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Security Overview
Risk Management
Instapage has a documented Information Security Risk Management Policy ensuring a systematic approach for measuring, managing, and reporting information security related risks within our environment. Any identified risks to our environment will be inventoried, managed in a central location, and remediated appropriately based on severity level. Additionally, Instapage has implemented a process to perform third-party risk assessments on our vendors who store and/or transport our data.
Instapage takes the privacy of our clients and clients' visitors seriously to build and maintain trust with all our customers. As a result, we are committed to aligning our data privacy practices with GDPR and Privacy Shield principles. In doing so, Instapage has implemented an Information Security Program to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. Moreover, Instapage has a Data Privacy and Protection Program as well as a formal Data Handling Training guide. Our employees and contractors undergo training during employee onboarding and awareness is performed annually.
Information Security Program
Instapage has implemented a formal Information Security Program which includes Architecture, Charter, Policies, and Processes. Our Information Security Policy and Processes are aligned to ISO 27001/2 and NIST 800-53 frameworks and are reviewed and updated annually – or in the instance of a major business change. The policies include the following: Information Security Program Governance Policy; Security Architecture Policy; Security Operations Policy; People Security; Third Parties Policy; Physical Security Policy; Business Continuity Policy; and Compliance Security. Processes are performed within our environment to support the policies listed above.
Asset & Information Management
Our Compliance Security Policies identify several levels of data sensitivity and classification that are safeguarded by our best of industry infrastructure and security controls. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) are certified with the most critical and relevant industry, compliance and regulatory certifications that are integrated across our cloud hosted infrastructure. Instapage has implemented a process for inventorying asset management that is managed within each location/office using formal documented management process. Each asset has an assigned owner who is responsible for that asset and is maintained in accordance with the classification restriction. Additionally, all assets are returned to Instapage once the assigned owner leaves the company or no longer has a use for the asset.
Security Operations
Human Resources Security
Personal data is systematically destroyed, erased and/or anonymized at the end of the contract where personal data is no longer needed or upon client request. Instapage performs onboarding and offboarding processes of employees and contractors. The offboarding of employees and contractors is enacted within 24 hours followed by the return of provisioned materials. This mitigates the risk of privileged and sensitive information being disclosed.
People Security
Employees receive information security training and awareness during onboarding as well as annually. This training maps to our functional human resources and information security policies and is incorporated in our employees' work habits and routines. Two-factor authentication is required by employees where applicable. Employees and contractors are bound to maintain confidentiality of all data pursuant to non-disclosure agreements (NDA) as well as our code of ethics.
Physical & Environmental Security
Employees are issued electronic key cards or access codes for entry into our facilities. Additionally, our facilities include a security guard as well as CCTV monitoring, and are logged for 90 days and regularly reviewed. A process has been established for logging visitors who enter and exit our facility. Additionally, visitors are escorted by an Instapage employee. Our cloud hosted facilities have perimeter fencing, vehicle access barriers and security alarms which act as a preventative and detective security measure.
Access Control
Instapage has documented Identity Management Policy and Processes to identify, authenticate, and authorize identities to Instapage's systems and applications. Access is provided on a need to know basis and conforms to the concept of least privileged. Access logs are reviewed quarterly and individuals are properly removed if needed. VPN is required for all remote employees.
Security Architecture
Application Security
We currently use configuration change management of Operating System (OS) patching and updating with end point antivirus protection. We are currently working to enhance, improve and scale out our application security across all endpoints to prevent, deter and mitigate any application layer threats. Our current SDLC uses a framework that is based on Agile methodologies. The framework is comprised of a set of well-known mature processes, tools, and technologies. This allows us to create high quality and secure code by following a consistent, repeatable, and automated process. Our SDLC is currently undergoing a thorough review as part of an ongoing effort to continuously improve the quality and security of our software.
Incident Event & Communication Management
Instapage has a documented Information Security Incident Management Program that identifies, manages, responds, and resolves incidents in a timely manner. The Information Security Incident Management Program includes identified roles and responsibilities, and proactive capabilities within its processes, which has been integrated within our Vulnerability Management Program to identify potential incidents caused by vulnerabilities.
Business Resiliency
Instapage has a management approved Business Continuity Policy and Processes to ensure the availability of business services and processes at Instapage. A formal Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Program has been developed.
End User Device Security
Instapage has a formal Security Operations Workstation Management Program which implements formal and secure processes to manage the operational activities associated with workstations within the environment. This is done by ensuring that only approved and authorized workstations are allowed to connect to Instapage's network and all access to workstation will conform to the Identity Management Program. Additionally, our Mobile Device Management Policy will implement formal and secure processes to manage the operational activities associated with mobile devices within the environment. Identification Access Management is enforced with password complexity, encrypted session management, and two-factor authentication where applicable.
Network Security
Instapage has a Security Architecture Management Policy which ensures appropriate preventative and detective network safeguards are in place. This includes, but is not limited to the following: encryption in transit as well as at rest using TLS 1.2 encryption type, network intrusion detection and prevention, browser session encryption and validation, host-based anti-virus with real-time signature updates, and full disk encryption. We also perform quarterly vulnerability assessments and annual penetration tests. Identified vulnerabilities are appropriate remediated based on their criticality (i.e., critical, high, medium, or low).
Threat Management
Instapage has implemented a Vulnerability Management Program to identify, prioritize, manage, and report on the threats and vulnerabilities of Instapage using a risk-based approach. All employees and contractors are responsible for reporting all discovered security vulnerabilities and are appropriate remediated based on their criticality.


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Using Perfusion MRI to Measure the Dynamic Changes in Neural Activation Associated With Caloric Vestibular Stimulation
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01659073
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 7, 2012
Last Update Posted : November 6, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Chronic Pain
|Procedure: Caloric Vestibular Stimulation
|Not Applicable
There has been recent success in utilizing the non-invasive caloric vestibular stimulation as a means of modulating chronic pain. Caloric stimulation involves cooling the ear canal with either water or a cooling probe to induce vestibular stimulation. This is a technique frequently performed as part of a neurologic exam.
The current theory of how caloric vestibular stimulation regulates pain is by thermosensory disinhibition. Temperatures below 25 C activate both cold thermoreceptors (Aδ fibers) and also C-nociceptors. These inputs pass in the spinothalamic tract to the thalamus, where the C-fiber input goes to the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the Aδ fiber input passes to the thermosensory cortex in the dorsal posterior insula (dpIns). It is proposed that CVS reduces central pain by activating the parieto-insular vestibular cortex. As this area is anatomically adjacent to dorsal posterior insula, it may cross-activate it to suppress the ACC, or given both these cortical areas share pathways in the brainstem this may be the mechanism by which pain is suppressed.
Our team has successfully demonstrated arterial spin labeling (ASL), among other functional magnetic resonance imaging modalities, to capture functional changes in cerebral processing related to pain. This utilizes the principle that increases in cerebral blood flow to a specific region of the cortex is a marker for increased functioning of this region, conversely a decrease of blood flow to a specified region is a correlate of down regulation of this specific region. We propose that ASL will be able to capture functional changes associated with caloric vestibular stimulation and better delineate the etiology of the pain augmentation.
All functional studies will be conducted on a 3 Tesla scanner equipped with an 8-element, receive-only head coil. Each subject will lay in a supine position on the MRI table with their head immobilized by foam padding and a chinstrap. Every study will begin by collecting high-resolution anatomical images using a three-dimensional spoiled GRASS (Gradient Recalled Acquisition in Steady State) sequence. These structural images will be used for placement of the functional images and for anatomical atlas transformation in the image processing. The perfusion-weighted images will be acquired with a pulsed arterial spin labeling (non-invasive) approach. Once the baseline perfusion weighted functional images have been attained a continual functional image acquisition sequence will begin. During this phase the subject will have a series of three 30 second cooled ear canal irrigations separated by 60 seconds. The water will be cooled to 18 degrees Celsius using an ice water combination and standard thermometer. The irrigation will be administered at 2cc per second (total of 30cc per ear over 30 seconds) via an MRI compatible infusion pump through a modified stethoscope with perforations to ensure there is no possibility of pressure build-up within the canal. Following this series, perfusion weighted images will be collected for a subsequent 10minutes. Subjects will be welcome to discontinue from the study at any time they see fit. Each functional study will comprise 24.5 minutes. 10 minutes of baseline imaging 5.5 minutes of initial functional imaging, 4.5 min of caloric vestibular stimulation and 5.5 minutes of repeat functional imaging.
Images are to be reconstructed using software written in IDL (Interactive Data Language, Research Systems, Boulder, CO). Functional image pre-processing and statistical analyses will be performed with Statistical Parametric Mapping software (SPM2, Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience, University College London, UK, http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/spm). The end data will be a measurement, in percentage change, of blood flow to specific anatomic regions of the cortex.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|6 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Using Perfusion MRI to Measure the Dynamic Changes in Neural Activation Associated With Caloric Vestibular Stimulation
|Actual Study Start Date :
|September 9, 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 30, 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 30, 2013
Experimental: Caloric Vestibular Stimulation
Caloric vestibular stimulation performed by a modified stethescope ear attachment attached to an MRI compatible infusion pump.
Procedure: Caloric Vestibular Stimulation
Other Name: Caloric vestibular stimulation performed by a modified stethescope ear attachment attached to an MRI compatible infusion pump.
- Percent alteration to cerebral blood flow in specific anatomic regions of the cortex. [ Time Frame: During caloric vestibular stimulation and 10min following. ]We will utilize functional imaging to determine what regions of the brain have alterations to cerebral blood flow (as a correlate for function) during caloric vestibular stimulation and then follow these changes for 10min following the intervention. There will be no follow up and no subjective data collection.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy
- 18-65
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindication to Magnetic Resonance Imaging
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01659073
|Canada, Ontario
|Lawson Health Research Institute
|London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2
|Principal Investigator:
|Collin F Clarke, MD
|Lawson Health Research Institute
|Responsible Party:
|Lawson Health Research Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
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|First Posted:
|August 7, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 6, 2017
|Last Verified:
|November 2017
Caloric Vestibular Stimulation
Functional Imaging
Chronic Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
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Tethered on location
For those of you who know me or follow me on social media, you know I shoot tethered like 99,9% of the time. .-) This regardless of if I'm in the studio or on location. Since my tether setup has changed a bit since I last wrote about shooting tethered I thought I share my new setup for shooting tethered on location.
What hasn't changed is that I still shoot tethered to my Surface Pro 4 i7 16GB with C1 Pro 12 and Sony A99ii. Works like a charm still, even though USB 2.0 on the A99ii is the bottleneck..
Why do I shoot tethered?
A valid question as it might seem too much hassle for nothing when shooting on location. In some cases and for some people it sure is. But for me and what and how I shoot I would never give it up unless it's simply not possible.
I shoot a lot of food on location and I can't evaluate focus, composition, and lighting on the back of a tiny LCD, simply not an option if I can help it. (which luckily I often can)
Here is a short clip how the new tether setup assembles, all by itself like magic! 🙂
New tether arm and mount
As you can see I no longer use a Tether Tools Tether Table to hold my surface on location. Instead, I now primarily use an Aero tab to hold my Surface Pro 4 in tablet mode (no keyboard) which I have used before, but with a mounting solution that was a little too heavy and bulky. Now I mount the arm that holds the Tether Tools Aero tab directly to the apex of my PromediaGear tripods! It's a lot smaller than a super clamp and a heavy large magic arm I used before.
Here is the arm setup with the different bits and bobs.
100% Tethered?
This new lighter and more compact setup makes it easier and faster to shoot tethered so I might hit that 100% mark soon. 🙂 The game changer for me is the PromediaGear tripods which have 1/4″ and 3/8″ (larger 42 series has both) mounting holes on their apex. That's what gave me the idea of getting something smaller and lighter than a super clamp and a big magic arm. I will do a separate blog post on the ProMediaGear 34 and 42 series tripods as well as on the Arca Swiss Cube GP in the near future.
Now for those of you who do not have the option to mount an arm directly on your tripod, you can, of course, use a super clamp or smaller nano clamp (depending on tripod size) But it's less than optimal to use clamps directly onto the CF legs (if you're careful it's no harm) since if your not careful you can ruin your tripod legs. Also, this route is often heavier and bulkier.
The Manfrotto friction arms (244 mini and micro) really are top notch, small precise and when you lock them they do not move. Regardless of how you mount your arm, this is the arm to get in this size! The RRS Quick release system is perfect for this, as it's strong enough and is tight enough to hold the arm in place on the apex. The Novo Flex Q=mini clamp which is Arca Swiss compatible makes them arm manageable and light, compared to a full-size clamp from RRS.
I hope some of you got inspired to start shooting tethered even more and got some new ideas for your own setups! Happy tethering! 🙂


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Lampadina Sling Bag S
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Our client purchased this property fully aware of the potential which it offered for improvement and enhancement, particularly with regard to exploiting the beautiful and far reaching views over the valley at the rear, by creating a living space within the roof. The house already contained a lined attic space, but the addition of a staircase accessed directly from the hall and a large dormer window (with glazed side windows) has transformed this room into a light and airy office and studio space from which the beautiful landscape and wildlife can be enjoyed. Our client has hugely improved and enhanced the property throughout, but it is the dormer window and the views it captures which is the striking feature both inside and out.
"During 2011 we purchased a bungalow which, potentially, had a stunning view. However, to optimise the outlook we had to utilise the loft space in the property which was the home to a number of Serrotine bats. Having talked to a number of architects about the project we contracted Paul Ferdinand, of Oriel Architecture, to design the new space for us.
Initially, Paul extracted our requirements for the renovation after which he produced a very clear and concise document giving us his terms of reference. These were very flexible and the costs were very reasonable.
The design process proceeded quickly but with plenty of interaction between us. Paul is a bit of an artist and so he was able to give us quick sketches of his proposals which we found most helpful. The bats created challenges but he dealt with the ecologist and the final solution posed very few limitations on our requirements.
Although we selected the contractor to undertake the construction Paul fully briefed him on the concept and details of the work. The builder was full of praise for the quality of the plans which he said were easy to work with and very accurate."


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To find out if a journal is considered Refereed/Peer-Reviewed, check the Ulrich's database by doing a search for the title of the journal. In case Ulrich's does not list a journal, another database that can also help with this is Serials Directory.
Many, but not all, of the research databases accessible from the Library allow searches to be limited to articles published in Scholarly/Academic as well as Peer-Reviewed journals. If a database only has a "Scholarly" or Academic limiter/filter, keep in mind that refereed/peer-reviewed journals are a subset of scholarly journals, in other words not all scholarly journals are refereed/peer-reviewed.
Most libraries subscribe to various types of periodicals, such as scholarly (some of which may be peer-reviewed), popular, or trade publications. Choosing which to use depends on your topic, the type of writing you are doing, your assignment, and the sources your professor wants you to use. Many databases offer the option to limit to "Scholarly Journals" or "Peer Reviewed". If you're not sure if a journal is considered scholarly/peer-reviewed, check Ulrich's by looking up the title of the journal.
What is a peer-reviewed journal?
A scholarly journal is peer-reviewed when there is an editorial board that decides which articles should be included for publication. These journals are generally thought to be of the highest quality. To determine if a journal is peer reviewed, look for an editorial board in the early pages or on the journal's Web site.


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Welcome to Gib-San's Cabana
The Cabana is an area that provides information about operating and caring for your pool and hot tub 24/7. The Cabana resource guide is available to Gib-San pool owners and customers for their convenience. Over time services will be added to help you enjoy your Gib-San created pool environment.
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Toronto by-laws
- Toronto water disposal by-law – The by-laws regulating the discharge of pool and spa water into storm sewers is new and places significant restrictions and potential fines for doing so. For details, click here.
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Gib-San Pool & Hot Tub Owners Manual (PDF)
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When developing an agent model, a number of aspects need to be considered. They are: how to model agent behavior, agent-agent interactions, and the environment.
Like in individual-based modeling, agent behavior is typically modeled as a collection of heuristic, context-dependent rules that are iterated over one or more discrete time steps. Foraging behavior, for example, might be modeled as a random walk over the landscape, or as a more complex search routine in which the animal assesses its environment and moves in a deliberate fashion to seek out preferred food sources. One of the challenges of agent-based modeling is the elaboration of such rules. Empirical observations of animal
Box 2 What is the difference between individual-based and agent-based models?
There is considerable confusion in the ecosystem modeling literature concerning the difference between individual-based models (IBMs) and agent-based models. Individual-based modeling has a long tradition in ecological modeling and many authors use the terms individual-based and agent-based interchangeably. Adaptive agents are similar to individuals in IBM, with the exception that agents are provided with mechanisms by which they can adapt, learn, or evolve. In the agent literature, one generally differentiates between proactive and reactive agents. A proactive agent is motivated and goal oriented, whereas a reactive agent simply reacts to stimuli. Individuals in IBMs are usually more similar to reactive agents.
behavior can serve as a basis for rule generation. For example, a study of white-tailed deer foraging habits might show that they preferentially eat new shoots of a specific type of vegetation, and this preference could be incorporated into a rule. When the agents represent humans, modelers will typically interview subjects or distribute surveys as a means of compiling information. Another common approach is the use of role-playing games, in which subjects are asked to describe or act out how they would respond in a certain situation. These scenarios are then used to elaborate behavioral rules.
Agents are, by definition, goal oriented. They may seek to satisfy a basic need, such as meeting basic energetic requirements, or they may have a more complex goal, such as having a pleasant experience while visiting a wilderness area (in the case of human agents). Attaining this goal is often not straightforward, and may require several intermediate transactions with other agents (e.g., trade, combat/competition, or cooperation in the form of information or resource sharing). Many agent models simulate agent decision making via simple context-dependent rules as described above. Other approaches may use neural networks or other techniques in artificial intelligence and machine learning to model this aspect of agent behavior.
A common conceptual model that is applied in agent-based modeling is the beliefs-desires-intents (BDI) model. 'Beliefs' represent the background knowledge held by the agent (e.g., food is good to have); 'desires' represent its goals (e.g., get more food); and 'intents' represent the set of actions it intends to carry out to meet its goals (e.g., move toward the smell of food). Using a conceptual model such as BDI helps a modeler to organize the representation of an agent's goal-oriented behavior and to break down the decision-making process into parcels that are easier to deal with.
Adaptation, memory, and learning in agents may be simulated as part of an agent's behavioral and decision-making routines. Over longer time spans (e.g., multiple generations of agents), these characteristics are typically modeled using an approach based on genetic algorithms (see Evolutionary Algorithms). Genetic algorithms are binary (or numeric) sequences that represent an agent's 'genome'. The genome may contain parameters used to simulate agent behavior, including information about how the agent interacts with its environment and with other agents. When an agent reproduces, its genome is passed on to future generations. During reproduction, mutation (slight copy errors) may occur, mimicking the natural process of genetic mutation. Reproduction may be sexual or asexual. In the case of sexual reproduction, the offspring's genome is a combination of its parent's genomes.
A central tenet of agent-based modeling is the idea that group behavior is emergent from agent-to-agent interactions. Such interactions may be direct, via communication (message passing) or competition for a resource, or indirect, via modifications to a shared environment. Direct communication can be accomplished through a system that allows agents to compose and send messages that are subsequently interpreted by receiving agents. This type of communication is most often used in models where the agents represent humans. For example, in a model in which fisherman agents search for fish, agents may send messages to tell other agents the locations of good fishing sites. An agent may send a message specifically to one or more agents, or it may globally broadcast the message for all agents in the system to read using a blackboard system. Direct communication can also be modeled by adaptive agents that display 'tags' that can be decoded by the agents with which they come in contact. For example, an animal agent that is searching for a mate may display a special code that can be decoded by other animal agents in its local environment. This approach mimics the ecological mechanism of pattern display on animals. Indirect communication between agents often takes place via modifications to the environment. For example, in a model of ant foraging behavior, agents (ants) may leave pheromone trails that are subsequently followed and reinforced by other ant agents. In all of these examples, communication between agents reinforces and amplifies the effects of local interactions, giving rise to group-level dynamics.
Adaptive agents are locally situated in an environment, which may be represented in a number of different ways. Most commonly, the environment is modeled as either an »-dimensional lattice or an interaction network, although other representations are possible. The key is to constrain agent-to-agent interactions locally so as to model situations for which mean-field theory or other models based on assumptions of global mixing are inadequate.
In the case of an interaction network, each agent occupies a node in the network, and links between nodes designate avenues through which information or resources may be passed. An agent's location in the network thus determines the other agents with whom it may communicate. Interaction networks are often used to model communities of social agents. For example, the iterated prisoner's dilemma has been played on different network structures (each player is a node that plays with the nodes to which it is connected) in order to study the evolution of cooperation in social networks. Since networks are used to represent trophic interactions between species, a food web may also serve as an environment for an agent-based model in which agents represent species.
While network-based environments are useful for studying the flow of resources through social or physical systems, in agent-based ecological models, a spatially explicit environment is usually more pertinent due to the predominance of space in ecological interactions. In such spatially explicit models, each agent has a specific spatial location at a given time and is aware of its immediate surroundings, including the presence of other agents. The environment may be heterogeneous and can include passive objects as well as different types of agents. While there are many different ways that the spatial environment may be modeled, it is common to use a two-dimensional lattice. With this approach, each cell in the lattice may have a series of characteristics (e.g., resource availability) that can be accessed and modified by the agents. The lattice approach has a number of commonalities with cellular automata (see Cellular Automata). Models that seek to represent a more realistic environment may use a geographic information system (GIS) to provide initial conditions from cartographic data.
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- https://www.thetruth.com/articles/hot-topic/safer-safe
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Myst, which Game Informer recently named one of top 300 games of all time, was a landmark title for video games, showing a whole new generation of players the magic of an old-school adventure. But it's a little hard to play nowadays. Developer Cyan Worlds is hoping to make it a little easier this year.
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Cyan also wants to make a physical package bundling all the games for collectors. Those interested in more details in that physical version should "stay tuned."
Finally, Cyan teased that there could new Myst games in the future. "There will probably be more adventures in the Myst universe, but we're reserving 2018 for remembering our journey, and making something special to commemorate the last 25 years."
[Source: Official Myst website]
Our Take
I never played Myst growing up, but hearing the heated debates our staff had about it for the 300 meeting makes me want to reconsider. I'm a little skeptical about whether it holds up today, but hey, this is probably the year to find out.
Source: Game Informer


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October 6, 2012 – The Portland Winterhawks (4-3-0-0) fell 4-2 in Moose Jaw Saturday against the Warriors (3-3-0-0) as the team continued its road trip through the East Division.
Moose Jaw held a 2-0 lead after one period on goals by Torrin White and Sam Fioretti.
The Warriors got two early second period goals Jordan Wyton and Brayden Point to take a 4-0 lead, which would remain the score through the end of the period.
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Portland outshot Moose Jaw 34-33 Saturday. Brendan Burke was in net for the Hawks and made 29 saves on 33 shots. Daniel Wapple stopped 32 of the 34 shots Portland fired at him.
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Warning: violence, profanity and sexual situations with multiple partners.
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The ship itself remained silent, drifting.
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Brides of the Kindred Book One — Claimed
Olivia Waterhouse has just graduated from nursing school and has her whole life ahead of her — until she gets drafted. Problem is, she isn't being forced into the Army, she's been chosen as a Kindred bride.
The Kindred are huge alien warriors — a race of genetic traders whose population is ninety-five percent male. After saving Earth from the threat of invasion they demand a reward — the right to find brides among the population. The chances of being chosen are about the same as those of winning the lottery — guess it's just Liv's lucky day.
Baird is a Beast Kindred who recently escaped imprisonment and torture at the hands of the malevolent Scourge. Through the torment and pain only one thing kept him sane — the thought of finding and claiming his bride — Olivia. His need to possess her is a burning intensity that threatens to consume them both.
Angry at having her future and her family taken away from her, Liv vows to fight back the only way she can — by resisting. She has one month on the Kindred Mothership with Baird — their claiming period. If she can keep from having bonding sex with him during that time, she can go home and get on with her life on Earth.
But Baird isn't going to make it easy for her. Every week he is allowed to touch Liv more and more intimately and according to the contract she signed, she has to let him. She's determined to resist him but his touch sets her on fire. And just as she thinks she knows what she wants, a twist of fate and an attack by the faceless Scourge AllFather changes everything…
New York Times bestselling author JAYNE CASTLE-Capturing the lively sensuality (Library Journal) of the passion-filled, near-future space colony of St. Helens, the wildly popular alter ego of bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz delivers delectably entertaining paranormal romantic suspense (Booklist)!
Ever since a false tabloid story ruined her reputation and her interior design business, Zinnia Spring has been labeled the Scarlet Lady of St. Helens. Now, headstrong Zinnia makes a living using her psychic abilities, a highly prized skill that attracts the attention of another planetary outcast, Nick Chastain. The rough-edged casino owner craves what he doesn't have, respectability, and he enlists Zinnia to help find his father's journal and dig up answers to his own mysterious past. Zinnia doesn't have to be psychic to know what else Nick wants; soon they're reaching the electrifying heights of ecstasy… and danger. For when a ruthless killer crosses their search, it will take everything in their power to keep their feet on terra firma and survive a deadly trap!


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In any event hopefully a NEAFL Premiership Medal around his neck is a good consolation. With the seniors playing and the opponents an AFL team I gather we can play froma full deck on Saturday in the NEAFL so only a couple of toppies I'd say. Should be a very high quality game and I'm looking forward to it
Even if the coaches have decided Haywood is unlikely to play in the EF, they'd hardly put him on ice now. Papley may not come up, or someone else could get injured.
If he was excused from the senior training session I think it's far more likely that they just wanted to give him a rest (or that he's carrying a niggle) than that they've already ruled him out of Saturday's Essendon game.
Early forecast for Saturday isn't brilliant. Windy and possibly drizzly
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See also: crayón
Borrowed from French crayon ("pencil"), from craie ("chalk") + -on ("(diminutive)"), from Latin creta ("chalk, clay"), from crētus.
- enPR: krāʹän
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹeɪ.ən/, /ˈkɹeɪ.ɒ̃/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹeɪ.ɒn/, [ˈkʰɹeɪ.ɑn]; also /ˈkɹeɪ.ɔn/ (the most common pronunciations, used by 83% of Americans)[1]
- (US, uncommon, especially Northeastern US, Midwestern US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹæn/, [ˈkɹeən][1]
- (US, rare, especially Philadelphia, New Jersey, sometimes Southern US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹaʊn/, [ˈkɹɛɔn~ˈkɹæɔn][1]
- Rhymes: -aʊn
crayon (plural crayons)
- A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.
- A colored pencil, a colouring pencil
- (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
- Let no day pass over you […] without giving some strokes of the pencil or the crayon.
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- (dated) A crayon drawing.
- 1885, Littell's Living Age (volume 167, page 187)
- But on the wall hung two fine crayons, representing Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette — pictures which she recognized as having hung in the corridor of the Tuileries — and in front of them were burning two candles on a species of rude altar.
- 1885, Littell's Living Age (volume 167, page 187)
- (dated) A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light.
- colored pencil (for sense 2)
- pencil crayon (for sense 2)
colored chalk or wax
crayon (third-person singular simple present crayons, present participle crayoning, simple past and past participle crayoned)
- (transitive, intransitive) To draw with a crayon.
craie ("chalk") + -on ("(diminutive)"), from Latin crēta ("chalk, clay"), from crētus.
crayon m (plural crayons)
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- "crayon" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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Using Onenote and a Windows Phone Together
Thanks to the Microsoft Office Mobile application OneNote you can sync all sorts of useful data between your Windows Phone, PC and Windows Live!
Windows Mobile Platform and Device How-To Guides by WM Experts. Including Tips, Tricks and Hacks for Windows Mobile Software and Hardware offerings.
Thanks to the Microsoft Office Mobile application OneNote you can sync all sorts of useful data between your Windows Phone, PC and Windows Live!
The three mobile platforms Windows Phone, iPhone and Android all have their own voice command tools – Tellme, Siri and Voice Actions. But in a battle to the death, which is best?
Designed to allow users to sync data between devices, the ActiveSync software can be found in many guises, from the desktop application used with the old Windows Mobile platform to the new, device-only software on Windows Phones. Its use is more widespread than these phones, however…
Despite the shortcomings of the original release of Windows Phone, the Mango update brings several enhancements, not least the ability to import custom ringtones for contacts.
From social networking to Microsoft Office, music and videos to gaming, tethering and updating your handset, there are plenty of things you can do with a Windows Phone. We've got everything you need to get started using one of these fantastic devices right here.
Windows Phone is a fascinating mobile phone platform, one which is easy and fun to use. But how much do you really know about Metro UI, the Windows Phone Marketplace and Xbox LIVE integration?
Thanks to the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" update, it is now possible to sync your documents to the cloud with SkyDrive or to Office 365, as well as storing them on your phone or a SharePoint server.
Don't think of Windows Phone as just "the Facebook phone" – with the release of the Mango update, you can integrate Twitter and LinkedIn accounts and access them without third-party apps!
In the first version of Windows Phone the messaging tool was restricted to SMS and MMS. With the release of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango this has been enhanced, with Windows Live Messenger, Facebook chat and voice recognition added and combined for a single, complete conversation experience!
Windows Phone has recently received its first major upgrade, and is finally ready to compete with Android and iPhone. Some of these improvements concern the camera software and the Pictures Hub, where tagging, auto-fix and sharing via Twitter have been introduced.
With the release of Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango", there are now four great ways to install apps and games onto your phone: the Marketplace Hub, via Zune, sideloading and with the new browser-based Marketplace!
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Loiederman Middle School's curriculum includes all of the regular MCPS middle school curriculum, as well as a number of accelerated courses and specialized arts courses. Students currently take 8 classes, divided into a block schedule.
Like any other middle school student, Loiederman students will take English, math, science, world studies, and physical education/health. Many students take a reading course, and students who need additional support in math or reading may take a class that meets daily. All 6th graders take an introductory arts course called Perspectives in the Fine Arts. In addition, students may choose from a number of electives in their sixth, seventh, and eighth grade years, including Spanish, Spanish for Spanish Speakers, French, Visual Art, Digital Art, Theater, Dance, Choral Music, Instrumental Music, and Digital Music.
A number of Loiederman courses are designed to accelerate the MCPS Middle School curriculum, both to provide more academic rigor for students and to offer them a chance to take several high school credit or high school preparatory classes. Students are not required to take any of these courses, but are encouraged to do so if their parents or teachers make that recommendation. These accelerated classes include:
Students may receive high school credit for all of these courses except the AP Preparatory US History course. Below is the full list of courses offered at Loiederman Middle School as of the 2013-2014 school year. Please note that courses marked with an asterisk are courses for which a student may receive high school credit. Click on the image for a larger, more readable version.
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This year's Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins was an epic and tightly-fought affair, with the Bruins – including future hall-of famer Jaromír Jágr – needing to win on Monday to force a deciding Game 7. It didn't happen: with less than two minutes remaining on the clock, the Blackhawks scored not once but twice – a one-two punch from which the Bruins couldn't recover.
In Sports News this Monday: cyclist Roman Kreuziger finishes third in the Tour de Suisse; the Boston Bruins, with Jaromír Jágr, even their series against Chicago in the Stanley Cup final; the Czech women's basketball team declasses Lithuania to qualify for the knock-out stages at the European Championships; and football legend Josef Masopust returns to site of a Czechoslovak win over Brazil 57 years ago.
The Czech national football team's qualification run for the 2014 World Cup has left a lot to be desired. A loss against Denmark and draw with Bulgaria earlier made it far less likely the Czechs will make it to the tournament next year. On Friday, the squad faces its biggest challenge yet: Euro 2012 runners-up Italy. The Czech team effectively needs to win to keep its chances for next year alive.
In Sports News this Monday: Czech soccer's first division set for cliff-hanger finale with Plzeň's lead on Sparta down to two points with one game to go; Hradec Králové and České Budějovice relegated as Bohemians 1905 bounce straight back from second tier; and decathlon great Roman Šebrle may well have competed for last time.
One of the Czech Republic's best known soccer clubs has just escaped bankruptcy and expulsion from the first division. In fact, for a brief period on Monday it appeared it really was curtains for Baník Ostrava. But how have the 2004 league champions found themselves in such dire straits? And what does the future hold for the club?
In Sports News this Monday: Zuzana Hejnová wins 400m hurdles at Diamond League meeting in Shanghai; Baník Ostrava football club come dangerously close to bankruptcy; Arsenal and Spurs said to be keen to snap up Czech striker Matěj Vydra; and Tomáš Berdych overcomes one bogeyman in Rome but can't get past second.
Earlier this week, hockey fans hoped that the Czech national team had finally found its legs in a 7-0 drubbing of Norway. But that was as good as things would get. Although the Czechs avoided the embarrassment of an early exit and made the quarterfinal, they again faced tournament's biggest surprise this year, the Swiss, and were defeated.


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Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer released to the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act by a vote of 266 to 153.
"I applaud the House for approving the construction of the Keystone Pipeline with sweeping bipartisan support. This is a common sense bill that will create much needed jobs for the American people and is a step towards establishing energy independence from the Middle East and Russia.
"The President has delayed action on this project for too long. In a time when too many are struggling to make ends meet, it's irresponsible for the President to turn his back on families looking for good-paying jobs and lower energy costs."
According to the U.S. State Department, the Keystone XL project will support 40,100 jobs and $2 billion in earnings, and will transport an estimated 830,000 barrels of oil per day – the equivalent of nearly half of U.S. imports from the Middle East.


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During the Netflix Q4 earnings webcast, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings answered questions from the analysts:
When asked about the iPhone:
We haven't yet done or submitted an iPhone application. We are optimistic that post the Google Voice brouhaha it would be approved. There is really no way of knowing in advance what Apple's stance would be on that. Of course that application if it works on the iPhone it would work on the iPad. It is not a huge priority for us because we are so focused on the larger screen. Until we get our TV ubiquity and our Blue-ray ubiquity and we are getting close on video game ubiquity we would next turn to the small screen. It is just not a primary movie watching. It is something we will get around to but it is not in the near-term.
On competing for content with HBO, Starz & Showtime:
The reasoning behind the Warner Bros. deal:
We are a distributor for Starz now. We would like to be for Showtime, HBO and Epics. That is the relationship that we want as opposed to trying to bid against them.
The advantage to us in doing the deal is cost savings. Warner has given us a huge number of copies up to 29th day at a very attractive price so we are able to fulfill all of the consumer demand and then we are able to use those savings to pour that into more streaming content.
Why they supported the Wii:
100% of the devices of WiFi include [inaudible] of the 26 million installed base 100% are addressable by Netflix. So we are very excited about that.
On the number of titles available for streaming:
I should have avoided publishing the 17,000 update because it gets everyone focused on title count and you can imagine we could quickly license if we wanted to 100,000 irrelevant titles. So you really don't want to use title count as a proxy for attractiveness of the service. If we had 1,000 of the biggest titles that would make a much bigger difference than 10,000 others.
The biggest obstacle to getting new streaming content?
Hat tip to Seeking Alpha for posting a transcript of the Q&A session.


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Peter Morris
Peter Morris, a Principal with Davis Langdon, has 35 years of experience in construction economics, cost planning and management, with expertise in building surveying, construction cost planning and estimating, auditing, scheduling and life-cycle costing. Peter heads the company's research and consultancy group, with a particular focus on construction economics and sustainability, and has authored papers on escalation, construction risk analysis, life cycle costing and sustainable design. He served as a member of the USGBC Research Advisory Committee from its establishment in 2006 to 2012, and chaired that committee from 2009 to 2012.
Peter has recently been involved in several projects developing parametric and qualitative life cycle cost modeling to support early stage decisions with high quality cost data derived from concept or preliminary performance based design selections. In addition, Peter has been in forefront of the analysis of the economics of sustainable construction, and has published two major studies on the topic: The Cost of Green (2004) and The Cost of Green Revisited (2007). Recent research work has focused on the fundamentals of Decision and Value Management, examining how business case decisions are made from economic models, in particular, the role of uncertainty and risk in economic modeling and decision processes.


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High Line Supports Local Food Bank and Other Charities
High Line Holiday Food Drive Delivers Thousands of Pounds of Food to Local Food Bank
High Line Corporation continued its tradition of giving this holiday season.
Employees teamed up to donate nearly 4,000 pounds of food to the Markham Food Bank, serving High Line's headquarters city, Markham, Ont.
"We thank High Line for the generous donation," said Bob Ysseldyk of Markham Food Bank. "Donations like this enable us to serve people who are in need. Nobody should go hungry, especially during the holidays."
In addition, High Line, as in the past, is matching the weight of the collected food with a dollar contribution to a number of charities. This year, one of our chosen charities is Kiva, a micro loan site that supports entrepreneurs in developing countries.
"It was great to see our team members so involved in our Christmas food drive. Employees split into four teams, and had a lot of spirited fun competing to see which team would donate the most food," High Line President Megan Rogister said. "Next year we will challenge other local software companies to support this very important service in our community."


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This year's London Marathon has seen £45million raised online so far.
40,255 competitors crossed the finishing line in the biggest and hottest London Marathon to date with temperatures of up to 24C.
A record-breaking £21.8m has been raised so far through Virgin Money Giving by this year's Virgin Money London Marathon. With money still coming in, this is expected to top £25m. On JustGiving, fundraisers have raised £22.3m (donations & gift aid) as well as an extra £1.6m offline.
£1.3m has been raised so far for the Teenage Cancer Trust, the official charity of the 2018 event, and it is estimated that over 2,000 charities will benefit overall.
Our tribute to Matt Campbell – https://t.co/hE7Q2XnHb9 pic.twitter.com/cWiUgPeUhG
— Brathay Trust (@Brathay) April 23, 2018
The JustGiving page of chef and Masterchef: The Professionals finalist Matt Campbell, who died while running the race, now stands at over £134,000. 29-year-old Matt was fundraising for the Brathay Trust and in memory of his father who died in 2016. He collapsed at the 22.5 mile mark, and sadly died later in hospital. Some 3,000 people have now signed up to the Finish for Matt Facebook page, pledging to complete the race for him by doing a 3.7m run on Strava on Saturday, and giving a £5 'entry fee' to Matt's JustGiving page.
Here's a round-up of some of the other Marathon fundraising news:
"I love it, I just love it."
John Starbrook, our oldest runner at 87, talks about raising over £40,000 for charity through running….#LondonMarathon #SpiritofLondon pic.twitter.com/PNA7iXRhnz
— London Marathon (@LondonMarathon) April 24, 2018
The oldest participant at 87, Samuel John Starbrook has raised £40,000 over the years through his running, and was running again this year for Age UK: his 32nd for the charity. So far he has raised just over £1,100.
Incredible effort from Gabrielle Pearce – our youngest runner yesterday!
She ran the race on her 18th birthday! 👏👏#LondonMarathon #SpiritofLondon pic.twitter.com/885ZIYvLoE
— London Marathon (@LondonMarathon) April 23, 2018
The youngest competitor, Gabrielle Pearce, was running for Sense on her 18th birthday. So far she has beaten her £1,500 target with a current total of almost £2,300.
Awww… we had a surprise #LondonMarathon proposal when Craig got down on one knee at the finish line and asked his girlfriend Lisa to marry him. She said yes! The awesome #TeamSense couple are running 5 marathons for us in 2018! 🧡💜🧡💜🧡https://t.co/B6rmQOoXwT pic.twitter.com/gocDuqN76e
— Sense (@sensecharity) April 24, 2018
More runners for Sense, Craig Dennen and Lisa Lee are in fact running five marathons for the charity this year, with Craig having raised just over £1,053 so far with this one. The even bigger news though was Craig's proposal to Lisa just before the finishing line.
Well of course she did it – My Nana completing @LondonMarathon on Sunday for @ParkinsonsUK at 83 years young. https://t.co/iO9dF0yuJS all donations so appreciated! pic.twitter.com/ku2fduKZos
— Ellen Tomlinson (@Elleneats) April 24, 2018
83-year-old Jean Harcourt completed the Marathon (her second) for Parkinson's UK, and has so far raised almost £1,200.
Dad-of-3 becomes first paralysed man to finish London Marathon after 36 hours https://t.co/RpwTIyMDSs
— Brain Tumour Charity (@BrainTumourOrg) April 24, 2018
Simon Kindleysides became the first paralysed man to complete the Marathon, walking the route in a Rewalk exoskeleton suit. It took him 36 hours, and so far he has raised almost £8,500 for The Brain Tumour Charity.
The courage shown by this group of Firefighters is something else….💚
They have raised over £90,000 to support those affected by the Grenfell Fire. 👏👏#LondonMarathon #SpiritofLondon pic.twitter.com/hKH8CwgUwd
— London Marathon (@LondonMarathon) April 23, 2018
In total, 45 firefighters and office-based members of the London Fire Brigade took part in this year's Marathon. This included two groups, from North Kensington and Paddington, which ran to raise funds to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
North Kensington Red Watch have raised over £50,000 for children affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, while nine firefighters from A21 Paddington Red Watch ran in uniform, raising more than £90,000.
Beanstalk's London Marathon runners all successfully completed the race – including one dressed as the Gingerbread Man. So far they have raised £10,618.67 for the charity, which will help it reach more primary school children across England who have fallen behind with reading.
Dressed as a giant poppy, 49-Year-old Owen Willis set a new Guinness World Record for the "Fastest marathon dressed as a three-dimensional plant (male)" category at the 2018 London Marathon. Owen was fundraising for The Royal British Legion and SSAFA, and has raised over £1,300 for the latter so far.
A mum from Rugby who had a heart attack in January completed the Marathon in just over six hours. Elaine Beauchamp ran the race for Action for Children. This January a gym visit nearly ended in tragedy when she suffered a cardiac arrest whilst on the rowing machine and owes her life to the fact that her gym had a defibrillator available. This is her first of three planned Marathons this year.
Two runners for WaterAid completed the Marathon dressed as a poo emoji and a man sitting on a toilet. 58-year-old father of three, Bob Prothero from Staines, Surrey finished in 5 hours 28 minutes and so far he has raised just over £3,600 for the charity. Vicky Bell set a new world record for the fastest marathon dressed as an emoji (female) whilst raising awareness and funds for WaterAid. Her time was 4:18:06 and she has so far raised just over £3,400.
Seventy Samaritans runners joined 40,000 competitors in the hottest London Marathon to date, raising more than £115,000 so far for Samaritans. The first runner to make it home for Samaritans was Simon West from Bristol, in three hours two minutes, while for veteran fundraiser Dave 'the running phone' Lock, from Woodford Green in Essex, it was his 20th London Marathon in costume for Samaritans, and his fiftieth marathon overall.
Main image: Thomas Lovelock for Virgin Money London Marathon
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Company overview
In 2002 a team of highly-qualified professionals in foreign trade set up a company specialized in supply of imported raw materials for manufacturing enterprises in Moscow Region. Today FIT Group is a holding structure which incorporates a few divisions targeted at serving the needs of an industrial sector of the Russian economy. With deep understanding of our clients' demands we do our best to make deliveries in the shortest possible time and to the utmost quality. Moreover, we undertake the whole set of activities, starting with the search of suppliers abroad and finishing with the delivery of the goods to the door of an enterprise.
Owing to a considerable working experience and well-organized logistic routes, we are able to deliver imported goods both from our warehouse and from a supplier's warehouse facilities according to the needs of a particular manufacturing company.
As for the trading activities of FIT Group it should be noted that a number of foreign suppliers have chosen our company as an authorized distributor of their products on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Furthermore, FIT Group has well-established relations with Russian and foreign production enterprises. It is our honor that we are the main supplier for many of them. Among our clients are wallpaper factories, producers of polymeric and rubber products, floor coverings and construction materials.