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With the advent of real, actual NBA preseason basketball, fans get to flip their calendars to the 2017-2018 season and start gearing up for one of the more anticipated campaigns of the last decade. As always, at Knicks at Night, we look ahead and break down the upcoming year, not by the quality of each team's roster, but by how entertaining each should be to watch on a nightly basis. With nearly half the league's All-Stars changing homes over the summer, there's a lot more variability in these rankings and a lot of exciting, new situations to monitor. There's never been a better time to plunk down that 100 bucks or so for the league's premier subscription service, but also never a harder time choosing who to watch on a given night. To help answer that question… here are your Fourth Annual League Pass Watchability Rankings!
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I might be higher on this trade for the Nets than anyone else I've spoken to. You lose a franchise icon in Brook Lopez and a late first rounder, sure, and you're forced take on the contract of Timofey Mozgov (which some extra salary on a bad team, whatever) in exchange for a recent former 2nd overall pick in D'Angelo Russell. Potentially a high price to pay (and even more so when it looks like the Lakers may have uncovered the steal of the draft in Kyle Kuzma with that 27th pick) but for a talent-poor team like the Nets years away from owning their own draft picks, an absolutely necessary gamble for a blue chip prospect. And now, after prying Allen Crabbe away from Portland and hopefully getting a full healthy year out of Jeremy Lin, the Nets may have just assembled a pretty exciting backcourt.
In fact, there's a lot of reasons to think Brooklyn might have a fairly strong offense this season. After all the Nets led the entire league in pace last year and launched the 4th most 3s per game. Head coach Kenny Atkinson clearly wanted the team to play a modern style of NBA basketball last year; the team just lacked the talent to be able to compete on a nightly basis. During the few games that Lin and Lopez were able to play together, this team had a net rating approaching that perfectly average 0; they were much closer to a 38 win team than the twenty they ended up with.
Of course, Lopez is gone now. And, without him, the Nets may just have the worst frontcourt rotation in the entire league. Mozgov was a reasonably effective player last year, but nothing close to a league average center and Brooklyn will likely look to powerforwards Trevor Booker and Quincy Acy to take on his backup minutes. Defensive pest Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will start at power forward, which should mitigate the negative impact of his horrible shooting, but he's also severely undersized for the position. The Nets took on Demarre Carroll's contract from the Raptors in exchange for a late first, which makes him the only natural 3 on the roster, but he'll likely be coming off the bench to make room for their significant investment in Crabbe. With everyone playing up a position, and having Lin play next to Russell and Crabbe this should be a ghastly defense. If Mozgov misses any time, or even when he goes to the bench, this team is going to get pummeled on the boards; opponents are going to look like Tristan Thompson beasting the Hawks in the playoffs on a nightly basis.
But that's not why we're tuning in to watch the Nets this year. While Brooklyn is still a couple of seasons away from getting back to the postseason, they've finally managed to stock the roster with some youth and top-flight prospects. Caris LaVert looked solid last year, flashing some nice passing chops and a herky-jerky hesitation game. Crabbe was one of the better three point shooters in the league by percentage and should greatly benefit from more looks in Atkinson's system. And I think it's safe to say that everyone has forgotten just how good Jeremy Lin can look when given free rein to push the ball up the floor (ignoring whatever he happens to be trying with his hair from month to month).
Really it all comes back to Russell, though. D'Angelo has disappointed somewhat at this point in his career, especially from a character standpoint after putting Lakers teammate Nick Young on blast for his infidelity, but the fact remains that he has the potential to be a phenomenal offensive player. With the height and shooting stroke to pull up for 3s off the dribble he should be able to draw double teams at the point of attack and with the passing vision to dime up his teammates its quite possible that he has a Most Improved Player of the year type campaign with Atkinson in Brooklyn. The Nets have surrounded D-Lo with a nice young core in LaVert, Crabbe, Rondae, and this year's first round pick Jarrett Allen and they should expect to see a ton of internal development. This might be the first season in years where Nets fans (if there are Nets fans?) can be excited to watch the talent on the floor.


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It's a long way off but Stan has confirmed October 5th as the date for Season 10 of Will & Grace, same day as the US.
There are 18 episodes due, an increase on the 16 of Season 9.
The hit revival with Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally has already been renewed for an 11th season in 2019.
That's right, honey! A decade after their unforgettable eight-season run, comedy's most fabulous foursome is back. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reprise their infamous roles as Will, Grace, Jack and Karen. There's no doubt that with this crew's indelible bond and all the happenings in today's rollercoaster world, the banter will be on point. The legendary James Burrows, director of every original "Will & Grace" episode, returns along with a slew of razor-sharp jabs and dirty martinis. Behold once again, from the minds of Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, TV's wittiest ensemble ever. Did somebody say encore?

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Climate controlled Xtreme Cube breakrooms and lunchrooms are designed to be scalable and can be easily expanded to accommodate growing projects and staff levels. Fully customizable, breakrooms can include counter space for microwaves and food preparation, space for vending machines, and can include integrated locker rooms and restrooms.
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One week from tonight, Susan and I go to see Tori Amos play in Boston! I can hardly wait! Tori is the most inspirational, phenomenal, outrageous and beautifully talented musician, singer, songwriter and pianist of our time. In my quite-biased opinion.
I posted some videos on my blog last week from You Tube. I was so thrilled to find this episode of VH1 Storytellers from 1998. It was the first time I'd ever seen Tori perform "live" (well, on TV!). I was absolutely mesmerized by her. I had been listening to her records for several years, but never had I seen her perform. I was entranced and enchanted. It changed my life forever. Of particular note was her performance of the song "Father Lucifer". I was over the moon last week when I found this on You Tube. I played it over and over. It is just beautiful.
Well, to my chagrin and extreme annoyance and disappointment, somehow this video of "Father Lucifer" is "no longer available" on You Tube. Why? All of the other clips are still available. I am truly devastated at the second loss of this great televised performance.
What I would give to have a VHS or DVD of this episode of VH1 Storytellers. If anyone has it, contact me privately at email@example.com
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Tori Amos concert next week!
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Every self employed person strives for a secure and better planned future. The anxiety that follows every new project and event in the personal life of an entrepreneur demands a certain level of stability. Choosing a retirement plan and investing for the future is one of the places to start. A self directed 401(k) retirement plan targets self-employed individuals and small business owners. The retirement plan comes with a basket of benefits starting with higher contributions (up to $53,000 for plan participants under the age of 50 and $59,000 for plan participants over the age of 50), loaning facility, multiple investment options, and checkbook control.
Understanding the advantages of self directed 401(k)
It is one of the most popular plans offering self-employed professionals an opportunity to invest in a variety of sectors as per their choice. It doesn't restrict you to stock or mutual funds and helps you to diversify portfolio by providing non-conventional investment options.
Let us start by looking at some of the primary features of a self directed 401(k) retirement plan.
- Loaning feature: In this plan, a participant would be able to borrow up to $50,000 or 50 percent of the value of your account for any sort of financial needs. This loan is available at prime rate plus one percent interest and can be repaid over a period of five years.
- Ease of administration: The self directed 401 (k) plan is quite flexible and easy to operate. There is no headache of annual filings unless your plan exceeds $250,000.
- Availability of Roth conversion: You can convert your self directed 401(k) to a Roth retirement plan.
- Portfolio Diversification: With a self directed 401(k), you would be able to invest in an entirely new world of investment opportunities like hard money, private businesses, precious metals, real estate etc.
- Asset protection: The self directed 401k plan is protected in case of a bankruptcy. Apart from bankruptcy, state law will check whether self directed solo 401k plan assets are protected from creditors.
Considering these benefits, it is easy to understand that self directed 401(k) is one of the best retirement options for self employed individual. It helps you to take control of your retirement fund without losing even a single penny out of your hard-earned savings. Further, you don't need custodian consent for making any of these investments. With the checkbook control feature, investing is as simple as writing a check. If it sounds like an investment plan that you are interested to get into, seek a financial advisor or retirement plan provider to start today.
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In 1853, William B. Ogden's Chicago Land Company purchased land on the east side of the river to excavate clay for brick-making. "Starting from the south, workers excavated a channel northwards, and by 1857 the channel had rejoined the river forming a shortcut past the bend in the river." The completion of this canal, which was made navigable by dredging it to 50 feet wide and 10 feet deep, formed what is now Goose Island, the only island in the Chicago River.
Goose Island's access to water made it the perfect place for industry. By the late 1800s the small island was covered with tanneries, breweries, and soap factories, and by 1887, there were "two grain elevators, eleven coal yards, and a railroad" among these other industrial businesses. The name of Goose Island is rumored to have come out of this time of industrialization. Irish factory workers took up residence on the island during this period, and it is believed that they brought with them flocks of geese and kept them as livestock.
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Our Wilmington, NC connection helps build a small lifeline in Altoona
When we face unknown and scary situations the initial reaction is "how will this impact me?" That's okay. In fact, the immediate reaction of personal protection and survival is inherent in the gene pool. It's human nature.
It's what we do with the second reaction that can matter even more in the long run.
We're a technology company. Many of our customers are essential businesses. And if there was ever a business that can be converted to a work-at-home environment quickly, it's probably ours. We had been watching developments, monitoring relevant sources and planning among ourselves. We made the decision on Monday and Tuesday we were running at full-service strength to our customers.
But after that first reaction of survival and self-protection, we started viewing the crisis through a different lens. We saw a lot of people suffering. Friends and neighbors through no fault of their own were being shut down or severely restricted in their operations.
Restaurants and bars were sharing stories of concern and fear. With good reason. Businesses in place for decades are suddenly being put on the brink of extinction because of a forced government shutdown. Employees working in those restaurants are out of jobs during the "quarantine".
In trying to think of a way to help, we naturally turned to technology, but it was a bit of over-thinking. "How do we use our team's technology talent to help solve the problem? Apps? Web Portals? "
Then, we stumbled upon an idea through our involvement and expansion into Wilmington, NC. We've had an office there for a couple of years now. And while it is doing well and growing, one of the unintended side effects of being in another state, in another region of the country, is the chance to see different ideas and different perspectives.
We were introduced by Wilmington friend and fellow Penn State Grad (We Are!) Lisa Leath to a Facebook page where the Wilmington community was bringing together restaurants trying to get out the word that they were open for pick up/delivery with customers, concerned citizens and, frankly, hungry people who wanted to both help and eat. They had 7500+ followers.
So, we created the Altoona / Blair County Take Out & Delivery Facebook page and asked our employees to take some time out of their regular workday to help build, grow and promote it. The trick is to get enough people interested to join the page in order to then encourage restaurants, bars or food trucks to take the time to post.
It seems to be working. In about 8 hours, the group has over 1800 members and continues to grow. Restaurants and bars are posting and hopefully people are dialing the phones and ordering food. It certainly won't be the savior but hopefully it's helping in some small way.
We have no idea where this quarantine/pandemic is going to go. Sadly, much of it is beyond our control. But there's a fundamental life lesson that should be reinforced through all of this.
You can't always control what happens to you, but you can control how you react to it. We can be creative and find ways to respond that help everyone.
We can learn and be inspired by friends and neighbors. We can even learn from small southern towns about simple things we can do to help our neighbors. We're all in this together.
Thank you, Wilmington. Wash your hands.
What that means for smaller companies in Raleigh seeking Technology Talent
Today Microsoft announced they will be adding 500 new technology jobs (paying an average of $125,000 per year) into the Raleigh suburb of Morrisville, NC. In exchange, the state of NC is offering Microsoft an incentive package valued at $14.8 million.
It's definitely great news for the Raleigh, NC area overall, but what does it mean for smaller companies trying to compete for technology talent?
The reality is that a concentrated influx of these types of high-paying jobs, especially when they are coming from such a high-profile employer like Microsoft will wind up raising a business' costs for employees, increases the demand and decreases the supply of talent. Certainly, some market forces will play a role in increasing the talent supply through relocation and new training/education opportunities as supply tries again to catch up with demand in the technology industry.
And though the market undoubtedly will go to work on this balance, inevitably there is a significant lag as the talent supply tries to catch up with the demand for technology talent. Keep in mind, we are speaking about an understaffed industry that is constantly struggling to add more people to the mix. Even huge technology markets like Raleigh struggle to get supply to keep up with demand.
For PS Solutions, we see this as both an opportunity to help technology customers in need of talent and also a potential threat.
The opportunity: we supply software solutions to help companies deal with the talent gap in technology. Our developers are all US based and we keep costs down by keeping our development centers in lower cost areas away from immediate economic pressures caused by a big influx of demand by some huge conglomerate. Our software development centers are located and designed on the premise that your zip code does not equate with your intelligence. In other words, the software developer sitting in Altoona or Wilmington is just as capable as the higher-priced person sitting in more expensive office space in a major metropolis.
The threat: unfortunately, sometimes companies facing a talent shortage and increased costs react by shipping projects off-shore to some company (or somebody sitting in a basement office) halfway across the globe promising software development at a lower cost. Why take the risk? Why worry about where your code is going, if it's coming back or if it is being sent somewhere else? Why wonder about quality, reliability, time zone issues, cultural diffences? Sure, you have a "low" bill rate, but what's the quality of the work and who is keeping track of the hours?
We deal with the threat of off-shoring by pointing out that our work is done in America, at competitive rates with talented, experienced developers who understand the culture in which your business is running. We will constantly work to get the word out that when things are getting tough (even as a result of good news like a major employer moving into a market), there are smart affordable options to solve your software development problems. It just takes a little bit of creative thought and the solutions become pretty obvious.
Wayne Hippo is an owner and managing partner of PS Solutions, a custom software development and consulting business with development centers in Wilmington, NC, Altoona, PA and Forest Hills (Pittsburgh), PA.
Wayne can be reached at email@example.com.
Domino's Pizza has been sued by a blind man who couldn't order a custom pizza from the Domino's website. Domino's has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case and deliver a decision.
First, some background.
I have friends who have met through online dating apps. Over coffee last week, another friend was raving over the convenience of using an app to order groceries, then having them delivered to her car. On election night, I can sign in and watch the vote tabulations on our county's election web page. And the last – who knows how many – pizzas I've ordered came through Domino's online app (thin crust, pepperoni and banana peppers).
The point is that these types of online spaces have changed almost every aspect of our lives…
…all within the past 20 years or so….
…all happening AFTER that day in 1990 when President George Herbert Walker Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In short, the online world that now influences a HUGE part of our lives, barely even existed in 1990, and its degree of impact wasn't even contemplated when the ADA came to life.
No alt text provided for this image The law that was designed to assure equal access to public accommodations for those with disabilities, never contemplated the conveniences and access created by online spaces.
Many persons with disabilities are effectively shut out of many online spaces because the websites or apps that allow access are not designed with appropriate accommodations for disabled persons.
It's not a new issue – in 1998 Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. But as the impact of the online world grows greater in our lives, the issue of online access for the disabled is growing dramatically in the courts.
According to Domino's lawyers in 2018, plaintiffs filed over 2,250 federal lawsuits claiming ADA violations alleging website inaccessibility (three times the number of suits that had been filed in 2017).
The issue certainly seems ripe for the Supreme Court to decide. The Circuit court decisions are split and range from finding that the ADA requires compliance to finding that the ADA only applies to physical places of business, not those on the internet.
So, while we wait to see if the Supreme Court takes the case, and if they do where the case will go, litigation will continue and more and more companies will be having their websites challenged as inaccessible and in violation of the ADA. Companies with government contracts face scrutiny of website accessibility under Section 508c of the Rehabilitation Act.
Regardless of the outcome, the right thing to do is to make sure that your website is compliant. Nobody wants to deprive potential customers of access to their business. Oftentimes, simple changes can be made to improve access. Those planning new apps and redesigned web pages should look at those events as opportunities to bring their online space into compliance.
No alt text provided for this image At PS Solutions, our Onshore America development team can access your site and let you know where you stand on compliance, as well as what can and should be done to allow everyone access to your online space.
Keep an eye out, no matter what happens with Domino's litigation, a lot of change is likely to be coming in the online marketplace.
Wayne Hippo is an owner and Managing Partner of PS Solutions, a software development and consulting firm with offices in Altoona, PA, Pittsburgh, PA and Wilmington, NC. You can reach Wayne at firstname.lastname@example.com
After growing PS Solutions in Pennsylvania, founder Wayne Hippo came to Wilmington with the goal of replicating the company's growth in the Cape Fear region and its focus on keeping software development local.
When the software development company opened in Wilmington in 2018, it had one worker and was housed at the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Now, it occupies office space at 2109 Capital Drive with five employees.
PS Solutions was founded by managing partners Hippo and Joe Merilli in 2009 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, a city about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh. At first, the company focused on staffing software developers but then expanded to provide outsourced software development for companies.
"We wanted to be in the Carolinas somewhere," Hippo said. "We considered three or four other cities, but we were just really impressed by the growth in Wilmington and the opportunities that we saw here."
PS Solution works with all sorts of companies, not just tech-related ones.
"We're under a lot of NDAs about who we work with, but I can say that our industries are so varied," he said. "We have companies that do oil cleanups. When people think of technology, you think of the obvious tech companies, but the need in our client base extends well beyond that."
Through a partnership with Cucalorus Festival, PS Solutions hosted a children's coding workshop at Snipes Academy of Arts and Design, Wrightsboro Elementary and GLOW Academy in November.
With the firm's recent expansion to Wilmington, officials plan to grow its footprint in the Cape Fear region by hiring additional sales personnel, expanding to larger office space and eventually establishing a development center.
"We've never been afraid to take on a new challenge," Hippo said. "Next stop will probably be a much larger development center in Wilmington and with that success, probably a sister center somewhere nearby, and then it's onto the next opportunity."
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It's free. One of the biggest and ostensibly most creative music and arts fests in the country, and still… it's free. From day one – that's June 7th this year – and for ten straight days, the Three Rivers Arts Festival will entertain hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe. And in case you missed it, it's free!
This year, stars like India.Arie will be added to the long list of those who performed or presented at Three Rivers. Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Wilco and the Black Keys are in the books alongside Allen Ginsberg, Spalding Gray, Keith Haring and Nam June Paik as those who helped make it the festival it is today. As a matter of fact, #TRAF has been delivering world-class visual and performing art since 1960.
How can Pittsburgh do that? They have a lot of help. Sponsors, such as title sponsor Dollar Bank. Add donations and the government money that goes to Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. But the biggest reason they can keep it free and do such a great job?
Volunteers are at the heart and soul of almost every great festival. There are parking lots to manage, guest questions to answer, artists to assist and children to entertain. But those are only some of the jobs done – during the event itself. Many, many volunteers are added to the staff throughout the planning year, helping recruit vendors and determine which food truck goes where on the site. With three locations across downtown Pittsburgh, it's a big task.
People volunteer for a number of reasons – giving back, getting free tickets, camaraderie, experience – you name it. When organizers are looking for volunteers, there's one kind of person that sticks out: the ones that want to do this year after year. That's because volunteers are entrusted with a lot of information and having to retrain a new team can be costly.
Worse yet: when data leaves with the person who donated their time. It can take days or weeks to try and recreate the knowledge that departs when the person does. That's why PS Solutions created an inexpensive system to manage the entirety of what's happening on the back-end of a festival.
It's called Chute Festival. And if you are a volunteer, ask the team if they use our system. It can save a lot of headaches and help them operate more efficiently. Because if you care enough to donate your time, you care enough to ensure that the festival survives and remains healthy.
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We love festivals. We love them so much we wrote a software system for managing them. More on that later, but as we enter June, the number and variety of festivals that happen across the US sky rockets.
We'll be talking about festivals often over the summer, but we recently ran across a great list that identified the largest festival in each state. So, while we gather great stories about smaller local festivals we'll highlight, we decided to get to know more about the big guys and share a couple that are near and dear to us.
Our home state of Pennsylvania hosts Musikfest in Bethlehem from August 1 - 11. Voted Best Music Festival in the USA Today Reader's Choice Awards in 2019, more than 1.1 million people crowd into this historic city near Allentown to hear music – free and paid – over the course of ten days. It claims to be the largest free music festival, but it also features comedy and dance performances and a series of art installations. Some say it might be the best bargain of all summer events.
As we expanded into North Carolina, we began looking for the biggest event in our new state. We assumed it was the Azalea Festival in Wilmington. But no … it's not flowers but food that draws southerners. The North Carolina Barbecue Festival is in Lexington, which falls between the Triangle and the Triad. Lexington has a population of about 20,000 – which blossoms 10-fold when chefs from across NC converge to demonstrate their BBQ acumen. It all happens in just one day – the last Saturday in October – but is a culmination of an entire month of BBQ festivities. A series of competitions, from the Tour de Pig cycling race to golf, fishing tournaments and a 5K run keep people flowing into town.
What these two festivals have in common is their reliance on volunteers. From planners to ushers, parking to ticket sales and set up/clean up, volunteers are what makes festivals work. That's why so many organizers are turning to our newest software product, Chute Festival. It not only manages the schedules for volunteers, but it manages the information they come in contact with.
Who are your vendors? What's the map of the site look like? Where are the closest parking options? And how do you manage your performers, livestock, and food?
Often, it's in the heads of those who volunteer. But with Chute Festival, organizers keep the data that remains in the minds of volunteers. Volunteers come and go – they are committed, until they're not. In order to keep the information about every last detail, it needs to reside – accessibly – in the Cloud so that future events run as smoothly as the last.
If you're interested in learning more about how Chute Festival can help, email us at email@example.com
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Who among us has not been deeply touched by those who fight for our country? We asked the employees and partners at PS Solutions and found that there is hardly a single person who hasn't had a relative who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines. There are both veterans and active duty personnel, and family who served who have gone on before us.
With Memorial Day upon us – and indeed all of May as it is Military Appreciation Month -- we at PS Solutions are taking the time to honor military men and women who've lost their lives. We are also looking into how the families of those who have been taken from us are being honored.
Our Armed Forces have systems in place to help the families of those we've lost. There is financial support available, counselling, and a series of manners in which they are honored, from gun salutes to gatherings. On behalf of American citizens, the Department of Defense has established access to a series of resources they call Families of the Fallen. Each division of the armed forces has their own set of support systems. For example, the Army has posted resources on the site created by their Chief of Army Public Affairs, including a Facebook page for the Survivor Outreach Services.
If you're inclined to help as a part of your celebration of this upcoming holiday weekend, here are a series of resources that you can donate to, and help support the families of our lost patriots:
Snowball Express: a program of Gary Sinise Foundation, this organization finds a myriad of ways to serve the children of fallen military heros.
Fallen Patriots: College for the children of those who lost their lives while in service can seem unattainable. The folks at the non-profit Fallen Patriots work to help families send their kids to college.
Johnny Mac: This scholarship program is in honor of a fallen soldier who graduated from West Point in 1986. By identifying Johnny Mac Scholars, children of those who have lost their heroes as they served our country have an opportunity to march on and fulfill their career goals.
TAPS: The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) offers compassionate care to all those grieving the loss of a loved one who died while serving in our Armed Forces or as a result of his or her service. Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24/7 through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones.
There are numerous other organizations that help families, from the Red Cross to the USO and many others. We at PS Solutions believe everyone should do what they can. In addition to our individual donations, will be joining so many other Americans by leaving an empty chair open at a table for one, honoring those we wish could be with us, and thereby honoring the families they've left behind through their service. We hope you will join us in some small way to honor military families this weekend.
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When startups reach the key milestone of securing Angel or Venture Capital, their new partners are looking both for a series of deliverables but also a great return on their investment. One of the many questions they ask during the pitch process is generally 'how long before you'll need another infusion of capital?' They love it when the response is … "a long time."
Once that infusion is safely secured, how do smart entrepreneurs make the most of it? STRETCH. Find the best value for the money on every project. And that includes custom developed software.
In the early 2000s, the key to this savings was to off-shore development. Fast and inexpensive services sprung up across Asia and Eastern Europe, putting hundreds of thousands of software engineers to work… outside of the US.
"Americans are just too expensive," was the cry.
What we learned, however, was that it's not really American developers that are so untouchably expensive, but the US major cities that pushed up the prices. The developers in rural areas and small cities are actually quite affordable. Plus – they speak your language, understand your culture, and live somewhat near your time zone (if not in your time zone).
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Trevor Hughes Joins the PS Solutions Wilmington TeamPS Solutions has increased their Wilmington headcount… and it's about to get much bigger if Trevor Hughes has anything to say about it.
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Trade shows, County fairs. Film festivals. Street fairs. Flea Markets. Job fairs.
Events like these are a compendium of thousands of details. Vendors, payments, marketing, invoicing… keeping it all organized and easily accessible can be exhausting.
PS Solutions to the rescue! We've recently released our own vendor management system, and we call it Chute – as in, parachute – because it eases your entry into the event. We were working with a Pennsylvania County Fair which faced problems when volunteers left the organization. The result was increased difficulty tracking and managing billings. The team at PS Solutions saw an opportunity to help event managers across the country easily organize, communicate about and manage their interaction with vendors.
Here are just a few things we took into consideration when creating our event management system for festivals:
Chute Festival provides you with a computerized interactive version of your festival or fairground layout. It's easier than ever to determine which spaces are still are rented and quickly pinpoint where each vendor will reside. Of course, it's also easier to show which spaces are open and left to be sold, allowing you to quickly close the deal. Vendor reservations are laid out in color, making it a snap to identify who's where.
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Wilmington, NC – April 9, 2019 -- PS Solutions, a software development firm with offices in Wilmington, NC, as well as Pittsburgh and Altoona, PA, last month released a new app designed to help identify those at risk for committing suicide which utilizes the renowned Columbia Protocol. This free smartphone app provides instant access to simple questions which have been successful in helping identify suicide risk. Blair County, PA was the first to develop an app using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and provide local contact information to nearby crisis centers. The app is now offered in North Carolina and can be customized to connect directly to local crisis centers.
"North Carolina's suicide rate is higher than the national average," said Wayne Hippo, co-founder of PS Solutions. "That's one of the reasons we wanted to bring this free app to the attention of our citizens and those who serve this community. It's a way to help members of our community who need it most."
The free iOS and Android app provides access to the C-SSRS, which prompts a few simple questions that gauge when an individual is at risk for suicide then recommends an appropriate level of mental health support. The list of questions can be answered within a few minutes. App users are also offered contact information for crisis centers, which can be customized to include local contacts.
"We need to get everyone in our communities asking these questions," said Dr. Kelly Posner, Director of the Columbia Lighthouse Project, "Just think of how many lives we can save if every parent, police officer, teacher and neighbor downloaded and used this app."
More than 20 years of research validates relevance and effectiveness of the C-SSRS. Seen as the gold standard in assessing suicide risk, it is globally. For people who have thought about suicide, simply being asked these questions can come as a relief. One study found that asking the questions reduced distress in depressed respondents.
According to a March 2019 study conducted for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the increase in the national suicide rate from 2016 to 2017 was the largest annual increase in nearly 20 years. Suicides rose by 4% from 2016 to 2017 and 22% from 2008 to 2017. Worldwide, almost 1 million people die by suicide each year; one life lost every 40 seconds.
The idea for the app came from Blair County Pennsylvania, and it is the first county to offer customized local information. Other regions are encouraged to provide local crisis centers contact information, which is based on a user's phone location. Information on app customization is available through email: email@example.com.
PS Solutions is a software development firm headquartered in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with offices in Pittsburgh and Wilmington, North Carolina. PS Solutions takes a creative approach to solving companies' technology problems, employing a diverse group of software and project management professionals to develop software in the U.S.
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Seems baseball can really influence a lot. It's been known to develop more than one leader – and more than one leading developer. It requires a clear understanding of math, statistics, teamwork and a keen eye for those who can be coached. PS Solutions' co-founder Joe Merilli has had baseball in his blood since he was in Little League. He wanted to pass along his love of the game once he had kids, but with three daughters he switched to softball. One of his daughters (Miranda) started playing t-ball when she was four years old and later started pitching with Dad in the back yard. Dad coached the t-ball team and went to coach's clinics to make sure he was teaching the correct softball mechanics to his teams as instructed by the best college coaches in the game. Eventually, Joe started one of the first local travel teams (Altoona Express) for 10u, 12u and 14u players. The Altoona Express allowed the players to see a higher level of competition and travel all over the east coast. Altoona Express teams traveled as far as Disney World in Florida to compete. Miranda eventually out grew the local scene and the decision was made she would try out for a larger travel organization in Pittsburgh and she made it. Dad eventually was asked to coach one of those teams and they traveled from Michigan to Florida to tournaments. By the time high school came around, Merilli was hired to coach that team and took a perennial losing team to winning 59 out of 71 games and a date in the Western State Finals and were among the best teams in the State in their Division. Miranda finished her high school career as one of the most decorated pitchers in Blair County History.
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When you own a software development company and you lead a foundation that encourages young girls to learn to code, you're often asked about how we can get enough coders among our population. In fact, it seems that at most dinner parties we attend there's at least one parent in the room that asks about how to help teach their children to develop technology skills. One team at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) must have been asked the same thing, as they've come up with one option. They call it Alice. According to their website, Alice is designed to teach logical and computational thinking skills, fundamental principles of programming and to be a first exposure to object-oriented programming. It's used by teachers but can easily be led by parents-as-teachers as well. Most start at middle school level, although it has regularly been used with younger children – and even those at university level. Designed to provide the basics coding and software design, it includes game development but is also used to expand understanding of both logical and creative thinking. Studies done at CMU found proven benefits in engaging and retaining diverse and under-served groups in computer science education. In and of itself, Alice is a fabulous teaching environment. The Alice Project as a whole, however, also provides supplemental tools and materials for teaching using Alice across a spectrum of ages and subject matter. They have established an active community, wherein teachers of all sorts interact to provide ideas and applications and talk through concerns or questions. Alice starts with a simple drag-and-drop approach, to make the concept of programming less daunting. Students (and teachers!) progress quickly to develop stories through animation and sound, and ultimately even build games.
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In an earlier blog post we discussed the benefits of custom software to help businesses establish a competitive edge. Yet designing, testing, installing and training can be a significant battle for the team leader. Organizations quite often conclude that their in-house development team is either already overworked or that they don't have the necessary skills required to complete the project. Coders and app developers have specialties, generally in different languages like HTML, Java Script, C++ -- the list goes on. If the new system calls for Python and that's not in the programmers' wheelhouse, you'll likely outsource the work. Outsourcing in the US likely means the computer language is the primary concern. Outsourcing offshore, however, will invariably add a few layers of complexity to the project, including the spoken and written language. Having your team work in different development languages is one thing. Having them try to understand a second language and envelope that into the system may be the breaking point for a successful endeavor.
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America's first app designed to help save those with suicidal thoughts has been developed by PS Solutions and introduced first in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Based on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), the Columbia Protocol App provides instant access to a few simple questions that can help save the life of someone considering suicide. "Our county's crisis line has 200 to 400 calls every year," said Jim Hudack, director for the Blair County Department of Social Services and person responsible for the initial idea. "This app is another way to offer help to the members of our community who need it most." Users download the iOS or Android app to access questions that gauge when an individual is at risk for suicide; it then recommends an appropriate level of mental health support. The list of questions can be answered within a few minutes, after which users are offered contact information for local and national crisis centers. "We need to get everyone in our communities asking these questions," said Dr. Kelly Posner, Director of the Columbia Lighthouse Project, "Just think of how many lives we can save if every parent, police officer, teacher and neighbor downloaded and used this app." With over 20 years of research to validate its relevance and effectiveness, the C-SSRS is seen as the gold standard in assessing suicide risk and is used by governments, schools, and communities across the globe. For people who have thought about suicide, simply being asked these questions can come as a relief. One study found that asking the questions reduced distress in depressed respondents. Blair County operates one of the busiest crisis centers in the state of Pennsylvania, despite having a population of 124,000. In Blair County, 23 residents took their own lives in 2018, a 64% increase from the 2016 total and above the national average of 14.5 deaths per 100,000. According to a March 2019 study conducted for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the increase in the national suicide rate from 2016 to 2017 was the largest annual increase in nearly 20 years. Suicides rose by 4% from 2016 to 2017 and 22% from 2008 to 2017. Worldwide, almost 1 million people die by suicide each year — equal to one life lost every 40 seconds. PS Solutions, headquartered in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with offices in Pittsburgh and Wilmington, North Carolina, was chosen by Blair County to develop the app. The app will work as-is nationwide, sending all callers to the national hotline; it can also be customized by PS Solutions to include contact information for hotlines in other counties, cities, and states, which would be delivered based on the user's phone location. TO DOWNLOAD: Search the app store for Columbia Protocol. It will say it's by "PROFESSIONAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC.". It can be found on the Play Store for Android or the App Store for iOS
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Every growing company needs software. Technology is what drives efficiencies that lead to greater profit, and therefore most corporations will turn to creating proprietary software to sharpen their cutting edge.
But when software is not your core competency, you look to outsource the development of your grand ideas. This is what has worked for millions of firms the world over. Often, sacrifices are made when it comes to saving money by shipping development overseas. Some of the sacrifices are clear; others are discovered when you are waist high in the project.
Let's take a serious look at the top reasons we hear from our clients that have off-shored overseas, then done a u-turn and offshore to small-town USA:
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Sometimes opportunity is subtle, sometimes it hits you over the head, and sometimes it actually seems to worm its way into your consciousness. PS Solutions might be any one of those, depending on the time frame. But in January of 2009, it was as though the clouds parted and said: "NOW!" Wayne Hippo and Joe Merilli had bantered about the idea of starting a business 10 years earlier, but somehow the timing just didn't seem right. Jobs, civic commitments, family affairs all weighed too heavily. But in late 2008 they revisited the idea. After more than 20 years in technology and human resources, Joe watched his employers as they scaled and grew. Wayne had spent 20 years advising businesses, municipalities and working in employment law. They were both in the 'Rolodex' business, having built strong relationships for years across technology industries. It was time they built this for themselves. The start was easier than they thought, with connections that spread across southwestern Pennsylvania. They began simply as an extension of companies' HR departments, placing technical experts in organizations, finding the right skills and the best personality match.
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It's a sobering fact: Suicide is the number 1 killer of adolescent girls. It is the second-leading cause of death among all people ages 15 – 29. It is no wonder, then, that the Blair County (PA) Commissioners are anxious to find a way to curtail this threat to our next generation.
During the Blair County (PA) Commissioners meeting on January 8th, 2019 (watch the TV report), the commissioners voted to fund a new app to help first responders and county social workers determine the risk level for suicide. PS Solutions was awarded a contract to develop an app that utilizes the Columbia Lighthouse Project's protocol, which establishes a series of guidelines for helping those at risk.
The app, which will be operational on both Android and Apple devices, is being developed by PS Solutions. The concept, however, came from the Blair County social services director.
"We spent years carrying around little cards with questions and color-coded answers on them," said Jim Hudack, Director of Blair County Social Services. "What happens when you can't find that little card? I'll tell you – I'm never without my phone, so I asked Joe if creating an app would be possible."
The Columbia Lighthouse Project's Suicide Prevention App provides a list of questions to ask, ranging from "have you ever felt like taking your life" and "if so, have you ever thought about how you would do that?" There is a color-coded system for responses, helping to alert the person asking the questions to whether there is an urgent need for help (red) to if it's a typical situation (green).
The app will provide a resource primarily for first responders but is available for use – for free – by anyone. It is currently in development, with delivery expected by early February. For more information, call PS Solutions at 814-942-7888.
Both calming and stirring, the sight of Christmas Lights brings out the kid in most all of us. Way back in the '60s and '70s we used to hop in the car while dad drove us from neighborhood to neighborhood to see the lights. When my kids were young, certain blocks would be uber-lit, with music (sometimes live) and popcorn or cookies for the kids who visit.
The competitive nature in some folks can turn blocks into tiny versions of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. But the geek inside some of us has learned that a little computer savvy can deliver a very fun and entertaining holiday experience.
Earlier this month, Techspot published an article that can help anyone (with the notion) develop a holiday light show at their own homes. We're not talking just LED projections. We're talking creativity with the help of RGB (no not Ruth Bader Ginsberg – that's RBG!) lights, some control circuitry and unique sequencing. Yes, you can even have audio play along with the dancing lights through FM frequency.
Light shows are awesome. Seriously. Look at Vegas, baby! How about Niagara Falls? People stare for hours… intrigued and awed by the work you did purely for entertainment purposes.
So, if you find that your neighbors are winning the neighborhood contest, start planning for next year. No more boring white icicle lights or flashing on/off blue/green colored strands. Think about how impressed your kids will be…
Yeah. The kids. (But really – think about how impressed your co-workers will be!)
It will make for a new tradition… one you started.
Here's wishing our entire PS Solutions network a joy-filled and awe-inspired holiday season.
Cucalorus, PS Solutions reached 90 students, mostly girls, ages 8-14.
The Cucalorus Festival brought a digital literacy program to local elementary and middle school students with a mobile Kids Coding Workshop. Students at Snipes Academy, Wrightsboro Elementary and GLOW Academy were given an opportunity to write simple codes that programmed and controlled super-small computers, or Arduinos. The program was sponsored by the PS Solutions Foundation.
"Coding is the language of computers," explained Rob Hill, a filmmaker and Cucalorus outreach educator, as he led students at Snipes to engage in the programming exercise. "A computer program, or code, is a set of instructions that a computer follows to complete a task." Leading the students through the coding program, Hill provided guidance to connect a circuit board to the computer and then program the computer to tell the circuit board to light up.
The workshops were scheduled over three days reaching some 90 students, mostly girls, ages 8 to 14. According to Wayne Hippo, managing partner of PS Solutions, "the girls tend to flourish and engage more readily without boys in the room. We want girls to see that computer science is a fun and gratifying field of study, and workshops such as these give them a good hands-on opportunity to learn and grow confident with new skills."
Indeed, the girls showed immediate delight when lights flashed as a result of their coding exercise.
There is urgency to drawing more girls into fields of computer science. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment of software developers is projected to grow 24 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations. A tech talent vacuum means many of the jobs go unfilled, so broadening the pool of candidates is critical to U.S. competitiveness.
"Ultimately, we hope by providing young girls with experiences such as the Cucalorus Kids Coding Workshop, they might later consider studying for a career in computer science or programming," Hippo said. "You never know when you are opening a door to possibilities that might otherwise never have been considered," he says.
PS Solutions' Foundation is a nonprofit committed to developing young girls' interest in software engineering.
The coding workshops were part of Cucalorus Connect, an interactive convergence of technology entrepreneurship and creative arts. Expanding the festival's media literacy programming, the digital literacy outreach works to draw people into the world of digital sciences, arts and communications.
PS Solutions is a software development firm that recently expanded to Wilmington from its Pennsylvania headquarters.
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Hiring programmers a world away has long been a desperate option for those looking to fill their need for tech talent. The argument was simply that American programmers weren't available or affordable, and going off-shore promised lower costs and a tech team who worked while you slept.
Over time, American C-suites learned that there were hidden costs to the overseas solution. The time zone differential left small windows for communication and problem-solving. And English fluency, together with other cultural understandings, have grown from "nice-to-haves" to essential factors. These 'soft' attributes had a major impact on internal project management.
Such real-world lessons now collide with a growing concern of American jobs versus foreign jobs, and the real possibility that bad actors could comprise your offshore team and compromise your software integrity.
Indeed, when offshoring one loses certain control of the project which frequently translates into losing control of the money spent on that project; some companies spend millions without reaching a satisfactory solution. We've all heard those nightmares.
While acknowledging the cost savings companies cite for offshoring entire IT departments, what about the occasional, but necessary project updates, system and deliverable alignments that in-house software development teams inevitably face?
Because hiring a full-time developer — or team — requires an extended search, considerable overhead and the moral fiber (or lack thereof) to eliminate staff when the project is complete, companies look to what seems to be the easier and cost-sensitive solution of outsourcing via offshoring.
The alternative is onshore outsourcing. Assembling a stateside team to support and solve urgent software solutions invites creative collaboration, assures accessible control and eliminates the angst that comes with the "long-term commitment" of a new employee.
At PS Solutions, we thrive on providing creative onshore solutions for companies hitting roadblocks with their technology. We assign skilled developers to work onsite with in-house teams, or offsite but easily accessible. Either way, you meet the designers and developers working on your project; you can see the progress they are making and engage as frequently as you like. You're in control.
Our capacity to scale, staff and site solutions according to client projects is what distinguishes PS Solutions. We match talent to task and temperament to team, assuring project needs and corporate culture are equally considered.
The result is ten years of satisfied clients who have avoided or at least augmented the offshore approach. For major corporations or mid-sized companies alike, onshoring is a welcome alternative to the overseas and often over budget offshore solution.
As of 2015 there were 40 million Americans with disabilities. That's a lot of people who should be able to use your website – or the technology you offer – but may not be able to do so. It's helpful to them if your site is easily accessible, but if you want the federal government or even its employees to have access you may need to make a few tweaks.
Section 508, an amendment to the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973, is a federal law mandating that all electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the federal government be accessible to people with disabilities.
What, exactly, is "accessible"? Essentially it means that whatever you offer needs to be as easy to use by those who have disabilities as it is by those who do not. When it comes to websites, the good folks at Essential Accessibility have developed a checklist to help you determine if you need to make changes. It includes things like:
While we are happy to report our employees in the Wilmington, NC area have been safely evacuated, our thoughts are with our friends, coworkers, and those who may be impacted by Hurricane Florence.
For years your team has developed hypertext-based solutions. For both internal and client applications, you guys can rock you some PHP.
But the challenge has changed – and now you need to develop for Windows. You look into a framework that will support a series of different languages – you need access to a huge library that can share with multiple applications.
You need .NET.
But you don't know .NET, and neither does your team. You can learn it… it's not rocket science and your team knows C# and VB... besides, they're really keen. But, you don't have an extra month.
You need a .NET expert. Someone that will know how to get the Framework right, how to apply the appropriate tools. What you don't need? To go through a hiring process. To sign someone on who has the skills you need for a short-term project. To get the project clearly laid out.
One of the great things about having PS Solutions as a partner is that we're ready to help. We have a hefty team that's facile with:
• Java
• Python
• Android
… and a whole lot more.
We've worked in manufacturing, healthcare, finance, retail, transit, HR… you name the industry, we've likely coded for it.
So don't stress. Just call PS.
Company could bring on 15 employees, official says.
WILMINGTON -- A software development firm has opened in Wilmington, hoping to tap into the region's growing fintech hub and other industries.
PS Solutions, an Altoona, Pennsylvania-based firm, is operating out of the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This is the first PS Solutions location outside of Pennsylvania, where it also has an office in Pittsburgh.
Managing partner Wayne Hippo said the company develops software solutions for a variety of clients, from mid-size landscaping businesses to convenience store chains to national healthcare and corrections companies. He anticipates PS Solutions having its own Wilmington space and about 15 employees within the year.
"We're pretty excited about it; it's certainly the type of community we have been looking for," he said. "Wilmington seems to be a growing community, willing to take on a lot of tech development."
In addition to IT support, PS Solutions can develop software and provide programming to clients. Hippo said many of PS's clients have been fintech -- or financial technology -- companies, an industry that's growing roots in Wilmington through companies like nCino and the recently opened Apiture. Live Oak Bank is building space at its Wilmington campus that will house future fintech companies doing business with the bank.
Hippo said the presence of those and other tech companies helped draw PS Solutions to the Port City. Rather than locating in the Reasearch Triangle or Charlotte, Hippo said PS was looking for a North Carolina home that would offer future employees an attractive lifestyle.
"Not everyone wants to be in the heart of the big development areas," he said. "There's plenty of talent out there that thinks, 'maybe there's a better way of life'."
PS plans to do business with clients throughout the Carolinas, and Hippo said the company is excited to keep tech talent in the Wilmington area.
"I think we're really pleased at the reception so far, and we're looking forward to a long-term partnership," he said.
PS Solutions of Altoona and Pittsburgh is opening a Wilmington, N.C., office, bringing software development solutions to companies in the Carolinas that are hitting technology roadblocks.
PS Solutions offers a staff of software and project management professionals and serves major corporations and mid-sized entrepreneurs, providing programming and software development, contract IT services and onsite placement of IT professionals.
The company employs a diverse group of technology professionals with a commitment to solving the tech talent vacuum and keeping technology from moving off-shore. The company looks to grow its Carolina-based staff throughout the year.
"Wilmington offers an important new business landscape for us, opening avenues to RTP and the southeast region," Wayne Hippo, managing partner of PS Solutions, said in a statement. "We look forward to serving the growing fintech, health care and service sector economy, all of which rely on secure, scalable and state-of-the-art software solutions."
"Ours is a team of creative problem solvers," co-owner Joe Merilli said in a statement. "We are very adept at finding innovative solutions, whether our clients are facing changing technologies, expanding services or are even entering the technology/software world for the first time. We pride ourselves in working alongside our clients to solve their technology and software problems."
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companies facing technology roadblocksWilmington, NC – May 29, 2018 -- PS Solutions is opening a Wilmington, NC, office bringing creative solutions in software development to companies in the Carolinas that are hitting technology roadblocks. PS Solutions offers a staff of software and project management professionals and serves major corporations and mid-size entrepreneurs alike, providing programming and software development, contract IT services, and onsite placement of IT professionals. With offices in Altoona and Pittsburgh, the company employs a diverse group of technology professionals with a commitment to solving the tech talent vacuum and keeping technology from moving off-shore. PS Solutions is currently working out of UNCW's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on College Road and is looking to grow its Carolina-based staff throughout the year.
On February 28, 2017, the President signed the "Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Act" into law. The primary aim of the bill is to compel the director of NASA to encourage women and girls to study within the STEM fields. The purpose of this act is to support NASA and help women to consider and pursue a career in aerospace. NASA will use three initiatives to support the efforts; the NASA GIRLS AND NASA BOYS programs, Aspire to Inspire, and the Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research.
The INSPIRE Act is one additional step in what needs to be a comprehensive approach to break down the glass ceiling for women in many STEM fields. We currently have a tremendous shortage of US trained personnel to fill the many opportunities in STEM fields. The US is currently losing thousands of jobs overseas, simply because we don't have trained people to do the work required. While not anywhere near a cure for the problem INSPIRE is a step in the right direction. The fastest fix to this problem is to make sure that women are given every opportunity to go after what are often traditionally male opportunities in the STEM fields.
PS Solutions Foundation is dedicated to helping young girls get exposure to STEM opportunities, particularly software engineering in the hopes that they will be encouraged to pursue the field as they work through their educational path. PS Solutions Foundation has provided scholarships for girls participating in science camps at Penn State Altoona.
The Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act was signed into law on February 28, 2017. It was one of two bills designed to encourage woman to pursue careers in science and business fields. This Act allows the National Science Foundation to encourage entrepreneurial programs for women. These programs will allow women the opportunity to strive for careers in the STEM fields from the lab to the commercial world.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while women make up 47 percent of the U.S. workforce, they only hold 25.6 percent of computer and mathematical occupations and only 15.4 percent of architecture and engineering occupations. At the college level, women only earn 18 percent of computer science degrees.
Founded in 2012, PS Solutions Foundation focuses local efforts at encouraging young women to develop an interest in software engineering. The Foundation partners with educational providers to engage the young women so they can explore Computer Science and hopefully one day strive for a career within the field. There is a large opportunity for women within the STEM fields and this Act will hopefully be only one step in a comprehensive plan to help grow those opportunities for women.
The most recent attack on Friday, May 12 affected 200,000 victims across at least 150 countries worldwide. The latest attack comes from ransomware known as WannaCry. Ransomware is software that blocks access by encrypting your data until a ransom is paid. It displays a message that requests money to unlock access. There has been an international search for the perpetrators behind the attack, being led by the Europol, the European Union's Police Agency. Luckily, there has been no second wave of attacks with many watching to see what the start of the new workweek brings.
The WannaCry Ransomware takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. Microsoft released a security patch in March to correct the problem. However, there are many companies that do not automatically update their systems to incorporate the Windows patches. A prime reason for not wanting to do so, is that often the newer releases or patches cause problems with companies operating legacy software programs. Essentially, these companies have been running the gamble of not upgrading the security patches so they don't have to spend potentially significant money to upgrade the legacy software.
If you are considering doing a rewrite of your software systems, consider contacting PS Solutions for a quote. Our rural outsourcing program allows you to save thousands of dollars by utilizing our Altoona-based software engineers. You save money, keep jobs in the USA, and avoid the risks of the unknown results of gambling on using overseas development companies.
While companies need to make the decision about investing money to upgrade legacy software, everyone should be considering the following steps to reduce the risk of downloading ransomware:
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Why Laughter is so important in addiction recovery
Addiction is a serious topic. It has real life, potentially devastating impact on people's lives. People can lose their jobs, their homes and lives. Stopping an addiction can be a big struggle and for many it's the hardest thing that they will ever do. Despite all of that, or maybe as a result laughing is one of the best and most helpful things you can do for addiction. And here's why
Laughter reduces stress
Laughing is a very good way to relieve stress immediately, it releases endorphins that make you feel much better and relaxes your muscles. When you laugh it tells you that whatever is happening to you is really not that bad – otherwise you wouldn't be laughing. Some believe that we developed laughing as a way to let everyone know that the perceived threat is not that bad. Think about how you respond when you see someone slip on the ice and then see that everyone is unharmed – and they're laughing. You feel relieved and amused – business as usual.
Stress and sense of danger and concern is instantly relieved. Since stress is the biggest trigger for cravings, laughter can be the key to a speedy recovery and less chance of relapse after drug rehab.
Laughter boosts the immune system.
If you are less stressed your immune system is much more active and works much better. Having high levels of the stress hormone, cortisol essentially turns your immune system off. It signals that you are under attack and sends all the energy you have towards fight or flight response -there's no time for healing. Laughing signals that the danger is over for now, your body can now get back to normal.
Laughter reduces pain
The endorphins produced by laughter and lower level of stress reduces the feeling of pain. If you are feeling in pain due to withdrawals or other chronic issues then you may really benefit from letting that pain out with a strong fit of laughter. Detox can be really painful, you can suffer from bone and muscle aches but headaches and other discomfort are common withdrawal symptoms from many drugs. Many people who begin down the path of opioid addiction do it due to chronic pain, so pain can persist or return in recovery. As a way to help manage this you can laugh as much as you can to laugh the pain away!
Laughter improves your mood
It's hard to be in a bad mood when you're laughing. Staying in a positive mindset is one of the greatest things that you can do towards the progress of your recovery. People who have undergone the 12 step programe of the AA, or who have undergone alcohol rehabilitation know that those who are negative in mindset are more likely to relapse. Optimism is your friend, and laughter is your secret weapon in recovering from addiction.


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Question: Am I supposed to be partnering up with other consultants or truly doing my own thing? – Greg
Answer: Hi Greg! After looking at your chart I'm really curious about your current work arrangement and which one of the above options you're most drawn to. Your chart absolutely screams 'do your own thing' with a focus on the needs of others. So right off the bat, there's a bit of a contradiction. How can you truly do your own thing when your own thing becomes about the other? First of all you have an Aries stellium in your 6th house that consists of the personal planets Sun, Venus, Mercury and Mars. So a great deal of who you are is aligned with the type of work you do. With a chart such as yours, you get your energy through your work, so it's critical that your work is meaningful and rewarding, otherwise risk burnout in a big way. In this case, meaningful work is closely aligned with being of service. So the nature of what you do, ultimately needs to be service oriented or somehow improve the lives of others, or make what they do easier. Also important is the fact that your Sun rules your 10th house of Career suggesting you want your hard work to get attention and be noticed by the public.
Venus rules your Libra Ascendant which suggests a friendly, likeable, diplomatic approach which immediately gives people a sense of comfort and ease in your presence. Libra loves working with people, righting any wrongs, fixing any problems, etc. When a client is having a bad day, you have the knack of saying the right thing, taking the right steps to turn the situation around. You understand people and how to relate to relate to them.
Jupiter the planet of growth is in Capricorn in the 3rd house, ruling the 3rd and 5th. Capricorn is associated with your career and with Jupiter in this sign, freedom to learn and expand your career becomes a major value of yours. The 3rd house is connected with communication and the 5th is an indicator of how you want to creatively express yourself. No matter what you do professionally, it's important to include an element of writing, teaching, leading, speaking, consulting or publishing.
Your Moon is in Virgo in the 11th house which is yet another indicator that working with people in general is ideal. Your Virgo Moon is a very responsible, grounding force in your chart. While all your Aries planets are jumping at the thought of a new adventure, your Moon is more likely to evaluate and analyze the situation and proceed with caution. This is also a great placement for problem solving and shows you like practical problems with real solutions. The driving force to take immediate versus the need to carefully analyze what you might be getting yourself into is likely a pattern that has repeated itself.
There's no doubt you're a hard, responsible worker who enjoys providing a service that benefits others. In fact your path suggests a selfless, altruistic type of giving to others. Partnerships can be fine as long as you're able to maintain your own sense of independence. Whichever way you choose to go, keep in mind that it's important to allow yourself the freedom to take inspired action on behalf of your clients, once your Moon gives her permission of course. Therefore, should you decide to make a change you need to keep your Moon happy. This can easily be done by creating a well documented, well thought out and researched business plan of what your approach will look like.
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Flying - what else?! Ah, yes: flying in space! ;-)
Fallen and Money Promoted!
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104th Blaze Promoted
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We are extremely honored and blessed with so many applications. Thus, also from my side, a massive thank you for your huge interest. We could not appreciate it more! Thank you also for your patience, I know the wait was very long. To choose is never easy, however we have to restrict our pick on a maximum of 4 cadets, in order to be able to provide sufficient amounts of training to each and everyone. Thank you for understanding that, those, who have not been picked this time to have a go at the UPTs - we would very much like to get to know you better and see your application again in the next round. Please fly as much as you can with us on Teamspeak, this lets us choose best and please do not think the decision was in any way personal. Each and everyone of you seems to be a great fit in general and someone we would like to spend more time with. So please stick around and simply spend more time with us. :-) This round we would like to clear for the UPTs: Bullet Streetsharken TheLawSE and 069_Specter The rest of you - again, thank you so much. I will send each one of you a private message, if you have questions or would like to discuss anything further, I would be very happy to set a date to meet up on teamspeak. Please understand that we would like to keep discussions/ explanations out of this thread. For those 4 who have been cleared: If you have any questions regarding the UPTs, feel free to contact me any time. You can also contact 104th_Stuge and if none of the instructors is available any fully winged member or 104th cadet. We will all be happy to guide you to a successful submission of the UPTs, please bear in mind, they are designed to frustrate and demand a significat amount of repetition (and time) to get right, also for the seasoned pilot. Attention to detail, as always - is paramount. In doubt, please always contact me personally. Some of the documents show discrepancies, please also watch the videos, and knowing that they build up on each other, follow the logic applicable from the previous ones. (Or simply ask :-P) That said, we are very much looking forward to the next training round and we wish you all GOOD LUCK! Honor. Excellence. Integrity. S! ~IronMike
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IronMike posted a topic in General Forums*****CONGRATULATIONS**** to 104th_Dozer and 104th_Tiger, who today have passed their Carrier Qualification, the final exam in a 104th cadet's training programm. While showing mastery of their aircraft they passed with flying colors! It has been a long time in the making and well deserved! Welcome to the family, Dozer and Tiger, we hope you both will feel at home! Never forget: Honor. Excellence. Integrity. ;-) This was also a special Carrier Qualificaton for the 104th Phoenix VFBS, as it was the last time that we used the Su-33 for it (we will show you pictures of our farewell in the next post). In the future it will be done of course in either the Hornet or the Tomcat. We say thank you to the beautiful swan, that helped cadets for over 12 years to get their wings in the 104th Phoenix VFBS. Fare well, Su-33! S!
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Happy Holidays!
IronMike posted a topic in General ForumsDear members, dear friends, dear Community! On behalf of the entire 104th Phoenix Virtual Fighter Bomber Squadron we would like to wish you and your families a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BLESSED AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! We hope you will enjoy a well deserved time off flying a lot! Fly safe and always check six, Yours 104th Phoenix VFBS
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IronMike posted a topic in General ForumsCongratulations to 104cdt_Fallen who upon passing his 3 UPTs earned his right to enter the 104th cadet wing. In his flight he excelled with great talent and persistency to work on his mistakes and perform at highest standards, which is always what we are looking for! We hope that you feel right at home with us and enjoy the training and welcome you to the family. Best of luck, S! IronMike
Thank you for applying, Jared. Cleared for UPTs.
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Thank you buddy, S!
Thank you Ed, you are very kind and your words and trust are greatly appreciated! S!
Thank you guys, I will give it my all and everything! S!
IronMike joins Heatblur Simulations!
IronMike posted a topic in General ForumsDear Squad members, dear friends, dear community! For the past time every day felt already as the happiest day in my life, but now it is official - since yesterday really every day is definately the happiest day in my life, so please let me share: I started working for Heatblur Simulations - and an incredible dream has come true! I can now help creating simulations for such magnificent aircraft as the F-14 Tomcat, which as you all know we are working on atm. My contribution in light of the extremely talented team is of course very humble, but I couldn't feel more honored to work in such an exceptional environment. I couldn't feel happier with the tasks I am given and I couldn't feel more proud to do what I do. I can now finally put all my creative skills that I learned in the past years to use for something I adore above all: flying, and namely: flying jets in a simulated environment (since they won't let me in real life hehe). Wish me luck that I will perform always at my best and help – even if modestly - to give to this wonderful flight sim community what it deserves: the best possible experience in modern air combat simulation. Thank you all and above all a thousand thanks to Heatblur Simulations for giving me this incredible opportunity. It is very humbling indeed! I wasn't that happy in a very long time The video below is me saying thank you while doing a victory curve in the AJS-37 Viggen, the aircraft module previously developed by Heatblur Simulations. Thank you again to everyone who came along so far! I couldn't feel anymore blessed! S! ~Yours 104th_IronMike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfspBEPTEQY PS: Please give a bit time to settle in, before you bombard me with questions, I will also reveal what I will be doing at a bit later point. First things first, but rest assured that you and your sim experience will as always be at the core of my undertakings, as this community has always been and always will be for me!
Two More Weeks?
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THOUSANDS turned out to pay their last respects to civil rights crusader Beresford Edwards - a leading member of Manchester's West Indian community.
More than 2,000 people bade a tearful farewell to the man credited with having a huge impact in his fight for progress for the black community.
Family, friends, and colleagues packed the main hall at Ducie High School, Moss Side, for a celebration ceremony, which included a specially-arranged Pan African Liberation Funeral Service.
Berry, as he was known, was chairman of the PACM, the Pan African Congress Movement, an organisation dedicated to the promotion and understanding of African history.
In 1945, the PACM organised the historic Fifth Pan African Conference in Chorlton on Medlock, attended by Kwame Nkrumah, Amy Garvey, Ras Makonen and many others.In 2000, the Pan African Congress Movement conferred on Berry the honour and title of Chief Nana Bonsu in a ceremony held at Ducie High School.
For nearly 40 years, Berry was a leading member of the WIOCC (West Indian Organisations Coordinating Committee).
He died in his native Guyana last month after a short illness.
Mourners, including coach parties from London, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds, later lined the three-mile route of the funeral procession.
The mood of the funeral service was a mixture of tears and spontaneous applause as a string of speakers paid glowing tribute in song and speech.
Anthony Brown, WIOCC chairman, said: "Berry was at the heart of many initiatives, but he will be most remembered for his political stand in the struggle for progress of Manchester's black community. He drew upon his early influences and experiences. He was also charming and polite, mischievous and full of fun."
The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Coun Roy Walters, and Manchester Central MP Tony Lloyd joined the horse-drawn funeral procession to Southern Cemetery, passing the West Indian Centre in Carmoor Road where Berry's work as a cultural activist had its origins.
Mr Lloyd said: "Berry was a man who would never let you down. It is partly because of him and his work that there is a whole generation borne of immense pride and dignity."
Berry leaves his wife Elouise, four sons, 13 grandchildren and one great grand child.


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New nutrition model to help fight obesity
Sydney : Calling for a radical rethinking of human nutrition science, scienists have developed a new framework called "nutritional geometry" which is the culmination of more than 20 years of research in the field.
According to the authors, the new model will assist health professionals, dietitians and researchers to better understand and manage the complexities of obesity.
The new model shows that protein has been the strongest driver influencing diet, regulating the intake of fat and carbohydrate.
"Existing models for measuring health impacts of the human diet are limiting our capacity to solve obesity and its related health problems," said professor David Raubenheimer and professor Stephen Simpson from University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre.
'Nutritional geometry' considers how mixtures of nutrients and other dietary components influence health and disease, rather than focusing on any one nutrient in isolation.
"Our framework shows that the prevailing focus on single nutrients is not able to help us understand complex chronic diseases and that an approach based on nutrient balance can help solve the problem," Simpson added.
The traditional approach is no longer useful in the face of modern nutrition related diseases which are driven by an overabundance of food, an evolved fondness for foods containing particular blends of nutrients, and savvy marketing.
Conventional thinking which demonises fat, carbohydrate or sugar in isolation as causes of the obesity crisis dubbed the single nutrient approach has now run its course.
"We've provided a framework for not only thinking about but also experimentally testing issues around dietary balance. Much like the invention of the telescope or microscope, this framework offers a new tool with which to look at complex dietary problems and bring them into focus," Simpson noted.
The 'nutritional geometry' framework enables us to plot foods, meals, diets and dietary patterns together based on their nutrient composition and this helps researchers to observe otherwise overlooked patterns in the links between certain diets, health and disease.
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Arttour International Magazine Spring 2018
Best Of International Arts
Sol Hill
The aesthetic of his work is dominated by two key factors, the blurriness and the noise of her pictures. It is a characteristic which fractures the absolute reality which is most commonly associated with the medium, instead offering an ambiguous view which initiates a constructive dialog with the public. The viewer has a prominent role in the artistic process, as there is the journey of decoding the image and understanding the composition through subtle and indistinguishable figures that create more abstract patterns. Colors play a prominent role in this process, as instead of being the absolute and they are treated in a way similar to this of lyrical abstraction, flowing freely in the composition and rarely offering complete borders. Thus, many original scenes that were simple and precise in reality become wildly different and evoke another, a more subconscious way of depiction, despite the commonly attributed accuracy that characterizes the art of photography.