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DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has turned to ergonomics to ease the considerable strains of working on an automobile assembly line.
To find an answer to work-related injuries, stress or just plain soreness, Ford, in cooperation with the United Automobile Workers union, has been using the results of a four-year, $2 million University of Michigan study of on-the- job ergonomics.
As defined in Webster`s, ergonomics is ``the study of the problems of people in adjusting to their environment.``
But the auto industry probably has done more to popularize the term than any other business because of its application to driver comfort.
``In the automotive industry, we are most familiar with ergonomics as it pertains to the driver`s physical relationship with his or her car,`` said Rod M. Sherwood Jr., general manager of Ford`s Body and Assembly Division.
Ergonomics also has become a favorite word for carmakers who advertise performance models and use the word to remind technically oriented car buffs how they strive to best adapt a driver`s position to various automotive functions, such as the steering wheel, door handles and the dashboard.
Ford, which contracted with the university`s Center for Ergonomics in 1983 to begin the study, has been looking at job functions to redesign work stations to reduce ailments such as back and arm strain.
Pamela J. Kueber, a spokeswoman for Ford`s North American Operations in Dearborn, Mich., said the study still is too new to show if any improvements will reduce absenteeism rates caused by soreness or pain from the job.
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I know its a day late, but Merry Christmas!
For the 7th year in a row, we headed up to Tulsa to spend Christmas with the Mr.'s family.
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PJ's were a gift from my MIL, I loved all my gifts!
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That evening we headed to Nan's house to celebrate with extended family
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�The Eurotech Group is very pleased about this opportunity to sponsor the embedded design research center and course at the Nanjing University of Technology,� said Tomi Hanninen, Managing Director of Eurotech Finland. �We look forward to more actively participating in Chinese development projects and introducing embedded technology into a market where economic and cultural growth is rising so rapidly.�
The Nanjing University of Technology (whose roots can be traced back to 1902) was established in May 2001 through the merger of the "Nanjing University of Chemical Technology" and the "Nanjing Institute of Architectural and Civil Engineering". Today, the University is one of the largest in China with more than 30,000 students, 2,500 teachers and a broad collection of courses in engineering, management, and the sciences.
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From The Trash Can To The Garden
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At the late flower show last June, after all entries were made, I noticed that some azalea sprays were not being entered and were destined for the trash pail. With an idea for a table centerpiece, I gathered a few. But by the time I returned home, the flowers had wilted, so that idea was out.
I decided to try rooting them. I pinched out the new growth (the light green at the end of most branches), and placed them in a 50 / 50 mixture of perlite and peat moss. Most cuttings consisted of two or three leaves. I put absolutely nothing else in, no root-tone, no fertilizer, no hormones. I covered my cuttings with Saran wrap, not polyethylene or anything hard to find and installed a plain fluorescent light 8 to 12 inches above them in the basement.
The soil mixture was soaked thoroughly before planting or enclosing with Saran wrap.
Fluorescent lighting time was not consistent. I tried to keep it 50 percent on and 50 percent off, in terms of days, not hours. When the plastic covering started losing its water beads, I re-watered.
The one mistake I made was to disbelieve how successful I was. All the cuttings were rooted long before I thought they could be. In late September, they were so rooted they had to be cut apart. When I put them outdoors, frost was soon to follow and they were tender and full of new growth. Ninety percent of the well rooted azaleas were lost because they should have been put out sooner. I gave a dozen or so away in mid- to late August and all are doing fine. They should have been put outdoors in mid to late August.
When the New York Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society offers you the sprays of evergreen azaleas for 10C a spray (after a show) they are offering you the finest azaleas in the State, not by the spray, but by the 20 or 30 cuttings you can grow from that one spray with little time and effort.
If you cannot make a show, ask one of our members where you can get cuttings and more than likely they will say in their own backyards.
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There are a couple of free backing tracks available when you launch the app, however there are a bunch that can be purchased within the app. You can either earn coins through use of the app or buy them outright. For $2.99 you can pick up 200 coins and remove the in-app advertising at the same time. That rate should be good enough to score 3-4 songs, depending on which you opt for. Depending on how much you want or need, you can spend anywhere up to $99 for 790 coins!
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How do I know that my child has not been misdiagnosed? We went to our local pediatrician who conducted a urine test to check for ketones. Ketones were high and they in turn checked her blood sugar level. The glucose monitor registered HI. Based on this, we were sent to a children's hospital that afternoon. Blood work was performed and her sugar level was 333 mg/dl [18.5 mmol/L]. They began insulin shots that night. I guess I feel as though this happened so fast and here we are, four days later, at home, giving insulin shots three times a day. Could her recent diet have affected these levels?
A confirmed blood sugar over 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] confirms the diagnosis of diabetes in a child, with very few rare exceptions. Most of the time, a child that is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes will have other symptoms also including excessive thirst, frequent urination, weight loss, and sometimes excessive hunger.
I appreciate your apprehension about your child's recent diagnosis of diabetes. You are not alone. It is very normal to doubt that diagnosis as treatment begins so quickly and seems complex after a diagnosis of diabetes. Your diabetes team should be able to help you deal with those questions and the physician that is caring for your child should be able to explain why this diagnosis is confirmed by several of the tests that have been run on your child.
Often parents (and children, too!) are overwhelmed by the diagnosis of diabetes. Your diabetes educator will be able to proceed with your education at a pace that best meets your needs. Make sure to tell them of your concerns.
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The most basic definition of the word "potential" is a possibility that's capable of existing in reality.
At Kennedy Krieger, it seems we're redefining what those possibilities are.
In this issue, you'll meet several students and patients who faced circumstances and conditions that some professionals deemed insurmountable. When he was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, Kevin Sargeant's family worried whether he would ever thrive in grade school, let alone go to college. Morgan Dunnigan's family was told she would never walk again. And Taylor Wilkinson, a patient with cerebral palsy and a hemiparesis in his right arm, defies the odds every day as a promising young golfer who turned to Kennedy Krieger's Constraint-Induced and Bimanual Therapy Program to help improve his swing.
It's a story we hear often: So many of our patients come to us with grim prognoses, having been told that their best hope is learning to live with their illness or injury. But here, they find optimism and hope. For the individuals you'll read about in this issue, what others believed to be impossible became realistic when their own perseverance and determination met that of the physicians, therapists, nurses, teachers, and other care givers at Kennedy Krieger who devote themselves to helping children reach their full potential.
All of these patients—and the numerous providers and caregivers who work alongside them—are living, breathing examples of how seriously Kennedy Krieger takes its mission of helping children everywhere to realize the potential they were born with. Their stories are both incredible and a valuable testament not only to the work we do, but to the potential inside so many people, given the right care and support.
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|Last year's Thanksgiving table from The Suze's house
How excited are we to stuff our faces with turkey? I love Thanksgiving. I love to eat and be thankful. I know, it sounds silly to say I love to be thankful, but I've found, as I get older, that it's the secret to my happiness. When I'm thankful and appreciative, I'm happy. It's actually very simple, but not always so easy. I've found the age old adage, "you better check yo'self before you wreck yo'self" by the philosopher/rapper Ice Cube always helps bring me back to a place of gratitude. I'm not even joking. I really repeat that rap line when I feel myself getting a little bratty,
This has been a year filled with blessings, too many to count, so being grateful has been fairly easy. But at the end of the day, it all comes down to family and friends. Are they happy and healthy? That's really the most important thing to me. Thank y'all for reading my silly little blog and for all your comments. You is the bestest!
Oh and do you know what else is important to me?
She is so silly y'all.
You need to see this round-up of all her sillies.
Thank you, Elizabeth, for sharing this video. It is one of my favvvvvooooorrrriiiitttteeee thiiiiiiiings!* (in Oprah's voice, duh)
*I watched her Favorite Things last night and cried and jumped and danced. I'm so glad it's back. I knew it would be. She has too much fun doing it. It's a great way to kick off the season of giving.
I'm taking off the next few days, but may check in on Facebook.
Have a Fabulous Thanksgiving Y'all!
P.S. I'm going to start replying to comments directly on the blog, so if you've asked a question check back here. My email inbox gets crathzyathh full (I love it when Oprah says "crazyass" with her little lisp voice, that's how I'm saying it here), and sometimes I don't have a way to respond to comments that don't have an email address.


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Game testing can be a profitable method of earning income for gamers interested in working for video game companies. Game testing, however, is often more tedious and monotonous work than many people imagine, often requiring long days of work looking for glitches and bugs in a single unexciting segment of a particular game. Let's Play Videos and other self-recorded video game streaming is a popular method for people to make money by gaming. Several sites such as Twitch facilitate this type of video game monetization.Learn more about Video & Online Games


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CPL To Contribute US$360,000 Towards WICB Regional First Class Contracts
The West Indies Cricket Board announced today that a critical funding component for the professionalization of First Class cricket
The West Indies Cricket Board announced today that a critical funding component for the professionalization of First Class cricket
Australian captain Michael Clarke has called on as many Aussie cricket fans as possible to support the team when they head
Darren Sammy has formally notified the West Indies Cricket Board of his decision to retire from Test cricket. Sammy has also informed the Board
The West Indies Cricket Board today announced that wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin has been appointed West Indies Test captain
In a move designed to open up more high performance cricket opportunities for United States players, and accelerate
Both webcasts of the semi-finals in the Regional 4-Day Tournament, starting on Saturday, will benefit from enhanced video production.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson today congratulated the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on winning the Laureus Sports Award
Next month, a revolutionary change will take place in the way American domestic cricket is conducted. For the first time
Leeward Islands broke a sequence of three matches without a win over against Combined Campuses & Colleges
The West Indies Cricket Board on Friday congratulated three legends of Antigua & Barbuda, Leeward Islands and West Indies cricket
The Tournament begins on Friday, February 28, with two matches – Jamaica will open the season on home soil, when they face Guyana at Sabina Park
The West Indies Cricket Board advised that its selection panel has chosen a 15-member squad for a series of five One-day Internationals against New Zealand, starting later this month.
Guyanese Eion Katchay is very assured of becoming a good cricket coach in Canada; an aspiration is long overdue
Thus was the tone of a beautiful Fall day in Maryland, as legendary Test cricketers Michael Holding and Alvin Kallicharran
Lively fast-bowler Jeremy Gordon has expressed disappointment after Canada unfortunately failed to make the 2014 ICC T20
Opener Chris Gayle has been ruled out of the remainder of the West Indies' tour of India and the subsequent three Tests against New Zealand due to a hamstring injury.
President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dave Cameron paid tribute last week to Shivnarine Chanderpaul for becoming the first West Indies player to appear in 150 Tests.
The West Indies Cricket Board on Monday advised that its selection panel has chosen a 15-member squad for a series of three Tests in New Zealand.
His self-confidence is very high as he aspires to play back for his native country Guyana at the 2014 West Indies Cricket Board
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Kim Jong-un arrives in Singapore for summit with Donald Trump— 10th June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reached Singapore on Sunday for a historic summit with United States President Donald Trump on June 12. Trump is scheduled to reach the island nation at 8.35 pm (6.05 pm Indian time) on Sunday. The leaders will meet on the resort island of Sentosa on Tuesday morning.
This is the first time that a North Korean leader is holding a meeting with a sitting US president. Since the Korean War in the 1950s, the leaders of the two countries have never met or even spoken on the phone, Reuters reported. Trump and Kim will discuss the denuclearisation of North Korea and the formal ending of the Korean War.
Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan welcomed Kim at Changi Airport after his longest trip overseas as head of state.
Trump will meet Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday. His meeting with Kim will start at 9 am on Tuesday.
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Trump has said that the formal ending of the Korean War is on the agenda. The 1950 to 1953 conflict had only ended with a truce but no final peace treaty was signed.
The summit comes months after the tensions between the US and North Korea escalated after Pyongyang stepped up efforts to boost its nuclear weapons programme. The two leaders began to frequently trade ridicule, insults and threats against each other, and the United Nations strengthened sanctions against North Korea. In March, however, Trump accepted an invitation from Kim to meet him.
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Ezekiel Okeke 10th June 2018 at 1:29 pm
On one hand, North Korea must pay the price of a Kim meeting with Trump or any American representative, in this 21st century world international order under Southern Countries Union- SCU which comprises Asia, Africa, South America and parts of Europe led by Russia, Turkey representing Europe, China, India, Japan, Indonesia representing Asia, Brazil, Mexico representing South America, Egypt, South Africa representing Africa. On the other hand, any North Korea agreement with Trump or America is null and void in this 21st century world international order under Southern Countries Union- SCU under which North Korea exist. America occupation of South Korea under 20th century world international order is dead and gone forever. South Korea is a free country under Southern Countries Union- SCU in 21st century world international order. America has to move American occupation instruments out of South Korea. If America hesitate to move American occupation instruments out of South Korea, they will become South Korea properties in this 21st century world international order in which America has no power, has no legitimacy, has no say. 20th century world international order is dead and gone forever with the fallen America, the dead fraudulent UN etc. God Is With Us!!!
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The friendliest emirate this side of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is also a booming financial center, happening cosmopolitan hotspot, sprawling shopping mecca and the only tropical beach resort offering year-round skiing on an indoor slope.
Everybody's invited and seems to be going, so getting there often isn't cheap, but we've found a bunch of great fares for May travel that won't cost you a whole lot more than yet another trip to Hawaii or a jump across the pond to Europe.
Starting at just under $800 from New York or $850 from Chicago and Los Angeles, these deals are too good to be easy to get, but if you poke around long enough you will find them, just like we did. Check out our Dubai page for the whole list and the individual fares for more details.
Abu Dhabi might be considered the runner-up for much of the above except the more outlandish amusement park aspects, but it currently ranks only a distant second when it comes to the price of admission, which starts at $950 from New York and $1012 from Chicago.


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Sustainable investing is about broadening the use of material, non-financial data in the investment analysis process to include ESG – or environmental, social and governance – metrics. By adding these metrics to the investment process, investors can get a broader view of the potential upside and downside of their investments. With that, they can make better informed investment decisions.
Sustainable investing provides a new kind of transparency into our investments – achieved through a new set of metrics that give investors material, often quantitative, data into how well a business is run, where its real risks lie, and how sustainable its business model and practices really are. If fully embedded in the investment decision-making process.
At UBS, we believe that sustainable investing adds value to portfolios within the same risk-return profile. That is why UBS Asset Management has made a strategic decision to bring sustainable investing into the mainstream of our offering to all of our clients.
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Chandler among best U.S. bike cities
By Matthew Garcia
The city of Chandler has been honored for its efforts toward achieving a bicycle friendly community.
The League of American Bicyclists has designated Chandler a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community.
Chandler is one of only 29 communities around the country to attain the bronze-level designation and one of 44 nationally to be recognized for its bicycle-friendly attributes.
Chandler joins Arizona communities Mesa and Gilbert, also bronze-level honorees, and Tempe and Tucson, recognized as silver-level communities.
Mike Normand, planning manager for the Chandler Transportation Services Department, said Chandler supports bicycling as a form of transportation and recreation.
"We want to encourage alternative modes of transportation to help ease traffic congestion and air pollution," Normand said.
Normand said the League of American Bicyclists, which strives to represent the nation's 57 million bicyclists, awarded Chandler the designation based on a rigorous application process.
The league considered Chandler's 100 miles of bike lanes and another 13 miles of bike paths.
Also, the city requires all newly or reconstructed arterial streets to be marked with bike lanes.
League officials were especially impressed with the city's sponsorship of bike restoration projects, according to Normand.
The city of Chandler collects discarded bicycles from water canals and restores them for the community's economically disadvantaged members.
Andy Clarke, executive director of the League, said a community designated as bicycle friendly has demonstrated the will to create a better and more livable environment for its citizens.
The League designation is a four-level ladder: Bronze, silver, gold and platinum.
Thus far, no American community has reached the platinum level.
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Find military vehicles for sale on sites such as ExArmyVehicles.com, eBay.com, ArmyJeeps.net, MilWeb.net and VintageMilitaryVehicles.com, as of April 2015. Most sites feature used vehicles sold as-is or restored to resemble original factory standards, while some feature listings for military surplus vehicles.Continue Reading
ExArmyVehicles.com features listings for a wide variety of army vehicles, including tanks, armored vehicles, civilian vehicles and other wheeled items. Each listing on the site contains a picture of the vehicle along with general details about its features and functions. To purchase one of the vehicles, users need to contact the company with a purchase request rather than buying it with an online shopping tool. After processing the request form and receiving the full payment amount, the company works with the buyer to make shipping and transportation arrangements.
Auction site eBay.com also contains listings for a variety of vehicle types, though some listings do not state the vehicle's condition. The military vehicles for sale on MilWeb.com are in a classifieds manor, which means that posters handle all sales, not the site itself. Users should exercise caution when shopping on this site as it features international ads, which in some cases means extensive shipping costs. A flag icon on the top of each posting represents the seller's location.Learn more about Buying & Selling


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Today I went shopping in Covent Garden. It was another beautiful day so I wore a sundress and my straw hat.
I was excited to visit Lily Allen's shop, Lucy in Disguise, for the first time. Overall, I was impressed. If you'watched the Channel 4 documentary about Lily and her sister setting up the store, you might expect it to be slightly shambolic, and completely frivolous. In fact, the stock is well chosen, and although tending towards being pricey, there were some more affordable pieces. It was also nice to get a warm welcome from the shop assistant.
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North Gloucestershire Cotswolds National Mapping Programme project
New cropmark discoveries
During the Middle Ages ploughing in the Vale of Evesham and over the lower slopes of the Cotswolds created large areas of ridge and furrow. More modern ploughing, particularly since the Second World War, has gradually levelled the ridge and furrow but this has revealed many earlier Iron Age and Roman sites.
A rare survival
A group of enclosures and track ways were identified on the northern edge of Huntman's Quarry near Naunton. They are a rare surviving Iron Age or Roman earthworks on the high central Cotswolds. The first specialist oblique photographs were taken by English Heritage in April 2002; the enclosures had not been recorded previously through field investigation by either English Heritage/Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) or Gloucestershire County Council Archaeology Service (GCCAS).
A possible parallel for this enclosure group may have been found in the adjacent field to the west (the area in the top-right corner of the photograph). There, a ditched enclosure of remarkably similar size, shape and alignment, was excavated in the mid-1990s by GCCAS. The results of that work revealed an enclosure which originated in the Middle Iron Age and was used into the Roman period.
Iron Age and Romano-British sites in the Carrant Valley
In the Vale of Evesham, cropmarks of late prehistoric and Roman settlement enclosures, buildings and domestic pits have been identified. These settlements extend along the gravel terraces on the northern side of the Carrant Brook and were linked to each other by track ways. Many of these sites were seen on historic aerial photographs and no longer exist, destroyed by gravel digging carried out over the past 30 years. Though the Carrant Valley survey forms part of the North Gloucestershire Cotswolds NMP there is a separate Carrant Valley NMP report.
The Romans
The first Roman frontier in the region was established on the line of the Fosse Way in about 47 AD. Major Roman military centres were established to the west of the Cotswolds at Gloucester, and to the south at Cirencester, which became a provincial capital. Three major roads – the Fosse Way, Akeman Street and Ermin Street – radiated outwards from Cirencester. A walled town was built at Dorn, near Moreton in Marsh. Two other substantial Roman settlements are located on the Fosse Way at Bourton on the Water and at Lower Slaughter. Another large town, with a regular layout of paved streets, is located at Wycomb, to the west of Bourton.
Gardens and landscape parks
The Cotswolds are well-known as the location of many country houses, accompanied by parks and formal gardens. While most of the gardens and parks which are open to the public are presented in their 18th or 19th century form, traces of earlier phases of those gardens and the remains of abandoned gardens can be seen on aerial photographs. At Adlestrop Park, features from both a Rococo garden of 1759 and the landscaping scheme which replaced it in 1799 were identified. At Chipping Campden, the early 17th century formal garden earthworks are all that remains of Campden House. At Sudeley Castle, rectilinear enclosures formerly interpreted as a deserted medieval village and fishponds have been identified, with the help of aerial photographs, as the sunken compartments and parterres of a 16th century garden.
Combatting Second World War air raids
The outbreak of war in September 1939 brought a surge of military construction to the Cotswolds. Even the most rural parts of the region were mobilised for the war effort. Many features associated with the intense military activity of the war years were still visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947. Aerial photographs taken shortly after the war show the anti-aircraft batteries, searchlight sites, air raid shelters and Emergency Water Supplies (for fighting fires) that were built in this part of the county.
Second World War military camps
During preparations for the Allied invasion of occupied Europe the Cotswolds provided locations for some of the training and transit camps built in Britain.
Many temporary camps in North Gloucestershire were built in the requisitioned grounds of country houses such as at Adlestrop House, Daylesford House, Maugersbury Manor and most of the large houses in the region.
The area between Chipping Campden and Moreton in Marsh became particularly associated with the US Sixth Armored Division, who established their headquarters in the village of Blockley and the adjacent Batsford Park. An extensive camp of temporary buildings and tents in the parkland was recorded by the NMP survey.
From the autumn of 1942, Prisoners of War were also accommodated at temporary camps in the North Cotswolds. The American military hospital at Northwick Park became a PoW camp and extensive facilities were built at Bourton on the Hill and Springhill Lodge. Working camps were established at Sudeley Castle and at the Long Marston depot. Several of the camps were controlled by American forces and many prisoners were sent on to the United States after processing in Britain.
The results are published in The North Cotswolds: A Highlight Report for the National Mapping Programme available through the Research Reports database
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Also of interest...
North Gloucestershire Cotswolds NMP Reportresearch.historicengland.org.uk
This report describes the methods and results of the North Cotswolds NMP project.
We identify archaeological sites and landscapes using aerial photography, lidar, geophysics, earthwork analysis and excavation.
Airborne Remote Sensing
Historic England experts use airborne remote sensing methods to identify, record and monitor the condition of heritage assets
Cotswold Hills NMP
This survey was carried out across the Cotswold Hills by Gloucestershire County Council Archaeological Service to National Mapping Programme standards
Severn Vale NMP
This aerial survey covers a part of the Severn Vale from Cheltenham in the north to Bristol in the south.
SE Warks and Cotswolds HLS NMP
This aerial survey was carried out to discover and better understand the archaeology to help in the management of the landscape


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Virginia's Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Terry McAuliffe would not explain his stance on a highway project at a Chamber of Commerce forum. Instead he chose to argue with WUSA's Derek McGinty why he will not make a decision on the issue. According to The Washington Post:
McAuliffe chafed, however, when challenged by debate moderator Derek McGinty, news anchor at Washington's WUSA-TV, to take a position on a major, controversial northern Virginia highway project, the proposed Bi-County Parkway. "You're the one who wants to be governor, Mr. McAuliffe. Don't you owe them a real position?"


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Independent MPS as the market consolidates
A window of opportunity currently exists for independent managed print provision but it may soon close, warns Louella Fernandes
Nearly every enterprise – including commercial businesses, educational institutions and government organisations – relies on printing to support essential business processes, whether it is back-office operations such as accounting or payroll or front-office activities such as sales and marketing.
Regardless of how dependent an organisation is on printing, IT departments struggle with similar management challenges: providing reliable print services that meet organisational expectations while containing operational costs.
Too often, organisations own a broad range of print, copier, scanner and fax equipment, often from different vendors, requiring different software, consumables and supplies. Devices may often be out-dated and inefficient, and few organisations know how many assets they have, how they are being used, and how much it costs to own, maintain and operate them.
This makes it increasingly difficult to optimise efficiency and control costs, and creates a huge IT and administration headache. Organisations facing staff shortages or lacking the correct technology expertise do not have the resources and skills to keep on top of print management issues, leaving them exposed to spiralling print costs, reduced productivity and increased risk due to unprotected devices.
This has prompted many businesses to move to a managed print service (MPS) to ensure more efficient and effective print infrastructure operation and management, from the office to the print room.
A managed print environment can deliver strategic business advantage, supporting cost reduction imperatives and environmental demands along with improved compliance and reduced risk. Today, the strongest uptake of MPS has been among large enterprises (1000+ employees). Our recent research suggests that half of European large enterprises have implemented or are piloting MPS.
The emergence of independent MPS providers that offer vendor-agnostic, best-of-breed technology, software and services is promising to expand the penetration of MPS beyond the exclusive domain of large enterprises.
This channel provides an important role in delivering impartial assessment services and unbiased MPS recommendations. Services such as multivendor break-fix, support and supplies replenishment enable organisations to protect existing hardware investments rather than moving immediately to a standardised print environment.
By retaining the flexibility to add devices from multiple vendors, independent MPS providers can innovate with the latest technology and introduce new capabilities independently of any single incumbent printer or copier supplier.
While hardware vendors will have a vested interest in moving the customer to a standardised environment, most of the major MPS vendors are able to support and manage a multivendor environment at the initial stages of an MPS engagement, sweating the assets as needed.
Not many organisations operate a standardised fleet at the outset. It is therefore vital to select an MPS provider that can provide an impartial assessment of the print environment.
However, if an organisation is planning to move to a standardised environment, a hardware-centric MPS may be the best approach. This can be supplied by a hardware vendor, SI or independent MPS provider. Many hardware vendors will use channel partners to deliver MPS midmarket.
Vendor-neutral providers can often negotiate the best prices on equipment and supplies, delivering quality at lower cost.
It is in the interest of an independent MPS provider to offer the right device for the purpose, regardless of brand. While a single-vendor strategy forces an enterprise to settle for a single vendor's offer for each area of the enterprise, a multivendor strategy enables a true best-of-breed approach across the organisation.
Pricing for traditional MPS contracts is often based on minimum volumes. We have found that is the top inhibitor of MPS adoption. Independent MPS providers often use different pricing models such as pay-per-print, so customers do not pay for pages they have not printed.
Although hardware vendors have been the predominant MPS suppliers for decades, the market is at a tipping point, evolving to encompass a wider range of providers. Independent firms should take advantage, particularly if they have the resources and infrastructure to design and deploy MPS.
This window of opportunity is limited, though: the technology that enables independent MPS providers to move up the MPS stack is also available to competitors such as SIs, managed services providers and hardware vendors, which are using the same or similar technology to move down the stack.
As MPS providers look to gain further mid-market traction, we expect further consolidation in the market. Specifically, we expect hardware vendors to acquire more independent providers to strengthen their multivendor MPS delivery and service capabilities. A report is here.
Louella Fernandes is principal analyst for printers at Quocirca
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KOQN News
New manager appointed at Brandywine
John Kassab and Jeff Suveg have been appointed by Brandywine Airport Board of DIrectors after John Taylors retirement earlier this year.
FDC Notam: Straight In or Circle to RW9 NA at night
FYI - recent FDC notam prohibits VOR-A , GSP 27 and GPS RWY 9 straight in or circliing approach to RWY 9 at night.
New Beacon at KOQN
New Beacon lights up Brandywine July 2010
New AWOS page
Live feed from KOQN AWOS added.
$2M Improvement Program Completed
Penn Avionics moves to Brandywine Airport
Penn Avionics moves to Brandywine Airport
Taxiway Construction, 21 November
Extension of a new taxiway to Runway 09 has begun.
Taxiway Construction Begins ( Nov 2007)
Extension of a new taxiway to Runway 09 has begun.
Open House 2005 pictures posted
Pictures from the Airport Open house on June 25 have been posted.
FBO Summer hours 8-6
FBO new hours are 0800 - 1800 commencing April 3rd.
Press Release - Wireless Internet
Wireless Internet services now available in main terminal and on our ramps.
HJC Maintenance now Brandywine Aviation
As of September 16th, 2004 Brandywine Aviation, Inc. has opened up our maintenance facility in the current maintenance hangar.
Brandywine Adds Wireless Internet Access
Brandywine Airport is now providing free access to Wireless Internet ( WiFi ) for our customers.
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