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Industries today in the United States have faced significant sustained competitive pressures over the past few decades. These pressures have led to interest in and adoption of new, more efficient and scalable operating models. Outsourcing is a major strategy that commercial and industrial facilities (though they have different requirements and constraints) have adopted across a broad range of value-chain activities. One key area where outsourcing is being increasingly adopted as an operating model is facilities management, a major indirect cost category that encompasses commercial & industrial facilities. The role of today's Facility Management Leaders is to understand an organization's core business and contribute to its bottom-line by reducing costs, improving productivity, generating revenue, and improving its image. With these objectives in mind, outsourcing facilities management may play a key role in obtaining those objectives.
Typically no one notices a facilities services team until something goes wrong and with so many areas of responsibility and potential points of failure under the FM umbrella, the task to keep everything running smoothly is daunting. Add on top of this new challenges Facility Management Leaders are facing including:
- Pressure on clients' cash flows forcing suppliers to make pricing concessions.
- Tenant pressure on property managers to reduce rental rates.
- Shorter contracts requested by customers negotiated to give companies more flexibility for the short term allowing them to re-position themselves for future growth if the market turns up.
For these reasons and others, more attention is being given to outsource non-core activities. Businesses are increasingly using an outsourcing strategy, including outsourcing of facility services to focus on their core business activities thus allowing them to improve their competitive advantage and to achieve strategic goals. Core business functions are defined as activities and services that customers pay for, or benefit from. Re-directing resources from non-core activities to core business activities is the fundamental path to supporting core company goals. Facility Management Leaders are improving the competitive market position of their companies by leveraging resources saved by outsourcing to strategic partners that hold facilities maintenance as their core competency. Just like your company has expertise in a particular field, facility management suppliers are extremely focused companies and hold facility management as their core competency. They stay at the leading edge of technological developments, maximizing the greatest efficiencies possible in facility management services to pass onto their customers.
KPMG reports that the #1 reason for outsourcing as stated by operators in reducing operating costs .followed by improving process improvement delivery and redirecting resources to more important strategic activities.
The switch to outsourcing brings documented advantages including:
- 10% – 20% cost savings
- Improved service delivery by well-trained FMspecialists
- Better attraction and retention of staff by the service providers
- Improved management of existing resources with state of the art work order management systems
- The added value of consultancy expertise – especially on mechanical equipment
- The potential for leveraging the buying power of a partner whose primary procurement strategies are focused in repair and replacements.
Needed for a good relationship
Key elements to a successfully negotiated supply agreement and long term relationship include the following elements:
- Strategic Fit and Alignment
- Executive Sponsorship
- Technology Alignment
- Relationship Management
- Alignment of Relationship Incentives (Focus on KPI's)
- transparency, cost pass through, and incentives (shared risk & reward)
Ensuring collaboration and communication between the two parties, defining meaningful incentives and building organizational support for the initiative are essential to success.


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About Jean-Claude Poncet
Civil engineering degree from ENSAIS in Strasbourg in 1971
Masters degree in structural analysis from McGill University in Montreal in 1981
Employed by C.D. Howe Co of Canada from 1973 to 1987, in the design and construction of grain silos. Overseas assignments in Salvador, Lebanon, Algeria.
Founded Silexport in 1987 to develop the vibrating floor technology (20 years ago already !)
Trying hard to share my enthusiasm for it... Gives me the opportunity to travel worldwide
Member of the Order of Engineers of Quebec. Dabbles in philsophy
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Design of grain silos
Structural analysis, FEA
Specialized in vibrating floors
Speaks French, and to a certain extent English...
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Personal Age: Jean-Claude Poncet was born in 1948.72 Years Place of Birth: Jean-Claude Poncet was born in near the city of Lyon, France.near the city of Lyon, France
Know-How ?Jean-Claude Poncet has specialized knowledge about the following topics.
Storage (9), Reclaiming (3), Structural Analysis, FEA, Design of grain silos, and to a certain extent English, self-unloaders, Specialized in vibrating floors, Speaks French
Organisations ?Jean-Claude Poncet is member of the following organisations.
Professional Experience 13 Years / 8 MonthJean-Claude Poncet has 13 years and 8 month professional experience in 3 different positions.
2014/12 - today (5 Years / 9 Month)
Marketing Manager (Full-time employee)Jean-Claude Poncet works for Vibrafloor as Marketing Manager since December 2014.
2013/08 - today (7 Years / 1 Month)
Manager (Full-time employee)Jean-Claude Poncet works for Vibrafloor as Manager since August 2013.
2007/01 - today (13 Years / 8 Month)
President (Full-time employee)Jean-Claude Poncet works for Vibrafloor as President since January 2007.
Publications 1Jean-Claude Poncet wrote 1 publications
Vibrating Floors for 40 m Diameter Soybean Silos [Vibrating Floors for 40 m Diameter Soybean Silos was written by Jean-Claude Poncet in Englishen]
by: Poncet, J.-C. Company: Silexport
at: Bulk Solids Handling Vol:12 Num:1 Page:21
Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, 1992/01 (28 Years / 8 Month ago)
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Alright, hey guys, Mark Phillips with SimpliSpoken back again for another SimpliSpoken on Voice Daily Flash briefing, we're back today to talk a little bit about a tool we use that we're pretty big fan of. And that is a tool called Otter AI, that's otter.ai. And this tool is used to do all of our recording transcription. So it's automated completely. So we use in our kit, you know, focus, right with Mike and pop filter and all the things that folks used to do this every day day in and day out. And then we record into Audacity, because we happen to be Windows users and Audacity is a free tool to record with. And then from there, we upload those recordings to Anchor.FM, which serves as our distribution service for micro cast flash briefing content. And then we upload the recordings also to Otter.AI. And Otter does a very nice job for us in transcribing the content of those recordings. And then we're able to then edit that content and to fix the little things like small small things where the voice recognition doesn't quite get it right. But for the most part, we don't have to do a lot so we make a small edit to the recorded transcription file. And then we use that recorded transcription in a blog post for content on website so great, great tool, great technology. big fans of the folks at auto re so thanks a lot for those guys what they're doing and it really has made our podcast transcription process of worries. Alright guys, so we'll be back again tomorrow. This is the SimpliSpoken on Voice Daily Flash briefing. Thanks, guys.


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Friday, July 11, 2014
Girl of a thousand faces, artist Stephanie Fernandez, catches cloud lightning via makeup and imagination
Stephanie Fernanadez is the girl of a thousand faces. The art created by the 19 year-old painter, photographer and videographer is powerful enough to have won praise from Buzzfeed.com, Good Morning America, the Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan and other global media ports. Her fame has been won with faces transformed by color and line into otherworldly figures.
Fernandez admits that much of her spectacularly colorful make-up work falls into the category of "colorful / creepy / gory." She says, "this style is influenced by my passion for horror movies & psychological thrillers."
But she is even more influenced by music, says Fernandez and her friends. Says Justin Powell, "Music is very, very important to her. Images come from the world she hears. She channels the sound into her work." And musician friend Jeremy Hefner points out that a female duo called CocoRosie has been a big influence. In fact, Fernandez' best movie, "Rosalee," an ominous 12-minute piece featuring 8 silent actors (the seven deadly sins plus a heroine), uses 4 evocative CocoRosie songs as the soundtrack.
"Most of my makeup is heavily influenced by music," she says. "I love to be able to create and see what I am hearing, if that makes sense. I hear it and I do my best to create a visual of what and how I feel. Other than music and movies-nature, dark art, psychedelic/pop surrealistic art, and other artists inspire me. I strive to constantly create beauty." That is apparent in the 4 tutorial videos she has produced. In the fast-forward camera work her hands work deftly, whether using fingers or brush. Colors are blended like butter.
She asks, "How do I come up with these ideas and concepts? I simply see it in my mind's eye and my hands do the rest. Haha; the ideas honestly just come to me. It is not something I can explain with words."
"Big, open spaces and the colors found in nature are not so apparent but are important themes" in Fernandez' work, says friend and model Madison Brown. Pointing out a recent series of fawn faces accented with antlers, Brown sees subtlety, which is not how Fernandez has attracted media attention.
That she is in the media spotlight may have something to do with her storytelling ability. A sharp photographer, Fernandez typically publishes 4 to 6 photos of steps leading to the finished image.
On her vivid Instagram stream the self-described "complex individual" has some 55.000 followers. Yet she remains quiet and modest about her notoriety. "People who know her do not necessarily realize that she is so widely recognized," says Hefner.
Her website, stephaniefernandezart.com, tells a more expanded story. She makes movies. She makes masks. She paints in acrylic. She says, " I would love to direct movies and creative direct music videos and well as open a studio to create SFX masks, canvas pieces, and many other mediums. I love the film, fashion, and music industries. I have no limits. My mind is constantly moving. I want to do it all."
Note: Stephanie Fernandez graduated from Airline HS, Bossier City, and has taken media classes at Bossier Parish Community College. In art she is self taught.
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There have been a lot of discussions and resolutions to combat food insecurity but the issue of hunger and famine continues to linger in the Sub-Saharan countries. They suggest primary causes and propose various courses of remedial action in vain. Given Governments and the international community should not wait until we have spectacular indicators to act.
Emergencies should not be seen as inevitable. Food security of a nation can be attained if we increase the ability to produce cereal crops that can be stocked for long by population.
For different obvious reasons that include the nature of climate, topography, soil, we cannot be self-sufficient and must depend on food aid or imports.
Nonetheless we remain in charge of our destiny and we should not continue to depend on aid. Not at least for food to eat! It is high time we said NO to starvation and the consequent displacement of people.
Hunger is a complex problem with several factors contributing to a food crisis for people in all nations. There must be food available for people's consumption. This calls us to produce enough and be able to have food stocks for quite long time. This is what I call food security, all time food without necessarily having quality food. Quality food is second! But let every household get food to eat irrespective of the quality.
Many people are food deprived and this does not necessarily mean that they need quality food. They need enough and all time food. The population increases should not necessarily cause food crises; it should rather increase production, at least by African standards.
We should strive hard to ensure that we have food security and thus safe from any risk of famine, starvation, chronic hunger and malnutrition. Famine describes extreme food scarcity among large populations.
We should not dispute of course the reality that, food security depends upon a dynamic balance among disposable income, demand, supply and distribution. That is why food security varies depending on social status of the people. The issue however remains; how can we stock food? What kind of food can be stocked?
The traditional methods of growing perishable foods have been discussed time and again but people have remained adamant. And yet that is where the problem lies! In Rwanda for example, we have to change from growing Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc to growing cereal crops like maize on large scale.
The poor food production does not real depend on the climate or the size of the country, but the type of crops we grow and the scale at which we are used to growing crops. For sure the northern region and Gisenyi are so fertile and would be Rwanda's big granary. But, the fact that the regions mainly produce Irish potatoes which cannot be saved, their fertile land does not serve the purpose. Suppose they were largely producing maize, sorghum, millet and other cereal, we would not talk of hunger in Rwanda any more. Even other areas of Rwanda, the issue of "poor soils," should not be advanced to explain the poor harvest as at all.
If we take a typical example of the central region of Tanzania and precisely a province called Tabora, we find the place with acidic and generally poor soils with relatively short periods of rains. But to my dismay they have the best maize production in the region. This is done by the use of scientific methods that promotes the systematic use of artificial fertilizers.
Every peasant there (in Tabora) is an agriculturalist! I was astonished by the ability of a person who has never been to school, to apply fertilizers in a maize shamba. It is high time we emulated the Tabora ways of maize production.In addition we should realise substantial reductions in food spoilage after harvest. This could be realised by establishing primary food preservation and protection facilities in rural areas where crops are cultivated and animals reared.
Food saved from spoilage increases total food available and enhances food availability and security. And generally increases food stocks. We need to have food stocks of cereals so as not only to alleviate temporary food insecurity, but also for the purposes of; emergency reserves against regional, national, local and seasonal shortages, stabilising food prices and counteract fluctuations in supply and availability.
In addition to prevention and mitigation, food security strategies at the household level need to be enhanced through nutritional education and food management training to improve how households use the resources that are available.
Nutritional problems are partly due to a lack of proper food stock management, with households selling the harvest quickly (at low prices), and buying at a higher price during the food gap. Support needs to be provided for the diversification of income generation, so that people become less vulnerable to climatic hazards.
It is from the above context therefore, that i would also suggest that we encourage other supporting income generating activities like trading and meaningful small scale farming that would enable people to protect themselves against food crisis.


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Monday, 29 February 2016
Photos: Serena Williams stunning white dress to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Photos: Ciara visits secondary schools in Lagos
Woman faces 25 years imprisonment after admitting to sex with 14 year old in her home
The boy's father reported to police after he noticed illicit messages between the pair on the son's Facebook and whatsapp accounts.
Harden told the news station: "There's a lot I'd like to say, but I would like lawyers and everything." "They had chatted on Facebook back and forth," the boy's dad Lt. Johnny Guy told the police.
Harden faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted..
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Shocking :Model Injects Boyfriend's 2 Year Old Baby With HIV (Pictured)
A Zimbabwean model, Tafadzwa Mushunje, was yesterday arraigned at the magistrates' courts on charges of assault and deliberately infecting her lover's child with HIV using a syringe filled with her contaminated blood.
Mushunje (24) was not asked to plead when she appeared before magistrate Elijah Makomo.The heinous crime is said to have come to light when the child's relatives read of the assault on an online publication. The child's mother is said to have connected on the Internet where she read the article and linked the marks on her son to the assault, leading her to report the matter.
"The accused would assault the minor in the absence of his father. After reading the article, the complainant's mother linked it to the marks that she had previously suspected to be assault marks and she went and reported the case to police," State papers read.
According to the State papers, the injection of blood took place sometime in January.
"In that on January 31, 2016 and at a house in Glen Norah, Harare, Mushunje unlawfully and intentionally infected a two-year-old juvenile with HIV, knowing that she was infected with HIV or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that she was infected with HIV," reads the papers.
In the alternative charge of assault, the State alleges:
"Mushunje unlawfully and intentionally committed an assault upon the juvenile by injecting him with a syringe filled with her blood, making him drink her urine and assaulted him on his body by other unknown means intending to cause him bodily harm or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that bodily harm may result."
Mushunje was set to make her bail pending trial application yesterday afternoon. Peter Kachirika prosecuted the case.
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Nigerian Girl Turned Into A Commercial Sex Worker After Being Trafficked To Malaysia, Cries Out
Vivian, 31, was taken to Malaysia from Edo State by a sponsor, Miss Precious Edafe aka Madam Sylvia. Upon getting there, she was turned into a commercial s3x worker and always pays 1000rm ( about N50, 000 ) to her madam on a weekly basis. As time went on, she could not meet up again, because she is considered too old.
But her madam wouldn't have none of that, she allegedly sent boys to kidnap her. She was taken to Nilai, at the back of Legenda College, and beaten with wood till she fainted. Yesterday made it two weeks since the legendary beating happened.
A report has been made to the Malaysian government and police. Madam Sylvia has also been declared wanted by the Nigerian embassy in Malaysia. Sylvia, who resides at a house in Batu Cave, is now on the run and has since closed down her shop at Mutiara complex, Kuala Lumpur. She is a hair stylist and a human trafficker.
Vivian's hand was badly affected by the beating that the doctors have suggested that it should be amputated but she is rejecting suggestion. She is currently planning to return to Nigeria and use alternative ( native ) medicine. She wants justice.
Vivian's hand was badly affected by the beating that the doctors have suggested that it should be amputated but she is rejecting suggestion. She is currently planning to return to Nigeria and use alternative ( native ) medicine. She wants justice.
Did Chris Rock diss Will & Jada Smith at the Oscars ??? Oh Yea he sure did .....
Then about Jada Pinkett-Smith, Chris Rock said;'It's not fair that Will Smith was this good in 'Concussion and didn't get nominated. It's also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for 'Wild Wild West!', was one of Rock's first zingers aimed at the Hollywood power couple."
Other things he said below...'What happened this year? Jada's going to boycott the Oscars. Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties. I wasn't invited! 'It's not an invitation I would turn down.'
"You realize if they nominated hosts, I wouldn't even get this job. You'd be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now,'
'It's the 88th Academy Awards, which means this whole no black nominees thing has happened at least 71 other times,'
Speaking on why the furor over diversity in the industry was an issue today rather than in the 1950s or 1960s, Chris Rock said black Americans had bigger issues to worry about then.
'Because we had real things to protest at the time. We were too busy being raped and lynched to care about who won best cinematographer.'
'When your grandmother is swinging from a tree, it's really hard to care about best documentary foreign short.'
Chris then told a true story that involved President Barack Obama.
'I was at a fundraiser for president Obama, a lot of you were there … It's all of Hollywood and there were four black people there: me, Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons, Questlove. The usual suspects,'
'At some point you get to take a picture with the president. As they're setting up the picture you get a little moment with the president. I'm like, 'Mr. President, you see all these writers producers and actors, they don't hire black people – and they're the nicest white people on Earth. They're liberals!'
Later he talked about racism in Hollywood
'Everyone wants to know in the world, is Hollywood racist? Is it 'burning cross racist'? No. Is it 'fetch me some lemonade racist'? No. It's a different type of racist…. Hollywood is 'sorority racist.' It's like, we like you Rhonda, but you're not a Kappa.'
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today I got some pretty bad news about someone I love. I am sad and weary and angry.
but I am also blessed, held, and grateful. I am grateful that I have people around me that support me, pray for me and my loved ones, and let me vent. I wish there was less to need support for, but I'm grateful that along with the trials, God gives me just enough to make it through the day.
also thankful for sweet friends who let me snuggle their tiny and beautiful new baby girl. it helps me remember that, even on the most frustrating day, there are beautiful reminders that God is at work.


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Hello and welcome to the August issue of ScanZone
Despite the last few weeks of glorious weather we haven't given up working in order to better our suntans. In fact, we've been busy beavering away with lots of new technology, including an expanded range of Intel NUC small form factor PCs, an improved 3XS website for our PC building division plus some great reviews of the latest 3XS systems. Read on to find out more.
1. Intel adds cheaper and more capable NUCs
Intel has started to flesh out its range of NUC components with two new CPU/motherboard bundles, one based on the Celeron 847 and the other on the Core i5 3427U. The former has very similar features to the existing Core i3 NUC, but is a substantial £70 cheaper, making it a far more attractive proposition for office PCs and media entertainment systems. You can pick up a Celeron 847 NUC kit on its own or as a complete 3XS system.
At first glance the new i5 NUC doesn't seem much different from the existing i3 version, as both CPUs run at 1.8GHz, have two cores and have 3MB of cache. However, the £80 more expensive i5 NUC supports Turbo Boost, so can overclock itself up to 2.8GHz on demand for much greater performance. It also has an ace up its sleeve for business users – support for vPro and AMT. These Intel technologies allow you to fully remote manage an i5 NUC, including logging into it remotely and even reinstalling the OS if need be without having to be physically anywhere near the system. You can pick up an i5 NUC as a kit or a complete 3XS system.
2. 3XS website refreshed
The 3XS system team at Scan has been busy beavering away implementing an important set of changes to the way that we sell and deliver systems. One of the most notable of these is that we've now decided to use the same DPD courier company to deliver our PCs as the component side of Scan uses. As a result the cost of delivering a 3XS PC has dropped from £35 to £10 for most parts of the UK, a substantial £25 saving. As an added bonus DPD also promises to deliver systems next day, rather than the 2-3 day service that our previous courier provided.
We've also reorganised the way that PCs are listed on the 3XS website. For example, all system types are now preceded by a label, such as Gaming, Home, Pro and Home Office, making it easier for to find the right system for you.
We've also improved the filters, adding four extra filters for some of our most exciting systems – Award Winning & Hot Selling, GeForce Experience, Watercooled and Small Form Factor PCs. These filters do exactly what they say on the link, taking you directly to a list of PCs and laptops with those characteristics in a single click.
3. Intel EPSD servers now available at Scan 3XS
Intel has been a big advocate of PC gaming for many years, but in recent years it seems to have targeted casual gamers as the sort of titles they play, such as The Sims, run adequately on integrated Intel graphics, whereas first-person shooters tend to jerk along like a spasmodic puppet cut from its strings.
While it's still too early to go into any real detail about Intel's next-generation GPU built into the forthcoming range of Haswell processors, Intel did recently give several interesting presentations at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
What caught my attention is not so much the content of the presentation but who gave it – Richard Huddy. Now I realise that Richard Huddy isn't a household name, but having run the developer relations departments of AMD and NVIDIA for many years, Richard is arguably the best person in the world to help Intel forge stronger relationships with game developers – a key thing for Intel to achieve if it's going to make GPUs that game play all types of games well.
Richard's presentation focussed on how Intel is hoping to extend the DirectX 11 API in the future with some new features, InstantAccess and PixelSync. InstantAccess former allows the CPU and GPU to access the same memory while PixelSync gives programmers more control over the ordering of processes within the pixel pipeline which should lead to better looking transparent effects such as smoke and clouds. Intel showed off some effects like this in upcoming game such as Grid 2, shown above.
4. Get Splinter Cell Blacklist free with select GeForce cards
Scan has teamed with NVIDIA to give any customer who orders a GeForce GTX 660, 660 Ti, 670, 680, 760, 770 or 780 graphics card a free copy of the latest Splinter Cell game, Blacklist, when it is released later this month. The offer is open to customers who buy a graphics card by itself or as part of a 3XS system.
To find out more about Splinter Cell Blacklist visit the special offer website on Scan.
5. Pro Audio webcasts
As usual our Pro Audio webcasts will be broadcast live from the Scan Theatre each Thursday at 7.00pm, and if you haven't checked them out yet, just come along to the Scan Pro Audio website each Thursday, and click on the banner which will take you to the right place.
However, we wanted to alert you to the prospect of a very cool competition that will be coming along in the next few weeks. We can't say too much about it at the moment, so this is more in the way of a teaser, but keep your eyes peeled on the Scan website over the next few weeks, if you're involved in any creative practice such as music making, photography, videography, graphic design etc. We have a very exciting competition that will offer some VERY cool prizes and which we hope will stimulate people to get their creative juices flowing.
Watch this space!
5. Blackmagic Design professional grade video production products now available at Scan
Scan has been working hard behind the scenes and is now pleased to announce that it is carrying the full range of Blackmagic Design video production products. The great thing about the Blackmagic range of products is that it scales in features (and price) all the way from indie film makers to big film studios.
For example, all three professional grade Blackmagic cameras include Davinci Resolve Lite, the basic version of Blackmagic's colour correction software. Stepping up a grade, Scan also carries the full version of Resolve, which adds support for 4K video and GPU acceleration. For the real pros out there we also carry the DaVinci Control Surface, a control desk incorporating multiple trackballs, dials and switches that are far more intuitive and quicker to use than a keyboard and mouse.
Scan has also developed a new workstation specially designed to run DaVinci Resolve, the 3XS Resolve Grading System. This highly-configurable workstation has two Intel Xeon E5-2600 series CPUs and has support for multiple NVIDIA graphics cards as Resolve greatly benefits from GPU acceleration when colour correcting.
So, whether you're a budding film maker or a professional colourist the Pro Video team at Scan would be delighted to help you produce better looking footage using this range of products. Find out more on the Scan Pro Video website.
5. Meet Scan at Insomnia gaming festival
Gamers should keep the bank holiday weekend of 23rd to 26th August free as the Insomnia gaming festival is back. Insomnia is the UK's largest gaming festival with over 3,000 gamers booked into to take part in a series of competitive gaming tournaments at the Telford International Centre. Scan is not only sponsoring Insomnia this year, but will also have the biggest stand at the show, where you'll be able to try out the latest games on a variety of hot new hardware, including Scan's range of award-winning 3XS gaming PCs and laptops. We'll also be exclusively unveiling our latest Dream PC, featuring the latest and greatest technology from our key partners, Intel and NVIDIA. You'll also get a chance to meet up and challenge the UK's leading gaming clan, Team Dignitas, at the Scan stand.
You can find out more about Insomnia at the official website, including directions of how to get to the Telford International Centre. We look forward to meeting and gaming with you at the show.
Stuff reviews tiny gaming powerhouse
After spending months rebuilding its website, Stuff magazine has started to test PCs again and has just published a review of our 3XS Z77 FT03 Nanu.
The FT03 Nanu is a tiny mini-ITX PC that has all the performance of a full-size PC thanks to the inclusion of a powerful Core i5 4607K processor that we overclock to 4.4GHz. You can even spec one up with a GeForce Titan graphics card.
Stuff had lots of nice things to say about the FT03 Nanu, such as 'Scan has put together a little PC capable of great things thanks to the Nvidia Titan' and 'Scan's educated choice of components and decent build quality make this a hugely punchy little PC'.
You can read the full review on the Stuff website.
An 'exceptional value' graphics workstation
Develop3D has just published a review of our latest Pro Graphics workstation, the 3XS GW-MT15.
This popular system was recently upgraded to 4th generation Intel Haswell processors, giving it a real shot in the arm in terms of performance. Develop3D really liked the GW-MT15, writing that 'if your workstation is a few years old, perhaps sporting one of the 1st generation Intel Core processors, then this is an enviable upgrade for mainstream CAD. And at a price point of just over £1,200, it offers exceptional value.'
You can read the full review in the latest issue of Develop3D magazine or online.
One hell of a good advert for the GTX 780
We were very pleased to read a review of our 3XS Z87 Vengeance 780 gaming PC in the latest issue of PC Gamer magazine.
Speced with an overclocked Core i7 4770K and overclocked GeForce GTX 780, PC Gamer described the system as 'one hell of a good advert for the GTX 780 that's been installed here' concluding that 'It's got a really impressive specs list filling out the rest of the build, and all told I've never seen a machine with this sort of performance at the £1,600 price level before'.
With such praise, PC Gamer gave the 3XS Z87 Vengeance 780 a score of 91% and an Editor's Choice award. You can read the full review in the latest issue of PC Gamer magazine.


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Desert Rose
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i like the romantic setting with the rose in evidence. Beautiful, HelenReplyDelete
Lovely brush strokes! I think painting a rose is difficult, and you've done a wonderful job!ReplyDelete
love the way you painted the background! so busy but blended well & harmony.ReplyDelete
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Lost in Sweden: a Kurdish daughter is sacrificed
UPPSALA, Sweden — For a while, Fadime Sahindal seemed an ideal symbol of second-generation immigrant success in a country that prides itself on its openness and tolerance.
She spoke fluent Swedish, had a Swedish boyfriend and believed that foreigners should adapt to Swedish culture. Last year, she spoke passionately in Parliament about the difficulties of being a young Turkish woman pressing for Western-style independence against the wishes of her deeply traditional parents.
But it was this very desire for independence that provoked her father into a rage so great that he killed her in January, turning her into the tragic emblem of a European society's failure to bridge the gap in attitudes between its own culture and those of its newer arrivals.
As Sweden prepares for national elections this fall at a time of rising anti-immigrant sentiments across Europe, the case has hardened many Swedes' attitudes toward non-Nordic immigrants, who make up about 9 percent of the population. Right-wing parties want to require immigrants to conform more thoroughly to Swedish customs with language lessons, citizenship tests and the like.
"It's hard to say what Swedish society should do," said Marianne Broddesson, the treasurer of Terrafem, a support network for immigrant women. "It has to do with the whole social situation in the country, and it's very, very complicated. It has to do with segregation, doesn't it — with people who don't want to enter into Swedish society, and who don't realize that their kids are growing up here. But how do you tell people to become more Swedish?" By all accounts, Fadime's father, Rahmi Sahindal, had little interest in becoming Swedish. Originally from a small Kurdish village, he moved to Sweden with his family in search of better prospects when Fadime, one of five daughters and one son, was 11.
Neither he nor his wife learned to speak Swedish. Instead, they clung hard to their Kurdish identity, living as part of a patriarchal clan of some 400 emigrants from the same region. Authority was vested in a network of male relatives, and the concept of honor — to the family, and to tradition — was all-important. The wishes of individuals, and especially women, were considered far less significant than the wishes of the group's elders.
Fadime's two older sisters both married first cousins from back home. But Fadime (pronounced fa-DEE-meh), as she is universally known in Sweden now, refused to enter into such an arrangement. Instead, in the late 90's, she secretly began dating a Swede named Patrick.
But her father, who worked in a dry cleaner's, once saw the couple holding hands, and exploded with anger. "Fadime said she knew from that instant that she could never live with her family again, that she could never be secure again," said Leiff Ericksson, one of Sweden's best-known lawyers, who represented Fadime after her father threatened her. She moved north, returning home only to fetch her possessions under police escort.
Her father — and her brother, who now hated her with all-consuming passion, family members say — continued to threaten her over the telephone. She went to the authorities, who decided to prosecute.
The case received a great deal of publicity, and the trial became the subject of a television documentary. Television cameras recorded, too, how Mesud Sihandal, Fadime's brother, tried to attack her during a break in the trial. The father was ordered to pay a fine; the brother, 17, got a suspended jail sentence.
Fadime now prepared to defy her family again, by returning from the north to move in with her boyfriend, Patrick. But in a sad twist to a very sad tale, Patrick was killed in a car accident two weeks after the trial ended. Initial suspicions that his car had been tampered with proved unfounded.
"You can understand Fadime's feelings now — she was like glass," Mr. Ericksson said. Several days later, her brother attacked her in an Uppsala street, beating her so badly that she was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. In the subsequent trial, Mesud, who had a criminal record, testified in court that Fadime was "a whore."
"I asked him in court, 'You say that Fadime has dishonored the family, and what have you done — you have stolen and used drugs,' " Mr. Ericksson said. " 'Doesn't that dishonor your family?' And he said, 'I've broken your rules, but Fadime has broken our rules, and our rules are much more important.' "
Mesud was sentenced to six months in prison, and Fadime moved north again. But relations with her family were irreparably damaged.
Her father said, " 'She has destroyed so much for us, and we are so ashamed,' " said Nalin Pekgul, a Kurdish member of the Swedish Parliament, who befriended Fadime and tried to make peace between her and her parents. "He thought his life was finished because wherever he went, people gossiped about him. He kept saying, 'I have no life. I wish I was dead now.' "
Mrs. Pekgul brokered an agreement where Fadime's father pledged not to harm her, as long as she stayed away from the news media and from Uppsala. "He told me all the time, 'I don't want her to come back to Uppsala, because my son will kill her, and I don't want to lose two children,' " Mrs. Pekgul said.
Fadime agreed never to speak publicly again, pursuing her work instead in the youth wing of the Social Democratic Party. But her parents' hard-heartedness crushed her. Her main family ally was her younger sister Songul, a fragile young woman who has been plagued by psychiatric problems for most of her 24 years. The sisters spoke often, and it was at Songul's Uppsala apartment that Fadime was murdered.
At least three people saw Rahmi Sihandal shoot his 26-year-old daughter that January day — Fadime's mother, a teenage sister and Songul — but only Songul tried to help Fadime, performing CPR while blood poured from her sister's ears, nose and mouth.
"At the hospital, the doctors said that Fadime was dead," Mr. Ericksson related. "At that point, one of her older sisters phones a male member of the family, in Songul's presence, and says, 'The whore is dead now.' "
Songul, too, was the only one willing to press charges and to testify in court against her father. She had a breakdown after that, and is now being treated at a psychiatric hospital in Uppsala. In a telephone interview from the hospital, she said what infuriated her family most was Fadime's decision to speak to the news media.
"They were so angry when she was on television, when she wanted to talk about the family crisis," Songul said. "But she wanted to do it not for herself, but for other girls, for everybody who has to live that sort of life."
Life has not gone well for Fadime's family since her death. Her father is in jail, sentenced to life imprisonment. Her mother, shattered, has moved back to Kurdistan.
Songul, Fadime's beloved sister, feels betrayed — by the news media, which she believes sensationalized her sister's story; by her family, which refuses to acknowledge her; and by the Swedish government, which she believes should have helped her parents more.
"My dad is a victim of this, too," she said. "I think he loved Fadime, in a strange way." Autor: Sarah Lyall
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|The Vespa Touring comes standard with the agile side kickstand, the handiest solution for parking, and is unmistakable with the special Silk Grey colouring and the "Touring" wording on the vehicle´s leg shield.
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|Vespa GTS Touring 300
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|Engine and transmission
|278.3 ccm (16.98 cubic inches)
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|Single cylinder, four-stroke
|Engine details:
|Quasar engine
|21.2 HP (15.5 kW)) @ 7750 RPM
|22.0 Nm (2.2 kgf-m or 16.2 ft.lbs) @ 5000 RPM
|Top speed:
|128.8 km/h (80.0 mph)
|Bore x stroke:
|75.0 x 63.0 mm (3.0 x 2.5 inches)
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final drive:
|Automatic dry centrifugal clutch with vibration dampers
|Fuel consumption:
|3.36 litres/100 km (29.8 km/l or 70.01 mpg)
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|78.0 CO2 g/km. (CO2 - Carbon dioxide emission)
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|Load-bearing sheet steel chassis
|Front suspension:
|Single arm with helical spring and hydraulic shock absorber
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|220 mm (8.7 inches)
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|220 mm (8.7 inches)
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|Dry weight:
|160.0 kg (352.7 pounds)
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|790 mm (31.1 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
|Overall length:
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Half way into 2012 and it looks like the moustache trend isn't going anywhere, or even slowing down for that matter. We have seen everything from Mustache Bandages to a Mustache Crust Cutter, but never a Moustache Candle Holder.
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
"nature versus nurture" and the wholistic tragedy of snubbing
It seems that I have struck quite the "nerve" with many of you with regard to the pain and suffering bestowed upon the general biking community by these heartless, albeit active minority of cycling snubbers
Questions about snubbing and the "nature versus nurture" debate-A typical or frequently asked question:
"My left-leaning sister that just graduated from U of C Berkley with a degree in psychology, sez that snubbers can't help it…that they were born that way?
Little Timmy Johnson from Waterloo, Iowa
Note from the author— Dear Little Timmy: Your liberal sister is partly correct. While itz Never Okay to snub someone. Recent federally-funded research at the University of Wisconsin @ Madison indicates that it is indeed quite possible that cyclists whose parent's were biker-snubs and that were therefore subsequently snubbed during prenatal care and/or as young children are much more likely to snub others as adults when biking. But Timmy there is help available to these "genetically-predisposed" snubbers in the form of intensive counseling...group sessions seem to work best, preferrably with the bikes present in the room.
I also received several belligerent remarks, but this one is from a concerned little brother...It tugged at my heart strings:
"Sure I snub, hey my workouts are super important to me…Itz not like I got time to wave and smile and give the thumbs-ups to every loser that I pass, my little brother sez I'm a jerk and thatz why I can't get a job and still live at home. If I keep training I'll be a category 4 roadie before I reach 30…These are the words of my older brother, can he be helped?"
Little Arty Fletcher from Little Rock Arkansas
Note from author— Dear Little Arty: The oligopolistic pharmaceutical industry in a highly creative business arrangement with Haliburtion are currently working on getting the FDA to approve a new anti-snubbing pill. Look for it to appear on the selves at Wal-Mart in the near future. Get your brother on this new drug and he'll be good to go…Also, Arty, Wal-Mart is looking to hire...
Below, here again we have a clear cry-out for help as this poor sole is using a chemical dependency issue to wrongly justify his snubbing of a good friend:
"What if the snubbeeee is on some strange chemical and is wearing headphones, has sweat on his glasses and has been riding for 5 plus hours in the 90 degree heat?
I did that to Don the other day.......John Doe
Rendezvous w/ repentant Romanovs: The Romanovs were first rate snubbers and look what it got them!!! Favorable tail-wind this morning, plus a wonderful 35 minute walk at lunch puts me at 2 hours so far...no snubs on the way in!!!
Postscipt: Tough coldish head-wind on the way home...another big day with a total of 220 minutes or well over 3 and one-half hours...Saturday and Sunday will be tough as my wife is working some big hours...
Posted by Charlie Farrow at Thursday, May 10, 2007
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You are not 'free to choose' the state secondary school you want your child to attend, but you can 'express a preference.' So how can you work out which ones to go for?
- The environment. Is there an air of care? Are floors polished, bins emptied, displays fresh, thoughtful, inspiring? A school may not have the best of everything, but it should feel welcoming and looked after.
- What is the head like? What strengths do they have? What do other parents, staff and students think of them? A head can singularly make or destroy a school. Look for good, strong leadership with clear guidelines and boundaries. Do the children have a healthy respect for the head? Do they know much about the head? This can be quite telling.
- Additional needs. What is the school's attitude to those who need extra help and support, whether social, emotional or academic? Are there programmes to stretch the gifted, talented and able? What about those with special educational needs and disabilities? Does the praise/ discipline system flex to meet individual needs? Does it fit with your expectations?
- Results and value added. How well do children do? Not just in terms of overall results, but in terms of how far the children have come academically while at the school.
- Inspection reports. Read the latest inspection report. What are the headline grades, 'Outstanding', 'Inadequate' or somewhere in between? What actions does the report suggest the school should take? Ask what they have done. Some schools share their school improvement plan with parents - you may even find it on their website. This is a good indication of where the focus will be in the coming year(s) and an indication of what they need to do better. But don't judge a school entirely by its Ofsted report: it may have got its Outstanding rating by ticking the right boxes, or a Requires Improvement rating because it didn't tick a few boxes you don't care about anyway.
- Games. How much of the curriculum is devoted to keeping children fit, active, healthy? Do they run teams for all or just the talented few? Is there sport for those who find traditional team games tricky? Do they play against other schools? When? Which sports and teams?
- Arts and music. Are these valued? Will your artistic, musical or thespian child find their talents encouraged?
- What really happens after school and at break times? Browse the school website and school noticeboards - what are the children doing? Are there plenty of extracurricular activities? What about trips and tours - for all or just the lucky few? Is the library well-used? Is there a refuge for children requiring a space for quiet reflection?
- Lines of communication. How does the school report to parents? Is there an active PTA? Are parents invited to be involved with the school? What about newsletters?
- What happens when things wrong? Ask about their anti-bullying policy and for anecdotes of how incidents have been managed. What happens when children err? Who would be the key liaison person for your child? What is their role?
- Homework. How much, how often, how are you expected to help? Are their clinics available for children who are struggling? Do they have any parent forums or meetings to help parents understand what children are doing?
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- Adaptive Technology Lab
- Online Resources
- Campus Accessibility
- General Guidelines for Documenting a Disability
- How to Register for Support Services
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Information for Faculty
- Admission Standards for Students with Disabilities
- Tutoring for Disability Services Students
- Requesting Housing Accommodations
- Disability Services - Information for Veterans
- Placement Testing for Students with Disabilities
- Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Information for Faculty
The Disability Statement on your syllabus is the first step in creating an atmosphere that welcomes diversity in your classroom. Academic Affairs can provide faculty members with the preferred Fitchburg State disability statement.
Faculty who receive a student Accommodation Agreement from Disability Services are asked to retain it for their records. The Accommodation Agreement will be printed on Fitchburg State University letterhead. If you are instructing an online course, you will receive the student's Accommodation Agreement as a scanned copy in an email.
Please complete the carbon "Exam Accommodation Form" (if attached) within the first week of the semester and return to Disability Services, Hammond 303. The Exam Accommodation form MUST be received before Disability Services will proctor any student exams. Any questions you may have regarding a student's accommodations can be addressed with the Director of Disability Services.
The preferred method of delivery of exam material for Disability Services staff to proctor is via our testing email (email@example.com). Only students registered with Disability Services will be provided exam accommodations.
A Note To Faculty
As a public institution, Fitchburg State University is committed to the principles of equity, access and excellence in higher education.
Meeting the needs of our diverse spectrum of learners may require some flexibility or adaptability on the part of instructors. However, this does not require that faculty alter their teaching objectives or compromise academic standards.
Academic accommodations ensure equitable access to the teaching and learning environment for all qualified students. Providing accommodations to a student registered with Disability Services is an obligation of the university, as well as an obligation of faculty members at the institution. Although federal and state laws mandate this obligation, our shared values as a university community also embrace the spirit of access and equity for our diverse spectrum of learners.
Many of you already incorporate aspects of universal design into your courses. Examples include:
- Posting course materials and lecture notes on Blackboard for all students to access throughout the semester
- Using several shorter length exams throughout the semester as opposed to one or two high stakes tests
- Creating podcasts so that students can replay lecture material to capture important points that they might have missed in class
- Using multiple modalities to teach complex constructs (video/audio, text, drama, the internet, etc.)
- Reading aloud anything that is written on a whiteboard or posted on a PowerPoint slide
- Providing verbal descriptions of diagrams or pictures used to convey a concept
- Closed Captioning of videos is now required by the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.
Online Links
- Universal Design for Learning and Assessment
- Is My Document Accessible? - San Jose State University accessibility checklist for documents.
- National Center on Universal Design
- The Faculty Room
- Convert a document to an accessible format - Follow the steps to have your document converted into an alternative, accessible format. The result is delivered in your email inbox. You may upload one or more files, enter a URL to a file or simply type in the text you wish to have converted. The form expands as you make your selections.
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Before installing Wi-Fi Location Monitor make sure you have read carefully all the pages (prior to this page) that can be found on the left sidebar and make sure you have:
- One node
- The Accuware Activation email with the credentials to access the Cloudtrax and the Accuware dashboard
Step 1 – Installing a single node
Accuware Wi-Fi Location Monitor leverages a set of Wi-Fi nodes that need to be deployed in the area to monitor. The nodes are programmed to detect Wi-Fi signals transmitted by nearby Wi-Fi devices and report this information to the Accuware servers. To ensure proper communication with the server, your node has to be connected to the Internet using an Ethernet cable. This node will serve as gateway for the system. Please refer to the instructions below for the installation of the gateway.
1.1 – Installation of the gateway
Use an Ethernet cable to connect each gateway to a DSL router, modem, or network switch. Please plug the Ethernet cable into the socket that is located next to the PoE socket of the back of the node. Then connect the gateway node to its power supply and verify that after a few minutes the WLAN LED starts blinking.
During the installation of the gateway node take note of the MAC address and its location. The MAC address is printed on a label on the bottom of each node.
Step 2 – Configuring the Cloudtrax dashboard
Cloudtrax is a third-party dashboard that provides a convenient way to monitor and configure the node used by Accuware Wi-Fi Location Monitor. You have to keep in mind that this tool is NOT involved in the trilateration of the locations of the Wi-Fi devices detected. Indeed, you can place the node in any position in the Cloudtrax dashboard. This also means that there is NO need to upload a floor plan inside the Cloudtrax dashboard.
After physically installing the nodes, login to Cloudtrax at this page. Please supply the credentials contained in the Accuware Activation email and press the Login button.
2.1 – Parameters of the Cloudtrax dashboard
Some of the parameters of the Cloudtrax dashboard account have been pre-configured by the Accuware engineers with values that are compatible with the use of Accuware Wi-Fi Location Monitor. Changing these settings might cause Accuware Wi-Fi Location Monitor to stop working or might cause some accuracy problems. You can modify some of the settings but you MUST leave the following parameters as-is:
- Configure > Radio > Transmit Power – leave it to 26 dBm
- Configure > Maintenance > Automatic Upgrades – leave this switch OFF. In order to prevent any problem we prefer to upgrade your Cloudtrax firmware to the latest version ONLY when we can ensure a 100% of compatibility with the Accuware firmware. The latest Cloudtrax firmware compatible with the Accuware firmware is the version 6.3.16.
- Configure > Advanced > custom.sh server – leave this text field as-is.
- Configure > Radio > Channels – leave it to Manual and choose a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi channel according to the information reported inside this page.
The Cloudtrax dashboard is a very powerful tool to manage your Open Mesh Wi-Fi network. You can find all the guides of the Cloudtrax dashboard in the bottom left area of the login screen:
2.2 – Add the node
To add the node of your Open Mesh network:
- Select the Manage > access points
- Press the Map button to access the map for your site.
- Click on the map to add an Open Mesh node, and enter its MAC address (e.g. AC:86:74:XX:XX:XX) and optionally a name and a description that will make it easier to identify the node itself. If you see this error message "Mac (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) already exists in another network. (17002)" it means that the node is inside another Cloudtrax network. Please let us know the network name and we will move the node into the new network. If you don't know the name of the other network then you need to get in touch with the Cloudtrax support team using this form and let them know that you lost the node with MAC address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. They will let you know the Cloudtrax network name.
2.3 – Verify the network connectivity
It might take up 15 minutes for the Open mesh network to form and become operative. Eventually, the node should become active (green).
After 10 minutes, to check the status of your Open Mesh node:
- Select the Manage > access points
- Press the List button to access the list of nodes for your site.
- Verify that the node is marked with dark green (gateway nodes) icon.
Step 3 – Configuring the Accuware dashboard
3.1 – Login to the Accuware dashboard
Access the Accuware dashboard at this page and follow the instructions on the login screen. Please supply the credentials contained in the Accuware Activation email and press the Login to dashboard button.
3.2 – Add the node
This step is similar to the one described for the Cloudtrax dashboard. To set the node position, please:
- Select Wi-Fi Loc Monitor > Nodes
- Click on the map to create a new node (or click on marker to edit the information of an existing node). Enter its MAC address (e.g. AC:86:74:XX:XX:XX) and optionally a name and a description that will make it easier to identify the node itself.
- Click on Save. If you see an Error message it means that the node is inside another Accuware site. Please submit a support request using this form and provide us the MAC address so we can remove it from the other site.
3.3 – Verify the reporting status
It might take up 5 to 10 minutes for the node to download the Accuware firmware. Eventually, the nodes should become active (green).
After 15 minutes, to check the status of the node:
- Click on the Wi-Fi Loc Monitor > Map.
- Verify that the node is active (green). The green color indicates that the Accuware Wi-Fi Location Monitor firmware is correctly installed on the node and the nodes are reporting data to the Accuware server.
3.4 – Verify the type of node
During this quick and important step you need to verify if the type of nodes purchased by your team match the type shown inside the Accuware dashboard. To do so:
- Select Wi-Fi Loc Monitor > Settings.
- Check the type of node shown inside the Node Type field and compare it with the nodes purchased.
If the Node Type is different from the nodes purchased please submit a support request using this form and do not proceed with the tests.


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Believe it or not, you can make money doing nothing in your own online business. Worldwide, there are more than 1.6 billion people online, and of that amount, more than 300 million of them buy something at least once a week with the average purchase at about $25. This calculates to more than $7,500,000,000, that is seven and one half Billion Dollars EVERY week.
Your mission is to just get a very tiny fraction of that Billion dollar treasure, and you can do it simply by following a well executed plan. The vast majority of that money accumulated by sellers each week is from what is known as passive income. That is where the seller is not actually working, producing, or breaking a hard sweat to produce the income. They essentially make money doing nothing.
The first step in your make money doing nothing business is to find a product that people will have an interest in purchasing. You do not have to find the most popular product or the most sought after, simply because, out of the 300 million customers you have access to, they are not all looking for the same thing. In fact, if you choose say, organic gardening, Google shows that more than 7,000 people every day search for organic gardening on their search engine.
You could promote an informational book on organic gardening by starting a blog and telling people everything about organic gardening. Even if you do not have knowledge of the subject, you can find plenty of free information or even purchase an organic gardening book. Once you have a blog set up, you can get advertisers to place ads, and make money doing nothing from the advertiser.
In a related manner, you can also sell eBooks about organic gardening and even some tools, seeds and other organic gardening items from many retailers that pay you a commission. This type of program is called CPA (Cost per Action) and hundreds of smart Internet businesses use CPA programs to make money doing nothing.
Finally, to make money doing nothing, you should make sure your blog is picked up by free pinging services, RSS feeds and always include a bookmark tab at the end of each post. This will help syndicate your blog and soon you will accumulate traffic on a daily basis. Eventually, you will have enough traffic to support your efforts as you make money doing nothing.


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Just like any other modern OS, macOS comes with quite big list of pre-installed fonts for all tastes and purposes. But we all know very well that the default font list can't fit everyone's needs. There are thousands of custom fonts people use every day in their workflow.
One thing before we start: in some apps custom fonts appear right after you install them without the need to restart the app. But for the sake of better compatibility and in order to make sure everything works we suggest you quit all apps, install fonts on Mac and open your apps back.
How to Install Custom Fonts on Mac?
There are three ways you can add fonts to your Mac without using third-party apps. Yes, there is additional software you may need to work with fonts (TypeKit comes as a part of Abobe Creative Cloud suite, for example), but in this article, we will focus on basics every Mac user should know.
Which font formats macOS supports? The answer is simple: .otf and .ttf. This means you can share your fonts between Mac and Windows apart from .fon format. Luckily enough vast majority of fonts you can find on the Internet both paid and free are in .otf / .ttf format, so you won't have any compatibility issues.
How to Add Fonts to Mac – the Simplest Way
Here is the simplest way to install fonts on Mac. All you need to do is to have your .otf/.ttf file downloaded on Mac. Run it, and you will see a new font window with the font preview. Simply press Install Font at the bottom-right corner.
Important: macOS does not require user authentication when installing fonts in this way because font installs for current user only.
For your information: there are different font structure formats. Some fonts contain different types (regular, bold, italic, etc.) within the one .otf/.ttf file. Others use separate files for each type. Look at the drop-down list at the top of the font preview window. Click it and you will see whether this font has additional types inside the file.
Installing Custom Fonts in macOS – Draggin' and Droppin'
Another simple way to add fonts to Mac is simply drag and drop them inside the fonts folder (copy – paste works too). That's it. The only thing you need to know is how to find the default font folder in macOS.
MacOS font folder is located in macOS System Drive > Library > Fonts.
This method installs the font for all users, so you may see a user authentication prompt.
How to Install Custom Fonts in macOS – Font Book
Font Book is a default macOS app which comes pre-installed on every Mac. It is very easy to open it. Just press Command + Spacebar and enter Font Book. Alternatively, you can locate it in the Other folder on the Launchpad.
Press + button at the top of the window. Locate the font file and open it. Do note that macOS requires user authentication when you install fonts on macOS using Font Book app.
Here is another important thing you should know about using the Font Book app: all fonts you install using the Font Book app can be found at the Computer section. It is in the left panel of the window, and all fonts available there are available for all users of this Mac. If you install a font by opening it from finder, then it goes to the User section. Fonts in there available for current user only. Consider this fact is you can't find a font in Font Book when trying to delete font file.
How to Delete Font from macOS?
Again, there are two options in your disposal.
Option one: delete a file from macOS fonts folder. Open macOS system drive and go to Library > Fonts. Right-click font file and select Move to trash. Done.
Option two: delete font from macOS using Font Book. Open Font Book and press All Fonts at the left sidebar. Locate the font you want to delete and right-click it. Select Remove.
Font Book app gives you another useful option. It allows you to disable font instead of deleting it. It may come handy if you think you may need this font in the future, but right now want to hide. Instead of removing the file, you can simply press Disable in the context menu.
Tip: if you have noticed that Remove option is not available for the font you want to delete from macOS, then use option one.


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International Schools are very popular in Catalunya. Discover our selection of The Best International Schools in Catalunya.
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How to find the right school for your child?
Choosing the right school for your children when moving abroad can feel like a daunting task, especially when you are not familiar with the local culture and language. However, thanks to numerous and excellent international schools, parents moving to Cologne can help their kids to settle into a new life in Germany as well as everywhere else in the world.
Why to choose an International School?
School years are important because they shape the kind of people we become, therefore, when moving to another country, is important to make sure your child will study in an environment that promotes his intellectual and social development. In our selection, you will find the perfect place for them to thrive in accordance with the international education standards.
What's the quality of life in Catalunya
Catalunya, also known as Catalonia, is one of the most economically dynamic regions of Spain which attracts every year many expat families and tourists. Despite the Catalan patriotism, the region is very welcoming towards expatriates, and each year, Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona are home to many expat families which can find there a reasonably affordable cost of living, world-class healthcare, and well renowned international schools.
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Melbourne - Nick Kyrgios on Wednesday urged reporters to "have a heart" after American teenager Amanda Anisimova was reduced to tears by being asked about the death of her father.
The American youngster's father and coach Konstantin Anisimov died suddenly ahead of last year's US Open, and the Australian Open was her first Grand Slam tournament since the tragedy.
The 18-year-old, after losing to world No 73 Zarina Diyas in the first round, was asked how she was managing her career without her father.
"Do we really have to talk about this so fast after a match?" she replied, before breaking down in her post-match press conference.
Australian Kyrgios, reportedly Anisimova's mixed doubles partner at the Australian Open, slammed the line of questioning.
he tweeted, with others on social media also condemning the journalist.
Anisimova is among a generation of teenage women starting to make their mark after she reached the French Open semi-finals in June, upsetting defending champion Simona Halep on the way.
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What You Should Considered Before Choosing a Locksmith?
Emergencies are, as we know, unpredictable. Any work related to locks, be it for your home or even your car, need services of a locksmith. Thus, it is important to find a professional much in advance and not wait until the last minute. This can help you relax as you know you just have to make a call and problems related to locks will be sorted out in a jiffy. Instead of going through tensions at the last minute, it is advisable to make an effort and spend some time finding a professional locksmith. How to go about this is a question to address. The tips listed below will give you a fair idea of what you need to consider when choosing a locksmith.
1. Experience:
Any responsible work to be done is always done better by an experienced professional. This can be applied even to locksmiths. Experience can make all the difference to the quality of work without causing any problems faced. Experienced locksmiths have a thorough knowledge of different types of locks and which lock to choose for each situation. Besides being of good quality, you can look forward to the work completed in a short span of time. This is a relaxing factor.
2. Insured, Bonded and Licensed:
This job of handling locks can, at times, cause damage to the property. Knowing that a locksmith is insured you do not have to worry about any additional expenditure as this is taken care of by the locksmith. A licensed locksmith is considered secure. Taking all these factors into consideration before you make your choice of a locksmith is definitely important.
3. Service Costs:
These locksmith services charge differently. Find out how the pricing system works with a specific locksmith so that you are informed of how much you are being charged and for what. If you find a specific service charging over the top, you can think of looking for another locksmith. This can be done by conducting an online search.
4. Customer Service:
Find out how customers feel about a specific locksmith before deciding on a specific one. Customers should be given a priority, especially if there is an emergency. You cannot be kept waiting if you are locked out of your car or probably your home.
5. Location:
After considering all the above factors the final factor to be considered is the location of the locksmith. It is always better to choose a locksmith who operates close to your home as this will eliminate the waiting time and any emergency faced can be sorted out immediately.
Opting for Mobile Locksmith Services:
Research for a mobile locksmith service as this can be ideal to cater any emergency. You can look forward to an immediate response which is ideal for situations when you are locked out of your car in the middle of nowhere. These locksmiths are specifically trained to respond quickly to emergency situations. With the knowledge they have, these mobile locksmiths can even get a new key for a car or home ready in a jiffy.
Before finally deciding on specific locksmiths go through all the above-mentioned factors. Making a choice gets easier and quicker. For sure, you can get hold of a professional who can meet your requirements to the tee. Quality services cannot be compromised. Paying a wee bit more is anytime better rather than opting for services which are not satisfactory.
If searching online, it is necessary you go through the reviews and ratings before opting for a specific locksmith. A little effort taken initially can go a long way in providing quality services. There are multiple websites with detailed information on locksmiths.