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Another excellent job. Alliance flooring consistently provide high quality service at a great cost.
Thanks for helping with our carpets on the renovation. Or previous supplier let us down and you picked up the pieces.
I wouldn't use anyone else for safety flooring any more. Lee always goes the extra mile and I've never once had to report an issue.
A popular pattern for laying LVT's is Herringbone, each plank is laid diagonally to form a traditional looking effect that appears uniform from a distance. It can be a challenging floor to lay, the numerous rows must line up smoothly and this can be difficult to achieve if the floor is not completely level and the walls plumb. It is named herringbone due to the resemblance to the bones of a fish such as a herring.
This project in a popular retail store, was completed during night shifts as we required the floor to be completely empty of other trades, using temporary lighting rigs. There was a central feature point which was laid with ceramic tiles, so the herringbone design had to be wrapped around the tiles in a uniform manner. All of this lead to challenging conditions on site which our operatives had to work around.
We used Karndean Da Vinci Natural Oak – RP102 vinyl tiles which are a top quality commercial product.
The floor is swept and cleared of all debris prior to starting the installation after being screeded the night before with a latex leveling compound. We also protected any furniture and items that may be damaged in the process.
Prior to installing the vinyl tiles, we set out the floor by drylining to ensure the tiles line up around the ceramic feature point in the middle.
Ensuring the tiles are set at precisely a 90-degree angle, the operatives started adhering the tiles to the floor to the set-out points previously agreed. Once the tiles are in place a heavy roller is used over the vinyl tiles to minimise air bubbles and maximise the adhesion to the screeded floor.
Care is taken to ensure the tiles marry up around all four side of the feature point in the centre of the room.
The floor is almost completed….photos of the finished product will be uploaded soon!
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One of the most important factors in hospitals or any healthcare environment is hygiene. We're all familiar with the scares about MRSA and anyone who has visited a hospital in the UK in the last 5 years will have noticed that every doorway and waiting room is equipped with sanitising alcohol gel.
It should come as no surprise then that every part of the construction and aesthetics of hospitals needs to be as hygienic as possible. Hospital flooring, which is in constant contact with doctors, patients and visitors, needs to be able to be easily cleaned in order to maintain good hygiene and prevent unnecessary germs spreading infections. One of the easiest ways to do that is to use vinyl flooring throughout the hospital. There are many benefits to using vinyl flooring, such as the safety that comes with not having corners to trip on or worn spots in the walkway, the ease of cleaning when spills do occur, and the sterility that it provides on a daily basis with proper cleaning maintenance.
Alliance Flooring tick all the boxes above and are happy to show examples of their work. Hygiene flooring accounts for a large part of the work we undertake and trade references are not a problem.
Safety floors are important when it comes to commercial flooring regardless of the industry. They provide assurance that there are not going to be any unnecessary injuries when they are cared for properly, and vinyl floors are designed to withstand a huge amount of traffic. Therefore there is no wearing down of the floors in the most frequented places. When they are used in these kinds of industries, whether it is in a hospital, commercial kitchens or schools, they are often referred to as safety flooring because of the safety that it provides on a daily basis. Safety flooring gives managers and supervisors peace of mind when it comes to their employees and patients, who often have a high risk of injury regardless of the kind of flooring that you use. This makes it even more important to use a floor covering that provides the most safety options.
Sheet vinyl is the ideal choice for most hygiene floors for a number of reasons:
Cap and coved, or cove formed skirting is another feature of vinyl sheet flooring that make it so ideal for use as hygiene flooring. Rather than having seems and area's for bacteria to hide and breed the flooring is often fitter up the wall. It can be extended anywhere from 3 inches to 3 foot but the most important point if that dirt and germs on the floor will not be swept towards corners and seems that are difficult and even impossible to get completely clean.
Hospital vinyl flooring also provides easy care and avoids accidents happening. Hospitals are a place where there are spills and even bodily fluids are more likely to end up where they shouldn't be. Hygiene flooring is something that has to be considered when they the floor layout is designed. Hygiene floors provide easy cleaning abilities so that there is no waiting, other than the time that it takes for them to air dry, and there is no need to worry about unsightly stains from unexpected spills. Installing vinyl floors allows the use of proper chemicals for cleaning to make the floors more sterile, unlike many other flooring types that are easily damaged by cleaning liquids. Although there is no need to eat off of the floors, hospital floors carry germs than can cause infection if they are not cleaned properly, and the risk of infections and the spreading of diseases increases without flooring that is easily sterilized for the next patient that comes in.
Vinyl flooring can be used in any situation, whether it is for a domestic kitchen or a commercial building, and it can be installed using large sheets or smaller tiles of vinyl. Depending on which of these forms you choose the overall look that you achieve will be different. Healthcare flooring is often laid as a solid sheet so that there is no need to worry about loose tiles causing accidents, but square tiles may be used in areas of the hospital that do not see as much foot traffic for a change of the overall look. Regardless of how you wish the vinyl flooring to be installed, the benefits of hospital vinyl flooring are sure to last for the life of the vinyl itself.
Installation of full sheets of vinyl often requires heat weld at the joins in order to provide more resilience and durability. This can also provide additional safety so that there is no worry about the corners coming up and causing falls. Hospital flooring is one of the most obvious areas where we come into contact with safety floors, in addition to schools and other commercial buildings, which is why vinyl is often referred to as safety flooring. Special consideration is also given to the installation process so that there is no need to worry about the unexpected happening, and cleaning any mess is a breeze.
Regardless of where you are, flooring is one of the most important factors in the overall look of a room. Each area has different needs, and hospital flooring is no different but that does not mean to say it has to be boring. Alliance Flooring offer a broad range of colours and designs from a number of high quality flooring manufacturers including Polyflor, Altro, Amtico and Karndean.
Although there are some other choice for hospitals Alliance Flooring recommend that vinyl sheet floors are considered as the premium choice when you are deciding on hospital flooring. It can be used in all areas including waiting rooms, corridors and surgeries. It is an option that excels in areas of high foot traffic. There is no need for high maintenance of the floors as long as they are being cleaned properly, and with proper installation there is no need to worry about patient falls from loose corners that can often cost much more money than the vinyl floor covering itself.
For a free flooring quote or advice on what options there are please get in touch with one of the team at Alliance Flooring. We don't employ pushy sales people and are only too happy to offer advice without any obligation.
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How does vinyl flooring compare with other flooring types such as carpet, laminate, ceramic tiles, natural stone or real wooden floors? I've put this page together to tell you bit about the advantages of using vinyl flooring in place of these other types of flooring.
Whilst reading this guide below the one thing you still need to bear in mind that vinyl flooring is the same either. There are a lot of different types of vinyl flooring. It comes in vinyl sheet or vinyl tile form and a variety of different brands, qualities and finishes. For the purpose of this article assume that we are talking about all good quality vinyl floor covering as Alliance Flooring don't supply low quality vinyl.
Alliance Flooring specialise in vinyl flooring for all types of use from wetrooms and bathrooms to commercial shop flooring and hospital flooring.
There are plenty of practical reasons to choose a vinyl floor over carpet. Below are some of the key reasons.
It's worth mentioning that in many commercial flooring installations we have installed a mixture of vinyl flooring and hard wearing carpet. The vinyl tends to be used for area's of heavy footfall and carpet in area's with less human traffic.
Many customers aren't aware of the difference between laminate and vinyl flooring. Laminate floors or course are made from MDF or HDF with a laminate pattern overlay stuck on the top. where as how vinyl flooring is made is usually by having pigments mixed in to the polyvinyl material when it is being made. Some replica effect flooring such as wood effect floors or stone effect vinyl floors are printed but in a far more resilient method than laminate.
Wooden effect vinyl floors give you all the same appearance of natural wood without the difficulties. Real timber comes in varying quality and can shrink, expand and warp. Vinyl flooring maintains the same shape and size for the duration its lifespan.
You can read more about the differences between vinyl and wooden flooring here
You can read more about the differences between vinyl and stone flooring here
Vinyl flooring is quicker to lay than many other hard flooring products including timber and stone. Granted it can be quicker to fit a carpet but given the hygiene advantages and life longevity you may install three carpets in the time you have one high quality vinyl floor laid. Because most vinyl floors are so hard wearing and resilient they will stay looking new for much longer than carpet, laminate and even some floor tiles. And one of the most under appreciated bonuses of vinyl floors is that they can be cleaned easily with ordinary household cleaning chemicals without the worry of reactions or damage.
Alliance Flooring specialise in floor fitting all kinds of vinyl sheet or vinyl tiles. As well as fitting, Alliance Flooring can also supply your materials at fantastic rates much lower than the high street. Whether you require a supply and fit or fitting only, please get in touch for a chat or free, no obligation quote.
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In world where image is so important, shops and retail stores are not only judged by their products and their pricing, but by their appearance. Shop flooring and decor plays a large part in forming this perception. Whilst it may not be such a conscious decision by the shopper, as people we like to buy from people and places we like and admire so it stands to reason why store spend a lot of money on shopfitting and frequent renovations to keep a fresh appearance. Shopping centers are retail battle grounds of shops often competing for the same business. Clothes shops are gathered with other clothing shops, computer retailers with other computer related shops and so on. It stands to reason then. Ultimately the ambiance and appearance forms an overall impression of the store and the brand that we as shoppers choose to buy from.
One of the largest parts of an interior decor scheme has to be the shop flooring. While some might consider it an insignificant backdrop, you should bear in mind that it covers the entire surface area of the shop, can be seen by shoppers at all times and therefore has a subtle, subconscious effect on your overall perception of the shop and brand. Shops that choose not to invest in the right flooring solution will always regret it in the long run. Cheap vinyl tiles or poor quality carpet won't keep well and will soon look older than they actually are whilst good quality vinyl shop flooring or commercial carpets will keep a new feel for far longer.
Flooring for shops and any retail environment needs to be laid and fitted by experienced quality floor fitters to ensure the flooring surface chosen not only looks fantastic, but it will endure the heavy footfall of shoppers on a daily basis and stand the test of time. Safety is also a key aspect that should be considered when deciding on the type of retail flooring to be used. A professional floor fitting company should be able to provide samples of the different flooring options available and explain the benefits or any disadvantages of each. Alliance Flooring have been fitting shop floors for many years, mostly on behalf of shopfitting firms. In fact we provide a full trade flooring service for shopfitters with discounts based on the amount of annual work you place.
Many floor laying firms don't appreciate the restrictions when working in retail environments. Alliance Flooring work though the night, and outside of retail trading hours to ensure little or no disruption to business trading where ever possible.
Different shops use many different types of flooring materials based on preference, durability, and whats kind of customers will be visiting the store. Most retail shops tend to go with either;
Each have their own pro's and con's but for the majority, some type of vinyl flooring is what suits best. It is hard wearing, comes in a broad variety of finishes and is easily maintained. It is often less expensive than the options, if not at first then over time as it is very durable. However the options don't end there either. All the above flooring options come in a variety of finishes, qualities and other options. Some of the key pro's and con's are below.
Retail environments, like most public commercials flooring first and foremost needs to be safe for those that walk on it. Safety Flooring is a speciality area for Alliance Flooring as they have been providing and fitting safety floors for many years. Shop Vinyl Flooring is no different to many of the commercial floor requirements in fairness, needing to be safe, often anti-slip, durably and easily maintained. One of the issues with many other types of floor is that they require special care when cleaning which is not as important for most vinyl retail floors.
Commercial carpets are another good choice for many retail shop floors. Many large clothing shops tend to have a mix of vinyl flooring on the main walkways and then a hard wearing carpet on ears with less traffic where the clothes are displayed. This is done to create a more comfortable, feel whilst you are browsing the products which it is hoped will entice you to purchase. One draw back however is that even hard wearing carpets are not maintained as easily as a smooth surface floor so are susceptible to dirt, wear and even mites. On some occasions it's been known for carpets to have mite infestations which can obviously be a serious problem for clothing retailers. However commercial carpet fitting and retail carpet floors are still popular in many environments.
Ceramic tiles and porcelain tiles are particularly hard wearing and can look stunning but do usually come with a higher initial outlay than vinyl floors or commercial carpets. They are also not as easily updated when a store layout is being changed. In fact we have been asked on numerous occasions to simply lay new vinyl flooring over the top of the original ceramic tiles rather than replacing the old tile floor. They are cleaned in much the same way as some vinyl floors but usually require specified cleaning chemicals as well as requiring buffing and polishing.
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Alliance Flooring offer a full trade flooring service for shopfitters in and around the UK. Carpet fitting and vinyl flooring are the key services provided but tiling, artificial grass, wooden floors, specialist floors and other types of floor fitting are also provided.
Shopfitters have the option of fitting only, if they have their own flooring wholesalers to purchase from, or alternatively a "supply and fit" service. Due to the volumes purchased from our wholesalers we are able to offer trade rates on all flooring to shopfitters.
For Retail Flooring contracts and shop flooring we are often require to work through the night or in non trading hours and complete jobs during with as little or no disruption to trade, staff and customers. Bank floors are another example where it is imperative that work is completed quickly and efficiently so that business can continue the following day.
Alliance Flooring are based central to the UK in Leeds which makes a great hub for serving England Scotland and Wales. Our teams of fitters are strategically organised at the beginning of each week to complete all trade flooring projects in a time efficient manor. Please don't be put off contacting us if you are in London or further afield, or if your project is not local to Yorkshire. The flooring teams are working all over the UK on a weekly basis and it is likely that we have someone working not too far from you this week to perform a site visit when required. Estimate for the work can usually be provided from drawings and a clear discussion about the project requirements.
Alliance Flooring offer trade pricing for shopfitters. The recession and a very difficult financial climate has brought cheap workers into the industry but we are keen to point out that we are NOT CHEAP. We are inexpensive and efficient – there is a BIG difference. All flooring work is guaranteed and will serve its purpose for years to come. Alliance Flooring have a loyal trade customer base built though fair competitive trade pricing and quality work. This is the reason so many shopfitters use us as their primary floor fitting service.
Nobody wants to see their shop floor failing in its task. Whether its a bank, retail shop or otherwise – if the flooring that has been put down is either not fit for purpose or has not been put down correctly it can have huge consequences to business. At best it is an inconvenience but at worst it could cause and safety issue and accidents. In difficult financial times there has been an increase in cheaper adhesives, vinyl flooring or all kinds of materials but not all of these products will stand the test of time. Alliance Flooring work with well established, tested and guaranteed floor products and stand by their work. In the unlikely event that you do have any issues with the work carried out we are only too happy to investigate any concerns and rectify any problems.
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You may think that Corfu nowadays look rather messy and little is done to improve its appearence. In fact, there is something done by the local port authority to improve the area which belongs to the organisation's juridiction.
So last month they layed traditional corfiot plaques on the previously cemented pier colloquially known as "I skála tu dhimárchu" ("Mayor's steps").
Now the pier is looking better. This spot popular with fishermen now looks more human and warm. It suits more to the area's traditional character and it could look even better if they put some stainless/ stone benches on it.
I should congratulate Corfu's Port Authority for this initiative and I hope soon more actions will be taken to impove our beautiful coastal areas.

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An Episodic History of Mathematics: Mathematical Culture Through Problem Solving
MAA, 2010 - Mathematics - 381 pages
An Episodic History of Mathematics will acquaint students and readers with mathematical language, thought, and mathematical life by means of historically important mathematical vignettes. It will also serve to help prospective teachers become more familiar with important ideas of in the history of mathematicsboth classical and modern.Contained within are wonderful and engaging stories and anecdotes about Pythagoras and Galois and Cantor and Poincar, which let readers indulge themselves in whimsy, gossip, and learning. The mathematicians treated here were complex individuals who led colorful and fascinating lives, and did fascinating mathematics. They remain interesting to us as people and as scientists.This history of mathematics is also an opportunity to have some fun because the focus in this text is also on the practicalgetting involved with the mathematics and solving problems. This book is unabashedly mathematical. In the course of reading this book, the neophyte will become involved with mathematics by working on the same problems that, for instance, Zeno and Pythagoras and Descartes and Fermat and Riemann worked on.This is a book to be read, therefore, with pencil and paper in hand, and a calculator or computer close by. All will want to experiment; to try things; and become a part of the mathematical process.
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Zenos Paradox and the Concept of Limit
The Mystical Mathematics of Hypatia
The Islamic World and the Development of Algebra
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The Great Isaac Newton
The Complex Numbers and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
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Henri Poincare Child Phenomenon
Sonya Kovalevskaya and the Mathematics of Mechanics
Emmy Noether and Algebra
Methods of Proof
Alan Turing and Cryptography
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Microsoft France President confirms Windows 9 unveiling next week
Microsoft is expected to officially unveil Windows 9 during a media event on September 30
By: Michael Hatamoto | Operating Systems News | Posted: Sep 25, 2014 10:30 pm
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Microsoft is expected to announce Windows 9 during a September 30 press event, which was unexpectedly confirmed by Microsoft France President Alain Crozier during a recent speech to employees. A "Windows Technical Preview" should become available shortly after the event, with numerous leaked images and details about the not-so-secret OS already available.
During the recent chat with employees, Crozier used the phrase "Windows 9" instead of the code word "Threshold" when discussing the upcoming OS.
Microsoft has an accelerated operating system roadmap, especially as users were unimpressed with Windows 8/8.1 - an operating system that was supposed to highlight touch capability - but instead left many users frustrated.
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Website redesign, logo, limited graphics
Budjetti $100-500 USD
We are looking to redesign our main website. It is an insurance related site for US health insurance products. It is heavily text driven, so graphics are not very important, but we do want limited graphics and perhaps a spiffy new logo.
No database work, just basic html. Site must be professional looking, crisp and clean, and must be zippy fast. In other words, nothing real fancy but it must look good.
Basically, I need a new front page template that I can go modify from time to time (text and links). Also we need 2 templates for "inside" pages. The main thing is that it has to be easy for me to expand the site later using the templates. I am not a web pro by any means but I can handle dreamweaver, etc. well enough to make basic corrections.
It is important to be able to clearly communicate with each other. I speak only english and often have difficulty with certain accents. I don't anticipate speaking that often but when we do, it's important to communicate well. I anticipate that email will be the preferred method of correspondence.
Once this project is completed, we will start on a new series of similar websites and the original designer will have an inroads on those projects.
I'm not looking for the lowest price, but the best overall value based on what works for us. My main concern is the quality of your work and reliability. This project needs to be finished within the first couple of weeks in January. I'd appreciate it if you are interested to provide a portfolio of your work.


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Several things that stood out to me when I saw this trigger image including the robin's egg blue saucer color, the transparent quality to the green flower where the petals overlap each other, the asymmetrical, scattered pattern of the flowers and the variety in terms of the shapes and styles of the flowers.
I used white cardstock for all my pieces (except the embossed panel in blue) and then used my markers to color them. Though most people think of markers in terms of coloring images they can really be used for so much more. Using them to create a customized color palette is something I do often. It's easy to do and since I own a large collection it almost always guarantees that I can get the color I want even if my cardstock selection is limited.
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The Texas job market is booming and we are looking to hire a Staffing Account Manager to join us in our Houston market for the new year. Our west Houston TX recruiting team is expanding – could you be next addition to our staffing team?
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Our team is looking for an internal agency Staffing Account Manager who isn't afraid to be an industry leader. We generally look for individuals with a college degree and at least 6 months of recruiting or sales/staffing experience; however lack of industry experience is not a deal breaker! Our ideal Staffing Account Manager will have competitive drive, a proven track record of success, a willingness to learn, and the ability to manage responsibilities in a high-volume atmosphere. You spend your time sourcing candidates, making phone calls, and building relationships. If this sounds like a match for you, we'd love for you to submit your resume.
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Frontline Source Group's commission structure offers limitless earning potential, creating rewarding opportunities for our employees... but that's not all! Our employees are offered a solid benefits package, have the chance to earn a variety of incentive trips each year, and are backed with a solid team and some of the best technology in the industry. We offer enhanced training opportunities, tried and true ethical recruiting practices, and a solid entrepreneurial environment. Our employees don't work on a draw – rather we work together to ensure that our clients are happy and our jobs are filled. Producers work on a generous commission plan with no cap.
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We're an exceptional recruiting firm that specializes in matching top talent with companies for direct, contract, and contract-to-hire placements. We want to continue to add extraordinary internal recruiters and sales professionals to our team.
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Partner with professionals on a nationwide basis to match our open jobs.
Act in a proactive manner to understand the positions and finding the best qualified candidate for the job.
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Assist in helping companies hire top talent. You get to help staff your clients with their next generation of performers.
Serve as the point of contact and hiring market subject matter expert for your clients.
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Scientists have narrowed down the time frame for a mega-volcanic eruption to within a few thousand years of the end-Triassic-extinction.
Stuart Gary
The researchers say these eruptions may have triggered climate changes so sudden that many creatures were unable to adapt and add the situation is analagous to the pace of human-induced climate change today.
"This set the stage for dinosaurs to dominate Earth for the next 135 million years, until they too were wiped out by an extinction event," says lead author Dr Terrence Blackburn, then at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Scientists had previously connected the timing of volcanic mega-eruptions with several mass extinction events, but these estimates have a margin of error of one to three million years.
Blackburn and colleagues developed a significantly more precise date with a margin of error of only a few thousand years (the blink of an eye in geologic time) by analysing samples of basalts from a formation called the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province.
SupercontinentThis basalt formed through the separation of North America and northern Africa during the rifting of the Pangean supercontinent to form the Atlantic Ocean basin.
"As the sea floor spread, the massive outpouring of basaltic magma released gases including carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and acidifying the oceans," says Blackburn.
"Over 600,000 years more than three million cubic kilometres of basaltic lava was produced in four pulses."
Blackburn and colleagues used the decay of uranium isotopes contained in zircon crystals embedded in basalt samples to get exact dates for the eruption events. The samples were collected from New Jersey, Nova Scotia and Morocco.
"Zircon crystals form in solidifying magma and contain uranium which decays at a set rate that we can measure precisely," says Blackburn.
The first of these pulses, found in samples from Morocco, produced more than a million cubic kilometres of magma and coincides exactly with the start of the end-Triassic-extinction 201,564,000 years ago.
This date is supported by changes in a layer of sedimentary mineral grains linked to one of Earth's periodic magnetic pole reversals known as the E23r event.
Evidence of the reversal is consistently found in sedimentary rock located just below the extinction event, making it a convenient marker.
The samples from Nova Scotia indicate eruptions occurred about 3000 years later, while those from New Jersey point to an eruption about 13,000 years after the Morroccan event.
Sediments below that time contain pollen, spores and other fossils characteristic of the Triassic era, while in those sediments above the fossils disappear.
The researchers say that among the creatures that disappeared were early crocodilians, tree lizards and many broad-leaved plants.
Lessons for todayAccording to Blackburn, the initial mass extinction event lasted no more than 20,000 years.
This conclusion was reached by correlating the precisely dated basalts with surrounding sedimentary layers generated by temperature changes that affected lake water levels.
These layers are the result of a 20,000-year cyclic change in the orientation of the Earth's axis toward the sun.
The study shows the extinction event occurred in just one layer - meaning the event took 20,000 years at the most.
Blackburn says there are lessons to be learned from this study.
"In some ways, the end-Triassic-extinction is analogous to what's happening today," says Blackburn.
"It's operating on a similar time scale.
"So we can gain an insight on the future impact of increasing atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels on global temperatures, ocean acidity and life, by studying the geologic record."


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Over the past couple of days I have had a number of PayPal payment gateway issues. This has resulted in a number of transactions not being completed even though the PayPal transaction was successful.Transactions were stuck in the 'pending' mode and several customers complained that their purchases were not available for download.
You will be pleased to hear that the issue has now been traced to the recent Virtuemart update that was released. A change was added to this release to ensure that only the primary PayPal email was used for checkout. This resulted in a checkout failure if any other email address was used. If like me you have several email addresses associated with your PayPal account you will likely suffer similar issues and will be interested in downloading Virtuemart bugfix version 2.0.26d:
You can download the updated version 2.0.26d from http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/files
Apologies to those who were unable to download their purchases straight away. If any new customers experience any issues please comment below and let me know and I will jump right onto it.
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The past few weeks I have been rejigging all of my sites, services and applications so that they all now fall under the banner of my company Indau. The reason for this is that there was no direct correlation between each of the products. This autonomy also failed to leverage a very important commodity - diversity.
By associating all of my different products with my company, it demonstrates the diversity in the work that I do, and therefore work that the company is able to provide. It helps sell my services.
The reshuffle is partially due to expansion in a new direction, it also helps me to delineate paying projects from hobby projects. Not that hobby projects are without value, indeed the opposite is true. Whilst undertaking the reshuffle I also decided to revive my long suffering content management system. DMCMS. The reason for this is partially because I want to play with the fantastic tools on offer by the guys at Atlassian, but also because it deserves to live on.
After restarting work on the migration script a few weeks back I have made great progress on getting it finished. I have gone through a few revisions and am now on version 0.10. The bugs are slowly getting addressed and the end is nearing.
The current version 0.10 is still in progress. I'm currently working on migrating the group forum posts into the discussion section of each group, but this is proving to be harder than originally anticipated. Still to go before I release the next version are to migrate articles, navigation structure and IBDW Spywall entries. I finally decided to migrate Spywall posts as the user profile pages look very bare. Plus the transition from old to new will be a lot smoother for members.
One major change is that I decided to flip the way that the migration is carried out. Originally I opted to install JomSocial and copy the Boonex files into a sub directory. However, after some thought I decided that it would be better to do the opposite. Now the migration is carried out by installing JomSocial into a sub directory. This means that you can get the whole migration up and running before going live. It also allows you to easily retain or switch between both sites by using htaccess rules.
The other major change is to move away from the corePHP Wordpress plugin and use EasyBlog. EasyBlog is much more user friendly and comparable with Wordpress on a basic level. OK so it doesn't have the plethora of plugins available to Wordpress, but on a community site this is probably a good thing. I do Have one JomSocial site that uses the corePHP Wordpress plugin, and whilst it works well, it is generally too complex for most users to get their heads around. If anyone really wants / needs a specific blogging platform I would be happy to write a custom script, although I would not do this for free.
To address some issues with the current hosting we are moving the site to another server, in fact, if you are reading this message, that means the migration has already been a success!
The move is to address some configuration issues and help improve access speed.
There is also an update in the pipeline - watch this space...
Good news for all those waiting for migrate to JomSocial, you can now download a beta version for testing.
Instructions are included in the file simply view the source code. IMPORTANT - MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS !! Please note that this is a beta, and still has a few issues. Also not all modules are migrated. The following have been tested and are working Users Profiles Avatars Friends Photos Videos Forums Events Support is also included for Modzzz Points totals Still to finish are... Blogs Sites Groups Other Content Known issues are as follows... Video migration throws error message for embedded videos Events avatar migration throws error message when moving files Forum migration needs to be updated for latest version - it's partially working (was working okay on 1.6) No doubt there are other issues too. Please, please, please, report back your findings HERE so that I can improve this and hone out the issues for RC1. There is still a way to go, but things are moving in the right direction.
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It's very nearly here. The Dolphin 'Fish Script' to JomSocial migration script is just around the corner.
To continue on with the theme so affectionately adopted by Boonex, I have decided to give the script a nautical name. So with respect to Jules Vernes Twenty thousand leagues under the sea I have named it the Nautilus.
For those of you who have been patiently awaiting me to pull my finger out and get the script written, you will be happy to learn that I only have a few more tables to migrate and it will be finished (after testing of course).
So, just to raise the tension a little, and build the anticipation (in the best Boonex style - LOL)
Progress on the Boonex Dolphin to JomSocial migration script is underway, with the basic dolphin module mapped out and user data already handled by the exporter.
The module is named Js Migrator and will allow migration of user data, and all compatible data available from the standard Dolphin modules. In addition support will be provided for the IBDW wall module.
More to follow...
The DeeEmm Dolphin 7 Sitemap generator has just been updated. The update addresses an issue where multiple URLS are included within the sitemap.
Some configuration parameters have also been added to make it easier to customise the output.
Links from each module can now be easily enabled / disabled from appearing in the sitemap.
Updating is simply a case of overwriting your old sitemap.php file.
A new blog post by Andrew Boon over at Boonex, has finally announced the upcoming release of 7.0.3. Whilst there is still no commitment to a date, it is scheduled for the beginning of August. This is great news, as for a moment it almost looked like Boonex had forgotten about Dolphin, I was almost certain that the next announcement from them was going to be the release of Trident.
It's good to see Boonex continuing to follow their promise of more regular updates, and whilst I may be very vocal over at Boonex.com about a monthly release cycle, the truth is, anything is better then the year waited for D7, especially when you consider the failure that it was bug wise. As with any of these interim releases, bugs have to be prioritised, so not everyone will get what they want, but give it time and all bugs will eventually get fixed.
It will be interesting to see what kind of balance between bugs and features there are. I personally think that the bugs should have a higher priority than features, but I guess that Boonex policy differs form this, as there are generally some new features released with every update.
New Improved Orca
After a little deliberation I have decided to release my mods for free. I am currently holding back a few premium mods, which i will release when I get a bit of feedback from the first round of free releases.
All you need to do is give a positive review over at the Boonex marketplace, and / or post here in the forums.
I'm happy to give these for free to the community, but would appreciate a little bit of interaction in return.
Not too much to ask in my books.
I've just updated the mod that converts all threaded comments into flat style comments. The original mod had an issue with the wall posts where it hid the reply button. This issue is now resolved. The mod can be downloaded from either the store here - or the Boonex marketplace.
There are also a few new Dolphin tutorials in the resources section:How to add a youtube button to TinyMCEHow to remove / edit the Join button on the promo bannerHow to remove the checkboxes fron the keyword search pageHow to increase the size fo the test in the comments boxThese are simply recent posts that I've replied to over at the unity forums, but seeing as the search over there is non-functional, I've decided to also post them here. Don't forget to check back often, as I will add to these when I get time. /DM
We have just released a free module that allows you to easily enable / disable your website. This is a great help for performing maintenance tasks such as adding modifications or backing up.
The module is easily installed within the standard Dolphin module structure, and requires a small modification to one file to be able to utilise.
The module provides an easy place to edit a maintenance page that will be displayed in the browser to visitors when the site is disabled.
There are future plans to add additional features to the basic module, so if you have an idea for s setting that you feel should be included, just let me know.
The Boonex team have just released the not so long awaited 7.0.2 release. It seems that they have taken community comments about a shorter release cycle on board and trimmed down the releases to enable them to be released one a month. Got to admit, i was a little skeptical that they would pull it off, but its nice to be proven wrong. Lets hope that this is the shape of things to come.
The 7.0.2 release addresses a number of bugs and enhancements. It also removes the callbacks to the Boonex site to prevent the issues seen during the recent DDOS attacks, where many users were locked out of their admin panels.Probably the most important bug fixed is the bug that prevented profile fields from being updated, happily, this is now fixed.
i have already jumped in and upgraded my D7 site, and so far there are no issues.
If, like me, you have been using the beta version of Google chrome for mac, you will be pleased to learn that Google have now released the final version. Chrome for mac is only available for intel based macs, OSX version 10.5 or later. Being a long time Firefox user, I've been noticing a slowdown in performance lately that has been causing a little frustration, especially when it comes to developing. A pet peeve of mine is having to wait for the browser to finish loading pages - it's simply lost time that i could put to better use.
Chrome is without doubt much faster than Firefox, with very impressive page load times, even with slower pages. With the addition of a few of my favourite tools available (FireBug and Web Developer), Chrome is possibly looking like a replacement for my long term love affair with Firefox. The only downside is that FireBug is only available as a Lite version - which means that there are some critical features missing (javascript tools), but for general day to day use, you could substitute other dedicated tools instead. Of course, it's also possible that an updated version of FireBug for the Crome platform might surface in the future, but this is probably just fanciful thinking, as there are no reports of this as yet.
Chrome also comes with a nice bookmarks migration tool to easily import bookmarks from your other browsers, and includes up to the minute support for HTML5 and the emergent new web technologies. Bundle this with a with a nice clean interface, and you have an improved web experience.
So, if you've yet to try it, or haven't updated form the beta, I recommend to give it a go.
This week is National Cyber Security Awareness Week here in Australia.
National Cyber Security Awareness Week is an annual initiative of the Australian Government held in partnership with industry, community and consumer groups and state and territory governments.
It is designed to raise awareness among Australians of cyber security risks and simple steps they can take to protect their personal and financial information online.
National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2010 is from 6 to 11 June. It will promote six easy tips for better online security:
The Dolphin forum, or Orca, as it is known, was a parallel stand alone development that was integrated as a module into the Dolphin 7 release. This module is a massive improvement over the previous integration in Dolphin 6, and has provided an easier opportunity to improve it.
Many Dolphin users are unhappy with the features supplied with the standard forum module, often opting to replace it with other forums such as phpBB or IPB. This has mixed success, as often the integrations are simply iframe hacks, or miss out important aspects such as avatars or messaging. This is where Orca is already a step ahead. The integration is already completed, it is a core part of the Dolphin product, and so already has all of the needed variables and data available to it, to use in improving its features.
We have been working on an update to Orca, to add in the missing features that many complain about, these are usability features for both users and administrators alike, as well as the creation of a set of moderation tools.
The project is in it's very early stages, and only in Alpha release, but as it's based on a functional product, we already have a demo set up. This will be updated as the project progresses.
It would seem that this weekend has been an active time in the CMS community for security vulnerabilities, first Joomla issue a patch for a potential XSS issue, and now Boonex's Dolphin package has been raising some eyebrows with, an as yet unresolved security issue that exposes the database name, username and password, in plain text to the browser via a verbose error report. This report is triggered by any number of bugs, and could easily be used to compromise a website or server.
The security 'hole' had previously been reported and raised as an issue with the Dolphin developers, who's response was that it had been addressed. Amusingly this seems not to have been the case, with the latest attention being that the bug has now been witnessed on the Boonex admin test site, and the resulting full error report published. - http://www.boonex.com/unity/forums/topic/Hey-BoonEx-Notice-Something-.htm There is some further discussion in the blogs as well - Major Security Risk: Information and Temporary Solution
The community were quick to act, with a couple of suggested workarounds published on modmysite - http://www.modmysite.com/general-issues-comments-questions/10491-db_full_visual_processing.html#post39764 as well as on the Boonex site, but there has been no official response.
As of the time of this post, some three days after the original post, Boonex have still yet to comment, and there has been no official patch available to address the issue.
XSS Vulnerability addressed.
Joomla 1.5.18 has recently been released and includes a security update to fix a core XSS vulnerability. All Joomla users are advised to upgrade. More details about the vulnerabilty can be found on Joomla's developers board HERE. If you wish to stay abreast of the latest security announcements and updates for Joomla, you are advised to keep a check on the Joomla Developer Vulnerability News Feed.
More information on the 1.5.18 release, including the downloads can be found on the product release page - HERE
It's been a very busy week here in the software office. Hot on the heels of the recent Flat Comments and Group Forum Posts Block mods, we have a further three - yes that's THREE!! new mods available in the store, plus a re-released oldie.
Whats more, three of the mods are free!
The first mod is a re-release of our Login redirect mod for Dolphin 6. Whilst this has been available for download over at Boonex.com, for some reason it was omitted from the store, so we added it in. You can download it HERE
Next up is Auto Friend on Join. This is another Dolphin 6 mod that has been updated to work with Dolphin 7. The Mod automatically adds a friend to the joining members profile - a bit like Tom on myspace. This mod differs a little as it will add select the friend it adds based on the gender of the joining member. It can be set to add either a friend of the same sex, or opposite sex. Get it HERE


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New album Episodic out August 5th via Topshelf Records
Field Mouse has unveiled a third single from their sophomore album, Episodic, out August 5th via Topshelf Records. "The Order Of Things" hushed guitar sway recalls It's a Shame about Ray era Lemonheads. Earlier singles, "Out Of Context" (featuring Allison Crutchfield of Swearin' and Waxahatchee) and album opener, "The Mirror" are perfect examples of Field Mouse's guitar-pop prowess.
If 2014's Hold Still Life was the fruition of Field Mouse's evolution from a fiery two-piece into a fully-fledged band, then new album Episodic is the letting go; the abandonment of past persuasions for something altogether more untamed. Where the band's initial work was self-recorded by founding members Rachel Browne and Andrew Futral, the new record signifies the first time that the quintet has composed an album together from start-to-finish - and the result is a record that feels altogether more defined.
Recorded in Philadelphia with Hop Along's Joe Reinhart, and written through a twelve month period which delivered sudden family illness and a deteriorating relationship, Episodic is fashioned from ten feverish bouts of guitar-pop; led by Browne's fearsome and fearless vocal and informed by an instrumental backing that underpins the entire record with a vibrant concoction of guitar, drums and keys.
Showcasing the band's ability to switch between mood and tone, the record shifts from the spiky immediacy of tracks such as "Accessory" and "A Widow With A Terrible Secret", to the more spacious moments, such as monumental center-piece "Beacon", without ever losing sight of the scuzzy, melodic pop songs that remain Field Mouse's distinct forte.
Featuring guest turns from Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz), Allison Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) and Joseph D'Agostino (Cymbals Eat Guitars), Episodic is the sound of a fully-realized band truly coming in to their own; honest, direct and immensely powerful.
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Structure vs. FunctionDR. GENTZLER on 05/10/2010
Bryan Clay (Gold Medal 2008 Olympics) is relatively small for a decathlete standing at 5'11" and weighing 175 pounds. However, he uses his phenominal speed and power, as well as his compact frame, as a competitive advantage over his stature. For this reason, Clay excels in the sprinting and throwing events. "When you have a guy like me (Bryan Clay) who is a little more explosive, you can master the throwing events. It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement". Less than ideal structure, ideal function.
Everyone is built different, we see it everyday. Some people are tall, some are short. Gymnasts can do back-flips on balance beams, while others are lucky to make it out the front door still standing. So what differentiates the two? They have the same nervous system, musculoskeletal system, and cardiovascular system…right? Structurally yes, but that isn't the whole story. Functionally the gymnast is far superior. The concept of function being more important than structure is the key to why we successfully treat injuries from head to toe.
We understand that some people may not have an structure, they may have a malformed vertebrae, or maybe one leg that is shorter than the other. These may factor into how their body functions, but it is not the determining factor on how they live their lives!
It is very difficult to change structure, but you can change function in a matter of minutes. In fact, we do it everyday. Can you touch your toes? If the answer is no, ask us about it. We can probably get you there, or pretty darn close in one appointment.
It is one of our missions to let our patients (and their family and friends) know that people don't have to live with problems that are believed to come from the way they are built. We won't be able to lengthen someone's leg physically, but we can give you the function you need to live your life the way YOU want to live it!
Muscles get injured more than you think…DR. GENTZLER on 02/15/2010
You injure your muscles everyday. Whether you workout, slouch on the couch, or spend an hour typing a day, your muscles get injured. In most cases what results is tiny micro tears, in major injuries, larger fiber tears can occur. What the body does now is crucial. It can either repair it correctly if they are minor tears and it has the right opportunity, or it lays down scar tissue in order to bridge the gap that has been torn. This scar tissue is good at holding things together, but it is not good at stretching. Picture going bungee jumping with a rope, it doesn't stretch well, and the end would hurt! When a muscle wants to lengthen, but parts of it can't, those parts of the muscle feel tight and hurt when you stretch! Additionally, the same thing happens to the joints when a muscle that moves that joint is injured. The muscle is unable to lengthen, the joint gets pinched, and you will have pain! Unfortunately, many times you can't focus stretch on that scar tissue and therefore you will not be able to completely rid yourself of pain.
This type of injury is what ART was created to fix and why we spent a lot of time and training to become certified. We strongly believe this is the best option for musculoskeletal pain relief and would be glad to show you why!
Common scar tissue caused pain: headaches, tight shoulders, numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, carpal tunnel, low back pain, sciatica/piriformis syndrome, compartment syndrome, shin splints, plantar fasciitis.


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Hollywood (even before the book was released) and is releasing in movie form on Feburary 18th, 2011 starring Alex Pettyfer and Diana Agron. Since the book is so popular and the movie is coming out early next year, we thought that we should do another Read Along! Sound like fun?
For those of you who haven't participated in an I♥M Read Along before, what we do is split the book up into 65 pages per day over the course of a week. Every day we get together and discuss what we've read by answering discussion questions and hanging out listening to what other people have to say and then responding to it. It's pretty fun. Here are both the book and movie teasers to pique your interest:
The Giveaway
The dates for this Read Along are set for November 7-13. But to kick stuff off, we're doing an international giveaway of I AM NUMBER FOUR to get you guys excited for the book and the Read Along! To enter to win a brand new hardcover of I AM NUMBER FOUR, all you need to do is leave a comment telling us whether or not you think aliens are really the new vampires, AND which you prefer, by October 27. One entry per person, no extra entries given. Open worldwide. Be sure to leave some way for us to contact you in your comment (twitter id, email address, etc. and if your email is linked to your blogger account, you're good to go!). You are not obligated to participate in the Read Along if you win the book, but we'd love it if you did! GIVEAWAY CLOSED.
The Read Along
For those of you who already know that you want to sign-up to participate in the Read Along, all you have to do is register in the embedded form below. This way, we keep your details private, but can access your email address to remind you about the Read Along as it gets closer. As a special incentive to participate in the Read Along, all of the people who participate* will be entered to win a $20 gift card to the movie theatre of their choice so that they can see the movie when it debuts. So what are you waiting for? Get your copy today and enter to win one for a friend!
If you are reading this in a reader that does not support embedded frames or an email, please click here to fill out the form.
*Participation defined by contributing participation comments in at least 4 of the 7 Read Along posts. Registration alone does not qualify you for movie theatre gift card drawing.


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Look at that, only the humble stable boy is willing to save the princess.
This is what I do when I try to make playing with my children more interesting {for myself}. Because really, there are only so many times bobbing a little figuring up and down and pretending he's talking can get me excited. I wouldn't ever trade staying home with my children for anything, but sometimes I have to make things a bit more intriguing.
Same goes for story telling. Although I have to stop myself sometimes when the stories get a little too complicated.
Today I found myself pinned on the floor by a one and a two year old. I was required to make honking noises as they took turns squeezing my nose
and clawing and twisting. It's a good thing there was much giggle involved.
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Hints and Tips for media appearances and public speaking. This week; A PR Social Network; How to do a Webinar; The Queen; The BBC; Put yourself in the Story; Do You Know What You Do?; Web Users and Web Developers are Different
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In a new feature for Pogsurf, we are holding a Spot the Thinker competition. Leave you answers below and you could win a cash prize, in the denomination of your choice.
It costs just 5p (five pence, UK) to enter this competition, but PayPal have refused to take money from an unlicensed, not for profit, no hope of profit, you can't even give it away blog, where the blog owner probably has a criminal record or harbours insane thoughts with malicious intent and no hope of redemption (their words, not mine), so we will just have to work something out. You could send it to your local donkey sanctuary or worse. These are the breaks that life brings, but in the end you just have roll with it, and live with your choices.
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Clue:: it works just like the old newspaper 'Spot the Ball' comps. Go and ask your grandfather, he loves to talk about the olden days. I'm sure he'll show you how to mark the correct location with a Biro or sharp pencil, and then send it in with a SAE. That's if he can still remember how to do stuff or he's not dead, poor soul.
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Kirk Nahra Comments on Need for HIPAA Update After MedStar Health Cyberattack
Kirk J. Nahra, chair of Wiley Rein's Privacy Practice and co-chair of the Health Care Practice, was quoted in a HealthcareInfoSecurity.com article about the recent cyberattack on MedStar Health, which may have involved ransomware. As a result of the recent surge in such attacks on hospitals, a member of Congress suggested that Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) breach notification requirements may need to be updated.
Mr. Nahra said that the increase in ransomware attacks doesn't merit developing new legislation for breach notification. "These attacks really are directed at different kinds of issues—in most situations—than those where [breach] notice makes sense," he added.
"Something like ransomware is a real problem for a hospital, because it makes their records inaccessible and unusable, but I'm not sure there's any particular purpose to notifying every patient who was ever at the hospital about that kind of incident," Mr. Nahra said. "There's always a question of what the purpose of notice is. The original purpose of notice laws was in situations where an individual could reasonably take some action—like checking credit reports in the event of a breach involving Social Security numbers where there was a risk of identity theft. For these kinds of attacks, there's nothing for the individual to do, so it's not clear what the purpose of notice would be."
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Development of a test-rig for exploring optimal conditions of small unmanned aerial vehicle co-axial rotor systems
Bell, Jonathon and Brazinskas, Mantas and Prior, Stephen D. and Barlow, Chris and Erbil, Mehmet Ali and Karamanoglu, Mehmet (2010) Development of a test-rig for exploring optimal conditions of small unmanned aerial vehicle co-axial rotor systems. International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering Systems . pp. 439-444. ISSN http://www.ic-mes.com/organization.html
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Due to the recent increase in development and use of co-axial rotor system at the scale of small UAVs a greater understanding of the performance variables that affect the co-axial propulsion system at low Reynolds number operation has become increasingly apparent when optimizing such systems.
This paper focuses on and details the development and fabrication of a small UAV co-axial rotor system test-rig, and investigations into the optimal inter-rotor spacing range between contra-rotating rotors.
An integrated test-rig has been specifically designed for the testing and analysis of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) propellers and out-runner motors which are predominantly used in SUAV propulsion systems. The test-rig incorporates linear motion, yaw, force and other performance measurements, to help validate the identified core co-axial rotor system performance attributes. The co-axial test-rig was used to investigate co-axial rotor systems inter-rotor spacing which identified an optimum H/D ratio region of (0.41 – 0.65).
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On which I write about the books I read, science, science fiction, fantasy, and anything else that I want to. Currently trying to read and comment upon every novel that has won the Hugo and International Fantasy awards.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Review - Seven Years of Highly Defective People by Scott Adams
Short review: A compilation of Dilbert strips focused on the individual recurring characters including Dogbert, Ratbert, Tina, Wally, the Pointy Haired Boss, and the remaining familiar cast of miscreants, slackers, clueless idiots, and other defective personalities.
Dilbert characters
And how they were developed
With commentary
Full review: After seven years of making the Dilbert comic strip, Scott Adams decided to put together a retrospective that focused on the various characters that had been developed to populate his depiction of the life of a nerdy engineer living in cubicle hell. Seven Years of Highly Defective People is the result.
The book starts off by introducing Dilbert and the formative strips that went into creating him. The strips about Dilbert cover the various issues relating to the character such as his relationship with Dogbert and his own ego, his troubles with technology and work, his fumbling attempts to meet and date women, and of course, his somewhat temporary death. Throughout the book Adams has included side comments on many strips giving insights into his thinking behind some strips, discussing reactions the comics evoked, and the origins of many characters and strip ideas.
The book then moves on to Dogbert, showing his transformation from a somewhat sarcastic pet dog to the evil scheming dictator-in-waiting that he has become. The book moves on from the inflated ego of Dogbert to the nonexistent self-esteem of Ratbert. Later sections cover the most intelligent garbage man in the world, Liz, the one woman on Earth who seems to want to date Dilbert, Dilbert's Mom (and absent Dad), Bob the Dinosaur, Catbert, and Phil of Insufficient Light.
Just as the strip did, the book then turns to focus primarily on the characters related to Dilbert's workplace. Asok the clueless intern, Tina the Tech Writer (and her opposite Antnia), the pointy-haired boss (who wavers between active evil and simple cluelessness), Alice, Wally, and Carol. Even the Elbonians and Ted the generic guy get a chapter, as do the random creatures that show up (who aren't Dogbert, Catbert, Ratbert, or Bob). Each chapter shows how the character in question developed from an idea into the form they have taken today - in many cases what is now a single character developed out of a category of characters.
The strips are all great, which should be no surprise. The commentary provided by Adams is funny and often illuminating. (My favorite element to the commentary is seeing how many times Adams killed off side characters simply because he was bored with the story line they were in). The book even has a chapter titled "Dogbert in Hats", and any book that features an entire segment about headgear for an evil dog is definitely worth reading.
The only thing about the book that amounts to something of a flaw is that by grouping the strips by character, some of the context of the original story lines in which the strips appeared in is lost - a problem shared with Dilbert Gives You the Business. Because these strips focus on characters and character development, however, there is much less of a disjointed feeling than shows up in that volume. For someone wanting an introduction to the skewed world of Dilbert, this would be a good start. For someone who is a fan of the series, this is an exceptionally fun book to read due to the author commentary. This is simply a great collection of comics from a great strip.
Previous book in the series: Casual Day Has Gone Too Far
Subsequent book in the series: I'm Not Anti-Business, I'm Anti-Idiot
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Facilitation has become a core competency in most organizations whether you are leading, managing or contributing to the success of projects and the meetings that get you there. Strong facilitation skills are required in order to solve problems, achieve goals, get collaboration and gain buy-in. This interactive, dynamic and fast-paced workshop provides the foundations of what good facilitation is and can do. You will learn and practice several techniques and approaches gaining immediate knowledge and experience that you can apply back on the job.
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Define the role and practice of facilitation.
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RR 3, Box 384
Guy R. Schenker, D.C.
April, 2005
Dear Doctor,
There is much of value to be obtained from this series of Letters on the benefits of proper exercise. The truths you have acquired can enrich your life, the lives of your family, and the lives of your patients. However, if I had to pick out the single most important theme of these Letters, it relates not to the benefits of proper exercise but to ...
There is a very fine line between beneficial exercise and damaging exercise, and, that line is drawn much closer to zero exercise than it is to high volume training. Any day that you over train is ...
Your patients know no one but you who appreciates how little exercise it takes to achieve full benefits. And, after this letter you will appreciate just how severe the damage can be from even a little too much exercise.
The presumption among those who promote exercise is that those who stay fit will live a much healthier, and therefore longer life. In the forty years since my teens, I have been in the "exercise for long life" camp. I still am, but in the past 20 years I have come to realize that what constitutes beneficial exercise is entirely different than the exercise programs sold to the general public. The truth is that there is absolutely no objective evidence supporting the claims that either "aerobic" "cardio" exercise, or sets and reps strength training will add one day to your life. In fact, the evidence is quite the contrary --- the exercise plans that we have all come to believe in are pure myth --- actually doing more damage than good, and thus shortening our lives. If you choose to blindly believe in exercise mythology, then accuse me of speaking heresy; but if you are willing to abandon your belief system in favor of the truth, read on.
I can best convey my personal position on exercise by quoting from the Preface of your NUTRI-SPEC manual:
Perhaps the most significant realization of my life is that reality is not the way I wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are. The pursuit of truth, then, can only be effected objectively.
I really wanted to believe that my running 3 miles four times a week was going to lengthen my life. I really wanted to believe that strength training with emphasis on the negative/eccentric contraction was going to maximize my muscular development. One day, like a bucket of ice water thrown in my face, it came to me that my wishing I had the best personal exercise regimen possible did not make it so. Yes, I have learned the lesson (with respect to exercise, with respect to nutrition, with respect to all aspects of life) that benefiting from the pursuit of truth requires being objectively perceptive enough to recognize the truth when it is staring you in the face; then being honest enough to acknowledge that truth, even when it contradicts prior beliefs. I am now telling you in no uncertain terms, that running three miles four times a week is the road to destruction, and ultimately to death. Strength training involving multiple sets, or assisted reps, or negative accentuated reps, is the sure road to catabolic ruin.
None of the "experts" appreciate (or want to appreciate) the extreme catabolic stress caused by high volume workouts. If you are not achieving gains from your workouts, then surely (they believe) you need one more strength training workout per week, or an extra mile added to your runs. They cheer for you, they crack the whip on you, they promise you a heavenly body, and the fountain of youth. "No pain, no gain!" All the while, they have not a shred of objective scientific evidence supporting their stance. Now, you are thinking, "Wait a minute! There are countless studies showing how people who exercise live longer, and have lower incidence of cardiovascular disease." Sorry, that is simply not true. I myself once wanted to believe that such studies existed, but they do not. Let me explain.
None of the studies done by the exercise industry to promote the health and longevity benefits of exercise involve controlled testing. They are all epidemiological studies. What does that mean? It means you look at two populations, one that exercises and one that does not. Sure enough, those who exercise have less heart attacks, less disease of any kind, and tend to live a little longer. "Aha!" I once exclaimed in chorus with the exercise establishment, "Clearly, these studies give us proof that exercise will lengthen our lives." Nope. Any honest scientist will chuckle and point out to you that such is an erroneous jumping to conclusions.
These epidemiological studies do not show that exercise makes us healthy. They show that being healthy makes us exercise. In other words, those of us who are less robust, tend to avoid exercise like the plague. Those of us who are healthier (either due to genetic potential or to healthy childhood and adolescent development) are brimming with vitality and tend to enjoy exercise. The simple truth is that those who have less vital reserves tend not to exercise, and, have a higher rate of morbidity and mortality. Those with higher vital reserves enjoy exercise more, get sick less often, and perhaps live a little longer ...
The only way to do a controlled study investigating the hypothesized longevity benefits of exercise, would be to take a large population of young adults meeting very specific criteria regarding health, fitness, body fat composition, cardiac function, etc, etc. Then, divide your population into two equal groups; group A is put on a specific exercise plan, while group B is absolutely forbidden to exercise. For the next 60 years, both groups must eat exactly the same food, get exactly the same amount of sleep, be exposed to exactly the same amount of light, work at the same jobs, have as close to possible the same family life, and …--- you get the idea. After 60 years write up a report on the morbidity and mortality of both groups. Obviously, such a study has never been done nor will ever be done. In the absence of such a study, all that research shows us is that people with enough vitality to exercise, also have enough vitality to resist disease and death better than the average person.
While there are no controlled human studies on the long-term benefits/costs of exercise, there have been some absolutely ingenious studies done on the effects of exercise on laboratory animals. I could quote for you from a long list of studies, but my absolute favorite is:
Longevity of exercising male rats: effects of an antioxidant supplemented diet. Holloszy. Mech Aging Dev, 2001.
I particularly like this study because it answers so many of our questions about exercise, and, the relationship between exercise and nutrition. Here is what the researchers did:
Does that study clarify for you what I have said to be the single most important theme of these Letters? The amount of exercise we need is much, much less than we have been lead to believe, and the costs of even a little too much exercise are severe. Remember, these rats were not forced to exercise; they were not at the health club plodding endlessly on treadmills out of guilt; they were not trying to live up to the health and fitness standards imposed by the media, or by an exercise industry promoting its own self interests; they were not trying to lose a little flab around the middle to look better at the beach. These rats were exercising just for the fun of it --- and even at that were killing themselves.
Conclusion? If you are exercising five times a week, you are flirting with disaster. Three or four workouts (assuming they are high quality, not high volume) is the way to go. Keep your workouts ultra high intensity and ultra low volume. If you exercise with a low body temperature you are dying a slow, miserable death. Also --- even with the most thoughtfully designed regimen of Grizzly Bear Intervals and Grunt and Growl Strength Training, you must protect yourself from oxidative damage. Three Oxy Power daily is our standard recommendation for anyone on the Diphasic Nutrition Plan. For those enriching the quality of life with exercise, six Oxy Power per day are essential. Remember --- you exercise to enrich your life, not to destroy your vitality. The only way to be assured that exercise is working for you and your patients is with the protection of six Oxy Power daily.
Now that we understand that exercise is not going to lengthen our lives, let us focus on the potential for exercise to enrich the quality of our lives. How can I be so sure that high intensity, short duration exercise is the key to maximum gains and minimum catabolic damage from exercise? Again, I could quote countless studies, but I can give you one that is particularly revealing:
Skeletal muscle fatigue in normal subjects and heart failure patients. Is there a common mechanism? Lunde, et al. Acta Physiol Scand. 1998.
As a preliminary to describing this study I should make you aware that, as surprising as it may sound, the mechanism by which muscles fatigue has never been thoroughly explained. For years it was thought it had something to do with lactic acid build up, but that is not the case. Neither does it have anything to do with pH changes. Some thought it had to do with fatigue at the neuromuscular junction. All those theories and many more have been invalidated. This study looked at muscle fatigue while remaining cognizant of two fundamental premises; A) skeletal muscle fatigue develops gradually in all forms of exercise (both high intensity and low intensity), and, develops more rapidly in heart failure patients. B) The fatigue mechanism is still not known, but has definitely been localized to the muscle cells themselves.
This study made what I think is a major breakthrough regarding exercise physiology. The researchers showed that there are actually two entirely unrelated fatigue mechanisms, one mechanism for fatigue in high intensity exercise, and a completely different biochemical process for fatigue in response to low intensity long duration exercise. Furthermore, the failure mechanism in low intensity exercise is exactly the same pathological mechanism by which heart failure patients fatigue. Here is specifically what the study showed.
This pathological calcium excess and magnesium insufficiency is the rationale behind calcium channel blocker and beta blocker medications; it is also part of the biochemistry of thyroid insufficiency and many other chronic disease states. Yes, I have been saying for months, low intensity long duration exercise makes you tired, sick, and old before your time. If you want invigoration along with a long, rich life, do your Grizzlies, your Grunt and Growls, and feed yourself with Oxy Power.
Many more references will be supplied in next month's Letter confirming the efficacy of high intensity short duration exercise, as well as the futility and destruction that derives from low intensity high volume workouts.


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Abraaj Capital Ltd., the Middle East's largest private-equity firm, plans to invest $20 million in Egypt's small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, this year despite the political unrest that has been sweeping the region since last year, a senior executive said Thursday.
"We are in the final stages of making investments of around $20 million in Egypt…these investments should happen in the first quarter," said Tom Speechley, chief executive of Riyada Enterprise Development Fund, the SME investment platform of Abraaj Capital.
"We do tend to invest in sectors that resonate with the economic circumstances on the ground, so for example investing in the agriculture sector in Egypt makes sense," he told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview.
The Dubai-based company plans to make two or potentially three investments in Egypt through the Riyada fund, which was set up in 2009 to raise $500 million to buy stakes in more than 100 SME firms in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Pakistan.
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A Day in the Life
If you missed the first post on this topic, Paleo AIP is the Auto Immune Protocol for the Paleo diet. So while the Paleo diet means no wheat, grain, sugar, or dairy (which is traumatic enough, if you have eaten a standard american diet for most of your life), Paleo AIP goes a step further and removes nightshades (peppers [the veggie and the spices], potato, tomato, and eggplant) nuts, seeds (including chocolate and coffee) and eggs.
If it sounds awful, it kind of is. Unless you are seriously suffering some auto immune problems. Then you get kind of willing to consider this restrictive of a diet in hopes of relief and preventative care. Here's a look at a normal day in my Paleo AIP life. It took A LOT of adjustment to get here, and I am still refining as I can:
Breakfast: Home-mixed pork sausage (to avoid the sugar and the pepper spices in the store kind) and broccoli, as well as ginger tea
Snack: Black tea with coconut milk and honey*, leftovers such as chicken and zucchini in olive oil
Lunch: Heavy garden salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrots, olives, chicken) with garlic infused olive oil
Dinner: Steak and spaghetti squash
Snack: Coconut milk shake with two strawberries, 1/2c blueberries, agave*, and coconut cream
*I had to go off chocolate, coffee, and cane sugar. I reserve the right to two or three teaspoons of honey each day, though I understand this is not strict Paleo.
The Benefits
I am shrinking. Not like, "Yay, weightloss" shrinking (though there's that, too), I mean my hands, stomach, and feet are visibly (terrifyingly quickly) de-puffing. Who knows how long I have had immune flare-ups to these different foods that I am now allowing my body to heal from, but apparently I should have done this a long time ago. In 60 days I can try to reintroduce the Paleo AIP foods to see if I can eat them again (I really miss eggs for baking), but I will probably only get a few back. I also suspect I am allergic to tomatoes!
4 Transition Tips
- Let yourself be Paleo for a little while. Paleo is enough of an adjustment and it will make Paleo AIP a little easier.
- Wheat-flu is real. A week of hot and cold illness, fuzzy head, headaches, and complete and utter exhaustion. Then, suddenly, light breaks through. It's been very pleasant since.
- Plan the crap out of everything. Overplan. Then plan again. Cook stuff and freeze stuff. Try new things.
- Read and find people going through the same thing: The Paleo Mom, Auto Immune Paleo, Plan to Eat, and The Paleo View Podcast (my personal favorite).
- It is surprisingly, shockingly, frustratingly emotional. It is isolating and frustrating, and weekends are the worst. Plan to not hang out with people for a few weeks.


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Levee district board members take office
WOOD RIVER - Newly appointed Wood River Drainage and Levee District Board members took their oath of office Monday morning and selected their officers.
Leroy Emerick, Jeff Davis and William E. "Butch" Yarborough took their oath of office and then elected the officers of the three-member board.
Emerick was picked to serve as the board's president and Yarborough was chosen as vice president.
Madison County Board Chair Alan Dunstan recommended the trustees last week and the County Board approved them.
Emerick, of Wood River, will serve a one-year term; Davis, of Godfrey, will sit on the board for a two-year term; and Yarborough, of Roxana, will serve a three-year term.
Emerick was reappointed to the board. Davis and Yarborough are replacing two board members who resigned in mid-April. All three trustees' terms were expired prior to the appointment.
The only action taken by the new board was to approve placing an advertisement to hire a permanent secretary to serve the district to replace Judy Beckham, who is retiring.