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Tune down costs
To save money and get the best performance, match the right type of storage with the application it's best suited for. We list several practical ways to optimize your storage.
- Marc Farley, Microsoft
Simply put, it's imperative to match the kind of storage to the value of the application to lower storage costs. Put another way, cost-effective storage--especially for e-mail and applications on plain vanilla file servers--should provide service levels just above what's needed. Newer technologies, such as Serial ATA (SATA) drives and iSCSI connectivity, offer more ways to fine-tune your storage environment and save money by not overprovisioning storage.
|Best practices for e-mail storage
Tuning e-mail storage
E-mail is one of the fastest growing applications in terms of storage capacity. With Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations, the problems of managing e-mail have increased. (See "Regulations squeeze storage.") Because of the requirements for data retention, e-mail storage will have two components: primary (online) storage and secondary (archival) storage.
E-mail storage should be tuned for simple capacity scaling and long-term data retention. I/O performance and availability are secondary requirements. Most e-mail messages are accessed within the first few days they are received and then they are accessed infrequently--if ever again. Users may search their old messages for specific information, such as another person's e-mail address, but most old messages are never opened and read after several days.
This is partly due to the fact that e-mail replies and discussion threads often have the message text from a previous message copied in subsequent messages. E-mail storage can be described as a write-infrequently, read-rarely facility. It's lightly used, although that might not be obvious, based on the capacity problems that it causes. The characteristics of archived e-mails are different--the archive must be designed to last for many years, and in some cases, prove that e-mails haven't changed.
First and foremost, e-mail primary storage should be cheap, but scalable. Disk drives running in server cabinets are not the least bit scalable, although this is probably the most common type of e-mail storage used today. Virtualization in storage area networks (SANs) is a much better option. Virtualization's ability to change storage capacity on demand would dramatically lower the cost of primary e-mail storage.
E-mail iSCSI SAN
Another way to lower the cost of e-mail storage is to use cheaper SAN connection technology for e-mail servers. This sounds like a job for iSCSI, and it is. Of course, this may require creating a new iSCSI SAN or using iSCSI routers to provide iSCSI servers access to Fibre Channel (FC) storage subsystems.
Implement your iSCSI SAN independent of other Ethernet networks--leveraging an existing Ethernet network only invites problems and there's not much synergy to be had uniting legacy LANs and iSCSI SANs. Do not bother with TCP offload engines (TOE) because e-mail servers don't generate enough I/O traffic to justify the additional TOE cost.
If you plan to leverage an existing FC SAN, you will need an iSCSI router. Cisco Systems Inc., Crossroads Systems Inc., FalconStor Software Inc., McData Corp. and Sanrad Ltd. all offer iSCSI storage routers. Some of these products also provide the virtualization function that you need for optimal e-mail storage. You can put the virtualization product on the FC side of the router using any number of SAN virtualization products. I recommend putting the virtualization system on the FC side so it can be leveraged by other servers in the SAN. If implemented successfully, virtualization will increase your storage capacity levels more than any other storage technology on the market today.
Additionally, you should oversubscribe or multiplex server connections for e-mail servers. A single 2Gb storage subsystem port should be able to accommodate between 15 and 20 e-mail servers. Surprisingly, you might find that this number could be even higher. A fast LAN connection is necessary to migrate data transparently between storage subsystems.
|Best practices for e-mail storage
Use SATA drives
Plan to use SATA drives with mean time between failure (MTBF) ratings of 1 million hours or more. They cost more than lower-rated SATA drives, but reducing drive failures saves money in the long run. Try not to partition individual drives among too many servers because SATA drives aren't good for overlapped I/O. SATA is terrific for a few e-mail servers, but I wouldn't want more than five servers accessing the same physical disk drives.
Keep that in mind when you partition storage in your virtualization system. Use RAID 1, 5 or 10--whatever seems easiest to manage. Don't worry that RAID 1 won't have the scalability you need--scalability can be handled by the virtualization product. Also, don't use SATA drives with write caching turned on; write caching won't deliver noticeable performance advantages and it increases the risk of data loss.
Primary and secondary storage
Whereas primary e-mail storage can be fairly generic and replaceable, your e-mail archiving system should be designed to last awhile. There are many software companies targeting products at data retention and regulatory business requirements, including the administrative challenges that come with e-mail. Most e-mail archiving packages move data from the e-mail system and store it in an external, compressed and indexed format for fast searching. Many also have special functions for handling e-mail attachments. Most backup software vendors have products for archiving e-mail data. However, data retention might be better if kept separate from regular backup processes.
Unlike primary e-mail storage, which can use just about any kind of storage, secondary e-mail storage needs to have safeguards built in to ensure that archived data isn't deleted or tampered with. Network Appliance Inc. (NetApp) has a software function called SnapLock that gives its filer products write once, ready many (WORM) capabilities. Likewise, IBM Corp. recently introduced a new server called the TotalStorage Data Retention 450, which provides WORM storage and works with Tivoli Storage Manager for data retention software to automate data retention policies. EMC Corp.'s Centera, using content-addressed storage (CAS) technology provides a similar data retention functionality. Keep in mind that these are data center products with relatively high price tags.
In lieu of buying an expensive special-purpose data retention storage subsystem, it's possible to use network-attached storage (NAS) to store the archived e-mail data. The risk in this is the possibility that an administrator or user will delete or alter the data after it has been safely archived. This archiving-on-the-cheap approach can work in practice as long as it's teamed with back up operations that make additional copies to tape. Be warned, however, that your manual process may come under the analysis of corporate auditors who might not be convinced of its effectiveness when compared to a more automated product.
If you use the NAS for e-mail archives, you should use removable WORM media to back up your archives. As WORM prevents data from being overwritten and the NAS system doesn't, the NAS system should probably be viewed as a temporary storage location for archiving purposes. It's fine to keep archived e-mail data on a NAS system, but you must regularly back up to WORM media. Sony Electronics Inc. has recently announced tape drives that provide WORM capabilities that can operate in tape libraries. Optical jukeboxes with WORM drives are another option. A new format called ultra density optical (UDO), which is based on blue-laser technology, may give magneto-optical (MO) drives the capacity necessary to be useful for e-mail archiving.
Storage for plain file servers
Inexpensive file servers that support general office environments--not industrial-strength file servers that support applications such as engineering or multimedia development environments--are perfectly adequate for office application files such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and HTML files. These types of files are accessed frequently while they are being worked on, but once they are finished, they are rarely accessed again.
Common office application file server storage requirements are less stringent and not all that difficult to meet. Unlike e-mail servers, common file servers don't typically require a large amount of storage capacity, but they do have to support higher performance levels. File servers regularly support a fair amount of I/O work in parallel, particularly when people are beginning their work or preparing to quit. Special business applications that have integrated databases or involve streaming I/O require higher performance levels than average office applications.
NAS appliances work very well as common file servers. The types and degrees of tuning that can be done depend on the product manufacturer and model. The following applies to both NAS appliances and file servers built from commercial software products.
When planning storage for common file servers, you must take into account the strengths and weaknesses of the disk drive technologies being used. It's certainly not a mistake to use FC and SCSI drives in file servers because they are much better at handling parallel I/O operations than ATA and SATA desktop disk drives. Subsystem designs can overcome the throughput limitations of ATA and SATA desktop disk drives, but you want to clearly understand what techniques are being used. For instance, ATA and SATA drives could have write caching enabled, which is probably a bad idea because of the chance of data loss. On the other hand, Ciprico Inc.'s new SATA storage subsystem, FibreStore 2212A, is based on an accelerated drive teaming (XDT) technology, and is designed to increase the throughput of SATA-based subsystems for common file serving environments.
One major difference between storage for e-mail and file servers is the amount of cache memory used. While cache doesn't do much for e-mail performance, file servers often benefit from cache. Read-ahead cache is most likely to generate the best results for common office file servers, but if you're trying to improve performance for a particular application, you should ask the application vendor's opinion.
Another way to increase the performance of file servers is to "short-stroke" the drives. The basic idea is to create a single partition on the drive that's approximately one-half to two-thirds of the drive's capacity and ignore the remaining capacity. This reduces seek times in the drive, allowing a large SATA drive to achieve seek times that are similar to SCSI and FC drives.
An important goal for file server storage is to reduce the number of drive failures. As with e-mail server storage, look for SATA drives with MTBF values greater then 1 million hours. Beyond that, file server storage should include hot swapping and hot spare features as standard fare.
iSCSI is also a good fit for file server storage as a way to reduce the cost of putting file servers on a SAN. File server performance over iSCSI should be adequate for most applications, but low latency applications with database functions could suffer with it. Don't bother using TOE unless your servers have processors running at less than 2GHz. iSCSI storage routers that connect iSCSI servers to FC storage are an excellent idea for companies that already have FC SANs. This way you can get the cost reduction of iSCSI on the servers, combined with the high-throughput capabilities of FC and SCSI disk drives.
General-purpose database storage
Although high-throughput transaction processing tends to get the most attention when databases are discussed, there is an enormous number of general-purpose database installations with easier requirements to meet than transaction processing. These servers support an incredible variety of business applications, from material resource planning and accounting packages to specialized lines of business applications.
General-purpose database systems tend to have more I/O activity than office application or e-mail servers. Unlike these other servers, database systems tend to access more of their data over an extended period of time. Performance and reliability are much more important because these databases may be used for primary business operations and can impact corporate productivity.
The requirements for these databases vary widely, but if the business depends heavily on them, then it makes sense to invest more heavily and avoid problems. Capacity requirements can be surprisingly small. Some databases don't need much storage capacity and could theoretically operate with 200GB capacity disk drives.
In general, these servers merit FC storage based on the requirement for critical reliability and lower latency. This isn't to say high reliability SATA drives won't do the job, but they haven't been in the market that long, and a more conservative technology approach is prudent.
Another option for database storage is an industrial-strength NAS system. For instance, Oracle databases run perfectly well on NAS systems. As it turns out, most of the concerns voiced about using NAS for databases are related to questions about network reliability. If you're going to install a SAN with fiber optic cabling, you could install the same cabling and use it for NAS to get the same level of network reliability.
New storage technologies such as iSCSI and SATA and new developments in older technologies such as WORM and NAS can be applied and tuned to meet a wide range of changing storage requirements. The model of the high-performance, high-availability FC SAN doesn't necessarily translate to applications such as e-mail, which need scalability and little else.
Of all applications, the one posing the most challenges today is e-mail--particularly the archiving of e-mail data. If you save money deploying storage for other servers, you may have more available to spend on this difficult and critical area.
Related Resources
- Tiered Storage - Optimizing the Storage Infrastructure –Fujifilm Recording Media USA, Inc.


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This weekend I did a shoot for Chloe Miriee's Yuuki Konno cosplay. The results are rather stunning even by my standards. This article will talk about how the effects were achieved which is quite standard throughout the entire photo set.
Yuuki is a character from sword art online, a MMORPG like game in the medieval times. A combat class that uses a sword, with quite a good amount of scene in forest and dungeons. A top notch swordsman with a ill fate at the end. I wanted to give her a more magical game like feeling with dramatic motion and emotions. More pics will be posted at my main site and FB page: ZerartulPeaktures
As said most pictures were shot and edited the same way. Summary of how this shoot was done and processed:
- 1 Boomed Grided light for rim and highlight
- 1 Grided light for fill
- 1 Reflector on Light for simulated sun (optional)
- 2 assistants for misting
- 1 assistant for wig throwing
- Color process with Lightroom
- Effects process with Photoshop
Light Setup:
In a forest, normally with the canopy cover, you get streams of light coming in but on general its not really bright. I wanted it to look sunny even in a forest, like a canopy with a big opening.
1 B2 head boomed fitted with 60cm x 90cm Gridded Softbox on the top. slightly back of the subject. This creates a nice rim from the head to the shoulders and a burnt out effect on the hair to simulate light from the top. Outdoor shoots are suspected to winds so a light head such as B2 and modifiers from the OCF series are great. Make sure to always weigh down the boom and counter balance it well.
1 B2 head on the floor right side with a 60cm Gridded Octa. This is mainly a fill light for the face placed above the camera level. In the shot above, its above the subjects eye level. The purpose of the grid is to fill only the face with minimum spill to the surroundings.
Additional notes:
1 B1 with reflector are used in some shots such as the one above. This is to simulate the sun. Shots that did not used it were due to good openings in the canopy with strong sunlight streaming in.
The light on the boom and the B1 with reflector both are meant to be back light to simulate flare or highlights generated by a low sun. In this shoot, they are fitted with 3/4 CTO gels to add extra warmth to the light. This was part of the reason why the front fill light must be gridded: it will other wise be reflecting the warm light from the front baffle onto the subject face which will be undesirable.
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To obtain get the slightly magical effects of sparkles and mistiness, 2 assistants were tasked to spray mist into the air just slightly behind the subject. Mist however were easily affected by wind so the assistants need to constantly move.
Freezing the droplets of mist in the air rather then smeared, a faster shutter of 1/1000 was used. The lights were then fired with HSS. As this was a morning shoot, the flash itself could not freeze the motion of the droplets due to background lighting and a much faster shutter was needed. This is one of the situation where Profoto B1/B2 really works well with HSS.
The sense of motion was obtained by flicking the wig base on the direction of the motion that was to be achieved. The subject will also execute the movement and hold the point where the shot will be done to get a more natural posing.
Post processing was the final step. First with Lightroom, the greens were hued to the yellow for a more autumn look. Colors were corrected to get a soothing slightly dulled down look while exposure contrast was increased for the dramatic feel.
Lastly photoshop, to get the hazy feeling with the effects of brighter sun ray streaming down, a combination of Motion blur, Gaussian blur and masking was used. I wont cover on how to achieve them here as you can find video tutorials of them.
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As above, this are the outcomes of the shoot. I hope you enjoy my behind the scene on how the shots are done and do visit my FB page at ZerartulPeaktures to view my latest work or contact me.
Equipment used:
- Nikon DF
- Nikon 20mm F1.8
- Sigma Art 50mm F1.8
- Profoto B1
- Profoto B2 with 2 heads
- Profoto 2′ X 3′ OCF Softbox with Grid
- Profoto 2′ OCF Octa with Grid
- Profoto Zoom Reflector
- Jinbei M1 Mini Boom
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Through its SIF grant, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will improve access to needed health services, reduce health risks and disparities, and promote health equality in low-income communities in Kentucky. Subgrantees will focus on testing innovative strategies to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and curb smoking and other unhealthy habits and increase access to health services in underserved communities.
The Foundation's approach is characterized by funding and intensive training and technical assistance to community groups with innovative ideas for improving the health of their community. It draws on local knowledge to identify pressing health needs and supplements local initiative efforts with local health statistics to help focus investments on pressing challenges. Working collaboratively with communities, indicators of health progress are developed and tracked. Current subgrantees are testing innovative strategies to increase access to needed health services, including dental and behavioral health, in underserved communities. With SIF funds, the Foundation is expanding its work to increase the rigor of evaluation applied to each innovation.
Track Record before Social Innovation Fund Grant:
- The Foundation initiated the Local Data for Local Action program to offer grants, data and technical assistance to community-based coalitions working on pressing health issues. Grantees are diverse and have included local health departments, a state university, and a county board of education.
- The Foundation sponsors targeted research, forums, training programs, and technical assistance. The Foundation funds KYhealthfacts.org, populated with data analyzed by the Kentucky State Cabinet for Health and Family Services and epidemiologists at the University of Kentucky. This information helps guide and ground local proposals and the Foundation investments.
- Prior Foundation investments have contributed to development of a model for in-home care of the state's frail elderly population; launch of a pilot e-prescription program; and expansion of school-based primary and dental care for low-income families with limited transportation.
- The Foundation has awarded nine grants to date focusing on a variety of issues important to Kentuckians: access to health care in rural and underserved areas, expanding fitness opportunities for low-income youth, and providing innovative dental care for special needs children;
- The Foundation, in conjunction with its evaluation partner, Center for Community and Health Evaluation (CCHE), has been deeply engaged with subgrantees – providing them technical assistance as they develop their evaluation plans. These plans will push subgrantees to be more rigorous in their evaluation efforts; and
- Programs supported by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky's Social Innovation Fund grants are seeing patients and have served over 10,000 individuals.
Nonprofits Receiving Social Innovation Fund Awards from Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Home of the Innocents
Louisville, Kentucky
Areas Served: Jefferson and Surrounding Counties, KY
Initial Award Amount: $250,000
Awarded in 2011
In collaboration with local stakeholders, Home of the Innocents will establish a dental clinic at the newly-opened interdisciplinary Hockensmith Pediatric Assessment Center. The program would provide dental services to children in state care, children with special health care needs, and other children and families served by the Home and its partner agencies. The clinic would be a specialty teaching site for dental professionals and residents from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. The Home projects that it will serve more than 7000 children each year through the new Pediatric Assessment Center. Comprehensive dental services will be available through the clinic, which is expected to increase access to dental care and improve oral health outcomes for the service population.
To achieve scale, the grantee's dental resident training program will share the model with statewide to increase access to dental services for children with special health care needs.
King's Daughter's Medical Center
Ashland, KY
Areas Served: Elliott, Fleming, Floyd, Johnson, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin and Morgan Counties, KY
Initial Award Amount: $124,548
Awarded in 2012
The King's Daughter's Medical Center provides mobile health services including advanced screening, health education and cardiac testing focused on eight rural Eastern Kentucky counties. The Social Innovation Fund grant from Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky supports the design and purchase of a new, custom-built, state-of-the-art mobile assessment vehicle that is equipped with point-of-care diabetes testing and advanced cardiac screening equipment. Basic screenings are free and advanced cardiac testing billed for insured patients, and provided at no cost for indigent and uninsured patients. Services would also include ensuring follow-up services to both the insured and uninsured through referrals to health care providers. The project will impact approximately 1,440 patients annually. The goals of the project are to:
- Increase awareness of controllable risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and other preventable diseases,
- Increase access to healthcare by providing cardiac testing services close to home,
- Provide opportunities for low-income, uninsured or underinsured residents to learn of their risk factors without expending financial resources, and
- Reduce premature deaths due to heart disease and other preventable illnesses in eight eastern Kentucky counties.
Meade Activity Center, Inc.
Brandenburg, Kentucky
Area Served: Meade County, KY
Initial Award Amount: $250,000
Awarded in 2012
With broad community support, the Meade Activity Center's goal is to open a fully operational activity center, to be available on a sliding scale to all community members. The activity center will offer swimming, tennis, golf, hiking trails, and nutrition and health classes. It will provide structured after-school activities to lowincome children, offer a broad range of nutrition and physical activity opportunities to low-income families, and provide affordable physical activity opportunities to seniors.
Norton Healthcare Centers for Prevention and Wellness, in collaboration with the Norton Healthcare Foundation
Louisville, KY
Area of Service: High-poverty neighborhoods in Louisville, KY
Initial Award Amount: $100,000
Awarded in 2012
Get Healthy Access Project (GHAP) will implement a set of linked activities with the goal of reducing cardiovascular disease risk and increasing access to timely healthcare for 2,200 low-income and uninsured residents per year in some of the lowest-income communities in the Louisville Metro area, including West Louisville. Norton Healthcare Centers for Prevention and Wellness (CPW) in partnership with Norton Healthcare Community Medical Associates Practices (CMA) will administer the program. This is an expansion of the health navigation and education services currently available to individuals with high cancer risk. GHAP will ensure equal access to navigation and education for all of those with screen results that indicate the need for follow-up services.
Oldham County Health Department
LaGrange, KY
Areas Served: Carroll, Henry, Oldham, and Trimble Counties, KY
Initial Award Amount: $100,000
Awarded in 2012
The Oldham County Health Department will support Hope Health Clinic, a free clinic for the uninsured to serve Carroll, Henry, Oldham and Trimble counties. The clinic will provide acute medical care, chronic disease management, and patient navigation. Using a health navigator and case management model, the focus of the clinic's services is to improve conditions for patients with acute or chronic conditions associated with diabetes, COPD, CHF, and morbid obesity. Approximately 1,200 residents per year will access clinic services. The project will address whether holistic-based Hope Health Clinic, using a medical home model and navigation system, will improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for lowincome, uninsured residents in its four-county service area.
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Edgewood, KY
Areas Served: Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton Counties, KY
Initial Award Amount: $100,000
Awarded in 2012
The project establishes telepsychiatry in St. Elizabeth Hospital Emergency Departments to provide immediate access to behavioral health consults (audio/video telemedicine link) with mental health professionals for patients in Northern Kentucky who present in emergency rooms with mental health conditions. The project will increase timely access to professional mental health consultations, improve quality of care, reduce costs (incurred through improper treatment or unnecessary hospital admissions), and improve continuity of care through enhanced referral to appropriate mental health professionals. Approximately 6,000 low-income individual patients will benefit from the addition of telepsychiatry services.
St. Joseph Health System
Lexington, Kentucky
Areas Served: Powell and Wolfe Counties, KY
Initial Award Amount: $250,000
Awarded in 2011
In collaboration with local stakeholders, St. Joseph Health System will establish primary care clinics in two low-income rural Kentucky communities: Powell and Wolfe Counties. Satellite clinics will be staffed by nurse practitioners and will utilize telemedicine technology to collaborate with physicians and specialists at a central location. The clinics will provide an estimated 3200 practice visits during the first year of operation, and are projected to grow to more than 7000 annual visits by year three. By improving access to care in these rural communities, St. Joseph Health System aims to improve general health status and chronic disease management, in particular.
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Ivory carvings, fashioned for thousands of years from the tusks of mammoths, elephants and other animals, still captivate collectors even after recent controversy about the import of African elephant tusks. Artistic ivory carvings, from Buddha figurines to elaborate carved slabs of animal and landscape scenes, can sell for large sums if they're authenticated and sought after by collectors.
Learn the difference between genuine ivory carvings and bone sculpture being sold as ivory. Dentine, which forms around tooth pulp, comprises most of the elephant or hippo tusk. Ivory has a glossy surface and a dentine line throughout it. Bone carvings, sometimes passed off or mistaken for ivory, have dots and dashes throughout the piece and have a lacklustre surface.
Determine the legal status of the ivory. Modern ivory carvings are illegal in the UK; carvings made after 1947 cannot be sold, while older carvings require proof of their date. Illegal carvings, offered for sale on the Internet as bone instead of ivory, often come from China.
Check the origin of the ivory carving. Artists still create sculptures from rare woolly mammoth tusks, which have been excavated from various sites in Siberia and Alaska. To see if your carving was fashioned from valuable mammoth tusk, look for a bluish tinge caused by thousands of years of exposure to minerals in the soil. Other types of ivory may still bring lofty prices, but mammoth tusk carvings remain highly collectable due to their rarity.
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Hi everyone! Can you believe we've are at the end of our fourth term here at House of Cards?! Unfortunately we are saying a fond farewell to some of our DT members and fortunately we are so happy to those staying on. To say goodbye and thank you, we're celebrating with a blog hop! You should have arrived here from Mynn. This hop will run FROM December 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST THROUGH December 15TH AT NOON CST, ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment!
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Diesel Mechanic Job Description
There are several different job descriptions for a diesel mechanic, but we can sum all the different descriptions like this:
Provide total service care by inspecting, repairing and restoring new and used vehicles powered by diesel engines.
- A diesel mechanic is expected to be able to provide expert service in many different repair situations.
- A rugged sense and familiarity for mechanical components and sound knowledge of the tools and systems associated with electronic components are a must.
- Critical thinking skills are just as important to help diagnose, fix and maintain many different types of mechanical and electrical problems they will face on the job.
- They may also be required to interact with customers, so good listening skills, common courtesy and general customer-service skills are also important.
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Before You Can Be a Diesel Specialist
Some Diesel Mechanics will need to have a commercial driver's license (CDL), especially if their job duties require them to test drive a vehicle that requires an endorsement. This type of vehicle can be one that has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more, that transports hazardous materials and/or designed to carry 16 or more passengers. While the types of vehicles requiring a CDL to drive them can be different from state to state, the most common types are buses, semi-trucks and even tow trucks.
A Diesel Mechanic will typically need to be able to follow a checklist of routine inspection procedures, and also be able to write reports and keep records of any maintenance performed on a daily basis.
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Head south to a wildlife refuge and hot springs (Allow two days).
South of Albuquerque, tour Socorro's architecture, including the San Miguel Mission, Garcia Opera House, and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot.
San Antonio which is south of Socorro, may be small but is has a huge reputation for green-chile cheeseburgers. The Owl Bar and the Buckhorn Tavern, literally across the street from each other continually duel for the right to claim that theirs is the best version of the state's signature dish.
The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is a gorgeous setting year-round. From November to March it is filled with migrating birds, including thousands of sandhill cranes. It's home to the annual Festival of the Cranes and the bird watching opportunities are endless.
Truth or Consequences is a resort town and artist gathering place, which is famous for its hot springs, which are accessible by the many inns in town. Nearby Elephant Butte State Park offers fishing, boating, rafting, and kayaking at the state's largest lake.
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Slip, slop, slap – Summertime means Sunburn Time! Bring out the summer gimmicks to protect your clients!
Promotional summer products and give-aways offer many exciting possibilities for businesses, companies and organisations looking to connect with their audience.
Especially Australia with its intense UV rays is a region where sun protection products really work to promote your brand. Did you know that every year in Oz skin cancers account for around 80% of all newly diagnosed cancers? The skin cancer rate in Australia is one of the highest in the world, two to three times the rates in Canada, the US and the UK. Sense2 has a great range of sunscreens, sun hats and summer products on the shelves now to shield your skin from the sun's dangerous rays. Our sun protection range suits everbody's needs and comes in various sizes including sunscreen roll-on, tubes, sprays, pump packs, zinc, lip balms or practical and convenient sun protection combo sticks. To protect your clients, employees or yourself from harmful sun exposure, Sense2 has got you covered!
Our promotional sunscreen tubes and sunscreen bottles as well as sunscreen sachets with custom logo print are personalised with your logo and are suitable for any beach or outdoor event. These marketing giveaways add value to any summer campaign!
Regardless if your skin is fair or a bit darker, under the scorching sun your sunscreen is not an option but a necessity of anyone's life. Prevent and promote sun safety by handing out promotional bottles of sunscreen with your logo printed on them.
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A BUR is a Biennial Update Report, or a report that is submitted every two years, to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by Parties that have ratified the Convention.
BURs are comprised of several major parts:
Countries also provide information on their national circumstances and on other climate change-related topics where they would like to report activities.
Additional documents:
Your Guide to the Second Biennial Update Report on Climate Change
Technical analysis summary report from UNFCCC
National GHG Inventory Report
Climate Change Mitigation Report
Mapping of the Existing Relevant MRV Systems
Perspectives after Paris- national requirements and synergies in climate change
reporting towards UNFCCC and EU
Constrains gaps and related technical and financial support needs
Progress report - Climate Change Communication strategy and action plan
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A necktie can be a very personal gift, despite the slew of holiday advertising from other retailers that try to convince you to stay away from holiday hallmarks. By paying attention to what types of neckties the recipient of your gift already wears most frequently, you can begin to develop a pattern of taste that will allow you to pick out a similar or complementary product. When it boils down to the final decision however, many factors and questions immediately spring to mind.
Contemporary Styles and Colours
Popular styles in the necktie vary – depending on the age, occupation, and taste of the gentleman you might be buying the product for.
For young men, stripes are very much in style – the bolder the better. Be on the lookout for aggressive colours that hitherto may have carried a social stigma for being too effete, such as pinks, purples, and aqua. Do not be afraid to experiment; most stylish young men are not afraid of colour and will appreciate the challenge that a brightly coloured tie might afford them in expanding their accessories.
For older men, a tastefully patterned or perhaps even a paisley print might be a better choice – paisley skinny ties from TieSecret has made a return to the fashion stage and looks wonderful on a necktie with a jet black base with gold trim. Be on the lookout for wine, crimson, navy, gold, and silver coloured ties to impart a sense of distinguished and confident style.
Price Points, Name Brands, and Quality
It is recommended that you always purchase neckwear from reputable and trusted names in the fashion industry – designer neckwear can be affordable if you are a wise and patient consumer. A more modestly priced necktie from Geoffrey Beene, Calvin Klein, Ted Baker, or DKNY will last a great deal longer than a cheap imitation – and can be bought at the very same department store in most instances.
Some of the more luxurious neckwear to be found comes from designers such as Ermenegildo Zegna or Brioni – it is of vital important to purchase these brands directly from reputable menswear stores or from legitimate online dealers; eBay is filled to the rafters with third-rate imitations and knock-offs, buyer beware being a very wise precept to follow when considering a purchase of expensive designer neckties. Zegna and Brioni ties are handmade, extremely thick and supple, and extremely fashionable – oft-times several steps ahead of the competition.
Department stores such as Winners that focus on name brands often carry a full line of designer neckwear at fantastic prices – so be sure to spend some time hunting for bargains at like-minded outlets.
Final Thoughts & Recommendations
No matter what the tie, be sure that it is woven silk – not printed silk nor polyester. Ensure that it does not have any major hitches in the tie at the time of purchase; roll the tie over a few times to inspect it for stains, hitches, or pronounced wrinkles. Any tie is sure to accrue some amount of battle damage over its lifespan – but there's no need to accelerate the process by buying a tie in less than mint condition from the retailer!
Always be confident in your selection – never buy a piece that only seems lukewarm to your sensibilities. This way you can be sure that your gift will be well appreciated and, best of all, you can have the pride of seeing it worn by that special man in your life!


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We were commissioned by PR agency ING to create a prospectus for the City of London, as part of a campaign to promote the Square Mile as an richly stimulating place to work, think, connect and play. It was published to coincide with the MIPIM property event in March 2017, and its branding was used across the City of London's stand.
We worked closely with ING and creative agency Supermassive to produce a beautifully designed and easily digestible 32-page magazine, The City of London: The Original Co-Working Space. It features interviews with a diverse cast of influential City dwellers, and infographics revealing the often surprising make-up of London's rapidly changing core, from its skyline to the rich ecosystem of micro businesses clustering in its historic streets.
Using the same branding, we also produced an accompanying research report about the requirements of the City's growing tech sector, Tech X The City, which was written by Cushman & Wakefield in conjunction with KPMG.


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These vanilla cupcakes, topped with luscious amounts of raspberry butter icicing and a few real raspberries, are delectable any time of year. And best of all, they can be made from scratch in your own home.
Check out this video to learn how to bake and decorate these yummy cuppies.


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Brett Davies AKA – 'Mr Brights'
Mr Brights / Brett, started surfing at the age of 7, following in his father's footsteps. With 30 years surfing experience, he has travelled to many countries throughout the world in search of perfect waves.
Originally from Newquay, England, the surfing capital of the UK, Brett grew up surfing with some of the best surfers in Europe. His love of surfing took over his life and his career, which he has mostly spent working in the surfing industry.
From working in one of the UK's leading surf shops, producing surfboards for some of Britain's leading surfboard shapers, he most recently worked for the Australian surf brand Rip Curl. At Rip Curl, Brett worked as a sales rep, selling their products to surf shops throughout the UK. His speciality was in the wetsuit department and this led him to a promotion, working at the Head Office in Hossegor, France, as the European wetsuit and surfboard Product Manager.
After travelling to Ghana one year, Brett fell in love with the country and its people. He had always wanted to branch out on his own and start his own business within the surfing world, and Ghana seemed to offer this opportunity. Brett decided to take the risk to leave Rip Curl and follow his dream.
In 2009 he became a qualified surf coach and lifeguard and has been teaching at surf schools in France for the last 3 years, so gaining the valuable experience necessary to enable him to eventually run his own school in Ghana.
Returning to Ghana each year, Brett decided to start helping the local surfers and started a project called West African Surfing Association (WASA). With the help of his surfing friends and the generosity of surfing companies throughout Europe, he was able to gather surfboards and equipment to help the surfers of West Africa. Brett shipped his first container of equipment in 2010 and has donated equipment to surfers from Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire and Ghana. Brett has also been working closely with the surfers to help them perfect their surfing skills with training, plus organising local surfing events.
Recently in 2011, Brett raised enough money for 3 Ghanaian surfers to Travel to South Africa to compete in a major international surfing event, the Billabong Pro Junior at Vic Bay. You can check out the trip here at www.surfghana.over-blog.com
Brett has also spent time in the neighbouring country of the Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) where he was invited to set up a surf school for Kame Surf. Kame Surf is the only surf shop in Cote D'Ivoire and possibly the largest in West Africa! Brett worked at the school for 2 seasons and it has been very successful. Whilst in Cote D'Ivoire, Brett had the opportunity not only to surf but also help the local surfers.
After 3 years, and a few setbacks, Brett is finally ready to open his own surf school. Mr Brights Surf School is located on the beautiful beach at Busua in the Western Region of Ghana.
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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: iPod question:
iPod question:
From: Raquel Gomez - Bint Roberto <rgomez_at_gigo.com>
Date: 2006-06-19
Hello, everybody!
The iPod measures 4 inches by 2 inches by .5 inches and weighs 5.6 ounces.
It is a smooth, white rectangular device with only a few controls.
such as cables and the AC adapter are also white.) On the front of the iPod,
On the iPod's bottom surface is a proprietary port, used for connecting to
The iPod and earbuds, with display screen menu showing Music, Extras,
Caption: The iPod.
The iPod has a 2-inch diagonal LCD (liquid crystal display) with a
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After reaching Hong Kong on Saturday, I decided to go for walk on Sunday morning. It was a bit late in the morning when I got out and reached Victoria Park. I was surprised to see a number of South Asian ladies gathered there. They were sitting, eating, talking and dancing while some were lying down and resting on cardboard boxes. At first I thought they were protesting against something but on a closer look, I realised they were celebrating life with their friends. They are the "unsung heroes" of Hong Kong, the Helpers or maids.
Most of these foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong live with their employers. They form a very important part of the Hong Kong society and perform household tasks such as cleaning, cooking, serving and looking after their employer's children.
There are about 340,000 foreign domestic workers from countries such as Indonesia and Philippines. More than 60 percent of them are young mothers, who have come to Hong Kong for a better future for their children and families back home.
Increasingly the human rights groups are scrutinising their working conditions and working closely with the authorities in framing laws and regulations.
During the 1970's, Philippines passed a law legalising export of labour in the form of overseas workers. Around the same time Hong Kong started prospering more as a result of China implementing wide-reaching economic reforms and increasing trade with the rest of the world. With prosperity, came the requirement of domestic help, which was fulfilled by labour from Philippines. So it was a win win for both countries.
A British documentary film maker, Joanna Bowers has produced a documentary on these workers called "The Helper". Some of these women are so talented in music that it is treat to watch them perform (check out the video above). She also helped to form a choir "The Unsung Helpers", who performed at a premier Hong Kong music event, Clockenflap.
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Mayor feuds with Trump administration over consent decree
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is once again feuding with the Trump administration, this time over reform of the city's police department.
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he plans to block proposed police reforms set to take effect as part of a consent decree.
The consent decree was negotiated with the city, the Chicago Police Department and the state. It was a result of the largest ever federal probe of a city's police force. The investigation concluded that change was needed in the police department.
The Attorney General has been critical of the agreement, which would require that officers notify a supervisor when they point a gun at someone.
Sessions says the agreement is responsible for a spike in homicides in the city. There aren't any facts to back that up. Emanuel says the amicus brief from Sessions will hold little weight and won't have an impact on the reforms going forward. He even says the media is "getting played" for thinking otherwise.
There is set to be a hearing over the consent decree at the end of the month.
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In 2006, Bill Fletcher Jr. and Danny Glover put out a strategy memo for progressive activists called "Visualizing a Neo-Rainbow." It referenced the efforts of the Harold Washington Mayoral campaign in Chicago, Mel King Campaign efforts in Boston, and the Jesse Jackson '84 and '88 Presidential runs. It called for an inside/outside strategy towards the Democratic Party.
In the lead up to the 2012 Presidential election, Bill Fletcher was joined by Western PA activist, Carl Davidson to put out, "The 2012 Elections have little to do with Obama's record…Which is why We are Voting for him." Following the election, they, writing together again, released, "How the Left can become a True Political Force to Be Reckoned With."
Long-time Left thinker and racial justice activist, Bob Wing would also add to the thinking in the lead up to the 2012 Presidential election; first with "Notes toward a Social Justice electoral strategy" and then later with "Can we defeat the Racist Southern Strategy in 2012?"
One of his latest pieces of thinking calls attention to the victory of Chokwe Lumumba in the Mayoral election of Jackson, MS
Most recently, following the primary victory of Bill del Blasio, Peter Beinart of The Daily Beast weighed in with "The Rise of the New New Left"
The thinking expressed in all these articles represents conscious organizers doing creative strategic thinking about how to get progressive victories.
In this spirit, in the lead up to the Pennsylvania's Governor's race, Philly environmental activist Will Lawrence has weighed in, in a must-read piece for all Social Justice activist across Pennsylvania who figuring out how to relate to the Governor's race.
His piece is titled, "Hey Philly Environmentalists – Let's take a look at the PA Governor's Race." Check it out.
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Meet the Principal - Matt Abney
It is a tremendous honor to join the Rattlesnake Ridge community for the 2018-19 school year. Rattlesnake Ridge has a tradition of excellence in the Marana Unified School District, and in all of my interactions, it has been evident that the students, teachers and staff have great pride in this school and are committed to serving this community. This tradition will continue for many years to come!
This will be my 12th year in education, and throughout my career, I have served in various roles to advocate for students as a teacher, coach, and administrator in the Tucson area, which is also where I grew up. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Elementary Education in 2006, I started my educational career as a 4th grade teacher. I began to coach and mentor high school students as a drum line instructor and decided to continue my career in secondary education as a high school English teacher and administrator. I completed my Master's in Educational Leadership at Northern Arizona University in 2010 and earned a principal certificate. In 2012, I served as the Dean of Students at Mountain View High School and was named Associate Principal at Estes Elementary School two years later. In 2015, I began a doctoral program in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Educational Leadership, which is still in progress. After serving at Estes for three years, I accepted the principal position at Rattlesnake Ridge.
I am a professional musician and enjoy composing and performing on drums and guitar. As an Eagle Scout, I also enjoy spending time outdoors, camping, biking, swimming and hiking. My wife, Audria, is a professional photographer, and my two children, Zach and Grace, are students in MUSD. I am invested in the Marana community and look forward to building relationships with all of our students and their families! It is going to be an amazing school year!
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CONACYT will host the Policy EULAC Dialogue Meeting on Renewable Energies next 11th & 12th march, 2014 in Mexico City
The ALCUE NET - Latin America, Caribbean - European Union Policy Dialogue Meeting on Renewable Energies will take place in Mexico City on March 11th – 12th, 2014.
The meeting will be focused on the Bi-regional dialogue on EU-LAC R&I cooperation related to energy research agendas. This policy dialogue involves key actors from governmental institutions as well as representatives from international organizations, universities and NGOs and experts from EU-LAC countries who will provide inputs regarding energy policies, programmes and instruments in order to: a) foster coordination of national programme priorities, joint initiatives development and good practices activities, b) advance in designing mechanisms and measures to stimulate synergy among the proposed activities. c) review inputs for the Senior Official Meeting in 2014.
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Clinton foundation spent more than $50 mln in travel costs
According to tax filings obtained by the New York Post, the William J. Clinton Foundation spent enough money on travel in 2011 to buy 12,000 plane tickets at the cost of $1,000 each, or 33 plane tickets each day. During that year alone, the foundation spent $4.2 million on travel, the Clinton Global Health Initiative spent $730,000, and the Clinton Health Action Initiative spent $7.2 million in travel costs.
Trips taken by the former president himself accounted for 13 percent of the 2010 travel budget and 10 percent of the 2011 travel budget, the Clinton Foundation told the Post. That means Mr. Clinton spent more than $1 million on his own travel costs in 2011.
Overall, 60 percent of the travel costs funded the Health Access Initiative. Only five percent was used for the Global Health Initiative, which flies students to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University. The Clinton Foundation was also heavily scrutinized for paying to fly actress Natalie Portman first-class to a foundation event with her dog.
It remains largely unclear how these charitable foundations racked up their bills, but after concerns were raised about last year's spending, Mr. Clinton called in a team of lawyers to analyze the finances.
The review found that even though the Clinton Foundation raised $214 million last year, it still had an $8 million deficit. Analysts attributed the deficit to the 2007-2008 recession, but significant travel costs may have unnecessarily contributed to it as well.
The excessive spending has been a particular cause for concern for Mr. Clinton, who hopes that the Clinton Foundation – which combats AIDS, obesity and poverty, among other causes – will be around long after his death. The former president is concerned that if he stops fundraising, the charity's finances will run dry. The Clinton family is currently trying to raise a $250 million endowment, while also determining how money is being spent.
"We're trying to institutionalize the foundation so that it will be here long after the lives of any of us," Bruce R. Lindsey, who runs the organization, told The New York Times. "That's our challenge and that is what we are trying to address."
Although assumptions made about Clinton's travel costs might not
be accurate, the Post notes that the former president is known
for flying in private jets rather than commercial airplanes.
Mr. Clinton occasionally uses a Boeing 727 that belongs to wealthy businessman John Catsimatitis. Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea, used the aircraft to fly to Africa this year.
"I don't think it's necessarily their go-to plane, because the 727 is a pretty big plane. It all depends where they're going and what they're doing," a spokesman for Catsimatitis told the Post.
In an open letter posted on his foundation's web site, Mr. Clinton admitted that the charity needs "better coordination without dampening the entrepreneurial spirit that infuses all our initiatives."