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The tests sought to duplicate the conditions of a real disaster, in which eight volunteers spent five six-hour days in the simulation of a collapsed, glass-clad, reinforced-concrete building. The compounds secreted by the volunteers body interacted with materials in the debris, and changed with conditions such as humidity, heat, and wind strength and direction, making the detection process much more difficult. The sensors rapidly detected human-generated carbon dioxide and ammonia in plumes of air that wafted through gaps in the "rubble". The devices also picked up the scent of other volatile organic compounds cast off by human bodies, such as acetone and isoprene. Intriguingly, there was a marked decrease in ammonia levels when the participants were asleep, but researchers could not explain why.
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INDONESIA - Evacuation Plans Prepped as Mount Tambora Alert Level Is Raised, Mount Lokon Still a Concern. Provincial authorities raised the alert level of Mount Tambora to the second-highest available as observers noted an increase of volcanic activity in the volatile mountain, following a series of eruptions and tremors over the weekend. "On August 30, we recorded seven volcanic earthquakes and since Sept. 8 the frequency of the quakes rose substantially, to between 12 and 16 per day." A team of observers has been immediately deployed to Mount Tambora.
The volcano, which was the site of the world's deadliest eruption on record, showed no apparent visual signs of any upcoming eruption, but data collected on mechanical instruments gave cause for concern. "We still hope Mount Tambora's alert level will not increase further. We hope we can lower the status of the volcano. Let us all pray everything will return to normal." The heightened alert status meant an eight-kilometer exclusion zone was being imposed. "We fear there will be toxic gas as a direct result of the increased activity." There are four villages in the two subdistricts that are about eight kilometers from the crater.
Several organizations are on stand-by, including the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, the National Search and Rescue Agency, and the country's Armed Forces, which have already deployed officials to several response stations in the two subdistricts. Two main evacuation routes for people in the four villages have also been identified.
The volcano's April 10, 1815, eruption killed more than 90,000 people, including some who died from famine and disease in the aftermath of the event. It is estimated to have had a Volcanic Explosivity Index value of seven, the only such explosion since the Hatepe eruption in New Zealand in the year 180, and only the fifth in human history. Classified as a "SUPERCOLOSSAL EVENT," Tambora's 1815 eruption ejected immense amounts of volcanic dust into the upper atmosphere, significantly impacting the global climate for many years afterward. In Indonesia, the volcano's roar could be heard more than 800 miles away.
Meanwhile, in North Sulawesi, Mount Lokon continues to be a concern, two months after it first erupted. From midnight to 6 a.m. on Sunday, Lokon erupted seven times, sending debris up to 350 meters from the edge of the crater. The observation post also recorded one tectonic quake and two volcanic quakes on Sunday morning. On Saturday, observers recorded more than 20 volcanic quakes. "The activity of Mount Lokon is still not yet back to normal." People there were still being warned against returning home.
HAWAII - Lava fills crater floor at Puu Oo. Activity within Kilauea volcano continued with typical dynamism Saturday as the lava lake at the summit rose and fell and the eruption at Puu Oo remained active with lava possibly overflowing the east rim of the crater. Eruptive activity continued at Kilauea's summit vent with the lava lake's levels rising slowly until midnight then rapidly deflating. At Puu Oo cone, a torrent of lava that broke out near the northeaster edge of the crater on Friday continued to fill the crater floor. The sbservatory noted that it is likely that some lava overtopped the east rim of the crater but this has not yet been confirmed. In the lower east rift zone, an earthquake of less than 1.5 magnitude was instrumentally detected. (photos)
Kilauea Volcano Crater Collapse Time-Lapse Video.
In the Atlantic -
-Tropical storm Maria was located about 115 mi (180 km) NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Wind gusts to tropical storm force are possible, especially over higher terrain, in the Virgin Islands...Puerto Rico...and the extreme northern Leeward Islands through today.
-Tropical depresion Nate was located about 30 mi (50 km) SSW of Tuxpan, Mexico. The government of Mexico has discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for the coast of Mexico.
In the Pacific -
Tropical depression 18w was located approximately 540 nm southeast of Kadena air base, Okinawa.
Seven of the 10 workers who went missing last week found alive after they evacuated an oil platform in Mexico's Bay of Campeche. Two of the workers were found dead and one was still missing. The survivors, meanwhile, were being airlifted to a hospital. The 10 workers - four liftboat crew members, three employees of the Texas-based company Geokinetics and three independent contractors - left the Trinity II platform on Thursday to escape bad weather caused by Tropical Storm Nate, which has since weakened to a tropical depression. The workers had boarded a liftboat and when the ship became disabled, they then boarded a life raft. Though rescue efforts were initially hampered by the inclement weather, maritime search teams had been scouring the waters between the Mexican-owned platform and the Tabasco coast.


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Sunday's Super Bowl was a worldwide event that showcased the talents of 16 players from ASN partner schools and conferences. Here is how social media embraced those players.
To see a photo gallery of Atlanta Falcons players, click here. To see a photo gallery of New England Patriots players, click here.

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"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1
Monday, May 23, 2011
Happy ICLW!!!
Welcome to my blog! Mucho gusto :)
Here's a little bit about our current TTC roller-coaster.
We're 20-month experts on the thing called 'baby dancing'... Ha... We met a fabulous RE in January, and he has done a series of test - including blood work and a saline infused sonography. On my saline infused sonography he saw something that he found alarming. Dr. B suspected Asherman's Syndrome (scar tissue) in my uterus. He sent me to a specialist to get a Hysteroscopy a few weeks ago. (It actually wasn't too bad. At least not as painful as the HSG). At the Hysteroscopy, the doc took a few pictures and within a few minutes she revealed that there was no scar tissue to be found! What?!?! Ghost scar tissue? I have no idea how it just disappeared. Maybe the wheatgrass? Maybe the prayers? Probably both. I don't know.
DH and I were glad to find out that all is well with my uterus. Now we're back to square 'uno' and trying to figure out square 'dos'. It's like the game of Twister. Our bodies have to undergo so much testing and most time requires a little maneuvering. We have to maneuver every.single.part of our life to try to find a baby at the end of this frustrating game. Will it be next cycle?
DH's 3rd semen analysis came back okay. Again, not fantastic, but average. Count was great, motility could be better. We're thinking about doing an unmedicated IUI sometime in the next few months. If that doesn't work, square 'tres' will be a medicated IUI. If that doesn't work, well, we'll see...
We timed BD this month. Everything looked great - weather (cm), and everything else ;). I'm currently 10 dpo. I still haven't tested. On 5 and 6 dpo I felt some cramping and twinges. I almost had a little party, but then checked myself back to reality. I want to be hopeful, but I don't want to get my hopes up because it just hurts too much to be disappointed yet again. I haven't had any other symptoms besides the ones on those two days.
Either way, we keep on chugging. I'm giving my uterus a little pep talk right now - my new nickname for my 'u' is the 'little uterus that could.' After all the test and intrusive examinations, she's still chugging along working like she's supposed to... well, besides not being able to house a little embryo, but I'm not gonna hold it against her. At least not this time.
We'll be there some day. Oh shucks, here I go being hopeful again. It's a roller-coaster.
Good luck to all of you! I hope I have time to visit new blogs this week. I really want to get to know more of you awesome ladies... and gents.
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The little uterus that could.. like that :-)ReplyDelete
And yes, a rolle coaster indeed. Hoping for you for this cycle!
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- AnonymousMay 23, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Hello from ICLW. It is a roller coaster, isn't it. It's great that the scar tissue is gone. I hope things work for your this cycle.ReplyDelete
Aw, the little uterus that could is a very sweet nickname. I hope all the tests, exams, ups and downs will soon result in two lines.ReplyDelete
I look forward to following your journey!
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Wishing you the best of luck and looking forward to following your Journey!ReplyDelete
Hello from ICLW. I hope to see you get a BFP quickly! When will you be testing? Good luck!ReplyDelete
hoping the best for your cycle!! i will be following along, i like your blog!ReplyDelete
Returning your visit from ICLW.ReplyDelete
I also had a situation where I was told one thing and then later tests showed something different. It reminded me that doctors are fallible and there is nothing wrong with a second opinion!
I like your nickname for your uterus...too funny. :) ICLWReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 26, 2011 at 10:42 PM
hi - stopping by from ICLWReplyDelete
hey? we're almost cycle buddies :)
I am 12 dpo!
testing tomorrow
hoping I am pregnant - wishing you the same!
@Ericka, I'm going to wait until AF is due. If she doesn't arrive by Monday, I'll test then.... Thanks for the comment!ReplyDelete
Hello from ILCW - I'm new to infertility and I look forward to following your story. This journey is definitely a roller coaster. I don't like them in the theme parks and I don't like them here...I hope that your dog's health improves and that you find peace in your decisions!ReplyDelete


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Buying a loaf of sourdough bread from your favorite bakery or having some sourdough biscuits made by your grandma is one thing (well, two things actually, but try to follow me here), but I..... have a weird idiosyncrasy.
I cannot eat anything the "day of" or past a due date.
I cannot eat food that has been in my fridge for longer than a day or two...and even the 2nd day is stretching it.
I'm weird, I get it.
I so wanted to make a good sourdough and make these cinnamon rolls. But I just don't know if I can make bread from something that is sitting out and getting smelly on my counter.
It's not natural to leave food sitting out and letting things grow in them. Microorganisms, to be precise.
I will try tho. Wish me luck
I will end with what we picked/harvested from our backyard yesterday. We thought it time to not let the birds get them (the grapes). And I have one green tomato left, a few jalepenos, and a bunch of apples that I need to pick.
Maybe some applesauce on Sunday? I'll blog about it.
I'm off tomorrow with friends to go to the "Taste of Home" Cooking show in Elko.
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A new exhibit at the Reach center in Richland will celebrate 50 years of hydroplane racing on the Columbia River.
Conover Insurance is sponsoring the exhibit, which opens June 26 and runs through July.
The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum in Seattle is lending materials for the exhibit, which will include "an informative and photographic exposé that will chronicle the history of hydroplane racing in the Tri-Cities, along with action-packed video presentations of racing plus all the spills and thrills that go along with it," a news release said.
"There is also an exciting collection of memorabilia such as driver suits and helmets, propellers, boat parts and much more," the release said.
The Reach is at 1943 Columbia Park Trail.


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Villiersdorp Braai Festival
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Villiersdorp Braai Festival
Remember to tell your friends and family, come and enjoy the day with us at DVGHS sports field. Great music & fun for all (and don't forget we will have free WiFi). Hope to see everyone there!
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Full service apartments are regular apartments that are rented out for a few days to several weeks. These apartments offer home-style comfort with full-services that include laundry, meals, cleaning services etc. The apartments have a full-time caretaker, who lives in the premises and is your primary service provider.
Unfortunately, we landed in a service apartment that was more like a self-service apartment. The place was sparsely furnished and the poorly maintained. On the first day, when the handle to one of the bedroom doors came off, I knew we were in trouble. Kitchen supplies were minimal and there was no facility for food and hot beverages. We ended up buying basic supplies, cooking breakfast and keeping the place clean and organized. Mona had to take charge and began supervising the caretaker. I had to iron my shirts for the first time in years.
But don't let this scare you off. I spent six weeks at a different service apartment in October and November. It was quite a different experience there. With the right caretaker and management in place, these can actually be pretty comfortable places to spend a few weeks in.


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Here is some inspiration for you:
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
a little late today
At least it's still Wednesday (here, anyway). LOL I've got another freebie for you today. Since summertime is vacation time, I thought I'd make up a pack of state and regional wordarts for you to use. They would be great for showing off your displays of where you've been this summer as you travel the United States. Or even for pages about those places you would like to go!
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These will be great for those vacation and travel pages. Thanks so much for sharing.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies (please, notice the new url for my blog), under the Page 3 post on Jun. 14, 2012. Thanks again.ReplyDelete
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Part of the Studies in Computational Intelligence book series (SCI, volume 548)
Analogical Proportions in a Lattice of Sets of Alignments Built on the Common Subwords in a Finite Language
We define the locally maximal subwords and locally minimal superwords common to a finite set of words. We also define the corresponding sets of alignments. We give a partial order relation between such sets of alignments, as well as two operations between them. We show that the constructed family of sets of alignments has the lattice structure. The study of analogical proportion in lattices gives hints to use this structure as a machine learning basis, aiming at inducing a generalization of the set of words.
KeywordsLocally maximal subwords Alignments Algebraic structure of sets of alignments on a set of words (lattice) Analogical proportion
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This 10-week course aims to explore contemporary information graphics as a design practice as well as an art practice. We will take an in depth look at varies ways designers and artists worldwide working with information to create works that has great impact on our understanding of our lives, past, present, and future. Following the examination of leading practitioners' work, each student will create two information graphic projects to tell stories of Portland Oregon.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Week 5 Case Study and Project Development
Monday's highlight - a guest presentation from a professional infographic designer Jacob O'Brian, a former UO student.
This week for project development, we will strive to achieve the ideal goal of design - unity of function and beauty. Make your best effort to make your project the most effective communication of information in the most beautiful form. Here I will add a few cases for the study:
Paula Scher's "Diagram of a Blog" and her take on "Who Gives The Best Info?"
Social Network: Mexican Drug Cartel "La Familia Michoacana"
A new data visualization from GE measures mid-market CFO confidence in the economic recovery
A Year in Iraq and Afghanistan (see two visualizations and notice how choices made)
And let's take a closer look at this favorite for many of you: A CROWDED MARKET
Also remember to check out the 12 Data Viz Masterpieces From the 19th Century
On Wednesday, each student must present a second rendering of your project in print in real size for review.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
North American Dialects
Monday, January 24, 2011
Week 4: Case Studies for Data Visualization
Comparative Geography (mountains + rivers), 1854.Nathan Yau –Seeing your life in data:
"A story of charts and graphs might read a lot like a textbook; however, a story with context, relationship, interactions, patterns, and explanations reads like a novel."
"We want to present the facts, but we also want to provide context, like the who, what, when, where, and why of the numbers. We are after emotion. Data often can be sterile, but only if we present it that way."
Visualizing Urban Data, Michael Migurski'three guiding contexts:
Here vs. There, Now vs. Then and Small-Here vs. Big-Here.
10 Best Data Visualization Projects of the Year – 2010A Visual Atudy of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
Meet iPad's competitions (and other projects by sectiondesign.co.uk)
FUNCTION, Pixelated representation of the deaths in Iraq
Crime in San Francisco as elevations
Search Portland Oregon for visualization pieces
Portland + [blank] in the National News Media
Relative percentage of visitors to local news sites in Portland
WSM campaign, BikePortland coverage wordle
Must see - a former student Jacob who specializes in infographics just sent me this link to superb images of Victorian Infographics. You can also see more information from this post here. Thank you Jacob!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Week 3: Project Development
30 Resources to Find the Data You Need
Buy and sell data at Data Marketplace
Scraping for Journalism: A Guide for Collecting Data
Looking ahead, I think you will enjoy designers responses to "Visualize This" challenges and the most recent one is "where the public gets its news"
For amusement, here is "May the Tallest and Fattest Win the Presidency," and "Movie Character Interactions."
I look forward to your first progress report this coming Wednesday. Let me know if you have any questions and how I can help.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Week2 Case Study
Bennington Spots - a map that displays the collective experience of the Bennnington College community
Map Your Move
A gadget's life: From gee-whiz to junk
End of Year Best Album Charts
The illusion of diversity: visualizing ownership in the soft drink industry
Invisible Cities
Synesketch -an artistic software library (Java API) for creative visualization of textual emotions
Spamghetto - junk email wall covering
Monday, January 10, 2011
Week 2 Notes
The dataset with the 500 longest AfD discussions in Wikipedia as of July 2010 is freely available on Google Docs.
Open source software used in this project include Flare and Tableau
Looking at projects and text from the book "Data Flow 2", categorized in eight visualization structures - dataprocess, datablocks, datacircles, datacurves, datalogy, datanets, datamaps, dataesthetic. You can see those images on flickr from this link.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Week 1 Notes
Interactive Maps & Data from American Human Development Project
The Sheep Market Project. Here is a interview of the project creator Aaron Koblin.
The movie "A Day In The Life Of Mister O" - 14 minutes, watch it after class
Images of varies design and art projects are now on Flickr.
Now that we have had a good look at many great projects, I ask that you begin to think about your first project and bring content ideas to next class.
Here is a list of tools you might find useful for your projects-
Free iPhone App for Personal Data Tracking
How to become a data visualization ninja with 3 free tools for non-programmers
Next week we will look in to information graphic design process, principle, structures, and resources. We will also start on your first project.
Chart for Chart's Sake
Nonsensical Infographics
Pie Chart
Where are you??
FourSquare Visualization by WeePlaces.com from Eric Wu on Vimeo.
This app takes your social networking data and compiles it into a really neat visual that follows your travels.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
This is an interactive chart showing the breakdown of votes during the Eurovision music competition. I am really interested in this contest and am excited to see the utilization of beautiful things.
A subtle representation of information, great colors and design, not information overload.
Artist website: http://adsoftheworld.com/taxonomy/brand/hospital_aleman
The use of other mediums such as video and photography is very interesting.
Artist website: http://www.quayola.com/index.php?/soundvisualisation/cityscan/
Artist website: http://www.chrisjordan.com/gallery/epu/#e-pluribus-unum
Monday, January 3, 2011
"I kid you not, statistics is now the sexiest subject on the planet." -Hans Rosling
Greetings. I look forward to sharing with you a learning experience in information graphic arts. The list of books will be on hold at our library for your use. From the list of websites, you will also find great insights on this subject and many inspiring project to explore. The site building is on going, readings, case studies, and discussions, will be added as the course unfold. You are always welcome to contribute relevant resources to the class and the blog site to share.
This week we will start with a survey of this exciting field - looking at a broad range of great work and hearing some leading practitioners talk. Here is a few links to high light:
David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.
The Joy of Stats
Interview: Nicholas Felton
Political Climate: What Americans Care about During Elections (interactive)
Pixelating the Casualties in Iraq
Lize Mogel
Julie Mehretu's talk at Univ. of Michigan


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If you were having drinks with your friend Carl and, in the middle of a deep conversation about locally brewed IPA's, Carl grabbed your gin and tonic and dumped it on the floor, you would want to know his motives. If he had no explanation for his actions you might then decide you no longer want to hang out with Carl. The same goes for characters in stories.
A writer always has a reason for a character's actions. To set up an event, to get someone out of a bad situation, to allow for romance or just adding some interest to a filler scene, character actions drive a story. But while the writer is god of the world they create, they should never remove free will from their characters.
So every time a character does anything you, as a writer, need to ask them why. And they need to be able to tell you.
Why did you pick up that stick that ended up allowing you to kill the zombie you didn't know was coming?
Why did you get in the car with the man who you later realized was your soul mate?
Why did you wear that amulet that turned out to be the magical crystal of power?
The character has to have reasonable motivation for doing these things and they need to be established before they come into play or else your writing comes across as sloppy and transparent.
So if the situation with Carl was a story and, as a writer, you know that the gin and tonic is poisoned, you have a reason for Carl to dump it out, but that is not enough for your reader. Carl needs a reason (he has a long standing vendetta against the gin brand, he saw the tonic was expired, he's just realized the protagonist slept with his girlfriend) or else you're cheating your reader, and you never want to cheat your reader. They are the people who pay you.


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A nice brisk walkHope the Christmas season is to everyone's liking! I've had a quiet one at home. I know others will be having relatives to stay, or perhaps travelling to see relatives.
It was great to get out for a 'brisk' (for me) walk today. Only it rained! It's a little nippy, and snow is predicted, certainly for down south.
I'll be going out again on Wednesday as I've an appointment with the Orthotics chap. Last week's shoe insert seemed to be good for the front of my foot (as far as I could tell), but hell-on-earth for the old arch (I had to limp in the end). So I got another appointment and hopefully he'll adjust it so that it supports the front, whilst not crippling me as whole!
Funny though, exactly this time last year, I was also gracing the hospital with my presence on behalf of my foot - that time I was having physiotherapy. Hey-ho, I wonder if this time next year I'll still be dancing attendance on the foot, with the poor old health professionals still scratching their heads? I do hope not ... Watching Darcey Bussell dancing in the Royal Ballet's Sylvia yesterday, I was so jealous - she has killer feet and they also functioned properly (ahem!)


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Chaos Group furthers plans for enhanced services and support to North American market
Chaos Group furthers plans for enhanced services and support to North American market
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Chaos Group of Sofia, Bulgaria – the world leader in the development of software solutions for the computer graphics industry – has acquired Baltimore-based software developer and visualization firm, ASGVIS, LLC. The acquisition will consolidate V-Ray for Rhino and V-Ray for SketchUp development within the Chaos Group brand, and confirms establishment of a new Chaos Group company in the United States that will enhance services and support to customers in North America.
A working relationship with the two companies began in 2005 when ASGVIS adapted Chaos Group's flagship rendering plug-in, V-Ray*, to work with the modeling software applications Rhinoceros* and SketchUp*. In addition to developing these two products, ASGVIS resold Chaos Group's V-Ray for 3ds Max* and V-Ray for Maya*. Joining the two development teams under Chaos Group will ensure consistency among the V-Ray products.
"We are extremely excited by this merger," said Peter Mitev, CEO of the Chaos Group. "We have worked with ASGVIS to extend the V-Ray platform into areas of business that our other V-Ray products did not cover, and having them join the Chaos Group only serves to make the V-Ray brand even stronger. The USA has always been a key market for V-Ray, and having a dedicated office to service our customers will allow us to provide an even higher level of service and support."
ASGVIS will officially be renamed Chaos Group USA. Peter Mitev will provide overall guidance for the new company, but there are no planned changes to the structure or employees as of this announcement. Chaos Group will continue to operate ASGVIS "as is," and will gradually phase-in changes to the process of ordering and support. Details on these general changes will be communicated by the Chaos Group in the coming months.
"Chaos Group is a true pioneer in the CG industry, and this acquisition is a monumental step to unify the V-Ray brand," echoed Corey Rubadue, founder of ASGVIS, and now the Director of Chaos Group USA. "It not only acknowledges the importance of V-Ray in the CAD market, but also firmly places the plug-ins for Rhino and SketchUp in the official V-Ray development pipeline."
About Chaos Group
Chaos Group is a global leader in creating rendering solutions for the Architectural, VFX and Film, Media and Entertainment, and the Automotive and Product Design industries. Through a worldwide network of more than 150 distributors and resellers the company delivers the market leading V-Ray rendering engine and continues to build upon its success by continuously surprising the 3D community with new, innovative and trendsetting rendering technologies.
Chaos Group was founded in 1997 with the establishment of a production studio for 3D design and animation services. The company quickly recognized the related software development opportunity and allocated resources for the provision of rendering solutions for production studios. The first product release began in 1998 with Phoenix, launched at the end of 1999. After beginning the creation of the renowned V-Ray rendering engine in early 2000, and upon its release in March 2002, the company dedicated its efforts to the rendering niche and pursued the development and global distribution of its rendering solutions for the 3D visualization industry.
About ASGVIS
ASGVIS, once the "Visual Imaging Studio" of venerable architecture firm Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners, became world-renowned for its adaptation of V-Ray, the cutting-edge rendering technology developed by Chaos Software. The studio not only offered rendering and animation services, but also customized software packages used in production to streamline the rendering process. The programs included Autodesk's 3ds Max and Revit, and eventually expanded to such 3D design programs as Robert McNeel and Associates' Rhinoceros and Google's SketchUp.


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HTML clipboardIt provides detailed analysis of both historic and forecast defense industry values including key growth stimulators, analysis of the leading companies in the industry, and key news.
Introduction and Landscape
Why was the report written?
The Australian defense Industry Market Opportunities and Entry Strategies, Analyses and Forecasts to 2017 offers the reader an insight into the market opportunities and entry strategies adopted by foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to gain market share in the Australian defense industry.
What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
While Australian defense expenditure is estimated to reach US$28.5 billion in 2012, this value is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.13% over the forecast period, to reach US$38.8 billion by 2017. This is the direct result of government plans to modernize its military, to assist the allied troops in the global war against terrorism and the rising number of peacekeeping missions undertaken by the Australian forces. Along with the defense budget, the capital and revenue expenditure also is expected to show steady growth in the forecast period. Furthermore, the defense budget as a percentage of its GDP is expected to increase from its estimated figure of 1.8% in 2012 to 2% by 2017.
What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
In 2009, the Australian government launched a new military modernization plan to upgrade its forces in order to counteract the threat posed by rising global terrorism, changing political dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region and the rising number of peacekeeping operations undertaken by Australian forces. The Australian Government is also expected to increase budget allocation for revenue expenditure in order to manage matters such as death, retirement benefits and support services.
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The apartment is very spacious and has just about everything you could want. We were, however, disappointed that there wasn't a washing machine as they are pretty standard these days. We really enjoyed the balcony overlooking the mountains and the overall space of the apartment. We were catching up with family who live in Bludenz so the location was perfect for us and a great spot from which to do day trips to Lake Constance, Feldkirch, Vaduz etc.
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When hackers broke into AP Twitter account earlier in 2013,
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Although it looked legitimate, the email was actually a phishing attack (view the email here). The fraudulent link redirected the recipients to a bogus site where they were asked for their login credentials. At least one person fell for the phishing email and gave the hackers, the Syrian Electronic Army, the password they needed to tweet in AP name.
In this case, the incident proved more embarrassing than damaging the tweet was corrected immediately and the stock market recovered within minutes.
One of the basic steps every journalist should take to protect their online accounts from hackers is to use two step verification. With everyone recommending it, journalist Kate Hairsine decided it was time to two step her way across the internet. She found it easy enough to set up but some aspects slightly annoying. Though in comparison to having your online identity stolen, all your emails deleted and scurrilous or erroneous Tweets sent in your name,
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On Saturday, November 8, I drove out to Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, NJ for the Batman: Cacophony signing with writer Kevin Smith and artist Walt Flanagan. First of all, I had a blast despite the fact that it rained most of the afternoon. Many of the other attendees were members of Smith's infamous message board (shout outs to the guys I stood in line with!) and had attended his Q&A the night before.
The line extended around the block, although the people I was standing with told me it seemed like a pretty short line compared to the previous signings they'd been to at the Stash. I got to meet a bunch of really cool people from Smith's board, including two dudes who take the Askewniverse very seriously:
Apparently at the Q&A the night before, Kevin tried to convince a couple in the audience to head to the hotel after the night was over and get to fuckin'. They arrived at the signing late in the afternoon, pulling up as if they were celebrities. I'm telling you right now that goofy lookin dude didn't get laid the night before, but the two of them ate up the attention. Here's the supposed seductress competing with our devoted duo:
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Smith was extremely gracious to his fans who waited all day in line, giving each person a few minutes of his time for conversation and book signings. He seemed quite disappointed with the Zack and Miri box office, but hopeful that it would have a strong life in theaters.
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From crystal clear waters and soft sandy beaches to the hustle and bustle of Cuba's colourful cities, the island presents endless reasons as to why this beautiful gem is top of anyone's bucket list. As well as multiple other cities and towns that are a must-do when visiting the island, Cuba's landscapes and natural environments are teeming with wildlife and crocodile-infested mangroves. Boasting mile upon mile of pristine white beaches, Cuba is also renowned for its temperate Caribbean waters, home to some of the world's best diving sites. Please note that strict restrictions and regulations apply. Please contact your charter broker for more information.
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Spend the day at your discretion exploring the cobbled alleyways of Havana. Visit the Catedral de San Cristóbal de la Habana, pay a visit to the famous Havana Rum museum and experience one of Cuba's best and most popular live music venues.
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Enjoy a day at your leisure, on board or ashore the sandy beach. Make the most of the on board plethora of water toys and other facilities.
Set sail at 10pm for an overnight cruise of approximately 100 nautical miles (at 15 knots – 7 hours) to Bahia de Corrintes.
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Wake up docked at El Colony at the Isle of Pines (Isla de la Juventud). One of Cuba's best diving sites, the warm waters boast almost 100 of the world's 500 species of shark.
Discover diving, make the most of the leisure facilities on board. Depart at 9pm ready to cruise 115 nautical miles (approx. 7.5 hours).
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Leave at midnight and cruise approximately 75 nautical miles to Trinidad (approx 5 hours).
Day 7 Cienaga de Zapata - Trinidad
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Spend your final night on your yacht with a delicious meal of your choice cooked by the on board chef.
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It's vacation time! And that means a trip to the island! Which island? Why Balboa Island of course! Yesterday was "sit-on-the-beach-and-eat-crap-all-day" day.
Even though I don't consider myself to have grown up in Southern California, Balboa always reminds me of my "youth" (and the word is in quotations because I am well aware that my youth is still present). It was the hangout place in high school, great for dates, beach parties, and we even spent a couple hours there pre-prom my senior year. Balboa also has my favorite Ruby's in all of California. For anyone who has never been to Rubys, its modeled (loosely) after a NY Diner. They've got jukebox music playing, a limited menu, red vinyl booths, and a checkered floor. The one in Balboa is located at the end of the pier. Every seat is a window seat looking out into the ocean, it doesn't have the commercialized crowds of Huntington, and who doesn't love a good burger, fries, and a milkshake?
We spent most of the day on the beach, watching the swimmers, skim boarders, and reading. But one of the great things about Balboa is the Fun Zone, so we couldn't leave without a walk through. The Fun Zone is a boardwalk like area with all the cheesy souvenier shops, carnival rides, and arcades. Apparantly it is also the last year of the Fun Zone as they have been unable to renew their lease. No doubt something bland and republican will fill its place, but for now the laughter of children and sunburnt bodies of tourists continue to fill the area. The Fun Zone is also a great place to pick up one of Balboa's specialties - the Balboa Bar. Although equally renowned for their frozen bananas, Jon and I prefered to split something that lacked the nutritional value fruit would bring. The Balboa Bar is a bar of ice cream on a stick. Before your eyes it is dipped in fresh chocolate and then the topping of your choice. Take that Coldstone! It's the perfect afternoon treat for a summer day. The good news is, even after the Fun Zone closes the Island has plenty of stands that will continue to sell these treats.
Now, I consider Balboa Island to encompass both the Island and the Penninsula, but in truth, all the activites described have taken place on Balboa Penninsula. It was time to venture over to the island itself. This is one of my all time favorite things to do. Cause you know how you get over to the island? You take a ferry! Walkers, bikers, and 3 cars are ferried over from the Penninsula to the Island. I mean sure you COULD drive there over the bridge, but why? Yesterday the water was full of boats - sailboats, motorboats, zodiacs, paddle boats. I'm always amazed when we don't crash. The "commercial" district of Balboa Island consists of one "Main Street" type street. There's a market, general store, art galleries, boutiques, restaurants, toy stores, candy stores, and of course a couple stores selling bananas and balboa bars. It feels like you just took a trip to a small beach town, circa 1950. We love going into the stores and exploring the various uses of shells, but eventually the stores were closing and it was dinner time. There's a great Italian restaurant on Balboa Island, Amelias. Entering Amelias takes you of the street and into an Italian bistro. Jon commented on how you could really forget everything outside once you sit down in here. The restaurant seems small and intimate. It is divided into several rooms, which increases the intimate atmosphere as each room has three to four tables. The food is absolutely incredible.
All the pasta is handmade, and tastes like it. The entrees come with a choice of soup or salad and Jon adored the clam bisque, which tastes like a cross between lobster bisque and clam chowder. It was rich, creamy, and hot! Jon got the lobster ravioli, which was the night's special. "You can tell the sauce has a lot of butter, because it tastes so good!"
I had the manicotti, which was such a treat because the pasta was so delicate and practically melted in my mouth. The filling was creamy and smooth. Neither Jon nor I could finish our dinner, but they may be do to all the junk food....
Happy Vacation to me!!!!
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Blogger blog has default Navigation Bar which helps to boost your site Seo and traffic. There are 3 reasons why you should never remove default blogger navbar from your blog if you have just started your blogging career.
As we all know that blogger was initially launched in 1999 by Pyra Labs but later Google find its usability more productive and hence Google bought Blogger from Pyra Labs in 2003. Initially , it was used for making online notes which you can share with your friends. Before the launch of popular social networking sites , Blogger was the main medium to share our creative work with friends. So, we can say that it was quiet different from today in terms of design and usability. Blogger started redesigning blog structure since 2006 and now a lot of changes have made it quiet unique.
Although,it is true that we can make a professional website on blogger by associating custom domain to it and by making it Seo friendly;but, importance of default navbar for free version cannot be neglected. It has various advantages too which I will represent briefly; if you still find that there is no benefit on keeping navbar then you can move ahead where I will show you how you can remove it quickly.
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Next Blog button on blogger navbar helps you getting traffic without doing anything. Whenever you click on this button; then next random blog will be redirected. Similarly, if you use this navbar then other user will land up on your blog when they click on next blog button.
Also it makes back link to each other blog this way. And if your blog has quality contents which user will stick to it then you can find many loyal readers per day just by using this blogger navbar. But if you want to make your professional website on blogger then it seems odd to use this on your site. So, in this case you should remove it as we have described below.
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Blogger navbar also have inbuilt social sharing buttons on the top along with inbuilt search bar. Otherwise you will have to add some javascript/css codes to add them as a separate unit. This will make burden on your page loading speed and your overall seo is afected.
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So, we have read the main 3 reasons why you should not remove blogger blog navbar. The main reason to keep it in your blog is traffic and back links with other blogs. Also built in search bar and social sharing options are provided by third parties so your blog template does not bear additional css/java script code.
Overall, in terms of seo benefits it is plus point to keep blogger navbar on your blog but if you want to give your website professional look then you should remove them.
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Baby is healthy and happy and strong in a good position chin tucked etc, I can't ask for any more reassurance than that. She said based on DS I probably just need to cook my babies a bit longer and it will happen when it's ready, my labor was spontaneous last time so it's just a matter of wait & see.
Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I had to log off for a couple days as was just a teary mess, at least there must be some hormonal shifts going on!! Focussing on the positive now and taking great pleasure in seeing the looks on people's faces when they ask how much longer I have to go, and I say I'm overdue... Have never seen sales assistants move so fast to get my sales through - like I'm going to have the baby there & then 😂😂😂
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Why would u want to? The risk of stillbirth increased significantly past 42 w ( it's double that at 40w) for younger mums but for older mums it's about same rate after 40 w that a young mums risk is at 42w..... Hence why obs don't want u going over, it's not really that ur risk of Cs goes up, they're good at them, it's the risk of stillbirth.... Not worth it in my mind.
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Eta. This is interesting, particularly the 'Postdates' section: https://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/timely.asp
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And you got this Sunnygirl! Are you a member of the vbac FB group?
Stay strong, baby will be here soon!
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This is a good read OP http://midwifethinking.com/2010/09/1...lancing-risks/
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The above conversation is entirely inappropriate. The OP has been very clear in asking for support and reassurance. She is not looking for opinions on her decision (which is being made in full consult with her care provider). Honestly when a woman says "help me keep my mind off of things" and you reply with "blah blah stillbirth blah blah", you should be ashamed of yourself!
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One of my favorite verbal riffs (and probably the most perplexing for others) comes from an old Reeces Peanut Butter Cup commercial. I was only 5 at the time so it obviously made a lasting impression on me, primarily due to its sheer ridiculousness. The joke works whenever two 'crazy' things/ideas get mixed together to the surprise of those present.
Today at work it came up and required explaining to someone not born early enough to have been subjected it to it. Thanks to the power of the Internet, the original commercial has been unearthed so all may bask in its polyester, feathered hair, situationally inexplicable glory:
Your 80's reference got mixed in my blog! Your blog got mixed in my 80's reference! Glee!


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Both asapSCIENCE and Smarter Every Day have expressed interest helping with the initiative, according to a rep, and more information is expected to be released in the coming months prior to the program's launch. "PornHub has a history of being a proactive voice in the online community, as well as operating a resilient and robust video streaming platform".
With YouTube Gaming being a direct competitor to common broadcasting services such as Twitch, Google is definitely trying to make it easier for users to livestream content on its platform. One thing of note in the 9to5Google article, is that they are unsure if this feature is restricted only to YouTube Red subscription holders at this time.
But, why would people pay for music when they can already listen to it for free?
Spike's Tactical argues YouTube banned their channel without prior warning, catching the company, customers and fans completely off guard.
"You're not going to be happy after you are jamming "Stairway to Heaven" and you get an ad right after that," Cohen said. With the service's success, it hopes that major labels will finally become "good partners" with major labels. "This is really bad", wrote Full30, a gun video publisher.
In fact, Cohen remains so confident that the music service will succeed, he added that the music industry may finally learn to appreciate YouTube. "Everyone is drunk on the growth of subscription".
The streaming service is making the policy change a month after the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.Last October, YouTube also banned videos that showed viewers how to install bump stocks, a gun attachment that can make a semiautomatic rifle fire faster.
YouTube is rolling out a strategy to try and fight fake news and misinformation in videos published to the site. Just look at Spotify, the global streaming music leader. A current search on the site for "how to build a gun" yields 25 million results, though that includes items such as toys. A company using the service is only charged when the ads are engaged. However, that's in line with the low-end of buying airtime for a 30-second local TV ad, which ranges from $200 to $1,500+, depending on time slot. The YouTube Director onsite website also features a number of other ads created via the service, to showcase the professional quality of what can be produced.


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Some Powerful Concepts For A Higher Level Of FitnessFitness is a lot more that just working out on a treadmill or lifting weights. It is truly a progressive routine, complete with plans, maintenance, and goals. It has many routines and pieces of equipment that require knowledge, strength, and patience. Do you have what it takes? Regardless of your answer, here are some tips to help you.
If you can get it done standing, do it standing. Even if you find yourself stuck in the house all day, sitting around certainly is not good for you. Standing, while it won't be getting you into perfect shape, is infinitely better than just sitting there. Move around as much as you can.
Don't go for an all or nothing approach when it comes to fitness. Even if you can't fit in thirty minutes of exercise every day, that doesn't mean you shouldn't bother trying at all. Even if you can only get your thirty minutes in once a week, it's better than nothing. You can always work up to more workouts as time goes on.
Exercising with your dog can be a great motivator. Having to take your dog out can increase the frequency of your workouts as well as your enjoyment. Some health clubs even offer classes or activities that can be done with your pet, such as "doggy yoga"!
Making exercise fun is one of the best ways to stay fit. Dragging yourself to the gym or engaging in any other activities you don't enjoy will discourage you from working out more. Find something physically demanding that you enjoy. Joining a local sports team is a great way to make friends, have fun, and stay in shape.
Keep your body measuring on a regular schedule. You need to keep track of your progress after a set amount of time and keep doing it to see what is working and what is not. It is recommended that you measure every four weeks or so. Take measurements of waist size, body fat, etc. Seeing these numbers will give you motivation to stay on track and achieve your goals.
If you are embarking on a new fitness regimen, then a good pair of shoes should top the list of necessary equipment. Your shoes provide a foundation for your workout. They cushion and support your foot and help you get the most out of whichever exercise you choose to do.
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Make your warm-up the same style of exercise as the one you will be strenuously performing. If you plan on running on a treadmill, you should first stretch, then walk slowly for a bit. Turn the slow walk into a brisk one, and you are ready for the run. You need to make sure the muscles are ready for the work.
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One small thing anyone can do to stay fit is to avoid elevators and escalators and take the stairs whenever possible. Taking the stairs will obviously help tone the lower half of your body, specifically your calves, but aside from that it is also a great way to easily burn a few calories.
Commit 10 minutes of your day to fitness. Whether it is at the start or end of the day, it will be easy to set aside a small amount of time to stay fit. This will help you to get into the habit of exercising, and you will feel better after having done some fitness activity rather than none.
Start out slow and use a buddy when performing high-weight exercises. Activities like the bench press and squatting can involve very heavy weights that if dropped or thrown, can cripple an unwise amateur when it comes to lifting. A bar holding 400 lbs landing anywhere on the body other than the arms can be very, very painful and may even cause damage.
When you focusing on increasing your fitness level be sure to add a lot of water intake. Not only is water a neccessary component of your general health, but when you exercise you lose a great deal through sweat and your muscles are less likely to be sore afterwards if you are properly hydrated.
Control your breathing! For fitness enthusiasts who are working on their abs, exhale as hard as you can - at the top position - when you are performing crunches or sit-ups. This pushes your abdominal muscles to work even harder, which should give you better results in not time!
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I try to avoid any sort of political editorializing on this blog because, like you, I get enough of it from the papers, tv, and radio and tend to read the blogs of friends of family and friends as part of my leisure time. The last thing I want is friends and family shoving political propaganda down my inbox. That said, I'm going to make an exception. Last night, during a commercial on Monday Night Football, I flipped over to MSNBC to catch some of "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" which is one of my favorite news shows. I've liked Keith since his days with ESPN's SportsCenter and no other talking head on the cable news shows ever says things quite like the way I wish they'd be said. Except Keith.
And I literally stood and clapped at my television last night after listening to Keith Olbermann's excellent commentary on the five years since the 9/11 attacks. Whether you agree with him or not, I don't care. That's your call. But I think everyone should listen to what he has to say.
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If I had a Million Bucks
I asked people if they would like to donate SLAM! (The timid simply hid inside their house and turned off the lights). So then I would try the next house and show my identity card in case they cared who they were saying no to. I asked a little girl if her mother or father were home and she said no, which made me wonder why she was standing there like that, with the door wide open. Children are so innocent!
Needless to say I got lost and took a detour through a construction zone, getting a soaker and tons of burs on my legs. I somewhat enjoyed the desolate darkness compared to the empty glow of doorbells. After awhile, hearing excuses why people couldn't afford to give $20 when they had two SUV's sitting in their lanes got boring. Yes, I can understand how it must be hard at work. I know exactly what it is like getting cut back. Then again, I CAN actually understand why they were saying no to me. I would say no to myself if I came up to my own door, even though that would be quite impressive. The problem is that there are too many incentives to care about everything, so too little incentives to care about something. I admit: without details, I wouldn't give a flip either. When it was all over I got picked up and shipped away. The driver asked how much I made: Nothing. I didn't even make minimum wage. And so that was three hours of my life down the tube. I will never do anything door-to-door again. I won't even say it was worth a shot. Not even one emotionally, socially or mentally damaged kid was helped. It's like I took the link right out of kidsLINK.
There will be no HNT this week. Instead, I will simply refer to someone who understands. He will tell you what he would do if he had...a million dollars. (Don't donate, just scroll down)
It's a good song.


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I don't care much for Klondike bars, though I wouldn't turn one down if you offered it to me. Instead, I prefer ice cream sandwiches - especially those Oreo ones with Oreo cookie outsides and cookies and cream ice cream inside. But I digress.
I don't know what inspired me to look in an MLB card box at one of the stores I frequent, but I was shocked to find some pretty great cards at pretty low prices.
More Panini inserts!
The Babe Ruth card was 200 yen, with the rest running 50-100 yen each! I can't believe the price I paid for these. I think I pretty much cleared the store out of anything I wanted. Of course, the cheapest cards in Japan are usually 50 yen each, so I passed on some basic inserts that were relatively over-priced. But it goes to show that sometimes poking your head in a random box might net some great finds!


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The pressing nature of intelligence reform is the major reason that makes the Rand Corporation's findings from its independent review of U.S. intelligence so important. The suggestion that U.S. intelligence has not moved past pre-9-11 deficits of analysis and integration of intelligence may seem outrageous. The Rand Corporation's findings go on to say that current intelligence practices offer a false sense of security in the reliability of intelligence analysis and judgment. Some of the pre 9-11 problems that were reported to continue to manifest were problems with communication.
Communication is a problem in any large organization—U.S. intelligence included. Communication problems are often due to, and rectified by, management. There may be a need for better intelligence management to address the communication problems within U.S. intelligence. Specific intelligence management assets can manage the executive duties required to facilitate who corresponds with whom and can allow the people who conduct intelligence operations to focus on their mission. It would be quite overwhelming and most likely unrealistic to depend upon a person who should be focused on an intelligence operation to also focus on intelligence management. The difference is similar to any management and expert dichotomy in the workplace. In healthcare there are people who manage the clinic or hospital and there are those who practice their trade. Though the individuals in management may have been practitioners at one point, their primary job is to be managers.
Perhaps a new generation of intelligence management can come from the few good national security programs of study. A person interested in intelligence management (or intelligence operation for that matter) can find good national security programs online. A prospective student should be selective in their choice of university, however, because national security programs are offered by universities that specialize in intelligence and related areas and those who do not.
Naturally, a student will want to matriculate to a degree program from a university that has faculty who were or who still are directly involved in the intelligence community. Not many universities can make that claim. Having well informed but also experienced faculty can bridge the gap that exists between the purely academic and the applied. A student can gain firsthand knowledge of intelligence management and intelligence operation that can then be put into practice by the student.
Dan Sommer works for Henley-Putnam University, a leading educational institution in the field of Strategic Security. For more info on Henley-Putnam University, national security programs, intelligence operation, call 888-852-8746 or visit us online at http://www.Henley-Putnam.edu
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I always pretend to be happy . Talking a lot and laughing out
loud so that nobody would know what I really feel inside .
But at the end of the day , I always find myself all alone.
Encountering the crucial truth that I'm too broken and not even
a million laughter can take it away .


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Renovations coming to Hyattsville Sunoco on East-West Highway
HYATTSVILLE — The corner of Belcrest Road and East-West Highway will look a little different in the coming months as the site prepares for redevelopment, but gas will still be the main feature.
The Sunoco gas station at 3599 East-West Highway is in the process of getting a makeover as the site owner and developer look to make the most of the corner lot. Plans for the renovated gas station came before the Hyattsville City Council on April 2 during a short presentation. The council will likely make comments on the proposal before it reaches the county planning board, but after the city planning committee takes a look.
"The applicant, several years back, had proposed modifications to the site and chose not to go forward," said Jim Chandler, Hyattsville's assistant city administrator. "The applicant is here this evening with some revisions to the site plan."
Dan Lynch, the attorney for the owner, said the site was first developed as a gas station in 1961 and "hasn't changed very much in probably the last 20 years." Currently, a diamond-shaped convenience store sits at the center of the property with four gas pumps located to the northwest of the store. Access to the site is from both Belcrest and East-West Highway.
Lynch said the proposed plan for the site is to increase its functionality by making major modifications. Those changes include moving the convince store to create more room for pumps and increasing the total number of pumps to eight.
The new building will rest against the back of the property on the southern-most section of the property and will be built into two stories. The new structure will house not only a larger convenience store, but second story offices are to be used by the property owner. The new building will face East-West Highway and have parking directly in front of it.
Neither of the entrances to the station will be impacted.
The council, in general, had little questions about the plan, though Mayor Candace Hollingsworth said she is hesitant to approve a plan that encourages more cars.
"Of course it is a gas station, so people are coming in cars, but doubling the capacity there - I just wanted to raise it as a point of information for colleagues just for awareness that that is increasing the capacity at this particular location," she said.
The council will likely vote on the proposed plan in May.


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After a long wait, the Premier League season has finally arrived. A summer of drama filled with multiple transfers has certainly been exciting to follow, but nothing compares to the magic that Premier League Saturdays have to offer. Without further ado, let's get straight to business and have a look at the Must-Haves for the first EPL slate of the season.
Andros Townsend (DK: $7,800): The first Must-Have is Andros Townsend, the English midfielder for Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace's first match of the season is against newly promoted side Huddersfield Town, and Crystal Palace enters as sizable favorites. Palace will attempt to start the new season on a positive note at Selhurst Park after ending the season on a positive note with a victory in their final home match of the season. Though Palace struggled initially in the early stages of the season, the team turned it around and entered a good run of form in order to ensure safety in the Premier League. Crystal Palace were unbeaten in five of their last seven home matches in the Premier League. Huddersfield's away form in the Championship last season left much to be desired, as the club conceded more goals than scored. In addition, Huddersfield appeared to be a weaker side and were a beneficiary of the playoff as they squeaked through to the Premier League. Crystal Palace are expected to dominate in this favorable fixture, allowing us to target Andros Townsend. With Yohan Cabaye ruled out for Crystal Palace, Townsend's floor is elevated as the English midfielder is likely expected to have a monopoly on set pieces. Last season, Townsend was a fantasy stud for much of the season when he started, primarily due to his heavy crossing tendency paired with his set piece ability. Crystal Palace's playstyle also caters to Townsend's strengths as Palace play with a target forward in Christian Benteke, who feasts on crosses. In Townsend's last eight matches, the midfielder averaged 14 FPTs per match, despite only having a goal and two assists over that span. The Englishman also had 70 crosses — yes, you read that right — in the eight match sample size. Andros Townsend offers appeal because of his high floor, and should be in line for another strong performance against Huddersfield.
Sergio Aguero (DK: $10,200): The second Must-Have for the slate is Sergio Aguero, the superstar Argentine striker for Manchester City. Manchester City splashed the cash over the summer in the transfer window, as is usually the case with the English giants. City spent £216.45 million in transfers this summer (equivalent to $282 million), and look to be set to start the season off with a bang. The primary goal for the club was to strengthen their defense, as they certainly boast the attacking firepower to dominate in the Premier League. Signees including Kyle Walker, Benjamin Mendy, Danilo, and Ederson all will attempt to play their roles in a successful Premier League campaign. Luckily for Manchester City, their first match is against the newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion, and Manchester City are fully expected to win comfortably. City enters as the second-heaviest favorites on the slate, despite the match being played away from home. This is likely due to the sheer difference in talent between the sides coupled with Manchester City's impressive preseason so far, with dominant victories over Real Madrid, Tottenham, and West Ham. Pep Guardiola has a lot of options to choose from, and it is expected that the Spanish manager will experiment with a three back system in order to fit in the attacking threats that Manchester City has to offer. One such player is Sergio Aguero, who will likely form a striker partnership with emerging star, Gabriel Jesus. Aguero has been the heart of Manchester City for multiple years and ended last season off in strong form, with four goals over his last five starts. Despite being plagued by injuries last season, Aguero ended the season with 20 goals in 25 Premier League matches. The Argentine also posted five goals in six Champions League matches, showing his clinical goalscoring ability. Aguero offers fantasy value through his goalscoring upside while also offering a floor because of his shot taking volume. In his last five Premier League starts, Aguero took 31 shots and averaged five shots per match in away fixtures for Man City. Given a favorable matchup against Brighton, coupled with a strong attack around Aguero, we expect the Argentine to have a strong fantasy performance. Lock him in your DraftKings lineups as a Must-Have for the first EPL slate.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to follow me on Twitter @sid_v11 and tweet me.


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Decluttering.........or lack of it.......
I am working on week three of the four week decluttering plan and according to my intitial plan that I posted here, I should be cleaning out the kitchen cupboards. However I have been working on both the kitchen and the basement. I don't have photos as honestly there isn't much to show yet. However I have managed to sort out three boxes down the basement. One is still full with things I still want and have to find a home for. One box is full of stuff for the garage sale, and one box was flat packed and thrown out and all the things thrown in the garbage.
I cleaned out the under sink cupboard so that was good, not that there was anything to throw out there as I had just cleaned it out not too long ago. The same goes for the cupboard where I keep our everyday china, I managed to throw out a couple of things but I had cleaned it out not too long ago.
I then decided to use the excuse of having to call Jane to see how she is doing..........she fell and broke a bone........to have a break. After talking to her for a little bit, I decided it was time to sit down and read a book, as I had no desire to do any more decluttering. Hopefully on Wednesday I will have more of a notion to do some more decluttering.
Are you in the mood for decluttering/Spring Cleaning this week?
17 comments:
- Scarlet said...
I've done a couple of cupboards this week, and I sorted and listed 34 items on ebay at the weekend, so I'm hoping most of them will be gone by next week!
- February 15, 2012 at 2:33 AM
- ChrisJ said...
When I decide to de-clutter, we will have one very large and interesting garage sale! We have lived here for nearly 40 years so...
- February 15, 2012 at 3:31 AM
- cathy@home said...
like the new look.
Its a good day not to declutter.
- February 15, 2012 at 4:19 AM
- saving for travel said...
I know exactly what you mean about losing your mojo!
I'm not doing the decluttering challenge but I do have to be in the mood.
I got loads done last Easter Hols. The weather was right and I was in the right mind to do it.
I feel like I'm treading water a bit about my challenges...know I am an impatient person....
Just chill and you'll get back into it when you're ready.
Friends and family come first!
Sft x
- February 15, 2012 at 6:07 AM
- Valerie said...
Seems like you need a break from decluttering, albeit a short one.
- February 15, 2012 at 6:29 AM
- North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard said...
"Mood" is very important, however I have had to push myself a few times, however took the day off yesterday all except for the before photos of what I want done for Week #3. *Sigh* I am weary thinking about it. Good luck today with any you might tackle
- February 15, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- EG Wow said...
I know the feeling, Gill. In my case various meetings have gotten between me and my decluttering. Not only do meetings take up a LOT of time but they also sap your energy!
I hope today you have more will to declutter.
- February 15, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- Debby said...
My mojo too is fading, unfortantly the area's I want decluttered won't go away so I am still at it. This week was my biggest challenge (sewing/scrapbook room) so I won't give up yet. Next weeks should be a bit easier!! Enjoy your down time!!
- February 15, 2012 at 8:26 AM
- Piece by Piece said...
The weather has a lot to do with my mojo, sunny = energy for me, cloudy dull days = lazy with a big "L". We have had too many cloudy days, so not much being done around this house at the present time. I do have a couple bags of stuff that is being picked up tomorrow by the Diabetes truck. So some progress is being made.
I do have to get out into the garage and have a good clean out there, a lot of tools etc. which are going into a yard sale when the weather breaks.
- February 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM
- Jane and Chris said...
Gill, I did offer to come over and help but the word 'impedment' was mentioned!!
Jane xx
PS Cheering me up was much more important.
- February 15, 2012 at 10:43 AM
- Rose said...
I am so preoccupied with getting a new laptop and doing research on that that I do little else...try to blog a little here and there but even that is hard part of the time. Roger now has a cold...so that just is not fun...we had wanted to get out and just be out a little this week...guess it will be next week.
- February 15, 2012 at 10:47 AM
- Karine said...
That's why I made sure to do all my decluttering at once, I knew that if I stopped, even for an hour, I would have trouble getting going again! But then again, I'm in a 3&1/2 room apartment :o) It took me six hours to clear out the whole place!
- February 15, 2012 at 10:52 AM
- megan blogs said...
I go in fits and starts with decluttering. I did a goodly bit before Christmas and again afterwards when i was setting the house back to rights.
I can feel my next big surge will be when i'm preparing the taxes, as that seems a good time to do a paperwork purge.
I am picking up a side of beef today so in preparation for that, i've been using up what's in the freezer. Some of it needed to be tossed, like a large zippy bag containing smaller zippy bags of broth that decided to leak, but overall, there's not been much to report in the science experiment department.
- February 15, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Meri said...
Know how you feel, mojo is missing in action.
Did get the kitchen totally cleaned this morning. Tangled with a can of coke. The Coke won.
- February 15, 2012 at 2:24 PM
- Jake said...
I know the feeling, I decluttered every day last year but have lost the motivation recently. I did do about 3/4 of the bathroom closet the other day (finally) but have to finish it up.
- February 15, 2012 at 2:29 PM
- cheshire wife said...
I have spent most of today cleaning and I have now certainly lost my mojo for cleaning - until the place is dirty again!
- February 15, 2012 at 4:28 PM
- Jane said...
I was a little worried about my broken bone til I realized you meant a different Jane....okay....phew!! I'm supposed to be doing my laundry in the evening challenge instead of one the weekends and so far I've done...let me think...NO loads of laundry!! Maybe we're a little challenge-weary!!
- February 15, 2012 at 5:10 PM