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The Rutland (Vt.) Herald, Jan. 18, 2013
The crisis in Algeria, where jihadist rebels have seized a natural gas installation and a group of foreign workers, may come as a surprise to many Americans who had not given much thought to the trouble brewing in the Sahara. But the taking of hostages in Algeria and the insurrection in neighboring Mali are part of a larger picture with which Americans have become all too familiar.
The history of conflict between the Muslim and Western world goes back for centuries; the latest conflicts are the newest manifestation of age-old tensions. It is easy to interpret these conflicts as part of a religious war. After all, the Islamist movements that have caused violence across the region espouse a fundamentalist, puritanical streak of Islam that is hostile to other faiths.
But often religion is just an excuse. The trouble in Africa follows a history of colonialism that still reverberates. After all, it was only a generation ago that world maps showed Algeria and Mali, often tinted in French blue, as part of something called French West Africa.
Algeria had to wage a vicious anti-colonial war in the 1950s to win independence from France. In the 1990s civil war in Algeria between the government and a brutal Islamist movement claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, mainly civilians. As during the more recent Arab Spring, people are rising up against corrupt authoritarian regimes, sometimes turning to a fundamentalist form of Islam as a motivating force.
Throughout the Muslim world, modernity and change occurring in urban centers has had to contend with the traditional way of life and values of rural peoples. These tensions have grown worse in the 20th and 21st centuries because modern life brings with it so much in the way of technology and alien culture, including contemporary media that threatens traditional values.
A recent book by Tamim Ansary, an Afghan-American author, traces the present conflict in Afghanistan to tensions, going back to the 19th century kings of Afghanistan, between the city and the countryside, between the drive to modernize and traditional values, such as the veiling of women and the informal seemingly unstructured village mores by which life was lived for generations. Foreign powers � British, Russian, American � barge in from time to time, but they can never settle the native Afghan conflict. Afghans will have to settle that over time.
In Mali, Islamist rebels have swiftly captured the north of the country, and the ineffective Malian army has been unable to quash the rebellion. Because the rebels were moving south, the French have intervened, and so rebels sympathetic to the Malian rebels seized the Algerian installation in response.
That the French are involved wakens all those old colonial memories; there are probably more than a few Malians and Algerians who don't welcome the reappearance of French soldiers on their soil. Nor are they likely to be happy about the brutish rule of the rebels, who have reportedly wrecked historic buildings in the fabled city of Timbuktu, much as the Taliban wrecked the giant Buddhas carved into the cliffs of Bamyan, Afghanistan.
These are not happy alternatives: corrupt and ineffective central governments, often allied with old colonial powers vs. brutish, puritanical religiously inspired rebels. Ansary in his book about Afghanistan offers another potential road through this minefield. He describes Afghanistan, even in the countryside, becoming acquainted with the modern world on its own terms. He hopes for a neutral Afghanistan finding its own way.
Throughout the Muslim world people are searching for a way that is respectful of local tradition and culture while also absorbing what it can of the modern world.
Hostages in the Sahara are part of this larger struggle, and there will be no quick resolution of the conflict. The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, awoke the American people to this struggle in dramatic fashion, but the struggle, among Malians, Algerians, Egyptians, Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians, Afghans and many more, is far from over.
The Republican American of Waterbury (Conn.), Jan. 17, 2013
The American dream of homeownership was never intended for everyone. One hundred years ago, fewer than half of U.S. households owned their home. By 1980, the ownership rate was up to 65.6 percent, and for the next 17 years, it fluctuated between 63.8 percent and 65.7 percent.
That was all the market would bear because not everyone has the wherewithal to own a home, and banks refused to write mortgages unless applicants put up a substantial down payment and proved their ability to repay. While banks operated under sensible rules, delinquency and foreclosure rates were confined to low, narrow ranges: 3.1 percent to 5.8 percent for delinquencies and 0.33 percent to 3.7 percent for foreclosures, according to census data.
Late in the Clinton administration, however, then-Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and then-Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., fronted a conspiracy by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Office of Management and Budget to exploit Jimmy Carter's Community Development Act. Under the threat of civil litigation and criminal charges, lenders were forced to meet mortgage quotas, the untenable risks they were taking be damned.
By 2004, the U.S. ownership rate soared to 69 percent because lenders, spurred by political corruption on Capitol Hill and backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government via Fannie and Freddie, had become very creative in mortgage writing. By then, the markets were awash with subprime, liar, no-income, no-assets, interest-only and negative-amortization loans, bundled as mortgage-backed securities and sold primarily to Fannie and Freddie. By keeping interest rates low, the Federal Reserve helped keep the so-called housing bubble inflated into 2007. Meanwhile, Sen. Dodd and Rep. Frank thwarted Bush administration efforts to reform Fannie and Freddie in a belated effort to deflate the bubble slowly.
Once the economy began to tank, however, delinquency and foreclosure rates skyrocketed, peaking in 2010 at 11 percent and 4 percent, respectively. At 7.4 percent and 3.6 percent, the rates remain well above their historic ranges. In the last six years, millions of Americans have lost their homes to foreclosure, and tens of millions now owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth.
After the financial crisis, Congress assigned then-Sen. Dodd and Rep. Frank, as heads of the Senate and House banking committees, to write sweeping banking-system reforms. Among other things, the Dodd-Frank bill created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which spent the last 18 months ostensibly overhauling the lending industry. Announced last week and scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014, the bureau's new rules mirror those that lenders adopted in the aftermath of the mortgage meltdown. With some exceptions, the rules are in line with those that were in effect before Dodd, Frank and other government officials tried in vain to override basic economic laws through market manipulation and political corruption.
They could have saved Americans a lot of grief and debt if they'd left well enough alone.


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I live in Bulgaria and would like to know my rights and restrictions on carrying pens, knifes, axes. Ideally, I want to print the concerning law and carry it with me.
I have heard that there is no law prohibiting cold weapon carry. If this is so, how could I prove this (to e.g. police officer, not in court)?


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I am a developer, but I write some novels and short stories, and I use subversion to backup and synchronize texts files between PC. I want to read and write my text files on my Asus Transformer, but as far as I can see there is no subversion client for Android. I have only found Subdroid, but it is limited to history browsing, I can't get files and commit them.
I know Ubuntu is available for the Transformer, and I already use it on PC. But it's not my first choice for this tablet.


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What Is a Sleep Specialist
A Specialist sleep - a doctor, dealing with sleep disorders, their treatment. In addition, he need to know all the diseases that can cause sleep disorder, and actively collaborate with neurologists, cardiologists, psychologists, otolaryngologists.
What treat the Somnology
Somnology treats sleep disorders caused by reasons of psychological and physical character, as well as resulting from improper mode of the day. He also treats snoring in his sleep. For a comprehensive treatment of disorders is often required correction of the schedule and the daily chart, the elimination of stress and treatment of severe stress.
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4. During the 4 hours before bedtime - avoid severe, acute and sweet foods, drinking alcohol. Dinner should be light.
5. Give up smoking in the afternoon.
6. Regular exercise for the maintenance of the overall tone. However, it is important not to made exercise immediately before bedtime.
7. Provide comfortable conditions for sleep - fresh linens, comfortable mattress and pillow.
8. The bedroom should be dark, well ventilated, have a comfortable air temperature.
9. Use the bed only for sleeping. Try not to transform the bed in the workplace or a home theater.


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In one of my project (Assembly ProjectA) i have created a class clsP1 where
in i have defined an overridable function OF1 which
returns a string. I'm inheriting this class to clsNC1 which is in a
different project (ASSEMBLY ProjectB) and using this newly
inherited class (clsNC1) i'm creating the final class clsFC in a new project
(Assembly ProjectC) in which i have written the code for
the overridable function.
the sample code is as follows
In projectA (output type is Class Library)
Public Class clsP1
Public Overridable Function OF1() As String
End Function
End Class
in projectB (output type is Class Library)
Public Class clsNC1
Inherits ProjectA.clsP1
End Class
in ProjectC (output type is Windows Application)
Public Class clsFC
Inherits ProjectB.clsNC1
Public Overrides Function OF1() As String
Return "Hello"
End Function
End Class
Project B has reference of Project A
Project C has a reference of Project A,B
When i call the function OF1 of clsFC at times it returns "Hello" and at
times it does not return any value. On debugging it was
learned that it is refering to function OF1 in class clsP1.
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As local tomato season begins to peak, the simplest recipes will allow your produce to shine the brightest.
Yes, it's finally that time of year:
Tomato Season!!
This year's wacky weather hasn't stopped my tomatoes from bursting at the seams.
In my plot, I have five varietials, but the cherry heirlooms are my favorite because they're green and maroon tie-dyed. (Really, I'd enjoy anything edible that's naturally tie-dyed.)
Tomatoes are a wonderfully versatile fruit, adding their sweet flavor uncooked to salads or cooked down to a sauce. After harvesting a few handfuls and pruning my basil plant, I decided to make an easy pesto pasta salad topped with … you guessed it … fresh tomatoes!
Here's my recipe:
1 1-lb. box of dried pasta
9 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 cup basil
6 teaspoons pine nuts (you can substitute walnuts)
4 garlic cloves
1 cup pecorino cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 dozen cherry tomatoes, halved
1) Boil water and cook pasta according to directions on the box. After pasta is cooked al dente, drain and toss in a large mixing bowl with 3 tablespoons olive oil to coat.
2) Place basil, nuts, garlic, cheese and remaining olive oil into food processor or blender. Process until mixture turns bright green and is just coming together, being sure to scrape down sides of processor. Add salt to taste.
3) Mix pesto with pasta, cover bowl and put into refrigerator.
4) After about 20 minutes (or longer), remove chilled pasta. Gently add tomatoes to pasta. Serve immediately, with plenty of freshly coarse-ground black pepper and a wedge of pecorino for grating additional cheese on top of pasta.
So fresh,
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Steve introduces the A minor chord. You have an opportunity to compare and contrast the difference in sound between major and minor chords in this lesson.
Taught by Steve Eulberg in Kids and Guitar seriesLength: 9:16Difficulty: 0.5 of 5
Playing the guitar can be a fun, educational, and productive activity for children of all ages. Introduce your child to the wonderful world of music with this lesson series.
Lesson 1
In this lesson, the first in the Kids and Guitar series, Steve Eulberg introduces the guitar and its many wonders.Length: 7:23 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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Steve Eulberg talks about the parts of the guitar and how they function. You also get to see some of his wonderful artwork.Length: 7:30 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
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Steve explains how to properly hold your guitar. He also explains how the strings are named.Length: 8:54 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Steve prepares you to play your first notes in this lesson. Get ready for some fun!Length: 13:12 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Steve explains finger placement and proper playing technique. He also teaches a fun new song.Length: 14:12 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Learning how to properly tune the guitar is an absolutely essential skill. In this lesson, Steve walks you through the tuning process.Length: 8:30 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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In this lesson, Steve Eulberg provides a new exercise that will challenge your mind and hands.Length: 8:07 Difficulty: 1.0 FREE
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Steve introduces some basic chords. Then, he teaches the classic song "Hot Cross Buns."Length: 14:48 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Steve explains proper picking hand technique.Length: 9:34 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Steve Eulberg covers the classic children's song "Mary Had a Little Lamb."Length: 6:37 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Steve teaches an easy children's song called "Aunt Rhody." We've all heard the song. Now it's time to play it!Length: 10:59 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Steve teaches a classic song called "Paw Paw Patch" in this lesson.Length: 10:50 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Steve Eulberg teaches the popular kids song "The Wheels on the Bus."Length: 5:54 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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In this lesson, Steve Eulberg teaches the song "The Wheels on the Bus" in a different key.Length: 14:11 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Steve teaches the popular kids song "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" in this lesson.Length: 11:03 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Steve teaches "Ode to Joy," a catchy and highly recognizable tune.Length: 20:52 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Steve demonstrates techniques to accomplish the ability to move your fingers independently.Length: 6:54 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Steve teaches the E minor chord. This chord was first introduced in the song "Ode to Joy" and serves as an introduction to the remaining minor chords that will be taught in this series.Length: 5:54 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Lesson 19
Steve introduces the A minor chord. You have an opportunity to compare and contrast the difference in sound between major and minor chords in this lesson.Length: 9:16 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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Steve breaks away from left hand positions to focus on picking hand technique.Length: 6:44 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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Steve adds yet another chord for your fingers to enjoy. In this lesson, he teaches the B minor chord. Steve teaches the proper fingering for this chord and incorporates it into a few chord progression...Length: 10:54 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Lesson 22
Give your fretting hand a workout with this 4 fret exercise!Length: 9:24 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
Lesson 23
Steve Eulberg explains an exercise that will develop your ability to perform position shifts.Length: 11:11 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 24
Steve shows how to "monkey around" with a fret hand exercise designed to develop creativity and proper technique.Length: 4:45 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 25
Steve demonstrates the D minor chord.Length: 3:42 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 26
Steve uses the new D minor chord from Lesson 25 in the classic song "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho."Length: 9:36 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 27
Steve demonstrates some techniques that help transition smoothly between chords.Length: 9:35 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 28
This fantastic lesson explains that the strum hand determines when we hear the sound, and the "what" hand creates what we hear.Length: 8:15 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 29
Steve breaks explains how notes are laid out in first position and how the 5th fret is used to shorten up the work needed to play full scales.Length: 8:40 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 30
Welcome to the first installment of a series that details how various chords are formed! Get started by learning some "G" chords.Length: 4:50 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 31
Steve moves from room to room in the house of chords. This lesson features the room of C.Length: 5:01 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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Steve continues through the House of Chords. In this lesson, he has found himself in the room of A.Length: 14:18 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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Steve welcomes you to the room of E as he continues to take you on a tour of the House of Chords.Length: 5:01 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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Steve finally completes his tour of the House of Chords with the room of D.Length: 3:39 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 35
It's time to introduce a new strumming technique commonly referred to as the "boom-chuck." This lesson will help develop more advanced picking hand skill.Length: 6:04 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 36
Steve continues with part 2 of his advanced strumming techniques.Length: 4:16 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 37
Diving more in depth and getting a better grasp on the alternate "boom chuck" style of picking, Steve continues with part 3 of his advanced strumming techniques.Length: 2:44 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Steve introduces full chord strumming techniques in part 4 of his advanced strumming lessons.Length: 3:50 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 39
Steve demonstrates how to "alternate the boom" to a different string in this Advanced Strumming Pt. 5 Lesson.Length: 3:24 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 40
Welcome to part 6 in a series of advanced strumming techniques. This lesson demonstrates how to "alternate the boom" on two different strings.Length: 4:15 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 41
Steve Breaks down what the D chord looks like when applying the "boom chuck" strum technique.Length: 2:33 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 42
Steve finishes off his strumming sessions by demonstrating additional alternating bass patterns within the context of the "boom chuck" strum pattern.Length: 6:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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An Award-winning multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, Steve Eulberg weaves mountain and hammered dulcimers with a variety of unusual instruments to create thought-provoking, smile-inducing, toe-tapping acoustic experiences.
He has sung and composed for religious communities, union halls, picket lines, inter-faith retreats, mountain-top youth camps, as well as the more familiar venues: clubs, coffeehouses, bookstores, festivals, charity benefits and showcase concerts.
Born and raised in the German-heritage town of Pemberville, Ohio, Steve was exposed to a variety of music in his home. Early piano lessons were followed by trumpet in school band, and he became self-taught on ukelele and guitar and harmonica. Mandolin was added at Capital University where, while majoring in History, he studied Ear Training, Voice and took Arranging lessons from the Conservatory of Music.
While at college, he first heard hammered and mountain dulcimers, building his first mountain dulcimer just before his final year. Seminary training took him the west side of Denver where he built his first hammered dulcimer. With these instruments, he was able to give voice to the Scottish, English and Irish traditions to which he is also heir.
Following marriage in 1985 to Connie Winter-Eulberg he settled in Kansas City, Missouri. There he worked cross-culturally in a church of African-Americans, Latinos and European Americans, with music being a primary organizing tool. He moved with his family in 1997 to be nestled beside the Rocky Mountains in Fort Coillins, Colorado.
Founder of Owl Mountain Music, Inc. he teaches and performs extensively in Colorado and Wyoming with tours across the US and the UK. He delights in introducing the "sweet music†of dulcimers to people in diverse settings and in addition to his own recordings, has included dulcimers in a variety of session work for other musicians.
In 2000 he was commissioned to create a choral composition featuring dulcimers for the Rainbow Chorus in Fort Collins. It was recorded in the same year (BEGINNINGS). He is currently at work on a commissioned symphony that will feature hammered dulcimer and Australian didjeridu.
Eulberg passionately believes that music crosses cultural and language barriers because music builds community. Influenced by a variety of ethnic styles, his music weaves vital lyric with rap, rock, folk, gospel and blues. Audiences of all ages respond well to his presentation and to his warm sense of humor.
Steve is a member of Local 1000 (AFM), The Folk Alliance, BMI and BWAAG (Better World Artists and Activist's Guild).
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text: Article | 03 June 2014 | Interview with Kim Gregers Petersen, Big Data & Analytics expert. Big Data: Challenges and opportunities Interview with Kim Gregers Petersen, Big Data & Analytics expert Big Data is on everyone's lips nowadays as a collection of technologies that can change the use of data the world over and in almost all types of businesses. Challenges, say some people. OPPORTUNITIES, says a Danish expert. Recently there was a job ad at SKAT (the Danish tax authority). SKAT was looking for an assistant director to spearhead a brand-new department dedicated to 'Business Intelligence and Analysis'. The new department would, among other things, contri-bute to SKAT's overall efficiency and further develop data models "where the use of Big Data will be a natural part of activities". "I read the advertisement as a sign that not only companies, but also the government, have begun to work seriously with Big Data," says Kim Gregers Petersen, Big Data & Analytics expert. As a consultant within Big Data solutions, he notices an interest building up day by day because companies and organisations like SKAT (the Danish Tax authority) are constantly seeing new opportunities to analyse their growing piles of data. "This is an area of explosive growth, and it's all about getting on board right now," says Kim Gregers Petersen. By way of introduction, and as a starting point for a discussion of Big Data, Kim Gregers Petersen sums up developments in this area over the last 10 years with four facts: Fact 1. The world's data volumes are increasing at a pace that far exceeds our wildest dreams. Fact 2. The world's growing data volume is not just a quantitative challenge, since the data originates from new sources, such as video, photography, audio, navigation systems and instant messaging. Fact 3. The new types of data are often unstructured and therefore require very different handling technologies to those we are accustomed to. Fact 4. These technologies are still so new that many in the branch find themselves at a crossroads. On one side, they recognize that much of this new technology will shape their professional future, but on the other, they are not familiar with these techknologies as many are so new, and they don't feel it would be possible to gain the needed expertise in these areas. "In rough terms, this is how things look right now," says Kim Gregers Petersen. "Of course, the question is: What is to be done?" he adds. Highly interesting for the business We will get back to the answer to that question. First, Kim Gregers Petersen explains what he defines as Big Data. "If we take a hypothetical example, a business has data corresponding to 100 %. If you ask the vast majority of companies how much of the data they use in their daily business, they will answer 15-20 %. The remaining 80-85 % of the data is not used, for various reasons. They just store the data, because they have to, or because they do not know how to use it. The whole point of Big Data is to activate as much as possible of the 80-85 % inactive data, so it can contribute to the business," says Kim Gregers Petersen, giving an example.: "Let's take a business that sells computers. The sales department keeps good track of which computers they sell to which types of customers, their profit margins on the various computers and the price development in the various product categories, etc. In the marketing department, they are good at contacting new and existing customers with offers of promotions, seminars, etc. And in customer service they are good at helping angry customers who call in and complain about a particular product. The point is that the data gathered by the various departments is never combined. It might be interesting for marketing and sales to know that customer service has handled 78 complaints about the same computer within a week. Today, that information is lost, because businesses don't have the systems to coordinate this data." Big Data is screaming for manpower It is first and foremost corporations who should be concerned about all these many new possibilities and technologies as they don't have the corresponding competences within their organizations. "This field is screaming for manpower," says Kim Gregers Petersen. "If I were 20 again, I would hurry up and run in that direction. For many years, being a programmer hasn't been very popular, one reason being that ERP solutions and Exchange solutions have been given an elegant administration layer makes them relatively easy for ordinary IT people to handle. In other words, it's become a bit boring to 'just' be a programmer. But with all the new Big Data technologies – most of which come from the open source community – it's suddenly cool to be a programmer again. We do not see the super-hot interfaces in the new products that we know from mature technologies. Big Data is a bit more hardcore." As Kim Gregers Petersen explains, it is not yet possible to take the formal route if you wish to train in the field of Big Data, since this is not offered at Danish colleges and universities. "This is actually the biggest hurdle preventing the expansion of Big Data right now," says Kim Gregers Petersen. "But I suppose it's related to the fact that technology is so new that the educational system has not been able to keep up." The Big Data environment With a generic model of a Big Data environment in front of him, Kim Gregers Petersen outlines the long journey that the data takes, from the first knock on the company's door, such as Twitter, video or telecommunications data, to its final appearance as e.g. BI reports. During the journey, the name Hadoop pops up. According to Wikipedia's definition, Hadoop is 'an open-source software framework for the storage and large-scale processing of data in large clusters that run on commodity hardware'. Kim Gregers Petersen describes Hadoop as a key component of many of the largest Big Data environments in the world. "The great thing about Hadoop is that it acts as an infinite number of buckets into which you can pour both structured and unstructured data. You may wish to analyse some of the data immediately, while other data may not be analysed until after three years, when this is more relevant. Hadoop was created to meet these and many other requirements," states Kim Gregers Petersen. "I recommend that you take a closer look at Hadoop and all the technologies that comprise Hadoop. I say this for several reasons, including that never before have large commercial enterprises had so much at stake in an open source environment. For example, Hadoop represents the backbone of the IT systems of Yahoo, Twitter, Netflix and Facebook, and they will do everything to ensure that Hadoop gets better and better." He can barely bring himself to mention the case, because it has received so much media attention, but Kim Gregers Petersen mentions in passing Vestas' large Hadoop installation and how they are able to make almost real-time simulations for the location of new wind turbines, in order to demonstrate the potential of Big Data and Hadoop. In another, less known example, Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) – is using IBM's streaming technology STREAMS for traffic monitoring in Stockholm. A variety of data sources, such as vehicles' GPS signals, alarm messages from traffic control, sensors on the roads and weather data, help direct traffic to flow as smoothly as possible. The logic is that, no matter which industry, any business of a certain size could benefit from Big Data? "Exactly. But this requires creative thinking, and that you know the technologies," concludes Kim Gregers Petersen. How to Get Started with Big Data Big Data is many different things and there are probably no two clients having identical problems and issues. Below however, is an excellent road map for getting started. Try to approach Big Data as a shared vision and task; the business side working together with IT Look at current data and assess how more value can be extracted. Use a tools such as IBM Watson Explorer to do this Do you have performance issues with your SQL databases, and could it make sense to move your data into a scalable NoSQL database? Are you currently using BI, and could make more data available for BI tools with a Big Data environment? Do you already have "data scientist" profiles employed? Do you have existing employees who are enthusiastic about the area who can be "upgraded"? Choose a software package with tools and Hadoop, such as those supplied by IBM so you can get started faster and get/show results Identify consultants (for example ProData Consult), who can both advise on the business side and assist in the implementation and programming < Back to newsroom Latest news CC: Migrating Mainframe Source Code to Git 23 September 2020 Consultant's Corner: Freelance is freedom 09 September 2020 Consultant's Corner: Robotic Process Automation 25 August 2020 ProData Consult wins DSB tender 01 July 2020


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So I got a press release the other day about a new app that lets bosses and workers praise a colleague — without having to go through the un-fun process of face-to-face communication!
The app, developed by WorkSimple, rewards hard workers with "a series of colorful badges."
Sweet. Now instead of telling Henderson that he really knocked that PowerPoint presentation out of the ballpark, you can just click a button and send him a valuable badge that's redeemable for nothing.
According to the release, the app, called Praise, is "designed for high engagement by being a lightweight and colorful way to quickly add positive performance feedback."
That sentence is as indecipherable as the assembly instructions for an Ikea bookshelf, but who cares? The company claims 65 percent of Americans received no recognition in the workplace last year. What better way to solve that problem than to create an electronic tool for delivering praise that is impersonal and valueless.
On to your questions:
Q: How can office colleagues be gently told that their voices and guffaws are too loud when on the phone?
— from Ken, via email
A: This is a problem that … excuse me … THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY OF US DEAL WITH, KEN.
Virtually every office comes with at least one person who believes words can be propelled through the phone line only by launching them with as much volume as possible. This is not only annoying but also wildly distracting to those of us sitting quietly at our desks playing "Angry Birds."
I consulted some audiologists to figure out why high-volume phone talkers seem so oblivious to their disruptive habit. The short answer is: They don't exactly know.
"Sometimes we'll raise the level of our voice to be compatible with the other person, basically in response to the other person we're talking to," said Paul Farrell, associate director of audiology professional practices at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. "Sometimes it's a cultural thing depending on a person's background and family. And it could involve some kind of hearing loss, though that's likely rare."
Farrell said people tend to speak louder on cellphones than land lines. That's because on a land line you can hear your voice through the receiver, while on cellphones you generally can't.
"In many cases with cellphones, we don't have that auditory feedback like we do on a land line, and it's hard for us to gauge how loudly we're talking," Farrell said.
Craig Kasper, chief audiology officer for Audio Help Hearing Centers in New York, said humans are driven to speak at a volume that ensures they will be heard.
"If you're in a loud work environment, there's a certain level of ambient noise," he said. "People tend to talk louder so they can better monitor themselves. When you're speaking, it's not just about what the other person's hearing."
That's fine, unless the setting is a reasonably quiet office and the booming phone voice is disrupting everyone else.
Farrell and Kasper first suggested noise-canceling headphones as a quick and easy solution for those bothered by loud talkers.
You also can politely ask a noisy co-worker to moderate her or his voice, and that might alleviate the problem briefly, but both audiologists said the volume is likely to creep back up.
"If it's a cultural thing, it's programmed and it's hard to reprogram, especially as an adult," Farrell said.
Kasper suggested coming up with a system to flag a co-worker who starts talking too loud.
"Maybe there's a sign or a signal you can use whenever they're slipping back into the habit," he said. "Something that acts as a friendly reminder."
Sadly, according to basic rules of etiquette and state laws, throwing a chair is not a friendly reminder.
Q: At least once a month I read an article on how fantasy football, interactive Google Doodles or the NCAA men's basketball tournament costs American companies unbelievable amounts of money in lost productivity. Is this true?
— Anonymous, via email
A: The good news is that all the time I've spent nurturing my fantasy football team to a 3-3 record this season has had absolutely no effect on my productivity and is in no way responsible for my trying to wrap this column up 3 minutes before deadline.
I know this because an outplacement consulting firm told me! (Wait a minute …)
Apparently without a hint of irony, the outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas conducted a survey last year asking human resources people across the country whether fantasy football distractions were costing their companies money. Using a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being no noticeable effect, about 70 percent of the respondents put the distraction at 4 or lower.
The survey also found that nearly half of companies say they don't care if workers spend time messing around with fantasy football as long as it doesn't affect the quality or quantity of their work.
Logically, this applies to any of the myriad distractions at our fingertips, from sports to eBay to games.
John Challenger, chief executive of Challenger Gray & Christmas, said the membrane separating work lives and personal lives has become far more permeable than it once was. (Permeable membrane reference brought to you by my 11th-grade biology class.)
"There's no longer a 9-to-5 workday for many people," Challenger said. "We carry our iPhones and computers with us. We work in airports, and we work on weekends. All that work has crept into our personal time, so logically a lot more of our personal time has crept into work hours as well."
Challenger said he believes most companies understand this: "Today, productivity is measured simply in terms of getting your work done. When and how you do it is irrelevant. If you get your work done, and it's high quality, then that's really what's most important."
I applaud companies that take that approach. You have to trust your employees, and implementing draconian rules or banning certain websites or activities only breeds resentment.
Besides, if someone is abusing a company's trust, that will become apparent and can be dealt with appropriately.
Gotta run now. I have an imaginary football team that needs a pep talk.
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Your baby today
In this computer-generated image the entire blastocyst can be seen embedded in the lining of the uterus. The cells that will develop into the embryo are seen as the dark area in the 12 o'clock position.
In this computer-generated image the entire blastocyst can be seen embedded in the lining of the uterus. The cells that will develop into the embryo are seen as the dark area in the 12 o'clock position.
Once your pregnancy is confirmed in the next week or so, you'll find you're bombarded with more health information than ever. Is your diet well balanced? Could you cut back on the amount of salt, sugar, and fast food you eat? Are you eating plenty of fruit and vegetables, particularly leafy green vegetables, which are a good source of folic acid. Are you exercising enough and safely? Even though you don't know you're pregnant yet, it's worth being aware of the recommended advice and making some basic dietary and lifestyle changes. It's also worth being aware of the early signs of pregnancy so you know what's normal.
If you have a preexisting medical condition or are taking medication, seek medical advice.
Get gentle exercise, such as walking or swimming, which are ideal before, during, and after pregnancy.
Here's what some cultures believe:
There are at least 30 chemicals in cigarette smoke that can adversely affect fertility.
Because smoking reduces the rate at which cells replicate, it may cause most damage during the first days and weeks of pregnancy. In addition to causing fertility problems in women, smoking can have negative effects on sperm and reduce testosterone in men.
If you smoke, you should quit (so should your partner) for health reasons. Once you're pregnant, not smoking will reduce the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, low birth weight, and sudden infant death.
You should also stop drinking alcohol entirely. The current advice from the US Surgeon General is to avoid drinking alcohol completely while trying to get pregnant and once you are pregnant, since there is no known safe consumption level for pregnant women.
Excerpted from Pregnancy Day by Day.
Copyright © 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited.
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Radio Isn't Going Anywhere
I love dispelling myths and rumors, especially when it comes to my love and livelyhood: radio! I've been a fan of the radio ever since I could turn one on. I'm one of those guys who will tell you radio saved his life. Radio in general and rock specifically got me through bad times, bad girlfriends and took me out of my sh@tty little life more than a few times. More after the jump.
If you listened to t.v., newspaper or even digital reports, they would tell you that radio is on the way out. Now the reason they tell you this is because we all compete for the same ad dollars. What they won't tell you is a recent study showed that radios audience in general grew by over a half million people last year with some of the biggest growth among, get this, younger people. Yep, the I-Pod generation is turning the radio on. Radio in general also reaches 93% of the U.S. population. Now all of this is a bit self serving, but the fact of the matter is, if I wasn't on the radio, I'd still be listening to it. Radio is community, friends and family and I always want those things here for me.
How about you turn up the radio right now?


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BP goes off on C. Trent in clubhouse
But not with a star, not with Kemp or Ethier or Gonzales.
Or Rose, Bench, Perez, Larkin or Votto.
If you want to, if you absolutely need to win the game, you do not play Cesar Izturis instead of Zach Cozart. He can ground Zach after the season's over. Double secret probation.
But winning games comes first.
After all, it's not like Juan Castro is still on the bench, ready to step in.
sorry we're boring
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A Tyne Tees Television production as part of the About Britain series looking at the farming community at Botton Village, near Whitby in the North York Moors, run by the Camphill Village Trust. The film follows a number of workers and farms who featuring its residents and co-workers, community inhabitants and working practices.
ICI Billingham Film Unit cine magazine edition of three features: "Rough Stuff" follows the Billingham Synthonia Club Rugby Section as they put in practice before county trial matches and score a match win against Darlington RA at home. The "Blood Transfusion Scheme" takes a look at ICI Billingham workers' contribution to the National Blood Transfusion Service just after the war; and "Where's That Bus" is a playful item on the co-ordination of corporation buses to transport workers home after their shift at ICI Billingham.
A filmed sequence from the Tyne Tees Television programme Commercial Break looking at how women are getting a 'raw deal' in the current enterprise culture. The film includes interviews with Charlie Johnson, a freelance training consultant helping women into business in Cleveland, about the problems women face dealing with enterprise agencies and three women about their experiences of setting up and running their own businesses.
An incomplete Tyne Tees Television documentary which follows the 47-year-old Spennymoor artist Norman Cornish as he visits Paris. Norman Cornish had just given up his job as a miner and was starting out as a professional artist. The film follows Cornish around Paris through the eyes of a northern artist. As well as the programme itself, the surviving reel contains additional footage of the visit to Paris.
A Tyne Tees Television short news feature on Newcastle upon Tyne's Sunday Quayside market.
A film produced by Durham Constabulary showing the construction of the Aykley Heads radio mast designed by Ove Arup & Partners and built by Bierrum Partners Ltd.
This sponsored film for the Tyne Improvement Commission, produced by Turners Film Productions, documents the shipping, trading, engineering, shipbuilding and passenger services along the River Tyne. The film records the industries that cluster along the Tyne focusing on wood, petroleum, coal, fish and iron ore. The services provided to shipping by the Tyne Improvement Commission and other authorities are documented, together with the transport facilities and sites available for new industries in the area. The film includes footage of the construction and launch of the 'Northern Star,' built by Vickers Armstrong's Naval Yard in Newcastle, and launched by H.M. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on June 27 1961.
This amateur footage filmed by Eric Lyon between September 1964 and March 1967 shows the various stages of construction of Scotswood Bridge over the River Tyne in the West End of Newcastle, from the laying of the foundations to the laying of the road surface during various seasons of the year. Includes footage of the old Scotswood Chain Bridge in use before construction and what appears to be demolition of the bridge once the new bridge had been opened.
A film made by the Northumberland County Fire Brigade documenting an RAF rescue helicopter carrying out a winching exercise at Acklington in Northumberland on the 8 August 1968.
A record of a large scale civil defence exercise carried out in Newcastle and Gateshead with the participation of Durham County Fire Brigade. The film was produced by Newcastle & Gateshead Joint Fire Service.
An appeals film made for Wayside Home, a residential and nursing home in West Boldon. The film follows two young women who visit the home and meet some of the residents to learn why the home should be supported.
A sponsored film by Turners Film Productions that records the launch of the T.T. "Belgulf Progress" tanker from Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Haverton Hill, Stockton-on-Tees, on Saturday 13th September 1958. The film follows the VIPs boarding a special train to the launch from Kings Cross railway station in London, the launch ceremony, the return of the "Belgulf Glory" to the River Tees.
The first of two amateur films made by Guy Nettleship of his first voyage to sea as apprentice engineer aboard the factory whaling ship SS Southern Venturer. The film begins with the arrival of the Southern Venturer at South Shields for repairs and resupply. The film then shows both professional and leisure activities taking place onboard ship as it travels south towards the whaling grounds in the South Atlantic via the Norwegian coast, the Bay of Biscay and the tropics. Once at the whaling grounds the film features a number of whales being flensed [removal of the blubber] onboard the Southern Venturer as well as views of several catcher ships bringing in their kills.
The second of two film made by Guy Nettleship of his first voyage as apprentice engineer aboard the factory whaling ship SS Southern Venturer in the South Atlantic. The film features graphic sequences of whale flensing aboard the Southern Venturer as well as the killing of a Sperm Whale while on board the catcher boat the SS Southern Brew. The final part of the film shows the arrival of the Southern Brew at the whaling station of Leith Harbour [also known as Port Leith] in South Georgia.
This is a bleak amateur drama by members of the Newcastle and District Amateur Cinematographers Association (ACA) that tells the tragic story of the Chief Clerk in an architectural firm who is unfairly sacked by his boss. He is driven to suicide when he fails to find another job. The film was shot at locations in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was considered one of the best productions in the cine club's first decade.


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A Penitential Rite on Capitol Hill
Lent came early this year in Washington, as the 112th Congress opened on bended knee.
"In the Catholic faith, we enter into a season of service by having ashes marked on our foreheads," Speaker of the House John Boehner, a Catholic, announced in his first speech assuming a role that is constitutionally second in the line of presidential succession, after the vice president.
Boehner continued: "The ashes remind us that life in all its forms is fragile — our time on this earth, fleeting. As the ashes are delivered, we hear those humbling words: 'Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.'"
And the next few days would underscore the appropriateness of Boehner's comments, as the nation — and the House of Representatives in a hauntingly personal way — found itself praying for the survival of Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, after she was shot in the head during an open meeting with constituents in Arizona.
In his opening speech — which a non-Catholic colleague of mine called his "sackcloth and ashes" speech — Boehner went on to say: "The American people have humbled us. They have refreshed our memories as to just how temporary the privilege to serve is. They have reminded us that everything here is on loan from them. That includes this gavel, which I accept cheerfully and gratefully, knowing I am but its caretaker. After all, this is the people's House. This is their Congress. It's about them, not us. What they want is a government that is honest, accountable and responsive to their needs. A government that respects individual liberty, honors our heritage and bows before the public it serves."
The Ohio Republican took the gavel from San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi Jan. 5, in front of a full House in the U.S. Capitol, as newly elected members and veterans brought members of their families to the floor to celebrate swearing-in day.
The crowd included 10 of Boehner's 11 siblings (No. 7 of 12, Greg, owns two restaurants in Georgia and had to choose between seeing his grandchildren and siblings in Ohio for Christmas or going to the ceremony), as well as his wife and two daughters.
The first official agenda item of the day for Boehner and his leadership colleagues was a prayer service at St. Peter's Church, just a block away from the closest House office building, two blocks from the Capitol. The bipartisan, ecumenical service was closed to the press, one of the few events of the day not televised by C-SPAN.
Among the program items was the Prayer of St. Francis ("Make me a channel of your peace"). Again, the appropriateness of this would be underscored in the days to come, as all hell did not only seem to break loose in Tucson — where a federal judge, Judge John Roll, a Catholic and daily communicant, was murdered alongside a 9-year-old girl who had been born the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on our nation, and others, including members of Giffords' staff — but in the media and commentariat as well, as finger-pointing and rhetorical excess were in high gear.
Whether intentional or not, Boehner's Lenten tone served as a subtle repudiation of much that had gone on before. The 111th Congress that had just closed was, in many ways, the model of hubris. Among its notorious examples:
Insisting on passing a monumental health-care reform bill that had become unpopular in part because of its fiscal unsustainability.
Refusing to go home after the elections without ramming through controversial, emotional, misleading "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal legislation that not only affects the lives of men and women in combat and puts their chaplains in a precarious situation, but opens a door to a sea change of momentum on a whole host of fundamental issues facing American families.
The 111th Congress was also a model of scandal. It may not be remembered that way in secular histories, but it should be in Catholic ones.
Boehner's use of religion in the speech marked a change. For more than a year, some leading Catholics in politics — both in Congress and throughout Democratic President Barack Obama's administration — have most prominently and excessively used their religion to lend credibility to legislation that is an offense to Catholic consciences. Here, Boehner, who had been a consistent voice in highlighting the health-care bill's lack of a prohibition on abortion funding, seemed to be taking his faith seriously as a moral guide in his new job in pursuit of a destination beyond even the privilege of being Speaker of the House.
The morning after being sworn in, a young member of Congress gathered with his family and friends to celebrate the baptism of their youngest child at one of the two Catholic churches on the Hill. One of the most popular and prominent young congressmen on the Hill could be seen renewing his baptismal promises. Not a bad way to start a session.
Relatedly, the actual first thing John Boehner said after taking gavel in hand was: "It's still just me."
It was not only tonally in keeping with his prepared remarks, but it was also consistent with his campaign and election-night message of humility. Having spent months talking about the dangers of presuming a false sense of privilege and entitlement on Capitol Hill, once it became clear that Republicans had taken control of the House of Representatives, he was clear about it, telling those gathered and watching (some, perhaps, catching their first glimpse of the man and then-presumptive speaker): "If you remember one thing from my talk tonight, I hope it's just one word: humility. The American people are sick and tired of the 'Washington knows best' mentality. All the power in this town is on loan from the people. Our constituents sent us here to do something — to stop the expansion of the federal government at the expense of their freedom and their jobs. It's not about us; it's about them."
With that in mind, the House began its session doing something that became unnecessarily controversial in some quarters, as many things in Washington tend to: reading the Constitution. Considered by many commentators an act of appeasement to the tea-party movement, which has been known to rally around the founding document, it was an appropriate framing of a Congress that does take an oath to "support and defend" it.
On the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, with the House chaplain present, the rector of Washington, D.C.'s basilica in honor of the Immaculate Conception not only urged prayer for Rep. Giffords, but encouraged all gathered to pray that we will bring the light of Christ into a world of "chaos." The only way to do this, he urged, was through prayer.
Pray, members of the 112th Congress. Pray, Americans, for members of the 112th Congress.
Kathryn Jean Lopez is editor-at-large of National Review Online (NationalReview.com) and a nationally syndicated columnist.
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The Tampa Bay Rays will be unveiling their new alternate jersey later today. Above is James Shields sporting the new threads (click here for The Duke wearing the new jersey).
Besides the new color, the sunburst is 40% larger than on the home and away jerseys. According to the team, the new jersey will be worn "occasionally at home and on the road."
"Rays apparel, marked by our signature sunburst and light blue accents, has been embraced by fans throughout the state of Florida and across the nation," said Rays President Matt Silverman. "The amplified sunburst on our new alternate jersey represents the brightness of our organization and its growing impact throughout the Tampa Bay region and central Florida."
All-in-all, the new jersey is not terrible. We would have liked to have seen "Tampa Bay" across the front and maybe even a new patch on the sleeve as a shout-out to the city of St. Pete.
On the other hand, at least we won't be subjected to any more "pit stain" games.
- Too make room on the 40-man roster for Gabe Kapler, the Rays designated JK Ryu for assignment. Ryu appeared in only 5 games (all starts) at triple-A Durham in 2008. He was shelved most of the year with an elbow injury. Ryu was orgininally acquired from the Cubs prior to the 2007 season for a pair of minor leaguers. [Rays Report]
- The Rays have hired their new quality assurance coach (basically the Rays scout themselves to see what other teams are seeing). It is Todd Greene, who has a long relationship with Joe Maddon. [Rays Report]
- Game 7 of the ALCS will be reaired on Thursday at 3pm et on MLB.com/Live. [MLB]
- On third thought, Gabe Kapler's 2009 salary will indeed be $1,000,018, with the extra 18 being Kapler's lucky number and a Jewish symbol of life. [St. Pete Times]
- Drays Bay weighs the pros and cons of keeping Chad Bradford or Dan Wheeler. [Drays Bay]
- The city of St. Pete made it clear that they want the new Rays stadium within the city limits. Of course, they still aren't sure if they want to help pay for it, but gosh darn it, it better be in St. Pete. [St. Pete Times]
- The Mischievous Little Badger is once again facing jail time. This time Elijah Dukes was ordered to pay $57K in back child support or face 90 days in the clink. [Rays Report]
- The 2009 season will be broadcast on 620-AM. [The Heater]


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ZS Multi Surface Suction Car Mount for the Apple iPhone 4.
WORKS ON MOST FLAT SURFACES - SO EASY - NO NEED FOR ADDITIONAL DASH DISCS or FRICTION MOUNTS.
The ZS Multi Surface Suction Mount is one of our NEW range of Mobile Phone / Smart Phone mounts with dedicated cradles which will hold to almost any flat surface within your vehicle.
It adheres with ease to dashboards, console areas and glass and gives you a reliable holder for your iPhone 4.
Apply directly to the dashboard / console and view your iPhone conveniently within your line of sight or apply to the windscreen in the traditional way for a really FIRM grip to glass.
The ZS Multi Surface Mount uses a special PU coated 60mm suction cup which, although tacky to touch, it is NOT adhesive so it can be remove and re- apply as many times as you like allowing you to adjust it's position or transfer it between vehicles.
The PU coated lever release suction cup gives reliable vacuum grip that holds firm to just about any surface within your car.
The sucker requires a minimum flat area of just 70mm diameter for a good grip.
This mount will even hold to textured dashboards and console areas.
So versatile, neat enough for small cars and perfect for larger vehicles such as Motorhomes, MPVs, Lorry Cabs, Transit Vans.
If your vehicle has a deep dash or steep sloping windscreen, the ZS Multisurface Mount allows you to bring your mobile phone / smart phone closer to you for easier viewing.
The dedicated iPhone 4 cradle detaches easily from the ZS Mounts so the arm can be left in position if required. It's bespoke design allows full access to all ports and buttons giving your iPhone full functionality whilst in the cradle.
Arm length approx 60mm - low level design, neat and unobtrusive.
How to apply your ZS Multi Surface Mount.
Select your chosen position, ensure it is clean, dust free.
Remove the protective film from the sucker.
Position the ZS arm pull down the lever to expel the air and create the vacuum.
Give it a wiggle to ensure it's holding firm then insert your phone onto the dedicated iPhone 4 holder.
To remove; Just lift the lever and pull on the release tab to break the vacuum. The ZS mount can now be removed
NOTE: Please do not just pull the mount off the surface, you WILL damage it.
Washable; Although your car is probably spotless, dust, fluff & grease can build up on the suction cup causing the suction to fail. If this happens simply rinse the sucker under a running tap & leave to air dry.
Not suitable for oiled areas, loose covered dashboards or areas cleaned with wax or grease treatments.
This item is a bespoke cradle and is suitable only for the Apple IPhone 4.
Bespoke cradle - not suitable for use with a case or skin
View the Video below to see how the ZS Multi-surface Mount works.
Note - may not show the holder for your device.


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Sweet, silky heat-Beetroot and wasabi houmous
For someone who has typically felt unruffled by change, I am experiencing a lot of it at the moment. I was having a conversation with a loved one, in my head the other day. I was telling them that I am looking forward to getting up there, in front of an academic group of grown-ups listening to me with notes before them and grit in the heart, sleep in the eyes. Then I told them that my loved one that I couldn't believe that I just said that. It has been years since I looked forward to any activity of that kind. I am also looking forward to teaching my next three cookery classes. I am going to admit to something I haven't reflected on in years.
A few years ago a neighbour knocked on my door. She has a sweet smile and very kind eyes, but I was still unsure. I didn't see Asian ladies of her later years with a boyish grey mop, so when she spoke, very gently, kindly and eloquently it made a bit more sense. I now know that my neighbour is a retired GP and a helpful Christian. I see her on walks delivering eggs and milk to those less mobile than her and I listen to her as she tells me how her grandchildren are developing and how she is particularly fond of, 'the boy' as he is so affectionate.
Back then my neighbour asked me if I would teach some cookery on a charitable basis at the Church, on a weekday. I sighed inside and with great guilt I confessed how stretched I was. A full time job, a home that wasn't yet developed…you know all of the rest. I told her that when I stopped for the baby I would be very glad to. 'I understand' she said, glowing in her tiny frame. Smaller than me.
She understood but now I look back I am not sure I do. Now I have less money but more humility. Less time but more love. Less greed and more of a sense of that I am not immortal and more of a drive to make it count. I am not saying that I am a better person now. What I have committed to is some more regular cookery for a charitable purpose alongside the other classes.
Meanwhile my son has gone from an angelic and sparky 2 ¼ year old to something of a teenager. Literally overnight. So, as you can see, it is time to open a new chapter whilst ingesting the sweet heat of my life as it is. On the subject of sweet heat…here is my recipe for beetroot and wasabi hummus or houmous. The beet gives a mellow and easy sweetness, as life should be. The wasabi gives a gentle background heat that pops just at the end of the experience, just like my toddler is offering me right now. Altogether we have some balance and I like to suck it up with lashings of breadsticks. Life. Houmous. Same.
1 can of drained chickpeas
250g cooked beetroot, roughly chopped
1 can kidney beans, drained
¾ cup tahini
2 cloves of garlic, minced or finely chopped
4 tbsp. lemon juice
3 tbsp. ice cold water
Salt to taste
4 heaped tsp. wasabi paste (or more if you like it hotter)
1 ½ tbsp. olive oil
- Combine all of the ingredients except the wasabi and olive oil and blitz together in a food processor.
- When the ingredients look smooth and silky, add 1 tbsp. olive oil and the wasabi paste and blitz again.
- Use a fork to smooth the houmous and remove any lumps of wasabi paste.
- Transfer the houmous into a bow and drizzle with a little oil


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Followers were asked in mid-October to post what they wanted to include in the speech, which was delivered last week. They chose to highlight a range of issues from jobs and the economy to education funding and gridlock in Congress. "Social media has offered us all a way to expand democracy. Now I want to bring it to the floor of Congress to let Washington know exactly how you feel. If you are tired of only politicians having a say in the debate, now is your time to change that," Waters said in a statement.
Waters's office has issued the speech in writing, showing the posts (and Twitter handles) of those contributing. You can watch the video of it below. It's worth listening to all the way through--turns out you can put a speech together from crowdsourced contributions:


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Dr. Hazen is in fact a former professor of Anthropology who was working at WSU when the Fall happened. He was a young, first year professor with specializations in folklore and archaeology. His local excavations lead to his work with the Medical department on campus. It also allowed him access to the rare books collection, including a number of esoteric manuals like the Cultes des Goules.
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I know I've had a few questions on this since I've had it out in the field. Now that I have 3 games under my belt with it, I thought I'd share my thoughts on it. I've noted to a few players in the field, that since Ares has taken over that these scopes appear to be dropping from the previous 160$ range, down to 80-90$range. Gunner and Redwolf both have prices listed in this range with these.
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In 1979, Mauri Mendoza moved to Watsonville, California, from Mexico and that's when he got his first glimpse of a lowrider. He was only 11 years old at the time, but that was a memory that stayed with him forever. "The guy that lived across the street was outside washing his lowrider Malibu and that was the first time that I saw a car with hydraulics. I instantly fell in love with them and I told myself that one day I would have one."
In 1984, his dad bought him a 1970 Impala hardtop, while he was still in high school. He dreamed of one day fixing it up. but that day never came. Instead, he got rid of it and bought himself a mini-truck. "Mini-trucks started becoming all the craze in those days and I ended up getting an S-10 to fix up." His custom S-10 was featured in the pages of LOWRIDER Magazine back in 1999.
Mauri showed his mini-truck at many shows and built a friendship with many other Merced locals from different clubs. They all decided to start up a lowrider car club together and looked into old clubs from Merced. The Carnales Unidos was a club that they all had heard of, so they tracked down old members and asked for permission to bring the club back to life. In 1990, Mauri and a few others restarted the Merced chapter of Carnales Unidos.
In early 2000s he decided to hunt down a traditional lowrider to fix up. "I've always loved 1969s and 1970s, and being that my first car was 1970, I went on a search for one. I never thought that I would find a convertible one, but I got lucky," he says. The previous owner was in the process of restoring it so it was in a million pieces. "The car was a little rough. I had to replace the floors and I had to find different pieces for them. That was a little hard since they don't make aftermarket parts for that year."
Mauri has always liked Mexican heritage and decided to go with that theme for the build of his car. "My dad used to walk with Cesar Chavez, so I thought it was only right for me to put him on there as well as Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa." Also muraled on his car is his father and son, who are no longer here. "I wanted to include them in my car because I want them to always ride with me." His son had been born with many medical problems and doctors didn't give him much time to live, but his son showed that he was strong and lived until he was 9 years old. The doctors nicknamed him Superman for the strength he showed.
Mauri would like to thanks Bob's Auto Paint in Merced, California, Rico's Pinstriping, Mario Bonilla, and a special thanks to his wife, kids, and family from Arizona.
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Vehicle Year/Make/Model: 1970 Chevrolet Impala Convertible
Vehicle Nickname: Los Jefes
Owner: Mauri Mendoza
City/State: Merced, CA
Club: Carnales Unidos
Engine: 350 with endurashine Edelbrock intake and carburetor, engraved air filter, Taylor spark plug wires, Cool Flex radiator hose and Hooker headers
Body/Paint: Mauri did all the bodywork himself and even painted it a light mist metallic green. Mario "Fat Kat" Bonilla added the murals and engraving while Rico's Pinstriping in Merced, CA, striped it.
Suspension: Mauri installed the two-pump and four-battery setup
Wheels/Tires: 13-inch chrome cross-laced OG wires
Interior: Castillo's Upholstery in Merced, CA, did the interior work
Sound System: Mauri installed the Sony deck with all Audiobahn speakers and amps


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Stanley Quarter Park
Stanley Quarter Park is located less than a mile from the CCSU campus and plays home to the men's and women's cross country teams. The park features ample field space, a park as well as a wooded area that makes for an eventful cross country course. The women's 5K course consists of three loops, two around the Stanley Quarter Park pond and one loop through the wooded area. The men's 8K course consists of three pond loops and two woods loops.
During the 2012 season, the CCSU cross country program hosted two meets, the Ted Owen Invitational and the CCSU Mini Meet. Between both of the meets, Stanley Quarter Park hosted 35 collegiate teams from 20 schools for competition. The men's cross country team concluded its season earning its fourth consecutive Northeast Conference Championship while the women placed fifth overall in conference competition.


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We've teamed up with Spotify to make it easier than ever to keep the music going strong. Now Spotify Premium users can control their Sonos straight from the Spotify app using Spotify Connect. Use all the features you love on Spotify: the curation, discovery, and sharing, and hear it all throughout your home in crystal clear sound. You can also access the multi-room power of the Sonos home sound system directly in the Spotify app. We've brought out the best of both worlds to give you the smartest and most seamless home sound system yet.
Bring the music home.
Hate missing the end of a track because you arrived back home before it finished? Spotify now lets you control your sound system from the same place as your mobile soundtrack, so you can go straight from listening through your headphones to listening out loud with a simple tap. The music doesn't stop when you walk in the door.
All together now.
Having guests join the party is a piece of cake. Visiting friends can now play music on your Sonos system straight from their Spotify app. Build the playlist together, trade-off DJ duties, and add individual tracks to the soundtrack, all from the Spotify app. Hosting the perfect Playlist Potluck just became as simple as getting the right friends over to your place.
Discover. Out loud.
Now you have all the power of Sonos all over your home, directly through Spotify. Crank up the volume in every room of your home with one-tap access to grouping and ungrouping rooms right in Spotify. Pick a song, pick a room, and start playing.
True harmony.
No more playing solo. Now you can control the music from any phone or tablet, using your choice of either the Spotify or Sonos app. Start listening to playlists you create on Spotify, and skip or pause tracks directly from Sonos. Both apps show you exactly what's playing from Spotify.
Ready to dive into the new Sonos? We joined forces with world-class chef and part-time rockstar Danny Bowien to create the ultimate way to share the experience of listening out loud: Playlist Potluck. Spend an evening at Danny's place as he shows you how all the new features make it easier than ever to bring your friends together over music.


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Demand for air travel is growing rapidly. Shortfalls in capacity and other constraints on the efficiency of airport and aircraft operations have negative effects on airline costs, passenger convenience, and the environment. Making efficient use of finite airspace and airport resources while ensuring high levels of safety is the primary mission of ATM which involves considerable coordination of planning and operations among regulators, service providers, and users at the global, regional, and national levels.
This section discusses the conventional ATM system in the context of operational phases of flight, highlighting constraints and limitations and the negative effects they have on airport and aircraft operations-including unnecessary fuel burn and, consequently, excessive emissions. The section then describes changes anticipated for the future based on new technologies and improved procedures that are expected to lead to the creation of a more efficient and integrated global ATM system.
Improved ATM as envisaged will encompass traditional elements of air traffic services (ATS)-air traffic control (ATC), air traffic flow management (ATFM), and airspace management (ASM)-but will also functionally integrate these elements with ATM-related aspects of flight operations into a total system. Today, ATC accounts for the greatest percentage of ATS on a global basis; ATC serves primarily to prevent collisions between aircraft and between aircraft and obstructions in the airport maneuvering area and to expedite and maintain an orderly flow of air traffic. For current (i.e., 1998-99), worldwide aircraft fleet operations, improvements to the ATM system alone could reduce fuel burn per trip by 6-12% (EUROCONTROL, 1997b; FAA, 1998a; ICAO, 1998b).
Improving ATM requires that advanced technological and management systems and procedures be adopted more rapidly and on a broader scale than is presently the case. Specific improvements related to ATM and the operation of aircraft that could reduce fuel burn are covered in this chapter; institutional, regulatory, and economic policy measures that could also have an important influence on future traffic growth and associated fuel burn are covered in Chapter 10.
In 1983, the ICAO Council established a committee to identify and assess new technologies and make recommendations for the future development of air navigation. After close analysis, the special committee on the future air navigation system (FANS) recognized that the existing air navigation system and its subsystems suffered from technical, operational, procedural, economic, and implementation shortcomings. In addition to infrastructure constraints, conventional airspace organization of flight information regions and their supporting infrastructure of routes and ground-based facilities and services are based largely on national rather than international requirements. For these reasons, aircraft must plan their flights along strictly defined routes and be channelled, to a certain degree, so that air traffic controllers can keep aircraft safely separated from each other.
In some regions, limited airport capacity is one of the main constraints on continued growth in air transport; this limited capacity results in congestion and delays. There is also a lack of adequate awareness and shared decisionmaking among ATC, ramp, and taxi areas. In low-visibility conditions, movements are severely restricted, and there is increased risk of runway incursion. Insufficiently developed taxiways and aprons also limit runway and airport capacity. Operational limitations for noise control may also have a negative effect on access to and from key airports. Automated ground-based systems to manage departures and arrivals efficiently are not available in most cases, and onboard automation is therefore underutilized. Published arrival and departure procedures-created to ease controller workload and ensure separation between departures and arrivals-are often inflexible, indirect, and less than optimum.
The existing worldwide route structure often imposes mileage penalties compared to the most economic routes (generally great-circle routes); it also takes into account wind, temperature, and other factors such as aircraft weight, charges, and safety. Use of a fixed-route network often results in concentration of traffic flows at major intersections, which can lead to a reduction in the number of routes and flight levels that are available. Studies on penalties to air traffic associated with the European ATS Route Network alone suggest that ATM-related problems add an average of about 9-10% to the flight track distance of all European flights en route and in terminal maneuvering areas (TMA) (EUROCONTROL, 1992). Lack of international coordination in the development of ground ATC systems exacerbates these problems. Examples include inconsistent separation standards in radar and non-radar airspace and operation at less than optimum flight levels in oceanic airspace as a result of communication deficiencies.
Currently, three main areas can be distinguished in which improvements need to be made in the way meteorological information is provided to international civil aviation: Timeliness, presentation, and accuracy.
Timeliness problems are largely related to the inability of telecommunications channels in some regions to cope with increasing message traffic. As a result, tight restrictions have been established concerning the exchange of operational meteorological information, which now does not fully meet flight planning requirements for increasingly long-range aircraft operations. The presentation of meteorological information has also been largely dictated by the telecommunications channels used, which have imposed a predominance of alphanumeric messages over graphical information, especially in the cockpit.
Finally, the accuracy of meteorological information needs improvement. For the en route phase of flight, the information provided is not always based on output from the most advanced numerical weather prediction models. In the terminal area, up-to-date and accurate meteorological information may not be available to the pilot because of congestion of voice channels and/or lack of modern observing systems.
The fundamental premise that every state has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory can be traced to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (ICAO, 1997). States implement restrictions on the use of airspace for a variety of reasons, including technological limitations, political considerations, security, and environmental concerns. However, by far the most important reason for restricted airspace is to accommodate the needs of states' military forces. Restricted airspace does not allow aircraft to minimize their emissions by direct routing between two points. Significant regions of airspace are permanently reserved or restricted, thereby forcing civil air transport to circumnavigate these areas.
The extent of the problem varies by region. In the European region, for example, 24 states are applying the flexible use of airspace (FUA) concept (EUROCONTROL, 1998a). The basis for FUA is that airspace should no longer be considered as either military or civil airspace but should be considered as a continuum, shared in accordance with user needs and used flexibly on a day-to-day basis. Although national security requirements must be key factors in revising a nation's restricted airspace allocation, problems related to restricted and military airspace could partly be solved by modernization of the ATM system. Negotiation of overflying rights to shorten routes would also contribute to solving the problems.
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This past week, as most of you are well aware, President Trump signed an executive order that suspends entry into the United States for various categories of travelers. The order includes refugees, immigrants, non-immigrant visa holders, and possibly lawful U.S. permanent residents from seven majority-Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
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The Chicago Artists Resource has teamed up with StoryCorps Chicago to bring you "Conversations with CAR". Through this collaboration with StoryCorps, the Chicago Artists Resource conducts interviews with Chicago-based artists about their personal experiences and the way these experiences have had an impact on their creative process.
This week's featured artist is Angela Davis Fegan.
Angela Davis Fegan is a native of Chicago's South Side. A graduate of Chicago's famed Whitney Young High School, she received her BFA in Fine Arts from New York's Parson's School of Design and her MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago. Angela has mounted shows at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Montgomery Ward Gallery, Galerie F, Chicago Artists' Coalition and the MC Gallery (New York). Her work has been selected for book covers including How to Seduce a White Boy in Ten Easy Steps by Laura Yes Yes and Secondhand by Maya Marshall Her work has been published in The Offing (LA Review of Books), Hyperallergic, Chicago Magazine and The RedEye.
StoryCorps' mission is to preserve and share humanity's stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world. For more information, please visit https://storycorps.org/.


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