text:
NASUWT name & shame rogue supply teacher agencies
Supply staff have been warned to beware of unscrupulous supply teacher agencies after concerns were raised by NASUWT.
Chris Keates, General Secretary of NASUWT, said that supply teachers had expressed deep anger about their treatment at the hands of private sector supply agencies.
She claimed that many offshore umbrella companies are forcing supply teachers in to signing dubious contracts which seek to deny them basic legal and rights entitlements. It was suggested that this allows these agencies to avoid their tax and national insurance liabilities.
More than three-quarters of supply teachers polled by the NASUWT said they had been asked to sign contracts with tax-avoiding umbrella companies or face the prospect of being denied access to work.
"This is a perennial problem," said Darryl Mydat, managing director of TLTP Education, "and it is why supply teachers particularly should stick to agencies that have committed themselves to best practice and to standards laid down by the DfES.
"We agree with the NASUWT's assertion that the government must impose robust regulation of supply agencies to guarantee employment rights and high quality teaching provision to our schools. However, at a time when the government has abandoned its Quality Mark accreditation for recruitment agencies from the end of this month, I am not hopeful."
- i-wigt - what is good teaching?
- wigl – what is good leadership?
- project-based learning resources
- creative teaching and learning
- school leadership and management
- every child
- professional development today
- learning spaces
- vulnerable children
- digital learning
- leadership briefing
- manager's briefcase
- school business


text:
Managing all the Things needed to run your business used to be a matter of pushing software updates to desktops, or upgrading your servers every few years. But we all know those days are over, because mobile devices are the new normal. All this mobility puts a lot more strain on you to keep track of and manage all those (BYOD? Corporate? Who knows?) devices.
Your task: empower employees to be productive wherever they are, but don't compromise when it comes to corporate security and keeping mobile devices up to date. We get that it's no small feat, but don't fear—we're here to help. VMware Workspace ONE (formerly AirWatch) is a leading provider of Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), and is responsible for provisioning apps and policies across your fleet of mobile devices.
By connecting VMware Workspace ONE to Oomnitza, you can:
Oomnitza is an automated, visual, and connected platform that lets you manage any Thing you need to run your business. We keep your employees productive by keeping their devices up and running. We automate alerts and tasks that your team is doing manually today. And, because every device is a window to your network, you can use Oomnitza to lock down everything on your network.
Oomnitza offers an IT automation platform that provides organizations with a single source of truth for connected devices. This includes IT assets, as well as myriad other devices comprising the Internet of Things. Oomnitza provides the cloud-based functionality, efficiency, automation, and robust reporting that smart businesses and organizations rely on to track, monitor, and manage a wide range of Things. Used across industries and geographies by a diverse customer base, Oomnitza's customers include Flatiron Health (Roche), Yelp, University of Southern California, SendGrid, Casper Sleep and Ted Baker. Oomnitza was founded in 2012 and has headquarters in San Francisco, Calif. Learn more at oomnitza.com or sign up for a demo.
VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, helps customers accelerate their digital transformation. VMware enables enterprises to master a software-defined approach to business and IT with VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture™ and solutions for the data center, mobility, and security. With 2016 revenue of $7.09 billion, VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and has over 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners worldwide. VMware, AirWatch, Horizon, VMware Workspace, Workspace ONE, AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management, and Cross-Cloud Architecture are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions.
Cisco Jasper
Cisco Jasper is an IoT connectivity management platform that gives you the ability to manage Internet of Things connected devices. With Oomnitza, these devices can be tracked and managed on-the-fly with Oomnitza using automated workflows and robust dashboards. Understand the state of your corporate things with the ability to report against all other sources of data integrated to Oomnitza.
G Suite
Oomnitza connects with Google Apps Directory to synchronize all your users from the Google Cloud. Use this information to assign devices, automate processes around change in status, and run reports to understand who is utilizing certain devices.
MobileIron is a world leader in MDM and enterprise mobility services. Synchronizing the mobile devices from MobileIron into Oomnitza allows you to granularly track all the information essential to your mobile devices, as well as correlate devices to users in your organization. Surface device distribution and other metrics via Oomnitza's Custom Dashboards module.
Allow your users to seamlessly access Oomnitza by integrating with Okta's Single Sign-On (SSO) solution. With the Oomnitza Connector, new users in Okta will automatically be created in Oomnitza, and termed employees will be flagged as well. With Just-in-time (JIT) provisioning, brand new users in Okta with access to Oomnitza will be created on-the-fly to ensure your employees.
OneLogin uses Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) to sign users into Oomnitza, so you can eliminate user-managed passwords and more.
Ping Identity
Give your employees quick and easy access to Ping's Identity Single Sign-On (SSO) solution. Utilize Oomnitza's roles & permissions module to ensure information is available on a secure, as-needed basis to your employees that access Oomnitza. Just-in-time provisioning ensures your new hires have access to Oomnitza on day one.
Microsoft SCCM
Integrate with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager to synchronize existing Windows-based devices. In Oomnitza you will holistically run reports across all things in your organization. Setup workflows and automation to increase data integrity, introduce predictability for end of life and end of warranty processes, as well as surface any anomalies. Create workflows, automate notifications, and run corporate-wide reports that detail the distribution of things in your environment.
Activate Oomnitza for JIRA to enable a seamless integration between your tickets and assets. In JIRA, the Oomnitza Data Panel add-on will embed the linked devices within the ticket view for quick reference, with a link back to the full record in Oomnitza. From within Oomnitza, you may dive into a particular device and pull up the list of JIRA tickets that are associated with the device.
View Zendesk tickets within Oomnitza and access Oomnitza assets within Zendesk. The Oomnitza add-on for Zendesk displays all devices linked to the ticket based on any set of custom attributes you define. By default, we display the devices that belong to the ticket requester and offer the ability to tag additional assets via the Zendesk ticket commenting feature. In Oomnitza, you may pull up an asset record and view the history of Zendesk tickets and make better decisions.
Chef enables you to manage servers by turning your infrastructure into code. Time-consuming activities like manual patching, configuration updates, and service installations for every server will no longer exist. Integrating with Oomnitza enables you to track and manage all your infrastructure within a single platform, alongside your other turn-key system management solutions. Create workflows, automate notifications, and run corporate-wide reports that detail the distribution of things in your environment.
Jamf Pro
Jamf Pro is comprehensive enterprise management software for the Apple platform, simplifying IT management for Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV. Integrating with Oomnitza enables you to manage your entire fleet of Apple devices with the rest of your organizations IT things. Flag anomalous behavior including unexpected IP / subnets, devices that have not checked in to Jamf for an extended period of time, and other key identifiers that require action.
Slack is the leading solution for team collaboration and communication. By connecting Slack with Oomnitza, key events around status changes, devices approaching end of life, or even anomalous activity will be posted to a Slack channel. This empowers employees in your organization that do not have access to Oomnitza to understand critical activity and remain in the loop.
Microsoft Active Directory
Integrating Oomnitza with Active Directory enables automatic synchronization of users records to Oomnitza. When assigning asset records to users, it's essential to have a connected source of user accounts to make this process seamless. Additionally, on-boarding and off-boarding processes can be defined in Oomnitza, allowing you to efficiently reclaim assets that belong to termed users, or to proactively provision available inventory for new hires and ensure they never miss a beat.
BambooHR is a cloud solution that serves as a database of employees and enables on-boarding and off-boarding processes. By integrating with Oomnitza, new hires and existing employees will seamlessly be created in Oomnitza, allowing you to run reports, assign devices to end users, and automate your processes.
Leverage Oomnitza's workflow engine to create tickets in ServiceNow. Employee on-boarding, off-boarding, machine provisioning, upgrades, end-of-life are all made easier by automatically assigning tasks in ServiceNow.
Salesforce is your source of truth around customer data and Oomnitza is your single source of truth for assets. Connecting these 2 critical systems will enable efficiencies with how you support your customers. Know at a glance what equipment your customers have and if any of it needs maintenance or is due for an upgrade.
Workday is your system of truth for employee records and Oomnitza is your single source of truth for assets. Tieing them together enables you to automate all sorts of activities to ensure a smooth employee on-boarding that maximizes productivity and welcomes new staff with a professional experience while saving IT time. This connector also automates activies around employee off-boarding including ensuring that all company equipment is returned and IP is protected.
Oomnitza and Freshservice enable you to create automatic workflows that assign Freshservice tickets. You can also use the Freshservice plugin to connect assets with issues driving faster resolution time. You can easily map which fields in Freshservice connect to fields in Oomnitza.
Oomnitza integration with Oracle NetSuite allows you to know everything about the assets that power your organization even before they come through the door.
Cisco Meraki
All you have to do is integrate Oomnitza with Meraki (it's fast and simple), and then you can easily and securely track and manage all the Things needed for your organization's network.
Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune and Oomnitza together provide a powerful one-two mobile management punch that lets you securely manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices with a single solution.
Once you've completed an easy integration, you can obtain a full picture of all the organization's Chromebooks, gaining system-level visibility into things like IP addresses hard drive capacity, and who's assigned to each machine.
Microsoft Azure AD
With the combination of Oomnitza and Microsoft Azure AD, you can let employees gain access to everything they need to do their best work, without the worries of having them remember multiple passwords (and the hassle that creates for you).
Google MDM
Google MDM and Oomnitza integrate and work together to help you manage every device across your organization from a single pane of glass
Half of the Fortune 100 Can't Be Wrong
As Easy as Apple Pie
Quest KACE
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get KACE

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- Directed by
- Frank Pavich
- Classification
- Country
- USA, France
- Language
- English, French, German, Spanish
- Year
- 2013
At its most heightened state of geek arousal, Frank Pavich's Jodorowsky's Dune imagines an alternate pop-cultural universe where an unmade movie changed everything. Had Alejandro Jodorowsky, the functioningly crazed Chilean-born director of such brain-melting midnight-movie staples as El Topo and The Holy Mountain, been able to realize his dream of adapting Frank Herbert's cult-venerated science-fiction tome Dune back in the mid-seventies, would Star Wars, franchise-driven blockbusterism and the whole comic-book-driven movie universe we now inhabit have evolved differently?
Taking his cue from the effusively charismatic 85-year-old Jodorowsky – still pitching his beloved but thwarted dream project four decades on – Pavich certainly believes so, and his movie, which uses Jodorowsky's legendary volume of storyboarded illustrations as the basis for an imagining of what might have been, sets out to make the case. Had Dune been done, our collective fantasy realm might be a drastically altered place.
It's a seductive proposition, as so many alternate-history scenarios are, but its power comes from its unaccountability to history and truth, which kind of makes Pavich's movie a fantasy once removed: a dream of a dream that never came true. The fact is, we'll never know what might have been if Jodorowsky had been able to make his Dune his way, except for this: David Lynch would have been spared the humiliation of his 1984 grand folly. But then Lynch might never have gone on to make Blue Velvet – produced by Lynch's Dune backer Dino De Laurentiis – and therein lies another alternate history every bit as sobering.
But this is something not considered by the selective what-if riffing that drives Pavich's movie and Jodorowsky's indignant insistence that his Dune would be "the most important picture in the history of humanity." It's as irrelevant to the movie's fugue state of possibility as the actual reading of Herbert's book apparently was to Jodorowsky's ambitions – he'd never read it, and it remains doubtful he yet has – or the entirely reasonable likelihood that no studio in its right mind would ever have backed an epic-length, unprecedentedly expensive psychedelic mind-trip of a movie involving inconceivably unrealizable special effects directed by a stoner icon and starring his unknown son Brontis. Despite Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn's righteous insistence that Jodorowsky's Dune might well have been made were it not for the industry's fear of the filmmaker's outlying visionary boldness, you have to wonder if it also wasn't just reasonable fiscal instinct. "Let's see Alejandro, you want Salvador Dali, a flaming giraffe, a fortress with a giant mouth for an opening and a floating Orson Welles? Can we get back to you?" I mean, even Terry Gilliam might have balked.
Gilliam's greatest unrealized project was his cosmically blighted adaptation of Don Quixote, and there's something of the addlepated windmill-tilter in Jodorowsky himself, a man to whom reality was a mere inconvenience on the road to artistic glory. And the best way to watch this movie is as an account of an eccentric visionary maverick who could not be stopped or influenced by reason, and whose sheer state of egomaniacal self-possession attracted the zealous participation of just about everyone who fell in its thrall: the artists Jean Giraud, H.R. Giger and Chris Foss, future Alien co-creator Dan O'Bannon, Pink Floyd, and a cast that might have included Mick Jagger, Welles, Dali and the aforementioned blazing giraffe.
In all likelihood, Jodorowsky's Dune was doomed and delusional from the outset – though the advent of CGI might yet resurrect it – at least as a real movie circa 1975. But it's as a fantasy that it not only thrived but persisted. A movie of the imagination that could never have been as good as the one projected in our head.


text:
l'industriale presents new and used machine tools available from the best european dealers and also interviews, economy, exhibitions, news from industry...
Search from thousands of new and used machine tools for sale, from auctions, clearance sales and bankruptcies.
Read the wanted ads of machine tools.
Not found the machine tool you are looking for? Enter a wanted ad.
Register your company and enter your used and new machine tools for sale.
visits N.651
Piegatrice binda carnelli
Piegatrice 3 metri 100 tonnellate mod....
Costruttore:colgar cnc modello:pis 5051/61...


text:
Eagle 01466 - 6 inch SUPER-TACK Back-Up Pad Dustless
Specially designed for use with SUPER-TACK velour-backed Discs. Streamlined design fits most standard sanders, and pads have hook face for easy repeated mounting and removal of SUPER-TACK discs. Constructed of durable lightweight Molded Polymer, 6 inch pads have 5/16-24 threaded shank and max. speed of 10,000 rpm.
$27.88 $10.88


text:
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Intel Corp. said Wednesday it has cleared a hurdle in its proposed $884 million takeover of software maker Wind River Systems Inc. as a federal waiting period expired.
The world's largest computer chip maker said the waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 22.
Intel said earlier this month it will buy Wind River in an all-cash deal that will help it expand beyond the PC market. It said the purchase will benefit its processor and software offerings for embedded systems and mobile devices, which run the gamut from smart phones to networking equipment.
Wind River's software started as a way to help Francis Ford Coppola edit movies, and has since been used in NASA's Mars rovers, fighter-jet control panels, TV set-top boxes and mobile devices.
Intel initiated a cash tender offer on June 11 to buy all of Wind River's outstanding shares, including rights to buy shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock at a price of $11.50 per share.
The tender offer will expire at midnight EDT on July 9 unless it is extended under the merger agreement and Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Expiration of the waiting period satisfies one of the conditions of the tender offer.
Intel shares climbed 43 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $16.24 in late morning trading. Shares of Wind River Systems rose 3 cents to $11.46.


text:
Today's business climate is ever-changing, and it clearly relies on technology tools to maximize productivity and efficiency. Communication and collaboration are the foundation of a successful business, and the internet and intranet enable you to share information and documents on a variety of devices. IDT Network can customize a cloud solution that fits your business needs, focusing on the best ways to increase your profitability. The following are some of the services we provide:
- Hosted Microsoft Collaboration Tools with Emails, Contacts, Tasks, and Shared Calendars.
- Configuring Your Internet-Enabled Mobile Devices.
- Designing and Implementing Your Microsoft SharePoint Intranet Solution.
- Designing, Developing, Maintaining, and Hosting Your Website through our Axxiom Data Division (axxiomdata.com).
- And much more…


text:
I really should have started day 1 with this, but hey…
Like I said yesterday, deliverable requirements vary from distributor to distributor, and once a deal is signed you usually have anywhere from 30 to 60 days to complete the deliverable list.
There are few things that are always the same. So these items should be done before the deal is even signed.
- Screenplay and the movie should be registered with the library of congress. Check.
- Movie should be checked for both video and audio broadcast quality. That way when you do get the final QC report, you will pass it and not have to spend more cash.
- Audio should have the music and effects already separated. Every distributor I've ever dealt with has always required M&E on a separate track for delivery. Check.
- Paperwork and contracts are all in order. It's a good idea to scan them all into PDF's for easy delivery. Check.
- Money should be set-aside for Errors and Omissions insurance and all the paperwork to get it.
I'm sure there's more, but I want to get into the issue at hand.
Don't forget to pick up your copy of Trap.
Today, I'm going to talk A little bit about where things stand now. The movie is currently still broken up into 3 reels. There are few things I need to do before combining.
- Today and tomorrow I'm finishing a quadruple check on my M&E in order to make sure it's fully formed. When you're taking on all of post yourself, it's easy to miss little things. Especially in M&E. When I did quality control on Edges of Darkness, it took me three passed before I finally licked it. There were some video problems as well, but the majority of issues were with the M&E.
- I'll do a final audio mix on all the reels.
3. Then combine.
Once the reels are merged I'll finish up my tech deliverables. Most of these things I had to wait on until the reels where combined. Or at least it makes completing them easier.
- Music Cue sheet.
- Record Audio commentary.
- Export full movie uncompressed. (Distributor prefers Pro rez (HQ)
- Get the QuickTime file QC'd. Hopefully pass 1st time.
- Make digi beta and HD dupes from QC'd file.
- Put all deliverables on a hard drive and put them into the distributor's hands.
Easy enough, right?


text:
When you decided on a career in property management did you expect to be spending so many hours completing administrative duties?
Wouldn't your time be better spent with your properties and tenants or working on ways to grow your business instead of filling out paperwork and ticking boxes?
Managing property, whether as a landlord, letting agent or as a block management group is a paperwork intense job role. On top of that there's a vast amount of rules, regulations and laws involved taking up your time!
If you want to use your working day more efficiently and spend as much time away from your desk as possible you need to have a system in place.
How much is your time worth?
If you could effectively condense those time-consuming-yet-necessary tasks would it benefit your business? Your revenue? Your portfolio? Your tenants? If the answer is yes to at least one of those then it's worth your while investing in property management software.
What system works best for you?
There are plenty of options out there, choosing the right one is important. Technology evolves quickly, what was cutting edge six months ago might be already dated. There is the rise of software-in- service packages, these tend to be convenient as they are accessible online via the cloud, cheap and available on a monthly contract. They tend to be basic packages ideal for small portfolios. If you are looking for something more substantial then desktop based packages tend to have a longer life span and work better for complex and large portfolios.
Again, there are a lot of options out there but for Sage users looking to use their time in the most efficient way Decorus for Sage is your only option. This is thanks to the unique integration between Decorus and Sage which sees data link both ways, dramatically reducing the amount of data input involved when it comes to the financials. It is also a cost-effective options due to the fact that over 90% of accountants are familiar with the Sage format meaning their fee will be minimised. There's the instant profit and loss reports, monitoring client and office accounts in one solution, invoicing in bulk and listing tenants in arrears. Looking after the financials has never been so easy! Your cash flow will benefit too!
The time-saving feature don't stop there! Automated communication, 'one-click' portal uploads, access to the software via cloud as well as desktop, a diary that works with the whole team and user-defined views, fields and filters make Decorus for Sage the software package for property managers who want to provide a better service and use their time more productively.
Your Vision
If you want to spend your days away from the desk without sacrificing the growth of your business complete our contact form or call 0114 2307305 to arrange a demonstration.


text:
By Shannon Sneed
The Eatonton Messenger
June 7, 2018
"We will have a local, vibrant community that will have well-paying jobs, and we're going to have to grow our own," Tytan CEO Jim Stone told Eatonton Kiwanis members recently.
Disclosing plans for his company, Tytan Pictures, the local film producer introduced a component called the GEAR program.
An acronym for Georgia Entertainment and Arts Readiness, the program would be a non-profit educational endeavor targeted toward high school freshman as well as offering an adult portion that would offer a 9-month curriculum.
"That's three, three-month intensive sessions," Stone said.
His goal is also to provide scholarships so that it's free for families with incomes less than $40,000.
"If Yale can do it, we can do it," he noted.
Currently in the beginning stages, Tytan officials have been working with nonprofits and looking for funding sources in the Atlanta area.
"The state of Georgia has something called the Georgia Film Alliance that the governor started, which is fantastic," Stone said. "One problem: it only works in colleges and vocation schools."
That means a lot of the local youth have to leave the area to go to college for those opportunities and, much of the time, do not return.
Stone explained that GEAR would provide a three-year course study for the high school students where they would learn how to navigate the film industry.
The program would expose the students to several different components to moviemaking, including operations in the camera, lighting and grip departments, as well as scriptwriting and marketing.
Stone noted he wanted to open the program up to adults as well because of the experience he's had working with the local neighborhood around Tytan Studios' prison lot.
"There are really great folks over there who have just not had opportunity," said Stone. "And without opportunity, there is no hope."
The film industry is unique in the fact that producers can employ people who are somewhat unemployable in other areas.
"Our industry is about showing up with a good attitude," he noted. "It doesn't care what school you went to; it doesn't care about the color of your skin; and it doesn't care about all the other social things that a lot of us get concerned about."
Putnam County Charter School System Superintendent Eric Arena advised Stone that if the GEAR program were something he was passionate about, school officials would be willing to discuss how they might partner to facilitate that with state officials.
Stone welcomed the opportunity to work with the public school system, noting his group already teaches a television and film program at Gatewood Schools.
"It's hard to raise money for private schools," said Stone, "but they would give money to something like this, where I could get those kids in the bricks (public housing) and those kids will have a chance, and some of your kids will have a chance, to be in that program."


text:
After a recent string of violence towards cabbies, taxi drivers want more security including working surveillance cameras in their vehicles.
"Drivers are assaulted everyday for nothing," said Mohammad Shukur, Senior V.P. of the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pa.
Shukur was just one of the speakers at a meeting this afternoon, held by the Taxicab and Limousine Committee (TLC) of the Philadelphia Parking Authority Board.
Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood.
"I just want to mention today we are the ambassadors of the city, we bring the most important people in the nation with safety and security," said Shukur, who told the panel the drivers themselves have no safety and security.
Besides surveillance cameras inside their vehicles, drivers are asking the PPA for panic buttons that would link directly to 911. They'd also like to see signs inside the vehicles warning passengers that it's a crime to assault taxi drivers.
"There is a lot of signs against the driver, like if you do something this is the fine, but we don't see any big sign or something for the customers when they assault the drivers saying there will be punishment," said Shukur.
Drivers also want the PPA to set up some type of workers' compensation program for drivers who are injured on the job.
Philadelphia Consumer Affairs Director Lance Haver sat before the board and supported the need for more security and protection for taxi drivers.
"While I'm not a frequent cab rider, I do want the cab driver who transports me to be in good health, able to be attentive to driving and responsive to my needs. Drivers who have no source of income other than cab driving often are forced to return to driving after a robbery or assault before they are ready," said Haver.
Haver says it's a risk for all drivers when a taxi driver is on the road when they aren't at 100%. He also says stepping up security will be of great benefit to the city's tourist and hospitality trade.
"I fear every time there is a news story about a cab driver being assaulted or murdered, it hurts the image of the city and our region," said Haver. "If other cities mandate these protections, why should we offer less safety to our visitors?"


text:
Ratings and reviews for Telenor Connexion
Ratings and reviews are very important for us to constantly improve our products and services. Telenor Connexion has received ratings and reviews on Gartner Peer Insights in the category of Managed M2M Services, Worldwide.
Each of our customers are a "somebody" to us, and we work hard to facilitate their success. We feel that our dedication has been recognised in recent customer ratings and reviews published on Gartner Peer Insights.
In the category of Managed M2M Services, worldwide, we believe that our customers have acknowledged our efforts. Telenor has received an Overall Rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on 14 ratings on Gartner Peer Insights, as of 15 December 2018.
The reviewers were a general manager at an IT Solution Center in the Manufacturing Industry, a commercial manager in the Manufacturing Industry, and a business development director in the Manufacturing Industry. To us, the reviewers were especially positive about our quality of service around the globe, as well as the professionalism of our sales and account management teams in facilitating effective hand-offs from sales to execution.
Here's what our reviewers have to say:
We learned a great deal from Telenor's experience about providing global connectivity that helped our global deployment. 24/7 support it provides also helps quickly resolve any technical issues, while a dedicated Account Manager has direct responsibility for the relationship with us. Telenor was reluctant to collaborate with 3rd party players to solve technical issues earlier, but we see an improvement in this today,
wrote one reviewer, a general manager in the IT Solution Center in the Manufacturing Industry.
The support from Telenor Connexion has been very good,
wrote another reviewer, a business development director in the Manufacturing Industry.
To read the full reviews, please sign-up for Gartner Peer Insights.
Gartner Peer Insights reviews constitute the subjective opinions of individual end-users based on their own experiences, and do not represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates.
What are Gartner Peer Insights?
According to Gartner, Gartner Peer Insights transforms the way enterprise software is bought and sold by creating another source of trusted information in the software buying process. Gartner's review platform is a place for all IT buyers to find advice they can trust from fellow IT professionals. Gartner Peer Insights includes more than 40,000 verified reviews in more than 190 markets.
What are Worldwide Managed M2M Services?
By Gartner's IT Glossary definition, Machine-2-Machine (M2M) communications is used for automated data transmission and measurement between mechanical or electronic devices.
The Gartner Peer Insights Logo is a trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc., and/or its affiliates, and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
Telenor Customer Survey 2017: The opinions of our customers matter
In June 2017, we asked our customers to tell us what we are doing well, and how we can improve. We received feedback on a wide variety of projects and use cases. Customers working in sectors such as industrial manufacturing, utilities and the automotive sector gave us high marks for IoT experience and industry knowledge, as well as our support for international deployments.
The Telenor Connexion IoT Service Operation Center received very high ratings. We are very proud of the level of service provided by the support professionals at our IoT Service Operation Center, and their personalised approach to each customer's unique needs.
We have taken all the valuable feedback into account as we continue to strengthen our world class services and solutions.
Customer insights from the survey
The people that we interact with at Telenor are what makes it great.
Connexion are very good at designing and delivery a high quality service with great support and management.
You listen well to our issues and handle incidents swiftly.
Newsletter Stay Connected
By subscribing to our newsletter you will get the latest updates and insights about IoT and information about our events and webinars.
Connect with an experienced solution architect
Translate your business requirements into technical designs for software and hardware with help from our solution architects.


text:
Don't let the signature bow tie and Buddy Holly glasses fool you.... under this Clark Kent-like exterior lies a rock n roll heart! In a world full of show-off, technique for technique sake solo bass records, it's refreshing to hear someone firmly grounded in the groove, ear tuned into the melody and technique used to serve the music, rather than the other way around. Great tone and taste! Well done, JM!
It's nice to hear so many different characters come from one bass, with such clarity and tone. It's so beautiful, and your technique is amazing!
The latest installment of solo electric bass music is here! "A Little Insomnia" is a collection of songs from the past two years. With the addition of Jeff Link on drums, this opens up a new level of dynamics and musicality.
BUY "A Little Insomnia" at Bandcamp
BUY "A Little Insomnia" at CD Baby


text:
View Our Philadelphia Plastic Surgery and Skin Rejuvenation Before and After Pictures
Located in Bala Cynwyd and serving Philadelphia, Pollard Plastic Surgery offers non-surgical facelifts to patients who desire skin rejuvenation.
Our Non-Surgical Facelift
Pollard Plastic Surgery is proud to offer our patients non-surgical facelifts as an alternative to more extensive surgical facelifts. Your non-surgical facelift is a customized combination treatment with radiofrequency skin tightening and dermal fillers that addresses signs of aging, sun damage, and other cosmetic concerns.
Non-Surgical Facelift Procedure
The first step in your non-surgical facelift is to meet with Dr. Pollard for a consultation. During your appointment, discuss any concerns that you have about your appearance and how you feel about yourself. Dr. Pollard works with you to identify the radiofrequency skin tightening and injectables/fillers that will work best to restore not only your skin, but also your self-confidence.
Why Choose Dr. Emily Pollard?
Not every patient is the same, and Dr. Emily Pollard of Pollard Plastic Surgery incorporates this belief in every aspect of her practice. At Pollard Plastic Surgery, we take the time to understand your cosmetic goals as well as how you evaluate your quality of life. Our approach stands out from other plastic surgery practices because we gain a unique insight that helps us support your goals of improving your life, as well as your appearance.
Non-Surgical Facelift Benefits
Our non-surgical facelifts are customized to the unique needs of each patient. With your well-being at the center of your care, you can feel confident that the results of your non-surgical facelift will be absolutely amazing.
Non-Surgical Facelift Candidates
The radiofrequency skin tightening and injectables/dermal fillers offered by Pollard Plastic Surgery are clinically proven safe and effective for most patients. Dr. Pollard recommends only the non-surgical facelift treatments that are right for you.
Non-Surgical Facelift Costs in Philadelphia, PA
In following our guiding beliefs and practices, we recognize that every patient has unique needs. As such, the cost of non-surgical facelifts varies by patient. We review your total cost during your consultation appointment and offer CareCredit® and Alphaeon™ Credit to help you afford the cost of a non-surgical facelift. We also have Current Specials.
Dr. Emily Pollard is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Surgery. She recognizes that each patient has unique requirements and desires. Her services have improved the lives of people from in and around Philadelphia. Dr. Pollard specializes in cosmetic surgery, breast enhancement, body contouring, facial surgery, and women's health issues. If you are looking for self-improvement in the form of plastic surgery or skin rejuvenation, Dr. Pollard and her professional team will accommodate your needs! Please call 610-674-0779 today to schedule your initial consultation!


text:
The Year My Parents Ruined My Life
Thank you! We will contact you when the item is available.
Your order will ship on or around the release date
Kate Sommers is stunned when her parents announce that their family is moving from sunny California to Belletoona, Pennsylvania. Kate can't bear leaving her friends, her cool surfer boyfriend, and the beach. But maybe, just maybe, Belletoona won't be so bad.
Forget it. All it ever does is snow in Belletoona - and Kate's already in trouble with the principal and half her class. What's worse is her younger sister, who acts like Miss Perfect. Kate's had it. Nothing will stop her from going back to California where she belongs.
RELATED SUBJECTS: Parents , Moving , Running Away , New School , Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles
The Year My Parents Ruined My Life
Paperback Book


text:
11 Ways to Enjoy a Better Night of Sleep
It's challenging to enjoy your day if you're not sleeping well at night. A lack of sleep is damaging to both your physical and mental health. You're a less-capable person when your sleep is off.
While insomnia can be challenging to solve in a few instances, there are often things you can do on your own to enhance the quality of your sleep.
Get a good night's sleep and be happier and more productive during the day by using these techniques:
1. Avoid daytime naps. If you are having trouble getting a good night's sleep, perhaps your naps are part of the problem. Naps are great if you do not have time for a full night's sleep, but can keep you up at night if overdone.
2. Ensure your room is dark. Way, way back in the day, there were no lights away from the sun, stars, and moon. Now, there are all sorts of light pollution from other homes and street lights. A city can light up the entire sky. Make the room as lightless as you can.
3. Keep a regular schedule. That means getting up at a particular time, even on the weekends. If you get up at 6 AM each day but sleep in until 10 AM on the weekends, you're likely to have sleep quality issues. If you need a little more rest on the weekends, try going to bed 30 minutes earlier.
4. Have a comfortable mattress and pillow. You likely spend more time each week sleeping than you do in any other activity. Now is not the time to skimp. Ensure that you have a quality mattress and pillow so you can relax comfortably.
5. Have an evening ritual. Teach your body that it's time to sleep. You may end your evening by having a small glass of water and watching the news with the lights turned down. Or you might meditate for a few minutes. Just be consistent and avoid anything that stimulates you.
6. Keep your evening meal light. Or, limit your eating to earlier in the evening. A large meal before bedtime is sure to interfere with your quality of sleep.
7. Avoid lit screens at night. Studies have shown that using backlit e-book readers and cell phones can cause sleep disturbances. Consider using an old-fashioned paper book if you want to read.
8. Limit the amount of light in your environment the last hour or two before bed. Limiting light will encourage your body to relax and wind down.
9. Get some exercise during the day. While training at night can impede sleep, daytime exercise can increase the quality of your sleep. Avoid overtraining, which significantly interferes with sleep.
10. Keep your mind still while lying in bed. The easiest way to keep yourself awake is to think negative, stressful thoughts. You're in bed, so there's nothing you can do at the moment to resolve any of the challenges in your life. Think happy thoughts, focus on your breathing, or count to yourself.
11. Keep evening drinking to a minimum. That includes alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Consuming alcohol can interfere with your sleep. Any liquids can create the need to get up in the middle of the night. Consider having a drink of water two hours before bed, or keep the quantity to a minimum.
If you've ever had to stay up all night, you know just how important sleep can be. It can be worth the effort to ensure your sleep each night is tip-top. Avoid the belief that you're just not a good sleeper and that 5 hours of sleep is all that you require. Take steps to enjoy the best possible night of sleep. You'll enjoy the difference.


text:
CONTACT just became available in English!
Are you the type to ask too many questions? Are you infamous for being over-prepared for any situation you encounter? Do people marvel at your outside-the-box thinking and inventiveness? Could you be a scientific genius, an athlete, a mastermind of espionage? Or, do you just excel at crushing your opponents?
The year is 2047 A.D., and a clandestine agency called OMEGA has just recruited you into their ranks of international operatives: soldiers, scientists, spooks, bureaucrats and diplomats, from around the world, all of whom who have already caught a faint glimpse of the impending doom.
Technology has evolved. War has evolved. Unfortunately, trapped in the human condition, Earth's dominant species hasn't. People from all walks of life are still puzzled in the face of a threat that's overshadowed human history for millennia, eluding their grasp, and always lurking beneath layers of lies and deceit.
In this politically-charged future, you will pit your wits and resources against multiple hostile extraterrestrial factions while trying to put an end to the domestic dangers of human lunacy and corporate greed. Enter a vibrant world of UFO madness, mystery, and cutting-edge technology... if you have what it takes to be the last line of defense for your entire planet.
It is time to change the game.
Command. Research. Fight Back.
CONTACT - Tactical Alien Defense Role Playing Game
Available at DriveThruRPG!
Finally available in English, CONTACT is a full-blown, standalone science fiction tabletop role-playing game, authored by Robert Hamberger. It comes with its own custom point-based action combat mechanics, and uses percentile dice for most in-game resolutions. More in-depth game mechanics, such as advanced combat tactics and vehicular fighting, are handled in a modular fashion so that the game can be kept to a minimum amount of complexity for casual gamers. Advanced players will enjoy the added blend of comprehensive strategy and simulation elements such as research and development.
The English language core rulebook is a high-resolution, full color PDF, containing 290 pages of illustration, a hyper-linked index, and other interactive functions which will take you anywhere you need in the blink of an eye. CONTACT has been beautifully illustrated by the prolific U.S. / New Zealand artist Anthony "ACS" Scroggins. This digital product contains everything you will need, including such extras as background information on the game world, an introductory campaign, sample hero characters, assorted sinister alien archetypes, and loads of kick-ass military hardware.
Available at DriveThruRPG!


text:
just back from Mexico where me and penelope.di.pixel performed quite a few activities: a congress on the revitalization of the historical centers, a panel on virtual, participative and interactive architectures and on innovation, and an installation performance called rel:attiva presenza.
The Seventh International Meeting on the Revitalization of the Historical Centers (27-28-29th of October 2008) was organized by the INAH in collaboration with the Spanish Cultural Center in Mexico, with the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico and with the Italian and Spanish embassies.
This year's edition of the congress focused on the theme "today's architecture as mediator of the historical and contemporary city".
Many illustrous and international participants attended the meeting: Guillermo Vázquez de Consuegra (Spain), Teodoro González de León (Mexico), Felipe Leal (Mexico), Mario Coyula (Cuba), Maria Elisa Costa (Brasil), Augusto Quijano (Mexico), and an incredibly significative Carlo Aymonino, a central figure of Italy's and international's architectonic neorealism, providing for an incredible set of professional competences and personal histories.
We were infiltrates, just as usual, and were the only not-architects making a presentation. :)
The congress took place at the beautiful Franz Mayer Museum, with its incredible cloister, showing the evident signs of 1985's earthquake.
What emerged from these intense 3 days of discussion was a really live debate on the conception of the city.
While most architects had no problems in conceptualizing a definition of architecture that includes the concepts of form and function, the impact of a our "little" semantic shift proved out to be quite a surprise, provoking deep interest and deep oppositions. It sure didn't leave people unresponsive.
Our architettura rel:attiva discussed the point of view of the hybridization of practices and of disciplines, of the integration of the immaterial domains of reality brought on by the digital technologies and cultures, on collaborative practices applied to urban design and intervention, and on a general conception of a live metropolis, built from concrete and steel just as it is built on people, relationships, emotion and an active, collaborative way of life.
What we proposed, thus, was the idea of an architecture that was not only about the shapes of buildings and about their historical values, but also about the possibility for them to become tools, mediators and enablers of new social, anthropological, economic, relational, sensorial and emotional practices enabled in the contemporary era by digital technologies.
We talked about an anthropological, communicational, interactive, relational architecture. Which, for most of the classically architects was a shock.
In most cases the immaterial and virtual domains of reality enabled by technology are perceived just as tools to reconstruct and re-enact historical artifacts, to virtually rebuild, for example, the Roman Forum of the Templo Mayor in Mexico city so that people can walk through them and see/hear the "things of the past".
Which is, by the way, a perfectly honest and interesting thing to do :) but it leaves out all of the other possibilities in terms of social, business and relational models that could be enabled by the metropolis itself if spaces integrated technologies to create a truly ecosystemic environment in which interaction possibilities could turn into instruments for politics, culture, inspiration and expression.
THIS is the PDF of the architettura rel:attiva theories. It is only in italian for now: we will translate it into English, Spanish and French in a bit, stay tuned.
check out the rewiew on artsblog.
the review on Networked Performance ( turbulence.org)
here below are some pictures from the event. Stay tuned for the report of the installation of the rel:attiva presenza, coming up next.
xDxD.vs.xDxD November 8th, 2008
Posted In: Academics, Arts, ConnectiCity, Research, Updates
Tags: architecture, communication, hystory, innovation, open source, participation, technology, virtual reality
[…] November 7, 2008 in eventsTags: technology, architecture, virtual reality, communication, participation, open source, innovation, hystory architettura rel:attiva […]
[…] installation constituted a practical example of the theories we exposed at this congress and it was created in the beautiful cloister of the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City, in […]
[…] installation constituted a practical example of the theories we exposed at this congress and it was created in the beautiful cloister of the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City, in […]
[…] fruibili direttamente dai luogi attraversati usando dispositivi mobili e realtà aumentata; architettura rel:attiva, DpSdC e OneAvatar, una serie di piattaforme tecnologiche in grado di collegare corpi e […]
[…] based application per iPhone, Symbian, Android e web Approfondimenti Dead on Second Life (DoSL) OneAvatar Architettura […]
[…] installation constituted a practical example of the theories we exposed at this congress and it was created in the beautiful cloister of the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City, in […]


text:
Shortly after the Blumenthal family settled in Hanover, Pennsylvania in the late 1800's, nineteen year old Harry opened the doors to Hanover Clothing Company. Originally, Harry sold men's heavy-duty working clothes for factory and farm. However, over the years and through three generations of the same family, Hanover Clothing emerged as a top-notch men's fashion store...dressing the modern day man of any shape or size, for success. Today, Hanover Clothing Company is offering the same fine menswear through the Internet at great savings. Owned and operated by David Dubs since Jan. 2000. The same quality service is there to help select the right color combinations. Hanover Clothing has long been the center for men's clothing, not only because of its location but because of the family tradition of service, quality and attention to detail for over 70 years.
In 2015 we moved directly accross the street at 43 Carlisle St and in 2019 we moved to our new location at 217 Frederick St.!


text:
- No products in the cart.
Veneziana Madlene Floral Seam Stockings
£ 8.99
Sheer black 20 denier stockings with a gorgeous woven floral seam
Product Description
♥ 20 Denier Black Stockings with Floral Seam ♥
Gorgeous sheer black 20 denier stockings with a lovely twist on the standard seam. The woven floral backseam starts above the ankle and winds its way up the back of the leg to a pretty red rose at the top. All Veneziana products are made in Italy with invisibly reinforced toes and a high Lycra content for durability.
- Style: Veneziana Madlene
- Size: S(2) 5′-5'5″ / 155-165cm – M(3) 5'5-5'9″ / 165-175cm – L(4) 5'7-6'0″ / 170-183cm
- Material: 88% Polyamide, 12% Elastane
- Wash: Hand wash in warm water or cool machine wash, low spin. Do not tumble dry
Additional Information
Large, Medium, Small
There are no reviews yet.


text:
How To File A Complaint
Please note that the State University of New York at Fredonia administers internal procedures to receive, investigate and resolve student complaints concerning requirements established in this catalog. Informal and formal means by which students can seek redress of grievances are identified through this document. Students are assured of a reasonable and appropriate time frame for investigating and resolving a formal complaint, that final determination of each formal complaint will be made by a person or persons not directly involved in the alleged problem, that assurances that no adverse action will be taken against a student filing a complaint and that notice to students about the state consumer complaint process has been made.
Informal and formal complaints should be initiated in the appropriate departments. In the absence of a timely response or resolution, a student should contact one of the following offices:
Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, 8th floor, Maytum Hall (716) 673-3335
Office of the Vice President for Enrollment & Student Services, 2121 Fenton Hall (716) 673-3271
Office of the Vice President for Finance & Administration, 5th floor, Maytum Hall (716) 673-3109
Office of Human Resources, 5th floor, Maytum Hall (716) 673-3434
In addition, in New York State, a complaint may be filed by any person with reason to believe that an institution has acted contrary to its published standards or that conditions at the institution appear to jeopardize the quality of the institution's instructional programs or the general welfare of its students. Any person who believes he or she has been aggrieved by an institution may file a written complaint with the Office of College and University Evaluation.
How to File a Complaint
- The person should first try to resolve the complaint directly with the institution by following the internal complaint procedures provided by the institution. An institution of higher education is required to publish its internal complaint procedure in a primary information document such as the catalog or student handbook. (The department suggests that the complainant keep copies of all correspondence with the institution.)
- If a person is unable to resolve the complaint with the institution or believes that the institution has not properly addressed the concerns, he or she may send a letter to the Office of College and University Evaluation.
- Please do not send a complaint to the Office of College and University Evaluation until you have read all of the information below. This will assure that you are sending your complaint to the appropriate agency/office. The Office of College and University Evaluation handles only those complaints that concern educational programs or practices of degree-granting institutions subject to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, with the exceptions noted below. The Office does not handle anonymous complaints.
- Complaints concerning programs in fields leading to professional licensure (e.g., nursing) should be directed to:
A complaint against a college in the State University system should be sent to:State University of New York Central Administration State University Plaza Albany, NY 12246 6. A complaint against a college in the City University system should be sent to: The City University of New York Central Administration 535 East 80th Street New York, NY 10021
A complaint involving discrimination against enrolled students on the part of an institution or faculty, or involving sexual harassment, should be sent to:U.S. Office for Civil Rights 75 Park Place New York, NY 10007
Complaints about two-year colleges concerning sexual harassment/discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender and disabilities should be sent to:Office of Equity and Access VATEA Program 10th Floor Education Building Addition Hawk Street Albany, NY 12234
A complaint of consumer fraud on the part of the institution should be sent to:Office of the New York State Attorney General Justice Building Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223
[ Back to Top ]


text:
A Brief History of Hicks Nurseries, Inc.
The Hicks family started farming on Long Island as early as the late 1600s, but it was in 1853 that the business currently called Hicks Nurseries, Inc., had its beginnings. That was when Isaac Hicks began selling trees to his neighbors. He named his new company Isaac Hicks and Son.
Since those first sales, Hicks Nurseries has maintained its reputation for providing carefully selected first-quality plant material. Each succeeding generation of the business has left its stamp on the nursery responding to the horticultural needs of the Long Island community at the time.
At the turn of the 19th century, Isaac's son Edward, who taught at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, invented and patented the equipment and designed the techniques for moving big trees desired by Long Island's new estate owners. Full grown trees – sometimes in full leaf – were carefully extracted from the earth and taken primarily to the Gold Coast mansions, where many still flourish today.
Edward's son Henry was a premier botanist. After receiving his degree from the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell in 1892, Henry returned to Westbury; he specialized in studying the suitability of new plants from Europe and Asia for the Long Island environment. Henry maintained a wide correspondence with the leading horticulturists of the day. One such correspondent was the chief plant explorer for the US Department of Agriculture, Frank Meyers, who roamed the earth looking for new plants. Whenever he came upon a new plant, he sent three back the US. One went to the USDA in Beltsville, Maryland; one went to the Arnold Arboretum in Boston; and one went to Henry Hicks in Westbury. Cross breeding plants from different parts of the world was Henry's forte, the best known of which is the Hicks Yew (Taxus media hicksii).
Henry's sons, William and Edwin Hicks, together with Edwin Costich, a horticulturist and nursery manager, kept the business on an even keel during the Depression years. In an innovative move, around 1930, William made pre-dug plants available for customers. This marked the beginning of the walk-in, cash customer business that developed into what is now called a retail garden center.
Tragedy hit the family and the business in 1944 when William Hicks died in Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge. Henry Hicks remained president of the company until his death in 1954. At that time, Edwin Costich, who had been general manager of the company, became the president and remained so until 1967. Although Edwin Hicks' primary responsibility was as President of Hicks Westbury, Inc., the family's coal and fuel oil business, he was still very involved in the policies and plans for Hicks Nurseries.
In 1963, Alfred (Fred) Hicks, Edwin's son, came home from Cornell University with degrees in agriculture and business administration. With Long Island's growth from a rural to a suburban community complete, Fred saw the need to re-focus the business to keep pace with the new Long Islanders; at that time there were still 245 acres of nursery production. Fred kept the best of what was already established and began the conversion of the nursery to a thriving family-oriented retailing and growing operation that today serves hundreds of thousands of people each year.
Fred was a major player in the horticultural industry. He was a respected and honored leader nationally, serving as president of the American Nursery and Landscape Association, which inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2003. He was also president of Garden Centers of America and the Long Island Nurserymen's Association and he chaired International Garden Center congresses. Locally, he was involved in the life of Long Island. He chaired the Environmental Commission of the Village of Westbury, served on the board of Westbury Friends School, and was an advisor to the board of Old Westbury Gardens. He was president of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County and was also chair of the board of Winthrop-University Hospital.
In 1991, Fred launched Hicks Nurseries' first ten-day Spring Flower and Garden Show, which has become an annual event featuring indoor gardens in full bloom and seminars by outstanding specialists to give gardeners ideas on what they can do in their home landscapes. This event attracts more than 80,000 visitors each year.
Continually updating and modernizing the operation has always been a part of the success of Hicks Nurseries and Fred made many significant improvements over the years, including building the first retail greenhouses in the 1970s and replacing them in the late 1990s and early 2000s with modern, innovative new greenhouses.
In 2003, the nursery marked its 150th anniversary. Current staff and many former employees and their families celebrated with a summer barbecue reunion.
Sadly, Fred Hicks died in October of 2004. Stephen Hicks, Fred's son, became president and took over the running of the nursery. Stephen has a BS from Cornell University and an MBA from New York University. Also actively involved in the administration of the business is Karen Hicks Courts, Fred's daughter. Karen holds a BA in Management from Gettysburg College. Stephen and Karen are the sixth generation in the family business.
Keeping with the family tradition of putting his own stamp on the nursery, Stephen has a 21st century vision for the business. He spearheaded the addition of the Gardener's Café in 2004 and has worked hard to ensure the appropriate organizational backbone for the company as it grows. He also launched a commercial sales division in 2008 to better serve horticultural professionals.
The year at Hicks Nurseries is punctuated by special events that are especially anticipated by our customers. In addition to the annual ten day Spring Flower and Garden Show in March, there are two seasonal animated shows for children that are eagerly anticipated. In the fall, Otto the Ghost appears. Otto is a charming, child-friendly little character who likes to help solve problems. There are hayrides, farm animals to feed, fresh roasted corn, candied and fudge apples, all making the nursery a festive family fall destination. The Christmas show with Santa, Mrs. Claus and lots of elves and animals opens at Thanksgiving. There's a mail slot where children can deposit letters to Santa; all letters are answered with a handwritten note from Santa.
Hicks Nurseries is known for personal service, a friendly and knowledgeable staff and a complete selection of high quality plants and horticultural products. The nursery and the Hicks family are committed to the progress of Long Island and to helping gardeners and landscape professionals alike to be more successful.


text:
We have all heard the news by now. Britain has voted and will be leaving the European Union. But, what does it all really mean?
NDTV takes a look at the Brexit and asks five important questions.
- What does it all mean?
- What's happening right now?
- What is Article 50?
- Where does the EU go from here?
- What changes?
Click here to read the entire article.


text:
Join me in continuing to bring positive change to Concord and our communities.
Whether it's $5 or $500 - your support will go a long way in keeping a conservative voice for our community in Concord.
The Democratic machine has been gearing up for this race all year and I need your help and support to fight back against their attacks.
Please consider giving what you can today so we can work to restore and preserve New Hampshire for our children.
You can donate online below our send a check to "Kevin Avard for State Senate" at 57 Sherri-Ann Ave, Nashua, NH 03064.


text:
Shoeclack's schedule at Wayhome: Day 2 – Saturday
3 days, camping, friends and beer. Sound like a lot of fun! But Wayhome's also a music festival right? Between your game of beer pong and flip cup, here is a handy schedule that we think is the best one. Here our schedule for Saturday day No.2.
Of course, every choice made there is based on our preference and what we think will be the best shows of the weekend. You may not find your favourite band in our schedule. Don't worry you can go to see them. Our schedule is only there to help you is there is some spot that you don't know what to go see. Maybe you'll discover some new music with this?
Saturday is probably the biggest day and there is some hard choices to make. Here is a rundown.
RED = You can't miss
GREEN = Good to see but if you miss you won't regret it
BLUE = Yeah, why not if there is nothing else to do
Saturday 23rd – Day 2
2:45 to 3:45 – Phosphorescent
Phosphorescent is the working moniker of American singer-songwriter, Matthew Houck. He has not released an album since Muchacho in 2013 but what an album it was! If I were you, I won't miss that.
6:15 to 7:15 – Kurt Vile
Kurt Samuel Vile is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer from Philadelphia. His sound his related to all those other bands from wind cities such as The War On Drugs, for example.
The Conflict
7:15 to 8:15 – M83 VS 7:45 to 9:00 The Last Shadow Puppets
Yeah that's a hard choice. We'll probably try to catch the first 2-3 songs of M83 then do to TLSP. Since we prefer Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner from M83's Anthony Gonzalez. Also because we love the last album of TLSP and that the last M83's album is OK.
9:30 to 11:15 – Arcade Fire
The only reason why I go to Wayhome this year. They will maybe play some new stuff ?
12:30 to 1:45 – Major Lazor
Have you ever seen them live? Then you're lucky it's your chance. They are incredibly insane. Don't think it's gonna be crazy because of their new single Lean On. Major Lazor are way more than that.
Complete Shoeclack's Schedule


text:
March 6th 2008
For once, I was actually right. The second I heard Rosalie say "Go home where?" I knew I was right. Now that I think about it, the first episode was about Suzu's sister. It's pretty cool how the series ended where it started and the episode itself was very touching. As soon as I was sure Suzu died, I knew that she'd be the one to get Haruka and Kantarou back together. It was all just so touching I was about to cry.
As for my thoughts about the ending itself, I am fully satisfied. It was happy and light-hearted just as I thought it'd be. It also left an opening to a sequel which I know will probably never happen. Guess this means I'm going to have to buy the Manga after all …
Overall Tactics was a pretty awesome anime. I laughed, cried and got pissed off but in the end, it was an awesome ride. Kan-chan running away from his work, Sugino-sama and Muu-chan and Hasumi's 'I don't believe in youkai' …. all those little recurring jokes were fun. Speaking of Sugino-sama and Muu-chan … the both of them officially win the "Weirdest Couple" award!
Strangely enough, one of my favorite episodes in the series was pretty much Suzu-centric episode. It was episode 15. I don't hate Suzu. She is a pretty awesome character. Though her affection for Haruka sort of pisses me off, I really love the things she does for him. Especially when she gave him that bottle. That "You like sparkling things, right?" K.O'd me. I couldn't help but imagine Haruka go all Fuuko-trance-like. Very amusing image.
SLASH ALERT SLASH ALERT SLASH ALERT! Haruka and Kan-chan win the award for "Couple that needs to come out of the Closet". The slash is just impossible to take. The first time I wanted to hit Kan-chan was in episode one when he released Haruka. "I've always admired you" "I wanted to meet you" "I've looked for you for so long" GO ON AND CONFESS YOUR LOVE WHY DON'T YOU?!
Another time was in episode 13 when Haruka was badly injured by Raiko and Kan-chan was all like "Boku ga mamoru kara!! -crycrycry-" … At least Kan-chan has to admit he's gay for Haruka. At least him.
The last time is in the before-last episode, when Kan-chan confesses that Haruka is his most important person. I swear, that was the LAST straw. I REFUSE to believe Kan-chan isn't gay or at the very least loves Haruka. AND I REFUSED to believe that it isn't mutual. They love each other. That's it, that's all, the end! NO EXCUSES!!!!!!
(post to be continued)
(post to be continued)


text:
The man who Governor Sonny Perdue tapped seven months ago to serve as Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Commissioner is leaving his post after only seven months on the job. Garland Hunt officially departs this week following Governor-Elect Nathan Deal's decision last month to name DJJ Deputy Commissioner Amy Howell in his place. Hunt is a lawyer, an ordained minister and co-pastor of the Father's House church in Norcross, and a corrections industry veteran. He spoke to JJIE.org's Chandra R. Thomas about his brief tenure overseeing a state agency with some 4,300 employees who are charged with monitoring and caring for some 20,000 youngsters.
Many people were surprised to see you replaced after such a short time in the position. How do you feel about the decision?
As I stated in the letter I sent to the staff, I certainly regret not being appointed to the position but I respect the governor-to-be's appointment. He has a right to select the person he wants for the position. This is a post that is at the pleasure of the governor; that comes with the job. Even I was appointed at the pleasure of the governor [Perdue]. I certainly have enjoyed working with the DJJ family; it's a great team. I really, really enjoyed getting to know the team during my seven months here. I came in with a history with the adult system so the juvenile system was a good challenge for me. A lot of things are the same and there are also a lot of differences. This was a great opportunity for me to learn about the juvenile justice system. Being new to this area allowed me to have a fresh perspective of the agency, especially with it coming out of the MOA (Memorandum of Agreement regarding United States Department of Justice monitoring of DJJ facilities). I felt that there definitely needed to be a fresh start. One of my biggest priorities was ensuring that the youth we serve received the proper rehabilitation and treatment. I wanted to make sure that when they leave us they would have received the best services.
What are some of your proudest accomplishments over your brief but busy tenure?
I developed a sincere love for the kids that we serve although many of them are considered the worse of the worse. I wanted to provide them with hope in their success. I wanted to provide them with the opportunity to receive the best treatment. I know that we, as an agency, have done well with providing great behavioral and mental health services. We also do a really good job with education. The fact that we have been recommended for accreditation with SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and the Corrections Education Association is a testament to that fact. I was very proud to be at the helm of the organization when it was receiving that. I believe that we have excellent educators who provide very well for our kids. Many of our kids receive their diplomas, GED (General Equivalency Diploma) or Work Ready Certificates.
Are there some other specific goals or areas of interest you had hoped to explore that are now being cut short by your departure?
One area I was really interested in was providing evidenced-based programming for our kids. Evidence-based programs look at the results of what you do to determine whether it is successful or not. As opposed to just teaching something, the job is not complete until you have data on the results. Our kids have to have attention given to them outside of the classroom. When you don't provide the best programming some things begin to unravel. I really wanted to make sure the children we serve receive the best programming.
Any other goals for which you feel especially proud to have accomplished during your term?
The first priorities were providing the best services for the children and boosting the morale of the staff. The second thing was ensuring safety and security at the facilities. Some of our facilities are very secure; the incident reports of youth on youth or youth on staff are under control, but we had some facilities that, quite frankly, I was concerned about. I paid a lot of attention to those, especially Eastman. I had some concerns so we put a lot of focus on it in an effort to move that facility forward to ensure the safety of our staff and students there.
There's a lot of debate about how children who break the law should be treated. What do you think?
The staff has to be driven by something more than just administrative duties. There has to be a sense of purpose when you are working with troubled youth from the commissioner down to the JCOs (Juvenile Correctional Officers). You've got to have a love and a passion for their futures. If you're in this type of job just for the administrative duties and for a paycheck, you will soon burn out. You have to really care for the children.
You speak of caring for the children and providing for them, but the reality is that DJJ's budget has been slashed by more than 20 percent over the past few years and more cuts are inevitable this year. Are you concerned about how this will affect the agency overall and the children it serves?
It is very, very unfortunate for the agency and most importantly for our youths, especially because if often causes us not to provide all that we should provide for them. Reducing the staff more impacts our ability to provide programs and more secure beds. On the positive side it has forced us to do more collaborative work with the staff. We all have to be stakeholders to ensure that the right kids come to us; the high-risk, violent kids as opposed to filling our facilities up with low-risk kids or status offenders.
The governor-elect will soon be making the decision on what further cuts DJJ will face. Are you concerned about what the impact will be for the agency?
I have great confidence in the staff (that) we have, to do everything to ensure that the children receive the services that they need. I can't say that will always be the case if we continue to eliminate staff and then are expected to deliver on the same level. I know that all agencies are being impacted, but because our agency is one that deals with children. I'd really regret it if there would be any loss of jobs or depreciation or loss of services. That's why I chose to focus a lot on the staff. I believe that is so important for a state agency where workers have not received raises or cost of living increases for many years; and one where many people for the most part are underpaid. It is important for a commissioner to value them and support them. Morale is so important. That's why I felt it was so important to engage and interact with the staff as a whole and, in some cases, individually. I tried to encourage them and get to know them and their duties.
Do any other important milestones from your tenure come to mind?
I think I began to see a lot of hope in the hearts of the kids we serve. I really encouraged respect with the staff. You have to treat [the kids] as human beings. We began to see that the more we treated them with respect the more they began to respect the staff. I also saw a lot of changes within the staff too. I began to see them experience more excitement about the [DJJ] leadership, coming to work and their jobs in general. It's not that they weren't necessarily excited about the leadership before me, but my goal was to keep them excited. The SACS accreditation was a major highlight. It was two years of preparation. We were also able to make headway with some facilities where we've had difficulties, such as Eastman. We had a lot more challenges with that facility because it holds a lot of high-risk offenders who've had more incidents in the system. Some of them come from more violent backgrounds, which is probably why we've had more challenges there.
What's your advice for incoming commissioner Howell?
Just stay the course. She is a woman of wisdom and determination. She is very strong and ambitious. I know she will do a great job.
Do you have any advice to her regarding issues that you think she should focus on in her term?
She's been with the agency for more than five years. I'm sure she will be able to set her own priorities.
Now that this chapter is closing, what lies ahead for you?
I don't know exactly what my next step is, but I have great belief in the Lord ordering our steps. I believe he has a bigger assignment for me and I look forward to finding out what that is. Right now I am entertaining some options, but I am not at liberty to say what those are at this time. I believe in my scriptures, of course, to 'trust in the Lord and he will direct your path.' I believe that he directed me here for seven months and I trust that he feels that I faithfully served the agency, the staff and most importantly the youth in our care.
Got a juvenile justice story idea? Contact JJIE.org staff writer Chandra R. Thomas at email@example.com. Thomas, a former Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow and Kiplinger Public Affairs Journalism Fellow, is an award-winning multimedia journalist who has worked for Fox 5 News in Atlanta and Atlanta, People and Essence magazines.


text:
Jovy Skol's TEN BEST OPENING KILLS IN HORROR
Posted by Jovy on July 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Alfred Hitchcock shocked audiences in 1960 with his black and white classic PSYCHO when he decided to kill of leading lady Janet Leigh in the first 45 minutes. Her death scene was considered brutal and almost pornographic in the standards of that day, but Hitchcock didn't care. He wanted to scare and take you by […]
Category Articles, COLUMNS, Fandom, ICONS REVIEWS, Indie Horror News, Major Studio News, People · Tags 28 WEEKS LATER, Candyman, Final Destination 2, Halloween, Horror Lists, Jovy Skoll, Lists, Saw 6, Scream, Seed Of Chucky, Sleepaway Camp 3, Suicide Club, Ten Best Opening Kills In horror, Urban Legend


text:
Part of National Museums Liverpool
Legal status: PERMANENT COLLECTION
Credit line: Donated by John R.F. Mills, 1962
Name: Mills, John R F
Relationship: Owner
Begin date: not recorded
End date: 1962-11-20
Back to related items
We use cookies to make our website work better for visitors. They allow improved functionality, personalised services or advertising and the ability to analyse traffic on our website. For more information on how we use cookies, please read our Cookies Policy.
© Copyright 2020


text:
Geotechnical Drilling
While the completed project is generally above ground, the project starts below it. At MATECO Drilling, we know that the conditions below the surface are as critical and complex as the structures that sit atop it. These sub-surface conditions can significantly impact the scope of your project's design, budget and schedule.
Accurate Samples from Reliable Soils Drilling Practices
At MATECO Drilling, our Geotechnical Drilling services provide you with representative samples, supplying the accurate subsurface profile so you can make the appropriate design and engineering decisions. From soil and bedrock consistency and classification to groundwater depth and its inherent impact, MATECO Drilling provides the experience and state of the art equipment to meet your investigation needs.
Proven experience and proven results, this is why clients have turned to MATECO Drilling since 1974 to provide test drilling services for their geotechnical engineering projects.
MATECO offers a variety of drilling and testing services to meet the needs of our individual client's projects, including:
Soils Drilling
Soil Sampling
Rock Coring
Instrumentation Installation
In-situ Testing
Geoprobe Direct Push Sampling
Our drilling equipment is available for both onshore and offshore projects and is capable of drilling in any terrain or location. MATECO Drilling is known for our ability to complete projects both large and complex without sacrificing performance and providing quality samples. We offer the client both hollow-stem auger and rotary drilling featuring the following drilling rigs:
Low Clearance
Small ATV Track
Large ATV Track and Rubber Tire
Large Truck Rigs
Pontoon Capabilities
Types of Geotechnical Drilling
Sampling & Testing
2"³ through 3.5"³ splitspoon soil samplers
2"³ through 5.0"³ Shelby tube soil samplers and Piston samplers
3"³ through 6.0"³ CME continuous soil samplers
Wireline continuous soil sampling
Pitcher sampler
Geoprobe soil borings
Rock Coring
NQ 2"³ wireline rock coring
NQ 3"³ wireline rock coring
HQ wireline rock coring
HQ triple wireline rock coring
HW temporary casing with casing advancer
NW temporary casing with casing advancer
Vibrating wire piezometers
In-Situ Testing
Menard pressure meter
Vane shear testing
Pump-in permeability testing
Cone penetrometer


text:
Mark Hamamoto, FARM Director & LEAD FARMER
Mark Hamamoto has a background working with non-profit and faith-based communities for the last 20 years. From 1995 – 2000, worked at the Hoa'aina O Makaha farm and initiated an Organic Agriculture project there. From 2001 – 2009, was the Community Development Coordinator at Kokua Kalihi Valley (KKV) and instrumental in starting KKV's Ho'oula 'Aina program.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact: email@example.com
Kathy Maddux, Production Manager
Organic farmer for 30+ years, small-business owner and operator, graduate of the NY Culinary Institute and trained macro-biotic chef, member of Church of the Crossroads, long-time owner/member and former employee of Kokua Food Co-op.


text:
Format: Digital (gift from Miss Vain)
Excerpt here
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Tess Jennings, now a member of the Memphis Police Department, is on her first cold case. The suspected suicide of Lizbeth Knapp ten years ago isn't a theory her family accepts—they believe she was murdered.
But the case is only one of Tess's worries. Ghosts are talking, and word of her abilities rapidly spreads. A dark ghost is terrifying the spirits of Memphis, and she must force the entity to cross over.
Tess doesn't have to do this alone. Not only does she have her ghost-lover, Kipp McGowen, but the department has brought in a medium. Dane Wolfe might answer all her questions, but he also brings a world of trouble. Will Tess finally have all she's ever wanted, or will everything she's vowed to protect be ripped away?
So in Supernaturally Kissed I said that it's so wonderful that Tess and Kipp have found true love with each other but it's also tragic that the latter is a ghost. In DEMONICALLY TEMPTED we see Tess and Kipp ride it out despite their physical limitations. Enter Dane Wolfe, a medium who works for the FBI out to train Tess and help her hone her gift. But aside from helping Tess with her current case, Dane got too invested in Tess' personal life which caused a rift between her and Kipp.
Stacey Kennedy is such a sneak! I was thinking of possible scenarios on how Kipp and Tess can be in the same plane so I was expecting death, witchcraft, possession, body snatching, etc. Boy was I wrong because what SKennedy pulled was totally out of left field or maybe I didn't cast my net of possibilities wide enough. I know I'm speaking in code but suffice to say that Kipp isn't the ghost we all expected him to be and Tess has a shot at Ever After with him after all.
And I promise you that one day I will.
Like it's predecessor, DEMONICALLY TEMPTED is sexy, romantic and a little scary. I think the succeeding books will be very interesting because Tess and Kipp will be going through some major changes and I'm sure some of it will be painful. Tess is now part of MPD and aside from regular ghosts, she's dabbled with demons and witchcraft so I'm sure that there will be more of this in the coming books. Not only that but Tess and Kipp's relationship is evolving and this is going to be a fun transition to follow.
The third book, Mystically Bound, which holds the juicy story of Tess and Kipp's relationship as SKennedy takes it to the next level, comes out Fall of this year. But while waiting, I suggest you go get a copy from Amazon, read it while you wind down from today's events.


text:
Blueharts Hockey Club raise more than £10,000 for Air Ambulance
| Charity events see the opening of Luke Hobson Memorial Pitch
| Charity events see the opening of Luke Hobson Memorial Pitch
| Holcombe head to Old Georgians on Sunday in what could prove to be a crucial match to both teams ambitions
| East Grinstead host the University of Birmingham this Saturday as they search for their first win of the season
| Its back! Time once again to share the fantastic stories from last weekends action across the country as we select our England Hockey #TeamOfTheWeek.
| Old Georgians remain top of the Premier Division after securing a narrow 2-1 victory over hosts Beeston
| Dramatic draw for Hampstead & Westminster against East Grinstead in the Premier Division
| Shocked by the latest statistics showing the rise in childhood obesity, one teacher took it upon herself to make a difference
| Wimbledon head to Holcombe this Sunday as they bid to maintain their good start to the season
| Fourth-placed Holcombe head to the University of Birmingham on Saturday