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Shipping giant delivers enterprise data governance against the odds
Shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller Maersk Group is making enterprise data governance a reality despite the obstacles.
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large-scale enterprise data governance strategy, despite the ever-growing pile of IT industry research that makes company-wide governance seem like an impossible goal.
In an era when most enterprise data governance efforts fail to make headway owing to a lack of executive support, funding and interoffice cooperation, Maersk's multi-pronged approach combining people and technology is thriving, save for a few hiccups here and there, according to Jared Daum, the company's director of master data management.
Daum said Maersk is planning to take the North American data governance strategy global. But how is a worldwide conglomerate with upwards of 115,000 data-generating employees achieving enterprise data governance when so many others have failed? According to Daum, it's largely a matter of planning, collaboration, hard work and treating data governance like a never-ending process.
"It's not a project that has a beginning and an end," Daum said. "This is something that needs ongoing monitoring, and to do that efficiently, you need the right tools."
SAP data integration plan leads to enterprise data governance strategy
Maersk Line – A.P. Moller's North American Division – runs pretty much "everything." That ranges from mainframes to Unix servers to blade servers running Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database, as well as hundreds of business applications. About four years ago, Daum was charged with overseeing the migration of Maersk Line's data into an SAP R/3 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation.
Daum's job was to ensure that the data was in "good shape" for the migration, and that turned out to be a very tall order. The data being moved included information about products, prices, materials, customers and vendors -- and the records hadn't been properly cleansed in more than 16 years. Daum needed to figure out what the SAP application required in terms of usable data as well as what Maersk-specific rules to set up to help ensure data quality in the future. Seven subsidiaries were being migrated to a single instance of SAP.
"We were sharing customers, and we were sharing vendors across business units, so how [could we] make sure that we had a common set of rules so that when one person changes something, you don't have to play ping pong and change it back?" Daum said. "These were issues that we never faced before, and to make a long story short, I didn't know."
That's when Daum decided to enlist some outside expertise. Based on a recommendation from Maersk Line's CEO, Daum called in BackOffice Associates LLC, a South Harwich, Mass.-based software and consulting firm that focuses on data migration and enterprise data governance issues related to major ERP implementations. BackOffice began the process by conducting a comprehensive data audit and, according to Daum, the results were shocking.
The audit revealed that Maersk Line was plagued with duplicate files, incomplete data, invalid data, illegal characters, illegal lengths and other "stuff that just physically wouldn't fit into SAP," he said.
Maersk Line had about four months left before it was scheduled to go live with SAP R3, and something needed to be done quickly. The company decided that a combination of BackOffice software and a new approach to enterprise data governance would be the best way to help ensure that SAP R/3 went live as uneventfully as possible.
Combining active and passive enterprise data governance
To aid in the data migration effort, Daum and his team decided to purchase BackOffice's Data Migration Toolset, which, among other things, helped the company ensure that information being moved was SAP-ready. But a successful data migration was only half the battle.
Daum also needed a "passive data governance" tool to enforce data governance policies long after SAP went live. Maersk accomplished this by purchasing BackOffice's Data Dialysis software, and Daum says it's currently doing a good job of finding the problems that humans tend to miss.
He has been very pleased with BackOffice Associates, but he has occasionally had trouble getting Maersk's higher-ups to appreciate BackOffice's offerings, because they run on Microsoft SQL Server.
"In the Maersk organization, Oracle and IBM DB2 are what we would call the big irons that we use, so when [the higher-ups] look at SQL Server, they think that it's more of a kiddy toy, even though I think that is a false perception," Daum said. "I have a little bit of difficulty convincing them of the value of some of the things we do because they just look at it and say, 'It's an SQL Server solution, so I don't think so.'"
Maersk also decided to form an active enterprise data governance committee consisting of workers from various business units. The group's role is to identify, implement and enforce company-wide data governance policies. Each member also spends time monitoring the quality of data entering the SAP application.
As a result of its ongoing data governance process, Maersk Line has reduced the number of erroneous vendor files to 1%, Daum estimates.
"We're continuously working to try to pound those remaining ones out," he said.
Beating the enterprise data governance odds
Maersk Line's success with enterprise data governance is far from the norm.
According to a recent SearchDataManagement.com survey of technology professionals, enterprise data governance faces major obstacles, such as a lack of support from the executive ranks, corporate politics, and highly siloed business units. As a result, most companies have no formal enterprise data governance strategy in place. And data governance initiatives that do exist rarely extend beyond the IT department.
The failure of many senior-level executives to see the value of enterprise data governance can ultimately lead to problems, such as expensive data migration initiatives in the future, according to David Loshin, president and principal data management consultant of Silver Spring, Md.-based Knowledge Integrity Inc.
"I think the business leaders need to understand that linking businesses' value to the use of information is a necessity today," Loshin said. "Believing that your business runs separate from the data that it runs with is a risk that business leaders should be more wary of taking."


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One Stat that Explains Why Instagram Is Adding Ads
Nearly one in five adult cellphone owners uses the app.
Instagram Is FINALLY Coming to Windows Phones
A bunch of other cool apps will be available, too.
Ex-Lover Begone!
How apps can help you get over your breakup
Police Use Instagram to Bust the Largest Gun Ring in NYC History
In total, police seized 254 guns including two semi-automatic Soviet-era rifles and a fully automatic MAC-11.
Reliving High School Through Instagram
What do your posts say about you? It's geeks and jocks all over again.
I Was Worried About Instagram Video, But Hey–It Looks Pretty Good
It's official: Facebook's photo-sharing network is now a photo-and-video-sharing network.
Report: Instagram to Add Video
There's a Facebook event this Thursday – our own Harry McCracken will be there covering it – but TechCrunch thinks it might already know what's going to be announced.
Tag and Be Tagged with Instagram's New 'Photos of You' Feature
Feeling vain? The latest update to photo sharing app Instagram, version 3.5, brings with it a new feature called "Photos of You," a repository for all pictures taken with your shining, happy face in them.
A Year Later, Instagram Hasn't Made a Dime. Was it Worth $1 Billion?
A picture's worth much more than a thousand words to Facebook.
Instagram's Web Feed Keeps It Clean, Keeps It Simple
Instagram users can now view their photo feeds through any web browser. This web-based Instagram Feed is a simple one, mimicking the look and feel of Instagram's mobile apps.
Instagram Feeds Now Available Straight from the Web
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom took to his company's blog to announce that Instagram users are now able to view their photos and the photos of the people they follow directly from the web.

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text: Sitting in the local police station, sixth graders Snik, Judy, Kelsey and Brenton and their teacher recount the events that led them there: the loss of a unique computer chip and their search in the Grand Canyon for Egyptian treasure. Readers of The Homework Machine (2006) will welcome the return of familiar characters and appreciate the addition of a classmate whose plans for the superchip are less than savory. This sequel stands alone, however, satisfyingly suspenseful in its several strands. Besides the search for the chip, there is Brenton's creation of a web-based doomsday cult surrounding the Grand Canyon, their new interest in rocketry and old newspaper reports of an Egyptian treasure. With their teacher, they hike to the canyon bottom, raft on the river and scale the walls to find treasure, a corpse and a dangerous man. Gutman weaves this all together, revealing it chronologically through the voices of those involved, a complicated structure that is surprisingly easy to follow. Briskly told, this middle-grade adventure should have wide appeal. (Fiction. 8-12)


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I received a message from the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) about the recent survey they conducted on psoriatic arthritis. After 33 years of having severe psoriasis on my skin, I have yet to have it move to my joints. At least that's what I thought. In a previous entry I investigated the chance that I might indeed have psoriatic arthritis.
Turns out that if I do have it I've been taking medications all along for my skin (such as cyclosporine and Enbrel) that would also treat the arthritis. Whenever I have a sore or stiff joint I do wonder if it may be the start of psoriatic arthritis, as the risk of developing it is always in the back of my mind. But for now there's no discernible joint damage. I'm glad I followed up with my dermatologist and a rheumatologist. In the mean time I have a much better idea of what to look for in psoriatic arthritis symptoms after reading the survey results.
The NPF found that one in four of those with psoriasis surveyed may have undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis. I had the opportunity to ask one of the medical experts who worked on the survey if they knew why people had not diagnosed their psoriatic arthritis. He said that they did not ask the people surveyed that question. However, even without knowing why, the implications of the study are far reaching. If psoriatic arthritis is left untreated, joint damage can occur.
I've copied the correspondence I received from the NPF below. If you have any of questions about the symptoms you are experiencing, you should see a medical professional about getting them checked out.
New research from the National Psoriasis Foundation that shows nearly one in four people with psoriasis may have undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis, a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects the joints and tendons and occurs in up to 30 percent of people with psoriasis. This is in addition to the up to 2 million people already diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis.
Our data also revealed that people with psoriatic arthritis are not being diagnosed in a timely manner: 44 percent said they had symptoms for one year or longer before being diagnosed, and nearly 30 percent said it took two years or more to receive a diagnosis. It's critical to diagnose and treat psoriatic arthritis early to prevent or slow joint damage, which occurs as the disease progresses.
As a result of these findings, the National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board recommends that people with psoriasis or a family history of psoriasis look for the following symptoms, and if they experience one or more, to call their doctor:
- Pain, swelling or stiffness in one or more joints;
- Joints that are red or hot to the touch;
- Frequent joint tenderness or stiffness;
- Sausage-like swelling in one or more of the fingers or toes;
- Pain in and around the feet and ankles;
- Changes to the nails, such as pitting or separation from the nail bed;
- Pain in the lower back, above the tailbone.
These guidelines were created to help people with psoriasis recognize the signs of psoriatic arthritis so they can seek medical attention for a diagnosis and begin treatment. If psoriatic arthritis progresses, the joint damage can be disabling.
For more information on the survey, go to the National Psoriasis Foundation.


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Rotating and Cropping a
Video Scene
Having always used movie cameras and camcorders in the upright position,
I hadn't realized how many turn them sideways to get a portrait-mode video clip, or create/receive clips
that need rotation. Movie Maker can rotate clips by 90 or 180 degrees, but it results in mishaped and/or
black borders... and sometimes you need something other than a 90 degree turn.
For this newsletter, I'll use Movie Maker and VirtualDub together... rotating
scenes as needed, and cropping and resizing to appropriately resize the content to fill the screen. It's
something that's easier to do than to explain.
As I videoed my grandson's football game on Saturday, I forced myself to
take a couple scenes at angles that would need correcting during editing... to get a couple real clips
to use for this tutorial.
Here's a frame from each of 4 scenes as they look in VirtualDub. Two are
normal. One needs a 90 degree clockwise rotation, and the other needs turning about 45 degrees clockwise.
I'll open the same file in both Movie Maker and VirtualDub, and move back
and forth between the two apps as I work on the selected segment. They don't conflict.
I took the footage in widescreen mode. I'll use the widescreen option in
Movie Maker, and the images will appear a bit squeezed in VirtualDub... ignore the squeezing and all
will be fine. VirtualDub doesn't reshape pixels to maintain the aspect ratio as Movie Maker does.
... before getting into it, here
are a few notes...
My Toshiba laptop was officially declared a 'lemon' by CompUSA last week.
Three days after being returned from the last repair trip, it needed a new mother-board (again). As it
was under a 3-year extended warranty, I was able to select anything up to the original purchase price
to replace it; an HP laptop is on order.
I'll be at the Microsoft MVP Summit next week, and doing some vacationing
on the way back... traveling with my old Dell laptop while I wait for delivery of the new HP. Being cramped
for time and computer capabilities, I'll publish this and the next issue #72 very early, and then skip
a week before #73.
.... on to the main topic
Rotating Selected Scenes
with VirtualDub...
Older versions of VirtualDub don't handle the newer type I DV-AVI files
from Movie Maker 2 but
1.6.0 (build 215490) does. With the Panasonic DV codec installed on the computer, it's easy
and lossless to go back and forth between Movie Maker and VirtualDub during project editing.
Movie Maker has a file open, it doesn't lock it from being used by other software... and VirtualDub acts
the same way. One result is being able to use Movie Maker and VirtualDub with the same file at the same
I'll emphasize this point as we go, starting by showing you the screen shot
at the right... with the same source file open in both software apps.
When you see a segment that needs rotating, select the segment in VirtualDub
by marking its first frame (press the Home key) and last frame (press the End key)... that tells Virtual
Dub to use that segment when rendering a new file with your changes applied.
You can apply rotation and cropping filters at the same time, but I prefer
doing them in two steps... rotating the segment first, and then cropping while looking at... the clip
rightside up.
For this rotation, after selecting the range in VirtualDub, apply the rotate2
filer with a setting of -47 degrees, select the Panasonic codec for video compression, and then render
the segment to a new file (File > Save as AVI). There's no need to resize; it's DV-AVI in and DV-AVI
out... and DV-AVI (NTSC) is always 720x480 pixels.
Leaving VirtualDub open, import the new clip into Movie Maker and see how
it looks... I named it a temporary file because I knew it would need cropping also... unless you like
this kind of black-border effect, in which case you're done.
Preview the rotated clip in the MM2 collection and note that its made from
just the selected segment of the larger clip.
... Leaving MM2 open, go back to VirtualDub, this time to crop the rotated
clip to show the center of interest... and resize that part to the full 720x480 pixels.
Add the resize filter (Video > Filters > resize). Opt for 720x480 for DV-AVI
(NTSC) size...
The Cropping option isn't a filter in VirtualDub... it's
an option that you can use when adding any of the filters.
It's grayed out until you add a filter. In this case, adding the resize
filter ungrays the button.
Pressing the Cropping button opens this window... where you tweak the 4
controls to get the desired offset dimensions.
Many scenes such as this one don't need precise arithmetic. I eyeball/estimate
it as I set the cropping lines. When it looks OK, press the button and move on.
With the cropping settings selected, the resizing ready to make it 720x480,
the Panasonic DV codec selected for video compression, save it as an AVI file (File > Save as AVI), and
you have what should be the final corrected clip.
... from VirtualDub, go back to Movie Maker 2, import the new clip and take
a look at it in the preview monitor.
If it's good enough, put it into your project and keep going. If you want
to tweak it further, it's still an open project in Virtual Dub... go back and adjust the settings some
more, and save it again to a new avi file.
Here's the rotated, cropped and resized clip in Movie Maker...
Check the clip's audio track. The wave patterns show the audio track made
it through the two rendering processes without us having to think about it.
That's all there is to it.
Conclusions and Closing
I'm hoping you'll find the process of using Movie Maker and VirtualDub together
like this to be easy and fun...
I didn't go through the other scene that needed rotating... it would be
even easier than the one we did. Use the rotate filter instead of the rotate2... Rotate is for 90 degree
increments... rotate2 is for any angle.
If you don't take videos at angles and don't need to rotate clips, you can
get lots of mileage from the cropping feature... I'm sure there are many scenes where you would like
to change the focus of attention by cropping/resizing.
I look forward to comments and discussion about this and other newsletters on the forums at:
Windows Movie Makers.net
Have a great week...
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Products and Services
I'm involved in many things that support users of Movie Maker and Photo Story, and adding more regularly.
Some are free and others reasonably priced.
Radio and Podcasting
is the only weekly Podcast having more useful information about desktop video editing and production
than anywhere else on the Web. Digital video editing, nonlinear editing, streaming media, software releases,
tutorials, business tips, technical help, download of the day and news on the latest products to make
everything easier. It's where professional and consumer desktop video users go to stay on the cutting
Call the phone mail machine to get your technical question answered on the air... call (206)-203-3516
The radio broadcast is from Boston, and the website has downloadable podcast files. The June 19th
2005 podcast included the first 'bi-weekly' show with a segment about Movie Maker 2.
and Magazines
Movie Maker 2 - Do Amazing Things (with its online companion on
www.papajohn.org), published
by Microsoft Press
Movie Maker 2 - Zero to Hero - with support on the publisher's forum -
Friends of Ed
MaximumPC's winter 2005 quarterly special... had a 7 page tutorial 'Make a Killer Home Movie with
Maker 2'. The special edition of the video made for it is now
my website as a file download.
Learning VirtualDub - published by
Publishing, is the first book about VirtualDub software. I wrote the first chapter about downloading
and setting up the software: VirtualDub, VDubMod and AVISynth.
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
- the site's 3 goals are: an online companion to the Do Amazing Things book, a detailed tutorial for
PhotoStory 3, and helping you solve Movie Maker 2 problems.
PhotoStory 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
- a detailed tutorial about using it. It's not a problem-solving site.
Online Support - Forums and Newsgroups
I'm a regular on many online forums and newsgroups, the key ones being:
Forums are open to all for viewing, but require registration of those who want to
post. Moderators actively participate to ensure the forum discussions move forward and stay on track.
Movie Maker and Photo Story forums at W
indows Movie Makers
Movie Maker 2 forum at
Newsgroups are wide open for all to view and post... moderation is collective by
the participants.
Windows XP Movie Maker newsgroup -
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Photo Story 3 newsgroup -
Weekly Newsletters
Movie Maker 2/Photo Story newsletter. The annual subscription is $20 and the link to subscribe is
on the main page of my Movie Maker website at:
Topics for upcoming newsletters (always subject to change):
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Older newsletters (more than 6 issues ago) are posted by Rob Morris to an
Archive Site
at his Windows Movie Makers website. Links from website pages to specific newsletters make it easier
for the website viewer to see the content of both while browsing a topic.
Drop an email to suggest a newsletter topic... I can use more requests rather than fewer.
Add-On Transitions and Effects
Maker 2 (TM2) is a utility for the ultimate in making your own personal and custom
transitions for Movie Maker 2. It's a joint product from Patrick Leabo, the programmer, and myself. Version
2 was released a week ago and I'm still working on updating the online tutorial.
routinely beta test the Pixelan
packages and think very highly of their people and products.
ProDAD's Adorage package for Movie Maker 2 provides an additional source of professionally
developed transitions and effects.
Personal Database
your personal information is more of a challenge as hard drives get bigger and the internet more robust.
My personal database has been an ongoing project over many years, and is now available to others.
Info is on the Managing > Personal Database page of my site, and in the database package itself.
It's available free to regular newsletter subscribers... send an email request.
To others it's $10. To order, use the button on the top of the Managing > Personal Database page.
Online Gallery
An online gallery that fully aligns with the main priority of the website is the
'PapaJohn Expert Zone'
at neptune.
Check it at Neptune
and the Distributing > Neptune page of the website, where there's a developing tutorial about how to
use the service.
in conjunction with the Portage, Michigan library, I offer two free training sessions
about Movie Maker, an intro session and a workshop. The upcoming scheduled sessions are:
Monday - September 19 - 6-7:30 - Intro to Movie Maker
Monday - October 10 - 6-7:30 - Workshop
Other fee-based services
you can't save a movie because your project has become too complex, e-mail a copy and
I'll divide it into manageable sub-projects, and provide detailed instructions about how to render the
parts and assemble them into your final movie. $49.95 (no cost if it's not the right solution or doesn't
work) - for details, see the sidebar on the Problem Solving > Can't Save a Movie page of
Movie Maker 2/Photo Story training and support services start at $50 per hour - send
an email - firstname.lastname@example.com
and I'll help you determine your needs, and work with you to plan and implement them.
Wedding combo website/video packages - starting at $2,500 + travel expenses. See
or the bottom branch of the Movie Maker 2 website for a sample of what you can expect for the online
portion of the package.
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Please note that this is an archive of newsletters and some information
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information "AS IS" with no warranties.
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Bring your business into the 21st century.
When it comes to firms and businesses, no company is free from dealing with data on a daily basis. Data is information, and information makes up the entire processes of a company. Managing it is no easy feat; data entry is a crucial aspect for all businesses and needs to be well looked after. No business can survive without processing and managing data efficiently and accurately. Since it can be a hassle in regards to time, money and effort, many companies today opt for a data entry Virtual Assistant.
The service of data entry mainly includes putting in a lot of time and effort to record, process, and assess all transactions of a firm. This provides a firm a clear view of what their standing is as per their transactions. When you take advantage of a data entry VA from Virtual Helper 247, you are getting a cost-effective solution and a huge hassle off your hands. Additionally, they are very professional and knowledgeable so they can easily manage and process all your important information on a regular basis, to ensure that the functioning of the company keeps moving smoothly.
Sourcing you the very best assistant, every time
This task can often provide an indication of the future of the company. However, for such a clear image of a firm's standing, your information processing services need to be on point, meaning that they are professional, accurate, timely, and efficiently managed with skill and expertise. Our assistant can easily provide this professional support because they have the knowledge, the experience and the skill.
To put it in a nutshell, an information processing VA can be the link to significantly simplifying your company's workings and functionality for you. They can also allow you to reduce the work staff that you have on a regular salary just to manage the informational entries of the firm. If your company does not need a daily service, why pay for it?
This actually is one of the primary reasons many companies go for the services of a VA – it cuts manpower and salary costs substantially. Additionally, when you know that your business's information is being managed by a quality professional, you can focus your attention on other tasks, working towards a smoothly-run company, with all data managed and sorted efficiently.


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10 SEO Myths that Friggin' Tick Me OffBlog Post: March 09, 2015
Cyrus, Well done! Good reference to the SEO zeitgeist and an excellent resource to share with SEO clients.
Google PAGERANK is DEAD... well, almost... but wait!
PageRank has no real use anymore ——— except as a vague barometer of the gross value of all the links pointing into a page. Giving us ONE NUMBER that has no KEYWORD relevance factor, but still... it's a **NUMBER** that can tell you **something** when comparing two pages or two sites in a very gross sense... very quickly.
PageRank is just a METRIC, a tool, but only a very vague and generalized one.
. . .
PageRank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank —— Wikipedia?
PageRank is an algorithm used by Google Search to rank websites in their search engine results. PageRank was named after Larry Page, one of the founders of ...
Somebody, please, update that wikipedia article?
Yes, we may be beating a dead horse here, but...
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear...
When the student is unready, you, the teacher, can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink; you can beat a dead horse, but it doesn't do anything but make a disgusting mess. — G.
I do pay for monthly subscription$ to Majestic's Citation Flow, Ahrefs Rank, and Moz's Page and Domain Authority. Yet, I still want a free, easy, and simple, GOOGLE-generated number to compare pages, from time to time, for competitive checkups on various websites,
Hopefully, until something else just as simple comes along, PR is a BENCHMARK number that comes from Google and allows comparisons on a level playing field, across competirors and across time, and it's FREE.


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Monday, March 26, 2012
Behind the Scenes of Justin Bieber's New Single 'Boyfriend'
Justin Bieber has just released his new single 'Boyfriend' off of his forthcoming album, Believe and while people are saying things like "he's channeling Justin Timberlake." I just think it's fun. Plain and simple. It's got a great beat that was co-produced by Mike Posner, his voice sounds great, and the song super catchy! Check out a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the single.


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Lock in now! Prices go up soon! While supplies last!
The springtime pass deals are upon us as resorts across the West lobby skiers to pony up for next season's turns. The breathless urgency – with low down payments and promises of escalating prices and limited supplies – reveal the true benefit of the now ubiquitous season pass: spring pass sales deliver late season bumps in income and iron out what has traditionally been a revenue roller-coaster for a snow-dependent industry.
With the introduction of the new Intrawest Passport, the multiple-resort season pass market now has four major players.
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The most common tradition for the Thanksgiving holiday is probably being around family and friends. While some of you may not have to travel too far, the rest of you might have to cross a great distance to be near those dear to your hearts.
Whether you're visiting for just a day, or you're having one of those ol' school, 5-day family get-togethers, you're most likely planning out things before you take your trip, things like what dish you may have offered to bring, or things necessary for overnight stays. The point is that you're preparing beforehand rather than just showing up with nothing at all.
Much like preparing for a trip, you can't just dive-in head first to fill out a Form 1023 for tax exemption. You should have your organization's records in order or else you'll find yourself losing time going back and forth trying to find the correct information. Even if you do have your records organized, understand that you may still need to consult a tax professional when presenting your organization for tax exemption.
Imagine your mother's or grandmother's world famous turkey stuffing, if you can. Even though you brought all the ingredients for it, you probably still need her help to make it as tasty as you remember. But you still have everything to at least get started. With the Form 1023, the following documents are needed before you even begin to properly start the form:
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The Commodore Resort Hotel in Put-in-Bay rooms include: King Jacuzzi rooms, eight-person rooms, six person rooms, and the traditional two double bed standard rooms. In addition, there are handicapped rooms available. All of the rooms in the new building are equipped with high speed internet, microwaves, refrigerators, and the some room have a view overlooking MIST Put in Bay swimming pool and swim up bar.
Our original section, which was built in 1997, has now been remodeled, all with tile floors, flat screen TV's, updated bathrooms, high speed internet. Also equipped with Microwaves and refrigerators. These rooms in the original section are pet friend and some smoking rooms. Please note, king rooms located in our original section are smoking.
Looking to reserve a group outing we offer our Mr. Ed's Greenroom rooftop bar which can accommodate up to 130 people. Or, if you need a place to hold a function on the mainland, please check out our sister hotel, the Commodore Perry Inn & Suites, in Port Clinton and Docks Beach House also located in Port Clinton.
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More than half of this TDR has been loaded to construct taller buildings between Bandra and Andheri in the western suburbs, which command some of the highest property prices in the city.
TDR is a construction incentive offered to builders who redevelop slums free of cost or to a land owner who surrenders his/her plot for a public amenity or road widening. Instead of offering them cash, BMC gives them TDR that they can use to build on another plot. Slum redevelopment schemes in the city generated the highest quantity of TDR (8.4 crore square feet), followed by Reservation TDR (3.5 crore square feet) and Road TDR (1.2 crore square feet).
Way back in 1993, the year when TDR started to be issued to land owners, the civic administration released a total of 7.57 lakh square feet of TDR. And this year, about 27.55 lakh square feet of TDR was released between January and June.
The latest data, compiled for TOI by the BMC's development plan department, shows the rampant and unplanned development that has occurred in the suburbs due to TDR. Since last year, the government has also allowed it to be used in the island city, raising fears among civic activists that it could lead to further densification in the already congested enclaves.
Ashutosh Limaye, national director, research, JLL India, said TDR created high-density development in highly-sought areas like Bandra-Khar and changed the character and skyline of these suburbs. The civic infrastructure development, he added, could not keep pace with the unabated construction in the suburbs. "It reduced rain water absorption and put pressure on storm water system," he said. Limaye said the original idea behind TDR was to allow BMC to get land to create social infrastructure and reduce slums.
Architect Nitin Killawala said Slum TDR has created luxury apartments on slum lands under the garb of slum clearance. "Slum TDR is a sham and government should discontinue it. In the name of free slum houses, they allowed free sale component to insane level," he said.
Developer Nayan Shah said over time, Slum TDR got precedence over Road and Reservation TDR. "When a person uses Slum TDR, he pays only 10% amount of the total deficiency that is supposed to be payable. On the other hand, when a person utilises Road and Reservation TDR, he has to pay 100% of the open space deficiency premium. So people prefer to buy Slum TDR, which is then sold at a premium," he said.


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Ask locals about The Best Markets of Jakarta and it's likely they will list off the same destinations: Pasar Mayestik & Pasar Tanah Abang for fabrics, Pasar Modern for fresh produce and Pasar Asemka for art & craft supplies. Another market that is well known is Mangga Dua – but as Liz and I recently discovered, Mangga Dua is in fact a district and not the name of an actual market. We realised this as we drove to North Jakarta just a couple of weeks ago.
As we approached our destination, my driver Pak Asep asked us which pasar in Mangga Dua we wanted to visit. I replied, 'Pasar Mangga Dua', to which he responded, 'Tapi ada banyak pasar di daerah Mangga Dua' (there are lots of markets in Mangga Dua area). It suddenly dawned on us that Mangga Dua wasn't the name of one single destination. Hence, a quick decision had to be made as to which market we would visit. We settled on Mangga Dua Square, based on my driver's recommendations (ie, it is clean, quiet during mid-week trading and has a good selection of most things that all the markets in Mangga Dua offer). Decision made! So *Ayo Ke Mangga Dua Square we went!
Examples of Products for Sale at Mangga Dua Square
Sports Uniforms, Trophies and Embroidery Services
Uniforms and Hi-Vis Wear
Electronics and Photography Equipment
Fabrics and Tailoring
Pre-Made Clothing
Traditional Chinese Clothing and Accessories
Christian Faith Merchandise
Kids Clothing and Costumes
Gaharu – Aromatherapy
Perhaps our most unexpected and curious find at Mangga Dua Square was 'Gaharu'. We had noticed numerous streets in Jakarta with this name but did not understand its meaning until we chatted to Pak Sunardi at his showroom, 'Central Gaharu', on Upper Ground level of Mangga Dua Square.
Pak Sunardi explained that Gaharu (commonly known as Agarwood) is formed when the heartwood of the Aquaria tree becomes infected with a special type of mould. As the infection develops, the tree produces a dark resin in response to this attack. The greater the infection, the more resin that is produced. This resin called 'gaharu', is aromatic and is valued in many cultures for its distinctive fragrance. Chips of this wood are used for incense and also for perfume.
Advice when shopping at Mangga Dua Square
– The best time to go shopping in Mangga Dua is in the morning and during the weekdays, as the crowds are not too overwhelming.
– Bring only your basics eg: wallet and phone in a secure, zip up bag.
– The local malls of Mangga Dua offer little or no AC so dress accordingly whilst still keeping modesty in mind.
– Practical shoes such as closed-toe shoes are also a good idea for comfort.
– Ideally bring cash as not all shops have card facility.
– In most instances it is acceptable to bargain with the vendor.
What's in a name? The name, 'Mangga Dua' means two mangoes.
Mangga Dua Square
Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No.1, RT.11/RW.6
West Pademangan, North Jakarta City
Open 7 days: 10am – 9pm
Stay tuned for future posts as we visit more pasars in the Mangga Dua district including:
ITC Mangga Dua (known for its women's fashion and accessories), Pasar Pagi Mangga Dua and WTC Mangga Dua.
Keen to explore some of our other recommended pasars in Jakarta? Here are a few for you to check out:
Pasar Mayestik – Batik and Fabric specialists
Pasar Modern – Fresh Produce in Bintaro
Pasar Tanah Abang – South East Asia's largest Fabric Market
Pasar Bunga Rawa Belong – Indonesia's largest Wholesale Flower Market
*Ayo Ke Mangga Dua Square – Let's go to Mangga Dua Square
* Pasar – market
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Epcot has to be my favourite Disney World park. I love the contrasts between Future World and World Showcase.
There is a little for everyone, from big thrill rides, to smaller flat rides, and a nice stroll around the world - all in one park!
You must admit the setting for Spaceship Earth is still spectacular - especially in golden hour!
The fountain behind Spaceship Earth is actually a show! It plays very Disney style music and the jets dance along. It looks very pretty in the early evening when it begins to be lit.
Club Cool is a new discovery for me, thanks to SeeYaReelSoon on YouTube. We always have by-passed it thinking it was just another place to get a drink.
Club Cool is actually sponsored by Coca-Cola! Inside you can try different sodas from around the world, all for free!
I dare you to try Beverly!
This is the first time I have been on the newly revamped Test Track - it was previously presented by General Motors and was slightly different to this version.
It definitely was the modernisation it needed! It reminds me slightly of Tron. I quite like the new bit when you design your own car to go against the new tests. It is quite a good way of staggering the queues.
Talking of queues, it seems to be a much quicker queue line. We queued as every time we used our FastPass the ride was shut down due to "inclement weather". The wait time was 65 minutes but we queued no longer than 30!
I adore the Finding Nemo pavilion. I have seen it as both The Seas with Nemo and Friends, and as The Living Seas.
I love how it brings the story to life!
This is the only good picture I took of the ride! I love how it crosses over with Animal Kingdom's Finding Nemo: The Musical with the final song in the ride.
We actually managed to see some of the divers this time.
Next to (sort of) the Nemo pavilion is Journey into Imagination where you can find Figment!
Kids (and big kids) enjoy this ride, and it is pretty good for a quick sit down to escape the heat!
The queue line is really cute with the posters below of the 3 professors. Later on you walk past their offices - look out for Flubber!
I do love Figment!
On the outside of the Imagination pavilion is a fountain that flows upwards! It looks particularly dazzling at night when it is all lit up.
I found a teeny tiny little frog on the sign for The Land pavilion.
Inside The Land you can find rides such as Sorain', but my particular favourite is Living with the Land.
Fun fact: I once met Santa Claus in the queue for this ride. He had an official ID and everything!
Over in World Showcase there is a teeny hidden ride in Mexico! No one seems to know about it, and I have never waited to get on it!
I am still absolutely gutted they have closed down Maelstrom! For all of you who may not know, they are converting it to a Frozen ride.
Luckily, the waterfall is still there. What is now boarded up used to be a part where your Maelstrom boat would point out before going backwards!
There are some really great replicas of significant landmarks from all around the world throughout World Showcase.
A lot of people seem to not bother with World Showcase. There are a lot of awesome shops, hidden character meet and greets, and some great photo opportunities.
If you still aren't interested, you can try to either eat or drink around the world!
On the way out I made friends with a squirrel.
So that was a walk around Walt Disney World's Epcot.
Tell me below in the comments what your favourite part of Epcot is.
Have you ever eaten or drank around the world at World Showcase?


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Jordan Ashley, founder of Souljourn Yoga, is not interested in hosting a yoga retreat in a third world country to take advantage of the natural beauty of a region and then leave without having an impact. She believes that change happens when we 'leave the palace gates,' as Siddhartha (young Buddha) did when he disobeyed his father and went to witness the human condition. Jordan knows, from her own experience, that the change we seek starts with hopping over our own "palace walls," whatever they may be.
For Jordan, her own realization process came as the result of studying abroad in Cambodia and consequently working there as a young woman. On her study abroad trip, she was playing with children while visiting an orphanage, when she realized how deeply the privilege she was born with affected her, and how we are not born into an even playing field.
After college, where she majored in journalism, Jordan went back to Cambodia to cover NGOs for the Phnom Penh Post. In this position, she was able to get the inside scoop on how NGOs operate. Jordan felt like it was her obligation, in this lifetime, to ensure that the girls within her scope of influence received some of the same benefits as she had.
That made her next step combining her love of service with an intimate knowledge of what makes a charitable organization work, Jordan created Souljourn Yoga.
How Souljourn Yoga is Helping Girls Around the World
One of the main issues Jordan wants to bring to light with Souljourn Yoga is girls' education. It has been found that educating girls can save lives and reduce poverty. If you give a girl the opportunity for secondary education (an opportunity that many girls around the world do not have), she makes better life decisions. She is able to support her family with better work options. Souljourn Yoga partners with organizations in various locations around the world to bring the gift of education to more girls.
The next retreat on the Souljourn calendar is supporting UP Nicaragua, a non-profit social enterprise focused on the empowerment of young girls in Granada, Nicaragua. You'll have all the benefits of a yoga retreat, with the added bonus of a cooking class and art project with UP Nicaragua. The organization works with girls who show great leadership potential but are from low-income families.
After that Jordan will team up with Barre Belle Founder Marnie Alton and Alma Retreats in Nicaragua to support The Girls Home, an organization that supports girls who have been made "socially homeless" because they are not able to live with family members. Daily yoga and barre classes will take place at Apoyo Lodge, a stunning lakeside yoga shala.
Souljourn previously partnered with the Tongole Foundation, a UK registered charity that aids families in Malawi. They specifically work to educate local women, in order to empower them and help to support women working in schools. By encouraging more girls to continue their secondary education, Souljourn and the Tonole Foundation hope to lead to more female teachers and create a sustainable revenue for women of the communities.
Another of the organizations previously supported was the Girls Home in Granada, Nicaragua. The Girls Home supports and houses girls who have been deemed "social orphans" due to distinctive circumstances and provides education, shelter, and care. When the girls reach the age of 18, there are grants available for them to attend University. When you go on the Souljoun yoga retreat to Nicaragua, you are able to spend time with the girls; working on a collaborative jewelry beading project and practicing playful yoga with them.
Ponheary Ly Foundation Girls' Dormitory, which houses, feeds and shelters 60 of the brightest and academically ambitious female students who are from districts in Siem Reap where no secondary education is provided is yet another organization that Souljourn Retreats has partnered with. In a post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia, education is cherished. Whereas those of us in more developed countries take for granted that we will have the opportunity to go to school, people in Cambodia have no such guarantee. On your Souljourn yoga retreat to Siam Reap you are able to teach these girls, play with them, and hear all about their stories.
How Yoga Plays a Part
The yoga portion of Souljourn Yoga isn't just about the classes you take on your retreat (though those classes will be life-changing). It's related to everything about your journey, from the service (seva) based mission to actually practicing yoga with the girls you meet.
Jordan believes in the power of yoga to heal girls all around the world. Many of the girls and young women that these organizations benefit have had a traumatic past. Jordan wants to teach them yogic philosophy as a way to self-soothe. She wants to make the 8 limbs of yoga tangible and accessible so these girls can rely on their principles in times of trouble. Things like tapping into the breath when they feel stressed, or learning about Satya (truth) and Ahimsa (non-violence).
How You Can Get Involved With Souljourn Yoga
When you go on a Souljourn Yoga retreat, you not only give much-needed resources to help the girls in these communities, you also form a meaningful relationship with them. Souljourn Yoga works at multiple levels: the girls' concrete needs are taken care of through direct donation, the girls are able to have a unique experience, and the participants are able to connect with another culture.
So who is Souljourn Yoga for?
Are you someone who knows that they want to help others who weren't born with the same privileges as them? Do you constantly wonder what more you could be doing for girls around the world? Are you living a yogic lifestyle, or at least curious to learn more? A Souljourn Yoga retreat is definitely for you. Even if you have never traveled before, you are in extremely capable hands with Jordan and her collaborators.
What does a Souljourn Yoga Retreat Entail?
Depending on where you travel, your schedule will look a bit different. You will be receiving daily yoga classes, to integrate everything you are learning and observing during your retreat. You will also be working with a group of girls in the community to teach them and have the opportunity to play and learn about their lives.
Souljourn yoga retreats don't only offer the special opportunity to help girls all around the world, they are literally filled with unique activities put together especially for you by Jordan and her partners. During your days you may make meditation jewelry, visit a floating village, or receive a rejuvenating massage. During your nights you may go out on the town, take a traditional cooking class, or sleep in a teepee under the stars.
In the end, this loving care and attention to detail are exactly what makes a Souljourn Yoga Retreat stand out from the pack. Speaking with Jordan, you can feel the passion and love she has for this project. She has created experiences tailor-made for adventurous, compassionate women like her who want to see and do as much for this planet as possible.
Jordan Ashley first had a taste of global Seva when she completed two study abroad programs. The first in Siam Reap, Cambodia where she taught English and women's self-empowerment through the Ponheary Ly Foundation. The other in Dharamsala, India where Jordan lived with a Tibetan family and studied the community in diaspora.
Between completing her 200 and 300-hour yoga teacher training at ISHTA Yoga and YogaMaya New York, Jordan uprooted to Southeast Asia where she was a reporter for the Phnom Penh Post, focusing on NGO coverage as well as a lifestyle journalist in Bangkok, Thailand. Jordan has collected passport stamps in more than 30 countries including India, Nepal, Thailand, South Africa, Cambodia, and Vietnam. By teaming up with yoga teachers from around the world, Souljourn Yoga is dedicated to raising global compassion and peace.


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January 02, 2013
Welcome to the post-Mayan, post-2012, post-postmodern, shiny new year 2013. Time to be resolute; to learn as if you'll live forever; to get the year off to a good start.
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PragPub Magazine January 2013
You can and must understand functional programming NOW. (To paraphrase Ted Nelson's challenge from Computer Lib / Dream Machines.)
A premise of this issue of PragPub is that functional programming's time has come. And we want to help you get up to speed with this powerful paradigm.
If you already know a fair amount about functional programming but don't think it has practical value for you, you need to read Paul Calleghan's article on Web frameworks for Haskell programming. Paul's been doing a series for us on Haskell, and this month he makes a case for rethinking how you go about Web development.
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Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, has a world-renowned theater district in Playhouse Square and is clamoring for one of its beloved pro sports teams to finally win a championship.
But do you know how close Cleveland came to being known throughout the land as the Motor City?
"Cleveland turned out the most automobiles in America between 1896 and 1907," says Derek Moore, curator of transportation history for the Crawford Auto and Aviation Museum at the Western Reserve Historical Society.
"Between 1892, when (Achille) Philion built the first steam carriage in this area, and 1932, when Peerless Motor Car Co. closed its doors, there were more than 115 automobile manufacturers in Northeast Ohio. It was a significant factor in the development of the early automobile."
Founded in 1900, Peerless began producing cars when Cleveland was the center of automotive production in the U.S. Peerless even employed race car driver Barney Oldfield to pilot its Green Dragon.
So why is Detroit known today as the Motor City? Henry Ford obviously had a lot to do with it when he started Ford Motor Co., built the Model T and came up with a way to mass produce cars on an assembly line.
"Detroit started to have more automobile companies and a big chunk of them were aimed at the lower-middle-class range," Moore says. "Cleveland had the higher-end cars. More people could afford the cars coming out of Detroit, fewer people could afford the cars coming out of Cleveland, so Detroit's business started to boom."
Those realities aside, Cleveland has still done quite a bit to shape the automotive industry worldwide.
Doing their part
Mike Thompson has been selling cars in Northeast Ohio since 1975. It was a time when auto manufacturers employed a lot of people in the region — people who needed cars of their own to drive.
"People from the plants, they bought lots and lots of cars," says Thompson, who is now the CEO at Montrose Auto Group. "Cleveland was heavy steel back then, and that's why the ports were so important. We were in the top three of steel-producing cities in the country back then."
The world has changed, but much of the work to support the cars and trucks we all drive continues.
"We've got Lordstown," says Lou Vitantonio, president of the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association, referring to the General Motors assembly plant. "You've got the EcoBoost engine being built in Cleveland, which is Ford's most popular and most fuel-efficient vehicle. You've got Toledo that is heavy into Jeep because of the Jeep production plant. And you've got Honda in Central Ohio."
Lubrizol Corp. is another big player with its work in oils and lubricants along with Eaton Corp. and TRW. But Moore says the ties don't end there.
"Sherwin-Williams has been a big supplier to the industry with paint," Moore says. "Down in Akron, you've got Goodyear. Lincoln Welding supplying welders to the repair shops. Ohio Technical College is training the future body mechanics and training people in alternative fuels. And the Cleveland Institute of Art — which is in an old Ford assembly plant — they have an automotive design program that is one of the best in the country."
And so the evolution of the auto industry continues, says Frank Porter, president of Central Cadillac in downtown Cleveland.
"I think we rank second in the nation with the group of suppliers that produce parts that go into cars," Porter says. "It was just sheer mass that made Detroit what it is today. At the same time, it's maybe not as diverse as Cleveland is, and I think Detroit suffers because of that." ●
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The collection of photographs are a discovery for the Hungarian public. The exhibition features a parallel series of works by two contemporary artists, Lev Melihov and Alexander Sabitov. The large-format photos offer a new perspective on the people, landscapes, towns and cities of Russia, which ordinary foreigners have so far known only through images in travel guides, if at all. The joint exhibition of work by L.M. and A.S. has already successfully toured Europe. Although the two well-known artists differ markedly in character, they have much in common in the artistic approach embodied in their photos. The sharp angles, the mastery of enlargement and reduction, and the total exclusion of stereotypes result in shots which are rough, poetic, objective and deeply personal.
The subjects of the thematically arranged photos come to life in accordance with the artists' own internal laws. The games they play with the original size of things, the interchange between close-up and distance, place the characteristic public buildings of Moscow and St Petersburg in a strange perspective, just as it does the deserted landscapes of Lake Baikal, of Sahalin, the one-time gulag island, and of the North Pole. The tall block-buildings and Eastern Church buildings in Melihov's photos reveal hitherto hidden details: a seemingly unimportant copper handle or a half-rotten wooden gate which, on occasion, become the center of the whole composition. In the Siberian marshes his camera reveals roads leading to the infinite, the Spasskij tower of the Kremlin, shot from a stunning perspective, stands as a well-built stronghold, symbol of eternity in an ocean of change. The polar sunset in another of his photos receives a strange tint as the light filters through the window of an icebreaker.
The artists do not make distinctions between the faces of people, cities and landscapes. All their photos are loving, tender portraits which, whatever their subjects, are free from pathos and exaggerations. All of them are suffused with harmony between the artificial and the natural, radiant with joy at the beauty to be found in every small detail of every tiny object. Both Lev Melihov and Alexander Sabitov are as comfortable to practise their art in Russia as they would be in any corner of the great wide world.
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Lev Melihov (b. 1951) is the living classic of contemporary Russian photography, known for his minutely articulated language of form, for his intuition and for his instantly recognizable style. He took his first picture at the age of eight. His first individual exhibition opened in 1979, and he has taken more than 100,000 pictures. His photos have been shown in numerous individual or group exhibitions in Russia and abroad and he has contributed to more than 200 books and collections. His photos are collected not only by museums but also by individuals such as Solzhenitzin and Gorbachev. At the center of his approach lies the dialectic of the soul, the revitalization and reinterpretation of reality. His photos display a wide range of emotions, but he is mainly preoccupied with the link between beginnings and ends, with the representation of transitions and relationships.
Alexander Sabitov (b. 1959) is primarily a press photographer, who has been working for the Festival Center since 1994. His main subjects belong to the world of theatre and the arts, as well as Moscow and the North Pole, but he has also worked in Mongolia, Thailand and Algeria. He knows Moscow intimately, and has contributed not only to exhibitions but also to several catalogues and albums about the city.
The exhibition was supported by the Hungarian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and the Russian Federal Council on Culture and Films within the framework of the Russian Cultural Days in Hungary. The exhibition was organized by the Open Society Archives - Galeria Centralis, Hungarofest Kht. and Festa Producerközpont.


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Is your child prone to infections? Do you want to avoid giving him endless medications? Well, if you can relate to the above situations reading this post may be of help.
Apple Cider Vinegar is probably the most popular natural home remedy today. Its intake can boost the health of your skin, digestive and urinary system. Do you know it is a storehouse of essential nutrients? It can help boost your immunity and keep infections at bay! But is Apple Cider Vinegar really safe for babies?Can we really say apple cider vinegar for babies? Keep reading to find out.
What Is Apple Cider Vinegar?
Simply put, Apple Cider Vinegar is nothing but Apple juice that has undergone fermentation. Just like regular Apple juice, Apple Cider Vinegar is replete with a lot of nutrients including vitamin B1, B2, B6, pectin, biotin, niacin, folic acid, vitamin D, and pantothenic acid. It is also rich in sodium, phosphorous, calcium, magnesium, iron, acetic acid, citric acid and potassium.
Health Benefits Of Apple Cider Vinegar for Babies:
Apple Cider Vinegar is a popular flavouring agent. Furthermore, Apple Cider Vinegar also offers several health benefits associated with its consumption. (1) Here are a few ways Apple Cider Vinegar can work wonders for your health:
1. Helps Reduce Heartburn:
The consumption of Apple Cider Vinegar (in the diluted form) can help reduce symptoms of heartburn and acid reflux.
2. Fights Yeast Infections:
Apple Cider Vinegar can help effectively fight yeast infections in the body.
3. Lowers Blood Pressure:
Some studies prove the efficacy of Apple Cider Vinegar in lowering blood pressure levels. The acetic acid content of this Vinegar may help inhibit the production of enzymes that cause the constriction of blood vessels.
4. Soothes Sunburn:
Apple Cider Vinegar can also help alleviate the pain due to sunburns and insect bites. Just applying it topically to the affected area can help relieve pain naturally.
5. Fights Dandruff Problem:
Mixing it with equal quantity of water and spraying it onto the scalp can help reduce dandruff.
[ Read: Baby Dandruff Home Remedies ]
6. Helps Reduce Acne:
Mixing Apple Cider Vinegar with equal quantity of water can help you make an excellent toner for your skin at home. Applying this mixture can help reduce the appearance of acne without making the skin dry. (2)
[ Read: Apple Puree For Babies ]
Is Apple Cider Vinegar Safe For Babies?
Well, your healthcare practitioner is the best person to advise you on this. Whether Apple Cider Vinegar for baby safe depends on several factors like- why do you want to give it to your baby, will your baby be ingesting it, what is your baby's age? However, Apple Cider Vinegar can be beneficial for children in the following ways:
- Adding Apple Cider Vinegar to the bath water could help boost mood and aid relaxation in children.
- Apple Cider Vinegar has strong antimicrobial properties that can help protect your child from various infections.
- You can give babies suffering from a bout of colic a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar mixture to provide some relief. (3)
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Wirelessly manage and monitor your OctoPi powered printer from the AstroPrint Platform (AP Mobile Apps, AP Desktop Software, & AP Web Portal).
Connect to the AstroPrint Cloud
Once the AstroPrint plugin is installed on your OctoPi, and you have logged into your FREE AstroPrint Cloud account, you will be able to access, control, and monitor your 3D Printer from AstroPrint Mobile, AstroPrint Desktop, and the AstroPrint Web Portal.
General benefits of connecting your OctoPi to the AstroPrint Cloud include:
- Remotely start / stop prints, monitor prints, pre-heat, etc.
- Access your printer(s) from anywhere. No need to be limited to local networks.
- Manage multiple printers easily.
- Cloud slicing - This means you can print from any device, slicing happens in the cloud. (AstroPrint Desktop offers offline slicing as well.)
- Sync your printing files across devices.
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Plugin Setup
You can follow the instructions in this README
AstroPrint Mobile
Use the free AstroPrint Mobile app (iOS & Android) to connect to your OctoPi. You can connect from anywhere: local network, out-of-network wifi, or via your phone's data network. The Mobile app lets you monitor prints, start/stop prints, search and print from Thingiverse, check out your printing stats, save files in the cloud, slice files in the cloud, and more.
AstroPrint Desktop
You can access your OctoPi from AstroPrint Desktop software as well. At the time of this writing, we only offer cloud connected functionality. Local Network functionality will be released soon. After plating, duplicating, resizing, slicing, etc on AstroPrint Desktop, you can print wirelessly to any of (or all of) your OctoPi, and monitor the progress of the print.
AstroPrint.com Web Portal
In addition to using Mobile and Desktop, you'll be able to access your OctoPi from any web enabled device by logging in at AstroPrint.com. You can also access 3rd party applications here to do things like: Cloud based file repair, print queuing, and more.
Other Applications
Via AstroPrint APIs, some developers are adding the ability to print from their apps directly to 3D printers. You'll be able to print directly to your printer from websites like the NIH 3D Print Exchange, Watertight, and 3DaGoGo. You'll also be able to print-from-app from apps like Toy Maker.
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