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Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark Van Cleve was a remarkable woman who left a legacy in Minnesota. A newborn Charlotte arrived here in 1819, when her father landed with the Fifth Infantry to construct Fort Snelling. Spending her formative years at remote military posts instilled in Charlotte a love of the flag, and throughout her life she exemplified strong patriotism and an altruistic nature. She raised a large family, and after the Civil War, founded Bethany Home–a safe-haven for "fallen" girls and women. Charlotte served tirelessly as the president of Bethany Home for more than twenty years, often taking unpopular stands in support of those she called her "girls." Despite her sometimes controversial opinions, Charlotte was a beloved and respected member of the community throughout her long life. This MinneCulture documentary was produced by Bobbie Scott, with production assistance by Nancy Sartor. Special thanks to Sabrina Crews, Lisa Day, Ron Grogg, Christine and Jeff Nordin, and the Historic Fort Snelling Fife and Drum Corps.


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It was a back-and-forth game in Oakland that ended with a Janikowski field goal, included a vicious hit on Darius Heyward-Bey that has him in the hospital as we speak, and saw an absurd Ben Rothlisberger performance wasted, which is the only way a Ben Rothlisberger anything knows.
GUTSY Play-Calling: An inauspicious to start for Oakland: on the very first play from the line of scrimmage, Ryan Clark intercepted a Carson Palmer pass. That set up a drive for the Steelers that would have ended just as badly (but instead resulted in a TD), were it not for this, on 4th and 1, off the no huddle, a completion to Mike Wallace for the first and then some:
Regular-Sized Darren: The Raiders immediately answered—well, Darren McFadden immediately answered—with this 64 yard touchdown run. Nice defense at the end there, way to push him directly into the end zone:
Pray For DH-B: Here's the brutal hit on Darius Heyward-Bey that opened the fourth quarter. Heyward-Bey was taken to the hospital with a neck injury a concussion off the play; our man Burke caught him giving the thumbs up as he was carted off. No flags were thrown on the play.
Janikowski Doesn't Miss: Has there ever been a more fun kicker than Sebastian Janikowski? Has there ever been one whose uniform fit tighter? No and no. Five plays after the Heyward-Bey injury, Palmer threw a touchdown to get the score to 31-28. A Pittsburgh fumble, a Janikowski field goal, a Pittsburgh punt, and then this: Janikowski wins it, as he so often has, in the years where the Raiders were in a position to win games:
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Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record
German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by 27 cm.
In spring 2004, ESA's Technology Transfer Programme (TTP) technology broker MST Aerospace met with Wojtek Czyz and his trainer to perform a pre-screening of the most crucial elements of the prosthesis used by Czyz. Having lost part of his left leg three years before in a sports accident, he now uses a prosthesis in two athletic disciplines: long jump and sprint competitions.
"The objective was to see how to improve his performance, and we found the most important problem was related to a connection angle, the so-called L-bracket, between the knee joint and the foot module," explains Dr Werner Dupont, MST Aerospace Managing Director.
"In collaboration with the German company ISATEC, we developed a new L-bracket using materials originating from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an instrument that will be mounted on the International Space Station to study extraterrestrial anti-matter, matter and missing matter."
The advantage of these space materials is that they are extremely strong and at the same time lighter than conventional products available, both important advantages for top athletes' performance. The problem with Czyz' previous prosthesis was that it tended to break when he performed to the maximum of his capacity.
At the previous Paralympics Games in Athens Czyz competed with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg and won a gold medal in three disciplines: 100 m sprint, 200 m sprint and long jump.
Following this success, MST and ISATEC, a German engineering company dealing with light materials, continued to work on improving the prosthesis. In a series of investigations undertaken by MST, including a number of advanced calculations on the dynamic performance of the materials done by ISATEC, a single-part foot module made in carbon fibre reinforced plastics proved to be the most promising solution for a sprint prosthesis.
For the long jump discipline, the previous design consisting of an L-bracket and a foot module was proven to be the most efficient.
"We first started working on improving the prosthesis for the sprint discipline, and then further improved the long jump prosthesis as well," continues Dupont.
"This latest development turned out to be a great success at the Paralympics 2008, and helped Wojtek Czyz beat the world record by an incredible 27 cm."
"The use of lighter and extremely strong space materials in the development of new prostheses for top athletes has proven its worth both in Athens in 2004 and now again in Beijing in 2008. The next step, which we are already looking into with our partners, is to use this expertise for similar developments of prostheses for other disabled people."
ESA's Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO) with its network of technology brokers facilitate the use of space technology and space systems for non-space applications, demonstrating the benefit of the European space programme to European citizens.
TTPO also runs Business Incubation centres in different ESA centres to support start-up companies, which are using space technology. Furthermore, TTPO helps the start-ups with access to venture funding.
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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a particle physics experiment that is to be mounted on the International Space Station designed to search for various types of unusual matter by measuring cosmic rays. It is an international collaboration involving 500 scientists from 56 institutions and 16 countries. Final assembly was done at CERN and thermal/vacuum testing was performed by ESA before its shipment to the Kennedy Space Center. AMS is planned to be delivered to the ISS by the Space Shuttle in 2010.
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1)Neutralization section
After heating, oil is then carried out with caustic soda to saponify the fatty acids and to ease the removal of the precipitate in centrifugal separator. The contact is made in mixer, and then a short contacting time is allowed in reactor. The lye saponifies the fatty acids in the oil and forms soap stock, which is removed together with the gums and the excess caustic solution. The caustic soda solution is coming from the caustic dosing device. The neutralized oil still contains small amounts of residual soap, which must be minimized before further processing. Some soft hot water (usually boiler treated water or steam condensates) is added to the oil in mixer and is then sent to washing centrifugal separator, where the residual soap is separated from the oil. The oil is dried under vacuum as the residual moisture must be reduced. The oil is first heated in a plate heat exchanger, by means of low pressure steam. The oil is then dried under vacuum in the dryer. of the bleaching section with its vacuum group. Then the oil is sent to the bleaching section by pump.
2)Bleaching section
Crude oil is fed to the oil-earth mixer through heat exchanger and heater. Prior to bleaching, the bleaching earth is dosed into the oil by means of a volumetric dosing system. The bleaching earth hopper is installed above the oil-earth mixer and assures continuous operation of the plant. The hopper can be automatically filled by means of the pneumatic earth feed assembly. After bleaching earth dosing, the oil flows into the bleacher. After bleaching, the oil-earth mixture is sent to filter and security filter by means of pump. After the filtration operation, oil recovery from spent cake is done by steam blowing and the spent cake is discharged and evacuated through a chute to a disposal container.
3)Deodorization Section
The bleached oil is first de-aerated in a buffer tank, It works at the same vacuum as the deodorizer and acts also as buffer feed capacity. After deaerator, Oil is sent by pump to be preheated by the heat exchange with the deodorized oil to a temperature between 190° and 210°C, and deodorized oil is cooling to a temperature of about 135°C. Finally, the oil is heated by conduction oil or high pressure steam until it reaches the final deodorizing temperature. After deodorization, the oil is cooled with feeding oil, polished, and pumped into storage tank.
This cooling and contact combined with a lower velocity will allow catching nearly all fatty acids distillates present in the gas flow.
4)Crystallization Section
Feedstock is heated and pumped to crystallizers. The oil is cooled according to a pre-determined cooling profile by means of controlling the temperature of the cooling medium circulating in the cooling coils. The design of this cooling profile depends on the quality of feedstock and the quality of olein/stearin fractions required. This is to keep the oil homogenized with frequency mechanical agitation in the crystallizers. A typical cooling program lasts for a certain time, depending on the quality of feedstock and product. When the oil appears as a thick semi-solid mass (slurry) containing stearin crystals in liquid olein, it is ready for filtration. If the crystallization result is not desirable, the slurry can be circulated through the feed oil heater for re-heating before being sent back to the feed oil tank for re-processing.
5) Filtration Section
When crystallization is completed, the slurry is fed to the Membrane Filter Press for filtration. The operation includes filter feed, filtering, squeezing and cake releasing. When the chambers are full after cake forming, the pumping will stop and the membranes are inflated to squeeze dry the filter cakes. After which, the residual oil in the core is blown dry by compressed air. Thereafter, the filter is opened and the cake will drop into a stearin tank. The stearin cake is melted in this tank by steam coils before it is discharged to storage. Olein flows into the olein tank, and is pumped to the outer olein storage tank.
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HERCULES — A 19-year-old man was arrested by police Wednesday after he was caught walking around with a BB gun on the Hercules Middle School campus.
The Hercules Police Department's school resource officer was contacted about 9:15 a.m. by a student at the middle school who said she had seen a man come on the campus with a gun in his pocket.
The student said she first saw the man on the bus on her way to school. He was sitting in front of her and she saw him take a black handgun out if his right front jacket pocket and put it in his right front jeans pocket, she added.
She said she last saw the man inside the school campus by the administration gate.
The officer went to the gate and found the man the student described.
Police said the officer recognized the man as former student Brandon White and knew he was not authorized to be on the Refugio Valley Drive campus during school hours.
According to police reports, the officer drew her gun and ordered the man to lie facedown on the ground, where she handcuffed him. As the officer reached down to check his right front pocket, the man admitted he was carrying a BB gun, police said.
The officer found a black Walther CP99 Compact Semi-Auto BB Gun with its safety in "fire mode," but there was no canister or pellets in the gun. The suspect did not have ammunition on him when he was searched, police said.
White, a Richmond resident, was arrested on a charge of possessing and bringing a weapon on school grounds. He was transported to the Martinez Detention Facility, where he was being held on $10,000 bail.
Contact Katie Nelson at 925-945-4780 or follow her at Twitter.com/katienelson210.


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There's a scene in 'American Psycho', where Patrick Bateman sits with his friends in his office, comparing business cards, and he jealously looks over his friend's nimbus white cards, set in Romalian type, raised letters and watermarks. Well, imagine being able to best the lot of them, by putting down a MOO Notecard with its own (editable) coat of arms.
Jovanna Mendes de Souza was born in Brazil, and brought up in Sweden. She came to London to study design at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art, graduating with an MA in Graphic and Communication Design. She is inspired by a huge range of influences, including Victorian inventions, layering different styles, and the work of design luminaries like Max Huber and Aubrey Beardsley.


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What to Eat to Cure Anything
You know the drill: Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains to stay healthy. But more and more research shows that this sensible approach alone may not be enough to keep you in top shape. A better idea: Mix and match foods that target your personal health needs. Morning workout left you feeling nauseous? Try berries with sweet ginger-mint sauce for breakfast. Fighting a cold before your big weekend race? Toss mushrooms and salmon into your grocery cart. "While a balanced diet is the foundation of overall good health, combining certain nutrients can make all the difference when trying to alleviate specific ailments and symptoms," says FITNESS advisory board member Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, author of The Flexitarian Diet. These foods have unique abilities to treat four common health problems. Because each works in a different way, you'll get the biggest bang by combining them in one delicious meal, like the ones we created. Eat up!
What to Eat to Fend Off a Cold
White Button Mushrooms
Foodies rave about exotic mushroom types, but the common white button variety could be your key to a cold-free winter, suggests research from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston. They contain polysaccharides, which activate natural killer cells that destroy cold- and flu-causing viruses, says Dayong Wu, PhD, a scientist at the center.
Three ounces of salmon can supply nearly 800 IUs of vitamin D, close to the amount that some experts recommend you get each day. That's a good defense against sniffles: Researchers at the University of Colorado Denver found that people with low levels of D had significantly more colds. Without enough of this crucial nutrient, your body can't produce antimicrobial proteins called cathelicidins, which destroy bacteria and viruses, according to lead study author Adit Ginde, MD.
Sunflower Seeds
This healthy snack is packed with vitamin E, which has been shown to boost the activity level of the body's infection-fighting T cells. That may be why scientists at the Center on Aging found that this nutrient lowers the risk of getting a cold by 20 percent.
People who ate two cups of yogurt a day for four months had four times the gamma interferon, a natural substance that fights viral and bacterial infections, than those who skipped the calcium-rich food, a University of California Davis School of Medicine study reveals. The key: Choosing yogurt with live active cultures.
Cold-Fighting Recipe: Salmon with Yogurt-Dill Sauce and Spinach
4 ounces salmon
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup sliced white button mushrooms
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 cups baby spinach
2 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt
1 teaspoon dried dill
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup sunflower seeds, shelled
Preheat broiler. Broil salmon until flaky and opaque, about 9 minutes. Saute garlic and mushrooms in olive oil. Add spinach; remove from heat when spinach is wilted. Mix yogurt, dill, salt ,and pepper. Place salmon on spinach; top with sauce and sunflower seeds.
What to Eat to Beat Stress
Omega-3 fatty acids in shellfish may boost your mood by reducing stress hormones, like cortisol. People who ate three to four ounces a day lowered their risk of anxiety, depression, and stress by 30 percent, according to a study from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain.
The curcumin in turmeric — a spice in curry — lowers stress levels by inhibiting cortisol secretion, says a study conducted in China.
In a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, women who ate four or more servings of calcium a day had a 30 percent lower risk of PMS symptoms like anxiety and irritability.
Eating one and a half to three ounces of pistachios daily can lower blood pressure when you're faced with a mental challenge by relaxing blood vessels, say researchers at Pennsylvania State University in University Park.
Red Bell Pepper
Vitamin C, which is abundant in these peppers, lowers stress by limiting cortisol production and stimulates the release of oxytocin, a feel-good chemical. When researchers at the University of Trier in Germany subjected people to the anxiety of public speaking, those who took 3,000 milligrams of C felt calmer and their blood pressure returned to normal faster than those who skipped C.
Stress-Reducing Recipe: Curried-Shrimp Stir-Fry
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons coconut oil
1/4 cup low-fat milk
3 ounces frozen shrimp, thawed and cleaned
1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed
3/4 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup sliced red bell pepper
1 cup grated carrots
2 tablespoons finely chopped pistachios
2 tablespoons raisins
Saute curry powder and garlic in coconut oil for 1 minute. Add milk, shrimp, peas, rice, bell pepper, and carrots. Cook until veggies are tender. Top with pistachios and raisins.
What to Eat to Soothe Stomach Pain
In a study at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who ate two 4.4-ounce servings of Activia yogurt daily for a month saw up to a 78 percent decrease in bloating. The yogurt contains probiotics — good bacteria that help restore normal stomach and intestinal functioning.
Anethole, a substance in fennel leaves, seeds, and oil, is known to alleviate stomach cramping. It even helps colicky babies, says research from St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postdoctoral Education in Russia.
Studies show that this root quashes nausea from motion sickness, morning sickness, and even chemotherapy by 30 percent. This may be because ginger reduces inflammation in the stomach, according to study author Julie Ryan, PhD.
Peppermint Oil
Seventy-five percent of IBS patients had 50 percent fewer symptoms after taking two capsules containing 225 milligrams of peppermint oil twice a day for four weeks, say researchers at G. d'Annunzio University in Italy. The menthol in peppermint appears to soothe irritated intestinal muscles.
Fiber, which is found in oats, vegetables, and fruits like raspberries, was more effective than a placebo in taming symptoms of IBS, according to a review of studies at McMaster University in Canada.
Stomach-Soothing Recipe: Raspberries with Sweet Ginger-Mint Sauce
4 ounces plain low-fat yogurt
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon fresh chopped mint
1 cup raspberries
Mix yogurt with honey, ginger, and mint. Serve over berries.
Head Off Headaches
The omega-3s in fish are great for your head. Almost 90 percent of people who got migraines reported fewer of the headaches after taking two grams of omega-3 concentrate daily, according to a Brown University School of Medicine study. "Fish and fish oil lower the production of a prostaglandin, a chemical that causes inflammation and pain," says researcher Zeev Harel, MD.
Black Beans
Beans contain riboflavin, a nutrient that has been found to reduce the number of headache days by at least 50 percent in more than half of sufferers, say researchers at the University of Liege in Belgium.
Cayenne Pepper
The compound that gives cayenne its heat, capsaicin, can ease cluster headaches (which typically affect one side of the head and occur several days in a row), probably by destroying a chemical that carries pain messages to the brain. Although people who get cluster headaches often inhale capsaicin through a nasal spray, try adding cayenne to your cooking.
Magnesium, often deficient in migraine sufferers, is plentiful in this grain. "The mineral relaxes blood vessels and normalizes serotonin receptors," explains Alexander Mauskop, MD, director of the New York Headache Center in New York City. In one German study, patients taking 600 milligrams of magnesium daily saw their headache frequency plummet by more than 40 percent.
Headache-Relieving Recipe: Spicy Breaded Snapper with Quinoa-and-Black-Bean Pilaf
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 ounces snapper
1/4 cup low-fat milk
1/4 cup crushed vitamin-fortified flake cereal
Nonstick cooking spray
1/2 cup vegetable broth
1/4 cup quinoa
1/2 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine flour and cayenne. Dip snapper in flour, then milk, then crushed cereal. Place on baking sheet; mist with cooking spray. Bake for 10 minutes, until coating is browned and fish is 145 degrees. In a pot, bring broth and quinoa to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 6 minutes. Add beans, onion, and bell pepper. Serve snapper with the quinoa.


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Nick Kroll rarely follows a script.
The actor, sketch comic and stand-up comedian says that no matter what medium he's performing in, he likes to leave room to improvise.
"I always want to have the flexibility to be able to alter and try different things once I'm in a moment," he says, "because the thing that you wrote in a room a month ago might not actually feel funny when it's on its feet. You want to be able to change it."
Kroll will be changing jokes up as he goes along when he performs his stand-up comedy act at the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casinos on Friday, Dec. 13, at 9 p.m.
Kroll's sometimes foul-mouthed, but frequently hysterical improvisations, have led to success on a number of projects. He stars as the unscrupulous lawyer Ruxin on the wildly immature show "The League," which follows a group of wildly immature friends who fantasize way too much about their fantasy football league. His Comedy Central show, "Kroll Show," will return for its second season beginning on January 14 and will see Kroll continuing to play a variety of oddball characters, both male and female, including Ref Jeff a socially awkward, short-shorts wearing referee who takes a little too much interest in the players when he referees.
Raised near Connecticut, in Westchester, N.Y., Kroll is the son of Jules Kroll, founder of the multimillion dollar corporate intelligence agency Kroll, Inc. In a recent interview Kroll was gracious, and friendly, as he discussed his unsuccessful stint as a Connecticut sprinkler installer, how his fantasy football dreams were being dashed, and why his grandma just isn't a fan of his work.
Q: What is your stand up show like?
A: People come up to see a stand up show because they like a guy from a show or a movie, but I found that what people really like is to feel like they're seeing something that night that is specially unique to them or that night, so I try to do a show that reflects that. I don't tailor everything to each audience, but I try to interact with the audience and find out what they're interested in. Also, I'll be showing clips from "Kroll Show" season two that people haven't seen yet.
Q: How do you describe the "Kroll Show" to people?
A: I started to refer to it as "sketch-uational" comedy. It's a term Seth Meyers coined at a panel he was interviewing me for. It's somewhere between sketch and sitcom because there's a bunch of recurring narrative stories and characters.
Q: What does it mean that "The League" is semi-scripted?
A: "The League" is all outlines. One of our creators (Jeff Schafer) came from "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and it's the same structure as that show. So you have an outline of what happens in a scene and then it's left to us to come up with the specific jokes.
Q: Do you play fantasy football?
A: Yes, all the guys on the show and the creators are in a league together. I'm about to lose to Mark Duplass (who plays Pete Eckhart) in the final, unless something crazy happens. If somehow Dez Bryant and Jason Witten break all of their legs and the Bears quarterback Josh McCown has like a Peyton Manning on his best night type of night, then I got a shot.
Q: You grew up in Westchester. Did you cross over the border to Connecticut often?
A: Sure. I did sprinkler installation around Norwalk. So I ruined the lawns of some of the nicer homes in the northern Fairfield County area.
Q: Obviously Ruxin on "The League" isn't the nicest guy, do people confuse that character with you?
A: I think generally people can separate the idea that Ruxin is a character who is a mean jerk and I'm Nick and I'm a nice guy, but obviously I've got some Ruxin in me.
Q: Anyone you know making the trek from Westchester to Foxwoods for your show?
A: I think my grandmother is coming, she loves Foxwoods. So if I'm late I'm just helping her pull some slots.
Q: Do you have to clean up the show when Grandma comes?
A: No. I think she's just going to have to see it, there's no changing it up for Grandma. She's already told me that she doesn't dig my comedy.
NICK KROLL will perform Friday, Dec. 13, at 9 p.m. at the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Casino, 39 Norwich Road, Ledyard. Tickets range from $30 to $50. Information: 860-312-5050 and www.comixatfoxwoods.com.


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Today I'm linking up once again with Lisa-Jo for Five Minute Friday. She challenges us to take five minutes and write {unedited} as we will. It's always interesting to me to compare my spontaneous reaction with others.
This week's prompt is "whole," and my brain seemed overrun with ways it could have gone. Of course, it always comes back to food with me. Haha!
Here we…
"Chicken nugs, or peanut butter sandwich?"
The clamor around the kitchen counter grows as one asks for peanut butter sandwich, open, with jam. But not blackberry jam, or strawberry jam, raspberry jam. If we don't have raspberry jam, they want honey…and then they want it closed.
The other keeps yelling, "Mac 'n cheese! Mac n' cheese! Mac n' cheese!" as if the repetition will make it one of the options. When pressed to choose between the two, the answer becomes, "Logurt," and I give in by plopping a cup of yogurt down in front of them.
The microwave beeps, alerting me to the fact that the oh-so-nutritious shaped chicken patties are scalding hot. I will then leave them in there for another five minutes, until they have cooled to room temperature. At that point, Silas will do one of two things: eat them so quickly that I'll search for them on the floor in disbelief, or break them into little pieces and hide them in the cracks of his high chair.
After 10 minutes of getting their meals prepared, cut up, arranged on the colored platter of their choice and filling their prefered cup, I start on my own lunch. Of course, whatever it is, they will decide that mine is better and swarm me for bites and pieces.
Someday I will get to eat my own lunch…the whole thing.
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New tools to classify data
Putting data on storage systems appropriate to its value requires the ability to classify data. An emerging category of applications, Information Classification and Management apps, can index enterprise information and execute precise actions based on its content.
One of these days, your CEO will ask the big question: "How is our data storage infrastructure driven by the business value of our company's information?" Aside from pulling out a few strands of your hair, how would you respond?
Answering accurately would take time and plenty of clarification. However, if your organization is among the few that have installed one of the new Information Classification and Management (ICM) applications, your answer could be as succinct as the question itself: "We have ICM deployed above the storage infrastructure to manage information based on content values. Those content values are determined by business objectives established by our compliance, security and internal IT services teams."
ICM isn't just another disposable acronym; it's a concept and product category that unites business process with storage. Companies in this segment hope to bridge the gap between high-profile processes like compliance, corporate security and IT consolidation, and the storage infrastructure those processes depend on. If ICM succeeds, storage management and information management will become blissfully blurred in a world of automation with full transparency about what information goes where, when and why. In short, ICM could be the missing link between your day-to-day storage reality and the information lifecycle management (ILM) marketing dreams conjured by storage vendors. Startup vendors in the ICM market all share the same key insight: You have to classify your information if you want to control how you store it.
|Evaluating ICM
The following criteria should be applied when evaluating Information Classification and Management (ICM) vendors:
Business-solutions focus: A key differentiator among ICM players is their relative focus on business-level applications. Products may focus on compliance, infrastructure controls or security.
Integration capabilities: An ICM offering's ability to integrate with back-end storage software is an important consideration. Given the wide range of potential data-movement software and solutions available, finding the right player requires careful evaluation.
Classification power: Consider a product's breadth and flexibility of classification coverage. Does it classify only unstructured content, or does it integrate with e-mail and database offerings? How easy is it to create new lexicons? Is it a completely extensible environment?
Deployment method: There's some variance in how ICM is deployed. Most products are out-of-band, but others support in-band operations. Additionally, some products use the LAN for indexing on hosts, while others use mass streams like backup jobs for data collection.
Performance and scale: For ICM, performance is measured in the number of files per hour that can be indexed. With regards to scalability, ICM products should be compared by their high-end file range of support and by the ease with which they scale. A relatively small number of ICM devices (no more than four to five) should be capable of covering the unstructured content of a typical Fortune 1000 data center.
What is ICM?
ICM software indexes enterprise information and executes a range of precise actions on that content. Based on policies, ICM can determine access rights to an object, as well as its residency, movement and final disposition within the storage infrastructure.
It's deployed as a standalone technology that interoperates with existing data movement and storage technologies. ICM isn't dependent on top-level applications, and doesn't need to have a dedicated interface to a proprietary data movement technology (such as a volume manager, snapshot tool or backup application). Upon initial installation, ICM software establishes an index by proactively scanning or "crawling" the file environment. After establishing a baseline, the software conducts ongoing, nondisruptive indexing in the background or at specified time intervals. When deployed in front of an enterprise storage solution, ICM can achieve the following goals:
- Ongoing classification of file information based on a range of programmable meta data attributes such as business owners, history, creation, directory and so on. This classification process can be automated based on predetermined policies created by an administrator, which may be applied to production application environments and to secondary or archival environments.
- Ongoing classification of information based on content-related attributes that are extracted from file-level inspection, such as social security numbers, customer names, employees--literally any programmable keyword. As with meta data classification, content-based classification can be automated according to preset policies. The policies can also be applied to production environments and to secondary or archival repositories.
- Creation of classification templates called "lexicons," which become the basis of policies carried out by the ICM app. These can range from simple directives ("Always restrict access to documents authored by Jane Doe wherever they originate") to complex templates filled with specialized jargon and nested logical operations. Typically, the more complex lexicons are architected to address specific business processes such as HIPAA or SEC 17a regulatory compliance.
- Granular file-level controls--searching, retrieving and acting--against any content that has been indexed by the ICM deployment. For example, this may include an administrator searching for a particular document using a Google-like interface, and then restricting access to a given user or user group. But it could also include encryption, deletion or migration of that single file. As with all other functions in the ICM category, these controls may be applied to primary application environments and to secondary or archival environments.
Compliance, security and ILM
Over the last three years, all of the ICM vendors independently came to the same conclusion: Despite the advances of storage resource management (SRM) and backup products, those products didn't expand our understanding of what was being stored and its relation to various business processes. "We realized that many of our storage challenges were only solvable if we could get knowledge about the content itself," says Michael Masterson, an information systems architect at a leading life sciences company now evaluating several ICM products. "We needed to know information about each piece of data if we wanted to link it up with business policies for compliance and corporate security."
To address compliance and security requirements, technologists like Masterson can use an ICM product to create detailed policy templates, or lexicons, that use meta data and content attributes to precisely automate what content is accessed by whom, when content migrates and its retention period. Masterson believes this kind of granular control is not only desirable, but inevitable. "Getting semantic control of our data and turning it into information is what this is all about," he says.
The other major area of interest driving ICM is adding long-promised granular controls to the ILM process for unstructured content. Specifically, this means more intelligent content movement capabilities. The poor visibility that most enterprises have regarding their unstructured file information and its usefulness to the organization is nothing short of staggering.
Taneja Group conversations with storage admins routinely reveal that many low utilization rates for file storage are directly related to a lack of knowledge about what's being stored, which leads to inaction based on a fear of deleting important files. This translates into inefficient backup as static content is redundantly protected on tape and disk libraries. By using ICM solutions, enterprises can become much savvier about what they store where, for how long and how it will be migrated to an appropriate storage tier over time.
Meet the players
To date, the ICM category has four announced players: Arkivio Inc., Kazeon Systems Inc., Njini Inc. and StoredIQ Corp. Scentric Inc., another ICM company, is still in stealth mode.
Mountain View, CA-based Arkivio was the first to release an ICM product, and offers a range of meta data management capabilities to classify content and drive its policy engines. Its auto-stor appliance has been focused on the ILM usage model described earlier, although the company also positions it as a compliance solution. Arkivio helps a user to intelligently move content off production environments. The company recently completed integration with EMC Corp.'s Centera as a front end to that content-addressed storage (CAS) archive. Arkivio doesn't focus on content-based indexing; instead, it delivers its functions based on the files' meta data attributes.
Kazeon Systems, also in Mountain View, CA, is a new entrant. The Kazeon Information Server (KIS) was developed over two years by search, database and storage experts. KIS delivers full meta data and content classification, and a totally programmable policy engine. A unique differentiator for Kazeon is its focus on integrating very easy-to-use, Google-like search capabilities. With KIS, users will be able to search for any piece of indexed information in the infrastructure and then view an entire range of allowed actions for that stored object through a single user interface.
Njini, based in Surrey, England, offers an in-band ICM product. It consists of modules, such as njiniENCOUNT, which prevent unnecessary duplication of unstructured data objects. Hierarchical storage management (HSM) and compliance tools are expected in the next six to nine months; all work with the njiniENGINE. Because it sits in the data path, Njini believes it has an advantage over competing products because it can take policy-based actions on data before it reaches the storage devices.
StoredIQ 3.0, from Austin, TX-based StoredIQ, enables meta data and content-based indexing and full controls over content, as well as search and query functionality. The firm is focused on compliance and corporate security, and has developed regulation-specific lexicons for HIPAA, SEC 17a and Sarbanes-Oxley that automate compliance controls for unstructured content. Based on the positive feedback from StoredIQ's early customers in the healthcare industry, a preset lexicon for compliance apps could become a common approach across the ICM category.
|ICM: What it does
Proactive data inventories: Information Classification and Management (ICM) inventories existing data sets by indexing or "crawling" the environment to collect data. This may take place as an activity on the LAN or as a batch process to inspect content during its movement for migrations or backup operations.
Meta data attributes: ICM applications depend on meta data indices to achieve their goals. The ICM product collects all available information about files residing in the data pool.
Content attributes: ICM "cracks" and inspects file-level content, enabling content-based classification and control of the data based on its own attributes.
Lexicon creation: ICM supports the ability to create any manner of business-value templates of keywords and logical operations, known as a lexicon. This constitutes the brains for managing a complex business process such as compliance or corporate information security, as well as disk archival management.
Execution and initiation of controls: ICM can act upon content to execute certain controls (e.g., encrypt, restrict, delete and migrate) and to initiate a chain of operations that might be executed by an associated data movement technology such as a volume manager, snapshot application or backup application.
ICM deployments
For the foreseeable future, ICM implementations will likely be deployed almost exclusively as network-mounted devices. To date, most vendors have chosen to deploy "out of band," but there's no architectural requirement for this, and other vendors will assuredly emerge as in-band providers later this year. There's no need for server-side agents to be permanently deployed on the servers under management by ICM. That said, some vendors may chose to deploy agents in the future to increase application-specific functionality in a move analogous to the CAS archiving evolution we've seen where API or CIFS/NFS interfaces are available.
The network device hosting ICM software directly accesses all assigned servers and then communicates with a centralized storage movement or management app, as required, to hand off data-movement activities. All ICM players also provide the means for file-level data movement, but they seem to realize that users expect ICM software to integrate with existing data movement software.
ICM devices consume storage, but not much because only meta data is stored. Early indications suggest that storage requirements will be between 10% and 25% of the production data capacity being indexed and managed. It's worth noting that ICM storage doesn't have to be high-performance disk; Serial ATA is perfectly acceptable because ICM is a relatively low IOPS application. To scale, the ICM devices can be clustered. Based on scaling metrics from ICM vendors, no more than a few physical devices would be needed to meet the scaling requirements of most large enterprises.
Alternatives to ICM?
Are there any current alternatives to ICM? The short answer is no. SRM products can't do what ICM does: proactive indexing, content-aware inspection, and provisions for detailed policies and lexicons. Current SRM products can only scan file-level environments and collect information on file meta data. It's possible that ICM could eventually be integrated into SRM products.
At this early stage, some may claim that cluster or distributed file system-based namespaces (e.g., Ibrix Inc., Isilon Systems, PolyServe Inc.) or network file management (e.g., Acopia Networks, NeoPath Networks, NuView Systems Inc., Rainfinity Inc.) can do all or some of what ICM does. This misconception likely stems from confusion about the benefits of a global namespace. With a global namespace, file-level content is abstracted from physical device relationships and can be classified and moved according to business-level decisions: simple virtualization. That's not proactive indexing, content-aware or applicable to a business process like compliance. Further, global namespaces cover only the servers in question, not an entire infrastructure.
There are also no manual approaches for content-aware file inspection or policy creation. The people who ask whether it can be done manually have historically catalogued file meta data and confuse ICM with file auditing, which has been done manually for many years.
ICM is another step in the evolution of storage. Controlling content based on its own attributes and associated meta data amounts to a transition from a world of opaque data management to one of transparent information management. The implications of this trajectory are clear: Data storage will increasingly become a matter of the architecture of information policies and data values as much as it is about storage topologies and device management.
It will take another one or two years of development before ICM finds its way into the hands of Tier-1 storage vendors. Because ICM enables enterprise IT to establish such direct control over high-profile processes like compliance and corporate security, ICM is a technology class that appears destined for wide deployment atop enterprise storage infrastructures.


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Here is a character I never heard of before, and to tell you the truth I don't know why on earth I drew him as a lesson. Oh yeah now I remember why I did, because he was a request by a member. I always keep my promises and because of this I had to make this tutorial on "how to draw Ageha", step by step. If you are not really sure where this anime figure is from I will let you know. From my understanding he is a character based on the manga series, Psyren. He is the main protagonist and his full name is Ageha Yoshina. His creators made him a high school student that is involved with a game called Psyren. From what I understand in the beginning of the manga he starts a journey into this game because he is looking for his friend and classmate Sakurako Amamiya. Now after Aghea wins a few rounds, he starts training himself to learn how to control his PSI which is basically the ability to mess with your surroundings as well as yourself. This is a power that comes from the mind. Well even though I never heard of this character or manga before, it actually sounds pretty interesting. I will definitely look into this manga further, but for now let me show you an easy way to learn "how to draw Aghea" from Psyren. Adios people and be sure to raise your glass and cheer to the New Year.
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This course develops professional skills required for professional success during and after the MEM program. Skills acquired provide a basis for success in pursuing, securing, and performing an internship and a post-graduation job. In a series of workshops conducted through the fall term, the course targets career self-assessment, ethics, interpersonal, and communication skills. Homework assignments provide practice and feedback for skills learned. ESL (English as a Second Language) support is offered as needed in the context of written and speaking activities of the course.


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Michael Schumacher: Condition improving after second operation, doctors say
Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has undergone a second operation on a brain injury sustained in a skiing accident in France.
Doctors say Schumacher's condition has seen a "slight improvement" after the operation but warn he is not out of danger.
"The situation is more under control than yesterday but we cannot say he is out of danger," head anaesthetician Jean-Francois Payen told a news conference on Tuesday at the CHU hospital in the eastern French city of Grenoble.
"We have won some time but we must continue an hour-by-hour surveillance.
"It is premature to speculate on his condition."
On Monday doctors said the 44-year-old German was fighting for his life after a post-operation scan showed widespread lesions on both sides of his brain.
He remains in a medically induced coma.
A second operation was carried out after a new scan showed some improvements that gave surgeons an opportunity to operate, doctors say.
"We are surprised by the improvement," one doctor said at the press conference on Tuesday.
Schumacher had been skiing off-piste with his 14-year-old son in the French Alps resort of Meribel on Sunday, when he fell and reportedly hit his head on a rock.
Son of a bricklayer who first raced on the go-kart track
Michael Schumacher's need for speed
- Born January 3, 1969, in Germany
- Won the F1 world championship seven times between 1994 and 2004
- Regarded as one of the greatest ever F1 drivers
- Raced for Benetton and Ferrari before retiring in 2006
- In 2002 he finished in the top three in every F1 race
- Signed a three-year comeback deal for Mercedes in 2010 but failed to recapture glory years
- Announced final retirement from racing in late 2012
Read Schumacher's full career profile
Schumacher was born in January 1969 near Cologne, Germany, the son of a bricklayer who also ran the local go-kart track, where his mother worked in the canteen. His younger brother, Ralf also became a successful Formula One driver.
By 1987, Schumacher was the German and European go-kart champion and had left school to work as an apprentice mechanic, although he was soon racing professionally.
In 1990 he won the German F3 championship and was hired by Mercedes to drive sports cars. Just a year later he burst onto the Formula One scene, qualifying seventh for Jordan in his debut race at Belgium.
The young German was immediately snapped up by Benetton, where he won his first Formula One race in 1992, again at Belgium's tough Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
Schumacher won 18 races over the next four seasons with Benetton, claiming back-to-back world titles in 1994 and 1995.
In 2002 Schumacher won 11 times and finished on the podium in all 17 races.
In 2003, he broke Juan Manuel Fangio's record by claiming his sixth world title and in 2004 he won 13 races, his greatest season.
He lives in Switzerland with his wife and two children.
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Moab Red Hot 55k/33k starts February 15, 2020 in Moab, UT (United States) . Get all informations to participate. I'm going
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The Red Hot is located northwest of Moab, Utah just west of Arches National Park. Red Hot runners will have majestic views of the La Sal Mountains to the southeast and breathtaking views of Canyonlands National Park to the west. The Red Hot is being recognized as kicking off the ultra running calendar for most trail runners. This event was started by local trail runner Martinez, who wanted to run with a few friends and show them Moab, UT, which is a trail runners paradise all year round. Beautiful red rock canyon running in the fall, winter and spring and the Red Hot course showcases the majestic La Sals for trail running in the hot summers. The Red Hot course is beautiful but challenging, this is why the Red Hot gets such a diverse group of runners. It attracts the elite runners like Ian Torrence, Karl Meltzer, Rob Krar, Anton Krupicka, Dakota Jones, Emily Harrison, Anita Ortiz, Darcy Africa, Krissy Moehl and many more! Become a Red Hot Runner who returns each year!
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Semarang...again Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Semarang...again Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Indonesia View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message HarryHammerJoined: 24 Jul 2004Posts: 1Location: Canberra Aust Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:01 am Post subject: Semarang...again G'day folks. As a first-time user please excuse any mistakes, errors, oversights etc in protocol or whatever. I am very keen to get the most recent info on schools in Semarang ie Studyworld and EF. My wife is from that area and we are considering moving there from Australia in the near future to be closer to her family. Going on the ads that I have seen from Studyworld and EF on the net, I thought that they would be potentially good future employers. But from what I have read in the archives of this forum, now I definitely am having second thoughts. Therefore I am after the most uptodate and reliable info available on these and any other language schools in Semarang. Thanks in advance. Back to top WinmarJoined: 11 Feb 2003Posts: 125Location: Melbourne Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:14 am Post subject: I'm sure I've seen numerous posts on those schools in Semarang, so you should find some specific stuff if you hunt around (though it seems you have already!). I don't know much about Semarang, but no doubt someon will surf on through and help you out. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Indonesia All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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(CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's approval rating is continuing to take a hit, more than a month after the George Washington Bridge controversy made national headlines, according to a new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll released Monday.
While the Republican's approval ratings were sky-high last year during his re-election campaign, only 49% of the state's registered voters approve of the job he's doing now, down from 58% in January and from 70% a year ago.
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More people than before believe that Christie is being untruthful about the traffic scandal that has roiled his administration. Of the people who have heard about the traffic controversy, 61% believe he is not being completely honest about what he knows, up from 51% last month. Monmouth notes that increase mostly comes from Democrats.
A state legislative committee and the U.S. Attorney's Office are investigating whether Christie's top aides orchestrated a traffic jam in Fort Lee as an act of political payback against the city's Democratic mayor, who didn't endorse Christie's re-election bid last year.
Christie has repeatedly denied having any prior involvement or knowledge of the alleged plot.
Half of residents who've been paying attention to the story think Christie was personally involved, up from 34% a month ago. And for the first time, a majority (56%) of residents believe the governors is putting his own career ahead of New Jersey's interests, according to the survey.
"This hole is getting deeper. Christie's image as the hero of Sandy is now just a fading memory," Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a release about the poll.
Christie was widely lauded for his handling of the Superstorm Sandy aftermath, but he is seeing declining numbers in that arena, as well. Four in 10 residents would give the administration a grade of 'A' or 'B' for its Sandy recovery efforts, while 32% would give it a 'C' and a quarter would give it a grade of 'D' or 'F.'
Christie faced questions last week at a town hall from Sandy victims still struggling roughly 16 months after the storm. He mostly blamed bureaucratic red tape from the federal government for the delays in aid and called the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) the new "F-word."
However, 55% say they are at least somewhat satisfied with the state's recovery efforts, though that number is down from 66% in December and 76% in September.
The poll also shows some troubling signs for the state legislature that's conducting one of the probes into the traffic scandal. Fifty-six percent of residents say the special investigative committee is motivated more by politics than by learning the facts of the case.
The Democratic-controlled legislature's job approval rating has also decreased in the past month to 41%, down from 47%.
"While the governor has certainly taken a hit in public opinion, the poll also has a word of warning for the legislature. Tread carefully with the investigation," Murray said.
For the survey, Monmouth interviewed 803 New Jersey adults by telephone from February 19 to 23. The overall sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Wow...too bad he wouldn't be running against Obama. They would be statistically tie and make for better race than the US-Fin Olympic hockey game for the Bronze.
Christie is a gone case same like Scott Walker.... Rand Paul is emerging viable candidate for 2016 on the republican candidate... It would be fascinating debate between Rand and Clinton.... Couldn't wait for that....
time to stick a fork in Chris, he's done.
Follow the money!
Gee.... I wonder why?
So the numbers are tumbling... so what... When was the last time any of you were contacted by a polling company? Ever? I thought not.... I will vote for who I think is best for the job and damn the poll numbers.
Regardless of the validity of the accusations, this represents the classic method of how the MEDIA, selects our politicians/leaders, via denigration & castigation & the 'sheeple respond as directed every time! Just wait until November when the Media starts spewing their venom at whomever they don't want to be elected, locally or nationally!
last i checked those approval numbers are still better than Obama's
He's good a playing the blame game, but it seems to me that right now people are more interested in a person who gets results than someone who can always find someone else to blame for his failures. In selecting presidential candidates it would be prudent of the leadership of both parties to weed out people who have records with a lot of failures and look for people with solid track records. I respect someone who owns up to their mistakes and takes full responsibility for them, which Christie does not, but I don't want someone in the White House who has a lot of mistakes to his credit. It is the primary responsibility of the top person in any organization to be on the lookout for potential failures and prevent them from happening. We need someone in the White House who knows how to get things done right the first time.
Christie's poll numbers are still higher than Obama's.
If it acts like bully, walks like a bully, talks like a bully, then it's a bully. If nothing else, the history of the modern presidency shows that people prefer to elect a "nice" person. This guy sure doesn't fall into that category.
Another reason why the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey should be run by a federal consent decree and clear the place of all these appointed cronies.
he is toast thank god 🙂
The guy would be fine for the Sopranos, but as the next President? No way.
His is not far right enough for some of the extreme conservatives.
Heavens forbid to have a moderate that might work to bring the parties closer together.
I never saw anything about Christie that would make him a good governor. This is a man who is a bully. He treats anyone who disagrees with him in a mean way. I don't like bullies and will never want one in any position of power in our government.
..Christie is probably an OK guy...but he does not have the bearing, patience, and competence to be a President !
Seems hypocritical for people to forgive the Obama's administration using the IRS to attack conservative organizations.
But Christie is being crucified for this traffic scandal. Yet in both instances there's no proof. I don't care for Christie, but I can see the double standards set here.
Well, at least we will be spared his presidential aspirations.
awwww, poor Chris – I feel SO sorry for him
Christie is GUILTY!!!
Well duh.
If the elections were occurring today the other candidate might have won.
Whether he is guilty or not this guy is another Mark Sanford of SC. O-U-T.
I can't believe how it took residents of NJ so long to see this man's true colors. He has a track record of bullying others who do not agree with him, and the interests of NJ were NEVER his highest priority.


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The DUP wants Northern Ireland to celebrate its centenary as a beacon of achievement within the United Kingdom. We want the hard won peace and stability to build a prosperity that flows to each district, community and family. We want to normalise our institutions and political arrangements to demonstrate that democratic standards apply and fairness and equality of opportunity is the right of all.
The DUP wants to strengthen our relationship within the United Kingdom. Our representatives in Westminster dedicate themselves to involvement in the affairs of the Nation and in partnership with their Stormont colleagues maximise Northern Ireland's contribution to the United Kingdom. We will work to increase the respect and status of our region within the Union.
Beyond our borders the DUP wants Northern Ireland to have a global reputation as a place welcoming to all and thriving. We want Northern Ireland to be regarded as a location where a dedicated, committed and skilled workforce can be found. We want the natural beauty and the friendly character of our people to be promoted to make Northern Ireland "the place to visit". We want the name of Northern Ireland to be synonymous with progress.


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Today's post is by the very natural and knowledgeable Victoria of Homemade Beauty Blog. Make sure you check out her blog to see many more recipes and reviews of natural beauty products. Enjoy!
Can You Eat Your Deodorant?
I swear I can eat my deodorant, but can you eat yours? Yes, it may not be too tasty, but at least I can be sure that I won't be sent directly to the hospital with chemical poisoning, which I can't say about commercial deodorants that often contain ingredients that sound like a science project.
Most over-the-counter deodorants and antiperspirants contain a cocktail of chemical ingredients, like parabens, propylene glycol, TEA, DEA, fragrances, and other toxic chemicals, which are potentially harmful not only to your skin but to your general health. While deodorant works to remove a bad smell, antiperspirants work by clogging, closing, or blocking the pores with powerful astringents. This effect is based on the presence of zinc salts and aluminum, which can obviously be dangerous when blocking the sweat glands. After all, sweat has an important function of excreting toxins, and blocked glands obviously cannot release them. In addition, blocking sweat glands will also cause your body to overheat.
Since deodorant antiperspirants are applied to areas that are subject to frequent shaving, they absorb into the skin much faster than other products. Hence, this has a strong effect on the body as a whole. The skin – our largest organ – works to absorb any ingredients that are applied topically. Still, there is no reason to worry that you have to stink to stay healthy since there are some powerful natural alternatives!
What are the alternatives to commercial deodorant?
I was recently excited to find out that there are many inexpensive but highly effective methods to make you smell like a beautiful human being. Here they are:
- Tea tree essential oil has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties so that it works well as a natural deodorant. It neutralizes odor while also inhibiting odor causing bacteria. I first tried this by applying a few drops of the essential oil on my underarms, and it kept me fresh for almost the entire day.
- Another great alternative is baking soda. It works wonders because it neutralizes the odor of sweat. I just sprinkle a light covering of baking soda on a damp washcloth or my palms, and pat on without rinsing it off.
- The other thing that I recently discovered is that you can use coconut oil directly under your arms as a deodorant. It attacks the bacteria found in sweats that causes odors. I also apply this to my underarms and don't rinse off.
I was using the methods mentioned above with a great success for about six months. However, I am interested in making homemade beauty products so I decided to make something more similar to conventional stick deodorant. I also wanted something that smelled heavenly. So I started to experiment, and my experiments led to the following recipe:
- 1 teaspoon beeswax
- 2 teaspoons coconut butter
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch: In this recipe, cornstarch works as a thickener, and it will also soften the skin. You can substitute potato starch, but in this case, it will only work as a thickener.
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 5 drops tea tree essential oil
- 10 drops lavender essential oil
Melt beeswax and coconut butter in a double boiler. When they melt, add cornstarch and baking soda. Remove from heat. The medley should form a thick paste so that you can add the essential oils. Transfer this mixture to a jar or special container to create a deodorant stick.
If you want liquid deodorant, you can use the following formula:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon shea butter (You can substitute any other butter coconut, cocoa etc.)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 5 drops tea tree essential oil
- 10 drops lavender essential oil
Follow the steps mentioned above, and pour into a container for a deodorant roll-on.
I have to say that I love this deodorant, and I encourage you to try it! It has my favorite scent of lavender (you can include your own favorite essential oil in the deodorant) and I am free from unpleasant odor all day long.
I have a long list of my favorite recipes, and this recipe was proudly included on my list amongst other beauty recipes. I also compiled all of my best recipes and tips in my Natural Skin Care Handbook e-book. This guide includes a number of homemade remedies and tricks and was written especially for those who want to give up on commercial products and start to naturally care for their skin without the use of chemicals. All of the information about the Natural Skin Care Handbook can be found here.
So getting back to deodorant, have you ever tried to make your own homemade deodorant, or maybe you already have your own perfect formula?
Victoria Lewy loves to experiment with different natural homemade beauty recipes. Her passion has inspired her to share and discuss them with others at her Homemade Beauty Blog: MyHomemadeBeauty.com.


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The election results contained much good news for transportation in New York City. Voters statewide approved the $2.9 billion transportation bond act by a surprisingly large margin -- 55 percent to 45 percent -- five years after narrowly rejecting a $3.9 billion measure. The bond act provides $1.45 billion to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) five-year capital construction program.
Voter approval came after elected officials and civic and advocacy organizations came together to support the ballot proposition. Supporters raised $1.8 million for advertisements, flyers and an election-day operation to remind people to find the proposition on the ballot.
What Passage Will Mean
The bond act allocates $450 million for the first phase of the Second Avenue subway, and $450 million for bringing Long Island Rail Road trains to Grand Central Terminal. Passage of the bond act makes it almost certain that the federal government will contribute $4 billion for these projects between now and 2012 to round out their financing. MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow expressed confidence that his agency will reach agreement with the Federal Transit Administration on long-term federal funding agreements.
The bond act also commits $100 million for a rail link between lower Manhattan and Kennedy airport, $115 million for purchase of new subway and commuter railroad cars, $90 million for new buses; and $161 million for track replacement and tunnel lighting. In addition to transit projects, the bond act will fund tens of millions of dollars in highway improvement projects in New York City.
What Bloomberg's Victory Might Mean (i.e. Congestion Pricing?)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's victory was also viewed as a potentially promising development by transportation analysts who are hoping that the mayor will give more focus to transportation needs in his second term than he did in his first term. They hope that he will tackle the politically controversial idea of congestion pricing in Manhattan, which could reduce congestion and provide funds for better bus and subway service. The New York Times quoted Kathryn Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City, a business group, saying that, "We have every indication that the city is prepared to look closely at that." Bloomberg officials warned, however, that the mayor has been focusing on winning re-election and has not yet decided what initiatives to pursue.
Transit Security,
Voter approval of the bond may mean a broadening from the almost singular focus on financing needs to a range of other issues. This year has seen the adoption the bond act, a new five-year capital plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and a six-year federal transportation bill that will provide increased funding to the transportation authority. With tax revenues exceeding expectations, the MTA is experiencing a surprising budget surplus. The surplus is unlikely to last very long and the MTA continues to forecast a fare increase in 2007. Nevertheless, financing of transit will compete for attention with several other issues.
One such issue is transit security. The MTA is seeking to use high-tech means to monitor activity in subway stations and catch possible terrorists. Whether this technology will actually work and whether the MTA can successfully install and operate it remains to be seen.
The MTA's Credibility
Another issue confronting the MTA is its own credibility. Kalikow is the first MTA chairman appointed by Governor George Pataki to take independent stands in favor of transit needs and breathe a greater openness into the MTA. But the effects of the fiasco that accompanied the MTA's 2003 fare increase, in which the agency was accused by lying about its finances, continue to linger. This was seen most poignantly in the public's reaction to the MTA's plan to use part of its surplus to discount fares over the year-end holidays. Man-on-the-street interviews by reporters revealed a deep-seated skepticism about why the MTA would want to say "thank you" to riders with this small holiday gift. Some saw the discounts as an attempt to manipulate the public into voting for the bond act.
The fact is that although the transit system is vastly improved from 25 years ago, riders' expectations are also much higher. Revamped stations, new subway cars, fare discounts and a host of other improvements have drawn huge crowds into the subway. Overcrowding is now the system's biggest problem, inevitably exacerbated whenever there is a service delay. A major challenge for the MTA is to reduce overcrowding in the short term, through signal and communications improvements and management of trains in the tunnels. Riders won't tolerate waiting until the Second Avenue subway is built.
Better Relations With The Public?
While Kalikow stresses the MTA's "transparency," his philosophy is not always evidenced in the workings of the agency. Ask a token booth clerk whether trains are currently diverted for announced construction and you are likely to get a puzzled shrug – why would a token clerk know about such things as what trains are stopping at the station? Ask MTA staff for a report that was completed months ago, and one is likely to be told it is still a "draft," or that staff are too busy to fulfill formal freedom of information requests for four to six months. Look on the MTA's website for board minutes or detailed budget information – similar to what one finds for the Los Angeles MTA or other major transit agencies – and the effort will be in vain.
The election brought good news about how the MTA will pay for needed subway and bus improvements. But the task of improving the daily commute remains a daunting challenge.
Bruce Schaller, who has been in charge of the transportation topic page since its inception in 1999, is head of Schaller Consulting, which provides research and analysis about transportation. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at New York University.Â


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Directions and Maps to WGBY
44 Hampden Street, Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 781-2801 or 800-781-WGBY
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Jump to: Downtown Springfield Map | Parking Information
Driving Directions
From the south
Take I-91 North to exit 4, Broad Street (this becomes E. Columbus Ave.)
WGBY is about 1 mile ahead on the right,at corner of E. Columbus and Hampden Street.
From the north
Take I-91 South to exit 7 (Springfield Ctr,Columbus Ave)
Take a left at the lights to go under the overpass
Take another quick left onto E.Columbus Ave.
WGBY is 4 blocks ahead on the right.
From the east
Take the Mass Pike to exit 6, Route 291
When 291 forks,stay to the left
Take the Dwight Street exit,number 2B
Turn LEFT onto Dwight Street
Take 5th RIGHT onto Taylor Street (no sign on right: Turn at Ken's Parking Lot)
Taylor Street becomes Hampden Street
Take a right onto E.Columbus, then turn right enter the WGBY parking lot.
From the west
Take I-90 (Mass Pike)to exit 4, I-91
Take I-91 south to exit 7
Take a left at the lights to go under the overpass
Take another quick left onto E.Columbus Ave
WGBY is 4 blocks ahead on the right.
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Parking is available in our staff parking lot after the building on East Columbus Avenue. If our lot is full, make a one block loop around the building to park in the large pay lot on Hampden Street, directly across from our front doors.
DO NOT PARK in the smaller lot next to our building on Hampden Street (Hampden is the one-way street that runs in front of our building) that is next to the bank. Cars are towed from this lot (on the same side of the street as WGBY) every day.


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