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Reducing scaling costs with Betterscaling
Betterscaling was designed and implemented by Phil Frost. Phil was an exceptional engineer and a brilliant person, and he is...
Recently in the Operations Engineering team at Remind, we've been talking about ways to share more with the rest of the company about the things we were working on. At one of those discussions someone had the idea:
What if we just shared with the world some of the stuff we're working on?
A lot of what we do here isn't specific to Remind, and the OpsEng team is really eager about Open Source, so why not "Open Source" our status reports?
So this is the inaugural "Operations Infrastructure Month in Review" post. The idea is to give small blurbs about some of the bigger things we've been working on over the past month. Some of these may be turned into larger, more detailed blog posts in the future - especially if people let us know they are interested in hearing more about them!
With that out of the way, lets get on with it!
We try and manage everything we can out of CloudFormation/stacker. Until now that didn't include management of our public facing domains, like remind.com. This has been changed recently, and now we have stacker managed AWS Route53 domains. We haven't changed resolution of them all over to the new domains, but many have.
For a while now we've been creating copies of our RDS database snapshots, but since our RDS instances use encrypted storage, we weren't able to copy those snapshots to other regions. Not-so-recently AWS made it possible to do this, so we've since updated our script (called dbsnap-copy) internally, and now we have snapshot copies in our prod region, as well as in us-west-1 in the case of a region specific issue.
S3 endpoints for your VPC have been around for a while now, and with the "recent" announcement of DynamoDB getting it's own endpoints, we decided to go ahead and start working with them in our VPC. This required an update to our VPC stacker blueprint internally (which led to other issues - up next!).
We've rolled out S3 endpoints in production, and are currently testing the DynamoDB endpoints in staging in us-east-1.
In rolling out the S3 VPC endpoints in staging, we had to update our VPC stack/blueprint in our private stacker repo. We haven't had to modify our VPC in a long time (probably 2+ years), and wouldn't you know that it would have issues.
The issues arose around the fact we use Fn::GetAzs in the blueprint to figure out what Availability Zones are available to the blueprint. It turns out (and is documented - not sure if it's always been there!) that GetAZs can change if your AZs have changed, and since the last time we actually made a change to our VPC it seems that AWS has given us 2 additional AvailabilityZones. This led to the update failing - fortunately it failed in a safe way, and rolled back the VPC stack. In the end we had to specify the exact AZs we wanted in our stack, rather than relying on GetAZs, which isn't optimal but allowed us to move ahead.
We updated our generic "App" blueprint (used to setup AWS infrastructure around the applications that are managed by Empire, which includes IAM roles & policies) to disallow the deletion of tables created by the app. Until this we allowed an app to do anything with any table which had a name prefixed by <environment>-<app_name>-, but we decided that as a safety precaution we'd take away DeleteTable. A small update to "app specific DynamoDB policy generator" function in stacker was rolled out to remove this permission.
We have many different AWS accounts here at Remind, and we've found that managing S3 Bucket access between three different accounts is pretty painful. It's mostly when you have a Bucket in accountA, a "writer" to that bucket in accountB, and then a reader from that bucket in accountC.
This largely arises when EMR (which runs in its own account) writes to a bucket in our production account, and then has to be read from a third account that is used for another data processing tool. It's bitten us enough times that we've decided to bite the bullet and…
The only reason we haven't done this up until this point is that the default IAM policy has some pretty scary permissions in it. With the amount of pain this has caused us in the past, we've decided to bite the bullet and try to come up with a more limited permission set (using tags, etc, in conditions) to try and limit the potential damage EMR could cause if it went haywire. This is still very much in process - hopefully we'll have more info about it in the next update!
In preparation for Back to School (a crazy time of year for us) we decided to upgrade our very old database for our main API. The old database was running Postgres 9.3, and over the period of a few evenings we upgraded the database to 9.6. We learned a lot about how Postgres/RDS handles upgrades, and will probably do another blog post in the future sharing our findings/the gotchas we discovered.
Another thing we upgrade in preparation was to upgrade the amount of storage required on the database. This was easy to kick off over a weekend, since our traffic is very low during summer, and can be done with no downtime.
Earlier in the summer we started the cross-company process of using ECS Task based roles in all of our apps. We had a goal of enabling this in 80% of our applications by the end of summer. It was a big cross-functional goal (once Empire supported it, something we added much earlier) effort, and I'm happy to say we now use ECS task based roles across all but 2 of our applications, greatly increasing the security of our services!
In preparation for Back to School we realized we might want to take our more resource intensive applications (read: our main API web processes) and isolate them on their own cluster, rather than having them compete with all the other ECS tasks that Empire manages. With placement constraints in ECS this became a reality a while back, and we've started the process of including this functionality in Empire. In the meantime we needed to add some ECS instance attributes to our instances, so that work was done in stacker and should be rolled out soon.
While we don't plan to move the expensive processes pro-actively before BTS, we wanted to make sure we had the option to do so if it looked like the increased load was causing resource contention.
For a long time we've admired the "Simian Army" that Netflix deploys, and really love their Chaos Engineering philosophy. We've talked about writing/deploying tools to do this kind of testing internally - but then we found out about Gremlin, Inc.. When we initially spoke w/ the Gremlin team back at the beginning of the summer they didn't have much in the way of Docker support, but in the past month they've pulled together what looks to be really great Docker support (labels! yes!) and we've started testing/demoing the tool out. It's a bit early to give a full review of the product, but it's been pretty cool watching some of the engineers break our (staging) environment to discover how to make the user experience better in the case of actual service failures.
There we have it. The first of, what I hope, will become a regular practice here at Remind. If you have any questions, or want to hear more about any of these, please ping us at @RemindEng on Twitter or leave a comment on the Medium post that we'll be creating for this as well. Thanks!
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"Ambition: An overmastering desire
to be vilified by enemies while living
and made ridiculous by friends when dead."
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – Disappeared: December, 1913) An American editorialist, journalist, short story writer. In 1913 he traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on that country's ongoing revolution. While traveling with rebel troops, the elderly writer disappeared without a trace…Source | More

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Furst Group Recruits COO for Regional Health
January 20, 2016 – Executive search firm Furst Group has placed Paulette Davidson as chief operating officer of Regional Health. In this position, she will focus on clinical operations and strengthening corporate culture to benefit patient care and services. She will also oversee several key leaders within Regional Health.
Ms. Davidson, a certified medical practice executive (CMPE), comes to Regional Health from Nebraska Medicine, in Omaha, where she was system chief human capital and patient experience officer. She had previously worked as chief executive officer of Nebraska Medicine's Bellevue Medical Center in Bellevue.
Ms. Davidson also worked at Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital, where she fulfilled several senior leadership roles, including COO and vice president of hospital operations. She also worked in key leadership roles at Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Midwestern Regional Medical Center, both in Zion, IL.
Based in Rapid City, SD, Regional Health is an integrated healthcare system that provides community-based healthcare in more than 20 communities in two states and 32 specialty areas of medicine. As the largest private employer in western South Dakota, Regional Health is comprised of five hospitals, 24 clinic locations and employs nearly 5,000 physicians and caregivers.
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Furst Group recently completed senior leadership search assignments at El Rio Community Health Center, the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), Primary Care Progress, University Health System, Prevea Health, and Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care.
Healthcare is among the most rapidly growing employment fields. The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that healthcare employers added 39,000 new jobs last month, with most of the increase occurring in ambulatory health care services (+23,000) and hospitals (+12,000). Job growth in healthcare averaged 40,000 per month in 2015, compared with 26,000 per month in 2014.
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Hello all! Well, since I last blogged, we have moved to the country! Well, sort of. We have an acre out west of the DFW area, where the doggie can roam and the kiddos can swim (well, come summer, they can). We are looking forward to a new lifestyle and one that fits in nicely with our homeschool lifestyle as well. As soon as I can, I will post pics of our new homeschool room. It seems to be more….um…how do I say it….more quiet than it was when we were sharing an office with Steve.
Here are a few shots of the statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream in the book of Daniel. We made a cookie out of it, then crushed the feet of the cookie with a rock from outside. Then we ate it. That part is NOT in the book of Daniel, but did I mention it was a cookie???


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In addition, an article published by Aoljobs.com listed the skills most often found lacking in new graduates, and the percentage of hiring managers who cited them:
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In today's What Works For Me post I wanted to clarify a point I made in the very first of these articles back in January. I was talking about planning, if you remember, and the process I follow to turn an initial spark of an idea into a finished piece of writing. I was talking specifically about the ground rules I set myself to get my first novel finished back in 1994, and the fourth of those rules was don't force it: if you're not in the right mood to write, walk away and come back later.
A few folks took exception to this, and I can see why. I don't think I explained myself properly, and some clarification is in order.
Writing is hard. Bloody hard. There are days when the words flow, and there are days when they definitely don't, when you feel like you're banging your head against a brick wall. You know what it's like when you're reading and you realise you've been looking at the same paragraph for the last fifteen minutes, maybe even the same sentence… I get that when I'm writing too. I occasionally reach a point in the day when I just can't write another word, when I've stopped being productive. It can be a physical thing, not a mental thing.
If you're anything like me, you'll regularly hit snags along the way when you're writing. Whether you're a free writer or a compulsive planner, whether it's a brand new project or something you've been getting ready to write for years, there's always going to be something that puts a spanner in the works. I often find that I fly through the first hundred or so pages of a book, then suddenly grind to an unexpected halt which threatens to derail the whole project. Quite frequently I'm tripped up in the middle of a book: I have a solid start and a killer ending, I just can't work out how to properly connect the two…
I think this can actually be a good thing. It's definitely an important thing. It means the story you're writing isn't predictable, if nothing else. Guiding your characters and your plot over and around these obstacles will, in my experience, help you write a better story in the long run.
So how do you get over these frustrating bumps in the road? Well, here are a few suggestions which usually work for me (in my order of preference).
1. Step away from the keyboard…
The longer I stare at a blank screen/page, the bigger a hole I usually end up digging for myself. I've found that if I do something completely different, I'll inevitably still be thinking about the book, and I'll usually come up with a solution. Case in point: I had a situation yesterday I couldn't resolve – two scenes in the first 'The Spaces Between' novel which needed to be bridged. I spent most of the evening thinking about it. I fell asleep trying to work it out, and woke up this morning still thinking about it but no clearer. Then I went for a run as I often do. Three miles in and I'd worked out how my well-meaning doctor carrying out unauthorised operations on the quiet was connected to a criminal gang and their insalubrious fixer, and how these revelations fit into the book. You don't have to run, of course. I find dog walking, driving, taking a bath or shower, cutting the lawn… they all work just as well.
2. Reverse the flow
Having trouble getting from A to Z? Why not reverse direction and try and get from Z back to A? Often working my way backwards from the end of the story to the beginning really helps.
3. Leave it for this draft
This is particularly useful in early drafts: if you're really struggling with a particular scene, why not leave it and come back to it later? Just put a few bulletpoints or bookmarks in your text, or the briefest of guide notes: e.g. This is where character X finds out his best friend Q did something unspeakable with his associate E's mother. The more of your story you write, the better you get to know the characters and situations, and the kind of temporary plot derailments I'm talking about have a habit of working themselves out.
4. Stimulate your brain/distract yourself
Similar to the first suggestion: if your brain's not playing ball, why not try looking into someone else's? Try reading/watching/listening to something completely unconnected to whatever it is you're working on. Alternatively, read/watch/listen to something that is connected. Seeing how someone else deals with a particular situation might inspire you to come up with a way to resolve your plot issue.
5. Force your way through
I'm not a fan of this approach, but it can work. Just keep staring at the screen/page until you've worked out where you're going.
6. If all else fails, perhaps work on something else for a while
Many writers, myself included, like to be working on several projects at the same time. If you're struggling with one story, why not flip to another? As with suggestions 1 and 4 above, a change of scene can help.
So there you go. If I gave the wrong impression in my post about planning, then I apologise. I'd never advocate giving up on a project. All stories take a huge amount of effort to finish and to hone into shape, as this old post from Cracked.com shows.


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Down to Earth ArchaeologyProfessor William Y. Adams presents sixteen papers on Nubia, written at various times during his lengthy and productive academic career. Most of those selected had been previously published only in a limited way; encompassing a wide range of topics, Adams wanted to enable them to reach a wider readership than...
Adams, William Y. ; Anderson, Julie R.
archaeology and Nubia
Kom Firin I: The Ramesside Temple and the Site SurveyFirst monograph on the British Museum fieldwork at Kom Firin in Egypt's Nile Delta, a settlement created around the time of Ramses II, and occupied until late Antiquity. This volume focuses on the survey and remote sensing of the site, along with a full publication of the Ramesside temple.
Spencer, Neal
The Cuerdale Hoard and related Viking-Age silver and gold from Britain and Ireland in the British MuseumThe Cuerdale hoard is the largest and most important hoard of Viking silver known from western Europe. The catalogue focuses on the entire non-numismatic contents (discovered in 1840), together with all the other hoards and single-finds of gold and silver artefacts (ornaments and ingots) of Viking character in the British...
Graham-Campbell, James
numismatics, archaeology, metallurgy, History, and economics
Kom Firin II: The Urban Fabric and LandscapeKom Firin, a large settlement site in the western Nile Delta, was the subject of British Museum archaeological fieldwork between 2002 and 2011. This second and final monograph presents the results of excavations in the Citadel, an area of Late Period occupation, and within the northeastern corner of the Ramesside...
Spencer, Neal
Book chapter
The small findsPart of a multi-author chapter discussing late and post-medieval finds from excavations on the island of Kinolhas, illustrating links with South Asia, the Middle East and East Africa, and illustrating the importance of the Maldives within Indian Ocean networks.
Abe, Yoshinari ; Dussubieux, Laure ; Wood, Marilee ; Haour, Anne ; Simpson, St John
archaeology, Indian Ocean, and Maldives
Book chapter
Early medieval industries of Khurasan and evidence for the mining, working and export of talc cooking pots, and small items of jet and turquoiseDiscussion of textual evidence for the exploitation of different resources in Khurasan, and how archaeological evidence from Merv shows the import of talc cooking pots, and small items of jet and turquoise from neighbouring highland Iran in the early medieval period, with the implications that they raise
Simpson, St John
archaeology, Khurasan, and Merv
Arctic: culture and climateFor more than 25,000 years, Arctic peoples have made warm and hospitable homes in diverse and innovative ways out of ecosystems of ice. For the first time in their long history, however, Arctic communities are facing the real possibility that the foundations of their way of life—sea ice and permafrost—will...
Lincoln, Amber ; Cooper, Jago ; Jan Peter, Laurens Loovers
archaeology, museum collections, Indigenous Arctic People, Arctic, climate change, and anthropology
The Mildenhall Treasure: Late Roman Silver Plate from East AngliaDiscovered in Suffolk in 1942, the Mildenhall Treasure is one of the most important collections of Late Roman silver tableware from the Roman Empire and one of the most iconic sets of objects in the British Museum. This generously illustrated book offers a comprehensive study of the 28 pieces of...
Hobbs, Richard
Roman Britain, archaeology, and history
Excavations at the British Museum: An Archaeological and Social History of BloomsburyIn 1999 and 2007 respectively, the central courtyard and the northwest corner of the British Museum estate were redeveloped in order to create two iconic additions to the institution: the Great Court and the World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre. The execution of these projects provided the opportunity to investigate the...
Haslam, Rebecca ; Ridgeway, Victoria
London, British Museum, and archaeology
An Etruscan Affair: The Impact of Early Etruscan Discoveries on European CultureThis volume considers how the discovery of Etruscan sites and artefacts has inspired artists, architects, statesmen, collectors, scholars and travellers to Italy from the 16th through to the 20th century, from Ferdinando de' Medici to Piranesi and Federico Fellini. Subjects include the reclaiming of Etruscan identity and its influence on...
Swaddling, Judith
Italy, Etruscans, and archaeology
Sicily: Heritage of the WorldThe island of Sicily is at the heart of the Mediterranean and from ancient times to the present day it has been a hub of migration and settlement. Following on from the British Museum's critically acclaimed 2016 exhibition Sicily: culture and conquest, this volume considers the history and material culture...
Booms, Dirk ; Higgs, Peter John
Sicily, Norman history, ancient history, medieval history, and archaeology
Journal article
Coin hoards from England, Scotland and Wales 2020An annual summary of coin hoards from England, Scotland and Wales found up to the end of the year before the year of publication of the journal.
Ghey, Eleanor ; Andrews, Murray
Medieval, Iron Age, hoards, coins, archaeology, Early Medieval, Roman, Post-Medieval, and numismatics
Journal article
The Beau Street Hoard - what happened next?Interpreting over 17,000 Roman coins Since the discovery of the Beau Street Hoard in Bath in 2007, years of research have illuminated the contents of this huge collection of late 3rd-century Roman coins, revealing new clues to why it might have been buried.
Ghey, Eleanor
archaeology, numismatics, and Roman
Sutton Hoo Excavations 1966, 1968–70A report of the British Museum excavations at Sutton Hoo in 1966 and 1968-70.
Longworth, I.H.
Sutton Hoo, archaeology, and Anglo-Saxon
A Romano-British Village at Grandford, March, CambridgeshirePublication of excavations at Granford, in the Cambridgeshire fens undertaken between 1958 and 1964. The authors excavated a very large Romano-British settlement which seems to have been initially occupied around AD 65-75, and grew to a substantial size, subsisting mainly on agriculture, but evidence for weaving, and pottery production was...
Potter, T.W.
Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards in BritainMore coin hoards have been recorded from Roman Britain than from any other province of the Empire. This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume provides a survey of over 3260 hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins found in England and Wales with a detailed analysis and discussion. Theories of hoarding...
Bland, Roger ; Chadwick, Adrian ; Ghey, Eleanor ; Haselgrove, Colin ; Mattingly, David J.
archaeology, hoards, artefacts, numismatics, Roman, Iron Age, and landscape
Statues in Context: Production, Meaning and (Re)UsesMoving beyond typological and stylistic discourses on Egyptian statuary, the papers gathered here seek to explore the architectural, cultic and production contexts of statuary, to shed light on religious or cultural practices, and the political or economic agenda behind the display or hiding of these sculptures. How and why were...
Masson-Berghoff, Aurélia
archaeology, Egyptology, statues, Egyptian sculptures, and Egyptian bronzes
Journal article
Museological approaches to the management of digital research and engagement: The African Rock Art Image ProjectThe African Rock Art Image Project at the British Museum has documented and disseminated c. 24,000 digital images of rock art from throughout the continent, donated by the Trust for African Rock Art (TARA). The images were registered into the British Museum's permanent collection and treated as objects in their...
Anderson, Helen ; Galvin, Elizabeth ; de Torres Rodriguez, Jorge
archaeology, Museum studies, and Africa
Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa: The Story of an Etruscan NoblewomanThe magnificent painted terracotta sarcophagus of the Etruscan noblewoman Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa has for well over a century been a star exhibit at the British Museum, but it is only in relatively recent times that attention has turned to the skeleton found within, which appears to be the best preserved...
Swaddling, Judith ; Prag, Jonathan R.W.
Catalogue of Stone Age Artefacts from Southern Africa in the British MuseumThe archaeology of the Old Stone Age of Southern Africa is of major importance to our understanding of human adaptation and evolution over the last two million years. This volume considers the history of archaeological discovery in this region then goes on to provide a review and analyses of key...
Mitchell, Peter
Africa, archaeology, and history
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt: Ashmunein (1981)A report of the British Museum's 1982 expedition to Ashmunein.
Spencer, Jeffrey
Westminster Kings and the Medieval Palace of WestminsterThis occasional paper records the exhibition of the same name held at the British Museum from November 1995 to January 1996. The publication concentrates on the three best-known buildings of the palace: the Painted Chamber, St. Stephen's Chapel and the Great Hall.
Cherry, John ; Stratford, Neil
architecture, archaeology, British history, and Palace of Westminster
Trade and Discovery: The Scientific Study of Artefacts from Post-Medieval Europe and BeyondTwenty-four papers from a 1992 conference at the British Museum at which archaeologists and scientists met to discuss current scientific projects and approaches to the study of the Early Modern period. The essays here are divided into six themes: North American contact studies, ceramic studies, glass studies, precious metal studies,...
Hook, Duncan ; Gaimster, David
metalwork, exchange, Trade, archaeology, glass studies, ceramics, and Early Modern history
Ancient Caucasian and Related Material in The British MuseumThe Caucasus region, sandwiched between the Black Sea to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east, traditionally marks the boundary between Europe to the north and Asia to the south. This catalogue gathers together ancient Caucasian and related material in the British Museum, most of which is now...
Curtis, John ; Kruszynski, Miroslaw
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt: Ashmunein (1983)A report of the British Museum 1983 expedition to Ashmunein
Spencer, Jeffrey
Late Glacial Long Blade Sites in the Kennet Valley: Excavations and Fieldwork at Avington VI, Wawcott XII and Crown Acres10,000 years ago, late Ice Age and early post-glacial communities moved through the Kennet Valley to the Thames, following game and taking advantage of sheltered positions to make their camps. Favourable geological conditions in the neighbourhood of Newbury have preserved several of these camp sites in situ. One of these,...
Froom, Roy
Ice Age, Prehistory, and archaeology
A Researcher's Guide to the Lachish Collection in the British MuseumThis publication is the culmination of a ten-year project carried out by the author to organise, research and catalogue a collection of over 17,000 objects from the 1930s British excavations at Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir), which was acquired in 1980 by the Department of the Ancient Near East, British Museum. Lachish...
Magrill, Pamela
Neolithic and archaeology
Remote Possibilities Hoa Hakananai'a and HMS Topaze on Rapa NuiIn 1868, Hoa Hakananai'a was 'discovered' on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia. Shipped to England on board HMS Topaze, it was presented by Queen Victoria to the British Museum. One of only ten statues known to have been carved in basalt, it fits the design canon of nearly 1,000 others,...
Van Tilburg, Jo Anne
Pacific history, Polynesia, archaeology, Ethnography, and anthropology
The Ringlemere Cup: Precious Cups and the Beginning of the Channel Bronze AgeIn 2003 the British Museum acquired the recently discovered Ringlemere gold cup, a rare example from the Early Bronze Age. This is the first proper catalogue of a small group of similar cups in exotic materials which are put into a broader period context. They have profound significance for understanding...
Needham, Stuart ; Parfitt, Keith ; Varndell, Gillian
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt: Ashmunein (1984)A report of the British Museum's 1984 expedition to Ashmunein.
Spencer, Jeffrey ; Bailey, Donald M.
The Great Portico at Hermapolis Magna: Present State and Past ProspectsA study of the great portico at Hermopolis Magna, Upper Egypt.
Snape, Steven R. ; Bailey, Donald M.
Early Advances in ConservationA collection of 18 papers on early methods of conservation including conservation techniques used on the Herculaneum papyri, paper, iron and bronze, stone, a Roman floor mosaic, wall-paintings, pottery and porcelain, stained glass and Maori wood carvings.
Daniels, Vincent
Etruscan by Definition: Papers in Honour of Sybille Haynes,MBEThese papers were originally presented at a conference in 2006, celebrating the work of the renowned Etruscologist, Sybille Haynes, in the year of her 80th birthday. Dr Haynes' work has done much to elucidate and de-mystify the Etruscans, and this volume seeks to further define the Etruscan character manifest in...
Haynes, Sybille ; Swaddling, Judith ; Perkins, Philip
Hadrian: Art, Politics and EconomyThis publication is based on papers presented at an academic conference that followed the British Museum's exhibition Hadrian: Empire and Conflict. It offers new research by sixteen international experts on one of the most important Roman emperors. Their essays cover a wide range of aspects of Hadrian's reign, which continues...
Opper, Thorsten
Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman BritainCosmetic sets are small two-piece crescent-shaped bronze kits consisting of a grooved mortar and a solid rod-like pestle. They date from the Late Iron Age to the 4th century AD and are found almost exclusively in Britain. Far from being the rare and exotic amulets once thought, Ralph Jackson shows...
Jackson, Ralph
Roman Britain, archaeology, and history
The Hajj: Collected EssaysIt is a sacred duty for Muslims, wherever they may reside, to go at least once in their lives to Mecca, the heartland of Islam. Now drawing millions of pilgrims annually, the Hajj is a powerful bond that brings Muslims together from across the world. Following on from the British...
Porter, Venetia
Islam, Hajj, religion, archaeology, and history
Dea Senuna: Treasure, Cult and Ritual at Ashwell, HertfordshireThe hoard of Romano-British temple treasure discovered at Ashwell, Hertfordshire, in 2002, was a unique and sensational find. Comprised of some 27 gold and silver objects, it appears to have been buried in the later 3rd or 4th century AD. It includes an important silver-gilt figurine, a splendid suite of...
Jackson, Ralph ; Burleigh, Gilbert
The Portable Antiquities Scheme and Roman BritainThe Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a project run by the British Museum which encourages the voluntary reporting of archaeological artefacts discovered by members of the public in England and Wales, particularly metal detector users. Finds are recorded onto a database (available at www.finds.org.uk), and this resource now holds records...
Brindle, Tom
Tell Dafana Reconsidered: The Archaeology of an Egyptian Frontier TownThis publication arises from a British Museum research project to consider the relationship between Egypt and Archaic Greece from the seventh century BC down to the fifth, through a re-assessment of the site of ancient Daphnae (now known as Tell Dafana) in the Nile Delta of Egypt. A great quantity...
Leclère, François ; Spencer, Jeffrey
The Circulation of Metal in the British Bronze Age: The Application of Lead Isotope AnalysisThe results of the first major lead isotope analysis of British Copper and Bronze Age artefacts, and an attempt to relate the artefacts to their source. The authors outline the evidence for early mining, and the principles of lead isotope analysis, before presenting lead isotope analyses for British ores, and...
Rohl, Brenda ; Needham, Stuart
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt: Ashmunein (1985)An account of the British Museum's 1985 expedition to Ashmunein.
Spencer, Alan Jeffrey ; Bailey, Donald M.
Novgorod: The Archaeology of a Russian Medieval City and its HinterlandThe papers cover the results of a programme of collaboration between Russian and western European researchers on the archaeology of the medieval Russian city and Hanseatic trading post of Novgorod. In addition to its size, it is famous for the unique preservation of organic and inorganic materials, including streets and...
Gaimster, David ; Brisbane, Mark
trade, Russian history, and archaeology
Faccombe Netherton: Excavations of a Saxon and Medieval Manorial ComplexAn account of the 1907-1979 excavations of a Saxon and Medieval Manor complex in northwest Hampshire.
Fairbrother, J.R.
Etruscan Bucchero in the British MuseumBucchero is the most distinctive class of ceramic produced in Etruria, Italy, between the 7th and the 5th centuries BC. This publication aims to provide a complete up-to-date listing and description of the collection of bucchero in the British Museum; a collection that consists of over three hundred items including...
Perkins, Philip
Cleopatra ReassessedThis volume presents the work of a lively international symposium accompanying the special exhibition Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth, held at the British Museum in 2001. The book is divided in four sections: Cleopatra and Egypt; Cleopatra and the Hellenistic Greek Tradition: Cleopatra and Rome; Cleopatra Abroad. Nineteen...
Walker, Susan ; Ashton, Sally-Ann
Recent Research in Kushite History and Archaeology, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference for Meroitic StudiesProceedings of the eighth International Conference for Meroitic studies including essays on Kushite funerary tradition, the archaeological evidence for Kushite settlement, the end of Meroe; fieldwork, and new research.
Welsby, Derek
Metallurgical Analysis of Chinese Coins at the British MuseumThis publication brings together the results of metallurgical analysis on Chinese coins undertaken at the British Museum during the last 15 years. The largest project looked at the metal content of Chinese cash coins over a period of more than 2,000 years. Although the results of the survey were published...
Cribb, Joe ; Bowman, Sheridan ; Cowell, Michael ; Shashoua, Yvonne ; Wayman, Michael L. …
numismatics, East Asian studies, art history, archaeology, and metallurgy
Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500–720BC) in the British MuseumThe current conception of the absolute chronology of the Italian Copper Age to the end of the Early Iron Age is set out in this new title from the British Museum. Some 850 objects have been arranged chronologically from the Copper Age, through the Bronze Age to the Early Iron...
Bietti Sestieri, Anna Marie ; Macnamara, Ellen ; Hook, Duncan
Italy, Prehistory, and archaeology
Sir Aurel Stein, Colleagues and CollectionsThis volume, published to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Aurel Stein, presents papers about him, his colleagues and his collections.
Wang, Helen
Peru: a journey in timeThe accompanying catalogue to the British Museum exhibition Peru: a journey in time. The environments of the Central Andean region in Peru, South America, are some of the most geographically rich and diverse in the world. This publication highlights the history, beliefs and cultural achievements of the different peoples who...
Cooper, Jago ; Pardo, Cecilia
archaeology, Peru, and material culture
The Ambleside Hoard: A Discovery in the Royal CollectionsDocumentation and description of the history and substance of the hoard, lost for over two centuries since its original 18th century discovery, and found once more in the Queen's collection.
Needham, Stuart
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt: Ashmunein (1981)A report on the British Museum's 1981 expedition to Ashmunein
Spencer, Jeffrey
Neutron Activation and Plasma Emission Spectrometric Analysis in ArchaeologySixteen papers giving an overview of research in the application of NAA and inductively-coupled plasma emission spectrometry to archaeology.
Hughes, Michael ; Cowell, Mike ; Hook, Duncan
The Carlyle Collection of Stone Age Artefacts from Central IndiaArchibald Carlyle developed an important collection of stone objects found on prehistoric sites in and around the Central Provinces of India at a time when other 19th-century antiquarians were focusing their interests on wealthier examples of the subcontinent's historical antiquities. This volume catalogues this material for the first time, establishing...
Cook, Jill ; Martingell, Hazel
prehistory, archaeology, and India
Excavations at Barnfield Pit, Swanscombe, 1968–72The lower Palaeolithic site at Swanscombe has been the focus of research and debate since the beginning of the century. Not only did it provide evidence of Clactonian flint industries overlain by Acheulian, but it has also yielded the only human skull fragments from this period in Britain. This volume...
Conway, Bernard ; McNabb, John ; Ashton, Nick
Prehistory, archaeology, and geology
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A unique Late Cypriote Bronze Age jar from Demetrios Pierides' excavations in Cyprus, formerly in the Joseph Altounian Collection, Mâcon, France, and the circulation of Cypriote antiquities in the 19th century ADAn account of a unique Late Cypriote Bronze Age jar from Demetrios Pierides' excavations in Cyprus, formerly in the Joseph Altounian Collection, Mâcon, France, and a discussion of what it can reveal about the circulation of Cypriote antiquities in the 19th century.
Kiely, Thomas ; Merrillees, Robert
19th century, archaeology, and Cyprus
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Robert Lang and the archaeology of CyprusAn overview of Sir Robert Hamilton Lang, Acting Vice Consul and Consul of Cyprus from 1871-2, who acquired many artefacts from excavations in Cyprus.
Kiely, Thomas
19th century, archaeology, and Cyprus
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Cipro, fra Torino e Londra. I Cesnola e il British Museum/Cyprus, From Turin to London. The Cesnolas and the British MuseumAn overview of the collections of Cypriot artefacts in the British Museum and the Musei Reali di Torino and connections with the Cesnola family.
Kiely, Thomas
archaeology and Cyprus
Salamis-Toumba. An Iron Age Sanctuary in Cyprus Rediscovered. Excavations of the Cyprus Exploration FundAn edited volume on the Cyprus Exploration Fund's excavations at the Iron Age sanctuary of Salamis-Toumba.
Kiely, Thomas ; Karageorghis, Vassos
archaeology and Cyprus
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Poachers turned gamekeepers? The British Museum's archaeological agents in Cyprus, 1893−1899An account of the agents working for the British Museum in Cyprus in the late 19th century.
Kiely, Thomas
19th century, archaeology, and Cyprus
Book chapter
From Salamis to Bloomsbury: Transporting the Bull's Head Capital to the British MuseumAn account of the transportation of the famous marble bull's head capital discovered in the 1890 excavations at Salamis to the British Museum.
Kiely, Thomas
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Auf Max Ohnefalsch-Richter Spuren im British MuseumAn overview of the relationship between the archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch-Richter Spuren and the British Museum.
Kiely, Thomas
British Museum, archaeology, and Cyprus
Book chapter
Die sozioökonomische und politische Kontext der Archäologie auf Zypern im 19. JahrhundertA study of the socio-economic and political situation linked to archaeology in 19th-century Cyprus in a volume about the German archaeologist, Max Ohnefalsch-Richter.
Kiely, Thomas ; Merrillees, Robert
archaeology and Cyprus
Book chapter
Monumentality and urbanisation in Late Bronze Age Cyprus: rethinking Schaeffer's Bâtiment 18 at EnkomiA study of monumentality and ubanisation in Late Bronze Age Cyprus, with a particular reappraisal of Schaeffer's Batiment 18 at the site of Enkomi.
Kiely, Thomas
Bronze Age, archaeology, and Cyprus
Book chapter
Cyprus and AssyriaA overview of the relationship between Cyprus and Assyria at the time of Ashurbanipal in an exhibition catalogue to accompany the 2018 British Museum exhibition, I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria.
Kiely, Thomas
Assyria, Ashurbanipal, archaeology, and Cyprus
Journal article
Britain and the archaeology of Cyprus. II: 1914 to the present dayThe second part of a two-part survey of British contributions to the archaeology of Cyprus from the 18th century to the present day.
Kiely, Thomas ; Ulbrich, Anja
archaeology and Cyprus
Journal article
Britain and the archaeology of Cyprus I. The long 19th centuryThe first part of a two-part survey of British contributions to the archaeology of Cyprus from the 18th century to the present day.
Kiely, Thomas ; Ulbrich, Anja
Cyprus and archaeology
Journal article
Excavations at Kition-Bamboula 1879. Finds in the British MuseumA full account of the 1879 excavations at the site of Kition-Bamboula in Cyprus and the finds that were subsequently given to the British Museum.
Kiely, Thomas ; Fourrier, Sabine
Cyprus and archaeology
Journal article
'Museological Approaches to the Management of Digital Research and Engagement: The African Rock Art Image ProjectThe African Rock Art Image Project at the British Museum has documented and disseminated c. 24,000 digital images of rock art from throughout the continent, donated by the Trust for African Rock Art (TARA). The images were registered into the British Museum's permanent collection and treated as objects in their...
Anderson, Helen ; Galvin, Lisa ; de Torres, Jorge
rock art, Africa, archaeology, and Museum studies
Charles Masson: Collections from Begram and Kabul Bazaar, Afghanistan, 1833–1838From 1833–8, Charles Masson (1800–1853) was employed by the British East India Company to explore the ancient sites in south-east Afghanistan. In return for funding his exploration of the ancient sites of Afghanistan, the British East India Company received all of Masson's finds. These were sent to the India Museum...
Errington, Elizabeth
Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne: Finds from the Site of the Buddha's EnlightenmentThe Mahābodhi temple at Bodhgayā in eastern India has long been recognised as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation and attained enlightenment. The site, soon identified as the 'Diamond Throne' or vajrāsana, became a destination for pilgrims and a focus of religious attention for more than two thousand...
Willis, Michael
Charles Masson and the Buddhist Sites of Afghanistan: Explorations, Excavations, Collections 1832−1835From 1833–8, Charles Masson (1800–1853) was employed by the British East India Company to explore the ancient sites in south-east Afghanistan. During this period, he surveyed over a hundred sites around Kabul, Jalalabad and Wardak, making numerous drawings of the sites, together with maps, compass readings, sections of the stupas...
Errington, Elizabeth
Ceramic Exchange and the Indian Ocean Economy (AD 400–1275) Volume I: AnalysisFrom AD 500–1000, the Indian Ocean emerged as a global commercial centre, and by around 750–800 a sophisticated trade network had been established involving the movement of goods from Japan and China in the east, to southern Africa and Spain in the west. However, the Indian Ocean's commercial system has...
Priestman, Seth M.N.
Ceramic Exchange and Indian Ocean Economy (AD 400–1275). Volume II: Indian Ocean Pottery ClassificationFrom AD 500–1000, the Indian Ocean emerged as a global commercial centre, and by around 750–800 a sophisticated trade network had been established involving the movement of goods from Japan and China in the east, to southern Africa and Spain in the west. However, the Indian Ocean's commercial system has...
Priestman, Seth M.N.
Journal article
Report of the Archaeological Survey of Chamak and its Surroundings, District Amaravati, MaharashtraThis report presents the results of a short programme of fieldwork targeted towards the investigation of the archaeological and geographical setting of the Chamak copperplate charter. This inscription, unearthed in the modern village of Chamak in 1868, records the grant of land to a group of Brahmins living in the...
Hawkes, Jason D ; Abbas, Riza ; Willis, Michael
Vidarbha, survey, Vakatakas, archaeology, and inscription
Journal article
Crowd-sourced Archaeological Research: The MicroPasts ProjectThis paper offers a brief introduction to MicroPasts, a web-enabled crowd-sourcing and crowd-funding project whose overall goal is to promote the collection and use of high quality research data via institutional and community collaborations, both on- and off-line. In addition to introducing this initiative, the discussion below is a reflection...
Bonacchi, Chiara ; Bevan, Andrew ; Pett, Daniel ; Keinan-Schoonbaert, Adi ; Sparks, Rachael …
transcription, crowd-funding, 3D, crowd-sourcing, open data, collaborative research, archaeology, and digital engagement


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As of now, the details of Ivanka Trump's new formal role as assistant to the president in her father's White House remain unclear. So far, her official responsibilities seem to resemble her previous, unofficial ones, with Ivanka taking the lead on issues that broadly involve women, particularly workplace roles and family leave policies. On Tuesday, Ivanka found herself in Berlin for this year's W20 Summit, where she once again put herself in the position of propping up Donald Trump's record with women. Only this time, the response wasn't so kind.
Speaking about President Trump's feelings on family leave policies, Ivanka called him an "advocate" for women and families, telling the Berlin crowd, "He's been a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive in the new reality of dual incomes," according to Buzzfeed. That response, which Ivanka has historically had a more difficult time supporting when pressed for specific policy details, caused several members of the crowd to begin booing the first daughter. Even the event's moderator Miriam Meckel could not ignore the reaction, pressing, "You hear the reaction from the audience, so I need to address one more point. Some attitudes towards women your father has publicly displayed in former times might leave one questioning whether he's such an empowerer for women. ...What's your comment on that?"
"I know from personal experience and I think the thousands of the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades when he was in the private sector are a testament to his belief and solid conviction in the potential of women and their ability to do the job as well as any man," she answered.
Diplomatic answers aside, it's impossible to deny that Ivanka has become subject to direct criticism since she became publicly involved with her father's political machinations during the election. From tweeting about National Library Week while her father proposes funding cuts to libraries to celebrating a night out while President Trump's travel ban caused chaos at airports nationwide, critics have been after the 35-year-old over her silence regarding select policies. It's not really a surprise, then, that an outright endorsement of the president's record with women ended in boos.


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At Del Webb`s Sun City Shadow Hills, many opportunities present themselves across 35,000 square feet of premiere fitness, recreation, and social amenities. Grand and beautiful, the Montecito Clubhouse and Recreation Center is truly the heart of the community, serving as the favorite gathering place for residents. Clubs and classes run the gamut, from Bridge to billiards, men's and women's golf, and everything in between. The golf course meanders through the community, offering luscious emerald green fairways surrounded by the awe-inspiring mountains and desert beauty. Skilled golfers and weekend novices alike will find an exciting challenge at Sun City Shadow Hills.
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With temperatures and humidity rising now that we're in the peak of Summer, it can get downright uncomfortable for us. Doubly so for our pets, where the hot weather can prove to even be dangerous for our furry friends. Here are some tips to help you and your pet stay safe in the Summer heat.
NEVER leave your pet in a parked car
Like with babies and young children, never ever leave your pet parked in a car. Not even if you leave the car running with the a/c on full blast. On a warm day like today the internal temperature of a car sky-rockets and can increase by over 50% in under 30 minutes. So, if it's 90 degrees outside, the car will reach 108 degrees in 10 minutes, by 30 minutes, the internal temperature of that car has already hit 120 degrees.
Limit Exercise on Hot Days
While exercise is good for your pet and for you, take care when exercising your pet on hot days. If you still plan on exercising with your furry friend, make sure it's during the early morning or in the evening hours, so that the heat of the day isn't there. Additionally, take care if your pet has white colored ears, they're at higher risk of skin cancer. Also, make sure to keep your pet on grassy areas if possible as the asphalt could burn the pads of their feet.
Watch the Humidity
It's not just the temperature you have to keep an eye on with your pet, but also the humidity as well. Animals pant to evaporate the moisture in their lungs, which helps them to cool down. If the humidity is too high, they won't be able to cool themselves because of the ambient moisture levels being the same or greater than that of their body. So keep that A/C and dehumidifier running and don't rely on a fan, as animals react differently to heat than humans do, and a fan won't cool them off as effectively as you or me.
Provide Shade and Water
Finally, if your pet is outside, make sure they have protection from the heat and sun as well as plenty of fresh, cold water. During heat waves, add ice to the water when possible. Tarps or tree shade are the best way to provide shade as it doesn't obstruct air flow.
Well, hope this helps keep your pets cool when the heat is high, now if you'll excuse me I have to go turn up the A/C!


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Let it be no secret, our family loves candy. I admit it, while I try to watch what I eat, what's more important is to really enjoy what we eat. While I advise against indulging on more desserts than meals, we always love a tasty treat after dinner. And Crunchkins™ dessert-flavored candies do a little of both, provide dessert in a small snack.
Some of my favorite desserts are glazed donuts, fudge brownies, and my kids love birthday cake! When we got our hands on Crunchkins™ we wanted to find out just how much glazed donut flavor they could really pack into a tiny bite. The results were excellent, tasted just like a glazed donut and even had some texture like a donut after letting it melt in my mouth.
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I love treats of this size for many reasons. They give the variety of different flavors of course, but what is great is their physical size. These are great for on the go, or just sitting around the house and when wanting a sweet treat. I can also use them as a treat to get things done much easier sometimes, is that wrong?
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Gloriana appeared on the sixth episode of "CMT's Next Superstar," which aired on CMT on Friday, May 13. As part of the episode's challenge the remaining five contestants stopped by the Warner Music Nashville offices to play their music and campaign for votes to make it to the next round. Gloriana, who were in a meeting with President and CEO of Warner Music Nashville John Esposito, got the chance to offer the contestants advice and feedback on their music.
Check out the episode by clicking HERE.
"All of us really related to the contestants and what they were going through because it wasn't that long ago that we were trying to break into the music industry," said Mike Gossin. "It was a cool experience to get the chance to give them some feedback and be a part of the process."
Gloriana is currently on the road in support of their forthcoming second studio album on Emblem Music Group/ Warner Bros. Records. The foursome, who recently released their much-anticipated first single from their upcoming album, "Wanna Take You Home," to all digital retailers and radio, are currently performing shows across the country. Gloriana has several headlining shows as well as opening slots for Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, and Leann Rimes lined up. Fans can get up to date information on the tour, with shows being added each week, by going to www.Gloriana.com. They can also get exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, photos, blogs, and much more from Gloriana by signing up to become a Studio Insider.


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Blur Bar in SF Is Soon to Be a Thing of the Past
The face of Polk Street is changing. Period. But then again, what San Francisco neighborhood is safe from the dreaded "G" word anymore?
Little by little, the constants that delivered debauchery and delectable (or dicey) dining that once defined the district are slipping away into a soon-to-be distant past. It was the Hemlock Tavern in October, the nearby farmerbrown soul food restaurant in November and in 10 days, Blur will join the ranks of Tenderloin casualties.
As of Wednesday, there were still more questions than answers about the reasons behind the popular bar's impending closure. According to a Dec. 28 post on the bar's Facebook page, Blur will permanently close up shop on Jan. 12:
After 15 years of love, heartaches, headaches and debauchery, Blur is closing.
From the early years of sushi (sushi in the Tenderloin?) and underground djs to BBQ from Bitters and 2for1 Happy Hours, it's been an unforgettable journey.
Help us say good bye to an incredible run of 15 years. Our last day will be Saturday, January 12th. We will be open every day from now til then. Looking forward to saying hello to any last minute new friends and saying cheers to all the those that made Blur what it has been over the years.
And we know one thing for sure, we left it better than we found it.
Goodbye and good luck,
Ron and the Blur Crew and Family
Blur has been a go-to Polk Street spot for the past 15 years, properly feeding and juicing up patrons with daily 2-for-1 happy hours, a much appreciated discount for the city's would-be drunks on a budget. As Eater SF pointed out, the bar is famous for parties like their 2017 luau (sand and all) and infamous for darker Santacon gatherings. But what bar worth its salt doesn't have a few horror stories to go with countless laughs, chance encounters, bumping music…and more than a little vomit?
With little more than a week left on the countdown to closure, don't waste any time getting your butt down to Blur to cash in on the last happy hour specials – Blurry Mojitos can still be had and memories can still be made to tell your grandchildren about someday…or not.


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Today NPCIL.org launched it's newly designed website for sharing moving and relocation information. In the upcoming days the company plans to setup a request quote form which will allow users to post their moving requirements easily.
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text: She was a legendary beauty who was married to King Louis XII of France in a dynastic marriage as part of a treaty settlement. However the 52-year old King had no living heirs and died before he could father one with Mary. She married Charles Brandon secretly while she was still in France. Henry had been dispatched to bring Mary home. Mary was Elizabeth of York's daughter and Eleanor Clifford's mother. Mary's Wikipedia article is here.


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Teacher of Mathematics at St Marylebone Grammar School
Sep 01, 1976
Jul 31, 1977
Reflection: The challenges of teaching mixed ability groups started me thinking about learner-centredness, negotiated learning, differentiation and how the curriculum could be collaboratively developed by practicing teachers.
I took this post directly after graduation without any clue of what to do nor any teaching qualification or preparation.
I had been recommended to the post by a friend who was leaving the same job in order to travel.
It was in this post that I first encountered the Secondary Mathematics Individualised Learning Experiment (SMILE) through conversations and meetings with colleague Alistair Buckenham at the school and acquaintance Dylan Wiliam, who was working at a neighbouring school. By the end of the year I was committed to teaching and searched for my next post at a comprehensive school with mixed-ability teaching as a central goal.
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CUE Splitter is a freeware tool that split a single big audio track, mostly an album or a compilation, into the relative individual audio tracks, using informations contained in the associated "CUE" file. Sometimes you can find a big compressed audio file (for example MP3, APE, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, etc...) equipped with a small "CUE" text file that contain informations about tracks title, artist and length. Usually these couple of files are generated by programs like EAC (Exact Audio Copy), CDRWin, BPM Studio, GoldWave or similar. With CUE Splitter you can split audio track files without burning to CDR or decode/re-encode any audio data! Moreover audio files are automatically named using a user-defined "file mask" string, it's tags are filled with information extracted from "CUE" file and, optionally, an M3U playlist file can be generated (option enabled by default). If you like this software and you wish contribute, feel free to make us a PayPal DONATION: take a look at the about form...
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Anthony Garcia, a veteran signature gatherer, said the lucrative business of circulating petitions helped him stay out of jail.
When he first got started in 2008, Garcia was living in a men's shelter and needed to find a job to stay in the program. What started off as just a regular job soon turned into a vocation for the West Valley native.
With the money he earned from petition gathering, he said, he was able to buy his first car straight off the lot, his wife was able to go to school, and he had the opportunity to spend a month working in California, the first time he and his family had visited the state.
But Garcia, 39, said despite it being a well-paid position, it's hard work, and it's only getting harder with changing signature-gathering laws. Bad apples in the business, he said, are also making it more difficult to collect signatures, an issue he's all too familiar with.
This year, Garcia, who works in construction framing houses, wound up testifying in court during an election challenge hearing after someone impersonated him and used his name to fraudulently gather signatures for a candidate seeking election to the Senate.
What attracted you to signature gathering?
I was in Church on the Street and they said when you're in Church on the Street you gotta have a job to stay in the mission. I was in recovery in the men's home. I called my old foreman and he said I could have my old job back but I had to go to orientation. Orientation was at like 5 o'clock in the morning. I had to leave the mission at like 3 in the morning and ride my bike from 43rd and Van Buren to 99th Avenue and Lower Buckeye to get to orientation on time. It was over at like 10 and I rode my bike to 91st and Encanto to catch the free shuttle to Maryvale. When I got there, I started praying. I just said, "God, show me something different because what I'm doing is just wrong and I'm going to be with the same people and I don't want that anymore. I want something different." As soon as I got done praying, I promise you, this guy starts walking up to me with petitions in his hand. We started talking and he told me he was about to go to the college and hire and fire some people. I asked him if he owned his own business and I told him I wanted to work for whoever he worked for. He asked me if I was a registered voter and I said yes, and then he asked me to sign his petitions and he gave me the number to his boss. The number was for Pastor Jim, and right off the bat I knew that was God's answer to my prayer. I went to meet with him and he gave me the lowdown on how it all works. His office was like right down the street from my grandma's house and everybody there had lived on that block forever and they were all registered voters. So I went straight over there and I got everybody on the block to sign. It was like two hours. I rode my bike back over to his office and the guy gave me a check for like $350 and I was hooked.
Do you circulate petitions for candidates and initiatives?
I go wherever the money is at.
What are some of the big names you've circulated petitions for?
Doug Ducey, Kyrsten Sinema, Ruben Gallego. I did a couple justices of the peace.
What's the secret to getting someone to sign a petition?
If you're walking down the street and someone's waving at you, and I wear a lot of gold chains, so you're walking down the street and you see this guy with gold chains waving at you, you're going to be like what's this guy all about. So I'll do that. Or once I have someone, I'll talk loud and people are nosy and if they hear something that catches their attention they'll stop. If you can get just one person to stop, a lot of people will stop because it's monkey see, monkey do. Or you make a silly sign. You know what gets a lot of people's attention, if you spell something wrong because everybody will try to correct you. Or compliment them on their shoes or their hat. People are self absorbed so if you talk about them they'll come talk to you. But it's always 50-50. There's people that will ignore you and people that will talk to you. You just have to talk to everybody. The more people you talk to the better your odds are.
Do you have a favorite spot where you usually collect signatures?
I usually go to the DMV on 51st Avenue and Indian School. That used to be my spot but there's a lady, Darcy, and she kind of took the spot over so I'm kind of stuck walking around that area. But that's a good spot, you get a good response.
What's the most signatures you've ever gotten in a single day?
My biggest, it wasn't a single day, it was Comic Con. I got 1,500 signatures in three days. … Festivals are the best.
What's the most money you've made in a single day?
I made like $1,500 in three weeks. That's when Bonita (Burks) was around and there was competition. That was the best part, when there was competition and we worked as independent contractors, like freelancers, we could go wherever we wanted and make more money.
It's not every day that someone gets impersonated. How was it to learn someone was using your name professionally?
Oh man, you feel terrible. It's messed up. I was worried. I'm still wondering why, why would someone do that? I lost a lot of sleep over that.
Do you think the incident will affect how you decide who to gather signatures for in the future?
It will just make me more cautious in who I associate with and what petitions I do. I guess I won't so easily pick people off the street and say here I'll do your petitioning because that's what I did and look what happened.
Do you think the bad apples in the business tarnish the reputation of seasoned and reliable signature gatherers?
It definitely messes with the reputation of good petition gatherers. One example, the smear campaign they're trying to do with the Clean Energy petitioners. Now people don't want to sign my petition. It's going to be harder to get signatures and it's already hard to get signatures.
Do you see yourself working as a circulator for years to come?
Oh yeah. I have kids and they're young. But when they're older and they go to college I plan on traveling throughout the country doing petitions. I can't afford to travel, I don't have retirement, so I'm going to work my butt off until the day I die.


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Nostalgia part 1
Tonight's show features songs from my youth, songs that give me that wistful yearning to return to a time and place that no longer exists. Sometimes a happier place, sometimes a place of hope and wonder.
10 pm!
Be sure to download here if you missed it or any past episode.
See you in the Void!
Also! I will be performing solo experimental music for March Madness CKMS fundraiser event on Friday March 29th at 37 Lancaster St W Kitchener. Come out and support the station and hear some weird music. Follow link for more info.


text: With tulips pushing up and warm rain falling, the signs are becoming obvious: spring has sprung. With the coming of the new season, especially after this exceptionally harsh winter, comes possibilities to reconfigure both yourself and your home. The new spring is a great time to take stock of your life and decide where you want to bring a little fresh air. The same is true for your home! This is a great time to start planning your painting projects: the perfect opportunity to repair your home's exterior after the damaging winter weather and the right inspiration to bring a new look into your home or office.This spring, decide to work with your local 360° Painting on any number of paint projects to shake off the dregs of winter and welcome the spring and summer with wide-open arms. It's time to decide: spring is here, refresh your home!ExteriorYour poor home has taken a beating from the winter winds, icy precipitation, and poorly-aimed snowballs from the neighborhood kids. For much of the country, painting has to be halted during the winter months due to falling temperatures. With the first gust of spring, now is the opportunity to re-paint the trim, re-pair the shutters, and renew your home.When choosing an exterior paint during the spring season, it's important to choose the right paint adapted to the season – spring temperatures can still be unpredictable.We partner with Sherwin-Williams to be able to provide the highest-performing paint for your home. In this situation, Sherwin-Williams experts suggest using latex exterior paint, like Duration, Resilience, or SuperPaint. These products can be applied and will cure at lower temperatures, as low as 35° F. Traditional latex-based paints need temperatures above 60° F to cure properly. Warmer temperatures are needed to allow the latex particles to coalesce, or melt together.Don't forget to touch-up those battered shutters! Winter wind can whip your shutters out of shape. A new coat of paint will not only make your home exterior look fresher, but will also protect the wood of your shutters from the unforgiving summer sun. Consider changing the color of your shutters as a subtle way to incorporate a new, fun trend without the risk of painting an entire room.As you spruce up trim and shutters, don't forget about the first and most-important statement that your exterior makes: the front door. The color of your front door has a major impact on how guests feel welcomed and how the family feels about coming home. Sherwin-Williams color expert, Sue Wadden, recommends Parakeet green, Soar blue, and Decisive Yellow to welcome guests and embrace family members.InteriorWhen it comes to your interior, choosing now to paint is less out of necessity and more out of the deep urge to break free from the winter prison. As you do a deep spring cleaning, dusting the baseboards and washing the windows, pay attention to the areas of high-traffic in your home like the kitchen, the hallways, and the living room. These are the spaces that often receive the most "love" (aka wear-and-tear) so be prepared to choose a new neutral to touch up these areas.The new neutrals are a set of "neutrals" that aren't the outdated shades of beige and white. These neutrals are much more authentic and connected with nature. The Sherwin-Williams "Naturalist" palette features colors like "Misty" that tie a home together while also bringing in a breath of fresh spring air.In fact, if you like the idea of getting back to nature, but want a more unique color, we suggest trying the earthy, authentic "Canyon Clay" – the 2019 Color of the Year from Sherwin-Williams. Described as bringing any space "to life," this just might be the perfect remedy to dreary, monotone winter days.But if these colors aren't working, you can literally bring nature's color palette into your home through the ColorSnap Visualizer.This incredible tool allows you to match colors from nature with the vast Sherwin-Williams color choices. If you love mountain springs and blooming fields, try colors like "Poseidon," "Jargon Jade," and "Forward Fuschia."The possibilities for renewal are endless this spring!Whether working on the exterior, welcoming a new color on your front door, or refreshing your interior with nature-inspired colors, there are so many things you can do to spruce up your home. Shake off the icicles of winter and embrace the home that you love – let it reflect your personality through new colors and a new coat of paint. Spring is here, refresh your home!When you work with the 360° Painting professionals, you know that you're in good hands. With experience, worth ethic, and a priority on customer service, your local 360° Painting makes sure that your home is a place that you look forward to returning to. Call (866) 496-0092 to schedule your free consultation today. Categories Tips & Tricks


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"And Jesus said unto Him, "If thou canst believe; all things
are possible to him that believeth."Mark 9:23 .
WHEN JESUS and the three favored Apostles came down from the Mount of Transfiguration, where they had been enjoying the vision of coming glory, they found the other nine Apostles at the foot of the mountain surrounded by a multitude. They had made several inefficacious attempts to cast out a demon from a boy whose father had brought him for the purpose.
So it is with some of the Lord's people; occasionally by faith they go up into the mountain, into the Kingdom; by faith they see the glory of the Lord revealed, and hear afresh that they must suffer with the Lord if they would enter into His glory. Then, coming down from the exalted heights of contemplation of things glorious, they face the realities of the present timethe Adversary is in possession of the world still; many are his slaves and dupes; no earthly power seems sufficient to cast him out; they are back with the remainder of the Church. But if the Master be with them, victory will ultimately be achieved.
This case was one of occasional obsession by an evil [R5128 : page 345] spirit, whereas many of the others were continuous. The evil spirit came into this boy at times, causing him to have a fit, to froth at the mouth, to wallow in the mire, sometimes striving to throw him into the fire or into the water, or otherwise destroy him. The parents had brought the child to Jesus for a cure; in His absence they sought the nine Apostles remaining, but their endeavors were fruitless; they could not cast out this spirit.
The unsuccessful disciples were perplexed; never before had the Master's name failed to be respected by the demons. The Scribes also were harassing them with questions, when Jesus and the other three appeared coming down the mountain. The multitude hailed Jesus and flocked to Him, but He came promptly to the relief of the Apostles and inquired the nature of their trouble. The father interposed and explained: "I have brought my son, who is possessed of a dumb spirit; and whenever it takes hold upon him it dashes him down and he foameth and grindeth his teeth and pineth away; and I spake to Thy disciples that they should cast it out, and they were not able."
And Jesus answered, "O faithless generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring the boy to me." And they brought him, and immediately the spirit caused him to fall to the ground, wallowing and foaming. Jesus questioned how long he had been thus. The father answered, "From a child," and that often the spirit attempted to cast the boy into the fire or into the water to destroy him; "But if Thou canst do anything, have compassion on us and help us."
Jesus replied, "If thou canst believe; all things are possible to him that believeth." How great stress the Lord lays everywhere upon the exercise of faith in the Divine Power! "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Those who cannot exercise the faith cannot have the blessing which others may have who do exercise faith; and our blessings increase in proportion as we will exercise our faith. Thus the Lord puts a premium upon this element of character, and makes it essential to His favor.
This does not imply that people who cannot now exercise faith will never get any blessing. On the contrary, while the Lord has given certain exceeding great and precious promises to those who can believe and who do believe, and who follow their belief with obedience to the extent of their ability, He has also promised that by and by, during Messiah's Kingdom, the way of faith and obedience will be made so plain, so simple, that all will be able to follow it and to gain a rewardbut a lesser reward than that now extended to those who can and do exercise faith and obedience.
The reason for this is manifest. God is now seeking a special class of specially faithful and obedient children, to be heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Jesus in His glorious Messianic Kingdom. He is now selecting the class which by and by He will use in bestowing His blessing world-wide; and He desires that in this class shall be only such as can exercise absolute faith in Him. Hence, now, God's rule for dealing with the Church is, "According to thy faith be it unto thee."
And in this and other miracles the Lord required faith seemingly as the condition of the healing. He thus manifested forth His coming glory and the power of His Kingdom. During the Kingdom reign there will be such manifestations of Divine Power, and such assistance given to those willing to exercise faith, that all may profit thereby and experience the healings of their flesh and the casting out of every power of Satan and sin.
The poor father realized from Jesus' words that the difficulty rested with him, that he must exercise faith else his son could not be recovered. With tears he cried out, "Lord, I do believe; Help Thou mine unbelief!" His faith got its reward. Jesus commanded the evil spirit to come out of the boy, and enter no more into him. This last was the special point of this cure. The evil spirit had frequently left the boy, but only to return. The Lord's command was that he should leave and never return.
It may be wondered why the Master permitted the evil spirit to tear the boy and cause him pain, etc., in leaving him. If He had power to cast him out, He also undoubtedly had power to control the manner of his coming out. We can only surmise therefore that Jesus, on this and other occasions, allowed the evil spirit a measure of liberty in the method of leaving the victims, and that this was for the very purpose of demonstrating how malicious and evil the spirit was which had control; and thus the miracle was the more clearly seen, and thus the more would the Lord be praised by those interested.
The boy was left in an apparently dead condition, but Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up. The lesson for us in this is that it is not only that the Adversary and his power be cast out of humanity and from control, which the poor world needs, but they need Divine aid, the hand of Divine Power, for their uplift out of the mire of sin and death. According to the Scriptures, we are near the time when Satan will be bound, when all the influences of evil amongst humanity will be restrained. According to the Scriptures, also, this binding of Satan will be accomplished in a great "time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation," and humanity will be left in an almost dead condition. The pride, the hopes, the ambition of men will perish in that awful trouble time, but the Master will be present in Kingdom power to uplift them.
Messiah's Kingdom will not only bind the Adversary and forbid him to re-enter humanity and interfere with their affairs, but the power of the Kingdom will for a thousand years do an uplifting work amongst the fallen and degraded members of our race, lifting them up, up, up, until they will be fully up to the Divine standard, as represented in Father Adamfrom which condition he originally fell through disobedience, and return to which condition has been secured for all through the merit of Jesus' sacrifice accomplished at Calvary.
The disciples asked Jesus why they could not cast out this demon. And so God's people many a time have asked themselves, Why cannot we do more than we are doing in the way of opposing Satan and Sin, and their reign of evil? The answer of Jesus is applicable here as well as there: "This kind cometh not out save by fasting and prayer." Undoubtedly God's people could accomplish much more in their own conflicts with Sin and Satan, and in helping others to get free from the power of Sin, if we would always exercise full faith in the Lord, and if we would continually live more in the spirit and less according to the flesh. This would mean fasting, or self-denial, and prayer, or fellowship with God. To him who believeth, every blessing belongs which God has promised to His faithful ones, but we have the conditions expressed elsewhere by Jesus: "If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."


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Friday, 22 March 2013
New Home Card
Here is a card i have made using the gorgeous Noir Chic papers from trimcraft first edition....The birdcarge is an x cut die,the flowers are rolled flower dies from marianne d and spellbinders,The swirls are dies from memory box.The edge punch and bird punch are both from SU
I had the sentiment stamp from a magazine a while ago and i thought it was just perfect for this card .The satin ribbon and gems and buttons are all from meiflower crafts
challenges entered
Paper Crafting Journey ribbon or lace
Stamp n Doodle anything goes
Shelly's Images anything goes
LEJ Designs add a flower/s
Tuesday Alchemy anything goes
MyGrafico anything goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - anything goes
Stamp and Create fur or feathers
Stamp with Fun anything goes
There She Goes anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy punched elements
Natalie and Amy's Challenge die cuts
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Absolutely stunning Tracey. I love the rolked flowers and the cream and black is very striking.ReplyDelete
{I would love you to take part in my 500 Follower Give-away. Thank you so much if you have already entered.} Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}
I love black and white cards, and you've chosen such beautiful papers! The bird cage looks great with the swirls and flowers you've added, and it's such a decorative sentiment too!ReplyDelete
What a nice card, I really love the style and gorgeous dies and flowers xxxReplyDelete
So lovely Tracey, love the papers and birdcage..the rolled flowers and dies...gorgeous card.ReplyDelete
Luv CHRISSYxx
I love this the colors and the detail are just perfect xx JanReplyDelete
Popped over from MIM. Thanks for joining us at WD xx JanReplyDelete
Gorgeous layout and love the B/W Ginny xReplyDelete
Nice card. Thanks for joining us at Stamp with fun.ReplyDelete
Hugs, Nadja
What a fantastic design, Tracey! Love the black & cream, love all the fabulous papers & die cuts, and love your pretty embellies, too! This is a wowzer! :^)ReplyDelete
Hugs, Penny
The color choices give this a wonderful vintage feel. Thank you for entering PDE Anything Goes challenge.ReplyDelete
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
This is wonderful! Very well done! So glad you joined us this week at Whoopsi Daisy Challenges! Hope to see you back next week!ReplyDelete
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WOW .... Tracey, I love this, love the flowers, mine never look like that lol.... the birdcage is fab.... Thanks for joining in at LEJ Designs xxReplyDelete
A lovely choice of images, Tracey. I do like that birdcage die. Fab flowers and great papers and sentiment too! Hugs, LesleyReplyDelete
This is really gorgous. Super design and so elegant. Thanks for joining us at the PCJ challenge xxReplyDelete
LOVE that fun bird cage die cut and the pretty rolled flowers. Thanks for playing along with us at TSG - hope you will join us for a new challenge tomorrow!ReplyDelete
Wow! This is just perfect. Love the elegant design and colours. Gorgeous card. Thanks so much for playing with us at WhoopsiDaisy this week. Hope to see you back soon. Hugs...MonaReplyDelete
oh gorgeous card!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful creation Tracey! Thanks so much for joining our "ANYTHING GOES" challenge at Shelly's Images! Please come back and join us again real soon!!ReplyDelete
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I am in awe of your work Tracey! I have seen your cards everywhere and I love them. So creative, elegant, stylish!! I am your newest follower and would love for you to follow my blog also. Thanks for sharing your work. I love this card as I do all of your others. Hugs, GloriaReplyDelete
Fabulous card...especially love the papers you've used!ReplyDelete
Thanks for playing with us at Stamp-N-Doodle,
thank you so much for taking the time to comment,i really do appreciate them ,i will pop over and have a visit with you as often as possible.
tracey x x


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Counties on the Move: Arts Education for All Students
Counties on the Move: Arts Education for All Students
The CCSESA Statewide Arts Initiative is collaborating and partnering with other education and nonprofit organizations at all levels to tie arts education firmly into the core curriculum. This publication is a celebration of progress in strengthening and providing access to arts education throughout the State of California through the 58 county offices of education. It is intended to provide a glimpse of the excellent work being done to bring instruction in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and the visual arts to all of the students in California's public schools.
The document also serves another purpose. Along with county snapshots on arts education that will inform, inspire, and hopefully provoke you to get involved, the information reveals the emerging statewide arts education network and supporting infrastructure needed to provide leadership training, program planning, curriculum, professional development, and resources in arts education.


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Watch David Crosby Join Jason Isbell Onstage at Newport Folk Festival
David Crosby made a surprise appearance during Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's headlining set at the Newport Folk Festival Friday to perform a pair of Crosby, Stills & Nash classics.
Crosby, who was not on the lineup for this year's Newport Folk Festival, joined Isbell for "Wooden Ships" and the Neil Young-penned CSNY cut "Ohio." Crosby and Isbell shared vocals on the former track as the two rockers tacked an extended guitar solo to the 1969 track.
Isbell has tackled "Ohio" in concert sans Crosby on a handful of occasions, beginning in December 2016. At Newport, Isbell and Crosby delivered a charged-up rendition of the protest song:
Crosby wasn't the only unexpected guest on tap at the Newport Folk Festival: During Margo Price's set, John Prine made an unannounced appearance to join the singer on "In Spite of Ourselves," a reprisal of the song they performed together at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival:
The 2018 Newport Folk Festival continues throughout the weekend with sets from Jenny Lewis, Brandi Carlile, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, Courtney Barnett, Colter Wall, Gary Clark Jr. and many more.


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La Tour Miami Beach is one of only a few condos belonging to the upscale neighborhood commonly called Millionaire's Row. It's got a relatively small number of residences within the building and the privacy plus the location create an unbelievably alluring living experience. La Tour is posh living at its best.
The residences of La Tour each have gorgeous views thanks to the ingenious design of the building. As for amenities, a relaxing oceanfront sundeck complete with swimming and whirlpools allow residents maximum comfort. Tennis courts, direct access to the beach and meeting rooms complete an already exciting array of amenities and features. Units are available with one to three bedrooms and have elevated nine foot ceilings, terraces with glass railings, and extra-large walk-in closets designed for the biggest of wardrobes. Self-cleaning ovens and dishwashers with sound insulation are among the appliances you'll find. You probably already know bathrooms come in marble.
La Tour is, to put it simply, amazing. Because La Tour is within Miami Beach, La Tour residents enjoy easy access to the best of South Florida, including famous places like Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road which can be walked to from La Tour. Enjoy the ambiance in the comfort of your own La Tour condo home, walk to the beach by La Tour, you can pretty do whatever your heart desires at La Tour Miami Beach.


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Les outils traditionnels tels que Remote Desktop Protocol, VNC, pcAnywhere ne sont plus suffisants pour supporter votre infrastructure IT. Ces solutions ne sont pas sécurisées, intégrées ou multi-plateformes. Bomgar est différent.
Bomgar permet les accès à distance à tous vos serveurs, matériels, systèmes point de vente, SSH et Telnet.
It's not just customers and end-users you support. You have a host of unattended systems in your IT infrastructure to maintain.
And while it's important to support people, If you don't have a secure IT infrastructure, you could lose business. Point-of-Sale data breach, anyone?
Here's the problem: The remote access tools you have now aren't cutting it.
Not only are they not secure, not integrated, not centrally managed, and not multi-platform ... they're also not new ... as in really, really old...like before there was an internet.
Bomgar is different.
Bomgar enables secure remote access to all your servers, managed desktops, point-of-sale systems, SSH and Telnet.
Bomgar works through firewalls, so you never need to compromise your network perimeter to connect. You can even connect to computers that don't have internet access. Cool, right?
Bomgar lets you manage everything centrally. Group policies help you manage reps and vendors. Plus, you can define permissions based on the rep, the support portal, the system being accessed, or even the time of day. In short? Bomgar puts you in control.
And it does so securely. Your sensitive data never leaves your physical or virtual appliance.
Bomgar also creates logs, reports and even video recordings so you can see who connected to what system and what they did while connected.
Here's a story to show how it all works together:
Once upon a time, there was an IT administrator named Bob.
One day, while at corporate, Bob was installing patches on hundreds of desktops located at a remote office.
Because he was using Bomgar, Bob could control multiple systems at once. He even wrote a script to automate much of the process for him.
One day, Bob decided to leave early. so he logged into Bomgar on his iPhone and continued working on his commute. Even though the remote desktops required multiple reboots, Bomgar stayed connected, so this was a piece of cake.
Once he was home, Bob switched from his phone to his tablet and finished the updates from the comfort of his couch. Bomgar goes great with chips!
Theeee end.