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Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul to Boston directly once in every day. Flights take off from Istanbul Airport (IST) and land at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) within nearly 11 hours and the number of flights remains the same all year round; no changes occur on a seasonal basis.
As one of the touristic and productive cities in Türkiye, Istanbul shines out as the most populous metropolis countrywide. Encircled by the Marmara inland sea and the Black Sea, this adorable city ranks among the top significant destinations worldwide by its gradually increasing population. It would be recommendable to explore the colorful world of the Grand Bazaar, the historic market of the city, together with the Pierre Loti Hill of legendary beauty, so as to get to know this enchanting city better. You may have a pleasant dinner at the Maiden's Tower located in the middle of Bosporus and continue your night at Beyoğlu district where you may enjoy the entertaining and ceaseless nightlife.
There are two airports serving in Istanbul: Istanbul Airport (IST) and Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW). Turkish Airlines flights from Istanbul to Boston take off from Istanbul Airport (IST).
Istanbul city center is 35 km from Istanbul Airport (IST). Istanbul Airport is located on the European side, between Tayakadın, a neighborhood on the Black Sea coast, and Akpınar villages.
If you are looking for an affordable, quick transport option then you can benefit from the Havaist and IETT bus services. Travel comfortably with the airport shuttles that run day and night from many places in the city. In addition, you could pay 100-110 TL for a 30-minute taxi drive from the city center. For more information on transportation to Istanbul Airport, check our transport information page.
Putting its stamp on history as the American city triggering the revolution, Boston ranks among the top popular destinations worldwide. As the capital of the state of Massachusetts, the city is located along the Massachusetts Bay in the North Atlantic Ocean. Owning an extremely delightful nature also with Charles and Mystic Rivers, the city shines out by its historical artifacts as well.
During your stay at this beautiful city, you may visit the Museum of Fine Arts which indeed is a work of art on its own, and see the 16 significant sites in the route of The Freedom Trial. This road which starts from Bunker Hill Monument in Charleston, extends over a route of 2,5 kilometers to Boston Common. Moreover, you may have a chance to see Harlem, the center of entertainment, as well as Faneuil Hall, serving as a marketplace and meeting space, and Boston National Historical Park where many attractive works are exhibited. Do not also forget to watch the whales in their habitat by taking a boat tour with Ducks, operating both on land and at sea.
Passengers with a flight ticket to Boston with Turkish Airlines land at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) which is only 6 kilometers to the center.
You may use the buses on Silver Line 1 to reach the city center from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). It is possible to reach the South Station in the center within nearly 20 minutes via the Silver Line1 buses setting off from the airport. You may also use the buses numbered 449 and 459 to reach Summer St. station which is very close to the city center.
Passengers preferring the subway should first take shuttles to get to Airport station and then get on the blue line subway here for reaching the center. You may arrive in front of the City Hall if you get off the subway in State Street station.
Ferries departing from the Logan Wharf pier in the airport also reach Long Wharf pier in the center. Note that you should take the vehicle numbered 66 for reaching the pier from the airport.
Moreover, you may take cabs serving 7/24 or rent a car from the car rental offices at the airport to ensure a smooth transport during your stay.


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Template Method Pattern
Author: Deron Eriksson
Description: This Java tutorial describes the template method pattern, a behavioral class pattern.
Tutorial created using:
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The template method pattern is a behavioral class pattern. A behavioral class pattern uses inheritance for distribution of behavior. In the template method pattern, a method (the 'template method') defines the steps of an algorithm. The implementation of these steps (ie, methods) can be deferred to subclasses. Thus, a particular algorithm is defined in the template method, but the exact steps of this algorithm can be defined in subclasses. The template method is implemented in an abstract class. The steps (methods) of the algorithm are declared in the abstract class, and the methods whose implementations are to be delegated to subclasses are declared abstract. Here is an example of the template method pattern. Meal is an abstract class with a template method called doMeal() that defines the steps involved in a meal. We declare the method as final so that it can't be overridden. The algorithm defined by doMeal() consists of four steps: prepareIngredients(), cook(), eat(), and cleanUp(). The eat() method is implemented although subclasses can override the implementation. The prepareIngredients(), cook(), and cleanUp() methods are are declared abstract so that subclasses need to implement them. Meal.javapackage com.cakes; public abstract class Meal { // template method public final void doMeal() { prepareIngredients(); cook(); eat(); cleanUp(); } public abstract void prepareIngredients(); public abstract void cook(); public void eat() { System.out.println("Mmm, that's good"); } public abstract void cleanUp(); } The HamburgerMeal class extends Meal and implements Meal's three abstract methods. HamburgerMeal.javapackage com.cakes; public class HamburgerMeal extends Meal { @Override public void prepareIngredients() { System.out.println("Getting burgers, buns, and french fries"); } @Override public void cook() { System.out.println("Cooking burgers on grill and fries in oven"); } @Override public void cleanUp() { System.out.println("Throwing away paper plates"); } } The TacoMeal class implements Meal's three abstract methods and also overrides the eat() method. TacoMeal.javapackage com.cakes; public class TacoMeal extends Meal { @Override public void prepareIngredients() { System.out.println("Getting ground beef and shells"); } @Override public void cook() { System.out.println("Cooking ground beef in pan"); } @Override public void eat() { System.out.println("The tacos are tasty"); } @Override public void cleanUp() { System.out.println("Doing the dishes"); } } The Demo class creates a HamburgerMeal object and calls its doMeal() method. It creates a TacoMeal object and calls doMeal() on the TacoMeal object. Demo.javapackage com.cakes; public class Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { Meal meal1 = new HamburgerMeal(); meal1.doMeal(); System.out.println(); Meal meal2 = new TacoMeal(); meal2.doMeal(); } } The console output of the execution of Demo is shown here. Console OutputGetting burgers, buns, and french fries Cooking burgers on grill and fries in oven Mmm, that's good Throwing away paper plates Getting ground beef and shells Cooking ground beef in pan The tacos are tasty Doing the dishes As you can see, the template method design pattern allows us to define the steps in an algorithm and pass the implementation of these steps to subclasses. Related Tutorials:

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AEA South Pacific
The annual AEA South Pacific Connect Conference is a two-day event that personally connect general aviation industry professionals. Formerly known as the AEA Regional Meetings, the AEA Connect conferences have grown beyond simply receiving regulatory updates and technical training via a classroom-style lecture — attendees are now more engaged than ever in the educational environment with interactive discussions and analysis. Avionics repair stations, manufacturers, regulators and educators show an increasing desire to come together, network and personally conduct serious business — they want to connect in person. With an exhibit hall filled with the latest avionics technologies and services, attendees feel a greater personal connection with the opportunity to see, touch and feel new products and visit face-to-face with the experts.


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MOUNT_ADOS(8) NetBSD System Manager's Manual MOUNT_ADOS(8)Powered by man-cgi (2024-03-20). Maintained for NetBSD by Kimmo Suominen. Based on man-cgi by Panagiotis Christias.
mount_ados -- mount an AmigaDOS file system
mount_ados [-o options] [-u uid] [-g gid] [-m mask] special node
The mount_ados command attaches the AmigaDOS filesystem residing on the device special to the global filesystem namespace at the location indi- cated by node. Both special and node are converted to absolute paths before use. This command is normally executed by mount(8) at boot time, but can be used by any user to mount an AmigaDOS file system on any directory that they own (provided, of course, that they have appropriate access to the device that contains the file system). The options are as follows: -o options Use the specified mount options, as described in mount(8). -u uid Set the owner of the files in the file system to uid. The default owner is the owner of the directory on which the file system is being mounted. -g gid Set the group of the files in the file system to gid. The default group is the group of the directory on which the file system is being mounted. -m mask Specify the maximum file permissions for files in the file sys- tem. (For example, a mask of 755 specifies that, by default, the owner should have read, write, and execute permissions for files, but others should only have read and execute permissions. See chmod(1) for more information about octal file modes.) Only the nine low-order bits of mask are used. The default mask is taken from the directory on which the file system is being mounted.
mount(2), unmount(2), fstab(5), mount(8)
The mount_ados utility first appeared in NetBSD 1.0.
The `ados' filesystem currently supports the Amiga fast file system. The `ados' filesystem implementation currently is read-only. The mount_ados utility silently retries the mount read-only, as if the ro option were specified, when it encounters the [EROFS] error. NetBSD 9.2 April 7, 1994 NetBSD 9.2


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In this 200th anniversary year of the birth of Henry David Thoreau, each of us can increase our health and well-being by applying his guidance to our regular exercise activities. Thoreau, one of the United States' greatest writers, naturalists, and philosophers, not only walked the length and breadth of Concord, his beloved hometown in Massachusetts, but also walked and hiked far and wide across farms, riverbeds, parklands, and mountains all over Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
In Thoreau's time, the early and middle decades of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution was just beginning to impact daily life. In those days, men and women still engaged in substantial quantities of physical labor, and exercise as such was never conceived as necessary. At present, in marked contrast, regular exercise is a key requirement for a healthy life. We need to break away, for at least 30 minutes every day, from our computer monitors and our mobile device screens. Thoreau would not recognize the sprawling urbanity of our cramped cities and their satellite suburbs, but he would likely strongly encourage us to get out there, walk as much as we can, and enjoy as much green space as possible.
For Thoreau, being outdoors was imperative. In his revered essay, "Walking," he informed his readers that he could not stay in his "chamber for a single day without acquiring some rust." Admittedly, our mode of living is quite different from his. For many of us, getting to some green space requires a bit of effort. However, in the 21st century, we need to make sure we're doing sufficient vigorous exercise, and walking on city streets and avenues counts as much as does walking along a tree-lined lane.
For those of us who haven't done any regular exercise for some time, walking is an optimal way to get back in shape. Regardless of one's age, renewing one's acquaintance with the process of exercise should be a gradual process. Start slowly, beginning with a 15-minute walk at a slow pace. Increase your pace over time until you're able to do a brisk 15-minute walk. Then increase your duration in small increments, decreasing your pace if needed. Within, typically, four to six weeks, you've become able to do a brisk 30-minute walk. Longer durations may be appropriate, whenever possible. The federal government recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of vigorous exercise five times a week to achieve and maintain good health.
Regular chiropractic care helps us achieve our exercise goals and is an important component of our overall health and well-being strategy. Regular chiropractic care helps our spines maintain their balance, flexibility, and mechanical integrity, and a well-functioning spinal column helps ensure optimal activity of our nerve system. When the nerve system, our body's master system, is functioning properly, all our other physiological systems are able to do their jobs more effectively. In this way, regular chiropractic care helps us get the most out of our exercise activities and helps us obtain high levels of health and wellness.
- Shanahan DF, et al: The Benefits of Natural Environments for Physical Activity. Sports Med 46(7):989-995, 2016
- Ulmer JM1, et al: Multiple health benefits of urban tree canopy: The mounting evidence for a green prescription Health Place 42:54-62, 2016
- Cox DTC, et al; Doses of Neighborhood Nature: The Benefits for Mental Health of Living with Nature BioScience 67(2):147-155, 2017


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Life Is Good!
Ava DuVernay has worked in the world of film as a marketer and publicist for more than 14 years, forming The DuVernay Agency in 1999. Her award-winning firm has provided strategy and execution for more than 80 film and television campaigns for acclaimed directors such as Steven Spielberg, Michael Mann, Robert Rodriguez, Bill Condon, Raoul Peck, Gurinder Chadha and Reggie & Gina Bythewood.
Here, the brainy and beautiful businesswoman-turned-filmmaker discusses her directorial debut, "This is the Life," which offers a rare insider's view of the underground urban music movement in Los Angeles. Already the winner of Audience Awards in Toronto, Los Angeles and Seattle, this riveting documentary about the roots of rap has just been released theatrically by Forward Movement and is set to debut on Showtime in April.
KW: Hi Ava, thanks for the time.
AD: No, thank you, Kam. I'm a big fan.
KW: Congratulations on your directorial debut! How was the premiere party at The House of Blues?
AD: It was unbelievable and unforgettable… Truly a remarkable night… To have all these amazing artists reunite in celebration of our documentary was a dream come true.
KW: What interested you in making This Is the Life?
AD: Well, I was a part of The Good Life movement as a young artist. Eventually, I went on to handle publicity for studios and networks, to work all over the world, execute huge premieres and red carpet events, but in all that time, I never experienced anything as creatively pure as I had at The Good Life. When it was time to make my first doc, I knew it had to be about that very special place.
KW: What prior experience did you have with directing?
AD: I've directed two shorts previously, a short narrative and a short doc. My short narrative, "Saturday Night Life," starred Melissa De Sousa of "The Best Man." It toured the festival circuit and eventually was selected for the Showtime Network's Black Filmmaker Showcase, and aired in February, 2007.
KW: How did you prepare to shoot this movie?
AD: The most extensive preparation was in connecting with and relaying my vision of the story to all the participants. This film is the true story of many people's lives, so beyond the obvious technical preparation, it was the personal connection and building of trust that was at the forefront for me throughout the process.
KW: How was it seeing old friends over the course of the shooting? Had you kept in touch with most of them?
AD: It was wonderful to not only see all the old friends, but to have the opportunity to sit down and have long conversations, really delve into the memories. It was a beautiful time for me personally.
KW: You were once an aspiring rapper? How would you describe your style?
AD: I don't know if I was ever an aspiring rapper, as in aspiring to have a record deal and be a rap star. I liked to express myself through rhyme and to practice lyrical patterns that were unusual. I liked to hang with my friends who were all rhyming. I liked being a part of The Good Life family. At the time, I was doing what I loved, and not really thinking much beyond that – in terms of commercial viability or aspirations.
KW: Were you disappointed when you didn't make it as a rapper?
How did you feel when Eve exploded with your rap nickname?
AD: No, not at all. I never pursued it like that. I was a student at UCLA and was just a local young woman enjoying the hip hop scene. It was never really meant to be more than that.
KW: What famous rappers would you say were influenced by performers in This Is the Life?
AD: In the film, we explore the connections between several emcees of note and their Good Life counterparts. Particularly, Ice Cube and Bones Thugs & Harmony. We lay it all out for the viewer to judge the influences for themselves.
KW: Do you still get up on stage anywhere on open mic night?
AD: No, I'm no longer performing.
KW: Then, where can folks go to hear a sample of your rapping?
AD: Nowhere! The evidence is long gone. [Laughs]
KW: Which do you enjoy more, rapping, directing or being a publicist?
AD: Oh wow! What an interesting question. I'm proud to say that I am someone who very much tries to remain in the moment. At each of those moments – as an emcee, as a publicist and now as a director – I am completely immersed, completely present, completely enjoying it. I can't say I love one over another because as I was doing each, I loved it through and through.
KW: The Columbus Short question: Are you happy?
AD: I am happy, and hopeful, and healthy, and here! What more can we really ask for?
KW: The "Realtor to the Stars" Jimmy Bayan question: Where in L.A. do you live?
AD: I live in what Angelenos call "The Valley." Sherman Oaks, California to be exact.
KW: The bookworm Troy Johnson question: What was the last book you read?
AD: "A Strange Freedom" by Howard Thurman
KW: The Tasha Smith question: Are you ever afraid?
AD: Yes, whenever my ego starts to get the best of me – I know that's just fear rearing its ugly head.
KW: The Rudy Lewis question: Who's at the top of your hero list?
AD: My Mother.
KW: How do you feel about Barack Obama's becoming President?
AD: I feel empowered to do just about anything. If he can achieve his dream, I can achieve mine, and you can achieve yours. Whatever they may be.
KW: The Laz Alonso question: Is there anything your fans can do to help you?
AD: Don't buy bootleg. And please support black films on the first weekend.
KW: What was the biggest obstacle you have had to overcome in life?
AD: Fear of failure.
KW: Teri Emerson would like to know when was the last time you had a good belly laugh?
AD: Last night, at a screening of THIS IS THE LIFE. An emcee performed an amazingly hilarious freestyle after the show and we all fell out of our chairs.
KW: What advice do you have for anyone who wants to follow in your footsteps?
AD: Be not afraid.
KW: Do you have a website?
AD: www.goodlifelove.com
KW: Thanks again for the interview, and best of luck with all your endeavors.
AD: Thanks, Kam. It's an honored to be interviewed by you. Keep up the great work!


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One can't do it all, and quite often it's better not to try… not because of being incapable, but because of all the benefits of hiring an expert who is super-capable. Yes, they'll probably complete the task faster and maybe better than you, but if you're smart, you'll spend a little time observing and asking questions, or at least send in a junior team member. Just like that, you'll have a new bit of expertise for your toolbox. And if they're an expert from Dell Technologies Services, it'll be more than just a bit. We give you access to experts from every corner of IT that bring big-picture understanding to their particular area of expertise. They're never there just to complete an assigned task, they're there to help you to achieve as much success as possible.
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A Fall TV Refresher: Where 20 of the Highest-Rated Shows Left Off
It's the most wonderful time of the year! That's right, Fall TV season.
The best part of Fall TV coming back is that you finally have real excuses not to leave your apartment most nights (going outside?! How dare you, sir!). The worst part of Fall TV's imminent return is that you realize that you've spent an entire summer drinking White Claws and some of your memories of what happened on your favorite returning shows is a little fuzzy. Well, I'm here to do you a solid, because you deserve it! Below, find mini refreshers on what went down in the finale episodes of some of the highest rated shows (in the 18 - 49 demo) from the 2018 - 2019 season. Crack open one last Claw and let the memories wash over you as you prepare for a new season of laughs, love, and so! much! drama! (Oh, and also zombies.)
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Linear Regression with Interaction Effects
Construct and analyze a linear regression model with interaction effects and interpret the results.
Load sample data.
load hospital
To retain only the first column of blood pressure, store data in a table.
tbl = table(hospital.Sex,hospital.Age,hospital.Weight,hospital.Smoker,hospital.BloodPressure(:,1), ... 'VariableNames',{'Sex','Age','Weight','Smoker','BloodPressure'});
Perform stepwise linear regression.
For the initial model, use the full model with all terms and their pairwise interactions.
mdl = stepwiselm(tbl,'interactions')
1. Removing Sex:Smoker, FStat = 0.050738, pValue = 0.8223 2. Removing Weight:Smoker, FStat = 0.07758, pValue = 0.78124 3. Removing Age:Weight, FStat = 1.9717, pValue = 0.16367 4. Removing Sex:Age, FStat = 0.32389, pValue = 0.57067 5. Removing Age:Smoker, FStat = 2.4939, pValue = 0.11768
mdl = Linear regression model: BloodPressure ~ 1 + Age + Smoker + Sex*Weight Estimated Coefficients: Estimate SE tStat pValue ________ ________ _______ __________ (Intercept) 133.17 10.337 12.883 1.76e-22 Sex_Male -35.269 17.524 -2.0126 0.047015 Age 0.11584 0.067664 1.712 0.090198 Weight -0.1393 0.080211 -1.7367 0.085722 Smoker_1 9.8307 1.0229 9.6102 1.2391e-15 Sex_Male:Weight 0.2341 0.11192 2.0917 0.039162 Number of observations: 100, Error degrees of freedom: 94 Root Mean Squared Error: 4.72 R-squared: 0.53, Adjusted R-Squared: 0.505 F-statistic vs. constant model: 21.2, p-value = 4e-14
The final model in formula form is BloodPressure ~ 1 + Age + Smoker + Sex*Weight
. This model includes all four main effects (Age, Smoker, Sex, Weight) and the two-way interaction between Sex
and Weight
. This model corresponds to
is the blood pressure
are the coefficients
is the indicator variable for smoking; indicates a smoking patient whereas indicates a nonsmoking patient
is the indicator variable for sex; indicates a male patient whereas indicates a female patient
is the
variableis the
variableis the error term
The following table shows the fitted linear model for each gender and smoking combination.
As seen from these models, and show how much the intercept of the response function changes when the indicator variable takes the value 1 compared to when it takes the value 0. , however, shows the effect of the Weight variable on the response variable when the indicator variable for sex takes the value 1 compared to when it takes the value 0. You can explore the main and interaction effects in the final model using the methods of the LinearModel
class as follows.
Plot prediction slice plots.
figure plotSlice(mdl)
This plot shows the main effects for all predictor variables. The green line in each panel shows the change in the response variable as a function of the predictor variable when all other predictor variables are held constant. For example, for a smoking male patient aged 37.5, the expected blood pressure increases as the weight of the patient increases, given all else the same.
The dashed red curves in each panel show the 95% confidence bounds for the predicted response values.
The horizontal dashed line in each panel shows the predicted response for the specific value of the predictor variable corresponding to the vertical dashed line. You can drag these lines to get the predicted response values at other predictor values, as shown next.
For example, the predicted value of the response variable is 118.3497 when a patient is female, nonsmoking, age 40.3788, and weighs 139.9545 pounds. The values in the square brackets, [114.621, 122.079], show the lower and upper limits of a 95% confidence interval for the estimated response. Note that, for a nonsmoking female patient, the expected blood pressure decreases as the weight increases, given all else is held constant.
Plot main effects.
This plot displays the main effects. The circles show the magnitude of the effect and the blue lines show the upper and lower confidence limits for the main effect. For example, being a smoker increases the expected blood pressure by 10 units, compared to being a nonsmoker, given all else is held constant. Expected blood pressure increases about two units for males compared to females, again, given other predictors held constant. An increase in age from 25 to 50 causes an expected increase of 4 units, whereas a change in weight from 111 to 202 causes about a 4-unit decrease in the expected blood pressure, given all else held constant.
Plot interaction effects.
figure plotInteraction(mdl,'Sex','Weight')
This plot displays the impact of a change in one factor given the other factor is fixed at a value.
Be cautious while interpreting the interaction effects. When there is not enough data on all factor combinations or the data is highly correlated, it might be difficult to determine the interaction effect of changing one factor while keeping the other fixed. In such cases, the estimated interaction effect is an extrapolation from the data.
The blue circles show the main effect of a specific term, as in the main effects plot. The red circles show the impact of a change in one term for fixed values of the other term. For example, in the bottom half of this plot, the red circles show the impact of a weight change in female and male patients, separately. You can see that an increase in a female's weight from 111 to 202 pounds causes about a 14-unit decrease in the expected blood pressure, while an increase of the same amount in the weight of a male patient causes about a 5-unit increase in the expected blood pressure, again given other predictors are held constant.
Plot prediction effects.
figure plotInteraction(mdl,'Sex','Weight','predictions')
This plot shows the effect of changing one variable as the other predictor variable is held constant. In this example, the last figure shows the response variable, blood pressure, as a function of weight, when the variable sex is fixed at males and females. The lines for males and females are crossing which indicates a strong interaction between weight and sex. You can see that the expected blood pressure increases as the weight of a male patient increases, but decreases as the weight of a female patient increases.
See Also
| fitlm
| stepwiselm
| plotSlice
| plotEffects
| plotInteraction


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Why is Effective Business Continuity Management Important?
Business continuity management (BCM) denotes how organizations plan for and respond to risks. Mission-critical functions must continue to run after disruptions such as bad weather or hackers.
A business continuity plan documents how your organization will continue to operate after a natural or man-made disaster, severe market conditions or sudden changes in leadership. This could be anything from a stock market crash to a hurricane to the death or dire illness of a key leader. BCPs are hot topics thanks to growing legislation and increased risks related to data security and other events. Every organization would benefit from adopting some kind of BCP framework, however modest.
What is Business Continuity Management?
Business continuity management (BCM) denotes how organizations plan for and respond to risks. Mission-critical functions must continue to run after disruptions such as bad weather or hackers. Smart planning also makes it possible for employees to return to business as usual quickly.
How Does Business Continuity Work?
The most effective way to achieve transparent, seamless risk management and disaster recovery is via a business continuity management system. This may require some outside assistance since any BCMS adopted should follow international standard ISO 22301 requirements. All businesses can begin the first phase themselves, however, by building a continuity plan that identifies and minimizes risks.
What's the Big Deal With ISO 22301?
ISO 22301 lays out a road map for an effective BCMS and is the most credible resource for successful business continuity management. Becoming ISO 22301-certified signals to clients that your company has a game plan in case disaster strikes — certification helps clients decide that your firm is a solid investment for their business.
This certification proves to prospective clients that your organization will continue to provide the products or services they need, even if an emergency arises. It also gives you an:
- Independent evaluation of your business continuity management, providing assurance or offering areas for improvement
- Accredited certification with regular audits to ensure continual improvement
- Oversight of regulatory requirements to ensure legal compliance. This could include the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or new state and federal privacy regulations impacting customer data collection and storage.
What's is Disaster Recovery vs. BCM?
People are often confused by the difference between these two terms. They aren't synonyms. Business continuity deals with relocation and business functions while disaster recovery, which is a subset of business continuity, deals with the technical recovery of systems and resources.
Disaster recovery outlines how to recover technical functions, sites, operations and applications. A business continuity plan may contain many disaster recovery plans.
What Are the Key Components of a BCP?
A successful business continuity plan includes the following:
- Succession plans for key employees
- Identification of critical functions with priority identified
- All employees' contact information and role in the plan
- Tested backup strategies


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Solid economic growth, timid inflation, less monetary support and the growing influence of new societal issues underpin the investment themes selected for 2018 by BNP Paribas Wealth Management's strategists in the United States, Europe and Asia.
These themes aim to guide investors towards attractive opportunities.
The year 2018 will see an improvement in the global economic environment which will allow investors to benefit from long-term trends.
In 2017, the global economy continued to improve. Central bank support became less necessary and financial markets pursued a bullish trend.
In the year ahead, BNP Paribas Wealth Management expects a sustained economic recovery with rising inflation. Investors can expect to see less support from central banks. The environment should remain favourable for risky assets.
"2017 was a fruitful year. Improving fundamentals around the world prevailed over geopolitical obstacles. Our ten investment themes for 2018, combined with our global strategy, should be an additional asset, indicating attractive investment solutions in this changing world," says Florent Bronès, Head of Investment Strategy at BNP Paribas Wealth Management.
Theme 1 – Seeking alternatives to traditional fixed income strategies
Investment opportunities in the bond universe are increasingly rare. Risk premiums, already weak last year, are shrinking further due to cash injected by central banks. Investors have been forced to take on more risk to obtain decent yields. BNP Paribas Wealth Management explores several ways of finding value in the bond universe and alternative funds with similar volatility levels.
Theme 2 – The time is ripe for an acceleration in external growth (M&A and special situations)
External growth operations tend to multiply in the late stages of an economic cycle, replacing organic growth strategies with those that boost competitiveness. In the US, the implementation of new tax measures (tax cuts and tax breaks for repatriating overseas earnings) should bolster M&A activity and share buybacks. As Europe is lagging in the cycle, its potential for external growth and share buybacks is at least as good as in the US.
Theme 3 – The importance of finding flexible solutions
The bond universe offers very few opportunities. Indeed, interest rates and bond yields are set to rise moderately despite a small rise expected in the coming months. This suggests that returns on traditional bonds will be very low. Moreover, some equity markets are already fairly dear and some investors do not tolerate the level of underlying risk on these markets. Alternative strategies, unconstrained funds and certain structured products offer attractive solutions.
Theme 4 – Value investing should finally have its day in the sun
A window of opportunity for outperformance is opening up for value stocks (i.e. undervalued stocks).Value stocks will capitalise on synchronised global economic growth and mounting inflationary pressure. These pro-cyclical trends will drive up bond yields to which value stocks are positively correlated. The discount on value stocks should diminish over the next few quarters.
Theme 5 – Protecting against inflation risk via tangible assets
Inflation expectations are very low. And yet there is a real risk of surprise to the upside at this stage, especially in the US. A direct exposure to real assets helps to stabilise long-term returns and increase the portfolio's protection against inflation. Real assets include precious metals (e.g. gold), direct real estate, farms, vineyards and forests.
Theme 6 – Millennials: adapting to the largest generation so far
"Millennials" or "Generation Y" are the cohort of people born between 1980 and 2000, who are constantly connected via all kinds of numerous and varied devices. These young consumers, with new habits and needs, are revolutionising the way goods and services are consumed. They are forcing companies to innovate and are thus creating winners and losers in various sectors. We see opportunities in sectors such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Database Management, including Cloud Computing, Big Data, and industries linked to new modes of consumption.
Theme 7 – (R)evolution in mobility: the impact of electricity
In a bid to curb global warming, fight pollution and solve transport problems in congested cities, political authorities in the West and in China are taking measures which will accelerate the growth of electric vehicles. This (r)evolution is opening up opportunities at every level of the value chain: materials (metals, chemical products used in batteries), electricity producers, electric vehicle makers, and carpooling services, etc.
Theme 8 – Infrastructure and urbanisation, a global trend
Infrastructure is the backbone of the economy. It comprises the basic framework, facilities, networks (transport, power, communications) and buildings which a country, organisation or community needs to function competitively and to improve the standard of living of its people. There are enormous renovation needs in developed countries. However, in emerging markets, infrastructure and urbanisation are essential for reaching the next stage in their expansion.
Theme 9 – Sustainable production methods and healthy consumption habits increase their appeal
Enjoying a healthier lifestyle in a cleaner environment is becoming an important goal for an increasing number of people. Logically, consumer habits are changing too. We take more care of our health and our attitude towards the planet is also evolving. Fixing sustainable targets has become a top priority. This theme seeks to capture these trends, and fits perfectly with responsible investments.
Theme 10 – Business investment on the rise: cyclical and secular drivers
Companies will continue to invest in 2018, thanks to the buoyant economic cycle but also because of the necessity to invest in innovative technologies to ensure their long-term productivity. This theme identifies stocks which will benefit from this trend.
You can also watch a video in which Florent Bronès presents the 10 Wealth Management investment themes for 2018 by clicking here and read the full report by clicking here.
About BNP Paribas Wealth Management
BNP Paribas Wealth Management is a leading global private bank and #1 Private Bank in the Eurozone. Present in three hubs in Europe, Asia and the US, over 6,600 professionals provide a private investor clientele with solutions for optimising and managing their assets. The bank has €358 billion worth of assets under management (as at 30 September 2017)


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A very powerful and flexible option offered by the preconfiguration tools is the ability to run commands or scripts at certain points in the installation.
When the filesystem of the target system is mounted, it is available in
. If an installation CD is used, when it is mounted
it is available in /cdrom
# d-i preseeding is inherently not secure. Nothing in the installer checks # for attempts at buffer overflows or other exploits of the values of a # preconfiguration file like this one. Only use preconfiguration files from # trusted locations! To drive that home, and because it's generally useful, # here's a way to run any shell command you'd like inside the installer, # automatically. # This first command is run as early as possible, just after # preseeding is read. #d-i preseed/early_command string anna-install some-udeb # This command is run immediately before the partitioner starts. It may be # useful to apply dynamic partitioner preseeding that depends on the state # of the disks (which may not be visible when preseed/early_command runs). #d-i partman/early_command \ # string debconf-set partman-auto/disk "$(list-devices disk | head -n1)" # This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is # still a usable /target directory. You can chroot to /target and use it # directly, or use the apt-install and in-target commands to easily install # packages and run commands in the target system. #d-i preseed/late_command string apt-install zsh; in-target chsh -s /bin/zsh
It is possible to use preseeding to change the default answer for a question, but still have the question asked. To do this the seen flag must be reset to "false" after setting the value for a question.
d-i foo/bar string value d-i foo/bar seen false
The same effect can be achieved for all questions by
setting the parameter preseed/interactive=true
the boot prompt. This can also be useful for testing or debugging your
preconfiguration file.
Note that the "d-i" owner should only be used for variables used in the installer itself. For variables belonging to packages installed on the target system, you should use the name of that package instead. See the footnote to Section B.2.2, "Using boot parameters to preseed questions".
If you are preseeding using boot parameters, you can make the installer ask
the corresponding question by using the "?=" operator, i.e.
(or foo
This will of course only have effect for parameters that correspond to
questions that are actually displayed during an installation and not for
"internal" parameters.
For more debugging information, use the boot parameter
This will cause debconf
to print much more detail
about the current settings of each variable and about its progress through
each package's installation scripts.
It is possible to include other preconfiguration files from a preconfiguration file. Any settings in those files will override pre-existing settings from files loaded earlier. This makes it possible to put, for example, general networking settings for your location in one file and more specific settings for certain configurations in other files.
# More than one file can be listed, separated by spaces; all will be # loaded. The included files can have preseed/include directives of their # own as well. Note that if the filenames are relative, they are taken from # the same directory as the preconfiguration file that includes them. #d-i preseed/include string x.cfg # The installer can optionally verify checksums of preconfiguration files # before using them. Currently only md5sums are supported, list the md5sums # in the same order as the list of files to include. #d-i preseed/include/checksum string 5da499872becccfeda2c4872f9171c3d # More flexibly, this runs a shell command and if it outputs the names of # preconfiguration files, includes those files. #d-i preseed/include_command \ # string if [ "`hostname`" = bob ]; then echo bob.cfg; fi # Most flexibly of all, this downloads a program and runs it. The program # can use commands such as debconf-set to manipulate the debconf database. # More than one script can be listed, separated by spaces. # Note that if the filenames are relative, they are taken from the same # directory as the preconfiguration file that runs them. #d-i preseed/run string foo.sh
It is also possible to chainload from the initrd or file preseeding phase, into network preseeding by setting preseed/url in the earlier files. This will cause network preseeding to be performed when the network comes up. You need to be careful when doing this, since there will be two distinct runs at preseeding, meaning for example that you get another chance to run the preseed/early command, the second one happening after the network comes up.


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The man accused of sending mail bombs to prominent Democrats last fall is expected to plead guilty in federal court next week, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
Cesar Sayoc was indicted on federal charges last November in connection with a series of mail bombs he allegedly sent to Democratic politicians, including former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker.
CNN's New York bureau was evacuated in October after a package with an explosive device, addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, was discovered, officials said.
None of the devices detonated and no one was injured.
Sayoc was previously expected to appear in court next week for a pretrial hearing, but is now scheduled for a plea hearing, prosecutors said. The trial was expected to begin in July.
Following a four-day nationwide manhunt , FBI agents found and arrested Sayoc in Plantation, Florida, where they also seized his van, which was plastered with pro-Trump and anti-Democrat memes .
Sayoc faces a series of charges, including five counts of use of a weapon of mass destruction and five counts of interstate transportation and receipt of explosives. It's not clear what charges the plea will involve.
CNN was reaching out Friday to a defense attorney for comment.


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Western Picture Frames are a customer favorite here at mybarnwoodframes.com. Our western decor enthusiasts love the look of a great piece of barnwood, and we use only authentic stuff. You can bring the country indoors and surround yourself with a reminder of a way of life that is quickly becoming a lost art. We are committed to helping you preserve a little bit of the Great American West.
- Frame is crafted from authentic barnwood
- One 10x20 (20x10) photo or artwork opening
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- Includes glass, backing and hanging hardware
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Nextion NX8048T050 - 5.0" LCD TFT HMI Touch Display
Nextion is a seamless Human Machine Interface (HMI) solution that provides a control and visualization interface between a human and a process, machine, application or appliance. Nextion is mainly applied to Internet of thing (IoT) or consumer electronics field. It is the best solution to replace the traditional LCD and LED Nixie tube.
Nextion includes a hardware part (a series of TFT boards) and a software part (theNextion editor). The Nextion TFT board uses only one serial port to communicate. It lets users avoid the hassle of wiring. We noticed that most engineers spend much time in application development but get unsatisfactory results. As a solution to this situation, Nextion editor has mass components such as button, text, progress bar, slider, instrument panel etc. to enrich the interface design. Furthermore, the drag-and-drop function ensures that users spend less time in programming, which will reduce 99% of their development workloads. With the help of this WYSIWYG editor, designing a GUI is a piece of cake.
It's easy to adapt Nextion family HMI to existing projects. Users just need to provide it a UART.
Nextion 5.0'' HMI Arduino TFT Lcd Display Module Screen with integrated 4-wire Resistive Touch Panel 800x480 NX8048T050is a powerful 5.0'' HMI, which is member of Nextion family. Features include: a 5.0" TFT 800x480 resistive touch screen display, 16M Flash, 2KByte RAM, 65k colors.
Package include: a Nextion 5.0'' display, a wire, a power supply test board
Note:there's a small power supply test board and a wire for you to test if the electricity supply is enough or not. Please see below image how to use it.
- Compatible with Raspberry Pi A+, B+ and Raspberry Pi 2, Arduino
- 800 x 480 Resolution
- RGB 65K true to life colours
- TFT Screen with integrated 4-wire Resistive Touch Panel For Raspberry Pi and Arduino
- Easy 4 pin interface to any TTL Serial Host For Arduino
- 16M Flash memory for User Application Code and Date
- On board micro-SD card for firmware upgrade
- Visual Area:108mm(L)×64.8mm(W)
- Adjustable Brightness:0~230 nit, the interval of adjustment is 1%
- 5V410mA power consumption
- CE/EMC, RoHS certified (certificates)
Please visit our wikipage for more information about this product. Any suggestions for improvement, such as correcting errors, adding more demo codes or tutorials, will be highly appreciated.
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Uniden PC68LTX 40 channel Mobile CB Radio. ThePC68LTX brings back the high quality circuitry that made Uniden famous! Radio operators have been mourning the disappearance of the "high-cut" audio option from Uniden's CB Radio line up for quite some time. Now Uniden has reintroduced the high-cut audio in the PC68LTX mobile CB radios!
The Uniden PC68LTX is elegantly styled and packed with the most popular 2-way radio features in a user friendly package that will be familiar to all Uniden CB fans! A bright LED channel indicator, easy to read meter, front panel mic connector, and Uniden's classic controls with an enhanced channel selector that offers more positive channel selection and reduced drift are some of highlights to the new PC68LTX.
Uniden PC68LTX Features
The Uniden PC68LTX includes an extra-long mic cord for operator convenience even in the largest of vehicle cabs. RF gain control, Mic gain control, PA/CB switch, Analog S/RF meter, instant access to channel 9, and a sturdy mic with left side positive push to talk make the PC68LTX loaded with the features that professional drivers have enjoyed for years! And the reintroduction of the high-cut audio switch will make any veteran driver happy while newer CB radio operators will enjoy the clarity and frequency response that Uniden's high-cut audio brings to the conversation.
Product Features
- 40 channel CB radio
- Analog S/RF meter
- RF gain control
- Mic gain control
- Extra-long mic cord
- PA/CB switch
- Instant channel 9
- DC power cord
- Classic styled handheld microphone w/ frontpanel connector
- "High-cut" audio switch
- Squelch control to eliminate background noise
What's included in the box:
- Uniden PC68LTX 40 channel CB
- Microphone
- Mounting bracket and hardware
- Microphone Bracket and Hardware
- Wiring harness
- Printed materials
Installation notes
Size: 6.3" x 6.4" x 2.2"
This is a large radio. It is recommended for vehicles with a little extra space.
The power cable for this CB radio is detachable for easier installation.


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[Content note: depression and suicide]
This is my series on depression and what it's actually like beyond the DSM symptoms. It's not meant to reflect anyone's experience but my own, although I'm sure plenty of people will identify with it. If things were completely different for you and you feel comfortable sharing, the comments section's all yours. Previous posts in the series are here.
The title of this post is "Living With Depression: Hope," but because of the bit before the colon, the part after it is hard to come by.
One of the main ways in which depression differs from sadness or "the blues" is the pervasive loss of hope that its sufferers experience. When you're depressed, you don't merely feel bad; you know beyond a doubt that you will always feel bad. You don't have evidence for this, but the strength of your conviction is so great that you automatically attribute it to accuracy. After all, if it weren't absolutely true that you will always feel this bad, why else would you be so certain of it?
That's one of many ways in which the depressed brain tricks you.
Unfortunately, the hopelessness of depression isn't limited to big-picture questions like whether or not you will eventually feel better. It affects every little thing. You will never make friends. You will never find a partner. You will never have sex again. You will never get a job. You will never get into graduate school. You will never find a place to live that you like. You will never reconcile with your family. You will never get in shape. You will never get these damn errands finished.
(This also means that it's impossible to tell the difference between what's actually unattainable and what merely feels that way. I recently told my mother that one of the reasons I chose not to go for a PhD was because there's absolutely no way I could've made it into a doctoral program given my lack of research experience. My mother pointed out that I'd said the same thing about the master's program to which I will soon be merrily on my way. It's true. I did say that. I also said that I will never get into Northwestern and never get any summer internships and never find a partner and never find a way to move to New York City. Sometimes I think that I'll never get married or never be able to get a fulltime job. Which of these are based on a skeptical assessment of the evidence, and which are not? Who knows.)
This is going to sound ridiculous when I say it this way, but imagine knowing for certain that every little bit of your life will always be bad. Imagine if someone traveled back in time from the future and told you that you are going to fail at everything and you will never be happy and nobody will ever like you. Got it? Now try to live out the rest of that life.
That is depression.
When you look at it that way, suicide becomes a little easier to understand. One of the many things healthy people don't get about suicide is how you could want to end your life for good just because of a "temporary setback" or "when things might get better" or "without knowing how life will turn out." People call suicide a "permanent solution to a temporary problem."
Sure, that's how it looks to a healthy person. But to a depressed person, it's not a temporary problem. It's a permanent problem. You do know exactly how life will turn out and it will turn out terribly.
This is why it's so patently ridiculous to me when people start going on about "Yeah well how can you really know if it's depression or just sadness I mean aren't we sort of medicalizing a normal emotion." This is why it's so clear that these people have no clue what they're talking about. I've spent a lot of time being depressed and I've also spent a lot of time being sad. When I'm sad, my thought process goes like this: "Blah, it's really fucking sad to be leaving behind my life in Chicago with all these friends I have and all the places I like to go. I will never have these things in my life in this way again. This is really fucking sad. I can't wait till the move to NYC is over because then I'll get to acclimate to a new life and it won't feel as bad to have left this one behind."
When I'm depressed, my thought process is more like this: "THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING GOOD ABOUT CHRISTMAS BREAK ENDING AND HAVING TO GO BACK TO CHICAGO. I HATE EVERYTHING THERE. Yeah, I guess I have friends there, but they probably don't even like me. My classes will probably suck this quarter (yeah I picked them myself but whatever everything I choose for myself always ends up being shitty). The weather fucking sucks and I can't stand it anymore. I'll just sit in my apartment alone like a loser. Fuck my life."
But here's the thing: when Christmas break ended and I went back to Chicago, it was…fine. I adjusted, as I always do. But in the days leading up to break ending, I was absolutely unable to see that that would happen. It didn't matter that I'd had the same thoughts at the end of every break. It didn't matter that I had the same thoughts as I prepared to go home for break, from where I was now so reluctant to leave.
Nothing mattered. I had lost hope. Hopelessness was the default state in which I lived most of the time.
But without hope, there's no way to be happy or even content. If things are going poorly for you right now, you're convinced that they will always be that way. If things are going well, you're convinced that it could all end at any time and your future seems grim.
Without hope, something as mundane as returning to school from Christmas break feels like an insurmountable obstacle. Without hope, my upcoming move to NYC would have me completely paralyzed with dread and anxiety (and I have to say, it's pretty difficult even with hope).
Without hope, treating your depression feels pointless. Why make the effort when you already "know" it's not going to help? Without hope, platitudes about "looking on the bright side" are pointless, because depression is an illness that literally prevents you from ever looking on the bright side. Telling a person with depression to try to be hopeful or to try to believe that things will get better is like telling a person with diabetes to consider trying to produce more insulin.
As of a few days ago, my depression has been subclinical for about a year. This means that I don't fit the diagnostic criteria for it. I do not have major depression. I have recovered.
I do have many of its symptoms, some in mild forms and some a little stronger. So to say that I'm not at all depressed is probably inaccurate. In any case, though, the past year has been an experiment in learning to have hope again–hope that I will adjust just fine to my move in a few weeks (!!!!!!!!), hope that I'll like my new graduate program, hope that I'll be able to pay my bills, hope that I'll get a job when this is all over, hope that my life will slowly start to resemble, however crudely, the vision I have had for it.
This means trying to see clearly through the fog that has hung like a curtain in front of my eyes since childhood, and occasionally getting a peak behind that curtain. We are all, of course, largely ignorant when it comes to predicting our own futures, but the important thing is to have the ability to make predictions that don't make us want to curl up under the covers and cry.


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A New Ozzy Osbourne Funko Pop! Figure Is Coming
Funko Pop! Rocks figures are one of the most popular pieces of merchandise to buy nowadays to show your appreciation for your favorite rock and metal artists. Ozzy Osbourne has already been immortalized into one of these little collectibles, but a new one is coming based on his latest album Ordinary Man.
The new version of the Prince of Darkness is a Hot Topic exclusive, featuring the figure dressed in the proper attire and wings that he sports on the cover of Ordinary Man. The first edition of Osbourne is sold out on the company's website, but can be found on resale sites for a few hundred dollars.
The news of the new figure comes right after the premiere of the new A&E special The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne, which will air again tonight (Sept. 8) on the channel, or can be viewed on demand.
Other artists who've been turned into Funko Pop! figures include Metallica, Slipknot, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden's Eddie, Slayer, Motley Crue and more.
78 Rock + Metal Artists Turned Into Funko Pop! Figures


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In time for the upcoming Respect Life Month of October, Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, North Dakota presided over an annual Mass and led a procession over 700 people to a local abortion clinic last Saturday, encountering oppositional protestors for the first time.
The Diocese of Fargo estimated that on Saturday, 700 to 800 people from St. Mary's Cathedral processed to the local Red River Women's Clinic, North Dakota's only abortion facility in downtown Fargo. Director of Communications for the diocese Tanya R. Watterud told CNA that Bishop Aquila led the procession several blocks, carrying a monstrance with Blessed Sacrament and also sprinkling the clinic with holy water amidst pro-abortion demonstrators.
During his homily at the Mass preceding the procession, Bishop Aquila stated that the purpose of the event was "to give witness to the gift of life and particularly the dignity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death."
"Even reason and science would point to the truth that life begins at the moment of conception," he noted. "For those who are unbelievers, they can come to know the truth of the dignity of human life through both reason and science."
"We must also, when speaking of abortion, speak the truth about it," and refrain from using terms such as "interruption of pregnancy" or "only a mass of cells."
"Every time a child is aborted it is murder and it is important for us to call it by its proper name." Individuals, he added, should not use the "politically correct language" of the media but "speak the truth and to speak it clearly."
He then encouraged those present to pray for the gift of fortitude "to be those people who constantly remind our society and remind others that life is a gift…that every human being created is created in the image and likeness of God from the moment of conception…that every human being has the right to life."
The bishop also explained that the holy water that would be used to sprinkle the facility showed "prayers for purification…in terms of reparation for what happens there because, ultimately, it is the murder of unborn that takes place there."
Watterud told CNA that later at the procession following the sprinkling, Bishop Aquila again took the monstrance into his hands and continued back to the Cathedral, while parishioners in attendance prayed the Rosary while walking. What Does The Prayer Really Say


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In 2009 I participated in my first triathlon. It was much more than a triathlon for me; it was a dedication to a 5 year old boy who was diagnosed with cancer while in preschool with my youngest son. My second triathlon was done in his memory. After a tragic and long battle with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer, 5 year old Matty was laid to rest. The impact on Matty's family and our community was profound and many of us continue to carry the weight of this loss with us today and forever.
Not surprisingly, the word 'cancer' is surrounded by some daunting statistics. Around 41 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. About 12,060 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2012. Since 1975 cancer in American children has increased, especially childhood leukemia and brain cancer.
As cancer rates continue to soar, toxic chemicals continue to make their way into our products with minimal government regulation. There is increasing evidence that these chemicals are impacting this surge in cancer cases.
No family should have to go through what Matty's family, and countless other families, are forced to endure. Companies are adding cancer causing chemicals to their products and there are no repercussions.
Make our own cleaning supplies.
Cleaning product companies aren't required to tell us the chemicals they use in their products, and what they're keeping secret from you could be hazardous to your health. Women's Voices for the Earth, in a commissioned study, found hidden toxic chemicals in some of the most popular cleaning supply companies. Until we know what's in the products we buy off the shelf, we can mix our own with safe ingredients like vinegar and baking soda.
Use the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep database.
Before heading to the store to pick up new personal care products, try using Skin Deep. Skin Deep is a safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products put together by researchers at the Environmental Working Group. It's one of my fav resources. I use it for all my makeup and personal care products. I can't tell you the number of times I bought something and checked it out on Skin Deep, only to find it was extremely toxic.
Open our windows.
It's finally spring! Many of our homes and apartments were built to be air tight. This might sound like great modern day advancements in building, but in reality it keeps the toxins in and the fresh air out. It's time to open up those windows and doors to let the fresh air flow.
Take our shoes off.
In our house we are attempting to contain the toxin filled outdoors by declaring our home a "shoe free zone". All shoes come off in the garage and they stay there until the next time we venture out.
Sign a petition or two.
Like many moms, my commitment to a greener lifestyle was strengthened after having children. I'm careful about what we eat, and am selective about products we use to keep our home clean. A report released by Women's Voices for Earth, Dirty Secrets: What's Hiding in Your Cleaning Products? found high levels of the cancer-causing chemical 1,4-dioxane in Tide Free & Gentle®. Please sign my PETITION asking Procter & Gamble (makers of Tide) to strip this harmful cancer-causing chemical out of Tide Free & Gentle®!
While you're on a roll take a few seconds to sign Anna from Green Talk's PETITION requesting that strict guidelines be enacted immediately to reduce arsenic in rice and food related products.
Ask congress for help
Toxic chemicals are pervasive in our daily lives, and despite our best efforts to purchase products free of toxic chemicals, we're still routine exposed through the air, water and our home environment. Due to lax federal laws, industry chemicals are not tested or regulated for health and safety
We need all congressional candidates to know that the American public cares deeply about increased regulations on toxic chemicals. Ask your Congressional candidates to reject the chemical industry's agenda and support the Safer Chemicals Agenda.
What are some other ways we can reduce our exposure to toxic chemicals?
This post is part of this month's Green Moms Carnival –How to Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Your Home– which I'm hosting! The carnival goes live Monday, March 19, 2012. Be sure to stop back for lots of great tips and suggestions for keeping toxic chemicals out of your home.
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Education and training are the lifelong processes by which people obtain knowledge, skills, attitudes, and socially valued character and behavioural traits. Commencing at birth and developed through compulsory and non-compulsory pathways of learning, education and training are important for occupational success, and essential for personal growth and development. Ultimately, education and training support full participation in social, cultural and economic life.
Education and training also occurs in other non-formal situations such as on-the job workplace training, which is often delivered in an unstructured way and on an ad-hoc basis. Non-formal education also occurs in the home with skills acquired through reading, listening and using computers.


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We first laid our hands on a little know gem called Wordpress back in 2005. It started out as a clean and efficent way for the average person to get their thoughts online using the blog format. Shortly thereafter, it exploded online via the "Blogger" craze. It didn't take long after that for keen developers to realize we had more than just a "blog machine". Wordpress was massaged, tweaked and expanded with a new direction in mind, Content Managment.
Today, Wordpress has grown to be a robust Content Management System (CMS) capable of supporting complex websites with features like e-commerce to simple websites featuring only a blog. And it does this with the help of some of the richest and most beautiful themes.
To quote Wikipedia:
"WordPress was used by more than 27.5% of the top 10 million websites as of February 2017. WordPress is reportedly the most popular website management or blogging system in use on the Web, supporting more than 60 million websites."
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Orvis - Polyleader
PolyLeaders are like mini fly lines that are constructed the same way with a PVC coated monocore. They are tapered and act as a natural extension of your line tapering down to your tippet. They cast beautifully, and come in four densities that allow you to fish the entire water column. They are available in Clear Floating, Intermediate Sinking (1.5 inches/second), Fast Sink (3.9 inches/second), and Super Fast Sink (6.1 inches/second). Each leader has an exposed monocore tip to attach your tippet in whatever fashion you prefer from blood knot to triple surgeon's, or tie a perfection loop for a loop-to-loop connection.
- The Trout Leader is 7-feet and you can add 4- to 8-ft. of 2- to 12-lb. tippet depending on conditions.
- The Salmon Leader is 10-feet and you can add 4- to 8-ft. of 8- to 24-lb. tippet depending on conditions.


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Holmes In Time For Christmas: A Great Hiatus Year Adventure
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Sherlock Holmes has spoken little on the events following his fall and 'death' at the Reichenbach falls, his miraculous return has always been shrouded deep in mystery. Only the scantest of details has ever been told even to his closest friend Doctor Watson. That is until one fateful Christmas day when Holmes receives a letter which prompts him to finally open up and enlighten his friend on one of the most harrowing and twisted cases he has ever investigated whilst working under the alias of Norwegian Explorer Sigerson during the Christmas of 1893. Reluctantly teaming with his elder slothful brother Mycroft and forming the most unlikely of alliances with 'The Woman' Irene Adler the trio set out to halt a spate of seasonal themed killings that have left a sleepy Sussex village with a fear of the festivities. But will the combined intelligence of the Holmes Brothers and the resourceful Woman be enough to track down the killer and prevent any more killings indeed in time for Christmas? Based on the 2010 Christmas Special of the hit Sherlock Holmes web drama comedy 'No Place Like Holmes'.
Author: Ross K Foad ISBN: 9781780924304 Page count: 180


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She is an outstanding young artist. She has a beautiful tone quality and superb musicianship.
Beste is thoroughly Professional harpist with a wide repertoire including harp solos, chamber music and concertos. She also has vast orchestral experience.
Beste's playing combines a beautiful, round, glowing sound with an authoritative and pleasant musical presence, as could be seen and heard at the pit in our production of "Dialogues de Carmelites".
Beste Toparlak was invited to perform on a Record for Hamburg's Public Radio and Television Broadcaster, the NDR's "Young Talents" Program as a Solo Harpist and that is such a reason for us to be proud of having her in our Academy.
Beste has studied in my class in Hamburg for 2 years. She is a very sensitive musician with a great musicality and a solid technique.
Ms. Toparlak's skill and performance exceeded my high expectations. Her understanding of the expressive nuances of the score was phenomenal. She also demonstrated an ability to respond to the conductor's gestures in a rare and refined way. Her tone was always perfectly suited to the musical context — never under or overplayed.
She was a consummate professional throughout the process. More specifically, she was thoroughly prepared at rehearsals, reliable, conscientious and artistically engaged at all points in the process. She was a joy to perform with and I would gladly work with her again.
Ms. Toparlak has mastered her instrument with superlative technique and sophisticated musical understanding, seemingly effortlessly. With her multifaceted and expressive playing, she has inspired me to pursue orchestra and soloist opportunities, as well as participating in chamber music groups.
Beste Toparlak is one of the greatest young talents in the field of harp and will undoubtedly contribute heavily to classical music at the European and international level over the course of her career.
Wolf Kerschek
In my many years of working with many different musicians all over the world I rarely met professionals with such high level of musicianship, dedication towards the project and complete professionalism in all situations like Beste Toparlak. I experienced her as an outstanding instrumentalist, soloist with a strong sense for the "bigger picture", knowing how to contribute her part to serve the music in rehearsal and concert situation best.
Gary Wedow
Ms. Toparlak is deeply talented, but also superbly disciplined and hard working. She also is the most wonderful colleague in every way; reliable, dependable, amiable and admired by all who work with her. She is a wonderful human being and is poised to be on the brink of a wonderful career and life's work.
Beste Toparlak performed at our Arts At The Mill event in Mooresville NC, a juried, nationwide red carpet art festival. Her elegant appearance and brilliant music enhanced the ambiance . From start to finish she was professional. We were fortunate to have Ms. Toparlak's attendance as performing harpist and hope she comes back again.
What a pleasure it was to work with Beste Toparlak! I was absolutely thrilled that an artist of her caliber would make the drive she did to honor my mother by playing at her memorial service. In preparation, Beste communicated promptly and clearly and was very willing to accommodate my requests. In person, she was delightful. Her beautiful performance would be the highlight of any occasion. I highly recommend her for any event from a garden party to the Lincoln Center!
Beste was absolutely great at our wedding. Her gentle spirit and music was a blessing. She made our special day extra special. Our guests loved her too. I would definitely recommend her. Thank you Beste.
Beste Toparlak was such a joy to work with from start to finish. Her musicianship exceeded all expectations, she was prepared, on time, and has such a warm and kind spirit. So thankful for the gift she was to our event and attendees! We would be honored to have her again someday!
Beste Toparlak was the solo harpist at our holiday dinner party. Her music was outstanding and she delivered a wonderful performance. Beste turned a very upscale party into an enchanting and memorable evening. We would engage her again without hesitation.
Last year for our company Christmas party, we hired a harpist though Indiana University (IU) to provide the background music throughout the two-hour open house. Little did we realize that IU would provide us with a world-class harpists. Beste was so very professional — on time and prepared with the perfect selection of songs. Her playing and music created an atmosphere to the event that made it very special. She was so great that several of us have since attended some of her concerts! I would highly recommend Beste Toparlak.
She is truly one of the best in the world !
Beste Toparlak is an outstanding harpist. She played during a special signing event we had with Jay Strongwater at our boutique. Our clientele adored her. She is an elegant, graceful and beautiful talent. Her harp is as spectacular as she is and is a work of art. I give her my absolute highest recommendation. Beste would fit in perfectly at the most luxe, high end venue and yet can still do informal events with ease. She would impress guests at any wedding no matter how upscale and can impress at any corporate event. We have used many harpists for our events over the years and none have come close to leaving us as impressed as Beste Toparlak. Phenomenal talent!
George Frideric Händel: Harp Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 4, No. 6
Conductor : Nisan Ak
Harpist : Beste Toparlak
Bruch Chamber Orchestra
Recording : Steve Borders
Mixing: Bradley Fuller
Mastering: Hakan Kursun
Recording Location: Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Recording Date: 27-28 May 2021
Label: 2022 Pb Muzik Ltd


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Mother's Day 2012
Every time that spring comes around we are reminded of two things: 1) change the winter tires, and 2) Mother's Day is around the corner. So this year we would like to offer you some options for that very special person in your life, your mom.
So Mother's Day is tricky because, although it is the busiest day for brunch, it can be an exercise in compromise and patience. This is something I have had to deal with as well as I try to find the perfect spot for Mother's Day. Just like there are different kinds of people, there are different kinds of brunches. You have the small personal brunch of 2 people or more, which is simple enough to not need to find a place that can accommodate a dozen people. You have those whose Mother's Day outings are like mobilizing a small army, filled with various extended families and that require double digit reservations. You also have differing culinary preferences, with those who want something simple and quiet, or maybe even a shiny polished service, while others want an all-you-can-eat extravaganza.