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Scott Olswold has this in the Universal Print Drivers Webinar Recording with Q&A and I thought it was worth of having its own home since so many use the HP UPD PCL5, especially with MobilePrint.
For those using the Hewlett-Packard Universal Print Driver for PCL5, there is a great way to optimize the print file size generated by the driver. A colleague and I were trying to figure out why print jobs going through a secured queue were getting so large. And by large I mean waaaaay too much data in the file: an 8-page PDF that would "write out" to a PostScript file around 14MB turned into a 285MB print file through the UPD PCL5 driver.
The fix is buried deep, deep in the configuration of the queue under Properties > Advanced > Printing Defaults > Paper/Quality as "Print Quality." If you install the UPD PCL5 driver and create a queue for it without pointing the Add Printer wizard to an actual HP LaserJet device (preferably a color LaserJet) it sets the "Print Quality" setting to 600 dpi (dots per inch; this is the native resolution of most laser printers). The alternate option for this setting is 300 dpi.
Before I get to the juice, let's explore this "dpi" thing a little bit, since we are all -- admit or not -- the Subject Matter Experts for print. This is a little "beanie and propeller" moment.
A graphic object like a JPEG, BMP, or GIF file is composed of pixels. A pixel is the smallest element that a device (monitor, printer, charged-couple device array -- anything that can capture our output an image) can manage. In image editing, we don't say that a picture is "300 dpi." Rather, we say that an image is 1800x1200 pixels, and we're going to squeeze those pixels into a print out that is 6"x4". Simple division tells us that the end image is going to be printed at a final resolution of 300 pixels per inch. A "dot" is a printer's term (an old one) that describes where the imager can put a spot of toner or ink. Back in the Golden Days of Desktop Publishing (a book I saw on a shelf in the new Steve Jobs flick) we started equating (ever so wrongly) "ppi" to "dpi" and it ended up perverting the lexicon of an entire industry.
So how does that little tangent apply to this? A color image is composed of 3 primary elements: a Red, a Green, and a Blue byte value, all stacked within one pixel. These values tell your monitor how to display the color. We know that a byte is 8 bits, so a single color pixel is 24 bits. If we take a 6"x4" image and tell the printer driver to print it at 600 dots (pixels) per inch, we have (drum roll, while we put on our beanies) 24 x [(600x6) x (600x4)], or 207,360,000 bits of data (wrap it up: 24.7MB) to pass along in a print file!
So we can quickly see that printing in color can end up being a very costly thing from a data size perspective.
Back to the story...
We really don't want 600 dpi to be our default value for Print Quality. Setting it to 300 dpi takes our file size (using the above example) to just a bit above 6MB -- better, but not perfect. So what, then?
That's where pointing our UPD queue to a real, honest-to-goodness printer and allowing an automatic update fits in. If I point the queue to a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet CM6040, that setting inherets a value that wasn't there before:
Yes! ImageREt 4800. ImageREt is an image-enhancement and optimization technology introduced by Hewlett-Packard within its LaserJet line. The "4800" isn't a measure of dots or pixels, and a higher number (the number after ImageREt) doesn't mean better. It just means "different on this model than on that one." But activating any ImageREt setting here decreases print file size significantly. That 285MB PDF? It became a 16MB file that ended up going to the printer.
The benefits are numerous:
- Improved spool time from the workstation to the Pharos server.
- Faster handling during the "page counting" phase.
- Less demand for disk space while awaiting release.
- Faster spooling from the Pharos server to the printer.
- Rapid job processing time on the printer.
- Near, or "at speed" printing of the job.
When you do this auto update, you will probably have to visit the "Device Settings" tab to ensure that trays, output choice, and finishing options are normalized to what the printers can actually do, but the extra little bit is well worth it. So How Do I Do It?On the server:
- Go into the Properties page of the queue.
- If needed, click the "Change Settings" button on the General tab.
- Go to the Ports tab.
- Add a port.
- Select Standard TCP/IP Port and choose "New Port...".
- Complete the Standard TCP/IP port wizard, using the IP address of your chosen LaserJet.
- Disable Printer Pooling and ensure that only the Standard TCP/IP Port you've added is chosen.
- Apply the change.
- Go to the Device Settings tab.
- Under the "Installable Options" group, click the configuration for "Automatic Configuration" (it will probably be Off) and change it to "Update Now".
There will be a brief pause and then you may see the UPD's backend function split into view. Allow it to complete. When it is done, ensure that the option is set back to Off, change any options in this tab that you don't want (keep the device type to COLOR) and Apply it.
If you go into the Advanced tab, click the Printing Defaults button look at the Print/Quality tab, you'll see your shiny new Image REt setting where the 600 dpi setting used to be. Now, resecure the queue. Here's where things get a little administratively-intense.
For Uniprint
You will need to update your package (if you're using packages) and hope that you enabled automatic updating. If you did, you're done: your clients will get the new setting right away and you're done. If you didn't, you'll have to get the old package off and put the new one in.
If you're not using packages for your queue, you're in the same boat the Blueprint folks are in....
For Blueprint
You will need to disconnect all client instances of the queue and reconnect them. Sadly, the things you do in "Printing Defaults" won't automatically carry-over to anybody who's already connected to the shared queue. It's a user-level thing. I really wish it weren't so.
If you have Group Policy, you can create a login script utilizing PrintUI.dll (lots of resources everywhere on it) to remove the queue and reinstall it. If you are using a software deployment utility, you can accomplish what a Group Policy would, but in the strength and beauty of a Visual Basic script...or CMD/BAT file if you prefer...using PrintUI.dll.


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The headlines are filled with talk of a trade war between the US and several other countries including Canada, the European Union, Mexico and China. The US has levied tariffs on goods coming from these countries that will be sold in the US, and in turn these countries have levied equal tariffs on goods being exported out of the US.
Because this story probably won't go away any time soon, let's break down how these current and future actions are likely to impact your business.
Tariffs are a tax on imported goods and services. They essentially make it costlier and more difficult to import certain things, like metals, foodstuffs, consumer products, and so on. On the upside, that can be a major benefit to industries that produce those items, because it forces consumers to buy domestically. On the downside, this can also result in potential material availability issues due to domestic capacity constraints. If we think back to any economics classes we may have taken; as demand increases for a certain product, but supply stays about the same, it results in prices being driven up for that product.
The key tariff in play at the moment is the US-levied tariffs on steel and aluminum. This has increased demand for US steel and aluminum, and because US domestic supply has not yet ramped up, it is putting pressure on price. Because of this you have likely already seen the impact of rising prices when buying items such as Racks and Cabinets which are primarily based on these two materials.
Communications cables are not the first things that will come to mind when thinking of rising costs of steel and aluminum, but many CATV Coax cables use copper-cladded steel cores, and other copper, fiber and Ethernet cables use aluminum in the shielding, braiding and/or armoring components.
Additional tariffs of up to 25% have be placed on plastic molded parts which affects products such as wall plates, fiber and copper connectivity, and patch cords.
As this dispute deepens, retaliatory and secondary tariffs are expected to be levied which will place further pressure on domestic capacity and therefore overall prices will be on the rise across North America.
Not related to tariffs specifically, but also impacting our industry, is inflation. Raw material demand for PVC, as an example, has gone up year-over-year by 7%, driving up prices, as have other elements such as flame retardant materials, paper for packaging and freight.
At this point in time, you should expect that prices for products containing aluminum, steel and plastics will continue to see price increases to cover these added costs. It remains to be seen how much these tariff disputes will escalate, but you should be aware that many of the products in our industry could be further impacted as this continues. Even if products are manufactured in the US or North America, costs will be impacted due to raw material cost increases and capacity constraints domestically. All you can do for now is stay informed and plan your future projects accordingly.
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Providing pregnant women with their nutrient needs is a public health priority in both wealthier and poorer countries, although the local resources to attain this objective may vary widely. The inability to meet nutrient requirements during pregnancy can have serious and often long-term adverse effects on development during the fetal and postpartum period and on maternal health. Most of the research that provides information on nutrient requirements during pregnancy has been conducted in industrialized countries, although trials in developing countries have been important in revealing the adverse effects of maternal nutrition and the benefits of nutrient interventions. In general, even in wealthier countries there is an unacceptably high rate of pregnancy complications that may be prevented by improved maternal nutrition, including anemia, low birth weight, birth defects, and preeclampsia. The situation is far worse in poorer regions of the world, however.
The most recent and best described recommended intakes of nutrients during pregnancy are those of the Institute of Medicine, developed for the United States and Canada, and these are the main set presented in this article (Table 1). The recommendations for the United Kingdom were published in
1992 and are discussed here when recommendations differ substantially from those of the Institute of Medicine. Many other countries have their own sets of recommendations, as do organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization and the European Economic Community.
The set of Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) recommendations developed by the Institute of Medicine includes several values. The Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) is the intake required to meet the nutrient needs of 50% of a population group (e.g., pregnant women). It is an important value for two reasons. First, it is the value used to estimate the prevalence of inadequate intakes of a nutrient in a population group; the percentage of a group consuming less than the EAR of a nutrient is the percentage with an inadequate intake. For energy, the Estimated Energy Requirement is equivalent to the EAR. Second, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is calculated by adding two standard deviations (usually unknown but assumed to be 20%) to the EAR. The RDA should meet the requirements of 97.5% of a population group. The Tolerable Upper Level (UL) for a nutrient is the intake above which there is a risk of adverse effects.
Table 1 shows the RDA for nonpregnant women and the EAR, RDA, and UL for pregnant women.
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Love of mine, some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
– Death Cab For Cutie
There was this one day when befriended wedding photographer from Hamburg, Stefan Roehl (whose wedding we shot a few years ago in Hamburg & Paris), messaged us and asked if we've ever shot a wedding at the Vju, and that this cafe on the top floor of a former world war bunker would be a location we will definitely enjoy shooting at. He was right. A few months later we received the inquiry by Jessy and Volker to document their wedding at the Vju in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg and we fell in love with the location right away. It's such a non-wedding venue, it's made of concrete, it's gritty, it's kinda cold (some would say) it has its' very own personality to it. We love these places a lot.
Jessy, Volker, we enjoyed the (cold and rainy) day with you, your family and friends a lot. There were also some firsts for us: first time shooting in a former bunker, first time live surf / punk band, first time listening to The Clash's "I fought the law" as opening song for the dance night. Thanks so much for having us.
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He has performed and collaborated with: Marco Mengoni, Francesco Baccini, Hijack on Cuba, Moby, Dolcenera, Dull, Luisa Corna, Mario Lavezzi, Cat Power, Antonella Ruggiero, Sagi Rei, Simona Bencini, Miguel Bosé ( TV promotions ), Patty Pravo ( TV promotions ), Pago, Checco Zalone, Maurizio Crozza, Gabriele Cirilli, Aida Cooper, Ronnie Jones, Pink Martirano, Micaela Foti, Ray Sepulveda, Jorge Luis, Johnny Rivera, Jerry Galante, Tito Gomez, Hildemaro, Paulito FG, etc.
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The OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft on its … road to the Bennu asteroid took a stunning photo of the Earth and the moon. The photo released by NASA was taken 3 million miles (5 million kilometers) from the Earth. Almost 13 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
The OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft is expected to reach its destination in the Bennu asteroid in August 2018.
OSIRIS-Rex's mission is to figure out where we came from as the asteroids are leftovers from the creation of our solar system.
What NASA says
"While the spacecraft could tell us some things about where we are and where we are heading, it can also remind us that we are now," NASA said.
The color image was captured on September 22 by MapCam at Osiris-Rex. A few hours after the spacecraft completed maneuver to reach Bennu asteroid.
"Visible in this photo is the Pacific Ocean and several inland land. Including Australia, Baja California and the Southwest United States, "said a NASA spokesman.


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A cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan is to be remanded in Kuje Prisons, Abuja. This was the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.
Azibaola Rober is being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a scam involving $40m.
Since March when he was invited for questioning over receiving the said sum from Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (NSA), he has been in the custody of EFCC.
Azibaola and his wife, Stella, were formally arraigned before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba for allegedly receiving a $40m contract from embattled former NSA, Tuesday.
The anti-graft agency has slammed a seven-count charge on them for allegedly using Oneplus Holding Limited, their company to siphon the money.
Stella was taken into custody on Monday ahead of the trial.
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Founded in 2005 by Richard Cobbold and Emma Judd, Cobbold and Judd Fine Art specialises in Post War British Art, with a leaning towards those who taught or studied at the Slade or Camberwell schools of art, and artists with an East Anglian connection. These include Peter Coker RA, Patrick George, Maggi Hambling, Dick Lee, Rodrigo Moynihan, Elinor Bellingham Smith, Colin Self, Annabel Gault, Luke Elwes and Mary Fedden. Exhibitions are held at the Minories in Colchester, Aldeburgh and other locations in Suffolk and London.
Recent exhibitions have included Patrick George: A Retrospective in 2016 and Patrick George: From Prose to Poetry in 2018. These two shows included works from all periods of his career, many of which had not previously been exhibited. Forthcoming shows will feature the work of Dick Lee (1923-2001) and Peter Coker RA, both at the Minories, Colchester.


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The Pirate softball team picked up three wins over the course of the weekend. They hosted Chattanooga State on Thursday night in two close games before traveling to Gulf Shores, Alabama to play four games in the Sun Chief Classic. Continue reading below for individual game recaps.
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The first game on Thursday featured strong pitching from both sides and the Pirates were shutout for the first time all season. The Tigers capitalized on an error in the second inning to score their lone run of the game. The Pirates were able to get runners on in the game, but they left eight runners stranded. Natalie Sorensen, Danielle de Ruiter and Sadie Rusteika each picked up one hit in the game. Jensen Strickland started the game on the mound for the Pirates and she gave up five hits and no earned runs in 3.1 innings of work. Kaeleen Koehler took the mound in relief in the fourth and threw a strong 3.2 innings as she only gave up one hit.
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The second game saw the Pirates take the lead right away in the bottom of the first inning. Lia Johnson got things started with a double down the left field line and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. She proceeded to score on a ground ball to the right side off the bat of Kaeleen Koehler. The defense and pitching held for both sides until the fourth when the Tigers used a triple to drive in a run and tie the game. It stayed 1-1 until the top of the sixth when Chattanooga loaded the bases with no outs. Shelby Griffin entered the game to pitch for PSC and induced a ground ball that allowed Danielle de Ruiter to cut down the runner at home for the first out. Unfortunately for the Pirates the next batter singled to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead, but PSC did escape the bases loaded jam and did not give up anymore runs. The Pirates threatened in the sixth and seventh, but failed to push a run across. Johnson was the leading hitter for PSC as she went 2-for-3 in the game with a stolen base while Koehler went 1-for-3 with a triple. Koehler was the starting pitcher in the game and she threw five innings and struck out three before Shelby Griffin relieved her and only gave up one hit and struck out one.
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Lia Johnson led the game off with a walk and eventually scored on an error to give the Pirates an early lead and control of the game. Snead State used a couple of doubles to tie the game right away, but then the Pirates were able to add two more runs in the third. Madison Marshall drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and then Natalie Sorensen singled to drive in a run and make it 3-1. Snead responded with one run in the bottom of the third, but the Pirates put the game out of reach in the top of the sixth when they plated four runs. Danielle de Ruiter started things with a double and was followed by Caitlyn Yockey walking and then Alexandra Verardi singled to score one run. Lia Johnson followed with an RBI single and proceeded to steal second base before Jensen Strickland singled and drove in another run. Marshall rounded out the scoring in the inning and game with a sacrifice fly to make it 7-2. Danielle de Ruiter helped power the offense going 3-for-4 with two doubles while Marshall went 2-for-2 with two RBI's. Savannah Foster pitched the complete game and allowed eight hits while striking out seven.
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In the second game of the day on Friday the Pirates quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Kayla Leibman and Kaeleen Koehler used back-to-back singles to set the table for Jensen Strickland to drive in both of them with a single up the middle. In the top of the third Coastal used three hits and a sacrifice fly to pull ahead 3-2 but the Pirates responded immediately in their half of the inning and plated five runs. Madison Marshall and Shelby Thornsberry got things started with back-to-back singles and were followed by Alexandra Verardi walking to load the bases. The Pirates proceeded to used four singles and a passed ball to make the score 8-2. Coastal picked up one run in the fifth before they made their move in the seventh. A single, double and triple quickly brought the score to 8-6 and an error make it 8-7 before Jensen Strickland struck out the last batter of the game. Lia Johnson helped power the offense going 3-for-4 with a run scored, RBI and stolen base. Danielle de Ruiter was 2-for-3 with a run scored and RBI while Kaeleen Koehler was 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI's. Strickland picked up her fifth win of the season when she came on in relief in the third inning and struck out four batters while only allowing two earned runs.
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Pensacola State kicked off Saturday by picking up their 11th win of the year in a 9-1 ballgame versus Coastal Alabama-East. The Pirates got their offense going from the start when Madison Marshall doubled to drive in two runs in the first inning. An RBI-single from Kayla Leibman in the second inning made the score 3-0. Coastal got on the board in the top of the third courtesy of a couple hits and a fielder's choice. Holtzapfel, the Warhawk who scored, was injured when she slid into PSC's catcher and the game was delayed for forty-five minutes while she was tended to. When play resumed the Pirates extended their lead to 5-1 with the help of three singles and two walks. They plated three more runs in the fourth when Natalie Sorensen, Alexis Guzman and Danielle de Ruiter each drove in a run with a string of RBI singles. The game ended in the bottom of the fifth when Marshall drove in a run with a single to centerfield. Marshall and Kaeleen Koehler were both 3-for-4 in the game while de Ruiter, Guzman, Johnson and Sorensen each contributed two hits. Savannah Foster improved her record to 4-1 on the season as she struck out seven while scattering six hits.
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In their eighth game of the week the Pirates came up short versus Shelton State and lost 4-0. The Buccaneers came out swinging and put two runs on the board immediately in the top of the first and added two more in the third to make the score 4-0. The Pirate offense could never come up with the big hit and they stranded 11 runners on base throughout the game. One bright spot in the game was Shelby Griffin who entered the game in relief in the third inning and quieted the Shelton bats by giving up only one hit while striking out four.
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It's not every day that you find a pair of teenage siblings willing to spend nights with their parents, let alone with their parents and their respective SOs (Significant Others, of course). But Brother Tucker and I are this way, and it's surprisingly fun. This time, my family plus the SOs are heading to San Francisco's Fillmore to take in the lovely sounds of Streetlight Manifesto and Reel Big Fish. Excited.
New Year's Eve was quiet for us, because we were so wiped out post-Snow. We went to wish our little friend Hannah a happy birthday before returning back home to ring in the New Year with our parents, Tuck and Cass and another friend. huzzah!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Triple Date Night.
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Our monthly gallery walks feature arts related and creative businesses and organizations formed under the umbrella of the Downtown Duluth Arts Collective. The DDAC will host a progressive walk beginning Friday afternoon into the evening hours. Please check participating entities for their open hours during the walks.
April 20 - May 25
Gail is in awe of, and humbled by the water and waves she has been blessed to spend time watching by Lake Superior and on the island of Hawaii. She is painfully aware of threats worldwide to this irreplaceable resource. This earth day project is her celebration of this amazing giver of life.
Join us for our annual City-wide gallery crawl in celebration of Earth Day.
Our artists' reception for "Edges" and "Water Vessels" will follow the Gallery Hop from 4-6pm on April 20th.
Karen's oil paintings explore the edges created when two colors meet. Based on her observations of Lake Superior, they present two distinct styles of painting: that of minimalist color fields of distant horizons, along with dramatic, naturally depicted waves coming ashore.


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Specialist in Legal IT Adds Leading Cloud-Based eDiscovery to Its Law Firm Offering Nextpoint and Keno Kozie Associates announced today that they have signed a partnership agreement under which Keno Kozie may grant its customers a license to Nextpoint's cloud-based eDiscovery and litigation management software. Keno Kozie, already a leading provider of information technology design,…read more
Minimizing ediscovery document review cost is a high priority for most firms and their clients. Reducing cost comes down to reducing hours, or even minutes, of review time. If you are reading this, we're most likely preaching to the choir. Time = Money. Nextpoint is always developing new features, and enhancing in-app user experience to simplify and…read more
As is often the case with new technologies, the concept of storing legal data in the cloud battled its share of skeptics before it gained wide acceptance from vendors and law firms alike. Let's face it, the imagery it conjures up isn't great (clouds seem pretty out in the open), and for the technophobic, there…read more
Legaltech News gave Nextpoint high marks in its latest software review, describing our platform as a "frontrunner" in cloud-based eDiscovery technology. The review, authored by eDiscovery consultant Brett Burney for the magazine's October 2015 issue, praises our strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services to provide a scalable infrastructure and word-class data security while keeping our own…read more
A new highlighting feature in the Nextpoint platform gives reviewers the ability to highlight words in a collection of documents. Review attorneys often rely on highlighting to help speed up the pace of reviewing large collections of documents by making it easier for human reviewers to spot important words or phrases. Users have long had…read more
Yes, we ripped off that title. Michael Lewis' classic sports book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, has helped popularize the idea that small, feisty organizations can identify inefficiencies in their market in order to compete with better funded competitors. In Moneyball, it was the underfunded Oakland A's using advanced metrics that other teams ignored to…read more
When Jason Molder left a large firm to start his own practice, his colleagues warned him that his plan to start his own boutique law firm was going to be rough. They told him, you're not going to have the technology, infrastructure, and expensive software that a large law firm can support. A few years…read more
Just a few years ago, the New York Times predicted that an army of robots would put attorneys out of work. It's an interesting premise, and there may be some truth in it. But in my experience in legal technology, the real challenge is not that technology is taking over legal tasks. It is that,…read more
What is eDiscovery? I get asked that question a lot. For me, the topic usually comes up at parties and kids' soccer games – whenever I have to try to explain what I do for a living. If you've been around the law, litigation support services, or legal technology for any period of time, it's easy to forget that…read more
Nextpoint began as a nimble trial support company, so we love powerful graphics that make your case. We've been talking for years about why it's important that our services are cloud-based, Software-as-a-Service applications, but it's not easy to explain succinctly. We started a trend. As more eDiscovery software companies jump on our cloud eDiscovery bandwagon, it's hard to separate…read more


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Is it just me or does anyone else feel like unbecoming is a never-ending process? I hope I'm not alone when I say, sometimes it seems like I am Unbecoming on repeat!
You didn't become the You you are trying to Unbecome overnight!
What comes easy won't last long and what lasts long won't come easy. So "stick with it!" (I tell myself this several times each day.) Lasting change is worth working for. You have to begin to see yourself as an investment…and for most of us that is the difficult part. We find it second nature to invest in our spouses, children, family and friends…and too often we save ourselves until last. Let's be honest, sometimes things we save until last DON'T GET DONE.
How you see yourself is the first shift that needs to take place. You are worth the work! Devote yourself to the process. This may include getting to know who you used to be, recognizing where change came, and being responsible to deal with the unveiling that needs to happen. Remember life and all that comes with it…tends to chip away at the core of who we are. Changes our DNA, alters us until years later we look in the mirror and are unrecognizable. Be faithful to peel away the layers until you see yourself again!
I would love to hear your Unbecoming Stories. Maybe you are right in the middle of unbecoming…join the crowd! We have to encourage one another from time to time as we are writing our autobiographies.
Remember, when writing the story of your life, God refused to let anyone else hold the pen.
I love the unknown quote that says "Do not judge my story by the chapter you walked in on." Don't ever be ashamed of your story…it will inspire others! Someone, somewhere, is waiting on you to tell it and honestly making mistakes is better than faking perfections. You have been given THIS DAY as a gift. Today you have the power to change your story! So girl, just hear me shouting "Don't stop UNBECOMING! You got this!"


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BAFTAs 2019 best dressed: Celebs in classic black steal the show on the red carpet
THE BAFTAs 2019 have begun, with a host of stunning celebrities gracing the red carpet. The best dressed stars include Brit actresses Thandie Newton, Olivia Coleman and Claire Foy - who else got it right in the style stakes tonight?
The BAFTAs red carpet sees some of the most famous women around the world step out in the best couture available.
And this year was no exception, with many celebrities outdoing themselves with their gorgeous gowns.
Best dressed stars this year included Eleanor Tomlinson, 26, and Claire Foy, 34.
Who else won in the style stakes tonight?
BAFTAs 2019 best dressed: Celebs in classic black steal the show on the red carpet in London tonight
Thandie Newton, 46, wore a bandeau style black and white Valentino gown which had a huge puffed skirt.
Just the right side of sexy, Thandie chose to pair her dress with silver drop earrings and poker straight hair.
Cate Blanchett, 49, took a risk in a daring deep-V neck Christopher Kane dress - and pulled it off with aplomb.
The stunning gown had a high split up the front and large multi-coloured gemstones covering her cleavage.
Diane Kruger, 42, also flashed the flesh - but well placed material and a modern cut gave the dress a cool, classy edge.
BAFTAs 2019 best dressed: Celebrities in monochrome looked incredible on the red carpet tonight
Playing with bare shoulders were Viola Davis, 53, in Armani Privé and Eleanor Tomlinson, 26, in Ralph & Russo.
They were joined by the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, who also showed off her shoulders tonight in an angelic white Alexander McQueen gown.
The dress featured a white ruffled detail on the left shoulder, and was gathered at the waist.
She paired the gown with a pair of diamond and pearl drop earrings which are rumoured to have once belonged to Princess Diana.
A pair of glittery silver shoes could be seen peeking out under the hem of her dress.
Sadly, not everyone on the red carpet hit the mark - who were the worst dressed at the BAFTAs tonight?
Maya Jama, 24, left very little to the imagination in a sheer black gown. She chose a sheer black dress by Aadnevik, which she teamed with Jimmy Choo shoes. The gown barely covered her modesty, leaving her close to an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.
Lily Collins, 29, stood out in a midnight blue choice - which not only had a sheer lace skirt and silk jacket with turned up collar, but also featured a heavily embellished sequin skirt which puffed out stiffly underneath the sheer lace skirt.
Lucy Boynton, 25, star of Bohemian Rhapsody, wore a stunning gown - but her eye makeup let the overall look down.
The gorgeous actress chose a bizarre pink eyeshadow to wear alongside her black white pleated dress, which featured a ruffled trim.


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children of the Middle Atlas and the Mountains Festival
This Festival enters the framework of a global vision, the goal
of which being to promote and to increase the standing of the
'Mountains Arts' in order to lever it up for sustainable development.
The main goal is to create opportunities of meeting and of cultural,
gastronomic and artistic exchanges, allowing an audience to
appreciate and to discover an aspect of the real and authentic
popular Art of the Mountains. Not only the art of Morocco, but
the Mountain Art all around the world.
The Build Consulting Agency believes in the future of the Mountain.
So, in order to popularize its cultural, artistic and socio-economic
potentialities, the Agency organized the first show of the International
Art of the Mountains, 'Montagne Arts': the mountain gallery
was representated by several painters of Morroco coming from
the four mountain regions, and who were allowed to show their
works during five days.
The main event of this exhibition obviously was the participation
of the native of Middle Atlas artist Fatema Binet-Ouakka who
accepted to manage and to frame the children workshops. During
the time of those workshops, Fatema Binet-Ouakka, (who belongs
to the French IAA National Committee), awaked the artistic potentialities
of those young children. Every child could give free rein to
his imagination, his creativity, his self-confidence, and the
acceptance of the others' gaze. This kind of action obviously
appears like a very powerful level for the children development,
and the artist was able to reveal the children huge potential
during those workshops.
The children signed their works and wrote their names themselves
on their participation certificates. Those few days workshops
allowed them to very easily exchange ideas with the journalists
who came for the opening, facing the cameras, as well as with
the Ministries, the Wali of Fès, and the Governor of
Sofron among others. During the discussion sessions, a number
of issues were pointed out: Western society, family, violence,
education, job insecurity, internet, music, etc. All those questions
allowing the children to express their anxiety.
"Education is the very heart of our priorities. As a woman,
and as an artist, as a mother and as a godmother" declared
Fatema Binet, "through my statute, I am committed to support
this human encounter. The children choose the topics by themselves
with a great freedom. School learning focuses on the knowledge
of the basic social life first, either playful or more controlled
or regulated way. This learning is the foundation of the children
personal development, of the 'living together' between the human
groups, and of their inner participation to the group. Each
one of those meetings looks like an energizing test resulting
in quite a lot of new ideas springing up in their coded language
for further exchanges. Their both bubbling imagination and emotion
encouraged them to create without no fear at all when facing
the 'white sheet of paper'. For
me, this experiment was an incredible emotion too: I learnt
a lot while seeing their so brilliant eyes, as well as their
insatiable desire to learn. The discussions were led in the
Tamazight language I could understand without any difficulty,
being born in a neighbouring group."
The children, their parents, and the visitors were very proud
of this 2014 Festival. The goal of those meetings is to bring
them the means for developing their autonomy so that they can
project themselves into the future they have to built.
taken with their consent.


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- ©2020 Cooking with Care by Amy Sokol. All Rights Reserved.
March/April 2018
This light spring menu will have Italian flavors and is perfect to serve family-style. The easy and elegant meal will include: Orange, Fennel and Olive Salad; Italian Roast Chicken with Sour Dough Croutons; Roasted Asparagus with Italian Salsa Verde and Crispy Prosciutto; and Lemon-Polenta Pound Cake with Fresh Blueberry Sauce.


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CSR Asia Summit 2015
07 Oct 2015 to 08 Oct 2015
Now in its ninth year, the CSR Asia Summit 2015 returns to Malaysia with a focus on sustainable business strategies which bring shared value to business, community and society.
Businesses are interested in ways that they can leverage more value through CSR and sustainability strategies. This requires improved accountability and transparency and the development of new and innovative partnerships with NGOs and the investment community.
Content this year will fall under three main themes of Development challenges, Human Resources and workplaces, as well as The Environment and Sustainability.
Musim Mas is a sponsor for this event . We will also have an exhibition booth (booth 12), so do come speak to us!
For more information on CSR Asia Summit, please click here.


text: OK, we have a lot to accomplish today, so lets get to it. We'll start out by selecting a cherry board with consistent color and even graining – or as even as we can find. Because all the old-growth timber has been cut and we're working out of much younger trees now, trees that were planted and harvested after just two or three decades, we rarely find the kind of boards that our forebears had: wide boards with straight even grain. Being much smaller trees, lumber we work with now has a lot more "direction" in the wood, and areas of straight, clear grain are small and short. But I digress. So I lay- out the board and chunk it up on the chop saw into the rough-length blanks for TV Tray Table ribbon strips. Because this board was cut from the center of the tree and contains the pith, it cupped as it dried. But that's OK, for I am cutting it into short lengths and then the lengths into narrow strips. To salvage more useable thickness, I rip the worst pieces along the pith line, where the board bends to separate it into two much flatter pieces that will require far less jointing to flatten the first face. Which is done on a jointer. A cutter head under the red, swinging guard removes a little wood from the downward face of the board. The infeed and outfeed tables are perfectly parallel to one another, with the outfeed table perfectly even with the top of the knives in the cutter head, the infeed table can be lowered to adjust the depth of cut. Together they work to remove any twist or cupping from the face of the board. Here I'm jointing a wide board and you can clearly see (I've flipped this board over for you) how the outer edges have been cut onto and smoothed, the center part of the board is still rough because the knives have not gotten to it yet. Another couple of passes will have this entire face smooth, flat and straight. After flattening the wide face, I flip the board up on edge, press the jointed face against the fence at the back of the jointer and run one edge over the cutter head until it too is smooth and flat. This also makes the two jointed faces perfectly square (at 90°) to one another. When I'm finished I mark the two jointed faces in pencil. The two triangles point to the square corner. This is called a joiner's bow-tie and is a hold-over from the days when an apprentice in a woodworking shop did nothing but flatten rough lumber boards using a hand plane – because they had no power tools. Using these marks, the master craftsmen would know for certain which faces have been jointed and were ready for use. Then the boards go to the surface planer. On this machine the cutter head is above the wood and the freshly jointed faces are placed down on the flat bed of the machine and fed into the cutter head by a tractor mechanism or feed rollers. The cutters remove some wood to smooth the upper surface and make it parallel to the jointed face. We now have only one rough edge, the rest of each board is nicely smooth and rectangular. In most cases a rough part blank would now be trimmed to the proper width on the table saw and that last rough edge is cut away. If in doubt about whether the table saw blade is square to the table top a machinists square or electronic angle finder can be used before making that final cut. In this case I will be doing something just a little different; instead of making one cut to finish the part blank, I will cut the blanks into multiple thin strips which will then be edge glued into the tray panel. Because the wide faces I've been working with will become my glue-joints, I take the added precaution of running the blanks through the drum sander to remove any ripple that may have been left by the jointer and planer. Then cut the strips, setting each aside and keeping them in order as I cut them off the blank. This helps to keep the grain patterns flowing smoothly, where just tossing strips randomly together would create a rather chaotic look. When done I have enough strips cut to make 2½ tray panels, which is good because I like to have extras in case a strip or two turn out to have a defect. If so I pull it out, close the gap and bring the next piece in order into the edge of the collection. While milling the ribbon strips for Ann's table, I also milled the maple and cherry pieces needed for Dianne's cutting board (on the left) and set them aside. Now we lay the strips out on a flat surface and look them over carefully. Ignore the burn marks; a result of close-tolerance cutting, they will be sanded away when we dress the panel. What I'm looking at is the coloring and grain patterns. Sometimes the end result is better if I flip every other ribbon over to get a book-matching effect in pairs of ribbons. Other times I need to rearrange the order, maybe taking a dramatic section from one side and centering it in the panel - yet avoiding any sudden changes in pattern that will offend the eye. When I'm happy with the pattern I square the collection up and secure them together with three strips of wide masking tape. A mass produced table would be using a piece of veneered plywood here instead of going through the trouble to make the solid wood ribbon strip panels. But our tables, being solid wood, can easily be repaired should one become scratched or dented. The veneer used on plywood – even good veneered plywood – is only as thick as 3 or 4 pieces of 24 pound printer paper stacked together and sanding such a surface is extremely risky. You can not sand through as solid wood tray! Well, OK, you *could* but it would take an awful lot of determination! When both panels are ready, I take them into the assembly room where I have a gluing fixture set up, glue pot at hand and clamps laid out ready for use. The fixture allows the panel to fold over the edge, opening the joint so I can brush in some type III polyurethane (waterproof) glue, the tape holds it together and acts like a hinge as I work down the panel. When there glue in each of the joints I lay the panel on the clamps, even up the bottom face (which will become the visible tray face) and begin snugging up the clamps. I wipe both faces with a wet rag once all the clamps are tight to remove the glue squeeze-out. This saves a good deal of scraping later and is much easier on my planer knives as well. These panels will sit overnight to allow the glue to set up good and stiff. It won't reach maximum hold for 5 days, but will be quite workable by tomorrow. So it's time to clean things up a bit, and go do the blogging thing. Join me again tomorrow as we clean these ribbon panels up and make them into tray tops.


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Research Output per year
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Chefi Triki is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Auctions Mathematics
Wireless networks Engineering & Materials Science
Multicasting Engineering & Materials Science
Steiner Tree Problem Mathematics
Electricity Market Mathematics
Formulation Mathematics
Power transmission Engineering & Materials Science
Linear Program Mathematics
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Research Output 1996 2018
A two-level evolutionary algorithm for solving the petrol station replenishment problem with periodicity constraints and service choiceAl-Hinai, N. & Triki, C., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Annals of Operations Research.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Evolutionary algorithms
Optimization model
Enhancing the carriers synergy in the full-truck transportation industryTriki, C., Jan 1 2018, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2018. IEOM Society, Vol. 2018-March. p. 2887-2892 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Truck transportation
Graph theory
Special issue on: "Models and methods for the supply chain and logistics management"Triki, C. & Crainic, T. G., Dec 1 2018, In : EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics. 7, 4, p. 311-313 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access
Supply Chain
Supply chains
An Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Stochastic Management of Coastal AquifersTriki, C., Zekri, S., Al-Maktoumi, A. & Fallahnia, M., Aug 11 2017, (Accepted/In press) In : Water Resources Management. p. 1-15 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
coastal aquifer
artificial intelligence
Decision trees
Artificial intelligence
Approximation neighborhood evaluation for the design of the logistics support of complex engineering systemsTriki, C., Al-Alawin, A., Ghiani, G. & Manni, E., Jan 1 2017, In : RAIRO - Operations Research. 51, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Systems Engineering
Systems engineering


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More (in French, sorry) : https://renaudfavier.com/2016/06/27/bref-le-referendum-netait-que-consultatif-cest-dailleurs-pour-cela-que-hollande-consulte-sur-le-brexit/
Reno – June 27th, 2016
More (in French, sorry) : https://renaudfavier.com/2016/06/27/bref-le-referendum-netait-que-consultatif-cest-dailleurs-pour-cela-que-hollande-consulte-sur-le-brexit/
Reno – June 27th, 2016
Posted in Change, Crisis, Europe, Uncategorized
Tagged Brexit, Brimain, David Cameron, England, Euro, Good Game, Referendum, UK
I don't really believe Auld Alliance's Scotland may vote to leave their United Kingdom (only bookmakers and newspeople would like us to believe that), and I'm not sure my brains follow my (brave)heart in that case, but today is as good as any other day for whatever Kingdom, an ancient world, or whatever old dream, to die.
Renaud Favier – September 18th, 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ecosse, humour, Independance, joke, Referendum, Renaud Favier, Scotland
Oh ! Shocking … (though, polls and politicians are equally unreliable as any other auld allies, generally speaking, and as regards Scotland and the September "Yes or No" referendum, specifically) http://renaudfavier.com/2014/09/07/douter-ou-ne-pas-douter-du-resultat-du-referendum-en-ecosse-pour-commencer/
Renaud Favier – September 11th, 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged America, Auld alliance, Europe, France, Independance, Independance Day, Referendum, Scotland, Sterling
In a nutshell : a place somewhere in Orthodox Catholic East-Central Europe (not far from the famous "Balkans") is called "Ukraine" (formerly part of Soviet Union) ; the place East of Ukraine (and West of Alaska, North of Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, China …) is called "Russia" (formerly heartland of Soviet Union) ; a place with sandy beaches and a good harbour somewhere South of both Ukraine and Russia (not enormously far from the skiing resort Sochi) is called "Crimea" (formerly part of Russia, then of Soviet Union, then of Ukraine, now of Russia again).
Ukraine says Crimea belongs to Ukraine, like California or Louisiane belong to the USA (since they were taken over and/or bought from Mexico and France by the people who had taken over America from the Brits and Native Indians), or Greece belongs to Europe.
Russia says Ukraine is like Panama or England, and Crimea is like Alaska or Hawaï, but they don't mind about Alaska and Hawaï, and don't ask Panama or England to be really independant. Yet.
Lots of people talk, twit and post about it.
That's Diplomacy.
There was a vote, in Crimea, and over 90% of local citizens said they wanted to (re)become Russians, rather than stay Ukrainians.
That's (not increased) reality.
Some walk their talk.
That's Russia.
Now, the game seems to be over (and Russia won this one).
Not everybody outside of Crimea (and Russia) seems 100% happy about it all (by the way, it seems some people in Eastern Ukraine are jealous and would also like to be Russians …), but who knows what's Diplomacy and what's reality ?
Anyway, that's the way it is, there (in Europe) and now.
In a nutshell, it's like a football game : some players win (and usually, the Germans), some lose (not always the same), trainers and managers call their lawyers, supporters shout, journalists talk, so called "experts" sell their comments at tv shows, twittos twit, facebookers post, activists walk in the streets, politicians talk among politicians and on TV, but nobody can do nothing but laugh, cry, shout, put their flags back in the garage, and go back to work or watch something else on Google's Youtube, Apple TV, or Netflix, when the game, Olympic or not, is over.
Good game (and good luck), Ukraine.
Good game (and good luck), Europe & Co.
Good joke (and good luck), Brussels !
Good luck, Brave New World, and good luck, citizens of here and now.
The trouble is, from a Western viewpoint (China, which incidentally took over Hong-Kong and Macao in the recent past without much noise in the West, doesn't seem to care that much, as it is busy with it's own real economic, environmental, social, politic and other issues), there's plenty of communists and other nasty people, plus gas, oil, unemployment, social unrest and religion turmoil around …
But the game is over in Crimea, let's play and watch another one.
What, who, where next ?
More about it (and other issues) in French (but with pictures & internet links) : http://cestalire.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/un-e-cafe-suspendu-au-hasard/
Renaud Favier – March 20, 2014 – Facebook Compétitivité – LinkedIn – English
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged #IRL, Angela Merkel, Barak Obama, Brave New World, Brussels, China, Cold War, Crimée, Crimea, David Cameron, Diplomatie, Douma, economy, Europe, Football, François Hollande, France, G7, G8, gas, Gaz, Germany, Good Game, humour, IOlympic Games, Kiev, Moscou, OSCE, Paris, Pipeline, Politics, Poutine, printemps, Printemps de Prague, Putin, Referendum, Renaud Favier, Russia, Russian Gas, Russie, Siberia, Simferopol, Sochi, sport, Steak Tartare, summit, Ukraine, Union Soviétique, URSS, USA, walk the talk, War


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What starts out as a normal day for Alexander and his family soon turns into anything but that in Disney's adaptation of the hugely popular children's book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. A new set of posters offer a look at this miserable day in question before things go off track, and after everything has come crashing down on poor Alexander, his parents and his siblings. Take a look:
Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life, a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he's not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had one.


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Ink of Affliction
I wrote this piece for the 2019 Colorado Christian Writers Conference contest with the theme of "Write His Answer". Inspired by Octavius Winslow's quote, "David's pen never wrote more sweetly than when dipped in the ink of affliction," and my own experiences with adversity, I poured my heart into this poem and was awarded first place in the Not Yet Published Writer division.
Ink of Affliction
In tempests on the heels of one another,
I am emptied,
Barren with parchment and nary a thought of You.
Adversity presses on the midnight of my soul
To the call of Your glorious morning.
Beads of sorrow gather into my dry inkwell,
Drenched in distress, Your answer to my withered soul
Is more of the same.
For you fill to overflowing the ink of affliction
Your Light and Truth moving across the page.
In quiet contentment, I pen your Glory
Abandoned to truth, to resolve
To endure for a night the sweet deluge
That others may see through my storms
And praise You in theirs.
C. L. Frysig is a Christian speculative fiction writer and blogger with a desire to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of the people.


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After arriving in Amsterdam on Friday evening, we woke up early on Saturday and started the day with a great breakfast at one of the cafes near the hotel. Those who couldn't wake up before the morning coffee were filled up with endless energy after this satisfying breakfast.
We walked on the streets for a few hours, taking short breaks on each bridge and enjoying the view. The streets took us to Museumplein, which is a big square surrounded by a few museums. Since we didn't have much time to spend in Amsterdam, we agreed on one museum to visit, which was Rijksmuseum.
The building of Rijksmuseum was amazing. It was first opened in 1885, and after a century passed they carried out some great renovation 2004. It was reopened in 2012 and since then it has been one of the most popular museums in Amsterdam. 8.000 art pieces are displayed and almost 2 million people visit the museum every year. Besides the history of The Netherlands, there are a lot of interesting collections from all over the world.
I think the most interesting part of the museum is the library. It has 4 floors and in total the book shelves are 1 km long. In addition, in the cellar there are an enormous number of art history books and magazines that have been collected since 1881. Isn't that amazing?
Another incredible thing in the museum was the 'Night Watch' of Rembrandt. There I learned that the painting has nothing to do with the 'night'. It was in fact covered with a dark polish, which gave a night-time feeling, but it was cleaned sometime in the 1940's and the real name of the painting was 'The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch Preparing to March Out'. Since this name was impossible to remember, people kept calling the painting 'Night Watch'.
Other remarkable works in the museum were: 'The Battle of Waterloo', Self Portrait-Vincent van Gogh, The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam-George Hendrik Breitner, The Milkmaid-Johannes Vermeer, and Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo-Piero di Cosimo.
Time passed so quick in the museum. When we were done, it was already evening. We had a good dinner and made a pit stop at the hotel. Afterwards we were ready for an amazing Saturday night in Amsterdam!


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DES MOINES, Iowa – Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Bremer and Iowa counties.
The move is in response to severe storms and flooding that began on Sunday and will allow state resources to be used to assist in recovery efforts. The proclamation activates both the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents and the Disaster Case Management Program.
The Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level or a maximum annual income of $41,560 for a family of three. Grants are available for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food and temporary housing expenses.
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Key facts
Key dates
Direct applications to Deakin for Trimester 1 2020 close 23 February 2020
Current Deakin Students
To access your official course details for the year you started your degree, please visit the handbook
Course information
Learn how to manage and lead an organisation in an international context with one of Australia's premier business education programs.
This internationally focused version of the MBA provides a business internship experience, and offers opportunities to participate in overseas study tours where academic study is integrated with visits to professional bodies in host countries. This enables you to develop a real appreciation of key aspects of business in a global environment.
Teamwork, sustainability, globalisation and social and regulatory responsibility are themes that run through the entire MBA (International) program. The course has a strong focus on people, profit, and the environment, which means you'll graduate with an understanding of the importance of ethical behaviour and sustainable decision-making. Research, scholarship and industry engagement heavily inform the content of the course. This enables the course to always stay up to date with current and future business trends.
The Deakin MBA (International) program is renowned for its learning opportunities based on experience and observation. Both campus and online modes of study incorporate Deakin's flexible learning model, using electronic conferencing, group-based project work and interaction, high quality course materials and overseas study programs.
Our MBA (International) is designed to be a stimulating study experience. You will be able to develop the analytical, creative, and interpersonal skills that are key to a successful career in business across the globe.Read More
Course structure
To complete the Master of Business Administration (International), students must attain a total of 16 credit points, consisting of 12 credit points of core units and 4 credit points of elective units (which may include a specialisation), plus completion of MAI010 Academic Integrity (0 -credit point compulsory unit). Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
Electives may be selected from:-
- an MBA(I) specialisation (and may form an MBA(I) specialisation, or
- the specified list of electives, or
- other postgraduate units subject to prior written approval of the Course Director.
Students are introduced to research tools and techniques in core units of the course where they learn analytic skills and the practical application of those skills in professional contexts. They must also complete advanced level units and a capstone unit that require them to integrate the skills learnt over their course of study and produce applied pieces of research with reference to prevailing literature.
Core units
Elective units
Total units
Core units
Plus one of:
#MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit
^MPM701A and MIS770A are Start Anytime units.
Elective units
The 4 credit points of elective units may form one of the specialisations listed above, or students may choose these units from the range of specialisations or the general elective units listed below:
or any other units with prior written approval of the Course Director.
Refer to the details of each specialisation for availability.
Key information
Master of Business Administration (International)
2020 course information
Campuses by intake
Campus availability varies per trimester. This means that a course offered in Trimester 1 may not be offered in the same location for Trimester 2 or 3. Read more to learn where this course will be offered throughout the year.
Trimester 1 - March
- Start date: March
- Available at:
- Burwood (Melbourne)
- Cloud Campus
Trimester 2 - July
- Start date: July
- Available at:
- Burwood (Melbourne)
- Cloud Campus
Trimester 3 - November
- Start date: November
- Available at:
- Burwood (Melbourne)
- Cloud Campus
Additional course information
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Mandatory student checks
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Work experience
This course provides students the opportunity to complete one or more elective work integrated learning units.
More information: WIL Programs
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Entry information
Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories.
All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements.
Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.
For more information on the Admission Criteria and Selection (Higher Education Courses) Policy visit the Deakin Policy Library
Minimum admission criteria:
- Bachelor degree or other qualification at a higher AQF level in any discipline, with a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65%
Recognition of prior learning
The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.
You can also refer to the Recognition of Prior Learning System which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree and how to apply for credit.
Recognition of Prior Learning into the Master of Business Administration (International) may be granted to students who have successfully completed appropriate postgraduate studies in management. Students must complete at least four credit points of units from the core at Deakin. There are negotiated credit arrangements for prior learning arrangements in place for CPA members.
Fees and scholarships
Fee information
Learn more about fees and your options for paying.
The available fee places for this course are detailed above.
Tuition fees are determined by your enrolment:
- If you are offered a full fee paying place, your tuition fees are calculated based on your course.
- If you are offered a Commonwealth supported place, your tuition fees are calculated depending on the units you choose. Not all courses at Deakin have Commonwealth supported places available.
The 'Estimated tuition fee' is provided as a guide only based on a typical enrolment of students completing the first year of this course. The cost will vary depending on the units you choose, your study load, the length of your course and any approved Recognition of Prior Learning.
* One year full-time study load is typically represented by eight credit points of study. Each unit you enrol in has a credit point value. The 'Estimated tuition fee' is calculated by adding together 8 credit points of a typical combination of units for your course.
You can find the credit point value of each unit under the Unit Description by searching for the unit in the Handbook.
Learn more about fees and available payment options.
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FEE-HELP loans cover up to 100% of tuition fees for eligible students. By taking out a FEE-HELP loan, the government pays your tuition fees directly to Deakin, and the balance is repaid from your employment income - but only once you're earning over $45,881.
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The estimated course fee is based on the tuition fee costs applicable to a domestic full time student commencing the course in Trimester 1 and studying full time for the duration of the course but:
- does not include non-tuition costs that may apply, such as Student Services and Amenities Fees (SSAF);
- does not take into account any scholarships or bursaries awarded to the student (including the 15% Deakin Alumni Postgraduate Course Fee Bursary);
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- where fees are estimated for future years those fee will be subject to annual increases in accordance with increases in the cost of course delivery.
Scholarship options
A Deakin scholarship might change your life. If you've got something special to offer Deakin – or you just need the financial help to get you here – we may have a scholarship opportunity for you.
Postgraduate bursary
If you're a Deakin alumnus commencing a postgraduate award course, you may be eligible to receive a 15% reduction per unit on your enrolment fees. Your Immediate Family Members may also be eligible to apply for this bursary.
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How to apply
Applications can be made directly to the University through the Course and Scholarship Applicant Portal. For information on the application process and closing dates, see the how to apply web page. Please note that closing dates may vary for individual courses.
For more information on the application process and closing dates, see the How to apply webpage. If you're still having problems, please contact us for assistance.
Please complete the Register your interest form to receive further information about our direct application opportunities.
Entry pathways
Alternative exits
- Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (International) (M531)
- Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (International) (M631)
Contact information
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Tel 03 9244 6555
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What are the key study start dates?
Browse all start and finish dates for Deakin's main study periods. You'll also find dates relating to applications and prospective student events, plus a list of all public holidays and study breaks.
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Your tuition fees will depend on the type of student you are, the course you study and the year you start. Fees are based on an annual amount; they don't cover the entire duration of the course.
Use our fee estimator to gauge what your fees could be per year.
Can I speak to someone in person about my study options?
Yes! We regularly host a range of events including 1:1 consultations and information sessions, to assist you with your study options and career planning. Check out our upcoming events or contact our Prospective Student Enquiry Centre on 1800 693 888 for more information.
Am I eligible for a scholarship with this course?
Scholarships are available for domestic and international students at all study levels. Find a scholarship that works for you.
Can I claim recognition of prior learning (RPL) for this course?
In some courses, you can reduce your overall study time and tuition cost by getting your work and previous study experience recognised as recognition of prior learning (RPL).
Why choose Deakin
Career outcomes
Deakin's Master of Business Administration (International) has a range of specialisations to help you progress your career in all areas of business from administration to business strategy. As a graduate you may find employment in areas such as management consultancy, financial planning, corporate governance, human resource management, marketing and a range of other areas.
Course learning outcomes
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
|Graduate Learning Outcome
|Course Learning Outcome
|Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities
|Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a contemporary body of knowledge and apply research skills and theories to the evaluation of complex business issues in a global context.
|Demonstrate advanced communication skills and intercultural understanding in a diverse range of business and management contexts.
|Digital literacy
|Select and use digital technologies to find, organise, analyse and disseminate complex business ideas.
|Critical thinking
|Apply critical analysis skills to evaluate complex ideas in business and international contexts.
|Problem solving
|Apply problem solving skills to conceptualise, construct and recommend solutions for complex business issues facing local and international organisations.
|Work and learn independently and take responsibility for personal and professional actions.
|Demonstrate advanced team work skills in diverse organisational contexts.
|Global citizenship
|Analyse and interpret the impact of ethics, culture and internationalisation on contemporary business.
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Readly Launches Enhanced Mobile Reading for US Magazines
Press release • Mar 15, 2017 12:17 EDT
AUSTIN, TX – March 15, 2017 – Readly, a company that's changed how people discover and read magazines all over the world, recently introduced a new enhanced viewing option on smaller screens for US customers. This new feature enlarges the text size with all reading content in one column, making text-heavy articles a lot easier to read on small devices.
Mobile reading launched at the end of February with a select list of US and British titles, and Readly will add hundreds more in the coming months. Users simply look for the round yellow icon in the magazine menu, which note the magazines enabled with the enhanced reading feature. Enhanced mobile reading also allows customization of the font type, font size, line spacing and background color to fit personal reading preferences.
Readly is the first unlimited digital magazine service to offer an enhanced mobile reading feature on such a large portfolio of magazines. "Readly's digital reading experience is best in class with its ease of use and search functionality," said Bob Cohn, Senior Consumer Marketing Director at Bonnier. "Now with the enhanced reading option, the reading experience at the article level on small devices can be customized to each reader's personal preference, while still resembling the print experience."
Whether flipping through a magazine or reading an in-depth article, Readly offers the premier digital magazine experience, continually adding new titles to its portfolio of thousands of US and international magazines.
About Readly
Readly (https://us.readly.com) is a digital reading service that provides customers with unlimited, "all-you-can-read" access to thousands of national and international magazines. Available for both on and off-line use, the service is ultra-fast, easy-to-use and convenient. The Readly platform is family friendly, allowing up to five different profiles, and features enhanced mobile reading functions, as well as advanced search, a recommendation engine and sharing tools. In addition to consumer benefits, Readly offers a powerful, risk-free route to a global market for publishers. Readly is headquartered in Sweden, and has offices in Germany, the UK and US.


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OTHER NEWS 24 Nov 2014
Pöyry: Demand Side Response - the myths and realities
The need to coordinate Demand Side Response
As renewable penetration increases, more flexibility will be needed to securely and economically operate the energy system. Demand Side Response (DSR) is a reduction and/or shift in demand achieved by customers. DSR will be a key source of flexibility in the future energy system.
The analysis in this latest Point of View article is the result of a study carried out for UK Power Networks. Real trial data was used to understand the conflicts and synergies which may arise in the use of Industrial and Commercial (I&C) DSR. The Transmission System Operator (TSO), Suppliers and Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) will use DSR to manage their various requirements. We have used the data to expose key myths and realities about the use of DSR.
For additional Information, please contact:
Asheya Patten
Senior Consultant
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Email: asheya.patten(at)poyry.com
Mobile: +44 7837932581
Switchboard: +44 1865 722 660
At Pöyry, we encourage our global network of experts to actively contribute to the debate - generating fresh insight and challenging the status quo. The Pöyry Point of View is our practical, accessible and issues-based approach to sharing our latest thinking.
Pöyry is an international consulting and engineering company. We serve clients globally across the energy and industrial sectors and locally in our core markets. We deliver strategic advisory and engineering services, underpinned by strong project implementation capability and expertise. Our focus sectors are power generation, transmission & distribution, forest industry, chemicals & biorefining, mining & metals, transportation and water. Pöyry has an extensive local office network employing about 6,000 experts. Pöyry's net sales in 2013 were EUR 650 million and the company's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Pöyry PLC: POY1V).


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Article Kathleen Blair | Photography David Apeji Cigar smoking is recognized as a way to relax, and one of the finest smoking lounges in the Valley is Churchill's Fine Cigars located off Camelback Road and 44th Street. Noted as the largest cigar store in Arizona, Churchill's offers a wide selection of the finest cigars that include many limited and hard…
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Dear Gents,
Welcome to June! It's filled with celebrations throughout the month: Flag Day, Father's Day and the official kickoff of summer—although it feels like we've been there for a while already! As we celebrated women in our last issue of Paradise Valley Lifestyle, it's time we do the same for the men in this community. This … Continued
June 2018 Around Town
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Awards Grant to Arizona Helping Hands Arizona Helping Hands has seen phenomenal growth in every phase of their operations over the past five years, growing into the largest provider of material items to make homes safer and lives better for the 15,000 boys and girls in the state's foster care … Continued
Third Annual NDP I Heart NDP Breakfast
On Wednesday, April 18, more than 250 people filled the Dale M. Jensen Gymnasium at Notre Dame Preparatory to listen to Arizona State University men's basketball coach Bobby Hurley, the keynote speaker at the Annual I Heart NDP breakfast. In his talk, he shared stories about the lessons he has learned through sports and how … Continued
12th Annual Childhelp Wings Fashion Show Luncheon
The event, held at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort and Spa and co-chaired by Abby Leadon and Alexis Earnhardt, included a celebrity runway, live and silent auction and the latest trends from top brands like Dillard's. It netted $185,000. Nick Ciletti hosted the event alongside actress Kat McNamara. Awardees included Luke Airforce Base, Childhelp … Continued
Swirl, Sip & Savor
On April 13, more than 160 guests came together to support Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center at the Royal Palms Resort & Spa to raise awareness and funds for ThinkAsperger's, an initiative creating awareness, early diagnosis and solutions for individuals with Asperger's syndrome and their families. The event raised more than $375,000, and featured … Continued
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Article Mindy Haskins Larry Lytle, First Vice President of RBC Wealth Management Larry Lytle's path into wealth management was long but intentional. Sixteen years ago, he and his father reflected on the question, "If there were no barriers, what would you do with your day?" This led to monthly meetings to discuss potential careers.


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Overview of Hostel
The hostel Letzter Heller from the Fair Price Hostels company offers more than 170 rooms for its guests.
The rooms are bright, clean and nice furnished. Every three rooms share a bathroom with shower and toilet.
In the entire hostel there is WLAN for free! There is a common room with compute
By public transportation:
From Hamburg Central Station (North) you go by metro U2 in the direction to 'Billstedt/Muemmelmannsberg'. You have to get off the train at the station 'Hammer Kirche'. From there you take the bus number 116 to 'Billstedt' and get off at the station 'Horner Brueckenweg'. 50 meters away from the station you find the street 'Letzter Heller' with the hostel in it.
By car:
Driving on the A1 in the east of Hamburg, you have to leave onto the B5 in the direction to 'Hamburg-city' at the interchange 'Billstedt'. You leave the B5 at the exit 'Billstedt', then you enter the 'Horner Landstrasse' on the left. From there you can reach the street 'Letzter Heller' with the hostel on the left..
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The hostel is located in the south-east part of Hamburg. The city-section of the Letzter Heller hostel is called Hamburg-Billstedt. the Hamburg harbour and the famous Binnenalster is only a few kilometres away. The hostel is located close to a shopping mall. Public transport to Hamburg city centre is possible within 15min by bus and metro.
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Maximising Digital Opportunities in Adult Mental Health
The Health Innovation Network hosted 100 key NHS decision makers and digital innovators to spend the day discussing the opportunities and challenges of maximising digital opportunities in adult mental health.
On the day national and local leaders set out their digital strategies, followed by real life examples where digital companies are already working successfully within mental health. We invited digital companies not yet working in mental health whose products have relevance to the sector in terms of patient care or organisational efficiencies to engage with decision makers, strengthening understanding of the need for co-design when working in the mental health space. A total of 121connections were made between 34 stakeholders and 15 companies demonstrating the appetite for adopting digital solutions within the mental health sector.
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SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) is one of the top ranking universities in India with over 38,000 students and more than 2600 faculty across all the campus, offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in Engineering, Management, Medicine and Health sciences, and Science and Humanities.
Education is all about creating an environment of academic freedom, where bright minds meet, discover and learn. One would experience top of the world living and learning experience at SRM.
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Foreign faculty, flexible and dynamic curriculum, exciting research and global connections are the features that set SRM apart. Students have a wide choice of cutting edge programs including nanotechnology, bioinformatics, genetic engineering, remote sensing and GIS, embedded systems or computer forensics to choose from. Most of these courses are offered in close collaboration with foreign universities.
Over 600 acres replete with a variety of facilities, State-of-the-art labs, libraries, Wi-Fi, knowledge centre, 4000 capacity AC auditorium, 100 online smart classrooms, Hostels with premium facilities, endless convenience on campus including ATM's, bookstores, dining options, cafeterias, prayer halls, gym and more.
Top salary US $200,000 offered to NANO Researcher Mr. Shiva
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On-the-spot sanction of bank educational loans during counseling.
(1) Fee waiver of 50% to students with above 95% in CBSE or in State Board examinations.
(2) Founder's Scholarship-full waiver on tuition, books, hostels and mess, plus stipend of Rs.1,000 per month to top state, SRMEEE, JEE and AIEEE rankers, sports persons and socio-economic disdained.


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