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Douglas Elroy Davis
1930 - 2017
First Visitation
Second Visitation
Funeral Service
Thinking of you Janine, Rudy, Noah and Josh and your family at this difficult time. Hugs to the Kerec Family
I am so sorry for your loss Doug was a great man I will truly miss him and his funny jokes.
Sorry for everyones loss
Jean and family:
Please accept our condolences.
May your wonderful memories help you through this difficult time.
Elsie and Laurie Redmond.
To the Davis Family
Eldon and I send our sincere sympathy in the passing of Douglas.
We are all part of the larger family of Donald and Rachel MacKinnon.
It is sad to lose a loved one but may the memories of time together help
at the difficult time.
The MacKinnon family
To my lovely Sister-in-law and Brother:
Dad and I would to pass along our sincerest condolences to both of you and the family. Although we didn't know him well whenever you or Gord spoke of him it was with love and respect. May God hold you safely in his arms during this very sad time.
To all the family, our deepest sympathy. We will miss our visits with Uncle Doug. Death leave a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can Steal
So very sorry to hear of the loss of Mr Davis. I went to school with his kids and know how hard the loss of a father is. Please accept my sincerist condolences.
Sincere Sympathy in the loss of Dad and Grandpa.
May Wonderful Memories be always near.
Thinking of you.
Scott (Smiley) & Joanne Battersby & Family
So many fond memories of years gone by spent with the Davis family. May all your special memories carry you through in the days and months ahead. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
so sorry for your loss, uncle Doug was a great and funny guy, our prayers are with your families
Please accept my family's deepest condolences, I loved our visits and I will miss Dad very much. A soft spoken man with a smile and gentle way about him. He made me feel so comfortable I remember how nervous I was to meet Daryle's dad but that faded away very quickly. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to all the family. Much Love Deby, Stephanie, Allison, Trevor and Adam.
Our heart breaks for you.
So sad to hear of a wonderful man leaving this life for a new one. Always enjoyed
being around him when I was a kid-very fond memories of hanging out with him and
his lovely wife Jean at special family events. I will definitely be at the visitation on Wednesday.
Our Location:
287 Station Street,
PO Box 119,
Smithville, Ontario,
Phone: (905) 957-7031
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Playing in the Studio at the weekend and,,,,,..... tada!
I made a little Button Bouquet.
I could become very addicted to these.
I grabbed some thinner PINK floristry wire and made some smaller spotty stems.
Then i taped the 7 stems together with parcel tape before covering that in ribbon to give it a sweet finish.
I am thinking this would make a nice little gift for someone if i hang a little gift tag from it?
If i pop round to somebody's for a cuppa?
or as a thankyou?
I need these all round my house now....
And a P.S
I am having a Limited Time SALE Offer on bags of 100g pastel / popsicle button bags.
I mixed up a few 100g bags full of dreamy Spring like shapes and colours.
Sort of perfect for making buttony lavender hearts
or your own stacking / stem projects
or yummy popsicle accessories
i love this mixture.
Normal price £7.50 for the 100g
SALE Price: £5.50
Coolio x
(p.s i just lost a blog follower :( i am either boring, or too commercial or a bad blogger, hahaha)
(p.s i just lost a blog follower :( i am either boring, or too commercial or a bad blogger, hahaha)


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Member Blogs > Journey of a BooksellerLondon's Glory: The Lost Cases of Bryant & May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit by Christopher Fowler
Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PermalinkThis is an anthology of stories about cops. They're English, they're interesting characters and the dynamics between them are amazing. One is very focused on facts and evidence. The other uses his knowledge. When one gets stuck, the other one helps them move on and solve the crime.
Alibi and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published March 29th.
These were a fun set of who-done-its with great characters. All the stories were good but not outstanding. They were just what I wanted to read when I settled down for a read and I enjoyed it.
My favorite is set in a field with no footprints around a woman whose throat was cut. I also liked the one where a woman comes in and tells them she's going to murder a man in a week and does. They can't shake her and she won't tell them how. The other cop walks in, makes a couple of comments and completely undoes her even though he wasn't in on the interview!
There are some ugly crimes in here but most of them are lighter and easy reads. Having one make you shudder makes you appreciate the others.
I'd read more about these cops. They're unusual and work well together. I like them.


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Monday, May 7, 2012
Thoughts on Me-Made-May
Clinton and Stacy would be very dissappointed in me! I didn't take the pledge to participate in Me-Made-May. In a way I feel kind of bad about it. Usually I don't participate in things because I arrive late to the party, if you will. By the time I know about the sew-along, or the contest, I don't have enough time left to plan and execute. But that isn't the case this time.
My daily uniform is jeans and a T-shirt. Not even a nice one - more like the kind you might wear while you wash the car or give the dog a bath. I just don't go anywhere to wear my me-made creations. I'm currently a home based person, literally a blogger and a sewist by trade. The children are all teens (or greater, for the ones who don't live at home) so I don't really call myself a SAHM. Disclaimer: This picture isn't me BUT IT COULD BE ME!
I have made many a pretty outfit. Really. I just think wearing them to vacuum and do housework, write, cut more patterns and sew just doesn't work. But I suppose it's not beyond the realm of possibility to look good while vacuuming, right?
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Oh, I wish I had your problems! Haha, if I could stay home and write/sew/blog/clean house all day, I'd be happy as a clam -- or so I like to think. I'm pretty sure I'd also fall into the forever-casual trap, though.ReplyDelete
I definitely support your plan to make more at-home-appropriate garments, especially a house dress or two! :)Replies
It gets kind of old some days, but I'm really not complaining! I just love a good excuse to dress up!Delete
Dee, I am right where you are-retired, no children, lots of leisure time and no nightlife in this rural backwater of a town. I made a vow to figure out what style best suited me, and sew for the life I have now. So, pants and tees, skirts occasionally, a dress once in awhile, jackets and cardis. That is what I sew now. I am doing MMM'12 and it is helping me weed out some of my clothing. I only have 1/2 of my closet to hang clothes so weeding is essential.ReplyDelete
I am right there with you. Though I am a SAHM with a two year old, I too dress casually most of the time and am trying to sew more of what I will actually wear regularly, rather than the lovely dresses I wear on rare occasion. I wore a dress yesterday though, no special occasion just knew I would be out of the house and not doing any cleaning!ReplyDelete
Omigod, I am so glad there are other people who dress like I do when I am at home. Actually, I look much worse because I am either gardening, walking a dog or painting, so I am sometimes dirty and always covered in paint! I have given up on buying clothes ever since the stupid low waist pants came in because nothing fits me and most clothing is just boring. So I am trying to construct clothes I like and that are comfortable to wear. Sometimes there is success and sometimes there are "wadders" (wad it up and chuck it in the trash). It would help matters if I didn't become enamored with the whole Downton Abbey beauty.ReplyDelete


text: Cervical carcinoma may be the 4th most common reason behind death in woman, due to individual papillomavirus (HPV) infections and due to the cervix. proliferation, invasion and migration in SiHa cells. To conclude, our study shows that CKAP2 works as an operating oncogene in cervical carcinoma PDGF1 advancement and could exert its function by concentrating on FAK-ERK2 signaling pathway. Launch Cervical carcinoma may be the 4th most prevalent feminine malignant disease that impacts females of different age range and backgrounds world-wide. There are a lot more than 500,000 brand-new situations diagnosed and 275 around,000 deaths because of cervical cancers each season1. The main risk aspect for cervical carcinoma is certainly persistent individual papilloma pathogen (HPV) infections2, for cervical squamous cell carcinoma specifically, which makes up about approximate 80% of cervical carcinoma3. The 5-season success prices for 1232410-49-9 manufacture advanced stage affected individual remains at significantly less than 30% due to metastatic spread of cancers cells to faraway area such as for example pelvic lymph node2, 4. Latest molecularly targeted therapeutics show potential in lowering metastasis and enhancing success for several individual malignancies5, 6. As a result, an elevated knowledge of the molecular goals and pathways of cervical carcinoma development and metastasis is essential. The gene for cytoskeleton-associated protein 2 (CKAP2), also known as tumor-associated microtubule-associated protein, expresses cell cycle dependently at the late G1/S phase and reaches the peak time during the G2/M phase7 and plays important functions in cell proliferation, particularly during mitosis8, 9. It has been found up-regulated in malignancies, including human gastric adenocarcinomas10, diffuse large B-cell lymphomas11, hepatocellular carcinoma12 and breast cancer13. CKAP2 enhances wild-type p53 activity and triggers G1 arrest and apoptosis in a p53-dependent manner14. CKAP2 was identified in the previous study as a molecule that was significantly associated with worse relapse-free survival in early-stage breast cancer13. Although CKAP2 was reported to 1232410-49-9 manufacture be up-regulated in malignancies, the exact biologic functions of CKAP2 in cervical carcinoma have not been fully identified. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that plays an important role in signal transduction pathways that are initiated at sites of integrin-mediated cell adhesions and by growth factor receptors. Although FAK expression is low in benign proliferative lesions, FAK overexpression occurs in some human malignant tumors, including squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx15, invasive squamous cell carcinoma16 and malignant melanoma17. Several studies have shown that FAK functions as part of a cytoskeleton-associated network of signaling proteins, which act in combination to transduct integrin-generated signals to the ERK/JNK mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase cascades, and promotes epithelial proliferation6, 18, 19. In addition to survival and proliferation, FAK signaling is linked to spreading and migration processes. Inhibition of FAK results in the prevention of Src-mediated ERK2 and JNK activation and a reduction in MMP-2, indicating a role for Src-FAK cooperation in invasion18. FAK overexpression is not 1232410-49-9 manufacture restricted to invasive phenotype, but rather appears to be a marker for malignant transformation in breast and cervical carcinomas16. In the current study, we showed that the expression level of CKAP2 was higher in cervical carcinomas tissues than in adjacent tissues. We also showed that knockdown of CKAP2 inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of cervical carcinomas cells. The involved possible mechanism was also explored. Taken together, these results suggest that CKAP2 could regulate cervical carcinogenesis and may serve as a potential target for cervical carcinomas therapies. Materials and Methods Tissue samples A total of 247 patients enrolled in this study underwent resection of the primary cervical carcinoma at Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University (Shanghai, China). The tumor stage was classified by two experienced gynecological oncologists according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system for cervical cancer. Clinical and pathological variables analyzed are shown in Table?1. The.


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The windows version of Tux paint has a configuration program to help you set among many other things resolution of the program. For some reason the Linux version doesn't have this.
I have found a solution using the man page you seem to have to options manually when running, (you can then edit the appropriate menu entry and each time you launch the program it can be told to run with those settings)
If you are using xubuntu you can edit the menu system with menu editor, found within settings manager.
Once loaded navigate to where tux paint entry is and you see the following, I have modified the entry to tux paint already. If you click on image below you can see where i have added –800×600 after tuxpaint in the command box. You can set a variety of options running man tuxpaint gives you a full list of options.
How you edit the settings really does depend on your distribution however.
Any questions please e-mail me or tweet @zleap14


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Rapid Forms provides various tags that make it quick and easy to produce working new or edit forms.
The main tags are:
<form>, which acts like the dumb HTML tag if you provide the
actionattribute, and picks up various Rapid smarts otherwise.
<input>, which automatically choses an appropriate form control based on the type of the date.
Ajax Attributes
Several of the tags in this taglib support the following set of ajax attributes:
update: one or more DOM ID's (comma separated string or an array) to be updated as part of the ajax call. Default - no update.
NOTE: yes that's DOM ID's not part-names. A common source of confusion because by default the part name and DOM ID are the same.
params: a hash of name/value pairs that will be converted to HTTP parameters in the ajax request
confirm: a message to be displayed in a JavaScript confirm dialog. By default there is no confirm dialog
message: a message to be displayed in the Ajax progress spinner. Default: "Saving…"
spinner-next-to: DOM ID of an element to position the ajax progress spinner next to.
Ajax Callbacks
The following attributes are also supported by all the ajax tags. Set them to fragments of javascript to have that script executed at various points in the ajax request cycle:
success: script to run on successful completion of the request
failure: script to run on a request failure
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Symbian Foundation said it would grow its market share "significantly" following the launch of its new open source operating system next quarter.
All the top five handset manufacturers have committed to bring out Symbian Foundation-based handsets. The 12-megapixel Sony Ericsson 'Idou' is the first confirmed model.
Symbian Foundation vice president of strategy John Forsyth said advantages of the new platform include its independence of shareholders, its common mobile/PC developer code and its potential for deployment within lower end handsets.
Said Forsyth: "Over the next year mid range and lower end handsets will be made richer. That is the limitation with Windows Mobile or Android – they have not paid much attention to taking the experience to the lower end of the market. And this is where the battle in the market is going to be crucial."
He added: "Most big manufacturers will consider the need to base more handsets on this platform. We expect our market share to increase significantly with the rollout of Symbian Foundation."
"Lower end handsets tend to use old school proprietary OSs from the manufacturer, but now lower end handsets will also start being made with Symbian Foundation."
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Charity Meditation & Mindfulness Evening
03 September 2015
Looking for ways to reduce stress and relax more?
This special event will give you the opportunity to explore what meditation and mindfulness are all about.
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The ICT ASL Website was launched this morning at the Faith Mission.
As the site now has 12 followers, the first ICT ASL-related post will come straight after this one.
Just a wee note to those first followers to say thanks for signing up, and I hope that you will "like" and comment on posts, as your feedback is what will make this site an even better resource.
I have a big smile just now!
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"We build strong teams of experts that focus on continuously improving the customer experience, delivering value for clients and providing a joined up 24/7/365 operation around the world that delivers support at all times."
"Having hiring programs that access the best talent in each region ensures we bring onboard people with the right DNA. We value our staff and give them the tools and assistance to be the best they can be. By supporting them with their career ambitions ensures we have highly experienced, fully engaged and a passionately focused teams of customer experience ambassadors."
"By providing secure and stable environments and the communications platforms that matter most to our clients and employees around the world we're able to collaborate, communicate and deliver exceptional services 24/7/365. It's what Tek Experts was built on and what our clients and their customers value most."
"The Tek Experts story is a one of growth and commitment to doing the right thing for our clients, their customers and our people. We've seen us evolve from a small team in Sofia, Bulgaria to an international team of experts around the world – and this is only just the beginning."
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Last Thursday, June 14th, I humorously blogged about What if our attention span really is six hours (21,600 seconds) rather than the mythical 8 seconds? After that I searched at Google for some real statistics. I found a press release at SWNSdigital on December 28, 2017 titled Britain's average attention span revealed. It came from the Skipton Building Society, but curiously wasn't also posted at the press releases page on their web site. (It was tweeted about though). Two newspapers used it on that day: The Sun in an article titled Average Brit has an attention span of just 14 minutes, study finds and The Independent in another article similarly titled Average British attention span is 14 minutes, research finds. The press release achieved the objective of getting that organization's name into newspapers at the end of the year.
The Skipton press release began by claiming:
"The average Brit has an average attention span of just 14 minutes, according to research."
It listed attention spans for 20 different activities, which are shown above in a horizontal bar chart.(Click on it for a larger, clearer view). They range from a high of 29 minutes for a social situation with a friend, down to just 6 minutes for talking to someone either moaning or with a boring voice, or a story about someone you don't know. But when I created that chart in Excel I found the SUM was 217, so the average (mean) really was 10.85 minutes rather than 14. Both the median and mode are 10, but none of these three averages hint at how wide the range is. However, the average of 10.85 minutes, or 651 seconds is over 81 times larger than the mythical 8 second attention span.
That press release is quite opaque - it omits details: what ages and locations were surveyed, when the survey was done, how many people were asked what questions, whether it was a random sample, and whether it was done over the phone or on the web.


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Do you want to learn how manage your business's reputation? You most likely would since having a better reputation means that you have better access to more potential customers. Thus, you ought to spend some time reading the information that follows.
To make your business reputation better, be sure you're following up with the customers you have. This is especially the case if your business is larger. Customers have to feel like you care. Use an automated system that can interact with them. You can also ask them to give comments on recent transactions.
Negative Content
Maintain your good reputation by satisfying an unhappy customer. Turning a bad experience into a positive one is going to show customers that you care about them. Doing it on a public online forum is even better. Others will see how you assist the unhappy customer and will leave with a positive impression.
When dealing with some negative content regarding your online brand, have a good offense. The more positive chatter there is, the less noticeable the negative will be. Continue to post positive content, and the negative content will be drowned out.
Be sure that your website contains positive search terms. Normally, this is the name of your business. Google places a high priority on authoritativeness. If you are viewed as an authority on a subject or niche, you will rise to the top of results page.
Stay polite and courteous. Posting status updates and tweets won't work until you communicate actively with the audience. Answer questions as soon as you possibly can. If you do not know the answer to a question, let them know that you're in the process of getting an answer.
Look at your presence on the Internet. You can never tell when your company may receive a negative search engine result from an unhappy customer or somebody that just does not like you or your business. Checking online search results helps you knock it down from the top of the page. Try doing this at least one or two times a month.
Search phrases that relate to your business should be used on your web pages. This is generally the name of your company. Big search engines, such as Google, favor authoritativeness. When your business is seen as an authority, then search engines like Google will bump you to a higher standing in the results.
Be certain that your firm's social medial presence is carefully managed. Since these pages are a representation of your firm, you must avoid creating any negative impressions. You want to get personal, but don't overdo it.
Your online presence is something to always be aware of. It only takes one negative review to hurt your business. Staying on top of search engine results helps you keep negative commentary in check. Consider doing this monthly or every two weeks.
If you are the owner of a business, make sure that you treat your employees with respect. Take this very seriously, as it can hurt or benefit your reputation. If word gets around about how you treat employees, customers may not do business with you.
Be certain that your firm's social medial presence is carefully managed. Since these pages are a representation of your firm, you must avoid creating any negative impressions. Stay personable, but don't take things personally.
If you find untrue information about your company on a website, ask the site's owner to remove or correct the information. As long as you can show solid proof that this information is libelous, most site owners will have no problems removing it.
If you have employees, treat them well. If you don't, consequences can be serious. If people find out your not a good employer, your business will suffer.
Make sure that you stay abreast of what is being said on social media sites. Companies are often talked about on these platforms. Monitoring the platforms enables you to do immediate damage control on any negative comments posted. That keeps your reputation strong.
Go where your customers go. If you know your customers visit a restaurant, eat there often. This will allow you to familiarize yourself with them and provide better service. People will generally feel comfortable in social settings and can open up.
As your business prospers, your customer interaction will increase. With this comes complaints from time to time, and you must be sure you are addressing all customer complaints. Also, you have to address them in a polite and proper manner.
You can hire someone to take care of reputation management for your business. You are probably very busy with other aspects of your business, so it is understandable if you need an outside company to do this for you. Working in a team like this can go a long way to maintaining a good company reputation.
If you read a negative comment about your business, it is understandable to get resentful at the writer, especially when the writer is stretching the truth. The best course of action is to remain calm and professionally dispute the comments to the best of your ability. Readers can make a judgement call based on both pieces of information.
You may feel anger if you see something bad about your business online. The best thing to do is stay calm and straighten these comments out. When readers see the whole argument, they can judge for themselves.
At all times you must conduct yourself in the proper manner to achieve a positive business reputation. This will include being honest with the clients that you have. A good reputation comes with transparency.
Once customers make a purchase, follow up with them. Sometimes issues are not noticed right away, or the customer may not use the new product immediately. This will also help you to make them happy.
If your business made a mistake that is harmful to your customers, never attempt to conceal it. You need to realize your customers are smart. Acknowledge the error and correct it. People appreciate that type of honesty.
Become a corporate sponsor for a community event. This is a great tool for building an excellent reputation. You are going to make an impression that's positive on your customers when they are able to see that your company will its own donate money and time to a good cause. It can certainly help your business.
You may see that certain competitors are using fake reviews to beef up their reputation. Don't join in. Not only can they be bad for your business, the practice is actually now illegal in many states!
Think carefully before sharing any information over the Internet. Things can get twisted and distorted, so caution is key. No matter what the situation, work cautiously.
Check in on your business search results on a monthly basis. Google your company name and browse the results very carefully. Make sure to take care of all of the negative comments. Check out where the negative content is coming from. Do whatever you can to right the wrong.
There are many companies that are paying people to write false reviews in order to make them look better. Try not to join them. Not only is it a bad way to do business, in some states it can be a criminal offense.
Be careful when you are addressing negative feedback about yourself and/or your company. Understand what caused these negative comments first. Do some fact finding and make sure you can explain your point of view. When you spend time presenting good information in response to the problem, your credibility will grow.
When selling goods or services, back up your word with a solid money back guarantee that's simple and easy for customers to use. This is an important part of having a good customer experience. You may lose money if a customer returns an item, since you can't just put it back on the shelf. You are increasing your reputation, which, in the end, will increase your bottom line.
If you are falsely accused, resist the urge to ruin your business reputation by responding angrily. Do not take things personally or use social media to attack your clients. If you must, simply extract yourself from the conversation.
Always stick to your promises. If your terms continue to shift, your customers will no longer trust you. Your reputation will suffer. It can be very difficult to overcome a negative reputation.
When your business is hired for a project, always seek ways to offer a little more to your customer. The extra investment in time and money is paid back many fold in good will earned. This gives your customers a great reason to return.
Always keep your emotions in check, to maintain a pristine online reputation. Good stress management is a great habit. Play sports or find some other activity that will help you keep your head on straight. Don't get baited into a flame war. Your reputation will suffer if that happens.
Learn all about your customers. Customers like personal attention. If you offer services, try to discover why they wanted what you provide, and see if they will likely need you again. This really helps to elevate your business standing in the community.
Trade Organizations
To manage your reputation well, you must remain accessible to customers. Have a real person answer your phones, and employ someone to answer commentary and questions that are posted to your site. Customers may be really annoyed if they can't get into touch with someone that runs your business.
Make sure that you are a member of any trade organizations within your industry. Anyone looking for a company to do business with in your field is likely to use trade organizations as sources for potential leads. Membership in professional organizations makes you more credible. There is generally a membership fee; however, the benefits far outweigh the cost of membership.
Use your website to manage your reputation. Incorporate your business name onto every page. Search engine crawlers need to know that your company website is the authority resource when it comes to both your company name and brand. Make sure the company name is on the headers, title tag and the URL.
When your business is hired for a project, always seek ways to offer a little more to your customer. It doesn't have to be time consuming, but your customer will value anything extra done for them. The customer will return and share their good words on your company with others.
Ask your brand loyalists for testimonials about your product. Testimonials that put your product in a positive light can help your business grow. As potential customers browse online reviews in search of a place to do business, your positive reviews will prompt them to give your company a try. They can really help balance out poor reviews that may be lingering.
Learn about your customers when you can. All customers appreciate receiving the personal touch. If your business provides a service, pay attention to how customers are using that service and what more they would like to see from it in the future. This will really boost your reputation and help to push you to the top.
Give customers somewhere where they can give their opinions about what you offer. A good idea is to have a forum for your website. This will help you control the situations that arise. In addition, it is the perfect place to discuss product development and new brands. It can also be helpful with innovation.
When you hire staff, do a thorough check on their background because that will affect your company's reputation tremendously. If you find something bad about someone, you may want to investigate further. This way you know who is behind your company.
Understand that several negative comments will not result in a reputation crisis. It is essential to consider things in context. You will be able to turn negative things into positive things just so long as your response is positive. A reputation can get damaged when you don't have any communication with people during the time they leave negative comments.
Look online to find out what is being said about your business. Make sure to look at all social media forums too. Whatever the nature of the discussions, you can always join in. People like effort, so you can potentially set things straight.
Avoid using black hat or other questionable tactics in your SEO efforts. You can hurt your online reputation. When you attempt to scam search engines, you may just get your company's site banned. If you cannot be found in an online search, you will lose a lot of business.
Use the tips you have read here to defend your reputation against any negative attention you may receive. It is critical that you learn how to create and maintain a positive relationship with your customers. You need to build some trust and hold onto it as you evolve your business.
Use strategy when you are responding to negative comments online. Keep in mind that the Internet is public. Anything you post can come back to bite you later. Make certain you stay objective and leave emotions out of your responses. Try not to respond when you are enraged. This will have nothing but bad consequences.


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Files should be created with restrictive file permissions to prevent vulnerabilities such as information disclosure and code execution. In particular, any files which may contain confidential information should be set to only permit access by the owning user/service and group (i.e. no world/other access).
Discretion should be used when granting write access to files such as configuration files to prevent vulnerabilities including denial of service and remote code execution.
Consider the configuration file for a service "secureserv" which stores configuration including passwords in "secureserv.conf".
ls -l secureserv.conf
-rw-rw-rw- 1 secureserv secureserv 6710 Feb 17 22:00 secureserv.conf
Here the file permissions are set to 666 (read and write access for owner, group, and others). This will allow all users on the system to have access to the sensitive information contained within the configuration file.
When writing to a file on a *NIX operating system using Python, the file output will be written using the umask that is set for the application. Depending on your operating system configuration this could be too permissive when writing sensitive data to file.
Given this program:
with open('testfile.txt', 'w') as fout:
The file permissions will default to the environment settings. Here the umask allows file content to be read by other users on the system.
ls -l testfile.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 user staff 4 Feb 19 10:59 testfile.txt
It is preferable to set restrictive permissions for files containing sensitive information. To fix the example above you would need to set permissions to make the file only readable and writeable by the user that created it.
chmod 0600 securesev.conf
ls -l secureserv.conf
-rw------- 1 secureserv secureserv 6710 Feb 17 22:00 secureserv.conf
Below is an example of how you could securely create a file in Python which is only readable and writable by the owner of that file.
import os
flags = os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.EXLC
with os.fdopen(os.open('testfile.txt', flags, 0o600), 'w') as fout:
Note that it is also important to verify the owner and group of the file. It is particularly important to note which other users are part of a group that you grant access to. The best practice is that if group access is not needed, do not grant it. This is the principle of least privilege.
It should be possible to test anything that performs file creation to make sure that permissions are being set correctly. The following example inspects that the file is created with expected permissions and that an exception is raised if the file already exists.
import stat
import os
import unittest
def do_something(path, mode):
flags = os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL
return os.fdopen(os.open(path, flags, 0o600), mode)
class TestFileCreation(unittest.TestCase):
def test_correct_permissions(self):
Make sure that a file can be created with specific permissions
test_file = "demo.txt"
with do_something(test_file, "w") as fout:
fout.write("blah blah blah")
finfo = os.stat(test_file)
assert(finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IRUSR)
assert(finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IWUSR)
assert(not finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IXUSR)
assert(not finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IRGRP)
assert(not finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IWGRP)
assert(not finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IXGRP)
assert(not finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IROTH)
assert(not finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IWOTH)
assert(not finfo.st_mode & stat.S_IXOTH)
def test_file_exists(self):
If the file already exists an OSError should be raised.
test_file = "demo2.txt"
# simulate file already placed at location by attacker
with open(test_file, "w") as fout:
fout.write("nasty attacker stuff")
# ensure that we can't open the file
with self.assertRaises(OSError):
with do_something(test_file, "w") as fout:
fout.write("this should never happen..")
You can also use mock to ensure that any calls to os.open are made with restrictive permissions.
import os
import mock
import unittest
def do_something(dummy_file):
flags = os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL
with os.fdopen(os.open(dummy_file, flags, 0o600), "w") as fout:
fout.write("blah blah")
print("doing something")
class TestUsingMock(unittest.TestCase):
def test_do_something(self):
Make sure that any file created is done with sufficiently secure permissions.
with mock.patch('os.open') as os_open, mock.patch('os.fdopen') as os_fdopen:
# setup test call
dummy_file = "dummy.txt"
os_open.return_value = 123
# ensure the file is being created with specific flags
# and permission set
flags = os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL
os_open.assert_called_with(dummy_file, flags, 0o600)
os_fdopen.assert_called_with(123, "w")
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The strand has been a constant in my own life. Being from Miami, it's where I grew up, where I met my husband, where I fell in love, and where I now work. I officiate weddings on Miami Beach.
I've also been a lifelong nudist. After I was little, I was constantly running around the home naked. When I would come home from school as a youngster, the first thing I would do is take off all my clothes and run out to the pool area to swim bare.
I recall going to plage with my parents as a little kid, and I could not comprehend why they said I had to wear a bathing suit – I did not have to at home. To their dismay, I might be running around the sand topless with my swimsuit top in hand shouting to http://partnerpost.net/2016/04/so-your-family-would-be-nudists-then/ got my top! The truth is, you would sooner find me wearing it as a headband than the usual top.
After I learned that being unclothed in public was frowned upon, despite the fact that it was perfectly acceptable in private. This was the case for many years, until Haulover Beach designated http://nudismphotos.net/posts/my-girlfriend-does-the-same-and-does-never-wear-panties-either/ -optional segment in 1991, thanks to South Florida Free Beaches.
This is monumental – a county park creating a legally approved segment of the beach for naturists to enjoy the sun and surf. Going there was so refreshing and liberating. It was the very first time I could go out in public and be naked without feeling like I was doing something incorrect.
Everything about this naturist beach is ideal. The people there are friendly, you can find restrooms, plenty of parking, fellow bare sunbathers playing volleyball, and strand ambassadors to greet you and make certain everyone follows Haulover's rules of conduct.
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The strand itself is certainly beautiful. With golden sand as far as the eye can see, palm trees in the backdrop rocking in the warm Atlantic breeze, and dazzling blue water rhythmically lapping on the coastline. It truly is truly a Shangrila, using an unobstructed panoramic view of tropical heaven!
The sense of freedom that comes from being with other like-minded folks, within an atmosphere of nonjudgmental acceptance, and in this type of gorgeous environment, is delightful. It is this feeling that I want to share with other couples who also adopt this lifestyle.
Lately, when my loving husband and I took a long needed afternoon off to visit Haulover Beach, we discovered how varied the patrons were. There were young and old, couples and singles, all getting along so nicely.
Everyone had a smile on their face and a joyful spring in their step. We noticed a mother introducing her toddle to the ocean's waves for the first time. It was such a incredibly wholesome place to be. We both looked at each other and said, This would be such a lovely place to have a wedding.
We'd been performing clothed weddings on Miami Beach for the previous 9 years. We needed to do nude beach weddings when we first began wedding folks. However, we didn't believe others would as open to the notion as we were back then.
But now, times have changed. Naturism has gotten much more taken in these past few years. Especially with TV shows that show individuals surviving the wilderness naked and dating unclothed. Naturism has come to mainstream society and it's no longer something to keep secret.
We should let newly engaged naturist couples know that they'll be naked as they begin their life together in matrimony. That they can have their lifestyle and personal beliefs revealed in their ceremony. They don't have to head to Jamaica to get married on the playa naked. They could come to Miami instead!
So my husband and I decided this would function as the year that we begin also offering clothing-optional beach wedding ceremonies. We want to have our lifestyle and work environment coincide with our nudist manner of living. We said to each other, What can be more tropical than getting married naked by the ocean with the sand beneath your feet!
You can learn more about our Haulover Beach unclothed weddings on our web site at http://www.tropicalmiamibeachweddings.com. We are also offering a $50.00 discount off our bundle costs to fellow naturists and naturists of FKK! Just send us an email at naturist[at]tropicalmiamibeachweddings.com with your favorite wedding date, and comprise Promo Code FKK50.
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If the antenna connector is okay, can you continue to work on the RF Power Amplifier.
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I am really glad I did this. It was an event sponsored by the Lions Club, this year they were raising money for heart disease (I think). The entertainment was made up of everything from high school orchestra, some kids Irish dancing, a few singers and the cool thing was about an hour of interactive entertainment for the kids. This included all the kids getting an instrument and playing it, getting a ribbon and twirling it and getting a fox mask and dancing around to 'What does the fox say", a parachute. It was so awesome.
There was also this g-force ride, that looked like what astronauts ride in. The age limit was 4 and luckly Bodie was four... He loved it! The train that normally runs through the Botanical Gardens was running and they also got in a vintage fire truck that kids rode.
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Reducing the Risk of Cancer by 50 Percent Appears Possible by Blocking Blue Light in the Evening
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Blind people have half the incidence of cancer, most likely because they make melatonin 9 or 10 hours a night according to a recent study at Harvard University. The body can only make melatonin when in the dark. For most people this is 6 or 7 hours a night. It's the blue component of light that causes melatonin suppression. Glasses that block blue light worn a few hours before bedtime allow melatonin to flow for 9 or 10 hours. --Click the title of this post to read the full article from its source--


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In 2015, leading global performance marketing agency iProspect partnered with Google and Squared Online to create NEXTGEN: a pioneering global development programme designed to improve digital skills, build leadership potential and provide a network for employees to learn from their peers around the world. NEXTGEN delivered fantastic results:
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Although various techniques have been proposed to estimate the parameters of different versions of the Muskingum model, more rigorous techniques and models are still required to improve the computational precision of the calibration process. In this research, a new hybrid technique was proposed for Muskingum parameter estimation. Based on the conducted comprehensive literature review on the Muskingum flood routing models, a new improved Muskingum model with nine constant parameters was presented. Since the inflow-weighted parameter in the proposed model is a function of inflow hydrograph, it varies during the flood period and consequently can also be considered as a variable-parameter Muskingum model. The new hybrid technique was successfully applied for parameter estimation of the new version of Muskingum model for two case studies selected from the literature. Results were compared with those of other methods using several common performance evaluation criteria. The new Muskingum model significantly reduces the sum of the square of the deviations between the observed and routed outflows (SSQ) value for the double-peak case study. Finally, the obtained results indicate that not only the hybrid modified honey bee mating optimization-generalized reduced gradient algorithm somehow overcomes the shortcomings of both zero and first-order optimization techniques, but also the new Muskingum model appears to be the most reliable Muskingum version compared with the other methods considered in this study.
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Parameter estimation of an improved nonlinear Muskingum model using a new hybrid method
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1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Hydrology Research (2016) 48 (5): 1253-1267.
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Majid Niazkar, Seied Hosein Afzali; Parameter estimation of an improved nonlinear Muskingum model using a new hybrid method. Hydrology Research 1 October 2017; 48 (5): 1253–1267. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2016.089
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The G & T Show's tenth episode is now available. This week are back home and fully recovered from their adventures in Las Vegas. Before starting the discussion on their choice for the Book of the Indeterminate Time Period, Star Trek Vanguard: Declassified by authors David Mack, Marco Palmieri, Dayton Ward, and Kevin Dilmore; Gettysburg and Terilynn announce a trivia contest on their website for a chance to win a copy of Star Trek Vanguard Declassified signed by all of the authors.
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Bogus social networking profiles of young, attractive women are being used to trick soldiers into installing malicious spyware on their smartphones.
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Israeli TV hijacked by Hamas hackers
Published July 17, 2014 12:10 pm in Guest blog, Security threats 0
Hackers connected to Hamas claimed responsibility for an attack which interrupted regular programming for some satellite TV viewers in Israeli.
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Trojan horse helped assassins track Hamas victim
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Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas official, was murdered at Dubai's al-Bustan Rotana hotel by a professional assassination team of 11 people.
Now a report claims that a Trojan horse helped the assassins track their victim.
Hackers hide malware behind CNN headlines about Gaza conflict
Published January 9, 2009 3:42 pm in Guest blog, Malware, Naked Security, Spam
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Anti-Israeli hackers bring cyberwar to Washington DC and NATO
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An exciting mix of intricate and tactile pieces fusing modern materials with traditional techniques will be revealed with each maker offering a chance to uncover the truly unique. Makers to watch out for include Antonello Figlia Jewellery, Karen Westland, Penny Warren, Promises Promises, RACHELMCK, Materia Rica from Spain and Finnish favourite, Chao & Eero.
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Makers housed within Craft adventure into exciting textural terrain with an inspiring edit of original work, from scarves and bags to cushions and rugs. New names this season include Arati Devasher, Camilla Thomas Textiles, Katie Victoria and Rosanna Clare.
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This sector gives rise to the unexpected in an exploration of diverse, uniquely made pieces, offering real character and originality. From Sarah Cemmick's (shown here) captivating woodland inspired lino cuts to Agata Nowak's brand new collection of portraits of Kings and Queens of England reinterpreted in textiles and found objects, adorned with vintage silks, linen and carefully sourced jewels; there are surprises at every turn.
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No Exams, Yes Video games
The psychological studies on the subject of self esteem show that when children are criticized at an early age for their behavior, it affects their self esteem negatively for the rest of their lives. If that's the case, what effect does it have on children when they are told that their answers to the questions in the exam were wrong. This obviously leads a child to believe that he/she has done something wrong. Moreover, they find that they have done things "wrong", while others have done them "right". Although, all that has happened is they haven't understood the concept of the subject matter sufficiently. An adult can appreciate how minor this small lack of understanding is; but for a child it could represent a "social status" in their social circle of friends. It could represent their validation in the eyes of their parents. When they are told that they are wrong, it definitely registers as a negative feeling with them. The failure registers more strongly in their mind, than the reason behind that failure. This doesn't help them getting the correct understanding of the subject.
How can we then teach the children in a way that will convey to them that their understanding of the subject is not right, and yet reinforce this in a positive manner?
I look towards the video games for answer to this question.
In a video game, you cannot make progress through a level unless you have gotten the rules of the game right and have beaten the game AI. If these games of rules represent the concepts in academic subjects, then they will be the best replacement for exams. This mechanism of discovering your own mistake doesn't stress on the fact that you were wrong before, it instead highlights the fact that you eventually got it right and lets you proceed to next puzzle/level. Try to remember the excitement you felt, when you beat a game level on your own after failing at it many times. This definitely registers as a positive event in the player's mind. Also while figuring out how to beat the game, the player automatically realizes his/her own mistake thus understanding why he/she was wrong before.
It will take time to creatively translate academic material into a playful and artistic manner, and then design puzzles on top of them. But it is definitely worth doing. It's the right application of the computing technology to further the educational system of our society.
I am very hopeful looking at the games like Dragonbox Elements that in not too distant future video games will rid our educational system of that nightmarish phenomenon called 'Exam'.
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