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The Satellite
Almost everyone in the industry knows that modern communication satellites are at the heart of the high quality telecommunications services provide to millions of people around the world. However we sometimes take for granted just how remarkable these satellites and their associated ground systems have become.
After assembly satellites will be launched by a launch vehicle. With several additional pushes from an internal rocket, after 2 weeks they will finally arrive at the proper orbital slot 22,247 miles above the earth. For the next 13 to 15 years, in spite of the continuous push from the "solar wind" and the constant pull of gravitational forces, the satellite must be kept in exactly the same position so that the customers antennas will not have to search to find it. After the antennas and solar panels are unfolded and a short period of testing is completed, the satellites will be expected to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 12 to 15 years. They will be expected to provide continuous communications services between all points on earth within the antenna "footprints" carrying huge volumes of video, voice and data.
Satellite communications technology evolved from microwave, radar and rocketry technologies developed during the Second World War. In 1945 Arthur C. Clark conceived the idea of geosynchronous satellites located in space to effect long distance communication. In the 1960's, successful experiments demonstrated the transmission of voice, data and video via satellite. In the late 70's and early 80's, microwave components became cheaper and satellite technology found more and more attractive applications in private networks. This trend was accelerated by the use of higher frequency bands such as the Ku- and Ka band.
The Ground or Earth Station
This is the earth segment. The ground station's job is two-fold. In the case of an uplink, or transmitting station, terrestrial data in the form of base-band signals, is passed through a base-band processor, an up converter, a high powered amplifier (HPA), and through a parabolic dish antenna up to an orbiting satellite. In the case of a downlink, or receiving station, works in the reverse fashion as the uplink, ultimately converting signals received through the parabolic antenna to base band signal.
1. Teleports
Teleports are the "intermodal hubs" of the broadband and broadcast world — gateways that connect satellite circuits with terrestrial fiber optic and microwave circuits. Bridging the gap between land and sky, they allow broadcasters, internet-providers, and public and private network operators to outsource a non-core function that is critical to their businesses. Teleports deliver time-sensitive television and radio programming to audiences around the globe. They provide remote and underdeveloped regions with high-quality Internet and enterprise network connections.
An increasing number of Teleport operators have requested us to assist them in their hardware requirements.
Another type of ground station system is VSAT. VSAT is the abbreviation for Very Small Aperture Terminal and is an earth station characterized by its reduced dimensions and capable of transmitting / receiving a limited volume of traffic. VSAT's are designed to operate with antennas that are equivalent of 3.8 meters diameter or less. The size of a VSAT primarily depends on the data to be transmitted and its location. A VSAT antenna typically serves home and business users.
VSAT in general provide point-to-point or point-to-multipoint connectivity between points across the globe and offers a number of advantages over terrestrial alternatives. For private applications, a company can have total control of their own communication system. VSAT services are unaffected by physical barriers, multiple service suppliers and problems associated with the "last mile" connection. New sites can be added and existing connections reconfigured usually within a matter of days.
VSAT's are ideal for international businesses requiring worldwide connectivity for mission critical applications, disaster recovery, local access extensions, trunk redundancy, and host-to-host communications.
Skybrokers can provide VSAT antennas and accessories from different kind of manufacturers.
3. Earth Station Antennas
The primary specifications of an Earth Station Antenna (ESA) are given by shape, diameter, azimuth, elevation, fixed or tracking, de-ice system. It's important that technicians appreciate the theoretical aspects of antennas, in order to react effectively when the antenna has to be repositioned or when setting up radio/HPA output power which relies on knowing the antenna gain and feed system losses.
ESA are usually of a segmented construction, the segments being high-pressure compression molded. Because earth station antennas can be shipped in segments, they offer significant savings for the customer in freight costs and are particularly easy to handle on site, reducing overall installation costs. Typically, the antenna is manufactured of RF reflecting aluminum in the geometric form of a parabola.
Earth Station Antennas can be installed as a fixed station or with motorization and tracking. Skybrokers has knowledge of both type of systems. We can advise you what system is best for your applications. For your references please watch a video on YouTube: Installation of a refurbished Vertex 9m Earth Station Antenna.
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48TH Foundation Day of HUDCO celebrated
Shri Hardeep Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs has urged HUDCO to expand its activities and cover a large number of stakeholders under its lending operations by taking up innovative projects to accelerate the pace of investment in housing & urban infrastructure realizing the much-desired PSU "PragatiSewaUrja" status, as envisioned by the Hon'ble Prime Minister.He also suggested that HUDCO may focus on the needs of aspirational districts thus helping in the balanced development across the country. He was addressing an event organized to celebrate the 48th Foundation Day of HUDCO here today. Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, M/o Housing & Urban Affairs and Shri M.Ravi Kant, CMD, HUDCO besides senior officers from the Ministry/State Governments dealing with the urban development and housing were also present on the occasion.
Appreciating HUDCO team for their growth-oriented performance and the excellent MOU rating that HUDCO has been achieving for the last 7 years, the Housing and Urban Affairs Minister observed that HUDCO has been able to strengthen its growth trajectoryfrom a meager profit of 11 lakhs in 1970 to 1100 crore, which is indicative of its professional competence.
Recollecting what the Prime Minister had recently said while addressing the CPSEs conclave, the 3 keys of success are incentives, imagination and institution building, Shri Puri said that HUDCO has been following these 3-point mantra to sustain its momentum and success and expressed confidence in HUDCO for playing a more pro-active role in the housing & urban development sector, both as a lending NBFC and also as a knowledge partner, through its research & training efforts, in the times to come.
Appreciating HUDCO's contribution in providing techno-financial support to projects in the urban infrastructure sector, Shri Puriexpressed satisfaction that these infrastructure projects comprising of water supply, sewerage, drainage, solid-waste management, urban transport and roads & bridges, have effectively improved the living conditions in the urban and rural areas. The fact that social infrastructure is also given a place alongside these services is a positive feature of HUDCO's lending activities. HUDCO's 48 years of experience & expertise in infrastructure sector is a strategic advantage for the development of SMART cities.
Sh. Purilater presented awards in various categories in the field of housing and infrastructure. These included the Best Practice Awards for improving the Living Environment, Design Awards, Outstanding Performance Award for borrowing agencies as well as the Regional Offices of HUDCO and long-service awards for its employees.
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New research on 'symbiont shuffling' shows why corals sometimes change their symbiotic algae partners. In this study, we found that corals are more likely to shift toward partnerships with heat-tolerant symbionts if they experience more severe heat stress followed by recovery in a warmer environment. This study places coral symbioses in the context of disturbance ecology to help elucidate the mechanisms controlling multi-partner interactions. Importantly, this work helps us understand when and how corals may become more heat tolerant, which will aid in predictions of coral reef responses to global climate change.
R. Cunning, R. N. Silverstein, A. C. Baker. Investigating the causes and consequences of symbiont shuffling in a multi-partner reef coral symbiosis under environmental change. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2015; 282 (1809): 20141725 DOI:


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Lots of things keeping me busy, but making excellent progress on building a new server to run 64bit OpenSuse 11.3 and GNOME 2.30. Now that gdm is working with XDMCP, I was able to get the logins working. Halfline (thanks!) once again helped me with turning off the animations that were displaying when the authentication screen appears and also then as it goes away and the users wallpaper appears. This type of animation is too slow over remote display, and caused you to have to wait while the screen blinked multiple times. I'm sure it looks great on a local video card, but not suitable for here and not needed in a business/work environment.
Very nice to see enable_esd no longer required. PulseAudio is hooked right into GNOME and once I selected a sound theme with a login clip, it worked immediately. The pulseaudio volume slider bar is working great, even though the sound daemon is running remotely on the thin client. Excellent.
I was able to get beta testers logged in Wednesday and they are using this server fulltime. It's obviously not fully functional, but enough icons and applications are working to do their work.
Previously we were using 3 different techniques to connect to the various Microsoft applications around the City. Some where using Citrix, some were using RDP/Rdesktop and others were using an old product (UIS, Unix Integration Services) that has been discontinued for years. The other System Administrator has been working magic and working on standardizing everything around RDP. This makes it easier for him...just one connection package. It also allows us to fully deploy the new connection method that I had blogged about previously. This has some disadvantages, but is MUCH faster and provides much better sound.
The old technique had rdesktop running on the GNOME server itself. Connection would then be made to Windows. Windows would communicate with rdesktop via RDP, and then we used X11 and Pulse to provide the screen and sound. 100% centralized, stable, easy to upgrade and make changes (blue boxes below). The way we are deploying on the new server, the GNOME server signals the thin client to start a rdesktop session and that session then talks to Windows with RDP. The user presentation is probably at least twice was fast (green boxes below).
So as he continues to get applications ready for RDP, I'll add more and more icons and get them to the beta testers. This is providing the same integrated Linux/Windows desktop we had previously, but with lowered network usage and far better user experience.
Always have to give a screenshot, right? So here is a shot of the current status. MIME handlers are working great for the various file types. Application-browser is starting to fill in nicely with our various City applications. And I launched Internet Explorer to demonstrate how cleanly Windows apps integrate and work right off the standard GNOME icons.
Huh? You are probably wondering why we run Internet Explorer. 99% of all Internet usage is done on Firefox/Linux. But many other Governmental agencies (state and federal mostly) designed pages that are hard coded to only work with Internet Explorer. Our tax dollars at work. :)
Friday, September 24, 2010
Beta Testers On GNOME 2.30, Making Progress
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Have you tried NX? The setup it's more complex than running a VNC server, but the performance it's fairly better.
- Dave Richards said...
@@jjmartinez: We use NX at our low bandwidth sites and it works well. In places where we have the bandwidth, native X always looks and works better. The UIs are all more crisp and look better. We aren't using VNC. Old school X here.
- olivier said...
hye dave, here is a parameter to turn off animation in gdm or you have just recompile sources ?
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In this redefined geography, the UK emerges as a giant of a country, about as big as the United States and slightly larger than the entire eurozone put together. At 26pc of the world total, the size of our overseas balance sheet is even bigger than that of the US, and in financial derivatives, we are about the same, with a global share of 45pc.
This may seem shockingly large, and on one level it is. Viewed as a bank, Britain is both too big to fail and too big to save. Our overseas liabilities dwarf the capacity of the UK economy to underpin them.
The UK seems to have spawned a monster, making it highly vulnerable to the sort of financial market contagion and sovereign risk now sweeping the eurozone. In conditions as turbulent as we are seeing at the moment, it's a wonder we haven't already been more badly damaged by it.
Yet viewed in a different light, this pre-eminence in financial services might be seen as a triumph. Before the financial crisis, it certainly was. The liabilities are of terrifying size, but the assets are of awesome magnitude too. There's also a perfectly simply explanation for it; fortuitously, the UK is home to a relatively high number of large international banks.
Standard Chartered, for instance, has virtually all its assets overseas, and for HSBC, it is the great bulk of them. HSBC is only here at all because the Bank of England made it a condition of its acquisition of Midland Bank.
Even so, much of HSBC's business remains in the Far East, which in turn enables the UK in some way to benefit from the stellar performance of the region's high growth economies. The City's success as an international financial centre is also one of the key reasons a relatively large number of big, multi-national corporations base themselves in London. It is because through the City, they gain access to global finance.
Despite these undoubted positives, the UK government seems curiously reluctant to properly argue the City's corner in Europe, and in particular, to oppose the severe threat to its livelihood posed by the European Commission's Financial Transactions Tax (FTT).
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, says he won't support the tax unless it's agreed globally, nor will he support its implementation within the EU. But he seems relatively relaxed about the inner, eurozone caucus adopting it alone.
I'm not sure he fully understands the nature of the threat. True enough, there is no chance any time soon of the tax being agreed globally. And since the measure requires unanimous approval by the Council of Ministers to be imposed on the UK through the EU, there's very little chance of that happening either.
Yet under "enhanced co-operation procedures", the tax can still be adopted by a smaller sub-set of the EU. If, as seems likely, the eurozone decides to push ahead unilaterally, the effect on the City would be almost as bad as if the tax had been imposed on the entire EU. Any transaction involving a eurozone financial institution, company or individual would be affected. Since most eurozone banks concentrate their wholesale functions and risk-management activities in London, a very large proportion of the City would be rendered uncompetitive against offshore centres.
And since financial transactions tend to take place in a long chain, involving multiple counter-parties, somehow or other virtually everyone would eventually end up getting caught in the web. It's a "small and modest" proposal, European proponents argue, but in the reality of financial markets it soon snowballs into a very big one.
Given the chance, markets will invariably structure their transactions to avoid tax, so in time you would see great tracts of the capital markets migrate out of the EU altogether. If still within the EU it would be hard to avoid the consequences of the tax even when not part of the single currency. The multi-nationals would soon emigrate along with the capital markets.
Good riddance, many would say, which is very much part of the deliberately populist appeal of this incorrectly labelled "Robin Hood" tax. Indeed, some European officials justify it in just such terms, as a sop to quell popular anger at the apparent ruination visited by bankers.
They had better watch their backs, because nothing is more guaranteed to stoke the fires of populist nationalism than the steady extension of supra-national powers by a democratically unaccountable elite. The anger felt against bankers will be as nothing compared to that directed at European institutions and leaders if they fail to deliver the growth and prosperity that citizens demand. The FTT is most unlikely to help in this regard.
All kinds of obstacles have been allowed to fall in the way of Britain as an effective and productive place to do business – failings in the educational system, excessive business regulation and taxation, poor infrastructure and increasingly unaffordable welfare entitlements.
But the UK also has many advantages – relatively open borders, flexible labour markets, outstanding knowledge and creative industries, robust civic institutions, and the greatest blessing of them all, that the world speaks our language. Why is it, given these advantages, that the UK hasn't performed better?
The answer, I would hazard, has very little to do with an oversized City; it is that too many UK businesses have been content to look inwards and live on the back of slowly growing domestic demand. The vast bulk of private sector employment in the UK comes from small business. Many find themselves ill-equipped to seek external sources of demand to replace the easy pickings of debt-fuelled consumption now that they are gone. The exception to this rule was the City, which since Big Bang 25 years ago has been wholly international in its outlook.
There are many things to criticise in the financial services industry, but this outward-looking approach to the world is not among them. Indeed, if the rest of the UK economy could be made more like the City, the UK would thrive as never before. The tragedy of it is that policy seems intent only on shipping the capital markets off to the Far East along with the rest of our economic future.


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Tips for the Decision-Making Process
Decision-making is the "reasoning" process we use to select a course of action from among any number of possibilities. Making a decision either can involve a period of deliberation or seemingly none at all. For some of life's decisions, we find ourselves having to decide precisely how we should make a decision: Should I sleep on it, go away for a few days, consult someone, flip a coin? Friends, family and others, sometimes even complete strangers, may advise us to stop and think before making a decision and never do the first thing that comes into our heads. Contrast that with wisdom passed down through the ages recommending we go with our instincts or that we listen to our hearts.
How often have you or someone you know lamented, "That was a bad decision," "I wish I had it to do over again," or "I let my emotions get in the way"? It turns out that our emotions are much more involved in the decision-making process than previously thought. Researchers have compiled substantial data about the role of emotions and the brain in decision-making. It turns out that quite often, the choices we make that end in regret are the products of unmanaged emotions, but when we allow calm and intuitive heart-based feelings to guide us, the outcomes of our decisions are far more favorable.
When the Heart Decides
Researchers at HeartMath believe intuitive feelings emanate from the heart. They have found evidence showing the human heart has an intuitive intelligence, which is changing what science and medicine have historically believed. Even without our realizing it, the heart guides us in much of what we do, but often we allow our brains or our unmanaged emotions to take the lead role in our decision-making and later regret our choices.
Neuro-cardiologists have discovered that the heart has an intrinsic nervous system which can operate independently from the brain. The neurons in the heart have been shown to have both short and long-term memory. Until recently it was believed only the brain was capable of these functions. They now know the heart has a powerful electromagnetic field and its complex nervous system and circuitry generate up to an estimated 60 times the electrical amplitude of the brain. The electromagnetic signal our heart rhythms produce can actually be measured in the brain waves of people around us. We also know our heart-rhythm patterns say a lot about our emotional balance and the stress we are experiencing: the calmer we are, the smoother our heart-rhythm patterns are, while the more stress we feel, the more chaotic the patterns are.
Through years of studies involving thousands of people, researchers at HeartMath and elsewhere have found that when we intentionally generate positive feelings such as care and appreciation we can smooth heart-rhythm patterns. That means reduced stress, getting sick less frequently, thinking more clearly, and even living longer. So go ahead, let your heart decide.
The Stress of Making Decisions
Ever wonder how many decisions you make each day: hundreds, thousands? Should I get out of bed? Should I hit the snooze button? Hit it again? Remember my dreams? Plan my day? In today's fast-paced, rapidly changing world, we're expected to make countless decisions – quickly. The pressure to think and act quickly never seems to let up and the consequences of not keeping up are always hanging over our heads. No wonder stress levels are at an all-time high.
What do we get for all the stress? Confusion, irritability, anxiety, anger, illness and more, all severely impacting effective decision-making. We can, however, learn to control negative emotional responses – the primary cause of stress – and the fast-paced decision making process, thereby reducing stress to manageable levels.
Life's Big Decisions
Not all decisions are equal, and not all take the same toll on us. "What should I have for lunch?" or "Should I go somewhere this weekend?" don't compare to, "Should we start saving for the kids' college education or pay off our debts first?" or "Should I change careers?" The big decisions take much more intellectual thought, clarity and focus. Weighty decisions such as these are stressful enough, but if we put them off too long, we're also bargaining for the stress that comes with indecision. We don't need that added stress.
So what can we do? HeartMath created a technique that many people find useful. Called the Freeze-Frame® Technique, it is uniquely suited for managing the nagging of lesser day-to-day decisions and the "stress emergencies" of life's bigger decisions. Freeze-Frame is a multipurpose technique for reducing stress and emotional chaos and improving decision-making.
HeartMath Tips
For most decisions, try the following adaptation of the Freeze-Frame® technique to shift your emotional state by sending positive emotions through your system and opening up the pathways of communication between your heart and brain. With practice, you can routinely achieve the clarity and coherence necessary for optimal heart-brain decision-making.
- Take a time-out: Disengage from your thoughts and feelings about the decision.
- Heart Focus: Shift your attention to the area of the heart and breathe slowly and deeply. Do this a few times.
- Heart Feeling: Activate and sustain a genuine feeling of appreciation or care for someone or something in your life. Focus on the good heart feeling as you continue to breathe through the area of your heart.
- Ask yourself what would be an effective action to help you relieve stress about your decision.
- Quietly sense your heart perception. Compare what your heart intelligence has to say with what you thought before doing this tip.
For help with more complex, life-changing decisions, we recommend the complete Freeze-Frame technique described in depth in the book Transforming Stress.
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Here's a few more Halloween designs I tried out :)
The first one I used a plain black nail varnish for the base coat and added the green drips and the teeth detail this nail art brushes...
My second design is a bit more fun :) I used Barry M Block Orange for the base coat then nail art paints for the stripes, stalk and detail.
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Today in sports: The Nets prepare for their final game in New Jersey, Metta World Peace lets out his inner-Ron Artest, and Roger Clemens scores a win on the first day of his perjury retrial.
The curtain will come down on pro basketball's 35-year run in New Jersey tonight after the Nets take the court against the Philadelphia 76ers in Newark. The club was never consistently competitive in the Garden State, forever trapped in the shadow of the New York Knicks, but they sure were fun to cover, recalls Harvey Araton, who wrote about the club for the New York Post. Araton recalls covering his first road game in Buffalo in 1977, when William Averitt-- "one of four left-handed Nets guards" at the time, was arrested by Buffalo police immediately after the game and cited for writing a bad check and for "unpaid tickets related to letting his German shepherd roam a Buffalo suburb." Araton continues:
Hence, my first article for The New York Post with a glamorous dateline was about the Nets' posting bond for Averitt — and not even the racy tabloid rated this news all that sensational. It was just the Nets, the strapped team that had introduced itself to the N.B.A. by selling the contract of Dr. J, Julius Erving, to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Things like that kept happening to the Nets even into the 1990s, when clubs ostensibly were more concerned about their public face. Selena Roberts recalls covering the two-year tenure of John Calipari for The Times. "For months," Roberts recalls, "Cal pushed on with a remarkable, upbeat energy — until the moment he snapped. That was the afternoon he called The Star-Ledger's Dan Garcia a 'Mexican idiot' across a parking lot." The team will begin play in Brooklyn next season. [The New York Times]
After four days, a jury has finally been selected in the Roger Clemens retrial, which means opening arguments can start as early as this afternoon. Clemens already scored a major win today when U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton ruled that Andy Pettitte, a former Clemens teammate with the Yankees, cannot testify that he received human growth hormone from Brian McNamee, who served as Clemens's trainer in 2002. Pettitte will be allowed to testify that he "used human growth hormone and say that he had conversations with Clemens about Clemens's H.G.H. use," but can't mention McNamee, on the grounds it would prejudice jurors against Clemens. [The New York Times]
Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace -- née Ron Artest -- was ejected yesterday for delivering an Artestian elbow to the head of Oklahoma City Thunder swingman James Harden in the team's penultimate regular season game. Harden left the court and was diagnosed with a concussion. If World Peace/Artest receives a multi-game suspension for the play -- a pretty safe bet, based on the viciousness of the elbow and his well-earned reputation as an instigator -- it could change the complexion of the upcoming postseason. A league source tells ESPN's Dave McMenamin that that Artest is given a multigame suspension, he will "serve the first game against the [Sacramento Kings in the regular season finale Thursday] and any subsequent games in this year's postseason, rather than at the start of the 2012-13 regular season." [ESPN]
The Atlanta Falcons have wisely turned down an offer to appear in the latest installment HBO's training camp reality series Hard Knocks. According to NFL Network reporter Albert Breer, the club's decision-makers -- owner Arthur Blank, general manager Tom Dimitroff, and head coach Mike Smith -- collectively decided they wanted to "focus on football," which is reasonable. A league source tells ESPN's Pat Yasinkas that HBO is considering the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers now that the Falcons -- and, according to Fox Sports, the Denver Broncos -- have passed. [@AlbertBreer via PFT]
Competitive table hockey: making a comeback! Kind of. Last month's North American Championships in Detroit attracted a record 48 participants, "some from as far away as Denmark and Norway." (A group of players from Russia were supposed to attend, but couldn't due to "visa problems.") The Canadian Table Hockey Championships earlier this month in Toronto included 120 participants, "the most the tournament, which has been held since 1999, has ever attracted." [The Wall Street Journal]
The World Anti-Doping Agency has signed off on the preparedness of the lab that will test samples from athletes at this summer's London Olympic. The giant lab at King's College is "the size of seven tennis courts," will test "as many as 400 samples a day" and will operate round-the-clock, for some reason. [AP]
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"Close to 4,500 people are living in shelters, which are expected to remain open until 15 July in view of the possibility of further rains and landslides", Efe news quoted Bangladeshi Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Shah Kamal as saying on Tuesday.
In Rangamati, the worst-affected district from where 116 bodies have been recovered so far and four missing persons are feared dead, authorities opened two new shelters on Monday in response to the growing influx of evacuees, the region's Deputy Commissioner Manzurul Mannan said referring to camps run by the army, police and the Red Crescent.
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Since the onset of the crisis on 13 June, the weather department has recorded 679 millimeters of rain in the district, including 74 millimeters in the past 24 hours.
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The new generation of senior living is about different expectations, and 'Touchtown Resident Apps' is a natural next step in the evolution of communications tools to satisfy those needs.
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The well-known phrase "There's an app for that" now applies for senior living providers and residents in senior living communities with the launch of 'Touchtown Resident Apps.' Designed specifically for older adults, Touchtown's latest product provides an engaging communications platform for seniors, as well as easier and quicker access to lifestyle needs and desires. 'Touchtown Resident Apps' is a product line extension from the field's leading provider of communications solutions, including in-house TV channels, digital signs, websites and other communications tools.
"We're seeing a dramatic shift in the way people of all ages are using computers and how they prefer to communicate," says Jeff Pepper, president & CEO of Touchtown. "The new generation of senior living is about different expectations, and 'Touchtown Resident Apps' is a natural next step in the evolution of communications tools to satisfy those needs."
'Touchtown Resident Apps' will launch as a tablet-based program, in line with research that shows the use of tablets and other hand-held devices spiking. According to a recent report from Morgan Stanley, tablet sales are expected to nearly double in 2012, with strong projections for future growth. The same survey showed PC sales remaining flat.
"'Touchtown Resident Apps' offers a lot of possibilities for senior living communities," says Russ DenBraber, president & CEO at Christian Living Communities. "We're initially drawn to the safety and security features Touchtown offers, and our residents are pretty tech-savvy, so we expect that they'll quickly adapt to and appreciate all the uses and possibilities of this new technology."
Christian Living Communities, with three senior living communities in the South Denver Metro area, is among the first to adopt the 'Touchtown Resident Apps' package, ordering nearly 200 tablets.
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"It takes communications to the next level at senior living communities," DenBraber says. "The apps package allows us to offer an even higher level of personalized service that builds off other Touchtown communication tools."
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Touchtown will display and host demonstrations of the new senior-friendly apps product at the LeadingAge Conference, October 22-24, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. Initially, 'Touchtown Resident Apps' will be sold as a bundled solution, which includes the app software, Android tablets, and a wall-mount or tabletop display.
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When I was in med school a year ago, I'd say "nahh, I'd survive housemanship, it's not that hard… Hurdles? Bring it on!" But now that I am in the middle of HO posting, I feel like "enough laaaa…"
So what stresses a houseman?
1. The working hours – All HOs are required to work from 7am till 5pm, if the HO is oncall, the HO must stay in at night till the next day's 5pm. HOs work 34-40 hours straight. In med school, I didn't think this should be a problem for me because I am young and I am strong. But imagine doing this in 2 years of housemanship, or if you still wanna continue being a doctor, for the rest of your life till you retire. Just imagine the awesome tiredness. You'll get old and weak faster than you think!
2. The tagging – Tagging is for department's newcomers. Usually tagging is about 1-2 weeks. But I have heard people tagging for 2 months. Imagine tagging from 7am till 10pm everyday for 2 months, without weekend off.
3. The oncalls – This isn't a big problem for me because I am able to sleep about 4 hours whenever I am on-call and I am quite the "anti-jonah" aka not a patient magnet (means not many admissions or problems whenever I am on-call). But imagine you jonah (many admissions when you on-call) with never-ending work and no time to sleep, some more have to do EOD (every other day) calls. Plus have to go back at 5pm the next day after on-call. In other hospitals there is such thing as pm off, but not in the hospital I work in 😦
4. The workload – It's very tedious. I don't mind the basic procedures (chest tube, CVP line, LP etc) because that is what we have to learn to do. We HOs actually spend little time clinically but more time on writing and documentations. It is as if we are treating the papers more than the patients. No wonder patients only see doctors writing and poking their veins only. Not to mention the whole documentations for clerking, reviews, referrals, drug prescriptions, discharge summaries etc. Some more the nurses will bug us HOs to sign bureaucratic this and bureaucratic that. To be fair, the HOs few years ago were more overloaded with work that they didn't have time for lunch, toilet or go home on time.
5. The social life – Read back all the abovementioned stress factors (the working hours, the tagging, the oncalls and the workloads). Do you think you'd have a social life or spend time with family? In hospitals where consultants keep harping on that houseman are too many like in my hospital (400 HOs, thank you!), we do have a little bit of free time. Imagine Sibu Hospital where they only have 7 HOs in one department…
6. The bosses – MOs, specialists and consultants have their own characters and personalities. Some HOs think this boss is "baik", some think this boss is "cibai". It's all subjective to one's perspective. In the end, they're still the boss and whatever orders they give, the HOs must carry them out, else trouble awaits. Yes, some of them yell at the HOs (it's true what the media says). Who isn't feeling "bengang" when we are yelled at? Of course we do, but we cannot yell back because firstly they are the boss and secondly they're quite right. It is somewhat true that is how we learn (from the yelling and humiliation) for the next 2 years of housemanship. But imagine the stress.
7. The nurses – This depends on the nurses you work with. I have worked with the good and the bad ones. The good ones help HOs in a lot of things, I did even learn from them. If the nurses are in bad terms with a HO, they will screw the HO hard enough that they will bug the HO to sign all the bureaucratic
shits sheets, else they'd report to the sister and sister will report to head of department. Some more during oncall, they'd wake you up at 3 am in the morning in the middle of your sleep just to set a line. I am still convinced the nurse deliberately took off the line just so that I'd set it up again while I was still drowsy. Don't play with the nurses. They rule the ward. The HOs are far to the bottom of the food chain.
8. The colleagues – this is quite a headache especially for the houseman monitor who does the on-call roster. Some HOs don't want to on-call this day or that day, especially weekends. It's quite unfair that other HOs do on-calls on weekends while one or two refuse to do so. Some of HOs take EL (emergency leave) or abscond without informing (for me it's fine if they wanna go anywhere, but just finish the work and inform lah…) ending up the other HOs have to do his or her job. I don't mind the slow and incompetent, but I do mind the attitude.
9. The patients – there are some who have poor compliance, there are some who demand many things including AOR (at own risk) discharge, there are some who think they are doctors and say "why not you do like this, you do like that", there are some who yell and criticize the doctors. There are some with all the things mentioned. And sadly, we still have to treat these people, with passion. Ergh!
10. The assessments – Actually I think it's weird that a working adult still has to sit for exam. As for HOs, there are at least 2 assessments for every posting. The specialist wants HOs to know in and out of the topic discussed. The stressful part is that when you approach a specialist and got an appointment for assessment, suddenly the specialists cancel at the last minute and postpone to a later date. Furthermore, they will keep postponing the assessments. Imagine you study so hard a few days before with all the hopes to pass the assessment, only to know that the specialist keeps on postponing the assessment. That is the never ending stress. If HOs fail the assessment, they will be extended for another 3 months in that department. That is just for one department, mind you. The housemanship of 2 years is already long enough, adding another 3 months per department is just stressfully demotivating.
11. The breaks – Each department grants 8 days of break in a 4-months posting. Even if a HO is extended till 7 months, the break is still 8 days. Imagine having to work everyday, only to have average of 2 days off in a month (average one day off in a month if extended). Some departments are not so easy to get day off. Don't ever think you don't need a break because you really do. Especially if family matters come up or suddenly you got sick.
12. The others – working in a big city like me, other stress factors also count ie the traffic jam, no parking, expensive cost of living, unfriendly people of the city etc.
So, for all the doctors-wannabe, you still wanna be a doctor?
P/S: I am currently finishing my second posting (pediatric) and will move on to third posting (medical) starting tomorrow. Life will be busier, but I am enjoying housemanship despite the stress 😛


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Painting with a Twist Teams Up with Innovative Advertising
Leading Paint and Sip Franchise Announces National Ad Agency of Record
MANDEVILLE, La. - October 02, 2014 - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Painting with a Twist®, the largest paint-and-sip franchise in the U.S., has chosen Innovative Advertising as the company's national ad agency of record. The strategic partnership will leverage the system's national advertising dollars into widespread targeted communications and impressions of the premiere paint-and-sip brand that has fun, gives back and creates memories in every single art studio across the country.
"We're pleased to have been selected by Painting with a Twist. It's a great opportunity for two fast-growing and creative Louisiana companies to team up for success. Innovative Advertising is excited to help Painting with a Twist continue to refine and grow their successful brand"
Innovative Advertising is a full-service advertising and marketing firm located in Mandeville, Louisiana. The firm has a long history of working with franchise organizations and utilizing cutting-edge technology and current media platforms to distinguish and refine authentic brands. In addition to national campaigns, the partnership will offer Painting with a Twist franchised studios a fresh library of professionally-designed marketing materials for local promotions and advertising.
"We are excited about the creative energy that Innovative Advertising is going to bring to our upbeat and unique brand," said Cathy Deano, Painting with a Twist Co-Founder. "Even more, we are thrilled to offer this resource to our growing franchise partners to help them differentiate the Painting with a Twist experience in their local markets."
In just five years, Painting with a Twist has reached a landmark 2 million customers, averaging about 19,000 customers each week. Currently, Painting with a Twist boasts more than 180 franchise studios in 27 states and is ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine as the No. 1 ranked and fastest growing paint-and-sip franchise for 2014, as well as the largest and fastest-growing paint-and-sip franchise in the country. Painting with a Twist studios are experiencing 45 percent same-studio sales growth YTD in 2014, which is driving the company's rapid expansion. The company has plans to open 100 new studios in 2015.
"We're pleased to have been selected by Painting with a Twist. It's a great opportunity for two fast-growing and creative Louisiana companies to team up for success. Innovative Advertising is excited to help Painting with a Twist continue to refine and grow their successful brand," said Jay Connaughton, Managing Partner.
At Painting with a Twist, guests come together to experience a unique 'getaway' that includes friends, paint and the option to BYOB. Led by local art instructors, guests paint on bare canvases using paint and brushes provided by the studio. There are more than 4,000 original pieces of copyrighted artwork, ranging from landscapes, abstracts and cityscapes, to creative renderings of animals, iconic buildings and florals, which have all been conceptualized and produced by Painting with a Twist art instructors.
To learn more about Painting with a Twist, visit: https://www.paintingwithatwist.com.
About Painting with a Twist®
Painting with a Twist, based in Mandeville, Louisiana is the leading paint-and-sip franchise with more than 180 franchises in 27 states. Founded in 2007 by Cathy Deano and Renee Maloney, Painting with a Twist began franchising in 2009 and provides customers with paint, a canvas and brushes that lead to a fun evening with friends and a finished piece of art. The company maintains a strong focus on giving back to the local community, and by the end of 2014, Painting with a Twist will have donated more than $1 million through their charity arm, Painting with a Purpose. As the fastest-growing franchise in the industry, Painting with a Twist was ranked the #1 Paint and Sip franchise as part of the 2014 Entrepreneur magazine annual Franchise 500 edition. For more information about Painting with a Twist's franchise opportunity, visit www.paintingwithatwistfranchise.com.
About Innovative Advertising, LLC
Innovative Advertising, LLC is an advertising and marketing firm, with talent in strategy, branding, design, media planning and buying, web development, media production, and engagement -- all in-house. Innovative Advertising has secured a place as one of the Gulf South's preeminent advertising and marketing firms. Recognized nationally by Inc. Magazine as one of the 100 fastest growing advertising agencies in the nation and a member of the LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses, Innovative Advertising combines business acumen and creative talent to create cost-effective marketing programs and specializes in working with franchise groups to help them grow and position their brand. Visit online at peoplewhothink.com.
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Members of the United Services Union (USU), Local Government Engineers Association (LGEA) and Development and Environmental Professionals Association (DEPA) members have donated $800.00 to Angel Flight showing their commitment to supporting local causes and keeping money in the bush. At the recently held Union Picnic Day, supported by Forbes Shire Council, members dug deep to raise money and this week proudly presented the cheque to local pilot Stuart Robb.
USU Indoor Delegate Carolyn Cornell says that union members enjoyed a successful day and are thrilled to have raised this amount of money.
"Our members are passionate about supporting worthy causes and we are very pleased that these funds will directly benefit local people in need"
Mrs Cornell was quick to acknowledge the support of local businesses who donated various products, vouchers and services as well as the efforts of member Jamie Dukes who coordinated the donations.
"As always, our local businesses were very generous and this in turn assisted our fundraising efforts" says Mrs Cornell.
Each year members nominate a recipient charity and this year agreed that Angel Flight would once again benefit, having previously been the chosen charity of the group in 2011. Local businessman and volunteer pilot Stuart Robb was pleased to be able to accept the donation and said that the money would fund approximately four return flights to Sydney for someone in need.
Mr Robb spoke to members about the service and how financial support was vital in ensuring that local people have equal access to health care. In thanking members he said "it was wonderful to see funds raised in the bush, stay in the bush."


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May 2017
Open call: Bilocation
Critical Bastards Magazine invites submissions of reviews and responses to presentations of art in the island of Ireland and the New York City area.
We are particularly interested in reviews of work produced in 2016 and 2017 so far.
Submission deadline: August 4th 2017
Word count: 500 words
Format: Word Document
Send to: email@example.com
Critical Bastards Magazine is committed to creating conversations between all parts of the island of Ireland and beyond. This issue will be distributed in selected galleries and bookstores across Ireland and New York City.
Articles are accepted on their fitness for inclusion in each issue
February 2017
"Critical thinking without hope is cynicism. Hope without critical thinking is naïveté"
Critical Bastards Magazine invites writers and artists to critically respond to the idea of hope in all its guises, shapes, textures, positivity, negativity, falsity and problems.
Hope is a thing with wings, hope is a dangerous thing.
This is a hope that resides within the realm of the possible; it is only enacted once uncertainty is accepted. It is an unstable, ever-shifting thing, existing in the fringes, margins, shadows and edges of possibility. It is unknowable.
We are looking for critical responses to the idea of the hope that underpins the ceaseless endurance of existence, and of art.
Submission Deadline: March 14th 2017
Word Count: 500 words
Format: Word Document and PDF
Send to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Critical Bastards Magazine is committed to creating conversations between all parts of the island of Ireland and beyond. International submissions always welcome.
Articles are accepted on their fitness for inclusion in each issue
August 2016
Callout for audio articles
Critical Bastards Magazine is seeking audio texts and reviews in response to the word 'Work'.
We invite writers to question changes in the cultural and functional values of the process and objectives in art production.
This coincides with the upcoming public project A Fair Land by Grizedale Arts in the Irish Museum Modern Art addressing creativity in making, producing and living in pre and post-industrial conditions.
We are looking for a creative audio response to this call. Submissions can be a review of A Fair Land, an interview, or a theory-based article with an image that relates to the content.
A Fair Land at the Irish Museum of Modern Art takes place on August 12th until 28th 2016.
Submission deadline: September 9th 2016
Duration: Up to 6 minutes maximum
Send to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Issue 13 of Critical Bastards is an audio issue available online only.
CB is committed to creating conversations between all parts of the island of Ireland.
Articles are selected on their fitness for inclusion in each issue.
January 2016
Critical Bastards Magazine are seeking critical texts and reviews relating to the theme of 'Resourcefulness' in thinking, practice and presentation of visual art.
This theme can be interpreted flexibly.
Submissions can be a review of an exhibition/event/art organisation, an interview, or a theory-based article. Creative writing is always welcome.
More on the theme:
This theme invites ways to talk about material, use and necessity. Resourcefulness can be defined in relation to the use of generic components of the gallery space and exhibition props as art objects, and the practice of reusing stuff-less stuff such as ideas, thoughts and texts.
Submission deadline: January 29th 2016
Word count: 500 words
Format: Word document & PDF
Send to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Issue 12 of Critical Bastards will be predominately an online publication with printed editions in a limited capacity.
CB is committed to creating conversations between all parts of the island of Ireland.
Submissions from Northern Ireland are always welcome.
Articles are selected on their fitness for inclusion in each issue.
Two events Critical Bastards took part in during 2012:
VAI Getogether
First of all in May 2012, we took part in some discussion around critical writing at the VAI Getogether in Limerick. The discussion was titled "A Printed Project Symposium: Critical Writing: Future modes of engagement (Fiona Fullam, James Merrigan, Fergal Gaynor, Adrian Duncan)"
"As we see a rise in new methods of engagement such as online blogs, twitter, personal websites and resurgence in self published zines and journals. We want to look at the future and importance of discourse surrounding visual arts practice and exhibition. We are inviting a range of artists, curators and critics who are currently working in this area to come and have open discussions about their experience to date, and what they see as the future of this vital and immediate form of critical writing. During the day we will announce details of this year's critical writing award, a partnership of Dublin City Arts Office and Visual Artists Ireland"
Commissioning Editor at Commissions+ Fingal County Council Public Art Symposium.
Secondly we took part in a panel discussion on "The Role of the Commissioning Editor" at the Commissions+ Public Art Symposium 8th/9th of October 2012. Other participants were:
Occupy Paper, Limerick
Critical Bastards, Belfast
Fugitive Papers, Galway
Enclave Review, Cork
Paper Visual Art, Dublin
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Friday, December 6, 2013
Christians Need to Love One Another
It has become very obvious to me that some of my brothers and sisters in the Church have a serious moral superiority complex in regards to other Christian faiths. And I believe that this attitude has played a major part in continuing a divide in Jesus' Church.
Let's remember that one simple fact to begin with: it's not our Church. It's not mine, or yours. It doesn't belong to Pope Francis, or any other human being. The Church belongs to Jesus Christ. He is it's founder, and he is it's genuine leader still today.
Throughout centuries past, the sometimes immoral actions of Popes and other Church leaders directly led to many of the major schisms that have occurred which have separated believers from one another. Catholics need to recognize the truth in that burden before judging any Protestant, Episcopalian, or other Christian denomination.
The most important thing for any Christian is that they believe in the fact that Jesus Christ suffered and died for their sins, and that as followers of the Lord we have a responsibility to learn about his teachings and spread his Word, both to unbelievers and to those who have never heard it in the first place.
We also have a responsibility to share our faith with one another. Jesus began our Church when he passed that responsibility directly on to Peter: "you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church."
Jesus didn't say "churches", plural. He didn't say: "Now just basically go with what I taught you, and the rest, well, doesn't matter." No, Jesus also gave his Church power: "I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
In those words, Jesus established his Church here on earth, to continue his work here on earth, led by men beginning with Peter and guided by the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, as in the Garden of Eden, that Church was entrusted to men. Frail, sinning human beings.
At various times in the history of the Church, the men leading her have turned from the Spirit, turned from their mission, and sinned, sometimes in the most sinister, vile, and inhuman ways. These sins led to the Church fracturing and splintering.
I heard it said recently that I should "read the Catechism" in order to learn what the Church teaches on some issue. The fact is, I read the Catechism daily. But it's not the only book of faith that I read. I also read the Holy Bible, the direct Word of God.
Catholics who point solely to current Church leadership teaching, the current version of the Catechism, the reforms of Vatican II, and the sermons of their local priests are selling their faith short. Those things are all very important, and should be experienced with sincere faithful discernment.
But all Catholics should also be picking up and reading their Bibles as well, learning the direct teaching of Jesus Christ, and fashioning their lives after him. Every single Catholic, from the Pope down to any lay person reading this article, including the one writing it, is a sinner.
"Stop judging, that you might not be judged," said Jesus. "For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you."
Catholics have no business holding themselves up as in any way better than any other believer. We have no right holding on to any type of superiority complex over followers of another Christian faith.
Now this is not to say that those Protestants and other so-called Bible-based churches are without fault in this Christian schism either. And those believers also do plenty of judgmental criticism of the Catholic Church and it's adherents.
All Christians need to follow the teaching of Jesus again: "This I command you: love one another." There is far too much judgmentalism taking place in modern day Christianity, and nowhere near enough loving taking place.
I call on my fellow Catholics to set aside your air of superiority and embrace your fellow Christians. I call on Christians of other denominations to recognize that Jesus founded one Church, that he wants us to all be as one, and that we are to work to come together as often as possible.
There is one final fact to remember. It is clearly taught in the Book of Revelation, chapter 19, verses 11-21 that Jesus will return at the end of time, unite his Church, and win victory over evil, establishing the Church again as one as told in Revelation 21.
No Pope, no church leader, no great preacher will ever unite the Christian church on earth again under one banner, as Christ intended when he founded her. Only Jesus himself will accomplish that at the end of the current age.
It is our duty during our lifetime here on earth to do all that we can to perpetuate love and peace with, between, and among our fellow believers. It is all of our duty to spread his Word to any non-believers in a loving, thoughtful manner.
Catholics, Protestants, Lutherans, Episcopalians, Adventists, whatever you call yourself, wherever you practice your faith, and especially now at Christmas when we celebrate the birth of the Savior of us all - we must love one another, as Jesus loved us. God bless you.
Posted by Matthew Veasey at 6:51 AM
Labels: Adventist, Bible, Book of Revelation, Catholic Catechism, Christian, Christianity, Christmas, Episcopal, Faith, Jesus Christ, Lutheran, morality, Pope Francis, Protestant
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Icarus Trailer: Russian Sports Doping Doc Comes to Netflix
If you watched HBO's Tour de Pharmacy mockumentary this past weekend, the trailer for the upcoming documentary Icarus might seem a little hard to take seriously. But apparently this movie has some mindblowing revelations to offer regarding Russia's so-called "anti-doping" program and what could be the biggest international sports scandal of all time. Director Bryan Fogel, an amateur biker, consulted with Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov in order to dope himself and see if he could escape detection. In the vein of Christopher Bell's Bigger, Stronger, Faster* and Gabe Polsky's Red Army, this looks like another fascinating exploration of sports as propaganda and the somewhat arbitrary rules of human competition. Icarus premieres on Netflix on Aug. 4th; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.


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ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (May 2017) – When building projects hire local workers, more of their wages and tax dollars support the local community, improving local morale — and the standard of living for the entire community.
"When out-of-town workers are routinely used to complete building projects, it hurts our community," said Bill Allison, business agent for the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 25. "Yes, those out-of-town workers may pay for a hotel room or eat out a few times, but when they leave their wages leave with them."
When wages are higher and local workers are used to complete projects, it benefits the entire community by creating additional jobs in all industries. According to the American Independent Business Alliance, more than 60 percent of total employment is the result of local workers spending their wages.
When out-of-town workers are brought in by builders in an effort to save on construction costs, those workers take their wages back to their communities, which drives our local wages down.
"As a culture, we tend to focus on right now. But we really need to shift the focus to long-term solutions. Local labor may not always be the cheapest bid, but any initial construction costs can be offset by the long-term benefits to the overall health of the community," Allison said. "Plus, when you hire local, quality is often much better. Our members complete a five-year apprenticeship and continue education throughout their career. Local workers are more likely to get the job done right the first time. And that's because those workers care about the community they're working in. It's where they live, work, shop, eat and play. More importantly, it's where they're raising their families."
Exelon, one of the companies committed to using local workers at its Quad Cities Generating Station, estimates that its decision to use 1,600 skilled local workers for annual maintenance has a $5-6 million impact on the local economy.
"At the Quad Cities Generating Station, we rely on the skills of Local 25 members to ensure the quality of work performed here is to the highest industry standards," said Bill Stoermer, the plant's communications manager. "We recognize that when these members work at our nuclear power plant, they are well-trained and qualified to provide us the quality and workmanship that we expect for sustainable operation of our plant. We are proud to use Local 25 members at this facility."
Allison compares the concept of hiring local to the "Buy Local" campaigns that have gained traction in communities throughout the nation over the past several years.
"Thanks to 'Buy Local' campaigns that focus on revitalizing downtowns, 'Build Local' campaigns like Local 25's 'Quad City Built. Quad City Strong' initiative, and movements like 'Small Business Saturday,' more people are now making a conscious effort to support local business," Allison said. "Research shows that, on average, one dollar spent at an independent business returns three times more money to the local economy. Hiring local is very similar — and just as important."
To learn more about the "Quad City Built. Quad City Strong." campaign, visit www.lu25.org.
About Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 25
For more than 119 years Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 25 has guaranteed the professionalism of its journeymen, and the value of their work through a training program that is thoroughly unique in the plumbing and pipefitting industries. Their five years of rigorous classroom and on-the-job training in a state-of-the-art training center produces a workforce so skilled in the mechanical service and construction business that they provide 70% of all plumbing, HVAC and pipefitting performed in the Quad City area.


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