secure internet link (much like internet banking). With varying access levels available, it potentially allows users complete administrational control: the ability to place systems on and off test, to view alarm history and it also has reporting facilities which assist with false alarm management. WAPport, again provided free of charge, allows limited access via your mobile telephone.
EMCS Accreditations
EMCS is fully accredited having been awarded the NSI Gold award for Intruder and Fire monitoring as well as monitoring to BS8418 for CCTV systems. We are also registered with the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) and are active members of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA)


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Verizon Communications has shown tremendous growth in all the areas of their services along with revenue, here is a brief review for their success.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) currently claimed powerful first-quarter 2013 revenue growth, powered by record margins from Verizon Wireless along with ongoing strong cashflow and also year-over-year earnings raises with regard to wireless, FiOS as well as strategic enterprise services.
Verizon documented 68 cents with EPS in first-quarter 2013, a good 15. 3 % growth in contrast to first-quarter 2012 revenue of 59 cents for each share. There have been zero modifications in both quarters
"Verizon is off to an excellent start in 2013," said Lowell McAdam, Verizon chairman and CEO. "Our strategic investments in wireless, wireline and global networks have given us the platforms to sustain momentum and take advantage of growth opportunities in key markets for broadband, video and cloud services. With ongoing improvements in operating efficiency, we expect continued growth in free cash flow and earnings as we move through the year."
Verizon Wireless Provides Best Earnings, Strong Customer in addition to Profits Increase
Within first-quarter 2013, Verizon Wireless provides solid progress with retail postpaid internet upgrades in addition to earnings; a growth in smartphone penetration; and also the top segment EBITDA margin in services earnings (non-GAAP) in the history of the organization -- surpassing the last high in third-quarter 2012.
Wireline Reports Extended Powerful FiOS Consumer as well as Profits Expansion
Verizon's Wireline segment claimed extended powerful FiOS consumer, market share in addition to revenue increase in first-quarter 2013, bringing about all round progress in buyers earning.


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Job Description
A leading B2B media and publishing firm are looking for a Senior Marketing Executive to join their Marketing & Communications team, based in Central London. Reporting into the Head of Marketing, you will be responsible for supporting campaign execution and client servicing as well as being the go to point of contact between all internal business teams and the client.
Key responsibilities of the Senior Marketing Executive:
- Campaign management and reporting on campaign performance
- Briefing agencies
- Managing events and webinars
- Project management and client coordination
- Email marketing
- Social media support
- Public relations
- Business development and client management
Key skills and experience of the Senior Marketing Executive:
- Strong MS office skills across PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel
- Solid copy writing and copy editing skills
- Comfortable dealing with senior stakeholders
- Experience using Google Analytics
- Strong background in social media management
- Agency background is advantageous
- Must have a strong understanding of content marketing and events marketing


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Leaders in high-quality staging for hire and purchase, MEGADECK are Australia's staging specialists. Australian owned and operated, Megadeck Australia are currently seeking to employ a dedicated stage technician, preferably with industry experience. The successful candidate will be a person who wants to make an immediate contribution to the company and is seeking career progression.
- Be Punctual and reliable
- Be available to work nights and weekends
- Capable of prolonged physical activity
- Be able to accurately follow procedures & instructions
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Reasonable computer literacy
- Ability to coordinate tasks and perform jobs in an efficient manner
- Proficient in picking, packing and moving equipment safely
- Ability to deal with competing priorities
- Possess a positive, motivated and outgoing attitude.
- Ability to prioritise upcoming calendar.
- Provide excellent customer service and be able to communicate in a clear and courteous manner.
- Be able to work well in a team environment.
- Be able to work well autonomously and when under supervision.
- Must hold a current driver's license
- Forklift license and First Aid Certificate would be an advantage.
- Any set building or construction experience is a plus
- Organizing rental jobs in and out, responsible for number count when picking and packing.
- Ensuring that all barcoded equipment is scanned out before leaving the warehouse, and scanned back in at the completion of the hire. Account for all non-barcoded equipment before leaving the warehouse and when it is returned.
- Deliver, Install and Dismantle, Collect equipment for events.
- Safely loading and unloading vehicles.
- Maintaining all rental equipment to a high standard.
- Liaising with internal departments and customers regarding deliveries, discrepancies, and shortages.
- Follow WH&S standards.
- Maintaining the warehouse and all tools and machinery in a clean & tidy manner.
- Working with our carpentry/manufacturing departments from time-to-time to help complete custom builds.
This is a full-time long-term position. Competitive salary + super + bonus + overtime.
Please forward your resume with accompanying cover letter to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Features October 2017 Issue
On Whether Being a Therapy Dog is Safe for Your Pet — and for the Patients She Visits
Tufts survey reveals alarming gaps in both animal and patient safety.
But a new Tufts study led by veterinary nutritionist Deborah Linder, DVM, MS, DACVN, and colleagues just published in the American Journal of Infection Control provides evidence that those visited by therapy dogs — especially the elderly and those with compromised immune systems — are put at risk by a lack of rules about a therapy dog's vaccination status and other health parameters. Likewise, lax rules potentially compromise dogs' safety.


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Navy Burgundy Double-Faced Spot Scarf
Additional Information
Product Details
- 100% Polyester
- 30cm x 180cm
- Dry clean only
- Catalogue Number - 58832
Delivery Options
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AUS Returns
We hope that you'll be pleased with your choice of TM Lewin products but if you're not then please note that if you return your products to us from Australia it will be at your own risk and cost. Please use airmail only. If the goods are faulty we will be happy to refund the full return costs once we have received and inspected them.
Please note that hemmed trousers cannot be returned for a refund or exchange unless faulty.


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Following up her cover for the magazine, Vogue has released a video of Lupita Nyong'o showing off her braiding skills on six of her best friends. Is there nothing this woman can't do?
In the video, Nyong'o talks about how when she was a college student in the U.S., she went into New York City to get her hair braided, but was "morbidly disappointed" with how they did it. After that, when Nyong'o returned home to Kenya for the summer, she had an aunt who owns a hair salon teach her. Now it's a passion.
"What I love about my hair texture and this kind of hair is you can do all sorts of interesting angular shapes with it," Nyong'o says. "Braiding just tells a story. It's just like sculpting the locks, really."
"Your hair is your frame," she adds. "It's so important. You know, if you jack someone's hair up, the world sees it."


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A Credit Card Surprise for Me!November 29th, 2012 at 02:46 am
I have only 1 credit card left to pay off which I had believed was at 18.99% APR. I made a payment of $36.46, which I thought would get me from $1,698.82 to $1,689.24. Well I signed onto my account, and low and behold the balance was $1,662.36! This was WAY below what I thought it would be.
So I did some math (using the tools here on savingadvice.com) and I discovered that my current APR for this credit is 0%!! OMG! I had NO idea that I had a 0% APR! The last time I checked it was over a year ago (basic training and now deployed). I have no access to the statements (they don't put them online) and it doesn't tell you what the APR is on the website, only the current amount due, past due, minimum payment and the ability to make a payment. It's a very basic site.
My plan will still have me paying off the card by March 2013 but that was with an 18.99% APR projection. Now that I know it is a 0% APR I'll won't have to pay any interest fees! YAY ME!!


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Website SKYMAXIndustrie Skymax Industries
Leading People and Technology to the Highest Level
SECURITY ARCHITECT w/Identity Minder for CA
Identity Minder Architect
Experienced Identity and Access Management Engineering position with the task of designing, implementing and supporting an enterprise wide CA IDM system.
- Experience with the latest version of CA IdentityMinder including the following feature areas:
- User provisioning and de-provisioning
- Customized approval workflows
- User self-service
- ConfigXpress, PolicyXpress, and ConnectorXpress
- Experience with companion technologies such as CA SiteMinder, CA GovernanceMinder is a strong plus
- Authorized to work in the US for any employer
- Demonstrated working knowledge of web servers, clients and browsers, LDAP directories, and Oracle or Microsoft Server databases
- Knowledge of common network services and protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, HTTPS, VPN
- Solid Windows & Unix skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of common programming practices
- Experience with Web application servers, SAML, XML, SOAP and web services is strongly preferred
- Network topology design, security, performance and fault tolerant architecture experience is a plus
- Ability to customize Identity Manager UI is a plus
- SAML/Federation is a plus
Must have the skills required to evaluate business process and application software, which effect the integrity, functionality, and reliability of the bank's network and systems.
Experience with :
- Lean Six sigma
- IT risk management
- Governance, Risk and Compliance tools & processes
Location: Monteray, CA
Duration: 3 – 6 mths+
To apply for this job email your details to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Vivid Creative has been providing the building blocks of success to its diverse clientele here in the Metro Phoenix area and across the country for more than 16 years.
Through a practical straight forward approach, Vivid Creative can anticipate and deliver the creative elements that your company or organization needs most.
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First comes love, then the ring, followed by well wishes, wedding blogs and Pinterest. Finally, there are phone calls, meetings with wedding professionals and bridal shows, where the euphoria turns to panic as you realize your projected wedding budget won't make it past your first two or three contract signings.
Just like when you purchase a car or a house, you'll set a budget, then quickly realize your budget won't cover your wish list. Not only that, but when you start looking, you learn about options you never knew existed, but once you know they exist, you can't imagine living without them.
There are two basic ways to establish your wedding budget:
- Decide on the type and size of wedding you want, and then determine how much money will be required to foot the bill. If you guess wrong, you'll have to decide whether to raise your budget or switch to option two.
- Decide how much money you have to spend on your wedding, and then assign a certain percentage of the money to each expense category. Assign more money to items which are important to you, and less money to those items which are a low priority to you. You just need to be realistic about the amounts you're allocating to your high priority items, so you can still cover the costs of your lower priority items. If you can't stretch your budget, you'll need to trim either or guest list or your wish list.
Whichever budgeting method you choose, just be sure to stay within your means. You don't want your honeymoon to be the last big trip you take until your kids graduate from college!
If you need guidance with your budgeting, check out our Wedding in a Flash. Even if you don't think planning services will fit into your budget, this affordable tool will help equip you to go it alone.


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On Saturday 24/6/17 The Regency Dance Centre will be hosting a Summer Ball in aid of The Dancers' Forget-Me-Not Fund
The evening features dancing to The Beeston Big Band, Dance Demonstration and Buffet. Another highlight of the evening will be a Raffle, proceeds of which will help to raise much needed funds. Any sponsors for the evening or any other kind donations for the raffle would be gratefully received.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.


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Almost all page layout scenarios can be accomplished using from 1 to 3 column layout but occasionally you run into a situation where you would like to be able to edit content above or below these 3 columns. To accomodate this there is support for 2 optional extra content placeholders in the layout.master file of the skin. The skin named ramblingsoul-5contentpanes (found in the extra-skins.zip download) illustrates this feature by putting one above and one below the 3 center columns.
<asp:Panel ID="divAlt1" runat="server" CssClass="altcontent1">
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<asp:Panel ID="divAltContent2" runat="server" CssClass="altcontent2">
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="altContent2" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
If these are present in the layout.master they will show up in the PageLayout page and in the Content Manager Publishing page as options and you can place content instances into them. If you later change to a skin that does not have these optional content panes the content will be rendered in the center.
Note this feature is for advanced scenarios, its really not recommended to use these unless you have a specific need for them. It doesn't make sense for example to put a blog in the header or footer and this is true of other features too. The bottom line is if it makes sense for what you are trying to do then use it but don't post in the forums asking why it doesn't look right if you put your blog in the header.
Note that if these panels don't have content instances in them, they will be hidden by default. If you want to always show them even when they have no content instances in them, you can set these properties on StyleSheetCombiner control in your layout.master file:
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I know we talked a little bit about this on the AoE thread, but I thought it best to open up a new discussion for this game specifically.
For those who don't know about the game, it's an free-to-play/freemium rts where you can build up your choice ancient civilization.
Check it out.
Now, that we all know about it now, anybody playing it?
What are your thoughts and how do you think it holds up the mantle of the past AoE games?
And more importantly, what's your screenname?
(I'm ArchAngelx85 on the Abydos realm)


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Before I continue on with thoughts during Kobe day, a little sumthin – sumthin evolved from mere rumour to 'actually gonna happen', and it just cannot be ignored:
Continue reading "Biggest Thing To Happen At Araneta Since Ali?"
Gary's Basketball Blog
Before I continue on with thoughts during Kobe day, a little sumthin – sumthin evolved from mere rumour to 'actually gonna happen', and it just cannot be ignored:
Continue reading "Biggest Thing To Happen At Araneta Since Ali?"
Ok taking off from the last post, the next day started with lunch and a 12nn press conference. Fantastic kudos is due the organisers because I still very clearly remember the mayhem of 2007 when the presscon was at a Makati Shangrila ballroom. There were at least 300 ~ 500 press, approximately ten times more than yesterday's and the moment they opened the doors all hell broke loose and publications like Agency France Press, Kyodo News mixed with local networks rushed to the best spot they could and stayed there despite repeated requests by security and hotel staff to move. I wouldn't be surprised if there were near scuffles as no one wanted to budge an inch and as a result we were delayed at least an hour. This time however it was smooth as silk. We all fit in Manila Pen's Conservatory, a relatively small venue and he was in and out within an hour.
Now what follows is an amazing stroke of luck so pay attention. The moment I got into the Conservatory, I opted to plant my laptop on top of one of those circular tables at the side to just type up whatever I could hear of what he says. I already had a good photographer with me so I didn't have to squeeze with the others and I had no plans of asking him questions since I was sure the other press would at least ask one or two intelligent ones worth publishing (although someone STILL insists on wasting time asking him if he's tried adobo. WHY IN HELL do we keep asking foreigners to try adobo? It reeks of being unprepared to ask him more relevant questions, and there are many!).
At any rate, here I was busy in front of my laptop when I realized there wasn't anyone beside me. Security had cordoned the photographers, then I realized why: Kobe was going to pass right in front me on his way towards the stage! The irony was inexplicable. Here I was assuming I'd be the farthest from him, when it turned out he was only going to be an arm's length away. It occurred to me to try not to call attention to myself so they wouldn't spot me and kick me out of there so I tried my best to blend in with the hotel's wallpaper.
So it was all a matter of time until:
The quality of questions varied from the the logical, the expected and the (as a good friend describes it) asinine, in reference to the adobo question. Later on, he was asked the adobo question again at Araneta. If I had a nickel for every time a Pinoy asks a foreigner if he's had adobo in lieu of more pertinent information I'd have a lot of nickels. We have just GOT to stop asking this question because neither the person asking, the person being asked and especially the reading and watching public really care about this, period.
Some of the more pertinent ones were:
And so on.
The sound wasn't too good where I was and besides the people around me were chatting ceaselessly so that made it all the more harder to write down notes. At any rate I learned a lot of important stuff. Just the quashing of the Kobe + Rose + KD against Smart Gilas rumour was good enough copy.
It was amazing to see how excited everyone was. Even the waiters and hotel staff struggled to concentrate on their work and keep from giggling like little schoolgirls even before he even came in the room. Everyone was so excited and we had all worked ourselves to a tizzy. It was an amazing experience and we we still had 2 more events to cover after this.
I need to wrap this up right now to get on with other work. It looks like I won't be able to finish this all in 2 posts so I'm assuming I'll do 5, writing when I can. We're off to an Iloilo vacay tom (July 15th), so I'll try to write when I find internet. Later!
I've had the incredible fortune of having covered Kobe in 2007, 2009 and again this year. Every year I wonder how he's going to top the last one. Turns out I need not have worried because last night was an awesome experience the local basketball world will not soon forget. I will try my best to write about the 2 day experience of being with the press as we 'picked up' Kobe from the airport, attended his press conference at the Manila Pen, watched him train (or at least, try to train) a few kids at Gawad Kalinga Taguig, and finally watched him play with a UAAP Nike Selection vs. Smart Gilas.
I got tons of pics, and my memory's still fresh ready to be typed up. But before all that, here's a nice teaser to whet your appetite just in case you're not feeling it yet.
Press Release as follows:
Nike brings Kobe Bryant back to Manila
June 2011 – Nike Philippines announced today that Kobe Bryant will return to Manila for the third time on July 13, 2011 to kick off his five-city tour. Manila will be his first stop before moving on to Seoul and various cities in China.
"Nike is proud to bring Kobe Bryant back to Manila. In his last two visits, Kobe was able to connect with a lot of young Filipino athletes, encouraging them to fulfill their dreams through sport like he did,†said Nike Philippines Country Marketing Manager, Mae Dichupa. "As part of our commitment to basketball and young Filipino athletes, Nike continuously develops campaigns that will encourage them to reach for their sports dreams. Kobe's visit is a testament to this. Though very brief, his one-day visit will definitely inspire Filipino athletes who look up to him.â€Â
Got this a few days ago, exciting news for Kobe / Nike collectors out there:
Continue reading "Get A Chance To Win A Nike Kobe Bryant – Aston Martin Edition Shoe"
Left my niggaz house paid
Picked up a girl been tryin to do since the twelfth grade
It's ironic, I had the blunt she had the chronic
The Lakers beat the Supersonics
This video of Kobe getting post up tips from Hakeem Olajuwon is from all the way back in Oct. 09, but is one for the ages.
Continue reading "The Most Awesome Basketball Video On YouTube"
Man it's been busy as heck and this post is way delayed, so let's just get it done and wrap this baby up. Here are some of my remaining pics of Kobe's visit.
So as I mentioned last time we went ahead of everyone else to Ultra (Philsports Arena) and this is what greeted us, empty stands and the hosts just hanging out.
I took around 90 pics from Kobe's Manila visit yesterday so it'd be such a pity if I didn't publish them all. So I decided to break it down into three parts in chronological order as the day went on. Here's the first, starting morning of the 21st at the Press Conference, Manila Pen, Makati.


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Museums in Shanghai
Shanghai is the most populous city in the world, situated on the Yangtze River Delta and bounded to the east by the East China Sea. Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to trade and its favourable port location. The 1842 Treaty of Nanking and the 1844 Treaty of Whampoa allowed the city to flourish as a centre of commerce between China and other parts of the world.
In the 1990s, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, which has since re-emerged as a hub for international trade and finance. It is the home of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, one of the world's largest by market capitalization.
Shanghai is popular for its museums and historic buildings, such as those along The Bund, as well as the City God Temple and the Yu Garden. Shanghai has many world-class museums of interest and below is a list of some of the significant museums in Shanghai.
Shanghai's Museums
- Shanghai Museum
- Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
- Shanghai Natural History Museum
- Aurora Art Museum
- City: Shanghai
- Chinese: 上海市
- Country: People's Republic of China (PRC)
- Settled: c. 4000 BC
- Metro Population: 34 million
Shanghai's Museums
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song."
– Chinese Proverb
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Far too often when it comes to experimental art/musical groups, the balance of their attention tends to fall too far toward the art side of the spectrum, at the expense of the actual songs. But in the case of "Ran Ran Run" from Brooklyn's Pavo Pavo, the two work here in harmonious balance. Not that there's anything exactly harmonious about the visual aspect of the piece.
"I was thinking about leisure society in the early 20th century–country club and beach culture where the only item on the agenda is to do some simple activity or game," Director Pierre_xoxo, of the collective Swimmers says. "I find that whole world very surreal. It sort of exists in this alternate reality that is very similar to ours but different because people don't have the same responsibilities of daily life. That surrealness also exists in science fiction, which inspired the more abstract blue light sections of the video. We drew on the fashion photography of Tim Walker, who creates another kind of surreality by staging subjects in awkward off-kilter poses."
Eliza Bagg, the group's vocalist, pulled off most of those poses in the video. The song, she says, is about "the joys and sorrows of growing up, the awareness of impermanence and change."
"Time is a hole in my waterbed," she sings.
She felt like the video brought them to another world, as well.
"In the video we pass through some kind of portal into a completely manufactured reality — a space that is intense but also playful, full of stark contrasts and extremes, of color, texture, mood. We're somewhere between children and adults, literally dressing up, playing, play-acting, trying on the guises of who me might be. Actually a theme throughout this record is that the whole prospect of becoming an adult involves a little bit of fantasy — reaching for a possible world or possible self, and aiming for magic, for something over the top, fantastical."
Pavo Pavo's Young Narrator in the Breakers will be released on November 11th, 2016.


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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Call of Ports :: Ports of Call
In the last couple weeks, I decided to bite the bullet and get new ports. I knew I had to, really. In an effort to hit a price point in the 1970's, Cape Dory installed plastic ports rather than bronze on their 28 footer; my model boat. After a couple years, with the plastic ports somewhat unpopular and likely making little difference on the overall price, Cape Dory went back to bronze. My ports were showing their age and one was damaged. For a water tight cabin, in the rain or in a storm at sea, I needed to replace the ports.
I removed the old ports and began replacing some soggy wooden spacers with epoxy. This week, I ordered three car payments worth of new ports. Bronze was out of the question because of the cost. I ordered six 5" x 12" Tri Matrix ports from New Found Metals in Port Townsend, WA. The company rents out a drill template and sells the appropriate counterbore. The ports are reinforced composite with stainless steel hardware. It will be nice to have bristol looking ports with fresh screens. I still have to replace two larger ports but I'm having trouble finding something the same size. This may require some fiberglass work on the cabin to accomodate ports that are smaller in one or the other dimension.
Also last week, I mapped out all the backing plates I need for deck hardware. Cape Dory has a good reputation for building very solid boats. I have not, however, been impressed with the way my deck hardware is attached. In almost all cases, backing of deck hardware was either inadequate or nonexistent. It was this latter that concerned me the most. I have cut out plywood and hardboard blanks that will be epoxy coated and then laminated together for proper backing.
In other small news, I ripped out the cabinetry in the head. The sink countertop was rotten from one of those leaky ports, and the medicine cabinet was in the way of getting at the chainplate bolts. The face of the hanging locker may be next. It, like the other cabinetry, is in teak-ish paneling and is kind of dark. I may add some white panels here and also in the main cabin to brighten up the place.
Here's keeping my fingers crossed for good weather on Thursdays and Fridays.
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I can't remember a time in my life when I wasn't aware of God or in love with the idea of Him. My grandmother was a Hungarian immigrant and a devout Catholic. She loved me and wanted me to know who I was and whose I was.
My early memories are of attending 5:30 AM mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The grandeur of God filled the sanctuary as I quietly paged through her prayer book, counted the beads on her rosary, and carefully arranged her holy cards. She made sure I was raised and educated in the faith and she taught me to be faithful as I observed her example.
She planted a seed in me and it blossomed into new life the day after I graduated from Purdue University. It was on that day in 1980, I completely surrendered my life to Jesus Christ.
Just as it was for the psalmist, it was true for me.
"God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to His eyes."
Psalm 18:24, The Message
In the rewrite of my heart He changed my ambition to His. And so far the story has been exceedingly and abundantly more than I could have ever dreamed. I've seen members of my family restored to Christ. In 1981, I married the love of my life and best friend, Dale. We delight in our daughter Zoë, and her husband Matt. Our joy unspeakable comes as we watch God beautifully direct their life.
In 2010, Dale and I were wrecked by a crazy love for 138 orphans in Jeremie, Haiti. Through our church, Long Hollow Baptist and in partnership with the Global Orphan Project and El Shaddai Ministries, we are compelled by love to go to Haiti and serve the children often.
Everyday we give thanks to the One we follow and the adventure of His plan in our life.
My professional journey has been rich and rewarding. I spent 22 years growing and learning from some of the finest retail professionals ever employed at Federated Department Stores. They rewarded my service with promotions and gave me the opportunity to lead others through many years of change and growth.
Then we followed the call to Ann Arbor where I joined the leadership team of Borders Inc. After two years, I was told I would assume the role of president in 2000. God gave me the strength, grace, and courage to step into the task. Then He gave me the wisdom to understand the values of vision, initiative, focus, responsibility, and attitude. It was there I learned how to see the God-given gifts in others and my role in unwrapping them for His glory. There are no words for the inside-out work God did in me during those blessed years in Ann Arbor.
At the start of a new year in 2004, I followed the God-designed plan to leave my post at Borders and invest the next year fully focused on my daughter and family. That year unfolded like a love letter from God. Once Zoe left for college, He sent us to Nashville, TN where I became the chief publishing officer for Thomas Nelson Publishers. I will always be in awe of the privileges and people who were woven into my life through that experience.
I am passionate about the God-inspired truth He pumps into the hearts of His children and excited that I was born for such a time as this. He's kept me in the business of getting His message, as it is placed in my heart and the hearts of others, out into this world. That passion led me to serve with an amazing team as a partner for The A Group – Brand Development. Those two years of my life were transforming.
As the current president and CEO of the Christian Leadership Alliance, I lead an organization that exhorts, equips, and empowers Christian leaders to think biblically and lead effectively as faithful stewards in the service of Jesus Christ. Our call and vision are to see every Christian in leadership empowered for excellence to the glory of Christ, our Lord. Today we impact the leadership of over 4,5oo organizations around the world.
I celebrate being born for such a time as this and embrace how technology enables God's people to be His light online. I'm delighted you've stopped by here. Toni and I pray our work inspires, equips, and encourages you to make Jesus known through your daily digital presence.
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Penny Lane's documentary "Nuts!" has been set for a theatrical release in June through Michael Tuckman's mTuckman Media, Variety has learned exclusively.
The film won the Special Jury Award for Editing for Lane and Thom Stylinski at this year's Sundance Film Festival. It will open at New York City's Film Forum on June 22, followed by a platform release in select cities across America throughout the summer.
"Nuts!" centers on John Romulus Brinkley, a Kansas doctor who in 1917 discovered that he could cure impotence by transplanting goat testicles into men. "Nuts!" traces Brinkley's rise from poverty and obscurity to the heights of celebrity, wealth and influence as he transplanted thousands of goat testicles, amassed an enormous fortune, invented junk mail and the infomercial and built the world's most powerful radio station.
The film received notice last when Lane wrote a widely circulated letter to Tribeca Film Festival criticizing the inclusion of "Vaxxed," blasting the festival for putting its credibility at risk and calling director Andrew Wakefield a "disgraced quack." The festival decided on March 26 to pull the film from its lineup.
"My contribution to the conversation about quackery and documentary film is this film, which, unlike a Facebook post, took almost eight years to make," Lane said. "I made the film because I care deeply about this issue and I wanted to understand exactly how quacks like Andrew Wakefield operate and why we fall for them."
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Amazon picked up the SVOD rights in February. "Nuts!" will be screening at nine upcoming festivals: Hot Docs, Full Frame, San Francisco, Ashland, Sarasota, Calgary Underground, Cleveland, BAFICI and Holland Animation Film Festival.
The film was produced by Cartuna, a digital media brand focused on animated comedy for adults. Cartuna is currently working on the R-rated animated feature "The Adventures of Drunky," starring Sam Rockwell, Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Coogan, Nina Arianda, Dave Attell and Tyler the Creator.


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Black Sabbath released their 9th LP "Heaven and Hell" on April 25, 1980. This wa…
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Black Sabbath released their 9th LP "Heaven and Hell" on April 25, 1980. This was their first album with Ronnie James Dio as their singer.
Dio, who replaced Ozzy Osbourne, was first introduced to Sabbath's Tony Iommi in 1979 by Sharon Arden, who would later marry the band's then-recently fired vocalist Osbourne.
At first, Dio and Iommi discussed forming a new band, rather than a continuation of Black Sabbath. The two then met again by chance at The Rainbow on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles later that year. They both were in similar situations, as Dio was seeking a new project and Iommi required a vocalist.
Ronnie has said Dio of the encounter, "It must have been fate, because we connected so instantly." The pair kept in touch via telephone, until Dio arrived at Iommi's Los Angeles house for a relaxed, getting-to-know-you jam session. On that first day, the duo finished the song "Children of the Sea", a song Iommi had abandoned prior to Osbourne's firing.
Do you remember your first thoughts when you heard Ozzy was out and Dio was now singing for Sabbath?
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flac·cid part of tym·pan·ic mem·brane[TA]
triangular loose part of tympanic membrane between the malleolar folds.
Shrapnell membrane(shrap'nel)
[Henry J. Shrapnell, British anatomist, 1761–1841]
A small triangular portion of the tympanic membrane lying above the malleolar folds. It is thin and lax and attached directly to the petrous bone at the tympanic notch (notch of Rivinus).Synonym: pars flaccida membranae tympani; Rivinus ligament
Shrapnell,Henry J., English anatomist, 1761-1841.
Shrapnell membrane - triangular part of tympanic membrane between the malleolar folds. Synonym(s): flaccid part of tympanic membrane


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Ambiguity wrote:"The forum told me to 'draw what I love' but I can't draw anything." - Exactly, that's precisely why you should draw it, so you can improve at it. You can't be sure of when you'll get a drawing you're happy with, but you can be positive that if you're not working at it at all that you definitely won't ever acheive that. Try not to focus so much on what could go wrong, and instead focus on what your life would be like if you never achieved your goals. Are you really happy with that? Does risk of failing from piece to piece sound worse to you than not doing art at all?
On a side note, don't get the idea that you need to complete a certain amount of steps before you're "allowed" to draw what you want to draw, you're never going to be done with the fundamentals, and you're not accountable to anyone but yourself.
DarkLored123 wrote:I don't think that pressuring yourself and causing unnecessary stress is gonna move you up the ladder. Learning is not a race, if you want to learn then do it the right way, and the right way is to take your time with study and practice. Personally I would recommend focusing on perspective, form, and proportions. Anatomy isn't going to help you get better, it is just a way to add detail onto the form of the human figure, you could draw decent human figures without anatomical knowledge, but anatomy shouldn't be your main priority.
There isn't a secret way to become good at art, every person is different, and needs different learning styles to suit their experiences. It is up to you to figure out how to get better, and moping on the floor instead of putting in the work isn't going to help you get better. Taking breaks is fine, you won't rust severely even if you take a break that lasts a week or two, trust me I've taken those kinds of breaks and I am still able to do what I could before them. Get rid of the idea that everything needs to be perfect on the first shot, and simply practice while trying to enjoy art. Make sure you also keep track of internal dialogue, negative thoughts lead to negative emotions and make the experience more horrible than it should be.
ActualDragonTears wrote:I've been trying to focus on those, but nothing's coming out of it. I study forms and I think I've got it down, then I try to render the figure, objects, animals, and it was hardly worth it. I feel as if I'm harming my learning every time I draw, especially because I don't use guidelines. I've tried several websites, channels, forums, but nothing's working. I study a lot, I study a little, I study easy things, hard things, but I can't display any of it. I can't find anyone experiencing anything similar so it has to be a problem with me, but I understand what I'm reading, and I practice it gradually. I've been studying for a year and I've got nothing to show for it. Whenever I think I'm getting better, I'm drawing at the same level or worse than I did last year or the year before.
ActualDragonTears wrote: I suppose so, but the problem is I can't find myself happy with anything I create, so I end up with a bunch of useless doodles that hardly make up a shape. I keep thinking I can force myself to draw, but I can't.
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Going somewhere nice? Take a few minutes to watch this short film by travel filmmaker Brandon Li packed with visually exciting shots for a bit of inspiration
Recreating the essence of a city can be pretty tough going for videographers – how do you go about shooting and editing your film so your viewer really experiences all the noise and bustle, the sheer scale and intensity of it?
In this great short, titled 'Hong Kong Strong', pro travel filmmaker Brandon Li dives headlong into Hong Kong itself attempting to capture, as he puts it, "the madness and beauty of this impossible city".
We're treated to a visual feast, packed to the brim with an onslaught of creative camera tricks and editing techniques aimed at pulling the viewer into Hong Kong as it prepares for one of its most electrifying times – Chinese New Year.
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Behavior modification therapy serves two important roles in autism treatment. Behavioral therapy can reduce the frequency and severity of unwanted behavior such as head-banging or self-stimulation. Behavior modification also helps children with autism develop essential social, communication, and self-care skills.
Like other forms of autism treatments, behavioral therapy is not a cure for autism, but rather a form of social training that makes it easier for autistic children to cope with the world around them.
Applied Behavioral Analysis
All behavior modification training programs are part of a larger field of therapy known as applied behavior analysis. Based on learning theories, applied behavior analysis seeks to improve social skills and minimize outbursts of unwanted behavior.
Applied behavior analysis concentrates on teaching autistic children academic skills, social skills, and "adaptive living" skills. Adaptive living skills are day-to-day skills such as personal hygiene, motor skills, eating, and cooking. Applied behavior analysis also teaches work skills, time, and money concepts.
Discrete Trial Training
Discrete trial training is a type of applied behavioral analysis. Children with autism are easily overwhelmed by stimulation or information. Discrete trial training accepts this, and breaks behavior modification training down into small, manageable, goals. Simple skills, such as saying "hello" when greeted, are taught first. Then, new skills are added to accomplish more complex goals (learning to say hello when greeted progresses into conversation skills, for instance).
Pivotal Response Training
Pivotal response training is similar to discrete trial training. Pivotal response therapy uses a play environment to teach skills such as turn-taking, communication, and language. This training is child-directed: the child makes choices that direct the therapy.
Pivotal response training advocates claim that most behavior hinges on two "pivotal" behavioral skills: motivation and the ability to respond to multiple signals, or cues. Developing these pivotal behaviors will result in a general improvement in other areas.
Pivotal response training's effectiveness has yet to be proven conclusively. Applied behavior analysis research on pivotal response and its impact on autistic children is ongoing.
Educational Programs and TEACCH
Structured education is a vital part of autism behavioral therapy. The North Carolina-based TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children) is a leader in structured education in autism.
TEACCH is not an applied behavioral analysis. Instead, TEACCH is an educational program that uses various behavioral modification tools. TEACCH creates unique behavior modification training programs based on the individual's own skills and behavior.
TEACCH focuses on structured education and training tools because the response of autistic children to structure is often positive. The ultimate goal of TEACCH and other structured education programs is to develop skills and interests the child already possesses.
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Usability tops the list of ECM vendors' software to-dos
Enterprise content management (ECM) vendors know that they need to get with the times. That means ECM vendors have to be more cloudlike, more applike, experts say. Users are tired of heavy, hard-to-navigate interfaces and want something more like Dropbox that they can start using immediately to share documents with colleagues easily and without training, oversight or the content categorization constraints of many ECM products.
And nothing devalues the success of software more than when users won't use the software, said expert Steve Weissman. But this holy grail of usability is easier said than done. There is confusion about what users really want: Do they want a simple, streamlined interface, or do they want feature-rich software that has lots of options but is difficult to navigate? Striking the delicate balance, or achieving both aims, requires a close interchange between application designers and users during the usability phase, Weissman said. Giving users a stake in the design early on can make the difference between success and failure in user adoption, he said.
For more on trends from the AIIM 2014 conference, check out this video.
For more, check out SearchContentManagement's coverage of the event. You can also follow the information chaos conversation at #AIIM14 and #infochaos.


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Want to create your own slow-mo video like this? Well, now you can thanks to YouTube.
The video-sharing site has announced in its Creators Blog that it will be allowing content creators to add a new 'slow-motion' effect to their videos.
To add this effect, simply use its 'Enhancements' tool or the 'YouTube Editor', and apply it to your new or existing videos.
According to its blog post, YouTube said that "you'll get a smooth, slomo video that makes it look like it was filmed with a high-speed camera".
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