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The Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers several child nutrition programs. One of the most well-known of these is the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), administered through state agencies for reimbursing schools that provide healthy meals to children. In order to qualify as a federally reimbursable school lunch, meals must meet specific guidelines:
Thus, the NSLP provides nutritious meals with a variety of options to the children at school. It is a convenient method of providing healthy and nutritionally balanced lunch. Finally, for many children who may not have access to nutritional meals, the school lunch program not only provides these healthy meal options but also enhances children's learning abilities by contributing to their physical and mental well-being.
Bidisha Mandal, Washington State University School of Economic Sciences
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Marth Mariam Vanitha Samajam is the Women's wing of the Malankara Orthodox Church of India. It is one of the major spiritual organization of the church combining all the female members. It is spread throughout the world in all the 30 Dioceses and functioning in all parishes of the church.The organization was founded in 1928 aimed at the spiritual progress of women. The founders named it "Marth Mariam Samajam"after the Blessed Virgin Mary whom they accepted as their interceding saint. It was started under the patronage of the Late Very Rev. M.C.Kuriakose Ramban and with the leadership of K.M. Annamma. and co-workers.
Prarthikkuka, Pravarthikkuka, Prakasikkuka.
There is a central committee with all the 30 Dioceses of the church. H.H. of the Patron. According to the constitution President, Vice President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary and Treasurer, The Secretaries from 30 Diocese & Diocese Representatives consist of the Central Committee. Central Committee is the deciding body of of Marth MariamVanitha Samajam. The Diocesan Metropolitan is the President of diocesan committee, Vice President is a priest from that Diocese and the vicars that of the branches. Each Diocesan Samajam has a secretary, elected from the committee members who in their turn represents the group or districts into which each diocese is subdivided. The Group secretaries encourage the branch samajams and make members ever more loyal to the faith and practices of the church. The diocesan and the organizing secretaries are expected to visit the branches at times.. Retreats, Bible Classes, Competitions etc are held on Parish, Group, Diocese & Akhila Malankara levels.There is a Leadership Training Camp held annually for 2 days. Annual examinations are conducted based on prescribed text books of church faith, Bible portions and liturgical hymns. Examination is conducted inside & outside India in October.


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Hello my lovelies, and welcome to my third 'Things I Discovered' post.
For those of you who are new to this, this is where we get to share with each other our favourite finds – things we've discovered that make life more tasty, fun, easy, enriching, or even challenging (as you'll see this month I had one of those!). I start by sharing mine, and then you share yours either by linking up your post, or replying in a comment if you don't have a blog.
So without any further ado….
Eat: Warburton's Square wraps
These are the best thing since sliced bread. Literally. So much quicker and easier than making sandwiches, these are a fantastic way of making packed lunches more interesting, quick to make, whilst also cutting out the fat (replace butter with mayo or tomato paste). Now that has to be good! If you bung in some ready-made tuna & sweetcorn sandwich filler (which I've worked out is cheaper than buying ingredients separately) you have packed lunch for a family done in minutes. They also freeze really well and are fantastically quick at de-frosting (seriously handy on those mornings when you've run out of bread and forgotten somebody has packed lunches that day – familiar anyone?). They're delicious plain or as a pizza base. Costing £1 for 6, they're not that cheap but I think are worth it – crikey, do you think they'd do the washing up too?!
Play/Travel: Andy Stanton reading any of his Mr Gum books
You maybe wondering why I haven't put this under Read section. It's because listening to Andy Stanton read his Mr Gum books are so hilarious it is simply the best way to keep your kids entertained whilst travelling. And yourselves, for that matter. Especially on a long distance train ride. You'll keep the whole carriage entertained as you cry with laughter and giggle with your kids at the ridiculous scenarios and voices he uses. In fact, his audiobooks should probably come with a public health warning – WARNING: do not use in public if you care about your reputation as a Serious Po-Faced Adult on a Train. (We listened to Mr Gum and the Goblins. Chapter 7 was my undoing).
Places: Aviemore, Scottish Highlands
This half term we treated ourselves to a break away in the Scottish Highlands which we adored. I used to go to Scotland in October half term as a child and so have fond memories of it (apart from going for interminable long walks and getting stuck in bogs on said long walks). And we have friends whose parents have a house in the holiday town of Aviemore.
What a stunning, out of the way, yet not in the middle of no where place! We were treated to mountains and lochs that we walked or cycled around, fresh highland air, in-door swimming and out door high ropes (not for the faint hearted mother), fantastic cuisine and friendly people. Being 400 miles away from home, it wasn't the cheapest place to get to, even by car, but it was worth it.
Travel: East Coast Train to Edinburgh
Going by train when you've got a long distance to cover has to be the best thing when your kids reach a certain age. Not only are you no longer required to be Main Source of Entertainment, Dispenser of Regular Refreshment, and High Priestess of Navigation, you actually get to read a newspaper, or even play a game of cards with your kids. Now that is what I call travel. Add to this the wonderful scenery that blasts past your window and a fantastic live geography lesson of the British Isles, and you can see why we decided to take the train to Scotland rather than drive or fly.
If you buy a Family Railcard, its cheaper than flying. And you get to see the island of Lindisfarne and "the seaside village near Hogwarts from Harry Potter".
Life Lesson: Always check the roads before you travel / Never use your mobile phone in a car, even if when stationary
Yes, this was the month I discovered what it's like to be pulled over by the police and given a fine. Yes I know, of course you should never make a phone call whilst driving. But I was stuck in traffic lights and lost and thought I'd make a very quick emergency call to my friend whilst not moving. To be precise, I was on a wild goose chase in the depths of Essex trying to find an alternative route to Ipswich because a lorry full of fruit had just crashed on the main road to that town and the road has been closed (and breathe!). But it's still not a good idea. Especially when you're right next to a traffic police HQ near the M11. And even if the reason you're headed there is to see your oldest friend who's recently discovered she has breast cancer and about to start a course of radiotherapy.
I might have been desperate but I've learnt it's better to wait till I can pull over. Not just for the 'Educational Course' I'll have to do, or for being £100 the poorer, but for the potential accident should the call have gone on for longer than I'd planned. The police show you a promo video on an ipad of guy who checked his text whilst driving, hit an oncoming car with a child in it who died. Gulp. Hard hitting stuff. I felt very small and stupid.
The police were very courteous but I felt a right idiot. I was wrong. Full stop. And to be honest, I'm kind of glad this happened as it'll stop me from ever even thinking of picking up my phone whilst in the car again. I hope. Let that be a lesson to me…
BTW I never did make it to Ipswich but my friend met me half way in a village appointed by her Tom Tom that neither of us had ever heard of. We found the only pub serving lunch that day, The Bird in Hand, which was ominously totally empty. But we had a fantastic meal of fish and chips, with a very nice publican serving us, a lot of laughs and the odd tear. She's my best friend and it was worth it.
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Al-Qaida / Al-Qaeda (The Base)
al Qadr
Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites
International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders
Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Places
Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy Shrines
Speaking at the February 2019 Munich Security Conference, Alex Younger, the chief of Britains foreign intelligence service MI6, said that Daeshs* setbacks in Syria may contribute to the strengthening of Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda, which has always been in a rivalry, and almost zero sum relationship with Daesh, has, I think, undergone a certain resurgence as a result of the degradation of Daesh. It is definitely not down and out.
More than two and a half years after the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, by early 2014 American experts and counter-terrorism officials said his organization remained a major threat across the Middle East and North Africa. Violent jihad in the name of al-Qaida in particular is growing in adherence. It is not shrinking. It is actually gaining ground and exploiting new opportunities. While many of Bin Laden's top lieutenants may now be dead, killed by US Special Forces or in drone strikes, jihadist groups in Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and West Africa were able to mount several major operorations during 2013.
General Overview
Al-Qaeda is an international terrorist network founded by Usama bin Laden [the "Osama" spelling is deprecated, because there is no letter "O" in Arabic). Sustained counterterrorism pressure since 2008 - including the killing of al-Qaida leaders Usama bin Ladin, Atiyah Abel al Rahman, and lIyas Kashmiri in 2011 - reduced the Pakistan-based core al-Qaida's cohesion and capabilities, including its ability to mount sophisticated, complex attacks in the West similar to the 2006 Transatlantic Airliner plot. However, despite these setbacks, al-Qaida retains its intent, though perhaps not the robust capability, to plan and conduct terrori st attacks against the West, including the U.S. homeland. Core al-Qaida almost certainly will also try to inspire regional nodes and allies, as well as unaffiliated but like-minded extremists, to engage in terrorism against the West.
Established around 1988 by bin Laden, al-Qaeda helped finance, recruit, transport and train thousands of fighters from dozens of countries to be part of an Afghan resistance to defeat the Soviet Union. To continue the holy war beyond Afghanistan, al-Qaeda's current goal is to establish a pan-Islamic Caliphate throughout the world by working with allied Islamic extremist groups to overthrow regimes it deems "non-Islamic" and expelling Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim countries.
In February 1998, al-Qaeda issued a statement under banner of "The World Islamic Front for Jihad Against the Jews and Crusaders" saying it was the duty of all Muslims to kill US citizens-civilian or military-and their allies everywhere. Al-Qaeda would merge with Egyptian Islamic Jihad (Al-Jihad) of Ayman al-Zawahiri in June 2001.
After al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001, attacks on America, the United States launched a war in Afghanistan to destroy al-Qaeda's bases there and overthrow the Taliban, the country's Muslim fundamentalist rulers who harbored bin Laden and his followers. "Al-Qaeda" is Arabic for "the base."
In an al-Qaeda house in Afghanistan, New York Times reporters found a brief statement of the "Goals and Objectives of Jihad":
- Establishing the rule of God on earth
- Attaining martyrdom in the cause of God
- Purification of the ranks of Islam from the elements of depravity
In 1998, several al-Qaeda leaders issued a declaration calling on Muslims to kill Americans-including civilians-as well as "those who are allied with them from among the helpers of Satan."
Tactics include assassination, bombing, hijacking, kidnapping, suicide attacks, et al. Numerous reports and public bin Laden proclamations indicate strong desire to obtain and utilize biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. Targets tend to be prominent symbols (public buildings, embassy and military personnel, etc.) of the United States, its allies, and moderate Muslim governments. According to the former CIA Director George J. Tenet, "Usama Bin Ladin's organization and other terrorist groups are placing increased emphasis on developing surrogates to carry out attacks in an effort to avoid detection. For example, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) is linked closely to Bin Ladin's organization and has operatives located around the world-including in Europe, Yemen, Pakistan, Lebanon, and Afghanistan. And, there is now an intricate web of alliances among Sunni extremists worldwide, including North Africans, radical Palestinians, Pakistanis, and Central Asians. Some of these terrorists are actively sponsored by national governments that harbor great antipathy toward the United States."
The group has targeted American and other Western interests as well as Jewish targets and Muslim governments it saw as corrupt or impious - above all, the Saudi monarchy. Al-Qaeda linked attacks include:
- May 12, 2003 car bomb attacks on three residential compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- November 2002 car bomb attack and a failed attempt to shoot down an Israeli jetliner with shoulder-fired missiles, both in Mombasa, Kenya
- October 2002 attack on a French tanker off the coast of Yemen Several spring 2002 bombings in Pakistan
- April 2002 explosion of a fuel tanker outside a synagogue in Tunisia
- September 11, 2001, hijacking attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
- October 12, 2000 U.S.S. Cole bombing in Aden, Yemen killing 17 crew members and wounding 39.
- August 7, 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Al-Qaeda is suspected of carrying out or directing sympathetic groups to carry out the May 2003 suicide attacks on Western interests in Casablanca, Morocco; the October 12, 2002 nightclub bombing in Bali, Indonesia; the 1993 World Trade Center bombing; and a series of incidents in Saudi Arabia against U.S. targets from 1995 to 1996
Plots linked to al-Qaeda that were disrupted or prevented include: a 2001 attempt by Richard Reid to explode a shoe bomb on a transatlantic flight; a 1999 plot to set off a bomb at Los Angeles International Airport; a 1995 plan to blow up 12 transpacific flights of U.S. commercial airliners; a 1995 plan to kill President Bill Clinton on a visit to the Philippines; and a 1994 plot to kill Pope John Paul II during a visit to Manila.
Information about Al-Qaeda's U.S. operations has come from investigations following the September 11 attacks and the December 1999 foiled Los Angeles airport attack. Interrogations of captured al-Qaeda terrorists are occurring at Guantanamo Bay and from additional undisclosed locations. The extent to which valuable intelligence or information about al-Qaeda's organization is being provided is not known.
In the federal indictment of Zacarias Moussaoui, who was apprehended in August 2001, prosecutors described how the hijackers lived in the United States for months before the attacks-renting apartments, taking flight classes, joining health clubs, and living off funds wired from overseas.
On 29 October 2004, four days before the U.S. presidential election, al-Qaida leader Usama bin Laden threatened new attacks on the United States. He appeared in a video broadcast on the Arab TV network Al Jazeera claiming responsibility for the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York. Speaking in a calm but strong voice, the terrorist leader referred to the following week's U.S. election, telling Americans their security did not depend on President Bush or Democratic candidate John Kerry or al-Qaida, but would depend on government policies. Bin Laden said al-Qaida decided, in his words, to destroy New Yorks' World Trade towers in 2001 and listed several factors that motivated the attack, including frustration over what he called America's pro-Israeli Middle East policies. He said Israel's bombing attacks on Beirut in 1982 gave him the idea of targeting New York's skyscrapers.
AQ likely played a role in the unsuccessful 2006 plot to destroy several commercial aircraft flying from the UK to the United States using liquid explosives. AQ claimed responsibility for a 2008 suicide car bomb attack on the Danish embassy in Pakistan that killed six, as retaliation for a Danish newspaper re-publishing cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad and for Denmarks involvement in Afghanistan.
In January 2009, Bryant Neal Vinas a U.S. citizen who traveled to Pakistan and allegedly trained in explosives at AQ camps, was captured in Pakistan, extradited to the United States, and charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization and conspiracy to commit murder. Vinas later admitted his role in helping AQ plan an attack against the Long Island Rail Road in New York and confessed to having fired missiles at a U.S. base in Afghanistan.
In September 2009, Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan immigrant and U.S. lawful permanent resident, was charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, to commit murder in a foreign country, and with providing material support to a terrorist organization as part of an AQ plot to attack the New York subway system. Zazi later admitted to contacts with AQ senior leadership, suggesting they had knowledge of his plans. In February 2010, Zazi pled guilty to charges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
In a December 2011 video, AQ leader al-Zawahiri claimed AQ was behind the August kidnapping of American aid worker Warren Weinstein in Pakistan. Weinstein remained in AQ custody throughout 2013.
Al-Qaeda's Operations Manual
In the early 1990s, al-Qaeda produced the Encyclopedia of the Afghan Jihad, a detailed how-to guide for using handguns, explosives, and biological and chemical weapons, in print and on CD-ROM. Materials belonging to a captured al-Qaeda operative in England detailed techniques for forgery, surveillance, and espionage.
Location/Area of Operation
Al-Qaida has cells worldwide and is reinforced by its ties to Sunni extremist networks. Coalition attacks on Afghanistan since October 2001 have dismantled the Taliban-al-Qaida's protectors-and led to the capture, death, or dispersal of al-Qaida operatives. Some al-Qaeda members at large probably will attempt to carry out future attacks against US interests. Other known areas of operation: United States, Yemen, Germany, Pakistan.
Al-Qaida is a multi-national network possessing a global reach and has supported through financing, training and logistics, Islamic militants in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bosnia, Chechnya, Eritrea, Kosovo, the Philippines, Somalia, Tajikistan, and Yemen, and now Kosovo. Additionally, al-Qaida has been linked to conflicts and attacks in Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Republics, the Middle East, as well as North and South America.
The headquarters of al-Qaeda are not known anymore. Osama bin Laden moved between various locations in the North Western Frontier Province. Osamas family spent the last six years of his life at a compound in Abbottabad, just minutes away from Pakistans elite military academy. Osama was shot dead by US Navy SEAL commandos in May 2011. Many AQ leaders have been killed in recent years, including then second-in-command Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, in May and August 2011, respectively. Al-Rahmans replacement, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in June 2012. Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri remained at-large.
A small group of al Qaeda members, many of whom have intermarried with local clans and forged ties with Afghan and Pakistani insurgents, remains active in the remote valleys of northeastern Afghanistan. However, as a result of sustained U.S. and Afghan counterterrorism operations, this group of al Qaeda members does not currently pose an imminent threat to the U.S. and Western nations. Further, so long as adequate pressure is maintained via U.S. and Afghan counterterrorism operations, the group is unlikely to regenerate the capability to become a substantial threat in the 20152018 timeframe.
- From 1991 to 1996, al-Qaeda worked out of Sudan.
- From 1996 until the collapse of the Taliban in 2001, al-Qaeda operated out of Afghanistan and maintained its training camps there.
- U.S. intelligence officials think al-Qaeda's senior leadership tried to regroup in lawless tribal regions just inside Pakistan, near the Afghan border, inside Pakistani cities or in Iran.
- In May 2003, administration officials claimed that senior al-Qaeda figures were in Iran and urged Tehran to apprehend them. Sa'ad bin Laden, Usama bin Laden's son, in an October 2003 report, was said be among those in Iran.
- Al-Qaeda has autonomous underground cells in some 100 countries, including the United States, officials say. Law enforcement has broken up al-Qaeda cells in the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Albania, Uganda, and elsewhere.
The leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, said in September 2014 the group had launched a new off-shoot in the Indian sub-continent. The new organization aims to create a Muslim caliphate in Burma, Bangladesh and parts of India. The new group will be called Qaedat al-Jihad and will be led by Asim Umar, while Ustad Usama Mahmoud will be the branchs spokesman. The main goals of the new off-shoot are to establish sharia law and free all occupied Muslim lands on the Indian sub-continent.
It is impossible to known precisely, due to the decentralized stucture of the organization. Al-Qaida may have several thousand members and associates. It trained over 5,000 militants in camps in Afghanistan since the late 1980s. It also serves as a focal point for a worldwide network that includes many Sunni Islamic extremist groups, some members of al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Harakat ul-Mujahidin.
In South Asia, AQs core has been seriously degraded. The death or arrest of dozens of mid- and senior-level AQ operatives including bin Laden in May 2011 have disrupted communication, financial, facilitation nodes, and a number of terrorist plots. However, AQ serves as a focal point of inspiration for a worldwide network of affiliated groups.
Al-Qaida has cooperated with a number of known terrorist groups worldwide including:
- Armed Islamic Group
- Salafist Group for Call and Combat and the Armed Islamic Group
- Egyptian Islamic Jihad (Egypt)
- Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
- Jamaat Islamiyya
- The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
- Bayt al-Imam (Jordan)
- Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad (Kashmir)
- Asbat al Ansar
- Hezbollah (Lebanon)
- Al-Badar
- Harakat ul Ansar/Mujahadeen
- Al-Hadith
- Harakat ul Jihad
- Jaish Mohammed - JEM
- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
- Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Pakistan
- Laskar e-Toiba - LET
- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (the Philippines)
- Abu Sayyaf Group (Malaysia, Philippines)
- Al-Ittihad Al Islamiya - AIAI (Somalia)
- Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
- Islamic Army of Aden (Yemen)
These groups share al-Qaeda's Sunni Muslim fundamentalist views. Some terror experts theorize that Al-Qaeda, after the loss of it Afghanistan base, may be increasingly reliant on sympathetic affiliates to carry out it agenda. Intelligence officials and terrorism experts also say that al-Qaeda has stepped up its cooperation on logistics and training with Hezbollah, a radical, Iran-backed Lebanese militia drawn from the minority Shiite strain of Islam.
Al-Arabiyah television reported on 20 October 2004 that Jama'at Al-Tawhid wa Al-Jihad had released a statement claiming it has officially joined the Al-Qaeda terrorist network. Al-Jazeera broadcast a statement by the group identifying itself as Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad in Bilad al-Rafidayn (Organization of Jihad's Base in the Country of the Two Rivers). Iraq is commonly known as the land of the two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates.
The US Intelligence Community judges that al-Qaida's regional affiliates-al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI), al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and al-Shabaab -- will remain committed to the group's ideology, and in tenns of threats to US interests will surpass the remnants of core al-Qa'ida in Pakistan.
External Aid
Bin Laden, member of a billionaire family that owns the Bin Ladin Group construction empire, was said to have inherited tens of millions of dollars that he uses to help finance the group. Al-Qaida also maintains moneymaking front businesses, solicits donations from like-minded supporters, and illicitly siphons funds from donations to Muslim charitable organizations. US efforts to block al-Qaida funding has hampered al-Qaida's ability to obtain money.
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Benjamin Franklin once said:
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
This holds true for almost everything in life, including dental care. For parents in the Cornwall area, teaching your children good oral hygiene techniques early in life will benefit their smile throughout their life.
If you wait too long to teach your child how to brush and floss, or if you don't make sure they are doing it enough, you're setting yourself up for a lot of work down the road.
It's very hard to convince an older child that they should be spending two or three times longer brushing their teeth each morning and night. But, if they've done it for as long as they can remember, then their habits should be sufficient to avoid excessive dental decay or the need for children's cosmetic dentistry in Cornwall.
I'm Dr. Steven Deneka, a dentist serving the Cornwall area. I know that helping children learn proper oral hygiene is an important indicator of future oral health, and I want to help Cornwall parents teach these habits to their children.
If you are looking for quality dental care in the Ingleside, Long Sious, or Lancaster area, give us a call here at Cornwall Dental Arts. We are currently accepting new patients, and we would love to help you learn how to teach kids good brushing habits or answer questions you have have about cosmetic dentistry or smile makeovers.
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My precious grandma passed away in June this year. She was 98 years old. So in these recent months I have been spending some time restoring and updating a special gift that I gave her for her 90th birthday, 8 years ago. It will now be a wonderful keepsake for each of our families to treasure for years to come, remembering her life, our family history and the legacy she has left behind.
I couldn't have anticipated eight years ago what a treasure this photo book would become for all of us now. It was the best birthday gift ever!


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Summit Adventures was established in 1993 to specialize in adventure holidays in Himachal Pradesh, North of India. Predominantly centered around Dhauladhar mountains and various trekking routes in Himachal Pradesh, the company has expanded to include trekking in Zanskar region of Ladakh and jeep tours to remote corners of Himachal and Ladakh Himalayas. Today, Summit Adventures offices in Bhagsu-Nag has developed into the main trekking center in the area, providing services from free information and maps for trekkers to complete trekking packages for Indian as well as foreign groups.
The company is registered with Department of Tourism, Government of Himachal Pradesh. It is also authorized by Reserve Bank of India to deal in Foreign Money Exchange.
Through safe travel and trekking in the mountains, our aim is to create unforgettable experiences and make your dreams come true. Our field staff is environmentally conscious and responsible - we take only photographs and leave behind nothing but Footprints! Our business philosophy is to be progressive by exploring the lesser known areas and the virgin trails of the mountains and catering to special needs of our customers by working hard in every possible way.
Summit Adventures is owned and staffed by the members of Gaddi people - the inhabitants of Dhauladhar mountains of Himachal Pradesh, northwest India. Thoroughly familiar with the land of their birth, our guides are experienced climbers professionally trained in all aspects of mountaineering and technically demanding climbs. Our tour guides are responsible and qualified for their job. The total number of permanent staff working for the company is 11. During high session Summit Adventures employs as many as 40 additional temporary workers at times, thus providing work for local villagers.
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Moment of Truth: Will Foundations Come Together to Fight Trump?/
Well, that didn't take long. In the first 10 days of his presidency, Donald Trump has served up multiple reminders that he poses a profound threat to American values and policies that have attracted bipartisan support for generations. When Dick Cheney and Elizabeth Warren end up on the same side of issues, as they did this weekend on the Muslim ban, you know you're in new terrain politically. Ditto when you see the Koch political network firing up a major campaign to block a top priority of the new Republican president (imposing a border import tax.)
Opposition to Trump has always been a bipartisan affair. Many mainstream Republicans have been hesitant to join that opposition because they're running scared of an extreme GOP base. But recent statements by Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain hint at what lies ahead: a renewed civil war between mainstream Republicans and Trump. Again and again, in coming months and years, efforts to limit the damage from a black swan presidency are likely to transcend partisanship.
Meanwhile, though, it remains an open question whether the opposition to Trump will also include America's top foundations working in a united way.
When it comes to political controversy, foundations have good reasons to keep their heads down, especially right now. Tax-exempt institutions are nonpartisan by law. And with distrust of philanthropy rising, and populism surging, this isn't an ideal moment for foundations to make themselves a target. As it is, Trumpist attacks on funders are a near certainty in coming years—and, in fact, have already begun.
On the other hand, foundations are uniquely positioned to engage in risky combat in the public square. Their leaders and boards can't be ousted by voters or shareholders. They don't have products or services to boycott. The regulatory state has few ways to harass them. And, if push really comes to shove, foundations have plenty of money to lawyer up, hire PR firms, and even pay for private security. As I've written before, if ever there were a time to be thankful for the insularity and unaccountability of philanthropy, it is right now.
So let's get to the real question at hand: Do foundations have the conviction and courage to fight Trump?
On the matter of conviction, I was not among the many people who snickered when 39 foundation presidents signed a full-page New York Times ad last summer that proclaimed the value of "hope" given America's past track record of steady progress toward "dignity, equality, and justice." It seemed important to hear foundations speak up for the ideal of progress at a tense moment, however vacuous that particular statement felt. Foundations, I wrote, have a unique role to play as "moral cheerleaders" for America.
It's even more important for those same 39 top foundations, and many more, to speak up today. Just consider how much truer—indeed, prophetic—the lead statement in that Times ad rings now than it did in August: "Every American generation must face defining moments. We are facing one now."
The foundations that signed onto that letter—including Mellon, Gates, Knight, Ford, Hewlett, Packard, Kellogg, Carnegie and MacArthur—have diverse goals and approaches. But what they share in common, along with many foundations, is a humanist vision for improving society using reason and knowledge.
That vision is now under attack as never before in America—and in other countries, too. The central project of organized modern philanthropy, the scientific advancement of human civilization, is at risk in a fundamental way from a quasi-fascistic populism that dismisses both humanism and reason, while showing a disregard for constitutional norms and the broader rules that govern democracy.
The way to meet this attack is not issue by issue, and it's certainly not with one hand tied behind the back. This is a meta-level fight over the basic values and direction of society. Foundations have never faced a fight like this, and going up against a U.S. president in an open and active way is scary, for sure. But let's be clear: Stopping Trump is not a partisan cause. As I said at the start, the rise of Trump has transcended partisanship from the get go. As long as foundations respect the letter of the law in how they conduct themselves, they'll be OK here, with plenty of good company from both political parties.
What does fighting Trumpism mean in practice? Well, lots of funders have obviously been discussing specific ideas and tactics for over two months now, and quite a few are already immersed in battle, with new rapid-response funds and the like, as we've been reporting.
But what's yet to happen is for top foundations to get organized as a group to fight Trump and publicly create a united front in defense of their core values. Here are a couple suggestions to funders for how to do this.
First, get your house in order internally. If foundation presidents and their staffs are really going to fight, they need to know that their boards are 100 percent behind them. Now is the moment for emergency board meetings and retreats, to get everybody on the same page about what the stakes are here and how to respond. This might also be a good moment for some foundation presidents to resign if their boards lack courage. After all, what's the point of being in charge of a pile of "society's risk capital" if your institution won't take risks at a moment like this?
Second, get organized, as a group. Those 39 foundation presidents who all said they believed in hope back in August should be now be working closely with each other on how to keep hope alive as a new age of hatred and unreason looms. This is a moment to come together to plot strategy—and then stick together when the Trumpist counterattacks come. Among other things, the high command of American philanthropy needs a way to engage in collaborative emergency responses in the face of new developments like the Muslim ban.
Third, think broadly and stay united. Foundations will be tempted to stand up and fight only when their own priorities come under attack. But while funders should certainly play defense in terrain they know best, and on issues they care about most, this is not a moment for philanthropic parochialism. Rather, it's a moment to recall Benjamin Franklin's wise advice to his fellow founding fathers: "If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately." Foundations need to better define the core values they stand for, and be ready to step up on fights to protect those values—even on issues that have nothing to do with their immediate agendas.
Fourth, fund the opposition. Foundations also need to look well past their program priorities to fund a broad opposition movement to Trump. They need to identify, or create, a set of anchor institutions that will support and help lead this movement, and spare no expense in funding those institutions—pooling their grants in a collaborative way. This is one of the things that foundation presidents should be discussing together as a group, right now. And if properly funding the opposition means blowing past payout limits for a few years, so be it. The stakes are that high.
These are just a few ideas on how to get the ball rolling. There are a lot of ways this could go, especially once funders have taken the plunge and are really putting their heads together about how to counter an existential threat to everything their institutions stand for.
This is a moment of truth for modern philanthropy.
- Prime Target: Will Foundations Come Under Attack in the Age of Trump?
- Blue Fortress: California, and Its Funders, Get Ready to Fight Trump
- Can Love Still Trump Hate? This Foundation Hopes So, and It's Opening the Spigot
- Strength in Numbers: The New Donor Fund Resisting Trump
- Mixed Messengers? On Foundations as Moral Cheerleaders for America
- The Billionaires vs. Donald J. Trump
- "Everything We Care For." The Future of Progressive Philanthropy Under Trump
- Who's Giving to Protect Journalists in the Age of Trump?


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The Music Department has been invited by Music in Alresford to present an evening concert at St. John's Church in Alresford. St John's will play host to many of the ensembles from the Music Department including Chamber Orchestra, Brass Group, Composers Ensemble, The Jazz Factory, Choral Society and Chamber Choir. The department's young musicians will perform an eclectic variety of music, popular and classical, from old to new, with a grand finale – featuring ALL the evening's performers, of the final movement of Berlioz's rarely heard Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale!!
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(Former Diocesan Metropolitan of Niranam, Quilon and
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spite of his ill-health, Mor Koorilose Kuriakose Thirumeni worked
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Megyn Kelly wants to be the Next Oprah/
Will we hear Megyn Kelly yelling, YOU GOT A CAR! YOU GOT A CAR! EVERYONE GETS A CAR!
It appears that former Fox News Anchor wants to be the next Oprah.
At least, that's what Page Six is saying.
P6 says that Kelly grew tired of combative hard news reporting and now wants "to help people the way Oprah did" on her new NBC show.
After signing a deal with NBC worth between $12 million and $15 million, Kelly's plans for her new show have been shrouded in secrecy.
NBC brass are interviewing executive producers in the hopes that Kelly will debut in September at either 9 or 10 a.m. in front of a live studio audience.
A source told us, "There was a lot of tough news to report on her show at Fox News. A lot of combative interviewing, going after people. Doing that every night was difficult. Megyn feels she has more to offer. She wants to help people the way Oprah did, and do something more positive. She'll be focusing on issues and bringing in real people as well as celebrities. Plus, she has a sense of humor and she wants to use that."
Kelly told Variety in 2015, "Barbara Walters has retired, Diane Sawyer left her anchor role. Oprah has moved to the OWN network and is doing a different thing now. So why not me?" The source added, "Megyn will have the Sunday night show on NBC to scratch that itch. That's where you'll see the big interviews and stories."
Kelly is still under contract with Fox News until July 1, which means she can't be in production meetings. NBC News president Noah Oppenheim is tasked with finding her an executive producer, and has been interviewing candidates repped by CAA, which is packaging Kelly's show. We're told NBC is trying to persuade Fox News to release her early.
Kelly also wants her own people and not those that are loyal to her new nemesis, Matt Lauer.
Page Six writes that Kelly wants someone from outside the Peacock Network to produce. "Megyn doesn't want a Lauer loyalist running her show. She wants a team who she can trust and that will have her back," another source said, adding that others at "Today" are in the dark and wonder "when the moving truck will pull up."
NBC did not comment.


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Karma Condominium by Lifetime Developments along with CentreCourt Developmetns and designed by architectsAlliance will now be coming in at 50 storeys; the zoning amendment (which we briefly discussed when Karma was under our spotlight here) was approved, allowing the tower to reach a final height similar to the Burano tower due west on Bay Street.
While the increased height allowance won't make that much of a difference in terms of appearance, it will add greater density to an increasingly packed district of the city – Murano is at 35 and 45 storeys, Burano will be 50 storeys and Aura will come in at a whopping 75 storeys. Add this to the existing condominiums at College Park, as well as those going in north of College along Yonge and you get an idea of just how many people will be moving into the adjacent blocks over the next 5-10 years. Not only will we see a change in the local skyline, we can expect the streetscape to alter dramatically in order to provide new retail, entertainment, and dining establishments for the new residents.
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One of Mount Holyoke's most distinguished alums, Frances Perkins, is the subject of a new book by former Washington Post reporter Kirstin Downey, titled The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience. As the first female cabinet secretary, Perkins spearheaded the fight to improve the lives of U.S. workers, resulting in unemployment compensation programs, child labor laws, and the 40-hour work week. According to Downey, Perkins pushed for massive public works projects that created millions of jobs for unemployed workers. She bolstered the nation's labor movement and improved the standard of living across the nation. MHC professor of history Daniel Czitrom weighs in on the Perkins legacy.
QA: This book appears to give Frances Perkins credit for many of the accomplishments that most Americans would simply attribute to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Do you think that's a fair assessment of her role in his administration?
DC: Yes, and a long overdue one. Perkins has been largely overshadowed in the world of New Deal history and biography. Downey's book is the first full portrait of Perkins in more than 30 years, and it comes at a propitious moment. Our current economic crisis has pushed many policy makers and citizens to re-examine the Great Depression and New Deal.
QA: Downey says Perkins's greatest achievement was creating Social Security. Do you agree?
DC: It's certainly arguable. Social Security represented an enormous breakthrough, establishing the principle of government responsibility for providing Americans with a decent retirement. It created old age pensions, as well as unemployment insurance. It has also been the single most successful antipoverty measure in U.S. history. I would argue that the key premise underlying Social Security--socializing risk through a universal system of contributions and coverage--also points the way toward genuine reform of our disastrous health care system.
QA: Was it politically difficult for FDR to appoint a woman to his Cabinet? How was Perkins received/perceived by the American public?
DC: There was sexist grumbling about Perkins's appointment, particularly from some quarters of the labor movement. But most criticism of Perkins came from Republicans and other conservatives who opposed measures she was identified with, such as Social Security, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Like many other liberal New Dealers, she endured a good deal of Red-baiting from these critics. But the broader American public supported her and the New Deal in general.
QA: It's hard to think of a Cabinet member in recent times who has had such a wide-ranging impact on U.S. policies and life. Was her influence a reflection of the relationship she had with FDR?
DC: Perkins brought a great deal to FDR's team. She'd had valuable experience chairing the New York State Industrial Commission in the 1920s. Before that she had earned a graduate degree in sociology from Columbia, worked at Chicago's Hull House and other social settlements, and served as a lobbyist for the National Consumers League. The political savvy that Perkins brought to Washington reflected her deep immersion in the world of New York progressive politics before and after WWI. And unlike many of FDR's other advisers, she was happy to avoid the limelight.
QA: Do you see lessons in Perkins' work for the Obama administration, given the country's economic problems today?
DC: Both Perkins and FDR understood the importance of creating programs that would translate into political support. In my view there has been way too much emphasis on the so-called "Hundred Days," FDR's very busy first three months or so in office in 1933. We see echoes of that today in the media's obsession with Obama's first hundred days. But what historians refer to as the "Second New Deal," in 1935, was of more lasting importance. Along with passage of the Social Security Act, it also included two other key measures. The National Labor Relations (or Wagner) Act guaranteed, for the first time in American history, the right of workers to join or form independent labor unions and to bargain collectively for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions. The Emergency Relief Appropriations Act allocated $5 billion for large-scale public works programs that eventually employed over 8 million Americans on a vast array of construction projects. The popularity of these programs, all of which delivered tangible material benefits to many millions of struggling citizens, propelled FDR to his landslide re-election in 1936. Perhaps there is a lesson for Obama here.
The tumultuous political climate of the 1930s is too often lost in our discussions of the New Deal today. Programs like Social Security and the Wagner Act did not just "happen"; nor were they "given" to Americans by the New Deal. Roosevelt, Perkins, and other key policy makers were being pushed by grassroots movements and Left radicals. Unemployed councils, farmer cooperatives, a newly energized Communist Party, union organizers, consumer groups, and old age pension advocates were all pressuring the government to take a more central role in helping citizens get through the worst crisis ever faced by American capitalism. FDR and his advisers also feared the emergence of rival populist leaders such as Louisiana's Huey Long, who talked openly about challenging FDR for the Democratic Party nomination in 1936.
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When I started my vegan journey in 2010, I thought all grocery shopping had to be done at Whole Foods. The truth is, you can get mostly everything you need at a regular grocery store.
Don't feel like you have to shop at Whole Foods and other health food stores to embrace a vegan lifestyle.
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As an independent personal trainer, part of your potential website traffic will come from search engines… so let me ask you
When was the last time you Googled yourself or your business?
Hopefully it's been less than a month. I generally check on my clients' rankings on Google and Bing on a monthly basis (some people recommend extending your reach into other search engines, but I stick to these two.)
Additionally, knowing how you rank for specific keywords or topics that you want to be known for is simply going to help you extend your reach, because you'll have more information in orde to create content That is, if you specialize in training women on the trx in Redmond WA, then knowing where you and/or your business rank for that phrase is also valuable.
Action Item: Create a spreadsheet, note, document, whatever where you list what you're going to test out on the search engines… and then add it to your schedule to test them out on a monthly basis.
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Interesting thing happened today — I went to capture a few screenshots to show the difference in results between searching for your business using Incognito or InPrivate browsing versus the standard browser mode. I tested in both Google and Bing and it turns out that the results are almost identical whether or not the search engine knows who you are. I have always believed that your true rankings could be swayed by the search engines based on your history and social connections. But this is no longer true!
And that extends beyond your name and business searches, it's also true with your long term searches like "trx training for women in Redmond WA"
I know you want to know those 3 reasons — here you go, in bullet form!
- Knowing where you stand will help you create the right content more often in order to rank higher and attract more clients
- Helps you find issues with your search results – like spammy links, incorrect images (when you search for Jaime Slutzky on Google there's an image of Farel Hruska that shows up! — I'm figuring out how to get rid of that!) and also anything negative about you/your business.
- It's another way to view trends. When the searches are performed month over month, you'll be able to identify your competition and be nimble enough to jockey yourself higher on the list.
I'm not saying that search engine rankings are the end all and be all of your online presence, simply putting it out there that this is another metric that should be added to your monthly list of business maintenance tasks. Oh, and I would be remiss if I didn't remind you that at the top of the post, I alluded to the fact that I do search engine rank tracking for a couple of my clients, so if you're interested in having my help with this, please send me an email!


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Ideal for students with a basic understanding of portuguese, looking to fine tune their skills and grow in confidence. Revisit topics covered in the Beginners course with emphasis on fluency and pronunciation.
Delivered by native speakers, our Portuguese Beginners Plus short course is the ideal course for anyone who has completed our Portuguese Beginners course.
The programme is taught over ten weeks in the evening at our central London location.
The focus of this course is consolidation of basic communicative skills such as dealing with daily life situations and an introduction to aspects of Brazilian culture and way of life. Upon completion of the third term learners should be able to deal with basic daily life situations and demonstrate understanding of basic Portguese language structures.
If you missed an October enrolment and you already have some knowledge of Portuguese, you can join the Portuguese Beginner Plus class in Term 2 or 3 but you will need to have your level assessed. You can do this by checking your level using our online guidelines.
Greetings and introductions; nationalities; jobs; numbers; meeting people; leisure activities; time; eating and drinking; invitations; at the hotel; directions.
Verbs: ser, -ar,-er,-ir regular, estar, ir, ter, poder, preferir, querer in the present simple; possessive and demonstrative pronouns; masculine and feminine nouns; prepositions em and de + definite article; present continuous; imperative; comparatives.
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Uber sent a text message out today to most all of their Las Vegas area drivers, stating that they're getting ready to launch their delivery service. While most drivers presume this to be uberEATS, Uber's food delivery service, the corroborating website does not give away any details.
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|Power Supply
|100% bus powered
|USB 2.0- compatible with USB 3.0/1.1
|Runs silent and cool with no moving mechanical parts
|Less likely to fail than a standard hard drive
|Shock resistant
|No moving parts so the SSD handles rougher conditions than a hard drive
|Vibration - non operating
|20 G Peak (10-2000Hz)
|Vibration - operating
|2.17 G Peak (7-800 Hz)
|Storage temperatures
|40° C to 85° C
|Operating temperatures
|0° C to 70° C
|Life expectancy
|1 million hours MTBF 128/256/512/1000GB
|Dimensions & weight
|120mm X 84.5mm X 19mm (4.7" X 3.3" X 0.75") weight: 176 grams
|3 years parts and labour
|CESG CCTM, FIPS PUB 197 Validated, FCC, CE, RoHS, WEEE
|Operating System Compatibility
|Compatible with all Operating Systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome, Android, Thin Clients & Embedded Systems
|Ordering Information
|iStorage Part Number: IS-DG-256-SSD-xxxx (xxxx=drive size in GBs)
|*One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes; accessible capacity will be less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and formatting.
Tech Reviews"The diskG* 128gb SSD from iStorage has proven to be probably the most secure and portable drive at the present time" "In terms of security, it is second to none. With an easy to use keypad which can hold a passcode up to 16 digits in length, the diskG* SSD is definitely the most secure external SSD I've ever used." Read the full review
The Daily Mail Online"The iStorage diskG* SSD could provide the answer on how best to transport sensitive data in the most secure way possible." Read the online review
Tech WorldDiskGenie PIN drive gets SSD upgrade. Read the online review
|You can use it in one of the following ways:(1) Change the Admin PIN or create a User PIN:
Directly enter the User Mode to start using the iStorage diskG SSD:
|Any new Admin or User code that is setup has to be a minimum of 6 digits and be no more than 16 digits long (6-16 digits).
|Use your Admin PIN to enter Admin Mode, and then create another User PIN in Admin Mode.
|There is no other way to retrieve the Admin PIN except a complete reset of the iStorage diskG SSD. After a complete reset, all data will be lost and you will need to initialise, allocate and format the iStorage diskG SSD manually. You then will be able to use the default Admin Password 123456.
Why did the operating system not recognise the iStorage diskG SSD after I enter the User Mode after complete reset of the diskG SSD?
|You need to initialise, allocate and format the diskG SSD manually. For more information, refer to "Initialising and formatting the Hard Drive after a complete reset" in the product manual.
|No, this is a Windows limitation, you must use the Admin account to initialise and format the iStorage diskG SSD.
|As a full disk encryption product, the iStorage diskG SSD can never be used without a password.
|The iStorage diskG SSD uses AES 256-bit algorithm.
|You can change it only in the Admin Mode. In the User Mode, the User PIN which has the same digits is created in the Admin Mode cannot be changed or deleted.
|Ensure that you have administrator privileges for your computer. You can use only the administrator account to initialise partition or format the iStorage diskG SSD in the User Mode.
|The Administrator feature allows enrolment of up to FOUR (4) unique User ID's and ONE (1) Administrator. If a User forgets their PIN, the diskG SSD can be unlocked using the Admin PIN.
|No, since the iStorage diskG SSD does not require any software to be installed and the encryption/decryption is performed in Hardware on the drive itself, "Admin Rights" are not required.
|You may have entered an incorrect PIN too many times and have triggered the Brute Force Attack Protection; you can reset this counter by referring to the `Brute Force Attack Protection` section of the iStorage diskG SSD manual.
My diskG SSD locks for no reason when connected to my computer whilst I am using it, what is causing this?
|The issue you are having is being caused by power saving settings on your computer so please see below and make the appropriate changes to your computer and this will stop the iStorage diskG SSD from locking.
Microsoft Windows
Doing the following will prevent Windows from switching off the diskG SSD, go to `Control Panel` & `Power Options`, the easier option is to disable power saving which means stopping the computer from `Sleeping` see below;
This will keep any iStorage diskG SSD connected to the computer continuously on.
Note: For Windows 8.1 users You will need to install a Windows update (KB2919355) as well as follow the steps above. Please go to this link and choose Method 2: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2919355.
For more detailed information and required fix please go to our support page, under the tab Firmware Updates and download Win8.1 USB suspend issue folder.
Apple Mac
Drives keep locking after 5-10 minutes on the Macs.
The settings in Energy Saver preferences affect what happens when your Mac is left unattended for a period of time that you specify.
Disable Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible to prevent the diskG SSD going to sleep and not locking. You will also need to stop the computer sleeping to prevent the diskG SSD from locking.
|The only way to prevent this is by changing the power settings (Windows computers) of the computer so that it only switches of the monitor on hibernation/sleep and keeps power to hard drives and USB. On Apple MAC computers going to the power settings in `System Preferences` and clicking the do not suspend USB will keep the drive alive even if the MAC goes into full hibernation
|Your computer may not have enough power going through to the USB to power the iStorage diskG SSD. Use a USB Y-Power cable to ensure full power to the iStorage diskG SSD.
|To make the iStorage diskG SSD universally compatible with all the most common Operating Systems requires the drive to be formatted using the FAT file system. This is done by using `Disk Management` in Windows, `Disk Utility` on MAC OS/x or MKFS in Linux. in Windows and Disk Utility on MAC OS/x or MKFS in Linux.
|To make the iStorage diskG SSD work with an Apple Mac that doesn't see it means the iStorage diskG SSD needs an update. Go on the iStorage support page of the website to fix this issue click on this link; iStorage diskG SSD for Mac OSX 10.X Update
|BadUSB is a theoretical exploit that was presented by SR Labs at the Black Hat conference in August of 2014. SR Labs demonstrated a vulnerability in one USB device that allowed malicious code to be programmed into the USB controller through a firmware update process.
The attack described is very sophisticated and in the case of iStorage products would require advanced knowledge of our USB controller, a leaked version of our firmware, the programming tool to update our controller, the password used for our programming tool, and an in depth understanding of the device's functionality, etc.
According to SR Labs, the failsafe method to eliminate this threat is to simply disable the ability to update the controller's firmware. Many of iStorage devices shipping today, including all of our USB 3.0 security products already have the firmware locked which prevents field updates to the USB controller.
As a continuous improvement, iStorage is locking down the firmware on all USB controllers used in iStorage devices to safeguard against this vulnerability. We recommend checking our website periodically for notices regarding BadUSB and Security Updates.
|Your PC has a small bug that is called the USB Selective Suspend. This error first occurred with Windows 8 and rolled over with Windows 10 and server 2012 R2. This bug stops the windows update service from fully installing the Vendor ID and Product ID for the iStorage product into the windows registry. This is vital information for the registry to have and stops the devices from disconnecting after a set amount of time.
We have contacted Microsoft about this matter and they have provided a fix for this issue. It can be downloaded directly from this link HERE.
Please unzip the contents of this file and extract to your desktop. Please follow the instructions on page 2 of the PDF
* Some of the listed capacity on a diskG SSD drive is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products.


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Instagram is all the rage – for new membership growth, for social sharing, for ad sales, for engagement, for everything.
Check this out – this graph depicts interest in Instagram as per Google search volume over time.
Wowza. In July 2011, the first little blip appeared. What followed is remarkable.
- Instagram is growing 5X faster than social media in general. (Source)
- In June, they announced the user community reached more than 500 million users (surpassing Twitter).
- More than 300 million use Instagram every day.
- 80 million photos and videos are shared daily.
- According to eMarketer research, 51.8% of social network users will use Instagram by 2017.
Selling is happening here
From the beginning, Instagram hasn't allowed you to add links to your updates. 500-million users later, that policy hasn't changed.
However, where there's a massive audience, there's money to be made. In 2015 Instagram opened its platform to all would-be advertisers.
Brands showed up fast and discovered the selling power of Instagram – especially ecommerce companies, and especially those targeting Millennials.
TechCrunch claims that Instagram's creative environment and engaged audience is ideal for ecommerce. The company's global head of brand development, James Quarles, says businesses are attracted to Instagram by "the ability to put something visually striking in front of the right person."
Yotpo.com, a company that offers a new social curation tool for Instagram, reports that 30% of Instagram users have purchased products discovered on Instagram.
Facebook, which owns Instagram, doesn't break out Instagram's ad revenues separately, but all signs point to the fact that Instagram has created a billion dollar plus business in one year.
Instagram ads are marked "Sponsored" in the header and can include call to action buttons such as "Shop Now," "Install Now," "Sign Up," and "Learn More." Photo source: Brandfolder
The graphic above comes from a complete guide to advertising on Instagram, from Instagram.
Shop till you click
"Instagram users are shoppers," reads a subhead in a Social Media Examiner post showcasing Instagram insights last year. It says a study of 16,000 reveals 70% of Instagrammers look for brands on the channel and 62% follow the brand simply because they love it.
Instagrammers are amazingly engaged too, another fact that endears brands to the user base. The data above has Instagram towering above all social media for engagement (as measured by time on site). Runner-ups include "email", "direct", "search" and "referral".
"This is likely because visitors from these channels come with specific intent or a previous relationship with the brand," writes Aimee Millwood in a Yotpo post about Instagram engagement. "Instagram even beats out direct traffic. In other words, people who come straight to an online businesses' website are less engaged than visitors who come from a brand's Instagram page."
Let your users do the photography
"User generated content" (UGC) is a term (and abbreviation) marketers use all the time now, and it requires no explanation. UGC tends to earn high engagement rates and create a positive brand association for the customer.
Many of Instagram's most successful brands win their audience over with user generated content. And in line with the immense ascent of the Instagram app, is a proliferation of tools created to help brands transform UGC from accidental to purposeful marketing assets.
Yotpo's new platform is a great example. It enables ecommerce brands to display shoppable galleries on their website, which include Instagram photos and the profiles of the users who posted them. Authenticity comes shining through. Purchases follow.
Here's an example where a product is showcased on a brand's website with a photo from an Instagrammer – and the shopping cart is just a click away.
With the permission of the content's creator, you can also use Instagram photos in your social media ads and posts. Anticipating this demand, Yotpo's platform also offers a tool for requesting republication rights from Instagram users.
Everyone has influence
Instagram has been a fun, creative and interactive play space for millions of click-happy social sharing addicts for several years. In the past year, it's also become a wonderland for consumer brands.
eCommerce companies have discovered they don't always need celebrities to endorse their products – anyone with a smartphone and a point of view can be influential. Recent trends show that more consumers make purchases based on what they see in their Instagram feeds.
As such, ad dollars are flowing to social media-based campaigns. You've no doubt heard it before…
Consumers seldom trust messages they get directly from brands.
What do they trust? Sign onto Instagram and see.


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by Samantha Shannon
Series: The Bone Season #2
Published on January 27, 2015 by Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 501
Genres: Adult, Dystopian, Paranormal
Paige Mahoney has escaped the brutal prison camp of Sheol I, but her problems have only just begun: many of the survivors are missing and she is the most wanted person in London...
As Scion turns its all-seeing eye on the dreamwalker, the mime-lords and mime-queens of the city's gangs are invited to a rare meeting of the Unnatural Assembly. Jaxon Hall and his Seven Seals prepare to take centre stage, but there are bitter fault lines running through the clairvoyant community and dark secrets around every corner.
Then the Rephaim begin crawling out from the shadows. Paige must keep moving, from Seven Dials to Grub Street to the secret catacombs of Camden, until the fate of the underworld can be decided.
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I am so happy this book was better than The Bone Season. That first book really put me off the whole series but I've also learned that first books don't always determine how good a series will be.
Thank goodness I read the sequel.
The Mime Order starts right after the end of the last book. Paige is back with Jaxon and the gang, Warden is off hunting his brethren, and Scion wants those escaped from Sheol I dead. Unfortunately for Paige, that puts her at the top of their most wanted list.
I think what worked the best in this book was that the foundation of the extensive world Shannon created had already been set in The Bone Season. This installment could focus more on moving the story forward. It started slow…again…and I didn't feel the urgency to keep reading that I hoped for until about 100-150 pages in. From there, I devoured this book in one sitting, especially at the end when the plot surged forward at breakneck speed and a lot happened. Like damn.
But nothing I didn't expect. That's one thing I'll say about this series, the plot twists never really come off as "twists." Unfortunately, that meant that the big cliffhanger at the end wasn't much of a cliffhanger for me but it's there nonetheless and I look forward to seeing where the story leads next with that particular development.
I liked Paige more in The Mime Order too, on top of the plot. She started acting for herself and taking a stand, all that fight in her finally amounting to something. Giving her the chance to show herself really sold her character for me. And with Paige I can't forget to mention Warden. The two had a thing in the last book and I wasn't a fan and honestly, I'm not really sure if I still dislike it or not. The two are on fire together but at the same time, there's always an element of "this is wrong" that's thrown into their thoughts and therefore mine while reading.
Perhaps I'll finally come around in The Song Rising. We shall see.
But the star of this book is honestly Jaxon. This is the big showdown with the White Binder. His Pale Dreamer has grown a spine and no longer serves quietly, meaning the two are at odds for quite a bit of the story. Jaxon's one of those characters I love to hate. He's not exactly a villain but he isn't a good guy either.
This was definitely a much more enjoyable read than the previous book but I think there are still places that I struggled with and I'm honestly not sure how this is going to turn into a seven-book series. It doesn't feel like it should go past three, to me. But I'll be picking up the next book to see where Shannon goes next with Paige and her antics. If you disliked The Bone Season, I think you'll find the writing improved in The Mime Order. It's still a slow start but picks up and will keep you hooked by the end.


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Momentum pedals: The reinvention of a good idea
Nifty mountain bike pedals echo 1980s Shimano design
They say there's nothing new in bike technology. But it still surprises me when really unlikely ideas get resurrected.
Exhibit A, MomentumBicycle FlyPaper Pedals. These startling mountain bike pedals have a very thin body, achieved by scrapping the conventional axle design and moving the bearings into an over-sized thread. You have to use specially modified cranks with them, but they boast a lower profile than a former bank chairman.
The benefit is that your foot's lower at the bottom of the pedal stroke, so you can drop your saddle, lowering the centre of gravity of the whole bike and rider combo. According to reviewer Rob Weaver, that makes for better cornering off-road, a finding that certainly makes sense.
And the raised bottom edge also improves ground clearance, so a frame designer could lower the whole bike even more if he were willing to design around one particular pedal/crank system. Alternatively, slap them on your current bike and you're less likely to smack rocks and roots, and downhill racers can start pedalling earlier out of corners.
Designer Dean Williamson says the idea is also to provide a more stable foot platform, and the idea came from the original Atomlab Aircorp pedals, which were much thinner than anything else available at the time.
Dean found that the Aircorp's thinness made for a better pedalling feel and a longer power stroke, and he got to thinking about ways to make a pedal thinner still. He rapidly realised that Atomlab's pedals couldn't be made any thinner and that they were so pared down that they had reliability problems (since fixed, we understand).
Lightbulb! Move the axle and bearing out of the way. "If we could just get the axle and bearings out of the middle of the pedal body, and into the end of the crank arm, the pedal could be much thinner!"
Six-and-a-half years of development followed, which Dean detailed in a long, brilliantly boffiny email which I'll bring you in another post in a couple of days.
It's unarguably a smart design, and if it takes off – which I suspect is going to require a couple more crank makers to be persuaded to make cranks to fit the pedals – it could be a little revolution.
However, it's not entirely new.
Exhibit B, your honour, a page from Shimano's 1982 road bike component catalogue.
Shimano's Dura-Ace EX Dyna-Drive pedals were intended for road bikes but the design was similar to FlyPaper pedals. The bearings were inside a one-inch axle, with the platform cantilevered off it. They needed special cranks.
Shimano were more interested in lowering the rider than gaining ground clearance, so the pedal was offset downward. Shimano claimed this had biomechanical benefits, because the ball of your foot was next to the pedal axle.
Dean didn't encounter the Dyna-Drive design till he had come up with the Flypaper. "Although the FlyPapers share some similarities with the Shimano Dyna-Drive pedals, they were not even anything I was aware of, until after we made the first prototypes of the FlyPapers, and then started doing a patent search," he says.
In fact, if he had found out about them he might not have taken the idea any further. "It is probably good that I didn't know about them," he says. "If I had, I may have given up on the idea, thinking that A: it's already been patented, and B: it must not work very well."
Dyna-Drive died because the bearings reportedly didn't last very long and were hard to service. It also didn't help that the pedals had hard-to-find special toe-clips (the metal cradle used to keep your foot in place in the days before clipless pedals). If you broke a toe-clip at a race weekend in the boonies, you might end up replacing the pedals and cranks to get going again.
The biggest difference between 1982 and now, though, was that Shimano were a much smaller player in a much smaller and less diverse bike component world. Shimano had no chance of going it alone with a new pedal standard and nor did anyone else. We're also much more accustomed now to the idea of components working as a system.
All of which bodes well for Momentum, who've hit upon a good idea that deserves a revisit. I wonder when they're going to do a clipless version for us wheels-on-the-ground types.


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Garden Hose Hanger – A Few Things You Should Know
If you are into gardening, which you most likely are and are wondering what type of garden hose hanger will best suit you and your needs, please read on below to find out more about this topic.
What kind of watering system do you use in your garden? Is it one of those latest sprinklers or drip systems? Or is it the good old garden hose? No matter how sophisticated the drip system might be, at times you need the garden hose to reach out to certain areas of the garden which are inaccessible by the sprinkler or the drip. The ideal watering system for a garden is the one which has a combination of both these. Most people think that just about any garden hose would suffice and hardly give it a thought before buying one. I have seen people struggling to hold their hose and water the lawn. In fact it looks more like a wrestling match. They pick up a cheap $10 rubber hose from any supermarket and hope that it would last as long as their garden does. But the garden hose is one of the items that you need to be extremely choosy about. Not only should it be durable, it should also be easy to use and store.
The make
Durability will be determined by the make of the hose. A multi layered garden hose should be your first choice as it is one of the most durable ones. Yes, it will cost you more. But the quality will be totally worth it. Apart from this, the hose should have connectors made of brass. Once again, the cost might go up. But brass is one of the most durable materials made for outdoor living. It very rarely rusts or rots. You might get garden hoses that have cheap connectors but they will easily degrade over a period of time leaving you fuming. Lastly, make sure that your hose has a kink guard. It is this accessory of your hose that will prevent it from kinking when you pull it out of your faucet. Make sure that you buy a hose clamp if you plan to attach it to a bib. Finding the perfect garden hose hanger is not and does not have to be difficult.
The storage of the hose is an overlooked aspect. Buy a coiled hose that can be easily coiled on to most hose reels. It is an even better option if you buy a hose cart. This will enable you to coil your hose and carry it to all corners of your lawn with ease. You can easily water even the most inaccessible corners of your garden with the hose.
About The Author: Jonathan Goodman is the owner of Market Merchants an online retailer specializing in home and garden products. My passion for bbq grilling and fireplaces is the core focus of Market Merchants. I am a member of the Hearth Patio Barbeque Association (HPBA), the National BBQ group (NBBQ), and the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS). We sell these products because we love them and are passionate about consumer living needs. So whether its furniture and decor, home improvement, kitchen and dining, or outdoor living Market Merchants brings a dedicated commitment to the customer and a passion for high quality products. Visit Market Merchants for a wide selection of gardening drip systems from our hoses and accessories and garden hose hanger department.
Author: Jonathan Goodman
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
Garden Hose Hanger


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"Call Me Adam" went on location to Sophie's in NYC to chat with 2 out of 3 cast members of the hit Off-Broadway musical Mama and Her Boys, Sarah Kleeman and Steven Baker. Featuring an eclectic mix of music from virtually all genres, this funny and poignant musical explores the dynamic relationship with mothers, sons and families.
Mama and Her Boys plays every Wednesday at 8:30pm at Sophie's in NYC through May 7, 2014 (318 West 53rd, between 8th & 9th Avenue, inside the Broadway Comedy Club). Click here for tickets and be sure to follow the show on Facebook and Twitter!
Interview with Sarah Kleeman and Steven Baker from Mama and Her Boys at Sophie's:


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A blog circle of photographers from all over the world, both amateur and professional alike, sharing their interpretations of a common theme. At the bottom of each post, click the link for the next photographer until you come full circle, back here to my blog.
If you think about it, patterns are everywhere. They are man made and found in nature. They can be hard, soft, light, dark, colorful,monotone. They can cause you to think "wow" or they can be so busy that you have to close your eyes because your brain can process the overload of contrast.
They can also be created in computer, as you'll see.
This is one of the simpler patterns found in nature. I have no idea what this flower is called.
I had to replace a whole section of my garden due to some disease and this was one of the few varieties of flowers left at the nursery.
I had some fun editing this in a program that someone shared with me this week. I'm such a traditionalist when it comes to photography that I almost didn't even want to experiment, but I gave in and while I'm sure this is NOT going to be my new normal, it was a lot of fun to see what could be done with the click of the mouse.
"a new pattern"
To continue around the circle to see what what patterns the group has found this week start with Faye Kingston, of Miramichi, NB and click here!


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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-USA) asked members of Congress to address the unemployment situation for engineers and other high-tech professionals.
The unemployment rate for all engineers increased from 3.6% in the first quarter of 2002 to 4.0% in the second quarter, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate for electrical and electronics engineers rose from 4.1% to 4.8%. Overall unemployment fell from 5.9% to 5.4%.
"The IEEE-USA is concerned that the most recent increase in engineering unemployment is not a short term or cyclical phenomenon, but represents a more fundamental shift in engineering utilization that has potentially negative impacts for our nation," said IEEE-USA President LeEarl Bryant.
IEEE-USA is also asking Congress to investigate the impacts of increased hiring of non-U.S. guest workers, the greater use of temporary workers and the outsourcing of engineering work overseas as causes of the unemployment problem, in addition to the economic downturn.
"It is time for Congress to take a closer look at the problem of engineering unemployment and to eliminate the government subsidies and incentives that encourage corporate management to treat U.S. engineers as a disposable labor commodity rather than an essential investment in our nation's future," Bryant said.


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Gabe + Amanda Married
23rd November 2010, (0 Comments)
Character, Character, Character!!!!! This wedding was the last of my season and definitely one of my most favorite of the year. It was a small and intimate wedding on the top of Temecula Wine Country at the Temecula Farm House. This venue was perfect for a smaller wedding like this and was bleeding with antiques and awesome little nick-nacks. On top of the amazing venue, I had an amazing hair & make up artist (my wife 1011 Make Up) and Gabe and Amanda are an amazing couple with awesome style and huge laughs. It was a great way to finish off the year. Enjoy! Congrats Gabe & Amanda!
P.S. Oh and the Bride & Groom were both wearing TOMS (including me)….had to take some details. IF you havent heard of TOMS shoes you need to check it out. They are all I wear. MoreContinue Reading


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