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At-Home Fat Loss Cardio: Indoor, Small Space, No Equipment
Staying active is key if you want to get lean. But what if training outside or in a gym is not an option?
Maybe you should give up. Accept the fact you'll get out of shape. Keep gaining fat and let your weight keep increasing…
Or you can do something about it.
People who really care about their fitness and health don't give up that easily. There are plenty of solutions. In fact, many cardio exercises can be done at home.
Find out how to burn fat fast without leaving your place. No fancy cardio equipment required. Get lean even if you live and work in a tight space.
Note: To immediately review specific cardio routines click here to go to the exercise section.
Important: What Is Cardio & How Does it Affect Fat Loss?
Most people, maybe even you, confuse cardio with anaerobic training. Many activities promoted as cardio engage totally different bodily systems. And sometimes non-traditional exercises are a great form of cardiovascular training.
Excerpt from "Best Fat Loss Cardio for Men" – "Aerobic exercise (cardio) is a low to moderate-intensity rhythmic activity that engages large muscles. The energy required is provided via aerobic metabolism. The primary fuel for that process is fat. The nature of aerobic metabolism allows maintaining stable activity levels over a long period."
Bottom line, it comes down to 2 things:
- Movements are repetitive and can be sustained for a long period.
- The intensity is rarely high, your muscles are not working hard.
Practical Implications for Indoor Training
ANY activity that fits that criteria above can pass as cardio. Running the stairs can be cardio if you maintain a slow to moderate pace. But it's no longer cardio if you start maxing out muscle engagement and burn out quickly.
You can perform a variety of different activities. This means the environment, and equipment access are not limiting factors. You just need to nail the right amount of intensity and session length.
However, does it even matter whether you're doing aerobic or anaerobic training?
Aerobic vs Anaerobic Training
Here are the main differences:
Aerobic training (cardio):
- intensity: low to moderate
- initial effort sustainability: more than 2-3 mins
- primary source of energy: fat
- performance limited by the max oxygen intake: yes
- calories burned per unit of time: low to moderate
Anaerobic training (bodyweight only or using external resistance):
- intensity: high to maxed out
- initial effort sustainability: up to ~2 mins
- primary source of energy: carbs
- performance limited by the max oxygen intake: yes
- calories burned per unit of time: moderate to high
Here's the kicker. All these differences barely affect fat loss. It doesn't matter if you use carbs or fats for energy. Both dietary fats and carbs can be used as fuel.
Both can be stored as body fat. The more you use up one nutrient, the more you store the other one. What's your primary fuel source is irrelevant. It mostly matters how much you use up.
The energy in fats and carbs is measured in calories. More calories used up during exercise means faster weight loss rate.
What's More Effective: Cardio or Resistance Training?
Weight loss results are usually similar. Aerobic training burns fewer calories per unit of time. But sessions can be long and frequent. Anaerobic exercise burns more on average. But sessions are harder. Hence shorter and less frequent.
Total energy expenditure over a long period is usually similar in both cases.
You can train however you want. Choose the type of activity that appeals to you the most. Then balance intensity, frequency, and session length based on your goals.
Important: The information here is only relevant if your goal is fat loss. Sports performance is significantly affected by the type of training. Cardio training has a major (positive) impact on endurance.
What's the Fastest Way to Lose Fat with Home Exercise?
There are a few major criteria you need to consider first:
- the type of activities you enjoy the most
- preferred session length
- the maximum frequency of training
Some training protocols burn more calories than others. Also, training hard and frequently leads to faster results. However, your preferences and schedule might not allow optimal fat loss.
If you don't enjoy what you're doing you won't stick to it long enough to see results. The same goes for time commitment. Set realistic goals in terms of your training plan. Respect your schedule. Don't try to cramp too many things in a short period of time.
Will 20 Minutes of Cardio Make a Difference?
Doing a couple of quick sessions a week is better than nothing. The key is consistency. This means pre-planning your workouts. And doing something you really enjoy.
Don't try to wing it every day trying to max out training. You might end up frustrated and unmotivated. Either due to schedule conflicts. Or because you don't like your training protocol.
How Many Calories Does Cardio Burn?
The exact amount of calories burned is determined by a few variables:
- intensity: the more demanding the task, the more calories you burn (per unit of time)
- time: the longer you remain active, the more calories you burn (over long periods)
- weight (and height): the bigger you are, the more calories you burn
- body composition: a higher percentage of muscle mass leads to more calories burned
However, you don't really need to know how many calories you burn. Even advanced formulas rarely provide accurate estimates.
But it does help to know which exercises produce faster results. Here are some home activities in order of the least to the most-energy demanding.
- studying
- playing board games
- VR games
- yoga
- vacuuming and other household tasks
- brisk walking
- dancing (vigorous)
- jogging in place
- running in place
- jump rope
- squat jumps
- jumping jacks
- burpees
- running the stairs
The exact execution of each activity will affect energy requirements. The harder it gets, the more carries your burn. Obviously some activities you can't maintain for long. A more-energy intensive activity doesn't necessarily lead to better results.
27 Extremely Effective Fat-Burning Home Exercises
Note: Anaerobic resistance exercises are not covered in this article. If your focus is building muscle at home, check out Home Training for Busy Entrepreneurs When Gyms Are Closed.
Generally speaking, there are 3 types of cardiovascular exercises:
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): Similar to resistance training. Good for maintaining muscle mass. Quick but intensive sessions.
- Moderate-Intensity Steady State (MISS): Your typical cardio exercises. Not great for retaining muscle. Good balance between session length and calories burned.
- Low-Intensity Steady State (LISS): Barely feels like exercise. Neutral in terms of muscle retention. Highly sustainable, but low energy expenditure.
Easy at Home Cardio Routines
Let's go over your main options.
HIIT Home Workouts
Pros: Quick sessions save a lot of time. Home HIIT training can provide the desired challenge for advanced individuals.
Cons: Not ideal for beginners. People with poor fitness conditioning face a higher risk of injury.
Workout directions:
- Selected 4-7 exercises from the list below
- Perform each exercise for 30-60 seconds
- Rest about 45 seconds at the end of each circuit
- Repeat the circuit and rest periods x 4-7 times
- Important: be very explosive, keep the intensity high
- Adjust the variables based on your conditioning level
Bodyweight HIIT Exercises:
- Burpees
- Supermans with Lateral Raises
- Mountain Climbers
- Punch Jacks
- Standard Push-Ups
- Plyo Pushup
- Knee Push-Ups
- Pike Push-Ups
- Bodyweight Squats
- Squat Jumps
- Jumping Jacks
- High Knee March
- Reverse Lunges
- Skaters
- Butt Kickers
- Lateral Lunges
- Sit-Ups
- Planks
- Flutter Kicks
- Plank Jacks
- Side Planks
- Russian twists
- Dead Bug
- Dog Bird
MISS Home Workouts
Pros: Great balance between variety, fun, and calories burned. Difference intensity levels to choose from based on your conditioning.
Cons: Mediocre results compared to the time investment. Conditioning and skill level limit your performance.
As for building your own workout, see the exercises in the HIIT section. You can perform the same movements.
However, you'll do your session in a different way:
- Selected the easiest 4-7 exercises from the HIIT list
- Perform each exercise for about 30 seconds
- No resting at the end of the circuit
- Repeat the circuit x 6-9 times
- Important: keep the intensity low
- Adjust the variables based on your conditioning level
LISS Home Workouts
Pros: Highly sustainable. No prior experience required. It can be combined with some (types of) work or rest time.
Cons: Time consuming. Repetitive and may get boring for some.
There aren't many LISS exercises you can do at home. It's usually going to be a form of walking (pacing). Though you can also try yoga. These are great options if you have bad knees or other injuries.
You can blast some music, or listen to a podcast. Or even do client calls while doing circles inside your place. If you don't have enough space, use the common areas in your building.
It may feel strange in the beginning. But once you get used to it you can easily hit 6,000+ steps a day. That starts to add up quickly. Especially if you have multiple "sessions" a day.
Alternatively, you can try some low-intensity yoga exercises. Go on YouTube and check out some of the free online sessions. Though that form of training tends to burn less energy.
Want To Take Your Fitness To The Next Level
Are you serious about getting the best out of your training sessions?
You might be a fit for the Fitness Mastery mentoring program. Here's how to apply:
Step 1 - Book a Free Assessment Call
This is a complimentary session where we will talk about your goals and tell you what you need to get there.
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Click the button below to get your free assessment.
Until next time!
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Undergraduate, graduate, and Law School Commencement will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Resurrection. No tickets are needed for December Commencement. A reception for graduates and their guests will be held in the Harre Union Ballrooms immediately following the commencement ceremony. Visit valpo.edu/commencement for more details.
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A shuttle service will be provided from three campus parking lots to the Chapel beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Commencement Speaker: We are honored to have as our commencement speaker Amy L. Vie, a 1989 graduate of Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Since graduating from Valpo, Vie has risen to the top of her field — first working as a nurse and then for leaders in medical science like Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer Inc, and the American Medical Association, and now Baxter.


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Being "a good listener" is the one virtue that's so universal, so cherished around the world over centuries that it should come with a UNESCO World Heritage certificate attached to it. It manages to score brownie points with HR, matrimonial agencies, a hot date and government intelligence, without even worrying about the cool factor police. Listening, you see, is not just the result of proper ear hygiene but more a sign of empathy, of kindness, of patience and the ability to deconstruct problems prior to presenting appropriate solutions.
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There is nothing empathetic, kind or patient about this. Indeed, it is nothing more than another marketing attempt to diminish unpredictability by handing control over to the consumer, in the same way, that "consumer-generated content" has become the CMO's means to shy away from creative and innovative leadership while protecting his or her job. Today we are seeing leading, historic, monumental brands become pathetic listeners to amateur opinion and going so far as turning flagship stores into "customisation centres" where any Tom, Dick or Harry can play at being Karl Lagerfeld for a day and then flaunt the disastrous consequences around town.
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Tales from abroad: Durban
"What is privilege but multiple choices?" — Zed McGladdery, School for International Training community health program director
I've been in Durban for two months now, just past the halfway point of my study abroad program in which I learn about community health. South Africa is a country of intense contradictions.
It seems like there are two worlds — the legacy left behind by apartheid. The privileged live in comfort, similar to Europe or the United States. The impoverished, who are by far the majority, are living in a developing country where access to health care is not guaranteed, food for children is not always sufficient, and unemployment is an always-looming shadow.
During my home stay, a six-week period that served as my introduction to South Africa, I plunged into the uncomfortable but eye-opening differences poverty presented me with. The following words were written about two weeks into my home stay, as I grappled with my circumstances:
I'm staying in a lower-class area, Cato Manor, called a township, which consists of all black, government-owned projects. Staying here has made me realize the incredible privileges I have been raised with and the powerful circumstances everyone in America lives in. Even the color of my skin means that, because of the history of this country, I am granted more reverence and more respect, whether or not I ask for it.
This weekend, on the phone, my mother asked me how it felt to be a minority. She was surprised when I answered, "Guilty." When I got to my home stay, my bag took up the entire path on one side of the bed. "So much stuff!" my new African mama said. I unpacked, placing my branded shampoo and face wash on the tub, which had socks drying on the washtub inside it. I placed my soap, the exfoliating kind with a small dove carved in the surface, beside their generic green bar. I was so thankful that at least their toothpaste was branded, and this eased my mounting guilt.
Before I left home, my sister and I had been whining that the hot water heater was not working properly and only provided hot water for the first five minutes of a shower. On arriving in Cato Manor, I did not have a shower at all, much less hot water.
My family and I don't even use half of my house in the United States, whereas the living room here is used for everything, and is, well, small, at least by my previously held standards.
Dinner is very heavy in starches and fats — fruit and vegetables are sparse, and the ones that are around are typically only served to me. The food that is cooked is eaten for every meal of the day (though a smaller portion is provided at lunch) until it is finished several days later.
I am served cornflakes and specially prepared jam and butter sandwiches. Even within my home, my family treats me as a special guest.
I now realize how much stuff I have. I thought I had only brought my essentials with me: A week's worth of clothes, three pairs of shoes, various cosmetics and toiletries, two cameras (one is for my photo essay later on), an iPod, three books, two journals, and some outdoor things.
Granted, I have made use of most of these things, but I realize that I could also live without a majority of them. They are comforts that I have learned to see as necessities, but many of them, such as books — never mind the cameras or the iPod — are things people in Cato Manor have never had.
On my first night, my mama mentioned that I could watch TV after she went to bed. When I replied that I would rather read instead, she said, "Oh, always good to keep learning." Education is held in high esteem, but books are too expensive to afford.
The fact that we have the choice to educate ourselves and our children — and at the university level — is remarkable. Most of us, at least in the middle and upper classes, can choose to study without worrying about having to send money home to support our families.
I know only two people my age in America with a child, whereas women of the same age in most parts of the world, definitely in South Africa, have at least one child.
The fact that I can pick up and leave the United States and have the money and the freedom to just wander the globe speaks to my incredible privilege.
Mama has no choice but to work, and even she still couldn't afford a gift for her daughter's 13th birthday last week.
Though I am living within a lower-class home-stay environment, every day I leave for some time for my community health classes, which are situated in a higher-income area. I, along with 22 other students, have classes in a house that is located in an area that was classified as "white" under times of apartheid.
We have showering facilities, fruits, vegetables, air conditioning, and a pool. All of us type away on our laptops, and we have this space to be "rich." I'm still wrestling with the ethics of this situation. Should we have fruits, cameras, laptops, a spacious area, and time to debate health policy, when the average resident of Cato Manor does not?
Of course it's impossible to totally balance the playing field, but there are some steps we can take to not be so spoiled, as well as some things we can do to improve the situation of people like our home stay families; for example, we can increase their access to health care.
In the meantime, people on both ends of the wealth spectrum are taking time to appreciate and learn from one another.
Since I've written this, I've more or less come to terms with my wealth. I can't change my background, nor can I change the background of the families I stay with. I've also realized that it's not expected of me to do either of those in order to stay with and learn from these local families.
I bonded with my home stay mother as if she were my own blood. Last week, we moved out of my home stay, a place where we watched back-to-back soap operas, lived with no ceilings, and woke up at 5 a.m. to the sound of roosters crowing.
I'm now staying in a gorgeous beachfront apartment where I have a balcony to watch surfers and waves instead of house music to rock me to sleep. But guess where I'd rather be staying?


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Did You Know That Amazon In The Future Will Become The Largest Tech Employer in Portland? Real Estate Analysis Proves It.
Amazon discreetly rented properties on Southwest Broadway across from each other in downtown Portland. It happened in 2016 and 2017 and it is a big help for the company to be a big success in the Real Estate Industry.
WW shows an analysis that if Amazon will fill those two spaces, the company can become the world's biggest tech employer in the city.
In September 2015, Amazon bought Portland startup Elemental Technologies for a whopping $296 million and rebranding it as AWS (Amazon Web Services) Elemental.
News from The Oregonian stated that Amazon rented 101,000 square feet at the old Oregonian building at 1320 SW Broadway. According to CoStar, Amazon shifted Amazon Web Services Elemental into space in May 2017. Costar is an independent real estate database that tracks commercial property listings.
The Portland Business Journal also reported that Amazon bought another lease at the Broadway Tower across the street for 85,000 square feet, allowing Amazon's real estate footprint in Portland into a whopping 186,000 square feet overall. It all happened in 2017 and the company already moved into space in January 2019.
Have you ever wonder how many people could fit in and work in that space? "You're probably looking at 100 to 125 square feet per person," stated by Mark Friel. Friel is Apex Real Estate Partners' director, and already has 18 years in the appraisal business under his belt.
Amazon is a really big company and are you not curious about how many people could work in that footprint? For a company as big as Amazon, in 186,000 feet of office space, that's as many as 1,860 employees, or as few as 1,488, assuming Amazon would spread all through those offices, the Seattle-based company would have almost 1,000 more employees than what is likely the next largest tech employer in the city. The company New Relic is a big company too. Do you know that Amazon commands more floor space in Portland than the next two largest tech companies? Combined Vacasa and New Relic. Still, Amazon is the largest property than Intel's Washington Country.
According to Amazon. jobs, The company have many available jobs. One hundred open job listings at Amazon and AWS Elemental. After the press deadlines, Amazon said WW that they are still not hiring nearly many people in Portland yet. The company says that about 400 people are still working in two buildings.
The co-founder of a startup accelerator PIE, Rick Turoczy says Amazon is so big that it is felt by local tech companies because the online market and cloud computing giant is taking eagerly up Portland's tech workforce. Rick Turoczy said, "It is definitely making it challenging for homegrown companies to hire the talent they need".
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Living in an environmentally-friendly home and in a sustainable manner is a priority for many families. Not only are you reducing your impact on the environment, you're also improving your home's indoor air quality, protecting your health, and saving yourself time and money in the long run.
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Here's how to make your bathroom eco-friendly:
Replace Your Toilet
Using approximately one-third of the water in your home, toilets are the main water guzzlers. Thankfully, there are many different toilet options to choose from to reduce water waste in and to make a big impact.
Eco Friendly Toilet Options
1. Low-flush toilets
When they were first created, toilets used seven gallons of water per flush. Eco-minded homeowners would put a brick or a bottle filled with sand in their toilet's water tank to reduce water use, until low-flush toilets were invented in the 1990s. Low-flush toilets only use 1.6 gallons of water per flush, a huge reduction.
The problem with low-flush toilets is that they have the same design as a regular toilet, which means they use water to flush waste. This means that 1.6 gallons of water isn't always enough, resulting in people having to flush multiple times. This takes away from the benefit of only using 1.6 gallons when, multiplied by 2 or 3, the numbers aren't so low anymore.
2. Dual-flush toilets
Dual-flush toilets are great because they give users an option – press one for liquid waste and two for solid waste. They make it easy for you to use less water but prevent you from having to flush multiple times. Although they may be pricier than a regular toilet or a low-flush toilet, they save water (and money) in the long run.
Fix Any Leaks
Although a leak may seem small and like it's not a major issue, it is. A leaky faucet can result in 2,082 gallons per year of wasted water! And that's just a small drip from your faucet. A leaking toilet, now that's a whole other issue. The average leaking toilet can waste about 200 gallons a day, just over 6,000 gallons a month, which is 72,000 gallons a year. This waste of water adds huge numbers to your water bill and is not doing any favours for the environment. Look around under your sink and toilet regularly for any leaks or signs of dampness, and if you find something, fix it. Especially before water damage becomes an issue!
If you don't have any leaks, try using less water by turning the tap off when you're not actually using it, like when you're brushing your teeth. Letting the water run when you don't need it is wasteful and costing you more money than needed.
Use a Tankless Water Heater
Another way to lower energy costs and consumption is to install a tankless water heater. They consume 20% less energy than traditional water heaters because they use an on-demand design that only heats water when a tap is turned on. Their design eliminates the cost of heating and storing gallons of water in a tank.
LED Light Bulbs and Energy Efficient Fans
Switching to LED light bulbs is a simple switch that can be made throughout your entire home, not just in the bathroom. Like most eco-friendly products, LED light bulbs are more expensive than regular bulbs but they last much longer and use less energy, making them worth it in the long run.
And since you're already making easy-fixes in the bathroom, we recommend replacing your old bathroom fan with an energy-efficient fan. Switching to an Energy Star-rated fan can result in 60% savings over a standard, older model.
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Boomi, MuleSoft and the iPaaS Market
Many companies struggle with multiple databases, cloud services, legacy systems, and online or offline applications. Although each of these systems provides companies with valuable commercial insights and business support, these systems often aren't integrated with each other which leads to data silos and general IT inefficiencies. This is why many companies are now focusing on integrating their on-premise systems or cloud applications to automate them in a seamlessly synchronized infrastructure.
Over the last few years, the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) market has grown and there are 2 leading technologies we'll take a look at: Boomi and MuleSoft. The competition to be the number one integration service provider is fierce, and each company offers certain specific capabilities to address integration challenges.
MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform
MuleSoft offers companies next-gen integration platforms. Their platform works in hybrid environments linking all the enterprise apps that sit both in the cloud and on-premise. Their Anypoint Platform is not an integrated platform solution. Companies are required to purchase multiple products and components, which could include:
Anypoint Studio: a graphical, Java-based design environment that a developer can use to deploy APIs to on-premises and cloud environments. Studio also includes features to map, build, edit and debug data integrations.
Anypoint Connectors: a set of built-in connectors that a developer can use to integrate applications with thousands of third-party REST and SOAP.
Anypoint Design Center: allows API developers to design and build APIs and
Anypoint Exchange: a library for API providers to share APIs, templates, and assets.
Anypoint Management Center: a centralized web interface to analyze, manage, and monitor APIs and integrations.
There are other components as well in the Anypoint Platform that may need to be considered, based on the scale and requirement of the projects.
Boomi is focused on becoming the first company to devise wholly 'Connected Businesses'. Unlike Mulesoft, Boomi is an all-in-one platform. The main components for Boomi's Atomsphere include:
Application/data integration
API management
B2B/EDI management
Master data management
Flow which is Low-code workflow automation and application development
Licensing is based on feature usage of the platform. So, which integration platform is best between Boomi and Mulesoft? Below, we'll discuss how the 2 platforms compare to each other.
Key Features: MuleSoft vs. Boomi
Boomi and Mulesoft have many similar features. In the following sections, we'll look at how Boomi and Mulesoft compare in terms of cost, technical capabilities, API management, and platform features.
Dell Boomi MuleSoft
Database replication Full table Incremental replication depends upon manually written SELECT statements
Pre-built SaaS Sources ~80 ~70
Add new data sources? Yes Yes
Data warehouse connections Yes No
Data lake connections Yes Yes
Pricing model Monthly or annual Annual only
Developer tools AtomSphere API for programmatic control of the AtomSphere platform, Connector SDK for writing custom connectors Runtime Manager REST API, CloudHub API
Built-in version control
6 different versions of a Runtime Engine
Coding Low-code Heavy coding required
Smart Data Mapping Yes No
Market Leadership
What do the market analysts have to say about these companies and their respective market leaderships in iPaaS? According to Gartner, Boomi has been leading the iPaaS market for six back to back years. The market was unsure how the MuleSoft acquisition by Salesforce in 2018 would impact the platform's direction.
Mulesoft does well with Enterprise customers that have developer-centric internal teams and while they surged ahead and doubled their customer base in 2018, commercially, Boomi has a larger market presence serving over 10,000 customers globally. Boomi has a customer renewal rate that stands at a whopping 97%.
While it's difficult to find TOC and ROI information on either platform, Forrester released a report in 2019 which details the ROI performance on a number of Boomi projects. Some saw over a 300% return on investment while others realized improved IT staff efficiency of over 70%.
Boomi and MuleSoft Technical Features
Cloud-native Boomi is able to fast-track commercial outcomes with a clever, adaptable and scalable platform. Boomi is innately comfortable with all types of cloud-based operations. Plus, their monthly updates keep their clients' integration systems fully-functional and ever-improving. Boomi offers built-in scalability. By teaming up with Boomi, companies are likely to give their employees high availability and get faster integration results.
Conventional "on-premise" integration systems created by MuleSoft consist of various products. It's essentially a repurposed version of a basic on-premise integration legacy system. Separating features from these vendor-managed systems can become really difficult. To operate these integration platforms by MuleSoft, the company will need consistent hardware and server installations. There's the added hassle for getting the platform versions upgraded.
Boomi also provides superior runtime along with edge computing. Boomi provides an original runtime engine that enables smart integrations to be arrayed wherever required in Boomi's AtomSphere. There's no limit on the number of Atoms that can be grouped as a Boomi Molecule to deliver a high-scale, circulated processing runtime. Administrators will get a unified centralized management structure where every dataset is linked and accessing information is easy and uncomplicated.
MuleSoft currently supports six different versions of a Runtime Engine. This makes things complicated as all the versions are less thorough as compared to Boomi's AtomSphere. MuleSoft's architecture is multi-tenant and does not provide the facility to attain metadata of accounts for Artificial Intelligence-based prediction or analysis. Their basic legacy architecture stops them from challenging Boomi's speedy deployment and Edge Computing competences.
Overall, Boomi is technically more advanced than MuleSoft. Boomi's platform is designed for integration and focuses on iPaaS, providing persistent connectivity across employees and processes. For companies who wish to have a 'connected business' and automate their workforce, Boomi is the leading choice.
Boomi and MuleSoft API Management
Having a strong application program interface (API) is crucial for businesses looking to invest in integration platforms. These sets of routines and tools for building company-specific software applications detail how efficiently the various software components in a data integration system interact. Both Boomi and MuleSoft are IT leaders in API Management.
In the past few years, APIs have become more complex and expensive to manage on a day to day basis. As more efficient API management methods have been advanced by platforms like Boomi, MuleSoft has found itself struggling to serve commercial digital ecosystems efficiently.
API Management is one of MuleSoft's fortes and a great value prop if you want to work with them. As a strong competitor in API management, some of Boomi's features include:
The ability to create APIs quickly from new or old processes, applying valuable functionality to create integration processes that are the best in quality thanks to Boomi's unified platform.
The cloud-native nature of Boomi's unified platform is ideal for designing, deploying and managing APIs in a more efficient manner,
Boomi processes APIs more quickly as compared to MuleSoft, offering time-efficient results.
The scattered nature of Boomi's AtomSphere runtime engine offers great docility in employing APIs where required to best serve a host of hybrid infrastructures.
In various performance tests, Boomi passed with flying colors. Boomi typically offers better build time and there's a lesser risk of upgrade or maintenance requirements in these models. Companies can save a lot on service costs by using Boomi.
Plus, the complicated and multifaceted code-based development of MuleSoft platforms requires a lot of expertise. Such deep levels of specialized skills are hard to find in the market. MuleSoft experts can charge a premium for their services. On the other hand, there are currently 10,000 developers certified on the Boomi platform and Dell predicts this to grow to over 50,000 in upcoming years.
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The annual Geo Connect Asia Show & Conferences offers a two day, in-person meeting place for ASEAN's vibrant geospatial community. Bringing geospatial solutions to the heart of decision-making the event combines with technologies from the digital construction, drone and remote sensing markets.
Geo Connect Asia looks to host its ASEAN neighbours and build on a vibrant community as new technologies add new application tools to enable the Industry 4.0 Revolution. The emergence of AI, blockchain, IoT, robotics and UAVs create a new dynamic and platforms for a region well equipped to take on the challenges ahead.
BeGeo, an initiative of the Belgian National Geographical Institute (NGI), is an annual national event for the geo sector in Belgium.
The BeGeo conference combines with a geographic information fair to bring together a wide range of players from the public sector, academia, research, the private sector and associations. This year, the organisers have once again chosen Brussels Expo as the location for the event.
BeGeo says its vision is to be a platform where important players from the sector meet and thus actively contribute to the growth of the knowledge and competences necessary to tackle complex challenges and realise the great potential of geodata.
Each year, the Locate conference attracts hundreds of national and international delegates from within and outside the spatial, space and surveying sectors.
As Australia's premier spatial and surveying conference, Locate provides guests with a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends and applications in geospatial technologies.
The 2024 event will be held at the International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour in Sydney, and will include a gala evening dinner and presentation of the Geospatial Excellence Awards (formerly the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards).
The convenor for Locate24 will be Narelle Underwood, Surveyor-General of NSW.
The Geospatial World Forum is an annual gathering of geospatial professionals and leaders representing the entire ecosystem of public policies, national mapping agencies, private sector enterprises, multilateral and development organisations, scientific and academic institutions, and large end-users from government businesses and citizen services.
Geospatial World Forum 2024 will be held from 13 to 16 May in Rotterdam. Having its theme as 'Geospatial Transition: Powering the World Economy,' the event will showcase various facets of the ongoing transition of the geospatial industry and its existing and potential value in the world economy.
The Philippines will host the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission V (TC V) Symposium with the theme, 'Insight to Foresight via Geospatial Technologies,' from 6 to 8 August 2024 in Manila.
The three-day event will feature plenary and parallel sessions, exhibits, poster presentations and business meetings, and aims to inspire new methods of teaching/learning, collaboration, and promotion of accessible and easy-to-use geospatial data among engage professionals, educators and tertiary students.
ISPRS TC V focuses on the capacity building of professionals, educators and students, and in developing cost-effective teaching methods. These include distance learning programs, international collaborations on sharing web-based resources, and curricula development that meets regional needs.
- Deadline for submission of full papers for annals & abstracts for archives: 15 March 2024
- Notification of paper acceptance: 15 April 2024
- Early registration: 15 May 2024
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The 2024 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Conference (FOSS4G) will be held in Belém, Brazil, located in the heart of the Amazon.
FOSS4G, an annual event organised by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) since 2006, is one of the largest global meetings on geospatial software of the year.
The local organising committee will be comprised of passionate Brazilians experienced in OSGeo technologies, along with the Geoinquietos Argentina team.
The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Working Week 2025 will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from Sunday, 1 June to Thursday, 5 June 2025.
The theme for the event will be: Collaboration, Innovation and Resilience: Championing a Digital Generation.
The Convenor for FIG Working Week 2025 is Steve Jacoby, Executive Director, Spatial Information at Department of Resources (Queensland) who has 23 years' experience as a Senior Executive with the Queensland and Victorian Governments, leading their Spatial Information businesses. Steve has a keen interest in information management and seeing the use of spatial information reach its potential within government, business and the public.
The Program Chair is surveyor, Peter James who is the Business Development Manager, Cohga an Australian company with a focus on the development of IT products, and the provision of associated professional services. Peter is also the son of Earl James, Australia's first and only FIG President.
FIG Working Week 2025 is a great opportunity for Australia's geospatial community to showcase their technical expertise, strong research capability and warm hospitality.


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The households which COVID did affect needed to change Christmas arrangements, postpone weddings for the second or third time and isolate! For some families the virus spread to other members, for others it was not the case. Despite the challenge the last two months, most families were still able to come together and experience the love that is felt during this special time of the year.
The summer holiday period is a time when families and friends spend time together. This time is spent in holiday mode not knowing what day of the week it is, trips away, beach days, late nights, fireworks and connecting with one another. This is a time for memory making, and for some, keeping a memory alive.
Over the summer holiday period we partook in the annual ritual of packing the car to head north for a camping trip. We have camped with a couple of families for many years, the whole experience strips you back to the bare necessities. Days are spent swimming, fishing, kayaking, cooking, reading and in union with family and friends, reminiscing of the past and sharing plans for the future. This is the time to pause from the business of life and really listen and be present to one another.
During this year's camping trip, I read Trent Dalton's book 'Love Stories'. I was struck by the reason he wrote the book, as he received a typewriter that was owned by one of his friends' mother, Kathleen. At her funeral, the sky-blue Olivetti Studio 44 was presented to Trent as she wanted him to have it.
Trent took up the mission to create something that honoured the memory of Kathleen. He wanted to create something that was deep, loving, frank and heartfelt as Kathleen was all these things. She demonstrated a real strength when she wrote to a Catholic leader in the 1970's on the same typewriter, railing against Cannon Law regarding the covering of women's heads in Church. She felt it was what was in the heart, not the cloth on the head that counted. Katheen was a true neighbour to all, the relationships she developed lasted her lifetime. The greatest secret she passed on was to shut up and listen to others as this was a true demonstration of love.
Trent walked the streets for two months in Brisbane's CBD and asked random strangers to share their love story. Then he sat with the sky-blue Olivetti Studio 44 on the corner of Adelaide and Albert streets, on the edge of King George Square with the sign 'Sentimental writer collecting love stories. Do you have one to share?' for two weeks. Trent took up Kathleen's wisdom and listened. The love stories that were shared bring hope during an ongoing and ever-changing frustrating pandemic. Some are heartbreaking, joyous, inspirational, tragic, funny just as life itself presents. The stories are the memories that touched and transformed hearts.
We are reminded of Christ at the last supper and his instructions to his dearest friends.
Do this in memory of me.
If we place our focus on the Gospels and the stories we read about Jesus, to do life in his memory, does not mean it is done in isolation, but rather in community forging good relationships based on love.
Do this in memory of me, means that we become Christ, we become love.
It was the love he demonstrated that inspired Paul when he wrote his letter to the Corinthians.
'Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offence, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.'
'…..there are three things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love.'
COVID has taught us that human connection is vital, while technology can still bring us together, it does not replace face to face contact and being present to each other. Actions based on love can have a profound impact, lead to transformation, and stay with us in our memory. This is why families and friends continue to gather during holiday periods, because of the love they share of place, experience and of each other. We are called to listen to the other with loving and accepting ears, not to judge, but develop an understanding so love is all its forms can be revealed.


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Debra Ann Pelfrey Kimberlin, age 67, of Kingston passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at her home. She was born December 15, 1954 in Roane County where she remained a life long resident. Debra was a faithful member of Victory Baptist Church in Kingston. She loved her grandbabies and cooking for them, which they will miss so much. Preceded in death by her granddaughter, Addison Kimberlin; parents, James & Mary Ruth Green Pelfrey; brother, Mike Pelfrey.
Loving Husband of 51 years Walt Kimberlin of Kingston
Son Mark Kimberlin & wife, Dana of Kingston
Daughter Stacey Fritts & husband, Sam of Kingston
Grandchildren Emerson Kimberlin and Lincoln Fritts
Brother James "Jim" Pelfrey & wife, Jeanette of Knoxville
A host of extended family and friends
Graveside service will be held 11:00 am, Friday, September 23, 2022, at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Online register book can be signed at www.FrakerFuneralHome.net. Fraker Funeral Home of Kingston is in charge of arrangements.


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Commercial Electricians are responsible for installing electrical components and systems in places of business. These places are usually larger and occupied by many people. They also have more complicated electrical systems than residential properties. To be a successful commercial electrician, you must have a valid license and insurance coverage. These professionals work with corporations, housing developments, hospitals, and hotels. Here are some things to keep in mind when looking for an electrician: The type of building you own will affect the type of wiring you need.
To become a commercial electrician, you must have a high level of electrical training, complete an apprenticeship, and become licensed to perform electrical work. You will work in a standard office building, retail store, or other public space. As a commercial electrician, you will be responsible for ensuring that everything is functioning safely, including air conditioning and heating. Whether you are working on a building for a company or just a single residence, you'll need to know how to install and repair electrical and other electrical systems safely.
There are many differences between a commercial electrician and an industrial electrician. An industrial electrician installs power outlets, lighting, and other electrical systems in a commercial setting. This kind of electrical wiring usually follows a three-phase approach, with two smaller legs running one voltage and a larger one running a higher voltage. In a commercial setting, your power needs maybe 120 volts, 208-240 volts, or 277/480 volts. The wiring will typically run inside a conduit for protection, but you can also find some exposed wires on walls.
If you're looking for a commercial electrician, you'll need to consider the various aspects of their job. This includes wiring, lighting, and installation of power outlets. Generally, a commercial electrician will follow a three-phase approach, with two smaller legs running one voltage and a larger one running a higher voltage. This wiring will vary from home to home, but it will be necessary in most cases. Again, a professional can help you determine what type of electrical work you need to do and address it.
A commercial electrician will install power outlets and lighting and install control panels and electrical equipment. The wiring will typically follow a three-phase approach. The three legs of this approach run one voltage, and the larger one runs a higher voltage. For example, a commercial electrician may need 120 volts of electricity. The three-phase approach could be used in a home. Depending on the type of electrical wiring you need, you may need a two-phase or three-phase system.
There are many types of electrical jobs for electricians. A commercial electrician must have an educational background that qualifies them to perform certain jobs. He must know local codes and be insured in his state. He should also be experienced in working with large-scale projects and power plants. If he has experience in these fields, he can be trusted to complete tasks for any business. A certified industrial electrician will have the expertise to safely ensure the functionality of electrical systems in different types of facilities.
A commercial electrician should have the required training and certifications to work as a commercial electrician. The requirements vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but you must be familiar with the requirements for each. However, you must also know the importance of safety and electrical code compliance. For example, proper wiring will prevent fires and ensure proper electrical functions in your business. A professional will also be familiar with the local codes and regulations. There is a wide variety of electrical work for any commercial establishment.
The role of a commercial electrician is different from that of a domestic one. The main difference between the two occupations lies in the level of voltage required. A domestic electrician is responsible for installing electrical wiring in a home, whereas a commercial electrician is responsible for electrical projects in a business. For example, a residential electrician must be aware of the laws governing electricity in a building. In addition, the commercial electrician must also be licensed in the state that he or she works in.
A commercial electrician should be familiar with the local electrical codes and regulations. These codes are important for the safety and functionality of any building. As a result, commercial electricians should have an understanding of these codes. The electrical components in a building must be compatible for the electricity to work properly. A qualified professional will identify any problem and ensure the electrical systems are safe for the building. If you need an electrical engineer, a commercial electrician can help you with this.
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A Thames mother says it is disgusting that people who need to top up their pre-pay power deals may have to do so in a liquor store.
GLOBUG, which is owned by Mighty River Power, is a pay-as-you-go power provider often used by low-income families.
Cherie Sweeney said she visited two dairies and a garage advertised on the GLOBUG website before being told to go to Black Bull Liquor.
She said she left her daughter outside because she did not believe an alcohol shop was any place for a child.
"I purchased $20 worth of power and he asked me if I would like anything else," she said.
"I'm guessing, being that it's a bottle store, 'did I want to take any booze home along with my power?'"
She was also annoyed she was charged an extra 70 cents that went to the liquor store for the transaction fee.
Ms Sweeney said she chose GLOBUG because she had received a voucher in a magazine from Housing NZ.
She said Housing NZ should have checked out its suppliers before endorsing it.
Location is up to customers, company says
GLOBUG said its customers could top up at 6000 different retailers nationwide - and 19 outlets in Thames, including two liquor stores.
It compared that to pre-pay phone top-ups and said it was up to customers where they topped up.
Mighty River Power general manager James Munro said GLOBUG sold its top-up cards at liquor stores for the convenience of its customers and it had no plans to remove them.
He said most of GLOBUG's customers topped up on their smartphones, and it was not for him to say where others choose to top up.
Radio New Zealand News called a number of the outlets advertised by GLOBUG and found only half of them sold the power top-ups.


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Posted: | June 26, 2020 09:41 AM |
From: | Representative Leanne Krueger and Rep. Melissa L. Shusterman |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Co-Sponsorship: Establishing the Covid-19 Nonprofit Assistance Grant Program |
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, nonprofits across our great Commonwealth have been struggling financially, as have our fellow Pennsylvanians and small businesses. Considering the economic uncertainty and job losses as a direct result of Covid-19, many traditional revenue streams that nonprofits rely on for support have dried up. As fundraisers have been canceled, non-profits have had to reduce funding in the face of increased demands. The limited resources that nonprofits have had to rely on have become harder to come by and access to funding has become more competitive. As such, in the coming days, I plan to introduce legislation that establishes the Covid-19 Nonprofit Assistance Grant Program. The purpose of the grant program will be to allocate $100,000,000 from the COVID-19 restricted receipts to the Department of Community and Economic Development for grants to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations statewide. The Commonwealth and her economy rely on nonprofit organizations. From cultural organizations that educate our residents, enrich our lives, and drive tourism and neighborhood growth, to social service organizations that connect families in need to resources, jobs, housing, and safety, nonprofits make our communities stable and our economy hum. Therefore, it is in the Commonwealth's best interests to help nonprofits recover so they can help our communities recover. With that said, I encourage each of my colleagues to strongly consider joining me by co-sponsoring this important legislation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Takesha Latham in my Harrisburg office at (717) 705-2567 or at email@example.com. |
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The pandemic has left businesses confused with the constant opening and shutting off of their work while trying their best efforts to stay afloat the financial uncertainties looming large over their heads. If you ask us, budgeting is in more demand than it has ever been!
Some of them have attempted to work their way through the worsening situations to get back on track, trying to give their employees the vibe of the good old days.
It all still feels quite unusual. Despite the strangeness, we all have to succumb to this new, bizarre, and complex way of life.
Undoubtedly, a massive transformation has taken place in every individual's life. In terms of finance, it has taken an enormous toll on almost every other person.
While some of us started to save more, the rest could not hold on to their savings due to the fluctuation in financial constraints.
The job market also faced a massive blow, which led to downsizing and demoting of employees, resulting in massive unemployment and moving the bar of job retention to an alarming rate.
Although the gradual heightening of pandemic fear resides, we somehow have started to live and adapt to the chaos.
While we are learning to go with the flow, it's high time we should take a step back, rethink our financial goals, and create a smart budget to avoid making any significant blunders that may lead to severe financial issues as previously.
5 Valuable Tips for a Secure Future
Keeping the above scenarios in concern, the art of budgeting is vital regardless of the circumstances. And looking at the present situation, we thought it would be best to discuss and share a few tips on managing our budget for a post-pandemic life.
Not some kind of rocket science, but taking a few simple, carefully thought-out plans can make you walk the distance.
Let's get straight into it:
Narrow Down That Financial Focus
There are some financial targets that you must have thought of achieving by the end of this year. While no one saw the pandemic coming, we had to make considerable changes afterward to manage our budget during the financial crises.
Fortunately, you can still achieve a lot with the right changes by narrowing down your financial goals. If your list requires a bit of tweaking here and there, then do so. It would be better to focus on attaining only a few most important ones.
Break down your goals into small milestones. It will significantly aid in staying focused and prevent you from going overboard in terms of spending.
The guilt of not sticking to your financial goals in such unpredictable times will also vanish.
Review Your Budgeting History
You must do it!
Usually, we start procrastinating when it comes to overseeing our budget, verifying our spending, and ensuring where to spend more, if necessary.
It is crucial that you sit down, take out your financial diary, and review your financial history.
Check if your expenses over the past month have increased or decreased. Has your grocery list become longer? Are there any food orders done solely due to emotional or impulsive needs? Have you developed any unhealthy buying habits?
It is essential to do to get an overview of where you are overstepping with your budget. It can significantly aid in getting back to or adopting new habits to manage your finances better.
Get Out of the Debt Trap
Finding yourself trapped in the debt trap is quite normal, although it can be a significant burden on the head. It is, therefore, necessary to reconsider your spending options before reusing your credit cards.
To protect yourself from personal hardships, you can start with managing your utility bills. If there is any left, try your best to pay them first. You can then check the credit account balances to ensure if there are any balances left to pay.
Also, be sure to look over your monthly statements from your debt counselor. It is a better way to pay small debts first and then go for the hefty ones.
Pick the process that suits you best and to which you are most comfortable.
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship – Benjamin Franklin
You shouldn't feel guilty if you think you have found yourself stuck in a debt trap. Current situations have brought quite a heavy financial as well as mental toll on all of us. We are all struggling and going through enough problems. When dealing with debt issues, it is best to start paying small dues.
Use a Budget Management App
If money management is not your forte, then worry not.
There are plenty of authentic and useful applications such as My EasyFi to ease your stress of not going overboard with money spending.
These remarkable applications help create a viable, practical budget, keep you afloat all month long, protect you from getting into the debt trap, guide you in building future savings, and provide a comprehensive report of your monthly spending, among other incredible features.
Save Your Future
It is always better to save more instead of spending. You never know the next time you might face a calamity that would require a lot of money, which you have been saving all along.
Don't let the short-term goals intimidate you into buying an expensive bag or that camera you want for no reason at all.
Instead of satisfying your instant gratifications, you should be well prepared for your long-term goals. Save a lot to be always ready for the worst.
Be mindful of every financial step you take. Don't let your hard-earned money go to waste.
And if you are wondering, what is the best time to start saving, well, it is now!
Although we weren't prepared for a life in a pandemic, we have the valuable opportunity to prepare ourselves for life after a pandemic.
Without a doubt, all of this is going to end at some point. A wise step would be to devise a proper plan while keeping our previous mistakes in view.
It will significantly aid in identifying our weaknesses and recognizing our spending behavior.
Let this pandemic be a lesson, a valuable experience of managing our finance correctly and refraining from spending frantically.
Keep the chances of unpredictability insight. It is always better to save more to reap the benefits of it later on.
Take control of your finances today!


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Got to listen to Opie and Jim today, as well as Ronnie B. Funny and sad, the boys are perplexed at what direction the show will take, Opie mentions that he would've liked a little more time before they went back on air.
By the way, why am I doing this? Struff does this much better, check out his OA Rundowns! Oh no, now it looks like he's not updating the rundowns without Anthony. Makes sense. Ok, so who is doing the historian duties now. Jeez, the only person doing really well with the Anthony firing, is really Anthony, who can be found at anthonycumia.com. Great call by Joseph Cumia too.
For today's show check out Opie's youtube:
Also check out Anthony's appearance on Red Eye, was hoping that the guys would touch on that today, but they didn't.
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Tobias Fromel, A Germany-based programmer whose files were encrypted through Muhstik ransomware. Well, the hacker who hacked the hacker, I know pretty confusing. He was hacked and even had to pay the hacker ransom to get his files decrypted. It did not take long for Karma to strike back, the programmer, in turn, released around 3,000 decryption keys and even free decrypting software. However, the sad part was that Tobias had already paid the ransom of around €670 that too in bitcoin. He said that he did this to help others who are or would be attacked by Muhstik ransomware. What he did was that he attacked the ransomware's command and control server to access the PHP script that generates passwords for new victims. This hack was a curse for him and a blessing for everybody else. Why? Because he lost his money.
The actual thing is that the hack was not exactly legal and Tobias was aware of it. He even highlighted it in his first announcement on the BleepingComputer forum but urged everyone to understand that he is not the bad guy here.
QNAP's servers have been plagued by ransomware since November 2018 and have found great success by demanding ransoms of around 0.09 BTC (~700$) in devices with weak security and encrypting their files.
According to ZDNet, a security researcher who took note of Tobias' actions of hacking back the hackers reported it to the authorities. However, there is a pretty thin chance that Tobias will be prosecuted for his white hatter-esque actions.
Regardless of it, Tobias did break the law here.
He is pretty active on Twitter, informing everybody of his free software and has since received around 94$ in tips.
Mushtik ransomware initially started spreading by infecting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices which were manufactured by Taiwan based QNAP and have been reported to attack around 2,858 devices. The bad actors used brute force techniques to attack the devices which deploy weak passwords for the phpMyAdmin service, which come built-in in the devices.
Ransom attacks have also been acknowledged by the FBI and they even made a Public Service Announcement for the same, discouraging and warning people not to pay such ransoms as they will encourage further campaigns.
Even this hasn't stopped the victims to give in. Recently, a hospital in Alabama, USA had to pay a ransom to get their files decrypted which were stored on a server infected with Ryuk ransomware. It was reported that the server was hacked at the beginning of October.
How do I protect myself from Ransomware?
While all this can be a bit too scary, protecting yourself from such attacks is relatively simple. Some of the steps one can take to protect themselves from ransomware attacks are:
- Update your windows frequently: While this might seem simple, most people ignore it. Microsoft frequently fixes security holes. WannaCry and NotPenya exploited security holes that had already been fixed by Microsoft.
- Avoid Bloatware and unnecessary software: Every operating system comes with its own set of software that can open up certain network protocols which may provide hackers with a way to get into your system. Even browser extensions can open up vulnerabilities.
- Look out for Phishers: The only way you can save yourself from Phishers is to have good judgement and an eye for potential threats. Avoid suspicious emails at all costs.
- Keep backups of your files: Do not keep your backups in a shared folder because that will open up a myriad of more vulnerabilities. Instead, consider keeping backups on a physical hard drive and even cloud backup.


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Preppers perhaps more than anyone spend a disproportionate amount of time analyzing, wondering and even, perhaps, darkly fantasizing about the Big One, the event that will set society and perhaps the entire country, even the world, up on its end.
It is in our nature to try and discern what the future holds, what threats might be out there waiting in the dark of the unknown.
There is nothing wrong with it, so long as your pondering is not done idly. Combined with the drive to prepare, this is the core principal of prepping: be ready, just in case.
But the intelligent prepper will take this line of inquiry one step further: what would I best spend my time and energy preparing for?
A prepper cleverer (or just more concerned) will go yet further and ask: how can you prepare for anything if you don't know what it is? It is a good question, so long as one does not follow it too far into paranoia and nihilism.
And we should strive to answer it. We have only so much time, energy, and financial resources to prepare for any given threat, and though many preps are universal in their benefit, not all crises can be mitigated or avoided with a one-size-fits-all approach.
In today's article, we'll explore the more esoteric side of prepping and discuss prepping philosophies for predicting and preparing for, or at least trying to, various threats and disasters.
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The Sliding Scale of Threat Awareness
Preppers are an ideologically diverse lot. For every real-life, no-kidding doomsday survivor waiting on a rogue comet or titanically destructive reversal of Earth's magnetic poles from the safety of his definitely up-to-code DIY underground bunker complex, you'll have a weekend warrior prepper who is dead serious about self-reliance and self-rescue in case the next big flood happens.
There is no "right" or "wrong" way to prep. Sure, there exists a more or less codified set of principles that should guide your decision-making process based on logical predictions and assumptions, but what makes sense for me or you could be unthinkable for one of our associates down the road, or even actively detrimental to their chances of survival. Think about that.
What is most interesting to me is how varied the "lenses" are through which any given prepper views their world.
Some have been energized by the potential of a Big One, a black swan event, the paradigm shift that sets history going in an entirely new era and calendar: Before the Big One and After the Big One.
These are the classic Doomsday Preppers. They see preparing for mundane and everyday mishaps, emergencies, and lesser crises as secondary to the Mission.
And, they reason, if they are ready, really ready for the apocalypse then all manner of minor curveballs and mere bedlam will fall under that umbrella.
Then you have your Times-Are-A-Changing preppers. The ones who sense a shift in the order of things, a detection in the simmering now of sentiment and hostility.
They fear the pot may boil over 'fore the heat is turned off, and this instinctive instinct of defense and preparation, almost vestigial in these times, has set them scurrying like an ant making ready for winter.
To them, the event will take the form of a man-made or at least man-ushered catastrophe, a "flipping of the table" on society. They rightly stay concerned over where they may land amid the rubble and wreckage of even a "soft" revolution.
And then you have the Ruthless Pragmatists, your intrepid author counted among them, preppers who are concerned predominately with the most likely threats based on activity and environment, no matter how plain and boring they are.
The pragmatists will spare not a thought for meteors, solar flares, and other esoteric and rare phenomena when car wrecks, hurricanes, and societal unrest are far more likely to impact us in our lifetimes.
Here's the thing, all of these approaches are valid, at least valid enough in the mind of an individual prepper to get someone off the couch and out of their chair and doing something.
But the nagging question that remains unanswered is can one ever truly predict what will happen? Should we even try? And what are the consequences for failing to predict or prepare for the threat we wind up facing on the fateful day the excrement hits the oscillator?
Application is What Counts, Not Theory
While we cannot truly predict what will occur, we can make good, educated guesses based on all available data.
And before we even get to all that, there is a little thought exercise that will help you determine what kind of prepper you are, and is actually pretty educational when it comes to sifting what is important from what is ephemeral.
Consider the classic exercise of the glass of water; half full, or half empty, and what kind of person you are is determined with broad strokes with how you identify (read, perceive) the glass of water- fuller or emptier?
Of course, full or empty is only the simplest of possible interpretations of personality types. An analytic would ask what the precise internal volume of the vessel is before making a determination.
A philanthropist would ask who lacks access to clean water and seek to give it to them. A thief would care only for how they might best abscond with the water and glass. A capitalist would concern himself with the worth of the water in various markets in various places.
An absurdist would say there is no glass and no water, for that matter. You can go on and on and argue about any and all characteristics until you are blue in the face.
But a few people, a small minority, will ask only this most essential of questions: will it quench my thirst?
That is the crux of practical application compared to greater theories. Is the thing an asset, a liability, or a hazard? The water is an asset, in the glass. That same water in the rushing tide of a flood is an immense hazard.
Since the glass of water is an asset, how much of one? How much longer will it keep me alive? What else can it do for me? This is a broad simplification but you get my drift.
No matter what sort of prepper you are, and no matter what threat has bent you to your work, you must endeavor to apply, not just plan, not just know. Only application will form a hedge around you when disaster strikes.
How Do You Prepare for the One-in-a-Million?
In short, you don't. How can one prepare for any one-in-a-million chance? Such occurrences are so rare across most time scales that they can be said to rarely happen at all.
The classic zombie outbreak, machine takeover, and cosmic holocaust scenarios fit squarely into this category (even if they are more properly one-in-a-billion chances or more).
Am I saying that any of the above won't happen? No. I am saying that they almost assuredly will not happen, and will take my chances accordingly.
If I am bent to the labor of trying, somewhat vainly I say, to survive a truly, literally apocalyptic event, I am likely letting myself go in to the weeds and grow disoriented, blind to threats no less deadly on a personal level that are right in front of me.
Actually, I should not say you don't, or can't prepare for these vanishingly rare instances. I should rather ask is it worth preparing for them. Like what? Here's a fine example of a very rare, highly lethal event that all of us are familiar with: a commercial jetliner crash.
A plane crash. If you are involved in one, your chances of survival are not good, about 50% at best. A crash on takeoff or landing affords no opportunity to escape or mitigate beyond assuming a brace position and praying to God Almighty.
You could though make the argument that at cruising altitude one could potentially escape by jumping from the plane with a parachute. Forget for a moment all the other passengers.
If you have the one right response for the situation- the chute- you may yet survive. Without it, your fate is up to providence. So, even though the remedy for the situation is well understood and more or less readily available, how many of you pack one when flying?
No one? Do you abstain from flying, since that will completely alleviate the chances of dying in a plane crash, as some choose to do? Or do you instead choose to act in spite of the risk because the risk, for all its lethality, is tiny?
Ponder that before yourself to preparation or continue it.
Begin Where it Will Do the Most Good
I make my case here and thus: while you may not always be able to foresee all things, you can deduce what is most immediate and most likely based on observation and past trends- these are the things you should prepare for, and in order of likelihood.
If you are toiling, spending all of your time readying yourself for something that is unlikely to ever occur, you are wasting energy and resources, the most precious of all your time. At best, you are preparing for "lesser" events in a roundabout, grab-ass way.
Before you deign to ignore something mundane like a car wreck, consider the probability of such an event. Understand how many die each year from them, and how many more are seriously injured.
How many of those casualties are preventable, through mitigation or avoidance? This is not rocket science, or the realm of arcana bordering cataclysms we cannot hope to fend off.
At the least, you can ingrain and practice best driving practices habitually. That alone will dramatically decrease your chances of wrecking. You can go further by taking a performance driving course, one where you will learn your vehicle's and your own limits.
Skilled driving will get you out of jams that could not otherwise be avoided. You can take proactive steps to reduce the chance of mishap across all modes of driving by keeping your vehicle maintained and in tip-top condition; tires, brakes, oil, windows, mirrors, signals, the works.
Sometimes though you don't get a vote in the matter. Things happen and you are left to react. Death waits for the slightest lapse in focus, or shortcoming in ability.
If you are one of the tens of thousands involved in a crash, are you ready and able to self-rescue? Do you have seatbelt cutters and glass breakers in your car? Do you have a fire extinguisher?
Do you have installed or carry habitually a trauma kit? Can you use it to good effect, on yourself or someone else? The equipment is worthless without the skill?
Those skills and steps I have mentioned above as way of an example- performance driving, trauma care, preventative maintenance- will also serve you well across many other events.
Ask Not "What?" Ask Only "How?" How to Survive?
The doomsday preppers have it half right: you can make ready for all kinds of smaller disasters and events by getting ready for the Great Plunge, they only go about it in the wrong order to live up to that advice.
The focus on the big ticket, major investment, small percentage skills and preps first- the bunker, the biohazard gear, the Faraday shielding- all the things that are the least likely to be used, and all the while they are vulnerable to the common threats if they have neglected to develop the skills and plan to counter them.
It just does not make any sense. There is no such thing as "advanced" prepping; there is only an ever more refined and intricately implemented application of fundamental principles. If your principles aren't there, you are spinning your wheels.
Labor, business, activity does not equal progress, unless it is done logically with an end goal in mind. Application of fundamentals toward a tiny-percentage threat while high-percentage threats are back-burnered or ignored outright is placing the cart ahead of the horse, and edging awfully close to stupidity.
You always protect from the inside out, the threats nearest the perimeter deserve the most attention. Apply that same logic to your prepping; moving on to larger, but less likely or less preventable threats only after you have secured your "perimeter."
What Should You Tackle First?
Here are a few things you had better be prepared for since they have such a high likelihood of happening. Some of these things you might think are beneath your notice.
Some might not seem worth prepping for. I can assure you, all of them are potentially fatal, and worse, their lethality and impact increase geometrically in the wake of a SHTF event.
- Power tool accidents
- Firearm training accidents
- House fires
- Car wrecks
- Slip, trip, falls
- Home invasion
- Mugging
- Food poisoning
- Sprains, fractures, breaks
- Getting lost
- Vehicle breakdowns
- Chemical spills
- Hurricanes
- Tornadoes
- Wildfires
- Many, many more…
Luckily for you, we have quite literally over a thousand articles here on Survival Sullivan to guide your prepping efforts every step of the way.
Charles Yor is an advocate of low-profile preparation, readiness as a virtue and avoiding trouble before it starts. He has enjoyed a long career in personal security implementation throughout the lower 48 of the United States.