text:
They're the foreign workers risking life and limb to deliver food to your door. Every night for months I walked past them, their exhausted bodies in biking gear and fingerless gloves sprawled out on a public seat in south-eastern suburban Melbourne, food delivery bags dumped at their feet.
They're the workers whose labour fuels the decentralised online gig economy, riders for online food-delivery start-ups. So I took a seat beside them for a few hours and asked them about their experiences.
Asher Wolf is a journalist, digital campaigner and media and communications adviser. You can follow her on Medium and Twitter, and contribute to her work on Patreon. This article is republished from Medium with permission.
"You can't record our faces, don't show our faces, change the names, change where we from. Don't name the office. They'll get rid of us if you do, we won't get shifts. You call us "Hugo Chazev & Pablo Escobar", something like that. You make up names for us, ok?"
Padeep (Bangladesh, studying a Masters of Public Health): My friend, he got hurt in an accident. He was riding home. He went to hospital, he had to spend money on himself, he can't work now, can't make money. He has to go home. You want to see the photos? I show you. He goes home to his country now anyway.
[And he sends me a photo.]
It depends on how many hours you work, if the job covers the bills. I'm studying Masters in Public Health. It's diff-i-cult to balance the two. I come here to work, then I go back to uni, then I come back here to work. Always somewhere. That's my life.
Daniel (Venezuela, studying English): Most of the people [we deliver to] are really cold. They don't want to know us, just take the food.
Pradeep: Sometimes they tip, sometimes they don't. When it's cold, people are really kind sometimes. But I lost my motorbike a while back, it was her fault — she bumped the car into me, she didn't head-check. The bike was worth $3000, she didn't pay me for months. I couldn't work. We have health insurance, but it doesn't cover important things, like physiotherapy.
We're just sitting here waiting for orders. We sit here because it's the food area — all the restaurants. We're not doing anything, we're just sitting here waiting for the next job.
Yes, there's …. bullying…. yes…from those people over there [and he gestures at the homeless people sitting on other public benches.] They damaged my bike. Someone pulled my bike over and it got damaged and it cost $250 to fix as well. No one paid for it, just me.
Daniel: Locals, they get drunk, and….
Pradeep: … you see lots of homeless people…
Daniel: …druuuuuuuugs. They're on drugs. People have tried to jump on the bike, open the food box. Some of them have tried to jump on the bike and ride off. Maybe it's just a joke, buuuuuut… [and he sighs.]
Miguel (Colombia): The companies are getting benefits, not us. This company, once it got to a certain level, it stopped giving us the benefits. Moving us off per hour contracts to per delivery contracts. They're making the real money, not us. I'm not working today though. I went to the gym. I just come here to see the guys.
Pradeep: We need a voice for the riders. We need something. We've been talking about unions.
Miguel: We only have insurance if working. If you get hit on the way home from work, you've got nothing and you can't work. My friend over there [he gestures at another rider] had an accident — and another friend had an even worse accident, he put his life at risk, he smashed his fingers up and then he has to go back home. If you get injured the office won't cover the time. If I break a bone, I have to pay a lot.
Pradeep: I had a sprained leg — I couldn't walk for a month. I fixed it right myself though. I can't go to hospital.
Miguel: The worst thing when you get injured, you have to stop working. You lose all the money that you could earn, but you have to still pay your bills somehow. It's very bad.
Pradeep: Everyday, every second is a risk. No one cares, no superannuation. Everything is a risk. Nothing. Nothing. And still we pay tax.
We get harassment. Harrassment. Today I had it twice. Scolding and….racism. This guy was like "go back to your country." Another guy, he was like "do you have a ciggie…", and then he yelled at me because I don't. Everyday there is harassment.
Miguel: I had racism from a drunk guy. He fell over on the ground, he fell down by himself. Then he yelled "FUCK YOU NIGGER!" at me. I don't know why.
Pradeep: My parents don't know I'm working delivery, they don't know the risk. They think I'm in a call-centre. That'd be good. I'm a biotechnologist in my country, now I'm studying Masters here. The guy who had an accident yesterday, was an engineer for seven years. He came here to live and work and learn English. And now he can't work at all because he's injured, he has to go home.
Miguel: My mum said "work everyday." So I work everyday. Australians have a different mind, they don't know what real poverty looks like. My mother worked in I.T. in Columbia, she's retired now, but she worked HARD. She says "work everyday, because you can go back to Columbia with money." But now I think about my health, about my friend getting injured. It wasn't my friend's fault he got injured, and the driver ran away. Maybe the driver was drunk. We all just felt terrible after. It was just terrible. What do you do?
I imagine if I get injured, I lose everything, I have to stop working. I think maybe if I was working in Columbia, I'd have some security maybe.
Pradeep: You don't know if with all this work you'll get hurt over time, your spine, wrists, legs… long term stuff. We don't know.
Miguel: There's no union. We haven't seen union down here. We don't have connections, we don't have pro-tect-ía. We are our own companies: our jackets, bikes and bags — those things are our companies. All we've got. The office just gives us the delivery jobs, but they're not our employers.
Pradeep: No one helps riders. We look after each other.
Miguel: Every year the job is getting worse. When they start up they paid very good, treated us very good. But they — the office — realised they could earn more money, so they reduced what they give. They looking after the customers and the people in the office.
Not us.
Daniel: They have too many riders now. We don't get enough jobs.
Miguel: Approximately six out of ten friends have injuries that made them have to stop riding for a long time. Friends help them, their parents help them. The office? No.
If you complain… they cut your shifts. My friend complained, now his shifts are less.
Here's one thing that's interesting. Listen to this: the bike store for the bike service, he gives us discounts. He looks after us. There's no connection with the delivery company, the bike shop. But him, the bike shop owner, looks after us better than the company, he's nicer to us because he gets our business. Because we're professional riders, he says he will help us. Hah! He looks after us better than our office! I never seen anything like it. If you ring the office, go to the office, they will look at you like …. [and he snarls]
Daniel: In the winter, you wait in the cold for a job, your hands are freezing. It's like, six degrees, five degrees and you're like "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr."
Miguel: I think the company could maybe help things when we get injured, when we're home. I stop a shift because I'm injured, I don't get paid. Real trouble.
We're students here, we're… we're the low-class. We're the un-der-class. At the end of the day… we bring the money, it's a big business here. But we don't make the big dollars. Everyone knows we need jobs, so we work a lot.
We are the underclass in Australia. People won't do these jobs we do.
Pradeep: There's many people without jobs in Australia, but I don't see Australians doing this job much. Students come here with so many dreams, big dreams and priorities. But it all just falls away. It slides. They're not paying us like Australian average rates. $10 per delivery. Sometimes I make a lot less than average wage in an hour. It's a burden on me again, to work the hours to make the money. Can't study when I'm working.
Sometimes I sit for hours and I earn nothing. I've made $10 in four hours. One delivery.
Daniel: I waited 90 minutes for the last job. I waited a long time. Only $10.
Miguel: Pay per hour is more fair, but they put us on $10 bucks per drop-off.
Daniel: Sometimes you go out for a whole shift and there's no drop-off. Sometimes.
Miguel: I'm looking for more work in another job. I'm working as a cleaner. They're paying me as an employee, I get Australian rates. It's excellent. He's a good employer. When I work Sundays, I get big bucks, even if I'm wrecked from delivery work, I take the cleaning job. Then I can rest more and study more during the week.
Pradeep: We get paid every 15 days for the delivery job. They always pay on time.
Miguel: Even if you get injuries, or you barely get paid — they always pay us on time [and he laughs.] One friend who got injured, he's been one month he's not working and his rent is verrrrrrrrry expensive, and so he's going back to his country now. Now he's finished antibiotics, I'm going out with him to drink, because he feels deeeepresssed. It's depressing.
He can't even pack his own bags because his hands are broken, wrecked. Everything he had to ask. If it was just one hand, ok — but it was two hands — broken. I went to his house, because I know how he's feeling, and brought him food, because he couldn't even cook, and I helped him pack his bags.
People get depressed. A lot of students are depressed. People don't want to go home, but can't find a way to get the money. Australia, it's not an easy country to make friends in. I don't get depressed because I have lots of friends who work with me.
But Aussies, they're polite — but they don't make strong friends with us. Where are the Australians who are my friends? I think they have their own friends from when they were a child. Australians are not that snobby, but they don't choose us as friends.
Aleksander (Estonia, studying English): I get $9 per delivery. They take off 50 cents for something. This is delivery. You don't want to work? Then don't work. You won't get paid. I work hard, I get paid. I ride a bicycle, not a motorbike. I'm here studying English. One thing though… there's no perks, in case you get hurt. It's all on you.
Pradeep: Look, if I get one order from one company in three hours, what am I supposed to do? So I work for all the companies. All three.


text:
Last week I was stress testing a webapplication. While putting heavy load to the server, the server went Oom (Out Of Mana… , euh Memory) . That was a quick stress test. The testing task quickly changed into a debugging task.
Finding the leak isn't an easy task. With just looking at a
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError error you wont find it. You'll need a profiler or a heapdump inspection tool.
I decided to go for the profiler. A year ago I tried the netbeans internal profiler, that was a very nice profiler but it's a pain to import projects into NB that don't follow it's standards. So this time, no NetBeans.
I decided to test with TPTP, the main Eclipse profiling project. Before that got installed and launched, 4 hours passed, and it didn't provide any needed information. Luckily the workday had passed by then, and I didn't have to dive deeply into a manual for configuring/using TPTP (if there even is one besides the official).
The next day I got up, checked my mail and what did I see there? Invitiation to the early access program for YJP the YourKit Java Profiler (version 9.0) . A profiler from around a thousend euros. Although this is a very high price for an application, it really is worht it's money.
It took about 30 minutes to install and setup the profiler to work with a standalone tomcat 6 version. Finding the memory leak was a piece of caké. It took the amount of time the server needed to go OOM, which wasn't very difficult with Jakarta-JMeter (a nice tool to stress test (web)applications).
YJP is able to take memory snapshots at defined time intervals or when XX% of the heap is used. These snapshots can be inspected in YJP allowing you to track the amount of objects, the size of these objects, all references from an to, and so on. Actually for profiling, think of what you could need and YJP will have it!
Although I'm a big fan of opensource software, I would advise any java (or .Net) software company to purchase a licence of this uber-tool. (Worth mentioning: YJP grants free licences to OpenSource software.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Hey guys, after a billion years approximately, I'm back, now, to the issue.
My car's been presenting a rather annoying sound, some kind of ticking, like a bubbly sound I guess?, and it sounds around the pedals area, and the brake pedal have a slow vibration, at least is the pedal on which it feels stronger, but the clutch and the accelerator have it too. Any ideas?
Good to be back, and thanks in advance.


text:
Unfortunately we have to announce that the show today in Nuremberg has to be cancelled because one band member lies down with abdominal influenza. The good news: Together with the promoter we have already found an alternate date: January, 16th 2011, which has been confirmed one minute ago. Your tickets remain valid.
We assume and believe that the other shows this weekend will take place, because this disease is heavy but short, usually.
We apologise for the trouble caused. It's too bad for us as well.


text:
So S. has taken Miss C. and Miss L. off to see the Wiggles in concert, which is in Canberra tomorrow. As a result, I've got the house to myself as Master N. is staying with his Grandmother. You'd think I'd take this opportunity to do anything tonight that I usually don't get to do with a family around. The sad thing is, I can't think of anything completely outrageous, to which S. would love to hear.
So, I'm going to put up our Christmas tree. I'll even blog it. A friend of mine would laugh at me and make fun at how old I am. He's probably right.


text:
Hide Forgot
Description of problem:
[pasha@vbox smolrg]$ mount /mnt/net/y
[pasha@vbox smolrg]$
[pasha@vbox mnt]$ umount /mnt/net/y
umount: /mnt/net/y mount disagrees with the fstab
/etc/fstab related record:
//192.168.100.199/updater /mnt/net/y cifs users,noauto,guest,uid=500,gid=500,file_mode=0666,dir_mode=0777,iocharset=utf8 0 0
I think it is known problem with available patch. Please look at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/99437
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
$ rpm -qf `which mount`
How reproducible:
The problem is that fstab does not match with mtab, right? For example:
fstab: //foo.com/path
mtab (/proc/mounts): //foo.com/path/
The umount(8) command (for non-root users) requires that the first field in fstab matches with the first field from mtab (or /proc/mounts).
The mount.cifs should not add the extra '/' to the end of the source path or cifs docs should be updated and the '/' should be required in all fstabs.
Yep, this was actually fixed in "mainline" cifs-utils a couple of weeks ago by just having it pass the "device" string from userspace to the kernel directly (instead of trying to reconstruct it).
cifs-utils-4.9-2.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15.
Could you please post update for Fedora 14 too?
(In reply to comment #4)
> Could you please post update for Fedora 14 too?
Could you open a bug for this against f14?
Package cifs-utils-4.9-2.fc15:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 15 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing cifs-utils-4.9-2.fc15'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
then log in and leave karma (feedback).
cifs-utils-4.9-2.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


text: MyPublisher coupons, promotion codes, discounts, and bargains for August 2020DaddyoDeals.com has the latest online MyPublisher Coupons for August 2020 to save you money when shopping. Use these MyPublisher promo codes and you'll save yourself some money! Forums Coupons Hot Deals Freebies Travel Printable Coupons Sitemaps Deal Alerts About Us Save with MyPublisher coupons, MyPublisher promotional codes, and MyPublisher deals for August 2020!Today, MyPublisher offers a range of custom products and free proprietary design applications, including Photo Books, Photo Calendars, Photo Cards and Canvas Prints, serving an active community of over 5 million registered customers. MyPublisher is unique among its competitors in that it prints, manufactures and ships every product it sells--with no out-sourcing. MyPublisher is among the largest digital photo printers in the world. Every year it prints and ships over 120 million photos for its customers. MyPublisher believes that controlling its printing and manufacturing enables it to deliver consistently superior quality and service as well as unusual proprietary features not available anywhere else.Click Here for MyPublisherThis page contains information about: MyPublisher Coupons, MyPublisher Promo Codes, Coupon Codes & Promotional Codes, in addition to exclusive MyPublisher deals!


text:
Beyond the economy, the wars and the polls, President Obama has a problem: people.What we have here is a recipe for a one-term President, or, a totally ineffective two-term President.
This president endures with little joy the small talk and back-slapping of retail politics, rarely spends more than a few minutes on a rope line, refuses to coddle even his biggest donors. His relationship with Democrats on Capitol Hill is frosty, to be generous. Personal lobbying on behalf of legislation? He prefers to leave that to Vice President Biden, an old-school political charmer.
Obama's circle of close advisers is as small as the cluster of personal friends that predates his presidency. There is no entourage, no Friends of Barack to explain or defend a politician who has confounded many supporters with his cool personality and penchant for compromise.
Obama is, in short, a political loner who prefers policy over the people who make politics in this country work....
With just over a year before Election Day 2012, advisers say that Obama recognizes his people problem and is working to address it. Beyond the Saturday reconnect sessions, his stump speeches advocating for his jobs plan are becoming more populist and partisan. He is outside the Beltway more, reaching out to voters. His supporters, though still worried, are starting to like what they see.
But inside the Beltway, the legacy of his relationship, or lack thereof, with Democrats on the Hill remains a problem for his jobs plan — and, by extension, his political future.
A senior Democratic strategist told my colleague Chris Cillizza recently that "the person running out of air most quickly" is Obama himself, and there may not be many who come to his rescue.
"We're about a year out from the elections, and the senators are turning to their own races," the strategist said. "They don't have a lot of energy or political capital to spare for the president at this point."
Sunday, October 9, 2011
The Loner President
Boy, does this sound like Jimmy Carter! According to the Washington Post White House correspondent Scott Wilson:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
The Whitechurch Portfolio Management Service offers exposure to a range of eleven risk rated investment strategies. It is suitable for investors looking to invest a lump sum, invest monthly or transfer from another investment provider.
Key points
- Working closely with your Financial Adviser, you determine your investment objectives and attitude to risk. This will ascertain which of the strategies managed by Whitechurch under the Portfolio Management Service meets your risk/reward profile.
- Each strategy is tailored to meet specific objectives using a range of collective investments. This can include Unit Trusts, Open Ended Investment Companies (OEICs), Investment Trusts and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs).
- Portfolios will be diversified across investment markets and asset classes. Key constituents will typically include equity funds, bond funds, property funds, alternative funds and money market instruments.
- The Whitechurch Investment Team has access to top fund managers. This provides exposure to experts in each area of the investment process and helps the team identify emerging trends early.
- Independence - Whitechurch has no in-house funds and is not affiliated with any other institution.
- The service is purely fee based. Whitechurch will not receive commission from underlying investments.
- Value - We will aim to invest in institutional share classes that have lower fees than funds usually available to retail investors.
- The Whitechurch Portfolio Management Service can be held as a standalone investment and also within a wide range of tax wrappers to help minimise tax liabilities. It can be used to consolidate existing Individual Savings Account (ISA) portfolios, to invest within a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and within offshore investment bonds. Please speak to your Financial Adviser regarding suitable tax wrappers.
- The Whitechurch Portfolio Management Service is not suitable for everybody. We recommend you take professional advice before entering into any obligations or transactions.
Interested in finding out more?
>> Click here for the latest Portfolio Management performance
>>Click here for the latest PMS Factsheets
>> Click here for the Portfolio Management Service Brochure


text:
Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket – Phuket, Thailand
Tucked away on 1000 acres of tropical gardens on the west coast of the island is the 5-star Dusit Thani Laguna Hotel in Phuket, Thailand. Just a few steps from the beach, it has 226 well-appointed guest rooms and suites decorated in modern Thai style. All rooms enjoy private balconies overlooking the sea or lagoon. For guests who require extra space and comfort, the hotel has 28 exclusive private pool villas with a floor area of 292 square meters each. The resort also offers several recreational facilities, a selection of restaurants, and a spa.
Phuket Island was formerly known as Thalang. It is the largest island in Thailand and is approximately the same size as Singapore. It is on the west coast of Thailand and is connected to the mainland by a bridge. With 39 small islands surrounding it, a short-staying visitor is provided with limitless possibilities to explore.
Dusit Thani is located on Bangtao Beach. It takes half an hour's drive to reach the airport, Patong Beach, and the city of Phuket. Adjacent to the hotel you will find an 18-hole golf course, horse riding and outdoor training center, as well as Camp Laguna for the children.
With a variety of recreational facilities including a kid's club provided next to the premises, Dusit Thani has positioned itself as a wonderful hotel choice for families and individual travelers alike. Although not so close to the town center, you're certain to find something you'll love to do at this hotel.
Asia.com has access to the widest selection of Asia hotels. We work closely with our partners, including Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and Hotels.com, to offer you exclusive hotel deals that cannot be found elsewhere. For even more savings, you may want to bid for hotel rooms using Hotwire or Priceline.


text:
Learn how to publish and manage your Find-a-ProAdvisor profile in QuickBooks Online Accountant.
As a ProAdvisor, you can publish, edit, and improve your profile to increase its views from potential clients. We'll show you how.
To publish your profile, you must have passed the QuickBooks Online certification exam within the last 12 months. Or passed one of the three most recent versions of the QuickBooks Desktop certifications. Then, upload a copy of a government-issued ID to confirm your profile.
Publish your profile
Publish your profile on our to attract potential clients. Here's how:
- Select the Profile icon next to Settings ⚙.
- Review your profile and enter any missing info. Enter a real address for your profile to appear on the website.
- Select Edit ✎ to add info on any section.
- Select Save.
- Select Preview your public profile to see how your profile will look like.
- Turn on Include in search results.
Note: It can take up to an hour for your profile to appear on the Find-a-ProAdvisor website after you publish it.
Edit your profile
The Profile page organises your profile information into different sections. To update:
- Select Edit ✎ to any section that you want to modify.
- Add or change the info.
- Select Save.
You can select Preview your public profile to see the changes you made. If you turned on Include search results, changes appear on the automatically. It may take up to an hour for the changes to appear.
Improve your profile
You can use the following to make your profile complete and attractive:
- Profile strength meter. Gauge the strength and completeness of your profile.
- Email leads. Displays a list of emails from your potential clients.
- Improve your profile. Request reviews from your clients.
- Performance. Displays an overview of your performance in the last 30 days. This panel displays:
- Profile views: The number of views in your profile.
- Leads: The number of email leads from potential clients.
- Inquiries: The number of times a potential client views your phone number or website.
ProAdvisor profile limitation
ProAdvisors should only have a single published profile as outlined in the .
If someone is violating that limitation, contact us during these hours and provide these:
- The name of the ProAdvisor.
- The postal code of each city where the profiles are published.
- The URL of the public ProAdvisor Profile.


text:
Dongguan Hongsai Machinery Co.,Ltd
Chiller for Water Tank Cooling,Water Cooling System,Cold Water Chiller System
|Unit Price:
|USD 1200 - 2800 / Bag/Bags
|Payment Type:
|Min. Order:
|1 Bag/Bags
|Delivery Time:
|21 Days
Model No.: HS-20W
Type: Water-Cooled
Cooling Method: Water-cooled
Unit Structure: Selected Voltage
Selected Voltage: 380V/50HZ
Compressor Number: 1
Noise Level: Ordinary
Application Fields: Electronic
Application Machine: Precision Machine Tool
Certification: CE
Condition: New
Refrigerant: R22/R404a/R407c/R134a
Cooling Capacity: 10kw
Compressor: Hermetic Scroll Or Piston Compressor
Compressor Brand: Copeland / Sanyo
Evaporator: Coil & Tank
Name: 15hp Swimming Pool Water Cooled Chiller
Packing: Standard Wooden Packing
Packaging: Standard Export Wooden Case
Productivity: 1000
Brand: hongsai
Transportation: Ocean,Land,Air
Place of Origin: guangdong china
Supply Ability: 100
Certificate: ce
Port: Shenzhen,Guangzhou
Industrial Water Cooled Chiller cooled design system
The use of Water Cooling System : mold cooling in the plastics industry, plating bath cooling in the electroplating industry, various cooling in the electronics industry, various cooling in the chemical industry, various cooling in the pharmaceutical industry, cooling in the food industry, cooling and constant temperature in the preservation industry, and various Air conditioning equipment cooling.Including laser, chemical, electroplating oxidation, precision instruments, printing ink, printing, medical equipment, injection molding behavior, food freezing and refrigeration, boiler rollers, electronic circuit board industry;
Industrial Water Chiller can be used in cooling processes like mold in plastics industry, plating solutions in electroplating industry, electronic industry, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, food industry, fresh-keeping industry and cooling system in air-conditioners.
Besides, they can also be used in laser, chemical industry, electroplating oxidation, precise machinery, printing ink, printing, medical equipment, injection molding, blister, food, refrigeration, boiler roller interlining, electronic circuit board industry; or wave soldering and reflow soldering, space of purification treatment, hardware, ultrasonic cleaning, heating or cooling bath, medical storage, welding,bottle blowing, casting, surface treatment, paper making, aluminum, grass crafts, jewelry processing, leather, aquaculture etc.
Product Categories : Water Cooled Chiller > 20HP Water Cooled Chiller


text:
Enterprise-Grade Data Security
At [24]7.ai we understand that ensuring data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance is critical to our customers, and our success.
Security is a top concern for every company we do business with, it's also a top priority for [24]7.ai. We protect your data as if it were our own with an emphasis on people, process, and technology.
We hire only the best security experts with industry knowledge and experience, and our teams are industry certified across multiple disciplines. We are strategically placed to ensure global coverage with hands-on expertise in every region of the world.
[24]7.ai incorporates security into our daily processes. We are aligned to ISO standards using repeatable and documented processes that are audited annually by a third party. Our processes also include quality assurance, separation of duties, oversight, and governance best practices.
[24]7.ai uses state of the art technology to monitor, detect, and respond to security events. We have aligned to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and have taken a layered security approach with no single points of failure.
Platform Security
- Data – We protect data using strong ciphers that align with NIST for both data at rest and in transit. Additional controls are leveraged for regulated and sensitive data.
- Technology – Software and hardware are maintained as prescribed by NIST. [24]7.ai uses industry leading platforms to ensure the highest level of security.
- Monitoring – Activities, technology, data, and people managing the platform are monitored by our support groups 365 days a year.
- Reporting – [24]7.ai regularly reports to clients on the efficacy of our platforms.
[24]7.ai maintains compliance certifications with several regulated industries so we can support our regulated clients and those they serve. These certifications are validated annually with independent auditors who provide [24]7.ai attestation reports on letterhead.
[24]7.ai maintains compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) for both our platform products and our business process outsourcing (BPO) sites. These compliance certifications are issued by a Qualified Security Assessor and shared with our customers' risk management departments.
SOC 2 Type 2
[24]7.ai maintains an SOC 2 Type 2 certification, which ensures we have met the criteria for managing customer data based on five "trust service principles":
- Security
- Availability
- Processing
- Integrity
- Privacy
This certification is unique to our control effectiveness and demonstrates our ability to provide services as prescribed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).
Additionally, [24]7.ai aligns to many other regulations and can demonstrate compliance based on customer needs.
Auditing is a key pillar of good governance, providing an independent assessment to leaders, boards, and customers as it relates to a risk and control environment. [24]7.ai leverages both internal and external auditors to accomplish this using seasoned professionals and industry recognized firms. The results of these reports help mitigate risk and drive action. [24]7.ai audit functions round out our three lines of defense model and build on combined assurance.
Internal Audit
This team focuses on internal risks and controls across all departments. Reports are shared directly with business leaders, executives, and our Board of Directors. Results are tracked to completion and re-tested to ensure risks are appropriately managed.
External Audit
[24]7.ai uses industry known external auditors for areas of specialization. These audits focus on specific areas deemed critical for the company.
Customer Audits
[24]7.ai works with our customers to satisfy their vendor oversight requirements. We provide our compliance reports as needed and will address audit needs not covered by these reports as agreed upon. Our ability to work closely with regulated companies and provide necessary data to ensure compliance is the key to success.
Protecting our customers' privacy by focusing on key data privacy principles is critical. [24]7.ai adheres to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and can act as both a controller and a processer depending on our agreed upon relationship with our customers.
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
The processor is the entity (which can be natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body) that processes personal data on behalf of the controller under the controller's instructions. [24]7.ai will assist our controllers to fulfill requests to stay compliant with GDPR.
Data Protection Officer
[24]7.ai has appointed a DPO and adheres to GDPR notification and compliance mandates.


text:
Bluetooth BLE module (V4.2)
Computer peripherals and I/O devices
Multi-touch trackpad
Interactive entertainment devices
Remote control
3D Glasses
Gaming controller
Personal Area Networks
Health/fitness sensor and monitor devices
Medical devices
Key-fobs + wrist watch
Remote control toys
■ Bluetooth 4.2 qualified single-mode module
■ Module size: 14.52 mm ×19.20 mm × 2.00 mm
■ 256-KB flash memory, 32-KB SRAM memory
■ Industrial temperature range: –40 °C to +85 °C
■ Antenna: Chip (default), U.FL or RF-out (Option)
■ Support capacitive sensors for buttons or sliders
■ Bluetooth Low Energy protocol stack supporting generic access profile (GAP) Central, Peripheral, Observer, or Broadcaster roles
■ Switches between Central and Peripheral roles on-the-go
Power Consumption
■ TX output power: –18 dbm to +3 dbm
■ Received signal strength indicator (RSSI) with 1-dB resolution
■ TX current consumption of 15.6 mA (radio only, 0 dbm)
■ RX current consumption of 16.4 mA (radio only)
■ Low-power mode support
❐ Deep Sleep: 1.3 μA with watch crystal oscillator (WCO) on
❐ Hibernate: 150 nA with SRAM retention
❐ Stop: 60 nA with XRES wakeup
UUID_180A_SERV = UUID.fromString("0000180A-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB"),
UUID_180A_VER = UUID.fromString("00002A26-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB"),//x.x.x(ASCII/read only)
UUID_NOTIFY= UUID.fromString("00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB"),//20byte
UUID_BLE_SERV= UUID.fromString("0003ABCD-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B0131"),
UUID_BLE_DATA= UUID.fromString("00031234-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B0130"),
UUID_BLE_SENT= UUID.fromString("00031234-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B0131"),//20byte
UUID_BLE_CONF= UUID.fromString("00031234-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B0132");//5byte
RF Current Specifications:
Receive current in normal mode: 18.7 mA (Typical)
RF Radio receive current in normal mode: 16.4 mA(Typical) Measured at VDDR
HIGHGAIN Receive current in high-gain mode: 21.5 mA(Typical)
TX current at 3-dBm setting (PA10): 20 mA(Typical)
TX current at 0-dBm setting (PA7): 16.5 mA(Typical)
Radio TX current at 0 dBm setting (PA7): 15.6 mA(Typical) Measured at VDDR
Radio TX current at 0 dBm excluding Balun loss: 14.2 mA(Typical) Guaranteed by design simulation
TX current at –3-dBm setting (PA4): 15.5 mA(Typical)
TX current at –6-dBm setting (PA3): 14.5 mA(Typical)
TX current at –12-dBm setting (PA2): 13.2 mA(Typical)
TX current at –18-dBm setting (PA1): 12.5 mA(Typical)
Average current at 1-second BLE connection interval: 18.9 – μA(Typical), TXP: 0 dBm; ±20-ppm, master and slave clock, accuracy. For empty PDU exchange
Average current at 4-second BLE connection interval: 6.25 μA(Typical), TXP: 0 dBm; ±20-ppm master and slave clock accuracy. For empty PDU exchange
RSSI Specifications:
RSSI accuracy: ±5 dB(Typical)
RSSI resolution: 1 dB(Typical)
RSSI sample period: 6 μs(Typical)
RF Performance Characteristics:
RF output power on ANT: –18(min.), 3 dBm(Max.), (Configurable via register settings)
RF receive sensitivity on ANT: –87 dBm (Typical)
Module frequency range: 2400 ~ 2480 MHz
Peak gain: 0.5 dBi
Average gain: –0.5 dBi
Return loss: –10.5 dB
Channel spacing: 2 MHz (Typical)
On-air data rate: 1000 kbps (Typical)
BLE.IDLE to BLE. TX transition time: 120μs (Typical), 140 μs(Max.)
BLE.IDLE to BLE. RX transition time – 75μs (Typical), 120 μs(Max.)
Chip Antenna specifications:
Working Frequency Range: 2450±50MHz
Fc(GHz): 2.5
Gain(dBi): 2 (Typical)
DC Specifications:
Power supply input voltage: 1.8 ~ 5.5 V (With regulator enabled)
Power supply input voltage unregulated : 1.71V(min.), 1.8V (Typical), 1.89 V (Max.) (Internally unregulated supply)
Radio supply voltage (radio on) :1.9V (min.), 5.5 V(Max.)
Radio supply voltage (radio off) :1.71V(min.), 5.5 V (Max.)
Active Mode, T = 25 °C, VDD = 3.3 V
Execute from flash; CPU at 3 MHz: 1.7 mA (Typical)
Execute from flash; CPU at 6 MHz: 2.5 mA (Typical)
Execute from flash; CPU at 12 MHz: 4 mA (Typical)
Execute from flash; CPU at 24 MHz: 7.1 mA (Typical)
Execute from flash; CPU at 48 MHz: 13.4 mA (Typical)
AC Specifications:
CPU frequency: 3MHz(min.), 48 MHz(Max.) (VDD: 1.71 ~ 5.5 V)
Wakeup from Sleep mode: 0 μs(Typical), Guaranteed by characterization
Wakeup from Deep-Sleep mode: 25 μs(max.), 24-MHz IMO. Guaranteed by characterization
Wakeup from Hibernate mode: 2 ms(Max.), Guaranteed by characterization
Wakeup from Stop mode: 2.2 ms(Max.), XRES wakeup
Environmental Conditions:
Operating temperature: -40 °C(min.), 85 °C(Max.)
Operating humidity (relative, non-condensation): 5%(min.), 85%(Max.)
Thermal ramp rate: 3 °C/minute(Max.)
Storage temperature: –40 °C(min.), 85 °C(Max.)
Storage temperature and humidity: – 85 ° C at 85% (Max.)
ESD: Module integrated into system: 15 kV Air, 2.2 kV Contact


text:
Good morning.
"And the beat goes on................"
Here are three questions you should be asking yourself every month - or even more often. You probably already have them on your radar, but if not, perhaps you should.
1. What else can we be doing to maximize our cash flow over the next six months. Doubtless your annual budget includes projections as to cash flow on a monthly basis. But, particularly for smaller and mid-sized organizations, we all know that these projections are often overly optimistic - and sometimes unrealistic. There is a tendency to estimate income from performances and exhibitions, donors and other kinds of earned income on the high side. And too often, we include grants not yet awarded. That's a problem. And cash flow is a different animal than overall income, as many organizations find themselves in trouble at different points during the year when the cash flow isn't what was anticipated. It's not unusual for organizations to fail to meet the estimates, and end up pushing deficits into the next year. So cash flow management ought to be an ongoing issue.
What, if anything, can you do to maximize cash flow - everything from increasing earned income, fundraising events, merchandising, ticket sales to increasing donor support. Not easy I know, but simply avoiding continuous consideration of the challenge won't yield any results. And it ought to be a concern of everyone in your organization.
2. What else can we be doing to increase our positioning within our community. How can you foster and facilitate collaborations, partnerships, garner media coverage, increase visibility and publicity and do all the other things to enhance public awareness of your organization, and take advantage of the intersections and relationships within your community. In many respects, this impacts your fundraising activity. The higher your community profile the more doors that may open to you.
3. What else can we be doing to better equip and prepare our staff and people to be the very best they can be. What are you doing in terms of professional development, training, education, as well as motivation and maximizing the way your staff communicates and works together. We live in a fast paced business environment and the challenges are constantly changing. So should our levels of expertise and skills.
These three areas - money, and specifically cash flow; your positioning within your community; and the preparedness and capability of your staff - are the critical components of your success, and they need to be on your mind all the time - and not just when your make up an annual budget, revamp your strategic plan or hold some retreat. Too often, we are aware of the needs in these areas, but we put consideration of what might be done on the back burner for, at best, periodic consideration. They ought to be a constant in your mind.
Brainstorm regularly and deal with them as ongoing necessities. And you ought to involve everyone on your staff in the process of generating ideas that might help you in these areas. You never know where a great idea will come from, and inclusion of everyone is yet another way to build staff self-esteem and morale. You will find it to your advantage to do so.
Have a great week.
Don't Quit


text:
In 2010, a confluence of events in which I believe Lyme Disease which had sat dormant in my body, decided to roar its head. I was quite ill. I basically sat around all day with incredible headaches. My body was shutting down. Scrolling one day on my computer on the Y website, a yoga class popped up. I literally picked myself up out of the chair I was sitting in and headed to class. That class sealed the deal for me. Although I was still on tons of meds, I began to feel better. I gained energy. I wanted more of what yoga could do for me.
"Yoga creates space in the body and clarity in the mind as we twist, turn and breathe; finding openings in poses; building strength; and being okay with "whatever" shows up on the mat on any given day. Yoga help us find balance and awakens our inner strength."
Lee Ann is a 500 RYI certified instructor through Kaia Yoga Studios in Westport, CT. Lee Ann teaches Basic Yoga for beginners, Gentle, Vinyasa, Hot Vinyasa, Slow Flow, Prenatal, Yoga Nidra, Meditation and is also certified in Restorative and Yin Yoga. Yoga has taught Lee Ann about the mind-body connection, which she incorporates into each class.
Lee Ann teaches extensively through Kaia Yoga Studios. For Lee Ann's class schedule at Kaia Yoga check out Kaia Yoga's website www.kaiayoga.com. Lee Ann offers small group, corporate and private yoga lessons.
Lee Ann also offers a class through the Wilton YMCA on Tuesday's 12:15pm, Vinyasa Flo.w.
For more information contact Lee Ann Schneider on Facebook @ startsimpleyoga.
Styles of Yoga
I Teach
Basic Yoga for Beginners
Gentle Yoga
Slow Flow Yoga
Hot Vinyasa
Restorative Yoga
Yin Yoga
Yoga Nidra


text:
Purchase Alina Brush Fringe 2″- Gold
Overall Rating (based on real customer reviews): 4.0 out of 5 stars
Alina Brush Fringe 2″- Gold
Features and Specifications:
- Manufacturer: Expo International, Inc
- Product Dimensions: 0x0x0 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0 pounds
- Maximum continuous yards are 20
- Trims are sold by the Yard.
- Multiple yards will be cut continuous
- More features
Here are some REAL customer reviews:
"Awesome fringe but quanity needs improvement"
The fringe itself is high quality and the service is friendly and quick. The only thing that needs improvement is the quanity and yardage. I bought the fringe to go onto an American and Presidential flag for a play. I ordered what I expexted to be two,…Read more
Get Alina Brush Fringe 2″- Gold at the best price available today.
See also:
Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Reviews Video review
Panasonic Dvd Player
Back Massagers Hand Held Sale!
You may also like:
Tags: Alina Brush Fringe 2"- Gold
Get Daily Price Update - FREE!
How would you rate the "Purchase Alina Brush Fringe 2″- Gold"?Click stars to add your rating.
Customer Reviews
Your Review
You must be logged in to post a review.


text:
BloomingPaws Clinic & Resort, in beautiful Bloomington IN, is seeking a part-time and a full time Associate Veterinarian for our full-service small animal and exotic practice (experience with exotics not required). Our practice is growing at over 20% a year because of the exceptional quality of care we provide our clients and patients. We see over 1,000 new pets a year and also work with a local wildlife rescue.
Our team includes 3 full-time and 1 part-time doctor, practice manager, RVTs, team leads and full support staff. We strive for a healthy work/life balance as well as an emotionally intelligent work environment. We encourage an exchange of ideas and mentorship between doctors. We are fiercely protective of our culture.
Our clinic boasts 4 exam rooms, pharmacy, doctors' office, isolation area and a surgical suite with, surgical laser, IV pumps, pulse oxygen, EKG, blood pressure, CO2 and recovery area.We have digital radiographs, ultra-sound, laser therapy and our in-house diagnostic laboratory includes a Sedivue urinalysis machine, CBC and Chemistry capability. Our dental area includes digital dental radiographs, high power drill with LED light, and wet table. We are a silver rated cat clinic with the AAFP.Our software is Cornerstone with 11 work stations.We also offer holistic / integrative treatment options.Our resort offers boarding, daycare, grooming and training.
New grads are encouraged to apply. This is the perfect opportunity to be successful under the mentorship and guidance of our collaborative team.Our team members must be motivated and detail-oriented with excellent communication skills.Interest in exotic animals and integrative medicine is NOT required.
About Bloomington:
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Knoxville, TN 37996
Personnel Directory
Disclaimer · Indicia · EEO/AA Statement/Non-Discrimination Statement


text:
What Everyone Else Does When It Comes to Social Media Strategy and What You Should Be Doing Different in Chula Vista
The Argument About Social Media Strategy
You also need to identify which social networking platforms have the maximum conversion rate when users see your site with a social link. Google doesn't express how much it's a factor, but it's been made clear they like to see social activity on your site. Search engine optimization is a means to make sure your website has a very good ranking on Google and will appear on top of search engine success.
The Chronicles of Social Media Strategy
Also, blogging is another fantastic method to enhance your social networking strategy. There's a LOT of hype around social networking and it's simple to convince yourself you will need to conquer it to succeed. Growing your social networking account is a daunting and difficult job.
Only then is it feasible to recognize the perfect marketing and advertising tool (media) for the campaign. Embedding social networking links into press releases makes it less difficult to distribute important info to a larger audience as rapidly as possible. If you own an advertising group or access to video you may also upload a quick video as your cover photo.
How the Course Works It is simple to take part in your on-line training course. Dark Social became increasingly more prevalent. Fear is the thing that holds you back.
Ok, I Think I Understand Social Media Strategy, Now Tell Me About Social Media Strategy!
When it has to do with communication on social networking, most of us want it to be totally flawless. Social platforms want to cut back on engagement bait techniques so that you may risk losing your current reach in the longer term with these kinds of practices. In fact, they has become a well-known and popular way for businesses to extend their reach in a very cost-effective and efficient manner.
Actually, social campaigns based on specific events have a tendency to draw more attention. Possessing daily and weekly to-do lists and developing a social networking calendar in advance will help to remain organized. You've got a company to run and societal media can't be the middle of your day.
The more the content on social networking, more is going to be the fall in organic reach. The content you create for social selling should have the ability to direct your audience to what they are trying to find. Remain in touch to keep selling Social media channels are a fantastic method of nurturing your customer when the sale is complete.
Life After Social Media Strategy
Be certain you revisit your aims on a normal basis to ascertain if you're still on track or if something needs adjusting. Having made the very first step towards vanquishment of your fears, you're already halfway towards your target. It's important for all of us to realize we can look for help once we need it.
Want to Know More About Social Media Strategy?
By getting on board with an effective online marketing strategy it's possible to generate new leads and company. Influencer marketing is turning into an established component of your advertising mix. When applying for employment, an important plan is to position yourself against the other candidates.
There are a lot of social networking platforms readily available today, but there isn't any need to be present on all them. There are many similar tools for other social networking platforms. Over time, social media is now a significant platform for connecting with potential clients, globally.
So, below are some vital ingredients, which you ought to put in your strategy to win the competition on the market. Netflix's capacity to play in the culture that has been produced around its service is just one of its best assets. Being in a business, if you're not yet using social media for promotion, then you may be passing up a fantastic opportunity.
The part of a social networking specialist is imperative to companies that are looking to stay on top of the advertising game and build an engaging relation to the community. Another essential ingredient to future-proofing your company with the aid of social media is by way of relationship advertising. It's crucial for you to identify your company goals before mapping out a strategy.
The Nuiances of Social Media Strategy
While social media content is a powerful approach to continue to keep your audience engaged, replying to comments is every bit as important. With the appropriate Twitter-party hashtag, clients can locate the on-line conversation whenever it's happening and long after it's over. Perhaps your clients read blogs.
Should you look closely, explicit cannabis posts make less than one% of their whole content. If you post too frequently, however, you run the potential of alienating your loyal followers. Furthermore you understand how many men and women really watched your video, in place of attempting to estimate dependent on the range of subscribers the YouTuber has, as you may have to for Instagram for example.


text:
This post has been a long time coming! The Becoming His Crown blog is basically a collection of all the things I'm not so great at but getting better at. Welcome to my list of things I struggle with. Ha! Fellowship is one of the subjects that I have really had a hard time with over the past year. If you're in the same boat, keep reading!
What is fellowship?
Fellowship is defined as "friendly association, especially with people who share one's interests." Some synonyms are companionship and friendship. In my own words, I would describe fellowship as a close friendship and connection between people who share the same views and goals.
Sounds easy enough right?
When we look at the definition and think of fellowship in black and white terms, it seems as though it should come second nature to us. I think most of us would agree that we enjoy spending time with those that feel the same way as us when it comes to certain issues. Why is fellowship and friendship with other believers so hard, then? Why does it seem that rejection, insecurity, and shame are brought to the spotlight the moment we set our eyes on creating deep fellowship with those around us?
Related: 5 Ways to Live Instead of Living on Your Phone
In order to understand why fellowship can be so difficult, we must first understand why it is so important to the body of Christ. When we strive to create deep, meaningful, supportive friendships within the church, the entire body is strengthened. When you go out to coffee to chat with your girlfriend and lift each other up, you are strengthening more than just your own friendship. When we link arms with one another in friendship/fellowship, we create a strong web of unity within our own churches and the body of Christ all over the world. It is far reaching. And the spark ignites each time we step out of our comfort zone to cultivate and tend to our friendships.
Satan is afraid of the spark. He thrives in the holes and dark spaces in our lives. When we join hands in friendship and create a network of unity, it is directly opposing what he aims to do. (The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy… -John 10:10) He wants to destroy the bonds that unite us.
Are you starting to see why fellowship can be so difficult? You're not crazy if you've been thinking that your friendships are hard, sometimes. The rejection that you feel for seemingly no reason actually isn't random at all. Your insecurities and feelings of being less than are part of a plan by Satan to create a stronghold in your heart. He wants you to feel like it's not worth it to keep growing your friendships. He wants you to feel like alone is maybe a better place to be. He wants to weaken you. He wants to weaken the body of Christ as a whole.
However, (ahhh, don't you just love a however!) we know the end of the story. We know that victory is ours through Christ. We know that Satan has already been defeated.
But there is something else that we need to remember…
There are still men, women, and children all over the world who don't know Jesus. They have never felt the freedom that comes from surrendering to God's unfailing love. They need to be reached. This is why we cant give up on fellowship. This is why we must choose to love, forgive, and push through for our friendships. It's more important than ever to create a unity that can stretch out to those that need us most. We can't do it alone. We can't do it through gossip and bitterness. We need strength and love in numbers.
In a few weeks, I'll be putting together some ways that we can practically strengthen our friendships. Until then, here are some verses about friendship/fellowship that you can pray over. Pick a few that speak to you (or find your own), and try creating a prayer plan for fellowship in your own life.
1 Samuel 18:1 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another…
Acts 4:32 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.
Romans 14:18-19 Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbringing.
Romans 15:7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.


text:
Middle Street Partners, LLC ("MSP") is a real estate investment and development firm, focusing on multifamily acquisitions and development in the Southeastern US. Since inception, MSP has acquired and/or developed approximately 9,800 apartment units, representing over a Billion of capitalized value in 36 properties located throughout the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida.
In addition to a generous employment health and 401, and allocation for relocation, flexible office hours, it is great opportunity for growth.
Asset Manager
Basic Function: The Asset Manager is responsible for executing property level strategies to enhance and protect asset value, meet investment objectives, and oversee assigned properties and/or portfolios. This person will interact extensively with company executives within MSP.
Profile: The successful candidate will be a self starting commercial real estate professional who is looking to take the next step in building a successful career.
Responsible for providing operational oversight at the property level for multiple assets.
- Review, analyze and compare current and historical operational performance against key metrics and original underwriting for existing assets.
- Prepare weekly reports on property performance for internal purposes.
- Understand competitive positioning relative to rents, lease terms and overall occupancy for the market/ sub-market where the investments are located.
- Responsible for completion of the annual budget process with third party managers.
- Monitor the performance of assets compared to the approved budget with primary responsibility for variance reporting.
- Assist in the preparation of quarterly reports to external investors.
- Frequently visit the properties to inspect buildings, implement and assess business plans, and interact with onsite managers/ teams to ensure high standards for leasing, property performance and property operations are understood and maintained.
- Assist as requested in the acquisition of properties including reviewing third party reports, conducting site visits and conducting due diligence on new property acquisitions.
- Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong understanding of investment fundamentals and market analysis.
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Bachelor s Degree in Finance, Real Estate, Business or related field.
- 5+ years of real estate industry work experience.
- Solid understanding of financial analysis concepts.
- Ability to travel and regularly work extended hours.
- Experience with Yardi a plus.
Competitive salary to commensurate with experience.
Job Functions
- Asset Management
- Property Management
Job Sectors
- Alternative Investments
- Residential
- Hospitality / Entertainment
- Government/Education
- Healthcare
- Industrial
- Office
- Retail
Not Specified
This job is no longer active.


text:
Download Buddy Toss Ragdoll Flick Game (MOD, Unlocked) Apk for Android
Buddy Toss – Awesome arcade game in its gameplay. The toy is a kind of cocktail from Stickman Dismount and Flatout – in the hands of our little people, what should we run on further and exactly hit the target. He does not need to regret, so have fun! Here the graph is waiting for us and an unusual funny, game process, which is decorated with some super physics. The more accurately our throws will be, the more we will earn, which means that we will be able to purchase costumes fresh and all sorts of bonuses! If you want to play this game, you can download and play the game from the link below. Good luck.
Game Name: Buddy Toss Ragdoll Flick Game
Category: Android Games
Game Type: Arcade
Release Date: 20/02/2020
Size: 40,09 MB
Developer: Hunter Games LLC
File Type: .APK
Alternative Link


text:
KeanuFan.com has added a whole slew of Dogstar photos to the gallery, go check it out.
(via club-keanu)
Also check out KeanuFan's cool caption contest.dogstar rocks , tribe | from inside the mind of krix at May 21, 2004 08:21 AM .
I just ruined my eyes staring at them,
my keyboard with the drooling
and my plans for the weekend shopping
because I got carried away...
LOL@Niobe!Posted by: shelz on May 21, 2004 05:17 PM


text:
Colonialism and food
I am interested in bringing the effects of colonialism (and work on de-colonization) into my work on food. I want to consider how colonization has affected diet, how this links to culture and health, how it relates to power, and ultimately how it relates to interaction with/use of the land in terms of both agricultural practices, gathering and hunting practices and plant life in non-agricultural spaces.
Colonialism has drastically shifted food practices on the landscape many of us now know as 'Canada', and in our local area here in Kamloops. I'd like to know as much as possible about the topic both in general and specific terms.
There is lots of knowledge about this topic out there, and it's something I know some about already.
I have asked readers the question "How does (and did) colonialism affect food? I want to hear your thoughts."
And here are some responses….
- "Colonialism changed the diets of the societies that were colonized to their detriment. When you drastically alter the food of a society you are then subjecting your "acceptable" practices onto them, and the ill health effects that come with it!"
- "Over-processed foods are creating epidemics in indigenous communities: diabetes, heart disease, obesity, etc. all have roots in Western diets that are high in grain and sugar consumption. Here in the Columbia River Gorge (the river between Washington and Oregon), the colonists built a series of dams that swelled the river to create hydro power. It also flooded natural falls (Celilo) where, for hundreds of generations, indigenous people would go to catch salmon during the season for such a thing. Now the salmon population has been decimated, which has affected the culture, the food system, and the ecosystem. [It's a] big effing deal."
- "Neocolonialism in the form of "international development" has forced North American farming techniques (nitrogen-based fertilizers, nuclear family farms, factory farms) onto "developing" nations, disrupting cultural practices, local agricultural knowledge, and land use patterns. Countless were forced out of subsistence farming, where they shared generations worth of local know-how, into cash crop farming. Instead of growing their own food, people who used to know the land they lived on are forced to buy food that is often priced according to a global economy they never consented to being a part of."
- "They slaughtered 60 million wild buffalo, almost to extinction to raise inferior cattle like brainless idiots!"
- "The process of colonialism included killing off the buffalo not just for hides, not just for profit, but to wipe out the indigenous communities. In 1873, Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano said "The civilization of the Indian is impossible while the buffalo remains upon the plains. I would not seriously regret the total disappearance of the buffalo from our western prairies, in its effect upon the Indians, regarding it as a means of hastening their sense of dependence upon the products of the soil and their own labors."
A year later In 1874, Delano testified before Congress, "The buffalo are disappearing rapidly, but not faster than I desire. I regard the destruction of such game as Indians subsist upon as facilitating the policy of the Government, of destroying their hunting habits, coercing them on reservations, and compelling them to begin to adopt the habits of civilization."
- "How about the foods that were introduced into our diets as the result of colonialism, such as the potato, cacao, peanut, corn, tomato and vanilla? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Crops_originating_from_the_Americas"
- "Enclosure of commons is a big deal too."
- "I am (hopefully) writing my PhD dissertation on this very topic (food sovereignty and colonialism)! Right now i'm thinking about things in terms of land and enclosure… farms were among the first enclosures on Vancouver Island, as land was surveyed, divided, sold, cleared, and farmed. The mechanization of farming allowed capitalist farmers to exploit farmland more intensively, and it was only the wealthiest growers who could afford the latest technology. That meant that smaller farmers got squeezed out… and we are still in that process today: the larger farms tend to rely on the exploitation of precarious migrant labour (primarily people of colour), they use high-tech machinery to maximize efficiency, and they use chemical fertilizers/pesticides (or tons of amendments in the case of organic agribusiness)… and they are all based on the enclosure and privatization of indigenous lands… but this history throws a wrench into a lot of the mainstream settler narratives of food sovereignty, which are often about a yearning for a return to the good ol' days of the (white supremacist, patriarchal) family farm against the big bad corporation… so where does that leave us settler foodies who want to grow food here? What are our responsibilities/obligations? Can there be decolonizing settler farming practices?"
- "Have you read "Empires of Food" by Fraser and Rimas? It looks at the historical development of food systems over the last 2,000 years or so; one of the stories I learned is of landless Tamils being brought to Sri Lanka in the 1800s to farm tea on plantations for the British – there was a major drought, as well as a recession in Britain that lowered the price of luxury imports, and tens of thousands of workers died because, despite being surrounded by tea, there was no food to eat."
- "We (Europeans) brought diabetes amongst other things. We took tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and we have lost countless foods because we have lost languages and the knowledge that they contain."
- "Colonialism influences our understanding of food and how it is distributed. Food as something you can (or cannot) afford and thus can or cannot eat. It's produced and distributed through the free market and by huge corporations who operate based on profits and using people, farmers, the environment."
Written by larkinschmiedl
March 27, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged with affordability, agriculture, British, buffalo, cacao, Canada, capitalism, cash crops, cattle, Celilo falls, chemical fertilizers, chemical pesticides, coersion, colonialism, colonization, Columbia River Gorge, Columbus Delano, Commons, Congress, consent, corn, corporate, corporation, cultural practise, culture, damn, de-colonization, decelonizing practices, decolonization, dependence, developing nations, diabetes, diet, diets, drought, ecosystem, Empires of Food, Enclosure, enclosure of the commons, Environment, extinction, factory farms, family farm, farmers, farming, farming techniques, farmland, Food, food norms, food sovereignty, food system, foraging, Fraser and Rimas, free market, gathering, generations of knowledge, global economy, good ol' days, grain, growers, health, heart disease, hides, high sugar, historical development of food systems, hunting, hydro, hydro dams, Indian, Indians, indigenous, intensive exploitation, Kamloops, labour, land clearing, land surveying, land use, land use patterns, landless Tamils, lost knowledge, lost languages, luxury imports, mechanization, migrant labour, neocolonialism, nitrogen-based fertlizers, nuclear family, nutrition, obesity, obligation, Oregon, organic agribusiness, over-processed food, patriarchal, patriarchy, peanut, people of colour, plains, potato, power, prairies, privatization, processed food, profit, recession, reservations, reserves, responsibility, salmon, Secretary of the Interior, selling land, settler, settlers, small farmers, small farms, social norms, society, Sri Lanka, sugar, Tamils, tea, technology, tomato, Vancouver Island, vanila, Washington, wealth, Western diet, white supremacy, wild buffalo, workers, yearning
4 Responses
Subscribe to comments with RSS.
Hi Larkin,
I was wondering if you know about a book called Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford. After reading your post I thought you might find the book very illuminating. This is best book I have read this year.
I am involved with eatkamloops.org and I understand you are working on a google map for local farms. I have a listing of over 150 local farms and ranches in the Kamloops area. Would you be willing to "map" these farms so the local community can use the map to find a farmer near their home?
Caroline Cooper
May 10, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Hi Caroline,
Thanks for your comment and nice to meet you!
I haven't heard of that book, but I just checked it out on Amazon and it sounds interesting (and has some interesting reviews as well http://www.amazon.ca/product-reviews/0449904962/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending).
Yes, I would *love* to map the farms on your listings! I've been talking with Carole, and I believe she is setting up a meeting for the three of us. I'm really excited about this project!
Look forward to meeting you,
May 10, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Hi Larkin,
Carole just emailed me wondering if there is a reason to meet up before starting the mapping process of the farms and ranches. Would that work for you? What would be involved on my side of the process?
May 11, 2012 at 11:44 am
Hey Caroline!
Yep, meeting up would work for me, although I don't know that we have a lot to discuss specifically about this project. But still, if you two would like to, it'd be fun to meet and just hang out and chat. If you're pressed for time, no worries, it can happen another time.
I don't know if a lot would be involved from your side other than being available for me to email if I have questions about any of the places. Let me know what you think.
May 11, 2012 at 12:40 pm


text:
The SPATCTO DEF Enclosed stand Alone Dispensing System has a mag-drive pump (no seals) with a steel constructed insulated enclosure to maintain DEF temperature. The Nozzle Box with Automatic Pump Shut-off has a stainless steel automatic shut-off nozzle, 15' dispensing hose, hose reel with stainless steel internals, gear metering with 0.5% accuracy and flow range of 7-10 gallons/minute.
- Filter with Polypropylene housing
- Heavy Duty Hose Upgrade
- Secure and lockable enclosure means system can be left outdoors
- Sealed system to maintain DEF purity
- Pulse output for card systems with gear meter


text:
Today we're tabling in the Campus Center to promote our Election Night Celebration of Democracy. We'll have food, drinks, prizes, giveaways, and a place to hang out with your peers and watch the poll numbers come in!
by Cailtin Elizabeth Roberts
The TED Blog shares interesting news about TED, TED Talks video, the TED Prize and more.
Wisdom on social capital, human interaction, civic engagement and community through research, news stories and life.


text:
June 6th, 2019 by WCBC Radio
The Allegany County Public School System hosted the 4thd Annual Allegany Partnership for Financial Education and Entrepreneurial Showcase on Friday, May 17, 2019, at Board of Education where students from Braddock, Mt. Savage, Washington, and Westmar presented business plans to local business and community partners. The event is a partnership between Allegany County Public Schools, EverFi, HRDC, and PNC Bank. Dr. Kim Kalbaugh, Chief Academic Officer, and Mrs. Mia Cross, Public Information Officer, coordinated the event.
Students were judged on their research, marketing, financial plans, and presentation. Middle school counselors assisted students with their proposals, and business/industry leaders served as mentors to the students. Mentors included Kathy Getty, Matt Shipway, Gwendolyn McKenzie, Jennie Canan, and Mia Cross.
Washington Middle School students won the event for the third year in a row. Aiden Burns, Lance Bender, Brayson Fleegle, Allison Schultz, and Andrew Swink were members of the winning team. Their business proposal capitalized on the natural resources, such as Rocky Gap State Park, that are available in Western Maryland. Their business name was the Allegany Outdoor Company. Mrs. Shawnee McElfish, school counselor, worked with the student groups at Washington on their proposals.
Other student participants included: Dean Arnold, Kyler Baker, Hailey Beining, Carley Clise, Mary Delaney, Eliza Duncan, Isabelle Duncan, Emma Komatz, Emilee Mash, Kamden Morgan, Molly Thompson, Sage Viera, Jaymielynne Williams, and Alicia Woods.
Judges for the event were as follows: Stu Czapski, Allegany Chamber of Commerce; Jennie Canan, HRDC; Matt Miller, Cumberland Economic Development Corporation; Matt Shipway, Allegany County Government; Sam Michaels, EverFi; Kathy Getty, Banking/Community Member; and Kathryn Clay, PNC Bank. Ashley Hart, EverFi, and Dr. Kim Kalbaugh co-hosted the competition. Jason Huber, ACPS, served as the videographer for the event.


text:
And They Glorified God Because… (1 Kg. 17:17-24; Gal. 1:11-24; Lk. 7:11-17)
I struggle with sermon titles as many of you know. I understand that most "cutting edge" preachers now don't use them. Unfortunately, I started out many years ago with titles, and I don't feel like I'm "done" until I affix one. Today's title comes from the fact that all three of our passages end up with witnesses of various types giving glory to God. It's rarely the case, however, that people in the Bible (or you or I for that matter) give glory to God for no reason. The important word in the title is "because." What kinds of things cause those who watch and interact with people of faith to glorify God? This object is important. Much that we find in our world today seems bent on causing us to give glory to certain people. We probably know how to cause that (politicians are spending millions to make sure they know right now).
All three of our scripture lessons this morning are stories, even though, in the case of the Epistle to the Galatians, we might have expected teaching material.
To look at the Old Testament first, ever since 1 Samuel 13, the thread of the Old Testament story has been dealing with the foundations, and struggles of political life in Israel, that made it advantageous to adopt a monarchy. These chapters do not all have a favourable view of the monarchy, but do their best to hold David and his heirs up as those who mostly got it right. After Solomon the kingdom divided into two. As we have it in the Bible, the southern kingdom of Judah (forerunner of Judea in the New Testament) is the one of the two that was faithful to the tradition of David. In the northern kingdom, according to the writer that gave us the Books of Kings, it was not so. The political system could do nothing but bring scarcity and difficulty. Here in chapter 17, we begin a huge interruption to the flow of the story of the politics of the monarchy. Here we have the counter-story of who was really in charge. It was God and God's prophets enact that story, especially Elijah and Elisha. This interruption goes all the way into 2 Kings 8. It sets not only the religious, but the political and economic alternatives in starkest contrast. When it comes to God or state, it's always God first.
When Elijah was called as a prophet, he was sent, not to the city, but to the wilderness. He was not tended by the wealth of monarchy, but by ravens and the hand of God, and finally a poor widow and her son in a place called Zaraphath. Widows were a vulnerable population in the ancient world. Therefore, the Bible advocates for them and other helpless folks such as the "stranger" (we'd call them immigrants or refugees), and the orphans. All of these were without the social support of a family, and, in that culture that was about all the support there was. Without it, life expectancy for widows and such would be in the weeks or months. In any case, Elijah and this widow cared for one another and her son, but one day the son took ill, very ill.
Some people say that the son died, some say he really didn't. I, frankly, think the real reason why there are those who say he didn't is so they can make this story controllable by our modern logic and reason. But is that not just the point that the author is trying to make? Real abundance, the real power, is not controllable and reducible to logic and reason. Life is sometimes incomprehensible. So is God. I'm satisfied that, for purposes of the story that, when the text says that "no breath was left in him," he was dead.
The widow, in fact, did something very interesting and telling. She knew Elijah was a man of God, a prophet – a religious figure – we might call him. Her first thought about God and God's messenger was that this disaster had fallen upon her because of her sin. She said (to translate the Hebrew myself), "Why have you interfered with me, O man of God, have you come to make my sin come back and bite me, by killing my son?" It's interesting how many people today think that God and religion are all about sin and punishment, and getting rid of sin to get a reward in this life or the next. There's no question that lots of very religious folks have made a lifelong living beating people up with sin. It's even more interesting that Elijah, who had survived in partnership with this widow by being her advocate and helper, is deeply troubled by this, and asked God if it were true? God and faith are not about punishment. Elijah, by using ancient cultural practices that sound odd to us (and are mostly irrelevant to the meaning of the story for us), brought life from death. His spreading himself over the body of the boy was, as far as I can make out, trying (by culturally approved means) to share his life with this boy. He also knew that whatever was to happen was God's work. And, he did share his life, and was able to returned the son to his mother. The life of faith is about sharing the life we have with others, and, so, sometimes bringing life from death. It's not about smacking people around for all their misdeeds (even though we all commit them, and need to be accountable to God and one another for what we do). That's certainly not what I make of Christian faith. It's about doing things (not exactly like Elijah no doubt, since we don't live in his world) to share the life we've found with others. Elijah did it in this physical way and brought life out of death.
Next let's look at the Gospel of Luke. Here in this story Jesus brings the only son of a widow from death to life in an otherwise unknown little village called Nain (Luke calls it a "city," but it wasn't at least by population). When Luke wrote this incident, he was re-writing and, in a sense, updating the story that we just read in 1 Kings 17.
Last week, I said that Luke wants readers to understand that Jesus is like Elijah and Elisha, and ministers outside of the normal bounds of what's acceptable, and Luke wants Jesus' disciples to follow suit. This week, he says more. Widows were every bit as vulnerable in Jesus' world as they were in Elijah's. Here the story is that, although the woman was a widow, she still had a son. In that day, the closest familial relation (in terms of support) was not between husband and wife, but between a mother and her oldest son. In this case, the widow's only son was her last chance for survival. Jesus took seriously the word of his scriptures and advocated for her. We have no idea how or if Jesus even knew that this woman was a widow or that this was her only son. The story doesn't say, and it's all we have. We are told that Jesus' motive was his deeply felt emotion of compassion, his empathy, putting himself in her shoes. The word that is used here means he felt what she was going through, literally, "in his insides." Matthew and Mark make much of this emotion in Jesus' work, but Luke is more reserved about it. In any case, as the funeral procession went by on the way out of the village (where all burials had to take place, since death caused uncleanness), Jesus approached and put his hand right on the bier (thus making him unclean, by the way, and it didn't seem to worry him, though it might have the crowd and even the widow). When he touched the bier, which is here sort of an open stretcher in which the corpse was carried to the tomb, Jesus said, "Little boy, arise!" And he did, and began to speak with Jesus. This, rather, struck everyone with awe (we normally translate "with fear," I prefer "awe" as less easily misconstrued), and glorified God because of what Jesus had done to bring life from death. To them this meant that God had looked favorably upon this people Israel. Jesus shared the life he had in him with others, and it brought life from death for that boy, and, socially, for that widow.
Now, we are left with the story from Galatians 1, which is the account that Paul gives of his own call and training. Paul and the churches in Galatia had a difficult time with one another. One of the reasons they had a hard time with Paul's leadership was because he was not formally an apostle who had learned from the earthly Jesus like Peter, James, John and the rest. Another was that Paul was arguing for a more progressive and free approach to non-Jews than they were. To be a Christian, said Paul, one did not have to be a Jew first. This, of course, made it possible for Christianity to become a world-faith, rather than the faith of only a few. We think this is no big deal because Paul blazed that trail long ago. But, this would have been heresy to some Christians and was hard to see even for those like Peter and James, and the church establishment in Jerusalem. Galatians, itself, is called the "charter of Christian liberty." In any case, Paul and the Galatians were not always very close.
Paul explains in these autobiographical paragraphs that he was called, not by the earthly Jesus, but by the heavenly Christ. He was not taught his approach by the other apostles, but he learned it, I imagine through deep reflection, on his experience on the Damascus Road and the surrounding events. He was already very learned, but he had been led to modify what he had been taught by the best teachers of Israel by the God who called Israel in the first place, or that was Paul's story.
In Paul's world, change aroused suspicion. In Paul's day, the common thought was that good people were not to change. They were to be steady and dependable, always the same. We sometimes react the same way. Paul says that the real change for him happened early on in his life when acceptance of the faith of his ancestors in a certain way made him persecute Christians. What God had, in fact, called him from the womb to be was what he was now, not then. He had been led to the truth as he now saw it by God (the God of Israel, mind you) in Christ. What he was doing was, in quite another way, leading Gentile folk from death to life by sharing his story. And because of that, he wrote, they "glorified God because of me."
Today, if it is our goal that people give glory to God because of us, it is because we act as God does, not holding people's transgressions against them, and making it all about punishment and reward, but of advocating for those who need to be released into fuller life. People need to see action – practical action – that shows that we're serious about this, not in a physical sense of raising corpses to life, but of raising those trapped by poverty, abuse, addiction, hate, bigotry, narrowness, greed, and contempt for those who are different than we are, to life, full and free, through God in Christ, in the power of the Spirit. It is our mission to tell our story and live so that people will give glory to God because of the way we live, and, even more so, the way Jesus lives in us.
In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, AMEN.


text:
If you use desktop password manager app 1Password, this hidden shortcut may make you feel incredibly warm and happy inside: drag a login from 1Password to your browser's bookmark bar and you've now got a single-click bookmark login.
As Brett Kelly notes on Bridging the Nerd Gap, now any time you click that bookmark now, 1Password will automatically fire up and fill in the login for you (if you have the software configured to automatically submit login forms) and log you right in. This really is a beautiful timesaver.
(By the way, I did try this with many other people's favourite password manager, LastPass — dragging sites to the bookmark bar and clicking the bookmarks to see if I got logged in automatically, but, sadly, it didn't work.)
The Super Sweet 1Password Trick You're Almost Certainly Not Using [Bridging the Nerd Gap]


text:
For Javy – "With SetRes you can set the screen resolution, colour depth and refresh rate from the command line or a shortcut. Primarily intended for Windows 2000/XP so that you can set display parameters on a per-user basis." It's freeware.
Published by
Bryan Villarin
Bryan is a Trust & Safety Wrangler at Automattic. He's also a photographer, card magician, and cat whisperer. (Thanks to my friend and colleague Steve Blythe for the sweet photo!) View all posts by Bryan Villarin


text:
Asian Tribune is published by E-LANKA MEDIA(PVT)Ltd. Vol. 20 No. 112
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and PM aspirant in the forthcoming Parliament Elections in the country, Ms J Jayalalithaa has urged the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to call off the joint Naval Exercise with Sri Lanka.
Either Sri Lanka does not possess the style of communication with cogent arguments, or the principal players in the international community (IC) do not accept Sri Lanka's presentations, or simply dismiss them for some other reason.
The first international conference in the USA on the plight of the Rohingya people of Myanmar – "Stop Genocide and Restore Rohingya's Citizenship Rights in Myanmar" - was held in the campus of University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee on December 14, 2013. It was jointly hosted by the Burmese Rohingya American Friendship Association (BRAFA) and the Rohingya Concern International (RCI).
Last month, China took an unprecedented step in declaring an Air Defence Identification Zone – ADIZ – covering the skies over the East China Sea, extending towards a part of the South China Sea, which, in turn, outraged its immediate neighbours and forced the United States to reciprocate the provocative move in kind, perhaps to test the waters.
HIV in today's context is a chronic condition of the human immune system. HIV is a retrovirus and the infection leads to a progressive reduction in the number of CD4+ T-helper cells (so called because CD4 glycoprotein is found on their surface) which are an essential part of the human immune system. They are the main targets of HIV which destroys infected CD4 cells leading to an overall weakening of the immune system, said Dr Dilip Mathai, Dean, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, and former Head of Medicine Department, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore.
" class="caption" align="right" />
Eighty-two unskilled laborers from India of which 33 are from Rajasthan were rescued from inhumane conditions in Saudi Arabia thanks to the timely intervention of Prem Bhandari, social activist and a leader of the Rajasthani community in New York.
Sri Lanka - Colombo
India - New Delhi


text:
Melvory Raspberry Hand Cream 50ml
We have run out of stock for this item.
Melvory's Raspberry Hand Cream has a light fresh citrus scent and provides a non-greasy moisturising formula that comes with the extra protection of sun screen. Raspberry seed oil has the natural ability to absorb broad spectrum UV rays which protects your hands when exposed to the sun. This beautiful cream will keep hands feeling soft all day.
For normal to very dry skin.
Assists with preventing wrinkles on over-worked hands and dermatitis on hands.
Directions: apply onto hands as needed for moisturising purposes. For best hydration results, apply immediately after washing hands each time.
Ingredients: Aloe Leaf Juice*, Apricot Kernel Oil*, Glycerin*, Shea Nut Butter*, Cetearyl Glucoside, Beeswax*, Red Raspberry Seed Oil, Macadamia Oil*, Sorbitan Olivate, Alcohol*, Leuconostoc/ Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Camellia Oil*, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Calendula Extract*, Potassium Sorbate, Rosemary Extract*, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid. *Denotes Certified Organic.


text:
Avonlea Blog - 1.0 out of 5 based on 1 vote
The Real Reason Hetty Became Co-Proprietor at the Avonlea White Sands Hotel - 5.0 out of 5 based on 1 vote
Read More Comment (4) Hits: 1282
Latest Board Posts
- L.M. Montgomery Literary Society
- What a wonderful idea for L.M. Montgomery literary society Jo! She would be honored. Long overdue....
- In Main Forum / Avonlea
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
- Anne With An E Cancelled
- It comes down to ratings and money. There wasn't enough to sustain the series.
- In Main Forum / Avonlea
- 6 months 4 weeks ago
- Anne E. Beats Little Women
- I'm happy you liked Little Women. I'll have to see it when it comes to Netflix.
- In Main Forum / Avonlea
- 7 months 23 hours ago
Latest Comments
I actually liked the episode with the lesson of how Sara could use her inheritance by being a patron...
Ok I'm a wreck. Gus's speech about never seeing Felicity's face again reminds me of my husband. I bu...
I love this episode! The writing harkens back to the first three seasons. It all focused on an elder...


text:
New TIMBRE article on stakeholder perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs
13.07.2015 19:27
Brownfield regeneration in Europe: Identifying stakeholder perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs
A research team from UNIVE and UFZ, lead by Erika Rizzo from the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics & Statistics from the University Ca' Foscari of Venice in Italy, has published an article on identifying stakeholder perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs related to brownfield regeneration in Europe in Land Use Policy.
The authors reflect on their TIMBRE-related works on the TIMBRE Information System starting with the observation that brownfield areas are a major concern in Europe because they are often extensive, persistent in time and compromise stakeholders' interests. Moreover, due to their complex nature, from the decision-making point of view, the regeneration of brownfields is a challenging problem requiring the involvement of the whole range of stakeholders. Many studies, projects and organisations have recognised the importance of stakeholder involvement and have promoted public participation. However, comprehensive studies providing an overview of stakeholders' perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs when dealing with brownfield regeneration are still missing.
In their paper, the authors present and discuss a participatory methodology applied in TIMBRE to stakeholders from five European countries to fill this research gap, to develop a system to support the categorisation of the needed information and to support the understanding of which typology of information is the most relevant for specific categories of stakeholders also in relation with their concerns.
The engagement process consists of five phases: (i) planning and preparatory work, (ii) identification of stakeholder categories, (iii) engagement activities (e.g. focus groups and workshops), (iv) submission of a questionnaire and (v) provision of feedback to the involved stakeholders.
The authors claim that thanks to this process, appropriate stakeholders have been identified as well as their perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs. Stakeholders' perceptions proved to be different according to the country: German and Italian stakeholders perceive brownfields as complex systems, where several issues need to be addressed, while Romanian stakeholders consider contamination as almost the only issue to be addressed; Czech and Polish stakeholders address an intermediate number of issues. Attitudes and concerns seemed to be quite similar between countries. As far as information needs are concerned, similarities between some groups of stakeholders have been noticed: site owners and problem holders are primarily interested in information on planning and financing, while authorities and services providers are interested in more technical aspects like investigation, planning and risk assessment. Some outstanding outcomes emerged from the scientific community and research group, which showed an interest for remediation strategies and options and socio-economic aspects.
The research outcomes allow to create a knowledge base for the development of tailored and customised approaches and tools for stakeholders working in the brownfield regeneration field.
Follow this link to the article in sciencedirect. For the final published version, refer to the following reference:
Rizzo, E., Pesce, M., Pizzol, L., Alexandrescu, F.M., Giubilato, E., Critto, A., Marcomini, A., Bartke, S. (2015). Brownfield regeneration in Europe: Identifying stakeholder perceptions, concerns, attitudes and information needs, Land Use Policy 48, 437-453, doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.06.012
Follow the links to find more information on TIMBRE project's outcomes and other publications.


text:
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Photo Hunt #60
Luf, Us
14 comments:
- Cory said...
Hi guys! Wow, all lined up so neatly...do the bowls stay that way or do you rearrange them as you eat ?
- December 6, 2008 at 8:38 AM
- (angel) Grrreta and Fam said...
Oh, it looks like there are different flavors in some of the bowls. That's the great thing about having lots of kitties...you can have lots of varieties of food without opening ten cans for one cat.
- December 6, 2008 at 8:47 AM
- Everycat said...
Gosh that's an orderly breakfast. Years ago the cats who came before all used to eat in a line in the kitchen, one day we will find the ancient picture and post it.
Have a lovely weekend!
- December 6, 2008 at 8:48 AM
- Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...
i had cake for breakfast today!
smiles, auntie bee
- December 6, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- Memories of Eric and Flynn said...
Do you share two to a bowl, or do you all just pile in? We have our own bowls, but we eat one before we start on the other one, and if we don't like the taste of one, we won't touch it.
- December 6, 2008 at 12:27 PM
- Parker said...
I like the looks of breakfast!
- December 6, 2008 at 1:26 PM
- The Island Cats said...
Do those bowls stay that way??? Looks like an assembly line!
- December 6, 2008 at 2:35 PM
- Daisy said...
Can you all share bowls with no fighting?
- December 6, 2008 at 2:40 PM
- Gemini and Ichiro said...
The cat who came before would have had to have eaten a little from each dish.. Depending upon who was eating there also...
- December 6, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- Sweet Purrfections said...
Wow! That's a lot of food!
- December 6, 2008 at 7:13 PM
- Whimpurr said...
Now I want to see you all lined up eating from your bowls! :o)
- December 6, 2008 at 7:52 PM
- Zippy, Sadie, Speedy and M'Gee said...
Hmm, five bowls, 10 cats...does yoor mom make yoo share like Sadie and Speedy do?
- December 6, 2008 at 11:32 PM
- pissed off patricia said...
Everyone must clean their bowl. There are cats starving in India. Or so I've been told.
- December 7, 2008 at 5:39 AM
Wow! That's a lotta bowls! We only get one plate. We have to share!
- December 7, 2008 at 6:25 AM


text:
NETGEAR's Nighthawk X4 Soars with Quantenna Wi-Fi
Quantenna's 4x4 802.11ac Technology Delivers
Whole-Home Coverage, Flawless HD Video Streaming, and Lag-free Gaming
Quantenna Communications, Inc. the leader in
Quantenna's groundbreaking architecture enables speeds up to 1.7Gbps* on the 5GHz band, using Wave 2 4x4 MIMO and universal beamforming to deliver long range performance even in challenging home or office environments.
"Whether they're gaming with friends or hosting movie night with their family, our customers demand the best from their
"We're pleased to partner once again with NETGEAR on a router that delivers
Up to 1733 Mbps wireless speeds achievable when connecting to other 802.11ac devices. Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate and wireless coverage.
About Quantenna Communications, Inc. Named to the Wall Street Journal's "Next Big Thing" list, Quantenna is a leading developer of 802.11ac and 802.11n MIMO silicon that delivers the highest levels of performance, speed and reliability for wireless networks and devices. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Quantenna has assembled a management and engineering team with a long track record of start-up success, and is backed by some of Silicon Valley's most esteemed venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital, RUSNANO, Venrock, Sigma Partners, Southern Cross Venture Partners, DAG Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, Grazia Equity, Bright Capital, and Telefónica Digital.
For additional information, please visit www.quantenna.com
* * *
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with
More information is available at www.NETGEAR.com
Connect with NETGEAR at twitter.com/NETGEAR and www.facebook.com/NETGEAR
©2014 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Nighthawk are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holder(s). Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved.