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Recovery Tank Blockage Resolved in Wellingborough
Details below of a scrubber dryer problem we resolved recently that was caused by a recovery tank blockage. The customer at a designer retail store had reported that their floor cleaning machine was not extracting any water during the cleaning operation resulting in dirty water being left of the floor. The store was located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, around 11 miles from Northampton itself. The local retail industry in Wellingborough is concentrated in the Swansgate shopping centre, though there are numerous retail parks and supermarkets outside the city.
Tracing the Root Cause
Our engineer hit the road and made his way to the designer store in Wellingborough, to assess the nature of the problem that the customer was experiencing with their floor cleaning machine. As a designer store, the floor space needed to be kept in impeccable condition, to match the high-end nature of the clothing being sold there. To keep the vibe feeling exclusive and sophisticated, the company cleaned the floors with a Viper Fang 20HD Battery Operated Walk Behind Scrubber Drier.
When our engineer arrived, he gave the machine a full inspection. During his diagnostic testing, our engineer found that the inlet to the machines recovery tank was completely blocked. To resolve this all that really needed to be done was to remove the blockage and give the tank a thorough clean. After doing this, our engineer tested the machine and found it to be in full working order again.
Before leaving, he gave the staff advice on full preventative maintenance, including keeping the recovery tank clear of debris and clean. It's worth noting that A3 Machines alone maintain over 800 Viper Cleaning machines and in our experience the majority of calls we receive could have been avoided if regular maintenance checks were to be carried out.
Viper Fang 20 HD Maintenance
The Viper Fang 20HD is a medium sized battery powered scrubber dryer and like any machine it benefits from regular checks and maintenance. The following maintenance procedures are taken from the User Manual which you will find a link to on the following page: http://www.a3machines.info/cleaning-machine-user-manuals/. Notice that it's recommended to check the recovery tank for debris on a daily basis, doing so will avoid a recovery tank blockage in future.
- Remove pad driver / brush and clean with approved cleaner.
- Drain recovery and solution tanks completely and rinse out with clean water. Visually check the recovery tank for debris and clean out as necessary.
- Raise squeegee assembly off floor and wipe it down with a damp towel. Be sure to store the squeegee in the up position.
- Remove the float shut-off assembly and rinse it out with clean water.
Clean machine with an approved cleaner and a damp towel. Don't spray water to clean the outside of machine to avoid damage to motor and wiring.
- Recharge batteries.
- Check fluid level in batteries.
- Check batteries for loose or corroded cables.
- Keep battery tops clean from corrosion.
- Check machine for leaks and loose fasteners.
- Lubricate all grease points and pivot points with silicon spray and approved grease.
- Place machine over a floor drain. Flush solution system by pouring 10 liters of hot water and approved alkaline detergent into the solution tank and running machine (with solution control on) for 45 seconds. Turn machine off and let it sit overnight. Then next day, drain the remaining solution and rinse the solution tank out with clean water.
The manual also details steps that can be take to clean the vacuum system recovery filter and clean water solution tank filter.
Clearing a Recovery Tank Blockage at Designer Store in Wellingborough
To contact the A3 Machines service team for help or to find out more about servicing and repairing Viper Cleaning Machines or similar please visit: http://www.a3machines.co.uk/machine-servicing
To read more articles from the A3 Machines engineers, please visit: http://repair.a3machines.info


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The Best Data Recovery Choice For You
The best defense against a loss of data is a really solid and faithful backup routine of important files to reliable media. It's also a good idea for the media to be removable and portable if possible so that even if something happens to your whole computer for any reason, the data is protected by being in a totally different physical area.
OK, so that is the best solution to data loss. But what if you have not been backing up your drive like you should and now you find yourself confronted with the daunting task of getting all the important files back that were on your computer before the emergency happened? (By the way, you can take some comfort in knowing that quite a few people find themselves in this situation. You are not alone.) What are your choices at this point?
Well, basically there are two ways of recovering data from a damaged disk, either by using a data recovery service or a data recovery software package. Either can do the job, but there are some factors that should go into your decision about which one to use. First, are you pretty computer savvy? If you are then maybe data recovery software will work for you. If not, do not try this method at all. The other is how much time do you have to spend on retrieving this data? If you have lots of time to put into it, then consider doing the job yourself with a reputable software package. If you don't have much time to devote to this endeavor, don't waste both time and money with the software option.
If you have decided upon using a data recovery service, you should know that the odds are that you will get a good portion, if not all of your data back. The generally accepted success rate in the industry is around 80%. Much of the success will depend on the skill and determination of the data recovery specialist who will be working on your drive. They all have sophisticated software tools to work with, but data recovery is not as simple as just plugging in a piece of software, walking away and coming back when it has found all the files. It often requires a specialist who is a bit of a detective, andnot easily discouraged, to get back a good portion of data, especially on drives with physical damage.
Don't be surprised to get two quotes for data recovery from some companies either. One for logical data retrieval that is much easier to handle and will be a much lower figure, and one for physical damage which is far more challenging and therefore rightly costs more. You will also find that cost quotes will often vary considerably. It is usually best to choose somewhere in the middle of the pack toward the higher end. The reason for this is that some companies engage in a bait and switch tactic that indicates that they will cost less initially, but when they actually receive the drive they wil claim that upon review the cost will be much higher. It's best to avoid messing with these companies at all.
So if you have lost data and have no backups to fall back on, data recovery can still be done. Just use the guidelines presented in this article for choosing the data recovery method that will work best for you.
John Simpson
Do I Really Need To Backup?
Okay, computers a machine, right? Okay, maybe not yours. You have this special relationship, but that a subject for another article.
3 Ways Computers Can Hurt Your Ministry - Part 1 - Ineffective Data Backups
Our computers have become almost indispensable ministry tools. What would you do if the worst happened and you had to function without your computers? Would your ministry survive?This article is the first in a 3-part series on how to protect your ministry from serious computer-related loss.
Data Recovery Processes
Six months ago my computer crashed. When I turned my computer on it would not load Windows XP and so I could not get into my two hard drive files.
How Secure Are Online Data Backups?
Processing DATA is what all businesses do. Protecting data is what SMART businesses do.
The Importance of Data Backups
All computers and their components are subject to failure. In fact sooner or later every business will be confronted with some type of computer failure.
Computer Data Backup - Data Backup Solution Will Give You A Peace Of Mind
Imagine that you have been working on a file for the entire day and there was a power surge that caused your computer to 'black out'. It would have been a frustrating experience for us as we had put in a lot of time and effort into it.
Learn How To Make Data Backup Over The Internet!
Why should you backup your data on the Internet?There are several reasons.* The backup is located at a secure place for away from your computer.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Risk Analysis and Control
In the risk evaluation phase, there are a number of key areas that must be covered. One of the most important is to understand probable threats.
Data Backup for Beginners
It's 10pm. Do you know where your data is?Data.
Backing Up Personal Computers
Backup on business computers is typically not the user's concern unless it's a small business. A business should have a policy in place for managing backups especially due to Sarbanes - Oxyley.
HasYour Computer Hard Drive Ever Crashed? Are You Challenged by Backups?
The following scenario's have probably been repeated thousands of times, on computer systems of all kinds and sizes, operated by all levels of users from complete novice, to expert user.· You log on and your computer will not boot to your operating system.
Disaster Recovery Made Easy With Online Backups
Whenever disaster strikes the most critical asset that every company should have protected from sudden loss due to fire, flooding, or theft is their data. No matter what happens to your hardware you can be sure to be able to be up and running no matter how sudden or how severe your damage or loss is - if you use an online backup system.
Data Backup Solution: Why You Need a Backup Plan in Place - Part 1
Is a data backup solution part of your computer plans? Do you have a way to protect yourself if something goes wrong with your computer or data? Computers are a useful part of our lives but we don't always protect ourselves from their loss be it fire, theft or hardware failure.We often don't consider how fragile our computer data really is.
Sea-Front or Action-gate
June 25, 2005Seagate Technologies' web site now indicates the company offers data recovery services. Further investigation shows the shipping address, the place to send your subject drive for data recovery service, actually belongs to ActionFront Data Recovery.
Data Recovery The Easy Way
If you aren't prepared in advance, you will most likely have to use a data recovery service or data recovery software solution to help get back as much as you can of what was lost. This can be a very good idea if there is no other way to recover your files, but it doesn't have to come to that in most cases.
How to Effectively Back Up Your Data
What to backup, and what to loseThe oldest "computer expression" is that there are two kinds of computer users, those that backup their data and those that will. Often, it takes a "data disaster" to compel otherwise responsible people to make a regular habit of backing up their data.
The Seven Golden Rules Of Data Backups
Backups of company data are carried out for two main reasons. The first is to cater for those times when a document is inadvertently deleted or damaged and you wish to recover the original document; the second is as part of a disaster recovery plan in case something catastrophic happens to your computers (e.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - Business Impact Analysis
Business impact analysis is a critical part of the business continuity planning process. This step quantifies data and gets into the real world issue of potential losses that can negatively impact your business.
Do You Have The One Key Ingredient Necessary For Disaster Recovery?
It is not rocket science, we all know that we should have a disaster recovery plan in place for our business regardless of its size. When disaster strikes, it seldom discriminates on the size of the company.
Are The Words Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning Rolling Off Your Lips?
It might be more fun to talk about those free online business cards that are saving the company money, or those nifty designer business checks that are helping to solidif your branding efforts at the next staff meeting, but what really should be rolling off your lips are the words "business continuity and disaster recovery planning". Nothing is more important to a company than having a comprehensive recoveery plan in place prior to when disaster strikes.
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Dental Crowns
- What are dental crowns?
- When tooth decay or damage becomes serious, a dental crown may be suggested. Dental crowns are covers or caps that completely encase damaged teeth up to the gumline. Often made of porcelain, dental crowns are not only able to improve a tooth's function, but its appearance as well. We may use a dental crown in Marietta, Georgia, to:
- Support a large filling
- Protect a weakened tooth from breaking
- Hold a cracked tooth together
- Anchor a dental bridge in place
- Cover unsightly dental conditions
- Enhance the beauty of your smile
- Overall, a dental crown is used to restore and improve a tooth's size, shape, appearance and function.
- How are dental crowns made?
- In the past, it typically required two visits and multiple weeks to produce a dental crown. However, at Marietta Dental and Implant Center, crowns can be produced and applied in just one day, thanks to our advanced dental laboratory available on-site at our dental office. Our dentists will remove the decayed and damaged portion of the tooth, shaping it to accommodate the size of the dental crown. After taking molds and measurements, we will produce your dental crown and ensure it fits perfectly. Once final adjustments are made, the dental crown is cemented into place. To learn more about how a dental crown can improve your smile, please contact us at 770-435-6888!
Dental Bridges
of two dental crowns that anchor one or more replacement teeth. We offer custom-made dental bridges in Marietta, Georgia, to restore your confident, beautiful smile.
Dental bridges are also important to your overall oral health. Our friendly dentists may suggest dental bridges as part your treatment to:
- Replace missing teeth
- Restore your ability to chew and speak as normal
- Improve facial shape and volume
- Prevent remaining natural teeth from shifting in the mouth
How are dental bridges placed?
The type of dental bridge you need will depend on which teeth are being replaced. Generally, the two teeth on either side of the missing tooth receive dental crowns to anchor the replacement tooth. These replacement teeth are called pontics. Once adjusted and fitted to your smile, the dental bridge will be cemented into place. For more information on dental bridges and the types we offer, please contact us and meet with Dr. Tracy Dillon or Dr. Danielle Greene.


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They're finally here – hashtags on Facebook. I say finally, because for months, many people (myself included), were annoyed by the hashtag overuse on Facebook. At that point, hashtags did absolutely nothing to help your brand. Folks just assumed that since hashtags worked on other social media platforms, they must work on Facebook too. Well, they were wrong, until now.
Hashtag functionality started rolling out to Facebook users on June 11th. Not everyone reacted well at first. Some claimed hashtags were best left on Twitter. Others created pages devoted to "Stop The OverUse of Hashtags." The complaining did little good – hashtags are here to stay. So how can we make hashtags work for us – increasing our brand exposure?
What is a Hashtag?
This might seem like a simple question, but do you honestly know the purpose of a hashtag? Hashtags are words or phrases that begin with the #(pound sign). You've seen them around for awhile now, but what do they do?
A hashtag turns a word or phrase into a "clickable" link. When you click on the hashtag/link you'll find a built in search of posts or tweets where a particular keyword or phrase was used.
Why Should I use Hashtags?
Hashtags used correctly will boost your Search Engine Optimization (SEO). How? Hashtags will target keywords or topics allowing fans and potential clients to find your business quickly. Essentially they act like a built in Rolodex.
By including appropriate hashtags on your social media platforms, you can quite possibly get exposure from people who may not have seen your post otherwise. These simple little "tags" can make a huge difference in your reach.
So your thinking, "well that's simple, I'll just use a bunch of hashtags and my exposure will increase." Not so fast, make sure to apply these tips to ensure hashtag effectiveness.
5 Tips to Ensure Your Hashtags are Effective
- Use Keywords. If you know anything about SEO, you're familiar with keywords. Keywords play a vital role in SEO as they do in effective hashtags. Guard against haphazardly hash-tagging. You should only be adding hashtags to keywords associated with your brand. Period.
- Don't overuse hashtags. Please, if you take nothing else away from this article, remember this: do NOT overuse hashtags. Overuse will confuse and annoy fans who find themselves lost in a sea of pound signs. A general rule of thumb – limit your hashtags to 2-3 per post.
- Avoid punctuation and abbreviation. Remember, hashtags are a simple system. Abbreviating or using punctuation when creating hashtags limits your visibility, IF the customer even finds the tag. For instance, if you want to search for Facebook you wouldn't type FB, but rather use the hashtag "#Facebook." Something as simple as a period at the end of your hashtag will impact your reach.
- #Donotjoinwordstogether. See how confusing that was? Users like to join together keywords that have little to no relation to the subject. This is fine for personal use, but if you're looking for SEO, make sure it's clear what you're going for or representing and stick with that.
- Research your hashtag. Apparently some brands have embarrassed themselves by using a hashtag already in use for an entirely different purpose or that doesn't align itself with their company message. Don't let yourself be embarrassed – do a little research.
Hashtags are a great way to increase your visibility and market your brand. Remember: keep hashtags simple, avoid punctuations, use keywords, and set a limit of two/three hashtags per social media interaction.
Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to promoting your business with social media? We would love to help. Contact us for a free review of your current efforts, and suggestions that you can use today.


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Oakland, California (EastBayDaily) — North Oakland's famed Rockridge neighborhood will be hosting its next big event on Sunday, October 9 with the Rockridge Out & About festival. Sponsored by the Rockridge Neighborhood Association, the event will feature gourmet food and drink from local restaurants and food trucks, live music, DJs and dancing, wellness activities, kids' activities and picnicking. The festivities will begin at noon and last until six p.m.
"There will be chef demonstrations where chefs show how to make preserves, pies, and other foods," says Chris Jackson of Rockridge District Association. "Gourmet food and beverage booths will be supplied by Rockridge restaurants, bars, and stores such as Mitama and Tara's Organic Ice Cream plus Oakland food trucks and carts such as Tina Tamale, Tante's, Boffo Cart, Aidell's Sausage, Ohgane Korean BBQ, Sam's ChowderMobile, El Tacobike and Sugah Hill Catering."
The event will feature three mostly jazz stages, including the acclaimed Berkeley High Jazz Combos. Oaklandish's Harvest Hoedown features live music and dance including performances by New Style Motherlode's hip hop troupes and Hipline Belly Dance. Find comfort and beauty in the Wellness Area, or shop local craft artists and retail booths by local merchants including See Jane Run, Crossroads Trading Company, Namaste Yoga and Tootsie's. Valet bike parking and pedicabs available.
"Market Hall will have their Picnic in the Street, offering succulent foods, comparative tastings, demos, wine tastings, and the always popular Cookbook Exchange," adds Jackson. "The event will truly be fun and festive for the entire family. Children will have a blast with a kid's stage, Climbing Wall, face-painting and hula hooping.
To contact the Rockridge Neighborhood Association, visit them on the web at http://www.rockridgeoutandabout.com or call (510) 604-3125.
About Rockridge District Association The Rockridge District Association, a Business Improvement District (BID), is dedicated to enhancing Rockridge through public works as well as promotional and beautification initiatives to make a strong, vibrant, diverse business center.
Rockridge, Oakland's leading shopping district, is located along pedestrian-friendly College Avenue. Lined with trees, inviting storefronts, cafes and restaurants, the district combines urban sophistication with a relaxed paced. Rockridge boasts a concentration of eclectic, independently owned retail stores, restaurants and art galleries in the East Bay, which makes it a desirable destination for visitors and neighbors alike.
Chris Jackson
Rockridge District Association


text: Hey guys and welcome to another Polymer Clay Tutorial! Today, we will not only create Loot Lake, no! We will also recreate the current events with purple liquid soap and I even bought this bubbling bathing ball which is melting and also coloring the water in purple. Let's find out which method works best in Loot Lake. Let's face it we have no idea what Loot Lake will look like in just a few hours when the new season 6 will be released in Fortnite and we have some time to kill. Let's create Loot Lake and also the purple version with a lot of liquid soap, but I will get to that point a bit later. Let's get started, let's create Loot Lake. The reason why I am not drawing on paper is well, if you're following me on Instagram you know that my printer broke while I tried to repair it. This is why I was drawing on the protection foil of my iPad and it worked pretty nice. Well now I need a new protection foil for it, but that shouldn't be a problem for now. I am using the scissors to cut out the form, the form of the lake and we will use this one as the blueprint for the base layer of clay, and we need a lot of clay for this tutorial. Someone asked me on Instagram how much all the clay for just this model would be and I would probably say about 30 US dollars, I think so. We make a very thin layer of brown clay and this is the chocolate brown. It looks a bit like mud and dirt, So it's the perfect start for the lake and I try to get it really smooth, so that the whole surface is even and that there are no trouble things coming out which would disturb us. I am marking where the islands will go. This is the big island with beloved house. This is the smaller one with a tent and in the backside there's even a third island with just some rocks on it. I am using my scalpel to get where the islands will be, after I remove this layer of brown clay and of course, we just leave the islands where they are right now. Oops! Just remove the tiny one. It's great to use the protection foil as blueprint. It looks quite interesting. At least that. Now my iPad is a bit unprotected. We need also a lot of grey clay which stands for all the rocks and I am doing a time-lapse right now because there's a lot of, a lot of work, comparing I am looking left to my iPad. I am placing the clay at the right position, so this takes a lot of time. I'm really curious what are your thoughts on the three teasers which we recently saw for season six. We saw the llama skin which looks like DJ I think. Then there is the cowgirl and the latest one which has just been released is the wolf, there's a wolf and I have no idea. I have some difficulties to get these three very different characters into line that it makes sense to me. I just have no idea. Probably when you are watching this video season 6 is already out and it makes some sense to you to all of us. So, back to the creation, this will be the main landing stage. I say main landing stage because there's another Jetty in the backside of Loot Lake, right next to a tiny Hut and there are even two tiny Kayaks right on the landing stage, but we will create that later, of course. There are some buildings, not so many. I was afraid that this map would take forever to create, because it's so big. I will show you. I will make a size comparison. I think I already did that right at the beginning, right? There you see the size comparison to Dusty Divot. On this map there are not so many buildings, which is great, but there are very unique buildings. You have these two facilities, factories whatever this is, right there at the main landing stage. You have on the right side you can see it now, a very futuristic looking building probably a hotel something like that, which is next to the wooden tower the tiny wooden tower. I guess, you know what I mean? And of course we have on the main island on the big island in the middle this wooden house which just looks so nice and comfortable and I would love to live there Well, just imagine living on such a small island. You have no Internet, no Wi-Fi, probably. Probably it's not the best idea to live on an island. But for vacation, I would love that, to just calm down and to enjoy nature. I guess that would be amazing. Go fishing. I'm a vegetarian, but… …to know that you can go fishing. This is all what matters right? So we take the scalpel and we are cutting the edge of Loot Lake and we try to get all this bunch of clay into shape and it already looks great after we put on the very thin layer of green clay. And now also some grass for the island. This is our tiny vacation island. Do you have any background information about this house? You know that I'm not so familiar with all the background stories of Fortnite, but maybe you have some more information which I don't have, so please share that with me. I'm really curious about this tiny house. Oh, that would be so great. There are some stairs in the hills. I'm trying to create them right now. I think there are even more stairs, but I just went with these four four of them and I take this brighter brown for all the ways and all the dirt. And let's put that aside. Let's start creating the tiny houses. This will be the first factory. This is the one next to the generator. There's an electricity facility thing and I am using a very thin layer of grey clay for the roof. You don't have to be that much detailed, because when the whole creation is finished you will look at the whole creation and won't spend so much time on all the tiny details and looking at that. This is the factory, I guess. I have no idea which kind of factory. Well there are a lot of wheels. Car wheels flying around, but I guess this is not what it's about this factory. This is supposed to be our vacation home, the house on the island, but I really disliked how this one turned out, so I created it again. You will see that and I think the second version looks way better. So this is the tiny landing stage, we just talked about with the two kayaks. If I had to choose I would say bootleg is my current favorite place in Fortnite. When I started playing Fortnite I really liked Tilted Towers, probably because there are so many there are so many possibilities to hide. Then the mountain with a Viking village in season 5 came out and I really liked that one and especially the tiny ship which I also created. Check out the tutorial if you haven't. And now that I spent some time with Loot Lake and somehow I ignored Loot Lake all the time, I really fell in love with this calm and quiet piece of nature, with all the buildings which just look so Interesting and the tiny cars. This is one of the cars for example and the tiny huts. It's just so relaxing. Yeah, so this is the old building. I just talked about that. It doesn't really look well. I don't know somehow I screwed on that. Let's also place the other buildings, as well. The two factories and there are some tiny yellow boxes, well, if you're playing they are not so tiny. Two cars and also all the car tires. The different piles of them. This is the tiny red tent and the fireplace, as well. And now we need some dark blue and this matches perfectly the color of the original lake, so this is quite difficult, because while creating I already thought that I would fill it up with water. This means while putting in all the thin layers of blue clay, I tried to close every tiny gap. Let's see if I succeeded with that. So also on the back side we will close the gaps with dark blue clay. This is the last gap we are closing. Oh it already looks so interesting. This is the place where the landing stage will go with the kayaks. Let's remove this piece of clay and there's the tiny waterfall, of course. We must not forget this one. For the river I choose to go with the brighter blue as base layer and then the darker one on top. And now it's time to go, because we will make a better version of our vacation home and let's just imagine that we have a pool right there and no we don't need a pool because we can swim in the lake, right? We have a pool table and we have a huge kitchen with delicious food and we even have Wi-Fi. This is a tiny piece of aluminum wire, we need three of them, for the tiny boats. But let's focus on all the trees we have to create. In the former map tutorials I was so crazy because I started counting each and every tree and I tried to really get them in shape and size as near as possible to the trees in the game, but right now I thought I just create a whole bunch of different trees. We have pine trees. These are the broad-leaf trees and then we have huge pastures. These are the ones which I really like. They look so nice and we have like five or six of them. I just created some of them and after that I try to figure out where all the trees would go. I compared it to the images I shot while being in-game and it worked out pretty well, I think. So, now some liquid clay to make sure that we really closed all the tiny gaps where the water could go. We need some more. it's always so fascinating to work with liquid clay and now we are ready to go into the oven! Freshly baked Loot Lake and we start right away. We take a white pen for all the windows we are drawing onto the tiny houses on our vacation home, of course, but this is the hotel or the futuristic building and also some windows on the factory, but not too many, because the workers should work and not get too much sunlight, right. And we start gluing and the whole assembling process with all the different trees. These are the pine trees and I really tried to get all the positions right. This is the pastures. Two of them, three of them and some more deciduous trees, of course. Place it right there. Well, the trees really make a big difference don't you think as well? When I look at the lake somehow it looks still a bit boring, but after placing all the trees and especially after filling up the lake with water these are the three tiny boats. The whole scenery looks so alive and boy I was so looking forward to that moment. A straw, some water and here we go. Let's bring the scenery to life. Let's see if we have any kind of leak in the lake, but it looks good. Now that we finished the creation Loot Lake, let's come back to the two things I bought. The liquid purple clay and the melting bathing ball. Of course, we have to bring it into shape that it looks like the famous cube from Fortnite as we know it and this may be confusing to you. Why is it red and not purple? Well, keep in mind that mixing dark blue with red will bring us a really nice… Oh, oh no, a tiny bird. A sponge tiny bird I just killed. So I really hope that this red will match perfectly with the dark blue and that we have this typically purple, but let's find out. This is our cube and this is our experiment. And we go in oh, look at that. It's melting. All the tiny water bubbles. It's still very red. it looks fascinating, but not like the original cube melting in Loot Lake. Okay, I think this one was a failure. When you take some toilet paper to clean it up and to get it out of our nice lake, but now the liquid clay, this is our hope. Oh, look at that. This matches. This matches Loot Lake. This is bouncy lake as we know it and how I have to clean it up. Guys… …that's it, Loot Lake! I hope you had as much fun watching it as I had creating Loot Lake and also the tiny experiment with the soap. Please leave me down in the comments your opinion, what you think and maybe you have some further ideas for some future experiments we should do based on any game out there. I am ready for all these experiments. I guess that's it for today. Thanks a lot for watching! See you on Friday. Take care. Bye! And now I take a bath in Loot Lake.


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Published in The Islamic Review, May 1952
(pages 1718)
Omer Riza Dogrul (died March 1952) was a Turkish
Islamic scholar, writer and a deputy to the Grand National Assembly
of Turkey. He wrote the following article about Maulana Muhammad
Ali after the Maulanas death in 1951, in which he pays tribute
to his services to Islam and also gives an account of meeting him
in Lahore in February 1951. See below for further
information about the author.
by Omer Riza Dogrul
With the death of Muhammad Ali we have lost a man who devoted his
whole life to the service of Islam; a savant and a thinker, he was
a hard worker and a prolific writer. I was profoundly moved on learning
this sad news through reading The Islamic Review for November,
1951. He was certainly the greatest Muslim thinker and writer of
our time, and was possessed of a sound and fertile brain, a pure
heart full of enthusiasm, a faith which was profound and unshakable
and a knowledge that was limitless. During his lifetime he devoted
all his capabilities and talents to one object, the revival of Islam,
the brushing aside of useless superstition among Muslims, and re-establishing
the original doctrine of Islam in its pristine beauty. And he rejuvenated
its lost force. This good worker in a saintly cause, whose days
of work are over, was called Muhammad Ali of Lahore, famous translator
and commentator of the Quran into English. He was an eminent personality
who left his mark on the world by this supreme work and a host of
other books on Islam.
It so happened that after taking part in the World Muslim Conference
at Karachi in February, 1951, we spent several days in Lahore. Here
our first duty was to pay a visit to Maulana Muhammad Ali. We had
read his writings in Turkey for 30 years with great benefit to ourselves.
He enlightened us on many matters, for he had penetrated deeply
into the spirit of Islam and understood its aims and objectives,
and had set out to explain them to others. He wrote with equal facility
in English and his native tongue. Through his writings in English
we were able to understand what he had to say. It has been calculated
that he wrote altogether 7,000 pages in English and 10,000 in Urdu.
I can truthfully say that I have read in full the 7,000 pages written
in English. These are quite sufficient for me to judge the full
extent of my great debt of knowledge to him.
On our arrival at Lahore we were confronted with a very full programme
of activities, but when I was told that he wished to see me, I solved
my difficulty by scrapping the official scheduled arrangements,
and taking his emissary by the arm, said to him, Lets
go to see Maulana.
On the way I asked him, How is he getting on and what is
he working on? He replied:
At one time all hope of saving his life was given up, as
he was greatly incapacitated by severe heart attacks. But thanks
to the care of his entourage he has pulled through. He ought not
to work, but none the less he does. Whenever we request him to
rest he replies:
Let me work; rest is death, it is only by working
that I feel that I am alive.
He is at present revising the new edition of his translation
of the Holy Quran into English, and will not rest until he has
checked all the proofs himself. His only wish is that he will
live long enough to complete this work. Insha Allah he
will live long enough.
At one time all hope of saving his life was given up, as
he was greatly incapacitated by severe heart attacks. But thanks
to the care of his entourage he has pulled through. He ought not
to work, but none the less he does. Whenever we request him to
rest he replies:
Let me work; rest is death, it is only by working
that I feel that I am alive.
He is at present revising the new edition of his translation
of the Holy Quran into English, and will not rest until he has
checked all the proofs himself. His only wish is that he will
live long enough to complete this work. Insha Allah he
will live long enough.
On our arrival at the Maulanas house I asked that we should
cause him no inconvenience. I will go to his room and kiss
his hand, I said. I was promised that my wishes would be fulfilled,
and so I waited in the drawing room. After one or two minutes I
saw a light shining through the open door; I was irresistibly drawn
towards it, and a moment later was embracing Muhammad Ali. His form
had really acquired a sort of transparency and translucidity which
were not of this world. His hair and beard, which were exceptionally
white, surrounded his face like a halo. He was of striking stature.
His eyes were pale and dim, and gave the impression that his thoughts
were already not of this world. I spoke in order not to tire him;
I treated subjects which I knew would interest him, and as I was
very well informed about these ideas, he received my remarks with
a sympathetic smile.
Somebody brought him some sheets of paper on a roller. These
must be your proofs, I said. Please let me look them
over with you. He appeared to appreciate my efforts not to
tire him. I was able to observe that his work was well on the way
to its final completion. As far as I can remember, 20 parts of the
Quran had already been corrected and only ten remained to be completed.
As the proofs had been prepared with the greatest of care, and the
text and corrections had been treated with equal attention, the
checking was quickly carried out. I asked him: What are your
other occupations? He replied slowly in a deep voice:
I have sworn an oath to send a complete set of my
works to all the libraries of the world. I have 5,000 complete sets
of my works, for which my friends have collected money in order
to send them to all the important libraries of the world. Would
you kindly give me a few addresses of libraries that would be interested
in receiving them?
I immediately wrote down several addresses, and he gave them to
his secretary. I made as though to retire, but he stopped me. He
I have read your translation of the Holy Quran entitled
Tanri Buyrugu (The Order of God). I have the first and second
editions in my library, and I hope that you will publish a third.
I beseech you to do all that lies in your power to express the enlightenment
of Islam. I am sure that you will never in any way give satisfaction
to the fanaticism of the narrow-minded people or even consider supporting
the views of the intolerant.
I kissed his hand and asked permission to leave.
This was my first and, alas, my last, interview with him.
Muhammad Ali was born about 1874, in the village of Murar, in the
province of Kapurthula. His education was a sucess; he was an excellent
mathematician as well as a man of letters. He studied law at the
University of the Punjab and started to embark on a legal career,
but destiny had ordained that he should contribute to the revival
of Islam. He met Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya
Movement. He joined forces with him at the same time as Khwaja Kamaluddin,
and for many years they were engrossed in profound religious studies.
He was editor of The Review of Religions, and was asked by
the Ahmadiyya Anjuman in 1909 to translate the Holy Quran into English.
It took him eight years working twelve hours a day to complete the
translation and the Commentary.
Meanwhile, there had been a split in the Ahmadiyya Movement. On
the death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1908 some of his supporters who
wrongfully interpreted his intentions attributed to him the claim
of a prophet, and treated those who would not accept this view as
unfaithful. Muhammad Ali broke with them, and in 1914 set up, with
the help of his associates, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam,
at Lahore. He was elected president of the organization. Muhammad
Ali believed that the Prophet Muhammad was the Last of the Prophets,
and there were none to come after him. Furthermore, nobody has the
right to dub another an unbeliever (kafir) once he has recited
the Kalima, which says: there is but one God, and that
Muhammad is His Messenger.
Later, Muhammad Ali published a translation and Commentary on the
Holy Quran in the Urdu language, and this was followed by other
works. As most of these works were written in English, they helped
to spread the light of Islam across the whole world.
Until he breathed his last, Muhammad Ali gave his life to the spreading
of the publications of Islamic literature, and published without
interruption many new works; this activity went on without hardly
a break.
His chief objective was to reveal the true meanings of Islam, to
show it in its full glory so that it would give satisfaction to
human beings brought up under modern education. For this purpose
his first field of activity was to combat all false legends and
superstitions prevalent among Muslims which were in contradiction
with common sense. He wished to restore the simplicity of Islam,
and reject all that was opposed to this. But his chief objective
was not that of pleasing this generation, but the search for historical
truth. His work was essentially of historic value which will live
for ages to come.
About Omer Riza Dogrul,
the writer of the above tribute to Maulana Muhammad Ali
knew English and Arabic. After graduating from al-Azhar University
of Cairo, he devoted his life to the study of Muslim problems. He
translated the works of the late Indian Muslim scholar, Shibli Numani,
into Turkish. He also translated passages from the Quran published
in a book Tanri Buyrugu (The Commandments of God). The late
Omer Riza Dogrul was a great admirer of Iqbal. He translated some
of the writings of Iqbal and published them in his publication Selamet
Review. He was a regular writer in the Turkish daily Jumburiyyet,
Istanbul, and its French edition, La Republique. In 1950
he was elected Deputy for Konya to the Grand National Assembly of
Turkey. He performed the Hajj in 1950 and visited Pakistan as a
delegate to the World Muslim Conference held at Karachi in February


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Pilot project shows how drinking water supply and ecosystems can be protected by catchment-based Integrated Water Resources Management.
Nairobi, 2 September 2016: River catchment management is improving drinking water supplies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) thanks to projects implemented by UN Environment.
A catchment management demonstration project from 2013 to June 2016 protected and rehabilitated Lukaya River, one of the main watersheds supplying drinking water to DRC capital, Kinshasa.
Lukaya River is a vital source of drinking water for about 400,000 of the capital's 10 million inhabitants, providing water to three major water treatment plants.
Situated in Kinshasa's rapidly urbanizing southwestern outskirts, the community-led Lukaya River basin project helped established a community-based agroforestry scheme as an alternative to slash-and-burn agriculture; used vetiver bioengineering to stabilize gullies; and invested in hydro-meteorological data collection for catchment modelling, mapping flood risk zones and to improve flood forecasting and early warning.
"Protection of the river banks near the plant's water intake, and an end to polluted wastewater dumping from industrial poultry farming has significantly improved our capacity to guarantee good drinking water to Kinshasa residents," said Mr. Nguisana Zikanda, Chief of Production, Lukaya water treatment plant at Kimwenza.
The project boasts the only functioning river discharge gauging stations in the DRC, offering a valuable training ground for young water professionals from both the DRC and the wider central African region. New major water infrastructure investments are also under way in the downstream sections.
In addition to safeguarding drinking water supplies, the project's integrated approach addressed several core development challenges, including livelihoods and poverty reduction, food security and disaster risk reduction.
"Through this demonstration project we now know how to stop devastating gully's threatening our homes and schools; and with agroforestry, boost our cassava and beans harvest and produce honey, which we sell for a good price," said Madame Kinja Beatrice, the secretary of the NGO Oeuvre Chrétienne pour la Femme (OCF)
A shared vision guiding the development of the Lukaya River basin was conceived through a participatory process by reconciling multiple and conflicting priorities for water and land use. Dialogue between different water users and linking water and land management is at the heart of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approach, accepted internationally as the way forward for equitable and efficient water use.
"I am proud of the River Users'Association of Lukaya. It brings us - we the people of the N'jdili Kilambu village - together with the people of other communes to reconcile issues of utmost importance," said Honorine Kimpeyala, village chief in N'djili-Kilambu.
An IWRM-based river basin management plan was developed by the local community and endorsed by central government. It provides a clear road map, defining priority actions to be carried out over the next three years (2016-2018).
A strong argument in favour of river catchment management is made by the national public water company, REGIDESO, which says project interventions reduced its drinking water treatment costs. Environmental rehabilitation measures led to Lukaya water treatment plant downtime being reduced from an average of 300 hours to less than 40 hours per year. Reduction of organic and sediment pollution loads also helped reduce the plant's water treatment costs.
"Seeing the results of the Lukaya catchment management project, REGIDESO is urging for replication of this approach in the larger N'djili basin, where we operate and are planning to construct Kinshasa's largest water treatment plant," says Jean-Louis Bongungu, national coordinator in charge of project implementation at REGIDESO. "Proper management of watersheds reduces water treatment costs and guarantees a better price for our clients."
A January 2016 national water law mandates that water resources be managed at river basin scale. This should help promote replication of similar initiatives in the DRC's priority watersheds.
The Lukaya River basin project was implemented in collaboration with the DRC Government, the Lukaya River Users Association, the public water utility (REGIDESO), local communities, and the University of Kinshasa.
UN Environment oversaw this first-ever catchment-based initiative in the DRC with support from the UN Development Account.
Tackling disaster risks through catchment-based planning
During the same period from 2013-2016, UN Environment and the European Commission piloted a demonstration project in the same area, which leverages ecosystem services to reduce the impact of possible future disasters (ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction or Eco-DRR).
The project aimed to reduce flood and gully erosion risks and support community livelihoods by reducing disaster risks within an IWRM planning framework.
Working jointly with the integrated catchment management demonstration project, the Eco-DRR pilot in DRC had four main components:
- Mainstream Eco-DRR in the IWRM Action Plan for the Lukaya River basin;
- Undertake field interventions, including reforestation, agroforestry and gully erosion control through bioengineering techniques;
- Develop local and national capacities for implementing Eco-DRR through IWRM;
- Support national advocacy on Eco-DRR through IWRM.
The project clearly demonstrated that Eco-DRR can be successfully applied through an IWRM framework.
DRC is the most water-rich country in Africa. Paradoxically, it has one of the lowest access rates to safe drinking water on the continent.
"This project shows that catchment-based planning is part of the solution to resolving the country's drinking water crisis. Its proposed expansion to the larger N'Djili basin is a concrete step to helping ensure better water access to Kinshasa's rapidly growing population," says Bienvenu Mulwa, senior water expert at the Ministry of Environment.
With government, investors and communities eager to implement catchment-based planning to safeguard water infrastructure, river basin management has finally arrived in the DRC and the Central African region. What is needed now is increased and better coordinated finance between development agencies and governments to foster and scale up these efforts.
"The future for catchment-based IWRM in the DRC looks bright, it's finally taking off," said Mulwa.
Project highlights
Four tree nurseries were established, producing 42,000 seedlings (forestry and fruit trees) per year.
Community agroforestry system was established on over 15 ha and will be expanded through a benefit sharing and revolving fund system. This system was introduced for the first time in DRC and has unique, innovative features.
Vetiver bioengineering, implemented in collaboration with local neighbourhood committees, was pioneered in the Lukaya River Basin to reduce gully and river bank erosion.
A green buffer zone was established at the REGIDESO water treatment plant in Kimwenza to reduce river bank erosion and sedimentation.
Lukaya River Users Association was strengthened and restructured into functional sub-committees and gained legal status, more visibility and legitimacy.
For more information, please contact Hassan Partow: Hassan.Partow [at] unep.org
Want to learn about the ecosystems approach? An online learning opportunity is coming up in September.


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The past few days, I've been struggling with lots of family drama – on both sides.
You know I have no relationship with my sister right now. Her latest and greatest antics would be that she told my parents I said I wanted her baby to die. It's shocking that someone could even fabricate such a lie. Anyone who knows me knows I would never, ever wish that upon anyone – especially after enduring it myself. Even before then, I would have never dreamed of it. I have journeyed alongside many other women who have shared their grief and heartache from pregnancy loss. I have compassion and sensitivity. I have respect for human life. I would NEVER say such a thing.
But, here I am feeling like I have to defend myself.
My honest opinion is that my sister wished it upon me. And when it actually happened, she felt so guilty for her thoughts that she made this up to make herself feel better (remember we are dealing with a narcissist here). Or maybe that's just it: she needed the attention back on her after our loss?
Either way, I'm beyond hurt that my parents believed her.
I told my Mom this is the one time she should have taken sides. She should have defended me and known my character well enough to know that my sister was lying.
Except that's the way it's always been… my sister lies. My parents believe her. I become the scapegoat.
I have chosen the path of silence. I will not reach out to my sister.
But what do I do about my parents? After we got off the phone, I sent my Mom a text last night reiterating how hurt I was. I sent her the link for the letter I wrote to my sister. She hasn't replied.
My husband spoke with his counsellor today about our family troubles. He kindly reminded him that WE are all we need to focus on right now.
Why do we keep having to remind our family HOW to support us? Do we just need to give up and realize they never can and never will be the people we thought they could be for us? How much pain can we endure before we officially cut all ties?
I'm getting to the point where I'm about to go silent on both sides of the family until frick, probably Easter. If all goes well, we would be entering our 2nd trimester then. I could do with a stress-free 1st trimester, but do I really want my Mom to not get to experience that with me?
The lack of support from our families has been one of the hardest part of this journey. I know I have a lesson to learn. Maybe it's being my own support system or perhaps learning to lean on my husband more? Either way, I'm ready for it to unveil itself.
I'm setting the intention for 2015 to be free of family drama.
Please Universe. Answer my call.
"Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together." ~Unknown


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Concept Inkpen Drawing on watercolour paper. (Work in Progress). The Aurora spy plane and one of the secret research facilities.
The Aurora is a rumoured black projects spy plane using advanced technology. It's exact speed and fuel source are unknown. Rumours suggest it's possible speed exceeds Mach 6. Sonic Booms have been recorded to suggest that the speed is possible. It could be using antigravity and rare metal stealth composite materials.
The drawing shows an idea of the craft through an exploded diagram view with associated structures and research buildings. In the distance are test flights and a much larger vector based craft capable of low orbit spaceflight.


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Safari probably will support guest-side screensharing. Eventually. Someday.
And alas, Internet Explorer 11 will never support screensharing. As Dr. McCoy would say, "He's dead, Jim." But the good news with Internet Explorer 11 is that snapshots will work. In fact, the awesome snapshot tool, which allows operators to paste in screens shots, mark them up, and send them to the guest, works in any modern browser.


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Proverb List (Chinese Culture)
- 吃得苦中苦(chi1de2ku3zhong1ku3),方为人上人(fang1wei2ren2shang4ren2) = No pains, no gains.
- 有志者事竟成(you2zhi4zhe3shi4jin4cheng2) = Where there is a will, there is a way.
- 天无绝人之路(tian1eu2jue2ren2zhi1lu4) = Heaven will always leave a door open.
- 今日事(jin1ri4shi4),今日毕(jin1ri4bi4) =Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
- 苦尽甘来(ku3jin4gan1lai2) = Pain of the past is a pleasure.
- 天生我才必有用(tian1shen1wo3cai2bi4you3yong4) =All things in their being are good for something.
- 心如所愿(xin1ru2suo3yuan4),无事不成(wu2shi4bu4cheng2) =Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
- 我坚信我一定能成功(wo3jian1xin4wo3yi2ding4neng2cheng2gong1) = I feel such as strong that I can make it.
- 与其诅咒黑暗(yu3qi2zu3zhou4hei1an4),不如燃起蜡烛(bu4ru2ran2qi3la4zhu2) = Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
- 良药苦口(ku3kou2liang2yao4),忠言逆耳(zhong1yan2ni4er3) =A good medicine tastes bitter.
- 千里之行始于足下(qian1li3zhi1xing2shi3yu2zu2xia4) = a thousand-li journey begins with the first step–the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.
- 瑞雪兆丰年(rui4xue3zhao4feng1nian20) = A timely snow promises a good harvest.
- 时间就是金钱(shi2jian1jiu4shi2jin1qian2) = Time is money.


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Poem commented by Davide Rondoni, who unveils the secrets and meanings...
Collection of 57 poems and short texts in prose. French edition. Rosnay...
Italian edition of the Old Testament's Ecclesiastes. New translation...
Culianu was a Romanian historian of religion.
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Culianu was a Romanian historian of Religion.
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The volume is housed in a hand-made slipcase and box, custom made to an exact size, whose exteriors are covered with Ingres paper. The book title is letterpress-printed on the slipcase's spine.
Limited and numbered print run of 300 copies on Sant'Ilario paper made in Pescia.
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Looking back at the Fruit Logistica 2018
From 7 - 9 February we were present at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Fruit Logistica covers every single sector of the fresh produce business and provides a complete picture of the latest innovations, products and services at every link in the international supply chain.
Over 3,000 exhibitors and 76,000 visitors attend Fruit Logistica every year. It therefore offers superb networking and contact opportunities to the key decision-makers in every sector of the industry.
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By the end of Stage A, students should be generally confident in the following concepts:
- what pulse is
- what a time signature is and where to find it
- bars and bar-lines including the final bar line of a piece
- playing in 4 crotchets to a bar
- being able to clap 2, 3, or 4 beats to a bar with a strong beat on the first beat (they don't need to be explicitly aware of what or why they are doing this but it is a good set up for later work).
Jump to: Activities, Worksheets
Visit: Unit A1, Unit A2, Unit A3, Unit A5, Unit A6, Unit A8, Unit A10, End of Unit
Go To: Stage A, Stage B, Stage C, Stage D, Stage E, Stage F, Stage G, Stage H
- Echo rhythms – clap (or otherwise sound out) rhythms in 2, 3, or 4 beats and ask students to echo them.
- General rhythm work – using rhythms of 2, 3, or 4 beats ask students to clap them emphasising the strong/weak beat pattern. You could use flash cards or aural work, or get the students to write their own rhythms of a specified number of beats.
- Body percussion – using body percussion (e.g. clicking, clapping, tapping the head, stomping feet) ask students to perform a pulse making the first beat of the 'bar' different to the other beats – e.g. a stomp for beat 1 and claps for beats 2/3/4.
- Clapping along to music – ask students to clap along to a piece of music you play. This could be a piece they are working on.
- Stave work – ask students to identify on the page the bars/bar lines/time signatures.
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Stage A: 4 Crotchets in a Bar Time Signature
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The diverse nature of today's corporate networks demand a security response that's no longer fixated on data center hardware and perimeter defenses, or the accumulation of extensive suites of security products. Instead, security needs to be internalized and fine-grained, available to every workload, rather than restricted to a particular set of systems or infrastructure. Microsegmentation is emerging as a fresh and effective approach to enhancing the security of data centers and extended campus networks. Using microsegmentation, fine-grained security policies extending down to the level of individual workloads may be applied to applications. It's a software-based approach providing integral security for all workloads (physical, virtual, cloud) without the need for firewall hardware. Security functions are embedded within the network and data center infrastructure, itself. This allows administrators to extend protection to every system and workload. Microsegmentation is one of the most advanced security methods that organizations can employ to protect critical assets, users, and data from both outside hackers and malicious insiders.
The biggest challenge with microsegmentation is that it requires a huge amount of insight and visibility into a network to be protected, at both layer 4 and layer 7, which very few organization currently have. It's also by its nature very limiting, tightly restricting what users can do and how they can do it. Authorizing every process, app, user and service within a network, and what each of them can do and how they can interact, while denying everything else, is extremely difficult without the right set of tools that can translate intent into enforceable policies. If not done right, microsegmentation could accidentally restrict valid communications and prevent applications from functioning as intended.
vArmour Approach
Given that microsegmentation needs deep visibility and application knowledge, vArmour concentrates first on providing an extremely deep view of network assets and activity. This gives a lot of insight into activity, including the ports that various applications are using, and this data can be a good starting point to defining new policies as part of segmentation.This was validated by our early customers who began to deploy microsegmentation over 3 years ago. We quickly realized that without a good understanding of their applications it is very difficult to create security policies and to secure applications as required. Add to that the additional complexities of supporting applications across the hybrid cloud, then the problem becomes even greater. In response to this problem, we devised a patented solution called the App Controller, and is available from vArmour by the product name, Policy Architect.
The App Controller is designed to provide the Infosec or Application domain expert with the ability to simply, safely and very quickly define a security outcome for an application and instantiate it across the hybrid cloud. It can:
- Discover information about an environment (for example accurately classifying the role of workloads and their dependencies) which it presents in a simple and meaningful manner including identified security risks
- Create models from discovered application dependencies and behaviours to define an application security policy
- Test candidate policies again observed application behaviour
- Enable the creation of a secure SDLC around that application as an organization moves to more dynamic cloud based operating models. The Application Controller provides an abstraction to the different environments in a hybrid cloud, reducing the complexity risk associated with secure cloud adoption.
App Controller (Policy Architect) supports a variety of security policy models including best practice enforcement and zero trust whitelists. The policy creation is fully automated via policy computation, and allow the operator to curate the computed policies before deployment, including full validation and testing. Policies for each workload may be drawn up based on what type of workloads they are (database, app, web, etc.), their intended use (production, development, operations, etc.), and the kinds of data (personally identifiable information, financial records, etc.) that they're expected to handle. Policy Architect is supported across virtualized, bare metal, and cloud or container environments where the vArmour application service fabric is deployed.
Our customers also told us that they depend on multiple processing environments in their datacenters and hybrid clouds. They had many critical and regulated applications that had dependencies on servers hosted on bare metal – often databases requiring high disk I/O, third party software packages such as SWIFT (regulated network) gateways, or critical but fragile legacy applications which often provide super important functions such as books and records maintenance. In order to secure their businesses, the L7 stateful security we offered to virtual environments needed to be extended 'back' into bare metal computing environments. So, we took our architectural patterns for the virtual datacenter and implemented our distributed application firewall technology as a transparent service inserted using best practice networking (VPCs or MLAGs), which are the backbone of modern DC networks) at the top-of-rack switch. Highly resilient and high performing (40Gbps increasing to 100Gbps), due to the network resilience and performance requirements within these environment, it extends all of vArmour's L7 stateful security capabilities into the bare metal world. This capability can be instantiated on any enterprise class Intel x86 server. We have customers who have adopted this architecture for super critical environments such as financial services SWIFT payments where virtualized and legacy physical Solaris or AIX servers provide the application stack.
Increasingly, customers are adopting microservices, containers, and PaaS in order to modernize their software development processes and application architectures. There is a need to build security into these emerging IT platforms in a way that is consistent across public cloud and private Datacenter hosted environments, but also in a way that is consistent with the rest of the IT estate as application dependencies will extend between microservices and traditional computing environments. vArmour fabric provides a great solution for inserting security controls into Container architectures, as we can insert the security function into the interface between the Container pod and the networking namespace. We do this in a highly automated and transparent fashion in a model that works with standard cloud control planes such as Kubernetes and Openshift and network implementations conforming to standards such as CNI. In these highly automated environments, we deploy our fabric automatically as new hosts are instantiated in a cluster, and deploy our security policies according to metadata we consume from control plane event buses via labels. vArmour fabric becomes a built-in part of the Container environment and is fully orchestrated along the lines of the DevOps methods typically used – often referred to as DevSecOps, but the unique thing about our approach is that we are extending the same security principle and outcomes in use elsewhere within the hybrid cloud, rather than building a 'special' security solution just for containers.
vArmour solution offers one of the most efficient ways to begin implementing powerful security using microsegmentation. Intent driven policy creation and consistent enforcement across asset types (legacy, bare-metal, virtual, Containers) and deployment options (On-Premises, PaaS, Cloud).


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Ok, ok...what can I say? I was 12 and it seemed completely logical at the time. I bet some of you even had similar day dreams about them...or the Backstreet Boys....or N'Sync...
You're wondering what Pina Colada popsicles have to do with New Kids on the Block, aren't you? Well if you were a hardcore fan like myself, you might remember a little song called Popsicle from their first album sung by none other than Joey Joe McIntyre. When I was photographing these popsicles, I was definitely singing this song at the top of my lungs and dancing around my kitchen. Probably not the best idea since popsicles are touchy little things when it comes to photography and I needed to focus and move quickly.
Anyway, I am a huge fan of summer (I would live in Florida if my husband would come with me...) and there is nothing that says summer quite like a popsicle. In fact, I'm a little ashamed to admit that I could almost exist solely on Flavor Ice popsicles if I wouldn't die of malnutrition. Since Flavor Ice popsicles are not the most nutritious of summer treats, I was excited to see this come through my Pinterest feed the other day:
Recipe originally from AllRecipes.com
It sounded simple, refreshing and delicious - and since we are doing the no sugar, no dairy thing around here, it was a perfect popsicle for me to make. I had everything I already needed, except for pineapple which was easy to get - and I got to work. You literally just toss everything in a blender (my Ninja did this in 4 seconds flat) and pour into popsicle molds. Freeze, and enjoy.
The end result is a really light, subtle flavor that would be great for one of those sickeningly hot days where it's too miserable to do anything but float in a pool and drink water or cute little drinks with umbrellas in them.
- 1 can pineapple, with juice
- 1 banana
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 Tblsp ground flax meal (I threw this in at the last minute for a little added nutritional boost, but it's totally optional)
Blend and freeze!
And just in case you don't remember the NKOTB version of Popsicle, allow me to refresh your memory...(just TRY not to sing and dance along. I can't even stop while I'm typing!)
Do you have a favorite popsicle flavor? Or a favorite boy band? Please tell me I'm not alone here...


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Ridgeway makes it 50
A week after our first success at the Cheltenham Festival we had further cause for celebration when Ridgeway Flyer provided our fiftieth winner of the season in the final race at Ludlow on Thursday.
At the start of the campaign our first target was to beat our previous best totals of winners and prize money.
We were also hoping we might achieve our first half century if things worked out well and we have done it with just over a month to spare.
With a bit of luck we should kick on now and increase our score in the next few weeks.
We thought we had three decent chances on Thursday, but things did not work out for Ivor's Queen at Chepstow and then Presenting Arms almost fell when looking to hold every chance in the two mile chase at Ludlow.
It was beginning to feel like a batsman in the nervous nineties before Ridgeway Flyer delivered a landmark triumph for our stable in the bumper with the help of a flawless Noel Fehily ride from the front.
Ridgeway Flyer was sent to us in the summer by Anthony Norman and ran with great promise when second on his debut at Kempton seven weeks ago.
He is from the family of the prolific point-to-point winning mare Lucette Annie and is a nice prospect for the future.
Ridgeway Flyer is unlikely to run again this season and we will decide in the autumn if he goes for one more bumper or switches to hurdles
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A feature length training video in creating beautiful boudoir portraits by Damien Lovegrove
Each scene in the production finishes by showing you the final image/s captured, together with the camera settings that were used. All the set-ups have been lit with either just one Lupo light or natural light, hence the title 'Simply Boudoir'
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Canon EOS 5D mkII
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Lupolux HMI Daylight Spotlights
Lowel Grand Stand
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The quality is great and not once you have to guess what's going on. When Damien shoots in a dark environment, he makes sure that a light is positioned on him, so you can see him when he talks and explain concepts. Moreover you can see the resulting images straight after he shoots them, making you understand what he is talking about straight away: big plus!
Damien delivers great information as stated on the web page: a few small repeatable tips and tricks to make your photography easier with better results which in our opinion is something really great."
Video training has become one of the most affordable ways to invest in you and your photography business. Learning new techniques and image-making strategies can be a great way to reignite your passion and enthusiasm for photography.
With this video toturial we hope to inspire viewers to utilise and put into practise the breadth of ideas and techniques shown. In turn we hope your newly acquired knowledge and skills will add long-term value and profitability for you and your business.
This Lovegrove video production has been split into several bite sized parts to make it quicker and easier to download. Each part is a zipped folder containing the video files you need. Once you've downloaded and unzipped everything, place all the files into one folder and store in a safe and convenient place on your computer. We recommend that you download one part at a time to help reduce the chance of a connection failure, resulting in incomplete files.
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We recommend you first download the files onto a desktop or laptop computer, where, in most cases, you have the ability to extract (unzip) the zipped files. From here you can synchronise the files with your smart devices in the usual way. For seemless viewing of chapters/parts we recommend you create a new playlist in iTunes, drag in all the video chapters/parts and then synchronise the playlist to your device.
Please don't attempt to download the videos directly onto your mobile device(tablet, ipad, smart phone). You'll need to download the files onto your desktop or laptop computer first.
You may have read about Apple ceasing support of Quicktime software for Windows users. PC users have also been encouraged to delete the Quicktime application from their computers for fear of potential security risks. We would also highly recommend PC users delete Quicktime as soon as possible.
Whilst our videos may state they are Quicktime files, they are actually H.264 encoded MPEG-4 files that should play perfectly fine within many other media players and pose zero security threat in themselves. VLC is a popular free media player that plays .mov files. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
Take a look at this article for more information: http://www.howtogeek.com/250926/quicktime-for-windows-is-dead-and-you-should-uninstall-it-to-stay-secure/
He went to the BBC at the age of 19 and trained for three years to be a cameraman, going on to train as a Lighting Director, and leaving the BBC in 1998 to become a full time photographer.
He now specialises in making women look fabulous.
"I'm inspired by beauty and as I have matured as a photographer I've learned to see beauty in just about everyone and everywhere. It's not what I look at that matters, it is what I see."
"Some of the leading photographers I met early in my career had confidence and craft skills in bucket loads, but somehow they lost the desire or focus to really push themselves to greatness, and they fell by the wayside. It takes continual practice and improvement to get the most from photography and there are many obstacles along the way to overcome."
"The secret of making consistently good photographs is to stay inspired and be passionate about photography. Inspiration fuels the learning of new techniques, and passion generates the motivation needed to continually practice."
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This kit simulates drug isolation for authentic forensic screening. Students isolate drugs from simulated urine using diatomaceous earth columns, elute the drugs, run them on fluorescent and non-fluorescent chromatographic gels, and use chemical visualization techniques to identify specific drugs. The lab may be done in four standard lab periods or two three-hour lab periods and is easily separated into drug isolation and chromatography sections. Approximately fifty minutes is required for completing the thin layer chromatography and visualization process, which must be done all at one time. Includes forensic scenarios. Required, not included: fume hood, water bath 65-70C, hair dryer, UV light (356 nm, black light, strong sunlight, plant lights, or a goggle cabinet), UV light short wave (254 nm), and ring stands. Designed for 24 students working in six groups of four. Meets national standards for grade levels 10-12.
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Free to Grow - Soar
We celebrate the cherished moments of independence with this simple, stylish design. 'Soar' has black silhouettes of birds in flight across an olive green backdrop covering the entire carrier, including the inner shell, and the detachable hood. With support and love, your little one can soar!
Free to Grow
The Free to Grow baby carrier is designed with innovative adjustable settings for width and height to ensure proper and ergonomic positioning from infancy through toddlerhood.
No infant insert needed! The Tula Free to Grow is suitable for infants and toddlers from 7 to 45 pounds. Adjustable and padded shoulder straps for the comfort of the wearer. Large pocket on front for storage, removable hood included.
- Body panel adjusts in three width settings and two height settings to allow for an ergonomic snug position as your baby grows, supporting safe development for baby's body
- Adjustable padded straps for optimal neck & shoulder comfort
- Breathable and lightweight twill hand-made from 100% OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified fabric
- Multiple carrier positions - back carry and front carry
- Soft leg padding to keep baby comfortable
- Free-to-Grow baby carriers can be used from 7 - 45 pounds
- Coordinating printed twill base and removable hood with snaps
- Large front pocket on the contouring hip belt
Free to Grow Measurements:
- Depending on the snap setting, the seat panel width is adjustable from 5" - 15".
- Depending on the panel height adjusters, the height of the panel is adjustable from 11" - 17" tall.
- Hip Belt Measures 5" tall and 27" wide. Additional webbing extends approximately 30" (waistband total of ~ 57" long).
- Weight of the carrier: 1.7 lbs.
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How Mature is Your Cloud Security?
Netskope is the leader in cloud security. We help the world's largest organizations take full advantage of the cloud and web without sacrificing security. Our patented Cloud XD technology eliminates blind spots by going deeper than any other security provider to quickly target and control activities across thousands of cloud services and millions of websites. With full control through one cloud-native interface, our customers benefit from 360-degree data protection that guards data everywhere and advanced threat protection that stops elusive attacks. At Netskope, we call this smart cloud security.
- Netskope for SaaS: Whether you have sanctioned Office 365, Box, Amazon AWS, or any of the more than 20,000 cloud services available, an extra layer of security is critical to protecting you against sensitive data leakage, cloud threats, and risk associated with non-compliant behavior.
Netskope provides real-time, granular visibility and control of all of your sanctioned cloud services. Netskope provides rich, contextual details around cloud usage including users, devices, activities, data, and more. Automated workflows include options for changing access permissions, quarantining sensitive or threatening files, or alerting users with customized coaching messages. With Netskope, your organization can get the most out of the cloud while keeping you safe and compliant.
- Netskope for IaaS: As businesses continue to move workloads and sensitive data into AWS, the consequences of security breaches can be disastrous. How do you maintain tight security in your AWS environment and get the visibility and control you need? Netskope delivers 360° data protection, advanced threat protection, continuous security assessments, and real-time controls, all from a cloud-native platform to secure SaaS, IaaS and PaaS. With Netskope, you can safely enable AWS by protecting against sensitive data loss and advanced threats.
- Netskope for Web: The way people work has changed. Driven by the increasing use of cloud services and mobile devices, people now expect to be able to work at any time, from any place, and on any device. These changes are dramatically altering the network and security infrastructure in many organizations. Rather than legacy, hub-and-spoke network architectures, with offices interconnected over costly, dedicated links and remote users accessing centralized resources over VPN, more organizations are moving to a direct-to-web model. In addition, the underlying nature of the web is changing, with static websites giving way to dynamically-generated and personalized web services in addition to an ever-growing collection of cloud services.
To keep pace with these changes, a fundamentally different approach to security is needed. Netskope for Web extends Netskope's leading cloud security platform to the web, allowing organizations to address these changes head-on with one cloud and web security platform that was designed from the start to streamline security infrastructure and operations for today's modern enterprise.


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Luau Paper Fans
- Brand: Brother Sister Design Studio
Decorate your Hawaiian party using Luau Paper Fans! With six fans and four attachments, these round, colorful fans with flowers will brighten up your party. Hang them from the ceilings and fold them accordion style to add to your party, reception, ceremony, and more! Make a bold and colorful statement using these fun paper fans!
- Width: 14"
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Named like one of the Marvel characters, the Iron Man superyacht showcase the stunning interior designed by Alfred Karram Jr. The 125 foot three deck vessel features modern design works by Stefano Righini. The luxury yacht built by Benetti is equipped with a variety of luxurious facilities and the latest technology.
Straight contemporary lines, sleek surfaces, and decorations with minimalist furnishings makes this luxury yacht look very elegant and classy. Iron Man superyacht has four guest cabins equipped with luxurious amenities including comfortable beds and en-suite bathrooms to pamper the guests.
While the owner's master suite comes with small saloon, personal bathrooms with granite and mosaic shower, comfy work area, and spacious bedroom. The luxury yacht also provides a comfortable onboard space to accommodate the crew.
In addition to equipped with the best facilities as mentioned, the Iron Man superyacht also has other supporting facilities which surely add to the luxury of this ship such as health and fitness center, fully equipped kitchen, and an external steering position.


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Diplomacy is the mindset, tact is the strategy.
- As I sat in my colleague Karen's office blind-sided by the unpleasant comment she was making about our colleague Pat, I had several options in how I could pitch my response. One option would be to show a lot of emotion and be obvious about my disapproval with her words, or even ask her to stop. Or I could give her a nervous smile and dismiss her comments with something like, "Now, you can't be that negative about Pat, can you?" Responding with tact has to do with your behavior and a complex balance of several skills.
They include attentive listening, rapport, politeness, and most important, empathy. We need to both build this set of skills and know how best to use them, especially when unexpected or difficult situations happen in the workplace, or for that matter, in any setting. Diplomacy is the situational barometer or the mindset with which we analyze different situations. It's important to understand that both tact and diplomacy may not need to be used in all situations.
Here's an example we've all experienced. You're at the grocery store and you chose to buy one single item. The line is long and it's not customary to cut. However, you politely ask the person in front of you if they wouldn't mind letting you go ahead. This is a situation where you can be polite, but analyzing the people in line, assessing the situation, considering additional tact, and thinking through the diplomatic consequences doesn't count. You want to be pleasant, but you won't be interacting with the people in the grocery line any other time.
Now, contrast that with a different situation. You walk into the kitchen area at work and you run into a heated conversation between three colleagues. You know everyone involved and you have working relationships that could positively or negatively be affected by how tactful and diplomatic you are. In this case, you should use more time to assess the situation, weighing both the information and emotional content of your coworkers at odds.
What will you say? What are the likely consequences to your input? The grocery store line is not the place to practice your tact, aside from being a polite person. The workplace is where all these skills need to come into play. Now, we all hear that soft skills weigh heavily on one's reputation in the workplace, and it's true. A human resource society survey of close to 700 HR professionals and administrators found that 97% of respondents said they would hire an applicant with strong soft skills and weak technical abilities.
This contrasts to only 9% who said they would favor the technical skills and weak interpersonal skill combination. Tact and diplomacy ranked at the 60th percentile of importance after organization and verbal communication skills. In this course, we will discuss both situations where you react to someone else's prompt or face delicate and difficult situations where you have to initiate the conversation.
Behaving tactfully will help you build your reputation and enhance your professional brand. There are benefits to adopting a diplomatic mindset and drawbacks to ignoring it.
- Recall the core skills involved in diplomacy.
- Explore the effects when tact and diplomacy are lacking.
- Define the Tact and Diplomacy model.
- Differentiate between encoding and decoding.
- Differentiate between negative and positive politeness.


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The US is a large and lucrative market with plenty of opportunities for those that do it right. To make the most out of entry into Silicon Valley or New York's Silicon Alley, New Zealand technology companies need to be prepared. In the second of a three-part series about doing business in the North American market, we chat with NZTE Beachheads Advisor, Kelly Hoey.
One of the most important things newcomers need to understand is that the tech ecosystem in San Francisco is known for its giving and collaborative ethos, where reputation and trust are paramount.
"How the startup community operates in the technology sector is all about people offering and doing things before someone ever asks. That's now also infiltrated the New York ecosystem. New entrepreneurs unfamiliar with the tech community or the startup community in general, when they want to start talking to people about their idea, will ask for a non disclosure agreement. But if you do that you'll get nothing and you'll have every door closed to you because what you're saying is 'I don't trust you.' For anyone operating in those ecosystems, all you have is your reputation."
"When the internet is everywhere and you can build a product anywhere, why wouldn't you want to do it in New Zealand? As a country, New Zealand has an excellent chance of attracting dedicated, smart, long-term employees because they get to enjoy the very high quality of life there."
Top three tips for companies eyeing up the US
1. Do your research so you can understand the segment of the market you're looking to enter, whether it's San Francisco, New York or Seattle. Research and study the hyperspecific market you're entering. Understand that the US is not a single market.
2. Having identified your market, get up to speed; follow the blogs, sign up for newsletters, join the meet-ups so you can get a real feel for what's going on in that city before you get there.
3. Tap into the network of peers who have gone before you. Start building relationships with them so you can hit the ground running.