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Can man survive in the bush?
By Albert Arthur Ackhurst
Being eaten is something that could potentially
spoil your entire day. This thought was foremost in our minds as we set off
along the Klaserie River in the rugged savanna bushveld south of the mighty
Olifants. Our aim was to survive for thirty days in the Klaserie Private Nature
We suffered from insomnia, we were scared, hungry and dirty. That was
after the first day. During the next twenty-nine days we endured the harshness
of Mother Nature in all her facets. Disease, injury and heat exertion was
counted under the good times. There were the hyenas that constantly plagued us
at night and that one obstinate buffalo bull that crossed my path.
We had to do some quick gymnastics to avoid the horn of a bad tempered
black Rhino. None of that was too bad all things considered. What really got to
us was the journey we had to take to get back to our true roots, back to where
Mother Nature still calls the shots.
Things didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. I thought I was going to
conquer nature. Instead, on that last day, I sat on a hard rock in the red glare
of the setting sun picking the last of two hundred odd ticks off my privates
thinking about time travel. We have just traveled one million years in
twenty-nine days.
It was early in 1990. Survival specialists were then used to train
fighter pilots, parabats and pathfinders in the art of survival so that, in the
event of them going down behind enemy lines in the bushveld, they can find their
way back across the border and survive off nature. Sort of an insurance policy
that is paid for in sweat and blood. This was to be our final test before we
could become survival instructors. After the first five days, which we spent
acclimatizing and practicing our survival skills next to the Klaserie River, we
suddenly lost all our benefits. We were left naked in the bush wearing just a
belt, water bottle and a knife. Eight naked guys muttering profanities while
hobbling on tiptoe over sharp stones and thorns really have entertainment
potential but we were suffering from severe sense of humor failure at that
stage. It made us feel what it means to not even feature on Maslow's hierarchy
of basic needs. The next day after spending a cold night under a
green-stem-corkwood tree (Commiphora
neglecta), we felt less cheery. We were insect bitten, itchy and irritated.
Our course director gave us four dried impala skins (raw, not tanned) and
advised us to make protective clothing out of it. First thing we did was try to
eat the skins, then we thought of eating the course director but very soon we
made what was most important, shoes! We fashioned rough moccasins out of the
thicker neck hide and loincloths out of the softer parts, stitching it together
with thong. Our mood lifted somewhat since we were dressed to kill, or so we
thought. It turned out we were actually dressed to be killed. Since that day
onwards we were never really left alone by the hyenas. The combination of the
raw skins and our increasingly 'special' body odor was such that they
couldn't resist our company at night. We drastically needed a fire because the
hyenas became very familiar with us tugging at our knobthorn kraal and even
nipping at pieces of our clothing or shoes while we slept. The only weapons we were allowed to
use were throwing kieries (clubs) made from the hard wood of the red bushwillow
(Combretum apiculatum). They served
best as digging implements though because after the first visit from the hyenas
we threw them all with negligible accuracy which left us weaponless and vying
for sleeping spots in the tree. A small fire was our only answer to deal with
the predator issue. You must really want a fire if you are going to twist a fire
with your bare hands using sticks. We used the long, slim hard branches of
raisinbush (Grewia sp.) for turning
sticks and the softwood of marula or wild fig for a base to twist on. After a
few hours of exertion, teamwork and loud swearing we had a fire to soothe our
blistered and bloodied hands on. Psychologically it was a breakthrough not
unlike the shoes. Our diet of mostly leafs, roots and berries could now be
supplemented with cooked food like meat. Soon enough we were finding our feet in
the bush, mostly on account of them aching so much. We had multi-course dinners
consisting of light roasted scorpion, fried termites and bushveld lizard. That
was for starters. Main meal was normally the pheasant-like francolin, rabbit or
even once a leguaan that wandered into our traps. We pounded and dried a piece
of shepherds' tree root (Boscia albitrunca) to make porridge with and dipped balls of it in a
wandering jew (Commelina sp.) spinach
mix. For salt we just added some sorrel (suring) leaves. Tea was had afterwards
made from the reddish dry leaves of the red bushwillow. Starches also featured
from time to time like the tubers of sorrel, wild asparagus and a strange plant
we called jerrykuku (a difficult to find wild potato on account of its
insignificant growth form). Sometimes we had coffee made from either roasted
shepherds tree root or from the roasted and pounded seeds of buffalo thorn (Ziziphus
mucronata). Fresh fruit was eaten from time to time like marula's, sour
plums, wild figs, raisinbush and lowveld milkberries to name but a few. We once
wandered off to the Olifants River in the north and were lucky to catch some
catfish, which we took back and smoked on knobthorn bark. Although it may seem
as if we had quite a time it must be remembered that our sugar levels were down
and energy was hard to come by. Most of us had 'the runs' from the strange
food and some of us were suffering from heat exertion. Some days the pickings
were slim, others were better. We were constantly plagued by festering insect
and spider bites which we treated with the red under bark of marula (contains
antihistamine). We all had snakes, spiders and scorpions crawling over us at
some stage or another. Most of them got eaten. The heynas never let up
especially after we started catching small game and twice we walked into a pride
of lions. We had to dodge black rhino, elephants and buffalo. Our bodies were
scraped all over from either running away from something or running to catch
something in typical knobthorn/marula bushveld. We were barely surviving but we
knew the hard part was yet to come.
For most the time during
our ordeal we were surviving static close to the Klaserie River. Each of us
built a thatched bivouac shelter with soft plant material for beds that rather
served as tick nests. We weaved ropes from the strong fibers of assegai bush
leafs (Sansevieria pearsonii). We had
a communal kitchen under the green-stem-corkwood tree with a termite nest oven
and a smoking oven made from elephant dung and mud. We even hung out a pyramid
shaped 'freezer' made from thatch grass and reeds with a bed of river sand
as the rack. It was kept moist during the day and it kept a small block of
butter solid in 36 degrees plus. Of course we were not allowed to use the
butter, would you eat your thermostat?
We were to leave it all
behind and start surviving on the limb while covering between twenty five to
forty Kilometers a day. We headed off feeling glum and a sense of impending
doom. Angers flared up without warning. Food was scarce because we didn't know
the terrain we moved in. We got lost in a mopane forest where every tree looks
like the previous one. We thought we were going to die without water but we
stuck to our natural navigation methods, which is especially difficult in dense
mopane forests. Sometimes Mother Nature surprises you just as you are about to
give up. We walked into a nearly dry mud pan. There was about one inch of murky
water left in the center of the pan. We went down on our knees in the mud,
scraped the animal dung to the side, and drank like dogs. Best water I have ever
had in my life. That night we slept on bare earth. There were lions nearby but
we were too exhausted to worry. Besides, we smelled like something that lions
might prefer to avoid. We slept for half the night only so that we could make
more ground during the rest of the night and sleep in the shade during the hot
hours under the sweltering sun. In daytime our eyes were clogged with mopane
bees trying to get at the only bit of moist for miles around. Days dragged by as
if in a dream. We were at our weakest. Our muscles were constantly aching from
dehydration. We started chewing the rhizomes (underground stems) of
mother-in-law's-tongue just for a lick of water. Then came our nemesis, we
were to go it solo from then onwards. Each of us had a specific route to follow.
My spirits sank deeper than ever. No more group support or protection, just me
and this savage bush.
There I was, alone, virtually naked, weak, scared
and exposed. Why am I doing this? Then it came to me… I want to live! I want
to be part of Mother Nature, not just judge her from the outside like I used to
with my typical bleeding hearts conservation attitude. I walked on into our deep
past, started seeing things for the first time. I had to take control of my
pain, fear and weaknesses. I started sleeping well for the first time. For a few
magic days I ceased being a survival specialist and just existed in the
wilderness, maybe like our forebears millions of years ago. I followed a small
herd of impala to a muddy watering hole when my water ran out. I browsed and
grazed as I walked along, in no particular rush. One night an old buffalo bull
thrashed my hide under the low bent trunk of a karee tree. Good thing I was
under it at the time because in the open he would have destroyed me. He horned
the trunk and snorted a lot while kicking dust and stones into my face. Maybe
just asserting himself over me for intruding in his territory. Eventually he got
bored and I could continue sleeping. The next morning I collected moisture by
squeezing the mucilage from the cusps of Commelina flowers. A while later I
found fresh elephant dung. I scrounged around in it and found a couple of marula
seeds. I pried the nuts from the hard seed casings and relished the taste. As I
walked I breathed the fresh air of the lowveld bush. Something to the west
attracted my attention. I looked and saw a large herd of blue wildebeest to my
right. Normally very nervous creatures in the presence of humans but they seemed
content. Between them and me there was a herd of slow moving zebra, grazing as
they moved along. I saw all this underneath the bellies of two Giraffe striding
alongside me to whatever the north held for us.
About the
Ackhurst is a naturalist with a keen interest in ethnobotany. He specialised in
the uses and value of indigenous veld fruits as a survival specialist, scholar
and field guide. He is a member of the Botanical Society has worked on a
research project for the establishment of wilderness administration systems for
the SANP. He lives in Johannesburg and is co-founder of Elements Travel &
Project Management with Ozlem Dalgic, a travel agency that promotes
educational/environmental trips for people who would like an alternative
experience in Southern Africa (from sea to on foot safari in wilderness and
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Grab your radiation suit and head for the hills, David Hayward recalls the turn of the new century
Fifteen years ago today, panic ensued. In a matter of days, so it was claimed, planes would fall out of the sky. The financial industry would collapse, and all money and property would be null and void. There would rioting and the collapse of society as we know it. And this is our personal favourite: the nuclear weaponry of a dozen warmongering nations would suddenly become active and rocket toward their 1980s cold war targets.

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Did you transition to natural hair? If so, what were your experiences? It took me several years to transition while I was in college and I've been natural for 5 years now. In the beginning, I was worried about what I could do with my hair, as I can be pretty particular about things. I wasn't sure if I could find styles that I really liked…and having to deal with straight ends and textured roots was a challenge. To date, I've had years to experiment and try new styles that I love — my favorite would be the "half braided, half twisted updo".
Did you have any support? Having natural hair wasn't a popular thing to do because the majority of the media images of hair focussed on (long straight weaves etc.) I had a few friends who were growing their hair out when I started to; so I got advice from them. My brother still jokes with me and calls me Tracy Chapman but it's all good, as I love my natural hair!
In your opinion, what has been one of the best things about having natural hair? The best thing about being natural is the ability to wear my hair in any style. It can be straight, textured, curled, or take any form.
Has there been any differences in your life from going natural? Going natural has helped me to step out into being the peculiar person that I believe I've been called to be. My natural hair makes me unique and gives me more versatility in my appearance, so that I'm no longer easily bored with straight hair.
How do you maintain your hair? I make sure that I keep my hair washed and conditioned at least every two weeks. The most important part of my hair care, is keeping my ends clipped and oiled on a regular basis.
If you were stranded on a deserted island and had to choose 3 things for your hair, what are three things you would have to have for your hair and why? I'd have to have a silky scarf to protect my hair while I sleep, jojoba oil to keep my hair moisturized, and scissors to keep my ends clipped.
What advice would you give someone who was thinking of going natural? Learn your hair texture and how to work it! I didn't know what the true texture of my hair was until I got all the chemicals out. I thought my hair was very unmanageable, but over time I learned that it wasn't as coarse and as hard to manage as it seemed.
Now that I use shampoo and conditioner that is made for my hair type, my hair is easy to maintain. So I've learned what my texture is and which styles work best with it. 2. Be confident: Depending on where you live, natural hair care may not be the norm and there will be times when you feel challenged to chemically straighten your hair. But be confident in what your texture is and be bold in your uniqueness. It adds flavor to the environment! (lol). And over time you will have people coming to you for hair advice and wishing they didn't have a chemical dependency (perm).
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Area Investigation – Big, Loud Feet!
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In this investigation, Miss Sparkle is producing another one of her fabulous plays! She needs to find people who can make sound effects by stamping their feet. Miss Sparkle has asked the class to find out whose feet have the biggest area in order to find the people who can make the biggest sound!
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Laura Linney Drops An Exciting 'Love Actually' Bombshell
Throw some popcorn in the microwave, guys, because we are so not done with the Love Actually sequel. While Red Nose Day Actually aired in the U.K. on March 24th, much to the delight of the Brits, the US version won't be airing until the 25th of May and apparently there's a surprise in store.
Laura Linney will be reprising her role as Sarah for the US sequel, and we actually can't wait to see how it turns out.
"I'd done something for the last Red Nose Day," the actress tells EW. "So I'd kept in touch with [Love Actually director] Richard Curtis. And then he sent me an e-mail, explaining this short film reunion. I said yes, obviously. How could I say no? And right away we were figuring out our schedules."
Can she pretty please with a cherry on top end up with Karl (Rodrigo Santoro)? Only time will tell!


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Some mornings, the thought of you rises, often before the birds, before the soft blanket of blue is pulled away, and most people are still snoring in a clueless comfort. Yes, I think of you sometimes. I think of you coming into my room. I think of you standing over my bed. I think of you saying: "One two three, one two three."
Tell me Behrouz, who are we? Surely, I have never been what others hoped for me to be. Surely, I have rarely cared. Surely, there are sides of me that have hurt you, and surely, there are faces in me that you have never seen.
I have never had a hand (enthusiastic and driven) in your work. I am in no way a part of your success. I have only lived off what you have made.
"Listen to your heart," you said to me, "Listen to that voice…"
If only I knew at that point how many voices would greet me later on in my head; the slithering devils in my veins!
I hold no grudge against you Behrouz. How can I? All we have is due to your hard work. Everything else lies in the individual decisions we have made and the personal paths we have taken. It is true that I have grown distant; it is blatantly obvious, but I must say, it didn't happen overnight. Like I said to you in my first letter, over a year ago (which I am sure was read but never understood…), "There are too many factors all around and at play; front to back and overlapping, they muster mazes out of miniscule moments and deeps wells out of distinct incidents in time (occurrences/ actions) that have the potential to expand within the mind and ultimately consume years out of one's character."
From afar, I am proud of you and all the work you have done. From afar, I gaze in my head, at the changes we underwent, while together, while apart. From afar, in the heart of all that is cold, the thought of Iran beats down on the child in my soul. Here in my head, I am told not to return. From afar, the faces haunt me. From afar, the one year we spent in Shahrekord comes rushing into the damp and rotting corridors of my brain, and the thought of it, along with the voices that follow, are the piercing pain in my temples… the pain that provokes me at times to wish my suicide attempts in Iran had been serious and successful. I am sure that this is a painful notion for you to hear. Quietly alone, from afar, I hope you will accept my sickness.
If I were to sit down with you, to confess my sins and wrongdoings, to reveal to you the secrets that so far have carried me here, it would…ah; it would surely burden you further!
Tear it all; let it burn; scratch every letter, every line…start again…
He was human, in flesh and form,
Of human blood, and human bones;
His dreams were machines, born out of sand and rock,
His soul's comfort was his knowledge needed,
Towering ambitions inside his core,
The likes of which, his people had never seen before…
Scattered times we shared the horizon on the road…
The road, was his peace of mind,
He drove as he feasted on his thoughts,
And when weary, he would sing.
Somewhere somehow, strangers we became…
Afloat in space, I let my Farsi fade,
The nightingales no longer sang to me those ancient verses,
Of the travels of Saadi or the loves of Hafez;
I demolished mountains of memories, or I guess I tried;
I guess, in the end, something must remain…but what?
Perhaps, long ago, I left innocence ignored,
Perhaps somewhere, some papers know…


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August 7, 2015
CESD Audit Recommendation Accomplishments
In February of 2013, the federal Auditor General's Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) tabled an audit report on the performance of the CNSOPB's environmental regulatory system. This report came after a rigorous, in-depth review of the CNSOPB's management of environmental risks and impacts associated with offshore oil and gas activities. The CNSOPB was pleased with the results of this audit, and quickly developed a plan to act on areas of improvement.
After the report was tabled, the CNSOPB released a document outlining our response and action plan. This document, along with the CNSOPB's statement, can be found here. The CNSOPB is pleased to report that all items on the action plan have been completed. To view an updated version of the action plan, click here.
One of the main findings of the CESD audit was that the CNSOPB should have in place up to date and effective agreements with other federal organizations that may be involved in, or support, the CNSOPB's regulatory mandate respecting spill preparedness, prevention and response. The CNSOPB is pleased to announce that Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) have since been created or updated with Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security, the Canadian Coast Guard, Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the National Energy Board and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board. See below for a summary of each MOU.
The CNSOPB's focus is, and will continue to be, on ensuring that operators (including their service providers such as drilling contractors) have the necessary competencies to carry out their work, that they exercise due diligence in preventing incidents from occurring, and that they clearly demonstrate that they have the capability and capacity to respond to any incidents that may occur including spills.
Summary of MOUs
MOU between the CNSOPB and the Canadian Coast Guard
The CNSOPB signed a new MOU with the Canadian Coast Guard to coordinate activities related to safety and environment response (including spill response), to cooperate and share information to promote safety and environmental protection through effective spill preparedness and response, as well as training and exercises. To view this MOU, click here.
MOU between the CNSOPB and Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security
The CNSOPB updated its MOU with Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security to facilitate coordination of offshore oil and gas activities where possible and to avoid duplication of work in relation to marine safety, occupational safety and health, and environmental protection. In addition, the MOU provides clarification on the use of the National Aeriel Surveillance Program (NASP) in monitoring spill incidents. To view this MOU, click here.
MOU between the CNSOPB and Environment Canada
The CNSOPB updated its MOU with Environment Canada to facilitate and promote protection of the environment, preparedness and response to oil spills and conservation of migratory birds and species at risk during offshore oil and gas activities. Furthermore, this MOU details how the Integrated Satellite Tracking of Pollution program may be used to track oil and gas environmental incidents. To view this MOU, click here.
MOU between the CNSOPB and Fisheries and Oceans Canada
The CNSOPB updated its MOU with Fisheries and Oceans Canada to facilitate and promote effective coordination between both organizations. This MOU details how the CNSOPB and the Fisheries and Oceans Canada will o collaborate on the development and implementation of integrated management plans for marine and coastal waters in respect of the offshore area, including associated actions pertaining to the management of Canada's commercial, recreational, and Aboriginal fisheries, at-risk aquatic species and their Critical Habitat. To view this MOU, click here.
MOU between the CNSOPB and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board and the National Energy Board
The CNSOPB has entered into an MOU with the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board and the National Energy Board to enhance the cooperation and coordination of activities between the Participants related to safety, security, the environment, and resource conservation, including activities respecting regulatory matters, the sharing of resources, and emergency management. To view this MOU, click here.


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"I began to feel for the first time that I was seeing what was really there, without asking myself whether or not I was expecting to see it. When I think back to the time before, and especially to the years of my marriage, it seems to me as though my wife and I looked at the world through a long lens of preconception, by which we held ourselves at some unbreachable distance from what was around us, a distance that constituted a kind of safety but also created a space for illusion. We never, I think, discovered the true nature of the things we saw, any more than we were ever in danger of being affected by them; we peered at them, at people and places, like people on a ship peer at the passing mainland, and should we have seen them in any kind of trouble, or they us, there would have been nothing whatever either one of us could have done about it."-Rachel Cusk, Outline
"'One always seemed to see them running: they ran everywhere, to work and back again, to the supermarket, in groups around the park – talking together as easily as if they were standing still – and if they had to stop for a traffic light they would keep running on the spot in their enormous white shoes until it changed and they could progress again. The rest of the time they wore flat shoes with rubber soles, supremely practical and supremely ugly. Their shoes were the only inelegant thing about them,' she said, 'yet I felt they were the key to the whole mystery of their nature, for they were the shoes of a woman without vanity. 'I myself,' she continued, extending her silvered foot out from beneath the table, 'developed a weakness for delicate shoes when we returned to Greece. Perhaps it was because I had begun to see the virtues of standing still. And for the character in my novel, shoes like these represent something forbidden. They are the sort of thing she would never wear. Moreover, when she does see women wearing such shoes, it makes her feel sad. She has believed, until now, that this was because she found such women pitiful, but in fact when she thinks about it honestly it is because she feels excluded or disbarred from the concept of womanhood the shoes represent. She feels, almost, as if she isn't a woman at all. But if she isn't a woman, what is she? She is experiencing a crisis of femininity that is also a creative crisis, yet she has always sought to separate the two things in the belief that they were mutually exclusive, that the one disqualified the other. She looks out of the window of her apartment at the women running in the park, always running, and she asks herself whether they are running towards something or away from it. If she looks long enough she sees that they are simply running around in circles.'"
-Rachel Cusk, Outline
"What if where I am is what I need?"
-Deborah Hay
"I often wonder where the birds go in a snowstorm, for they disappear completely. I always think of them deep inside the bushes, and further along inside the trees and deep inside of the forests, on branches where no snow can reach, deeply recessed for the time of the snow, not oblivious to it, but intensely accepting their incapacity, and so enduring the snow in brave little inborn ways, with their feathered heads bowed down for warmth. Wings, the mark of a bird, are quite useless in snow."
-Mary Ruefle, "Snow," The Most of It
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A lot has been going on lately, and we all have less and less time to think about ourselves. Less time to listen to our bodies and less time to do anything about it.
I'll tell you a story.
Not long ago, I woke up with a strange feeling in my back. It wasn't necessarily a new feeling, but one that prompted me to reach behind and notice something I hadn't noticed before. A slight bump, right on my spine, right where I wouldn't expect such a bump. At first, I just ignored this, as I didn't have time to deal with it…. off to work.
Days went by, and days turned into weeks. The bump was still there.
After some standard research online, it was decided I either had some extremely rare case of _______ (fill in the blank with any related disease the internet can imagine) or I was simply the new owner of a bump on my spine. A trip to the local clinic was the next place I went.
After almost 2 hours waiting in the clinic to see a doctor; I am chatting with a Doctor, who does a standard 5 second examination. Asks a few standard questions like: does it hurt, can you do this, can you to that, etc. After this very brief assessment, she tells me it's probably just a muscle problem and that she will prescribe me muscle relaxants.
Excuse me? I should take drugs for this?
I suppose drugs have their time and place, like when my arm is falling off, and I need morphine; but what happened to referring a therapist? Perhaps some physio, a massage therapist or a chiropractor? Each of those suggestions would have been much more beneficial to me and my body.
Fast forward a month.
I've since gone to the Chiropractor and Massage therapist, a few times each. The muscles are feeling much better, my range of motion is also much better. The Chiropractor identified several physical issues which I already knew about, but had not mentioned them. He gave me stretches and exercises to improve my range of motion, my muscles mobility and overall health. The massage therapist also had advice for me to improve my body and stay healthy.
This is the kind of care that most North Americans need. Most of us don't need drugs prescribed from a family Doctor. We need healthcare professionals that take a holistic approach to treating and healing, not Doctors who get kickbacks for prescribing more drugs to mask the pains.


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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ABSTRACT Ongoing research into wireless transceivers in the 60 GHz band is required to address the demand for high data rate communications systems at a frequency where signal propagation is challenging even over short ranges. This thesis proposes a mixer architecture in Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology that uses a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) operating at a fractional multiple of the desired output signal. The proposed topology is different from conventional subharmonic mixing in that the oscillator phase generation circuitry usually required for such a circuit is unnecessary. Analysis and simulations are performed on the proposed mixer circuit in …
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I got to play along with this weeks sketch challenge over at Citrus Twist Kits. I just love Kasia's sketches. My favorite part about this sketch is the double photos. To play along go HERE!
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Just what would the vapid world of the Kardashians' reality TV show be like without Kim, Khloe, and whatever the rest of them are called?
That mystery has been answered with this bizarre edit of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, minus the Kardashians. None of Kim's whiny voice, none of Khloe doing the thing that everyone hates. (Can you tell I'm not an avid watcher of the show?) It's just Bruce Jenner walking around and talking to himself about not having enough closet space like a crazy person. So, truth be told, it's actually much better without the Kardashians.
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I have spent so much time serving others and helping them to accomplish their goals, it took a close friend of mine to point something out that made my mind come to a screeching halt. I had spent another whole day waiting for someone to make the time to focus on what I needed to teach them in about fifteen minutes, all so they could do their own job better. My friend could see that I was a little frustrated. So he calmly asked, "Have you given them a deadline for the work yet?"
This seemed like such a silly thing to me at the time. You see, I have learned to take life moment-by-moment trusting in the leading of the Lord. Why would I give a deadline? It will all work out in God's timing…right?
There was something that really stuck with me the whole day, though. It was the word deadline. It was almost as if it had jumped out of the conversation and landed right on the end of my nose. It was right in front of me all day! I just couldn't shake the thought.
I went to my friend and talked to him about it that evening. There is wisdom beyond his years and a humbleness within him that we should all assert ourselves towards. What he said changed my whole perspective and allowed me to see more clearly what God had been trying to get across to me. What did he say, you ask?
"This may just be me, in my flesh, or it may be God speaking through me. Everyone else gets deadlines, why not you? Your time is important. You are important. It is certainly important to God."
What a wake up call! I have committed my life and my choices to God. That includes my time. I had not been allowing God to lead me in the use of my time. I was more busy trying to be accommodating to people than I was being focused on hearing what God thought was the best use of my time. I was certainly not denying God, yet I had definitely denied Him Lordship over my time. This has opened me up to listen to what He is directing me to do with much more intention.
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Many of us fail in this area daily. We are busy trying to do what we think we should be doing for God and never stop and ask Him what He wants us to do with our day. When we quiet ourselves and remain still before the Lord in our times of prayer, we must listen for His voice.
Have you ever decided that you would just sit in His presence until He spoke, and then stayed there silently until He did? When you do this for the first time, you may find it to be one of the hardest things you have ever tried to accomplish. Our minds have been trained to be constantly active and processing things. That is one of Satan's great strategies.
He does not want us still before the Lord, for that is when we are given our marching orders against the enemy (that would be Satan). He wants us so busy that we never take time to hear the voice of God. In fact, he will even keep us busy doing things that we consider to be "the Lord's work" just so long as it keeps us from doing what the Lord requires of us.
If we make spending time with the Father our priority in life, we will never be overburdened, for He will never give us to do what is greater than our ability in Christ Jesus. God's faithfulness in giving grace and mercy never fail.
I pray for all who call up Jesus Christ as Lord, may you hear his voice!
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"I want to thank all the members of our Executive Board for placing their confidence in me to take on this challenge," said Faoro. "I pledge to all 85,000 members of our union that I will not let you down.
"I also want to thank my good friend and brother, CUPE National President Mark Hancock, both for running our elections today, and for the leadership he has provided our union in B.C. for the past three years as our president."
"I'm looking forward to working with Paul and all the members of the board to continue moving our union forward," said Davies. "I also want to thank my colleagues on the Executive Board for their support."
All positions elected today are interim until CUPE BC's next Convention, when they will be up for re-election. CUPE BC's 53rd annual Convention will be held in Victoria, April 27-30, 2016.
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With Matthew physically being at work this week, I was officially on my own with all four kids. Honestly, it wasn't bad. We muddled through the week and we all made it to the other side unscathed. I did it! I am starting to add in some more school every day so that we can get back to a somewhat normal, albeit new routine as a homeschool family. This past weekend we attended a family birthday party and went to Hershey Park. We all handled the outings well, including baby Oliver.
What was Sebastian doing?
What was Kaelyn doing?
Kaelyn has now started taking voice lessons! She was/is very excited. I am not surprised. She LOVES music and sings constantly at home. Voice lessons is helping her have a purpose and focus for all that singing. I peeked in on her during her dance class and I love seeing her focus and work hard. This girl's head is all over the place at home so to see her focused and able to center herself during dance class is amazing. She is THE extrovert of the family and giving her some of these extra classes outside of the house helps her. She needs it! So with co-op, dance class, voice lessons, and Sunday school, she is getting her meter charged up.
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What were the adults doing?
We binge watched Luke Cage. It was a very good series and besides a great looking lead actor, I loved the music. Surprisingly, I have been very happy with the Netflix-produced shows like Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. We didn't like Daredevil when we tried it out, but I think we are going to try it again and see if we like the second season.
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We have been doing tons of science experiments using the Young Scientist Club's Magic School Bus Subscription. It was a Christmas present from last year and after I found out I was pregnant I was hording all the kits to use during this time and it is working out! All three older kids like to be involved with the science experiments and we are learning a ton.


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Canada's livestock & poultry industries are facing scrutiny over antibiotic use. Attention is coming from within the agriculture sector itself, our regulatory agencies, international trading partners and increasingly from retailers, consumers and media. Today's post will focus on consumer concerns about antibiotic use in animal agriculture. The next edition will flip the coin and look at the issue from the medical community's perspective.
For consumers, antimicrobial use largely fits under the umbrella of "safe & wholesome" food. Consumers are concerned about many technologies in agriculture. Antibiotics fall under the same spotlight as steroids in beef cattle, GMO crops, and pesticide use in fruits and vegetables. My opinion is that concern over antibiotic use reflects this general unease about technology in agriculture.
This is not meant to demean the real threat posed by antibiotic resistant bacteria to human and animal health. But, it does mean that we need to use different language and focus on different issues when communicating with consumers compared to the medical and scientific communities.
"Seek first to understand, then be understood" Steven Covey in Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
So what messages resonate with consumers who are worried about antibiotics or are wondering if they need to buy meat labeled as Raised Without Antibiotics? The following points address common concerns, questions, and misconceptions that I hear about antibiotics from consumers.
- There are no antibiotics in Canadian meat, milk or eggs. Many consumers are unaware that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) strictly enforces withdrawal times after treatment to ensure that meat, milk and eggs do not contain antibiotics above the regulatory limits. Consumers may not understand that meat labeled as antibiotic free production reflects a rearing or management approach but that all meat sold in Canada is free of antibiotics.
- Resistant bacteria have a long journey from farm to fork. While it is true that animals and humans share a global microbial ecology the most direct link between farm animals and people is food. Canadian regulations at slaughter facilities minimize bacterial hazards. Proper handling and cooking of meat eliminates food borne bacteria including resistant bacteria.
- Sick animals need medicine. A common misconception is that antibiotics are administered indiscriminately. Others believe if an antimicrobial is given to a group through feed or water that it MUST be for growth promotion. Share your values. Mine are that failing to treat sick animals is ethically wrong and that early treatment or prevention is often the most humane and judicious approach.
- Farmers operate within rules. Canadian veterinary pharmaceuticals are regulated by Health Canada. Their use is governed within provincial veterinary medical acts. Informing consumers about the role of the Veterinary Drugs Directorate, the strength of the veterinary-client –patient relationship and of the high participation rates in Quality Assurance Programs can be re-assuring.
Finally, consider sharing an experience from your herd or flock. Your personal story of a disease outbreak that would have been life-threatening if left untreated is a powerful testimonial to why we need to retain access to antibiotics. You care for your stock. In fact, research on consumer trust by the Center for Food Integrity shows that sharing values is three-to-five times more important to building trust than simply demonstrating technical expertise or sharing information.
Listening to the concerns of friends, family, and even strangers can enlighten us to their fears about modern farming. If we are to maintain the social licence to use these medicines, it is as important for us to understand their perspective as it is to share ours. Hopefully this has prepared and inspired you to open a conversation with a consumer concerned about how we use antimicrobials on our farms.


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The unraveling of Elkhorn Slough
These comparison photos and the topographic map below show the changes which have occurred in Elkhorn Slough over the years. The railroad line can clearly be seen on the map and then identified in the photographs.
In the 1931 photo the expansive extent of the salt marsh matches the marsh indicated on the 1914 map, but by 1956, one can see that the marsh had been drained and farm fields established. In the 2005 photo, the farming has ceased, but the land has subsided and water is displacing marsh. To learn about the causes and a proposed solution, click here.


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So here is our adapted Meal Plan.
Saturday - Steak
I needed Flyfour in a good mood as I needed him to do some DIY for me today. I figured if I told him that I was planning on making him Steak for dinner he'd be happy and would do my SIY without hesitation.
I was right because as soon as I told him on Friday night he made a plan as to when he'd do my bits!
Sunday - Roast
When it was just us, Tops and I were not going to bother with a Roast today. Instead we figured we'd eat breakfast, grab something when we got back from Church and then eventually wander into the kitchen to get some food in the late evening.
Meatless Monday - Pizza
Flyfour likes to make Pizza, I'm not sure why but I allow him because it's good to keep him happy!
Tuesday - Mac and Cheese
Tops is in charge of the menu for the next three days and so we're eating the food she loves the most. Tonight we're having home made Mac and Cheese, but I'm adding strips of Bacon or some Pancetta and some Spring Onion and possibly some tomatoes too.
Wednesday - Sausage Pie
Top Ender loves Sausage Pie, to the point where she almost asked me to make a HUGE one just so she could have double the amount. However she was pleased with my suggestion to make individual ones and for me to make extra pastry roses for her pie.
I'll save some of the pastry to make some cinnamon breakfast pastries for tomorrow too.
Thursday - Tuna Pasta Salad
We're not sure what time Flyfour and Dan Jon Jr are due home tonight so Top Ender is making Tuna Pasta Salad and then if they want some when they get in they can have some and if not then we have lunch for tomorrow all prepared!
Friday - Chilli Nachos
We like to wait for Flyfour to get home so we can eat, we thought it would be good to have a big plate of gooey, cheesy nachos (It's not your cheese!) and have a meal together. So that's what we're doing.
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Is a straw ban. Everyone (except possibly a few nuts) is fully in favor of an actual assault weapon ban. Assault weapons have always been illegal. The problem is what an assault weapon actually is and what it is not. An assault weapon by definition is a automatic-fire capable carbine with a quickly replaceable magazine. These are illegal. Always have been. A single shot semi-automatic rifle is not a assault rifle. A full length rifle is not an assault rifle.
What the knuckleheads in Congress call an "assault weapons ban" is a "scary looking rifle ban" … which alas has the kindergarten sound that it deserves but want to avoid.
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Renowned entrepreneur and businessman Ajay Harinath Singh has postulated for the 2019 Lok Sabah elections with 432 candidates. Ajay Harinath Singh, the president of the party, will be going against the right-wing Bharatiya Janata party, one of India's largest political parties within the national parliament and state assemblies.
Singh's political group consists of a team of community leaders in different fields including administrative services, police officers, and individuals from revenue services. The official ideology Singh's party expresses a commitment to foreign policy centred on nationalist principles, and its slogan is "We Are The Change You Seek".
Ajay Harinath Singh worked as Chairman of the Darwin Platform Group of Companies, which manages numerous major ventures in oil, arms, and ammunition in numerous countries. Singh led Darwin Platform Group into a the international market, also developing the Avitronics Inc branch that deals with the commercialization of Sukhoi and Mig fighter Jet airplanes. Ajay Harinath Singh is also involved in a number of charitable projects in Asia, Europe, and the US.
What is the key to being a successful entrepreneur? Work a lot? Innovate? Or maybe it's something else? We consulted entrepreneurs and other experts from different parts of the world.
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"Innovation is a word that is said without thinking much," says Indian businessman Ajay Harinath Singh.
He believes that entrepreneurs should focus on meeting the needs of consumers. "Designing models that adapt to different markets is as important as creating innovative products," he says. "It's not about the complexity of an idea or how 'innovative' it is, it's about doing well and offering a very good service."
For Ajay Harinath Singh, the main reponsibility of an entrepreneur is to make things happen. "Many people have great ideas, but ideas have to be carried out," he says.
"Some of the best ideas are the simplest; an entrepreneur does not necesirly need to reinvent the wheel. We currently have many social problems, such as the distribution of food for example, that could do with more entrepreneurship."
Ajay Harinath Singh dedicated a considerable amount of his career to bring innovation to the people who are at the bottom of the pyramid in India. For Singh, the simplest innovations are usually the most important for this group. The success of some entrepreneurs can be an incentive for more young and intelligent people to develop ideas to solve the problems of the poorest. "In reality, it's not about making great inventions but about applying the inventions to our daily life," Singh says.
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Cesar Salazar, 27, created his first company while preparing his degree in Sweden.
His current company, Mexico VC, deals with financing and advising Mexican entrepreneurs. Salazar believes that the lack of available natural resources and markets encourages innovation.
"Sweden is very good at generating wealth from ideas, and it shows when we see that a country of around nine million inhabitants has produced numerous global and successful brands," explains Salazar. "Since Sweden has only few resources to exploit, we have had to focus on exporting ideas."
The United States benefits from the magnitude of its domestic market and, therefore, in comparison, it is not as innovative, according to the Mexican entrepreneur. And although American culture is usually inclined to taking risks, Salazar believes that this country can still host more entrepreneurs.
An easily accessible market can also hinder innovation, as well as Mexico's dependence on US consumers. The competition from Chinese manufacturers and their cheap products are pushing Mexico to focus more on ideas concerning not only how to do things but also what to do first.
Salazar understands innovation as a fundamental part of business activity. As such, he believes that entrepreneurs are crucial to the economy and society as a whole.
"Entrepreneurs are going to model the future of the world," he says. "They are building the next generation of products and services for a very complex and challenging world." Innovation is fundamental to the nature of entrepreneurship. "Entrepreneurship is about trying things and experimenting," Salazar says, "and about failing many times."
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The idea that experimentation and failure are important echoes the work of graphic designer and computer scientist John Maeda. Maeda is the current president of the Rhode Island School of Design.
With his experience in technology, art and design, Maeda has actively participated in the development of ideas from a variety of viewpoint. Innovation consists of failure in a productive way, he believes.
"When you can fail productively, you can experiment, and it's generally a good experiment," he says.
The close relationship between entrepreneurial activity and innovation raises questions about which comes first: Do entrepreneurs adapt good ideas in response to market opportunities, or will the best innovations be motivated by market opportunities?
Maeda believes that our world has been too driven by the market and that this has led to unrealistic ideas. For Maeda, when undertaking an innovation process, we take into account the way in which artists think.
The artistic process is innovative by nature, since artists resort to trial and error until they reach some kind of compromise. They take risks that are essential in the generation of ideas.
"Regardless of age, all good innovative thinkers can be very playful," he says. "They have managed to keep a part of the sould that is still creative. One of my favorite things is to children drawing, because at some point they tend to go crazy. They can draw a horse with 18 legs and 17 eyes, and in purple, and that's great. But one day someone tells them: 'That's not the way to draw a horse: it must have four legs and two eyes and it's never purple.' At that moment, we have annulled imagination and let ourselves fall into the hands of the market."
In a nutshell, Threat Intelligence Feeds (TIF) are data streams that display information concerning possible cyber attacks and malicious activities happening around the world. These can include malicious IP addresses, domains, file hashes, and other data from 3rd party applications. The six main sources of Thread Intelligence Feeds include honeypots and darknets, human intelligence, open source, customer telemetry, scanning and crawling, and malware processing.
However, one of the issues with Thread Intelligence Feeds is that many of them are open source and free, and their reliability can greatly vary. Paid TIF services often provide more accurate data, though this requires some time and technical knowledge in adjusting feeds to display relevant data on relevant topics. Another known issues with Thread Intelligence Feeds is that they often display far more data than needed. Analyzing the data can therefore become time-consuming, making it harder to detect threats.
Threat Intelligence Platforms, on the other hand, are often perceived as more practical and better organized. Thread Intelligence Platforms (TIP) collect and categorize security threat data in real time. They include actionable indicators that can be used to identify potential threats to an organization (such as known bad IP addresses and URLs, and malware hashes).
Different paid services provide different tools. For instance, ThreatIntelligencePlatform.com uses APIs to gather data from different providers and generate detailed information about hosts (including infrastructures). It also provides real-time host configuration analysis, geographical location of IP addresses, reverse IP lookup, website content analysis, WHOIis records, Name servers, and SSL certificates.
ThreatIntelligencePlatform.com also checks DNS MX record's configuration, mail servers, and other possible malwares. Other major Threat Intelligence Platforms include LogRhythm Threat Lifecycle Management (TLM) Platform, FireEye iSIGHT Threat Intelligence, LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, and AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM). These platforms provide various features including consolidation of threat intelligence feeds from multiple sources, automated identification and containment of new attacks, security analytics, and integration with other security tools.
Once again the Faculty of Science at Royal Holloway will be hosting a free programme full of fun and educational talks, hands on activities and events.
Special events on the day include The Ugly Animal Roadshow, led by biologist and presenter Simon Watt which celebrates and explores the incredible biology of the animal kingdom's most monstrous, The Royal Institution shows on Explosive Food and Feel the Power, a planetarium experience, a wizard lab, and an introduction to the Bloodhound supersonic car.
Other activities offered on the day are:
The free tickets will be released on the day and are first come, first served.
Anyone wishing to come along can pick up a full programme and tickets at the information point in Windsor Building at Royal Holloway.
Morning tickets will be released at 9.45am on the day and afternoon (for events from 2pm) will be released at 12.45pm.
No booking required and car parking is available on site. A free shuttle bus will run from Egham station to the campus.
Refreshments are available to purchase at the festival food fair and other outlets across campus.
Visit here for more information on science at Royal Holloway.
Google Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller recently revealed that Google geotargets search rankings in varying locations around the world ccTLDs:
"For geotargeting we use mostly the ccTLD or search console setting, so place the server where it works best for you."
In previous years, Google would determine SEO ranking based on the location of a domain's server. It seems that this is no longer the case, and according to Mueller's statement, server location is not an important factor for SEO ranking anymore.
On the other hand, what has become an important are ccTLDs. If your domain has a location-specific extension, Google is more likely to geotarget results for your site toward searchers in that particular country.
To briefly explain what a ccTLD (country code top-level domain) is: this involves an Internet country code top-level domain extension usually assigned to countries. Each country is allocated their own ccTLD extension
There are ccTLDs that are restricted to be used only be citizens and business owners of their respective country. For instance, to be able to register a domain with the extension ".au" (Australia's ccTLD), one needs to be able provide proof of owning a business in Australia or being a resident there.
This is usually administered by the registrar. One of the major registrars to manage ccTLDs is Marcaria.com. Marcaria provides more geographic extensions (ccTLDS) than any other registrar in the world. They provide domain registration services in numerous countries. Working with a registrar that specializes in ccTLDs is crucial as it can help to keep all registrations under a single registrant account.
Managing SEO for a global audience isn't applicable for many smaller websites, but if you have the kind of company or content that can transcend borders and languages, then ccTLDs would become necessary. Most international SEO experts recommend that a site consider the use of a subdirectory for different languages (example.com/fr); however, if one can afford the financial and technical cost, a ccTLD is the most powerful way to filter international markets online.
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Cisco recently released a report on Geolocation outlining the Visual Networking Index Global IP Traffic Forecast, 2015-2020. The forecast estimates that by 2020, half of the world's population will have access to the Internet. Inevitably, this will also shape and modify global economies, how people access and trade goods, and how demand is identified and targeted.
Geolocation software is currently being used by a wide range of industries to gather data about financial trends. Primarily through the user's IP address, Geolocation software gathers user information, determining user location (country, province, city, time zone, latitude and longitude). This information can then used to help improve online security, enhance user experience, and identify possible markets.
This practice is often referred to as "Geomarketing", where geolocation software is used to detect customer demand and organize sales and distribution of goods. In Geomarketing, the data gathered from geolocation software serves to pinpoint and categorize regional trends. This in turn helps determine retail practices and customer needs. A common practice within the field also involves "Geo-fencing." This is used to predefine geographical boundaries to in order to target user activity. Another such tactic involves Geolocation authentication, which stops unauthorized users from gaining access to restricted and copyrighted content.
Geolocation data will become increasingly valuable, and is already helping organizations personalize their approach to connect with different audiences around the world based on geographical areas. There are a few companies online that specialize in gathering Geolocation data. A prominent organization is IP Geolocation API, an American start-up that provides geolocation data for numerous major companies including IBM, Apple, eBay, Amazon, and various others.
Such companies use geolocation data to categorize and organize currencies and products, as well as protect online content by blocking access from selected geographical areas. It provides insight about market demographics, helping generate new markets and commercial trends. It also identifies risk, fraud, security breaches, and criminal activity online. As the use of the Internet continues to rise, there will be an increasing interest in geolocation data.
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MTF (MT Financial Services), a London-based Bridging Finance organization, has recently proposed one-year mortgages to help people who are unable to move because of the housing market slowdown. The deals are essentially bridging loans for those who have found new homes, but are unable to sell their existing property. MT Financial Services has been operating since 2008, and constitutes one of the most prominent British Bridging Finance companies.
On the other hand, mortgage broker Enness calculates that it would be £18,000 cheaper to borrow £500,000 on one of these new mortgages than it would be to take out a typical bridging loan. The Shorter Term finance mortgage from Market Harborough building society has a rate of 5.49 per cent for up to a year, almost half the 9 per cent rate at which bridging loans start. You have to pay a fee of 2 per cent (£6,000 minimum) and there are no early repayment charges. The minimum loan size is £200,000 and the maximum £1.5 million.
"It is great to see lenders evolving their products to suit market conditions," says Chris Lloyd, associate director at Enness. "This product has been very popular with our older clients highlighting its importance in the downsizing market."
Harpenden is another lender that is arranging rapid loans for Generation Stuck: an Enness client needed to find £687,500 after the sale of their £1.2 million home fell through and they wanted to complete on a new-build within a tight deadline. The building society agreed a rate of 6.19 per cent and an arrangement fee of 2 per cent.
The rates for bridging loans typically start at 0.75 per cent a month, which works out as 9 per cent a year, according to Stephen Wasserman, the managing director of West One Loans, a specialist bridging finance lender. Typical arrangement fees are 1 per cent.
He says this type of finance is sought by people who are "stuck in a chain and it's taking longer than they would like to sell their existing homes," or small business owners who need to release money for their business quickly. The majority of his clients are property investors.
The other option for short-term finance, suitable for people who don't need to borrow so much, is a personal loan. These are becoming increasingly generous and rates have gone down. First Direct launched loans of up to £50,000 at 6.7 per cent last year (most personal loans are capped at £30,000). This is almost double the 3.4 per cent it charges for loans below £30,000. Someone borrowing £50,000 over the maximum seven-year term would repay £743.45 a month — a total of £62,449.
Although WHOIS data can be obtained by using a dedicated Internet protocol, this isn't as straightforward as it sounds. WHOIS data is stored and updated by registrars, but many providers pose limitations on the how the data may be accessed. Organizations such as Whois XML API, INC. specializes in collecting and organizing WHOIS data within a central database. WHOIS data is of fundamental importance in numerous fields. Here we will explore what this involves and how it is used.
Whatever the field or market, domain names are becoming increasingly important. A domain name is essentially a synonym of a brand, and it's the fundamental basis of SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Named and Numbers) keeps information on the root of Domain Name Systems. The organization runs a specialized website where anyone can access detailed information on WHOIS data.
When connecting to the Internet, devices have a unique identification number called the IPv4 address. These are assigned a name in order to searchable on the Internet. The names are organized hierarchically to domains. The assignment between IP addresses and names constitutes a DNS (Domain Name System), which is implemented and distributed by the Domain Name Servers. These servers operate on zones: subsets, often a single domain of the hierarchical domain name structure. The information about a zone is contained in so-called zone files.
Top-level domain information is kept and managed by ICANN. There are of two kinds of Top-Level domains: country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs, such as .us, .uk, etc.), and generic top level domains (GTLDs, such as .com, org.) Originally, gTLDs involved extensions such as .com, .org, etc. From 2012 onwards, the set of gTLDs started to significantly extend thanks to the new GTLD program announced by ICANN. These gTLDs are termed as new GTLDs (nGTLDs).
The registration ccTLDs subdomains (as well as lower level domains) are carried out by registrars. These registrars usually consist of competing companies complying with ICANN's regulations. Although basic contact information is documented when someone registers a domain, but how can we verify the information is accurate? This is where WHOIS (with its distributed database and dedicated protocol) comes into play.
Registrars usually maintain WHOIS servers. This involves detailed information on how, when, and who registered a given domain. This also involves the name and contact data of the registrar as well as the registrant (who registered the domain), update and expiry dates, the address of the primary domain name servers, and the date of the last update of the given record.
Domain branding and marketing research
Having an online presence is currently considered one of the most important aspects of a business, regardless the field or product it sales. An adequate domain name is crucial to help potential clients whatever they're looking for online. Domain names have a vital role in assisting search engines with queries. In other words, domain names can greatly assist search engines connect customers to products. This is referred to as SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
WHOIS data allows companies to determine if relevant domain names are available. When they're not available, it provides information on whom a domain belongs to, how that person or company may be contacted, when that registration would expire, and other technical info.
When considering domain names for businesses, searching for domain reputation is also common practice. When buying a domain name, it's important to consider if the domain name has any conflicting history, or if there are other companies using similar domain names. Even when a domain name does not have a bad track record attached to it, it's important to keep track of possible trademark violations. This happens when other domains use similar or deriving names (e.g. "amaz0n.com" infringing on "amazon.com").
There are also circumstances when a domain you previously owned becomes available. Even if you don't care about that business anymore, the domain can be purchased by a illegitimate company (a porn website, for instance), which may eventually connect back to you.
As such, domain databases can be useful marketing tools. With this, one can identify potential clients, collaborators or competitors, and check a domains history. One can also follow business trends in any given market.
Domain name registration is also a business in itself. This is referred to as "domaining", and it involves buying domain names that may be sold for a profit to interested companies. This requires following market trends and keeping up with ownership and expiration information.
In conclusion, bulk and historical WHOIS data is a crucial aspect of domain branding, domain protection, and marketing research.
Economics research
In the field of economic research there are vast amounts of scientific publications in which WHOIS data has been used.
For instance, WHOIS data includes information about a company's dynamic structure, which helps understand how its SEO functions. For instance, NESTA, a global innovation foundation based in the UK, recently published research that pointed out that most businesses today start through domain registration rather than company registration. The research was carried out by accessing data through Whois database download . Such data allowed the study to understand entrepreneurial trends, including information on the business and market sectors involved, as well as Geolocation and Geo-marketing analysis.
IT security: practice
Cybersecurity agencies are continually facing new challenges. New forms of cyber attacks are constantly being devised, which makes it difficult for Cybersecurity agencies to keep up with.
Malicious agents frequently collect data by phishing or other methods. These are often targeted at the infrastructure of a company.
In a phishing mail campaign, for instance, attackers send emails with the purpose of obtaining private data. These emails are usually from websites that collect data or contain viruses. In such cases, WHOIS data serves identify the individuals or companies behind such websites.
WhoisXMLAPI allows users to access information and reputation scoring of domain names and websites. When having a full WHOIS database, one can develop custom approaches to this problem.
The MITRE corporation, for instance, has developed a pivot table tool for analysts and researchers of cybersecurity to work with WHOIS data obtained from WhoisXMLAPI. Their tool named WhoDat is freely available under the General Public License and can be used for a variety of tasks.
IT security: research
WHOIS data is also a fundamental aspect of IT security research. Data from WhoisXMLAPI has served an important source for various such studies. Protection against malicious websites is an important task within cybersecurity. A common way of identifying these sites is through the use of blacklists that contain large sets of URLs that are considered dangerous.
There are various techniques for compiling such lists. For instance, researchers of the University of Calabria, Italy have recently proposed and demonstrated an efficient machine-learning approach that is based on WHOIS data. This machine-learning approach is able to identify and compile a "blacklist" of malicious websites.
Other areas
In addition to the aforementioned fields, there are several other areas where WHOIS data bears fundamental importance.
For example, WHOIS data is often used within the field of bank transaction fraud, where banks and payment processors need to identify physical entities associated with IP addresses. These organizations also use geolocation information to identify suspicious transactions. Criminal investigators and lawyers also depend on WHOIS data for identifying criminal and fraudulent activities. Geo-fencing can also be used in such circumstances.
How to obtain BULK WHOIS data?
WHOIS data may be accessed via a dedicated Internet protocol. As long as you need data concerning a few domains, you should not encounter any issues.
However, if you require data on more than a few domains, one can easily encounter issues as many operators pose limits on the frequency WHOIS data may be accessed.
Organizations such as WHOIS XML API provide up-to-date data through restful interfaces. The data is provided in standard formats including JSON or XML.
A survey of 2016's best and most creative not-for-profit organizations.
By Gina Desmond
1) The Foundation for Detroit's Future
In 2014, a federal judge and Detroit-based entrepreneur Kevyn Orr formed The Foundation for Detroit's Future. The organization contributed $366m over a 20 year span. The funds helped save the Detroit Institute of Art, as well as numerous of its art works.
2) The ALS Association
The ALS Association generates funds to pay for research concerning ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). In the summer of 2014, the organization managed to raise over $100m through the Ice Bucket Challenge (which was initiated by the public, including many ALS patients). The challenge involved well-known celebrities posting videos of themselves on YouTube of themselves getting soaked with a bucket with ice and water. The ordeal generated a lot of international attention. The ALS Association promoted the idea, which generated $21.7m (most of which was used for ALS research).
3) Taking It To The Streets
Taking It To The Streets is an American NPO that generates funding to help individuals in poverty throughout selected regions. The organization is managed by entrepreneur Rene Boisvert. Boisvert devises for-profit business strategies that generate income. These are then used to provide education, job training, housing, food, and medical help to numerous people in need throughout the U.S. Taking It To The Streets works with numerous media and corporate partners and other philanthropic organizations.
4) The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation was created through a cyber initiative to conduct research on cyber privacy, innovation, and data security. The organization has generated over $65m to date. Funds are being by Berkeley (University of California), Stanford University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to help protect governments and the public from hackers and online criminal activity.
5) Direct Relief
Direct Relief was created to eradicate the Ebola outbreak that took place around 2013. In collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the organization used an interactive mapping system that outlined the locations where Ebola was spreading the most. This led to an organized and effective campaign to set up clinics and distribute medicine and protective equipment where it was needed the most.
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Lovely 1930s Dress
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It is so rare for us to find day dresses from the 1930s. They just didn't survive very often. This recent acquisition is a feather light cotton voile with an art deco influenced floral print in pink and blue. The soft nature of the faric is perfectly captured in it's watercolor style. A wide row of lace applique across the bust is accompanied by small buttons and lace on the scalloped neckline to set of the bodice nicely. Full flutter sleeves trimmed in lace add another dash of charm. The dress is a simple pull over design without a defined waist. It should be worn quite loose with a belted waist. Belt not included. Excellent condition. Bust 36-38", flexible waist and hips.
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Half board
What is included in the half board?
In the morning (8:30 > 11:00) a rich breakfast is served at the buffet. At the same time at our bar we offer complimentary espresso coffee . The breakfast is already included in the room price.
In the evening (h 20:00), the air-conditioned restaurant is open for dinner. With half board we will alternate national and typical dishes of Ischia.
So, recapping the half-board comprises a breakfast buffet and dinner.
Drinks at dinner are not included.
What about the price and how I book it?
You can check the price and book a half-board at the time of booking directly online after you have selected your room choice.


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Ok To Ask a Guy Out
Hey There, Katie and May here, the best matchmakers in LA, to give you some advice. Guys have it tough. They ask the women out, they plan the dates, they take the rejections, etc. It's nice to ask a guy out, especially if you're inviting him out on a second date. If you don't feel comfortable doing the first date asking, that's fine, but once you know he likes you, it's okay to ask him out for the second or third or eighth date.