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Data, data, data…That's all we're hearing about nowadays. Big Data, data mining, data scientists and the like appear at the top of Google searches and blog headlines more than ever before, and with good reason. The business leaders of today, in every industry, have discovered how to use their data to its fullest potential.
The proper utilization of data shouldn't be, nor is it, exclusive to the top players. Business intelligence systems (BI) have given companies of all sizes access to powerful data analysis capabilities. Receiving insights and finding trends is essential for businesses to scale and adapt as the years go on, which is exactly what business intelligence software does. The best thing about these software solutions, however, is that their potential uses are practically unlimited.
There are six million ways to BI… at least, that's our (very) rough estimate. What you can do with your data and good BI tools is limited by one simple barrier: your creativity. You can aggregate user data to provide product recommendations, similar to Amazon. Or, you can identify your company's peak revenue times. You can also find the ROI of your CRM. Or track employee retention. Point is: with BI software, you should never feel limited by what you can do.
A Quick Note on Data Governance
A successful business intelligence strategy begins even before implementation. It entails a good data governance policy. Data cleansing is essential before feeding it into your BI tool, because good data analytics is useless when performed on bad data. But a governance policy goes beyond mere data cleansing.
It also involves securing the data. What levels of encryption do you use for data at rest? What are your access policies and procedures? What are the consequences for failing to adhere to policy? All of these things go into a solid data governance program, and upon that you can build a strong governance policy for your business intelligence systems.
Survey Results – What the 2017 BI Software Buyer is Searching For
Over the first six months of the year, we conducted a study on today's BI software buying trends. After hundreds of discussions with over 250 different BI software buyers, we found some interesting trends. As we did with our previous studies of HR and Marketing Automation, we boiled our findings down to three main categories: requirements, challenges and vendor failures. The buyers in this study came from all sizes of companies, from startup to enterprise. Here's the full breakdown of our respondents by company size:
Key Findings
Before we get to the full extent of our findings, let's first take a look at a few key trends that we discovered:
Visual Data is the Most Wanted Data
Topping the list of BI requirements was visualization, with 64% of respondents identifying the feature as a need. Just as visuals have gained importance in content marketing, so too have visuals become integral to business intelligence. The ability to visualize data has quickly become one of the most-used features in all of BI.
Why? Because it caters to data scientists and data newbies alike. After all, not everyone can glean information from a large table or a matrix. Or at the very least, not everyone can do so quickly. But presenting data in a graph, cluster or another form makes trends easier to find, and patterns easier to decipher.
Picky About Features, Not Deployment
Going into our study, we thought we'd see a large number of BI buyers state a strong preference for one form of deployment or the other. In particular, we assumed that there would be a large number of buyers requiring an on-premise solution. What we found, however, was quite the opposite. These buyers had no preference just over half the time (53%), while another 14% had a preference but were open to either deployment if it had the right features. Additionally, only 15% of buyers preferred an on-premise deployment, including 9% of which who were looking exclusively for an on-premise BI solution.
It appears that BI buyers value, far and above all else, the right features. This makes sense; as we discussed earlier, data is being leaned on more and more in every facet of today's business. Without a powerful data analysis tool, a company very well might grind to a halt and lose ground on their competitors. So if the right solution comes along and it's only available in one deployment, buyers won't hesitate to implement it.
Time is of the Essence
While most of the BI software buyers we talked to weren't in a panicked rush to choose a new BI vendor, few were in a position to dawdle. Of all the challenges that these buyers faced, time-sensitivity was the most common. 61% responded that they needed to make a decision in 6 months or less. Chances are, they needed a decision made so they could properly manipulate their data, or they reached a point where they couldn't analyze their data with their current methods.
This, of course, is further proof that today's business heavily relies on the successful manipulation of data. No matter if they stated that their company needed to choose an option before their old contract was up or they needed to upgrade from paper and spreadsheets, most buyers needed a new BI solution fast.
Robust or Bust
Whether they were changing vendors or adopting their first real BI tool, the most common catalyst for a BI search was a lack of features. Just under half (45%) of these BI buyers stated that their current methods didn't fulfill their data analysis needs. Concurrent with visualization being the biggest requirement, many of these buyers stated that their BI tools (or whatever they were using) didn't visualize data well, if at all.
This finding led us to conclude that today's businesses need a robust, all-in-one solution that takes their data from simple data points to visualizations and reports that help inform the decision-making process. This is something that BI vendors need to be aware of — if they're not constantly innovating and providing the most powerful features to their clientele, they'll be dropped without a second thought.
Other Findings
In addition to our key findings, we found interesting trends in what buyers required, what challenges they faced and what their current solutions failed to do. Here's a breakdown of what we found:
Data-Focused Requirements
Based on the most-identified responses, it appears that today's BI software buyers are focused on data analysis first, and extra features second. The top seven requirements all had to do with analyzing data, pulling data or displaying data. Although features such as client self-service came up several times, the ability to do so wasn't mentioned nearly as often as data-related requirements such as the aforementioned visualization, reporting, which included ad hoc reporting (61%), data mining (53%), dashboards (48%), online analytical processing, or OLAP (39%), predictive analytics (34%) and ETL (20%). The most common BI features that didn't relate to data were integration capabilities (17%) and mobile access (5%).
Old and New Challenges
As we found in our HR and Marketing Automation studies, time-sensitivity and sticking to a budget (49%) were the top two most common challenges facing BI buyers. Although the jury is still out, these appear to be the biggest challenges for any kind of software buyer. This is certainly aided, at least in part, by the plethora of choices buyers have in every software category. With so many choices, it can be difficult to narrow them down to a shortlist. This is even harder when that shortlist also has to fit into a limited budget.
There was, however, a unique challenge that hadn't come up in either of our previous studies: security. Security was identified by 11% of our respondents as a potential hindrance while evaluating BI solutions. These companies were mostly those involved in government work or were subject to HIPAA jurisdiction.
Based on the information we've gathered, it seems that businesses with sensitive data are more likely to prioritize a BI solution over other software. This is most likely because their operation relies on their data first and foremost. Although optimized HR and marketing processes always help, you have to prioritize the core of your business.
Logistics and Process Failures
All six of the top vendor failures these BI buyers identified had to do with their current solution's logistics and processes. A lack of features, as we previously mentioned, was the most common, followed by a solution being too manual (19%), a lack of centralization (10%), the solution was too complicated (9%), the solution was outdated (9%) and the solution was inefficient (6%).
Clearly businesses value simple logistics, such as an all-in-one solution, and simple processes. They don't have time for inefficiencies, manual processes or solutions that are hard to work with. It's bad for the ROI, and it's bad for employee morale. With how many choices are currently available, the BI buyer of today is more empowered than ever. No longer do they have to put up with a solution that offers complicated processes and bad logistics; they can simply switch to a better vendor.
What Did We Learn?
When it comes to business intelligence, it's all about the features. Buyers aren't messing around when they say they need vendors that offer robust, extensive data analysis capabilities. But even if a solution offers those capabilities, they better be in an easy-to-use, modern and centralized platform. As Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, said: "The goal is to transform data into information, and information into insight." When a company can't reach that goal, it's time for a change. And today's BI buyers have shown that when that happens, they won't hesitate to kiss their BI vendor goodbye (figuratively, we assume).
101 Uses for BI Software
We know we said there are about six million ways to BI, but we didn't want to list ALL of them. You'd probably get tired before finishing the full list. So we shortened it down to a much more manageable 101 uses, which you can peruse to find some of the best uses of BI software:
- Schedule regular automated reports
- Automatically share reports with clients
- Visualize inventory and sales in real time
- Pull data from multiple databases
- Analyze eCommerce sales in real time
- Integrate with cloud computing services like AWS
- Pull and analyze data from a CRM
- Data mining for deep layers of analytics
- Create embedded dashboards in a separate internal system
- Provide historical analysis on payroll, benefits and other employee HR data
- Embed and/or generate professional reports for clients
- Create predictive analytics dashboards and data visualizations
- Transform various types of data into a standardized format
- Predict trends using data forecasting to help with loss prevention efforts
- Assess distribution statuses on-the-go with a mobile device
- Visualize supply chain data over time
- Analyze the results of your marketing efforts both over time and in real time
- Optimize employee scheduling based on your highest and lowest foot traffic times
- Analyze commonalities in routes for various truck types, bridge weight ratings, and more
- Provide clients with self-service data visualization capabilities
- Pull and analyze data from a LMS
- Create custom reports via drag and drop functionality
- Create ad hoc eCommerce sales reports
- View data trends in real time
- Provide every location with access to the same data, reports and reporting tools
- Create dashboards that display real-time inventory data
- Pull together different types of data including financial, practice management, HR and more
- Use for data warehousing client data
- Predict future retail sales with demand forecasting
- Aggregate and analyze customer survey results
- Provide clients access to custom dashboards of their data
- Use your BI tool for data warehousing employee data
- Pull data from SQL servers
- Find distribution inefficiencies
- Report on a diverse set of KPIs
- Set revenue goals using predictive analytics
- Find the most efficient transportation management systems for your supply chain
- Pull and analyze data from a CMMS
- Integrate with multiple data warehouses
- Track the ROI of your SCM system
- Compare the effectiveness of new distribution strategies to old strategies
- Create a 360-degree view of financial data trends
- Use drill down capabilities to find procurement inefficiencies
- Set marketing goals using predictive analytics
- Provide remote access to your field sales teams so they can use real-time analytics in the field
- Provide multiple users access to ensure data consistency company-wide
- Evaluate the effectiveness of cybersecurity procedures
- Track employee skill development
- Pull and analyze data from a marketing automation software
- Find warehouse operation inefficiencies
- Pull and analyze data from an EMR/EHR system
- Set sales goals using predictive analytics
- Compare compliance processes of different locations
- Analyze customer demographic data
- Evaluate membership growth over time
- Customize and integrate your BI tool into an open-source system
- Automatically process, analyze and visualize large amounts of data in real time
- Create multiple presentation-worthy reporting templates
- Track the different stages of production and distribution over time
- Pull and analyze data from HR software
- Find supply chain inefficiencies
- Create custom dashboards for each department based on their individual needs
- Track the ROI of your HR software
- Process sales pipeline data, social data, and user interface data
- Allow clients to create their own custom reports with their related data
- Centralize company-wide data analysis
- Pull and analyze data from an inventory management system
- Compare results of A/B tests
- Track employee retention
- Segment customers and prospects
- Discover the trends behind the peaks and valleys in revenue
- Discover the best times for employee recruitment
- Report on the allocation of distribution resources
- Pull and analyze data from a WMS
- Report the results of a risk analysis
- Track market changes
- Create multiple ad hoc reporting templates
- Pull and analyze data from SCM software
- Track the ROI of your CRM
- Discover customer buying trends which can be used for customized product recommendations
- Track student performance over time
- Optimize appointment scheduling based on the most and least popular appointment times
- Discover cases of potential fraud with trend analysis
- Find the best location to open a new store or office based on market data
- Evaluate student geographic data
- Automatically organize all your data in one location, rather than multiple spreadsheets
- Set next year's budget using predictive analytics
- Reduce overhead warehousing costs by identifying inefficient processes
- Develop reports on cybersecurity
- Track and compare the distribution time of various locations
- Discover the peak times for membership and other sign ups
- Monitor web traffic specific to different marketing campaigns
- Evaluate eCommerce cart abandonment rates
- Compare your competitors' growth over a given time with your own
- Assess how often departmental and organizational goals are met
- Analyze patients' medical data to find patterns and correlations in their symptoms
- Discover trends in inventory usage and stock
- Predict upticks in inventory usage
- Monitor compliance issues and track instances of compliance failures
- Identify which departments are viable for cost cutting and which are untouchable
- Find correlations between revenue and outside influencers such as weather, power outages, etc.
The Top Business Intelligence Tools Buyers Plan on Using
You didn't think we'd give you all this information and leave you without some recommendations, did you? If you're in need of business intelligence tools, check out some of our top recommended vendors, taken from our BI Software Leaderboard:
One of the most popular BI tools, Tableau is a commonly sought after BI platform. It's simple enough that non-technical users can easily create customized dashboards and other reports to find valuable insights. Tableau is so popular that many people consider it the de facto BI tool and search to understand the difference between Tableau and the competition.
Among the best business intelligence tools is Qlik, with it's guided tool, QlikView, and self-service BI tool, Qlik Sense. This powerful program offers fully interactive data operation, which allows users to explore data at all times during input, processing and output. QlikView also offers a system memory function that displays every action that took place during analysis. Available on mobile platforms, which provide the same interactive analytical tools, intuitive associative search and excellent visualization available to desktop users, QlikView is an extremely powerful BI tool with solid performance all around.
Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power BI earned a top score in several areas, including interactive visualizations, predictive analytics, mobile access, export of analytics reports, big data integration and storyboarding, ensuring this solution is a powerful data visualizer. This solution offers one of the more affordable options, with a free (but limited) version and a more powerful version that costs only $10/user/month.
Dundas BI
With the Dundas BI solution, users can get data ported to any device, and connect relational database, web services, Excel and other formats. Features for new versions include data generators, new data transformation tools, scaling modes, and quick filters. Dundas bills its product as offering fast, self-service BI, and a choice of on-the-fly or single-click in-memory analysis, as well as a leading data visualization tool. Part of the appeal of this tool is its innovation in displaying aggregate data.
The Sisense BI platform provides one of the most popular, and one of our top rated, all-in-one BI solutions. This solution offers a user-friendly interface, powerful data visualization tools and interactive dashboards designed for quick and easy use. Sisense also includes in-memory database tools and SQL server integration, so that no matter where your data is, you can analyze it. Or rather, Sisense can analyze it.
Information Builders WebFOCUS BI
By fueling a proactive business culture, WebFOCUS BI from Information Builders allows you to consistently make smarter choices. This product allows not only your employees, but also your customers, access to its platform. Your customers can have access to easy-to-use apps for better organization and more informed decisions. For added flexibility, this platform can be deployed both on-premise and on the cloud.
Oracle BI
Oracle BI is another top solution. While Oracle shares commonalities with QlikView, it also boasts especially strong geospatial visualization capabilities, including advanced mapping controls and fantastic dashboard integration. In addition, it performs exceptionally well when exporting analytics reports.
With Oracle BI, users can easily and intuitively interact with each other; view reports online; and publish, send and schedule reports to a variety of outputs such as SMS. While Oracle has limited benchmarking capability, its Scorecard and Strategy Management features allow users to establish goals and measure their success over a period of time, while also communicating progress and information to the entire organization.
SAP BusinessObjects
SAP BusinessObjects received a perfect score in Hadoop, exporting analytics reports, mobile access, and storyboarding, with strong performance in visual querying, geospatial integration, and interactive visualizations. However, its benchmarking capabilities are very limited, as is its ability to monitor regulatory compliance. That said, it's still a powerful analytic tool for finding game-changing insights.
MicroStrategy Analytics
For users who want a customized interface, the MicroStrategy Analytics platform may be the right choice. Since the company is known for its excellent personalized customer service, this is a good choice for companies and individuals new to BI software. The platform provides helpful insights through customized dashboards and powerful analytics tools.
SAS Business Intelligence
To get simple answers from complex data analysis, SAS Business Intelligence is a good platform choice. With fast processing and guided exploration, you can see a clear picture of the information you need instantly. Learn to build better models with a simple feature based on tested techniques, and put the models into service faster without any headaches.


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By Nancy Haught
Religion News Service
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Less than a week after the announcement that he had been nominated to become the next chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Rev. Patrick Conroy found himself at the center of what he calls "a firestorm."
First, he's a Jesuit priest from the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, which recently agreed to a $166 million bankruptcy settlement involving more than 500 active claims of sexual or physical abuse.
"It's a pretty clear case of guilt by association," Conroy said, "but my conscience is clear."
Secondly, critics have questioned whether Conroy failed to follow up on a letter he wrote in 1986, which later resulted in the 2002 resignation of a Washington state priest accused of sexual abuse. "I did what I was supposed to do," Conroy said.
If approved, as expected, Conroy, 60, will be the 60th chaplain, and second Catholic priest, to serve the House.
As Conroy prepares to leave Jesuit High School, where he's been teaching theology since 2004, he talked about how he got his new job, the chaplaincy and the controversy around his selection.
Some answers have been edited for length and clarity.
I'm guessing this opening wasn't posted on Craigslist. How did you hear about it?
After the election, the current chaplain, Father (Daniel) Coughlin, let Speaker (John) Boehner know that he wanted to retire. It's the speaker's prerogative to nominate the chaplain, but it's a bipartisan appointment.
Speaker Boehner graduated from Xavier, a Jesuit university in Cincinnati. And Mrs. (Nancy) Pelosi's husband and son were Georgetown Hoyas. Mr. Boehner wanted to have a Jesuit among the candidates for chaplain.
The president of the Jesuits contacted all the provinces. I don't know if it was an aligning of the planets, a changing of the wind, serendipity or the grace of God, but I was available. That was in November.
Did you interview for the job?
I met with two staffers from Mr. Boehner's office and two from Mrs. Pelosi's office. It was a very pleasant interview that lasted about 75 minutes. Then I returned to teaching freshmen theology.
There were five candidates, and I made the cut. On May 4, I had a half-hour interview with Mr. Boehner and Mrs. Pelosi and their four staffers. Then I stepped out of the room. They talked and they offered me the position.
What was the hardest question they asked you?
Well, it wasn't hard, but it was uncomfortable: If I was selected, was there anything in my past that might become an embarrassment to the speaker?
I am a Jesuit, a member of the Oregon Province that was sued for clergy abuse, and some of the cases came from the Colville Indian Reservation, where I had worked. I was never accused, but my name might turn up in court documents.
The second thing was a letter I wrote to an archbishop about a young man who said a priest had propositioned him. I didn't hear back from the archbishop. There was no crime committed. I did what I was supposed to do, but the letter did come out later.
Do you think the subject of clergy abuse will follow you everywhere you go?
It might. I have not heard of any Jesuit accused of abuse (that occurred) since I joined in 1973. But even knowing that, it's hard.
How is a chaplain's role different from that of a pastor?
As chaplain, I won't be responsible for the religious life of the people working on Capitol Hill, how they practice their faith in their respective congregations. A chaplain is more like a counselor.
So you won't pray before a session in the name of Jesus?
I never pray in the name of Jesus -- except when I'm doing something Catholic -- saying Mass, for example.
I read online that the U.S. House chaplain earns more than $167,000 a year. Is that right?
That's in the ballpark.
What will you do with your paycheck?
Jesuit communities charge a per diem. In Washington, D.C., it might be $50 a day. I'll pay that. And I'll keep enough for my working budget and the rest will go to my province. The Jesuits paid for my education. The Jesuits pay for my health care, for my housing, for my transportation when I need it.
Will it be hard to say goodbye to your students?
My parents divorced when I was 8 years old. I have been saying goodbye all my life. But I won't be going out of their lives at all.
Nancy Haught writes for The Oregonian in Portland, Ore.


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Most of us think that a file on our computer is deleted once we put the file in our computer's trash folder and empty the trash; in reality, deleting the file does not completely erase it. When one does this, the computer just makes the file invisible to the user and marks the part of the disk that the file was stored on as "available"—meaning that your operating system can now write over the file with new data. Therefore, it may be weeks, months, or even years before that file is overwritten with a new one. Until this happens, that "deleted" file is still on your disk; it's just invisible to normal operations. And with a little work and the right tools (such as "undelete" software or forensic methods), you can even still retrieve the "deleted" file. The bottom line is that computers normally don't "delete" files; they just allow the space those files take up to be overwritten by something else some time in the future.
The best way to delete a file forever, then, is to make sure it gets overwritten immediately, in a way that makes it difficult to retrieve what used to be written there. Your operating system probably already has software that can do this for you—software that can overwrite all of the "empty" space on your disk with gibberish and thereby protect the confidentiality of deleted data.
Note that securely deleting data from solid state drives (SSDs), USB flash drives, and SD cards is very hard! The instructions below apply only to traditional disk drives, and not to SSDs, which are becoming standard in modern laptops, USB keys/USB thumb drives, or SD cards/flash memory cards.
This is because these types or drives use a technique called wear leveling. (You can read more about why this causes problems for secure deletion here.)
If you're using an SSD or a USB flash drive, you can jump to the section below.
On Windows, we currently suggest using BleachBit. BleachBit is a free/open source secure deletion tool for Windows and Linux, and is much more sophisticated than the built-in Cipher.exe.
BleachBit can be used to quickly and easily target individual files for secure deletion, or to implement periodic secure deletion policies. It is also possible to write custom file deletion instructions. Please check the documentation for further information.
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You can get BleachBig on Windows by downloading the installer from the BleachBit download page
Click on the BleachBit installer .exe link. You'll be taken to the download page.
Many browsers will ask you to confirm whether you want to download this file. Internet Explorer 11 shows a bar at the bottom of the browser window with an orange border.
For any browser it is best to first save the file before proceeding, so click the "Save" button. By default, most browsers save downloaded files in the Downloads folder.
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Keep the Windows Explorer window open and double-click on BleachBit-1.6-setup. You'll be asked if you want to allow the installation of this program. Click the "Yes" button.
A window will open asking you to select an installation language. Select the language you want and click the OK button.
The next window will show you the GNU General Public License. Check the box acceptance box and click the Next button.
In the next window BleachBit shows some customization options. You may leave the options as they are. We recommend removing the check mark from the Desktop option. Click the Next button.
Now BleachBit will ask you to confirm whether you want to install again. Click the Install button.
Finally, the BleachBit installer shows a window telling you the installation is complete. Click the Next button.
The last window in the installer asks whether you want to run BleachBit. Remove the checkmark from the Run BleachBit option. Click the Finish button.
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BleachBit interface
Go to the Start menu, click the Windows icon, and select BleachBit from the menu.
A small window will open and confirm you want to open BleachBit.
The main BleachBit window will open. BleachBit will detect several commonly installed programs and show special options for each program. BleachBit comes with four default settings.
Using Presets
BleachBit can wipe the traces Internet Explorer leaves behind using the Internet Explorer preset (however BleachBit cannot wipe traces from any other browser). Check the box next to Internet Explorer. Notice how all the boxes belonging the Cookies, Form history, History, and Temporary files option are also checked. You can uncheck them as needed. Click the Clean button.
BleachBit will now clean up certain files and show you the progress.
Securely Delete a Folder
Click the File menu and select Shred Folders.
A small window will open up. Select the folder you want to shred.
BleachBit will ask you to confirm whether you want to permanently delete the files you selected. Click the Delete button.
BleachBit will now show you the files you deleted. Notice that BleachBit securely deletes each file in the folder, then securely deletes the folder.
Securely Delete a File
Click the File menu and select Shred Files.
A file selection window will open up. Select the files you want to shred.
BleachBit will ask you to confirm whether you want to permanently delete the files you selected. Click the Delete button.
BleachBit has a number of other features. The most useful may be to "wipe free space." This will attempt to remove any traces of files you have already deleted. Often Windows will leave all or part of the data from deleted files in the remaining free space left on the hard drive. "Wipe free space" will overwrite these supposedly empty parts of the hard drive with random data. Wiping free space can take a lot of time, depending on how much spare capacity your drive has.
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First, remember that the advice above only deletes files on the disk of the computer you're using. None of the tools above will delete backups that were made to somewhere else on your computer, another disk or USB drive, a "Time Machine," on an email server, or in the cloud. In order to securely delete a file, you must delete every copy of that file, everywhere it was stored or sent. Additionally, once a file is stored in the cloud (e.g. via Dropbox or some other file-sharing service) then there's usually no way to guarantee that it will be deleted forever.
Unfortunately, there's also another limitation to secure deletion tools. Even if you follow the advice above and you've deleted all copies of a file, there is a chance that certain traces of deleted files may persist on your computer, not because the files themselves haven't been properly deleted, but because some part of the operating system or some other program keeps a deliberate record of them.
There are many ways in which this could occur, but two examples should suffice to convey the possibility. On Windows or Mac OS, a copy of Microsoft Office may retain a reference to the name of a file in the "Recent Documents" menu, even if the file has been deleted (Office might sometimes even keep temporary files containing the contents of the file). On a Linux or other *nix system, OpenOffice may keep as many records as Microsoft Office, and a user's shell history file may contain commands that include the file's name, even though the file has been securely deleted. In practice, there may be dozens of programs that behave like this.
It's hard to know how to respond to this problem. It is safe to assume that even if a file has been securely deleted, its name will probably continue to exist for some time on your computer. Overwriting the entire disk is the only way to be 100% sure the name is gone.
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If you want to finally throw a piece of hardware away or sell it on eBay, you'll want to make sure no one can retrieve your data from it. Studies have repeatedly found that computer owners usually fail to do this―hard drives are often resold chock-full of highly sensitive information. So, before selling or recycling a computer, be sure to overwrite its storage media with gibberish first. And even if you're not getting rid of it right away, if you have a computer that has reached the end of its life and is no longer in use, it's also safer to wipe the hard drive before stashing the machine in a corner or a closet. Darik's Boot and Nuke is a tool designed for this purpose, and there are a variety of tutorials on how to use it across the web (including here).
Some full-disk encryption software has the ability to destroy the master key, rendering a hard drive's encrypted contents permanently incomprehensible. Since the key is a tiny amount of data and can be destroyed almost instantaneously, this represents a much faster alternative to overwriting with software like Darik's Boot and Nuke, which can be quite time-consuming for larger drives. However, this option is only feasible if the hard drive was always encrypted. If you weren't using full-disk encryption ahead of time, you'll need to overwrite the whole drive before getting rid of it.
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Unfortunately due to the way SSDs, USB flash drives, and SD cards work, it is difficult, if not impossible, to securely delete both individual files and free space. As a result your best bet in terms of protection is to use encryption—that way, even if the file is still on the disk, it will at least look like gibberish to anyone who gets ahold of it and can't force you to decrypt it. At this point in time, we cannot provide a good general procedure that will definitely remove your data from an SSD. If you want to know why it's so hard to delete data, read on.
As we mentioned above, SSDs and USB flash drives use a technique called wear leveling. At a high level, wear leveling works as follows. The space on every disk is divided into blocks, kind of like the pages in a book. When a file is written to disk, it's assigned to a certain block or set of blocks (pages). If you wanted to overwrite the file then all you would have to do is tell the disk to overwrite those blocks. But in SSDs and USB drives, erasing and re-writing the same block can wear it out. Each block can only be erased and rewritten a limited number of times before that block just won't work anymore (the same way if you keep writing and erasing with a pencil and paper, eventually the paper might rip and be useless). To counteract this, SSDs and USB drives will try to make sure that the amount of times each block has been erased and rewritten is about the same, so that the drive will last as long as possible (thus the term wear leveling). As a side effect, sometimes instead of erasing and writing the block a file was originally stored on, the drive will instead leave that block alone, mark it as invalid, and just write the modified file to a different block. This is kind of like leaving the page in the book unchanged, writing the modified file on a different page, and then just updating the book's table of contents to point to the new page. All of this occurs at a very low level in the electronics of the disk, so the operating system doesn't even realize it's happened. This means, however, that even if you try to overwrite a file, there's no guarantee the drive will actually overwrite it—and that's why secure deletion with SSDs is so much harder.


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KISSIMMEE — Boy Scout Chris Gray is concerned about the dwindling fish population in Lake Tohopekaliga. However, unlike so many people who just talk about the depleted numbers of bass, Gray, 15, is trying to do something about it.
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There's more fallout from Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal — but unlike the continuing changes at the Peacock mothership, these moves are all about promoting existing execs to loftier roles rather than folks being shown the door. USA Network, the top-rated basic cable channel, will today announce the promotion of programming chief Jeff Wachtel and marketing head Chris McCumber to co-presidents. The shift makes sense: Post-merger, Bonnie Hammer, who had been in charge of USA on a day-to-day basis, was promoted to a much bigger job overseeing all of the various cable networks in the Kabletown empire (such as E! and SyFy.) Wachtel and McCumber, meanwhile, have both been vital to USA's growth in recent years; they'll now have more autonomy to shape the network, though they'll continue to report to Hammer. Still unresolved: What is Burn Notice?


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Friday, September 14, 2012
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So by know all you readers know that the iPhone 5 is coming, and well we all knew what it was gonna look like, thanks to all the leaks. While I dont really know what all iOS 6 is bringing, they claim over 200 new features, but hell I'm sure I dont use all the features of iOS5. That being said, the wife and I are both eligible and she needs an upgrade badly, so I did some research and thanks to @evolvedmommy, I went to Gazelle earlier in the week and locked in a great price for 2 pristine iPhone 4's (not 4s), that deal was $235 each, basically for two years use I lost $64, or I am getting a $235 discount on each phone. But I did not pre-order via apple or AT&T, I'm going local this time, we have a reseller in town that seems really good and has waaay better customer service, and I'm 20th on the list for 2 new phones. Fingers crossed they get enough on day 1 to take care of me, but if not its ok. I'm not gonna stroke out if I dont have it right away. I think the feature I'm most excited to play with is the new maps/navigation and passbook, you all know I already love the KeyRing app, so I will be interested to see how much was borrowed by apple. I will try to keep you all posted as to my status, in the mean time, please enjoy this video showing how people really pay no attention!
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In its largest construction project in five years, Northeast Utilities will spend about $180 million to replace two steam generators whose leaky tubes have forced numerous shutdowns of the Millstone 2 nuclear power plant.
The generators were ordered in 1988 and were under consideration as early as 1982. The Waterford plant is expected to be shut down for the work for 4 1/2 months, beginning in April. The cost ultimately will be borne by the utility's customers. Since Millstone 2 began commercial operation in December 1975, more than 3,000 of the 17,038 tubes in its two steam generators have been plugged or lined with metal sleeves because of cracking, corrosion and pitting.


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I've notice some of the birds are heading out already. Their not eating as much fruit and not having to fill the feeders as often. :-)
Not had rain for couple weeks, grass is getting brown, and prickly to walk on. Also had to start watering the garden, have got a lot of vegetables this season. Keeping me busy canning. Canned tomatoes, made salsa, pickled cucumbers, and froze some corn. Just have green beans and beets left to do. :-)
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In the hazard assessment section of the Risk Management Program, facilities must evaluate the possible consequences of an accidental release to nearby communities, schools, hospitals, recreational facilities, and other public and environmentally sensitive areas by predicting the "worst-case" and "alternative" (i.e., more likely) release scenarios. These scenarios can be demonstrated using computer-based models. Facilities must also document past accidents that have occurred at the facility for the last five years.
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Livestock 2012 – Holstein Calf Championship declared
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text: Defend your castle – WiiWare – 500 Wii Points. Overview Talk about a dream come true. Who has never drawn a picture on a piece of paper at school before, and whish wish it could come to life, hope Nintendo is reading, because that would be a cool handheld, any way back to the defend you castle on WiiWare. Anyone who had a computer in the last four to five years knows this game, Like most people, I would play the hell out of it when usually am supposed to be doing some dumb word exercise (that explains a lot about my spelling and grammar I guess). With simple controls and a fun idea, this is one game that needs to be played online for free or on the Wii for only 500 points. Story Really there Is no story, none that we know of. From what I hear the king of a wonderful kingdom has gone bad and not girls gone wild bad, but really bad, and the villagers are attacking, and now you must help the king buy killing any and all. Game Play For a game that has been free for such a long it, it's hard to want to pay five dollars for it, but that five dollars goes a long way. From bombs to a spray can there are now more ways to kill stick men then than ever before. Plus the other team can be made to help, which is part of the new upgrade system. Money Money is earned by serving a round; points will act as cash to upgrade the castle. Many upgrades won't do a thing if the other team's men are have not been converted; so the first thing to buy is the pit of conversion Pit of Conversion (Buy this first) Simply use the god hand to pick of a stick man that wants to kill you, and after a short while they will appear on the top of the screen and become your friend, is that not the sweetest thing you ever heard, now to show them you are friends, how about you strap him to a bomb and throw him back in to his old family God Hand Pick the stick men and let go, or raise them as high as possible or just slam them down to the ground. You never run out of this. You also start with the god hand. Archers This is one upgrade that needs to have the Pit. After buying this upgrade, the tower will be built, but it will still need to have men to put in it. The more men in, the more shots they will shoot, the better there aim, so put as many as possible. Wizards This upgrade will make it so the god hand can do more, with the eraser; there will a one hit kill, this will help a lot since some enemies will need to be hit many times before they will fall. Also there is a spray can that acts like the Pit but there is no need to wait, just use the spray can and they will be ready to die even sooner. After each power is used they will have to recharge. But the more men on the tower the faster it will recharge. The Bomb Tower (Suicide stickmen) When the door has many stick men on it and there is nothing to do, the only thing that can be done is blow them all up. Once this upgrade is bought, the stick men that you have put on your team can be used to walk out the door and blow up every one around them. Stone Masons Shop This upgrade works while in play and the more men in the tower the better it will do. This will repair the castle without having to wait until the round is over. I would hate to be the bomber man and the guy next to me was a stone mason; can you imagine the smile and the wave he would give? After the round is over This is when upgrading the castle can be done, and you can also use some tools to fortify your walls, so the health will be more, and the castle can last longer. The Stages They are in infinite supply and merely increase in difficulty each time you win, but they will never change in look; they will go from day to night, to show when the round is over. Control As simple as its gets, You point and click and throw, using the A or B button. To use the upgrades you must click a button on the d-pad (Ex. Push down for the easer). To use the bomb men, click on the tower. when they run out, click on them and watch the fun. The rest of the towers just need men to work and will not need any thing else to make them do there job. Graphics and Sound if you draw a stick man on piece of paper right now, that's the art style. While a lot of people talk about lost winds art style, I find this one to have a better look and feel to it, with its great color and effects, and even a cut out back drop. The sounds of the game both shine and flop. While simple they are very funny. All the effects are done with voices, such as the explosions (just go make a blow up sound and there you have it). Not much music to speak of. This is one title that would have shinned shined with the help with some crazy music, or even If you were able to use a SD card, to listen to Mp3's. Lasting Appeal (Did you love the first one,) might not need this if you enjoy a game that only gets harder (and that is about it,) might not need this either you will love it, and if you are wanting a full experience then you may want to look else where. its only 500 points, and if you have the points you will be happy you spent the cash (sorry points). OVERALL Simple and fun, a game that takes you back to a time where games did not need a lot to make it fun, just an idea, with a great look and feel, defend your castle is a stand out title. 8.0


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I remember the first time I 'met' Dusty. I was sitting at my computer one Saturday evening and it was almost as though she came in, sat right by my side and began to dictate her story to me, the tale came to me so easily.
Before the evening was over, I'd done almost 8,000 words and I had ventured into a whole new aspect of writing, one that I never thought I'd be able to write - Young Adult.
The first scene is rather steamy and I was very worried about whether it would pass for YA - my daughter said that it most definitely would NOT be suitable for teens so I calmed it down a little.
After six stories about Dusty and her adventures, I've begun to think about a full novel about her. I think I can pull it off because there are a lot of demons in the world for her to be dealing with. I've got it all mapped out in my head. There are going to be a few more short stories involving the Demon Hunter teen but while I'm writing those, I'll also be writing her full story, with a good back-story to go with it.
So far, Dusty has met an incubus, another half demon teen, harpies, vampires, Santa, a doppelganger or two, goblins, a cacodemon, mega-maggots and the devil himself. Who knows what's going to be in Dusty's future? The only thing I'm certain of is that she's never going to lead a dull life.
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video about the Teachings of Abraham Hicks - and I want to go further into some of the points I did not address within the video.
Firstly - within the teachings of Abraham hicks - they sell the idea that we are emotional beings. That we have an emotional guidance SYSTEM and that we can choose 'where' we are on that emotional guidance SYSTEM. For instance - if I am 'feeling' happy and joyful and appreciation - then I am on the 'higher' end of this emotional guidance SYSTEM and if I am feeling 'low' and sad and in despair - then I am on the lower emotional guidance SYSTEM - and all of this is based on the idea that we are vibrating 'positive and negative' out into the world - with the conclusion that this is what we create in our reality and this reality we all share.
Why do I emphasis SYSTEM in an emotional guidance SYSTEM - because, hello! We are accepting we are a system! Is a system life? No - it is dependent upon energy to fuel itself - it's based on a program that has been scripted - it is within being a SYSTEM! So here we are already fucked - because we are within this defining ourselves as a system - that experiences 'highs and lows'/'positive and negative' wherein we have NO CHOICE within that - we just get the ILLUSION of CHOICE to be at either end of the spectrum.
Why don't we question this?
This also exists within the acceptance of Positive and Negative. It is the statement that I have positive and negative emotions and there is positive and negative manifested in this world.
This is something - when I participated as a puppet in these teachings - I whole heatedly accepted. That life is polarized. Highs and lows, hot and cold, negative and positive, inside, outside. There was no sense of EQUALIZATION. Or Equality. It was either this way or that way. Never considering they are one and the same - equal and one.
So we can see how through the teachings of Abraham - we a: accept ourselves as system - fluctuation between the energies of high and low and making ourself believe we have a choice within this. And b: that life is polarized - it is either positive or negative and again the illusion that we have a choice to decide where we are on this scale.
So why is this accepted? Why haven't we considered both ends of the polarity are equal and in fact one. So to judge one side to be 'better' then another - is only judging the same point. And why havent yet seen that this is thus separation. Polarity = Separation. And in this separation ourselves from our creation of both positive and negative and only taking responsibility for one side.
This brings me to the other points. Source Energy and we are the creators of this Reality.
So WHY have we not taking FULL responsibility for what is HERE as Creation? Because within the teachings of Abraham we accept that we are the creators = but that we have not created what is here as this world - and our point of creation only is 'cool to us' when it is something that we want - or makes us feel good - or something we desire.
We fail to recognize that what is HERE is US. We have created ALL that is here as the polarity that exists - as the separation and inequality that exists through not taking responsibility for the whole. We cannot accept only part of it - this is delusional. This is abdication of Responsibility - this is saying something else created that - I am not responsible - I am responsible to only my own blissful life experience.
Don't we see? We cannot accept a polarity system without taking FULL Responsibility for both/all parts. And we cannot change this creation by simply 'tuning out' to one side - we must face all of it.
What does it mean to take responsibility? Self Responsibility? To realize I am Here - and I am Responsible for what exists as me. And through what exists as Me - all Exists as me - Equal and One. And thus - separation within this world = separation within me. Abuse in this world = abuse within me. Negative/positive within this world = negative/positive within me. I am Responsible and thus we need correction. To no longer split ourselves into separate points - to bring back all of ourselves here - in equality and oneness.
I have been supported to do such that - within walking with Desteni and the tools of self honesty, self forgiveness, breathing and corrective application. Where I walk - to Face myself as the Creator - Created - Creation and to no longer accept and allow myself to separate myself in ingoring half of me. But to see All as Me.
Time to get it right - Time to Live what is BEst for All and no longer looking to lead only my life into bliss. But bringing all life into blissful existence as equality and oneness HERE = Heaven on Earth.


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On a beautiful weekend in May, delegates from Canadian District congregations and guests from across the Northern Province came together at Camp Van-Es for the 2016 Canadian District Synod. Based on the theme "You Yourselves Are the Letters" (from 2 Corinthians 3), delegates met to discuss happenings in the Canadian District, learn more about community mission and develop plans for the future of the Moravian Church in Canada.
Camp Van-Es provided an ideal setting for Synod. Since six of the eight congregations of the Canadian District are in the Edmonton area, many delegates weren't required to travel far to get to Synod. Those from further away stayed in the recently constructed Unity Lodge or in other accommodations on-site (a few delegates even brought their campers!). Harmony Center served as the main plenary space, cabins doubled as break-out meeting rooms, Morningstar Hall hosted all meals and the chapel was used for worship.
Keynote encourages fresh expressions
The Rev. Nick Trussell, priest in mission for the Anglican diocese in Edmonton and associate priest at Christ Church in Edmonton, joined the Canadian District Moravians as the Synod's keynote speaker.
During his sessions, Rev. Trussell guided delegates through ways to think about mission in their communities and how to find "fresh expressions of church" in their congregational lives and as a district. Sharing anecdotes of work done by his team in Edmonton and outlining a common framework for mission on a congregational level, Rev. Trussell posed a series of questions to help delegates consider work they are doing in their own neighborhoods. He invited delegates to learn the mission needs of each community, how those community needs can be met, how congregations can "feed and nourish" their neighborhoods, and how congregations see God at work with and through them.
During his talks, Trussell also posed several questions—"What does God do all day…really?" and "What would Jesus do all day…really?"—as ways to consider congregational mission. He encouraged delegates to be a part of what Jesus was in the world and get to know the people in their neighborhoods, as those in our community are the ones who we are called to serve.
In his closing session, Rev. Trussell shared his view of what "fresh expressions of church" look like: forms of church that listen to people, find ways to understand and enter the culture of a community, serve those outside the reach of existing church structures, make discipleship a priority, and intentionally form "church."
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Synod delegates spent the bulk of their time studying the work of the Canadian District and proposing ways to improve, enhance and enliven that work. Guided by Synod Chair Rick Santee, the five "discussion groups" of the Canadian Synod—Fresh Ministry Expressions, District Community, Mission, Van-Es and Finance—each presented resolutions that supported ongoing work, proposed new opportunities or provided guidance for the governance of the District.
The Fresh Ministry Expressions team reviewed and accepted the reports presented to Synod by task forces dealing with: healthier congregations (Northern Province), part-time clergy, deacon supervision and spiritual formation; encouraged all congregations to avail themselves of the resources identified by the Spiritual Formation Task Force for directed spiritual growth; and proposed the creation of a District-wide Fresh Expression of Ministry Cooperative. This new cooperative, composed of representatives from each congregation in the District, will work together in partnership to discern and empower new expressions of ministry that God is revealing to them.
The District Community Focus Group presented resolutions that encourage congregations to actively engage one another in sharing their creative and unique approaches to being a church that fosters enthusiastic engagement in our faith journey; proposed the establishment of a District Community Team to develop District-wide programming and events each year; reviewed the reports of the Canadian Moravian Historical Society and encouraged its Board of Directors to examine and modify its structure and organization to best fulfill its mission; and charged the Board of Elders of the Canadian Disctrict (BECD) to assign a task force to assess the viability of the development of an adult living complex in Canada (similar to those in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina) and provide its recommendations to the 2020 Canadian District Synod.
The Mission Focus Group brought resolutions expressing gratitude to the Board of World Mission; encouraging the Canadian Moravian Mission Society to continue their work in mission and increase their communication and connection with local churches; and encouraging congregations and the Mission Society to explore developing a relationship with the growing Moravian presence in Peru and considering future support of the Peruvian mission.
The Van-Es Focus Group focused their efforts on the camp. The group brought resolutions that affirmed the Summer Camp Executive Director role for Van-Es; encouraged the Van-Es Board to examine capital projects, including cabin replacement, solar power/solar heating for the pool, recreational activities for kids, camp sites, expansion of Unity Lodge and the creation of a Prayer Cabin and a Family Cabin; and recommended the use of metal roofs and fire-resistant materials in all new construction (Ed. note: The tragic Ft. McMurray wildfires were occurring 275 miles north of Edmonton during the week of Synod). The Van-Es group also encouraged refreshing and enhancing current trail and natural areas and working with Beaver Hills Initiative, a consortium of 20 member organizations working to protect the area where the camp is located, to develop educational materials for use at Camp Van-Es.
The Finance Committee brought a number of governance and budget-related resolutions to Synod. One resolution directs the BECD to appoint a task force to review and take appropriate actions of governance and financial relationships between BECD Moravian entities, while another requested the BECD, in partnership with the Northern Province PEC, review and address a part of the Book of Order that affects the Canadian District. The Synod also approved the 2017 operating budget and changes required by the pension plan for Canadian District Clergy.
Learning about Canadian Moravians
Throughout the weekend, delegates also learned about the work of the broader church. Representatives from the Moravian Music Foundation, Ministries Foundation, Board of World Mission and other agencies brought greetings and shared information. The Rev. Rick Beck discussed work by the Spiritual Direction Task Force while the Rev. Eileen Edwards updated attendees on Common Ground in Edmonton. The Rev. Christine Nelson shared information from Moravian Theological Seminary, and delegates heard updates about the Northern Province's Identity, Purpose and Organization (IPO) task force.
The Rev. Dr. Betsy Miller, president of the Northern Province Provincial Elders' Conference, brought greetings from the PEC, discussed several issues the PEC and BECD had addressed together during the past several years and took the opportunity to highlight the work of outgoing BECD President Bryan Peacock and thank him for his service.
Being the Letters
Synod delegates had several opportunities to live into the Synod's theme, "You yourselves are the letters."
In one activity, greeting cards were distributed to all Synod delegates and guests, with instructions to write a letter sharing a hope and prayer from the 2016 Synod. These were then collected and distributed to each participant, providing an inspiration for ongoing ministry and a promise of God's love. (Ed. Note: The letter I received expressed "hope and prayers that God continues to be present in all we do," and prayers that "the next four years are a time when the Canadian District will discover new ministries throughout the district for service to those in need in each of the church's locations.")
Committees also worked together to write letters from Synod to the churches of the Canadian District. The letters reflect on the work and ministry of the District during the previous four years and encourage congregations in their future ministry. Each was formatted based on Paul's letter to the Ephesians, with a greeting ("To the saints who are in the Moravian ChurchÖ"); a section in which they shared thanks ("I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers"); a remembrance ("So then remember…"); an encouragement for the future ("Therefore…"); and a closing blessing, "Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen."
The full content of these letters in available on Moravian.org; here, we share each letters' remembrances and encouragement:
"So then, remember to share ideas between congregations, build relationships, remembering that everyone's hard work is and has been done for the glory of God.
"Therefore, we encourage the church to share God's love from the heart, continue to be unique and to continue to share ideas and prayers." — District Community Focus Group
"So then remember, whereas we are in search of new ways of living as followers of Christ which will endure beyond our current structures, we seek the ways that God may be calling us into Fresh Expressions of Ministry. We recognize that spiritual grounding is essential to our growth in faith and to our ability to invite others on the journey of faith. We recognize that God is always doing a new thing and we desire to partner with God in this work. We recognize that a strength of the Moravian Church was and is that we are a people who walk with others. We seek new ways to do this in addition to our current worship expressions.
"Therefore, we encourage the church and district leadership to support the formation of a Fresh Expression of Ministry Cooperative for the purpose of discerning the new ways God is calling us to engage in ministry, and recognizing that we are stronger together. We encourage our congregations to fear not and to be bold and dance out in faith. We anticipate great joy at our next gathering as we celebrate the exciting new ways we have answered Christ's call." —Fresh Ministry Expression Group
"So then remember, the Van-Es Camp Board and all those who were involved in bringing the Unity Center to a successful conclusion; the Camp Board, Camp Van-Es staff and shared faith and trust among members of the Moravian faith who make Camp Van-Es the wonderful place it is; and the summer camp committee and the many individuals who,through their participation, make the camp experience so embracing for those who attend.
"Therefore, we encourage the church to be involved in camp through their time, talent and resources; pray for all of those who will be involved in camp directly or indirectly; and reach out to those who are not currently in relationship or connected to Camp Van-Es." —Van-Es Focus Group
"So then remember, the Moravian Church has a long history of active involvement in mission work both locally and globally. We value intergenerational collaboration in mission, cross-congregational cooperation and regular communication of mission needs and opportunities. God calls us to love one another and walks with us in serving the church.
"Therefore, we encourage the church to…Seek nearby opportunities to consider short-term and longer-term mission work that meets the needs of others; Pay attention to mission opportunities in our own communities ; Identify and encourage key individuals with passion for mission in each congregation ñ be that person; be the change; Give permission to end projects gracefully; Specifically mentor youth to experience personal involvement in improving conditions and relationships with others; to go and do; Encourage the VanEs program providers to offer opportunities for mission experiences at camp; Re-establish, through the Canadian Moravian Mission Society (CMMS), greater coordination with and communication between stakeholders within the Moravian Church with regard to mission projects and opportunities; Continue to support initiatives of the BWM and CMMS; and we call on the District to prayerfully support the mission of the Church." —Mission Focus Group
Each of these letters was shared at the closing worship of Synod on Sunday. Edmonton-area congregation members were invited to attend the communion service in the Van-Es chapel. During that service, the newly elected leadership team for the Canadian District were also installed (see the June issue of the Moravian for news of the newly-elected BECD and other leadership roles.) n
Article and photos by Mike Riess, IBOC. The next Canadian District Synod will occur in 2020.
From the August 2016 Moravian Magazine


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Happy Foodie Pen Pal Reveal Day!
I received my lovely foodie pen pal package in early July and it has been killing me not to blab about all the awesomeness I received.
First, a photo:
Looks good, doesn�t it?
My packages arrived from Miranda in Tennessee. Miranda chose to honor her state by sending me a Goo-Goo Cluster and honey � both of which are made in Tennessee. She then went the homemade route, sending me yogurt covered pretzels (raspberry and blueberry) and zucchini bread (which was sooo good!). I also received two fruit leathers, which was funny because I had sent two fruit leathers to my foodie pen pal, too. Great minds, right? I also received a lovely jar of lemon-honey body scrub. I love it!
I think I lucked out with my foodie pen pal because she also included a �Health Benefits of Honey� handout. Who knew a spoon of honey can help power you through a workout?
July was my first month participating in Foodie Pen Pals and I�m already looking forward to what August will bring!
What is Foodie Pen Pals? The program is the brainchild of Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean. I can�t thank her enough for starting it and making sure it runs smoothly every month! Here�s how it works:
Sign up here and on the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal!
The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what�s in the box, to a fun recipe. Use your imagination!
You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don�t forget about flat rate boxes!)
Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you�re a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you are to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.
Foodie Penplas is open to US & Canadian residents. Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. We�ve determined things might get too slow and backed up if we�re trying to send foods through customs across the border from US to Canada and vice versa.
If you�re interested in participating for August, CLICK HERE to fill out the participation form and read the terms and conditions.You must submit your information by August 4th as pairings will be emailed on August 5th!


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Surrey News Leader
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Sex workers interviewed by researchers said police harassment of customers left them in much the same position as before - forced to work in riskier conditions where they have less control over health and safety.
"The findings clearly show that criminalization of clients in Canada risks recreating the same devastating harms to the health, safety and human rights of sex workers as the last two decades of missing and murdered women," said report author Dr. Kate Shannon.
"Sex workers in the research were very clear: Where clients continue to be targets of police, sex workers' ability to protect themselves from violence and abuse or access police protections is severely limited."


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Posted in Press Releases on 24 January 2013
Following up the breakthrough of his 2009 album, 'Hobo', a No. 1 success in Europe and Canada, 'Running Still' finds Charlie Winston and his richly talented band in collaboration with producer Tony Berg (Aimee Mann, Michael Penn) to reach new emotional and sonic colours.
"My sole objective on the album was to be able to engage people's feet first and slowly rise to the mind," he says. "So by the time they get absorbed in the lyrics, they're fully engaged but realize there's something more going on."
Opener 'Hello Alone' makes for an inviting call, a shared solitude, if you will, that's at the root of the art experience. But the next song, 'Speak to Me', makes it clear that no one should limit Winston in terms of expectations, the all-vocal beat-boxed tour de force showing one of his many facets, with more to come. The snappy 'Happiness' offers soulful yearning, 'She Went Quietly' is a searching piano ballad (inspired by a heart-wrenching tale of separation involving his great aunt and, to lesser though crucial extent, the movie Million Dollar Baby). 'Until You're Satisfied' is '80s-referencing pop-funk celebrating Winston's Prince fandom. 'Lift Me Gently' is a stand out track for Peter Gabriel - "An amazing song, and possibly the best Charlie has ever written..". 'Wild Ones' is charging blues-rock, 'Rockin' in the Suburbs' is all vibrant energy . and that's just part of the picture. Not a surprise given that Winston also, with natural ease, refers to such diverse inspirations as Nick Cave, Steve Reich and Jacques Brel (and T.S. Eliot, Wim Wenders and Ingmar Bergman, for that matter) in discussing the album.
"It's near impossible for me to write in one style only," says singer/songwriter Charlie Winston. "And today in my generation of songwriting, there's a bit of a lack for me. People have forgotten the power of song, since the technology swept through, and how it carries. Coming from parents who are songwriters, that's my No. 1 thing, really."
That latter reference would be to the '60s English folk duo Jeff and Julie. And arguably, Running Still - Winston's third, following Hobo and his 2006 debut Make Way - is the album to which his whole life has been leading. Winston was raised by his parents in their small East Anglia hotel, which he describes as "Fawlty Towers, but with a family" -- with two bars and a ballroom, hosting a constant stream of musical, theatrical and comedy performers. He says he was the "cheerful" one of the four children, responding to his father's coercion to entertain.
"He bribed me to learn how to juggle and ride unicycles and all that at eight years old!" he says. "My brothers Tom and Jo had their own band, so I was watching them do their thing. At 10 years old both my sister and I got piano lessons and my musical world started to be developed."
Charlie's teenage dream was to be an actor, but music pulled at him. His first band, when he was 15, had a brass section for which he got into writing parts. A love for all sorts of jazz intensified - complementing what had been a pre-teen obsession with hip-hop, through which he learned to beat-box, as heard on "Speak to Me", "Wild Ones" and "Hello Alone".
Listen to 'Lift Me Gently' here:
Charlie Winston - Lift Me Gently (acoustic) by Real World Records


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Connecting the interaction between the natural world and humans with climate
National Parks are protected and managed natural area which serve as a haven away from the daily grind of busy, bustling life: a refuge for wildlife, habitats safe from development. Yet perhaps the most important aspect of Natural Parks is the window between humans and nature. National Parks give an outlet to experience, gain compassion for, and become connected to nature, which sometimes seems so far away.
"Climate change will fundamentally transform the natural and cultural landscapes of national parks within the not-too-distant future," as is pointed out on the National Parks Service website.
The deterioration of natural land due to climate change can be seen through seeing less permafrost, rising sea levels, shrinking packs of sea ice, longer fire seasons, changes in the places which plants and animals can survive and more frequent pest and diseases. Through the north United States area this is already being seen through longer and more intense fire seasons, pine beetle outbursts and the changing of habitat for plants and animals.
National Parks Service Climate Response Program
In a battle to deter and adapt to these changes, the National Park Service (NPS) implemented the Climate Change Response Program in 2010, directed by Leigh Welling, based in Fort Collins, Colorado. The program was launched after Congress provided national funding to the project, which morphs technical expertise, education, outreach and products in order to fight the negative affects of climate change. The program is made possible due to funding through the Congressional Appropriation for the Department of the Interior climate change program. Guided by four areas of action, the program has been working hard to extend the National Parks Service mission of protecting natural environments for the benefit of the community. The guiding areas of action are using science to learn more about climate change and manage its impacts, adapting to the uncertainty ahead, communication to public as well as NPS employees about climate change.
"Using science to inform what the drivers are, what the impacts are, but also having individuals who have to make decisions by thinking if that changes, if this changes—then what happens?" said Welling at a recent seminar presentation at Colorado State University.
The role of protected areas in climate change includes promoting ecosystem adaption, enhancing scientific knowledge and engaging communities. Protected natural areas have huge power to promote awareness and change in the public because without natural space to discover, explore, and see habitats in which are affected by climate change, it can hard to relate and be invested in the off-put of this climate change.
Educational Initiatives within National Parks
Science lessons showing the effects of climate change, such as showing the physical water level difference through time, and other educational lessons are being implemented in the parks. Technology that connects parks together is a tool being used to demonstrate the wide range of climate affects as a hands-on educational tool at many parks. The use of Smart Phone Apps connected to on-site lessons bridges knowledge and activity for all generations visiting a National Parks site. Many times, it is easy to over look things we do not experience first hand—yet the NPS is trying to bridge the gap between nature, daily lives, and why human investment is important within climate change.
"One of the most precious values of the national parks is their ability to teach us about ourselves and how we relate to the natural world," said Jon Jarvis, National Parks Service Director of the Climate Response Program. "This important role may prove invaluable in the near future as we strive to understand and adapt to a changing climate."
National Parks provide a first hand view of climate change and its direct impacts, which provide an opportunity to create a strong connection within the public. NPS serves nearly 300 million visitors a year.
"Climate change is happening and human activities are contributing," Said Welling. The National Park Service's Climate Response Program is dedicated to reaching those humans, and changing the perspectives of how the natural and human world interact.


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Our Shlicheem (Prayer Agents)
Our shlicheem help people all over the world through the unique strength of prayers uttered at the Western Wall, while at the same time raising money for Torah institutions as well as families and individuals involved in Torah learning in Jerusalem.
Reb Daryl Michel
Reb Michel is the manager (Gabi) of Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah. He grew up in South Africa and moved to Israel together with his wife 8 years ago. They have 2 children. Reb Michel is a role model to all who know him, combining both exceptional Torah scholarship (the classic Jewish title of praise "talmid chacham" definitely fits him) and good character.
Reb David Hamberstone
Reb Hamberstone studies full-time at Zilbermans' yeshiva. He, his wife, 4 children, parents and extended family all live in the Old City of Jerusalem. He is a talmid chacham and has exceptional self-sacrifice (mesiras nefesh) for Torah. In spite of his vast scholarship, he is known to all as an incredibly humble human being.
Rabbi Mordechai Sheef
Rabbi Sheef is the spiritual counselor (mashgiach) of Zilbermans' yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem. He looks after the well-being of the yeshiva's students and staff with warmth and dedication. He is a second generation Jerusalemite and has 9 children. Rav Sheef is known for his refined speech - speaking only of matters connected to Torah.
Reb Nachshum Rafaeli
Reb Rafaeli is a second generation Jerusalemite. He is one of the top learners at Zilbermans' yeshiva and is known for his helpfulness. He, his wife, 3 children and parents all live in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Rabbi Pesach Tzvi Dan Sieger
Reb Dan Sieger grew up in the city of B'nei B'rak, near Tel Aviv. He studies at Zilbermans' yeshiva where he also teaches a class on a classic guide to character improvement, Path of the Just. He is known as a great Torah scholar and a righteous person (tzaddik). He has 8 children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Reb Yosef Citron
Reb Citron divides his time primarily between praying at the Kotel and learning at Zilbermans' yeshiva, where he has studied for 10 years. He also teaches Talmud. He is the grandson of the famed Rav Reuben of Jerusalem and has 4 children.
These are just a few of our shlicheem. We unfortunately cannot take requests for particular shlicheem. Prayer agents are based on availability, which, according to the Torah, is determined through divine providence (hashgaha pratis).


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NSG315 Pediatric Nursing
Lead Faculty: Ms. Jenna Scarafone
Course Description
Continuing examination of the family as a unit, this course focuses on the health care needs of families with children. Emphasis is placed on the variations in health care due to behavioral, life cycle, genetic, cultural, and environmental factors. Concurrent enrollment in NSG 315A is required unless approved by the Department Chair.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe basic concepts, practices, and issues which affect the family with children and apply this knowledge to one's clinical practice safely and correctly.
- Describe the physiologic changes of childhood and relate these changes to their health care needs.
- Identify the psychological changes which occur during childhood and relate these changes to these health care needs of the child and family.
- Identify the social, cultural and spiritual factors which influence the child and family health care experience.
- Describe the impact of environmental factors in care of the child and family.
- Identify current research findings which have implications for the care of the child and family.


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Here we report the call released by Norden to apply for funding for a "Nordic Centre of excellence".
Given the global importance of the Arctic region, and the transnational implications of environmental change in the region, NordForsk is now initiating a larger-scale, joint Nordic Initiative on Arctic Research by establishing Nordic Centres of Excellence (NCoE).
The call is open to international consortia of researchers and research groups from various sectors, including institutions of higher education, e.g., universities and other research institutions, and other organisations with a strong research focus. Participation in the previous NordForsk call for applications for planning grants (with deadline 5 June 2014) is not mandatory to apply to this NCoE call.
The programme will invite cross-disciplinary, high quality and innovative NCoE proposals on topics relevant to a responsible development of the Arctic region. The thematic framework for the programme is:
Drivers of change in the Arctic region - interactions and impacts
Arctic resource development in a global context
Waters, ecologies and life environments
NCoE status and funding will be granted for a period of five years. Three to four NCoEs will be funded.
Proposals should be submitted electronically no later than 4 March 2015 at 14.00 CET.
For more information and to apply please click here.
Facts about the call
Application deadline
Responsible Development of the Arctic: Opportunities and Challenges - Pathways to Action
Humanities and social sciences
Health, welfare and medicine
Natural sciences, mathematics, technology
Large-scale initiatives
Funding scheme
Nordic Centre of Excellence


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LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — Weekend Metro service adjustments on the Red, Orange and Blue lines will go into effect beginning at 10 p.m. Friday night.
The adjustments will accommodate ongoing rebuilding projects.
Trains will operate every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont on the Red Line and every 10 minutes during daytime hours between Grosvenor and Silver Spring. Orange and Blue Line trains will operate every 20 minutes as crews perform bridge repair work.
Trains on the Yellow and Green lines will operate at regular weekend intervals.
Metro is investing $5.5 billion to install new rail, ties, platforms, escalators, signals, lighting, communication systems and more on its 106 miles of track. The ongoing project represents the largest capital investment in the system since its original construction in the early 1970s.