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Hawaii has always held a special place in the heart of International Bridge. Anybody that has ever been to the islands, understands the beauty and serenity of the islands. For us, the meaning is even deeper. As our largest operational facility is located in Honolulu, our staff and partners in the area work every day to instill the Aloha spirit in the rest of the organization.
And, we work every day delivering packages to areas of the islands that other shippers tend to shy away from. So it was second nature for us to find a project that made the islands more sustainable during our annual management meetings in 2013. We know as a company that even the little things we do can have great impact. And that in order to instill this value within the organization, the management team has to lead by example.
Our Project
In the very early hours of February 12, 2013, the management team of International Bridge along with several of the team members from our Hawaiian operations loaded on a plane at the Honolulu airport for a quick flight to the Big Island. So why would a group of 17 people from all around the world who had just held strategy meetings be on a 5am flight to the Big Island? The answer could be found at the Volcano National Park as today the team was going to help rid part of the forest of an invasive species of ginger that has been known to devastate Hawaiian forests across the islands.
So after arriving in Hilo at 5:49am and grabbing a quick breakfast, the team was off to the Volcano National Forest. Our first stop was the Kilauea Visitor Center where we met our guide for the day, Mark Wasser. Mark is a botanist for the National Park Service and he spent time getting the team trained on park safety and the pruning process. Finally, we traveled deep into the woods of the park and spent the rest of the morning helping rid the forest of this ginger.
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The Park Service and specifically the team of Sierra McDanial and Mark Wasser at the Hawaii Volcano National Park were instrumental in putting this project together for International Bridge. As part of the parks Vegetation Program, this team coordinated our activities, provided the proper training, and made the day educational and productive.
The Cost of Invasive Species in Hawaii?
Economic (direct & indirect)
- Agricultural revenues = $300 million/year
- Miconia in 2001 = Over $3 million
- Salvinia = Over $1 million
- Termite damage in 1995 = $150 million/year
- Cost of safeguarding tourism = Priceless ($18.9 billion at risk from biting sand flies, malaria and more)
Loss of Ecosystem Services
- Reduced volume and reliability of freshwater flow associated with invasive trees
- Potential for reduced watershed capacity and increased erosion and runoff
Loss of Native Species
- Over 80% of endangered plants in Hawaii are threatened by invasive species
- Ecosystems are interdependent. Decline or loss of one member has a huge impact on others
Our Environment
Why is the Hawaiian EcoSystem so Fragile?
Island ecosystems, such as those found in Hawai'i, are very susceptible to damage caused by humans and the non-native plants and animals they bring with them. More native species have been eliminated in Hawai'i than anywhere else in the United States and in most places of the world. While habitat loss has caused extinction and endangerment, non-native species have also contributed to major ecosystem damage and are now the main cause of loss of biodiversity in Hawai'i. We are all the stewards (caretakers) of the 'āina (land) and it is our kuleana (responsibility) to protect it.
What is Wrong with Ginger?
Kāhili Ginger is unfortunately an extremely invasive plant and tends to grow quickly, choking out other native plants. The word kāhili means, among other things, the feather standard (large bunch of feathers on top of a tall staff) used in the presence of royalty. Each plant is about 5 or 6 feet tall with beautiful deep blue-green leaves. The leaves are very long and broad and radiate out from the base.
How Did this Non-Native Species Get to an Island?
Kāhili Ginger is native to the Himalayas, and it is unknown when it was brought to Hawai'i. It almost certainly came over as an ornamental and quickly escaped local gardens.
How is this Problem Solved?
Ginger is seasonal in Hawai'i and starts blooming in August and continues into the fall. The flower head, when cut, lasts several days in water. Because this is an extremely invasive plant, it should be destroyed when found. Since the plant grows from a bulb the entire bulb must be removed from the ground to be properly killed, a very labor-intensive job. The strategy, and one that seems to work, is to cut the plants down to nearly ground level and then periodically keep cutting the new shoots off with a weed eater (before they are 12 inches tall). Repeating this for a year kills around 90% of the plants.
For More Information
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National Parks – Our Partners
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Extracurricular activities being bad for you
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Pro claims that Extracurricular activities are bad for you. BOP is fully on Pro to prove their claim. As Con, I will endeavour to post rebuttals and provide points demonstrating the opposite.
a. Extracurricular (adj): (of an activity at a school or college) pursued in addition to the normal course of study.
b. Activity (noun): 1. the condition in which things are happening or being done.
2. a thing that a person or group does or has done.
c. Bad (adj): not such as to be hoped for or desired; unpleasant or unwelcome or of poor quality or a low standard.
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I look forward to Pros arguments and wish them the best of luck throughout the debate!
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Studies [1] show that extracurricular activities are beneficial to both student"s health and education.
Pro states that extracurricular activities "are not the right aura for a classroom type of setting" which is confusing, as extracurricular activities occur "outside" of school (as per the definition).*
Students are given that ability to:
a. Make friends outside of school;
b. Further develop intrapersonal and team skills in sports teams;
c. Learn time management and prioritising tasks to cater for homework and exams; and,
d. Students also are given the chance to explore and diversify their interests [2].
Pro states that extracurricular activities "do not provide a solid foundation for later learning". This statement is both na"ve and incorrect.
As extracurricular activities give students the ability to explore their interests it also gives them the chance to turn this interest into a career. In some cases, even having non-academic extracurricular activities on your resume can be noticeable to employers [3].
e.g. Soccer players become professional soccer players. Amateur photographers become professional photographers. Junior NFL players are given the chance to compete in college, then perhaps the professional league etc etc.
Although, often times, these "interests" are not turned into lifelong careers" However, it is absolutely necessary that kids have a life and are not studying 24/7 as this has negative effects on their health [4].
[1] Wilson, Nikki L. 2009, Impact of Extracurricular Activities on Students, available at: http://www2.uwstout.edu..., accessed on 17.04.16
[2] Burgess, Joy. n.d, Extracurricular School Activities and the Benefits, available at: http://education.more4kids.info..., accessed on 17.04.16
[3] Enterprise Rent-A-Car. 2016, 10 NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES THAT WILL HELP YOU GET A JOB, available at: https://www.enterprisealive.com..., accessed on 17.04.16
[4] Canapari, Craig MD. 2012, Too Much Homework, Too Little Sleep: Structural Sleep Deprivation in Teens, available at: http://drcraigcanapari.com..., accessed on: 17.04.16
Looking forward to your argument!
*Perhaps Pro is unaware that extracurricular activities happen outside of school hours and times? Demonstrating incompetance in the debating the matter...
RuslanGorski forfeited this round.
Pro has demonstrated by their inability to provide a decent debate that they are incompetent in the subject matter.
Congratulations to the winner, good luck Pro in the voting period!
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Isaak Dahir sits on the mat in his yard. He is talking about the death of his wife, Maliun, aged 45. She died at Garissa Provincial Hospital in North East Kenya after giving birth to their daughter, Sumaiya.
"I don't have words to explain the impact of my wife's death on my family. She was somebody to be treasured, someone very precious. She was supporting our six children by paying their school fees. Now there is nothing. We were married when Maliun was 18. She was a very good person, she gave me moral support and physical support, everything. After delivery she immediately started bleeding, they took her to theatre, but there was no blood transfusion available and she died."
Isaak points to his 12-year-old daughter, standing in the background, holding the newborn. Since her mother's death in childbirth she had been taken out of school to care for the baby and cook and clean for the family. Now, instead of staying in education to become a future breadwinner, perhaps a much needed nurse or midwife, she will be married off by her father as soon as possible. One less mouth to feed.
Without education, her own chances of dying like her mother have dramatically increased. Girls who give birth under 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth.
This is not just a problem in Africa. In India too, the "teenage pregnancy and childbirth rate is almost four times higher among girls with no education than among those with secondary education," while in many countries, pregnancy and birth remain the leading killers of young women. Meanwhile if half of teenage girls could delay becoming mothers until after 20, infant deaths would go down by 166,000 too.
Delaying a girl's marriage through education not only decreases her risk of injury and death during pregnancy and childbirth, it also means she will have access to information about safe sexual behaviour, family planning and the opportunity to pursue a career which will benefit her, her family and, when she is ready, her own children.
Early marriage and death in pregnancy so often go together, a spectral horse and carriage. Education for girls is the best, and often only, hope of breaking this vicious circle.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) may be building momentum once again ahead of the crucial June 7 primary in California, where 475 prized pledged delegates are at stake.
On Monday, Sanders was able to draw 15,000 supporters to a rally in Sacramento and attacked rival Hillary Clinton for her ties to Wall Street and for supporting the War in Iraq.
Yet Sanders has not yet committed to buying television ad time in the Golden State.
On Monday, Sanders told the Sacramento Bee on Monday that his campaign "may end up doing" TV, indicating it could be a last-minute ad buy instead of a comprehensive campaign over the next few weeks. Radio ads and leaflets are far less effective than TV ads in the vast state.
"You know, we're in reasonably good financial shape, but TV is so expensive here in California, you could just spend millions of dollars in a few days," Sanders told the Bee. In the interim, Sanders praised the efforts of his vast team of on-the-ground volunteers and laid plans to hold rallies for "hundreds of thousands" of people in California over the next few weeks.
On Monday, Sanders's reception at Bonny Field, where actor Danny Glover introduced him, was indicative of that. "It turns out that a lot has changed in a year," Sanders told the bustling crowd. "The corporate establishment is getting nervous. The political establishment is getting nervous. When they see 15,000 people coming out in Sacramento, they get very nervous. And they should be getting nervous, because real change is coming."
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A lot has changed for Sanders indeed. Just one year ago, Clinton held a 66% to 9% advantage over Sanders in California. However, Clinton's lead over Sanders has diminished significantly in the state
And his momentum appears to be far from over. DiCamillo told the Sacramento Bee, "It does appear to me that Sanders is getting stronger over time. We'll see where the momentum is as we approach June."
At his rally, Clinton's name was reportedly booed, although some present said they would still vote for her if she became the nominee just to stop Trump.
Sanders will be traveling to the San Joaquin Delta this week, and will appear in Stockton on Tuesday. Both are areas plagued by drought issues.
Beyond the California primary, Sanders has predicted a contested convention in July. Sanders said he is also "prepared to mobilize our delegates to force as many votes as necessary to amend the platform and rules on the floor of the convention."
Some Sanders supporters are promising to "occupy" the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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Beef and Lobster in Dublin was one of the few restaurants open on January 3..so we tried it out!
After the holiday festivities, Dublin city center seems like a ghost town. Some shops and restaurants are not open for business until the second week of January. So, if you are walking around the city center around this time of the year, expect some hot spots to remain closed for business!
We usually make the most of the Christmas break season and go around this time of the year. We love the leisure walk around Grafton street minus the feeling of somebody else stepping on your feet as you go through the crowd! That's why even if we knew there might be some unopened shops around – we still went out on the first week of January!
It was great going around Dublin city center but somehow, we wondered where to eat! We wanted to go to an Italian restaurant in the city center initially but it was closed. Luckily, we saw this new-ish restaurant close by – and they were open! Whew!
I saw a Facebook ad for Beef and Lobster a couple of days before we went out. So when I saw the sign, I pointed to my husband and told him about the ad. We read the menu from outside and were a bit surprised to see they have a very, VERY limited menu. So, we took a peek inside to see whether it was real.
A girl welcomed us and allowed us to choose where to sit. It wasn't busy, we were the first customers to arrive. And to my surprise, she gave me this and told me this was the menu:
Now, I really appreciate restaurants with a very simple menu but this sets my standards very high. Because to me, that means they have a very simple menu BUT they have very little room for mistakes.
Anyway, we didn't order anything to start and went straight to mains. Of course, I had a nice glass of white wine to accompany my meal. Cheers!
Shortly after, our food arrived. I ordered a beef burger for my son. They didn't have a proper kid's menu and when I asked, this was the only option they gave.
It was yummy and the portion huge for the price (all these for less than €10 I think). However, I am still unsure whether it is safe to feed a toddler (3 years old) medium cooked burger patty. So, just make sure to mention it to the staff when you order! They have the tendency to cook it still slightly pink in the middle.
I ordered a lobster roll and I LOVE IT! Loved the buttery brioche used for my sandwich and the lobster filling itself. And don't get me started on the slightly tangy lemon butter sauce. Ugh. Can I have a big bowl of it so I can drink it, bottoms up?! The side dish of coleslaw with pomegranate seeds was a refreshing accompaniment, too. The pomegranate seeds definitely gave it a kick of freshness instead of having everything with the mayo taste.
Overall, it was a very pleasant dining experience at Beef and Lobster. We will definitely come back and hopefully, still get the same positive dining experience!


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Somehow the 75th running of the Santa Anita Handicap on Saturday will survive without defending champ Game on Dude, who is now being pointed for the $10 million Dubai World Cup half a world away instead of the $750,000 race back home.
True, The Dude was the only face in the potential field with any kind of national following. His race in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic was first-rate, and his comeback win in last month's San Antonio marked him as every bit the horse he had been at his peak last season. He would have been the firm choice on Saturday. It would have taken a very good performance to have handled him. And a victory would have circled Game On Dude as the early favorite over the same course and distance for the Breeders'' Cup Classic come next November.
But to paraphrase Bill Holden's character from "The Wild Bunch," $10 million cuts a lot of family ties. Bon voyage, Game On Dude. Enjoy the desert.
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His leaving leaves 13 relative unknowns gunning for the vacated Santa Anita Handicap title, topped by the runaway Strub Stakes winner, Ultimate Eagle. A son of Mizzen Mast, he was a terror on the turf last year at 3, and he'll try to make the rest of them chase where he's already been. But the mile and a quarter at a stout pace can wither even the strongest spirit.
For want of a nose-bob – or perhaps a tweak of a steward's conscience – Setsuko would be taking the field Saturday as the defending Handicap champ. The messy running of the race last year, in which Game on Dude, Twirling Candy, and Setsuko banged around like BBs in a boxcar, remains one of the most unsatisfying major events in the history of the California sport. Nearly every camera angle was open to interpretation, or at least that's where the stewards left things when, after a long deliberation, they posted no change. Yes, the crowd booed.
Which is why it's too bad that an apparently superior version of Game On Dude is not back to walk his beat again, in an effort to become only the fourth horse to win two Handicaps since it was first run in 1935 (the others: John Henry, Milwaukee Brew, Lava Man). His victory of 2011 does not deserve an asterisk, but it could have used a sequel with a less muddled plot.
Among those finishing well behind Game On Dude and Setsuko last year was Gladding. A son of Belmont Stakes winner Sarava, he went into the race off a sparkling win in the 2011 San Antonio, his first stakes appearance, and it seemed as if the future was as bright as trainer John Sadler and owner Lee Searing could imagine.
"We tried to do a style change with him, and it didn't work," Sadler said of the Handicap flop. "He wants to be on the lead or stalking, but we thought there would be a lot of pace, so we ended up giving Rafael Bejarano the wrong instructions. The horse ate dirt and didn't like it. He wants to run close, and he wants to run clear."
Gladding bounced right back to run to his San Antonio in the Texas Mile, beaten just a half a length by Thiskyhasnolimit, then disappeared to deal with a dicey tibia until the Ack Ack Handicap on a Breeders' Cup undercard last November at Churchill Downs. He was favored and cruising on the lead, then caved at the end of the long stretch to be fourth. Sadler chalked it up to the muddy track.
"This is not a big horse, and when he runs a big race generally he needs time," the trainer pointed out. "The San Antonio last month came up just a little bit quick in his training, so I pointed him instead to the Mineshaft at the Fair Grounds last weekend. But then the work before he was supposed to leave, he worked so great I decided to keep him here for the Handicap."
From such pivots great things can happen, or not. In the end, Sadler will be trying to pull a Charlie Whittingham with Gladding, bringing him up to the mile-and-a-quarter Handicap off a four-month layoff.
"Well, we're all a product of Whittingham out here," Sadler said.
Whittingham, who won the Santa Anita Handicap nine times between 1957 and 1993, did it spectacularly with champion turf horse Cougar on March 10, 1973, after his previous start had come on Nov. 1, 1972. The margin was a nose over his stablemate, Kennedy Road, a result that also had to withstand a inquiry.
"He may have deserved to be ignored with Game On Dude in the race," Sadler said of Gladding. "But with Game on Dude out of there I think he fits pretty well. It's wide open, and I like my chances."
Little's death untimely and unsettling
The death of Don Little this week from a riding accident casts a pall over the game that can be lifted only by swift consideration of what the man himself represented to the world of horses.
Little was one of those larger-than-life guys – ace aviator, ship commander, business demon, and passionate about his racing and his riding. His legacy as the founder of the Centennial Farm syndicates is secure, having put partnerships together that raced the likes of Rubiano, Corinthian, and Colonial Affair, while his charitable works kept generous pace.
His passing, when he was still robust in his 70's, hits especially hard at home, where the walls are adorned with more than a couple mementos from Colonial Affair's 1993 Belmont Stakes victory under the lady of the house, Julie Krone. Krone escaped more than a few near-fatal racing falls of her own, and knows what it's like to take a horse over a jump, as Little was doing. That a dear friend and patron would be taken on horseback is one of those ironies too bitter to swallow.


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Maude Barlow to talk on water at annual Founders Day celebration
Macdonald Campus celebrates its history, strengths and future promise
On the heels of year-long centenary celebrations, the Macdonald Campus of McGill University is poised to once again celebrate its founder, Sir William Macdonald, with its annual Founders Day festivities on Thursday, Feb. 7.
Canadian environmental activist Maude Barlow, this years guest speaker, will present a talk titled Too Late to Panic Protecting Canadas Water and Energy Supplies. Barlow is the national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, Canadas largest public advocacy organization, as well as the founder of the Blue Planet Project, working internationally for the right to water.
She is the recipient of six honorary doctorates as well as the 2005 Right Livelihood Award known as the alternative Nobel and is the best-selling author or co-author of 16 books. Her latest are Too Close For Comfort: Canadas Future Within Fortress North America and Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. She is also featured in the recent documentary film Flow: For Love of Water.
This years Founders Day festivities will kick off at 10 a.m. with a welcome from Chandra Madramootoo, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, followed by the presentation of the Macdonald Campus Award of Excellence for Administrative and Support Staff, and of the Golden Key Awards. Barlows lecture will take place around 10:55 a.m., and the day will wrap up with a cake-cutting ceremony and light buffet luncheon.
Born on Prince Edward Island in 1831, Sir William made his fortune in the tobacco industry and became one of Canadas leading philanthropists. According to a recently published biography by William Fong, Queen Victoria is said to have described Sir William as the greatest benefactor to education in the British Empire. In addition to founding what was then Macdonald College, his gifts to McGill included buildings to house Engineering, Physics and Chemistry departments.
When Macdonald College was founded in 1907, it included the School of Agriculture, the School for Teachers and the School of Household Science. It was Sir William who proposed Mastery for Service as the college motto. Today, the campus in Sainte-Anne de Bellevue is home to the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, which addresses global needs in food, water, nutrition and health, agriculture and the environment.
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Today's ride up the Colle Fauniera from Demonte, Italy/
This spectacular ride is 60 km with 2,000 meters of gain in a remote alpine valley on the border with France. It links the Stura and Grana valleys and is a pristine example of small, out of the way passes we seek out in the Alps. There are a few remote bars to stop for a coffee and panino. The native people are warm and inviting – hearding their cattle and sheep to graze on the valleys alpine pastures. The region has many formaggiera from which you can buy artisanal cheese, such as Castlemagno produced only in the upper regions of Valle Grana. Spectacular cycling!


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Kyiv, June 23, 2015, 16:12 – REGNUM The humanitarian disaster in the Donbass caused economic and transport blockade from Kiev He said in an interview with BBC, shown the evening of 22 June the fourth Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
«It is impossible in any case to carry out a blockade of Donbass. What did the Ukrainian government, blocking the Donbass, those residents that are there … And they will live, say, in these areas, if they have nowhere to get more help? "- Wondered the deposed president.
«And if Russia does not help if Russia did not come from that help, which is, for those people in hospitals, schools and so on, people would have died there at all. There's now a humanitarian catastrophe ", – said Yanukovych.
According to him, the constructive role of Russia on the situation in the Donbass is the preparation of the Minsk Agreement.
«constructive role Russia is to prepare the Minsk Agreement. Why not met Minsk agreement now – this is a question to be answered by the two sides – is Kiev Donbass, and. But if Kiev does not want to negotiate with the Donbas, tell me, how can constructivism? What does Russia? Sit down. After all, I did, when he was the Maidan, I met with all the leaders of the opposition, and at any time of the day. I spent days negotiating with them. I even met with the head of the "Right Sector", with Yarosh. I invited him and he came. And we talked with him, and was quite a long conversation. It seemed to me, at that time we are very well aware of each other. But why the current Ukrainian authorities do not meet with representatives of the Donbass? Why not sit down at the negotiating table. What is the position of the government, which says "we do not talk to anyone"? "- Wondered Yanukovych.
He also called on the EU and US to make the official Kiev to negotiate with representatives of Donbass.
«I think that there is a big, big mistake of the current government of Kiev. If she wants to achieve peace … They promised President Poroshenko promised in his election campaign that the number one priority – is to stop the war. And most people because that voted for him. And the hope was, I say, and I had hoped. I am also anxiously watching for it. It was hoped that that's been elected president, and finally begin the process of negotiation, then a truce, and so on. Therefore, Today there is a huge distrust on both sides and disrespect? If Kiev wants Donbass remained in Ukraine – and for that I am, I am for it to Donbass remained in Ukraine – it is necessary to negotiate, do anything, achieve compromise, negotiate and begin to carry out the Minsk Agreement. The merit of Russia that took place on the Minsk Agreement. This is very important. And today Europe, the United States, which directly influence the Kiev, Kiev must make to the negotiating table with representatives of Donbass and perform Minsk agreement ", – summed up the former president.
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- Receiving breakfast in bed is a novelty, it'll wear off after the first year. It's a little like sex, it's fun at the start but then things get a little messy.
- You will no longer have arguments about important things. Every argument is evolved around where to go for dinner and what to watch on TV. Oh, and who will be cooking dinner.
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SXSW Preview: Clip From 'Brooklyn Castle' Documentary (Exclusive Video)
Director Katie Dellamaggiore's look at an inner-city junior high school chess team will have its world premiere March 11.
Brooklyn Castle, from director Katie Dellamaggiore, will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival Sunday, March 11, at 11 a.m. at the Alamo Ritz 1.
The Documentary Spotlight film tracks an inner-city junior high school's champion chess team as it struggles through budget cuts and the recession.
THR here hosts an exclusive clip from the film and the new poster. Immediately following the premiere Sunday, the filmmakers are celebrating with "Chess in the Square: The Brooklyn Castle Premiere Party & Chess Event."
The film's Justus WIlliams, who at age 12 became the youngest African-American chess master last year, will play ten simultaneous games of chess against up to 15 players at once as part of a public exhibition. Pobo Efekoro, who is featured in the above clip, will also be there.


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NSF-MSF Softball Report - August 1, 2013
By Perry Coonce & Steve Ketter
Girls Fastpitch Champs Crowned
Five NSF•MSF Girls Fastpitch State Champions have been crowned to date.
Playing in Austin, Minnesota at Todd Park North, Austin Blue of the Southern Minny league coached by Dan King shut out Fairmont Red of the Southern Star league 12-0 for the Class C 12U state title. Austin White of the Southern Minny Association finished third.
In Class C 14U, Austin coached by Will Pazurek defeated Fairmont 11-2 with Rochester X-treme finishing third.
Class C 16U play saw the Winona Winstars Orange coached by Mike Lafky best the Rochester Mirage 14-5. Rochester Dynamite captured third.
BGMR Gators of the Northern Star league coached by Kent Christen edged Worthington SW Storm 7-6 in the 18U C Championship. Watertown Royals from the Crow River Association finished third.
In 14U Rec played in Sauk Rapids, BGMR Gators coached by Mikaela Janicke dropped the Alexandria Cardinals 9-1 to capture the title. Tracy finished third.
A big thank you to all teams that played NSF•MSF State this year in Girls Fastpitch and the hosts who conducted the events. Please help spread the word on the program so even more teams are playing next year!
Ed Oliver Memorial Hall of Fame Qualifier in Cambridge, Minn., crowns two champions
Allegiance Auto/DC Drywall of the Chisago County league managed by Jake Remine edged the Boulevard Bar of South St. Paul to capture the Class D Ed Oliver Hall of Fame Qualifier title in Cambridge and both teams qualified for the NSF North American Championships on Labor Day Weekend in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Shane Butcher of Allegiance was named tournament MVP.
In the Class EE division the Whistling Pickle from Zimmerman managed by Jeff Pegues were the top EE team and captured a berth to the NSF North Americans. Casey McEachoolm of the Whistling Pickle was voted MVP.
Congratulations to all the teams that played in the 2013 Ed Oliver and thanks to Duke and the Cambridge-Isanti Softball Association for doing such a great job hosting the event.
Adult Softball Postseason Play Underway
The first weekend of NSF•MSF adult softball postseason play is in the books. Cambridge played host to the Church State Tournament and the Men's Masters Slow Pitch State Tournament over the weekend of July 27-28.
Celebration Lutheran from St. Cloud won the Church State Championship. Celebration rolled through the winner's bracket scoring 19 runs in each of their first three games. It set the stage for a championship matchup with Cross Pointe from the Dalbo Area Ministerial league. Crosse Point forced the "if" game with a 16-15 victory, but Celebration ultimately won the title convincingly by a final score of 14-1 in the final championship game.
In the Class B Men's Masters Tournament, C&L Excavating from Sartell and Jimmy's Pourhouse/Reuter Auto advanced out of pool play to the championship series. Jimmy's only needed two games in the best two-of-three to complete the tournament victory. They won 30-14 in game 1 and 16-15 in the clincher.
The Class C Men's Masters Tournament featured a championship matchup of Dugout Bar out of St. Paul and B2Sports.com out of Cottage Grove. Both teams had put up big run totals up that point, but it was B2Sports.com's bats that stayed hot in the championship game. They put away Dugout Bar 20-8 in the final.
State Tournament Play Continues
August will be a softball crazy month for NSF•MSF players with more than 20 state champions being crowned and men's and women's teams qualifying for the NSF North American Championships in Sauk Rapids on Labor Day Weekend.


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text: Episode Guide Season: 2017 Episode 1214 - Hawaii Hijinks Pat and Nicole travel to the Hawaiian Islands in search of axis deer and Spanish goats. Before arriving to hunting camp, the team indulges in some Hawaii hijinks. Episode 1215 - Aloha Axis Deer The hunt continues in Hawaii as Pat and Nicole pursue the elusive axis deer. With multiple close calls, can they get it done? Episode 1216 - Turkey Time Pat's son and daughter, Carson and Isabel, hunt for spring turkeys in their home state of Minnesota. Also, Carson heads to Illinois for a family Easter turkey hunt. Episode 1217 - Live 2 Shed Hunt Pat takes some of his Midwest pals to Canada to shed hunt for record mule deer and whitetail antlers with Cody Robbins, host of Live2Hunt. The competition is fierce and the shenanigans are nonstop. Episode 1218 - One for the Books A look back at the 2015 season, one of Driven's best seasons yet. Season: 2016 Episode 1101 - Beat the Heat Pat and his son, Carson, travel down to Kansas for the third youth season in a row. Carson is hoping to continue his success from last year and harvest another velvet giant whitetail. Episode 1102 - Opening Day of Reckoning After spending the entire off-season preparing their land, Pat, Nicole and the family are anticipating an opening day like no other in their home state of Minnesota. Episode 1103 - Home-Field Advantage Continuing on Pat's success, Nicole and the rest of the family start filling up their Minnesota tags throughout the season. Nicole scores on a giant buck named "Skyscraper." Episode 1104 - Montosa Mania Pat & Nicole venture to the highly-acclaimed Montosa Ranch in New Mexico in search for big bugling elk. Episode 1105 - The Land of the Giants Pat & Nicole return to one of their favorite spots in Alberta to hunt for giant mule deer. Nicole takes down her biggest mule deer to date, a true giant. Episode 1106 - Buck Country Fever Another year, another trip to Buck Country Outfitters in Saskatchewan, Canada. Pat and longtime friend, Tim Schneider get the job done on the first day. Episode 1107 - Down to the Wire The hunt for big whitetails continues in Saskatchewan, Canada as Nicole and Driven team member, Mike Jahnke, battle through multiple all-day long sits. With both of them taking it down to the wire, will they manage to get it done? Episode 1108 - An Epic Journey Begins Pat and Driven cameraman, Bryan Lemke, travel to the wilderness of the Yukon in search of giant Alaskan moose on the river banks. Their unforgettable, epic journey begins in this three-part mini-series. Episode 1109 - Down Goes the King With multiple close calls along the Yukon river banks, Pat finally finds the moose of his dreams and arrows a record book Alaskan moose. Episode 1110 - River of Dreams The mini-series concludes with Driven cameraman, Bryan Lemke, getting a shot at his own Alaskan moose. With time running out, will he be lucky enough to get a second moose on the ground? Episode 1111 - Tag Team, Tag Out Brother and sister, Carson and Olivia Reeve, hunt for late season Illinois whitetails to close out the 2015 hunting season. Can they both get it done? Episode 1112 - He's Not Going Far Pat and Nicole travel to the great midwestern state of Illinois during the gun season. Both Pat and Nicole harvest mature whitetails with their Thompson Center rifles. After the impact, they know he's not going far. Episode 1113 - Barnett Black Bears Pat and Nicole take their kids, Olivia and Carson, up to Saskatchewan, Canada to hunt spring black bears. Armed with their Barnett crossbows in hand, this brother and sister tandem hope to score big. Episode 1114 - Mr. Velvetdeer The hunts of Driven team members, Darren and Sherri Martin, are documented throughout the 2014 hunting season. One buck in particular named "Mr. Velvetdeer" is profiled. Episode 1115 - Rocky Mountain Runaround Pat & Nicole are in the Rocky Mountain West hunting for rutting elk. With close encounters and heart-pounding drama, will they be able to get it done? Episode 1116 - Where Memories Are Made For the second year in a row, the Driven team takes a Wounded Warrior turkey hunting in Kansas. Episode 1117 - Go Pack Go Green Bay Packers football star, Jeff Janis, hunts along with Holly Miller at Bluff Country Outfitters in Wisconsin. Episode 1118 - White Gold The Driven Crew, along with Cody and Kelsy Robbins, hunt for giant sheds sprinkled across the Canadian landscape. Season: 2015 Episode 1001 - Growing Pat and his son, Carson, travel to Kansas for an early season youth hunt where Carson redeems himself from the previous year by putting down a giant velvet buck with his Thomas Center. Episode 1002 - The Buck Formerly Known as "BRUTUS" Driven team member, Mike Jahnke, heads to Wicked Outfitters in Kansas where he knocks down a giant buck named "BRUTUS". Episode 1003 - The Final Bugle After some close calls, Pat's son, Carson, is able to get the job done by shooting a giant bugling elk in New Mexico. Episode 1004 - A New Honey Hole Pat and Driven team member, Mike Jahnke, head to a new hunting spot in Alberta Canada where they have no problem filling their tags. Episode 1005 - Time And Time Again The Driven crew once again head to Saskatchewan, Canada for their annual whitetail hunt at Buck Country Outfitters. Episode 1006 - Sustained The hunt continues in Saskatchewan at Buck Country Outfitters as the rest of the crew fill their tags. Episode 1007 - The Shiras Showdown Pat is in Alberta, Canada on the hunt for a big Shiras moose and his heart-pounding encounter will long be remembered. Episode 1008 - Don't Need Dad Carson and Olivia hunt hard in Minnesota with their Mathews. Carson is after a buck named Curveball while Olivia has multiple close calls throughout the season. Episode 1009 - Homegrown While Pat is away hunting in Kodiak, Nicole stays home in Minnesota during the rut looking for a mature whitetail on their property. Driven team member Sherri Martin is also featured hunting in Illinois. Episode 1010 - Waiting Game Pat and Driven cameraman, Bryan Lemke, struggle to get to Kodiak island due to bad weather. Once there, they will hunt sitka blacktails for the very first time. Episode 1011 - Kodiak Uncovered Pat and Driven cameraman, Bryan Lemke, continue their arduous adventure in Kodiak hunting for sitka blacktails. Episode 1012 - The Closer With the hunting season coming to a close, Pat travels to Iowa in hopes of getting one more whitetail down with his Thompson Center. Episode 1013 - 10 Years of Driven A special 10-year anniversary look back at the best of Driven with Pat & Nicole. Episode 1014 - New Zealand Never Fails The Driven crew travels to beautiful New Zealand to hunt impressive red stags. Episode 1015 - Stag City The heart pounding excitement continues in New Zealand as the rest of the crew tries to fill their red stag tags. Episode 1016 - Live From the Tree Pat & Nicole hunt with Outdoor Channel's own, Steve Bowman, as they hunt live from the bear woods in Saskatchewan, Canada. Episode 1017 - Turkeys, Traditions & Triumphs Pat & Nicole keep the family tradition alive turkey hunting with their kids. Also, they hunt with injured police officer, Mike Lose, at the World Turkey Hunting Championship in honor of his bravery and sacrifice. Episode 1018 - Waterfowl Flyover After their first successful waterfowl experience last season, the Driven crew can't pass up another opportunity at some wing shooting. Episode 1019 - The Curse Continues Eager to break his curse of near misses, Pat is in pursuit of a giant bighorn sheep in Alberta, Canada. Will the curse continue? Episode 1020 - Snowy Sheds Pat & Nicole join up with Cody & Kelsey Robbins to shed hunt in snowy Saskatchewan. Season: 2014 Episode 901 - The Mountains Are Calling Pat & Nicole travel to the Yukon in search of some big game animals in the mountains. Nicole hunts for a mountain goat as the Driven team battles the weather. Episode 902 - On Top of the World The big game adventure continues in the Yukon as Pat hunts for a mountain goat and Nicole hunts for a mountain caribou. These two hunts are nothing less than heart-pounding. Episode 903 - On the Fence Pat's daughter, Olivia, travels to New Mexico for her first ever elk hunt. Episode 904 - Double the Fun The Driven crew heads back to Saskatchewan to continue their string of luck at Buck Country Outfitters. Pat and Nicole double out of the same blind on the same day on two great whitetail bucks. Episode 905 - The Driven Crew Cleans Up With Pat and Nicole doubling out of the same blind, Driven team member Mike Jahnke and Driven cameraman Bryan Lemke continue the hunt for big-bodied Saskatchewan whitetails. Episode 906 - Arctic Extremes Pat and Nicole travel to the arctic and battle extreme weather conditions while hunting for muskox. Episode 907 - Man vs Muskox The adventure continues in the arctic as ScentBlocker president Scott Shultz and Pat hunt big muskox in the unforgiving cold. Episode 908 - If It Snows, They Will Come Pat and Nicole head back to Alberta for a second year in a row in search of giant mule deer. Episode 909 - You're Hot Then You're Cold Pat's son, Carson, hunts for whitetails during the youth season in Kansas at Wicked Outfitters. He follows it up with some late season hunting in Minnesota, using his bow for the very first time. Episode 910 - Chinaman Checks Out Nicole gets it done on a giant buck in Illinois that her and good friends, Darren and Sherri, have had lots of history with. Episode 911 - Winning in Wisconsin Nicole continues her streak of late season success in Wisconsin. Team member, Mike Jahnke, also has great success in his home state of Wisconsin. Episode 912 - Friendly Fire Pat and Nicole travel to Iowa to hunt with good friends, Darren and Sherri Martin. Pat takes down a giant buck with his TC. Episode 913 - The Shot of a Lifetime This is a dream hunt for Nicole as she travels to Alaska in search of a giant brown bear. Watch as she comes eye to eye with only her Mathews in hand. Tue:9:30 PM ETWed:4:30 AM ET8:00 AM ETThu:5:30 PM ETFri:11:30 AM ET


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Soroco's Kelley named 2A's top trackster
June 6, 2017
Soroco's Ben Kelley made a pretty solid case for himself last month at the Class 2A state track and field championships in Lakewood.
Kelley won all three events he entered — the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs, and that made him an easy choice for Class 2A athlete of the year, announced Friday by the Colorado High School Activities Association and presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
Kelley's accomplishments stood out. He was the only Class 2A athlete, boy or girl, to win three individual events. Shane Finegan, a Wiggins senior, won four times, twice in individual events, the 200 and 400, and twice again in the 400 and 1,600 relays.
On the girls side, Soleil Gaylord, from Telluride and Sophia Anderson, from Paonia, each won two individual events and both were also on first-place relay teams. Each also finished second in another individual event.
Kelley was also named to the 2A all-state track team, along with Soroco sophomore Grant Redmond, who won the high jump.
Gaylord and Anderson split the girls 2A track athlete of the year award.
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Madison Cable's 18 points led four players in double figures as No. 3 Notre Dame escaped unranked Duke 68-61 in women's basketball at Cameron Indoor Stadium as part of ESPN's Big Monday.
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Arike Ogunbowale scored 16 points for the Irish, followed by 12 points and 13 rebounds for Brianna Turner and 10 from Lindsay Allen.
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I was given a rt2500 because it was buzzing through the speakers for 20 - 25 minutes till it warmed up. I found a post on this site about this problem and I replaced the 2 caps. that they said to replace and that took care of the buzz.However, when I hooked up the 2 front speakers and turned on the tuner I could barely here anything with the volume up all the way and what I could here kept cutting in and out.I checked the fuses and found that F106 and F107 were blown,I replaced them and then I got a lttle more sound but it still kept cutting in and out and then the fuses both blew again.
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On similar incidents, it would seem that the "finals" and some other components developed cold solder connections to the PCB. This of course would require re-heating with the use of a soldering iron. You may want to start with the brick looking transformer, the "finals" (underneath the big heatsink), power connectors and the relay.
From what I understand, this particular brand/model is susceptible to power outages or strong fluctuations hence you may want to use a surge suppressor once fixed.
After a repair/rework, it may be necessary to trick the unit into a reset. Hold the power button while unplugging the unit and plugging back in to the mains immediately.
All of the above would require that you be familiar/comfortable working with electronics circuitry and components, use of a DVM and soldering iron. Should this be not the case, perhaps your best bet would be to seek the services of a professional electronics/audio technician. In some instances, the cost of repair negate justification and perhaps a replacement may be the way to go.
Hope this be of some help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.
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The power supply unit has a problem... find the power sources and check the voltage, to determine the correct voltage see the capacitor's or Fuse voltage and compare it, source must not be higher than what is printed there.
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This problem is CURED simply by replacing 2 capacitors inside on the main board. They are easily identified by a bulge on the top end of the capacitors. The capacitors are located between the heat sinks. The size is 6800uf/16v.
I bought one for myself. I have repaired only 2 that had the same problem as listed by above. They both are working great and for the record. . .are NOT pieces of JUNK,. . .hehe. . .they just need a little TLC. Parts available from larger electronics parts houses, not at RadioShack
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Most technology experts list cloud computing as one of the most influential IT trends of the twenty-first century. Over the past two decades, cloud computing has revolutionized enterprise IT to the point where most organizations now take a "cloud-first" approach to their technology needs.
According to the MIT Technology Review, the phrase "cloud computing" was probably first used in the mid-1990s at a now-defunct company called NetCentric. Then in 1999, Salesforce.com introduced the idea of accessing enterprise applications through a Web browser, a concept that grew into the software as a service (SaaS) model. In 2002, Amazon launched Amazon Web Services, and four years later it debuted its Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) service, the first widely used infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering.
Since then, cloud computing has become nearly ubiquitous among enterprises; several research reports have found that between 90 and 100 percent of companies use at least one cloud service. The boom in cloud has prompted great growth in related fields, particularly cloud analytics.
Most experts expect the cloud computing market to continue to grow as organizations migrate more applications and data to the cloud. IDC predicts, that public cloud spending will reach $122.5 billion in 2017, a 24.4 percent year-over-year increase. It anticipates that public cloud spending will grow seven times faster than overall IT spending through 2020, at which point the market will be worth $203.4 billion. Clearly, the advantages in cloud costs – the desired to trim data center costs – have driven cloud adoption.
Gartner, which includes more types of services in its public cloud forecasts, says, "The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 18 percent in 2017 to total $246.8 billion, up from $209.2 billion in 2016." And it adds, "Gartner predicts that through 2020, cloud adoption strategies will influence more than 50 percent of IT outsourcing deals."
On the private cloud side, IDC forecasts that spending for on-premises private cloud infrastructure will increase 16.6 percent this year. Similarly, Gartner says, "The use of private cloud and hosted private cloud services is also expected to increase at least through 2017."
Yet despite the massive growth in cloud usage, confusion persists about what exactly cloud computing is and the benefits it offers to enterprises.
A lot of different organizations have put together definitions of cloud computing, but the definition that is probably accepted the most widely throughout the technology industry comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the U.S. Department of Commerce. First released in September 2011, the complete cloud computing definition publication runs for seven pages and is too long to include here. It includes the following five "essential characteristics" that all cloud computing environments share:
Gartner summarizes those key points in its definition of cloud computing, which says cloud computing is "a style of computing in which scalable and elastic IT-enabled capabilities are delivered as a service using Internet technologies." Moreover, cloud leverages a number of key technologies that boost the efficiency of software development, including containers, a method of operating system virtualization that allows consistent app deployment across computing environments.
Cloud computing represents a major generational shift in enterprise IT.
A lot of different types of a cloud services fall under the overall category of cloud computing. The NIST cloud computing definition identifies three cloud service models: software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).
Those three models continue to dominate cloud computing, but various vendors have also introduced other types of cloud services that they market with the "as a service" label. For example, vendors offer database as a service (DBaaS), disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS), function as a service (FaaS), storage as a service (SaaS), mobile backend as a service (MBaaS), security as a service (SECaaS), networking as a service (NaaS) and a host of others. Some people lump all these various cloud services together with the label "everything as a service" or "XaaS."
However, most of these other types of cloud computing services fall under one of the three major categories:
In the SaaS model, users access applications via the Web. Their application data resides in the software vendor's cloud infrastructure, and users can get to it from any Internet-connected device. Instead of paying a flat fee, as is typical with traditional software, users purchase a subscription, often on a monthly or yearly basis.
The world's largest SaaS vendors include Salesforce.com, Microsoft, Intuit, Google, ADP, SAP, Oracle, IBM, Cisco and Adobe.
IaaS vendors provide access to computing, storage, networks and other infrastructure resources. Using an IaaS is very similar to using a server, storage appliance, networking device or other hardware, except that it is being managed as a cloud rather than as a traditional data center.
Amazon Web Services is the leading public IaaS vendor. Others include Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM SoftLayer and VMware vCloud Air. Organizations like HPE, Dell Technologies, Cisco, Lenovo, NetApp and others sell infrastructure that allows enterprises to set up their own private IaaS services.
You can think of PaaS as the middle ground between IaaS and SaaS. PaaS solutions don't offer applications for end-users, the way SaaS vendors do, but they offer more than just the infrastructure provided by IaaS solutions. Typically, they bundle together the tools that developers will need to write, deploy and run their own applications. For example, a PaaS might include the operating system, database, Web server, content management system and development tools that an organization might need to set up a Web application. PaaSes are meant to be easier to use than IaaS offerings, but the line between what counts as IaaS and what counts as PaaS is sometimes blurry. Most PaaS offerings are designed for developers, and they are sometimes called "cloud development platforms."
The list of leading public PaaS vendors is very similar to the list of IaaS vendors, and it includes Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM Bluemix, Google App Engine, Salesforce App Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift, Cloud Foundry and Heroku.
You can also categorize cloud computing services based on deployment model. In general, organizations have three different cloud deployment options: public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses.
Just as the name suggests, a public cloud is available to businesses at large, for a wide variety of remote computing needs. These cloud services are managed by third-party vendors and hosted in the cloud vendors' data centers. A key benefit here is that organizations don't have to worry about buying, deploying, managing or maintaining hardware because the vendor takes care of that for them. On the other hand, public cloud users give up the ability to control the infrastructure, which can raise security and compliance concerns. Many vendors offer cloud cost calculators to help users understand the likely charges ahead of time.
The public cloud enables companies to tap into remote computing resources.
A private cloud is a cloud computing environment used only by a single organization. It can take two different forms: organizations can build their own private clouds in their own data centers or they can use a hosted private cloud service. Like a public cloud, a hosted private cloud is operated by a third party, but each customer gets dedicated infrastructure set aside for its needs rather than using shared servers and other resources.
A private cloud allows organizations to enjoy some of the scalability and agility benefits of cloud computing without some of the security and compliance concerns that can arise with a public cloud. However, a private cloud is generally more expensive and more difficult to maintain than a public cloud.
The private cloud allows a company the control and security needed for compliance and other sensitive data issues.
A hybrid cloud is a combination of a public cloud and a private cloud that are managed as a single environment. This sort of arrangement can be particularly beneficial when enterprises have some data and applications that are too sensitive to entrust to a public cloud but that need to be accessible to other applications that do run on public cloud services. Hybrid clouds are also helpful for "cloudbursting," which involves using the public cloud during spikes in demand that overwhelm an organization's private cloud. Managing a hybrid cloud can be very complex and requires special tools.
It's important to note that a hybrid cloud is managed as a single environment. When organizations have more than one cloud— public, private and/or hybrid — that they manage independently, experts call it a "multi-cloud environment." Already, the average enterprise is using more than one cloud, and most market researchers expect multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments to dominate the enterprise for the foreseeable future.
The hybrid combines the various cloud models to enable great flexibility and scalability.
As already mentioned, each type of cloud computing has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. In general, however, all types of cloud computing offer the following benefits:
Of course, cloud computing also has some drawbacks that offset its benefits. First of all, demand for knowledgeable IT workers remains high, and many organizations say it is difficult to find staff with the experience and skills they need to be successful with cloud computing. Experts say this problem will likely diminish over time as cloud computing becomes even more commonplace.
In addition, as organizations move toward multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, one of their biggest challenges is integrating and managing all the various services they use. Some organizations also experience problems related to cloud governance and control when end users begin using cloud services without the knowledge or approval of IT.
But the most commonly cited drawbacks of cloud computing center around cloud security and compliance.
Most of the security concerns around cloud computing relate primarily to public cloud services. Because enterprises don't have control over the physical infrastructure hosting their data and applications in the public cloud, they need to make sure that the vendor is taking adequate measures to prevent attacks and meet compliance requirements. In addition, because public clouds are shared environments, organizations have concerns that another organization using the same service might be able to gain access to their data.
However, some security experts argue that public cloud services are actually more secure than traditional data centers. Most cloud vendors have large security teams, and they employ the latest technologies to prevent and mitigate attacks. Smaller enterprises simply don't have as many resources to devote to securing their networks.
In any event, organizations should not just assume that their cloud vendors have appropriate safeguards in place. Vendors and users share responsibility for cloud security. Before using any cloud computing service, organizations should investigate the vendor's security precautions. In addition, there are many steps cloud users can take on their end to make themselves more secure, and organizations need to make sure they have adequate cloud security policies and technologies in place.
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