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November 2016 Update & Construction Commencement Event
Rain Rain go away... Come again another day.
The ground breaking ceremony for Levera Beach Resort, the 375 acre development on the northern coast of Grenada, took place early November 2016, where hundreds of guests gathered to celebrate the future this resort will bring to the economy of the country.
Although construction began a few months prior to the event, guests, media, international investors, and Grenadian Nationals gathered on-site at the business center to officially mark the occasion. Levera Beach Resort will be the first of its kind in the northern part of Grenada, transforming 375 acres into a unique multi-million dollar project. Once completed, the first phase of the project, Turtle Beach, will encompass an 80 unit boutique hotel, 40 hotel cottages, 20 casitas and villas, infinity pools, spa, and an organic orchard used to service the 2 farm-to-table restaurants.
November 2016 was one of the rainiest on record in the northern parish of St. Patricks, Grenada, but the rainfall didn't stop the sod turning event, which was originally planned to take place on the building site for the Seaside Cottages. The Cottages are now under construction: multiple foundations have been poured and walls are vertical. Construction is moving along quickly as the cottages are now well on their way to be completed within 12-18 months.
Speaking at the sod turning ceremony in support of the project, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell stated, "As activities increase, the Bathway — Levera activity — the locals enjoying the beauty of this place, will expand. The little shops around different parts, whether it's Hermitage, River Sallee, the Sauteurs town, the hairdressing businesses, the tailors, the carpenters… different persons will in fact benefit and, of course, the retail sector."
In addition, Randall Oveson, Levera Beach Resort General Manager commented, "It is very exciting to become part of such a dynamic culture. The development will soon become an economic and tourism anchor for the northern parishes. A new destination for Grenada."
"As the first phase is opened, there will be over 100 people employed, in this very place. When the entire project is done, it'll provide over 400 jobs to the island of Grenada," Oveson added.
Also in attendance were Senator Winston Garraway; Senator Pamela Moses; Anthony Boatswain, Minister of Education; and Andrea Phillip, CEO Grenada Schools Inc. who accepted a donation of 30 Android tablets to be used in the local schools and libraries.
Levera Beach Resort is an approved project under the Grenada Citizenship by Investment Programme. An investment of US$350,000 will qualify an investor and his/her family for citizenship of Grenada. During the strict vetting process, candidates must pass a due diligence and background check, which guarantee only reliable candidates will be granted citizenship.
Additional info as published in the local news:
New Road Cut - Seaside Way
In order to access the Seaside Cottage Construction site, a new road was cut into the Levera development site. Seaside Way, which will become a permanent road for guests and residents of the resort, was cut. The road was designed to follow the natural topography while maximizing privacy and allows construction traffic to the upper Seaside Cottages and Villa lots that will become available for sale in 2017.
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Back pain. Many people suffer from it, but not many know what to do about it other than taking pills.
Dr. John D'Arcy says "Getting a diagnosis is the first step. Then it's time to look at our lifestyle to see what we need to do differently. Our sedentary existence is a large part to blame. Instead of popping pain-killers on a daily basis, there is an alternative method of supportive treatment such as Pilates."
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Meet Ashley, Julia and Kim. Three badass ladies behind the lens. When I was looking to expand FYW these three were at the top of my list for who I would trust to capture weddings, uphold all that FYW stands for and give the best service possible to all my clients!
Associate packages start at $2450 and include up to 6 hours of coverage, travel within 75 miles round trip of Seattle Wa, an online gallery, and a digital download of your photos with print release.
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After finding her way back to the PNW after spending a few years living in New York City, Julia fell in love with the storytelling element of photographing weddings. She's been documenting weddings since 2010, and hasn't heard the same story twice! She's a body positive, people loving, vegetarian eating introvert who'll meet you and your person exactly where you're at and excitedly celebrate this new chapter alongside you.
Julia's Favorite things include:
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Julia is excited to be an associate with Fuck Yeah Weddings because...
"with FYW, Kendall is doing something right in an industry that gets a lot of things wrong. It's none of the crazy, and all of the awesome!"
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Kim grew up a military brat but when her family moved to Everett in the 90's she knew she had finally found her home. As a ticket scalper in college she was accidentally thrown into the world of concert photography and fell in love with the work. After her family started expanding with mini-humans she realized she could no longer do what late nights concerts demanded and shifted into weddings in 2009. She was immediately inspired by the beauty and authenticity of documenting love stories.
Kim is a fat, queer, deaffriendly, super-geek with a large family which consists of 5 mini-humans, her dog-soul-mate and cat-she-hates-but-will-continue-to-raise with her partner of 15 years. She lives in Mill Creek, suspiciously close to her favorite comic store.
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As the title suggests, this work is in bar form (AAB, with two Stollen and one Abgesang). In addition, each of the Stollen is a miniature variation form, while the Abgesang is another small-scale bar form. Each section of the variations, and indeed practically every segment, phrase, and even gesture of the work in some way reflect bar form.
Hans Sachs, was, of course, the real-life Meistersinger as well as the character in the Wagner opera. The art of the Meistersinger was to compose within their strict, albeit perhaps arbitrary system of rules, making composition as much sport as art. I hope to echo that here.


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Bayard Presse
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|Augustinians of the Assumption
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|France, Canada, USA
|Publication types
|Books, magazines
|Official website
Bayard Presse is one of the oldest press and publishing companies of France, being founded in 1870. The company has various media outlets both in its native France and abroad.
History and profile
Bayard Press was founded in Paris in 1870 and has since expanded into a global publishing network. Their core publications market comes from the children's sector. The main markets are France, Spain and China, but they have a presence in Canada, Italy, the UK, and the USA. The company focuses on the publications about youth, religion, seniors and nature.[1]
The company has close connections with the Catholic Church in France.[2] It edits educational and Catholic publications such as La Croix[1] and Catholic Digest. It also publishes Notre Temps, a lifestyle magazine for seniors.[3][4]
As well as being a French press company, Bayard Presse has publications in English such as their "I Love English" range for teenagers to read and practice their English.
Bayard also produces children's magazines for English speaking children such as StoryBox,[5] AdventureBox[6] and DiscoveryBox.[7]
The three English magazines were launched in 1995. The first issues being "The Pig family moves house" (StoryBox), "The Thief Prince" (AdventureBox) and "On the Trail of the Wild Horse" (DiscoveryBox).
Children's books
The monthly magazines carry stories, characters, games and activities aimed at 3-12 year-olds.
"StoryBox" is for children aged 3–6. Every issue has a 30-page story to read to children, and sections on animals and science. A poem, cartoons, fun and games. The television/comic character "SamSam" also appears in StoryBox[8]
"AdventureBox" is for children aged 6–9. It contains a 40-page story, a section on nature, language, number games, puzzles and a comic-strip.
"DiscoveryBox" is for children aged from 9 to 12. Every month the magazine covers, history, animals, science and other world cultures. Further sections include recipes, experiments, quizzes and jokes.
The three magazines and information on the magazines can be viewed at the Bayard English Magazine Website
- 1 2 "Bayard Group". Qualiac Group. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ Lawrence D. Kritzman; Brian J. Reilly; M. B. DeBevoise (2007). The Columbia History of Twentieth-century French Thought. Columbia University Press. p. 722. ISBN 978-0-231-10790-7. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 1694. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ Nicholas Hewitt (11 September 2003). The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture. Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-107-49447-3. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ StoryBox Website
- ↑ AdventureBox Website
- ↑ DiscoveryBox Website Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ SamSam at Taffy Entertainment
External links
- UK Site
- About Bayard Presse Asia (Hong Kong-based subsidiary)
- Bayard Inc. (US Site)
- Bayard Canada


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Dimplex'sWhitmore Electric Opti-myst by Dimplex stylish new Whitmore has a 2kW heat output from a concealed fan heater and has a fully variable thermostat for complete comfort and economy. The highly realistic and mesmerising Opti-myst® effect can be used independently of heat to create a cosy and welcoming atmosphere during the milder months of the year.
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Volleyball Upsets No. 16 Washington State, 3-1
Oct. 11, 2002
SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Washington volleyball team (11-5, 3-4 Pac-10) upset No. 16 Washington State (14-3, 4-3) in four games (30-28, 20-30, 30-16, 30-25) this evening at the Bank of America Arena in front of 1,719 fans.
The Huskies took game one, 30-28, as they out hit the Cougars, .250-.205. Senior Paige Benjamin (Redmond, Wash.) led the Washington attack with six kills for a .462 hitting percentage. The game was evenly played throughout 23-23 but five Cougar errors and three kills by sophomores Alexis McDonald (Long Beach, Calif.) and Sanja Tomasevic (Uzice, Yugoslavia) put the game away.
Washington State came back in game two with increased firepower, hitting .432 to Washington's .150. The Cougars held the lead throughout the game with Washington never getting closer than three points at 10-13 and 12-15.
The Huskies rallied in the third game, dominating the net to take the 30-16 victory. Washington took advantage of a Cougar offense that hit -.018 and recorded nine errors and just eight kills. Freshman Darla Myhre (Victoria, British Columbia) and Tomasevic each recorded four kills in the game and a pair of services aces by freshman Jessica Veris (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) earned UW the victory.
Washington won game four, 30-25 to win the match behind a six-kill effort from Tomasevic, including the game-winner. The Huskies trailed until 8-7 and pushed its lead to five at 25-20 and 29-24 before Tomasevic put the match out of reach.
Four Washington players finished the match with double-figure kills, including Benjamin with 17, Tomasevic with 16 and McDonald and Mhyre with 11 apiece. Benjamin and Tomasevic also led the defensive effort with 22 digs each.
The victory marked the first for Washington over WSU since 1998 and the first in seven chances. The Huskies 11th win ties their victory mark from last season with 12 regular season matches to go. Last season, they finished 11-16 overall and 4-14 in the Pac-10.
The Huskies return to action next Thursday and Friday, October 17-18, when they face Stanford and California on the road.
Washington def. No. 16 Washington State (Seattle, Wash.)- October 11, 2002
Washington (11-5, 3-4) def. No. 16 Washington State (14-3, 4-3); (30-28, 20-30, 30-16, 30-25)Kills: UW 65 (Benjamin 17), WSU 57 (Hankoff 14); Assists: UW 61 (Maurer 55), WSU 52 (Larson 47); Service Aces: UW 9 (Veris 3), WSU 2; Digs: UW 89 (Benjamin/Tomasevic 22), WSU 90 (Jamtaas 30); Team Blocks: UW 9, WSU 10.
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As Caribbean countries impacted by major hurricanes continue to pick up the pieces, their unaffected neighbours have been warned to brace for more intense storms in coming years.
The warning came from St Lucia's former Minister of Sustainable Development, Dr James Fletcher, in his lecture to the St Lucian Students' Association at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies this week.
Hurricanes Irma and Maria left a trail of destruction in their wake in the northern Caribbean and Dominica last month. In the case of the latter, Hurricane Maria virtually wiped out the vital agriculture sector and caused extensive damage to infrastructure and essential services.
Speaking on the topic: Climate Change, The Caribbean and the Paris Agreement: Inextricably Linked, Dr Fletcher told the audience that such disasters would now be the region's new reality.
"We will now have to deal with the fact that it's Russian roulette. Maybe next year it will be us, maybe the year after it will be us, but it is inevitable. We will be visited, every single one of us, by a major hurricane sometime in the future; we have to prepare for that.
"And I think what has happened to Dominica, what has happened to Barbuda, is giving us an opportunity, unfortunately, even as our brothers and sisters are brought to their knees and are really almost destitute in these countries, but to see what we can do so that when – not if – a hurricane strikes us, we are in a position to get up a little faster, or maybe to minimise our loss of lives and loss of livelihoods," he said.
While acknowledging that climate change will not cause more hurricanes, he explained that changing weather patterns will result in more intense cyclones.
"In the past, maybe every two or three years, you will get one category five [hurricane]; what you'll have now are two or three category fives every year, or a category three or a category four, and that's scary," he said.
He recalled the catastrophic Hurricane Ivan in Grenada in 2004, and Gilbert in Jamaica in 1988, which destroyed 203 per cent of Grenada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 365 per cent of Jamaica's GDP, saying Dominica's situation could be even grimmer.
"I'm sure when the loss and damage reports are done for Dominica you will find that this last hurricane, , Maria, probably is of a magnitude somewhere between Gilbert and Ivan. Because the persons who were in Grenada for Hurricane Ivan tell you that what they've seen in Dominica for Maria pales in comparison; that Dominica is just completely devastated by this hurricane. . . and remember Dominica is just recovering from Tropical Storm Erika two years ago.
"And that's the problem with us. We're constantly in a cycle of repair and recovery. We never really get out of completely recovering from one hurricane when we're visited by another, and that is unfortunately the situation that most of our Caribbean islands will have to deal with for the foreseeable future," he said.
The region's experience this year, with the unprecedented number of catastrophic hurricanes could be regarded as justification for their persistent lobbying for a 1.5 degree Celsius cap on greenhouse gas increases at the 2015 Climate Change conference in Paris, in the face of resistance from some developed countries.
"The norm before that was two degrees Celsius, and all of the small island developing states were saying two degrees is way too high for us. It showed you the intensity of some of the countries against a 1.5 degrees Celsius line because for them it means, particularly the oil producing countries, it means a drastic change in the way they do business.
"Their whole economy is structured on producing oil and selling oil. But if you want to keep global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, it means that there must be a very quick transition away from fossil fuels [and] that will cause disruptions in their economy, and that's why they were so against [it]," he stated.
The former government minister cautioned that the region should expect increased flooding and more frequent droughts due to changing weather patterns. However, he noted that there were some steps countries could adopt to build their resilience, including implementing effective land use systems; reducing deforestation, adopting climate smart agriculture, and make public buildings more climate-resilient.
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"That's important because the OECD has said that if you have a high GDP per capita you are not eligible for development finance support, which is ridiculous because if you look at … what Hurricane Ivan did to Grenada . . . you can go from a really nice GDP per capita one day, to looking really impoverished and destitute the next day.


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Once again, I would like to caution everyone in this country about our current Liar-in-Chief. Please, do and expect everything opposite of what this man says. You might remember that during his campaign for president, he stated that he wanted to bring the people of the country together. He has, in fact, done just the opposite. He has polarized every group, faction and segment of our society for supreme control over the will of the people.
He and his minions or underlings have pitted blacks against whites (primarily) by proclaiming every objection to his political agenda is founded on racism. There is no credence given to the fact that some of the policies are too radical and out of touch with mainstream Americans for comprehension by economists or constitutional scholars much less by the electorate. Racism seems to be a preferred diversion so that legislation can be passed, unnoticed, until after-the-fact.
He has divided the have little from the have lots by proclaiming that the wealthy are evil and want to oppress the working person. The wealthy, and some not so wealthy, do not pay their fair share, he says. They must pay more!
Suggestions offered to equalize taxation across the board are summarily dismissed. What would be unequal about everyone paying, say…20% of their income? That way, Working Joe making $3,000 a month would remit $600/month or $7,200 per year to the government. By the same formula, Insanely Productive Walter who makes $8 million a year would contribute $1.6 million. Wouldn't that be fair? When Joe gets a raise, he is allowed to keep 80% of it, as does Walter. Of course, equity would mandate that Welfare payments and benefits to Couch Sitting Sally be reduced by the same 20%…to be fair.
What would be wrong with the government cutting back on spending and abbreviating waste, fraud and corruption within their own ranks? That would allow for an overall reduction of individual obligation and collaboration toward that waste, fraud and corruption.
As president, Obama has widened the gap of perception between citizens and illegal aliens, Christians and Muslims, England and the U.S., rich and poor, blacks and whites, straights and gays, Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, industry and ecologists. He has maximized the paradigm "divide and conquer". He does not intend to unite anything other than believers and followers of his agenda.


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How does it all work?
Frequently Asked Questions
A personal keepsake often comes with a few questions. We've answered a few popular ones:
Where is your store located?
We are right here—online! Although our administrative studio is in NJ, we do not have a physical store. All communications is with our office in the US.
How long does it take to get my order?
Expect to receive your order within 3 to 5 weeks.
If customization is needed, we discuss it with you over the phone or email. Small changes like gemstones are discussed and OK'd typically within 48 hours. Custom designs can take up to a week to discuss and approve back and forth, depending on the ask.
Our workshops in Greece then make your piece BY HAND, to your size and specifications. This is about 5-10 work days, depending upon the complexity of the piece and if we need to source gemstones.
Once it leaves Greece, it can take 5-10 days in Customs. Once it gets to us in NJ, we ship it out same day after quality checking it. We ship from NJ by USPS to you, which takes up to 3 business days. Expedited shipping can be arranged. (please enquire).
During the month of August, workshops are closed. Work resumes first week of September and we expedite shipping on orders received in August.
Please get Christmas orders in by December 1.
Is everything made in Greece?
Yes! All pieces are handmade in Greece and sent to our administrative office in NJ for a final quality control check. We send it on to you the same day.
Can I have a piece engraved?
Yes, if the piece allows room for engraving. Most pieces by Damaskos allow room for engraving. Many Gerochristo pieces have detail surrounding the entire piece of jewelry, or concave ring backs that may limit the number of characters you can use, or not allow room for personalization. The service is free, and will take an extra 2-3 days in the process.
Do you offer custom work?
Yes! This is part of what sets us above the rest. The most common custom questions are: Can it be made with bigger diamonds? No gemstone at all? Smooth finish instead of textured martile? Full band ring instead of split back? Can a Damaskos Black™ piece be done as yellow gold?
We can accommodate many requests, and if Damaskos is the artist, we can answer yes to all the above questions. You'll find the most personalization available in the Damaskos jewelry line. Most custom work begins with a jewelry piece that is seen here online, and then modified. If a piece is highly modified, Joanne and Pete will work with you, asking your preferences, defining your budget, and a rough comp will be shown to you for approval. Damaskos will give his input from Greece—perhaps suggesting proper gemstone sizes, base metals, or textures.
Some examples are: We created a new ring based on details crafted from techniques used for 5,000 years. We made a bracelet based on a ring design for a customer after she received her now-matching ring. We've added diamonds where a new bride thought there should be more diamonds. Sometimes we simply make things larger to satisfy someone's taste.
With gemstones there are many options to personalize. We try to keep each listing up to date with availability, but once in a while certain stones are not available. We are happy to answer gemstone requests, and let you know about availability, sizes, and if it incurs extra cost.
Looking for that unique wedding band set, made just for you? Yes we do that, too. We have many bands that customers have used for engagements, and in both wedding and anniversary celebrations. The Diamond Block Collection is a popular place to start, but you can also see a larger selection of wedding and anniversary jewelry here.
We will be adding more information on custom work, but please contact us with questions and requests.
Can I talk to a human?
Yes! We love to hear from you. We have our phone line open for expert advice and phone orders, but there's a bigger reason: We like talking to our customers.We think you deserve to know about the people you are buying from, but above all it's really nice to hear about why you are buying something, and what it will mean to you.These stories get passed along to the designer because they like to hear them, too—like the story we received from a couple who are almost 80 years old, married for 56 years, and were searching for a pair of rings to replace their original rings.
Deciding on a keepsake can be a big decision, so let us guide you. We're available 7 days a week, though hours will vary.
Call Pete and Joanne at +1 (862) 222-0442


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CapRock, through its founder Glenn Gault, started CCF in 2012. This charity is recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization and all contributions are tax deductible. To date, CCF has contributed funding to educating young professions for Christian counseling.
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Lined Snake
Common Name: Lined Snake
Scientific Name: Tropidoclonium lineatum
Size: Length in Kansas up to 17 1/2 inches
Range: Found throughout the eastern three-quarters of Kansas; absent from extreme southeastern Kansas and the High Plains except along the aquatic corridor of the Arkansas River valley.
Description: Harmless. Rough scales. A small reptile, often mistaken for a Garter Snake because it has three dorsal stripes down the body. Unlike Garter Snakes (and the Western Ribbon Snake), the Lined Snake has a double row of black spots down the middle of the belly. Young look like tiny adults.
Habits: Active from April to October; prefers to stay beneath rocks or debris on the hillsides of open prairies and woodland edge, but can often be found beneath trash in the middle of small towns and cities. Breeding occurs in both spring and fall; from 2-12 young are born in August. Feeds on earthworms.


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Yelp Party Downtown Phoenix | Photo Station
Hard not to love these two. Tons of animation - there was a series of about 6 or 7 great shots - just love how they interacted. This is a throwback post - just came across their photos while looking through the Yelp Party photos from Downtown Phoenix. Fun Crowd, great party!


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- Participates in formal hand-off of "live" system to other ADP departments.
- Applies implementation process methodology in furtherance of business objectives.
- Manages implementations for specific/specialized product(s) by working with the client to implement solutions that directly impact the entire client organization.
- Analyzes existing client systems, interface requirements, operational needs, etc. in order to counsel client in the functional system design and/or system configurations and/or product adaptation of client's needs.
- Determines optimal conversion methodology; then documents and delegates the accurate and timely conversion of client's data to the Data Conversion Services team.
- Builds client control information.
- Oversees integration to both ADP and Non ADP systems.
- Assesses the ideal conversion method.
- Guides client and/or team on functional design and integration into client's infrastructure
- Consults with client to guide client's pre- and post-implementation testing of workforce management solutions.
- Monitors system testing during conversion ensuring accuracy.
- Identifies needs and delivers professional consulting services (potentially fee-based) to client including one or more of the following:
- Creates complex custom reports.
- Customizes ADP products/services or modules to meet client needs by understanding the Client's internal business needs, the Consultant then makes recommendations and provides solutions to meet these needs.
- Provides business process re-engineering recommendations required to achieve a successful conversion.
- Designs and delivers client-defined systems and processes along with tools and/or databases.
- Undertakes special projects related to implementation.
- Consults with Client to develop customized training to meet Client needs.
- Manages assigned business through internal systems.
- Recommends modifications to client implementation time tables based on client or ADP business needs.
- Maintains and expands knowledge / proficiency on function, products, services, and best implementation practices industry-wide.
- Recommends product and service changes to further business development and optimize client satisfaction.
- Provides technical support to less senior Implementation associates.
- Participates in task forces and stretch assignments
- Participates in local activities such as User Groups, Information Sessions, Sales Meetings and all other appropriate activities.
- Mentors, coaching, training and providing technical support to less experienced implementation consultants.
- Acting as a consultant to the client, applies expertise in specialized functional areas (HRIS, Benefits, HR, Payroll or TLM etc) and their systems to advise client on the integration of ADP workforce management solutions into their infrastructure.
- Probes clients to uncover technical direction, business challenges and potential obstacles. Influences a project strategy through functional, technical product knowledge and broader functional system knowledge which integrates customers' needs with an array of ADP offerings.
- Assesses client's needs for additional training and services.
- Uses functional area knowledge and industry specific experience regarding project experience to anticipate obstacles and proactively searches for solutions.
- Requires overnight travel, possibly up to 25% of time
- Demonstrates project management skills and strategic communication skills.
- 2-4 years of strong /professional consulting experience in the Functional Area, or sufficient equivalent experience as a practitioner in the "systems-related" end of a professional Functional Area.
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HERBED RICOTTA :: an easy recipe/
One of the recipes I made for the SPRING ENTERTAINING CLASS , was an herbed ricotta on toasted baguette. I would venture to say it was everyone's favorite thing to eat that night.
The ladies all went home with the recipe, but I thought I would be sure to share it here.
- 4 cups whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked pepper
- 3 tablespoons chives, chopped
- cheesecloth
- baguette, crackers, toast {and olive oil and garlic to rub on the baguette or toast}
In sauce pan, heat milk and cream until boiling. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar. Let sit for 2 minutes. Drape cheesecloth over large glass bowl, pour milk mixture into cheesecloth. Allow the liquid to drain, leaving the cheese curds. Let it drain an additional 30 minutes. Transfer cheese to a clean bowl, discard whey or save for use in other recipes. Add chives, salt and pepper to cheese, mix. If spreading on baguette or toast, heat broiler to high. Drizzle baguette or toast slices with olive oil. Toast on baking sheet 1-2 minutes, just until it browns. Remove from oven and rub with garlic clove, serve with dolloped with ricotta. It will keep 3-4 days, covered, in the refrigerator.


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All You Need To Know Before Buying Your First Bicycle
We look at the many ways purchasing a bicycle is a cyclic process.
Here at Hup Leong Company, we are constantly thinking of ways to improve our service. We mostly take note of your feedback and continue to be the forerunner of bicycle maintenance standards. We believe our services are appreciated by seasoned cyclists and leisure riders alike.
But that is not enough...
Many of us forget what it's like to make the first purchase.
Many of us forget what it's like to make the first purchase. Perhaps you got sucked into this exhilarating sport by a close friend, and now you have to have the fastest wheels. You may have been to one too many trials on someone's rusty old "mountain bike"–whatever you thought the term meant at the time–before wanting your own. You could even have tried your hands (and legs) at a street bike, and fell in love with the feeling of accomplishment with every mastered trick. We believe that most of us start out pretty similarly, chasing our version of adventure on two wheels.
Making that first purchase, you would (understandably) be very emotional about it. Picking out the colours, doing your research, watching video tutorials, asking your friends for advice, maybe even searching for the most bang for your buck. That's when we handle the nitty-gritty to best suit your needs, and let's be honest, your budget.
After all that research and planning, you've done it, you've bought your first bicycle. You are content with the most informed decision you could make, and we may even have helped you with that.
I've got news for you. You're not going to make the best decision. Ask anyone.
Anyone who cycles of course.
A week in, "I love it."
A month in, "It's comfortable."
A year in, you may already have changed some parts, wheels, seat, or sound like this:
"Damn, I should've got the other colour."
"Damn, I should've got the climber/aero/hybrid/mtb."
"Damn, I didn't know I was that kind of rider, if not…"
"Damn, I should've known [insert random cycling fact here] before buying my bike!"
Unfortunately, we cannot save you from damnation.
It's a natural process, and nobody can be faulted, because the only person who knows what you like; is yourself. Not your friend, not some presenter online, not even us. Sure, we could pull together decades of experience to best guess your preferences, but like any other skill, you have to go through the learning curve yourself.
We acknowledge this as an organic process, and our existing customers already know we provide free tuning services after the initial 'break-in' period of about a month of riding. Tuning services and maintenance after that is important as well, but all that won't change the bicycle.
So, to rid you of the inevitable buyer's remorse, we offer a 50% credit trade-in of Merida bicycles for new & existing customers within 2-years from the date of purchase, used to offset the cost of a newer Merida model.
This time, a decision made by a wiser cyclist.


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Clickbait. Every site has it these days. We didn't want to be different. So here you go: The Top Ten Things People Get Wrong About CBRN
Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel, style, and food. Hope you have a nice stay!
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Clickbait. Every site has it these days. We didn't want to be different. So here you go: The Top Ten Things People Get Wrong About CBRN
At CBRNPro.net we are too sexy for our Gaussian Dispersion model, yeah, too sexy for our plumes, yeah. But seriously, we are not talking about cocaine, Zoolander turning left, or Tom Brady. We are talking about all of the issues associated with CBRN models from ALOHA to HPAC. CATS-JACE not Catwalks. We even break it all down into a top ten list. Oh and if you pay attention you might be able to win the trivia contest on our facebook page!
The EU Parliament recently released a report on Da'esh CBRN threats. CBRNPro.net picks it apart and finds a 5 pound bag of sugar inside.
One of the most difficult of CBRN Operations is dealing with a "cleaned" site. Yet there are ways to find the "money sample." CBRNPro.net examines some of them in this latest post in our series on an Alternate Approach to CBRN Operations.
Today's post continues our Alternate Approach to CBRN Operations, this time looking at industrial scale and state sponsored programs. CBRNPro.net evaluates the problems, conundrums, and political constraints associated with conducting CBRN Operations in relation to non-proliferation, counter-proliferation, and post-conflict efforts.
Continuing our series on an alternate approach to CBRN operations. Remember that time on the Muppets when Dr. Bunsen set Beaker on fire? Don't be the Beaker (Meep). Taking down a clandestine lab or a small scale production or research lab is serious business. CBRNPro.net explores some of the whys and hows.
CBRNPro.net offers an alternate approach to CBRN operations that differs from the traditional HazMat Operations based approach discussed last week. By focusing on the target, CBRN operators can obtain greater clarity and focus in their mission planning, equipment selection, and training. Oh, and we talk about the obvious. You know, stuff like big giant titanium balls from outer space, like the one in the picture.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Donald Trump's National Diversity Coalition adviser Dr. Lisa Shin heralded her parents' story of immigrating to the United States, slammed Hillary Clinton as a threat to and pointed to Donald Trump as preserver of the American Dream.
Owner of Los Alamos Family Eyecare, Dr. Shin announced herself as a national delegate from New Mexico, a Chrisitan, wife and mother.
"I have been in private practice as an optometrist for the past 19 years. I am Korean-American. And I am very proud to be a supporter of the next President of the United States, Donald J. Trump!"
Source: Hillary Clinton 'A Direct Threat' To American Dream, Trump Diversity Adviser Says – Breitbart


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In his first solo show in New York in over a dozen years, Meyer Vaisman's paintings home in on the issues of appropriation, authorship and self-reference that he pursued in New York in the early 1980s. Then he was fresh from Caracas, his birthplace, and in his early 20s but already quite prominent as a partner in International With Monument, the hot East Village gallery that gave Jeff Koons his breakthrough exhibition, and as a member of the short-lived Neo-Geo trend, showing at galleries like Sonnabend and Jay Gorney Modern Art.
Mr. Vaisman, who now lives in Barcelona, always favored mechanical reproduction and existing imagery. His early canvases were printed with blown-up canvas-weave patterns in black and white and sometimes topped with additional canvases printed with his portrait drawn by a boardwalk caricaturist.
In his latest efforts, he hews more closely to these works than ever, which turns out to be a good idea. His surface of choice is now plywood panel printed with plywood grain, with stretchers attached to the front, not the back. But in keeping with the Orthodox version of Judaism that he began to follow after leaving New York in 2000, he avoids images. His main motifs are signatures, his and those of other artists.
The best are Op Art-like black-and-white works, printed either positive or negative, that feature a zigzag froth of his repeating signature, which evokes Abstract Expressionist bravura brushwork, seismographic scratchings and crazed bar codes. These are punchier than their 1980s predecessors and more physically assured and elegant.
Everything else here is either obvious or undeveloped, most notably several paintings in color that render the signatures of other artists (Cézanne, Twombly, Joan Mitchell, Eva Hesse) in terms of their painting styles. They, too, are illegible, but Mitchell's has the cursive kineticism of the black-and-white works.
Mr. Vaisman's early art was lean and clever. This work is more personal, but still too much on the surface.


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In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century
In Process is a podcast show on iTunes hosted by Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon of Trusted Counsel (Ashley), LLC. The program was developed to educate listeners through conversation on the many topics that are helpful in the daily operation of their businesses. Featuring guest experts from around the world, each episode is formatted like a living room conversation--one that might leave you with new ideas, tools, or techniques to help your business grow and succeed today.
Subscribe to In Process on Apple Podcasts (it's free!)
Check out our Most Downloaded episodes below:
1.Dressing the Princess for the Party: Is Your Business Ready to Sell?
George Shea, Partner; Focus Investment Banking and Denis Brown, Certified Exit Planning Specialist; Pace Capital Advisors
Released October 12, 2016
2. Atlanta and Southeast Getting More "At Bats" for VC Investments
Mark Buffington, CEO BIP Capital
Released November 16, 2017
3. Angel and Venture Capital Investing, Part One: The Term Sheet
Mike Siavage, Of Counsel; Trusted Counsel
Released January 25, 2018
4. Angel and Venture Capital Investing, Part Three: Top Mistakes Companies Should Avoid When Pitching for Capital
Brad Feld, Foundry Group
Released February 22, 2018
5. Preparation: The Key to Securing the Best Value for Your Company
Michael Levy, Partner; Aprio and Yelena Epova, Partner; Aprio
Released March 8, 2018
6. Telling vs. Selling: The Art of Self-Promotion
Debby Stone, Founder Novateur Partners and author
Released June 16, 2017
7. Children Who Mean Business: Developing Next-Gen Entrepreneurs
Professor Richard Linowes, Management Educator; American University and Monica Lage, Executive Director; Break Into Business, a non-profit organization dedicated to training entrepreneurs ages 9-17
Released November 30, 2017
8. Domo Arigato, Mr. Robato - Wait You're the Boss?!
(An episode on AI in the workplace)
Dan O'Hara (former) Senior VP Digital Workplace; Avanade
Released July 28, 2016
9. How's it Looking? Economic Outlook for 2018
Luke Tilley, Chief Economist; Wilmington Trust
Released January 11, 2018
10. Building More Energy, Focus & Passion into Your Work: Mindfulness
Angela Buttimer and Dennis Buttimer co-founders of Atlanta Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being
Released May 26, 2016
11. Shark Fight! How I Survived and My Product Thrived, after Shark Tank
Ryan Kenny, Inventor of The Christmas Tree Hugger
Released December 2018
12. Growth Through Acquisition
Jack Berlin, CEO of accusoft
Released October 2018
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Even the most careful internet user may find himself/herself on a questionable site that loads the browser with all kinds of "wonderful gifts" like toolbars, new search engines, extensions and the like. Normally recovering from something like this is painful and time consuming.
A crafty and detail oriented individual, Francois Beaufort, discovered a new feature in Chromium called reset profile which resets everything back to factory defaults:
- homepage
- search engine
- cookies
- and disables the extensions
Why is this interesting? Because cool new features often work their way from Chromium back to Google official Chrome browser. One more tool to make the internet a safer place.
You can read Francois' Google+ post here. And if you're not on Google+, what are you waiting for?


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My rating ★★★★☆
It took me way too long to finish this book, and I really don't know why, because it was such a fun read. There were many parts, where I rushed through the pages, just to find out, what was going to happen next. And then there were days, when I would completely forget about it and read something else instead.
Ready Player One is a dystopian novel, which shows us the world of 2044. In this world computer technologies and virtual reality have penetrated every aspect of human life to the point, where people no longer care about the real life. And why should they? The whole world is drowned in poverty, overpopulation, pollution and lack of resources. James Halliday, a computer nerd and genius, has created a global computer simulation, known as OASIS. People use it to study and work, but first of all it's a multi-player online computer game.
The book starts with a shocking announcement, that disrupts OASIS. James Halliday has died and left his whole fortune to one lucky player, who will complete his final quest. The player has to find three keys, open three gates and finally get the Easter Egg, hidden somewhere in the OASIS. Halliday has left riddles and hints that lead to the Egg, which all have something to do with his favourite games, movies and books from back when he was a kid.
After the prologue, we fast forward five years since the start of the hunt. Wade Watts spends all his time in the OASIS, trying to escape the morbid reality and find the Egg. This proves to be almost impossible, since he's too poor to go anywhere in the game world, except for the planet, where he goes to school. But I don't think, I'll spoil you anything by saying that he indeed gets the game going and finds the first key (he's the main character, of course he'll eventually find his way to the big prize). And so the game begins!
The story had many intense sequences and I actually really enjoyed the final battle. At times it seemed that Wade was too lucky or over prepared, when he had to crack yet another riddle, and "immediately knew what it was all about". But then again, he's a nerdy recluse and he has dedicated his whole life to this game. These moments of his brilliantness were somewhat annoying, but they're at least partly justified. I was quite happy with other gunters (egg hunters), except for a few times when they acted a little out of character. Thankfully they were brief enough, so I didn't let them disrupt me from enjoying this book.
I've seen a lot of negative reviews, saying that this book is like nostalgia porn, and only people who've experienced life in the 80s can truly enjoy it. But this was never an argument for me. I grew up watching foreign TV shows, which weren't even close to what my everyday life looked like. Even now what most people have in the first world countries, is completely alien to those living in second, and I don't even mention third world countries. Even the most basic things. Still this doesn't mean, that they won't be able to understand it. Besides isn't this what fiction is for? Experiencing things, that you don't get to see on a daily basis.


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Best cameras for video, a buying guide ...
Video is becoming more important than ever, and video features have become an essential factor to many photographers when choosing a new camera.
The good news is that many stills cameras now have impressive video feature sets. What started out a few years ago as choppy 640 x 480 video reminiscent of animated GIFs has evolved into advanced technology that, in some cases, rivals that found in dedicated pro video equipment. If you're looking for a camera capable of shooting good video, consider these models before making your purchase.
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Desktop and Application Streaming
Customize Amazon AppStream 2.0 with your own brand
We recently released Custom Branding for Amazon AppStream 2.0. With this launch, you can now customize your users' AppStream 2.0 experience with your own logo, color, text, redirect URLs, and help links in the application catalog page.
In this blog post, I walk through how you can customize AppStream 2.0 with an example from BiZZdesign. BiZZdesign uses AppStream 2.0 to deliver their feature-rich desktop application, Enterprise Studio Online, globally as an on-demand software-as-a-service.
BiZZdesign branded AppStream with their logo and colors, created custom redirect URLs, and added links to their help desk, complimentary services, and main website. All of this was done through the AppStream 2.0 management console, and didn't require any development work.
Let's get started:
1. Log in into the AWS management console for AppStream 2.0.
2. Choose Stacks in the left, and select the stack to customize. The first thing to do is click Actions at the top and select Edit to add your Stack redirect URL and Stack feedback URL. Users are sent to the redirect URL when they finish a session, and the feedback URL after they submit feedback. BiZZdesign uses the stack redirect URL to showcase upcoming webinars, highlight other products they offer, and connect them to their community. This ensures BiZZdesign can engage their users with more content after they've used the service.
3. Then, choose Branding and click Custom.
Once you're finished customizing AppStream 2.0, click Save and launch a streaming URL to check out your work. Here's how BiZZdesign looks:
You can customize your branding for no additional charge in all AWS Regions where AppStream 2.0 is offered. AppStream 2.0 offers pay-as-you-go pricing. Please see Amazon AppStream 2.0 Pricing for more information, and try our sample applications.
– Vinothkumar Narasimhan, Sr. Product Manager, Amazon AppStream 2.0


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KAUST DepartmentClean Combustion Research Center
Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) Division
Chemical and Biological Engineering Program
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AbstractCombustion experiments and chemical kinetics simulations generate huge data that is computationally and data intensive. A cloud-based cyber infrastructure known as Cloud Flame is implemented to improve the computational efficiency, scalability and availability of data for combustion research. The architecture consists of an application layer, a communication layer and distributed cloud servers running in a mix environment of Windows, Macintosh and Linux systems. The application layer runs software such as CHEMKIN modeling application. The communication layer provides secure transfer/archive of kinetic, thermodynamic, transport and gas surface data using private/public keys between clients and cloud servers. A robust XML schema based on the Process Informatics Model (Prime) combined with a workflow methodology for digitizing, verifying and uploading data from scientific graphs/tables to Prime is implemented for chemical molecular structures of compounds. The outcome of using this system by combustion researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Clean Combustion Research Center and its collaborating partners indicated a significant improvement in efficiency in terms of speed of chemical kinetics and accuracy in searching for the right chemical kinetic data.
Conference/Event name2013 International Conference on Information Science and Cloud Computing Companion, ISCC-C 2013


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Our Reviews
We adore these love letters from our brides over the years. thank you for letting us be a part of these events!
Meghan + Will
When I found out I needed to have an event coordinator for our venue I was overwhelmed to say the least! Like most other newly engaged brides, I assumed I could knock out wedding decor and planning with a hot glue gun, my Pinterest board, and an agenda. However, you really don't know all of the ins and outs of planning a wedding until you're in the thick of it...enter the absolutely amazing team of Courtney and Sally of Kickstand! From the very first time I spoke to Sally on the phone, I knew I didn't need to look any further for our even coordinator! She was SO nice, and determined to make our wedding dreams come true! I also loved the fact that with Kickstand, it was a one-stop shop for both coordination and florals! By the end of our first planning meeting in person, I truly felt like I had known Courtney and Sally forever and they had become fast friends! They have the ability to make you feel heard, and work so hard to turn your vision into a reality, while also being conscientious of your budget. They are upfront about costs, and also work with you to make sure you are getting the very best deals from your vendors! On top of that, they coordinate with your entire wedding team to ensure that everyone is on the same page! Plus, you can spitball an idea, and they know the people/ways to make it happen! Along the way, I began to stress that I wasn't stressed enough because I felt that I should be doing more! I attribute my lack of bridal stress to the Kickstand Team because they covered all of the things that stress brides out! When it comes down to throwing the wedding of your dreams, you need someone on your team that will go all of the way for you and with you....Kickstand will provide that and so much more! From ensuring I got a sample bouquet for my bridal portraits on short notice, handing out glow sticks on the dance floor, coordinating the exit, being a calm presence during the hecticness of the wedding day, and seamlessly flipping our ceremony to the reception, Kickstand does it all!! Our wedding fulfilled every expectation we had and so much more! We received so many compliments about the work of Kickstand! We will never be able to thank Courtney and Sally enough for all they did for us and for being so authentic during our wedding journey...we will treasure them always!
Sawyer + Clay
Kickstand was the top choice recommended by my venue, which hosts tons of weddings by tons of event planners. For less than the cost of my wedding band, I had my dream 200-person tented garden wedding handed to me. When I say dream wedding, I mean it. Want hanging floral installations? Chandeliers installed? Floral arch? Planning alone, I would not have known where to go for these services and would have missed out details that made my wedding day. I told Sally and Courtney my ideas and they brought vendor proposals to me. I never had to contact or coordinate with any vendor other than Kickstand, which otherwise would have made my wedding weekend constant phone calls. They even helped me put my order of ceremony together, planned seating and escorts, timeline of my reception-- all things I had never thought of planning and that I didn't know the standard/tradition for. I just showed up to my rehearsal and wedding and the girls took it from there. It was such a relief to not have to do or remember ANYTHING on my wedding weekend. I can't thank Kickstand enough for my perfect day
Hilary + Gabe
Honestly, I could not even begin to describe how A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Kickstand Events and team are! As a bride who is passionate about design and also planning a destination wedding, I feel like I may have been more on the high maintenance side but Sally and Courtney went above and beyond from start to finish!
Sally is praised by all Wilmington wedding vendors, and I never had to worry that every T was crossed and every i was dotted about all the tiny details and organization of the vendors, schedule, and entire wedding day! Our day was flawless and completely stress-free thanks to Sally!
Courtney's attention to detail, passion for what she does, and love for clients was invaluable! And... her design skills especially florals!! One word....STUNNING!!! She also added so many special touches to our day that really made the wedding special, magical, and perfect! :) Our guests are still raving about the beautiful set up the Kickstand team created at Airlie Gardens!
Sally and Courtney are both absolute professionals with incredible talents and, and I will be forever grateful to them for all they did to create the wedding of our dreams!! Love you guys!!


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hand-lettered wedding zine® covers
Jasmine Dowling is our all-time favourite letterer, and another Queensland local whom we love working with and supporting. We give you the option of having your first names lettered by Jasmine for your wedding zine®, resulting in the ultimate bespoke cover. For something even more standout, try Jasmine's lettering in foil.


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Holy Crap, Prada!
Shrieking !!!! I just found these gorgeous, useful, Prada boots for a song at the Second Chance Shoppe in the tiny town of Townshend,VT. This find is the stuff of urban legend. After my son's check up with the most gentle and lovely of country primary care physicians, we strolled over to the little second hand shop for a browse. He found some weird plaster native american/buffalo sculpture he just had to have and I found these, and they fit, and I am shrieking, again.


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2) With excellent outdoor weather resistance and unlimited indoor life.
3) It is suitable for solvent or Eco-solvent printing.
4) This one is with hologram effect on its surface, shining and eye catching
5) The film thickness, glue, release paper or other specifications is not fixed. We can customize according to clients' requests.


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Apache Hadoop is an open-source software framework that allows to store and process big data in a distributed environment across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single server to thousands of machines, each offering local computation and storage. Rather than rely on hardware to deliver high-availability, the library itself is designed to detect and handle failures at the application layer, so delivering a highly-available service on top of a cluster of computers, each of which may be prone to failures.
Hadoop was first conceived to fix a scalability issue that existed in Nutch, an open source crawler and search engine. At that time Google had published papers about the Google File System (GFS), and Map-Reduce, a computational framework for parallel processing. Development started in the Apache Nutch project with the successful implementation of these papers. But in January 2006 Apache Nutch project was moved to the new Hadoop subproject Doug Cutting, who was working at Yahoo! at the time, named it after his son's toy elephant.
Hadoop is a distributed master-slave architecture that consists of the following primary components:
HDFS is the storage component of Hadoop. It's a distributed filesystem that's modeled after the Google File System (GFS) paper.4 HDFS is optimized for high throughput and works best when reading and writing large files (gigabytes and larger). To support this throughput, HDFS uses unusually large (for a filesystem) block sizes and data locality optimizations to reduce network input/output (I/O).
Scalability and availability are also key traits of HDFS, achieved in part due to data replication and fault tolerance. Hadoop 2 introduced two significant new features for HDFS—Federation and High Availability (HA):
Apache YARN (Yet Another Resource Negotiator) is Hadoop's cluster resource management system. YARN was introduced in Hadoop 2 to improve the MapReduce implementation, but it is general enough to support other distributed computing paradigms as well.
YARN's architecture is simple because its primary role is to schedule and manage resources in a Hadoop cluster. The core components in YARN: the ResourceManager and the NodeManager. YARN separates resource management and processing components.
Cluster resource management means managing the resources of the Hadoop Clusters. And by resources we mean Memory, CPU etc. YARN took over this task of cluster management from MapReduce and MapReduce is streamlined to perform Data Processing only in which it is best.
YARN has central resource manager component which manages resources and allocates the resources to the application. Multiple applications can run on Hadoop via YARN and all application could share common resource management.
MapReduce is a batch-based, distributed computing framework modeled after Google's paper on MapReduce. It allows you to parallelize work over a large amount of raw data. The MapReduce model simplifies parallel processing by abstracting away the complexities involved in working with distributed systems, such as computational parallelization, work distribution, and dealing with unreliable hardware and software. With this abstraction, MapReduce allows the programmer to focus on addressing business needs rather than getting tangled up in distributed system complications.
Hadoop is an Apache open source project, and regular releases of the software are available for download directly from the Apache project's website (http://hadoop.apache.org/releases.html#Download). You can either download and install Hadoop from the website or use a commercial distribution of Hadoop, which will give you the added benefits of enterprise administration software, a support team to consult.
Apache is the organization that maintains the core Hadoop code and distribution. the challenge with the Apache distributions has been that support is limited to the goodwill of the open source community, and there's no guarantee that your issue will be investigated and fixed. Having said that, the Hadoop community is a very supportive one, and responses to problems are usually rapid.
CDH (Cloudera Distribution Including Apache Hadoop) is the most tenured Hadoop distribution, and it employs a large number of Hadoop (and Hadoop ecosystem) committers. Doug Cutting, who along with Mike Caferella originally created Hadoop, is the chief architect at Cloudera. In aggregate, this means that bug fixes and feature requests have a better chance of being addressed in Cloudera compared to Hadoop distributions with fewer committers.
Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) is also made up of a large number of Hadoop committers, and it offers the same advantages as Cloudera in terms of the ability to quickly address problems and feature requests in core Hadoop and its ecosystem projects. Hortonworks is also the main driver behind the next-generation YARN platform, which is a key strategic piece keeping Hadoop relevant.
MapR has fewer Hadoop committers on its team than the other distributions discussed here, so its ability to fix and shape Hadoop's future is potentially more bounded than its peers.
On February 19, 2008, Yahoo! Inc. launched what it claimed was the world's largest Hadoop production application. The Yahoo! Search Webmap is a Hadoop application that runs on a Linux cluster with more than 10,000 cores and produced data that was used in every Yahoo! web search query. In 2010, Facebook claimed that they had the largest Hadoop cluster in the world with 21 PB of storage. In June 2012, they announced the data had grown to 100 PB and later that year they announced that the data was growing by roughly half a PB per day.
As of 2016, Hadoop adoption had become widespread. A wide variety of companies and organizations use Hadoop for both research and production. You can check who uses hadoop here in the Hadoop PoweredBy wiki page.


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A friendly and informal martial arts school teaching the art of Wing Chun Kung Fu in the Birtley and Durham areas. Adults of all ages and sizes are welcome. We think you'll find our students very welcoming.Contact
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Why Dinky Doors?
"Isn't that kinda unrealistic?" said the first person to hear our ambitious plan to *SAVE THE WORLD*.
Well, we don't think so.
You see, it's weird. Statistics about the state of the world generally confound our perception. Right now, it's actually a pretty good time to be alive. We live longer thanks to astounding advances in medicine, fewer people are being killed in wars, and there are more people being pulled out of poverty when you look across our planet.
But that's not how it typically feels. It's really hard to live in our modern connected world and escape the relentless onslaught of terrible news. It's everywhere. TV, newspapers, social media, people in the pub and countless places online. If you want to remain even moderately informed about what's going on, bad news is inescapable. It seems to be the price you have to pay.
That makes it easy to get yourself down, lose faith in humanity and give up on your dreams.
That can't be right. We have to do something.
We're a firm believer that little things can have big effects. Fixing big problems doesn't always require big (often expensive) initiatives. Tiny things can have a huge impact too - especially if they're delightful, unexpected and well-intentioned.
Our plan is to fill the world with mood-lifting and surprising delights. Just out of plain sight, but there to be unexpectedly spotted, nonetheless. And when you do spot them, it's enough to inject a bit of joy into your day. A moment of joy, that lifts your spirit and prepares you for the day's next challenge.
But why Dinky Doors? Well, we think curious little doors add a bit of unexpected wonder and mystery to the everyday. They're intriguing, cute, and spark the imagination, all with an extra dollop of good humour too.
Stay with us, and let's *SAVE THE WORLD* through unexpected wonders as you wander.
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Charles Millward ND DO
Charles practices his Osteopathy on the simple premise that if a person's body is allowed to work properly, then there are very few conditions which do not respond to Osteopathic treatment. After all, the body wants to heal itself.
Experience counts!
Charles is the most established Osteopath in Barry, practising in Barry & Vale since 2007.
Trusted & Known throughout the community for his honest, friendly approach and affordable fees, Charles has an instinct to look beyond the symptoms of pain and treat the cause.
This requires an excellent understanding of how the body can react to the stresses placed on it and what is required to allow it to heal itself..
Charles uses a wide treatment approach depending on what is appropriate for his patients, their lifestyle, personal goals, and the conditions they present with.
He is also a great advocate for Osteopathy as a regular, preventative treatment, which encourages general and systemic health.
Since 2011, Charles teaches the next generation of Osteopaths studying at Swansea University for their Masters in Osteopathy (MOst).
Charles is also a qualified Higher Education Teacher & Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Trained at: British College of Osteopathic Medicine, London
After qualifying, Charles has developed his skills in both Cranial and Classical Osteopathy as he believes the integration of these skills is crucial to deliver the best osteopathic care.
The gentle cranial technique is best for the treatment of acute symptoms, babies, pregnancy and post pregnancy.
A stronger, structural approach benefits sportsmen and those seeking to improve their posture and flexibility.
Both approaches can be seen as two ends of a scale, which enables Charles to treat the whole family.
Osteopathy has been available in the UK for over 100 years! It is one of the most effective and safe treatments for a great number of our health problems.
Osteopaths think of the body as an inter-connected whole and are interested in the relationship between how well your body could be working to how well it is actually working.
Some say Osteopathy is really just common sense, combining up-to-date knowledge with a holistic view of the body which include joints, muscles, and spine.
Treatment is "hands on" using gentle stretching, massage, mobilisation and manipulation. This aims to positively affect the body's nervous, circulatory, and lymphatic systems helping the body to help itself.
Western Acupuncture
Western Acupuncture is a therapeutic treatment involving the insertion of fine single-use acupuncture needles into the muscles and structures around the joints.
Many people find it a relaxes and soothes; some find relief from pain. Others have found it useful for immediate treatment for Sports Injuries or other acute problems.
However, there are many receptive to this approach and find it helps them manage their pain.
Sports Rehab
Recovering from a Sports or Work Related injury can be frustrating. Sometimes we need to help the body help itself.
By using the drug-free hands-on approach that focuses on the health of the whole body not just the injured or affected part, you can start on the road to recovery.
Osteopathy can help with initial treatment and advice to longer term management and rehabilitation
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As a builder, using my hands to type on a daily basis is a requirement. The work is physical and in all weathers. Several months ago, every movement I made became excruciatingly painful. I started seeing Charles and his magic hands seemed to do the trick. He stressed the importance of my posture and correct use when lifting. At the appointments, he would manipulate and massage my neck, back, shoulders and arms. Within weeks, my pain subsided and I don't feel the same tension when working. Thanks, Charles!
I have been seeing Charles since he started in Barry in 2007 as I suffer from neck arthritis (cervical spondylosis), which causes much stiffness and pain. I was not prepared to go along the route of daily painkillers and find a regular mix of Osteopathy and Acupuncture from Charles allows me to get on with my life with the minimum of fuss.
Charles listened to what we thought! The first time someone in the "medical" profession has done that. He examined and suggested what was causing the ankle problem in my daughter. His approach proved to have very good results. Charles has given me confidence in Osteopathy and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.
Charles is a great osteopath who helps loosen & straighten the parts of the body that need loosening & straightening! Its amazing how things can go a bit off in our bodies but its good to know that Charles is there to help!
It's been 7 months since I fell off my bike. I went to A&E and my GP, they took x-rays and said everything seemed normal, that I would just have some pain for a few days. A few days actually turned into several weeks, so at the suggestion of a friend, I went to see Charles. He examined the arm & neck and treated the area, after a few treatments I began to feel better and became to feel more confident than before. I never would've thought to see an Osteopath to help with my pain, but I'm sure glad now that I did.
I have benefited tremendously from the care Charles gave me. Not only has the adjustments helped alleviate my stiffness and aches, but it has helped me have more energy and just feel more balanced over all. A few months ago, I was able to resume golf. Due to my previous pain, I never thought that'd be possible. Thanks again Mr Millward for helping me get my swing back. I appreciate everything you've done for me.
My back was hurt during an accident at work. I first went to a Physiotherapist and then saw a Chiropractor, both with limited success. I finally contacted Charles who I knew from friend recommendations. After only 3 treatments I had made more progress than all the other treatments put together. I am no longer receiving treatment and only following a set of exercises which Charles has given me. He is still in regular contact with me to monitor my progress. I wish I had gone to him sooner.
Charles has allowed me to be headache free for quite some time now. I used to have daily nagging headaches that often would turn into a migraine leaving me unable to function. For the longest time, I thought I could just keep taking medication to have the pain subside. Then, my friend referred me to Charles and he was able to pinpoint a misalignment in both my back and neck that was triggering the pain. After the first treatment I felt different & after some more my headaches have not come back. I would definitely recommend him to my friends and family.
I completed my Half Iron-man Triathlon event with NO issues with my legs…..sorry that's not quite correct. They bloody well ache and have done so for the past few days but that was to be expected as I do not run between events. But I am not complaining. Much to my surprise I came 3rd in my age group and ended up with a Bronze medal in the National Championships. So your expertise had a positive effect. Great meeting you and sorry you are not closer to me but with your positive attitude you will never be short of work.
Charles just wanted to express my gratitude for your work today. It has made a huge difference. As the day progressed the pain and stiffness has eased dramatically. Thank you!


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We used to be concerned about Revisionist History. It has become one of the most fearful scourges of our time with Politically Correct Police going through history books revising stories to make them palatable and "safe" for everyone to read. We wouldn't want to injure the self-esteem of a young impressionable mind with something as harsh as the truth, would we?
Well, now that history has been thoroughly revised, what about the present? If we are to create the "safe" utopia so many millennials feel we need, we are going to have to re-define a few more things! Like evangelism!
Currently the North American Division president, Dan Jackson, working together with Jose Cortez, Associate Ministerial Director for Evangelism, and several others are holding meetings in Orlando, FL. to do just that very thing! It's called eHuddle.
A couple of Excerpts:
1. Discuss & provide input for a sharp, easy-to-remember, practical definition of evangelism in North America.
"To reach, retain, and reclaim North America with Jesus' lifestyle and message of compassion, hope, and wholeness." (74% scored it 7 or higher in 1 to 10 scale)
Thought Question – Is the definition of Evangelism to "reach, retain, and reclaim North America with Jesus' lifestyle…" Can anyone explain exactly what that entails?
2. Outcome 1: Engagement of ALL members in evangelism/mission
(86% scored it 7 or higher in 1 to 10 scale)
A Evangelism a lifestyle, not an event
B Contextualized evangelism, relating to the needs of the people
C Compassion, method of Christ (collaboration of church ministries, schools, hospitals & other institutions)
D Engagement of our students and hospital employees
E Empowering well-equipped lay leadership (volunteer lay pastors)
F Small groups as an outreach ministry
G Provide opportunities for local church elders to perform the baptism of individuals they have led to Christ and are committed to see them through discipleship
Thought Question – Would a statement that says "Engagement of ALL members in evangelism/mission" be a way to alter policy from the NAD based on the new definition? Would it include ALL (women) to be "engaged" in the "mission" of the Seventh-day Adventist church, and what would that loosely defined statement look like after it became policy? Also, would "Provide opportunities for local church elders to perform the baptism of individuals…" remove one of the only two real distinctions of ordination which are ability to baptize, and to perform marriages? Would the check and balance designed to protect the membership and doctrine of our church be removed if we allow lay people to baptize?
3. Creation of an atmosphere of accessibility and safety in ALL our churches
(87% scored it 7 or higher in 1 to 10 scale)
A Making it easy for people to come in and very hard to leave
B People of all walks of life must feel safe in our churches
C Simplify baptism process (Biblical baptism process/theological basis vs tradition)
D Affirm the baptism of children who have accepted Jesus
E Intentional education of our members on relational evangelism and how to treat non- Adventist friends (potential members and people who will never become members)
F Strong electronic presence (website, apps, phone)
G Churches accessible to community (visible signage, telephones, and directions)
H Consistency in the name and branding (e.g. Seventh-day Adventist Church - Silver Spring Campus)
I Relevance and more accessible to native-born, including second and third generation immigrants (including Jewish)
J Embracing of various immigrant waves in practical ways (Muslim, Hindu, refugees)
Thought Question – How do you objectively quantify, adhere to, collect data, and enforce the "descriptor" that says, "Making it easy for people to come in and very hard to leave."? If it's purely subjective, then how do you teach that, and based on who's definition? Where does the statement, "People of all walks of life must feel safe in our churches" lead? Who is OK with the idea that they are defining "Biblical baptism" and pitting it against "tradition." Are we willing to say that our traditional definition of baptism which requires study of our 28 fundamentals prior to membership and baptism, which is based on Scripture where Philip studied with the Ethiopian eunuch, is no longer Biblical but rather traditional?
4. Discipleship of ALL our membership
(88% scored it 7 or higher in 1 to 10 scale)
Conversation Starters:
A More emphasis on the Holy Spirit
B Develop an intentional discipleship path for the newly baptized and existing members
C Small groups - one of the best methods for discipleship and soul winning
D Teach and live out 28 Fundamental Beliefs as gifts from God for a better life for humanity, not just a list that needs to be checked prior to baptism
E Helping our members to see the importance of prayer, praise, Bible study, and a lifestyle of witnessing
F Develop vocational witness competencies whereby our members share the gospel effectively within their workplace and spheres of influence (relational evangelism)
Thought Questions – Mixed in among some good points is the statement, "Develop vocational witness competencies whereby our members share the gospel effectively within their workplace and spheres of influence (relational evangelism)." Who will create these "competencies?" Who will enforce them? Who will be required to follow them? What will pastors say to church members who want to work in other ways with other people than those who have been "certified" by the competencies?
Elder Mike Cauley, Florida Conference President will be taking Q & A during the event. He is the one who has banned Doug Bachelor in 2015 from coming to the Spring Meadows Church. It has since become known that the Florida Hospital believes that holding traditional meetings and describing the Catholic Church as the Beast of Revelation will injure their reputation and threaten their client base. Would Doug Bachelor, one of the most well known and productive evangelists in the Adventist church qualify for this competency?
Conspicuously absent are any supporting texts from Scripture where each of these "statements" and "descriptors" are mentioned. The lack of objectivity is dangerous. The definition made into a statement could be used to create policy. And can someone explain why the North American Division has become so supervisory in its roll? When our church began as a "grass roots" movement without a creed, what was the function and purpose of the Division leaders? Considering that the North American Division is supporting the Union's and Conference's push for women's ordination by playing the grass roots card, how is it that they can turn around and play the "We are the leaders" card to push the agendas from the top down? And ultimately, what is it about these NAD statements that will inspire the local church and bring a wave of revival and evangelism in North America? What makes these leaders believe this is an effective use of resources and a means to completing the mission of our church?
Is it possible that there are too many managers and not enough workers? If the NAD is permitted to function in supervisory and executive roles, while claiming to have the authority of the culmination of the grass roots, do we have a collection of power that is unstable and without accountability? Are they telling everyone below, and everyone beside, and everyone above what to do?
What if we reduced the "leadership" of North America altogether? What if we developed formulas based on ratios to determine how many paid positions there could be in Conference / Union / Division leadership (including secretarial)? They use these weighted formulas to tell churches whether or not they "deserve" a pastor, why not ask the General Conference to produce a weighted formula for all Division and lower structure FTE's? Perhaps all of those who are sitting in their desks dreaming of new definitions for evangelism might be more productive by actually filling the local church desks and going out themselves to win souls!
How about it, Elder NG? Could we add this to the upcoming Year End Meetings at the GC for consideration?


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- Updated Early 2019 Mississippi Rankings
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2014 CB/WR Prine Lewis, John Curtis High, Louisiana
- Updated: March 24, 2013
2014 CB/WR Prine Lewis (5'9,175, 4.5) of John Curtis High in Louisiana, the defending state and national champions, is seeing interest in him increase as the 2013 season approaches.
While he doesn't claim any offers currently, several programs are actively recruiting him. "Louisville, Southern Miss, Louisiana-Monroe, and Louisiana Lafayette are in contact with me."
Lewis says ULL and ULM want him for a Junior Day and told Varsity Preps he feels close to his first offer. "I talked to the coaches from Louisville last week, they said they were about offer me at corner."
Yesterday, Lewis attended Junior Day at Southern Miss. "It went very well, I really enjoyed myself."
Lewis said he'll take a few official visits before deciding on a program.
He feels the Cardinals are recruiting him the hardest. "All the schools are recruiting me pretty much the same, but Louisville maybe a little more," Lewis said. "They told me they like my film, how physical I am, how I like to tackle."
John Curtis will be dealing with sky high expectations this fall coming off a dominating performance in 2012. Lewis talked about his role and how he'll mentor his younger teammates to handle the pressure to match last season's success. "Now that I'm a senior, I have to take more of a leadership role and show our younger guys how to do things. I'll push our underclassmen hard so we can win like we did last season."
Lewis feels that the 2013 team can produce on a high level. "We're working hard in the weight room, conditioning harder than last year, so I think that shows our dedication to bringing home another state championship," he said. "We'll get everyone's best shot, but we're prepared for that and we'll just take each game one at a time."
— Michael Bradley
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