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|Above: Back of Peacocks guitar: mother-of-pearl, red abalone, green abalone, Corian, copper, Abalam, ivory and silver.
Robinson started as a guitar builder in 1972, and did his first inlay project in 1975. The biggest difference between now and then is the vast variety of materials available: "Traditionally we had abalone, silver and mother-of-pearl; we were stuck in that pattern for over a hundred years. Now there's Recon stone, plastics… people are much less resistant to using odd materials to get the effect they want." He's done projects ranging from putting a customer's initials on the fretboard to the Millionth Martin. With the mix of materials and the time involved in hand-cutting, "it's not hard to do an inlay that ends up being worth more than the guitar," he says.
He relishes the freedom that comes from being one of a handful of dedicated inlay artists: "My boss is my customer; every day I have a different boss. They allow me latitude to use my imagination to come up with something that will be pleasing for them to look at many years down the road. That being said, I'm also leaving somewhat of a legacy. I'm 10 to 12 years out from the end of my inlay career, so I try to work to the utmost of my ability, since I know these guitars are going to be around 200 to 300 years from now."
Many times, Robinson takes on projects because he has an idea he wants to pursue: "I'll buy a guitar from a luthier and work with a painter or some other artist. I'll pick a scene and just go with it. I've got a couple that are in the works that are specifically for art collectors and not guitar players—these are things that I want to do, not that I've been commissioned to do." Two of these projects are finished, so far. One is the China Guitar, which is a MIDI guitar (the halffinished body was found in a dumpster, completed by Robinson, and recently refinished by Addam Stark in Santa Cruz, CA), and one is made by Santa Cruz Guitar Company: the Nouveau. "I supplied the Brazilian rosewood and hired a painter, Michael Coy, to paint the top," says Robinson.
Robinson seems fearless about inlay on the soundbox of the guitar. "It's a tired, old argument," he sighs, "the weight with inlay versus no inlay. The tops of acoustic guitars are the pumps that you get your volume and tone from, but everything makes a difference on a guitar. You'd have to take a guitar that was already done and put inlay on it and play it after and see. That being said, I almost never inlay anything into the soundboards, especially into the lower bout. The guitar is my canvas. It's a frame that's guitar-shaped and I put my inlays on there, kind of like painting. I also have to remember that it's supposed to be a guitar, so you have to think about what to do and what not to do, and where to leave blank space, which is something that's so important."
Mostly, he just feels incredibly lucky: "I've just been doing inlays since 1984, not doing repairs or building guitars, so I get to raise my family doing something I love."
Back of China guitar: red abalone, mother-of-pearl, translucent red plexiglas, silver, various wood species and walrus tusk.
Phoenix peghead and fretboard: Pink Ivory wood, mother-of-pearl, gold mother-ofpearl,
red and green abalone, gold dust and paua Abalam.
Back of Santa Cruz Nouveau guitar: flame maple dress, Pink Ivory wood hair, ivory skin, silver, red abalone, paua, mother-of-pearl, Corian, snail shell, and 18k gold sheet and dust water lines.
Warrior peghead: various woods, copper, silver, gold mother-of-pearl, paua shell, walrus tusk, black mother-of-pearl, black abalone heart and white mother-of-pearl on flame maple.


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In health care we don't need no stinking rule of law
Consider the recent action of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) in regard to the imposition of pre-payment audits of certain procedures ( cardiac,joint replacements,spinal fusions)but only in certain states. See here.
This means that for these procedures hospitals will not be paid until government auditors review patient records and confirm that the procedure was "appropriate". How will that determination be made? What criteria will be applied to conclude that something was appropriate. Why does this only apply to NY,Texas,Florida,Michigan ,Ohio,North Carolina,Missouri and Pennsylvania? Uniform enforcement ? Clear Rules? According to CMS, some of the states have a high number of error or fraud cases while others just have a high volume of the procedures.
Rule of law fans have had little to cheer about since Obamacare was passed. The Secretary of HHS has issued exceptions to certain provisions of the law only to certain firms.See here for more on the waivers.
Dr.Wes has commented on the CMS plan suggesting that CMS may not actually have the expertise and organizational skills to render decisions in anything approaching a timely manner or to employ a rational evidence based decision making process. See here.
The blog "Secondhand Smoke" offered a commentary on Obamacare and its assault on the rule of law.
Richard Epstein has commented on Obamacare and Rule of Law. See Here.
Ambiguity in laws and regulations coupled with discretionary implementation are the friends of politicians and bureaucrats and lobbyists and the enemies of the rest of us.
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- HaynesBE said...
This is a very important point. I'd love to see you fill out this blog post a bit and then submit it as an op-ed. One of the biggest damages we are suffering because of PPACA is to the rule of law. More people need to understand this.
- Andrew_M_Garland said...
The Democrats are not getting sufficient credit for their tremendous accomplishments, efficiency, and attention to detail. They act, they implement, they sign secret orders, and they interpret whatever they want to support their actions. This is in the grand tradition of FDR in the 1930's. The public respects action, especially when they don't understand what is going on.
Democrats have passed amazing legislation. They certainly have enacted into law more words in fewer bills than any other Congress in history.
More amazing is that those bills are so intuitive and natural in what they accomplish, that it is not even necessary to read them. The President and his viziers can now decree what is necessary and right, confident that this power to do good is contained somewhere in these documents. And, there is more good news to come.
The "Do the Right Thing" Bill
Future news:
"Do The Right Thing" will give us open, consistent, dynamic government. It grants President Michelle Obama (now in her 3rd term in office) all principles and powers to consider all matters and then "Do the right thing". The Congress retains the important function of advising on the President's actions should she desire this.
The Congress is now free to do what it does best, arrange for hospital admissions, allocate liquor licenses, and grant carbohydrate waivers to restaurants.
We have a choice in the next few elections. Vote out any legislator, Pub or Dem, who wants to increase control over your life without the clearest necessity. Or, embrace a government which will Do the Right Thing for you, in detail.
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ObamaCare as a practical matter pays homage to the free market while it stubbornly tries to manipulate a complex society through rules and "law". The bill doesn't attempt to get all of the details right, it merely tells the HHS Secretary (Sebellius) to solve all the problems and make all the rules.
Many organizations (insurers, doctor's groups) would be proposing their solutions in a free market. They are constrained by state laws and anti-trust against the doctors (!).
The government can't solve this problem because it must operate through nests of rules, rather than a profit from serving its customers. Those laws cannot be written or administered in the necessary complexity. Only private actors can administer healthcare with some discretion, held accountable by law to avoid force and fraud.
The worst part of government control is that it slows down the evolution of possibly many partial solutions. The government adopts one approach and freezes. Woe be to the customers.
If this control by government is accepted by the populace, we will eventually have the Do the Right Thing Bill. Maybe we already have it in practice.

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X-T2 AF-C Custom Setting
X-T2 will be finally in-stores. Perhaps, some of you have already have it in your hands.
When you have your X-T2 in your own hands, it will surely feel different from just trying it at the exhibition or in showroom. You'd attach your own strap or a soft shutter release button to have YOUR unique X-T2.
This is not just about the exterior. You are going to spend some time customizing the internal setting as well. Based on your experience, you will be spending time adjusting the Q menu and assigning film simulation modes and so on. But when it comes to the newly added AF-C Custom setting, you may have not had enough time to play around with it. Today, we would like to talk about the AF-C Custom setting so you can have your X-T2 optimized for you.
X-T2 lets you adjust the AF-C setting in very detailed manner.
Learn more about the AF-C Custom Setting here
You can certainly select from one of the 5 presets that are readily available. But if you are a reader of the X Stories, we would like you to try assign your own "SET 6 CUSTOM".
To do this, we will break down what each parameter means, how much of adjustment could be made, and how different they are from other X Series cameras.
First is Tracking Sensitivity. It adjusts the time that AF system continues to predict the subject movement. If you have it at "0". There is no AF prediction. If you have it at "4", then it will continue to predict for 1.3 sec based on the information that the camera gathered up to that point. "1", "2", and "3" predict for 0.4 sec, 0.7 sec, and 1.0 sec respectively.
In sports photography, obstacles often come in and out of the frame. This setting allows you to adjust, so that you will not to get bothered by such obstacles. If you are tracking a soccer player playing against another player, your best bet is to set it at "3" or "4". But for such sports as skiing and skateboarding, it is less likely that any obstacle would come into the frame. So the camera would be better off set at "0" to continue tracking in linear motion.
In case of X-Pro2 and other X Series cameras, the AF-C setting is equivalent to "2" (0.7 sec).
Next is Speed Tracking Sensitivity.
Prior to X-T2, the X Series cameras assumed that the subject moved at a constant speed in order to predict the motion. This assumption was OK if the subject were a train or a track and field athlete. But in case of motor sport, the cars accelerates and decelerates. There are also the curves and corners, where the subject not only decelerate, but the change of distance to the subject is no longer constant. It means that the change in AF points cannot be at constant speed, either.
To overcome the problem, the new parameter assumes the speed is not constant in order to predict the movements. The setting lets you adjust whether the subject movement (change in AF position) is steady or accelerating / decelerating. But keep in mind that this is just a prediction based on the algorithm. It is up to the photographer to have maximized performance of X-T2.
Having said that, whether you have it at "STEADY" or "ACCEL./DECEL.", the camera has higher accuracy in the AF prediction. AF search is conducted more often with the new algorithm. Every 0.01 sec, the AF searches for the position of the subject. Even if you do not have the desired selection, FUJIFILM assures you that you will have the improved experience.
You can learn more about the AF search processing here.
Lastly, Zone Area Switching.
It is a normal practice for a photographer to try to keep the subject within the ZONE area when you have the AF mode set to "ZONE". If you can have your camera adjusted, so that the camera has information on your way of photography and subject movement, then the experience will certainly be better.
"CENTER" means that AF prioritizes the center of the Zone area. Keep in mind, this is not center of the frame, but of the Zone area. So if you have adjusted the AF position with the focus lever, then the preference will also be shifted. "FRONT" prioritizes on the closest subject within the Zone area.
Of course, if there were no subject at center or in the front, then the AF search will be conducted to find the subject. "AUTO" basically has no preferences, and it searches in all area.
X-Pro2 and other X Series cameras do not allow to adjust the setting, but you can assume that they have the same algorithm as "AUTO".
We hope you will find the breakdown of the 3 parameters helpful not only to have your custom setting, but also to have better understanding of the preset 1 to 5.
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The CW's announcement of its renewals and pickups for next season also means the official end for Melrose Place.
Of course, anyone not living in a dream world could have seen that coming for months. In fact, eight months. All the desperate fan baiting on the entertainment sites, just like for Privileged last season, was again ridiculous nonsense.
Not even the lovely, and contemporaneously (to me) aged, Heather Locklear came close to saving the show, but it's nice to know the elderly still have some employment opportunities on the CW.


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Fire officials say a deadly wildfire burning near California's dramatic Big Sur coast has destroyed 57 homes and is threatening 2,000 more — and it's causing huge plumes of smoke to settle in the South Bay.
Off 101, the thick smoke caused air quality concerns.
"Obviously, it's closer so they're more impacted," said Kristine Roselius, a representative from the Bay Area Quality Management District, on the South Bay's smokey surroundings. "It's also moving the smoke east and also north, and that's why we're seeing the impacts there right now."
The week-old blaze has also scared away tourists who are cancelling bookings after fire officials warned that crews will likely be battling a wildfire raging in steep, forested ridges just to the north for another month.
Some South Bay residents say the smoke is so bad it makes them feel sick.
"It's really bad. I use the attic fan at night time to let the cool air in, and it's bringing the smoke in," explained Debi Snyder. "It actually made me sick to my stomach."
Another Morgan Hill resident, Frank Ellis, said that the smoke was most noticable in the morning.
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Saturday that the blaze has grown to 52 square miles (134 square kilometers).
The blaze a few miles north of Big Sur has also killed a bulldozer operator working the fire line.
More than 5,000 firefighters are battling the wildfire that officials expect to linger until the end of August.
Officials say flames are concentrated in forested ridges above the summer fog line along the coast. Many patches of fire were in areas too steep to be reached.
Big Sur establishments were already reporting as much as a 50 percent drop in business, said Stan Russell, executive director of the chamber of commerce. That's even though the only signs of the blaze were fire trucks and an occasional whiff of smoke along the famously winding and scenic Highway 1.
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Highway 1 remained open, but signs along the narrow route warned travelers that all state parks in the area were closed because of the fire.


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This time-honored principle developed over time, like all good rules. In the days before the written word, news was passed from village to village by storytellers whose tactics over time developed into telling stories built around the rule of three. (It's why we have so many fairytales and folk tales constructed with threes--from three little pigs to three princes vying for the hand of the princess.) The rule of three made the stories easier to recall for the teller, and for the hearer--who then could remember and repeat them later.
But the rule of three doesn't just exist in fairytales. In You can only remember 3-4 things at a time (the magic number 3 or 4), you can read about modern research around the magic three and how it helps us remember all sorts of things like phone numbers--which, in the U.S., are broken into three chunks of three or four numbers to make them easier to recall. This post also notes that three's the number your listener can process when taking in the information, an important point for speakers to recall. If you're presenting to decision-makers or trying to persuade an audience, making the case in three points allows them the space to process and come along with your arguments, rather than lose their way.
I get the eye-rolling, generally, from trainees who don't want to be limited--typically, those with lots of data to share. But, as I point out to them, none of my trainees lacks for things to say, and many I've trained can't recall it all when they need to do so. And I've yet to meet the audience member who wished you'd go on for the several hours it would take to share everything you know. So the rule of three becomes essential in creating a workable situation for both speaker and listener.
Besides, the rule of three can flex to meet all sorts of speakers' needs. With it, you can:
- Have an elevator speech ready (the shortest version of your three points)
- Speak extemporaneously
- Group lots of data into a manageable set of "chunks"
- Translate your spoken remarks to an outline for a slide deck
- Expand the three points to make a short presentation
- Expand them further to speak at length in a formal speech
- Handle Q-and-A and use questions to get back to your points
- Plan how you will incorporate examples, data, props and anecdotes
- Signal the outline to your audience so they can more easily follow along
- Make it easier for listeners to briefly summarize your point in tweets and texts
- Make it easier for listeners to repeat what you said later
The post linked above also includes references to some of the research on the rule of three, as well, so you can explore this further. Have you used the rule of three when you speak?
Related posts: Do you over-explain? 5 speaker tricks for using data, details wisely
My elevator speech about *your* elevator speech, from the don't get caught blog
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With plenty of viable options available, backing up remote offices and branch offices (ROBOs) shouldn't be neglected any longer.
With plenty of viable options available, backing up remote offices and branch offices (ROBOs) shouldn't be neglected any longer.
Data protection for remote offices and branch offices (ROBOs) has always been a challenge, and it can present some real risks to corporate data. Key factors that contribute to the generally mediocre state of data protection in many ROBOs are an absence of local IT staff, dependence on shared resources, an inadequate backup infrastructure and a false sense that remote-office data is somehow less relevant.
A reliance on difficult-to-manage and more error-prone tapes for ROBO backups contributed to these data protection woes, but the use of disk in place of tape in recent years has helped alleviate some of the problems. "According to surveys we conducted, tape-based backup has dropped by 50% in ROBOs between 2007 and 2010," said Lauren Whitehouse, a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), Milford, Mass. Besides disk-based backup, technological advances in data deduplication, networking and the emergence of the cloud are giving companies a slew of ROBO data protection options that simply weren't available a few years ago.
ROBO backup options
Local backup without an offsite copy. Backing up data locally at the remote office to tape or disk is the most basic ROBO data protection approach. Typically used in small remote offices with a few users, administrative overhead is modest especially if disk is used as a backup target. If tape is the backup medium, an administrative resource is usually designated to change tapes and put them in a secure place, such as a fire-resistant safe. But with all backups and primary data in the same facility, the risk of losing both is real. The lack of an offsite disaster recovery (DR) copy is the gravest weakness of this approach. "Backing up locally without offsite copy should only be considered if the data in the ROBO isn't of significant value for the company," said Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst at StorageIO Group, Stillwater, Minn.
Determining the best ROBO backup option
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Local backup with a tape-based offsite copy. To overcome the DR shortcomings of the former approach, local backups are supplemented with a scheduled tape-based offsite copy. Although in declining use, tape has been, and still is, very popular to get backups to a DR location. If local backups are tape based, selected backup sets are moved offsite according to a predefined schedule. If local backups are taken to disk, backup sets designated for off-siting are first moved from disk to tape. With the support of both tape- and disk-based backups in contemporary backup apps, the heavy lifting of juggling data between disk and tape is performed by the backup application according to preconfiguredbackup schedules and configurations. The challenge in using tapes for local or offsite backups is the additional overhead of changing and loading tapes, and getting them to an offsite location. In most cases, companies opt for vendors like Iron Mountain to manage their offsite tape backups. These offsite backup vendors have well established processes to keep tapes safe and secure.
Backing up to a centralized data center without retaining a local copy. Larger companies and enterprises, where standardization and defined processes are in place, usually favor centralizing data protection of their ROBOs. Being able to leverage existing infrastructure and IT resources not only results in cost savings but in better managed data protection. Configuring backups is as simple as installing and configuring backup agents on servers and systems in the remote office, and they're managed along with other backups, adding little overhead.
With all backups managed remotely, the remote management capabilities of the backup application are essential. "Remote management features are no longer a differentiator, but are pretty standard now in backup applications," ESG's Whitehouse said. For centralized backup of ROBOs to work, available bandwidth and the impact of backups in progress on users, as well as on other apps, must be clearly understood.
For some ROBOs, centralized backups may not be an option at all unless network changes are made and additional bandwidth is provisioned. Features like source-side deduplication -- deduplication of data before it leaves the ROBO site -- compression and bandwidth throttling are key features that can help minimize the impact of remote backups on the network and reduce backup times.
The biggest challenge of centralized backup without a local copy is recovery. While backups are incremental with changes trickling across the network over time, recovery is more taxing since a much larger amount of data may have to be restored in a short span of time. Even with a feature like source-side deduplication that helps to quicken recovery, a predefined recovery plan that outlines the recovery strategy for various scenarios is a must.
"Due diligence of analyzing the impact of remote backups on the network and a clearly defined recovery strategy are essential to preventing unpleasant surprises," StorageIO Group's Schulz said.
Backing up to a centralized data center with a local copy at the ROBO. The practicality of a centralized backup of a ROBO without a local copy for quick recovery declines with the amount of data to be protected. "As you approach and exceed 10 TB of data, a cached copy of the latest backup set becomes increasingly relevant," said Steve Wojtowecz, vice president of storage software development for IBM Tivoli. In a centralized backup with a local copy scenario, a backup application usually backs up data to a local disk target where it's then replicated asynchronously to the central data center backup infrastructure. All major backup application vendors have supplemented their apps with replication options: CommVault Simpana with DASH Copy; EMC Avamar by means of a storage node in the ROBO to replicate local backups to a centralized Avamar Data Store; IBM with Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack; Symantec with both NetBackup and Backup Exec appliances. In all these solutions, replication is a component of a larger backup suite and architecture, and works well in places that have standardized on a backup suite. They're less suitable in companies with a more heterogeneous backup landscape.
In heterogeneous backup environments, replication is usually deferred to backup targets that are capable of performing replication independently of the backup software in use. One way of accomplishing this is via general-purpose disk-based or software-based replication with the caveats of lacking backup focus and features, and adding complexity. That's when dedicated backup targets with replication capabilities come into play. They're backup storage appliances padded with features relevant to backup and recovery, such as replication, deduplication, compression and centralized management. Leading the pack and best known is the EMC Data Domain family, with appliances ranging from 1 terabyte to hundreds of terabytes of capacity. Hewlett-Packard with its StoreOnce Backup System and Quantum's DXi-Series of backup appliances also compete in this space. Because these intelligent backup targets are decoupled and independent from backup applications, they're required in both the ROBOs and the central data center. While the data center appliance that aggregates backups from the ROBO appliances is usually a large redundant system with sufficient capacity, appliances in ROBOs are generally much smaller, single systems. Unlike replication options that leverage an existing backup suite, these backup appliances are usually less cost effective, especially since they're required in all locations.
Using a cloud backup service without retaining a local copy. The recent rise of cloud computing and cloud storage gives companies yet another data protection option for their ROBOs. Backing up directly to the cloud is very similar to backing up to a centralized data center, especially from the ROBO's perspective.
Instead of in-house IT managing backups, responsibility for backups is deferred to a managed service provider (MSP). This is especially attractive for smaller and midsize companies with IT generalists who are forced to juggle and prioritize competing tasks, and may be unable to give ROBO data protection sufficient attention. Favored by many chief financial officers, cloud-based backup becomes part of monthly operational expenses (OPEX) rather than a capital expense (CAPEX) as is the case with in-house backup infrastructure and software.
Setup and configuration are as simple as installing agents on protected systems and support, if needed, is provided by the MSP. Despite the now de facto standard encryption of data in-transit and at-rest in the cloud, security concerns are still a major impediment for more rapid adoption.
With ROBOs spread around the globe, compliance and privacy requirements further complicate cloud backup adoption. In most cases, the geographic location of data in the cloud is unknown, which poses a challenge in countries that require data to stay within defined geographic boundaries. "Strict privacy requirements in some European countries are in conflict with regulations like the USA Patriot Act, which basically enables the government to go through any data," ESG's Whitehouse noted. Customers who opt for cloud-based backup can choose from a fast-growing list of cloud backup providers. Business-level cloud-based backup offerings are available from EMC with Mozy, Carbonite, Symantec with Backup Exec.cloud, IBM with SmartCloud Resilience, i365 and Iron Mountain, as well as many regional providers.
Using a cloud backup service with a local backup data copy. Direct backup into the cloud has the same restore challenges as backup to a centralized data center when a local copy of the backup isn't retained. It works well if the amount of protected data is small, but can be problematic for larger amounts of data. If a lot of data needs to be restored, some service providers offer an option to have backup data shipped to customers on a disk or network-attached storage (NAS) device. Some services, such as i365, provide an on-site option to cache the latest backup on-premises to enable local recovery. "Although there are a large and growing number of cloud backup MSPs, most only support directly backing up into the cloud and only very few provide an on-premises option for quick recovery," StorageIO's Schulz said.
Do-it-yourself cloud backup. The benefit of delegating ROBO backups to a cloud backup service is best suited for small to midsize companies with limited IT resources. For larger firms and companies that want to supplement in-house backup infrastructure with cloud storage, an external backup service provider usually isn't the best option, mostly because they're difficult to integrate into the existing backup infrastructure and are likely to end up as isolated backup islands that run in parallel and are independent of the existing backup environment. If the intention is to extend existing backup infrastructure into the cloud, direct backup to cloud storage from the likes of AT&T, Amazon, Microsoft, Nirvanix and Rackspace is the way to go. Direct backup to cloud storage can be done from the backup application, if it supports cloud storage, or via a cloud backup gateway. While Arkeia Network Backup, CommVault Simpana, and Symantec NetBackup and Backup Exec support cloud storage as a backup target, EMC Avamar, EMC NetWorker and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager currently don't support direct backup to the cloud.
Cloud backup gateways such as Riverbed Whitewater decouple cloud backup from the backup application. Akin to backup target appliances, cloud backup gateways are disk targets to which backup applications write. They manage communication and interface with cloud storage providers, and perform tasks such as deduplication, compression, encryption and scheduling. Furthermore, they allow recent backups to be kept on-premises for quick recovery.
ROBO backup trends
The dismal state of ROBO backups should be a specter of the past. With the emergence of non-tape-based options, there's no longer an excuse for mediocre and negligent data protection of remote-office and branch-office data. From technical advances in networking and security, backup applications with features like dedupe and cloud integration, to cloud backup MSPs and cloud backup gateways, IT managers now have an arsenal of options to judiciously and cost-effectively protect remote-office data. Even though tape is still alive in many places, the trend is clearly toward disk-based backups, centralization and adoption of the cloud as a viable backup media.
BIO: Jacob N. Gsoedl is a freelance writer and a corporate director for business systems.


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West Siiiide!!!Joe, did you get the spot in USDGC performance flight? If you can swing it, you should go, for sure. I'd sponsor you if that'll help.
Or have lunch built in to registration as is the case with one event happening this weekend.
Anybody got any Ritalin pills for sale?
Support local businesses....more time for lunch. Especially one day events. I enjoyed it. I haven't gone back to Pittsburg because of the short lunch a couple years ago. Too much stress on time.
i love the food truck idea as someone who is pretty much stuck there thru lunch. i thought keizer had a food truck lined up to come by last yr or the yr before, but i never saw one.
i believe the pdga minimum is 1 hr after the last card came in so joe, u were looking at 1.5 hrs minimum.


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"We don't want to see anybody get hurt because of reckless behavior, either intentionally or unintentionally," says Shannon Windel of Hidden Valley Horse Protection Fund. She says the horses are a gift to our community that families should enjoy together but from a safe distance. In an act of misguided kindness some families will feed the estray and feral horses, but wildlife officials say that is a bad idea. They say foods that are unusual to their diets can give horses colic, which can be deadly. In addition the presence of food can cause a group of horses to become food-aggressive. An animal weighing nearly a ton can easily accidentally harm a person as it eagerly goes after something to eat.
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But first, we bring you this "has she arsed it up yet" update: No, not yet. The trays of seedlings mentioned in my last post have their own light, their own heat, and their own fan to gently blow on them so they get accustomed to the Colorado gales. If they ask for diaper changes and private school I'm drawing the freaking line.
Thank you, commenters, for parsing the arsing with me. As of right now, at 10 days out, the champion germinator is the Stupice (pronounced STEW-pitch) tomato. Had I known what those seeds could do, I'd only have put one in each jiffy pot. As it is, one of the seedlings I culled tried to re-root itself to the peat! Some of everything has come up with the exception of poblano pepper seeds that I saved from an organic grocery pepper. They remain oblivious to my obsessing.
But back to the "zipper effect" — a term CSU horticulture and landscape architecture professor David Whiting talks about and illustrates in his talks to CSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Have you ever gazed at James Lileks' Gallery of Regrettable Food (http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/index.html) on the web? (yes, you make break to go there now. Come right back, though, or my overlords will scold me). I suspect David Whiting has a Gallery of Regrettable Landscaping lurking within his photo collection. If you ever have the chance to hear him speak, don't miss it. He's inspiring, informative, funny, and he crafts his talks with as much care as I imagine he crafts his gardens.
The "zipper effect" he describes happens when you alternate the same two plants along any pathway — and it's usually boring, over-used plant material into the bargain. For example, along the west side of my house, I have potentilla, sticker bush, potentilla, sticker bush, potentilla, sticker bush. (Forgive me for not knowing the species of sticker bush. It's a low, spreading thing that isn't that stickery unless a branch of it dries up, but other than being some form of plant material and tolerating the sun and heat, has little to recommend it. Ah, yes, the "it came with the house" excuse…)
According to David, alternating plant material encourages people to speed up, move along, nothing to see here, this is NOT the landscape you're looking for. And darned if he isn't right: My terrier mix thinks that western side of the yard is her personal racetrack. Then again, it could be the dog, not the shrubs. Hmmm…
Alongside Wilson Avenue in Loveland, south of First Street, you can see the same principle in the landscaping that fronts the busy arterial street: Deciduous tree, juniper, deciduous, juniper, deciduous, juniper. It looks as though the deciduous trees at least got good care in their youth: I can see lots of pruning sites that are small and completely healed over. The junipers, however, which may be Wichita Blues, are in sad shape. Many have split at the base or lost branches during snowstorms or are just spreading too wide for their spaces; one has outright died. They're not much to look at now, with the alternating deciduous trees so barren. But if they do exert a "zipper effect," that could account for all of the speeding that happens on Wilson. Just a thought.
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Jake piper's making slow sense of the Home command. I'm not sure how much he's really got it. He follows Puzzle readily when she leads us home, but I notice that he is clearly following her. He is a moment behind her dance steps, always, and doesn't appear to be making any choice of direction. When I give him a handful of trial runs beside her, I realize that as long as she is with us, he will be content to let her lead. I don't think he's got it. It's time to work him on the Home command alone.
I've watched him work his nose since the very first day he came to us, and what I know about Jake Piper is that he's got a keen sense of scent and a high drive impulse. But, unlike Puzzle, he doesn't have six years of finding a specific something and leading me to it with his nose. Jake also naturally works more head down across the turf than head up across the wind. He can trail a rabbit's recent path through our back yard quite easily, but it's Puzzle, head up, who seems to snag the airborne scent of passing humans long before they reach the house. It's Puzzle who picks up on the roof-hugging squirrel pressed flat to the tiles above us. Of course, she is a field dog by birth and long trained to work air scent, and he is all raw nose talent and completely unversed. I'm interested to see just how quickly he picks up the Home command and recognizes what I need him to do. I'm curious if he'll consistently backtrack our trail or if he, too, in time will simply take us home by moving from scent zone to scent zone regardless of the path we took outbound. It's possible he won't pick up this command at all.
Jake learns words quickly, so I start with teaching him what I mean by home. Walking along the boundary of the property, I'll suggest we go home, and then, as we approach the front of the house, tell him to find the door. Jake has successfully learned that the Door command can mean door in as well as door out, so I hope to build on that understanding. Where once it was just about finding the door, Jake's task now demands he find home and the door. For a week's worth of sessions, I simply say, "Let's go home," as we approach the house, adding the Door command as we step onto the property. Jake learns commands well. The first time I say, "Let's go home," along the back fence of the property, and he chooses to run the length of the fence and then turn right to get to the front door, I mark it as a success. Yes, he did pee over other dog marks on the way—a quick hike of leg out of form rather than function— but he got us there. He enjoys the command, the job, and the big, big praise for a good dog doing well. In this he is much like Puzzle. Home is a happy command to give a once abandoned dog like Jake. Every time we work it, I'm reminded that in a way Home celebrates what he nearly never had.
We begin to train farther away. This is tougher for Jake, working across a merry universe of distractions. Even one house down from ours there are enticements: a cat arching in a window, any number of piss marks on trees, a child's sock, a dead pigeon. Before we can nail the Home command, Jake has to reliably Leave It, a term he now understands. Usually good about it, he occasionally plays dumb and lunges for whatever (Never heard that command in my life). He also plays deaf (Even if I do know the command, I didn't hear it).
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Jake's a curious beast, leaving the taunting cat and the rotting pigeon much more readily than the piss marks, leaving the child's sock most reluctantly of all. He doesn't try to snatch the sock as toy, but he's curious about it. When Jake does Leave It on the second command, he looks up at me in puzzled innocence, as though he's wounded by my tone of voice.
In a few days, from one house away, he leads me home. In a week, from two houses away, he leads me home. When the month is out, I can give him the Home command as we round any block leading to the house, and he'll take me there, long lead drooping and scraping across the sidewalk, a loose connection between us so that I can be certain I'm not cuing him with tugs even I don't recognize. For a time we work into the sun so that my shadow is thrown behind me—I want to make sure I'm not even cuing him by some lean of body he can see, though I'm not sure he recognizes what a shadow is.
We have several good Home finds from a block away, once even approaching from a side of the block we had not taken outbound, and I think it's time to let Jake Piper advance a little more. We take a long, free-to-be-dog walk into town, and halfway back I put on his service vest. He stands still for the putting-on-of-uniform, slides into it easily, and I see the change of demeanor I see in Puzzle when the vest goes on, as if he understands which rules apply.
"Take me home, Jake," I say. We are about three blocks away. It's a big step up from the block he had been doing, but we're on the very road we took outbound, and we are walking into the wind. With any luck, it's blowing straight over the house and into our faces. With any luck, Jake has so much of our outbound scent and home's scent that the path back glows.
Jake perks at the command and starts off with great energy. Too much energy. For a moment I have to rush to keep the lead slack between us. If we weren't near traffic, I'd drop the lead entirely to see which route he'd take. Jake's head is lifted. The spotted left ear is standing almost straight up. The right ear twists like a corn chip. Everything about him looks happy, and with a terrier's easy, distinctive trot, he moves confidently in the right direction. His pace is steady: Jake-Home-Jake-Home-Jake-Home-Jake-Home. A couple of times he turns around to shoot me a glance. It's a check-in but so confident and prideful that it reads less like How am I doing? and more like I am so on this. Who's the good Jakey?
He's the good Jakey, I think, and I am just about to share his overconfidence when suddenly he shivers all over, the nose drops, and the tail goes from a sway to a wag. This is the very kind of animation we may see in search dogs the moment they catch human scent. There is nothing about the Home command that should torque Jake up in this way; I'm thinking this even as he moves from the trot to a scramble and, nose down, begins to pull me along the sidewalk—right-direction-right-direction-yes-it's-the-way-we-came—and then suddenly goes across the street on a diagonal, onto the opposite sidewalk, and into a row of bushes. Jake is crittering. He has chosen a place where possums like to sleep off the day, and I have no doubt he's trailing one now. He is on it. He thrusts into the green so deeply that all I can see is his madly waving tail. By this time, I've abandoned my role as observer of the process and am pulling him into me, heaving hand over hand down the long lead. We meet somewhere in the middle of the thicket, and as a huddle of little possums scatter in the underbrush, Jake sits and turns to look at me. His expression isn't guilty. He beams as though he thinks he's done the job.
"Jake, come out of here," I say, leading him out, giving an embarrassed little wave to an elderly man grinning from a neighboring porch.
No treat. Sit for Jake. Deep breath. Let's try this again.
"Jake, take me home." Jake stands and looks pointedly at the hedge, then back to me.
"No, Jake. Take me home."
His expression mystified, as though he can't imagine why a hedge full of baby possums is not the thing I want, Jake begins again. We move away from the hedge in a cloud of Leave Its; Jake crabs sideways, looking back toward possum land as long as he possibly can. Somehow, though, when we hit the sidewalk, he seems to shake off the hedge's allure. He is service dog in training again, and I am hopeful that this time he's got it. He's slowed from a trot to a walk, a better pace for a human handler behind him, and I'm glad to see he made that choice. (I hope he made it out of consideration for his partner, but he may have made it because we're now upwind of possum.) The lead between us is slack.
Two blocks from home. A block and a half from home, and we're still moving in the right direction, at a partner-sensible pace. A car passes, honks lightly, its driver smiling at the two of us. I smile back, because really, we are on it this time, and here we are, woman and dog, the picture of obedience and collaboration. A nice walk now; Jake-goes-home-now-Jake-goes-home-now. No pull, no tension on the lead, still moving in the right direction.
A block from home, Jake's head pops up with interest, and for a moment I fear he's on another possum. But no— though Jake has snagged some happy scent on the wind, he doesn't break stride for it. Instead, he moves steadily forward and with great confidence, leading us down the last block, up a low set of steps, and to the front gate. He sits and grins at me, eyeing the treat bag.
This was right on so many levels. Right direction, right pace, no startle at the car honk, a lead up the steps, to the gate, and the happy Here we are! Sit. The only problem: We're at the wrong house. Not only the wrong house, but one of the most splendid historic properties in our little town. A beautiful full-blown Victorian mansion with turrets and wraparound porches, its lovely landscaping bounded by a wrought-iron fence.
To Jake's credit, we passed this house outbound, and today it's immediately downwind of our own. I can see home from where we stand. So could Jake if he were looking for it, but at the moment he's happy with the house he's found for us. Holding his Sit, he perks every time I look at him. This is home, isn't it? I give him credit for having good taste, if not accuracy. He seems pretty sure we should just head on through the gate.
Excerpted from The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of "Unadoptables" Taught Me About Service, Hope, and Healing by Susannah Charleson. Copyright © 2013 by Susannah Charleson. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


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In my previous post (link), I started the discussion of sources and citations and lumping and splitting as related to creating sources in Legacy Family Tree software. Part 2 will talk a little about the database structure and the trade-0ffs of lumping and splitting.
I made a very simplistic, high-level diagram of how things work in Legacy. It shows a source table with 5 sources. Next is the Citation Table which shows 5 citations all pointing back to source 1. Notice, however, the first three of these citation records contains identical data. This identical data is stored three times because each one points to a different event. The 4th and 5th Citation Data records are also identical.
This data model involves redundant storage of data and is very bad in terms of data maintainability. Now, in order to maintain data integrity, if any piece of the citation data needs to be changed it is necessary to find all copies and change each of them. Legacy shifts this onus of maintaining data integrity to the user, supplying only a Search and Replace tool. But there are several cases where Search and Replace cannot make the desired change easily and some cases where it cannot make the desired change at all. It then falls on the user to edit each copy of the citation data manually.
Diagram 2 illustrates the exact same relationships, but the citation data/event links are pulled out into a separate table. This allows for each unique citation record to be stored once, regardless of the number of events to which it is linked.
Had Legacy implemented a model similar to diagram 2, I would be a very happy camper. But they didn't. So now it all comes down to trade-offs. On one hand become a splitter. This entails creating a multitude of very specific, repetitious sources and minimizing the citation data content. In many, but not all cases, it gets rid of the data integrity problem as described above. On the downside, since you have so many sources, you need to be very careful and vigilant when you create them so that all the repetitious data is consistent from one source to the next. (That is if you care about consistent wording and formatting.) Admittedly, the ability to create a new source by copying an existing one helps with this.
It is also extremely important to come up with an organization scheme that is built into the source name. All Legacy does is present you with an alphabetized list of sources – no filtering or classification on the list. Granted, this is also a problem for lumpers, but the problem is magnified for splitters because they have so many more sources! Over the past couple of years, I've tweaked my naming system a couple of times to force the sort order of the source list. I don't want to even image how much more laborious and time-consuming this would have been were I an extreme splitter! And while I don't know of a hard-limit on sources, if you have a large database of people you may find that extreme splitting creates just too many sources to be practical.
On the flip-side. lumpers are more likely to have a more manageable number of sources. This has the advantage of making it somewhat easier to tweak them. I have actually tweaked my naming convention to force sort order (as mentioned above) as well as tweaked wording and content of source fields for better consistency in how footnotes and endnotes appear in reports. I also feel that some degree of lumping is more in keeping with database and software design principles. The downside of lumping is, of course, the citation maintainability problem which is the focus of the article.
So where does all this leave me. Well, I've already characterized myself as a lumper – although I am sure there are some who are more extreme. Over the years I've done a lot of experimenting and tweaking and I like the system I have for deciding what to include in the source table vs what to include in the citation. What works best for me is to define a source for each dataset or data collection. So each database in Ancestry gets their own source. I also tend to create separate sources for each of the datasets stored on the USGenWeb county pages. On the splitter/lumper spectrum, I would say that I'm a moderate lumper. In terms of Source Writer, I have recently decided to primarily use just 2 templates for online data – online database or online database with images. (But that's starting to get into a whole other discussion — the multitude of source writer templates!)
My struggle with Legacy sourcing is nothing new. It's an issue I've had to deal with from the time I first started using it back in early 2004. Based on what people say on the LUG email list, the database implementation has pushed some people toward extreme splitting. That never felt right to me, and by now I'm just too entrenched in the way I have been doing things to even consider changing. Why then did I bother writing this post? After creating the SAR source and citation and linking it to about 30 events (so 30 copies of the citation) it occurred to me I should have included something additional in the citation. I tried to fix it with search and replace and guess what — it didn't work!!!! It said it found and made 30 changes, but when I looked at the data, it had NOT changed. So mostly out of frustration I wrote this post. I still have to go back and try to fix things up, but at least I had a chance to vent.
Maybe some day Legacy will fix this design. Maybe some day some other company will design and build genealogy software that does not have this issue. Maybe some company already has — sometimes it's hard to tell from the marketing oriented data on their websites. Maybe somebody will see this post and let me know!!


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Distortion and Reflection
Originally written: May 10, 1995
Last Revised: Sept. 17, 2009
I've been enquiring into the question, "Why is it so hard to do the right thing?" Here is an incident that occurred in the midst of that enquiry. This is a sharing of noticeings and awarenesses.
Remember that its object is to record the very difficult process of raising an awareness to realization rather than the easier process of mentally knowing or conceptually understanding.
I accept as an axiom that Father/Mother God made Heaven and Earth. S/he made the absolute and the relative, the macrocosm and the microcosm. But S/he gave us a limited amount of free play on Earth, just as a tethered cow has a limited amount of room to move around in.
Things on the Earth, the things of the senses, the phenomena of the relative plane, if made by God without man's "value added" efforts, more or less reflect His Will and Intention.
When we practise our limited ability to create, or perhaps we should say to "modify" them, more often than not we ordinary mortals distort God's pure and original design.
I don't say this as a criticism. We're gods in training. Our mistakes and what we learn from them are as they should be. Nonetheless, the more we let God work through us, the more we reflect and the less we distort.
My life being a workshop and a laboratory, and my behavior being the experiment I run and observe, I noticed an instance of this reflection/distortion phenomenon the other day. It had to do with dharma or "righteousness." I was having a disagreement with a colleague at work and was trying to act up to what I conceived to be righteousness.
But I wasn't. My colleague was upset. I felt strange. I felt ways I couldn't typify, but I knew they didn't reflect dharma. When I looked, those ways were: pride, self justification, gloating. I also felt lethargic and knew that was thamas (1) calling. What was going wrong? If I wasn't being righteous, what was I being?
Inquiring with the help of the interior God, it became clear to me that my behavior distorted dharma. It was not divine righteousness. It was self righteousness. The difference between the two was showing up in my behavior.
I was being legalistic; I hadn't broken a law of the firm or a law of the land, I assured myself. But I was breaking a law of the universe. I was not speaking pleasantly, telling my harsh truths, tearing her face off.
Then I observed myself rushing to my own rescue: but of course! I was justified. She had done this and now I was doing that. Doing that was a natural link in the whole chain. No one could fault me.
And yet I felt dismayed with myself. Why? Self righteousness was leading me to win at her expense. She was backed into a corner fending off defeat. I was going to be the winner and she was going to be the loser. Our conversation was antagonistic, though veiled. None of this reflected anything I had learned from sacred study; it distorted it.
Therefore, self righteousness was not a reflection of righteousness; it was a distortion. Just as being wise in one's own conceit is not a reflection of wisdom, but a distortion. I saw how self encapsulated it left me.
No love here. Nothing but pride and vindictiveness. The same could be said for self love instead of love, self-servingness instead of selfless service, and all the responses to life aimed at seeing one's self comes out on top.
None of them exposed to me our fundamental relatedness, or helped me drop the ego, or led me towards the expanded outlook in which I could realize the oneness of humanity, universe, and God. None was a step along the path to God.
Again, we all know this. But how hard it was to see it in the moment. I had to shake myself from the concrete dullness, the drowsy lethargy of thamas, so palpable, so thick, so dulling. And even when I did, thamas lifted for that moment, like a crow in the trees, before settling back on the branches again.
Righteousness leads to sathwa; (2) self righteousness to thamas. One points to heaven; the other to a living hell. One reflects our holy and pure intentions and the other hides and distorts them.
Why was it so hard to do the right thing? Years of gloating over interpersonal victories. Conditioned patterns of vindictiveness. Self encapsulation and the blindness that accompanies it. A desire to have my own way, no matter what.
There I was behind thick walls of my own creation, alone, cut off from love, and totally ignorant of how I got there or where I was.
(1) "Thamas" is the Hindu word for the guna or quality of sluggishness, torpor.
(2) "Sattwa" is the Hindu word for the guna or quality of balance, gentleness, centerdness.


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Sponsor a child and change their life for good
Child sponsorship is a unique relationship, that brings real hope and a life-affirming experience. Sponsorship gives children and their communities life-changing basics like nutritious food, clean water, healthcare and education. And it lasts. Sponsor a child and save a childhood today.
Maybe you'd like to sponsor one of the children below instead? Alternatively, you can try a different search or call our Supporter Care team on 01908 84 10 10 who can help you with your original search.
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Mishaki's life in Uganda
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- Families are struggling to grow crops because of unpredictable weather, so children don't have enough nutritious food to eat.
- Many children don't go to school, and those who do struggle to do well because classrooms and facilities are poor.
- Children don't feel safe, and many are afraid of being abused.
Your sponsorship can change Mishaki's world, and his community, for good.
How Sponsorship Helps
How sponsorship works
When you sponsor a child for £26 a month it brings much needed change to one child… and many more. The benefits you help provide, extend to your child's family, their community and other children in need. This is because we partner, plan and work alongside local community members to help build healthy, sustainable communities for vulnerable children in the world's hardest places.
We listen
We listen to the child's community and help to identify their main needs.
We develop
We work with the community to develop a long-term action plan.
We act
We make sure immediate needs are met, then move on to start the process of deeper, sustainable change.
We train
We train volunteers, empower local groups, and provide resources and support for the community to make changes that will last long into the future.
What will your donation actually change?
Because of our community-focused solutions, for every child you help, four more children benefit, too. Depending on the priority needs in your child's community, as a sponsor you will be improving lives by providing:
Clean water
Each year children are dying from diseases caught by drinking dirty water. World Vision is reaching one new person with clean water every 10 seconds and brings clean water to three more schools every day.
We save lives by training volunteer health care assistants, bringing vaccination programmes, and working with families to help protect their children from infection and disease ensuring the most vulnerable have access to healthcare services.
We deliver nutrition programmes and farmers' schools, teaching new techniques to grow stronger crops, protect the soil and grow kitchen gardens - helping families feed their children and saving millions of lives around the world.
Education can transform a child's life. We're improving basic literacy and numeracy and working alongside communities to help them better understand their children's rights, and raise their voices to protect and provide for their children.
Family income
We provide training in new skills, and support mothers to start their own businesses helping provide a stable income so children and families can have better nutrition, healthcare and greater access to education.
Create lasting change
When you sponsor a child, you transform their life by helping to create lasting changes for their entire community
We work with whole communities to understand what they need.
We then work together to plan and deliver the changes that will make life better for them and their children - now and always.
Why choose World Vision?
We are the world's largest international children's charity, working to bring real hope to millions of children in the world's hardest places.
Years old
We have 60 years of experience changing the lives of children around the world
In 2018, UK donors transformed the lives of more than 2 million children
New sponsors
Over 4,000 new sponsors joined us in the last year
We have 43 community projects across 19 countries
What makes child sponsorship special?
What do I get as a sponsor?
This week
Sign up to My Sponsorship - your online account where you'll find updates, news and videos from your sponsored child and their community. You can even email your child, send them photos or find out what the weather is like where they live!
Next week
Within the first week of signing up, we'll email you a video of your sponsored child's community giving you an insight into their daily life.
Within two weeks
You'll receive a welcome pack with more information, a writing set and two friendship bracelets - one for you to send to your child and one to keep.
In 12 weeks time
You'll have received your very first letter from your sponsored child. You can write to them anytime by post or online via My Sponsorship. We'll translate and hand-deliver every message and you'll always get a reply.
On your child's birthday and at Christmas
We'll send you a card that you can add a message to for you sponsored child. Don't be surprised if these arrive a couple of months before the big day - it's just to make sure they get there in time.
Once a year
We'll send you a progress update every year, including:
- A new photo so you can see how they've grown
- An update on how their life is changing
- Details on how your donations have been used in the community that year
- A note or drawing from your sponsored child.
You can visit your child
Visiting your sponsored child is a great way to see for yourself the difference that sponsorship makes. You can experience first-hand the transformation that your generosity can bring to a community living in poverty.
So what next?
Frequently Asked Questions
World Vision only works within countries where we have our own offices; this way, we ensure that we can fully account for all the money that we receive. We have audited accounts that are publically available at any time. As a charity, we're regulated by the Charities Commission – a legal body, which oversees all UK charities and their activities. We are a not-for-profit organisation, and we know that the continued support we receive is dependent on our efficient use of supporters' money. Our Annual Report is available to anyone who requests it.
Child Sponsorship brings much needed change to more than just one child — the benefits you help provide extends to each child's family, their community and other children in need. This is because World Vision partners, plans and works alongside local community members to help build healthy, sustainable communities for vulnerable children in the world's hardest places. Learn more about how Child Sponsorship works.
Millions of children around the world need help to break the never-ending cycle of poverty. Hunger weakens them. Unsafe drinking water makes them sick. Missing out on an education can stop them from reaching their potential.
As a sponsor, you'll help give a child access to life-changing basics like nutritious food, clean water, healthcare and education.
We work with a community, establishing together what work's needed, and set realistic goals for what can be achieved. If something's not working, we'll review it and change it. Whether it's training people how to set up their own small business, drilling a borehole or developing irrigation systems with farmers to produce a better yield – we want lasting change so that communities are equipped to give their children the best start in life. More on how Child Sponsorship works.
The donation you give doesn't go directly to your sponsored child or family. That's because experience has taught us it's more effective to use the money on projects that will benefit your sponsored child's community as a whole, at the same time improving the wellbeing of the child you sponsor.
Sponsoring a child with World Vision costs just 85p a day, or £26 a month. And because of our community-focused solutions, for every child you help, 4 more children benefit too. Find out how.
In each community where we work, our staff and volunteers are closely monitoring the coronavirus situation. We're already adjusting to respond to the changing needs. There are three different scenarios where sponsored children live:
1. Our Child Sponsorship programmes are operating as usual and are already responding or are preparing to respond. In these communities, we'll focus on preventing the spread of the virus and mitigating its effects. We're also working with health authorities to spread accurate information about coronavirus to our community partners.
2. Our Child Sponsorship programmes are operating, but with some restrictions. In these communities, we've paused some of our less time-critical work to limit close contact between children and other people, but all other work continues.
3. Our Child Sponsorship programmes are on hold and an emergency response is underway. Staff and volunteers are focusing on trying to keep the children we serve safe. This may include assisting with home learning if schools are closed, by providing school materials and activities, or preventing the separation or stigmatisation of children during treatment and isolation.
Learn more about our work to protect children from the spread of coronavirus.
We have 70 years of experience working with parents and communities to improve the lives of children. We've learnt a lot in that time, and we're very good at it.
We help to change a child's life by working with the community where they live. Children are often the first to feel the impact of poverty. Being community-based means that World Vision's development experts work with the whole community to address their priorities for improving the lives of their children.
The challenges that communities face keep their children from reaching their full potential. For example, a community that doesn't have access to clean water will inevitably have children that are unhealthy. Communities without ways for families to generate income, have more children that can't afford to go to school or eat. Communities that can't access government services like healthcare and birth registration are limited in what they can provide for their children.
However, building a better community for children takes time. It involves things like building trusting relationships so we can work together, teaching people new skills and providing them with the right tools. It also includes transforming mindsets and looking at the importance of doing things differently so their children can have better futures. Our work within a community usually stretches over 10-15 years. The impact of child-focused community development is ongoing and along the way children's health improves, communities become more resilient and families gain hope for their children.
£26 per month is what it costs for us to do this, but it works. We know it works because we have 70 years experience of making it work.
You'll be given the opportunity to find out how your child is doing alongside regular news from their community that will help you build a relationship that could change both of your lives. You'll be able to see changes for yourself on your My Sponsorship account - a special place on our website with videos, photos and news from your sponsored child and their community. You can easily send messages to them on here too.
"I am so happy to have a friend in another country that I can write to and share pictures with," says Nareh from Armenia. "I am studying the Armenian alphabet. When I learn them all, I will teach them to my distant friend. I am so happy to have a friend in another country."


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While on vacation in Mexico, Alberto downloaded Wall-E over his wireless carrier's network, only to be slapped with an insane $US62,000 bill.
After explaining to the carrier how outrageous that is, he was made an offer: They'd knock the bill down to what it cost them in bandwidth. Unfortunately for Alberto, they claimed their cost was still $US17,000.
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Alberto called in to one of those cable news network shows about money where the host wears headphones and yells at the viewer for half an hour and neglected to mention the carrier's name, but we can't see any way a 700MB file would cost $US17,000 in bandwidth fees. There's a lesson in all this: If you're going abroad, buy a roaming plan. Or at least tell us the name of the carrier so we can complain more effectively. [CNN via Ars Technica]


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Suspect arrested after video of burglar watching baby goes viral
Photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office
Authorities identified a man suspected of being the burglar who stared at a sleeping toddler inside a west Harris County home.
Sheriff's deputies said Christopher Gomez, 18, broke into a home on April 5 along the 18200 block of Flint Hill.
He was seen on a security video walking through the home while the family was still sleeping, deputies said.
The homeowner's laptop computer and briefcase were later found in a neighbor's yard.
Sheriff's deputies said Gomez was arrested on Thursday on unrelated charges from Harris County Precinct 5.
He is facing home burglary charges in connection with the break-in, authorities said.
Gomez is a suspect in at least two other home burglaries, deputies said.


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Francesco.caroli.efsee necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 116 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
We are a new agency specialized in Social Media Marketing and Promotions using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogs, etc. We work since one year for a couple of clients, and we are finally launching our own blog and funpage on FB. We would like to create a brand recognition and new logo. The team is young and energetic. We are based in Italy for the moment but we are thinking big and we aim to start publishing in English soon.
We believe in social-responsability and we're absolutely eco-friendly, because our new slogan is: "MELIUS CRAS FORE", which means "Tomorrow will e better".
We aim to develop a community engaged in Social Media Responsibility, and meet also companies that would like to partecipate in the initiatives. All to be placed on a Social Media platform with the ethic in mind.
Additionally, Guryou intend to offer profesional services about New Media Marketing using Social Media platforms.
We will initially target Small and Medium. Everyone who needs help in Web Marketing and get the most out of all the social networks.
We are looking for a logo represent us and our agengy on the webpage.
We would love to have a logo composed of :
The logo should combine the Image/Icon + Name + Payoff(Slogan)
We would like to have an icon illustrations for our agency something which can be easy to remember giving a sense of cooperations and connections.
We like colours for the logo in blue, green and white ..... and may be a cloud could be nice giving a sense of web 3.0 (but this is not mandatory).
We don't like to suggest a specific font, so fell free to experiment with them.
We think that the payoff needs to have a font different respect the main GURYOU.COM
Our logo needs to be an icon too in order to use the image separately
we like the logo of thounds.com, but we aim also for something more professional and serious.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo or symbols like $,£ etc.
We would like to use this logo and colours on the web and in marketing materials (leaflet, stationery, and business cards). Since we are not really familiar with best filetype so that be scalabe and reusable, I would like to ask you to suggest the best format that can be easily used by non professional.
Thank you!
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For this app round-up, we pulled a report from the BlackBerry App World™ storefront to find out what the top 10 most downloaded business apps are for the last three years. As the "technical" top 10, there are certainly some gems in here, and something to be said for the sheer amount of individuals using the apps. To view the latest apps or to sort by current popularity, head over to the BlackBerry App World storefront. Check out the list below!
Note: As this list was pulled from three years of app downloads, not all are compatible with every model of BlackBerry® smartphone. Click through the links to view compatible devices in the BlackBerry App World storefront.
Business Card Reader
Trading business cards at a conference or networking event? Where do they end up? With Business Card Reader for BlackBerry smartphones, they'll end up right in your contacts. This app utilizes ABBYY text recognition technology and your smartphone's auto-focus camera to interpret the text and load it into your address book.
CamCard similarly captures business card information, and stores it within the app inside a virtual business card library, which is fully searchable and sports a great interface that also retains the original image of the card for identification.
Splashtop Remote Desktop HD
Head out on the road and retain full access to your PC or Mac desktop via Splashtop Remote Desktop HD for BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets. Notably, this remote desktop app supports the streaming of video and audio from your PC or Mac, as well as full application and file access.
e-Mobile Today Professional for BlackBerry
Take control into your own hands with this app for BlackBerry smartphones that allows you to craft a personalized dashboard filled with shortcuts and useful information. View appointments tasks, contacts, application shortcuts, and more – all with customizable views.
Remote Desktop for BlackBerry PlayBook
Another fantastic remote desktop app for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, Remote Desktop allows you to access your Windows-based PC from across the Internet without sacrificing functionality. There is no need to install third-party software or server applications, as this app utilizes functionality built into recent versions of Microsoft® Windows™ operating systems.
BuzzOff – Best call blocker. Block unwanted calls and do not allow caller to leave a voicemail
This app allows you to control how your phone handles calls from unknown or private numbers, as well as from 1-800 numbers. You can also set up blocking settings straight from the call log, and set up advanced settings such as time delays for hanging up or blocking a call. Check the log file for a list of successfully blocked calls.
Remote Print
Print documents straight from your BlackBerry smartphone via a lightweight application available for installation on your desktop PC. The desktop application acts as a print server, while the app on your BlackBerry smartphone allows you to print documents from the file browser, email messages, and more. The connection is made over Wi-Fi®, and a BlackBerry Enterprise Server connection is supported allowing you to print to office printers.
Wi-Fi File Transfer
This app allows you to transfer files between your Mac or PC and your BlackBerry smartphone via fast Wi-Fi connection. Using a browser on your PC or Mac, you'll have the ability to access the file system on your smartphone (including the SD card) and transfer media, documents, or other files. Best of all, the system utilizes a Wi-Fi connection, which means fast speeds and no data charges.
Contacts Cleaner
For those who like to stay organized, there's nothing worse than a messy address book. Contacts Cleaner fixes this issue automatically, allowing you to scrub your address book for duplicate contacts, reducing clutter and automatically merging contacts to provide a complete picture.
Auto Lock
Auto Lock automatically blocks keyboard input when your backlight brightness times out. This prevents you from accidentally launching an application or sending out a pocket call, and can ultimately help preserve battery life by preventing such situations. You can customize the Auto Lock functionality to set a specific timeout, and to allow certain types of apps to remain usable as exceptions. A "Slide to unlock" style interface appears when input is blocked by the app.
There we have it! If you haven't had a chance to check out one or more of these apps, head over to BlackBerry App World now to load them onto your BlackBerry smartphone or BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. I'm sure that you have more ideas than what I've shared here – get down to that comment box and enlighten us!


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Timetables and public holidays
- When are the shops open?
The most usual business hours are from Monday-Saturday, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, and 4:30 to 8 pm.Major shopping centres and department stores are open all day from 10 am to 9 or 10 pm. The main department stores and shopping centres also open their doors to the public on some Sundays in the year. Establishments usually stay open until after 10 pm in the high season in coastal areas. What's more, in a number of cities opening hours are unregulated, and shoppers thus have a wider range of opening hours. Chemists are usually open from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm and from 4:30-8 pm, although in major cities some chemists stay open round the clock. There is a rota of duty chemists for night-time and weekend services which displayed in each establishment and published in the newspapers.
- What are Spain's national public holidays?
Certain dates are designated public holidays in Spain, and these may be national, regional or local.
The following are the national public holidays for 2020:
• 1st January, New Year's Day.• 6th January, Epiphany.• 9th April, Maundy Thursday.• 10th April, Good Friday.• 1st May, Labour Day.• 15th August, the Assumption.• 12th October, Spain's National Day.• 1st November, All Saints' Day.• 7th December, Spanish Constitution Day.• 8th December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception.• 25th December, Christmas Day.
- At what time are meals served in Spain?
Breakfast is usually served from eight to ten in the morning. Lunch, at restaurants, is served between 13.00 to 15.30 h. Dinner is served from 20.30 to 23.00 h. Many establishments are open continuously throughout the day, especially bars and cafeterias; there you can have "tapas", appetisers, and combo meals.Cinemas usually have flexible hours, starting around 16.30 to 17.00 h. The last showing is around 22.00, although there are cinemas with midnight shows in all major cities. Theatres usually have a single show, which normally starts around 20.00 h.Night time in Spain has a very special meaning, specially from Thursday to Sunday. Pubs, bars, and nightclubs usually stay open until three or four in the morning. In all major cities you can find places that are open until dawn.
- What's the time in Spain?
The time zone on the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) + 1 hour in winter and + 2 hours in summer. On the Canary Islands, it is GMT, or GMT + 1 hour in summer, i.e. always 1 hour less than the time on the mainland and in the Balearics.
Spain changes its time between summer and winter for daylight saving. This means that the last weekend in October the clocks go back 1 hour (at 3am it is 2am) and the last weekend in March they go forward 1 hour (at 2am it is 3am).


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3 plead not guilty in fraud case
Three men facing federal charges stemming from an alleged Ponzi scheme based in Scotts Valley pleaded not guilty last week.
John Geringer and Christopher Luck of Scotts Valley, as well as Keith Rode of Franklin, Wis., were indicted last month by a federal grand jury. The three were partners in an investment company called Geringer, Luck and Rode LLC, which managed an investment fund called GLR Growth Fund. Geringer was the managing partner.
In the criminal complaint, federal authorities allege GLR defrauded their investors, receiving more than $60 million from investors and then diverting half of the money to themselves and private companies in which they held an interest.
The three men face multiple charges for "engaging in a scheme, plan and artifice to defraud investors" and obtain money through fraudulent pretenses, the complaint alleges.
All three pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Jose on Thursday. They"re due back in court Feb. 7 for a bail bond hearing.
There also is a pending civil suit against Geringer and his companies filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There is a pending motion filed by the federal agency to amend that complaint to add Rode and Luck as defendants, court records show.
Two arrested after traffic stop
Monterey County sheriff"s deputies arrested two Castroville residents on suspicion of drug possession after a traffic stop in Prunedale on Monday afternoon.
Deputies stopped a car in the area of San Miguel Canyon and Highway 101 for vehicle code violations. A strong odor of marijuana emanated from inside the car, deputies said.
Driver Robert Reeder, 49, admitted he possessed a half-ounce of methamphetamine packaged for sale and marijuana, deputies said. The passenger, 37-year-old Meshell Jimenez, admitted she had marijuana and another controlled substance in the car.
A search of the car turned up methamphetamine packaged for sales, three ounces of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and illegally possessed prescription medications.
Reeder consented to a search of his home, where deputies found more marijuana, a methamphetamine pipe, digital scales and surveillance cameras. Deputies also found a .22-caliber firearm in the home, which Reeder isn"t allowed to have because he is a convicted felon.
Shark warning signs remain
Santa Cruz County Sheriff"s Office fliers at the Hook and other areas of Pleasure Point remained Monday after two people said they saw a shark in the water Saturday morning.
Someone reported what appeared to be a shark"s dorsal fin in the water off Rockview Drive and another person saw a similar fin at Second Peak, said Santa Cruz County sheriff"s Sgt. Joe Clarke. Others said it might have been a dolphin.
The beaches were not closed, but fliers were posted Saturday. Clarke said the fliers didn"t seem to deter many surfers at the Hook on Sunday or Monday.
Man rescued after fall
A man was rescued after he apparently fell from a cliff near Davenport Beach on Saturday.
About 3:55 p.m. someone reported that a person was injured on the beach off Highway 1 and Center Street in Davenport, said Mike McMenamy, State Parks public safety superintendent.
It was unclear how far the man fell. State Parks, Cal Fire, American Medical Response and Santa Cruz County sheriff"s deputies responded to the call.
The man was brought up the cliff in a basket and transported by ambulance to Dominican Hospital, McMenamy said. Authorities did not release the man"s age, the extent of his injuries or why he fell.