text:
Are you searching for a high-quality roof cleaning business in the Taos, New Mexico area? If you are, Rise Above Roof Cleaning in Taos, NM is a great selection. This is because of the fact that we have top-notch roof cleaning equipment, which enables our team to leave your roof looking like new. People who have hired our Taos roof cleaning business also take pleasure in the fact that we make it really easy for them to realize what they are getting. Make sure you give our specialists in Taos a call at this time at 888-416-7747 if you are wanting to have your roof's visual appeal restored.
Value of Roof Cleaning Within Taos, NM
Unless you purchased a used home or office in Taos, NM, you most likely forked out a fair sum of cash on the roof covering. Consequently, you likely intend on getting several years of enjoyment out of the cash you have invested in your roof. The only problem is that roofs take a significant beating from environmental elements, such as algae and many types of fungi, dirt, dust, sun, and a lot more, which can cause them to adopt a washed out appearance. When the majority of home or business owners find that their roof is beginning to fade, their initial thought is that they will have to spend thousands of dollars once again for a new roof. Fortunately, replacing your roof is no longer your only choice because our roof cleaning service squad has a great success rate of restoring roofs to new or like-new condition.
Our Experienced Team and Contemporary Equipment to the Rescue in Taos, NM
You can expect to obtain a lot of bang for your buck when you hire our roof pressure washing business in Taos, NM. For starters, you will not find a roof power washing crew that puts as much of a focus on customer satisfaction. Therefore, we will work to have your roof cleaned as soon as possible so you are never waiting around your house or business longer than needed. We also pride ourselves in being upfront with people when it comes to providing quotes. In addition, our roof cleaning team will make sure that your roof is renewed without the potential for any damage being done. Even though this may seem quite basic, you would be shocked to see how many roof pressure washing businesses use power washers to knock soil, and roofing materials, off your roof.
If you would like to get the most out of the roof you have put a great amount of cash into, it is critical to have roof cleaning performed at least every couple of years in Taos, NM. By doing this, you will keep your roof from taking on a dull appearance and your roof will have a more lengthy lifespan. When you are prepared to plan a roof cleaning service or if you want to obtain a free quote, give us at Rise Above Roof Cleaning a call at 888-416-7747 at this time.
What Might Customers Ask About Roof Cleaning in Taos, NM?
Why Must I Pay for Roof Cleaning in Taos, New Mexico?
Why Must I Pay for Roof Cleaning in Taos, New Mexico?
Regardless of the sort of roofing materials you have on your roof, the sun, dirt and even fungus will give your roof a tough workout. When this occurs, your roofing will start to fade and this will modify the visual appeal of your whole premises. Naturally, roof cleaning within Taos, New Mexico can keep you from needing to have a new roof installed as frequently.
How Much Will Roof Cleaning Cost Around Taos, NM?
When analyzing how much it will cost to have roof cleaning completed, we have to analyze the roof's measurements, its obstacles as well as its pitch. However, you should consider that roof cleaning is an investment that offers long-term perks so it should not be viewed as an expense. Our roof cleaning team members in Taos, NM would be thrilled to give you a quote if you give them a call at 888-416-7747 now. Additionally, you may want to find out about various areas like, roof cleaning Wildomar, CA to determine if we provide services in your region.
Can Your Personnel Clean Any Type of Roof?
Absolutely, Rise Above Roof Cleaning can help with your roof cleaning demands regardless of what style of roof you have.
Can Roof Cleaning Damage My Roof structure in Taos?
Our organization will not damage your roofing. We can make this promise because of the gentle cleaning agents we use in Taos. Of course, the fact that we also utilize a soft washer as opposed to a power washer helps too.
When Will You Complete My Roof Cleaning?
The dimensions of your roof, the pitch as well as the obstacles will establish the length of time it will take to clean your roof. Typically, the procedure can be completed in a single day or quicker.
When Should You Clean My Roof?
Many of our customers ask us to clean their roofs on a yearly basis as this presents them with piece of mind that their roof's look will not begin to fade. Typically, you will only really need roof cleaning services done every two or three years.
Do I Need to Schedule an Appointment?
Typically, arranging your roof cleaning project two days ahead of time is a good idea. This allows us to find an appointment time that works perfect for you that also guarantees we are free. Make sure to plan a roof cleaning session today by calling us at Rise Above Roof Cleaning at 888-416-7747.
Do You Use Special Roof Cleaning Gear in Taos, NM?
To get rid of the debris and dirt in the most effective fashion while making certain we are not going to damage your roof, our roof cleaning experts work with a soft washer and soft cleaning agents.
Does Your Agency Have Licensing and Insurance Coverage?
Yes, our roof cleaning company is licensed and insured per regional and federal regulations.


text:
Fashion Friday
Easter and Spring
The flowers are starting to bloom, the days are getting longer, and the weather is warming up. Finally!
Two more days until the Easter Holiday! How will you be spending the holiday (if celebrated)? Will you be dressing up for the holiday or keeping it casual?
I'll be searching my closet for pretty pastel colors. I decided to match my outfit to these pieces of jewelry.
Don't forget about our sale! 25% off bracelets and earrings with the code: SingingSpring
These are all included in the April collection.
We hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday!
Happy Fashion Friday
Jessica Girard

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) has completed its review of the complaint filed by Maxford Nelson on June 20, 2018 and the additional information provided on August 22, 2018. The complaint alleged that the Puyallup School District may have violated RCW 42.17A.555 by using school district facilities to process district employee voluntarily withheld payroll deductions, which were designated by the employee as contributions for theWashington Education Association's Political Action Committee (WEA-PAC), a political committee registered with the PDC, and the National Education Association Fund for Children and Education (NEA-FCPE).
PDC staff reviewed the allegations listed in the complaint, PDC statutes, rules, and PDC Interpretation #01-03, and the July 17, 2018 response from Charles W. Lind, an attorney with Patterson, Buchanan, Fobes & Leitch, Inc. on behalf of the client Puyallup School District.
The Puyallup School District processes employee payroll deductions and other employee voluntary withholdings as part of the "normal and regular conduct" of the school district. No evidence was found that the district provided any preferential treatment concerning district employee's withholding of funds designated for the WEA-PAC and NEA-FCPE, and any other district employee withholdings for charitable contributions, deferred compensation, etc.
Staff has determined that in this instance, no evidence supports a finding of a material violation warranting further investigation. The PDC has closed the matter, and will not be conducting a more formal investigation into the complaint or pursuing further enforcement action in this case.Disposition: Case Closed with No Evidence of Violations (Resolved 09/05/2018)


text:
American Heritage Girls, as I've mentioned before, is an amazing organization. It builds girls up through showing them who they are in God's eyes, and enables them to start being a force for good in this world. My daughter loves hanging out with her friends, doing service projects, and learning new things (everything from Pet Care and American History to Archery and Outdoor Skills).
This week, part of our troop (a few girls from the Tenderheart and Explorer Units) went to the Virginia Regional Summer Camp. They has a lot of fun and made friends with other AHG girls from bordering states! Check out the video. 🙂


text:
Neighbors plan watch party for YMCA implosion
The downtown Riverfront YMCA will be imploded Sunday morning, and city officials are hoping people stay home and watch it on TV.
Residents, however, said they will see the building implode live, right outside their window.
The implosion – lasting no more than 10 seconds – provides enough time to throw a party, and that's exactly what Kyle Hanson is doing.
"A few mimosas, a bloody Mary and see what this is all about," Hanson said.
He expects about a dozen friends to come over and watch the destruction.
"We'll be up here as long as we can be and have one foot in the door ready to roll, if need be so," Hanson said.
No one will be allowed in the exclusion zone around the Y, which includes City Hall across the river, Simon Estes Amphitheatre and the World Food Prize building directly to the south.
"They don't anticipate any sort of missile that are created, but better safe than sorry," said Phil Delafield, of Des Moines Community Development.
A secondary exclusion zone will include the brownstone development Hanson lives in and the Civic Center Court Apartments.
"I can see it when it comes down," Hanson said.
Tenants in the secondary zone will be able to stay Sunday morning, but they received notices this week, warning them about the giant dust cloud that will take at least five minutes to settle after the implosion.
The demolition crew recommends staying away from windows.
A city spokesman told KCCI the pressure wave from the implosion is expected to travel across the river, creating slight risk for damage to the windows on City Hall.


text:
Warren Buffett – "America's best days lie ahead"
From time to time I post comments from Warren Buffett. I find his perspectives interesting, notable, and very unique, although in many cases I (at least) partially disagree with his thoughts. His latest "Chairman's Letter" in the Berkshire Hathaway 2010 Annual Report contained some interesting comments regarding the American economy, both past and future. Here … Read more Warren Buffett – "America's best days lie ahead"


text:
North Iceland
High up in the north, where the longest fjord Eyjafjördur floats majestically, you will find the farm. Your hosts Stefan, who was born here, and Juliane live here together with 130 horses and 250 sheep. The farm is the starting point for a number of rides of varying lengths that takes you out in the extraordinary landscape.
Experienced riders can with a herd of free running horses ride North Iceland Trail Ride through valleys, across rivers to Lake Myvatn. During a week you keep a high tempo and live simply in schools, mountain cabins and tent. Do you want a quieter ride, you can stay on the farm all week on Between the Valley and Fjord, Around the Midnight Sun or Summer Farwell and ride in different directions. A little more comfortable and one horse per rider.
On the ride Autumn Colours and Nothern Lights you stay one night in a shepherd hut and the other nights at the farm.
Whatever you choose, you will be offered plenty of good homemade food, your hosts realize that you have to eat to cope the ride. They are keen on you to be happy and to experience the best of what Iceland has to offer - breathtaking scenery, culture and fun riding on alert and happy horses.
Accommodation and Food
On the farm you stay in a 2-4 bed room in any of the three cottages. There is bed linen, towel, hairdryer and wi-fi in the rooms. Shower and WC are shared.
On trail rides you sleep at farmhouses, in mountain huts, schools and community centers. It can be in two or multiple beds room, and sometimes all sleep in the same large room on mattresses. On the North Iceland Trail Ride and Autumn Colours and Nothern Lights you bring your own sleeping bag and towel.
Full board includes dinner on arrival day and ending with breakfast on departure day. The food here is significant - your hosts think that a rider should never be hungry! Here you have the opportunity to enjoy Icelandic specialties but nothing too "exotic". Favorites are lamb, fish, vegetables, salads, rice and noodles. Vegetarians are catered for. At breakfast you make your own lunch package, which will be brought in the saddlebags of the riding guides, and on the longer trips the staff will bring your lunch boxes by car. When you return to the farm in the afternoon, a table full of wonderful cakes, coffee and tea awaits.
Travel Information
Ability description: Trail Ride level 2-3 >>
Included in the price: Accomodation, riding according to program, full board inkl. water, tea/coffee, transfer from Akureyri airport/bus station
Not included: Flights, insurance, drinks and extras not mentioned. The farm does not have the license to serve alcoholic beverages, however you are allowed to bring your own, for instance from the large shop at the Keflavik airport/Reyjkavik upon your arrival.
Travel: Fly to Reykjavik/Keflavik and then domestic flight to Akureyri.
Some domestic flights are from another smaller airport closer to Reykjavik, you will find transfer information here. Or, if you are four sharing a taxi it will be about the same price per person.
You can book your flight car by yourself via our online booking or ask us, we are hear to help you (30 EUR booking fee per person).
If you like to see more of Iceland there are buses from Reykjavik to Akureyri (approx. 6 hours). Some guests prefer to hire a car to be able to see even more of the beautiful Icelandic nature. Get in touch with us to get more information.
Transfer: Book in advance with HorseXplore.
You will be picked up from Akureyri normally around 6.00 PM on arrival day.
On departure day, the transfer back to the airport is at 4.00 PM at the latest.
Season: June - September
Currency: Island kronor (ISK).
Credit card: The riding centre accept credit cards.
Electricity: Standard EU 2 plug.
Wifi: Yes, in the guest house at the farm and in the rooms even if it can be quite slow there.
Group size: Min. 2 on Summer Farwell and whale watching and Around the Midnight Sun. Min. 4 on Between the Valley and Fjord, Autumn Colours and Nothern Lights. Min. 10 on North Iceland Trail Ride. Max 16-18.
Age limit: Children should not be younger than 8 and used to riding if they want to come to one of the longer tours. Always with at least one parent.
Child discount: 8-12 years - 30% discount. 13-18 years - 15% discount. Travel with at least 1 adult.
Misc.: Good quality helmets, gloves and rainwear are available for loan. Iceland has a strict regulatory framework in order to prevent travelers to bring infections that can spread among Icelandic horses. The center therefore does not want you to bring your own helmet. Leather boots, chaps etc should be new and unused. Other riding clothes should be descinfected.


text: Life's Good, except when your phone is broken. At uBreakiFix Maple Grove, we are ready to address your LG device repair needs using our high quality parts and processes. Does your phone have liquid damage, is the screen cracked, won't take or keep a charge? The Maple Grove uBreakiFix team is ready to address your specific repair needs all backed with our 90 day warranty. Please stop by or call to speak with one of our uBreakiFix Maple Grove team members to discuss your repair needs, we'd be honored to serve you!


text:
What Really Makes You Feel Happy
February 9, 2015
The secret to feeling happier? The answer might surprise you…
Every so often we come across an article that's too good not to share. This one, from Amherst College's magazine, tackles one of our favorite topics: happiness! More specifically, which things lead to us feeling happier and which don't do the trick. Unsurprisingly, exercise — and all the helpful endorphins that come along with it — does indeed promote better moods and overall happiness. On the flip side, things we believe will make us happier — marriage, education and parenting — are not always bliss boosters in the long haul. We love this snazzy chart, which includes some action-oriented tips to hike up your happiness. See you on a bike, happy people!
Questions or comments? Email firstname.lastname@example.com!


text:
Guest editors
Chris Dijkerman1 & Alessandro Farnè2
1Utrecht University, 2INSERM U1028, Lyon
About three decades ago, multisensory coding of the space surrounding the body was first described (Rizzolatti, Scandolara, Matelli, & Gentilucci, 1981). Studies on monkeys showed that information from different sensory modalities converge at the single cell level within a set of interconnected multisensory fronto-parietal areas. Since then, this topic has gained increasing interest in the field of neurophysiology, neuropsychology, cognitive science and neuroimaging, with the number of publications per year being doubled during the last decade.
Accumulating evidence suggests that multisensory coding of peripersonal space is important for a wide range of functions including bodily perception, the sensory guidance of goal-directed and defensive movements, and localization of the limbs in space. Furthermore, recent studies additionally provide evidence for the idea that peripersonal space has an important social function and is modulated by social signals.
In this special issue we aim to provide a state of the art overview of the current investigations and topics on peripersonal space. The plan is to advance this field of research by bringing together multidisciplinary findings about peripersonal space and offering a convergent view of its functions and underlying neural mechanisms.
This special issue will cover various functions of peripersonal space, including it's links to body representation, sensorimotor control and social function. We invite researchers from different disciplines, including neuropsychology, neuroimaging, neurophysiology and cognitive psychology to contribute. Submissions of experimental papers, reviews and theory papers that cover these topics are welcome.
Please note
In response to many requests, we have decided to extend the submission deadline for the Neuropsychologia special issue entitled " Sensorimotor and social aspects of peripersonal space" to 1 June, 2014. This is a hard deadline and no more extension will be given.
Rizzolatti, G., Scandolara, C., Matelli, M., & Gentilucci, M. (1981). Afferent properties of periarcuate neurons in macaque monkeys. II. Visual responses. Behav Brain Res, 2(2), 147–163.


text:
It was a busy night on TV yet again last night on the major networks. Here is how the Tuesday night dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Shows:
NCIS (CBS) [NEW] – 18 million
Hart of Dixie (The CW) [Reair] – 893,000 viewers
9 PM Shows:
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW] – 15.7 million
The River (ABC) [NEW] – 4.1 million
Ringer (The CW) [NEW] – 1.1 million
10 PM Shows:
Unforgettable (CBS) [NEW] – 9.9 million
Body of Proof (ABC) [NEW] – 6.7 million
Parenthood (NBC) [NEW – Finale] – 5.1 million
What did you watch last night? Please share.


text:
Build screen time around family activities, not the other way round, parents told
4 January 2019
In a UK first, the RCPCH publishes new guidance to help parents manage their children's screen time.
Double pressure of winter and workforce shortages highlighted in new report
20 December 2018
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has today launched a report in response to severe workforce pressures faced by paediatric units across the UK.
Fragmented approach to child health damaging long term health of nation, RCPCH warns
17 January 2018
Child health is suffering at the hands of a disjointed approach from central Government is the warning from the RCPCH as it publishes its "State of Child Health: One year on" scorecard today. The scorecards for England, Scotland and Wales describe progress against the series of recommendations made ...


text:
WoRMS called this nudi as Felimare porterae and Chromodoris porterae as a synonym.
The whole body is dark blue with two yellow stripes which run from the rhinophores next to the gills. In the middle of the two yellow stripe runs a pale center-line. Sometimes it has on the head in front of the rhinophores a little yellow horizontal stripe. The outer edge of the animal is light blue to white.
Mexichromis porterae feeds on sponges of the genus Dysidea and is to be found in the Pacific from the Gulf of California to Panama.
Chromodoris porterae
Glossodoris porterae
Hypselodoris porterae
Mexichromis porterae
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Felimare (Genus) > Felimare porterae (Species)


text:
Twitter Is a Nightmare of Social Anxiety, or: Why I Couldn't Play Animal Crossing as a Child
I like Twitter a lot. Not only does it provide me with a convenient outlet for the uninterrupted stream of pearls perpetually spilling forth from my beautiful brain#, but Twitter is an awe-inspiring social tool. Complete strangers can share stories, common rabble can gain unprecedented insight into the mental processes of our graven celebrity idols, and a fellow from Dallas can even accuse me of "sexual confusion" in response to a tweet voicing my support of Wendy Davis. Twitter makes it easy to keep in touch with friends who've moved far away, it's a great place to bat around ideas with colleagues, and it's connected me to true, flesh-and-bone-dimension friends. I'd even go so far as to say I love Twitter. I love you, Twitter.
It's not the trolls. Quite the opposite, actually. I welcome trolls; I invite them, so that the heat of their rage may keep me toasty and comfortable during the unforgiving deep freeze of the winter months. The energy expended by those anthropomorphic Cheeto-piles shall provide me with eternal youth, much like the South American mummy woman from that one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So it's not the trolls, and it's not due to fogeyish fear-of-technology type reasons, and it's not because it eats up my monthly allotment of data like a horde of locusts.
Twitter has slowly but thoroughly tenderized my brain because there's always more of it.
To the chronically anxious individual, the endless stream of new #content is crippling, overwhelming.
Bear with me: I enjoyed video games during my boyhood years#, and as a dyed-in-the-wool Nintendo faithful, I once received a GameCube for Christmas. Upon hearing the news, a school-friend was eager to lend me a game that he spoke of with hushed awe, as if it was a religious artifact or dog-eared copy of Penthouse. It was a different sort of game, he assured me. "It's a role-playing game, but not built around fighting or journeys or the usual video game stuff. You buy a house and get a job and make friends with people around town," he explained. No sooner than I had realized that that sounds a lot like doing life every day, than he shoved the case into my hands. The bright, friendly cover art read "Welcome to Animal Crossing, Population: Growing."
I didn't know enough then, but if I could go back, I would've defaced it with a warning to others: "Welcome to Hell Crossing, Population: Maddening."
One element in specific made this seemingly innocuous Animal Crossing game such a serious threat to my psychological health: Its internal clock.
The game basically plays like a cutesy version of the Sims; it simulates life, steering a main character through the wonders of home ownership, interpersonal relationships, butterfly catching, etc. etc. Through some dark technological magicks, however, the designers created something I had never encountered before. For the first time in my life, here was a situation in which the world of the game exists outside of the extent of your character's interaction with it.
It's a sort of narcissistic perspective to take, but such was the nature of console video games at the time. Shut off the console and the game ceases to be until you're ready to engage with it again. It horrified me that when I revisited the game after first playing for a couple hours the day before, the characters recognized my absence. I hadn't been around lately! They missed me! What had I been up to? Little things around town had changed, too. Fruits and leaves laid in different locations, characters had moved around, buildings now served different purposes. Essentially, I had missed part of the game. Things had happened within the city limits of Animal Crossing and despite my status as the owner of the game, I was not there for them. This haunted me. At night, I couldn't get myself to sleep knowing that Mr. Resetti was out there, doing stuff, getting mad about resetting without me. Rattled to my core, I returned this cursed game to its owner after a couple days. I told him it wasn't for me, but didn't expound on why.
Clearly, this is the thinking of a madman. But that's the thing about social anxiety — it's impervious to logic and reason.
In the anxious mind, the manageable and innocuous stresses of everyday life cast ghastly shadows, turning into looming terrors. Every failure, even failures so mundane and minor that they barely have the significance to qualify as such, feels like the one to end them all.
It's mostly the terrible flashes of perspective. When I forget to promptly send an e-mail to an editor, I fear that I've demonstrated to the intended recipient that I am neither dependable nor professional. This, in turn, precludes me from getting future work with that outlet, and effectively derails the very course of my life on a large enough scale to topple the whole structure. Social anxiety fools you into believing that in the grand scheme of things, your every slip-up spells certain doom.
Twitter has a nasty way of exacerbating these perilous ways of thinking. Social success and failure are so easily measured in fav's and RT's, and the never-ending scramble of professional networking creates the feeling that you're wasting time if you're inactive. But really, that's not what makes me so anxious when it comes to Twitter.
It's that damned internal clock.
Twitter is a modern-day salon where the brightest intellectual minds of my generation can trade dick jokes, but the problem is that it never stops. I can't turn it off. I can put down my phone and close my laptop, but the world still exists no matter how tight we shut our eyes.# When I've been away from the social-networking platform for long enough, I'm struck with the sensation that all my friends are hanging out without me. But that's only because they are.
Again, it's a crazy-person thing to take people's tweeting so personally, but that doesn't stop the nagging suspicion in the back of my brain that whatever stretch of Twitter that goes unseen contains hilarious jokes to which I'm not privy or links to fascinating material I might not otherwise find. You can call it FOMO if you like, but I want to be clear: It is the fear of missing out, but not on something as banal as a laugh from a joke-tweet or a favorite from an esteemed colleague.
It's the fear that I'm missing out on life.
Submitted To GameCube, Social Media, Twitter
Like what you read? Share it.
(That helps us.)
Love what you read? Patronize Charles Bramesco.
That helps us and the writer.
What is Patronizing? Learn more here.


text:
Have you noticed that most organisations are designed to thrive on competition? In my experience this can often lead to situations of conflict.
You may be someone who avoids conflict wherever possible – and see conflict as a bad thing. However, this suppresses your self-expression and freedom to operate. As a result, you may stew on the conflict situation in which you did not allow yourself to speak up and perhaps sometimes you then demonstrate a less than useful behaviour - totally out of context and in a very different situation. OR, you may be someone who responds from fear, frustration or anger and you direct approach can often land you in hot water.
So, is there any other way to respond?
What might a positive attitude to conflict look like?
Consider that in any conflict situation, there is a way of driving for the best solution.
What would it look like if you could say what you have to say in a way that the other person can hear you - and then you can move on without holding on to the conflict and letting it fester into resentment? Would your mind then be free to focus on what there is to deal with in the present rather than bottle up emotions that do not support your objectives.
It may be useful for you to look at how you respond in conflict situations. Are you someone who generally avoids, accommodates, compromises, competes or collaborates?
There is no right way to respond, but it is useful for you to develop an ability to respond with each of these different ways at choice rather than be thrown to one of them. For example, when the conflict situation is not that important to you, it would be fine to avoid the conflict. In a promotion situation, it would be useful to compete. In many cases – especially where time is not critical, you might choose to collaborate, whereas when you are time bound with what looks like an impasse, you might compromise. In a situation where you can achieve your outcome whilst providing what the other wants at no cost to you, you might accommodate.
Developing the dimensions in which you manage conflict will assist you in showing up as your authentic self and standing for your purpose, promise and proposition in the face of no-agreement.
This will be our Authentic You Community's learning focus for Q1 2019. In the meantime, I would love to hear your experiences…
- What conflict situations have your found yourself in that worked well – and what did you do that made it successful?
- What were the benefits of the approach you used?
- Is there anything you would do differently?
Managing conflict is a fact of daily work and we all have to find strategies for making sure we can handle these situations in a constructive way. Our community conversation in Q1 2019 will focus on understanding how we approach conflict, the impact it has on us and how we can apply new tools and strategies to ensure our success.


text:
Every year in Las Vegas, the latest film-making gear is shown to a huge army of visitors, and while I was there last year, this year I'm watching from afar. Still, as the show's all about getting information out there, it's not hard to find out the key points without walking through the very, very large halls. Here are a few of the most interesting developments presented at NAB this year.
While you might remember Lytro's first camera as a small long box that took weird low-resolution focus-shiftable photos, their newly announced cinema camera is an entirely different beast. Capturing 755 raw megapixels of everything in front of it as a "light field" means that shutter speed, focal point and frame rate can be changed and re-chosen in post production. The depth of every individual surface is also captured, so it's possible to remove the background without a green screen simply because it's behind your subject.
Too good to be true? While throwing away all our existing cameras and lenses would be premature, this looks like a miracle for special effects, and hopefully someday it'll trickle down to consumer level cameras so we can all have a go. Keep a close eye on this one.
While we've seen 3D in the past, 4K more recently, and VR right now, the next potential revolution that's all over NAB is in wide gamut and HDR capture and post production. Current screens are limited in how deep blacks can be and how bright highlights can be, but future screens promise to be able to show more detail at both ends, as well as a wider range of colors.
The new Shogun Inferno is just one way to monitor HDR video
The reason this one is likely to succeed is that it requires little change on the part of the viewer—no fancy glasses, no goggles. Michael Cioni from Light Iron presented on this topic recently, and you can see "HDR" on all kinds of camera and display announcements this year at NAB. (The "Rec. 2020" standard and "DCI-P3" color profile also include a higher dynamic range than the older "Rec. 709" standard.)
Sadly, it's another one of those technologies that can't really be seen on older displays, but it should make the next 4K TV you buy look noticeably better, and may affect your video workflow in years to come. For more info on what the current 5K iMac can do, read more here.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a film by Ang Lee that was shot in 4K, 3D, and at 120 frames per second. Going way beyond The Hobbit's 48 frames per second, there's the potential for something truly new: far more immersive and realistic images. While this does pull us further away from the current cinematic ideal of beautiful (but flat) images at 24 frames, it's such a jump forward that it may well be able to dodge the "real, but cheap" look of footage around 60fps. Even though current projection technology won't be able to show this to a wide audience at 120fps, it's definitely one to keep an eye on.
As they did last year, Adobe have announced updates to Premiere and After Effects just prior to NAB. While the updates will be shown on the floor, they'll be delivered to users in the next update release—potentially a month or two away. So what's new?
First off, automatic proxy generation and management, somewhat similar to what FCP X offers. While in most cases (in both apps) you can work directly with native media, if you're pushing 6K RED files around or cutting remotely, editing will be much faster if you can work with smaller proxy files until the final export. Second, media management, again similar to what FCP X (and Avid) offer, which lets Premiere copy your media to a specified location at ingest time.
It's not all catch-up though—also included are new keyboard shortcuts for keyframing, a Remove Effects dialog (which FCP X could do with), HSL secondary color correction for Lumetri, and support for VR and 3D workflows. After Effects gains Lumetri Color as an effect, and cached frames should see better playback performance too.
Resolve 12.5 has been released with "over 1000 enhancements and 250 new features". They include on-timeline keyframe control and retiming, including on-clip curves for both, many new editing operations (some of which will seem familiar to FCP X editors) and HDR support for grading. There's better integration with Fusion, better metadata control, improved media management, improved edit overlay (another FCP 7 flashback), Resolve FX for easy filter access, a new single point tracker, and improved node organization. If you have a Studio license (or dongle) there's improved noise reduction and new distortion removal tools as well.
While the non-Studio version remains free, it's still a beast of a program to learn with many, many options. Time (and the final release later this year) will tell if they've managed to squash the lingering performance and stability issues in version 12.
In hardware, there's new (free) firmware with a new fancy UI coming out later this year for the URSA mini, and there's a new additional URSA Studio Monitor (with knobs, buttons and a swiveling mount) to turn an URSA mini into a live studio camera.
The Video Assist monitor/recorder now has a 4K brother that's actually shipping now for $895. There are also new HDMI-SDI and SDI-HDMI adapters for $85, the new Blackmagic Duplicator which can write video to 25 SD cards at once for high-quality video sales at live events. There's more, and you can check it all out here.
Shooting in VR remains somewhat tricky, first and foremost because the crew can't hide "behind" a 360° camera. It's also still expensive to do well. 360° Heros has a new 360° solution using BM cameras which is well into five figures just on the cost of the cameras, but also offer cheaper GoPro-based options.
GoPro's Omni is a six-way beast
GoPro themselves offer the Omni (six cameras in a cube) and the Odyssey (16 cameras in a circle) and Samsung have their Gear 360° (which uses just two cameras) coming out this year too. It's going to get crowded.
In post, the next Premiere can work with VR, but if you prefer FCP X, the Dashwood 360VR Toolbox, updated at NAB, is what you're looking for.
A few months back, Canon teased their ME20F-SH with amazing low-light capabilities, and they're now announcing a cheaper version, the ME200S-SH.
Like Blackmagic's Micro cameras, it's just a sensor and a lens mount, needing all kinds of external boxes to get anything done, but giving versatility in mounting options. Low light capability is around 200,000 ISO, impressive, but nowhere near the 4,000,000 ISO of the ME20F-SH. A possible deal killer is that it's only HD, at up to 60fps, but at $5,000 it'll be a great complement to anyone shooting with Canon cinema cameras like the C100 and C300.
No new FCP X release just yet, but there are a few new additions to the ecosystem. The FCP X logging system Lumberjack, which aids the editing process by helping you access metadata gathered on set, has gained a new feature to automatically extract "Magic Keywords" from transcripts of your clips. For documentary makers, this could be a key part of the puzzle—you can instantly use FCP X to find the clips in which certain topics are mentioned.
Xsend Motion fills a hole which users have been asking to plug for years: round-tripping to Motion. An entire project timeline can be sent to Motion, and then shared back to FCP X as a Generator, or exported directly from Motion itself. Most things come across to Motion, including text position, video clips, and even many generators. It's now much easier to start a project in FCP X, then finesse it further using the fine-grained keyframing and powerful effects available in Motion. Xsend Motion is still in development, so expect further improvements and a release soon. I'm under NDA and can't tell you more (spoilers!), but you can listen to the Final Cut Pro Radio show to hear more from Wes Plate himself, or read more here.
Shared storage is rarely something drool-worthy, but Lumaforge's new ShareStation Jellyfish, Indie and Studio models are pretty appealing. Suitable for FCP X and other NLEs, the different models support increasing amounts of very fast storage for large workgroups. Check it out here.
Finally, while I can't talk about this objectively as I was (somewhat) involved in its development and release, CoreMelt have released their new LUT loading utility, LUTx.
As a last bonus, it's worth taking a look at an announcement not made at NAB, but timed with NAB. The new Craft Camera lets you assemble your own custom camera from separately available "elements", including switchable mounts, a recorder, a flip screen, batteries, ND and various output options.
You could choose to build a 4K action camera with no screen, an HD studio camera with a live feed but no on-board recording, or put together a general purpose camera with all the options. You could even add third-party gear—like the BlackMagic or Atomos recorder/screen combos—into the mix. It looks very promising, but without sample footage, I'm not going to get too excited just yet. Check out more info (and pre-order if you're brave) here.
As ever, it's a massive show, and I can only list a few of the highlights here. Many more products were announced, and it's worth taking a quick trip to the websites of your favorite gear suppliers to see what they're offering. Despite the release of relatively few new cameras, between VR, HDR, HFR and light field recording, it's a pretty exciting time to be in the industry.
Learn about film making in the Film Craft series of courses here at macProVideo.com
You must be logged in to comment.


text:
It can even give you the heart of the Fuckbook girl of your dreams on - The #1 Social Sex Site! Men always veer away from the 'slow and steady' path of seduction.
Fre dating site are jason and molly still dating
If you have a three sons and are desperate for a girl then it's perhaps a good idea to head down to the local aviary and try to get a glimpse of an owl.
According to a French superstition, if a woman sees an owl during the nine months when she is pregnant, then she is guaranteed to have a girl.
For women everywhere: When you know you are finally mended, spread the word, hold out your hand, share some love from your heart and some laughter from your soul and be there for a new member of the sisterhood who needs your help.
Little do they know." ― Jayne Higgins, tags: amazing-book, bastard, beach-read, betrayal, dating-scams, debut-novel, fantastic-book, funny, girlfriends, great-read, great-reads-for-women-over-40, happy-ending, heartache, heartbreak, hilarious, husband, love, love-story, love-that-book, lovers, must-have-read, online-dating, perfect-holiday-read, scams, twists, unputdownable, women, writer "In 2011, Mark Brooks, a consultant to online-dating companies, published the results of an industry survey titled "How Has Internet Dating Changed Society?
This superstition - which is popular elsewhere in the west - is thought to stem from the trenches of World War One when snipers were said to have a better hit rate when smokers took so long holding one match up.
The first cigarette alerts the sniper, the second allows him time to take aim, leaving the third smoker dead on their feet. If you value your friendship with a French buddy, then never offer him a knife as a gift.
Firstly, if you light a prayer candle in a church always do it from a match or a lighter and never from another candle.
Many of their seemingly irrational beliefs match those held in other countries, like the idea that spilling salt on the table will bring bad luck.
But other superstitions appear to be more unique to France.
A strong French superstition says that having 13 people around the dinner table is going to bring some ill wind your way.
This superstition is believed to have come from the Last Supper, where one of the 13 diners - Judas Iscariot - ended up being a traitor.
This gesture means that you want to cut off your friendship with them.


text:
Forms and Policies
All new personnel are required to complete and submit some forms to either their departmental office or to the Health, Safety and Risk Management Office. This ensures that we have the most accurate and up-to-date knowledge possible about who is working at the Health Sciences Campus at any given time. Please download these forms to your device in order to fill them in.
The Access and Overview for New Personnel form is mandatory for all newcomers to the Health Sciences Campus and has multiple purposes. It acts as a checklist for relevant trainings, allows personnel to request access cards and/or keys, and gives personnel an important overview of workplace health and safety protocols. Download the Access form for New and Existing Personnel to your device to fill it in, print it and submit it.
If you have an active access card or set of keys, and need to request a change to your level of access, please complete the Access form for New and Existing Personnel by downloading it to your device, filling it in, printing it and submitting it to the same office that you submitted the Access and Overview Form for New Personnel.
Waivers/Informed Consent Forms
Waiver Forms or Informed Consent Forms are required for all unpaid personnel working at the Health Sciences Campus. Please note that waiver forms and the informed consent forms are tailored to specific situations, so supervisors, students and volunteers are required to contact the Health, Safety and Risk Management Office (email@example.com) to start the process of creating the appropriate form.
The University of Ottawa has many policies governing health and safety in the workplace, including:
Policy 66 – Violence Prevention
Policy 72 – Environmental Management and Sustainability
Policy 77 – Occupational Health and Safety
Policy for Pregnant Women in Laboratories
Policy on after hours access by research personnel to research laboratories


text:
Everyone who lived in the mountains used to be a messenger of God. ("Kokyo (Hometown)" Tsutomu Mizukami)
Yuichi Hamagami, 65, was scared of the dark when he was a child. His family has lived in Oshima Peninsula, Fukui Prefecture, for generations. The Hamagamis is the guardian for one of 32 sacred forests called "Niso-no-mori" in the peninsula. There is a festival for their ancestors who broke in the area in each forest every November. Yuichi has joined the festival since he was a little child to help his father. Before dawn, little Yuichi was jerked from slumber by his father and went to their forest. There was no street lamp. Yuichi's role was holding a paper lantern in the darkness. He could not help running because he thought he was seen by something from the darkness.
It was the latter half of 1960s when villagers in Oshima Peninsula received a construction plan of a nuclear power plant. Yuichi's father was a town councilor at that time and was the most strident supporter of the project. Some people said he was after money because he owned some parts of the planned site. But Yuichi says, "My father just wanted to enrich our hometown."
Yuichi's father passed away from lung cancer in 1978 just a year before Ohi Nuclear Power Plant's No.1 reactor started. He was 56 years old. Still young. That is why some says "He was cursed by God in the forest." Four years before he passed away a bridge called "Aoto-no-ohashi" between the peninsula and hometown was built. The construction of roads was also going on. Motorization was going to come to the remote area. Yuichi's father cut down a part of the forest and made a car park there. According to the tradition, human intervention is forbidden to the forest. It is a taboo even to take a small twig home from the forest…
"I don't believe rumors, but I kind of feel creepy." After his father's death, Yuichi built a small shrine in the forest, where there had been just a sacred stone. Besides he has held every rite. But he does not think it is the fault of the nuclear power plant if his father passed away from a curse. Yuichi became a town councilor like his father after he was retired from the town office. He said, "People's will is in resuming!" in a conference about Ohi Nuclear Power Station's restart last July. Of course, perfect safe control is precondition for his statement. He says, "Our wish to enrich our hometown is almost fulfilled. We can't turn back the clock now." The village has a handsome bridge and smooth roads. Streetlights shine at night. Yuichi is no longer afraid of the dark.
Koji Morishita, 56, is also one of the guardians for the sacred forests "Niso-no-mori". He runs a guesthouse for workers related to the nuclear power plant. He used to reply, "Our lives are also important," to the questions connected in the powerhouse. But he never forgets the sight in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. He visited there to look at the actual circumstances in the devastated area. He saw children playing in an indoor recreation hall in the town. They looked happy. But he was shocked by the guide's explanation: Children haven't been able to play on the ground outside for fear of exposure since the nuclear power plant caused the accident. "I'd never thought of that. I was very shocked that I had never thought of that…" Now Koji hesitates to the pros and cons of nuclear power plants. He cannot answer to the question whether his village needs the facilities yet. He just thinks "God in our forests will get mad if an accident happens in the nuclear power plant.
(The Chunichi May 29, 2013, translated by Moshimoshimo)


text:
Study Abroad in Algeria
Algeria is a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast yet 90% of the country is desert. It's large size puts Algeria as the tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Arab world. Algeria has a population of 40 million and Its capital and most populous city is Algiers. Due to ongoing conflicts and hostilities, most previously operating programs have suspended operations and no American students study abroad in Algeria. The US State Department has a travel advisory against going to Algeria: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings/algeria-travel-warning.html
Top Cities to Study Abroad
Explore the Map
Study Abroad in Algeria - Featured Programs
Spoken by 295 million speakers worldwide, Arabic is among the top 10 high demand business languages today. Over the years, AUC has attracted thous...
Start any Monday and study from two weeks to a whole year. See the world, experience a new culture, make friends from 100 countries – and prepare for your global future. University Credit is available available for all Intensive Courses at EF.
Study Abroad in Algeria - All Programs
No results found


text:
5 Most Fascinating Stories In Recent Medical News
Report Shows World Is Now "A Safer Place To Live In"
Though tragedies have dominated recent headlines, a new study on injury data is showing that statistically speaking, the world is safer today than previously before. As a matter of fact this analysis, performed by Dr. Juanita Haagsma and her team from the Institute for Healthcare Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, has shown that over the past 25 years, the global toll of injuries has dropped by 31%. The team of analysts looked at data collected from the Global Burden of Diseases and Injuries (GBD) database to measure the impact of 26 injury causes and 47 injury types across 188 countries. The findings did show variances by region, gender, and age, but overall incidence of injury is much lower overall in recent years. The authors of the study found that the "rate of decline was significant for 22 of our 26 cause-of-injury categories, including all the major ones." [Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/303509.php ]
Breast Cancer And Leukemia
Incidences of therapy-related leukemia (TRL) occur when cancer treatments designed to target tumor cells also impact the normal, healthy cells of the body. Often fatal, TRL is most common in breast cancer survivors. In a study that has contributed greatly to our growing body of information about the long-term effects of the various cancer therapies, Dr. Jane Churpek and her team examined the characteristics of 88 breast cancer survivors who were subsequently diagnosed with TRL. Churpek and her team found evidence suggesting a link between TRL and inherited forms of breast cancer. The researchers are hopeful that this new information could help oncologists take a more individualized approach to breast cancer treatment decisions based on the potential risks and benefits. [Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/303620.php ]
Study On Medical Residents' Work Hours Triggers Controversy
Rules limiting the number of hours a medical resident can work without break have existed since 2003, but there is little data to indicate whether or not such rules are necessary to minimize the risk of fatigue-related incidents. To answer this question, Dr. David Asch and his team from the University of Pennsylvania began a study that collects and compares data from two resident work schedules. However, their study has triggered some ethical questions, as physicians have expressed concern for the safety of patients and sleep-deprived residents. Critics argue that the risk of residents' working longer hours is too great, and that the study is unethical because researchers are not being required to ask the residents or the patients for permission to include them. Advocates of the study argue that mistakes more often occur when residents are required to hand off their patients to another doctor due to rigid scheduling requirements. Currently the federal Office for Human Research Protections is reviewing the complaints about this study and others like it. [Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/12/07/458049301/is-it-safe-for-medical-residents-to-work-30-hour-shifts ]
Telemedicine Meets Marijuana
Since the state of California legalized medical marijuana in 1996, researchers estimate that one out of every twenty residents have tried the effects of cannabis for themselves. A prescription from a certified physician is required in order to get access to medical marijuana, and two new startups are simplifying how patients can visit with a doctor to obtain a prescription. SpeedWeed and Eaze are two companies that have established a secure online portal through which patients can meet with board-certified physicians in accordance with California's 2011 Telehealth Advancement Act, introducing the relatively recent phenomenon of telemedicine to the multi-million dollar industry. This is seen as an important development as it allows patients the discretion and convenience that might otherwise deter them from seeking a prescription for medical cannabis. [Source: http://mhealthintelligence.com/news/an-online-high-telehealth-opens-new-doors-for-medical-marijuana]
Epilepsy Linked To Suicidal Thoughts
A new analysis of data from the CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System has shown a correlation between epilepsy and suicide. The study found that patients with epilepsy are more likely to commit suicide than the general population, and that annual suicide mortality rates among patients with epilepsy are about 16% higher than mortality rates of the general population. Examining variances across age groups, the study authors concluded that physicians should be especially vigilant when assessing the mental health of epileptic patients between 40-49 years of age, as this age group is particularly vulnerable to suicidal thoughts. The study serves to highlight the important of early diagnosis and effective treatment of mental illness for those suffering from epilepsy. Routine semiannual screening for mood disorders and suicidal ideation is suggested to help address this. [Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AES/55048 ]


text:
Explore the metamorphosis of metal jewellery with Nicole Walger's striking pieces, as she yields a splendid intermingling of tradition and aesthetic.
The following article and images are courtesy to Obellery at www.obellery.com.
Nicole Walger
Nicole Walger is a German jeweller. Her work is the embodiment of traditional craftsmanship and technical excellence.
With a simple yet sophisticated design style, Nicole creates her pieces by altering the shape and form of metal. The focus is not on filing, but on techniques like punching, splitting or expanding, the kind of techniques that started out in wrought iron work. By working with precious metals, these "old" techniques are used in a new context. The jewellery arises exclusively from the process of changing shape, and after that, no further processing takes place.
The natural forming of metal, the use of non-cutting forming techniques punching, splitting and stretching lends each item of jewellery its own characteristic form. It is also the acknowledgement of the initial form that makes this jewellery so interesting. It lives from its origins. The use of pure metals and the natural growth process in the forming procedure make each piece a unique gem in its own right.
Website: http://www.obellery.com/nicolewalger/


text:
Hyped as the Punjabi action-comedy of the year, Romeo Ranjha is the perfect example of how hype can harm a film.
Romeo Ranjha follows two conmen named Romeo (Jazzy B) and Ranjha (Garry Sandhu), who cross paths with each other in Bangkok. The two, who are forced to live as roommates, work for two thugs. These thugs, who were initially friends, now only interact through Romeo and Ranjha.
One day, the duo hatch a plan to run away with the gold and money they're supposed to trade. However, Ranjha double-crosses Romeo, setting off a series of unexpected events. This is followed by revenge, love, more cheating, and a whole lot of chaos!
The film marks Garry Sandhu's debut. He is charming and realistic as Ranjha. His performance is made even better by the rapport he shares with Jazzy B, who plays Romeo. Though the rest of the cast delivers average performances, their chemistry with each other is noteworthy, making the movie watchable.
Another highlight of the movie is the soundtrack. Romeo Ranjha features foot-tapping tracks that you will hum long after the movie's over. Jugnu and the title track, in particular, are wonderful songs. Sadly, they are also the only memorable part of the movie.
Though the film does have its share of comedic moments, they are few and far between. You will occasionally crack a smile, but you won't ever laugh out loud.
The primary flaw of the movie, however, is its complete lack of originality. Every scene, twist and turn feels reminiscent of other heist movies. But not as well-executed.
The movie also falls flat because it tries to incorporate way too many elements. This makes it a classic case of "Jack of all trades, master of none". Romeo Ranjha would have been much better if it had focused on either the comedic aspect or the action element.
All in all, Romeo Ranjha is an average film. It's neither good enough to write home about, nor is it bad enough to hate. Though it has the potential to be much more entertaining, something always feels missing. Perhaps this could've been different if the movie showcased more of the bromance between Romeo and Ranjha, which is the highlight of the film.
Why should you watch this film?
Though Romeo Ranjha is far from a cinematic masterpiece, it's still watchable. The best way to watch it is to get a group of friends together to laugh along. The movie is silly, yet self-aware. It never tries to be a deep or intelligent film and for some reason, that works. If you're looking for a lighthearted film to watch with your friends this weekend, you might just enjoy Romeo Ranjha.


text:
Another New DBMS to Replace Relational?
by Donald Feinberg | June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment
On June 9, Google Labs announced Google Fusion Tables , a new system for managing data in the Google cloud from Google Labs. I want to be clear about one point – this is an experiment from Google Research not exactly ready for production systems (Google is clear about this also). The issue I have is how the press exaggerates the announcement by warning the Database Management System (DBMS) vendors to watch out as they are being blindsided by Google. You must be kidding!
First, what is Fusion Tables? It is a system for managing data in the cloud for collaboration with data from disparate sources in a simple way, including the ability to "drill-down" to the sources of the data. It allows the user to "join" (in a loose definition) data without the constraints of the data model, normally found in a relational DBMS. What it is not is a DBMS to manage data for an On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) system or a Data Warehouse. Fusion Tables is based on Data Spaces, defined in Wikipedia as "a container for domain specific data" and further "A Data Space system is a multi-model data management system that manages data sourced from a variety of local or external sources". Data Spaces were originally defined in the early 1990's during the Object Oriented DBMS (OODBMS) era.
As with many new ideas, there are elements of the technology that may have value. When this happens, we find that the original relational model is evolved to incorporate this new technology or model. We saw this occur with OODBMS – the modern DBMS does use inheritance and user defined classes. We saw this happen with XML – now the modern DBMS has full native XML as a data type as robust as the original pure-play XML DBMSs. Today we are seeing this happen with MapReduce as several DBMS vendors have incorporated it into its DBMS engine. We will see this happen also with the column-store construct, which we believe will be incorporated into many modern DBMS engines as an indexing technique for optimization. As to the validity of Fusion Tables and the ability to mix disparate data source and types, there is little question as to the usefulness of this. Oracle has already put a capability in its current release (11g) as SecureFiles and Microsoft in SQL Server 2008 has a feature called FILESTREAM. These are not experimental or beta test features but implemented in full production.
Is Fusion Tables worth watching? Of Course! The concept of easily combining disparate sources of data for analysis and collaboration is important and has been around since the inception of IT. Mashups and other Web 2.0 constructs have made some of this available today (see The Rise of Collaborative Decision Making). Google has a good start on this with the ability to use data from Google Apps and other spreadsheet style data with the initial version of Fusion Tables. Organizations must take care or these types of applications will cause additional turmoil in the governance and security space (see Developing a Strategy for Dealing With Desktop Database Management System Proliferation ). Will this technology replace your DBMS for OLTP and DW systems – not soon or in the future. Many have tried (e.g., OODBMS). There are other new techniques and systems being researched today that have promise (e.g., Akiba), however, the relational model continues to demonstrate flexibility and resiliency (over 30 years) and you can expect that to continue. Products like DB2, Informix, Ingres, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and Sybase ASE will be used in new IT systems for many years to come.
Additional Resources
View Free, Relevant Gartner Research
Gartner's research helps you cut through the complexity and deliver the knowledge you need to make the right decisions quickly, and with confidence.Read Free Gartner Research
Category: dbms
Tags: akiba collaborative-decision-making data-spaces data-warehouse database-management-system dbms desktop-dbms dw filestream fusion-tables google google-labs mapreduce object-oriented-database-management-system online-transaction-processing oodbms optp oracle rdbms relational-dbms securefiles sql-server sql-server-2008 xml
Thoughts on Another New DBMS to Replace Relational?
Great blog Donald. Thank you for sharing.
Everything DBMS is new again.
Why did this vital category of technology seem so moribund for so many years? It's good to see research and innovation back on the front lines of data management.
Kind regards,
Kevin Cox
Leave a Reply
Comments or opinions expressed on this blog are those of the individual contributors only, and do not necessarily represent the views of Gartner, Inc. or its management. Readers may copy and redistribute blog postings on other blogs, or otherwise for private, non-commercial or journalistic purposes, with attribution to Gartner. This content may not be used for any other purposes in any other formats or media. The content on this blog is provided on an "as-is" basis. Gartner shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the content or use of this blog.


text:
With a noticeably large amount of growth in mobile searches this past year, mobile marketing is important but do you know where mobile searches take place? Find out where mobile users are searching online as we explore smartphone usage increase and possible mobile search engines of the future.
Use Twitter Hashtags to Grow Your Dental Practice
What better marketing solution is there for professionals who are always on the go? A 140 character limit allows for brief interaction with your Twitter marketing and hashtags make it easy to showcase your tweets. Find out more about growing your dental practice online using Twitter.
Healthcare Marketing for Your Dental Practice
The basics of healthcare marketing for dental practices including 4 dental marketing tips that ensure your dentistry stands out from the competition. You have gone through great lengths to provide a great patient experience and your marketing should present this properly.
One More Reason You Should Be Marketing on Facebook
Facebook Open Graph is ushering in a new era of social media marketing with the release of Facebook graph search which is a new search engine platform. This is just one more reason why you should be marketing on Facebook for successful dental marketing for your practice.
Back to Basics: SEO Best Practices
Bringing it back to basics we explain the difference between on-page optimization and off-page optimization along with the importance of each. In order to engage in proper SEO you must understand these 2 very important parts of the process.


text:
Hoppy Witbier | 4.7% ABV | 25% IBU
A dry-hopped witbier designed by members of our cooperative.
Fair State
Opened in 2014, Fair State Brewing Cooperative is the third-oldest cooperative brewery in the country. They have built a reputation on crisp lagers and unique sours while maintaining a wide range of brews. Based in Northeast Minneapolis, Fair State Brewing Cooperative operates with a strong emphasis on community through volunteerism, fundraising, and the democratic involvement of nearly 1,400 members.


text:
Registry Owner FAQs
- How can I check the balance of the West Elm Registry Group Gift Card?
- How do I enable Group Gifting in my West Elm Registry?
- How do I invite people to contribute?
- What items qualify for Registry Group Gifting?
- When, where and how will I receive my Registry Group Gift item?
- Can I remove an item from my Registry that is enabled for Group Gifting?
- I'm having trouble retrieving my Registry Group Gift Card. What do I do?


text:
Real skills for the real world
Ready to travel the world and learn hundreds of new life skills? In this one application, you'll apply for the Winterline Global Skills Gap Year programs. It's split into four easy steps that will save your progress after you submit each one -- so get started today! After you finish, be sure to check your email for next steps.
- Contact Info
2. A Short Essay
3. Guardian Info
4. Personal Info and References


text: AJ, here's one I'd like you to try at some point: start with the current cell at a given point on the screen. Move to its grandchildren, count number of grandchildren per child, and place the children (shrunken accordingly) with such a ratio. Repeat, i.e. always look two generations further for how to subdivide the space. Then, go two steps upwards and show the siblings at both levels and, if space, their children. Tuomas


text:
By Night Owl Disco, Feb 24 2016 11:46AM
Just confirmed for a summer 2016 Wedding at the lovely Highfield Hall Hotel
Night Owl Disco
Professional DJ & Event Services ~ Providing the finest music,
sound, lights and atmosphere for your very special occasion.
Web feed
You are viewing the text version of this site.
Need help? check the requirements page.


text:
United States
I started having heavy periods & bleeding as soon as my period started. For many years I just dealt with it and spent many days curled up in bed in agony when I would get my period. By the time I was 18 I started to get periods that would last for weeks on end.
I finally went to an OBGYN who suggested the LEEP procedure after a few abnormal pap smears came back. After the LEEP I was told I would bleed for a couple of weeks then go back to normal.
A year went on and I was still bleeding more than I was not. I was not getting my period but getting a few days off every month from my period. At this time I had tried many different oral contraceptives, each would work great for a few months then it would be back to the heavy bleeding and unbearable cramps.
Finally around the age 24 my dr suggested the depot provera shot. Sounded great to me if it could stop bleeding, so I went on that monthly shot. It worked miracles for about 2 years. I didn't bleed at all!
Then it started back up with the bleeding & cramps, and after much thought & consultation with my Dr, we decided to go off the depot shot for treatment and not take any kind of contraceptives or hormone pills at all for a few months to clear out my body and let it get back on its natural track. This was not so bad, after a few months I went back to having normal periods again, with minimal problems & normal bleeding.
Then out of nowhere it came back again- terrible pains, to where I was already being prescribed 10mg vicodin, which I was taking up to 5 times a day & still in agony. I had a laparoscopy and they discovered the endometriosis, removed most of the adhesions, there were some that were not able to be removed due to being on a major blood vessel, but I was advised I should be fine once healing from the surgery in a few weeks.
In a few weeks, I was still bleeding and having horrible cramps and the OBGYN I was seeing at the time basically said take Ibuprofen and use a heating pad. That was her answer. I was having such bad pain I would end up going to the ER because I felt like my uterus was in a vice grip being squeezed right out of my body. I would be given medication there and of course referred back to my OBGYN for further treatment.
I was not happy with the treatment options given to me by my OBGYN so I found a fertility specialist who worked a lot with endometriosis. He suggested I try the Lupron shot. I absolutely loved the fact that I had absolutely no bleeding at all, and my pain was not quite as bad so as far as I was concerned this was as good as it would get.
After being on the Lupron for several months the bleeding stayed away but the night sweats, hot flashes & mood swings were getting pretty bad. I was taking Estradol for the add back hormone to help with the hot flashes, but it did nothing to help with it. I don't know why they are even called hot flashes as my blood boils around the clock.
I stayed on the lupron for a year as I was mainly concerned with the bleeding. After almost 15 years at this doing in my life being only 28, having bled more than not, I didn't care what happened for side effects as long as I didn't bleed.
The lupron treatment apparently is very expensive, and my insurance company couldn't seem to get their stuff together, I had to call every month to a special pharmacy to have them ship my lupron shot to my dr, and after having this done for a year, all the sudden my insurance would not cover it any more.
They said I would have to pay the cost upfront and get reimbursed, which it is almost 800$ per shot!! I cannot afford to do that every single month, there is no way. So my dr advised we can try to do the depot provera oral pills which are not as strong, not as costly and the side effects would be less than what I had now, maybe a little bloated feeling- which I was fine with if it would stop my bleeding.
I have been on the 30 mg of the provera daily for about 3 weeks now and I have been bleeding so heavy & my symptoms are back at its worst. I don't know if this is from the change in treatments.
My dr says it could be, but after all I have gone through with this over the years, I don't know how long I am willing to try this with the bleeding like this. I feel like I am on an emotional roller coaster, I can't control my emotions at all. I already suffer from depression & anxiety which I take cymbalta for. I don't know what to do. Well thanks for letting me vent!
Brandy Jimenez
I have had endometriosis since I was 15 years old and now I'm 33. It has been nothing but a nightmare! My husband and I finally had a beautiful baby girl who is now 9, but it took a while to get there. The joy was short lived due to the endometriosis. It was worse than it had ever been.
1 year after I had Destiny my doctor and I decided that a partial hysterectomy would be the best way to go for my situation. Over the years before the surgery nothing had ever relieved any of my pain. I couldn't go on long walks, I couldn't do sports, I couldn't play with my child like I wanted to because of the pain.
After my surgery I was finally pain free and this lasted about a year...then it all came back and with a vengeance. I honestly don't know what to do any more. I'm taking meds everyday and it really does not help. I live in Alaska so my options are limited.
United States
Hi, Today is January 26, 2011. I started having bad pelvic pain during periods since I started having them at 12 years of age but didn't know it wasn't normal until I finally got diagnosed with Endometriosis during my first surgery. I have had a Laparoscopic removal of Endometrioma surgery twice before.
The first in 1999 which was when they diagnosed me and the second in 2004. The second time it helped for several years. I'm about to have surgery again on Feb. 28, 2011 and the doctors are now advising me to take out my uterus because they say the uterus is the source of the Endometriosis.
Also, I have a strong history of cancer in my family. So I got tested for the cancer gene which came out negative, (thank God). Since my genetic testing for cancer genes results were negative, they say I can leave in my ovaries if the cysts are easy enough to remove off of them (which I am glad because I don't want to have to take hormone replacements!) I have one cyst on each ovary, (two total) and Endometriosis.
I'm 47 years old and going to get married on April 30, 2011. The symptoms of Endometriosis have gotten worse in the last 5 months or so and I'm really sick and tired of them. I have always dreamed of having children, but my fiancé doesn't want to have kids because #1 he doesn't think this world is good enough to bring in any kids and #2 he works for and lives,(he owns a home) in a retirement community that doesn't allow kids.
I have accepted his decision even though I'm sad about it because I would rather have a husband with no child than to have a child with no husband or a bad husband, and he really is a great guy!
My symptoms are: tummy aches, head aches, lower back aches, leg pain and pains all over my body, weakness in the legs, bloating, sometimes a low grade fever, sometimes constipation and sometimes Diarrhoea and an overall weakness.
Sometimes the 600mg of Ibuprophen doesn't even help, plus I hate taking pills. I need advice on whether or not I should consent to taking out my uterus or just to take out the cysts and scrape out the Endometriosis.
As the time gets closer and closer to the surgery date, I'm getting more nervous and stressed since not only do I need to make this decision, but I also have the wedding plans to think about!
Taylor Wood
United States
Hi Ladies, I'm only seventeen years old, and after two surgeries, I was finally diagnosed with Endometriosis today. I started my period at age eleven, and my symptoms just progressively became worse as the years went by.
Since the symptoms of Endometriosis often "don't add up", I was told by my GI doctor that "sometimes symptoms like this just happen, we don't know why, and you're going to have to deal with it". I knew in my heart that something was seriously wrong with me. My symptoms may "not add up", but they were definitely happening.
This GI doctor performed a Endoscope and a Colonoscopy, but found nothing abnormal. Someone suggested Endometriosis, so I researched the disease and saw an OB/GYN as soon as possible. After my visit today, I was told that I do in fact have this disease.
I was told that it's not impossible for me to become pregnant, but it will definitely be difficult in the future. This was a little heartbreaking, because I would love to be a mother one day. But after reading many of your stories, I have hope that one day it will happen! I am going to be taking birth control pills to lessen my symptoms.
I am just so relieved that I was finally diagnosed after a year of searching for answers. I had no support from a lot of people, I was often told that it was "just in my head", and to ignore the symptoms. I know you all know that you can't just ignore the symptoms of Endometriosis!
Thank you for reading my story, I'm here to support any of you, and answer any questions! It's good to know that I'm not alone in this, because as a seventeen year-old, I can't relate to any of my friends with this disease. Thank you! Taylor


text:
Out of stock
For a flattering poolside look choose the Bia bikini in Blush by swimwear designer Vix. The figure flattering Bia includes brushed gold adjustable sliding tube details, is fully lined with removable pads. The delicate straps tie at the neck and back for a comfortable fit. Pair with matching Bia bottoms which are fully lined, sit low on the hips with gold slider details and offer full coverage.
If you would like some help to find the PERFECT FIT, please email our style advisors at [email protected] Or if the size you are interested in is sold out, let us know and we'll do our best to get it for you.
We deliver worldwide or you can collect your order from our London office.
Orders can be returned within 14 days of receipt (28 days for International orders) and we offer Free UK & EU returns and Exchanges. TAX is deducted at checkout from orders outside Europe.
For further information please visit our Delivery & Returns Page.


text:
Local Address
90 Templeton Drive
Oswego, IL 60543
Oswego, IL 60543
Our certified professionals can help you with:
- unattended death
- homicide & suicide
- commercial & industrial accidents
- communicable disease disinfection
- specialty services
- blood cleanup
- biohazard remediation & disinfection
Professional & Compassionate Service
Since 1996, Aftermath Services has provided quality professional biohazard cleaning to families and businesses nationwide. Our dedicated staff of technicians are available 24/7 to help in a wide variety of specialty sanitization situations, including unattended death cleanup, suicide cleanup, and tear gas remediation. We understand that these circumstances can be complicated, both financially and emotionally. For this reason, we will talk you through each step in the process, from the initial no-obligation estimate to helping you manage your insurance claim. Give Aftermath a call today, and learn how professional crime scene cleaners can help you and your family onto the road to recovery.
We provide crime cleanup throughout Illinois 24/7/365.
We service neighborhoods in and around Lombard, IL including Village Center, Highland Hills, York Center and all the surrounding areas.
Case Studies of Jobs Performed in the Lombard, IL Area
(Lombard, IL) – The owner of an apartment building in Lombard called Aftermath following a situation involving one of his tenants. Reportedly, the renter was ill, but when the landlord investigated further, he discovered the man had also been using heroin. The state of the room made it difficult to locate the dangerous needles, and there was also bio present on the floor and on the mattress. Technicians used utility knives to remove a small section of carpet and the affected area of the mattress and placed it in a biohazard bag. Additionally, bedding, clothing, towels, and pillows were discarded, and all sharps were retrieved and disposed of as medical waste. Returning the unit to a safe, sanitary condition helped the owner recover his property as well as some peace of mind.
Services Related to Crime Clean Up in Lombard, IL
If you or someone you know was a victim of a crime, Aftermath has collected some resources to help guide you through this process.
Other Resources
- To Obtain Copies of the Death Certificate:
Office of Vital Records
- Lombard Victims Assistance:
Crime Victims Center
- Local Obituaries:
Illinois Obituaries


text:
Contract Discovery & Analytics
LeAding Healthcare Organization
A leading healthcare organization experienced a breach of Protected Health Information (PHI) & needed to quickly access their breach notification clause to determine notification requirements & remedies.
Clinical Trial Investigators escalated to the legal department that there was an accidental breach of unsecured Protected Health Information (PHI). The organization had to take immediate action to gain visibility into their breach notification requirements and to determine how many contain a Remedies clause or Reimbursement of Costs clauses. The most difficult aspects around this project were:
- How to find all of the relevant contracts?
- How to quickly find Breach Notification clauses determine the notification requirements?
- What are the remedy requirements?
- How to properly manage the contracts on ago-forward basis to ensure that the organization can quickly react to changing business needs?
Trying to weed through all of the Clinical Trial Agreements to find the ones that were relevant to the breach was proving to be a grueling and expensive manual process. Once the contracts were found, it was another grueling process to manually review each contract's breach notification clauses. After the contract was reviewed, they were still left with the problem of determining the appropriate remedy. To avoid having to go through a manual process, should another breach occur in the future, the organization wanted to implement a contract management solution rather than rely on astatic Excel spreadsheet.
The healthcare organization pointed Seal Software at all of their SharePoint drives where they stored their Clinical Trial Agreements. Seal centralized the contracts into one repository and automatically extracted key provisions for immediate access to critical information. However, because Remedy clauses are not part of the out-of-the-box extraction offered by Seal, the organization quickly created a custom extraction policy in Seal Software to teach the system to automatically extract the clauses. The key results achieved:
- Created a fully searchable contractual document portfolio (OCR'd the imaged document and converted it into a searchable PDF)
- Within 24 hours, the organization had visibility into all of their clinical trial agreements
- They quickly identified the agreements that had breach notification clauses with 48-hours notification requirements versus the standard 72-hour requirement and prioritized appropriately
- Quickly created custom extraction policies using Seal Contract Analytics creation wizard
- Quickly gained visibility into remedy requirements and reacted quickly to the requirements to mitigate damages
- Reduced contractual document review time from hours to minutes per document
- Significantly reduced contractual document review costs
- Created best practices around contractual document discovery, extraction, and review
By adding Seal Software to the contract discovery, extraction and review process, the organization benefited from a fully visible, accessible and searchable portfolio for future contract intelligence and a lower total processing cost per contract. Once the healthcare organization discovers and reviews all of their contractual information, they are ready for the next step in contractual document management – to proactively manage and mitigate risks and quickly react to business changes, as well as continuously on-boarding new contracts moving forward.


text:
I count the seconds that pass
with every rain drop outside my window.
*plop* one
*plop* two
*plop plop* three... and a half
*plop* four
Thats four seconds of my life,
not wasted on thoughts of us.
The us that could have been,
but never was.
The us that never will be.
*plop* five
*plop* six
*plop* seven
Another breif moment,
gone by without spending three wishes
to try to bring us back together.
*plop* eight
*plop plop* nine... and a half
*plop plop plop* ten, eleven
Or is it twelve now?
The rain just falls down harder,
as if its trying to make it harder to count.
Trying to get me to focus more on the numbers.
Because in all reality the past minute spent wasn't counting the rain drops,
but forming the words i'd write in hopes of becoming us again.


text:
Over 3100 attendees gathered in Sydney for StartCon and the Australasian Startup Awards 2016
SYDNEY, November 28, 2016: The 26th and 27th of November was a jam-packed weekend in the Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney as more than 3,100 attendees arrived at StartCon 2016 to listen to keynotes from the biggest contingent of Silicon Valley Internet marketing superstars and more.
Among those who graced the StartCon main stage from Silicon Valley were Andrew Chen, Head of Rider Growth at Uber; Elena Verna, SVP of Growth at SurveyMonkey; Sean Ellis, founder of Growth Hackers; Nate Moch, VP of Product Teams & Growth at Zillow; and Chandini Ammineni, Distribution Partner at 500 Startups.
Tech industry heavyweights also gave a keynote including NASA's Director of Advanced Explorations Systems, Jason Crusan; Bloomberg's Global Tech Media Specialist, Christopher Lowe; Alibaba Group's ANZ Managing Director, Maggie Zhou; and Freelancer.com's very own CEO, Matt Barrie.
At the exhibitors area were over 85 local and international tech companies including Escrow.com, Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce, Warrior Forum, as well as startups like WipeHero, Genesis Augmented, Sparrow Flights, NowVr and Neumann Space.
The Australasian Startup Awards
Recognising and celebrating Australia's amazing startups, founders, investors and media, and sponsored by the University of Technology Sydney, StartCon hosted The first annual Australasian Startup Awards. Over 200 nominations in 14 categories and an overall winner were reviewed, and winners were determined by public voting, with over 63,000 votes in total.
Here is the complete list of winners:
Startup of the Year Winner: Snooper
Technology Company of the Year Winner: XeroOther nominees: Canva, Envato, Atlassian, Campaign Monitor
E-Commerce Company of the Year Winner: VinomofoOther nominees: The Iconic, Kogan, Showpo, Mon Purse
Best Mobile App of the Year Winner: PocketBookOther nominees: Commbank, Clipp, Pocket Cast, Domain
Startup Founder of the Year Winner: Christy Laurence, PlannOther nominees: Liz Kaelin – Caitre'd, James Jansson – Tapview, Kym Huynh – Weteachme, Jess Ruhfus – Collabosaurus
Startup Investor of the Year Winner: Blackbird VenturesOther nominees: Mike Cannon Brookes, PAN Group Australia, Elaine Stead
Startup Journalist of the Year Winner: Yolanda Redrup, Australian Financial ReviewOther nominees: Michael Bailey – Australian Financial Review, Frank Chung – news.com.au, Gina Baldassarre – Startup Daily, Paul Colgan – Business Insider
Startup Incubator or Accelerator of the Year Winner: IncubateOther nominees: Muru-D, Slingshot, Accelerator, Startmate
Best Bootstrapped Startup Winner: PlannOther nominees: AirBuddy, Going Expert, Vouchify, Knokal
Best Startup for Social Good: UpriseOther nominees: CancerAid, Zottie Dottie, Foodnest, Genomix
Best Student Run Startup Winner: WipeHeroOther nominees: The Student Tutor Network, Project Huni, The Sorting Hat, KeyHub
Best Fintech Startup Winner: BrickxOther Nominees: CoverGenius, Cashrewards, Estate Baron, Simply Wall St
Best Mobile App Startup Winner: SnooperOther nominees: Brauz, Fit for Battle, Clinivid, Sparrow Flights
Best E-Commerce Startup Winner: The Wine GalleryOther nominees: HART : LDN Home Decor, Spare Workspace, Tapview, WeTeachMe
Best SaaS Startup Winner: Health EngineOther nominees: Collabosaurus, iRecruit Australia, Small Builders, Link4 Australia
StartCon in Partnership with Startup World Cup Pitch Competition
Australia's biggest pitch competition was hosted in StartCon in partnership with Startup World Cup. The partnership opens up opportunities for Australian startups and entrepreneurs to gain access to Silicon Valley, global VCs and international tech leaders.
Mental health startup Uprise founded by Dr. Jay Spence won Australia's biggest pitch competition, another big event hosted by StartCon in partnership with Startup World Cup.
Uprise took home prizes valued at USD 120,000 and gets an all expenses paid trip to San Francisco to represent Australia in Startup World Cup Grand Finale on the 24th of March, 2017.
In the grand finale, 15 other startups from all over the world gets the chance to win USD 1,000,000 prize in investment.
"StartCon is all about empowering and equipping Australia's startup community and entrepreneurs. That is why we're hosting big awards and pitch competitions on top of bringing in nothing but the best tech industry speakers from all over the world into our main stage," says Matt Barrie, Freelancer.com CEO.
"Seeing all this potential in the community drives the StartCon team to make this a bigger and better event in 2017."
Note to Editor:
Full list of speakers here.
StartCon 2016 schedule here.
About StartCon
The StartCon community has been supported by Freelancer.com since 2011. Around 5,000 tech startup professionals, investors and ecosystem participants have already experienced StartCon events. Mark Bouris, the Wizard of Oz, Executive Chairman of Yellow Brick Road and Kim Dotcom, the most wanted man on the Internet and founder of Megaupload.com, headlined the event in 2015.
The SydStart conference (later rebranded to StartCo), held on October 29th-30th, 2015 at Sydney's Town Hall, attracted over 2000 attendees. The conference was designed to enrich Australia's technology and entrepreneurship sector by providing a forum for entrepreneurs and startups to learn from leading technology founders.
In 2016, StartCon has endeavoured to bring high quality events at the Freelancer.com offices in Sydney CBD. This has included a Fireside Chat with Vero CEO and Founder Chris Hexton. For further details see www.startcon.com.
About Freelancer ®
Eight-time Webby award-winning Freelancer.com is the world's largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by total number of users and projects posted. More than 21 million registered users have posted over 10 million jobs and contests to date in over 900 areas as diverse as website development, logo design, marketing, copywriting, astrophysics, aerospace engineering and manufacturing. Freelancer owns StartCon, Australia's largest startup conference, expo and entrepreneur community established in 2009, and Escrow.com, the leading provider of secure online payments and online transaction management for consumers and businesses on the Internet. Freelancer Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN.
For more information, please contact: email@example.com