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New Delhi : A court Friday asked the defence ministry to submit a file regarding a press release in which Army Chief General V.K. Singh had revealed that Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh had offered him a bribe.
The court listed the defamation case filed by Tejinder Singh against the army Chief for June 6.
"I find that at this stage, on the basis of the evidence available, this court cannot draw any positive or negative inference and it would be appropriate for this court to postpone the issuance of process and hold an inquiry...," Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja said.
The court was hearing a plea filed by Tejinder Singh. The retired army officer requested the court to summon and initiate proceedings against the army chief and others for allegedly making libellous statement against him in the media and accusing him of bribery.
"In pursuance of the inquiry, it is directed that the file regarding publication of the press release dated March 5, 2012 be summoned through the defence ministry," said the court.
Meanwhile, the court found sufficient prima facie inference that Lt. Colonel Hitten Sawhney and General S.L. Narsimhan were involved in the publication of the press release.
The court also observed that the testimony of the complainant and other witness were sufficient to establish that the press release had defamed Tejinder Singh.
The case was transferred to Magistrate Thareja by a higher court after another magistrate earlier this month decided not to hear the case.
Alleging that the officers misused their official position, power and authority to level false charges against him, Tejinder also named Army Vice Chief Lt. Gen. S.K. Singh, Director General Military Intelligence Lt. Gen. B.S. Thakur, Additional Director General Public Information Major Gen. S.L. Narsimhan and Directorate General of Public Information Staff Officer Lt. Col. Hitten Sawhney.
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DraftKings NBA Lineup Advice: Thursday (1/11) PREMIUM
After a big Wednesday night in the NBA, we have a small 3-game slate over on DraftKings tonight. Since Lebron James is the only player priced above $8,800 on tonight's slate, identifying strong mid-to-high range plays to pair with him will be the key to tonight's lineup build. Injuries have also opened up a decent amount of value so pairing James with other top options like DeMar DeRozan or Lou Williams shouldn't be too difficult.
As always, identifying top value plays is going to be key to building a winning lineup and affording our top targets. I am going to identify my two favorite plays, regardless of price, at each position and then a few value plays that can help round out our lineups.
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Lou Williams (LAC): $8,300 at SAC
Assuming Blake Griffin sits out one more game, the Clippers will be extremely short-handed once again on Thursday night against the Kings. With Austin Rivers out and Milos Teodosic questionable, Williams will be forced to shoulder the load on offense once again, one night after scoring 50 actual points against the Warriors. In 319.7 minutes with Griffin, Teodosic, and Rivers off the floor this season, Williams has a 37.1% usage rate and has averaged 1.26 DK points per minute. He also comes into this game in great form, averaging 43.9 DK points and 21.3 shot attempts over the past 6 games. Williams should be in line for another big night against a Kings team that ranks 26th in DK points allowed to shooting guards and dead last in defensive efficiency rating this season.
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This is a posable action figure.
Here's Strarf Mk. 2 Ravina, the latest in the "Busou Shinki" lineup from Konami! She's accompanied by a massive stockpile of weapons, armor parts, and accessories that allow you to set her up in full armaments for battle, or just display her as a normal girl in a battle suit looking cute! She has three different facial expressions as well, and a Busou Container is also included to keep her spare pieces in one place when she's not using them.
Please note that the photos shown are of a prototype; the production version may vary. Also, figures such as this are mass produced and as a result some inconsistencies in finish and painting may occur; these are not considered manufacturer's defects. If you absolutely must have perfection, prepare to do some touch-up work on your own.


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Edgewood man, 19, charged with arson
Neighbor watches man pour gasoline on porch, officials say
A 19-year-old Edgewood man has been charged with arson, authorities said.
Investigators with the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Harford County Sheriff's Office charged Timothy Scott Rogers with arson-related charges after determining he attempted to burn the front porch of a home in a domestic-related dispute.
The incident happened at 600 Buoy Court in Edgewood at 10:54 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators were contacted after a neighbor watched Rogers pour suspected gasoline on the porch of the structure. The neighbor yelled at Rogers, who fled, officials said.
Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies searched the area and after a short foot chase, apprehended Rogers.
Rogers was charged with attempted first-degree arson, failing to obey a reasonable/lawful order, resist/interfere with arrest and reckless endangerment. He was taken to the Harford County Detention Center where he remains on $100,000 bond.
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How to Pass the PMP on your first Try - The Complete Guide
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I have been meaning to write this little snippet about portsnap for some time. I think it was around the first of the year when my CVSup cron quit working and after digging into it a bit, noticed some major problems in the CVSup snapshot. In search of a different method to update and upgrade the FreeBSD ports tree, I found the portsnap utility.
CVSup has some inherent problems, and if you have ever experienced the pkgdb -F error while running portupgrade (post CVSup), then you know the tangled nightmare that sometime ensues, just to get the ports tree back to a consistent build. Not to mention that CVSup is insecure and slow!
Since I am not using the latest and greatest FreeBSD on my production server, I needed to install portsnap. A quick cd to /usr/ports/sysutils/portsnap and a make install clean whipped the portsnap package onto my system in no time. I copied the portsnap.conf.sample from /usr/local/etc/ to /etc/and edited the file accordingly (needed to make adjustments to the default download location).
A simple 'portsnap fetch' downloaded a new ports tree snapshot in minutes, compared to hours with CVSup! Next up was to run a 'portsnap extract' followed by a 'portsnap update'. In no time at all, my entire ports tree was updated. To finish the upgrade process of all my packages that were installed from ports, I ran a 'portupgrade -arR'.
Another utility that I depend on greatly is the portaudit utility which basically tells me when I have a package that has a security vulnerability or needs other attention. The combination of using portaudit to keep me informed of needed packages, portsnap to update my ports, and portugrade to update installed packages, my FreeBSD box stays running very smoothly. If you are still using CVSup to get your port snapshots, I highly recommend using portsnap instead.
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Survey Solutions is an actively developed software. New features are added in monthly updates. Some of the features are released with status "beta", meaning they are still being finalized and must be carefully evaluated for reliability and suitability by our clients.
At the moment the following features are in the status "beta":
- satellite map viewing, positioning, and area measurement on the tablets in the Interviewer App. This feature is known to be incompatible with Android 64-bit OS in versions of Survey Solutions prior to 18.08.
- shapefile overlay in a geography-type question.
- offline supervisor App.


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RIAA going from bad to worse
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast, Other News
The RIAA has announced that they will no longer be suing people who illegally download music from the internet. Good news? Not really because they will be working with ISPs to disconnect offending users. No doubt that Comcast will be one of those ISPs as Comcast is clearly opposed to NN as well as internet piracy.
Tags: Comcast, Network neutrality, open internet, piracy, RIAA, users rights
My letter to Comcast: Part 3
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast
Wow these people are fast at talking in circles… Read the rest of this article »
Tags: Comcast, internet, Net Neutrality
My letter to Comcast: Part 2
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Wow it's amazing how fast someone can copy and paste… Read the rest of this article »
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My letter to Comcast: Part 1
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Ok so I had a few things I wanted to ask Comcast for myself. If you remember my other letters to Comcast (if not, here, here, here, here) then you know this will be interesting. xD Read the rest of this article »
Tags: Comcast, internet, Net Neutrality, your rights
Comcast employs monthly bandwidth limit! (Update)
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast
Starting October 1 2008 Comcast will limit its users to 250GB bandwidth/month. Comcast said they will contact people who go over the 250GB/month limit but after the "second offense" they would suspend their account for a year.
This is an outrage! Comcast is just pissed off that the FCC has stopped them from packet shaping. Some people say "well I would just switch services if they did that to me" well unfortunately I cannot do this as Comcast is my only option for a "high speed" Internet, also I could not go back to dial-up because I do not have a phone line at my house.
Thanks a lot Comcast for once again fucking over your customers! Alls I can say is that they better have a way for me to check how much bandwidth I have used in a given month!
Comcast's new TOS page: here
Tags: Comcast, internet, Net Neutrality
Comcast maybe in trouble with FCC
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast
This just in from the good people at Neowin.net:
It seems as though the head of the FCC is not taking what Comcast is doing very lightly… It may be time for the FCC to finely step in and right the wrongs Comcast has been allowed to commit. Please read the articles linked below.
Tags: Comcast, FCC, Net Neutrality
Comcast gets H4x3d
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast
Comcast might want to rethink who they are messing with as their DNS records get hijacked leaving people without webmail access. While this attack is very "script kiddy"-esk and fairly harmless it's just the first of many attacks that may be planned for Comcast.
Comcast should really be worried about messing with the technology they think they own… The internet does not belong to anyone, nor will it be controlled by anyone! Beware Comcast, you are treading on thin ice… Quoted from my own article here
This is not the first time that an organization opposed to user rights has been attacked. The RIAA's site has been hacked many times over the years. Let that be a lesson do fuck with technology! H4x 7h3 P14n37!
Tags: Attack, Comcast, Computer security, DNS, H4x, internet, Net Neutrality


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Asymptotics of the ground state energy of heavy molecules inVictor Ivrii
self-generated magnetic field [PDF]
We consider asymptotics of the ground state energy of heavy atoms and molecules in the self-generatedl magnetic field and derive it including Scott, and in some cases even Schwinger and Dirac corrections (if magnetic field is not too strong). We also consider related topics: an excessive negative charge, ionization energy and excessive positive charge when atoms can still bind into molecules. This preprint supersedes my preprints arXiv:1108.4188, arXiv:1112.2487 and arXiv:1112.5538 as it contains more detailed analysis, more results, stronger results and also some corrections.View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1303.4505


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The Swiss-made Katadyn employs a 0.2-micron ceramic filter to remove bacteria and parasites completely from even the most heavily contaminated or turbid water. Although the Pocket Filter has a high initial cost, the silver-impregnated ceramic filter can be cleaned hundreds of times and has a filter life of up to 13,000 gallons, thus eliminating the expense and inconvenience of numerous replacement filters. Comes in a soft, zippered nylon carrying case.
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Rees-Mogg says voting to rule out no deal won't have legal force
Good morning. I'm Andrew Sparrow, picking up from Matthew Weaver.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Tory Brexiter and chair of the European Reseach Group, the powerful caucus representing up to 80 or so Conservatives pushing for a harder Brexit, is on LBC now.
Q: Some people are saying Britain has lost its Brexit. Is that right?
Rees-Mogg says he does not accept that. If he did, he would not have voted against the deal last night. He says parliament has already voted to leave the EU.
What MPs voted for last night was opinion, he says. The article 50 legislation and the EU Withdrawal Act were law. They are in a different category.
Q: So if MPs vote for an extension, it will not necessarily happen?
That's right, says Rees-Mogg. He says it is up to the EU to offer an extension.
Q: What do you expect to happen now?
Rees-Mogg says he expects the motion ruling out no deal to go through. But it does not really change anything, because it is not law.
- Rees-Mogg says voting to rule out no deal won't have legal force.
Tory Brexiters were 'yearning' to be able to vote for May's deal, Steve Baker claims
David Cameron urges MPs to rule out no-deal Brexit
Tariffs will be slashed to zero on 87% of imports to the UK as part of a temporary no-deal plan to prevent a £9bn price shock to business and consumers, the government has announced today.
But tariffs will apply to certain goods including beef, lamb, pork, poultry and some dairy products to "support farmers and producers who have historically been protected through high EU tariffs".
MPs will be voting later on Wednesday to reject a no-deal Brexit after a humiliating 149-vote defeat for Theresa May's deal in the Commons on Tuesday.
The government described today's announcement as a "modest liberalisation" of tariffs designed to minimise disruption to business and price shock in the supermarkets.
No-deal tariff plan would be 'sledgehammer' for economy, says CBI
Angela Merkel has said that securing EU leaders' agreement on a Brexit delay up until the end of June will be "easy", according to senior diplomatic sources.
Attitudes in some of the EU's capitals towards a possible extension of article 50 have recently hardened, with diplomats complaining that London had been "lazy" and taken a positive decision for granted.
But the German chancellor let it be known at the recent EU-Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh that Berlin will not stand in the way, sources have disclosed to the Guardian.


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Cover Letters and Resumes for the Digital AgeMay 6th, 2013 | Articles, Job Search, Resume | 1 Comment »
So you've finished tailoring your cover letter to a particular company and position and now you are ready to email it to a potential employer, but you're not exactly sure how to go about it. It isn't like folding a piece of paper in thirds and stamping an envelope. The digital age may have changed how we send resumes, but there are still guidelines that you can follow to help your chances at impressing a hiring manager in the digital age.
Fix your email address
It's shocking how many people still make this mistake, so it must be said. Hiring managers will open resumes from email@example.com. Resumes from firstname.lastname@example.com will get your application sent to the trash. Keep your work and social life separate.
Put Your Cover Letter in plain sight
Resumes may require a very specific format, so attaching them to an email is almost necessary, but cover letters can and should be added straight into the body of your email. The typical hiring manger receives so many emails containing attached resumes and cover letters that they will most likely thank you for saving them one less thing to download and open. Is it really that important to have them read your cover letter in the form of a Word Document or a PDF? The cover letter should be the first thing a hiring managers sees when they open your email, so put it right where they can see it and spare them having to read "attached is my cover letter" dozens of times a day.
The Greeting
There are many so many arguments about the benefits and shortcomings of starting cover letters with Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Hiring Manager, To Whom It May Concern, Good Afternoon, or a multitude of other greetings. The only thing that is certain about all of them is that none of them are original. In fact, short of writing, "Yo, what's up doc", there is nothing you can say that will cause you to stand out, so save that for your body paragraphs.
What you can do, thanks to the Internet, is use the company website to find out who the hiring manager is. If you have trouble locating who will be opening your resume, try calling the company and asking. It's worth it to address the hiring manager by their name as opposed to any generic greeting. Cover letters that begin with "To whom it may concern" are the equivalent of receiving mail from a credit card company that starts, "Dear Valued Customer," and when was the last time you read the rest of one of those?
Link it up
Do you have a personal website or blog that contains your portfolio? Have you designed the interface or programmed the back end development of a specific company website? Why only tell hiring managers what you have done when you can show them. Insert clickable links into your cover letter that will allow hiring managers easy access to see firsthand what you have accomplished. This is the 21st century and the Internet allows easy access to everything. Simply adding a hyperlink that a hiring manager can click on to link them to examples of your work can make all the difference.
What not to do
While there are many things that can be done to get your cover letter the recognition it deserves, there are a few instances in which you can go too far and turn off hiring managers.
Don't get cute with the font
Stick with a nice standard like times new roman or the equivalent. Now is not the time to use Snap ITC to stand out.
Don't rely on spell check
Cause its knot always thee beast idea.
Don't get too causal
Remember, you are applying to a job, not texting a friend. Save the emoticons, text abbreviations, and casual speech for chatting with your friends.
By Kevin Withers
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Goodwood studs foaling season has finally started with two foals born last night. A still but very cool evening saw these healthy two foals into our 2013 season.
The first a Colt out of the Redoutes choice stakes winning mare Cabazon by Cape blanco. His first foals arrive this season and we are thrilled with our colt
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"Do you want to buy some IoT?"
"Certainly, would you like blue or red?"
If only the IoT marketplace was that simple!
It's safe to say that in the past few years, the market for the Internet of Things has truly come of age. However, while there's now a much wider understanding of what the IoT is, its potential in the Channel still remains largely unrealised.
Often the vastness of applications in IoT is its own downfall. Many falter when it comes to knowing where the real opportunities are, and knowing what products solve what problems. And then there are the products that nobody asked for—those that are too clunky to solve problems, or solve no problem at all. Smart egg tray anyone?
Web Search popularity for Internet of Things Jan 2004 – Jan 2018, Google Trends
The good news is that whatever sector you're looking at, it's likely there'll be an IoT application that presents real value and solves real problems—whether it's optimising processes, driving efficiencies, cutting costs, designing new services, delighting customers with personalised experiences, or just making more informed decisions.
Indeed, recent reports suggest almost two-thirds (64%) of companies believe the IoT is important to their current business, and over 90% believe it will be important to the future of their business. And while implementing IoT can be a challenge, executives believe IoT will be the most important emerging technology above others such as artificial intelligence or robotics.
Such businesses are likely to turn firstly to their existing providers of telecommunications, connectivity, and ICT solutions for advice, so it's vital that the Channel is ready to engage in those conversations in 2018 and beyond.
So, what valuable solutions are there to real problems in 2018?
According to research from Gartner, 8.4 billion connected things will be in use by the end of the year. IDC Research estimates more than 80 percent of IoT spend through to 2020 will be on B2B applications. Both of these are incredibly exciting statistics for the IoT market, for Pangea, and very importantly for our partners.
But while the IoT market is exciting, its vastness can initially seem a little overwhelming or even confusing. In order to identify the primary opportunities that make the most impact and generate the quickest ROI, it's often easiest to breakdown IoT into vertical sectors.
In my latest blog, 2018: The Year of the IoT, I picked the top sectors likely to play a major role in IoT over the coming year:
- Connected Industry
- Fleet Management
- Smart City
- Smart Energy
- Smart Supply Chains
- Smart Retail
IoT is rapidly moving from a "nice to have" technology to a critical asset, and with the pace of developments in both technology and connectivity, I fully expect other trends will emerge just as rapidly.
This year, we'll be covering each sector to give you detailed insights into everything you need to get started with the best opportunities in IoT in 2018, including adoption statistics, product sets, market opportunities, and sales strategies.
Can't wait until then?
Our Pangea Partner Programme is designed specifically to support our resellers through these times of digital transformation, so please get in touch if you want to know more.
Pangea can offer a place in our well-established IoT ecosystem for partners of all shapes and sizes across all industry sectors. We currently have very successful working relationships with application developers, systems integrators, device manufacturers, and IoT vertical solution developers, as well as more traditional telecoms providers who see our capability as complementary to their existing product offering. So why not become a Pangea Partner today?
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Miami-based Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), the content distribution arm of Venezuelan media giant Cisneros Group, is pushing for more co-productions and format sales in the international marketplace. Spearheaded by Marcello Coltro, executive VP of content distribution, the new strategy forms part of the company's bid to consolidate its pay TV, content sales and production divisions, said Coltro, who joined CMD in October.
Six new productions have been in development since January with some potential partners lined up. Among other titles, CMD will be seeking co-producers at Mip TV for "Vivir a Prueba," a 60-episode police thriller, and "Amores Magicos," a 60-episode series with elements of romance, magic and suspense.
Cisneros owns major studios in Venezuela and Miami as well as a smaller one in Mexico where Web series are mainly produced. In Miami, its 114,000-sq. ft. studio, one of the largest privately owned studios in Florida, produces shows for Univision, in which it has a minority stake, but is open to producing for other clients, said Coltro. Furthermore, its Venezuelan studio boasts the capacity to produce broadcast-quality productions and offers competitive pricing, he added.
CMD is also looking to partner with local Brazilian producers and be active in the growth of that market, said Coltro. "Brazil's TV market is worth $19 billion, the largest in Latin America," he said.
Key to the company's further growth is the reformatting of its telenovelas, with the total number of episodes nearly halved to around 100, storylines resolving during the course of the show rather than at the end, shorter scenes, and more social-media interactivity. A prime example of this new format is a comedic telenovela revolving around a chef whose recipes are posted online, with segments on YouTube and other sites. Cisneros is seeking co-producers on the still untitled show, which starts production in the third quarter of this year.
Leading its Mip TV lineup of telenovelas, reality series, sports and variety shows are new telenovelas "Amor Secreto" and "Voltea," and 65-episode drug trafficking drama series "Ruta 35, La Valvula de Escape."


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of digital medicine are required
to validate these improvements
and can also secure a competitive
edge as new modes of therapies are
brought to market. It's not unthinkable to imagine a time in the
near future when digital medicines
are defined and compared based
on their digikinetics (DK) and/or
digidynamics (DD).
Historically, data collection in
healthcare has been relegated to
physical exams and laboratories
("traditional healthcare data"),
which is episodic and often incomplete in terms of formulating
understanding among patient,
doctor and condition. Further,
the multiple modes of data collection have led to a disparate mix
of siloed datasets, which have to
be manually mined, matched and
analyzed to unlock any value.
When designed right, digital
technology is changing the efficiency with which data signatures can be identified and tied
to interventions. High mobile
phone penetration coupled with
inexpensive biosensors allow for
continuous capture of physiological, behavioral and other patient
self-management data, previously
only possible within inpatient settings. Combining this data with
traditional healthcare data, such as
EHR records and insurance claims,
presents new possibilities to redesign chronic disease management.
Additionally, in very recent years,
major investments in machine
learning and artificial intelligence
along with increased processing
speed have unlocked the potential
for almost real-time analysis of patient data. In the future, combining
these approaches with—omic data,
such as genotyping, next generation sequencing and proteomics,
will unlock a future of truly personalized medicine.
The landscape in healthcare is
shifting faster than ever. The
skyrocketing costs of care supporting existing commercial and
business models is not sustainable,
increasing at more than than 5%
a year. Meanwhile, outcomes have
not shown a concomitant increase
with average life expectancy in the
US at 78.6 years and decreasing
for the last few years. Winning in
the healthcare market of the future
will be defined by value creation–
not "widget" sales. And the underpinnings of value creation start
with the ability to transform data
into actionable knowledge and
meaningful outcomes.
For life sciences companies, this
means combining traditional
therapies, digital medicines, and
other services to create new value
for customers and users. These
new offerings will allow life sciences companies to leverage their
size and scale to make meaningful
change. This change will manifest
in the following areas:
Enhanced information and im-proved outcomes will enable lifesciences companies to rethink theirapproach to contracting from feeto value-based. Digital approacheswill be required to understand out-comes based on precision, accura-cy and timing intervals needed tocreate a sustainable value-pricingmodel. Ultimately through incen-tive alignment, there will be greaterrevenue-generating opportunitiesthrough risk-sharing and success-based payment models.
Big data will fuel the drug discovery of the future at all stages in
the R&D process through clinical development. It will decrease
development life cycles and lead to
more effective and precise medicines.
Life sciences companies have
traditionally maintained strong
relationships with healthcare providers. However, moving towards
more solution-oriented products
will enable them to build deeper
and more meaningful relationships
with patients and payers.
Amalgam's team helped pioneer
the field of digital medicine and
built a leading technology platform
and quality systems designed to
support clinically-validated, behav-iorally-driven and FDA-regulated
digital solutions. Together, DV and
Amalgam are helping healthcare
partners accelerate and de-risk
their Digital Medicine efforts.
BCG Digital Ventures' global
team of experienced digital entrepreneurs, design and technology
experts help corporate partners
think and act like nimble startups
and venture capitalists. They build
and launch strategic ventures with
clients. To best support bio/phar-ma, medtech, payer, provider and
other life sciences companies, DV
has partnered with Amalgam to
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MVP Organizer Profile: Three Rivers Land Trust
The small but mighty Three Rivers Land Trust has participated in so many of our Great Maine Outdoor Weekends – with hiking, snowshoeing, ice skating, and kite flying! Learn more from Larissa & Ruth!
MVP Organizer Profile: Frenchman Bay Conservancy
One of our favorite MVP organizers, Frenchman Bay Conservancy, has hosted some fantastic fall and winter events at their preserves in Hancock County. We visited them at their amazing office location at their Tidal Falls preserve – what a backdrop, right?! Learn more about their work from Eileen Bader & Iris Simon!
MVP Organizer Profile: Falmouth Community Programs
Did you know Falmouth has more than 50 miles of trails? Our friends at Falmouth Community Programs have hosted some great outdoor events for their community during the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. Lucky D'Ascanio, the Director of Falmouth Community Programs, highlights some of their best events so far!
MVP Organizer Profile: L.L.Bean
L.L.Bean has been on board for the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend since the very beginning -with their very own Scot Balentine serving on the planning team! With events at their flagship store and at their Outdoor Discovery Schools, L.L.Bean sure knows how to celebrate the Maine outdoors!
Meet Chandler- Summer/Fall 2016 GMOW Intern
The GMOW Planning Team is excited to welcome Chandler Ryan, our Summer/Fall 2016 GMOW Intern! … Hi All! I'm a rising Sophomore at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, but my hometown is Delmar, NY. At Bates I'm a probable English and Photography double major. I'll be a Junior Advisor in Residential Life on a first-year… Read More»
February 2016 GMOW – A Cold but Adventurous Weekend!
Mother Nature helped us out in the weeks leading up to our February 14-16, 2016 Great Maine Outdoor Weekend by gracing us with some fresh snow, but she also brought us frigid temperatures. Cold weather didn't stop our hearty Mainers from heading out and enjoying all the outdoor opportunities our beautiful state has to offer!… Read More»
GMOW Encore Event – Acadia Winter Festival
GMOW Fans – the official "Great Maine Outdoor Weekend" may be over, but you don't want to miss this fantastic event from our partners Schoodic Institute and Camp Beech Cliff! HANCOCK COUNTY – Find Your Winter! The second annual Acadia Winter Festival presented by Schoodic Institute and Camp Beech Cliff, February 26 – March 6, 2016,… Read More»
Feb 2016 #GMOW Photo Contest – RESULTS
Wow – we got some OUTSTANDING photo submissions for our 2016 February #GMOW Photo Contest! You can view all of the entries in the gallery below, and congrats to our top 3 winners! 1st Place Photo with 123 votes Congrats to user "jessewall.ihs" from Oxford Photo description: Crossing the knife edge on Katahdin on a splitter day… Read More»
GMOW Live with WGME Channel 13
Did you catch us on WGME CBS 13 on Thursday morning? We had an absolute blast kicking off the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend with Meteorologist Adam Epstein at the Fels-Groves Farm Preserve in Yarmouth – a property managed by the Royal River Conservation Trust! Check out the videos below to see the live segments! Huge… Read More»
GMOW in the News: February is packed with Maine outdoor events, wildlife talks
First of all, don't forget that this weekend, Feb. 12-14, is the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, with a variety of outdoor events being hosted throughout Maine. If you dare to brave the snow and cold predicted for this weekend, consider attending one of these fun gatherings, which are listed on greatmaineoutdoorweekend.org. On the website, you can… Read More»
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Today's FLSA Question: I am the fire chief of a full-time paid fire department with seven stations. Firefighters bid by seniority to a preferred station. We utilize an out-of-rank system to fill most vacancies within the officer ranks. This out-of-rank system requires senior firefighters to move up and cover vacant officer positions. This can result in firefighters being required to ...Read More »
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Changes on the Horizon as DOL Looks to "Clarify" and "Update" Regular Rate Rules
The Department of Labor (DOL) made an announcement today, March 28, 2019 that it has begun the formal review process necessary to make changes to various regulations pertaining to the regular rate of pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The notice and comment period for these changes will run from today until May 28, 2019. At that time ...Read More »
No Overtime for Washington State Battalion Chiefs
In what is likely to be the first of several legal decisions involving fire department shift commanders and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime eligibility, eight current and former Vancouver, Washington battalion chiefs (BCs) have lost their bids for FLSA overtime. This litigation began almost two years ago, after a small group of current and former BCs filed a federal ...Read More »
Allegations of FLSA Regular Rate Violations Against CA Fire Department
Cathedral City, California, is the latest city to face allegations of unpaid overtime from one of its firefighters. Corey Goddard, an engineer/paramedic for the Cathedral City Fire Department, filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging his employer [Cathedral City] failed to include all remuneration in his and other firefighters' regular rate of pay in violation of the FLSA. In the ...Read More »
Non-Firefighter Medics, Shift Substitutions, and the FLSA
Today's FLSA Question: I am a non-firefighting paramedic and a union representative in an urban city. The city allows firefighters to freely substitute with each other for their assigned shifts. We would like to receive the same opportunities as firefighters regarding substitutions. Unfortunately, the city's HR director believes the FLSA limits shift substitutions to firefighters and police officers. As a ...Read More »
Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and the FLSA. . .
Today's FLSA Question: I am the assistant chief for a mid-sized full-time paid fire department. The department is sending two fire officers out-of-state to inspect a new piece of fire apparatus we are purchasing. The apparatus factory is about two hours away by airplane or 6 hours by car. One of the officers wants to leave a day early and ...Read More »
IN Firefighters File Lawsuit Seeking Overtime Pay
A group of fifteen firefighters and their local union, are suing the Town of Chesterton, Indiana, over unpaid overtime that dates back almost 10 years. The suit, which was filed on February 16, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana alleges the town has "willingly, deliberately and intentionally refused to pay Chesterton Firefighters for time and ...Read More »
CA Fire Protection District and Firefighters Reach $1.3 Million Settlement in FLSA Suit
The Sacramento Metro Fire District (district) has reached a settlement with a group of more than 500 current and former fire department employees following alleged FLSA violations. The settlement, which was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California requires the district to pay a total of $1,376,827.22 to 534 current and former firefighters, EMTs, engineers, ...Read More »
Virginia EMT Files FLSA Suit Against County
A Virginia emergency medical technician (EMT) has filed a federal lawsuit alleging his employer, Craig County, Virginia failed to pay he and other EMTs properly, in violation of the FLSA. Timothy Mason Kimble, an EMT for the county since 2016, makes two basic allegations on behalf of himself and other "similarly situated" individuals [other EMTs that have yet to join ...Read More »
"Banking" Kelly Days and the FLSA
Today's FLSA Question: Our firefighters work a 24/48 schedule on a 28-day work period. This combination results in firefighters scheduled to work either 9 or 10 twenty-four hour shifts every work period. In an effort to reduce FLSA overtime, the department provides the firefighters scheduled to work 10 shifts in the 28-day work period a Kelly Day. This equates to ...Read More »


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I've grown weary of the American fascination with mediocrity.
This fascination with mediocrity makes things like driving from this continent to Europe along a sandy beach seem completely possible because as a collective we applaud every idea, no matter the inanity behind it.
I am all for divergent thinking, which often begins with believing in the impossible and perhaps even the seemingly insane.
What I am not for is refusing to challenge ideas.
Ideas become better when they are honed by a whetstone.
Having an idea is a wonderful thing, but if we never push the thinker to the next step in the progression, we end up with a country full of people who think that their initial ideas are the pinnacle of thinking. When we all think that and never push ourselves to think better, to be better, we end up spiraling swiftly down toward mediocrity and wallowing there in it, believing we are in the ether when where we really are is the mud.


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Sam Reichgott, LMT is a certified Lypotherapist (CLt.), personally trained by Charles W. Wiltsie, III, LMT, creator of the Lypossage® massage method, and is certified to practice under the Lypossage® name.
What Is Lypossage®?
Lypossage® is a non-invasive, natural body treatment that helps to rid the body of retained fluids. The treatment is a specific blend of massage modalities based on Complex Physical Therapy for Lymphedema and Myofascial Massage. It was created by Charles W. Wiltsie III, LMT, an internationally recognized massage therapy educator and practitioner.
Mr. Wiltsie conducted a year-long study of 100 female subjects that documented the effectiveness of the technique, which was published in Massage and Bodywork Magazine in 1999. In the study, notable results included an average inch loss per thigh of almost 1 1/2 inches.
How Does it Work? Is it Safe?
Lypossage® cleanses the body of stagnant, stalled lymphatic fluid that can create the lumps and bulges we know as figure imbalance. The deeper Lypossage® strokes break up adhesions under the skin that can contribute to the dimpled, uneven appearance of cellulite. Lypossage® also tones the muscles, lifting and firming sagging tissue.
Most clients find that Lypossage® enhances their energy and mental clarity. While there are some contraindications for specific medical conditions, Lypossage® can be safely experienced by most healthy individuals. It is much safer than surgical procedures such as liposuction. However, for those who opt for a more dramatic surgical result, Lypossage ® can be very beneficial before and after the liposuction procedure.
What Parts of the Body Respond to Lypossage®?
Lypossage® is performed on the lower body, including the buttocks, hip, thighs and lower abdomen, as well as the upper body, including the arms, and the face, neck and head. Lypossage® has some of its most dramatic effects on areas prone to sagging, such as the lower face and neck, as well as the buttocks and upper thighs.
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Treatments last about 30 minutes and are performed in a series of 18 sessions over the course of six weeks. It's important to note that for most clients, it takes 8-10 sessions before the results of the initial treatments become noticeable. After that, progress can often be quite dramatic.
What are Some Typical Results? How Will I Know What Mine Are?
While results vary, cumulative dimension loss over five key measurement points averaged 6.75 inches in the original study. It is not uncommon to find cumulative inch loss of up to 11″. One client in the study lost almost 3″ in her waist measurement alone. Most women find that they will drop one or two dress sizes without a reduction in their weight.
Your Lypotherapist will weigh, photograph and measure you before you begin your program, and at key intervals to enable you to track your progress.
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Solar Eclipse 2015
It has been an awfully long time since I had the chance, the energy and the time to enjoy my hobby. The majority of my time I was occupied with my career and my relationship to Melissa. My astronomy friends and I have felt the same the last few months, when it comes to local weather. It makes you feel giving up sometimes and when you loose interest, you get some beautiful days that are ideal and perfect for astrophotography, but you lack the interest because by the time you've lost it entirely or you're busy with other things.
Recently we had nothern lights observations in south sweden after the big geomagnetic storm caused by the solar mass ejection previously. Some of my astronomy club friends succeeded going out to take a few photos of the auroras. Shortly after we had the solar eclipse that appeared in its totality at Svalbard up in nothern Scandinavia (north of Norway and Sweden). We were less fortunate here at Malmö where I live and work. First of all we had heavy clouds being pulled over us and secondly we had to enjoy the spectacle with just a partial eclipse at around 80% coverage.
Despite these setbacks I went out with my friend Arne and took a few images. If you are the lucky owner of a telescope you can still gather enough light to make a pretty decent observation. So we decided to settle outside the parking at my work and was able to show the eclipse to some of my colleagues.
Below I'm adding a few links in regards to solar eclipse facts and also how it looked like from Svalbard as well.
- http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/sweden/malmo
- http://live.slooh.com/stadium/live/the-total-solar-eclipse-of-2015
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Venus Transit 2012
Planning on the Venus transit was a major disappointment when we weren't sure if it was either or a go or not.
The initial weather forecasts and satellite images showed increasingly chances of precipitation and thick coverage of clouds.
Thus, we didn't have any expectations and didn't get overly overexcited just yet. We simply didn't hope in anything at all.
Arne and Rolf dropped by my house and worked together mounting new solar filters to our telescopes. We used Müllar-filter, which blocks visual light to a very high extend. Once we left my place around 3:30 AM we had a 1½ hour by car to northern part of Skåne where we would meet the rest of the Aquila Astronomy club members. Once we arrived approximately at 5:00 AM, the sun raised since long time ago and the transit was already on-going. We rushed quickly out of the car, equipped with just with my Megrez 72, my Canon EOS 50D DSLR camera and an ordinary tripod. Everything was installed quickly away from the crowd that was looking fascinated by the spectacle through their own telescopes.
There was no rain and the sun was heating our faces. It was truly beautiful with just a few small clouds positioned very low along the horizon but yet close by the sunrise, but for the most part, it was a clear light blue sky with a barely noticeable light breeze from the sea.
As I looked through my ocular I was amazed to see Venus devotedly followed her orbit around of our beautiful star. I was captured by an amazing and indescribable feeling of fascination and excitement. You could really sense the slow motion of the planet, moving quietly across the sun disc like a faithful partner around it's bright majestic star.
This was one of my best observations so far. I need to top that by observing a total solar eclipse in the future!
The sun today
As we finally enter September month followed by darker and still warm nights, I decided to assemble my telescope during a semi-cloudy day and take a few shots of the sun. To my surprise the surface was covered with several sunspots, more than it has been in a long time.
The image to the left was taken with my Canon EOS 50D at ISO600, shutter speed 1/8000 and a temperature balance 7000K. The sunspots visible here are 1281, 1282, 1283, 1277 and 1279.
The 17th of September we will have our annual celebration of "Kulturnatten" (culture night), which means many institutions at Lund's university will have open house from morning to night. The physics and astronomy department will offer laser shows, barbecue, exhibitions of light and other experiments, star gazing through telescopes and much more. Everyone is welcome to visit us, regardless of age and of course both food and drink and everything else is for free!
More information about the cultural night in Lund, can be found here:
Jävan Observatory – Sweden
During 1930:ies there were countless of meetings at the university of Lund regarding the problems in lacking an observatory. The old observatory at the park of Lund was outdated, old and fell victim of the growing city and therefore light polution.
It stood clear that astronomers were in serious need of a new observatory to perform their observations and provide students with a better place. They started investigating local areas outside the suburbs of Lund during 1940 and finally found a hill located near the village of Genarp. The new place was decided to be hosting the new observatory and it was not that far away from the university (30 minutes by car), but far enough to avoid light polution at night time. It wasn't until September 1965 the university received the telescope mirror and in October 1966 the observatory was finally operating for the first time.
During planing it was decided that the observatory would have two domes, one at west and one east, both having the ability to look south at meridian. The main instrument was a Nasmyth-Cassegrain telescope provided with a spectrograph table, cooling system. The entire system's weight was estimated to be 3500 kilograms. The main mirror is parabolic and 61 cm in diameter and weights around 98 kilograms. The hyperbolic secondary mirror is 16 cm in diameter and was made of Duran glass with aluminmum surface.
The main goal of the observatory was to study the magnitude of thousents of stars on one single shot through photoelectric photometry. 1973 the telescope had a spectrographer to enable studies in spectrum for individual stars.
As the decades passed by, the cities around Genarp (including Genarp village itself) grew larger. A new era in astronomy started enabling astronomers to either travel out of country to remote locations, or connect to an observatory across the world through internet. Jävan observatory was hard to compete to the new technology and the evergrowing cities around light poluting the skies.
This observatory stopped beeing operable at the late 90:ties. Regardless, for an amateur astronomer the hill location is perfect still for observations. The forest around the hill has grown wild and large pinetrees are covering the low horizon and most of the light polution is hidden behind the forest trees.
A friend of mine and myself went there one night (8th of May 2011) and began observing the night sky together. It was a beautiful night sky full of stars. We tried taking a few pictures on globular clusters towards south, but that night was windy causing pollen to raise in the air and therefore it was far from ideal in regards to astrophotography.
The Sun through H-alpha
Less then 48 hours left before the partial solar eclipse that occurs during the tuesday morning 2011-01-04. I was testing my equipment and saw that there were a few sunspots. The image is photographed with a Canon EOS 50D at ISO 800 through a Lunt LS60THa H-alpha telescope.
The news have already been requesting curiously on details about the partial solar eclipse on tuesday. Regardless the weather conditions we will be there taking care of our guests and giving interviews. If the weather allow us to observe anything I promise to get back here with some photos.
More newspapers publishing about the solar eclipse on tuesday:
- Expressen: I morgon är Sverige mörkast i världen
- Aftonbladet: Imorgon blir det solförmörkelse
- Dagens Nyheter: Solen skymd av månen på tisdag
Summer projects and the 472 Roma ockultation
During June-July at Tycho Brahe observatory we were preparing for a large project that would involve the cooperation between many amateur astronomers from different locations in Sweden. The Swedish assosiation for amateur astronomers (SAAF: Svenska Amatörastronomiska Föreningen) helped us to get in touch with other amateur astronomers across the country. Together with my collegue Arne L Ohlsson we started to put hard work on planning, coordinating meetings, assembling nessesary instrumentation and dealing with time pressure.
The ockultation is all about a large rock out in space, or more commonly called an asteroid named 472 Roma passing infront of the delta star (Yed Prior) in the constellation of Ophiucus, causing this large red giant star to dissappear for a around 5 seconds. This asteroidal passage was meant to be easily observed from our location, but negative observations outside the occultation shadow would provide a lot of information regarding the star itself.
It has been mistaken for a long time that the delta star in Ophiucus would be a double and for the first time an asteroid would occult this star and reveal it's secrets for us. Unfortunately just before the occultation occurred, heavy clouds surounded our area. That was our worse case scenario that just took place, leaving us with unanswered questions.
In the morning we heard that the German and Belgian astronomers were more lucky then us and that many positive reports started to fall in!
For almost a week ago we received our radio telescope which was originally owned by the institute of astronomy at Lund's university. The telescope was used primarily by astronomy students. It weights around 200 kg and is 1,20 m across in diameter. With this telescope we will be able to observe regardless weather conditions and even at daytime the sun, some strong radio sources in Milky way and many other things.
At the same time we have spoken with the architects from the municipality office regarding an extension building northside from our observatory. I will publish soon some blueprints which will give a clear picture of how our future observatory will look like. Because the building plans are not official yet, I'll have to wait from publishing any further information regarding construction plans until all plans are set.
Last night I held a lecture about Galileo's telescope for members in our Tycho Brahe astronomy society here in Skåne. I would have kept going with my entire presentation for more then a hour but my time was limited to half. The lecture was describing the difficulties Galileo encountered in order to build his first telescope and the differences and achievements with later versions of his telescopes, as well as his first observations based on Jupiter, Venus and the moon that changed the world's view.
Unfortunately Bengt Rosengren a member in our astro-society felt ill and couldn't attend our meeting. He has created a Galileo telescope replica which would be available for our attendees to study. I am providing an image from his replica here.


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Every Irish UFC fan has watched Conor McGregor's knockout victory over Jose Aldo countless times at this stage.
The footage is by now legendary and cemented The Notorious as one of the top fighters in the world.
And now EA Sports have immortalised the infamous hammer blow that left Aldo knocked for six in the first gameplay trailer for their UFC 2 video game.
Read more: Hear what John Kavanagh has to say about training techniques and Conor McGregor
The first 13 seconds show the short-lived fight from the view of the crowd and the graphics look absolutely stunning.
The trailer even recreates the Dubliner's post knockout 'money throwing' celebration.
Holly Holm's brutal head kick to Ronda Rousey is also featured as well as Robbie Lawler's bloody bout with Rory MacDonald, which featured before McGregor's victory over Chad Mendes at UFC 189.
Fittingly, the game is released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on St Patrick's Day in Ireland and will surely be a must-have for all fight fans.
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A technology thought leadership summit, Confluence has become synonymous with change in the Global R&D and Product Development space.
The 11th edition of the Zinnov Confluence held on 20 & 21 June at Taj Yeshwantpur had Inventurers Kunal and Sahithi exchanging views with other esteemed panelists on the topic: Millennial Dollar Baby : Investing in the Workforce of the Future. The other panelists who were part of this discussion were: Pankaj Narulla, Senior Vice President, Managed Services, Broadridge Financial Solutions (India) Private Limited; Vasanthi Srinivasan, Professor, IIMB;V. Chandramouliswaran, Senior Director of Enterprise Data Services teams and Site Lead, Paypal Chennai.
Replying to questions addressed to them, Sahithi spoke about how she considers today's generation to be multi dimensional; who enjoy doing a variety of things and are constantly attracted to new challenges. While Kunal spoke about the importance of finding a job which is open and allows one to explore. For more on their interesting discussion watch the video and read about Kunal's experience below!
Last week I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak at the Zinnov Confluence 2018 on the topic 'Millennial Dollar Baby: Investing in the Workforce of the Future'. The conference provided insights about how organisations should prepare themselves for the next generation workforce, which I was representing. Throughout the discussion, I gave the audience a candid and honest perspective of what youngsters like me would expect from employers.
I was joined in the panel by Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan from IIM; Pankaj Narulla, Sr. VP from Broadridge Financials; V.Chandramouliswaran, Sr. Director at PayPal; and my fellow senior, Sahiti Pingali. Together we covered how employers must account for changes in the next generation workforce, our mindset, skills, needs and expectations.I think one major revelation for us was that we youngsters are downright eager to make a difference, but ONLY after we understand its impact in the bigger picture. Sahiti and I also had an opportunity to voice our take on major forces like education and technology, and how we used them as resources to innovate and solve real-world issues at a young age.
Overall, the conference proved to be very fun and enlightening for everyone. It was striking listening to the other panellists, and there were plenty of surprises for both the older generation and us millennials. But one thing was for sure, the future of employment has MANY unanswered questions. And the only certainty is change!


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When learning how to groom men's eyebrows, there's one important thing to remember—don't overdo it! If you remove too much hair, your brows will look feminine. Men are supposed to have thick eyebrows, and once you remove too much hair it will take weeks to grow it back. Before you begin, keep that in mind.
- Start with a trim. That may be all you need. If you have bushy brows, use a small, sharp pair of scissors to cut them back a bit. It goes without saying to be careful when you do this. Don't try to trim the brows too short. Instead, just remove some of the bushiness, then stand back and decide if you really need to do anything else.
- If you need to go any further, decide what hairs you'll remove.If you have a "unibrow," you may want to remove hair from the middle first, and that's a good place to start. If you decide to take hair from the middle, make sure that the beginning of each brow lines up with the outer side of the ball of your nose on each side. Don't eyeball it—hold up a pencil to make sure your brows line up. Remember that for men it's perfectly acceptable to have hair between your brows or even a "unibrow." Whether you remove hair from the middle is totally up to you and depends on your own preference.Avoid removing too much hair from the arches. A couple hairs here and there to tidy things up a bit is fine, but if you remove too much hair from the arches, you'll end up with feminine-looking brows. You may want to remove hairs from the top of the brows, but again, don't overdo it. Only remove enough hair to clean up the brows.
- Choose your weapon. If you decide to pluck your brows, make sure you use a good pair of tweezers. It's just like using a tool—if the saw blade is dull, it won't get the job done nearly as well as a sharp one. The same is true for tweezers. If you're not sure about the quality of the pair you have, buy a new pair. It's well worth it.
- Wash your face with warm water. It helps to relax the skin, and the hair follicles will be easier to remove. Pat your face dry before you begin.
- Hold your skin taut, firmly grasp the hair in the tweezers, and pull quickly and firmly. Remove a few hairs, then stand back and take a look. Continue to do this throughout the process until you're happy with the result.
You may also choose to have your brows waxed—hey, women do it, so why shouldn't men, right? But if you do decide to take this route, don't try it at home! It's a risky proposition if you're not used to doing it. Go to a professional waxer instead, and make sure it's one that works on men's brows regularly.
Once you start to groom your brows, you'll probably want to repeat the process every 4 to 6 weeks, depending on how fast your brows grow. It really does help to clean up your appearance, as long as you don't go too far.
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Black Forest Torte
One of Germany's most famous cakes, Black Forest Torte is a delicious dessert layering dark chocolate, kirsch, cherries and fresh whipped cream. The rich flavour brings an authentically superb taste of a classic treat.
Chocolate sponge cake sprinkled with Kirsch, layered with fresh whipping cream and cherries, garnished with maraschino cherries and chocolate curls.


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Another snow day!! This is getting ridiculous.
I mean, I know and accept that there is just way too much snow coming down too quickly for school to happen, but I guess my quarrel is with the weather and its craziness. But of course the girls are delighted.
Over the weekend we hiked all the way down to NYC to watch M run at The Millrose Games, an indoor track meet at the armory that's "the world's longest-running and most prestigious indoor track & field competition," according to their website. As usual, I am new to track, so I was too ignorant to understand that I should be impressed until other people started acting impressed. The girls ran fast, but as you may expect from a very prestigious meet, there were very fast girls running super-duper fast. Still, I was very glad that we'd went, and meet itself was cool. It includes a couple of races with little kids all the way up to world-class athletes potentially breaking world records, so if the idea of going to a track meet is appealing to you, I highly recommend it. Also, it was comically fancy. The ushers wore bow ties and there were bars with tablecloths set up like you'd see at the theater. Most important, after recently spending a whole weekend shivering in the drafty and unpleasant armory in Rochester, I was relieved by how nice (and comfortably warm!) the venue was. Cute W and I met my brother and his girlfriend for brunch before watching the girls, and we were glad to see them and especially glad that we'd finally made it down to the armory. M's been to a bunch of (less prestigious) meets down there, and it's the first time we actually made the schlep, unlike the many other parents who apparently love their children more than we do.
Okay! I am copying Martha Stewart here with the good things, because I've been meaning to tell you about one of my new favorite things to eat.
Although, first, maybe I should back up and explain that I found this recipe when I was doing research on cookbooks, and I was doing research on cookbooks because I am trying something new, a cookbook club. Basically, a group picks a cookbook and then everyone makes a different dish from the cookbook and brings it to a potluck, so it's a way to be social while also trying a whole bunch of new recipes all at once. My friend read an article about it and posted on Facebook to recruit people, and then we all had to decide on a cookbook to try together out of a list of several my friend suggested, and the one with this recipe also turned out to be the one that we'll try for our first meeting in March. It's Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden, and it is currently FREE from Amazon on Kindle. You're welcome. I'll let you know how the rest of the recipes go, but for now, here's a link to his Celery Salad with Dates, Almonds, and Parmesan. I'm totally loving this salad. Although, of course, by this salad, I really mean a-very-similar-salad-inspired-by-this-salad. Because I don't love dates, so I do dried apricots instead. And I love almonds, but I'm too lazy to toast them, although I acknowledge they'd surely taste even better that way. And while I like Parmesan, I absolutely love Romano, so that's what I use. But the point is, it's something delightful to do with celery besides putting it into tuna fish salad or serving it with Buffalo whatever. Also, I use up the celery leaves in this salad, so I love having something extra-wonderful to do with the celery leaves I'd often just toss aside, and if we use the stalks for something else, I'll set the leaves aside for a salad later. It is a lovely salad and a change of pace from lettuce.
Another good thing I've tried lately is something I "overheard" on Twitter, and it's a trick for falling asleep. I've mentioned before that I am excellent at maintaining sleep, but sometimes I have a hard time falling asleep in the first place. I sometimes use that 4-7-8 breathing technique, but I don't love it. It definitely helps slow me down a little, but it doesn't knock me out immediately like it apparently does for some people, and usually after a few breaths it makes me feel like I need to gasp for air. Anyway, someone else (and I don't remember whom, sorry–I should be giving them credit, but it's Twitter, so I wasn't fully focused) mentioned gratitude ABCs. Simple, right? Just think of one simple thing you're grateful for per letter (A. . . air? . . . avocado? . . . an aunt?) and go down through the alphabet. It's enough to occupy your mind and an exercise in gratitude at the same time. And since I've started doing this at night for the past several days, I've never gotten all the way through the alphabet, Sometimes I'll start in the middle of the alphabet, just to give the other letters a try, but I swear I don't think I've ever gotten through ten letters without falling asleep first. So if you have trouble falling asleep, give it a try!


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My name is Consolata Khaemba I stay in a village called kamtion ,I am thirty three years I have stayed thirteen years married with four children and all this years in this area I have been a farmer and I like the process it's a sense of belonging and a lifestyle. I joined Kilimototo because … Continue reading A NEW DAWN TO A FARMER, by Consolata Khaemba
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This is Friezas final aka true form(it was the form he was born in)and is his 2nd strongest form.
Powers Edit
Death beam-look at Frieza(1st form),is a concentrated beam to spear opponents.
- Weak beam-a weaker but more concentrated death beam.
- Strong beam-a stronger and more powerful but less concentrated death beam.
- Seeking beams-death beams that after piercing a target seek new targets to pierce.
Death ball-a ball used to torture people or destroy villages and sometimes even planets.
- Golden Death ball-a stronger variant that even Goku had problems defelcting.
Death cannon-a type of last resort.
Death saucer-a spinning red and pink blade he can control unless he breaks eye contact with the Death saucer.
Supernova-a upgraded Death ball capable of destroying entire planets.
Super strength-look at Frieza(2nd form),strong enough to raise Gohan an inflict pain on him by just squeezing his hair.
Super speed-looks at Frieza(3rd form),travels faster than the speed of light.
Regeneration-can regenerate almost instantly.
Weakness Edit
Although Frieza is strong and controls an entire army he has a few weaknesses,#1,he fears super Saiyans that are capable of defeating him even in his final form,#2,his confidence usually leads to his downfall,#3,his very wish for revenge against Goku is the reason he died and went too hell,#4,if tricked his own Death saucer can slice him in half.
Frieza(1% power) Edit
this is Frieza when using only 1% of his full power,in this form he is even with Goku but is still able to dodge or deflect Gokus blast.
Frieza(50% power) Edit
also know as Frieza(half power) is Frieza using half of his full power,it looks the exact same as when he used 1% of his power,the only difference is his dramatic power growth,now easily surpassing Goku on almost every level,when Frieza is using half of his power only super saiyan can outclass him.
Frieza(70% power) Edit
He has a similar to Frieza at full power but not as bulky,he is of course more powerful than when he is using 1% or 50% of his power,however he does not fight Goku at this power level and continues to raise it until he is at his full power.
Frieza(100% power) Edit
Also known as Frieza(full power) is when Frieza is at his strongest and gains a more bulky appearance just by the sheer amount of power he has,this form is so powerful it even outclasses super saiyan,the only disadvantage tho is it has a weaker time that super saiyan so if Frieza is in the form for too long he will be forced to return to 50% which both led to his downfall and his death by Goku.
Angel form Edit
this is the form Frieza takes after he is killed,he looks the exact same as he died except with the exeption of the halo above his head.


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Drake Hogestyn has been on DOOL for 17 years, giving his fans moments of joy and laughter, making us laugh and making us cry with him.
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Drake's acting talent is often underestimated, but he`s seduced us with his talent in scenes such as the famous tearjerker scenes "The Goodbye Dream" from 1987(Marlena says goodbye), The Pier scene [aka Marlena`s return] from 1991, the poison soup scene from Maison Blanche, the possession storyline from 1995 and John`s goodbye to Marlena and his children in Aremid in 1996. All of those are moments that can truly show an actors talent, or doom him. But Drake wowed us, making us cry and made us want to watch it over and over again.
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|What is Adma
The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative aims to give deeper debt relief to countries distressed by their obligations.
The first topic of HIPC initiative implementation is to calculate the country's debt in net present value.
ADMA does these calculations, debt by debt and aggregates all the data in a global debt by country and by creditor category.
The second topic of HIPC initiatives (HIPC 1 and HIPC 2) is to proxy the best debt relief path for a country regarding its legal obligations.
ADMA provides all the current caps on debt relief (ODA, Non ODA, London, Lyon or Naples schemes etc.). All these options are automatically calculated according to user's choice. Other cap's options (90 percent for example) can be added.
The third topic of HIPC initiative are their eligibility criteria: debt sustainability ratios and GDP related ratios.
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Measuring debt service impact in relation to macro-economic indicators
At this level, ADMA allows the user to calculate (and control, in terms of debt-service) the financial Gap of global macro-economic indicators.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
RHOBH Season 9 Cast Reveal What Denise Richards Will Bring To The Show!
"The thing about Denise is that she's really chill and down to earth. But she will stand up for herself," Grammer, told Us Weekly, adding: "She won't start the drama."
Erika Girardi expects fans to be pleasantly caught off guard by what the Wild Things actress brings to the series: "I really like Denise. Denise is very cool," she said. "She's been around a very long time. She knows what's important and what isn't."
"I think you'll see her as very levelheaded. And actually very bright. Because she says some things sometimes that are very unexpected that sum up ideas very quickly. I think you'd be surprised at some of the insights she really has."
Meanwhile, Kemsley chimed in with similar sentiments. "She's such a cool girl. She's so down to earth," she told Us Weekly. "I really connect with her … We have a blossoming friendship. We check in all the time. I've really enjoyed her! I'm really happy she's on the cast."
Dorit emphasized that Richards is "very easy to get along with" and has "a great heart" before adding: "I'll be honest, I haven't seen anything but beauty in her."
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TOKYO — The Nippon Broadcasting System has lost its last hope of defending itself against a hostile takeover by Livedoor and its president-CEO, hotshot Internet entrepreneur Takafumi Horie.
The Tokyo High Court upheld on Wednesday a lower court ruling that banned NBS from issuing additional shares in Fuji TV. The added shares might have diluted Livedoor's stake in NBS, which currently amounts to just over 50%.
The moves by Horie suggest the once-stodgy old boys' network that controls most businesses in Japan is being cracked open.
Although NBS is a major force in Japanese radio broadcasting, Livedoor is eyeing a much bigger target: Fujisankei Communications Group.
Fujisankei, which owns NBS, also serves as an umbrella for almost 100 other media companies, including Fuji TV; film, music and DVD distrib Pony Canyon; the country's second-largest national daily paper; and a half-dozen parks and museums.
Complicating matters, NBS is Fuji TV's biggest shareholder, which already gives Livedoor indirect control of Japan's dominant broadcaster. Livedoor will replace all 19 NBS board members at the general shareholders meeting in June. Horie will take a seat on the board.
"We're discussing with Fuji TV executives the possibility of forming a business partnership and capital alliance," Horie said at a press conference Wednesday. "Whether we acquire more Fuji TV shares depends on the result of the meetings."
Horie, 32, has long irked the staid Japanese business community with his casual dress and brash moves. The U. of Tokyo dropout founded Livedoor in 1996, and it now stands as Japan's largest free Internet service provider as well as a major software publisher, distributor and network consultant.
Covert approach
Last fall, Horie made a bid for the Kintetsu Buffaloes baseball team in a gesture that was not well received. For the NBS battle, Horie favored a more covert approach. On Feb. 8 he began a stealth purchase of NBS shares during off-trading hours, foiling a public tender Fuji TV launched in January to secure a majority stake in NBS.
Livedoor previously announced plans to buy up Fuji shares. In light of Wednesday's court ruling, however, Livedoor senior VP Fumito Kumagai said his company would first seek Fuji's permission.
In addition to its Tokyo headquarters, Livedoor has offices in the U.S., China, Germany, Spain and Thailand.


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DLF Galleria
The grand success of Galleria Market in DLF Phase IV, DLF now launches DLF Galleria in Sector-91, Gurgaon in the bustling township of DLF Garden City in Sector-91/92. DLF Galleria Gurgaon project is built in 150 acres of the high-end residential plot. It is surrounded by over 700 acres of residential and commercial towers. It is a huge catchment for retailers. It is fully furnished commercial Shopping Complex and Office space located in 60-meter wide road connectivity to NH-8 which makes easy access from every side with Pataudi Road and proposed metro station.
In DLF Galleria Ground and Second Floor has a wonderful Shopping experience. In the third floor, it has high-end Parisian style Restaurants, Bistros, and internationally managed Food Courts. The fourth Floor has exclusive Cineplex. Modern School construction has also started in its close proximity. DLF Galleria is the best opportunity of the year and will never come again. It will give you the best returns on investment in the entire Gurgaon region. Limited inventory only left, so rush now and grab the best opportunity.
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DLF has over 70 years of track record of sustained growth, customer satisfaction, and innovation. The total developable potential of DLF stands at 227 MSF. The company has a total of 7.4 MSF under construction presently and 17 MSF of planned projects underway.
DLF's primary business is development of residential, commercial and retail properties. The company has a unique business model with earnings arising from development and rentals. Its exposure across businesses, segments, and geographies mitigate any down-cycles in the market. From developing 22 major colonies in Delhi, DLF is now present across 15 states-24 cities in India.
The development business of DLF includes Homes and Commercial Complexes. The Homes business caters to 3 segments of the residential market – Super Luxury, Luxury and Premium. DLF offering involves a wide range of Projects including The Primus, Regal Garden, The Ultima, Almeda, Park Place, Sky Court, New Town Heights, Hamilton Court, Express Tower, Garden City, Beverly Park 1 and 2, and Corporate Park.
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State Senator Anthony Portantino, who represents Pasadena and the 25th Senate District, was appointed Monday as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, California Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins announced.
Portantino replaces Senator Ricardo Lara, from the 33rd Senate District, as Appropriations Committee chair. Lara will be the Chair of the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
"It is an honor to have been appointed as the Chair of the Appropriations Committee and I want to thank my good friend President pro Tem Toni Atkins for entrusting me with this responsibility," Portantino said in a statement Monday. "I enjoy serving as a State Senator of the 25th Senate District and I am excited to pursue this new opportunity."
The Appropriations committee evaluates hundreds of senate and assembly bills each legislative session and then determines the cost and fiscal impact of each bill. Upon review of the impacts, the Committee either moves forward with a bill or holds them in committee.
In other Senate appointments, Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) has replaced Senator Hernandez (D-West Covina) as Chair of the Committee on Health. Sen. Hernandez will remain as a member of the Committee on Health.
Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) has been appointed to the Education Committee as a member to fill the current vacancy. Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) remains the Chair of the Committee on Education.


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By Barney Henderson in Mumbai
The Independent
The Dalai Lama has said the tradition of a monk leading
He told exiles that their next leader should be elected rather than chosen in a centuries-old ritual conducted by monks and shrouded by mystery.
A new Dalai Lama is traditionally selected by monks seeking guidance at a sacred lake and travelling throughout
The boy monk who recognises the relics proves he is the reincarnated soul of the Dalai Lama and assumes the position of leader. However,
The 73-year-old said: "The Dalai Lamas held temporal and spiritual leadership over the last 400-500 years. It may have been quite useful. But that period is over. Today, it is clear to the whole world that democracy is the best system." (©Daily Telegraph,
- Barney Henderson in Mumbai


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Investec and Tangent Solutions – a partnership for the future.
Client: Investec
Category: Mobile Development
Date: March 2017
When Investec launched their new app in 2012, it was one of the only banking apps that allowed customers to trade on the JSE directly from their mobile phones. This was one of the many features Tangent Solutions made possible when they developed an app for Investec, one of the biggest private banks in the country. With an already established relationship, built on transparency and trust – Investec approached Tangent Solutions who, at the time, had only been in the tech space for two years. The development team were confident that they had the skills, expertise and drive to create an app that would not only serve its intended purpose for Investec but would be able to change and adapt through the many technological advancements the future held.
André du Toit, general manager at Tangent Solutions said, "We designed the app with the future in mind. We believe that it is not the job of the client to think about the future or ask technical questions about the mechanics of an app. This is a job Tangent Solutions takes seriously. We know that not every client is going to be tech-savvy, but we are, which is why great partnerships are able to form. They understand their business, we understand tech and can make their requirements a reality."
The team used hybrid development for the app, utilising a single code base which was shared across multiple platforms. This hybrid development approach gave the Investec app a quicker time to market.
It was during the build of this app, that Tangent Solutions was first introduced to Microsoft. Years later, Tangent Solutions would not only be an award-winning gold partner, but Dave Nel, Tangent Solutions' founder would become the Microsoft regional director.
The Tangent Solutions team was in communication with Microsoft for a Windows port on the Investec app. It was the relationship that started during this project that assisted in the strong relationship the two companies now have.
As technology and the banking industry changed throughout the years, Tangent Solutions were able to adapt the app and the mechanics behind it to match. The experience taught Tangent Solutions that they were capable of developing applications that can adapt to the ever-changing technological landscape which we find ourselves living in today.
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The Sharks playoff lives are on the line tonight and we've identified our four most likely game-changers. Logan Couture and Timo Meier will be relied on to force Game 7 for their team while Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz will be looking to close it out on home-ice. Here's what makes them so important to their respective squads.
What forward do you think will have the biggest impact in Game 6 tonight? #STLBlues #SJSharks #PlayoffMode #WeAllBleedBlue #StanleyCup
— The Point (@ThePointHockey) May 21, 2019
Logan Couture
Couture has been the heartbeat of the Sharks, scoring big goals for them all playoffs including leading a late charge in Game 7 of the first round to win a crazy one over the Vegas Golden Knights. He leads the playoffs in goals and points and has looked like a man on a mission out there. Couture has been a scoring chance generating monster, his 4.8 controlled entries per game are the third most of any player left playing and his 2.1 slot pass completions per game are more than anyone. If someone's going to be able to force Game 7 for the Sharks, there won't be much surprise if it ends up being Couture who's showed enough to be considered a Conn Smythe front-runner.
Timo Meier
With Tomas Hertl confirmed to not be in the lineup tonight and Joe Pavelski a game-time decision, the Sharks will need Meier to step up his game. Meier is tied for 6th in both assists and points, showing flashes of brilliance throughout the playoffs. He's continuously getting himself to dangerous areas ranking second in inner slot shots per game among remaining players and seems to create scoring chances in all sorts of ways. Out of the remaining players in playoffs at a per game rate, he's tied for first in rebound chances, tied for third in rush chances, and first in forechecking chances. He's due for a big goal and the Sharks will need it tonight.
Vladimir Tarasenko
Is there anyone left in the playoffs who has a better release than Tarasenko? He's great at using his body to fend off the coverage while keeping control of the puck, ranking 2nd in offensive zone possession time per game among remaining players. When he sees an opening the puck is in the back of the net before the blink of an eye. He isn't a big forechecker but when the Blues get their cycle going he becomes downright dangerous coming off the wall and letting his quick snapshot go, ranking fourth in cycle chances per game out of remaining players. He isn't the fastest guy out there but that doesn't make him any less dangerous off the rush where he has more chances per game than anyone. He's a silent killer and could be the guy that buries the dagger tonight on the Sharks playoff hopes.
Jaden Schwartz
Schwartz became the first Blues player in franchise history to score two hat-tricks in a playoff year and now sits one goal shy of matching Brett Hull's franchise record 13 playoff goals. What more can you want from a guy? Schwartz sits second in goals behind only Logan Couture and is a constant threat to score. The Blues love to create their chances down low and Schwartz thrives off that. He's able to possess the puck in the corner while creating space for himself before attacking the net. Among remaining players per game, he ranks tied for fourth in offensive zone possession, 5th in cycle chances, and 2nd in forechecking chances. Schwartz has a knack for finding the dangerous areas of the ice and if the Sharks can't find a way to keep him to the outside tonight their playoff lives will be in serious jeopardy.
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Addressing media personnel in Kolkata on April 19, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani took a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said she would "love to" her stance on triple talaq.
Speaking at BJP Headquarters in Kolkata, Irani said, "It is interesting, since I am addressing you in a state which is headed by a female chief minister, and when we talk about justice for all, I would love to hear what Mamata di has to say about triple talaq."
Irani though refused to comment on the CBI filing FIR against 12 TMC leaders in the Narada sting case and said it would be "improper" for a union minister to talk about an ongoing investigation.
Though she was quick to criticise Mamata for placing the blame of a CBI probe on the Narada sting case on BJP and said it is like 'ulta chor kotowal ko dante' (the guilty scolds the innocent)".
On April 13 Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had also slammed Mamata Banerjee over her silence on the triple talaq issue. and asked, "Why is she quite".
According to news reports, BJP is now trying to corner Mamata Banerjee over triple talaq issue as she can neither support it or oppose it, as both cases, will go against her.
Smriti Irani, who was in Kolkata to attend a party workers' meeting, refused to comment further on this issue.
However, she was quick to slam Mamata for blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against senior Trinamool Congress leaders in the Narada sting case. "All I want to say is Ulta Chor Kotowal Ko Datey (the guilty accusing the innocent)," Irani said.
When asked about Supreme Court's ruling against LK Advani and other top BJP leaders in Babri Masjid demolition case, she said, "I will not like to make any comment on this. The party will decide."
On rumours around a secret political understanding with TMC, Irani said, "Had it been the case, why are BJP workers beaten mercilessly here. There are people who are spreading such rumours. They have actually faded away and want to clutch on to the headlines with such conspiracy theories."


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So why don't we feel safer?
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens for Legitimate Government
11 May 2006
"It's the largest database ever assembled in the world." NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls 11 May 2006 The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, people with direct knowledge of the arrangement told USA TODAY. The NSA program reaches into homes and businesses across the nation by amassing information about the calls of ordinary Americans ÷ most of whom aren't suspected of any crime.
Government Kills Domestic Spying Probe 10 May 2006 The U..S. government has abruptly ended an inquiry into the warrantless eavesdropping program because the National Security Agency refused to grant Justice Department lawyers the necessary security clearance to probe the matter.
Two-week U.S. Northern Command exercises for pandemic flu outbreak (DoD) 10 May 2006 More than 5,000 U.S. and Canadian servicemembers are working with authorities in five U.S. states and two Canadian provinces to test their response capabilities to crises ranging from a major hurricane to a terrorist attack to a pandemic flu outbreak. Ardent Sentry 2006, a two-week U.S. Northern Command exercise, kicked off May 8 to test military support to federal, provincial, state and local authorities while continuing to support the Defense Department's homeland defense mission, according to Air Force Lt. Col. Eric Butterbaugh, a NORTHCOM and North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman.