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We can digitally print to our high gloss splashbacks in Bonethane, IPA Acrylic or Aluminium sheets, creating a decorative splash to accomodate your project and interior design requests.
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Bonethane Digital Printed splashbacks carries the product of Australia logo the image to the right is Bonethane.
You can purchase from our esteemed photographer & create your digital Art image masterpiece. Suitable for any home, shower cubicles, shop or commercial display the options are endless.
Above to the right is a collage of sheets. ISPS Innovation created a uniformed water drop, spaced over three sheets. The image was strategically created by our amazing photographer, formed by our graphic designer & enhanced for further colour contrast by our colour production team .
Printing to glass can be costly. With our range of splashbacks you have a selection so be the selector of your next project. Our polymer range look identical to glass. You have a choice of Bonethane or IPA Acrylic, PMMA. PMMA is known as Acrylic also known by trade names such as Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex among several others. Glass, Acrylic or Bonethane Splashbacks can you pickit? Know the difference before you make a decision.
So what do we need?
You may have your own image. Simply produce a high resolution format of 300 DPI or EPS file, ISPS will work with you to produce your Digital Art splashback or wall panel & deliver to you. Images can also be purchased through shutter stock or Istock photos. Note images on a screen are in RGB wider colour gamet, ISPS print to sheet in CMYK lower colour gamet, so there will be a visual colour variation.
ISPS include manipulation of your image as a part of our service. We lay out the ready image in high res you supply to us addressing it symmetrically, to fit the area creating an allignment & endless flow. We use our formulae GRIPTEK on the back of our polymer sheets, this locks in colour, making 100% waterproofed & creating greater background colour depth.
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Bring your images to life, either a family portrait school photos or a holliday experience. ISPS Innovations does it all. Without GripTEK solid we can create back lit feature wall panels and splashbacks enhancing the brilliant shades of life. ISPS Innovations does it all.
Tips: when choosing an image you should look at the vertical and horizontal positioning of the image. This is because you can loose part of the image if the dimensions do not rest just. An image you see on an illuminated screen will not always look the same on the substrate it is applied to.
ISPS Innovations provide a low res proof prior to print so if you need to make any changes you have the opportunity to do so, so review carefully as we do not refund on errors. Sometimes it may not be possible to print a whole vertical image horizontally or viser versa as it may distort or loose critical scenery. This also applies to large over sized images that are to be placed in narrow long areas. Just because they are a large file does not mean it can be reduced to fit across the shape of the sheet.
ISPS are pleased to provide you with many options & choices
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Optional GripTek backing on Bonethane or IPA Acrylic eliminates the unsightly wear of silicone marks or delaminating of coatings from or through the sheet once mounted to the wall. Have you ever seen the bleeding of this process in a shopping centre shop display? This is a shop fitters nightmare! This generally happen 3 to 6 months down the track.
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Well, the secret's out. We're expecting another baby! I'm due June 4th, so I'm about 12.5 weeks along right now.
This pregnancy has been easier than my first in some ways, and much harder in other ways. I'm not as sick as I was with Brynleigh. I'm able to manage my morning (all day) sickness as long as I always keep something on my stomach. But I'm much more fatigued than I was with Brynnie, which makes sense because I wasn't chasing after a 10 month old when I was pregnant with her! I'm tired all the time. I try to nap when she naps, but that doesn't happen much lately. Her naptime is when I usually get myself bathed and dressed and decent-looking. And by the time I'm all done with that, she's awake. Lately she only takes one nap a day pretty frequently (which I am SO not ready for) so there's really no time for me to nap.
And her nighttime sleeping....oh gosh. Somehow we got away from our great sleep-training schedule. I got into a bad habit of rocking and feeding her back to sleep, I think because she was sick? I don't even remember how it started, but now she wakes up 2-4 times a night and has to be rocked and fed back to sleep. I hate it, but I hate sleep training, too, so I've been putting off getting her back into a good schedule. I'm doing it this week though. I have to. I neeeeed sleep. And she does too! And I'm not going to be rocking two babies to sleep a million times a night come June. No, thank you.
Oh, and the little monster is walking now. Like, really walking. She walks around the house instead of crawling. She is so good! Everyone is amazed that she's walking so good so early. We can't believe she's getting so big and so smart so quickly!
Anyway, back to pregnancy stuff. Everything is going well so far. I found a great doctor (at least, we think so thus far) in Pocatello who does VBACs (apparently only 2 OBs in the area even do VBACs?! Crazy.) and he gives me an 80% chance of having a successful one. So, we're hoping. We found out I have a retroverted uterus, which I likely had my first pregnancy, but my lovely old doctor just didn't care to tell me about. And my placenta is anterior right now, so hopefully that changes because there's a slight chance it could cause complications with my VBAC. But everything is looking really good right now.
I'm showing a tiny bit, not enough for other people to really notice yet though. Except for some days when I have monster bloating. Then I look 6 months along. I lost a few pounds, but I've gained them back so I'm right at my pre-pregnancy weight right now. I'm about 7 pounds less than my pre-pregnancy weight with Brynleigh, so I fully intend on using those 7 pounds purely for Christmas candy. That works, right?
Seriously, is it Christmas yet? I want to down a dozen boxes of cordial cherries and a few bags of Lindt truffles and Ghiradelli peppermint bark. I'm just about done with my holiday shopping already. Really, Christmas is so much more exciting when you have kids. I'm going crazy this year. Sterling let me listen to Christmas music on the drive home from our anniversary date last week. It made my week. Because, let's be honest, he's kind of a party-pooper. He's more excited for Thanksgiving.
This was intended to be a pregnancy-announcement post, but instead you got a fully random update on my ever-exciting life. You can definitely expect more Christmas babble to come.


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Modern Miracles Presents: Giants Do Fall…. The Story of David
Grace–Simple. Profound. - Grace And Forgiveness
The Least Of These
Living Like Jesus
5 Truths About Forgiveness
The Prayers Of Jesus: A 5-Day Devotional
Love Of Another Kind
Growing In Prayer Devotional
The Essential 100® Bible Challenge–12–The Teachings Of Jesus
What To Do When Envy Steals Your Joy
Love Your Enemies: A How To Guide
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As a professional photographer, I"m often asked questions by friends, family, clients, acquaintances, and even total strangers for photo tips, or, how to make better pictures. Having often considered this, I thought I might offer a few tips that will make your photographs "better". I'll try not to be too "techy", as that is easily done. It bores those who already know the answer, and causes those without a technical background to tune out rather quickly. When it comes to creating an image, I'm not an overly technical photographer myself, although I know how to figure out photographic problems that can be solved with technical solutions. Perhaps more importantly, if I don't know the answer, I have plenty of friends who do...and they'll usually tell me so! Let's get started...
Many years ago, when I was a hobbyist (everybody starts out as a hobbyist!), I read as much as I could get my hands on about photography, studied the work of those whom I admired, and immersed myself into the "culture" of making pictures, especially when I decided to become a pro. Noticed I said "making" pictures. One of the earliest lessons I learned when I began to study commercial photography was that amateurs "take" pictures, while professionals "make" pictures. There is a vast difference in the approach, in the final purpose of the images, and of course, in how much time, effort, and money go into producing a commercial photograph.
Amateurs love to take pictures. That's how I started, and although I still love to make photos just for the sake of making a good photograph, there are many other factors that now go into my approach. For today's discussion, let's talk about light...that being the "quality of light".
When the sun is high overhead at noon on a cloudless day, commercial photographers are usually loath to make a photograph. Why? Look at the light! It is coming from straight overhead, and the shadows produced on such a day have a hard, defined edge. The light also emphasizes the hollows of a subject's eye sockets, and unless you fill those sockets with some sort of light (reflected light, or with a flash), your subject will have "racoon" eyes. Any skin blemishes and/or irregular textures will become pronounced, and the overall contrast of the image will be at it's most extreme. In other words, the light is just not flattering. This is made even more so if the subject is highly reflective (an aluminum skin airplane), or in the case of people, if they have wrinkled skin. It becomes very difficult to make a photograph that is visually pleasing.
So if you have toshoot at that time of day, under those lighting conditions, what options do you have available to make an acceptable photograph? Let's see...
- Use your flash! I can't tell you how often I've said this...but get used to it. It is a portable sun, built right into most cameras nowadays. "But won't it make the light worse" is what I'm often asked? Consider this: Let's say the sun is putting out 10 units of light, just for the sake of discussion. In the shadows there is virtually no light (zero units). So if your flash puts out one unit of light (10% of the total light in the shot), it will come nowhere near overpowering the sun. And guess what? The shadows that formerly had zero units of light now have 1 unit! Some strobes allow you to control how much light is put out, so study your camera manual, and do a test. Also be aware that we aren't trying to match the sun's light output, only to augment it. Unless you have access to some powerful studio strobe equipment, your on-camera flash will not overpower the available light.
- Use something to bounce light back into your subject. It can be something as simple as a bedsheet, a piece of white foam core from the art store (one of my favorites), the side of a white vehicle, or even a white wall. The larger the reflector, and the closer it is held to your subject, the softer the light will be. Again, do a test with different reflectors, at different distances, under similar lighting conditions.
Once you understand "quality of light", it becomes much easier to tell when, and when not to make pictures. My personal favorite time of day to make pictures (of anything) is just before the sun goes down. It is low on the horizon (which shows texture), has a warm tone to it, and because it has been filtered by the earth's atmosphere, is usually of a much more flattering nature. In other words, it's much softer.
You'll notice in the photo of this former WWII P-38 pilot, that it was actually shot just as the sun disappeared over the horizon. The light is warm, soft, and very forgiving. Shooting at this time of day also encourages the use of wider apertures, which will throw the background out of focus, especially with longer lenses. This technique brings the viewers attention back to your subject, and also helps obscure what might otherwise be a "messy" or "busy" background.
Do some testing with your flash, and you'll be surprised how much better your images look, even when the sun is directly overhead. Even better, wait for the sun to get low on the horizon, and you'll notice an immediate improvement in the quality of your images.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Hispanics generally approve of President Bush's proposal for a national guest worker program, but their opposition grows after they learn its details, a poll released Thursday shows.
The survey found 42 percent of respondents supported Bush's immigration reform plan, with 20 percent opposed and the remainder undecided. But opinions split 45-45 once respondents were informed that most immigrant workers would have to return home once their legal status expired.
"They seem to think that the proposal is incomplete," said Sergio Bendixen, who conducted the poll for New California Media, a nationwide coalition of ethnic news organizations.
Bush's plan would let currently undocumented immigrants work U.S. jobs for up to six years.
Three-quarters of respondents said they preferred a plan that lets foreign workers earn citizenship through their work — a central theme among proposals from members of Congress since Bush announced his plan earlier this month.
Pollsters between Jan. 20-26 conducted a telephone survey of 800 people with Latino surnames who identified themselves as being Hispanic. Such methodology is sometimes used by pollsters but critics say it is not as reliable as drawing a sample through random-digit dialing. The sampling error margin was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Bush's guest worker plan was big news in Hispanic communities: Three-quarters of poll respondents said they had heard about it, but nearly two-thirds saw it as an election year attempt to woo Hispanic voters.
The policy debate will likely have implications for the presidential race, in which both parties are courting Hispanics, who account for an increasingly important voting bloc in national elections.
Hispanics were important to Bush's election in 2000. He garnered just 35 percent of their votes, but Hispanics traditionally have voted more solidly Democratic.
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1. Grand Canyon Railway, USA:
From Williams to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, this terrific railway route flaunts the grandeur of the red rocks. The spellbinding landscapes of fir and pine forests, waterfalls, the Colorado river and dramatic terrain change, makes the 60-mile journey around this Natural Wonder of the World a spectacular one.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Best time to travel: March – May
Cost: Minimum $32.5 one-way
Website: www.thetrain.com
2. El Chepe, Mexico:
Embarking upon a 418-mile long journey from Chihuahua to Los Mochis, the El Chepe or Chihuahua-Pacific Railway route crosses 37 bridges and 86 tunnels. Its emblematic feature of the tour is the Copper Canyon of Mexico, with stopovers to enjoy the magnanimity of nature. The waterfalls, hot springs and adjoining points of interest embellish the train ride further.
Duration: 16 hours
Best time to travel: October – March
Cost: Approximately $1700 one-way
Website: www.chepe.com.mx
3. Napa Valley Wine Train, USA:
The Napa Valley Wine Train is the ideal way to add a tinge of nature's richness to your travel expedition. Starting from Napa up to St. Helena in California, the train trails through stunning vineyards and exquisite landscapes. With one of the best dining experiences, winery tours, rustic carriages and beautiful sunsets, this railroad journey preaches relaxation and comfort.
Duration: 3 hours
Best time to travel: August – October
Cost: Approximately $140 round-trip
Website: www.winetrain.com
4. Rocky Mountaineer, Canada:
The extravagance of the Canadian Rockies is something you can't escape. The snow-clad mountains, flawless glaciers and blanketing greenery from Vancouver to Banff and Jasper, makes this journey an unforgettable one. Elevating the magic of the scenery, the Rocky Mountaineer train offers the GoldLeaf service exemplifying luxury through its fine-dining experience and glass domed coaches with panoramic views.
Duration: Flexible packages, between 1 – 24 days of travel.
Best time to travel: April – October
Cost: Approximately $1000 one-way
Website: www.rockymountaineer.com
5. California Zephyr, USA:
Traversing through 7 states and multiple terrains, the train connects Chicago and California in the quaintest and most captivating way. Passing alongside the Continental Divide, mighty canyons, Colorado and Mississippi river, parched deserts of Nevada and Salt Lake City, the journey of 2438 miles depicts the magnificence of North America. The train provides accommodations in the form of roomettes, bedroom and suites.
Duration: 51 hours
Best time to travel: March – November
Cost: Approximately $150 one-way
Website: www.amtrak.com
6. Amtrak Cascades, Canada & USA:
Running across the Pacific Northwest corridor, the Amtrak Cascades shuttle between Vancouver in British Columbia and Eugene in Oregon. Surrounded by lush green landscapes, azure seascapes, alluring highlands, like – Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood and Mt. Baker, this 467-mile route will bring you closer to nature.
Duration: Up to 11 hours
Best time to travel: Throughout the year
Cost: Approximately $90 one-way
Website: www.amtrakcascades.com
Image courtesy: www.amtrakcascades.com
7. White Pass & Yukon Route, USA & Canada:
Passing around cliff-hangers, glacial rivers, waterfalls and gorges of the bewildering Alaska, the train enters Whitehorse, the heart of Yukon. Constructed in late 1800s during the Klondike Gold Rush era, the train traverses through exhilarating locations and landscapes. The railways also conduct several excursions, such as: Bennett Scenic Journey, Fraser Meadows Steam Excursion and White Pass Summit Excursion, thus enriching this unique travel adventure.
Duration: Minimum 4 hours, depending on the Excursion and stopovers
Best time to travel: May – September
Cost: Approximately $120 round-trip
Website: www.wpyr.com


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If you are looking for the world's best tasting and healthiest vegan chocolate pudding recipe, then you have officially found it. This pudding is super chocolaty, creamy, and delicious. The recipe is dairy free, egg free, gluten free, and made from all natural plant-based ingredients. The base of this vegan chocolate pudding is avocado and dates. Yes, I said avocado. But don't freak out, I promise that the worlds healthiest vegan chocolate pudding does not taste like guacamole! The avocado is used as a healthy fat to give the chocolate pudding a creamy texture. What about the dates?! The dates help to thicken the pudding while acting as a natural sweetener. Below you will find the recipe along with a few ways to customize it for your own taste buds.
Healthiest Vegan Chocolate Pudding Recipe:
1 Avocado
4 Dates
4 TBS Cacao powder (or cocoa)
3/4 Cup Milk of Choice (I used unsweetened vanilla almond)
Sweetener of choice- I used 3 TBS Coconut sugar + 2 Droppers of Liquid Stevia
Pinch of salt
Optional toppings: Hemp seeds, shredded coconut, cacao nibs
Healthiest Vegan Chocolate Pudding Directions:
Place the avocado, dates, cacao, sweetener, and half of the milk into a food processor. Let it run for a few minutes, stopping every 20-30 seconds to scrape off the lid and sides. Depending on the size of the avocado/dates you will need to use more or less milk and sweetener. Check out the consistency and add the rest of the milk if needed. Let the food processor run for about 5-8 minutes to break down the dates smoothly, stopping every minute or two to scrape the sides. Once your chocolate pudding has a good consistency blend in a pinch of salt. Now it's time for a taste test! I am all about contouring desserts to your taste buds, so don't be scared to experiment a little bit. This recipe is meant to be a rich, dark, decadent dessert. If you want a lighter and sweeter pudding then add more dates, sweetener, and milk. Makes 2-4 servings of the Healthiest Vegan Chocolate Pudding..or one big serving if you are really hungry. lol
For a dark tasting chocolate pudding use coconut sugar or stevia as the sweetener.
For a sweeter flavor use more dates and sweeten with agave, coconut nectar, or honey if you are not vegan.
I used a small avocado for this recipe, so if you are using a large avocado that is double the size then remember to double the rest of your ingredients.
If you are looking for some Cacao Click Here to get the one I used for this recipe.


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Social media falls in love with pups at this year's Westminster Dog Show
The 143rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show is taking place in Manhattan, New York City, and social media users have fallen in love with the very talented dogs.
The show, which includes the Westminster Masters Agility Championship and the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, seeks to find the best pups in different categories such as toy and herding breeds… but to viewers every dog is a winner.
Particularly loved by Twitter users was Gabby the Papillon, whose performance in the agility championships captured several hearts, as well as the 8″ class title.
A re-post of the talented pup's performance at the show joked that the pup had reached "peak dog performance" and gained over 8,000 likes on the website.
Breeds including Yorkshire Terriers, Golden Retrievers and Bernese Mountain Dogs will take part in breed and group judging with the best-in-show winner crowned at New York's Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.
2018's best-in-show winner was Flynn, a five-year-old Bichon Frise. Flynn was the second ever dog of his breed to win best-in-show at Westminster.
This year's dog show features two new breeds not featured in the competition before, the grand basset griffon Vendeen and the Nederlandse kooikerhondje.
The first Westminster Dog Show was held in 1877, and it features hundreds of dogs from around the United States hoping to win a title.
Established as a dog show, the competition now includes the Masters Agility Championship and the Masters Obedience Championship.
It is expected that more than 3,000 dogs will enter the competition over the course of Westminster Week.


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Pole Stars in Manila
We've been incredibly lucky to learn from Pole Stars from around the world. Touring pole athletes have come to Polecats Manila to teach their expertise to our pool of students. Here are some photos of the fun from the previous visits!
If you are travelling through the Philippines, and would like to teach at Polecats Manila, send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Oona Kivelä, July 2019
Michelle Shimmy and Maddie Sparkle, April 2019
Elena Gibson, January 2019
Heidi Coker, Nadia Sharif, Mina Mechanic, August 2016
Josh Taylor, May to July 2016, May 2015
Bendy Kate, July 2016
Marlo Fisken, November 2015, November 2012
Kenneth Kao, November 2015
Anastasia Skukhturova, October 2015
Jennifer Kim, September 2015
Yukari Cooperstock, May 2015
Marion Crampe, December 2014
Amber Ray, August 2014
Greta Pontarelli, December 2013
Nadia Sharif, Steven Retchless, Marion Crampe, December 2013
Crystal Lai, Natasha Wang, Estee Zakar, April-May 2013
Symone Dolai, August 2012


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Here we are like to show you our new original design princess castle, it is special than before we saw, and we hope your kids like this kind!
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We accept TT and Western Union as payment. 50% prepayment before production arranged, 50% balance shall be paid before shipping. After production finish, we will send finshed photos for confirmation.


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Make a Digital Compass with an LED and Micro Servo
Digital Compass Completed Project
Compasses are an essential instrument for the human race. They have been used for navigation and orientation purposes since the 11th century. The magnetic compass has helped the human race achieve accomplishments such as early arctic expeditions, Amazon rainforest explorations and even the discovery of the Americas!
In this tutorial we will show you how to build a Digital Compass. This digital compass will consist of a magnetometer that will be programmed to emit a LED display of the direction North, South, East, or West as you move. Just as a real magnetic compass always points to the north, our digital compass will also include a micro servo that continuously points north.
Magneto...what ?
3 Axis Magnetometer
The heart of our project will be the magnetometer, this will be used to sense the earth's magnetic field. We will be using the "3 Axis Magnetometer Breakout - HMC5883L" which is available on the Jaycon website. This breakout board uses an I2C interface with an input voltage range of 2.16 to 3.6 volts. It is perfect for our project as it can be used in conjunction with an external microcontroller to create the digital compass.
The magnetometer and external microcontroller will provide our compass with the data it needs to display the correct letter coordinate. The letter (N, S, E, or W) will show on the 16 segment LED display.
The magnetometer and display will enable us to read and record the coordinates as we are moving, but we aren't done just yet! We want to display north in the same way that a traditional magnetic compass does, so we are going to add a servo to do that job. With the data from the magnetometer and the rotation from the servo, we will have a compass that rotates properly to magnetic north.
Ready to build your very own compass? Here's what you'll need!
Materials for Digital Compass Project
Arduino Mega 2560 (Or any variation you have as long as you have enough pins)
A to B USB cable
Jumper wires (around 26)
1 single 16 segment LED Display
HMC5883L Magnetometer
Servo motor
Printed compass (optional)
Wiring and connections
Digital Compass Circuit Diagram
First, we will be setting up the LED Display. You can use any LED display that you want but for this tutorial I used a Jaycon favorite, the 16-segment LED display. We picked this one in particular because it allows us to display the letter W (west) which would not be possible with a 7-segment display. Connect the LED display and be sure that all the wires are set up properly so that the ground of the board is grounded to the arduino.
If you are having trouble setting up your LED display, you can look at any of our LED Display tutorials
With the LED set we can move on to the main part of this project, the magnetometer. The magnetometer is a really simple device consisting of five pins, and you can locate the pinning order via the data sheet. Even better, if you buy a magnetometer from Jaycon's site, it will have the layout printed on it. I will be using four of the pins starting from top to bottom, GND, VCC, SCL, SDA. The last pin DRDY is for data ready, so we won't be using that today.
If you have a ground line set in your breadboard you can use that, otherwise you will need to connect the ground to the Arduino GNDC. This magnetometer works in a voltage range from 2.16 to 3.6 volts; be sure to connect your VCC pin to the 3.3 V port in the Arduino.
The SDA and SCL pins are simple on my Arduino Mega, they are located beside the digital pins. On an Arduino UNO the SDA/SCL are the Analog Pins A4 &A5. If you are not sure about the pinning structure of your board, you can check your board manufacturer's website by searching for SDA/SCL I2C connections.
Digital Compass Magnetometer and LED Display Connections
At this point we have a functioning compass that displays the direction through the LED display, but let's add a simple little servo for fun!. You should use a 360 degree servo so that it can rotate in any direction. Servos usually operate using three pins: power, gnd and the PWM connection. In the MEGA, I have dedicated PWM pins, but if you are using an UNO, for example, the pins are located in the Digital Pin section. You can recognize them by the ~ line beside the "D3" print. This symbol identifies the pin as a PWN pin.
Note: Since we will be coding the servo to continuously point north, we will need the base of the servo to be static, and it will need to line up with our magnetometer. This is important so that the servo and the magnetometer always face the same position. I used a little tape to attach the servo to the small breadboard.
Be aware that the servo may have a magnetic motor that could possibly interfere with the magnetometer readings if you place it too close, so try to leave a little distance between these two.
Compass Face in Servo
If you want to fancy up the servo a little bit you can search for an image of a compass face, print it, and paste it into your servo's moving head.
Now that all the hardware and wiring is set, we can begin programming.
Connect the Arduino to the computer, using the A to B USB cable and open the Arduino IDE software.
Go to Tools > Serial Port and make sure you have selected the proper serial port. (Ex. COM3)
Go to Tools > Board and make sure you have selected the Arduino Mega 2560 or any Arduino board you are using.
Now it's time to enter the code: You can copy the code I've developed below (feel free to play with and edit this code). If you prefer, go ahead and enter your own code. We acknowledge that there are several ways to achieve results with this project. If you have any suggestions or ideas please let us know in the comment section.
To explain what I did with the code let's take a look to the following diagram.
Location Diagram for Magnetometer
The diagram above shows the various directions that the magnetometer will move. It will start at 0° clockwise.
Since we used only one 16-segment display we are only able to display one coordinate at a time. This is why we divided the the cartesian plane as shown in the diagram below. We will be displaying N , when the magnetometer heading is between 315° and 45°. The same happens with E, S and W inside their respective coordinates.
The servo works differently than the magnetometer in terms of location, the servo's movement is counterclockwise starting from 0° East.
Location Diagram for Servo
We could say that the servo is off by 90° but this is taken into account when composing the code.
//www.jayconsystems.com //These are the libraries that we will be using in the code #include // used to communicate with the magnetometer due to SDA/SCL connections #include // library to use the magnetometer #include // generic library for servo usage HMC5883L compass; // creating an object called compass using HMC5883L library Servo myservo; // creatomg an object called my servo int pos; // variable for the position used in the servo //size 21 array to hold the LED segment pins int pinArr[21] = ; int duration = 1000; //INTEVAL PER DIGIT //declaring the high and low pins to create letters in the 16 segment LED int letN[21] =; int letS[21] =; int letE[21] =; int letW[21] =; void setup(){ Serial.begin(9600); //Sets the data rate in bits per second for serial data transmission Wire.begin(); //Initiate the Wire library and join the I2C bus as a master or slave myservo.attach(13); //telling the servo that is connected to the PWM Pin 13 compass = HMC5883L(); //new instance of HMC5883L library setupHMC5883L(); //setup the HMC5883L magnetometer int Pin =0; //declared the pin var for (int Pin = 22; Pin <= 58; Pin++) { //loop to declare all LED pins as outputs pinMode(Pin, OUTPUT); } } //this function contains a for loop will set the proper pins as high or low, getting the commands from both arrays declared void segmentPrint(int array[]) { for(int i =0; i<21; i++ ) digitalWrite (pinArr[i], array[i]); } void setupHMC5883L(){ //Setup the HMC5883L, and check for errors int error; error = compass.SetScale(1.3); //Set the scale of the compass. if(error != 0) Serial.println(compass.GetErrorText(error)); //check if there is an error, and print if so error = compass.SetMeasurementMode(Measurement_Continuous); // Set the measurement mode to Continuous if(error != 0) Serial.println(compass.GetErrorText(error)); //check if there is an error, and print if so } float getHeading(){ //Get the reading from the HMC5883L and calculate the heading MagnetometerScaled scaled = compass.ReadScaledAxis(); //scaled values from compass. float heading = atan2(scaled.YAxis, scaled.XAxis); // Correct for when signs are reversed. if(heading < 0) heading += 2*PI; if(heading > 2*PI) heading -= 2*PI; // int angle = heading * RAD_TO_DEG return heading * RAD_TO_DEG; //radians to degrees } // Our main program loop. void loop(){ float heading = getHeading(); Serial.println(heading); delay(100); //only here to slow down the serial print //if statement for the compass digital and analog commands //values are given in degrees and were separated in quarters to code different areas if ((heading >= 315 && heading <360) || (heading >= 0 && heading <45)) { //will pass the letN array to the function to print the proper letter segmentPrint(letN); if (heading >= 0 && heading <45) { //calculate the new position compensating the movement int pos = 90 + heading; myservo.write(pos); Serial.println(pos); } //each position will be modified according to the neccesary compensation else if (heading >=315 && heading =45 && heading <135) { segmentPrint(letE); if (heading >=45 && heading <=90) { int pos = 90 + heading; myservo.write(pos); Serial.println(pos); } else if (heading >90 && heading <135) { int pos = (90 + (heading)); myservo.write(pos); Serial.println(pos); } } else if (heading >=135 && heading <225) { segmentPrint(letS); if (heading >135 && heading <225) { int pos = (90 + (heading)); myservo.write(pos); Serial.println(pos); } } else if (heading >=225 && heading <315) { segmentPrint(letW); if (heading >=270 && heading <=315) { int pos = (90 - (360 - heading)); myservo.write(pos); Serial.println(pos); } } }
Notes about the project
This compass points to the magnetic north not the true north. Please take that into account if you plan on using it for outdoor expeditions. You can research this discrepancy by searching the terms: "Magnetic North vs True North"
If your measurements and navigations need to be really accurate, you will have to calibrate the magnetometer very precisely. Use HMC5883L datasheet for detailed instructions on how to do this.
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Forgotten Christmas Melodies
It's the most notorious time of the year.
While some may sit on their recliners flabbergasted at how another calendar year stormed by so quickly, many others override the sentiments of Thanksgiving, Halloween, Labor Day, and even the summer months by letting the needle drop on music that was really meant for "25 Days of Christmas" and "Home Alone" reruns.
Don't deny it, reader; you probably do it, too. Otherwise, you're probably the real grinch who stole Christmas.
In any case, there's no turning back now. Thanksgiving turkeys and tofurkeys have long been consumed, and as we try to not think about the sudden change in society's hearts from thankfulness to over-consumerism:
It's finally time for Christmas music in all its glory!
Now, we all are familiar with Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," the many renditions of "Silent Night," and the brilliant holiday record by Michael Bublé.
However, let's take a second to put the spotlight on the less-loved Christmas songs. Under the upper echelon of pop Christmas songs, there lies a vast amount of holiday hits worth a introductory discussion. With that in mind, I asked a few members of the student body the following question: What are some forgotten Christmas tunes that you love and enjoy?
Specifically speaking, I'm talking non-traditional Christmas songs, and excluding oft-revisited Christmas classics such as "Joy to the World" and "Deck the Halls."
Taking a step back in time, senior accounting major Rosten Dieter shared a few oldies-but-goodies-yet-somehow-forgoties: "Fum Fum Fum!", "I Saw Three Ships," and "Pat a Pan." If you dig deep into a Christmas carol archive at your grandparents' place, you may blow the dust off of sheet music such as these.
Another suggestion came from halfway across the world, where J-fiah Reeves, a junior theology major, is teaching as a student missionary in a small Micronesian island called Kosrae:
"'The Christmas Waltz' by Frank Sinatra. In fact, any Christmas song by Frankie, but that one in particular."
"A fun one I enjoy that brings a pop-y feel to the traditional playlist is 'Walk Out to Winter' by Aztec Camera and 'All That I Want' by The Weepies or even 'Baby Please Come Home,' especially the version by Death Cab for Cutie," recommends sophomore secondary education for language arts major Bluann Saladier.
Sophomore music education major Renae Cross then suggested the track "Jesus is Alive" by Christian singer/songwriter Josh Wilson.
The list keeps growing. With Sinatra and Wilson having entire Christmas albums, one must wonder how a 24-hour holiday could earn a season worth of glitter and hours of studio music? It's no secret that Dec. 25 is important to most of us as we exchange presents and spend time with friends and family. What often evokes this nostalgia is music for the occasion, which is why the abundance of holiday music is warranted.
Personally, my song of choice for the holidays is "Christmas in Harlem" by Kanye West, CyHi Da Prynce, and Teyana Taylor. The hip-hop groove from the get-go puts me in my New York home, strolling along the never-sleeping Times Square and basking in the glow of big screen TVs—because stars are too mainstream to wish upon.
Ultimately, any song—especially during this holiday season—should bring you to that happy place that feels like home, or even is home. Keep spinning those records that mean the most to you as you look back on the past eleven months that seemed to have gone by so quickly.
Stay festive, my friends.
AJ Valcin is a super senior who enjoys communicating and contemplating. Every state he has lived in begins with the letter "N." He is the most obsessive music nerd you may know, and anything involving vanilla ice cream and gummy treats are his weaknesses. AJ also wants you to "download my mixtape, bruh." - a Soundcloud exclusive under the alias "A2nelito."


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I can't quite put my finger on whether Chris Haven's article Why I Must Charge People Fees For Their Own Art about the state of the state of writing is sadly funny or just sad, but I know it's accurate.
I also kind of don't mind that reading fees are now being charged.
Here's why:
1. Quality Control: I know for a fact that when I had to shell out money for postage, I spent a lot more time studying the journals my work might fit best. Never mind that I was never once accepted to one of those journals. I was choosier. I didn't have much money those days, and I still don't have many discretionary funds. It's certainly easier to make my hopeful publishing transactions for free. However, it's no secret that when writers are choosier about where their work goes, the reading load lessens for the editors on the other side. This means more interested eyes are available for my work.
With a submishmash account (or basic access to the internet; let's just be real) and duotrope, I (the unpublished writer) have the ability to just blitz the hell out of fifty journals in one night. People do.
2. Possible Pay for Everybody: A small reading fee (not much more than the postage I'd once pay to send a story out), increases the likelihood that if I am accepted, I'll be paid. If not, maybe my soon to be published story will be housed comfortably and available to new readership for years to come. Maybe the editors are to be paid a small stipend for partnering with me for a week or two until we both look good on the screen.
3. The Future is Now: Paper is on its way out. It's uncomfortable to admit, given my difficulty adjusting to the Kindle, but now when I visit the shelves of any book store, I'm starting to get the same nostalgic feeling previously reserved for the CD collection at Half Price Books (and powerlines). The books are going to start stopping. This is the cut-off decade (for CDs, it's the '90s), and soon we'll just be looking at shelves filled with a million used copies of Stephen King and Jodi Picoult and Janet Evanovich – the same way I run smack up against Poi Dog Pondering, Sophie B, Hawkins, and Dave Matthews Band every time I head to Half Price to scratch a cheap music itch.
If paper is disappearing, the traditional ways of paying and getting paid for paper will be changing. If paying a small reading fee helps the publishing world make the shitty transition from paper to e-reader/screen with a little less damage done to the writer, editor and publisher, then count me in.


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Pr. Geo.'s approves school cellphone ban
Prince George's County students will have to keep their cellphones turned off from the first bell of the morning to the last bell of the day under a strict new ban passed Thursday night by the school board. And they will not be permitted to post photographs taken on school property to Web sites such as Facebook.
The ban goes further than any other local school system's, many of which have been liberalizing their cellphone rules, not tightening them. But citing a silent, under-the-desk epidemic of text messages during class, the board voted to ban the devices during school hours, including lunch, except in rare cases in which students have teacher permission. Students may bring cellphones to school, but they must be turned off, not just silenced, during the day.
The board passed the policy 7-2, with the student board member dissenting along with one other.
Stay with Post Now for an update on the Prince George's school board's decision to adopt the area's strictest ban on cellphones.
-- Michael Birnbaum
Michael Birnbaum
| June 18, 2010; 10:45 AM ET
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Good move.
Posted by: lsf07 | June 18, 2010 11:14 AM | Report abuse
BRAVO PG finally you getting something right.
Posted by: B4DarkDC | June 18, 2010 11:33 AM | Report abuse
Can't post photo's taken on school grounds? Don't get it. I guess I forgot that the public doesn't own the public schools and that when a citizen takes a picture on public property they aren't allowed to post the picture. We should also ban the posting of pictures taken on county parkland. That is a good move, it aught to solve a lot of the world's problems.
Posted by: permagrin | June 18, 2010 11:36 AM | Report abuse
Excellent! No a minute too late!
Posted by: DCResident10 | June 18, 2010 12:07 PM | Report abuse
Thumbs up to PG County!!!! Many of these kids use their cell phones to schedule "fights" and a way to bully other kids. I think cell phones should be banned in schools period, but this is the next best thing. If you're using your phone in school, you're distracted from instruction time.
Posted by: ksimms1 | June 18, 2010 12:17 PM | Report abuse
so how would you know if these kids post pictures aint nobody monitoring that crap..great job pg county...dumbasses
Posted by: seananthony151 | June 18, 2010 12:29 PM | Report abuse
It doesn't say what will happen if a student is caught with a cell phone on. I say they get kick out for the whole school year.
Posted by: PublicEnemy1 | June 18, 2010 12:34 PM | Report abuse
Apparently some morons don't realize that they aren't allowed to publish pictures of people without the person being photographed having signed release forms.
Posted by: daweeni | June 18, 2010 12:40 PM | Report abuse
This isn't protecting the students, this is preventing the parents from seeing what is really going on in the schools.
Prince Georges County High Schools are public buildings paid for with our tax dollars.
Just last week a child was stabbed at Bowie High School. Wouldn't it be great evidence for a trial if that stabbing was posted?
We should be headed towards full disclosure not preventing it.
Posted by: ProfessorWrightBSU | June 18, 2010 1:00 PM | Report abuse
Banning the posting of all pictures taken on school grounds will prevent a lot of a high school experiences that students want to share from being uploaded. This will include school dances, concerts, sports matches, and even those photos of your friends you take at lunch - what's so bad about sharing these PG?
I'm not sure how others use Facebook but I'm "friends" with a lot of my family members and they can check in with me and actually SEE what I'm up to by viewing my photos on Facebook, and they get to be a part of my life that way.
Posted by: khornyan | June 18, 2010 1:05 PM | Report abuse
I clearly do not understand you might as well ban phones all together these teachers are paid to teach not monitor who has a cell phone going off in the classroom. They tried this way before facebook was relevant years ago. Clearly if these kids are not friends with teachers they should be ok.
Posted by: seananthony151 | June 18, 2010 1:24 PM | Report abuse
So no pictures of friends at sporting events and band concerts, I guess the graduation pics are a NO NO also? What about linking to a WP article that has pictures from the schools? Not very well thought out.
Posted by: crete | June 18, 2010 1:45 PM | Report abuse
I'm in a constant battle with my students regarding cell phones. If they use them during a test, they could be photographing the test to share with students who have not yet taken the test. I think they should be OFF during all classes, but students should be able to use them during lunch, just as they could use a public phone. Now - to be honest - drug deals, gang activity, and other behaviors are assisted by cell phone usage. We will never be able to get rid of it, but we might be able to keep students safe during the day if they are off their phones. And by the way, they are supposed to be READING, TAKING NOTES, SOLVING PROBLEMS, LEARNING while in the classroom...NOT talking to friends and relative on the phone!!!!!!!!!!! Why is that so difficult for people to comprehend???
Posted by: DecafDrinker | June 18, 2010 1:46 PM | Report abuse
This shows just how out of touch the PG schools board is with reality. Just how are they going to stop students from posting photos taken at school on Facebook? This is absolutely unenforceable and probably illegal.
Posted by: postisarag | June 18, 2010 1:48 PM | Report abuse
Surely the policy doesn't read "cell phone".
There are plenty of devices available that are not "cell phones" that allow message exchange.
And you should probably clarify the definition of "publish".
So if I take a photo in a public place - let's say National Harbor - and I happen to get the random family walking behind my target, I need to get their permission before I upload that picture?! please.
I get restricting the students - but, hopefully, these decision makers are technologically literate enough to develop a policy that's not obsolete next week.
Posted by: robjdisc | June 18, 2010 2:15 PM | Report abuse
Message to PG County;
When someone videotapes a fight in one of your schools and uploads it to facebook or youtube, it is the FIGHT that is the problem.
Stop the fights!
Let the kids record their high school experience, and make sure its a positive one.
Posted by: MarilynManson | June 18, 2010 2:33 PM | Report abuse
Guess what? The world won't come to an end because kids can't use their cell-phones during the six hours their in school.
Posted by: PracticalIndependent | June 18, 2010 2:46 PM | Report abuse
The policy reads cellular telephone and other personal electronic devices ... It applies to students only. Penalties include taking the phone away for the remainder of the school day, requiring the parent to come and pick it up, and prohibiting the student from bringing a phone to school.
I hope enforcing the policy doesn't become more of a distraction than cell phone use has become. While I understand the need, I am not in favor of it.
Posted by: mgribben | June 18, 2010 2:53 PM | Report abuse
Who was the other dissenting school board member?
Why did Birnbaum decide not to report that fact?
Seems to me that schools claim to want students to learn from their teachers, but this prohibits prohibits students from following their teacher's example. Why the hypocritical double standard?
Looks like it also prohibits taking picture for yearbooks and similar purposes.
Posted by: dcrussell | June 18, 2010 3:06 PM | Report abuse
Im sorry, but this is a little extreme, i text in school, but its my PARENTS.! like if i dont feel good. and what if someones parents are divorced or sick and you need to check on them every once in a while.? i wouldnt want to explain that to all my teachers. And kids might text, but not alot. i hope you realize that even if kids do text aot its going to effect them because that is the choice they make. And taking picturs in school is bad? Thats stupid. At lunch and before school games and events people like to take pictures, to save memorys of our school years. and now your bannning it? ://
I doubt it will be followed anyway.
Posted by: OliviaC | June 18, 2010 3:38 PM | Report abuse
Oh, and if you want to take pictures, bring a camera, not a cell phone. Problem solved.
When I was in school (late 70s through late 80s) video games and any other handheld electronic devices were confiscated if they were used in the classroom. It's just common sense.
Posted by: steve1231 | June 18, 2010 3:51 PM | Report abuse
This is just another rule that teacher's will be enforcing instead of focusing on what is important. All of the rule enforcement takes away from the learning more than the underlying behavior.
Posted by: bperk420 | June 18, 2010 4:02 PM | Report abuse
Smart move Prince George(not PG)county kids are there to hopefully learn and not talk and text now how about a crackdown on cellphone usage while driving.
Posted by: dargregmag | June 18, 2010 5:25 PM | Report abuse
I went through all my public education in PG from the 80s through the early 90s. If I remember correctly, back then, bringing a pager to school was grounds for expulsion.
Posted by: nudar | June 18, 2010 6:11 PM | Report abuse
They may have it on them but turned off. Right. Does anyone think that the students will abide by the new rules?
Posted by: bobbo2 | June 18, 2010 6:11 PM | Report abuse
No kid needs a cellphone while in school. If there is an emergency then you go to the office and make a call. The kids are there to learn.
Posted by: bobbo2 | June 18, 2010 6:16 PM | Report abuse
I mean are we forgetting about incidents like 9/11 where it was a convenience for students to have their cell phones in school to make and receive calls from their parents? How would it be possible for 1000+ students to report to the office to use the school phone should another emergency of the like arise?
Posted by: Messiah2010 | June 18, 2010 10:27 PM | Report abuse
I know a teacher who teaches high school in P.G. County and he complains about having to argue constantly with students over putting away their cell phones, portable play stations, and IPods during class.
As the teacher, he locks his cell phone away in the draw during class and takes it out--if at all during school hours--during his half-hour lunch break. If the teacher can detach himself from the cell phone during school hours, so can the students.
Posted by: vscribe | June 18, 2010 10:34 PM | Report abuse
The cell phone thing is fair enough. The not posting pictures is DUMB. I haven't been able to find any information via google about the policy, but if it includes cameras in that, that's a totally awful rule. And if it doesn't, how do they even know (if they can know you posted the pictures, which could be avoided with privacy settings) if you used a phone or a camera?
Posted by: sarahee | June 18, 2010 11:51 PM | Report abuse
Great policy and long overdue.
Lots of PGCPS high schools have already established their own student cell phone use limitations and it works out just fine.
One presumes the purpose of banning cellphone or camera use during school event on PGCPS property is to minimize the ability to post online inappropriate behavior during social events such as fights, drinking, etc. while on school grounds.
PARENTS or adult relatives that have kids participating in sports events or other positive activities, are still permitted to take pictures or record videos of their kids.
What students don't realize is that digital data/pictures posted online can be obtained by present or future employers and colleges enrollment officials. Just one inappropriate photo or activity posted online can harm chances of getting a job or accepted into college.
Students typically don't think of long term affects when on these social internet networks.
Good looking out PGCPS School Board Members.
Posted by: PGCResident1 | June 19, 2010 9:55 AM | Report abuse
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The Untethered Life of Today's Mobile IT Admin
Although the mad proliferation of mobile IT applications might be seen as tying admins to their mobile devices more than ever, it's actually good news, many say.
"We've had pagers and phones going on 15 years," says Gartner analyst Jeff Brooks. "The new apps mean it won't be so much 'I'm always working' as it will be 'I'm able to get done what I need to get done in a timely manner,'" he says. "If I'm able, before I go to bed ... to roll over, grab my phone, and answer a question for someone, and get that logged properly, that's one less thing [to do] when I wake up tomorrow and get to the office."
Vocus's Kipp agrees that today's mobile administration apps make life "much easier. ... For one, I'm not worried about whether or not an alert is going to go out. It's a worry that's been taken off our plate." Due to the service-oriented nature of Vocus's mission, "We're tied to those devices anyway. This makes sure we get alerts in a reliable fashion. It's a comfort level you can't put a price on in the industry we're working in."
Gettel's Bement also sees little downside to the rise of mobile IT. "It makes my life easier because I don't need to be at my office to do my job," says Bement. "I can use [the built-in] Cisco VPN client on my iPad to connect to my network, and launch whichever application I need, and remote into my PC, remote into the server, and make any changes I need." If he didn't have the mobile access, he would have to drive 40 minutes round trip to work for something as simple as a user locking themselves out of their account. Now, he does the five minutes of actual work from home.
With all the benefits of smartphones, alerts can still get lost in a flood of emails and texts. Onset Technology is one company targeting this glut. The company's OnPage priority messaging technology triggers an alarm on the user's device "until you attend to it," says CEO Judit Sharon. The service is available on iOS and BlackBerry, with Android support coming soon.
Vocus's Kipp has been working with OnPage for more than six months. His 13-member site operations team finds OnPage on the iPhone to be more reliable than the pagers the firm used up until last year. OnPage's two-way communications also provides notification when a message is delivered and read.
Overcoming Mobile Security Jitters
As a "trusted user," an admin can, of course, become a threat vector if someone attacks corporate systems via their mobile device. A number of vendors offer ways to separate the work and personal "personalities" of mobile devices, either hiding or hardening the "work" personality to make it more resistant to attacks.
Open Kernel Labs uses virtualization to create separate operating systems on Android, Windows Mobile, and Symbian operating systems, and it recently announced a partnership with LG Electronics to produce "defense-grade" mobile devices using its OKL4 Microvisor. The first such devices are expected to reach the market this fall, with carriers charging a premium of anywhere from $20 to $400 for the added security, says Carl Nerup, vice president of business development at Open Kernel Labs.
Telefónica Digital and EMC VMware are expected to offer Telefónica Dual Persona service later this year. The service will allow IT departments to securely create and manage a "corporate mobile workspace" to run administrative applications on Android devices over the air. The Samsung Galaxy SII will be the first handset to support the service, according to the companies, with Samsung expected "to offer service compatibility with all of its devices in the coming months."
Gettel's Bement says he can create similar "profiles" using the Dell Kace software, but he's never seen a need for it. He believes mobile devices are no more inherently prone to hacks than PCs, and he must enter three passwords to access his iPad, VPN, and then his management applications. He can also remotely wipe data from his mobile devices if they are lost or stolen.
The Mobile Future
While many admins are happy to log in via a Web interface or even a Windows emulator running on a tablet, Gartner's Brooks looks forward to applications that can use mobile features such as location awareness and cameras to provide new features.
For example, an admin could snap a picture of the error message on the screen and compare it to a known library of error messages, or use a photo of the bar code on a server or PC to access its last known configuration and service history. A location-aware mobile device might alert a technician already working on the fifth floor of a building about a new trouble ticket on the fourth floor, reducing travel times for the tech and wait times for the user.
Another possibility, he says, is mobility-enabled techs providing "white-glove service" to executives and other important customers, using their mobile devices to quickly check databases of known errors to speed service.
"The evolution of mobile technology will result in close integration between the IT service desk and the desktop support team, forming a unique support function," Brooks predicted in a recent report. This, he wrote, "will result in a focus on providing superior support to end-users, rather than a preoccupation with the classification of support roles."
Until then, resetting a user's password from the couch without scrambling for their laptop might be progress enough for the average administrator.
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Bad for Species, Bad for People: What's Wrong with the Endangered Species Act and How to Fix It
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- Does the Endangered Species Act Save Species?
- The Endangered Species Act Has a Poor Record of Recovering Species
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Does the Endangered Species Act Save Species?
When confronted with the embarrassing reality that the ESA is harmful to species, the Act's proponents fall back on two arguments they claim prove otherwise.
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August 2015 to April 2016 visits to Prophet Isaiah Robertson
Prophet Isaiah had recently painted more of his living room walls and above the front entrance room door. This updated view from August 2015 looks out of the living room towards the front door:
By early 2016, he had completed considerably more wall painting in the front room. Here is similar view from February 2016:
A fuller view from April 2016 show most of the front room's new "Wailing Wall" (on the the right):
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