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Susan Bailey, Principal Lecturer & Field Chair IS, University of Northampton (UoN)
The subject of people and skills are often bypassed when implementing ITIL processes. The purpose of this webinar is to explore the drawing together of professional qualifications and status to underpin those working in Service Design. Also to ascertain what can be gained by using the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA v5) in this specific area of ITIL.
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May 23 2013
45 mins
Join us for an exclusive event to learn how Oracle's best-in-class supply chain planning solutions enable companies to improve supply chain efficiency, streamline and optimise maintenance operations by proactively managing supply chain events.
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May 22 2013
27 mins
By 2014, 60% of global companies are expected to pilot, deploy or expand their BYOD programs (RainKing). As BYOD has become a fixture in the workplace, with 72% of employees clamoring to have their personal devices work-enabled, the IT industry has watched as the familiar "perimeter" model has become untenable. Data is going to more places, and ending up on a wider variety of devices, than ever before. A new model for protecting data has become a necessity. Organizations have tried to do so in a multitude of ways: extending policies to cover mobile devices, monitoring usage, MDM solutions, and even NAC; all have been methods used to try and create the most stable environment for mobile technology. Let Integralis security expert Mike Gabriel explain how to best balance mobile productivity and security in this Security Talks installment.
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Charles Weaver, Michael Corey, John Burgess, Cody Griffin
May 22 2013
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Over the years true MSPs have had to work diligently to differentiate themselves from companies that are at best, not true MSPs and at worst, are shady fly-by-night operators. This is where the Unified Certification Standard or (UCS) for Cloud & Managed Service Providers comes in.
The UCS was created by a team of dedicated MSPs to address the shortfalls of existing standards like ISO 27001, ITIL, CoBIT, SSAE 16, which were never intended for managed services organizations and offered little in the way of consumer protection.
CASE IN POINT: Many MSPs do NOT fail because of technical deficiencies, but due to financial risk. Because of this, customers have very little insight into the service provider's business practices and financial strengths and capabilities.
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- Quickly develop trust with customers and prospects
- Provide documentation on how those MSPs deliver their services
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May 22 2013
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Peeush Bajpai, Director of Professional Services EMEA at Kaseya gives his views on the current challenges for IT Service Management professionals.
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Are Intermittent Network Problems Playing Peek-a-boo with You
Chris Greer, Network and Application Analyst - Packet Pioneer LLC
May 21 2013
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Get a leg up on intermittent problems, watch this webinar to learn how OptiView XG v10 can inject test traffic to measure network performance, examine the traffic's impact on infrastructure, spot ongoing problems, expose intermittent issues, and map out exactly where problems are located.
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Who Needs CSI When You've Got Flow Forensics to Find Performance Issues
David Oliver, Sr. Product Manager
May 21 2013
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When a business rolls out IT systems to run its operations, the basic foundation on which the system is built is the network that carries the traffic. To be able to solve problems in such a complex environment, it's vitally important to know what is happening on the network. Whether it's the behavior of the applications, behavior of the users or rogue elements that interfere with application delivery, knowing what is going on is half the battle of solving the problem.
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May 21 2013
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According to a recent survey by MobileIron, 81% of companies accommodate personal mobile devices in the workplace and more than 50% have formal BYOD ("Bring Your Own Device") programs in place. Another survey from iPass found that nearly half of IT managers in organizations implementing enterprise mobility strategies believe their company's approach to be insufficient. Register for this webinar and discover how to avoid missteps on your path to mobility.
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•How do innovative companies collaborate in a mobile-first world?
Get your questions answered and explore the latest integrated solution from Box and MobileIron. Over 150,000 companies around the world, including 92% of Fortune 500, use Box for content sharing that both users and IT love and adopt. MobileIron is a Box partner and recognized leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management.
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Chris Brightwell, Senior Engineer, Kaseya
May 21 2013
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Did you know that natural disasters, such as hurricane or flood only account for approximately 2% of all business disasters while hardware failures and human error account for more than 70%?
Let's face it: as an IT professional, anything that interrupts normal business operations could form the basis of disaster for you. Just remember: whatever the cause of your interruption, how you prepare to respond that will decide the fate of your business.
So, are you prepared?
In this session, Senior Sales Engineer Chris Brightwell from Kaseya will discuss what a state of the art backup and disaster recovery solution looks like, how you should plan ahead to prevent or mitigate the risks of a disaster and explains the difference between good and bad backup and disaster recovery strategies based on real-life examples.
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Data Center Automation: Increasing Efficiency While Reducing Costs
Jeff Hart, Enterprise Software Specialist, M2 Technology
May 16 2013
47 mins
Automating your data center is the easiest way to free up your IT department's time to work on more strategic projects. Tune in to this webinar as Jeff Hart from M2 Technology discusses how automation can be the key to increase efficiency while reducing your IT costs.
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Chris Brightwell, Senior Engineer, Kaseya
If you're an IT administrator, you have to manage an ever growing IT estate without enough IT staff. To respond in a timely manner and effectively manage this growing environment, you need comprehensive IT asset management software and hardware inventories of servers, workstations, mobile devices and applications on the network.
This task increases in difficulty as the network expands beyond the walls of your organisation to multiple remote locations. This environment is virtually impossible to administer without IT asset management and reporting automation.
Join this webinar and gain insight on how an effective IT asset management solution can help save your organisation time, money and headaches. Learn more about how you can:
- View and manage the network efficiently from anywhere at any time
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- Know at any time, exactly what software is running on the system, when the system was installed, when the license expires, its OS version, the latest security update installed, how much memory or capacity it had and so forth… down to the smallest detail
Chris Brightwell is Senior Engineer at Kaseya and has more than 14 years of IT experience. He has previously worked for Symantec and 2e2.
Texting. Smartphones. Tablets. Oh my! Business Communications in a Mobile World
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Melanie Turek - Frost & Sullivan; Adam Fishman - Lyft; Nisha Ahluwalia - RingCentral
A lot has changed in the way we communicate for business. A decade ago, most organizations had employees who came to the office every day, used desktop computers and desk phones, and stopped communicating for work when they went home.
Today, people communicate for work anywhere, anytime, and on any device. Per Forrester, sixty-six percent of employees use two or more mobile devices for work. And according to Frost & Sullivan, nearly 25 percent of employees work from home or the road. What's more, the desk phone is not the only business device. Based on a RingCentral survey, 35 percent of employees are using their mobile phones for work even when they are in the office. And nearly 80 percent of employees text for business, with 32 percent reporting that they've even closed a business deal via text.
Even with these undeniable business behavior changes, the vast majority of companies haven't optimized their communications infrastructure for mobile workforces or BYOD.
Join this webinar to get ahead of the pack and learn the benefits of a cloud communications solution that supports the new world of work.
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Beverly Weed-Schertzer, itSMF USA and Founder, edifyIT
Beverly Weed-Schertzer is an ITSM professional with 20 years experience in the industry. Her focus is business improvement specializing in areas of IT Service Management, Support Services, Infrastructure Management, and implementing Best Practice methodologies (ITIL, ISO, CoBIT)
Join Beverly in this webinar as she covers:
- How to assess and prepare infrastructure changes in a last-ditch effort to make sure things don't get messed up, limits strategic business value; A more mature "middle ground" process approach is a better way to move upstream to improve what's flowing downward stream
- Learn how to mold and unite the Change, Release & Configuration processes as a whole
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Implementing Service Asset and Configuration Management: The Power of ITIL
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Service Asset and Configuration Management (SACM) is arguably the most difficult process to successfully implement. The presentation will cover in some detail the theory, its translation and the practice of implementing SACM as two separate processes (ITAM and Configuration Management).
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Jalasoft is a fast-growing software development and IT education company. Because of their rapid growth, Jalasoft faced a fast-growing IT environment but had IT budgets that were not keeping pace. As a result, their ability to manage their increasingly complex environment with existing tools, processes, and resources presented a real challenge to their business. Sound familiar? Jalasoft turned to innovative SaaS provider ITinvolve and the power of social knowledge collaboration to help them harness the collective knowledge of their organization so they could support company growth without scaling IT resources to match. With ITinvolve, they gained much better visibility into their IT environment and have reduced failed changes by 70% and can now get new employees fully productive in half the time!
Attend this webinar to learn more about Jalasoft's experiences and the other tangible benefits they have received by using ITinvolve.
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Peeush Bajpai, Director of Professional Services EMEA, Kaseya; Chris Brightwell, Senior Engineer, Kaseya
Learn how a state-of-the-art IT automation software helps you unify the handling of a multi-site IT estate configuration and change management, including hardware and software assets, by automating service desk processes, life cycle management and compliance policies and improving service availability.
With the support of an IT automation software, you have more time and resources to focus on strategic decision-making for your IT environment.
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· Best practices for identifying, assessing/approving, implementing, testing/releasing IT assets, processes and software
· The processes and goals of IT Asset Management and Life Cycle Management
· Reducing risk in operational and application changes
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Nick has 22 years of enterprise storage experience. He has worked with many global enterprises and has years of direct experience helping organizations evaluate and deploy storage systems and management software. Prior to working as a consultant, Nick was an operations software specialist for HP Global Accounts.
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Getting good, solid processes and procedures in place for ITIL's Change & Configuration Management processes is critical to serve as a quality foundation to develop from. IT organizations increasingly have a need to evolve beyond traditional Change Management and into a hybrid model where discovery and understanding dependencies is a central to the Change Management process. It is this linkage between Change and Configuration Management that has advanced the relationship into more complementary model.
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ITIL describes good practice processes, methods, and techniques for release management. However, these are largely based on how we used to deliver software. Agile development methods, including concepts such as continuous delivery, and the supporting concepts of DevOps, can seem at odds with ITIL good practice. This session will show you how ITIL Release and Change management can be effectively adapted and applied to support Agile and Devops, so that you get the best from both.
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Andrew White
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- Do you know how to deal with full-time employment queries, how to properly deal with timecards or forms?
- How do you deal with punctuality, attendance, dress code etc?
- What do you do when you want to terminate or suspend a contingent worker?
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Peeush Bajpai, Director of Professional Services EMEA, Kaseya
Peeush Bajpai, Director of Professional Services EMEA at Kaseya gives his views on the current challenges for IT Service Management professionals.
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May 15 2013
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Ian Campbell, CEO, Nucleus Research, Inc.
In this session, we'll cover the techniques used to properly and consistently assess the financial and business benefits of a technology investment. We'll review the tools used to build a financial business case and examine the strengths and weaknesses of metrics such as ROI, TCO, NPV, and Payback. We'll look at the challenges of credibly estimating direct and indirect benefits, and outline a straight-forward process for estimating indirect benefits.
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Barclay Rae, Owner, Barclay Rae Consulting Ltd
Most people in IT entered the profession due to their interest and proficiency in technology. Not yet many IT practitioners set out to be accountants or marketers – although we constantly send out messages that state the need for skills in these areas.
There are more and more examples of accountants (or people from an accountancy, financial and other backgrounds) working in IT and there is a real need for commercial and financial skills and experience in this area.
The changing role and position of technology, the growth of managed services and the emergence of SIAM (Service Integration and Management) are driving the need for a new set of capabilities and competencies in IT and the management of technology. Clearly this presents a number of challenges for IT organisations and professionals alike – many of whom do not see themselves as being 'bean counters' or accountants…
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What are the new challenges for IT?
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What does the IT industry and e.g. enterprise of the future look like?
Show Me the Money: Why a Financial Analysis is Needed to Justify IT Investment
May 15 2013
37 mins
Laura Cunningham CPA (Certified Public Accountant), Business Consultant, HP
One of the significant changes resulting from the current economic climate has been the level of external scrutiny applied to IT initiatives. CFOs are demanding comprehensive business cases that can both articulate the value that IT brings to a business and withstand vetting by financial analysts. This session will integrate traditional financial models with business value metrics in order to provide an understandable vehicle for obtaining approval for IT Initiatives. Learn how to quantify financial costs and benefits in order to bridge the gap between what a CIO wants and what a CFO needs to justify the IT investment.
Fab 4 Use Cases – Measuring a Successful IT Financial Management Implementation
May 15 2013
46 mins
Brian Stedman, Vice President, Product Management, ComSci
In today's business environment, CIO's are facing enormous pressure to drive value from their IT budgets and maximize investments to drive innovation.
Any ROI or cost benefit analysis requires well documented use cases that are not summarized in a single report, but rather a series of steps outlined to capture value. ROI or cost benefit analysis should be a process that is prescriptive and proactive – not an afterthought.
This session explores the following four common use cases that justify the IT Financial Management Implementation and shows attendees where to find value and revenue as well as where there is waste and hidden cost savings.
1. IT Portfolio Optimization and Cloud – show me the value
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3. Data Center Consolidation and Transformation – show me the waste & the big bucks
4. Servers, Storage and Desktops Delivers Tangible Savings – show me the hidden cost of savings
The Fab Four in use cases are key measures of success that demonstrate the value to both IT and the organization. The session will provide attendees with the framework to establish these key measures for success in their organizations and gain insight into a better process for data collection, synthesis of the data, costing and the planning that is required.
Money Matters - Running IT as a Business
May 15 2013
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Phyllis Drucker, Business Process Consultant, Linium
In the average organization, finances are typically tracked by functional groupings or IT units, for example server or network costs. This view may be helpful to a CIO or the head of those units but provides little value to the business. It contributes to the view of IT as a "black hole" – money goes in but nothing comes out. This webinar looks at service-based Financial Management and the benefits of accounting and budgeting that can be tied back directly to business outcomes. This form of financial management enables the business to understand the costs and value of a particular service, say Inventory Management services in a retail chain. It also enables IT to have meaningful service reviews with the business, by transforming bits and bytes into dollars and "sense".
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Some people don't like the sweet taste, but this is an infinitely exquisite and wonderfully orchestrated cigar. The one thing you have to be careful of is ensuring you moisturize the cigar properly. Coming in the glass bottles, the cigars lose some of the texture which is easily rectified with a good humidor for roughly a week. After that, the burn and taste is second to none.
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its a good cigar spice/sweet but its not a true maduro taste. its like your smoking a good pipe tabacco.
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this cigar smells amazing. Honestly you don't need to light this thing up to enjoy it. but if you do and you should. Its amazing. Cloves. Spices. Sweet and deep. Leaves the room smelling like cloves instead of the normal tobacco. I give this 2 thumbs up
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Selecting your Fine China pattern is the first step to setting your table. Your china pattern should complement the fine crystal stemware and flatware you've selected into one unique look for all your special occasions, as well as your everyday table.
Quality And Durability
The illusion that fine china is fragile and delicate can create a perception that it should be handled more carefully than your everyday dishes. This is not necessarily true. Although we should not be banging our fine china unnecessarily, it can actually withstand the use (and abuse) that your standard stoneware and earthenware pieces do. A number of factors go into establishing the quality level of any dinnerware.
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The temperature at which clay is fired helps to define its durability. The higher the temperature, the more durable the end product. Fine China is fired at the highest temperatures - resulting in tableware that is dishwasher safe and even microwave safe, with the exception of those patterns with metallic banding and decorations.
All ceramics start with a base of clay. The more refined the clay the more non-porous and durable the product. As you move up the scale in the quality of dinnerware, so does the temperature at which it is fired. The clay content of better china will include additional materials such as silica (sand), quartz and feldspar.
Vitrified is a very important term in understanding the quality difference in dinnerware. Vitrified means "glass-like". The more vitreous the ceramic, the harder, more translucent and non-porous it becomes. Fine China is vitrified as it includes materials like silica (sand), which turns to glass when fired at the highest of kiln temperatures.
Combine the features defined above to determine the quality of any dinnerware. The highest quality china will be comprised of the most refined clays that include portions of silica before being fired at the highest temperatures. High kiln temperatures vitrify the china, making it extremely hard, durable and smooth - and of course, beautiful. Here are the most common types of dinnerware.
Fired at the lowest kiln temperatures, earthenware is the oldest form of dinnerware and contains a number of impurities making it fragile and absorbent. Earthenware can be found both glazed and unglazed. Decorative earthenware pieces can be found within many dinnerware patterns in the form of serveware items and some individual pieces. Some earthenware items should be placed in a cold oven to heat up gradually to avoid cracking due to extreme temperature changes. However, it will always be best to check each pattern's specific care instructions.
Stoneware is fired at higher temperatures than earthenware, making it more durable and chip resistant. Most stoneware is dishwasher safe and like earthenware, it may require a gradual change in temperature. Stoneware will usually be microwave safe, assuming no metal banding or decoration is present.
Porcelain is a durable, non-absorbent ceramic that is fired at the highest kiln temperatures. Porcelain is impervious to bacteria growth. It is dishwasher, oven and microwave safe and is ideal for all uses at the table and in the kitchen.
Fine China
Fine China is actually another name for Porcelain. Better quality porcelain will be thin and translucent, yet resistant to chipping and cracking. Although it looks delicate, it is quite durable. It is generally dishwasher safe and microwave safe, assuming no metal banding or decoration is present.
Bone China
Bone China is in the same family as Fine China, however its clay content includes a percentage of bone ash. Bone ash helps to create a whiter, more translucent ceramic, resulting in one of the finest, most durable additions to your table settings.
Why all the talk about durability?
Fine China is not just for the holidays any more. As you begin to browse through the many patterns in our Fine China assortment you will soon find that there is a style that will, of course, set your table for formal affairs, but also your everyday meals that can be set to look equally as special.
Fine China is generally packaged in both five-piece place settings, as well as open stock (individual pieces). A place setting usually includes:
Depending on the pattern you choose there will be an array of serveware pieces that can be selected to complement your place settings. Items can include larger serving items such as covered vegetable bowls and platters, as well as individual items to complement your five piece place settings, such as cereal bowls and charger plates.
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I was wondering the same thing. My guess is they'll be there signing things, but not performing. Unless they're part of the openers that haven't been announced yet.
Either way, bummed SoCal only has one date this tour.
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Buying the supplies for your branch will require a trip to the local big box stores or even your local hardware store, but if you have different kinds of reptiles, you most likely may have some of this stuff already, plus scrap PVC pipe can be gotten from plumber friends and the infrared stripper lamp borrowed from painter friends. The benefit is that once the supplies are in hand, you are now equipped to make several branches for any size habitat.
The branch I made was for my small-ish stunted iguana, who does not have very good use of his back legs. The branch needed to be big enough for a comfortable basking branch and allow a good grip since he is a weak climber.
A word of caution about bending the PVC pipe. The use of a heat lamp, such as is used to strip paint, is desired over the open flame of an acetylene torch. A hand torch will work but be aware that burning PVC fumes can, well, kill you— so use the heat lamp and obey all safety precautions.
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Roll of landscaping burlap
Terrarium moss reptile bedding
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Other materials you'll need include a tarp or plastic drop cloth when brushing on adhesive, heavy work gloves for handling hot PVC, latex gloves when working with the adhesive, and a wide container for mixing the moss and husks.
Prepare your materials:
• Cut the burlap into eight strips about 3 feet long and 6 inches wide.
• Break up equal amounts of the coconut husks and moss and crumble together in a wide shallow bin or container. You will have to shred the moss into small bits.
• Clear out an area and lay down your drop cloth.
However the whole idea of building n making your own is to do a fun project! So I say do what ever you like, My snakes love there home and so I'm happy.
Thanks for the idea pipervin. I need to make a bigger tank for my royal python, now that she's fully grown. I'll give your method a try.
Fred82664 says: Feb 10, 20103:17PM
" so your saying Darwin was right after in that Evaluation dose happen after all even if the hands of human to push it along. Kind of makes the makes the Cristian fable of creation a deception. lol ( get the pitch forks and torches Fred found a flaw in the religion teachings ) honestly I was not trying to bash your libe. I did not see the fact that we humans have done that much mutation in the reptile life !"
And yet one still has to poke a stick at a dead caucus.
I could be using this web site for a sociology experiment. Step back from the tree so you may see the forest.
"I tend to only post stuff that I know about. You might like to try that."
If that is true YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME ! and yet you clam I know nothing about biology. lol I could make the clam that you are a pompous overly compensated value of self. regardless of that being true or false I would not make such a clam. I do not know you as you do not know me and yet you posted something you know nothing about. so now you have posted a false statement. One might think on you validity to any more of your postings !
Furthermore, travel to a foreign country and try to live as you do at home (casually consuming food and drinking tap water) and you will get sick. It is a matter of the microbiology to which your body is not accustomed. Similarly, a reptile that has been captively bred has never been exposed to the microbial fauna that its wild brethren have. Thus, it hasn't built up any defense and in a captive habitat, has no option for retreat or escape.
Please save your soap box for sites where it is more appropriate.
it is called ADAPTION TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT . what is so funny is that people think they can leave this life with out dieing. some days death would be welcomed like a old friend that one has not seen in a long time.
Take the branch and scrub off any dirt with a good scrub brush. Then boil it - if it's too long to completely submerge boil each side - or boil water and pour it over the stick in your driveway or yard.
Once the branch is fully saturated with the water you can bake the branch at 350 in an oven to kill most of the parasites or bacteria. Watch the branch so you don't start to char it - you just want to bake it dry. The water evaporating from inside the branch will steam out a lot of the bad stuff. I do it for my degus with apple branches and grape vines.
However I know of several of my friends who have tried the approach of "Just pick up a big branch, it's going to be fine" and have seriously hurt their pet, or worse yet, one even ended up dieing from it's ailments. I agree with whoever had said that whole bit about natural defenders, and other microbial beings that naturally balance things out, not to mention the whole captive bred point as well.
I am not a reptile specialist, however I know what I've seen, and this is one of the best looking, and likely highly accepted (Reptiles are not too keen on those white plastic pipes and won't just bask anywhere...) I've seen for a DYI option.
Personally, this get 5 thumbs up from me, because I intend to use this for my own Ball Python. Everything can be bought sterile, and moss is healthy for any animal.(It's also usually pretty PH neutral, or so I've heard)
But I wonder if treating the PVC this way would affect off-gassing. I know there are reports of PVC off-gassing negatively impacting health. Could accelerate the process?


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February 19, 2013 1:50 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says Mississippi will receive about $561,288 in a multi-state settlement with Toyota Motor Corp. over problems with accelerator pedals. Hood says Mississippi will be getting part of a $29 million pot split among 29 different states and American Samoa.
WV Gov Proposes End To Plug-In Car Credits
February 19, 2013 10:23 am | by David Gutman, Associated Press | News | CommentsIt's not often that environmental organizations and the coal industry come down on the same side of a policy debate. But that's happening in West Virginia, where both groups have concerns about Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's proposal to eliminate a state tax incentive for plug-in electric cars and other alternative fuel vehicles.
BP Ready For Trial In Deepwater Horizon Case
February 19, 2013 10:20 am | by Danica Kirka, Associated Press | News | CommentsBP acknowledged Tuesday it had failed to reach a settlement in advance of next week's civil trial on the Deepwater Horizon accident and is ready to defend itself vigorously against allegations of gross negligence in the U.S.'s biggest environmental disaster.
VA Part Of $29M Agreement With Toyota
February 15, 2013 1:12 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVirginia joined 28 other states in a $29M agreement with Toyota over allegations the company concealed safety issues related to unintended acceleration. In a complaint filed along with the agreement, the states allege Toyota engaged in deceptive practices when it failed to timely disclose known safety defects with accelerator pedals.
FAA Moves Toward Widespread U.S. Drone Flights
February 15, 2013 12:51 pm | by Joan Lowy, Associated Press | News | CommentsA future in which unmanned drones are as common in U.S. skies as helicopters and airliners has moved a step closer to reality with a government request for proposals to create six drone test sites around the country. The Federal Aviation Administration made the request Thursday, kicking off what is anticipated to be an intense competition between states hoping to win one of the sites.
India Puts $750M Italian Helicopter Deal On Hold
February 15, 2013 11:54 am | by Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press | News | CommentsIndia's Defense Ministry said Friday that it has put a $750 million contract to purchase helicopters from Italian company Finmeccanica on hold amid allegations that bribes were paid to obtain it. The ministry said a formal notice has been sent to Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland helicopter division seeking cancellation of the contract. The company has a week to respond to the notice.
Senate Sends Kemper Settlement Bills To Governor
February 15, 2013 10:16 am | by Jeff Amy, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe state Senate has approved two House-passed bills that codify a settlement over the company's Kemper County power plant. Meanwhile, state Supreme Court justices want parties to answer more questions about an appeal challenging the constitutionality of a 2008 state law that would allow Mississippi Power to collect money to pay for the Kemper plant before it starts generating electricity.
EPA: Cuts Will Hamper Pollution Work
February 15, 2013 10:13 am | by Dina Cappiello | News | CommentsA top environmental official is warning lawmakers that automatic spending cuts due next month would jeopardize EPA's ability to protect against oil spills, air pollution, and hazardous waste. The cuts are outlined in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee obtained by the Associated Press.
New EPA Rules On Cadmium Exposure Raise Liability Risk
February 15, 2013 9:17 am | by Michael Gruver, Lawyer, Kaye Scholer and Glenn Pogust, Partner, Kaye Scholer | Articles | CommentsCadmium is a chemical element with many possible industrial applications and one huge challenge: cadmium is highly toxic. Recently, the health risks associated with cadmium exposure has led to increased public attention.
Brazil: Local Company Has Patent On iPhone Brand
February 13, 2013 12:40 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBrazil's patent authority has bitten Apple. The agency says the iPhone name in Brazil belongs to a local company called Gradiente SA, not to the global computer giant. A patent office spokesman says the decision published Wednesday doesn't forbid Apple from using the name in Brazil. It only makes it clear the rights belong to the Brazilian company.
EU, U.S. To Push For Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal
February 13, 2013 10:10 am | by Don Melvin, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe European Union and the United States announced Wednesday that they have agreed to pursue talks aimed at achieving an overarching trans-Atlantic free trade deal. The 27-country EU said such an agreement, first announced in Tuesday's State of the Union address by President Barack Obama, would be the biggest bilateral trade deal ever negotiated.
Unions Sue Again To Block MI Right-To-Work Law
February 12, 2013 2:34 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLabor unions are asking a federal judge in Detroit to block part of Michigan's right-to-work law from taking effect in late March. The lawsuit filed Monday is the second to challenge the law in recent weeks. It prohibits requiring workers to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment.
U.N. Agency Moves To Kill Aircraft Battery Exemption
February 12, 2013 10:24 am | by Joan Lowy, Associated Press | News | CommentsA U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards is moving to prevent aircraft batteries like the one that caught fire on a Boeing 787 last month from being shipped as cargo on passenger planes, people familiar with the effort said.
China Denounces U.S. Sanctions Against Companies
February 12, 2013 10:23 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsChina on Tuesday denounced U.S. sanctions against a leading state arms maker and other companies over alleged illicit dealings with North Korea, Syria and Iran. The U.S. State Department on Monday said that Poly Technologies Inc. is among companies barred from dealing with the U.S. government or purchasing U.S. military hardware for two years.
AL Plant Cited For Safety Violations
February 12, 2013 10:20 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal labor officials have cited a south Alabama manufacturing plant for 15 safety violations. Department of labor spokesman Michael D'Aquino says Tenax Manufacturing Alabama LLC has been cited for safety violations after an August 2012 inspection of its plant in Evergreen. The company manufactures construction netting and fencing products.
Exec. To Be Sentenced In Tomato Price-Fixing Scam
February 12, 2013 10:17 am | by Tracie Cone, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe meteoric rise of tomato processing company SK Foods in the industry was nothing short of amazing, but it turns out the market share gains were the result of hefty bribes paid to some of the largest manufacturers in the nation. Frederick Scott Salyer will be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Sacramento after pleading guilty last year to charges he bribed purchasing managers at food giants including Kraft and Frito-Lay.
How To Collaborate With Europeans
February 12, 2013 8:00 am | by Mike Rainone, Contributing Editor, PD&D | Blogs | CommentsI am not sure how to define it, but what the Italians seem to be stumbling over is a lack of global reach. Outside market understanding entails extensive effort and often requires a presence in that market, in order to identify that market's unique needs. This does not come cheap.
HP Sets Labor Guidelines For Chinese Suppliers
February 11, 2013 2:30 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsHewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest personal computer maker, is vowing to crack down on its Chinese suppliers in an effort to reduce the use of low-paid student interns and other temporary workers. The guidelines unveiled Friday are the latest attempt by a major U.S. technology company to weed out labor abuses at Chinese factories that manufacture the gadgets for an Internet-connected world.
UK Watchdog Launches Investigation Into Autonomy
February 11, 2013 2:23 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBritain's accounting watchdog announced Monday that it is investigating the books of British business software maker Autonomy Corporation in the period before it was bought by Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2011. In a brief statement, the Financial Reporting Council said it had launched an investigation "into the published financial reporting of Autonomy for the period between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2011."
OSHA Proposes $123K Fine For NY Manufacturer
February 11, 2013 10:10 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $123,000 in fines for operators of an upstate New York plant that makes roof insulation panels. OSHA alleged Friday that Hunter Panels LLC committed 23 serious safety violations at its Kingston plant.
House Approves Bills Backing Kemper Settlement
February 11, 2013 10:09 am | by Jeff Amy, Associated Press | News | CommentsMississippi House members have blessed a settlement between the Public Service Commission and Mississippi Power Co. over the company's Kemper County plant. The House voted 90-26 Friday for House Bill 1134, which allows Mississippi Power to sell up to $1 billion in bonds to pay for Kemper construction and financing costs over $2.4 billion.
Woman Gets 2 Years For Stealing From OR Company
February 8, 2013 3:16 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal prosecutors say a woman who was on the management team of a Lebanon company has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling $848,000 from it. The U.S. attorney's office said Thursday that 42-year-old Rhonda Milligan was also ordered to pay back the money she took from Entek Manufacturing from 2005 through 2011.
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against AVX
February 8, 2013 9:55 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court that electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. is responsible for pollution at its old plant in Myrtle Beach. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., upheld the decision by U.S. District Judge Terry Wooten in 2011.


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Dave Wakeling is a native of England who has lived in America for the last quarter-century but still stays deeply in touch with his British roots -- especially the Two Tone music scene and Premiership football (Englands top soccer league).
Two Tone music arose in England in the late 1970s and featured a blend of music styles including reggae, New Wave, ska, pop, rocksteady and punk rock. Wakeling was the singer/songwriter of two of the most popular Two Tone bands of the 1980s and 1990s -- The English Beat and General Public.
Wakeling may be a full-fledged Californian now but he never formally put either of his bands to bed especially the English Beat. Wakeling has revived the English Beat and has been performing on the road with the bands current lineup for the last few years. On Oct. 14, the lively group will be in Philadelphia for a show at the World Café Live.
The English Beats entire catalog is being reissued this year by Shout! Factory, including the first-ever release of The English Beat Live At The US Festival, 82 & 83 on CD/DVD, which will be in stores on September 18.
The box set just came out and its getting amazing reviews, said Wakeling, during a phone interview last week from his home in Southern California. It got 4.5 stars (out of five) from Rolling Stone. Shout! Factory did a tremendous job.
Fans are very happy with the package and the value. Were going to embark on the same thing next spring with General Public. After that, Ill be doing some touring with General Public.
Id like to come out with some new songs next summer -- maybe as Dave Wakeling, maybe as English Beat. Im not sure yet. But, I want it to be something to distinguish itself from previous incarnations.
Originally known as The Beat in its home country back in the 1970s, the band changed its name to The English Beat because there was another band in America at the same time that was using the name The Beat and was fronted by Paul Collins. Now, the bands are touring together.
Paul and I met a while ago -- back in the 1980s, said Wakeling. We had been in touch over the years and more so lately with Facebook. Now, weve turned touring together into a reality. Its two Beats hearting as one.
With the English Beat, weve got a short list of about 40 songs that we can play. We dont really have a set list. I just call out whats next based on what I think the audience is in the mood for. Its taken me 30 years to learn the obvious.
-- Dave Wakeling and the English Beat will perform on Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. at the World Café Live (3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia, 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com). Tickets are $25 and $35.


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"Critics agree that this was the release that found Gunn fully nurturing his personal vision as both a player and a composer. "The Third Star" was written and recorded between his work with David Sylvian and King Crimson.
In addition to the spectacular re-mastering of the original recordings, six bonus tracks are included on this release. The bonus tracks vary in time and instrumentation. Two are relatively new tracks composed and recorded with Gunn's current instrument - the Warr Guitar. The other tracks utilize the classic Chapman Stick and were recorded in NYC in between the release of The Third Star and Gunn's first solo record One Thousand Years. These pieces showcase his early approach to these tapping instruments."-7d
"Trey Gunn not only graduated from Chapman stick player to Warr Guitarist on his 1996 CD The Third Star, but being a member of King Crimson for two years also prepared him to drastically improve over his preceding CD, 1993's One Thousand Years. Having mastered the guitar-bass-stick hybrid instrument in the context of the veteran British band, Gunn plays every melody and bassline on The Third Star.
King Crimson leader Robert Fripp's wife, Toyah, leads a cast of three guest vocalists, but the mostly-instrumental disc primarily involves Gunn and drummer/percussionists Bob Muller and Pat Mastelotto (also a 1994 King Crimson addition). Gunn's deep, growling bassline and Far Eastern melodies set the tone on the opening "Dziban," leading into the 7/4-timed "Symbiotic." Gunn performed with the Fripps in the early 1990s with the group Sunday All Over the World, and this track recalls some of that band's post-New Wave angst through Toyah's impassioned, high-pitched vocals. Muller's versatility between a standard drum kit and Indian tablas and bandirs ("Arrakis," "Sirrah") makes The Third Star even harder to categorize.
Vocalist Alice provides the title track with a backward-sounding chant, as Gunn shows the influence of Robert Fripp through soundscape washes and dreamy chords. Mastelotto's two tracks are the most Crimson-esque - especially the looping "Acquiring Canopus" - but Muller proves to be to Gunn's band what the now-electronic drummer is to King Crimson. "Kuma" and "Indiera" are largely acidic duets between Gunn's melodies and bottom and Muller's drum kit and hand drums. The latter also features Serpentine's guttoral screams, ending The Third Star on a deliciously nightmarish note. For his next CD, 2000's The Joy of Molybdenum, Gunn added guitarist Tony Geballe; by 2001 he'd added another Warr Guitarist in Joe Mendelson.
Between the three futuristic string players and Muller's cross-reference of Eastern and Western drumming, the Trey Gunn Band is poised to erase any of the lines still separating musical genres - and The Third Star foretold it all to anyone who would listen. ~ Bill Meredith


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Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
These are the 52 top-ranked centers for children with serious digestive disorders. Liver transplant volume and survival were among the factors making up 75 percent of the score, based mostly on data from a U.S. News survey of children's hospitals. The other 25 percent reflects how many of 450 pediatric liver specialists surveyed in 2010, 2011, and 2012 recommended the hospital. How We Rank Children's Hospitals
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Introducing Incase for Ace Hotel
We are proud to debut our latest collaboration with Ace Hotel, featuring a capsule collection of travel and technology accessories for Fall 2011. Inspired by classic flight jackets, the five-piece collection includes a Duffel Bag, Shoulder Bag, 15" Sleeve, Portfolio for iPad 2 and Snap Case for iPhone 4.
"Incase knows travel, so they're a natural partner for us," says Alex Calderwood, co-founder of Ace Hotel. "This collection is the result of another great tandem effort, integrating Ace's design sensibility with Incase's expertise."
Designed for those who appreciate the virtues of both the digital and the analogue, the Incase for Ace Hotel Collection protects personal technology with classic time-tested materials. Constructed of durable Martexin Original Wax textiles, the items in the collection have a seasoned character designed to age expressively. Oversized zippers, satin-finish seatbelt webbing straps and a pop of orange in the interior complement a look reminiscent of vintage military-issue gear.
Evincing Ace's rustic urban aesthetic and Incase's minimalist approach, the collection embodies the marriage of industrial design and reliable functionality.
"Working with Ace Hotel has been a fantastic experience that has allowed us to bring together two distinct points of view in one collection," says Damon Way, Incase Chief Brand Officer. "We're excited to align our brands through this collection and bring Incase to unique travel destinations and the culturally progressive individuals that frequent Ace Hotels."
The Incase for Ace Hotel Collection is exclusive to Ace Hotel New York through September with availability to follow at all Ace Hotel locations and our webstore in October.
Travel and Skate in Style with our New Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection
To meet the daily travel needs of skateboarders, we bring you the new Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection. Fusing undeniable P-Rod style and skateboard-specific design with our advanced craftsmanship, the collection continues to innovate with a new Duffel Bag and a redesigned Skate Pack to deliver the optimum in durability, protection and functional design.
Paul's signature Duffel Bag expands on the collection's sensibility with weather-resistant nylon construction, a spacious main compartment and weather-resistant lined bottom half that incorporates a tool kit panel to house decks and tools while on the go. The Duffel Bag also features a skateboard attachment with adjustable Velcro straps and abrasion-resistant composite exterior for easy and secure deck loading and a dual purpose carryall handle/padded shoulder straps with Velcro closure and stash pocket. The zippered side pocket contains a hideaway leash that instantly transforms the Duffel into a rolling bag when attached to your skateboard.
Also included in the Collection is Paul's Signature Skate Pack. The practical exterior skateboard attachment with adjustable Velcro straps and abrasion-resistant composite exterior for secure deck loading makes the Skate Pack a must-have. To keep you organized, there's a dedicated iPhone/iPod pocket with faux-fur lining, reinforced notebook compartment (fits up to 15″ MacBook Pro), dual water bottle pockets with drainage and an extensive array of interior pockets.
Available in aubergine with electric orange pop and black with cyan accents, the Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection is now available in our webstore and exclusive boutiques worldwide.
Bonus: See the Skate Pack in action in a new video we shot with Paul skating the streets of San Francisco. We tasked our friends Mike Martin and Gabe Morford (of MASH) with the job of documenting Paul during one of his recent visits to SF. Watch how Paul navigates the city's streets, hills and skate spots.


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Dr. Garcia-Contreras is an Assistant Professor of International Development and Political Economy at the Center for International Studies of the University of St. Thomas. Founder and Director of the University of St. Thomas Micro Credit Program, he conducts research on microfinance and poverty alleviation and directs active service learning micro credit programs in Mexico, Turkey, Pakistan and Sub Sahara Africa. He is the author of several academic articles and serves in the editorial board of a variety of journals. He is a regular contributor to Literal Magazine.


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