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Our Focus
Custom IVMS solutions for your industry sector is our specialty
Mining and Resources
Having served leading players in the mining industry, Digicore has acquired a large knowledge base concerning issues commonly faced by customers with demanding applications. Our solutions can address your asset management and productivity issues in your mobile fleet and also at operating sites.
Heavy Transport
Digicore Australia specialises in GPS fleet monitoring to enhance asset and driver safety in a cost effective manner. Our customers value the following solutions to their asset and fleet management issues
Local Government
Digicore Australia's GPS fleet and In-vehicle monitoring systems (IVMS) provide complete visibility to all assets to help you maintain a high level of public service. Local governments face compliance and productivity issues as well as seeking to keep staff and drivers safe when on site or travelling. Our GPS tracking and asset monitoring solutions help to meet and surpass safety standards and improve utilisation of assets.
Water Authorities
Water authorities have particular requirements when it comes to job dispatch and acknowledgement, as well as vehicle tracking and duress alerting. DigiCore Australia's IVMS solution can greatly increase both efficiency and effectiveness of your fleet in both maintenance and compliance departments.
Who is DigiCore Australia?
Our Melbourne head office oversees a dedicated and qualified team of installers, strategically placed to cover all major states and territories. The incorporation of mine maps into our reporting system has made us the preferred choice within large mining operations across Australia. Proudly boasting our strong background in information technology and data storage, Digicore Australia is able to offer you a number of unique services that support core fleet monitoring and driver safety solutions.
This support base allows us to interface with your system and perform forensic analysis of vehicle accidents and incidents where needed. We can also provide storage of your data with maximum integrity and availability, enabling us to produce custom reports upon request. As authorised distributors of Digicore's range of fleet monitoring solutions, we have ready access to hardware and software design engineers, allowing us to implement site-specific customisations at short notice.
Our mission is to maintain our position as Australia's premier provider of GPS-based fleet tracking and monitoring systems. We specialise in serving the mining, transport and local government sectors with an exclusive level of service and support. Our aim is to provide each of our clients with an optimised, easy to deploy and fully scalable GPS fleet tracking and reporting solution.
DigiCore Australia provides a powerful and fully-featured IVMS solution to meet fleet and asset tracking demands for Australian industry, specialising in the mining, transport and local government sectors. Using DigiCore's C-Track In Vehicle Monitoring System (IVMS), your vehicles will be 100% secure and visible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Over 400,000 units are installed in 30 countries worldwide and providing premium GPS fleet tracking capabilities. Our asset tracking and monitoring systems are supported by unrivalled data storage capabilities, giving you access to years of data for reports and analysis.
100 percent compliance
Others may also supply BHP, Santos, Rio Tinto, Ichthys, Origin and QGC but we are the only ones that are accepted by all six of them.
100 Percent Flexibility
DigiCore Australia has no lock in contract terms, this gives you the ability to suspend a unit for a month at a time and incur no charges during the suspension.
100 Percent user friendly
Our support team is always contactable, and very easy to deal with - even with complex compliance issues that require deep investigation we always keep you informed.
100 Percent Visible
DigiCore Australia's solution makes your vehicle always visible, with a varity of communication methods available for varying budgets and requirements.
Get in touch
DigiCore Australia is always more than willing to answer any queries you have regarding your IVMS requirements
Latest News
Latest news from DigiCore Australia
IVMS as a Tool
IVMS – Just another specification to comply to; or a tool that empowers your site safety…? "Safety first" is a slogan hailed by society on a daily basis. Unfortunately, it has reached a point where it has become so general that people don't give the attention to safety as it should and this has left the WH&S[…]
The impact of a mining environment on an IVMS system
If there is an environment that would test an IVMS's reliability and resilience then it would be the Australian mining sector. Heat, humidity and extreme dust are just the most obvious threats, add in a miner with a water hose and the life of an IVMS system becomes outright dangerous. We would like to refer[…]
IVMS – trend only information or also immediate accuracy?
IVMS and GPS have come a long way since the nineties when the concept of a "GPS Jump" was far more prevalent: back then almost any speed violation needed further human involvement and IVMS enforcement in a work situation had a much higher risk. What changed? IVMS/ GPS chips became far more accurate than what[…]
DigiCore Australia introduces their unique GIS Map Rendering Service.
Being leaders in IVMS since 2007 has given DigiCore Australia significant experience in processing customers' maps for IVMS purposes. We have been rendering mine map aerial imagery, vector files of roads, features or topology and public features such as nationally recognised gas infrastructure and land hydrology information for many years. The purpose has always been[…]
The difference between IVMS for driver safety and doing actual journey management
IVMS changes driver behaviour in the longer term: as soon as drivers know there are IVMS systems in their vehicles, they slow down and they drive more gently. Nobody likes to be reported as a law breaker or as somebody that damages their employer's vehicle – this makes IVMS one of the most effective tools[…]
New Managing Director
DigiCore Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of Louw Venter as its new Managing Director. Louw has had an extended history with DigiCore Holdings and its subsidiaries and has been involved with the company since 2001. Louw takes over from Bert Keyser who has pioneered the company and it is under Bert's leadership that[…]
IVMS and Driver Resistance
Installing IVMS into a vehicle brings two potentially conflicting aspects into contact with each other: an individual's need for privacy, and a company's need to protect its drivers' safety and its vehicles against abuse and unauthorised trips. DigiCore Australia has rolled out IVMS into many businesses and onto many mine sites since 2007 and we[…]
IVMS and Vehicle Immobilisation – why we say "No, definitely not!".
Ever since we started rolling out our Ctrack IVMS solution in 2007, the question of whether immobilisation should be part of IVMS or not has come up many times. We say "No!". Why? IVMS is a combination of electronics, software and a communications network. Immobilise a vehicle and have ANY of these go wrong and[…]
DigiCore Australia adds actual fuel management into their GPS/ IVMS and VirtuaFuel family of solutions
From low-end GPS, to mining IVMS to asset trackers of all form, DigiCore Australia now also provide their customers a comprehensive fuel management system. Making use of the same high-end programmable DCA400 series units we use for IVMS, we now integrate with BrightForce and other fuel gauges to accurate relay into our reporting system the[…]
GPS and its growing role in Human Safety
GPS products have, over the past few years, increasingly entered the field of personal safety. Where once it was essentially a technology used by scientists and the military, it has evolved to become a common product for fleet owners, from where it has moved into more advance applications like mining IVMS – making this a[…]


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The Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center (MPOBARC) is 110,000 square feet of first-class athletic competition and health & fitness activities space for the St. Mary's College of Maryland community. For information on the MPOBARC facilities, click here.
MPOARC Summer 2018 Hours of Operation
May 13 – May 20 ARC Closed for Maintenance
May 28 Closed for Memorial Day
May 29-June 1 8am -3pm (SMCPS Graduations)
Effective Monday, June 4, 2017
Monday – Friday 8am-8pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Monday – Thursday 11 am – 4 pm
Friday - Sunday Closed
Monday – Friday 5pm-8pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
May 28 Closed for Memorial Day
July 4 Closed Fourth of July Holiday
Regular Academic Year Hours of Operation will resume on August 27, 2018
** The Facility schedule is subject to change with notice due to special events, reservations, maintenance and camp activities
MPOARC Normal Hours of Operation
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During situations in which the College closes due to inclement weather, the Michael P. O'Brien ARC will adhere to the following inclement weather schedule:
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- All users participate at their own risk.
- ARC members are required to present a valid SMCM ID upon entering the building. Guests must provide a valid photo ID and pay the $5 admission fee.
- Members and guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times.
- No one under the age of 18 is permitted to be inside or use any piece of equipment in the Fitness Center.
- Day passes are available at the Welcome Desk at $5.00 per visit for each individual.
- All guests are welcome to participate in Group Fitness classes. Any patron who is not a member but wishes to participate in the Group Fitness classes may do so by purchasing a guest pass at the Welcome Desk and presenting the receipt to the Group Fitness instructor.
- Smoking and alcoholic beverages are not permitted in any area of the ARC.
- The use of the ARC while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs is prohibited. Violations of this policy will result in immediate termination of facility privileges.
- Proper non-marking athletic shoes and full shirts are required in all areas of the ARC outside of the Aquatics Center.
- The use of bicycles, skates, scooters, and skateboards is not permitted inside the facility.
- General access to the facility may be gained through the main entrance or south entrance only. The south entrance will be locked every evening at 5pm; the main entrance will remain open for the rest of the open facility hours.
- Aside from scheduled team practice times and events, no person is permitted to use the Arena at any time.
- It is against facility policy to prop open emergency doors or open exits to allow unauthorized persons access to the facility. Violators of this policy are subject to disciplinary action.
- All photography and/or videography in any facility space must first be approved by the ARC Director. This includes photography using all technology with built-in camera devices i.e. cell phones, PDA's cameras, etc.
- ARC members are expected to respect the facility and the rights of other individuals. Any user who engages in disorderly conduct, including but not limited to, verbal or physical abuse of an employee or any other guest, is subject to immediate removal from the facility, possible loss of membership privileges without refund, and campus/community judicial processes.

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Valentine Weekend Itinerary
Woo Your Valentine in CLEBy: Lexi Hotchkiss
Valentine's Day is on a Saturday this year, which means you've got an entire weekend to woo your boo. Of course, your options are aplenty: Glue "Be Mine" candy hearts to the inside of your beloved's car, write corny haikus, perform a YouTube-worthy rendition of a Frozen song.
OR, you could knock your steady's socks off with a weekend getaway to CLE. And, chances are, the weekend escape will add some oomph to Cupid's arrow.
4:30pm: The way to your sweetheart's heart? The stomach (duh). Start your trip at DANTE, located in a restored bank in the trendy Tremont neighborhood. Chef Dante Bocuzzi serves refined modern American cuisine through a five-course tasting menu in cozy private booths or even in the repurposed bank vault. 2247 Professor Ave., Tremont, 44113, 216.274.1200, dante.danteboccuzzi.com
6pm: Canoodle as you peruse charming boutiques, art galleries and quaint independently owned bars and eateries during the Tremont Art Walk. Bonus points: Make a stop at Lilly Handmade Chocolates for a tasty update to the traditional heart-shaped box of chocolates. 761 Starkweather Ave., Tremont, 44113, tremontartwalk.com
9pm: Head east to the place Down Beat magazine proclaims as one of the best jazz clubs in the nation - Nighttown. Nosh on some late-night bites and sip some bubbly while enjoying the smooth sounds of the renowned Manhattan Transfer. 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, 44106, 216.795.0550, www.nighttowncleveland.com
Overnight: "We're staying at the Ritz?!" Get that divinely upscale overnight experience at the Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland. 1515 West 3rd Street, Downtown, 44113, 216.623.1300, www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Cleveland/Default.htm
8am: Start V-Day morning in Ohio City for an ooh-la-la petit déjeuner at the quaint French bistro Le Petit Triangle. Leave without trying the crepes and you're out of your mind! 1881 Fulton Road, Ohio City, 44113, 216.281.1881, lepetittrianglecafe.com
9am: Stroll hand-in-hand through one of Cleveland's most iconic destinations - the West Side Market. Buy some roses, nosh on delectable desserts and even snap a #soinlove selfie from the balcony above. 1979 West 25th Street, Ohio City, 44113, 216.664.3387, westsidemarket.org
11am: What's a weekend without a little relaxation? Book a couples massage at Marengo Luxury Spa located in the gorgeous Old Arcade in downtown Cleveland. 401 Euclid Ave., Downtown, 44114, 216.621.4600, www.marengospa.com
1pm: Make your way to the cute, quaint neighborhood of Little Italy for an afternoon soiree at the aptly named La Dolce Vita. 12112 Mayfield Road, Little Italy, 44106, 216.721.8155, www.ladolcevitamurrayhill.com
2:30pm: Don't worry, we're not your jonesing-for-grandkids mom. But we would be remiss to not mention that the butterfly-flanked waterfall inside the Costa Rican Rain Forest glasshouse at the Cleveland Botanical Garden is one of the most popular spots to get engaged. 11030 East Blvd., University Circle, 44106, 216.721.1600, www.cbgarden.org
4pm: Get that ultimate lovey-dovey experience of ice skating at the Rink at Wade Oval. This unique polymer-surfaced ice-skating rink located in University Circle is dyed pink for Valentine's Day. 10820 East Blvd., University Circle, 44106, www.universitycircle.org
6:30pm: Keep the love-licious dining going at the gorgeous Cowell & Hubbard located in PlayhouseSquare. French wine and cheese will add that special spark to your evening in this upscale delight. 1305 Euclid Ave., PlayhouseSquare, 44115, 216.479.0555, cowellhubbard.com
8pm: Self-described as "musical foreplay," the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra's "No Need for Words: LOVE in CLE" promises an evening of smooth, sexy jazz tunes inside the opulent Hanna Theatre in PlayhouseSquare. 2067 East 14th Street, PlayhouseSquare, 44115, 216.241.6000, www.clevelandjazz.org
6:30pm: The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in University Circle presents a very special Valentine's Day event - The Natural History of Food: Chocolate. Yes, that's an entire meal - inside a museum - devoted to chocolate. Chef Chris Hodgeson will create a five-course meal focused around chocolate, which is then paired with various wines. 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, 44106, 216.231.4600, www.cmnh.org
Overnight: You want romance? Then the beautiful 65-room historic Glidden House in University Circle is the place for an amorous overnight stay. 1901 Ford Drive, University Circle, 44106, 216.231.8900, www.gliddenhouse.com
10:30am: After your evening at the Glidden House, sleep in and then take a stroll next door for brunch at Chef Jonathon Sawyer's Trentina. This is no ordinary brunch, but rather an upscale - and gorgeously delicious - take on eggs and pancakes. 1903 Ford Drive, University Circle, 44106, 216.421.2900, www.restauranttrentina.com
12pm: Next, meander your way across the street to the Cleveland Museum of Art for a look at one of the world's most renowned - and FREE - permanent collections of art. Use the high-tech gadgets in Gallery One to explore examples of work made with romance in mind. 11150 East Blvd., University Circle, 44106, 216.421.7350, www.clevelandart.org
3pm: While in University Circle, take a short walk over to Severance Hall to hear a hand-holding-worthy wind ensemble performance by students from Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Music. 11001 Euclid Ave., University Circle, 44106, 216.231.7300, www.clevelandorchestra.com
6pm: Make your way downtown to the hustle and bustle of the emerging East Bank of the Flats for an Italian dinner at the trendy Lago. 1091 West 10th Street, East Bank of the Flats, 44113, 216.862.8065, lagoeastbank.com
7:30pm: Drive across the Cuyahoga River to the recently-opened Music Box Supper Club for an evening of sultry music performed by blues diva Shemekia Copeland. 1148 Main Ave., West Bank of the Flats, 44113, 216.242.1250, www.musicboxcle.com
Feeling a little randy for a V-Day rendezvous to CLE? What's on your itinerary?


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Community Picks Recipe Testing -- Noodles
We've partnered with Kikkoman to bring you the latest contest -- and a $1,000 cash prize!
It's that time again -- help us pick the contest finalists for Your Best Recipe with Noodles!
Any Food52 member is welcome to help us test our Community Pick candidates, so go call dibs on the recipe you'd like to test that is in the list below! We'd love to see some new testers in the mix -- remember, we accept up to 3 testers per recipe. And, if the recipe is worthy of a Community Pick, we'll publish the best headnote, so make your notes count! Don't forget to email us your headnote (no more than 100 words) to [email protected] by next Wednesday, March 4th at 5pm (EST).
When you've figured out which recipes are calling your name, in order to sign up, all you have to do is follow the link to that recipe's page, and just above the comments, you'll see a "Test This Recipe" button. Your job is easy: Just click the button, and you'll receive a confirmation email that officially crowns you a Food52 community tester. If for some reason you decide you cannot test, simply press the button again, and your name will be removed from the list. Act fast -- this button will disappear on the Tuesday before your testing notes are due.
We'll collect your comments, name the finalists and official Community Picks and publish the best headnote for each Community Pick (with credit, of course!). If the recipe you test isn't chosen as a Community Pick, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!
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Bulgogi Potato Noodles
Chicken Laksa
Drunken Noodles
Khao Suey (Burmese Style Curried Noodle Soup)
Meatballs with Chinese Celery Over Noodles in Lemongrass Miso Sauce
Mushroom and Vegetable Pho
Shanghai Soup Dumplings
Sichuan Mouth-Numbing Cold Noodles
Simple Sesame & Garlic Noodles
Slow Cooker Ramen
Smoked Tea Black Bean Noodles with Pork
Smoked Tea Duck Noodles
Spicy Garlic Noodles with Crumbled Tofu and Cucumber Salad
Spicy State Fair Fried Noodles
Spicy Thai Basil Noodle Cake
Sweet and Spicy Sesame Soba with Tempeh, Kale and Mushroom
Thai Basil Pesto with Chili Garlic Shrimp
Umami Cold Noodles
Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Noodles (Bún Thịt Nướng)
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2018 MOC Fall Rally Announcement
Many of our members are trying to get their 2018 plans made this time of year. We often hear that people would have attended the rally if they had more notice. Well, weve heard you and are going to do things a little different for the 15th Annual MOC Rally in Goshen this year. The dates of the rally will be September 19th thru September 25th with departure September 26th. We will be able to accommodate 150 Units this year and we hope to begin sign-ups in Q1 2018. So watch the forum so that you can get in on our largest rally yet. Once those 150 sites are gone, we will start a waiting list in case we have cancellations. We look forward to seeing everyone in September.
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Mobile Phone Website Design
The numbers of people doing searches and viewing websites on mobile phones has been exploding exponentially month on month since 2010. Some of the markets that have been particularly growing are:
- Retail and Restaurants - 1,342%
- Automotive - 723%
- Finance - 379%
- Telecoms - 242%
- Health: Fitness and Wellbeing - 183%
- Education: 130%.
Consequently, more and more companies have responded by making mobile-friendly, scaled-down versions of their websites for easier viewing by their mobile visitors. As more companies follow suit, those that don't will be left out in the cold, as surfers will prefer to use websites that are easy to see on their phones.
For these reasons, getting your mobile phone website designer to create a mobile-friendly website before your competitors do is really important.
How fast are things changing?
By August 2011, nearly 13% of all visitors were viewing websites on a mobile device in the UK, and 45% of all UK Internet users (17.6 million people) used a mobile phone to connect to the Internet between January and August 2011.
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JANUARY School Improvement Activities
For a list of all the Winter activities - see the Practical School Improvement Timeline site. Information comes from that site, and all originals can be found there.
Classroom Activities
- Compile formative assessment data as it relates to both fidelity of implementation of SI strategies and student progress toward proficiency; analyze data and make refinements to instruction
- If applicable, complete all progress monitoring tasks specific to current Instructional Learning Cycle ; detailed data will be necessary for reporting conversation
- Compile summative assessment and/or Informed Interim Assessment data as appropriate to measure student proficiency on targeted standards and ultimate success of implementation
- Celebrate with students the growth that has occurred!
- Gather any additional data expected by School Improvement Team for all regular meetings
Building Activities
- Administer Winter Benchmarking assessments (Delta Math, DIBELS, Writing prompts, etc.)
- Continue School Process Profile: (SPR 40 or SPR 90 or Interim SA or SA)
- Gather information: Teacher perspective on process re: building system
- Small groups to address segments of rubrics and report out
- Online survey tools available on the Practical School Improvement Timeline site as a Google Form
- Study and Discuss: Celebrate a few and narrow focus to 3-5 to improve, thus 8-10 total.
- Provide input on:
- Student Survey (Early Elementary)
- Student Survey (Elementary)
- Student Survey (Middle & High)
- Hold Monthly School Improvement Meeting (5th for the school year) Printable Sign in sheet; Sample January Agenda
- As you gather the four types of data (process data from SPR or SA, demographic & achievement data in SDP/A, and perception data from parent, student, staff surveys), remember to engage in conversations around "what" stood out and "why " we believe this is happening; create or review action steps for collecting the rest of the data to compile the Comprehensive Needs Assessment and assist in "Defining the Problem". NOTE: you most likely will not gather all this information in just this one month … this is a process not a single event.
- Utilize the Data Dialogue Protocol which helps to filter key aspects from the sea of data and begins asking stakeholders to identify the causality. (OR facilitate this conversation in your own way by focusing on "what" and "why " Data dialogue process
- MEAP data is most likely released so it is a good time to celebrate some successes and identify key needs (these can be found in the SDP/A, the raw data file from OEAA, and/or a data warehouse).
- Identify February SIT meeting objectives; build meeting agenda
District Activities
- Mid-January is final submission date for amendments for all budgets (including carryover funds and final allocations) addressing final semester and summer programs. Remember ONE amendment allowed prior to January 31, 2014.
- Hold District Improvement Team (DIT) meeting to analyze building-level summaries of both adult monitoring and student impact data. Make adjustments to District Improvement Plan based on analysis of building-level summaries Sign in sheet
- Depending on the timing of the meeting, buildings should report out on the progress of initiatives regarding evidence of adult implementation and student impact from benchmarking, end of the semester reports and/or MEAP data if released from embargo.
- Continue formal evaluation of existing supplementary programs and SI Plan (Dec – March)
- Address the DPR 19 with the District Improvement Team if planning to model effective practices for gathering information at the building level (i.e. divide/conquer or electronic survey), highlight a smaller subset of indicators and discuss causality. (Alternative would be to use the SPR results to drive the DPR in March)
- Review plan for Title I services for the following year in preparation for meeting with Private/Non-Public schools in your region in February or March.
- Support school buildings in the collection of data: surveys, School Process Rubrics, School Data Profile and local data.
- Begin district budget planning process.
School Improvement January
- AdvancEd: ASSIST platform for school improvement plan reporting
- MI School Data Michigan Data portal
- Michigan Dept of Education
Online Tool Kits
- Wayne RESA
- Practical MI School Improvement Timeline
- School Improvement in Maryland - has many useful school improvement resources and ideas
More Help Documents:
Find Top 30/Bottom 30 in the BAA secure site Kathy Stewart of Gratiot Isabella RESD has created a step-by-step guide with screenshots of how to access the data since the system has changed.
Cite the Research:
Best Evidence Encyclopedia - from Johns Hopkins University
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It is possible to replace the front bumper on most cars without professional help, provided an appropriate replacement bumper can be found. It may not be simple or possible to replace front bumpers without professional assistance on some exotic or luxury vehicles, however.Continue Reading
The precise steps required to replace a front bumper vary from vehicle to vehicle, but the general procedure is similar for most cars. After detaching any wires to lights or other electronics housed in the front bumper, the mounting bolts holding the bumper to the car must be detached. It is necessary to support the bumper with a floor jack during this process to prevent damage to the bumper and injury.
Once the mounting bolts have been detached, the old bumper should be lowered gently to the ground using the floor jack's hydraulic lift. Accessories such as lights or license plates should be removed and installed into the replacement bumper at this time.
Installing the new bumper involves reversing the process of removing the old bumper. The floor jack is used to lift and hold the new bumper in place while the mounting bolts are re-attached. Once the new bumper is secured, the final steps are to reconnect any wires to electrical devices in the bumper, and then to make sure that all devices in the bumper are functional and the new bumper is properly aligned with the car's frame.Learn more about Car Parts & Maintenance


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Everyone knows passwords suck. iPhone users are about to get a nice alternative: As widely predicted, Apple's new iPhone 5s model includes a fingerprint scanner that provides users with new security features tied to their biometric identity, in a system Apple is calling Touch ID.
The sensor, built right into the Home button, is just 170 microns thick – about three times that of a human hair – and can read a fingerprint with an incredible level of detail, thanks to its 550 points-per-inch resolution and the ability to detect and capture the skin's inner layers for added precision. Thanks to clever programming, the sensor supports multiple fingers and can recognise a fingerprint regardless of its orientation.
During the iPhone 5s introduction at Apple's special event on Wednesday, company exec Phil Schiller announced that iOS will allow customers to use their fingerprints to unlock their phones in lieu of passcodes, and even to log in to their iCloud accounts without having to type in their passwords – welcome news to anyone who keeps sensitive information on their mobile phone and hates having to deal with constantly typing in passcodes and passwords on a tiny keyboard.
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These union thugs are always finding new and creative ways to annoy the general public. Then they wonder why most Americans hate their guts. But they're emboldened by the clown in the White House so they figure they can get away with anything now.
Fire them now.
Some security guards at John F. Kennedy International Airport have voted to go on strike next week if their employer doesn't respond to their concerns over issues including training and equipment.
Security worker Prince Jackson said about 100 employees of Air Serv Corp. voted Thursday to authorize a strike for Dec. 20. The employees are not unionized but are being supported by 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union.
Another group of workers, for Global Elite Group Inc., is scheduled to hold a vote on Friday.
The workers handle security issues such as directing traffic in front of the terminals at the airport, one of the nation's busiest, and making sure non-passenger areas including the tarmacs are secure.
Jackson said the guards had tried to reach out to their employers about their issues, asking for more extensive training and better equipment including radios and outer gear such as proper winter coats, but their situation hadn't changed.
Avoiding a strike, he said, "would take them coming to the table to address our concerns, to let us know that they care about us and would like to sit down and talk to us."
Their "concerns" always focus on less work for more pay.


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That should do it! These can be removed once you're certain the numbers can stay fixed. Steltz 19:45, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, came home sick from a holiday, and concentration levels weren't their best. Steltz 06:39, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Nick. Just to let you know tht in the light of some helpful comments from you, I've made a few tweaks to last night's guidelines (see here) — P.davydov 07:46, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
Consigning the past to the memory hole, just like 1984? Check.
Trying to make it more awkward to find your talk page unless you press the right button? Check.
Is is secret? Is it safe? Philip @ © talk 05:04, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
In response to Philip's second point above...-- Snailey (_@/) Talk to Me Email me 17:00, 29 July 2011 (UTC) Agreed!
Hi Nick. I saw your comments about the Stravinsky worklist, and wondered if you'd like me to check it against some Russian sources? I have a few more days to spend on Prokofiev, but could make a start when he's done... — P.davydov 08:13, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
No problem, leave it with me :-) — P.davydov 20:46, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi, Good for you - got 'em before he could do any spamming! Carolus 04:34, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
Yes, but that was it. I hate it when they're undiscovered for a few hours! Carolus 05:15, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello Lndlewis10,
I could identify this piece. Originally it is No. 7 from 10 Menuets for piano Hob.IX:22. It is an arrangement for Vl I+II and Vcl. --TobisNotenarchiv 20:43, 25 November 2011 (UTC)


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FAQ Dewatering
Frequent Questions
Frequently Asked Questions about Dewatering. Our goal is to support our customers in their efforts by providing answers to questions regarding Dewatering Bag products.
1. What are Geotextile Tubes?
Geotextile tubes are flexible in their application and can provide benefits over other dredging dewatering options in the area of cost, quality, and ease of use. Physically they are made up of woven Fabric Geotextile Materials that are designed in such a way to retain suspended solids and sediment and allow water to pass through the gaps in the woven fabric. The dewatering rate and effluent quality will depend on the sediment, system used and the operating conditions.
2. Why is it smart to do a hanging bag test before I purchase a Geotextile Tube?
The hanging bag test is a low cost / low technology approach to assessing the performance of geotextile fabric in combination with a sludge from a potential job site. It can be useful for quick on site evaluations. Evaluating the cake formation. Effluent for water quality testing. Water flow rate. Demonstrating the concept to a client. First hand look at the dewatering characteristics of the sludge. Checking the effectiveness of polymer addition.
3. How does the hanging bag test work?
The hanging bag details (fabric) should be noted and it is suspended on a suitable structure / frame (eg tree, fence, brick and pole arrangement). The bag is typically 3 x 2,5 feet in size and a slurry sample is placed in the bag. (the sample is of typically 5 Gal of sediment that is watered down if required to replicate the condition of the sludge that will enter the bag during the project). The effluent from the bag is collected for evaluation to see the quality and also the time is taken to establish the rate of dewatering (this provides a guideline). The sludge should be checked regularly for the first few hours and then left to stand for 6-8 hour and checked again. It can then be left for a few days to evaluate how dry the sludge becomes and is suitability to be handled during the removal process. Hanging bag tests give an indication of the dewatering characteristics of the sludge and a pressure filtration tests using the selected tube should be conducted on a small scale to establish the consolidation rates. They are typically better than the results achieved in the hanging bag test.
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George Orphanos -Seafarer Sailing Ltd.
155 branch Eden Mare, Greece, Poseidon's Ave. 73, 17562, Swift code: CRBAGRAAXXX
IBAN : GR 52 0140 1550 1890 0200 2001 406 or
George Orphanos -Seafarer Sailing Ltd.
Branch 0142 Kalamakiou, Greece,
IBAN : GR 12 0260 1420 0009 7020 0440 109 or
George Orphanos, BLZ 20111 /WIEN 1130, Swift code: GIBAATWWXXX
EUR IBAN a/c AT 3820 1112 9543 809 400
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Taxi or Mini Bus transfer to the marina and vice versa, hotel reservation, car rental, ferry tickets, super market/shopping for your charter, any kind of information about visiting Greece etc. Each case is unique, so just contact us and we will advise accordingly!
Along with this email we will send you/request the following information needed:
Furthermore we will ask you to inform us about your exact arrival time as well as a mobile number that will be valid in Greece and if you need transfer from the Airport to the Marina.
In case you want us to do Provisioning for you, we will in time provide you with a shopping list which you will have to fulfill and we will send your order to the Super Market. Your shopping will be delivered directly to your Yacht upon your arrival and you will have to pay in cash upon delivery!
Before the check in procedure, you will meet us at the base, as per the information document we have sent you, in order to make the needed Paper work for Embarkation Authorization.
There you will have to sign 5 copies of your Charter Contract which is needed for the Port Police Authorities. We will keep your Sailing Licenses (as apart from the copies, the original ones are needed for the Port Police) and we will return them to you after your check in procedure is finalized.
Furthermore, we will require the Refundable Deposit amount as agreed upon Booking Confirmation.
VISA, MASTERCARD & AMERICAN EXPRESS is accepted in all bases. This amount will be blocked on your credit card for the Charter duration period and will be released when the Yacht is returned back to her base with no damages caused.
In case you would like the Non Refundable Deposit, then please inform us upon booking confirmation and we will issue an Insurance Contract for you. In this case, upon you arrival, you will have to pay the agreed amount in cash. This amount is not refunded no matter if the Yacht has damages or not.
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Antec 850W HCP Platinum power supply review -
Product Showcase
So then, here we have the packaging so you know what to look for in the stores. The PSU inside is packaged nicely and protected in a carton.
The PSU and cables all come in a cloth pouch. Delivered with the PSU are the simple basics like power cable manual and screws. As stated, this is a 100% modular model. Some people hate thaat, other love it, I fit in the last category as you can build incredibly clean looking PCs by using just the wires you need.
After unpacking, not a dent, scratch or smudge was on the unit. Check that nice dark finish. Obviously the PSU is ready for all upcoming CPU & GPU generations and offers a superb capacity on its four 12V rails. At the front and top side we spot a nice honeycomb air vent; it allows for optimal airflow running through the PSU, cooling down its components and keeping them nicely efficient. Also, obviously we spot the power connector and on/off switch. The housing is made out of 0.8mm SECC steel and has a dark black anti-scratch coating.
The PSU complies to EPS12V PSU design guides for compatibility & C6 state functions. Meaning powered off or in sleep mode it should consume less then one watt. There's plenty of Ampage to go around, impressive are the four 12V rails rated at 40 AMPs each.
Here an overview of all cables you receive. You can hook up to six PCIe Graphics connectors in a 6/8 configuration, but we'll have a closer look at all the cables and connectors on the next page.
The fan used is 135 mm and is darn silent really. An active thermal manager will monitor heat and load levels, depending on that is will try and figure out the optimal heat and noise management. But even under load, the PSU remains very silent.
We review the Antec 850 HCP Platinum power supply. The HCP series have received an upgrade (High Current Pro) and this 850W model WAS their gold model but is replaced with this version, Platinum certified, meaning the PSU can pimp and show off its most efficient power supply label available in this bizz. Next to that some smaller changes have been applied as well.


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6 Great Reasons Why City Gate Condominium Is Perfect For You
There are various good schools, colleges and universities in the vicinity like Singapore Management University, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Insworld Institute, Farrer Park Primary School, St. Margaret Primary School and Stamford Primary School.
For sports and beach lovers, the Kallang Waterfront District and the new Singapore Sports Hub- Kallang Wave is a 5 minutes drive from CityGate Condo. Kallang Wave comprises of facilities for an array of sports, 41,000 sqm of commercial area for leisure, dinning and leisure options. The sports complex also houses a library, musuem and an exhibition centre. CityGate Condo immense its potenial from Kallang Riveside waterbased recreational activities and beach routes linking to Gardens by the Bay and Sports Hub.
The development of City Gate has long been produced by Bayfront Ventures who want no introduction and a collaboration between Fragrance Group and World Class Land. Fragrance Group has been responsible for favorite developmental projects like Novena Regency, Urban Vista, Le Regal, Kensington Square, Icon and Bungalows by the Sea. World Class Land has names like 8 Bassein, East Village, Parc Rosewood, Urban Vista, Kensington Square, the Hillford and Waterfront under its bag.
City Hall MRT Interchange is only a stop away and Marina Bay MRT station is three stops away. Lavender, Bugis and Nicoll Highway MRT stations are based at an similar distance from City Gate, whichever lines are preferred. For people who own vehicles, the Central Business hub is just five minutes away and Bukit Timah Road can be used reaching the Orchard Road shopping district in a small period of time.
Great rental potential from offices in Central Business District, Parkview Square, Gateway and many more!
The place of City Gate is where the Keypoint building was once formerly located on Beach Road. Within a walking distance is Bugis Junction, Golden Mile Complex, Textile Centre, Sultan Plaza, ParkRoyal, Concourse Skyline and Concourse retail center. Suntec City Mall, Marina Square, Raffles City Shopping Centre and Millenia Walk are just around the corner.
City Gate Condominium Facts and Information
Project Name: City Gate Condominium
Address: 371 Beach Road
District: 7
Nearest MRT: Nicoll Highway MRT Station
Tenure: 99 years
Expected TOP: 2018
Developer: Bayfront Ventures Pte Ltd. (A joint venture between Fragrance Group and World Class Land)
Total Units: 311 Residential Units, 188 Retail Units
Site Area: 7,268.90 m² (78,242.44 sqft)
Residential Unit Type:
1-Bedroom : 431 – 452 sqft
2-Bedroom : 560 – 570 sqft
2-Bedroom DK : 678 – 1,066 sqft
3-Bedroom DK : 904 – 915 sqft
1-Bedroom Penthouse : 484 sqft
3-Bedroom Penthouse : 807 - 1,464 sqft
4-Bedroom Penthouse : 1,604 - 1,819 sqft
Commercial Unit Type:
Shops : 431 – 452 sqft
Restaurants : 431 – 452 sqft
Foodcourt : 431 – 452 sqft
Supermarket : 431 – 452 sqft
(selected floor plan, to be finalised)
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text: "I'm trying to stay in everybody's face for the next 10 years," ambitious Alabama-raised rapper Yelawolf—or the other white man on the cover of this month's XXL alongside Eminem—told Spin in January. With his staccato spray, verbal agility and new record deal on Eminem's Shady Records, he might just have his chance. The secret to what seems his imminent success might be his vocal versatility, meaning that he can bounce between sleazy talk ready for the seediest club ("Lick the Cat" is about exactly what you'd guess) and deadly serious, vividly detailed episodes of the perils of poor Southerners. On the career-building "Pop the Trunk," for instance, Yelawolf turns a threat with a deadly weapon into an indelible hook while using the verses for narrative calisthenics: "11:30 and I'm pullin' up dirty smoking babbage out the back of my buddy's Monte Carlo," he raps at the start of verse two, his voice a massaged knot of tension. "Spittin' over some super hot beats with a super hot freak we call the parking lot ho." Yelawolf's mix of sex, drugs and death, of fear, valor and fun, seems grounded in reality, as though Yelawolf raps from a harrowing past he doesn't really care to forget. CyHi Da Prynce and King Mez open the 9 p.m. show. —Grayson Currin


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Corporate Identity Shift
We're not so young and hip anymore.
Webber Kerr's President, Adam Lloyd, meets with Jennifer Locklear, AVP of HR for Healthesystems, to discuss how they have embraced cultural change in what was once a start-up environment and are better for it today.
Healthesystems is a specialty provider of innovative solutions to help workers' compensation insurance payers manage the utilization and costs of prescription drugs and ancillary medical services provided to injured workers.
AL: Jen, 10 years ago Healthesystems was a start-up. Today it is an established mid-size company in your space. What are some of the changes at Healthesystems that are most noticeable to you as you look back 10 years?
JL: The biggest change is how we develop our employees. Ten years ago, most of the people we brought on were thrown into a fluid, loosely structured environment that required them to fill multiple roles as needs arose. There were several positive aspects to that environment. Employees learned the industry and company very quickly.
Now that our roles are more specialized, we're able to focus on staff development and prepare employees for a long-term career with us. We've built a robust Training & Development department that offers programs in multiple formats. We teach all new hires about our very specialized industry and business so they have context. Other programs focus on building specific skills and teaching our core values.
AL: There is often the perception that you go from young, energetic, innovative to mature, experienced, knowledgeable. Assuming this is true for a minute, how does this play into your current hiring & talent strategy? Is it easier or harder to hire the talent you need today?
JL: Both. I think it is easier in the sense that we now know exactly what we are looking for and what experience is required to do certain jobs well. It becomes a little more challenging because that creates tight requirements that significantly narrow the size of our candidate pools in many cases.
AL: Has the change in your corporate culture had a positive or negative impact on retention? How do employees from the "early days" feel about today's Healthesystems?
JL: I would say positive. I could certainly ask the "early days" employees. Most of them are still here! That doesn't mean we haven't experienced some turnover. But our leadership is strong, and our values haven't changed. I love that about this company. Last year we were named a Top Workplace — an honor that came as a result of anonymous employee surveys conducted by an outside firm. I found it rewarding that our employees nominated us.
AL: What piece of advice would you give other HR leaders that are going through change in their corporate identity?
JL: I would tell them to become a strategic partner and thought leader who helps define the new infrastructure and sets the tone for the corporate culture. A company's culture and relationship with its employees directly influence its ability to attract and retain the right talent. That in turn impacts the company's ability to attract new customers and grow.
AL: I'll offer first, keeping up with my daughter, running and a healthy dose of antioxidants daily keep me mentally fresh. What is something you do to stay young?
JL: Ah, that is an easy one: a lot of caffeine, and a little bit of working out.


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Despite the lack of regular action in the division this Monday sees the first defense of the Japanese Heavyweight title by Kyotaro Fujimoto as he takes on #1 contender Kotatsu Takehara.
The show, put on by Kadoebi appears to be dubbed "Japan's strongest I" and on paper looks to be an excellent 7 fight card.
Despite how great the card is the poster is unfortunately pretty poor and not one we're a fan of, though of course the action in the ring is far more important than the action poster.


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Falling Through Time 2016
Click to view Falling Through Time catalogue
Watch Barbara Cole's documentary about the making of Falling Through Time
Falling Through Time is a complex arrangement of past and present, one that draws on personal and collective history, myth, and the porous nature of time in the distinct, contemporary style for which the artist has become known. Cole's project began 20 years ago, when, while traveling, the artist became enamored with the incomparable gardens of England. She was inspired by their romantic ambience: whimsical lattices, wiry brambles, and lush roses, all overseen by classically inspired statues, impossibly weightless despite their stone medium. Capturing these spaces with her Polaroid SX-70 film, and later manipulating the malleable photographic surface to painterly effect, Cole's documentation resulted in a series truly romantic in both history and conception. Still, Cole felt that the project was somehow incomplete; her English garden series was stored away, and soon forgotten.
Falling Through Time is a resurfacing—of not just time and place, but Cole too, who collaborates with a past self. An incomplete project comes full circle as the English garden series becomes background to the artist's captivating underwater portraits. The result is a visual study of time in which personal and mythical histories—refracted through the water surface—layer to create dynamic, ethereal scenes with an editorial edge. "These women do not exist in a moment in time," says Cole, but rather alongside it, as extra-temporal travelers who float between history's layers with confidence and mystery.


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By Rafidah Sapa'at, Year 2, Diploma in Dental Hygiene & Therapy
|Photo Credit: Broken Haiku
Ever wondered where the 'lomo effect' found on popular iPhone photography apps such as Instagram and Hipstamatic came from? Well wonder no more, for the picture editing effects are inspired by actual photos taken from analogue toy cameras produced and churned out by the Lomographic Society.
What is Lomography?
It started in the early 1990s when 2 students in Vienna, Austria found an old Russian camera called the Lomo Kompakt Automat. They tried out the camera and found the results of their images produced a lot of vibrant and saturated images – something they had never seen before. When they returned home, their friends were impressed with the pictures and wanted their own lomo camera as well. This started a new style of photography that we now know as Lomography!
Before the widespread use and popularity of digital cameras, photographs were taken using analogue cameras (remember those days?) loaded with a roll of film that were then taken to the photo labs to be developed. This traditional method of taking photographs is used on the lomo toy cameras as well, producing vintage, lo-fi and dreamy pictures with a touch of light-leaks here and there.
But unlike digital cameras, you won't be able to preview photos you've taken with the toy camera as it is not built with an LCD viewfinder at the back. Instead, the only time you get to see the photos is right after you have sent it to be developed.
This unpredictable aspect of photo taking is what I find to be the most charming and quirky thing about the lomo toy camera. Each time I send the films to be developed, I am always brimming with anticipation over how the photos will turn out and the surprise and amazement I feel when I finally set my eyes upon the final images. Yeap, the toy camera definitely brings you back to basics!
And like all brands of digital and DSLRS camera available everywhere this days, toy cameras comes in various shapes and sizes too, each producing their own unique dreamy and surreal pictures. Lomography toy cameras are actually remakes of popular cult cameras back in the day. So here are some awesome lomo toy cameras for you to choose from!
Diana F+
Diana F+ Sahara. Lomography.com
Looking very much like the cameras used by Hollywood paparazzi of the 50s and 60s, the Diana F+ is one fine exquisite toy camera and is also the toy camera of choice for this writer here. What's great about the Diana F+ is it comes in a variety of arty designs and colours to suit one for every personality. Mine is the CMYK edition, with its brightly hued colours of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.
The Diana F+ produces lots of dreamy soft-focused and vignetted pictures that will put a smile to your face. The lens are detachable as well which means you can change it up and add variety to your photos with the Fish-eye lens (lets you have a 180 degree field of view with circular image), the Superwide lens (perfect for detailed city view shots!) or even the telephoto lens (great if you want to take objects from afar!). To make this toy camera even sweeter, the Diana F+ can be made into an instant camera simply by attaching the instant back adaptor on its body!
Here are some pictures I shot with the Diana F+ on a trip to Universal Studios!
Fisheye Camera
Fisheye No 2 Rip Curl Special Edition. Lomography.com
Multi-lenses Camera
|Multilens cameras Oktomat and Pop9. Lomography.com
Of course, this little introduction is only the tip of the iceberg. There are many more toy and analogue cameras available out there, whether vintage and tucked away in an old karang guni man's storage room or remakes and reproduced by the Lomography Society. Drop by www.lomography.com to find out more.
And one last tip, once you have gotten your hands on the lomo toy camera of your choice, let loose, have fun and enjoy! Sure, the very first time you will find yourself stumbling with the film or feeling a tad ridiculous whipping out a toy-like camera. Don't worry! Keep shooting and you'll soon be a natural at it! Toy cameras such as those mentioned above are such head-turners, so bask in their attention and don't be embarrassed or shy to take that prized shot with your toy camera!
Rafidah is a Year 2 Dental Hygiene & Therapy student who enjoys reading, art and craft, and especially sewing. Since she was much younger, she has sewed clothes, pouches, felt animals, and tote bags for her friends and herself. Nothing gives her more satisfaction than making something from scratch. She also loves movies and the unpredictability of LOMO photography. She loves taking dreamy, vintage photos with her Diana F+ camera. During her free time, Rafidah likes discovering new places (especially ice cream joints) to eat, and try out new different new things like yoga and kick boxing.


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Give Your Aquarium a Photo Makeover, and Make Goldie the Envy of His Fishy Friends
Look, when you went on that awesome roadtrip last summer, you left Goldie at home. And that rockin' concert you went to last weekend, same deal. Goldie held down the fort. He did that for you.
Sure, it's not "practical" to take Goldie with you wherever you go… and we've all heard that goldfish only remember the last 30 seconds anyway, but even Goldie deserves a vacation, right?
Here's a project that'll help you satisfy Goldie's wanderlust while keeping him safely submerged in his aquatic home.
Give the ole fishtank a photo makeover. It's easy, looks great, and Goldie gets a glamorous new view!
Read our tutorial to find out how…
So why a photo aquarium? Besides giving your scaly pal a beautiful new vista, it's a great way to freshen up your home or apartment. Or surprise a friend and dress up his fishtank for the holidays!
You can make a photo aquarium with everything from the tiniest plastic tank to the very largest glass behemoth.
What You're About to Make
Before we get started, here's a quick look at what we're working towards.
Ingredient List
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Double-sided tape or sticky tack
- Photo
- Aquarium
- Fish!
Photo ideas
A great photo aquarium requires a great photo. Here are some photo ideas to get you going:
- Other animals (Example: your kitty, ready to pounce)
- Landscapes and cityscapes (Take Goldie to the Grand Canyon or Times Square!)
- Large portraits or colorful, abstract photos that match your aquarium rocks and decor
- Small, fish-sized subjects to give Goldie some new friends. Maybe a photo edited to show 2″ versions of you and your friends!
Step 1: Measure your tank
First things first, you'll want to measure the back of your aquarium.
You'll use these measurements to ensure your photo's large enough to cover the entire back pane of your tank, overlapping the metal on the top and bottom.
It's a simple step, but remember to include the metal borders–not just the glass–when measuring the height of your tank.
Step 2: Print Your Photo
When printing your photo, be sure the height and width equal or exceed the dimensions of the back of your aquarium. If you have a large tank, you may need to get your prints made online with a printer with larger sizes available.
We recommend matte prints over glossy–they mean less glare reflecting off your photo.
Step 3: Crop & Prepare Your Photo
Choose a good crop that matches the tank dimensions you measured earlier and draw it in on the back of your photo.
Use scissors or an exacto knife to crop your photo. (You may want to leave a little extra just in case and trim it off later if you need to.)
Step 4: Stick it On!
Stick double sided tape, sticky tack, or plain tape rolled up, to the four corners of the front of your photo. Don't fret — the hood on the top and rocks on the bottom of the aquarium will hide the tape.
Press your picture to the outside (repeat after us, outside) of the back of your aquarium, facing forward.
Ta da! You're done!
Yes, it was that easy. And your photo will not only show through the front, it'll also reflect at fun angles through the sides. You've got a beautiful new tank, and you've given your friend Goldie a fresh new outlook on life!
Take it Further…
Any time Goldie gets bored, simply swap out his photo for a new one. Take him around the world by bringing back photos for his tank whenever you travel.
Photojojo's New Pet Fish, 'The Raj'
PHOTO CREDITS: Bruno Girin (pyramids), Fazen (cat), Mosseby (Taj Mahal), Amit Gupta (step-by-step)


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1.) ruffian or hooligan
2.) the name adopted by a group of 'artistic outcasts', including Ravel and Stravinsky, in the early 1900s
French A-pash [noun]
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Built on a foundation of great friendship between three colleagues who have collaborated in various forms over many years, Trio Apaches have quickly been embraced on the international concert scene and are unanimously praised for the infectious joy and virtuosity of their performances and the innovative nature of their programmes. They have made numerous appearances on BBC Radio 3, most recently in a live concert from the RCS in a recital juxtaposing Copland with Tchaikovsky.
Trio Apaches, comprising three of the UK's most respected soloists, was officially formed in 2012 as the consequence of a shared desire to focus on innovative projects and challenging cross-genre collaborations, as well as to present masterworks of the trio repertoire in unfamiliar contexts.
Trio Apaches have recently recorded their first album, to be released on Orchid Classics in Autumn 2014. Representative of the group's intention to create projects outside the traditional realm of the piano trio, the disc features a newly commissioned transcription of Debussy's La Mer by Sally Beamish alongside one of Beamish's original works; her powerful setting of the Anglo Saxon poem The Seafarer, in which the Trio are joined by Sir Willard White in the role of narrator.


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The Hydro-Grow, from the Gardener's Supply Co., is a soaker hose that uses up to 70 percent less water than regular irrigation systems. Measuring 1 inch in diameter, it is made from specially processed recycled rubber and has been given a new porousness that allows the water to seep through thousands of tiny pores slowly.
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p-Type Single-Wall Garbon Nanotube Network on n-Type Si for Heterojunction Photovoltaic Cells
Z. Li, Y. Xu, V. Saini, E. Dervishi, M. Mahmood, A.R. Biris, A.S. Biris
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, US
Keywords: heterojunction photovoltaic cells, SWNT, n-Type Si
Abstract:The solar cells based on high-density p-n heterojunctions between single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and n-type crystalline silicon were produced with airbrushing technique. The SWNTs/n-Si heterojunction is rectifying. Under optical excitation the numerous heterojunctions formed between the semitransparent SWNTs thin coating and the n-type silicon substrate generate electron-hole pairs, which are then split and transported through SWNTs (holes) and n-Si (electrons), respectively. The nanotubes serve as both photogeneration sites and a charge carriers collecting and transport layer. It was also found that the thionyl chloride (SOCl2)-treatment of SWNT coating films can lead to a significant increase in the conversion efficiency through re-adjusting the Fermi level and increasing the carrier concentration and mobility of the nanotube network. Initial tests have shown a power conversion efficiency of above 3%, proving that SOCl2 treated-SWNTs/n-Si is a potentially suitable configuration for making solar cells.


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Written and illustrated by Leo Politi
This delightful picture book from beloved children's book author Leo Politi, originally published in 1971, tells the story of Emmet, one of the many stray dogs taken in by old Mr. Winkel—among them, Poupee, Oscar, and Puff. Emmet was always the troublemaker of the lot, escaping from Mr. Winkel's yard to chase the neighborhood cats and snatch toys from small children. He even refused to obey the grocer's sign that clearly said, "No dogs allowed"! Tired of putting up with Emmet's energetic pranks, Mr. Winkel's neighbors are ready to call the dogcatcher when the rascally dog saves the grocer's shop from a fire set by a prowler.
As in all Leo Politi's books, Emmet's adventures are richly illustrated and humorously told and as Emmet frolics across the pages, every reader, young or old, will recall their own pesky neighborhood dogs and even the ones in their own backyard.
Ages six and up.
Leo Politi wrote and illustrated dozens of children's books, many of which are set in the Latino communities of Southern California. He won the Caldecott Medal for his book Song of the Swallows, first published in 1948.8 x 10 inches
16 color illustrations
Getty Publications
Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum


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An elevation map reflects the elevation of the region being depicted; this is usually done using lines, shading and color patterns. 3D models of elevation maps provide higher resolution and more accurate data, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Another term for an elevation map is a topographic map.Continue Reading
There are many reasons why it is necessary to see the topography of an area on a map. Understanding topography can help scientists track changes in landscape. It can help planners determine an area's suitability for building and farming. Elevation maps also provide a better understanding of weather patterns, since elevation can affect wind speed and heat dispersion.Learn more about Maps & Cartography


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Life (BBC One)
Insects have been around for millions of years and outnumber us by 200,000,000 to one. However, as this episode of Life illustrates, many insects have enough beauty to assuage the fears of even a devout bug-phobe. A highlight in the footage is a long sequence on the hibernation of monarch butterflies in a Mexican forest, the camera gliding among many thousands of the creatures amassed in the trees. PN
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The Art on Your Wall with Sue Perkins (BBC Two)
As part of the current Modern Beauty season on BBC Two and Four, the eloquently ironic comedian Sue Perkins went on a search for Britain's most popular mantelpiece artworks, from Tretchikoff prints to Athena's "Man and Baby" poster. The result, which includes interviews with Jack Vettriano, Wayne Hemingway and the man who created "Tennis Girl", is an amusing, open-minded look at domestic art in this country. PN
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Enid (BBC Four)
A new season of films on BBC Four, entitled Women We Loved, opens with a dramatic take on the life of Enid Blyton that includes a stellar performance from Helena Bonham Carter. The focus is not so much on Blyton's prolific writing but rather the complexities of her private life, one which often portrays the self-styled "guardian of our children's morals" as driven, brittle and manipulative. The film suggests her father's departure from the family home influenced Blyton's gift for inventive storylines and tendency to avoid reality. SH
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Radio choices by Gillian Reynolds
Tickets Please (Radio 4)
We're on the 9.20am from Paddington to Exeter in Mark Maier's new sitcom, an Upstairs Downstairs of rail travel. Robin (Jeremy Swift) is the train manager, trying to keep order while his private life crumbles. There's a flirtatious girl on the refreshment trolley, a self-obsessed buffet attendant, a proper restaurant car with an old-fashioned steward and a frantic female chef. They all fancy each other in a circle of comically doomed expectations. The passengers are daft, dumb and cross. In other words, it's distinctly well observed.
click here to listen to Tickets Please on the BBC website
The Garden (Radio 4)
Open this window into another world every afternoon all week. It's a life story, that of an Oxfordshire garden, fictional but based on carefully assembled fact. The oldest, deepest meaning of the word "garden" is an enclosure, somewhere to raise food for the pot, keep children safe. Gardens as places of beauty and pleasure came much later. Peter France and sound recordist Chris Watson make this journey through time and the seasons as robins fight for territory, slow worms hide under stones, frost shimmers on bare boughs, mice leave footprints in snow.
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Learning scales is hard work; it can seem like endless effort with very little short-term gratification. You don't have to learn every scale there is to know (leave that to Allan Holdsworth) but if you want to progress with your improvisation skills then at some point you're going to have to do some serious scale study… Or is there another way?
I remember asking my first guitar teacher about which scales to play over which chords, naively expecting a definitive answer, and he said, 'Well… Basically you can play any note you like over any chord as long as you mean it, and resolve it'. Bearing this vague but sound advice in mind, sometimes it's nice to not worry about scales and just play so I came up with two 9-note scales that cover just about any improvisational situation you might find yourself in. For simplicity's sake let's say that most chords fall into one of two categories: major or minor (I didn't bother with a separate scale for 7th chords and their extensions as you can get away with playing either of the following scales over this kind of chord).
The first thing I did was to choose the intervals I most like to play over a major type chord as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, b5, 5, 6, b7, 7
I then mapped out the scale with the root note on the low E string:
You can of course choose your own intervals but I think that 9 notes in a scale is the absolute limit before venturing into shameless chromaticism. If you run the scale in note order you'll notice it retains that major sound; the idea here is not to play all the notes in the scale but to choose your notes, safe in the knowledge that they all work over a major chord.
For the minor pattern I chose the following intervals: 1, 2, b3, 4, b5, 5, b6, b7, 7
It's basically the same as the major scale pattern but we're using the b3 and the b6 as (for me) these are the characteristic minor scale tones, but again, feel free to come up with your own set of nine notes.
Again, the idea is to purposely pick the notes rather than try to cram them all in at once, especially where you have four semi-tones in a row.
I've been playing with concept for a couple of days now and while it does take some getting used to, you can certainly get some interesting results, and it's great for breaking out of scale patterns. Let me know what you make of it in the comments.
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What's the Latest Development?
Some residents of parts of the US hardest-hit by last year's Superstorm Sandy are finding themselves up against yet another hurdle: Verizon, the nation's second-largest phone company, doesn't want to repair damaged copper-wire lines and is instead recommending that people switch to wireless or cable options. Their rationale: Prior to the storm, less than a third of their customers in the area were using traditional phones. However, one of them, 85-year-old Robert Post, has a pacemaker that requires monthly checking via landline, and now he has to travel to a friend's house to do it. Legislators in both New York and New Jersey have initiated efforts to prevent Verizon from abandoning the lines.
What's the Big Idea?
Since 2000, 100 million phone lines have been disconnected across the country, and although Verizon is taking the lead, other companies plan to follow in their footsteps. Its larger competitor, AT&T, would like to be completely landline-free by 2020. As more Americans give up landlines, and cable and fiber-optic options spread, it does seem like an economically logical decision. However, AT&T is taking the slow approach, says lobbyist Bob Quinn: "The trouble is not going to be identifying the issues everybody can see. It's going to be finding the unexpected issues that you have to conquer."
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T'was the night before Christmas and all through the town,
Music City was silent, not even one sound.
Titans fans angry, with frustration to spare,
but hope that Mariota soon would be theirs.
The Preds were all nestled all snug in their beds,
as visions of Lord Stanley danced in their heads.
The Dore's and the Raiders football seasons were capped,
as they didn't go bowling but rather a long winter's nap.
When out on the lawn something was amiss,
as Belmont and Lipscomb echoed swish swish swish.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and looked out into Nash.
The light of the moon on the new-fallen snow
Gave the luster of playoffs to objects below.
When, what to my eyes brought me out of bed,
but a new man and the helm, leading the Preds.
With an odd last name, this man i must meet,
I knew it was none other than good ole St. Pete.
More rapid than Blackhawks his players they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
Now Pekka, Now Fisher, Now Neal, Now Filip,
On Weber, On Josi, On Seth and On Calle.
To the top of the crease, to the back of the net!
Now skate, skate away, a goal do not let.
He sprang to his bench, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all skate like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him call out, as he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a gold-night!"
Twas the Night Before Nashville's Christmas
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Few of my favorite things #4
ninainvorm 2007-11-02 21:19- permalink- in Favorite things
Today's Few of my favorite things is all about vintage ceramics and tableware, one of my big loves. And there's much more to come! (and as an admin for the flickr-group vintage ceramics I recommend all vintage ceramics-lovers to have a look and post their pics over there!)
Photos (from left to right, from top down): 1 bird in the hand, 2 Liquid Paper, 3 Verito, 4 Gayatri, 5 tannie annie, 6 Verito, 7 Mizutamago, 8 David Cowie, 9 unknown, 10 unknown, 11 le train fantome, 12 tannie annie
(the 'unknown' are somewhere to be found on flickr too, anyone who can help me with the correct reference please let me know!)


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If you're headed down the road to IT Service Management (ITSM), then you're probably leveraging the IT Infrastructure Library, or ITIL®. However, while many ITIL initiatives are benefiting IT organizations, they rarely deliver value the business really cares about. This is because most organizations apply ITIL with a technology-centric, "inside-out" approach to service management, when what's really needed is a customer-centric or "outside-in" approach that focuses on business needs and outcomes. To achieve this perspective, IT must first be able to relate to the business in terms it understands using Technology Business Management (TBM).
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Is it permissible for a women to work in a home for the elderly that is mixed, men and women together, where the workers have to wash the people, both men and women, and change their diapers, or she may have to give them forbidden drinks and meals containing pork? Can a Muslim woman work in this place if she avoids giving the people alcohol and haraam meats? Also please note that she is not allowed to wear anything but a scarf on her head and a knee-length shirt over trousers, on grounds of necessity. Some people have told the women that doing this kind of work is better than being dependent on the social agencies that offer help to families whose head is out of work.
With regard to offering alcohol and pork to the residents of the home for the elderly, this is undoubtedly haraam, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed ten types of people with regard to alcohol, including the one who carries it and the one who pours it. It was narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed ten types of people with regard to wine: the one who presses (the grapes), the one for whom it is pressed, the one who drinks it, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, the one who pours it, the one who sells it and consumes its price, the one who buys it and the one for whom it is bought." (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1295; Abu Dawood, 3674). So it is not permissible to carry it or serve it and to be paid for that. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When Allaah forbids people to eat something, He also forbids its price to them [i.e., they are not allowed to sell it]." (Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani – may Allaah have mercy on him) in Saheeh Abi Dawood, no. 2978).
It is also well known that alcohol and pork are forbidden in the Qur'aan.
There remain two further issues of concern:
The first is that the Muslim woman who works in this home is not wearing complete shar'i hijaab.
The second is that washing the elderly people and changing their diapers will lead to seeing and touching their 'awrahs. This is permissible in cases of necessity, but I do not think they will appoint men to take care of men and women to take care of women; usually they bring all the people together in one place and both women and men work with both sexes.
So my advice is that a Muslim woman, in particular, should not work in this place. This work is also not desirable because it involves dealing with impure things. Accepting help from the social institution, even though it involves the humiliation of the Muslim taking aid from the kaafirs, is still easier to bear that this work which involves going against sharee'ah.
We ask Allaah to cause Islam and the Muslims to prevail. And Allaah is the Source of help.


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Customer satisfaction and loyalty in the tourism sector is highly dependent upon the behaviours of front-line service providers. Service is about people, how they relate to one another, fulfill each otheras needs and ultimately care for each other. Yet surprisingly there are few or any books which focus on the detailed specifics of the social exchange and interaction between the service provider and customer. Tourist Customer Service Satisfaction fully explores this relationship by defining the specific kind of verbal and non-verbal messages needed for successful exchanges, outlining how the service provider ought to behave a cope in a situation as well as detailing positive approaches that enhance a service provideras role performance. The book uses encounter theory to examine the customer a provider relationship as well as drawing on current research and theories from hospitality, tourism, management, psychology bodies of literature. In doing so the book offers important insight into how employee a centric competitive advantage in this sector can be achieved in various markets. This book is unique in its approach by focusing on the specifics of the social exchange and interaction between the service provider and customer. It therefore offers a novel synthesis of knowledge on service satisfaction in the tourism sector which will serve as valuable pedagogical and research reference for students and academics interested in hospitality and tourism.Employee quality was found to be an important common factor in the service quality model. Results from the analyses revealed that if a firm is providing a high level of service, it would do well to elevate customersa#39; reference quality rather thananbsp;...
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the Wal-Martian
Submitted by birdie on May 18, 2005 - 3:02pm
For those of you who hate Wal-Mart as much as I do:
a petition to hold them accountable for their employment and environmental mis-behaviors and their disregard for domestic manufacturers.
Safe place to shop?
Permalink Submitted by Bibliofuture on May 18, 2005 - 3:58pm.
So where can people shop? What stores don't have merchandise from overseas as the vast majority of their stock?


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19 U.S. Code § 3905 - Importing and exporting authorities
§ 3905.
Importing and exporting authorities
(a) In the United StatesFor purposes of this chapter—
the importing authority shall be the United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection or, in the case of a territory or possession of the United States with its own customs administration, analogous officials; and
the exporting authority shall be the Bureau of the Census.
(b) Of other countries
The President shall publish in the Federal Register a list of all Participants, and all exporting authorities and importing authorities of Participants. The President shall update the list as necessary.
(Pub. L. 108–19, § 6, Apr. 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 634.)
Effective Date
For effective date of this section, see section 15 of Pub. L. 108–19, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
Delegation of Functions
For assignment of functions of President under subsec. (b) of this section, see section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 13312, July 29, 2003, 68 F.R. 45151, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
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