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Let's start first with this - a couple of days ago we had to change our ISP and now everything is configured and working, but however there are some small issue that I just cannot understand.
At home I have a FreeBSD 6.1 gateway which is doing NAT for the internal network, firewall-ing, etc.. Behind the gateway I've another 7.2 system which I use for file server, and one 7.2 Desktop system, and a couple of Windows machines. Everything is working fine, except for BSDs.
First - pinging a remote host from BSD systems takes way too much, than pinging the same host from a Windows machine. Don't know why but resolving hostnames under the FreeBSD systems is taking too much time.
On the same 7.2 desktop system I also have Windows XP and Debian installed. Under Debian resolving a remote host also takes a lot of time, while under Windows XP - everything is working just fine!
Just to mention - nothing was changed or installed on these systems recently.
The second thing is that startx on the 7.2 desktop is taking also a lot of time to start up (usually it was taking ~1 second to load, and now it's taking ~5-10 seconds!).
top shows nothing, expect that for a very short period of time hald was doing something - so I disabled it. Rebooted the system and tried to startx and then X couldn't start and I get this errors:
Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
Do you know what might be causing this? All BSDs have issues while resolving hostnames, while Windows machines do not..? And X is just waaay too slow now.. That's definitely something that I haven't come across.. until now.
Thanks for any feedback and sorry for the long post
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This morning I re-checked every configuration file and found out that I was having some wrong entries in /etc/hosts - after we changed the ISP seems like that I forgot to update /etc/hosts file as well. I guess I was just too tired last night and didn't notice this
Fixing /etc/hosts fixes the startx issue.
In the internal network the gateway is also a DHCP server - so it sends the clients the right DNS servers. But however I also re-checked the resolv.conf file on the gateway and yes - it was containing the old DNS servers (another thing that I just didn't notice last night )
So I fixed the resolv.conf entries and did a reboot - just for sure.
Results are as follows:
Doing an nslookup from Windows clients sometimes returns this, sometimes resolves normally:
> nslookup youtube.com DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. *** Can't find server name for address <dns-server1>: Timed out *** Can't find server name for address <dns-server2>: Non-existent domain *** Default servers are not available Server: UnKnown Address: <dns-server1> DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. DNS request timed out. timeout was 2 seconds. *** Request to UnKnown timed-out
nslookup youtube.com Server: <dns-server1> Address: <dns-server1>#53 Non-authoritative answer: Name: youtube.com Address: 126.96.36.199 Name: youtube.com Address: 188.8.131.52 Name: youtube.com Address: 126.96.36.199
After these tests I assume that now BSD systems make a faster DNS lookup and Windows clients sometimes fail to resolve - so I can exclude the possibility that DNS lookups are slower in BSD.
I'm outta of other ideas for now. I'll play later with tcpdump and check what goes inside and outside of the gateway.
Thanks again for the feedback, I'm open to accept other ideas as well to resolve this issue
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Issue resolved.
The root cause that the primary DNS server was answering very slow. Changed the DNS server and now everything is working fine again
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Just a hint: nslookup is an old, depreciated program that is best not used. The main issues is those redundant reverse dns lookups on the dns server's addresses, which creates noise. The program is also depreciated by it's authors, BIND. The replacements are host, which does a quick lookup of the provided address or IP, and dig, which provides more complete info.
Of course, nslookup is the only option on Windows boxen, which is typical!
The only dumb question is a question not asked.
The only dumb answer is an answer not given.
I know nslookup is deprecated, but as you mentioned I don't have any other choice under Windows.
But what I still wonder is how those Windows machines automatically switched to the second (working) DNS server. The primary DNS server was not so responsive, and browsing was very slow.
Anyway, I've removed the primary DNS server and switched to another one
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On Nov. 13, Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi walked free from seven years of house arrest in Rangoon. She called her son Kim Aris. She greeted supporters outside her lakeside home. Then she got on a plane to Bangkok where, on a stage erected in a parking lot on the city's outskirts, she appeared in a film made by a bearded Frenchman called Luc Something.
That's what some of the 2,000 Thai extras on the set of Luc Besson's latest movie seem to think, and their confusion is forgivable. Since filming of his biopic The Lady began in Thailand in mid-October, everyone from Besson to best boy has been perplexed by how often art has imitated life and vice versa.
Take Malaysian-born actress Michelle Yeoh, the former Bond girl who plays Suu Kyi. Yeoh not only strongly resembles the lissome Nobel laureate, but also occupies the part so convincingly that Besson calls it "perfect for her." "From the moment I saw this actress," says Thein Win, a Burmese actor playing a member of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), "I thought, 'She is Daw [Aunt] Suu.'"
Movie magic and reality merged again when the junta finally allowed Suu Kyi to walk free. Besson had just re-created her release from a previous spell of house arrest, when she steps out of her Rangoon home to cheers from a crowd of supporters. Two days later, Besson and his cast sat in Yeoh's Bangkok hotel suite to watch a near identical scene this one for real play out on TV. "It was surreal," says Besson. Also in the room was Aris, chatting on the phone to his mother: "I'm here with Michelle. Yes, the woman playing you." Then the champagne started flowing. "It was so sweet," says Yeoh. "We were all very privileged to share that moment with him."
Both celebrated and scorned for his popular success, Besson has in recent years produced more films than he has directed. Then Yeoh showed him a screenplay about Suu Kyi, sent to her by British writer Rebecca Frayn. "The more I read, the more I wanted to direct it myself," says Besson. "Her life story is amazing. It's almost Shakespearean."
After studying at Oxford University, Suu Kyi married academic Michael Aris and raised their two sons in England. She returned to Burma in 1988 to nurse her ailing mother and was swept up in the democracy protests, becoming the symbol of the Burmese people's struggle against military rule. She later spent years in prison or under house arrest. When Aris was dying of cancer in 1999, the junta denied him entry to Burma to see his wife for the last time, while Suu Kyi refused to leave for fear she couldn't return. "She has to be an icon ... And she has to be a wife and mother," says Besson. "That's what makes her character so interesting and rich to film."
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It seems to have happened all of the sudden. My calls to the web service fails. What is the limit of calls per day with a registered app? I can't seem to remember where it says that, I can't seem to find it. My website does not get that much traffic, not that I am aware of at the very least. I am going to diagnose the amount of calls, but is there any other reason why I would not receive anything? When I test locally on my dev machine, I can get the questions/answers, but on my production server it's failing (At least right now), but it doesn't always happen. And sometimes it fails all day and then in the evening it doesn't fail.
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FORT COLLINS — Five days after coming up a win short of the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance in 12 years, the Colorado State women's basketball team was given a second chance.
The Rams could not make the most of it.
Visiting Southern Utah came into Moby Arena on Thursday night and muscled its way to a 71-56 victory in the first round of the WNIT, putting a disappointing end to an otherwise terrific season for CSU.
The loss caps the Rams record at 25-8 for the 2013-14 campaign, still good for the third-most wins in a season in program history after going 11-19 a year ago.
CSU coach Ryun Williams was well aware of the Thunderbirds' physical style of play, but his Rams simply could not match it — at least not on the boards. Southern Utah won the battle on the glass 45-25 and converted 14 offensive rebounds into 19 second-chance points.
"They were more physical. They were more active. They kicked us on the glass really good," said Williams, who wrapped up his second year in Fort Collins. "We weren't moving the same way. We didn't respond."
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Newton scored 17 points to lead her team, but after winning the school's first Mountain West regular season title in a dozen years, this was not the way the 5-foot-3 guard wanted her junior season to end.
"I think we made a lot of history, but also that game we could've won — we should've won," Newton said. "It's not to say what we did isn't good enough, but it's like we could've done more.
"We could've been playing in the NCAA Tournament, and we should be going to the second round right now. Yeah, we've come a long way, but at the same time, we're better than that. It wasn't where we should've stopped."
While Newton is one of four starters who will return next season, senior forward Sam Martin will not. Martin, who ranks in the top 10 all-time in program history in points, blocks, rebounds and games played, scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds and had two blocks and two steals in her final game as a Ram.
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However, that progress was not evident Thursday.
CSU took its largest lead of game early, a 9-6 edge at the 15:52 mark. But Southern Utah soon grabbed control and went into halftime with a 30-28 lead.
After neither team led by more than four in the first half, the T-Birds were up by double digits the final 4 minutes of the game thanks to a parade of free throws. SUU finished the night 24-for-28 from the charity stripe, helping overcome a sub-40 percent shooting effort.
Hailey Mandelko scored a game-best 19 points and had three steals to lead Southern Utah into the second round of the WNIT, setting up a matchup Saturday at Colorado (7 p.m.).
"It's not fun playing like we did tonight. I mean, it's no fun for anybody. We surely appreciate the crowd (1,550) that came out and supported us," Williams said. "I'm disappointed that we didn't deliver a nice performance for them. They've been great all year."
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Moreland 2-4 5-6 9, Parkinson 4-12 1-2 9, Munns 1-3 0-0 3, Mandelko 5-16 8-8 19, Funk 2-6 1-2 5, Jackson 3-7 5-6 11, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Robbins 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 3-5 0-0 11, Gates 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-56 24-28 71.
Martin 3-7 1-3 7, Gustavsson 1-3 0-0 3, Newton 5-12 4-4 17, Ryder 3-7 5-6 12, Nystrom 3-5 0-2 6, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Hesseldal 0-0 0-0 0, Mestdagh 0-2 0-0 0, Fryukbo 0-0 0-0 0, Nichols 1-6 1-2 3, Duffy 2-9 3-4 8. Totals 18-51 14-21 56.
Halftime – Southern Utah, 30-28. 3-point field goals — Southern Utah 3-15 (Munns 1-3, Mandelko 1-6, Funk 0-2, Jackson 0-2, Jones 0-1, Smith 1-1); Colorado St. 6-24 (Martin 0-2, Gustavsson 1-1, Newton 3-9, Ryder 1-3, Mestdagh 0-2, Duffy 1-5); Rebounding — Southern Utah 45(Jackson 10); Colorado St. 25 (Martin, Nystrom 6). Assists— Southern Utah 11(Jackson 3); Colorado St. 11 (Newton 4). Fouls— Southern Utah 18, Colorado St. 20.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Strong winds from a possible waterspout caused damage in Daytona Beach, ripping siding off the sides of apartment buildings, throwing outdoor furniture and tossing a canoe several feet.
Volusia County Sheriff's deputies said they received several calls early Thursday about damage to the Manatee Bay Apartments on South Beach Street and the Tropical Manor Motel on South Atlantic Avenue.
Local 6 meteorologists think the damage may have been caused by a waterspout.
Neighbors in the Manatee Bay Apartments reported hearing loud howling winds, heavy rain and what may have been hail around 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
"I thought it was a plane or a big truck coming through," said Cedric Beasley.
Nyte Otto, who also lives in the complex, went outside and said he saw a funnel cloud form over the Intracoastal behind the complex and barrel toward the building. It caused damage to both the front and back of the building.
The damage was the worst at Tom Maher's apartment. He, his wife and baby were inside when the wind screeched and woke them. Wind peeled a large chunk of siding off the front of the apartment, leaving the insulation and inside portions of the wall exposed. There was no damage to the inside of his apartment and everyone inside was safe.
"I feel lucky, definitely," Maher said. The complex manager told Local 6 the cost to repair the damage will be covered by the property.
Deputies said the callers reported wind and roof damage and damage to a car at the Tropical Manor motel.
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Sunday, 30 October 2011
Social Media Monitoring in Healthcare
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One year ago a story was shared on the nhssm (NHS social media) blog. The story was about what happened when St. George's trust in London started monitoring Twitter for mention of their name. Social media monitoring is a practice that is becoming increasingly common for businesses and it is not surprising that there is increasing discussion about this in healthcare.
Generally talk about the use of social media in the NHS tends to be driven by people who work in communications teams. This is evident from the programme of the first joint conference between NHSSM and Guardian healthcare, Social Media in Healthcare. None of the presenters are from a clinical background although I believe that another conference is possibly being planned. It is my belief that clinicians (doctors, nurses and other health professionals) and patients should be involved in developing social media strategies for any healthcare organisation.
Back to the St. George's story. When the team started monitoring they came across tweets from a patient who had recently had a renal transplant. Something in his tweets concerned the communications team and because no policy had been devised on how to handle a situation like this they were uncertain what next steps to take. Eventually the patient's clinical team were made aware of the patient's tweets. The patient only became aware of all of this when his consultant mentioned the tweets to him in a consultation.
The story provoked a lot of discussion with 39 responses and a follow up post by Dr. Dan O'Connor on the ethics of social media monitoring in healthcare. I urge you to read both of these posts and have a look at the comments. I've made several comments on both.
Generally I have not come across a lot more discussion of this topic in the last year. I'm not sure if many NHS organisations have developed policies on social media monitoring and I'm not sure how many have involved clinical staff or patients in developing these policies. In fact, I might not have thought a lot more about this if I hadn't attended a breakfast meeting at Evidence 2011 by Ben Breeze of Dell. He talked about how individual members of staff, outside the comms team as far as I understand, were being trained to represent the organisation.
So I am wondering what you think about this. What would be gained from an NHS organisation monitoring social media for mention of their name? Who should be involved in developing policies? How should clinical staff be involved? What are the risks and benefits?
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Emily Lakdawalla • October 10, 2007
I'm already on my way home from the Division of Planetary Sciences meeting in Orlando, which will continue there for the rest of this week. Overall, it was not quite as exciting as some of the previous DPS meetings I've been to. Most of the presentations were refinements or updates of things I've seen before, rather than new results; they were interesting, but not Earth-shattering.
A case in point was the New Horizons results from Jupiter; there was a special session yesterday (Tuesday) and the first scientific publications from the encounter are coming out in Friday's issue of the journal Science. But most of the stuff they presented -- spectacular though it is -- I had already seen at the icy satellites conference in Boulder in August (you can read about that here). There were a couple of new items, though
Amy Simon-Miller presented on "Jovian Winds and Waves from New Horizons." She showed various interesting features in the moving bands and belts of Jupiter's clouds, but some of the coolest were what she called "mesoscale gravity waves" near Jupiter's equator. They are like ocean waves in that the waves propagate through the medium of Jupiter's atmosphere with a speed that is different from the speed of the moving atmosphere itself. Their wavelength is small by Jupiter standards, only 300 kilometers from peak to peak, striping Jupiter's equator with a faint fishbone pattern. And they move fast -- by tracking wave features, Amy found that they move 100 meters per second faster than the atmosphere itself is moving. She found the waves in images taken by New Horizons' color imagers, MVIC and LEISA, in observations that were designed not for science but for instrument calibration; the science was a bonus.Another Jupiter atmospheric discovery from New Horizons was lightning strikes near both the north and south poles, in a presentation made by Hal Weaver. Lightning has already been observed on Jupiter's night side, but mostly at lower latitudes; there was a striking north-south asymmetry to the lightning strikes. Three days after the flyby, New Horizons pointed back at a crescent-phase Jupiter to look for lightning, taking 16 images, and spotted several little convective clouds lit from within by multiple lightning bolts. They saw a total of 17 strikes, of which 12 were at latitudes above 60 degrees, with approximately the same rate of strikes in both hemispheres. The important thing about polar lightning is that because the Sun doesn't light these areas very strongly, it seems that the convection that creates the clouds that host the lightning can't be driven by solar energy, but must instead be driven from below. The basic puzzle about Jupiter's atmosphere is how the inputs of solar and internal heating drive the complex flow of the atmosphere, so this is an important new detail for atmospheric scientists to plug in to their models. These papers on New Horizons' Jupiter encounter were given in the context of a much longer series of observations from Earth-based spacecraft intended to support the New Horizons flyby, which fortuitously caught Jupiter undergoing a rapid and dramatic "global upheval," Over the past year, bands have been changing color, storms have been forming and disappearing, dark regions spreading, so that Jupiter hardly appears the same from one night to the next. I'm afraid that I didn't know enough about Jupiter's atmosphere going in to this meeting to be able to follow the talks on these changes very well, but I did spend some time at yesterday's poster session speaking to the man who's been developing the best records on these changes: Christopher Go, who is not a scientist, but an amateur astronomer with an 11-inch telescope and a dedication to going out and observing and photographing Jupiter whenever possible. His work has been so valuable to Jupiter astronomers that he was invited to collaborate with one (Imke de Pater) on her observations of Jupiter with the Hubble Space Telescope, and he's now collaborating with Kevin Baines on further atmospheric observations. There were a few new items in Mark Showalter's presentation on Jupiter's rings as seen by New Horizons. His observations had been designed to look for new moonlets in the ring system, and he did not find any, which rules out there being any moons larger than about 1 kilometer but smaller than Metis (44 kilometers) and Adrastea (16 kilometers). Now, at Saturn, Cassini has busily been discovering tinier and tinier ring-moons, moons that are five, two, down to even one kilometer in diameter; so the fact that they're missing at Jupiter demands explanation. Showalter presented a simple model, that there were once many smaller moons but that there was an active erosional process going on that whittled all the moons down at an even rate, a process that has effectively obliterated all the smallest ones, leaving behind only a couple of cores of the largest ring moons. However, he didn't offer an explanation for why the same process has apparently not happened at Saturn.
The most amusing part of Showalter's presentation was when he compared images of the rings from Voyager and Galileo to images of the rings from New Horizons. If you look at every Voyager and Galileo image, he said, you see "quadrant asymmetries," meaning that one side of the rings appeared brighter than the other, which was deeply puzzling to ring scientists. But in every single New Horizons image of the rings, the rings are symmetric in brightness. "We can breathe a sigh of relief that a problem that we completely didn't understand is now gone, so the problem is solved," he joked. Of course, the fact that the weird phenomenon has apparently disappeared over a very short time frame really just adds to the puzzle.
John Spencer presented the Io volcanism results, which I have covered extensively before; I'll only add this nifty map of places where there have been surface changes on Io since the volcanic moon was observed by Voyager and Galileo, and a diagram that he presented on how differences in the solar illumination angle can make lava flows on Io disappear and reappear.I'll finish the New Horizons stuff by mentioning a noteworthy comment that Alan Stern made at their press briefing: "a dirty little secret on the Jupiter encounter is that we returned more data from Jupiter [40 Gigabits] than we will from Pluto." This is because Jupiter is close enough to Earth that they were able to turn back and relay some of the data in the middle of the encounter, freeing up space on the recorders for more encounter data. Pluto is so far away from us that the data transmission rate is going to be incredibly low, so mid-encounter data playbacks wouldn't free up any significant amount of space and would only take away observing time; so they will fill their recorder only once at Pluto. By the time they turn back to Earth, relay the data, and empty the recorders, Pluto will be far, far away in the distance. (I do wonder, though, if it will still be visible as a mote of light, permitting another Voyager-like solar system family portrait that actually includes Pluto this time.)


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How to Edit Interactive Maps
Anyone can contribute to the Skyrim Interactive Maps! Here's how to add your very own map points to the map and link them to pages in the wiki.
Adding Map Markers
Right-click on the spot where you want to add a map marker. The marker will appear precisely where you clicked on it -- so zoom in really close and click in the right place! You won't be able to move a marker once you save it, but a moderator can. Let a moderator know if you want a marker moved by flagging a page in the wiki (hit FLAG PAGE in the upper left corner).
After adding your map marker, you'll need to add some information about the marker and link it to an appropriate wiki page (or another map). First, add the title. It' ideal for the title of the marker to be the title of an existing page in the wiki. For instance, a town name or an item. Capitalize the marker title.
Now, you can search for a wiki page to link the map marker to. If the marker marks a collectible location, link to the main page for that collectible type (e.g. "Heart Pieces," "Red Coins").
The next field allows you to choose what sort of icon you want for your marker -- this is just the color and shape of the marker itself. These markers vary from wiki to wiki.
The final field allows you to link a map marker to another map (e.g. Linking to a town map from an overworld map). If there are other maps to link to, they will appear in the pulldown menu. If you link to another map, do not fill in a link to a wiki page above.
Approval Process
You may notice that your recently added marker(s) aren't showing up on the map.
Wiki Moderators may add map markers freely. Everyone else can place and create markers, but these marker will enter a queue for approval by a Moderator.
After adding your marker, it wouldn't hurt to flag a page to let Wiki Moderators know that they should check their queue.
After your marker is approved by a Moderator, it will instantly show up on the map. Happy marking!


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It's both the blessing and the curse of plants - they grow. Take this specimen - a nice potted mandrake - for instance.
This fine example of the knitter's - erm, gardener's - care clearly needs to be dealt with. He's grown leafy and fine, but he might be getting a little too big for the pot that he currently calls home. He either needs to be bumped up into a bigger pot or...
...he needs to be split in two, and each half provided with a pot of their own. Trust your gardener's instinct - you'll know what to do.
Ahh...that feels so much better!


text: Opening tonight at Needles + Pens is Stolen Land a solo show by graffiti artist . Although Other's work can be found all over the world's walls...his largest body of work can be found on trains all over Canada and the North Eastern United States Railway system. So it's an exceptional experience to be able to view a large body of his work in one place. If you are in San Francisco, I highly encourage you to check out this show...it will definitely be one for the memory vaults. Other sent the above pic of a piece in progress over earlier today. Rad, right?


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Mother's Day spoils | Trending
Pamper Mum on May 13 with an indulgent gift that and makes her feel special.
Perhaps she loves a cup of tea in bed, or lotions and potions, or new clothes. Perhaps she's partial to a podcast, or travel, or cooking, or a great book.
Whatever her favourite pastime, here's a gift idea that'll melt her heart. Happy Mother's Day.
More Sleep Please porcelain tea cup and saucer, $16.95. A cup of tea is a rite of passage on Mother's Day, imagine her joy if it was presented in a new set. kikki-k.com
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8 wireless on-ear headphones, $599. Let mum listen to her favourite album or podcast in peace. davidjones.com.au
Berry Nice candle, $39.95. A scented candle is always a treat, and the sentiment on the label will surely bring a smile. elisiumcandles.com.au
Jewellery roll, $24.95. Mum can keep her jewellery and accessories organised and tangle free when travelling. Trust us, when you're on the road, that's a treat. sussan.com.au
Pointe jacket, $99.95. A gorgeous lightweight jacket for outdoor workouts or to throw on after the gym. bodbyfinchapparel.com
Inika Lip Glaze in berry, $34. This certified organic glaze will brighten Mum's day - and her face. biome.com.au
Kashia cushion, $15. Mums love soft furnishings and this chic cushion won't break the bank. target.com.au
Rose hand cream, $59. This limited edition cream has an extract of pure, organic roses grown and handpicked at the Jurlique farm in the Adelaide Hills. jurlique.com.au
The Power of Good People, $24.95. Give your mum some peace and quiet in the form of a quality read. Available at all good bookshops and Booktopia.
Two tone coat, $129.95. Winter is just around the corner and this coat is sure to fit in with whatever her personal style entails. sussan.com.au
Cosy ankle boot, $179.95. Snuggly boots are a Mother's Day favourite, and for good reason. wittner.com.au
Philosophy amazing grace ballet rose, from $25. The newest member of the amazing grace family, this floral fragrance is balanced with a hint of fruit, vibrant and sparkling lychee, peony and sheer pink musk. skincarestore.com.au
Candytuft yellow gold plated earrings with dark pink tassels, $29.95. It's not too late to adorn your earlobes with tassels - if Mum doesn't already do this, why not bring her into vogue. dearaddison.com.au
Flower Shaped Casserole, $449. Yes, sometimes mums love to cook. And when the cookware looks this good, she'll love it even more. lecreuset.com.au


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text: Bob Thibeaux, Chair, NOBA's Real Property Law Committee, hosted a well attended, all seats taken meeting on February 27, 2013 for transactional lawyers in New Orleans. Scott Gallinghouse, senior state underwriting counsel for First American Title, discussed the Private Works Act, and things to be considered in underwriting construction lien risks in commercial mortgage title insurance policies. Pending revisions of the Private Works Act by the Louisiana State Law Institute were also discussed. Pictured are Bob Thibeaux (left) and Scott Gallinghouse (right).


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Thu, 9 October 2014
A selection of the most upfront house, tech house, progressive, techno and tech trance tracks. Comprising of the worlds most leading and cutting edge productions and producers, spanning from all four corners of the planet. For more info check out, http://aspiration-music.com
Direct download: Aspiration_October_2014_Podcast.mp3
Category:house, tech house, techno, progressive, trance -- posted at: 7:48am EDT


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When Practice Fusion recently announced it's spectacular $70M financing round, cheers went up not only throughout the healthcare sector, where the company is one of the fastest growing health tech pioneers, but also within the halls of Cooper, where the design and prototype for Practice Fusion's 2013 IxDA award-winning ipad app was born.
Stefan Klocek, former Cooperista and now Practice Fusion's Senior Director of Design, had a critical role in the development of that iPad application while at Cooper, and now that he has joined Practice Fusion, he took a moment to get on the phone with us and share his unique inside perspective on the impact design can have on businesses.
"It's not been hard to trace how Cooper's original design for Practice Fusion's mobile platform became a seminal turning point in how our business makes products today," Klocek said, after we exchanged verbal high-fives. "Following the Cooper engagement I've been able to see firsthand how the organization shifted its perspective from design being something added on later, to actually driving decisions around branding and product development."
And Practice Fusion's investment in design is growing. "Our design team went from 5 to 17 people in six months," Klocek added. "The original mobile app project that Practice Fusion worked on with Cooper really demonstrated to everyone here the value of design, ultimately driving decisions to rebrand our website and redesign our flagship product."
To which we say, huzzah!
Big congratulations to Practice Fusion for continuing to raise the bar and the standard of data management for healthcare.


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Delivery Manager in Test Boston, MA, USA
Delivery Manager in Test DescriptionJob #: 43286
You are strategic, resilient, engaging with people and a natural self-starter. You have a passion for solving complex problems. If this sounds like you, this could be the perfect opportunity to join EPAM as a Delivery Manager in Test. Scroll down to learn more about the position's responsibilities and requirements.
Currently, we are looking for an experienced and passionate Delivery Manager in Test with excellent communication skills for our EPAM East Coast offices. The ideal candidate will have a mix of hands-on engineering, Delivery Management, and Consulting in their background.
What You'll Do
- Consult and implement right-fit test automation approach that aligns to Continuous Testing pattern
- Consult on Agile testing and test automation (accelerators, tools and partner's products)
- Work closely with business in identifying solution requirements and key case-studies/scenarios for the future solution
- Lead implementation of the test plan/strategy from establishing project requirements and goals to solution "go-live"/steady stage/CoE
- Participate in the full cycle of pre-sales activities: direct communications with potential customers, RFP processing, development of proposals for implementation and design of the solution, presentation of the proposed solution to a customer, participation in meetings with customer representatives
- Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends and best practices, including emerging ones such as cloud, mobile, big data and IoT testing
- Lead/Conduct onsite workshops at client site to perform current state analysis and determine future direction of CoE
- Lead the implementation of an automated testing solution that requires implementation of a CI Pipeline and tools as well as is cloud native
- Act as a career coach or/and advisor for future leadership subordinates
What You Have
- Hands-on current experience authoring, building and adopting large scale, cross-functional automation frameworks with well-balanced coverage across UI, back-end integration, database levels
- Deep understanding of different test automation approaches (keyword-driven, Data-driven, BDD, hybrid) and technology stacks (Java, .NET, JavaScript, Python, etc.)
- Ability to develop custom test automation methodologies and adapt them to clients' reality
- Integrate test automation into CI/CD process and instrument full SDLC automation, specifically cloud testing execution, reporting tools such as ALM, Jira
- Proven experience leveraging Service Virtualization tools such as CA DevTest, Parasoft and/or open source tools such as Mockito, Hoverfly and Mountebank
- Experience integrating Test Data Management into the pipeline and Automation solution
- Improve process and quality via test and process automation: defining right strategy and technology based on process and architecture assessment by engaging different roles and stakeholders
- Deep practical experience with cutting edge tools for Web, Mobile, Desktop, DB and Web-service testing (Selenium, Appium, SoapUI, etc.)
- English level – B2 (Upper-Intermediate) and higher
- Experience in the design and implementation of continuous integration, delivery, and deployment setups
- Strong communication skills, and proven ability to handle conflicts and taking on responsibility
- Experience and up-to-date knowledge of design and implementation of end-to-end solutions (including OOP, SOA, mobile, and responsive applications)
- Demonstrated experience assessing a client's current testing practice, building a backlog of recommendations and leading their implementation
- Experience with outcome based setups, delivering on hard commitments and fixed timelines
- Agile/Scrum experience is a must
- Professional services experience is preferred
What We Offer
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
- Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
- Accident Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Pet Insurance


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Four Pretty Teacups Bridal Tea Party Invitation - Printable or Printed (w/ FREE Envelopes)
Product Info
Inspired by those beautiful vintage teacups, this invite is a perfect way to begin a bridal tea, a sip-n-see or a high tea party.
Would you like matching printable items to help decorate your table? I can create cupcake toppers, water bottle labels, food tags, banners or anything else you may need to unify your look. Just click the "Ask a Question" button above to see what I can create for your event!
Add a Matching Back Design to your invite for an additional $7:
1) Choose between the digital 5x7 inch JPG (if you would like to print these on your own) or professionally printed invitations with free white envelopes. Minimum print order is 20 invitations.
2) Include your details in the Notes to Seller or email me ([email protected]) your text and invite information.
3) I'll email a proof of your invitation within one business day to the email registered with your Etsy account. We'll keep going through the proofing process until it is perfect!
4) Once you approve the proof, I will either email you the final, high resolution and printable 5x7 inch JPG or send them to my professional print shop.
5) Prints ship within 2-4 business days by USPS Priority Mail with tracking number and insurance within the United States. I ship worldwide for no additional charge by parcel post.
- Blank, white envelopes are included for FREE!
- Invitations are 5x7 inches unless you prefer another size.
- Invitations are printed on #130 Finch Fine Cover cardstock. This is a smooth, non-glossy paper that's perfect for invitations.
- Matching back designs are an additional $7, but there is no additional cost to print them.
- Prints ship the same day I pick them up from the print shop.
- Shipping is included in the listed prices. No additional shipping will be charged.
- Please specify in the Notes to Seller if you would like a PDF with 2 5x7 invites per page or the 5x7 JPG.
- My invitations print nicely on photo paper from photo developers like Walgreens, Costco or Target
- Most professional print shops require the digital file to have a bleed (an extra 1/8 of an inch added to all sides to ensure the ink prints all the way to the edge). Please let me know if you need your digital file to have a bleed.
- Need a 4x6 or other size for this invite? No problem! Please specify what size you'd like at checkout.
Have more questions? Send me an Etsy Convo or an email to ([email protected]). I'll get back with you ASAP!
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Arduino Laboratory Workshop is coming to
OC Mini Maker Fair!
What is an Arduino? It's not the latest shoe from Italy. But it is a cool very inexpensive Single board computer designed in Italy. This is digital technology that everyone can afford and use for both practical and far out projects.
Come learn how everyday people are taking control of the digital revolution. Arduno's are used in all kinds of projects: robotics, flying things, musical instruments, movie props, Halloween decorations and anything you can dream of.
There is a large ecosystem of suppliers that can sell add-ons to make them do or react to all manner of interesting things.
The development Environment is free and simple to use. At this workshop you will actually build an Arduino project. Learn how to make techno cool gadgets Italian Style!
Arduino Workshop
In the workshop you will be able to purchase a kit with everything you need: parts, software and plans to construct your own Arduino projects. Technical expert with infinite patience will be on hand to assist! We will do our best to help. You will be able to select projects of varying complexity. There is a craft element to these kits. The physical part of the project will mostly be foam board. Some assembly required. For extra credit apply your own graphics. We will have a PC with the necessary Arduino software. But if you bring your own laptop you will have more time to play. This can be a team sport. Having a lab partner can be fun. Things to bring to the workshop if you can:
A laptop*.
A #2 pencil*. Or similar with a large eraser.
A sense of adventure and creativity.
Coloring outside the lines is encouraged.
* Laptop not required to participate.


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From Teleread:
I am sick of the price fixing. I am sick of the head-in-sand burying. I am sick of publishers or agents or authors or whomever the actual decision-makers-without-clues are who are mucking up what should be a simple money-for-product transaction by continuing to operate on what my father calls the finest business model ever set up by 17th century Big Business. Enough! I am no longer dialoguing with you on this. My decision? I figure it will take you maybe two to three years to come to your senses, and while I am waiting, I am opting out of this whole thing.
Go over and read the whole thing. It's an interesting perspective from the vantage point of a heavy reader and their device. To my eyes, it seems like the Amazon price point of $10 has become some people's bar of measurement in terms of purchasing ebooks. This is not new since Kindle readers from the early days of the device have railed against any books over $10. But, going forward, it presents an obstacle for publishers as they seek a better price point for different bodies of work in which larger expenditures of money have been invested.
One of the other things I noticed is the lack of complaint regarding ebook lending and DRM. While it may not be an issue for this person the same way that it is for some librarians, the fact that it is not on the laundry list of issue is worthy of note. It could be that it is not something people consider to be an issue since they have come to other understandings about what they can do with a physical book versus what they can do with an ebook. I'd actually like to ask this person about that, so I might leave a comment over there.
What are your thoughts on this open letter?


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Care for horses & livestock/farm animals
Care for cats, dogs & other companion animals
The Cardiology Service at Penn Vet's Ryan Veterinary Hospital was established in 1958 and is considered the birthplace of specialty veterinary medicine. Today, the service continues this tradition by offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services aimed at improving the health and well-being of animal companions. The service offers comprehensive diagnostic services, including echocardiography, electrocardiography, radiography, angiography, and 24-hour ambulatory ECG (Holter) monitoring.
The service also offers the latest minimally-invasive surgical and interventional therapies, including correction of congenital heart defects and artificial pacemaker implantation. The Cardiology Service also offers access to numerous clinical trials involving new therapies and diagnostics that are not available anywhere else in the state.
Each year, the service sees over 1,500 patients. We will work in collaboration with your family veterinarian to provide compassionate and expert healthcare for your pet.
The Cardiology Service sees appointments Monday-Friday. We will work with your schedule to make the appointment as convenient and efficient as possible.
Please Note: We cannot provide medical advice over the phone for pets that have not been seen by Cardiology.
Penn Vet Appointment Desk: 215-746-8387
Please request a cardiology appointment.
Ryan Veterinary Hospital
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 1910
Questions about your visit to Cardiology?
Call 215-898-3331 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cardiology services include cardiology consultations on in-hospital patients and appointments on an outpatient basis.
To set up an appointment with Cardiology, please call the Appointment Desk at 215-898-4680 (please ask specifically for a Cardiology Appointment when calling).
Time required for a cardiology appointment is dependent on the amount of diagnostic work-up warranted and is therefore variable with each individual case. Typically between one and three hours is necessary for most cases (for some patients specific arrangements can be made with the individual cardiologist for admission as day-cases, with drop-off in the morning and discharge later in the day).
Cardiology is dedicated to the advancement of care and diagnostics. As a result, Cardiology is often involved in ongoing clinical trials of new therapies and diagnostic procedures. These clinical trials recruit throughout the year. To get information about what clinical trials are currently being offered, contact the Cardiology office for more information at 215-898-8889.
Note: For emergencies, please call the Emergency Service at the Ryan Veterinary Hospital directly at 215-898-8911.
Erin Achilles, VMD
Specialty Intern, Cardiology
Terry Huh, DVM
Specialty Intern, Cardiology
If you are referring a patient to Ryan Hospital, please...


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The frag event for April 28th. is officially open and we are now accepting submissions.
Please use the link below or the link on the left of the home page to submit frags.
The event will be at Tucker Arnold and Family's beautiful place
Address : 132 Roann Drive, Oviedo, FL 32765
Start submitting your frags at any time now until noon on the day of the event.
As always take a look at the sticky thread "Frag Events: Rules and Guidelines".
See you !!!


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courtesy of Hayleigh Perez
Hayleigh Perez, a former Army sergeant who served in Iraq, argues that the University of North Carolina system has over-billed by her $4,600 that should have been covered, she contends, by the GI Bill. She is holding her daughter Caleigh.
Some 250,000 student veterans are being forced to pay $10,000 for tuition each academic year because many colleges are misclassifying the residency status of those veterans — often for the schools' own financial gain — according to a student veterans organization.
The issue centers on a fundamental change to the GI Bill, enacted last year by Congress, which stripped tuition benefits for veterans who attend public schools and who are categorized as out-of-state students. In-state student veterans enrolled at public institutions remain eligible for full tuition coverage under federal law.
But the financial fallout of the residency crunch is impacting student veterans in about 38 states, including Florida, North Carolina and California, reports the Student Veterans Advocacy Group (SVAG). Many of those same student veterans are lifelong residents of the states in which they're now enrolled — even owning homes in those states — but their schools stamped them as out-of-state residents after they were temporarily transferred to other military bases, or deployed overseas.
"Many veterans are having to quit school because they can't afford that $5,000 per semester they have to now pay out of pocket," said Jason Thigpen, founder and president of SVAG, which is based in North Carolina. Thigpen, a student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is not personally affected by the classification problems. As a U.S. Army sergeant, he earned a Purple Heart medal for combat wounds he sustained in Iraq in 2009.
"This is the first time in the history of the GI Bill that we can't get the education that we were promised," Thigpen said. "It's a debt that's owed to these services members. Our veterans are just asking what was promised to them — no more, no less."
Dozens of student veterans, who recently used SVAG to successfully appeal and overturn their out-of-state residency classifications at their colleges, used utility bills and mortgage papers to prove that they are — and have been — living in their home states, Thigpen said.
Despite a similar pile of residency proof, however, student veteran Hayleigh Perez, 26, has failed during several hearings to convince the University of North Carolina that she was fully eligible for GI Bill tuition benefits when she attended UNC Pembroke last spring.
Perez, who was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., in 2006, legally maintained her residence in Fayetteville, N.C., during a subsequent 15-month deployment to Iraq, she said. When she returned to North Carolina, she got married in that state. In 2008, Perez and her husband bought a home in Hoke County, N.C. and she registered as a voter. In 2009, the U.S. military relocated Perez and her husband to Texas, but the couple continued to pay property taxes on their North Carolina home, she said.
Perez received an honorable discharge from the Army in 2009. Last spring, after her husband was transferred back to North Carolina, Perez enrolled at UNC Pembroke. She was stunned, however, when the school billed her $4,600 for a semester of tuition because she'd been deemed an out-of-state resident — and, thus, ineligible for the GI Bill.
"It is disgraceful," Perez said. "I was forced to borrow the money for my tuition from family members."
She filed a grievance with UNC Pembroke, offering as evidence of her residency the property records, her marriage license and her North Carolina voter ID. The school denied her appeal, she said. She ultimately took her case leaders of the UNC school system in Chapel Hill — and met with UNC officials yet again last Tuesday with Thigpen at her side. Once more, she said, her claim was denied. (While the UNC school system is headquartered Chapel Hill, Perez's claim does not involve the system's flagship college, UNC-Chapel Hill).
NBC News asked UNC to address Perez's assertion that she should be classified by the school system as an in-state resident. Laura B. Fjeld, a UNC vice president and general counsel, e-mailed a response: "We are not at liberty to offer any details in connection with the case of Ms. Perez because of the privacy protections afforded her under FERPA (the U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)."
Meanwhile, in North Carolina, there are about 5,000 additional student veterans like Perez who are wrongly classified by their colleges as out-of-state residents — and many of those take classes within the UNC system, Thigpen contends. He has personally represented 32 of those students during their hearings to overturn their residency classifications, winning each case, he said.
courtesy of Hayleigh Perez
Student veteran Hayleigh Perez now attends Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. Since spring, she's battled the University of North Carolina to reimburse her for $4,600 in tuition she argues she never should have paid under the GI Bill.
On that point, Fjeld responded: "We believe that the (North Carolina) State Residency Manual which governs classification of residency for tuition purposes, is consistent with state and federal law."
"This isn't just North Carolina, though," Perez said. "This has become an issue nationally. People are serving multiple deployments, and to face these kinds of hardships when they get home is crazy."
Perez knows well the scope of the issue. She posted an online petition at change.org, asking the "UNC Board of Governors" to "Stop Discriminating Against Student Veterans." Within the petition, she also revealed her situation, point by point. As of Monday evening, more than 143,000 supporters had signed the petition — including people who said they are student veterans experiencing the same residency problems — and tuition bills — in Virginia, Florida and other states.
Why are some colleges such sticklers on the residency disputes filed by student veterans, forcing many to pay out-of-state tuition fees even though they reside in the same state?
If a public college agrees with a student's assertion that he or she is an in-state resident and, consequently, allowed to attend school tuition-free on the GI bill, the federal government then directly sends the school that tuition payment — in North Carolina, that's $5,000, on average, per academic year at public institutions, Thigpen said.
If the school holds fast to its ruling that a student veteran should be classified as an out-of-state enrollee, the student must pay the school out of pocket for tuition — in North Carolina, that's $16,000, on average, per academic year at public colleges, Thigpen said.
"When you multiply that $11,000 difference over just say 5,000 to 10,000 student veterans who are affected by this," Thigpen said, "you're talking about over $100 million a year."
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Hwanie Choi-Camelly Jewelry Jewelry Branding
At Design Interviews
Interview with Hwanie Choi : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Hwanie Choi : I think that all of this world design is combined with nature. Jewelry design and branding also sought ideas from the natural forces. I like the systematic and regular design. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Hwanie Choi : The highlight of the visual identity. I wanted to express the images contained in this brand. I would like to describe the beauty of the design is that there is no end. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Hwanie Choi : Korea, as well as in the future I want to work in different countries. Many people want to get new ideas and designs that you can relate to. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Hwanie Choi : People want a more luxurious and advanced design. I wanted to try creating a luxurious design. Jewelry thought that will make the design even more brilliantly. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Hwanie Choi : There is no discrimination. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Hwanie Choi : It represents the repetitive images, and represents a kind of object. Also needed is a package that emphasizes the design of jewelry. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Hwanie Choi : It has contained the pure meaning. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Hwanie Choi : Photography, design programs, Idea Book, Sketch .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Hwanie Choi : Repeat of an object .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Hwanie Choi : nope .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Hwanie Choi : The world is very famous designer always looked at the work of Professor. In addition, the company built a practical experience in design philosophy to learn in school. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Hwanie Choi : In order to create a logo design requires more time than you think. The logo must be able to fully explain the images and information of the company. Very himdeuleotgo lot of time was spent to represent. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Hwanie Choi : Design and think that I have wanted to announce to other nations. Also, I hope a lot of people interested in design knows the characteristics of the designer. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Hwanie Choi : There are many technologies into the design. But above all, the inner surface means and the representation of the design has been found that is important. People it is important to make a design that can be stored for a long time. .
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I'm enjoying the show so far, but my God, this editing is terrible. 13 teams is way too many to try to cram into one hour's worth of television.
I had a add a comment about how these teams didn't think through the directions to get to the Old Bridge in episode two.
Quote from: Mug Costanza on July 02, 2011, 01:42:07 AMI'm enjoying the show so far, but my God, this editing is terrible. 13 teams is way too many to try to cram into one hour's worth of television.You can complain, but the economics of Expedition Impossible probably depend on having 13 initial teams and 10 legs rather than say 10 teams and only 7 telecasts.
Good & Bad Things About EI's Second Episode.Good- More mental stuff. I liked the buckets. But for goodness sakes people. When a clue tells you to choose wisely, do NOT go with the obvious choice. I think only Fab 3 & the Gypsies picked the small one.- I liked the kayaking.-Less challenges this time. Easier to keep track of teams. Bad- The editing is still bad. We CA girls suddenly jump in the rankings during kayaking. I was confused. Also some teams get absoulty no edits. ie, Fishermen, Grandpa's Warriors. Was I the only one who figured out this week that the Cops had a girl on their team?- Alot of the host telling us the order of how teams are doing. I don't even know the hosts name. He can't do standups because he needs to release the teams. How sad. He has the easist hosting job in the world. All he has to do is know how to count.
Cons:The host is still narrating too much
Quote from: Prophet on July 07, 2011, 08:48:56 PMCons:The host is still narrating too muchPhil narrated a TON during the first season of TAR.
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In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Frances West joined PEAT to discuss how companies can use inclusion in their business to drive disruptive innovation. Frances formerly served as IBM's first Chief Accessibility Officer and is the founder of FrancesWestCo.
Dan Nichols discusses how Candidit is using artificial intelligence to built a hiring platform based around inclusive talent competencies to reduce bias and better match employers to candidates with the specific skills they need.
Doug Schepers discusses sonification and other innovative methods of making charts, graphs, and maps more interactive and accessible to all users, including people with disabilities.
Jim Fruchterman discusses Benetech's research on expanding employment success for people with disabilities, and how inclusive hiring and accessible technology intersect with Silicon Valley's push to drive innovation.
Megan Lawrence and Laura Ruby discuss how and why Microsoft is partnering with the Smart Cities for All initiative to eliminate the digital divide for persons with disabilities in cities around the world.


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It looks like KitchenAid has finally learned a trick from sportscar manufacturers like Ferrari, and even Iron Man. The company's newest addition to its Pro Line of appliances is this lustworthy electric kettle that comes with an optional candy apple red colour scheme that makes it look like it could boil water in three seconds.
It can't, of course, but the 1.5L kettle does have an awesomely old school analogue water level gauge on the side of its stainless steel dome for perfect measurements. And an adjustable thermostat on the base letting you dial in a specific water temperature from 50 to 100 degrees celsius—making it perfect for tea snobs. A series of LEDs start to glow as the water gets hotter and hotter, followed by a chime when it reaches your preset temperature.
The kettle's also available in white, black, silver, and sugar pearl color schemes for something under £200 when it launches here, but who would opt for anything other than that Tony Starkian candy apple red? [KitchenAid via Appliancist]


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Work-From-Home Advice From Around the Web
A look at what others are saying about the pros and cons of working from home and the state of parental leave in the U.S.
I consider myself lucky because I get to write this column every day from home. Being able to work remotely has allowed me to continue contributing to Kiplinger's since I left Washington, D.C., where its office is located, in 2003 to move to Kentucky for my husband's job. So I have a pretty good idea how Yahoo employees who work remotely must be feeling now that they've been told they will no longer be able to work from home.
The company has come under fire since an e-mail telling all employees they would have to work in the office was leaked to the technology blog All Things D. And the move by Yahoo has sparked a debate about the pros and cons of working from home. Furthermore, the fact that Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer only took two weeks of maternity leave after having her first child has prompted a lot of talk about the state of parental leave in the U.S. and work/life balance. Here's how several personal finance bloggers are responding to these topics. What do you think about Yahoo's decision to no longer allow employees to work from home? Share your comments below, along with your opinion about leave policies (or the lack thereof) for new parents.
Working From Home: A Benefit or a Distraction? [Consumerism Commentary] "Workers often report fewer distractions and more time spent working when they are in an environment outside of the office. That leads to higher productivity, and higher productivity is good for the company."
How Employers Take Advantage Of Employees To Save Money [Financial Samurai] "Some might view this new Yahoo policy as harsh, but I view it as a brilliant way to get underperforming employees to quit without severance."
7 Companies That Let You Work From Home [Savvy Sugar] "If you're one of the hundreds of disgruntled Yahoo workers that now have to show up at the office full-time after the company's new edict to cease work-from-home arrangements come June, you might be looking for a new job. Here are some firms that would give you the option of telecommuting."
How to Balance Your Work-at-Home Life with Your 'Real' Life [The Centsible Life] "Being organized, setting goals, and knowing when to say 'No' can help you do a better job of achieving this dual-life balance."
Parent Leave: What Does Your Employer Offer? [Bucks] "It's an astonishing fact, but the United States is the only country with an advanced economy that does not provide some sort of paid leave for new mothers."
The Costs and Savings of Having a Stay-at-Home Parent [Get Rich Slowly] "I can't deny that I often wish we had another full-time salary to provide more of a cushion, but every time I look at my son, I know I can do without it for now."


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Neonatal cystic fibrosis screening is a blood test that screens newborns for cystic fibrosis (CF). Cystic fibrosis is disease passed down through families that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract. It can lead to breathing and digestive problems.
Cystic fibrosis screening - neonatal; Immunoreactive trypsinogen; IRT test
A sample of blood is either taken from the bottom of the baby's foot of a vein in the arm. A tiny drop of blood is collected onto a piece of filter paper and allowed to dry. The dried blood sample is sent to a lab for analysis.
The blood sample is examined for increased levels of immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT), a protein produced by the pancreas that is linked to CF.
The brief feeling of discomfort will probably cause your baby to cry.
Children with CF who are diagnosed early in life and start treatment at a young age may have better nutrition, growth, and lung function. Newborn screening tests allow doctors to identify children with CF before they have symptoms.
Some states include this test in the routine newborn screening tests that are done before the baby leaves the hospital.
If you live in a state that does not perform routine CF screening, your health care provider will explain whether testing is needed.
If the test result is negative, the child likely does not have cystic fibrosis. However, if the baby has symptoms of cystic fibrosis, further testing may be needed.
An abnormal (positive) result suggests that your child may have CF. However, it is important to remember that a positive screening test for cystic fibrosis does not diagnose cystic fibrosis. If your child's test is positive, further tests will be done to confirm the possibility of CF.
Not all children with a positive result have CF.
Risks associated with the test include:
The test results do not reveal the severity of the CF. False-positives may occur.
Other tests that look for genetic changes known to cause cystic fibrosis may also be used to screen for CF.
Farrell PM, Rosenstein BJ, White TB, et al. Guidelines for diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in newborns through older adults: Cystic fibrosis consensus report. Pediatrics. Aug 2008;153(2).
Boat TF, Acton JD. Cystic fibrosis. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 395.
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Firewall Recommendations - Number Five!
The period covered is 17 Jul 2002 thru 05 Feb 2005 and the data was taken from the Firewall & Honeypot Discussions Forum. I have kept the same format as the previous threads. Including of course, the trends in popularity of the Windows Compatibles Section. As we found in the other Firewall Recommendations there was a significant shift during the later part of the period. Additionally, I was going to add some Firewall humor. However when I entered Firewall Stories into Google and begin strolling through some of the sites on page 3, pop-ups of body parts and anatomically impossible poses filled the screen (Hint, youll need CWShredder and Hijack This-1 if you visit them). So that may have to wait until I find a different source.
We did have some new recommendations and they were: Firestarter, FireHOL, Shorewall, and Jetico.
So directly from the of AO Members:
Software Firewall Recommendations - Windows Compatibles:
- Sygate 81 times. *Doesnt even have to look back to see whos chasing them.
- Zone Alarm 60 times. *Folks still switching to Sygate, Outpost, and Kerio.
- Outpost 48 times. *Really favored 2002-2003 and moving up on ZA.
- Kerio - 44 times. *More popular 2003-2005 and continuing to increase.
- Tiny 27 times. *Really popular 2002.
- Norton 13 times
- Checkpoint 12 times
- BlackIce - 9 times
- McAfee - 6 times
- VisNetic 4 times
- ICF (XP) 3 times
- Bordermanager 2 times
- LooknStop 2 times
- Symantic 2 times
- Jetico 1 time
- BitGuard 1 time
- Gnatbox 1 time
- Kaspersky 1 time
- OmniQuad 1 time
Top Changes: (in magnitude of change)
- Sygate from 72 to 81 recommendations. Continues to rein.
- Zone Alarm from 54 to 60. Seems to be more popular with new members.
- Kerio 36 to 42, climbing significantly!
- Outpost from 46 to 48, use increasing.
- Tiny 27 to 28
- Checkpoint 11 to 12
- Norton no change remains at 13
Software: - *nix:
IPTables continues to dominated {dar}
- Smoothwall 14 times
- OBSD (pf) 8 times
- IPCop - 7 times
- Coyote 5 times
- Astaro 3 times
- Securepoint 2 times
- Devil Linux 2 times
- Firestarter 2 times
- FireHOL 2 times
- Shorewall 1 time
- Mandrake 1 time
- Sentry 1 time
- Pix: dominated (had to put it by itself)
- Linksys router (NAT) 8 times
- Watchguard 5 times
- Sonicwall 4 times
- Dlink 3 times
- Netgear (NAT) 2 times
- CyberGuard 1 time
- StoneGate 1 time
- Fortigate 1 time
- Netscreen 1 time
- Raptor 1 time
- Sidewinder 1 time
New Entries:
Firestarter, Supports Linux Kernels 2.4 and 2.6
FireHOL, Stateful packet filtering firewall builder
Shorewall, IP Tables made easy
Jetico, Personal Firewall for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
SoftPerfect Personal Firewall, is a free network firewall
StoneGate Firewall, also manages Stonebeat Products. Interestingly enough, updates to Check Points Firewall-1, can be downloaded here.
Brief Descriptions of Some Firewall Technologies:
Network Address Translation (NAT): Lately, two dominant attacks have been the Sasser and Blaster. How did the SOHO Routers with NAT fair against them? The router conceals the IP addresses of the internal network while it displays only one IP to the Internet. The worms mill-about the Internet looking for a Windows OS that is vulnerable. Although the Routers IP is visible, it does not have a Windows OS for them to attack. This only applies to these types of attacks and if NAT is your only line of defense then you could be in big trouble soon. Just consider NAT Routers as one part of your multi-layered defense. And that defense should include an updated, well configured, properly deployed, "stateful inspection" firewall.
Circuit-Level: Allows packet flow by approved IPs, ISPs, networks, etc. After the session is established, all other packets flow unchecked.
Application-gateway: Filters by IP and the specific application, while it may be busy blocking some apps it will also allow approved apps to be executed.
Stateful Inspection: examines and analyzes the entire packet for the purpose of determining what type of data is attempting to pass through the firewall.What is an XML-application firewall?
XML-application firewalls are a line of defense created to secure Web services.
works at the application level using an in-depth knowledge of the Web services, service requestors, and message content.
Packet-Filtering: allows communications only with specific IPs by monitoring the packets.
***Note: Some firewalls combine several technologies to accomplish their goal. Why not build your own?
Firewall Builder, supports iptables, ipfilter, OpenBSD PF and Cisco PIX.
General Information:
Zone Alarm is now a Check Point Company. Check Point paid approximately $114 million in cash and issued approximately 5.3 million Check Point shares, and will also assume employee stock options of Zone Labs, which could become exercisable for approximately 2.8 million additional Check Point shares.
For those that may not know: The original team that developed Tiny left the company and started the Kerio Firewall. It was based on the Tinys engine but with many improvements. That may help explain the popularity of Tiny in 2002 and then the Kerio popularity in 2003-2005.
Summary: For Windows Compatible Software Firewalls Sygate, ZA, Outpost, Kerio, and Tiny were the most recommended. Sygate well in the lead. Outpost and Kerio are hunting down ZA as well. For Hardware Firewalls PIX most recommended. For *nix Software Firewalls IP Tables was most recommended.
Firewall & Honeypot Discussions
Firewall Recommendations - Number Four!
Firewall Recommendations - Number Three!
Firewall Recommendations - Number Two!
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Tuesday the state Senate is within two votes of approving a ban on capital punishment in Maryland, and the governor underscored that job creation and transportation funding concerns will be top priorities in the legislative session.
By most counts, O'Malley said, 22 of the 24 senators needed to approve a death penalty ban have expressed a willingness to support a ban in the session that begins Wednesday.
"And I think it's very possible that there are two more senators that would vote to repeal," O'Malley added, speaking to reporters after an annual lunch with Maryland Democrats.
The Democratic governor pushed to repeal the death penalty in 2009. Full repeal stalled in the Senate, which opted to restrict capital punishment to murder cases with biological evidence such as DNA, videotaped evidence of a murder or a videotaped confession.
Sen. Brian Frosh, who chairs the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, said in an interview this week that repeal is within one vote on the committee and a vote or two in the full Senate.
"It's close," said Frosh, a Montgomery County Democrat who supports repeal. He added that he believes this is a good year to push for it.
Sen. James Brochin, a Baltimore County Democrat who is on the Judicial Proceedings Committee and supports capital punishment, said this week he would not be changing his position.
"I don't see any reason to repeal the death penalty," Brochin said in an interview Monday.
The governor declined to say at this point whether he will make repeal a key part of his legislative agenda. Still, O'Malley clearly would like to see capital punishment banned. There hasn't been execution in Maryland during O'Malley's tenure, which began in 2007.
"I'm confident that eventually it will be repealed," O'Malley said. "I'd like to see it repealed sooner rather than later, and if I could help bring that about that would certainly be a positive thing."
On a separate issue, O'Malley pledged to put a spotlight on a series of transportation funding problems in the state.
"For the last 10 or 15 years, we have not been investing what we could and what we should in order to have better transportation in our state," O'Malley said. "Therefore, we now have the most congested state, in terms of traffic, of any of the 50 states in the country."
The debate promises to be a spirited one, with Republicans from rural areas opposing big spending on mass transit in urban and suburban areas -- at the expense of roads in rural communities.
"Clearly, we need to have the discussion first between mass transit and roads," said Sen. E.J. Pipkin, R-Cecil. "Right now, the lay out is such that a significant amount of the dollars go toward mass transit and starve the road budget."
O'Malley said he had not settled on a particular proposal to raise more revenue. Last year, he proposed phasing in a 6 percent sales tax on gasoline at 2 percent a year, but the measure stalled. The governor also said he saw merit in raising the sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent, and dedicating the increase to transportation.
O'Malley did not embrace the concept of taking a regional approach to paying for transportation infrastructure.
Lawmakers also are expected to grapple with gun control legislation this year in response to last month's massacre of 20 children and six adults at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.
"We will debate protecting our children from the insanity of the sort of carnage we saw in Connecticut," O'Malley told a room full of the state's leading Democrats during their annual luncheon.
House Speaker Michael Busch, D-Anne Arundel, said the focus on preventing an event like the one that happened in Newtown will be on multiple fronts, including a review of the state's gun laws. He also said lawmakers will focus on mental health facilities and school safety.
O'Malley: Death Penalty Repeal Within 2 Votes
Governor discusses some main points of session
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Tuesday the state Senate is within two votes of approving a ban on capital punishment in Maryland, and the governor underscored that job creation and transportation funding concerns will be top priorities in the legislative session.


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Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg Purchases Scoreboards for SUNY Canton's New Fields
Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg, Inc. has purchased two custom-made outdoor scoreboards for SUNY Canton's new all-weather, lighted synthetic turf soccer field and new baseball field.
Construction on the new fields and the installation of the scoreboards are expected to be completed early this fall.
"The scoreboards will be one of the most prominent additions to our new fields," said SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy. "We certainly can't thank Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg enough for their generosity and commitment to our college and athletic teams."
The Baseball Scoreboard will be approximately 18 feet long by 6 feet high with 14 and 18 inch light emitting diode (LED) displays and the soccer scoreboard is 18 feet by 9 feet with similar highly-visible red LED digits. Each scoreboard will include panels featuring Pepsi-Cola, or Pepsi products.
"The scoreboards will be the latest addition to our growing athletic department," said Diane Para, Director of Athletics and Assistant Dean of Students. "During the past year, we have begun upgrading our athletic fields, adopted the Kangaroos as our team name, added men's and women's cross-country teams and switched to a four-year athletic conference."
The college will also soon be constructing an $18 million Athletic and Convocation Center.
"Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg has been a long-time supporter of SUNY Canton," said Director of Alumni and Development Peggy S. Levato. "We appreciate their contributions toward the scoreboards and the Centennial Campaign. Current and future athletes, students, and fans will benefit from the generosity of Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg."
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Yes that is Canucks hockey you just haven't been watching them long enough to see these mental breakdowns. Between, the whole team shitting the bed, and playing Alberts more than 12 minutes is a bad thing.The Blue Fairy wrote:Stilling watching here in St Louis. What the hell happened tonight? That wasn't Canucks hockey I was seeing on my TV. The hit on Horton changed the momentum of the game. I hope they can put this behind them and get it together for game 4.
However they will be fine for Wednesday, personally I felt this game coming. They have had too many wins in a row, and Boston was too easy on them. The old ugly cockiness came out once again. I thought they were over this bullshit, but I guess I was wrong.
The Nucks have never gone the easy path. Why change now? The only time it has been easy was against a team which is a bigger choker than they are San Jose. Giving Boston this much energy was a really a bad idea. They will still do it, but it will be a nail biter now. More drama...once again the Nuck way.