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Test soil pH, water pH, food pH and more quickly, easily and accurately with a digital pH Meter / pH Tester from PCE Instruments. Whether you're looking for a compact, pocket, portable, handheld or tabletop pH Meter / pH Tester, you will find the best pH Meter / pH Tester for your application here. PCE Instruments also offers optional accessories such as pH Meter / pH Tester certified calibration certificates, oxygen probes and electrode storage solutions.
Typically, the pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. However, it is possible to record a negative pH. A negative pH occurs when an acid yields a hydrogen ion concentration with a molarity greater than 1. All pH Meter / pH Tester products offered by PCE Instruments cover the full range of pH values, both positive and negative, to help you determine the exact acidity or alkalinity of your soil, water, food or solution.
Each pH Meter / pH Tester also features manual or automatic temperature compensation. Since pH values are affected by temperature (according to the Nernst equation), temperature compensation is a vital function of any pH Meter / pH Tester to ensure accurate pH measurement.
When you opt for a high-quality pH Meter / pH Tester manufactured directly by PCE Instruments, you will appreciate the product's cost effectiveness and ease of recalibration, as every pH meter needs to be recalibrated periodically. This is due to the concept of drift. Much like a chemical battery, as a pH electrode ages, its signal changes. These changes can cause a variance, or drift, in the reading of pH values measured by the pH meter. Most of the time, recalibration can correct this drift.
Sometimes, recalibration of the pH meter is not enough. Unfortunately, the lifespan of a pH probe, or pH electrode, is limited. High temperatures, extreme pH levels, dehydrated bulbs, rough handling and improper storage of a pH meter can all affect the longevity of a pH electrode. The good news is, each PCE-branded pH Meter / pH Tester features affordable replacement pH electrodes, so you can feel confident you're making a smart purchase when you buy your pH Meter / pH Tester from PCE Instruments.
A pH Meter / pH Tester is used in laboratories, industrial plants, aquariums, swimming pools and more to measure the pH value. For example, in industrial sewage treatment plants, different types of wastewater (coming from household sewage and biological and chemical processes) cause various and rapid changing pH measurement data. Continuously working pH controllers primarily are used to regulate the wastewater treatment process. However, for taking quick measurements and to adjust and check these fixed-installation pH controllers and pH indicators, a handheld pH Meter / pH Tester is especially handy.
In private outdoor swimming pools, it is necessary to always control the pH value by means of a pH Meter / pH Tester. The pH value of water shows how acidic or alkaline the water is. Ideally, the pH value in a pool measured by a pH meter should be between 7 and 7.4. Any value deviating from this ideal value affects the quality of the water. The values measured using a pH Meter / pH Tester also influence the effectiveness of disinfectants in water. Furthermore, if the pH meter shows a strongly deviating pH value, this can damage material and harm the human body. When the value on the pH meter is too low, joints can be damaged and metals can corrode. If the value is too high, the human skin can start itching as the skin's protective acid mantle is damaged or destroyed.
Drinking water testing
pH meter in meat industry
pH-meter in Cleaning Processes
Case study ph meter PCE-PHD 1
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The waterproof Swimming Pool pH Meter is used for fast and accurate measurement of pH and temperature. Due to the practical double display, both values can be read simultaneously on the pH meter. The waterproof and robust housing (IP 67) means the pH meter can be used under difficult conditions.
- Measuring range: 0.0 ... 14.0 pH
- Resolution: 0.01 pH
- Accuracy: ± 0.02 pH
- 100 points Datalogger
- (ATC) in the range 0 ... 80°C / 32 ... 176°F
- Waterproof to IP 67
The waterproof Swimming Pool pH meter is used for fast and accurate measurement of pH and temperature. Due to the practical double display, both values can be read simultaneously on the pH meter. The waterproof and robust housing (IP 67) means the pH meter can be used under difficult conditions.
- Measuring range: 0.0 ... 14.0 pH
- Resolution: 0.01 pH
- Accuracy: ± 0.02 pH
- 100 points Datalogger
- (ATC) in the range 0 ... 80°C / 32 ... 176°F
- Waterproof to IP 67
- Incl. ISO calibration certificate
The pH meter PCE-PH 26F is
used to measure the pH of viscous media. Thanks to the flat pH
electrode, the pH meter is particularly well suited for the
measurement of the pH value of sludges or viscous media such as oils and
creams. The measuring range of the pH meter ranges from -1
... 15 pH, and it has an internal calibration function with up to 3
interpolation points.
- Measuring range: 0.00 ... 14.00 pH
- Resolution: 0.01 pH
- Waterproof (IP 67)
- Data-Hold function
- Calibration: automatic, pH 4, 7 or 10
- Aqueous media
- Incl. ISO calibration certificate
- Measuring range: 0.00 ... 14.00 pH
- Resolution: 0.01 pH
- Waterproof (IP 67)
- Data-Hold function
- Calibration: automatic, pH 4, 7, or 10
- Food: Meat etc.
- Including ISO calibration certificate
- Measuring range: 0.00 ... 14.00 pH
- Resolution: 0.01 pH
- Waterproof (IP 67)
- Data-Hold function
- Calibration: automatic, pH 4, 7, or 10
- Applications: Shampoo, pastes, Colors, cosmetics
- Incl. ISO calibration certificate
The PCE-PH20S pH meter for soil has been developed with the purpose of finding an effective method for directly determining the pH value of soil. With the help of this pH meter, it is possible to quickly and accurately measure the pH value of soil, including a soil sample taken from the ground.
- Use: Soil pH measurement- Measuring range: 0.00 ... 14.00 pH- Dissolution: 0.01 pH- Power supply: 4 x 1.5 V AAA batteries
**Care must be taken when inserting probe to not break it**
The soil pH meter is a straightforward device for determining the pH value of soil. The instrument has an external pH electrode with cable and it is waterproof (IP 67). The soil pH meter can be recalibrated by using the calibration solutions that are supplied with the device.
- Measuring range: 0.00 ... 14.00 pH
- Resolution: 0.01 pH
- waterproof (IP 67)
- Data-Hold function
- Calibration: automatic, pH 4, 7, or 10
- pH electrode for piercing into Soil
- Incl. ISO calibration certificate
The PCE-PHD 1 Multifunction pH Meter is a portable and effective
measuring device with multiple capabilities for inspecting water
quality. Offering extraordinary precision at an affordable price, the
Multifunction pH Meter is used for laboratory and in situ testing of the
pH value, redox, conductivity, salt content, oxygen level and
temperature of water.
- Parameter: pH, Redox, Conductivity, TDS, Salt, Oxygen, Temperature- Automatic temperature compensation- Sampling rate of 1 sec.- SD card memory (16 GB max.)- Interface: RS-232- 3 point calibration- Electrodes for pH and conductivity included
The pH meter PCE-PHD 1-PH is for checking the water quality. The portable pH meter is very well suited for controlling the water parameter pH.
- pH-value: 0.00 ... 14.00 pH- Real-time data logger- SD card memory (16 GB max.)- Adjustable measuring rate- Automatic calibration- pH electrode and temperature sensor included
The multifunction pH meter PCE-PHD-1-KIT1 is a true all-rounder for checking water
quality. The portable multifunction pH meter is used to control the water parameters
pH, redox, conductivity, salinity, oxygen and is also very suitable for
temperature measurement. Storage, electrolyte, conductance and
calibration solutions are included in this comprehensive kit.
- Measuring range: pH value: 0.00 ... 14.00 pH
- Conductivity: 0 ... 200 µS/cm, 0.2 ... 2.0 mS/cm, 2 ... 20.0 mS/cm, 20 ...
200 mS/cm
- TDS: 0 ... 132 ppm, 132 ... 1320 ppm, 1320 ... 13200 ppm, 13200 ... 132000 ppm
- Oxygen: 0 ... 20.0 mg/l
- Temperature: 0 ... 60.0 °C / 32 ... 140 ºF
- 2 point calibration, pH4 + pH7
- incl. Storage solution
- incl. pH4 + pH7
- incl. Electrolyte solution
- incl. Conductance solution
- incl. Carrying case
- measuring range: 0 ... 14 pH
- resolution: 0.01 pH
- compact device for wall mounting
- internal calibration function
- ideal for continuous monitoring
- includes pH electrode PE-03
- Measuring range: 0 ... 14 pH
- Resolution: 0.01 pH
- Compact device for wall mounting
- Internal calibration function
- Ideal for continuous monitoring
- Incl. PH electrode PE - 03
- Incl. ISO calibration certificate
The pH value on a pH meter's display describes the character of an aqueous solution with respect to an acidic or basic alignment. The latter, either acidic or basic, is dependent on hydrogen ion activity. The pH is an important factor in our ecosystem. Here are some examples:
In the plant world, the pH of the soil has an impact on the intake of nutrients by the roots and therefore on the overall plant growth.
The human blood usually has a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Should the pH of the blood drop, the hemoglobin will absorb less oxygen.
In the area of the underwater world some fish species need a rather acidic and the others – a rather alkaline environment.
In the field of chemistry, the pH value is an indicator of the strength of an acid or base.
Various methods or a measuring device / ph meter is used to determine the pH value.
PH-photometers also use the effect of the color change. One water sample should be taken for the measurement, and then measured by the pH meter in two steps. During the measurement step 1, a blank test is carried out (only the sample taken). Before the second measurement step, a reagent is added to the sample which causes a color change of the sample. Here the color change is measured with an optical measuring system and converted directly into the pH value. The maintenance expenses for a pH meter based on photometric procedure are relatively low, but the reagents are required for each measurement.
A fast and simple measurement is carried out with a pH meter, which has got an electrode. These measuring devices are available as a table or hand-held measuring device, as well as a stationary measuring unit. Measurement with one electrode is the most commonly used measuring method for the pH value determination.
For applications in laboratories, tabletop devices with glass electrodes are generally used. These very thin-walled glass electrodes require very careful handling. For this reason, in laboratory operation, glass electrodes are used with an electrode holder, which holds the electrodes and is balanced by the springs. A tabletop pH meter has, in most cases, an internal memory or an interface via which the recorded or currently measured data can be transferred to the PC. As for power supply, in addition to the pH meter devices with normal mains operation, there are some pH meters models available that also provide operation via a battery or a battery pack. This kind of pH meter is very flexible and can also be used for on-site measurements.
Stationary pH measuring systems are used where the pH value must be measured or adjusted constantly. This pH meter is mostly used as transmitters and send the measured values as analogue signals further. The analog signals, e.g. 4 ... 20 mA or 0 ... 10 V, are processed in electronic controls and possibly passed on to displays, dosing devices or pumps and valves.
The largest proportion of the pH measuring devices on the market are the mobile handheld instruments.
A mobile pH meter is offered in many different versions and with different equipment. The pH measuring devices, which form a solid unit with the electrode, are generally referred to as pH testers. These pH testers are the most cost-effective devices and are used in applications where a few measurements are required. Since all the pH electrodes are subject to drift and therefore also to wear, it should be considered when purchasing a pH meter that the electrode can be replaced. Mobile pH measuring instruments with a replaceable/ removeable electrode can be used in almost all areas, due to the possibility to rapidly change the electrode to a special one. A mobile pH meter often has measured value memories, which can record the current value or if the logger function is available, the whole measurement series. The measured value memories are designed as an internal memory or as a SD card recorder. From these pH-meters, the values can always be transferred to a PC and processed there. For the application in humid environments, the pH tester and handheld device should be equipped with an appropriate IP protection.
The selection of the pH electrode should always be based on the application. Thus, in the most common cases, for the mobile pH meter, the electrodes with a plastic housing and a gel filling is selected. These electrodes are mechanically relatively stable and are not directly destroyed when the container walls and edges are hit. For the area of foodstuffs, the electrodes with a conical tip or electrodes embedded in a stainless-steel blade are available. To avoid shortening the lifetime of the electrodes, they should always be cleaned after use. Depending on the application, special cleaning solutions are required. In case of applications in clean waters or comparable media, cleaning with tap water and rinsing with distilled water is sufficient. The storage of the pH electrodes should always be carried out in a storage solution for pH electrodes. In order to compensate for the above-mentioned drift of the pH electrodes, a calibration of the pH meter with the electrode is required from time to time. For this purpose, for example, calibration solutions with pH values 4, 7 or 10 can be used. If pH measurements are carried out in media at the temperatures above 25 ° C, pH meters with automatic temperature compensation (ATC) are recommended. For the pH measuring instruments with ATC, the measured value shift caused by the temperature is voided / removed.
DIN Guideline for pH value measurement in hard soil
The soil pH is a distinctive mark of its acid or base content. The pH of a soil, as in all the other aqueous systems, is affected by natural buffer systems. The determination takes place either in a suspension (extraction procedure) of soil in a neutral salt solution (0.01 N calcium chloride or potassium chloride) - lab measurement method. Here, since the absorbed H + ions on the ground exchanger are replaced by the CaCl2-ions, the pH measured in such a way is about 0.3-1.0 units below the pH, which is measured in purely aqueous suspensions. However, not all the data in the literature are corrected accordingly.
Practical example: pH measurement in soil with a soil extraction solution - Laboratory measurement method according to DIN 19684 Part 1
Range: between pH 2 to pH 9
pHMeter: PCE-228
pH electrodes: pH electrode with spherical membrane, refillable or gel-filled, fabric or ceramic diaphragm
Required equipment: 1 electrode stand, 1 large-volume beaker (> 500 ml), 1 magnetic or glass rod for stirring
Carrying out a pH measurement - experimental method:
Make the soil mix sample (air-dry clay) taken from various representative sampling points. Remove foreign bodies (inter alia stones, roots). Slightly loosen the soil with hands.
Suspension with distilled water as the solvent
This method detects the normal acidity of the soil. The existing bound acid ions present in the soil matrix are not detected. Put 260 ml of distilled water to 100 g of a soil mix sample and stir / shake this suspension for 5 minutes. After this, the sample is left still for minimum 2 hours, but not longer than 24 hours.
Suspension with 0.01 M CaCl2 solution
Take 75 ml of soil and mix it with 300 ml of 0.01 M CaCl2 solution (0.01 M = 1.11 g of anhydrous calcium chloride or 1.47 g CaCl2 * 2 H2O for 1 liter distilled water), stir very intensely and let it stand without stirring for at least 60 minutes. Stir the sample shortly before you use the pH meter the measurement and immerse the pH electrode and temperature into the fluid to be measured.
The suspension with 0.01 M CaCl2 solution the easily replaceable hydrogen ions are also incidentally detected, as these are exchanged from the bound sample matrix by the cations. This determination method is very close to the longer-term process in the soil. That is why, the pH of this suspension is 0.5 to 1.0 pH units lower than the pH of the aqueous soil suspensions.
Take a record of the measurement value with 0.01 pH accuracy when the measured value is stable.
Measured value indication in suspension:
- With distilled water: pH (distilled water) x.xx (y °C) pH (distilled water) 7.22 (23 °C)
- With CaCl2: pH (CaCl2) x.xx (y ° C) pH (CaCl2) 7.22 (23 °C)
Please note that during the use of a pH meter any pH measurement the temperature constancy between the liquid under measurement and the electrode can take place. Finally, after the measurement clean the pH electrode of contaminants by rinsing with distilled water. pH sensor should not be affected mechanically. Then keep the electrode in (STORAGE-Solution).
pH Measurement in solvent besides than water
Application of a pH meter in Non-Aquaeous Solvents
We recommend to consider the following when using a pH tester or test kit:
- The results will be most accurate if you keep the sensor of the main electrode immersed in the liquid to be tested for 24 hours prior to the pH measurement.
- It is very important to use the following three electrodes: the main (glass) electrode of your pH meter, a reference electrode and an electrode for temperature compensation.
- Allow 5 minutes for stabilisation of the value before you read it out from the display of your pH tester.
- Change the unit of measurement of your pH meter if the pH value is below pH 0 or above pH 14 and repeat the measurement.
- When you have taken your measurement, immerse the sensor of the pH meter into hydro-chloric acid (0.1 mol/L HCl) for approx. 10 minutes before washing the sensor as well as the external cylinder of the reference electrode carefully with pure water.
One of the most important facts to know about pH meters is that pH values of non-aquaeous solutions, in contrast to those of aquaeous solutions, are more or less only an indication of the hydrogen ion activity in the sample.
The potassium chloride (KCl) that leaks from the liquid junction of the pH tester's reference electrode containing the KCl solution does not normally dissolve in most non-aqueous solutions, which means that the liquid junction will be blocked. Therefore, lithium acetate (CH3COOLi) is used in some electrodes of a pH tester as this will dissolve in organic solutions.
pH Meter with ISFET Electrode
There is a wide range of the pH meter models in the market, starting from portable small inexpensive testers to complicated and pricy laboratory versions. The most well-known design of the pH meter is a device with the glass electrode. Not depending on the model, it is important to note that this kind of pH meter requires very careful handling and regular calibration. Glass is very fragile and once the electrode is broken or cracked there is no chance for getting accurate pH value measurement. The electrodes should be cleaned regularly, kept in a special solution under favorable ambient conditions (no high temperatures and humidity!), free from contaminants and fat (that is why it is recommended never to touch the device with the hands).
One of the options to the glass electrode, which as mentioned above, really needs an operator to be very concentrated, another type of electrode – based on ISFET technology – has been created. The main advantage of a pH meter equipped with an ISFET (on-sensitive field-effect transistor) electrode is that it is robust enough and has a short response time, at least not more that the glass electrode and can carry out measurements under low temperatures without being damaged. The ISFET pH meter finds its application especially in industrial field, where the operating conditions are quite rough sometimes and a certain resistance of the meters is absolutely advantageous. As against to the majority of pH meters, there is no glass element in the construction. Such a pH meter is widely applied in food / beverages and pharmaceutical industry, various branches where high hygienic requirement should be met. It ensures the safety of the products under testing, not only due to its resistance to contamination and compliance with all the hygienic norms, but also the risk of shards of glass getting into the material in case of the breakage of the glass electrode is brought to "0". A pH meter with an ISFET electrode is resistant to shocks, provides very good, stable and accurate measurement, even under low temperatures, the pH meter is less sensitive to storage conditions and its electrode being out of solution does not influence the operation. The ISFET electrode can be sterilized, calibration intervals are longer, as well as the service life time.


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Ambulatory Announcement
one day i'm gonna walk away from it all.
leave squeaky chair spinning in cubicle
and pictures on the wall
and expectations of success
and bill collector calls
and dreams that are too far to reach
and grab them as if all
that mattered
was honoring me.
i'm gonna walk away,
maybe even run,
not caring if i break the heels on my black leather pumps
or get runs in itchy stockings that were never met to fit me.
i won't answer phones politely,
won't smile without meaning,
will cry when i feel like it
and speak the truth as if
life still depended on it.
i'm not happy.
i feel like walking,
jogging, or maybe even driving
til i run out of gas
and can no longer recognize the surroundings
outside of the glass
that separates me from reality.
one day i'm gonna walk instead of sit,
act instead of talk,
speak instead of staying quiet,
scream instead of staying silent,
stop living so publicly and
respect myself enough to be private.
tiptoes are all they see now
but in my soul
i am walking,
even climbing,
drowning but surviving,
heart faint but still thriving
and growing despite being
the uprooted plant that i am.
i don't want to wait for "one day"
so maybe i'll just
put one foot in front of the other today
and see what happens.
movement is innate
and i'm spiraling back to my own nature
and the essence of my humanity
beyond infancy,
crawling, crying, standing,
losing balance and falling
but taking that final leap
and walking.
I Have a Present
where do i put all of this anger?
sometimes i hide it away in my heart
because it seems like the safest place,
but late at night,
it leaks out and keeps me awake.
so where can i put it?
maybe i can wrap it in metallic paper
and hand it off like a surprise gift to a stranger
and just as they're saying "Thank you!"
i'll say "See you later!"
and never have to see my soul's bitterness
but even then,
i think karma would catch up to me.
like right now, i'm running
but when i get tired feet,
i'll have to rest.
i love the outdoors so i'll sit on a park bench
enjoying the sun,
look up to observe a seemingly friendly someone
walking toward me bearing
an attractive gift wrapped with a ribbon
that they claim is supposed to be
and innocently,
i'll open it
and be shocked to see
one more time
that anger lives
and always finds
a way to come back
to my tumultuous life.
The Wonder of Touch
i run so much that i miss out on touch.
oftentimes, i brush past shoulders of those i know
as to not fully forget
what it feels like when flesh connects.
my sense memory is not enough
to carry me from one day to the next anymore.
my proprioception blinds my perception
so that my sixth sense seeks love by senselessly banging
on unanswered doors
and as a result, my affection bank is overdrawn–
i'm so poor;
surrounded by people,
but i'm so lonely;
loved by many,
but i just need someone to hold me,
to reteach me the meaning of skin meeting skin,
to turn my stone heart and body back
to beating warmth: soft, slow, and genuine.
i want to move with purpose
rather than sprint from here to there,
ignoring the simplicity of something as simple
as touch to let me know i'm still here
and that somebody cares.
I am Running
as much as i run from it, i can't escape it,
this sacred obligation assigned to me
by the deity i choose to follow.
sometimes i don't want to follow,
thinking that i can be exempt because
to put things simply,
my life is hollow.
a path that used to be full of hopes and dreams
is cut off and dammed up by confusion and screams.
hate has caused my levees to break but
my flood of tears is tired of trying to release itself by crying
so instead i shake
and run.
this obligation used to be fun,
used to be my number one choice
but how can i share stories if i have no voice?
my course has been interrupted because my throat is hoarse
and don't you dare tell me to just drink water,
don't hand me your suggestions
because you can't answer the questions in my mind,
you can't pull away and hide the remote from God and press rewind
to revert back to my past.
my dreams were so vast and wide and now
they are locked in the prison of my insides,
banging on my chest,
burning behind my eyes,
building bars to barricade my heart,
bringing lumps in my throat and those
inmates keep me up at night.
they want to escape,
they want to be free
but they can't since i'm still trying to pick up the pieces of me,
pick up the pieces that he
may have scattered inadvertently,
still trying to hide the signs of stress and the fact that i'm depressed
from showing.
i am running,
dodging, sprinting from my calling,
trying to rise up, yet still i keep falling
and somehow through all this i still hear God calling
but i've reached a point in this race where i just want to push "Reject,"
turn off myself and send all calls to voice mail cuz this female
is busy moving her feet on a track that never ends
and it's hard to carry genuine ties when i live having to pretend
so my God and my dreams sit on the sidelines
until the day when i cross that finish line
and by that clocked time,
i pray that i'm not too late to reclaim the mission of mine
that i painfully left behind
because i searched and tried and the only solution i could find
was to keep

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Enterprise Resource Planning- Way to go!
"The use of a unified database to store data for various system modules has been recognized as a key ingredient of most Enterprise Resource Planning."
This was the statement of Mr Austine Aghedo, the Guest Speaker at the Town and Gown seminar organized by the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, titled 'Information Management: The Relevance of Enterprise Resource Planning', on February 27, 2015.
He defined Enterprise Resource Planning as an enterprise-wide information system that facilitates the flow of information and coordinates all resources and activities within the organization.
Speaking on the benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning implementation, Mr Aghedo said, "Benefits are mostly in terms of cost containment rather than revenue increase. Also, studies found that much of the Enterprise Resource Planning value chain have indirect, non-quantifiable benefits."
He noted that for an Enterprise Resource Planning to be effectively implemented, the organization must be prepared for the change, and the executive leaders must be active and visible in their support.
Major reasons for adopting Enterprise Resource Planning, according to him, are based on the ability to: integrate financial information; integrate customer order information; standardize and speed up operations processes; reduce inventory, common database and common definitions; update one module which automatically update others; and specify the way of doing business.
Mr Aghedo also highlighted factors limiting Enterprise Resource Planning, such as high cost of acquisition, forced change of processes, very complex software, lack of trained people, flexibility of software system upgrade, unavailability of internal technical knowledge and resources, lack of education and proper training, as well as implementation of strategy and execution.
He further stated that in the selection of a vendor for the Resource Planning, it is essential that the following qualities are considered: technical expertise, domain knowledge, adequate man power, project management skills, and the largeness of existence in the field.
In his remarks, the Dean, College of Science and Technology, Professor Shalom Chinedu, stated that the University has been passionately driving the issue of interaction with the industry. He added that failure to achieve this will limit the students to the theoretical aspect of learning in the school and not expose them to a wider knowledge of the outside world.
"The main idea is to enlighten the students before they graduate, which will further enhance their practical knowledge," he emphasized.
Also present at the seminar were the Head of Department, Computer and Information Sciences, Dr Adebiyi Ayodele as well as other faculty, staff and students of the department.


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Thursday, April 20, 2017
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven.
The risen Jesus said the Holy Spirit gives us the power to forgive sins. This may be more power than we want. We would rather leave the forgiving business to Jesus so we can continue to nurture our hurts. But we have to forgive not for the sake of the offender, but for the sake of our own souls.
© Princeton Theological Seminary P.O. Box 821, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08542-0803, 609.921.8300 An Institution related to the Presbyterian Church (USA)


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Why We Left Wells Fargo to Join Another Network: Interview with Financial Advisor IQ
Posted by Rita Raagas De Ramos on May 23, 2018 at FinancialAdvisorIQ.com.
"Sometimes we call this the lowest common denominator rule, in that you make policy for maybe the average or even below-average person. And you can't really allow a lot of exceptions for individuals. There were things we desired to provide for our client base that we didn't think we could continue to do as employees. But as owners of an independent firm and as owners of the Cooke Financial Group and partners within the NOYES group, we have found that we have many, many more opportunities to serve clients in ways that the larger firm was having difficulty approving."
– Chris Cooke, Partner and Senior Institutional Consultant, Cooke Financial Group (Noyes)
RITA RAAGAS DE RAMOS, SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER, FINANCIAL ADVISOR IQ: Hello. I'm Rita Raagas De Ramos from Financial Advisor IQ, and with me today are Chris Cooke and Brian Cooke, who are partners and Senior Institutional Consultants at Cooke Financial Group, which is part of the NOYES Network. The Cooke Financial Group used to be with Wells Fargo, and now you're part of the NOYES Network. Could you talk a little bit more about that transition?
CHRISTOPHER COOKE, PARTNER AND SENIOR INSTITUTIONAL CONSULTANT, COOKE FINANCIAL GROUP (NOYES): With Wells Fargo, we had come up from the beginning firms. There were many small firms that merged up into eventually Wachovia, which was purchased by Wells. And then we had A.G. Edwards merge in as well, and it became the Wells Fargo Advisors Network we know today. So many, many different firms and different merging.
In that environment, we were a W2 employee of the firm, and we had some flexibility. And we like the firm very much, and we continue to have a good relationship with the firm. But there are certain things in a large firm that they just can't provide for every advisor in the firm.
Sometimes we call this the lowest common denominator rule, in that you make policy for maybe the average or even below-average person. And you can't really allow a lot of exceptions for individuals. There were things we desired to provide for our client base that we didn't think we could continue to do as employees. But as owners of an independent firm and as owners of the Cooke Financial Group and partners within the NOYES group, we have found that we have many, many more opportunities to serve clients in ways that the larger firm was having difficulty approving.
BRIAN COOKE, PARTNER AND SENIOR INSTITUTIONAL CONSULTANT, COOKE FINANCIAL GROUP (NOYES): I think I'd add that the key word to all of that is flexibility. Today, we have so much more flexibility than we did in the wire house world, at least in our opinion. We have things like our own investment banking division that sources various local deals that we could never participate on a big scale with a big firm like a Wells Fargo or a Merrill Lynch or what have you.
So having that flexibility is wonderful. We also have the ability to purchase a CPA firm and offer family office services. That's impossible in the wirehouse world for us. So having an entrepreneurial spirit, flexibility, it's really rejuvenated our business.
I mean, Chris and I have been in this industry for 26 years, and our heritage goes back to our father, back to 1969 for Cooke Financial Group. And it's a whole new world for us in the last year and a half, and we're having a lot of fun doing it.
We have the ability for even multiple custodial relationships. If one of our custodians doesn't allow us to use a certain product on their platform, we can open a relationship with a different custodian. We have multiple relationships that way. And then we buy technology to aggregate performance data and statements together, and it works really well. We're happy we did it.
RITA RAAGAS DE RAMOS: So do you also have a more open architecture investment strategy or investment profile for your clients?
CHRISTOPHER COOKE: I think the broad sphere of investing stocks, bonds, SMAs, mutual funds is the same by and large. But in the more esoteric areas of investing, when you think about we're going to buy some real estate deals in our local community, those deals, in many cases, are very good investments for our clients. And we've found that some of our RIA or independent local competitors were doing those things for clients. And we had difficulty when we were part of the wirehouse, but now we're doing those things.
So it's in these esoteric areas, smaller areas. But in many cases, there's big opportunities there.
RITA RAAGAS DE RAMOS: I'm curious. So your father founded the firm in 1969. Do you still have a lot of the clients that he had? Have they stayed with the firm?
BRIAN COOKE: We've been really fortunate. We have a number of third generations and a few fourth generations that are part of the Cooke Financial Group. And it took us a few years to transition clients from John, our father, to Chris and I and to our team. I don't think we really lost a client in that transition over those years, and it's been wonderful. We're very fortunate.
RITA RAAGAS DE RAMOS: I was going to ask if you being part of the company helped sort of keep those third- and fourth-generation children in check, I guess — or in-house, I guess.
BRIAN COOKE: We'd like to think so. I guess our struggle today is to work on the millennials, the up-and-coming generation. And so we're trying to hire some folks that are really good with social media and can relate better with texting and Instagram and Facebook and all those different tools. Because that's the next generation that will need to be served. So maybe we'll get lucky and some of our kids will enter in the business and take Cooke Financial Group another 30 or 40 years into the future.
CHRISTOPHER COOKE: And that also ties back to that word "flexibility" and the independent channel. It's probably easier to make decisions about social media and how you're going to allow it to be utilized when there is a smaller firm and a smaller subset of advisors. And we might even differentiate and say certain advisors we're going to say yes and other advisors we might say we're not going to allow that. And the larger the firm gets, especially when you're into the many, many thousands of advisors, the more those rules just become black and white and you can't differentiate.
So flexibility and communication is important. And we think for the next generation of clients, these millennials in particular, the flexibility of how you communicate is becoming critical. They don't necessarily want to communicate with us the ways that older generations have communicated. That's a struggle for us to meet, but again, it's whatever the client wants.
RITA RAAGAS DE RAMOS: Thank you.
CHRISTOPHER COOKE: Thank you for having us.
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News: USCCB Alert against Racism & Xenophobia during Pandemic here!
Racial Justice Film Discussion – [sign-up here]
Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 7pm-8:30pm on Zoom.
"In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists, and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom."
At our pilgrimage in February, we learned about the experience of Africans who were brought to America as slaves and their descendants who fought for civil rights. "13th" shows how American racism did not die with the end of slavery – it just changed form.
The title of Ava DuVernay's extraordinary documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States." Join the Peace & Justice Committee in learning more about the impact of institutional racism as it is embodied in the American prison system.
Sign-up to RSVP here: Racial Justice Film Discussion
Also, see stfrancisa2.com/immigration/
Read the book, Racial Justice and the Catholic Church By Bryan N. Massingale, as well as, the USCCB Pastoral Letter on Racism: Open Wide Our Hearts.
- What were the facts?
- How did I interpret the facts based on what I wanted to believe?
- How did I interpret the facts based on my own identity and experiences?
- Has my own confidence in my identity or righteousness in my beliefs ever made another feel unwelcome or less than welcome?
Jan – Feb 2019: FEEDBACK SURVEY & To-Do List – Plus PHOTOS
"All films were interesting and informative."
"I got a little more understanding of how much resistance there is to racial progress."
"Optimism that St. Francis is tackling this issue!"
"I loved the experiment/experience of the last film and would like to pass this on to groups I engage with in the community."
"Look forward to other classes and checking out reference."
Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love, a Pastoral Letter Against Racism
An Introduction … On November 14, 2018, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved its most recent statement against racism. It calls for "a genuine conversion of the heart…that will compel change." It understands that "when we start to see some people as "them"…we fail to love." We are challenged "to walk humbly with God," "opening doorways where once only walls stood." Walls in our hearts, our communities, our Church.
Our St. Francis Parish Racial Justice Subcommittee of the Peace & Justice Committee invites you to join us as we walk humbly and learn more about racism.
Racial Justice Film and Discussion Series – Explores how Black Americans experience racial bias by discussing the documentary, "RACE – The Power of an Illusion"
- The Difference Between Us (Biology of Race)
- The Story We Tell (Sociology of Race)
- The House We Live In (Politics of Race)
- as well as, Short films from Brave New Films "40 Strangers, 50 Questions" – Are we a really divided country, or do we have more in common than we realize?
Also see: http://usccb.org/racism
Ten years ago (August 17, 2008), Pope Benedict XVI "warned that racism is alive in modern society, and urged the Church to overcome all forms of racial intolerance." We at St. Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor heed his call. Our parish is developing several initiatives to support our pastor, Fr. James, and our bishop along with the Diocese of Lansing Task Force on Race and Catholic Schools.
"I pray that this task force is a positive step toward bringing many people of good will together on the issue [of racism] that is dividing some of our Catholic school communities. May God bless you all." + Bishop Earl Boyea
Diocese of Lansing news updates:
October 26, 2018, Bishop Boyea – Task Force, Race and Catholic schools.
October 27, 2018, "To our brothers and sisters of the Jewish community, we stand with you."
Pope urges church to help overcome racism | National …
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI warned that racism is alive in modern society, and he urged the church to help overcome all forms of racial intolerance.He said racism today is often tied to economic and social problems.
St. Francis Peace & Justice Committee recommends participation in
PPC Washtenaw www.facebook.com/ppcwc/
"Poor Peoples Campaign" www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/
& "Washtenaw Faces Race" WashtenawFacesRace.weebly.com
St. Francis Peace & Justice Committee is also recommending the film, "Me the Other". Watch here for more details to come. This – Me, the "Other" – Trailer – is a super interesting movie on racism, and a diverse group of students living in Washtenaw County in Southeast Michigan. See: https://metheotherfilm.com/
My life's PURPOSE is to love as Jesus, to dialog with "the Other."
Related Materials & Resources: links to learn more about the Church's official positions.
US Bishops
Diocese of Lansing:
America To Me: Sign up here to receive information about the campaign, including early access to the "America To Me Community Conversation Guide" with tools to help you lead a watch party and host candid conversations about race and equity.
America To Me | Participant Media
Francis of Assisi Parish Peace and Justice Committee has some understanding of the following matters:
• How do our attitudes affect how we address racial issues?
• How does our "position" in our society affect (1) how we view other races and (2) how we interact with other races.
• How might we involve others (who may hold somewhat different views than we do on the topic) to consider the two previous questions?
Jan 8, 2019: FEEDBACK SURVEY: AUDIENCE – Plus PHOTOS
Contacts: Scott Wright & Michelle Eiden, Subcommittee on Racial Justice, Peace and Justice Committee at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor.


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Most of the faerie races pertain to various elements: light, dark, air, earth,
fire and water (loosely based on water is snow). After that, there's one-of-a-kind
type faeries, the Library Faerie being one of them. I enjoy and appreciate the
lore and public interest in a lot of the well known faerie celebrities. The
heroic feats of the Battle and Space Faeries, the sweet and gentle disposition
of the Soup Faerie, the exotic flare of the Island and Negg Faeries, and the
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Why is it that this one faerie, with her dazzling intellect, respectable trade
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Although it perturbs me that this magnificent winged scholar of a faerie doesn't
have her own holiday, it's not particularly surprising or unjust. The faeries
that have actually revealed their first names to the public have holidays, because
it's easier to say "Illusen day", rather than "That One Earth Faerie that Lives
In Meridell and Has Great Disdain for a Particularly Not Nice Dark Faerie...
Day." Not to mention that faeries like Fyora and Illusen have had such an impact
on Neopian politics.
Even the Notorious Jhudora and the Tragedy That is the Grey Faerie have a mysterious
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angry eyes at one another? What's with the tacky slime-green-and-purple trademark?"
and, "What kind of faerie was the Grey Faerie before the shearing off of her
wings? What motivated her kidnappers to torture her in such a heartless way?
And why does she have a pair of antennae growing out of her head?"
As for the Nameless Ones, who has much incentive to care about their shrouded
pasts when they give you cool stuff like neggs and free soup? But the Library
Faerie is so reserved that when she sells you books that are so very cool, you
pay more attention to the book than to the faerie selling it to you.
It just may be so that beneath her shy exterior is an enigma wrapped in a lavender
Answer these mystery questions for me: Why is she called the Library Faerie
if she runs a bookstore? Wouldn't that make her the Bookstore Faerie? Where
does she keep the library? If the Battle Faerie is so brave and the Soup Faerie
is so humble, then why is the Library Faerie the only candidate with enough
guts to sport spectacles? Is it just a coincidence that her wings are so similar
in color to the Queen Faerie's wings? And is the "shh, no talking, this is a
library" rule just a protective shield to keep Neopians from asking her personal
And here's the question that I'm demanding to get an answer to: How come there
are dolls made in honor of every well-known faerie in Neopia except the Library
Faerie? These dolls are rare finds, but expand your sources and you'll learn
of their existence. There's always at least one or two for sale in the Hidden
Tower. Did I also mention that Fyora gets TWO dolls in her likeness? I'm well
aware she's Queen of the Faeries, but can you honestly say that you would have
been able to earn that nifty Neopian Book Award if it weren't for all the faerie-related
books that the noble Winged Scholar continues to restock her store with?
Here's another thing: Type "Library" or "Library Faerie" into the Neopet's
search engine and you'll end up with a single result: "Library Tales." Fyora
has books written about everything from her legacy to her favorite hair styles.
Illusen also has a few up her sleeve. It's true that some of the faeries only
get a book or two written about them, but it's tragically ironic that the supplier
of all these fantastic tomes of information has but a single volume in her name.
I think at this point Neopians are starting to catch on to the fact that I
adore and admire the Library Faerie. Is she my favorite of all the faeries?
Actually, no. That's Illusen. As noble as I find our grand faerie Librarian,
the reason why Illusen is my favorite is because of everything we know about
her added up is a wonderful personal history of a wonderful faerie. The Library
Faerie could be a potential favorite to millions out there - if we just knew
a bit more about her. Imagine what the Mighty Neopets Team could deliver us
if the Library Faerie was the star of the show. Her own chapter in the Neopedia?
Her own holiday? Her own...*pauses dramatically* Plot?!
Oh, sure, a few of you snicker. A plot about a librarian. Wake me up when it's
over. Come now, hasn't your interest in her been stirred? What about that intriguing
point I made about her wings being similar to Fyora's? The color purple has
been known to symbolize royalty. No other pair of wings in the faerie kingdom
comes close to resembling the Queen's own than you-know-whose. Another thing
the Queen and the Librarian have in common: they both have respected entrepreneurial
establishments within Faerieland. Add that to their preference for the Glorious
Royalty Hue, and you'd suspect that these two faeries were sisters, the eldest
seeing to the throne until the time comes for the youngest to leave her parchment-filled
post to publicly become Queen Fyora the II. Well, it's a fun theory, anyway.
I say we Neopians gather together to campaign for this brainy beauty's own
personal symbol of recognition. We want to know more about her. We want to know
something about her that will make us, and the rest of the faeries, proud.
We want to see a day come when we can buy our Neopets a cute little book-shaped
cake with purple wings and icing.
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While we are busy working away in the studio, here's a little reminder of two of our favourite shows from 2012… see you in 2013!
While we are busy working away in the studio, here's a little reminder of two of our favourite shows from 2012… see you in 2013!
Our last show of the summer – before we take a little break (to write some songs!) – is this Sunday at Electric Picnic. Cosby Stage at 13.15. Come and dance with us!
We've been confirmed for the Sunday of Electric Picnic 2012 – more details to follow!
Win one of five double passes to our gig at Live at Leopardstown this Thursday. To win, just answer this question: who are The Kanyu Tree playing alongside at Leopardstown this Thursday? Email firstname.lastname@example.com with your answers!
We're playing the Main Stage at Indiependence tonight – 8pm! Tomorrow, we're at the Waterfront Festival at Clonakilty. Unfortunately, due to circumstance beyond our control, we are not playing the Atlantic Sessions at Ballybunion tomorrow. Sorry for any inconvenience! See you over the weekend.
TKT have been added to the Waterfront Festival in Clonakilty – playing with Scouting For Girls Saturday August 4. It's a late show – more details here.
Further summer dates confirmed – including an Electric Picnic show! Check the Gigs page for more.
The Kanyu Tree play Strawberry Festival this Sunday – full details about this cracking festival below!
TKT arrive at The Palace in Navan this weekend!
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Baur and Summers have performed as pirates in Las Vegas resorts, at libraries, bookstores, schools and at several seedy bars. They also have authored two books, "The Pirates Life: Unleashing Your Inner Buccaneer," published by Kensington, and "Pirattitude! So You Wanna Be a Pirate? Here's How!"published by New American Library.
The holiday is celebrated by adults and kids alike. The Ann Arbor Public Library is hosting pirate story readings and a treasure hunt on Sept. 19. Stores like the Baker's Nook in Saline offer pirate-themed cake decorations and pirate ship cake molds. And there are a number of pirate movies to watch to celebrate the holiday, including classics like the 1950's version of "Treasure Island," "Captain Blood," and kids films like "The Goonies," "Pippy Long Stocking," "Legend of the Seven Seas" and "Treasure Planet."
To get started talkin' the talk, Ol' Chumbucket and Cap'n Slappy recommend using these five common pirate terms.
Avast — Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" when a beautiful woman walks into the room. "Avast! Check out the bowsprit on that fine beauty!" you might say.
Ahoy — "Hello!" Any inference beyond "Hello!" is simply vocal inflection and has nothing to do with the real meaning of the word.
Aye — "Why, yes, I agree most heartily with everything you just said or did." Aye aye — "I'll get right on that, sir, as soon as my break is over." We've never heard any similarly colorful expressions for "no," perhaps because pirates were the type you didn't want to say no to.
Arr — This one is often confused with arrgh, which is of course the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arr!" can mean "Yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is winning," "My team is losing," "I saw that television show, it sucked," "I am here and alive," and, "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of "Arr!" It's a little bit like the pirate version of "Oy," that indispensable Yiddish word that has almost as many meanings as there are ways to pronounce it.
Other talking tips: Try dropping your g's, and according to Ol' Chumbucket, "Don't use 'me' for the first person subjective. That's for Talk Like a Caveman Day. In pirate talk, "me" can replace "my," but not "I."
And it helps to talk on the loud side. When all else fails, just say "Arr!" a lot. Many people also celebrate the holiday by dressing like a pirate too.
As for traditional pirate food for the holiday, Baur says that the food aboard pirate ships was pretty bad, consisting of salted beef, hard ships biscuits, more salted beef and burgoo, a kind of gruel made of flour and water, sometimes with chunks of meat floating in it.
"The advantage of being a pirate was they didn't have to keep eating rotten food. If it got a little old, they'd capture another ship and take their food," said Baur.
Pirates also ate a dish called salmagundi. The word means an incoherent whole, or a hodgepodge. It is a large salad with whatever the cook had on hand, comprising of cooked meats, seafood, vegetables, fruit, leaves, nuts and flowers, dressed with oil, vinegar and spices. There is no standard recipe for the dish.
Many adult pirates celebrate the holiday with rum drinks.
http://www.talklikeapirate.com listed some 50 rum drink recipes. The rum tradition for pirates comes from gorg, a drink consumed by pirates that consisted of mostly water mixed with rum to add some taste and help to purify stagnant water.
The etymology of the word buccaneer comes from boucanier, a French hunter who smoked meats such as pork. Baur suggested that one translation means "eater of wild pig." If there is a meal or food to be eaten on Talk Like a Pirate Day, it may be pork spareribs. "True story — we never let Sept. 19 pass without gnawing on a few pork ribs," said Baur.
Slow-cooked spareribs: Serves about six
4 pounds pork spareribs, trimmed and cut into 2 rib sections
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
Salt and pepper to tasted
Place spareribs in slow cooker. Mix paprika, brown sugar, vinegar and ketchup until blended. Pour over spareribs. Cover and cook for eight hours on low, or four hours on high.
Remove spareribs from slow cooker. Transfer sauce to measuring cup, and let sit for a minute until the fat settles to the top. Drain off fat using a turkey baster, taking the sauce from the bottom without getting the fat on top. Serve sauce over spareribs.
Coconut ice cream
1-pint can of coconut milk
¼ cup of agave syrup
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Combine all ingredients. Place in a metal bowl. Wrap tightly with plastic and freeze over night. Let the ice cream sit at room temp for a few minutes before serving. This recipe can be doubled.
Mint chocolate coconut variation: Use the base recipe and add half a teaspoon of mint extract, three tablespoon of cocoa powder and a quarter cup of chocolate chips.


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Former Software Engineer for Chicago Based CME Group Indicted for Criminal Trade Secret Theft
By Todd
Bloomberg Businessweek's Margaret Cronin Fisk is reporting that Chunlai Yang, a 48 year old former software engineer for CME Group, has been indicted by the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago for two counts of trade secret theft.
The U.S. claims Yang downloaded more than 1,000 computer files containing CME computer source code from December 8, 2010, to June 30, 2011, related to the company's Globex electronic trading platform. The U.S. alleged Yang transferred the files to his home computer via a flash drive and negotiated to provide source code to the Zhangjiagang, China, chemical electronic trading exchange.
Yang's attorney, Edward Genson from Chicago, says the government has this all wrong. These claims are "specious," Genson said. "There was a business but it involved real estate." The source codes at CME were "incompatible for use in China," he said.
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Author: Andy Goldstein, NASBA Electronic Media Specialist and Webmaster
Regarded as a cornerstone of support within the organization, NASBA appoints as many as 30 committees and task forces each year. Through the work of these committees, NASBA volunteers and staff address current and emerging issues affecting Boards of Accountancy across the 55 jurisdictions. Topics range from ethics, education and global regulation in accounting principles to the development of model rules for the member boards' consideration.
Throughout 2013, we will share features about each of our committees to highlight why they were established, the duties and functions they perform and to focus on some of the things they hope to accomplish in the near future.
We continue our series on NASBA's committees with a look at the CBT (Computer-Based Test) Examination Administration Committee.
Until the end of 2003, the Uniform CPA Examination was a paper-and-pencil exam administered twice each year. In April 2004, the computer-based exam was launched and the paper-and-pencil exam was discontinued.
Formerly known as the CPA Exam and Administration Committee, the CBT Examination Administration Committee was formed in 2010 after the merger of the former CPA Licensing Exam Committee (CLEC) and the CBT Admin Task Force. Though the work of this Committee is very robust and detailed, the Committee's charge is short and to the point: To promote effective and efficient administration and operation of the Uniform CPA Examination.
The CBT Examination Administration Committee does not oversee content of the Exam, but focuses on security and administration procedures, such as the policies and procedures for offering the Exam in international locations to ensure administration of the Exam is aligned with U.S. security measures.
Patricia Hartman, NASBA's Client Services Director and Committee staff liaison, says the CBT Examination Administration Committee is crucial to NASBA because it determines appropriate policies and procedures for the CPA Exam so that Boards of Accountancy can rely on the Exam in discharging their responsibilities to test and license CPAs.
"There are three categories of requirements that must be met in any jurisdiction to qualify for a CPA license: education, examination and experience," said Hartman. "The education and experience requirements vary for each jurisdiction, and many require an additional examination in ethics. However, the successful completion of the Uniform CPA Examination is a requirement in all 55 jurisdictions."
As Director of NASBA's Client Services, Hartman works closely with staff members from the AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy regarding application processing, candidate services, score reporting, testing center issues, security and testing accommodations.
"Because of this, I am able to quickly determine when issues need to be escalated to the Committee, and I can provide up-to-date information to them at anytime," she said.
Priorities for the Committee in 2013 include developing a Candidate Rights and Responsibilities document, monitoring legislative issues that impact the administration of the Exam, reviewing existing security procedures, monitoring the new administration process for the International Qualification Exam (IQEX), and monitoring candidate satisfaction and concerns.
Hartman said the Committee is also continuing their efforts to assess the current security reviews of multiple retesters and explore options to streamline the process of grade transfers between jurisdictions.
"The Committee agreed that it was important to continue tracking multiple retests to ensure there was no threat to the security and integrity of the Exam or to the public," Hartman said. "We are still exploring the option for all jurisdictions to streamline the process of score transfers, as this would reduce the administrative workload of Boards and speed up the process for candidates."
To see a list of participating CBT Examination Administration members, please visit the CBT Examination Administration Committee page in the Committees section of this website.
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Only you gamers will get those references in this title, I guess. Just lately I was honoured to be the guy on the cover of CCTV Image magazine! This issue was fresh off the presses for IFSEC 2012. My regular article for the 'Talking Shop' column this time illustrates the test gear that a good technical CCTV consultant takes into battle to fight his client's campaign.
- Oscilloscopes: bench & portable
- Light (illuminance) meter
- Video test pattern generator
- Thermometer
- Sound level meter
- Camera: photo & video
- Swiss Army knife!
- and lots more besides…
Why? CCTV is a technical business and clients want a consultant who can make sure their CCTV suppliers are doing their job properly. In more than 15 years as an independent consultant I've seen so much substandard installation and maintenance work. Clients who are not CCTV specialists are so often hoodwinked by their suppliers into thinking everything is ok when it is simply shoddy. The old saying is so true: "you don't know what you don't know". That's why you need to hire someone who does! That's this guy in the hard hat who brings his 'weapons' to your battlefield and makes sure you win. There are not many consultants who can actually do this. The ones who can are the ones I like to spend time with, putting the CCTV world to rights one project at a time. Don't be shy about giving us a call. We speak Geek but we take pride in translating it into English for you if you're a normal human!
Until next time; stay focused.
P.S. As well as CCTV my pixel projects involve photography and using computers to tweak them. You gamers will maybe recognise the inspiration from the Battlefield 3 poster. It might not be obvious but the guy in the image is me. Lots of planning, dressing up, studio lights, and Photoshop to create the final effect. Got new ideas for posters? Give me a call!


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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
a sucker for mushrooms
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I am in complete agreement about mushrooms! I have it from an mushroom expert that we should eat them, in as many ways as possible, several times a week for cancer and other disease prevention. Sounds good to me!
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2015 at 6:46 PM
Wow, I knew you loved mushrooms in your decor and fabrics, but I didn't realize you used so many in your cooking as well! I'm not nearly so adventurous. I usually stick to portobello or button mushrooms. Did you know that all mushrooms contain a level of toxicity when raw? Most adults are unaffected by smaller quantities of the safe mushrooms but they are always supposed to be cooked before consumption. So now I always pick them out of restaurant salads. I learned that on a hike with Wildman Steve Brill. :-)ReplyDelete
I am crazy about mushrooms but textile ones :PReplyDelete
No, all jokes aside, we also try to use them as much as possible in our diet and I am always searching for new recipes to try.


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California 04/25/12 peninsulapress.com: by Jessica Parks – Santa Clara County is urging residents to be on the lookout for an exotic, bloodthirsty tiger with a potentially lethal bite. It was last seen in Los Angeles County on Dec. 28. Asian tiger mosquitoes are a much smaller threat than jungle cats and haven't been linked to any human illnesses in California. But officials aren't taking any chances. Once the species becomes established, it is very difficult to eradicate and can spread diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever and encephalitis. The county is launching a public education campaign, asking residents to "be our eyes and ears," said vector control chief Russ Parman, who will oversee the effort. The tiger mosquito is easily distinguished from common local species, due to its distinctive black body with white stripes and aggressive biting during daylight hours. Parman's office is also laying simple water traps across the county and using helicopters to locate stagnant pools of water where mosquitoes might be breeding.
The best way to eradicate invasive pests is to catch them early, before they can reproduce and branch out. In early September, officials in Southern California began getting calls about strange-looking, day-biting mosquitoes east of downtown Los Angeles. They went door-to-door and sprayed to suppress the insects, but "there were quite a few of them out there" and it's impossible to know whether any larvae survived, said Kelly Middleton, a spokeswoman for the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District. With warm weather following recent rains, spring is a prime time for the invasive pest to reappear. – For complete article see http://peninsulapress.com/2012/04/25/invasive-mosquito-bites-like-a-tiger-looks-like-a-zebra/
Europe 04/25/12 iol.co.za: by SAPA – The climate in north-west Europe and the Balkans is becoming suitable for the Asian tiger mosquito, a disease-spreading invasive species, scientists said on Wednesday. The warning comes from scientists at the University of Liverpool, north-west England, who say the two regions have been having progressively milder winters and warmer summers. These temperate conditions favour the mosquito, which gained a foothold in Albania in 1979 and is now present in more than 15 countries on Europe's southern rim. "Over the last two decades, climate conditions have become more suitable over central northwestern Europe – Benelux, western Germany – and the Balkans," they said. At the same time, drier conditions in southern Spain have made that region less welcoming for the insect, they said.
The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), a native of tropical and subtropical areas of Southeast Asia, can transmit viruses that cause West Nile fever, yellow fever, dengue, St. Louis and Japanese encephalitis and other diseases. In 2005-6, it caused an epidemic of chikungunya, a disease that attacks the joints, on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion. A year later, it unleashed an outbreak of chikungunya in the Italian province of Ravenna. In 2010, it was fingered as a transmitter of dengue virus in France and Croatia. As of last December, the mosquito was present in more than 15 countries, from southern Spain to parts of Greece and Turkey, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Reporting in Britain's Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the Liverpool team looked at European weather records for 1950-2009 and ran a widely-used computer model to simulate weather trends for 2030-2050. "Similar trends are likely in the future with an increased risk simulated over northern Europe and slightly decreased risk over southern Europe," says the study. "These distribution shifts are related to wetter and warmer conditions favouring the overwintering of A. albopictus in the north, and drier and warmer summers that might limit its southward expansion." The paper points out that weather alone does not mean the species will automatically spread there. It also notes that the study did not consider vegetation or soil types which also determine whether the mosquito would be able to breed there. In addition, cold snaps or hot, dry spells also help limit mosquito survival, and these too were not included in the investigation. In the mid-1960s, the Asian tiger mosquito was limited to some parts of Asia, India and a handful of Pacific islands. It has since spread to North and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East, as well as Europe, mainly by hitchhiking a ride in exported materials.
Tennessee 04/26/12 tn.gov: News Release – The Tennessee Department of Health is seeing significant increases in tick-borne illnesses this year following an unusually mild winter and spring. Cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever are up 533 percent compared to this time last year, according to Abelardo Moncayo, Ph.D., with the TDH Division of Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness. "We've documented 38 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, compared with only six by the same time last year," Moncayo said. "We are also seeing increased numbers of other tick-borne infections compared to last year. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most serious tick-borne disease in the United States. Symptoms usually appear two to 14 days after a bite from an infected tick.
The disease often begins with sudden onset of fever and headache. Early symptoms may resemble other diseases and include nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, lack of appetite and severe headache. Later symptoms may include rash, abdominal pain, joint pain and diarrhea. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a serious illness that can be fatal if not treated correctly, even in previously healthy people. It and other tick-borne illnesses can have devastating effects, but are effectively treated with antibiotics. Persons with symptoms should see their medical provider for early diagnosis and treatment. – For tips on preventing tick bites see http://news.tn.gov/node/8734
California 04/26/12 fda.gov: News Release – This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that a dairy cow in California tested positive for atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow" disease). The USDA also confirmed the cow did not enter the animal feed or human food supply. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with federal and state authorities to further investigate this case. The FDA is confident in the effectiveness of the existing animal feed safeguards designed to prevent the spread of BSE through feed. Although current science suggests that atypical cases of BSE, such as this one, are unlikely to be transmitted through animal feed, the FDA will work with the USDA to complete a thorough epidemiological investigation. Importantly, scientific research indicates that BSE cannot be transmitted in cow's milk. – For more information see USDA's Chief Veterinary Officer on the Recent BSE Case (aka Mad Cow)
Florida 04/25/12 North Fort Myers, Lee County: A horse that died from rabies last week presented the first confirmed case of the virus in the county in two years. – See http://www.nbc-2.com/story/17771201/rabies-case-discovered-in-lee-county
Florida 04/25/12 Merritt Island, Brevard County: A pet cat located at Banana River Drive that bit it's owner has tested positive for rabies. It is most likely the cat contracted the disease from wild animal infected with the virus. – See http://cmacdonald.brevardtimes.com/2012/04/rabies-positive-cat-reported-on-merritt.html
Massachusetts 04/25/12 Wayland, Middlesex County: A raccoon found off Concord and Lincoln roads in North Wayland has tested positive for rabies. – See http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/newsnow/x1783291258/Raccoon-found-in-North-Wayland-tests-positive-for-rabies
New Jersey 04/25/12 New Milford, Bergen County: A raccoon that attacked a man near his Pine Street home last Friday has tested positive for rabies. The man was bitten on an arm and a leg. – See http://newmilford-nj.patch.com/articles/raccoon-that-attacked-man-on-pine-street-confirmed-rabid
Oklahoma 04/25/12 Shawnee, Pottawatomie County: In little more than a week Unity Health Center staff have seen 10 patients with possible rabies exposure, Kari Gilliam, a pharmacist at Unity, said. From January to March 31 there have been 21 cases of rabies statewide; there were 60 total in 2011. Seventy percent of the rabies cases are found in skunks, and then cattle, dogs, cats, horses and bats. – For complete article see http://www.news-star.com/news/x1783289868/Unity-has-seen-10-patients-with-possible-rabies-exposure
Virginia 04/25/12 Virginia Beach: A raccoon that bit a mechanic on the arm and shoulder while he was working under a truck was captured by Animal Control and has tested positive for rabies. The mechanic tried to escape but the raccoon jumped on his back and bit him several times. Officers believe someone is feeding feral cats in the area and the food has attracted raccoons. It's possible that the feral cats have also been exposed to the virus. The incident occurred near Butternut Lane. – See http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/va_beach/vb-man-bitten-by-rabid-raccoon


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CHAPLIN — Simon Silvia scored 15 points, hitting three 3-pointers and the Tourtellotte defense clamped down for its second straight win, 42-27, over Parish Hill on Wednesday night.
Evan Ware and Jackson Padula chipped in 10 points apiece for the Tigers (4-4), who allowed just 15 points over the final three quarters.
Jonah Dupuis (four 3-pointers) scored 15 points and Tommy Lehoux had six points and 13 rebounds for the Pirates (5-4).
Wheeler 72
Putnam 66
PUTNAM — Ryan Dussault scored a team-high 25 points and Michael Anderson (five 3-pointers) had 23 to power the Lions to their first win of the season.
Roger Watrous added 11 points for Wheeler (1-6).
Lucas Basilio led all players with 28 points and Zack Cutler added 16 for the Clippers (5-3).
St. Thomas More 92
Montreal Prep 72
MONTVILLE — Maceo Jack scored 20 points and the Chancellors earned their sixth straight win.
Tyrei Randall had 18 points and eight rebounds and Nick Macarchuk added 11 points and seven assists for St. Thomas More (9-5).
Pomfret 71
St. T' More V 44
POMFRET — Christian Wilson compiled 32 points, five rebounds and four assists to help the Griffins snap a three-game skid.
Will Pettirossi added 11 points and four boards for Pomfret (3-5).
Chase Collegiate 61
Williams 34
WATERBURY — Nick Bonner scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in a road defeat for the Blues (0-4).
Cushing Acad. 56
Putnam Science 49
ASHBURNHAM, Mass. — Alexis Yetna (10 points) was the only player in double figures as poor shooting hurt the Mustangs on the road.
Eric Ayala added nine points and five assists for Putnam Science (13-4). Cushing is 9-0.
UMass-Dartmouth 51
WILLIMANTIC — Tarchee Brown led all scorers with 27 points and the Warriors extended their winning streak to six games.
Hugh Lindo (five assists) recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds for Eastern Connecticut State (10-5, 4-0 Little East). Windham alum Kendall Marquez added five points off the bench.
UMass-Dartmouth 68
WILLIMANTIC — Fitch alum Lexis Foster totaled seven points, nine rebounds and three blocks before fouling out in a win for the Warriors.
Kelsey Santagata led Eastern Connecticut State (7-5, 2-1 LEC) with 19 points. Jordyn Nappi added 14 points and four assists.
New London 57
Fitch 23
GROTON — Xaryia Melendez scored 16 points and the Whalers (9-0, 3-0 ECC Division I) topped the Falcons (0-9, 0-3) to stay unbeaten.


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This month, we have seen the EBA publish a discussion paper on its approach to FinTech following a FinTech mapping exercise undertaken this spring. The paper sets out the areas where the EBA see potential regulatory risks arising from FinTechs and where future work should be focused. In particular they identify the following as areas for further analysis:
- Authorisation and sandboxing regimes;
- Impact on prudential and operational risks for credit institutions, electronic money institutions and payment institutions;
- Impact of FinTech on the business models credit institutions, electronic money institutions and payment institutions;
- Consumer protection and retail conduct of business issues;
- Impact of FinTech on the resolution of financial firms; and
- Impact of FinTech on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.
Some of the key areas of focus include concerns around forum shopping for the most amenable regulatory regime and how the varying regulatory status of FinTech firms may lead to consumer rights issues. The EBA highlights complaints handling procedures, consumer rights in cross-border provision of services and inadequate disclosures to consumers in the digital environment as potential consumer rights risks for FinTech firms.
The EBA proposes producing an opinion comparing the regulatory treatment of selected activities with a view to reviewing the perimeter of regulation, including the nature of regulated activities prescribed in EU law and level playing field and consumer protection issues. While further guidance on the application of regulation would help provide clarity, it remains unclear whether the EBA intend to strengthen the perimeter and bring more FinTech services within current regulation and how national authorities would interpret such an opinion.
Although overall FinTechs are viewed as beneficial for competitiveness and innovation, the EBA also raises concerns around the impact FinTech firms will have on the risk profile and business models of credit institutions, electronic money institutions and payment institutions. These include issues such as increased operational risk (i.e. cybersecurity issues, outsourcing risk and data privacy breaches) and increased solvency risk levels caused by competitors operating through cheaper infrastructure models. Current EBA proposals are limited to identifying and analysing potential risks and providing training for supervisors, however, they also suggest that this may result in future updates to EBA Guidelines for supervisors.
In the AML/CTF space, the EBA discusses the potential conflict between AML/CTF obligations on financial institutions and the desire to employ innovation and/or FinTech solutions. The EBA, with ESMA and EIOPA, intend to issue an opinion on the use of FinTech for AML/CFT compliance purposes, aimed at contributing to a harmonised approach across the EU. Given the recent implementation of 4MLD and the proposed 5MLD changes currently being discussed, an opinion from European Supervisory Authorities on the interplay between FinTech and AML/CFT would contribute to a greater understanding of how financial institutions can comply with their obligations while continuing to foster innovation and customer-centric developments.
Comments on the discussion paper can be made until 6 November 2017 and a public hearing will be held on 4 October 2017. The EBA will then review the responses with the aim of deciding on further steps to take during 2018.


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It was a good few months ago when I came across a really good blog post on fundraising via gaming from Caroline Howes on Spring Giving. I was aware already of War Child and their ads on Football Manager a couple of years ago, as a football gaming fanatic (and through my employer). However I did not fully grasp that gaming could help fundraising substantially and the huge potential lying within online games. According to the post Call of Duty raised $250,000 over one weekend for War Child!
Later, I saw Help The Hospices taking this one step further by offering a Santa game (Super Mario like) on their Facebook page, promoting the Santa Fun Run in December 2011, so in other words marketing their fundraising event through gaming.
At approximately the same period out came Bird Life International and the incredible Angry Birds to support their fundraising and I can honestly say I now know much more about birds after visiting this page. I started to think this is no coincidence…there is some sort of "gaming conspiracy".
Lastly, I came across Handicap International's game Deminer via their Twitter and after talking to Tom from the charity I was very impressed to find out that the game has been out since 2003! He also told me that back then "Analytics" were not as accessible as today to monitor their game's influence. However Tom indicated that Deminer raised substantial awareness about landmines and cluster bombs.
It is ever so clear now that the possibilities for fundraising and market awareness for charities through gaming are endless. What I would like to see though is the ultimate application of gaming for charities with a similar idea to RPG games such as World of Warcraft and Second Life…let's wait and see then!
PS. If you've got some spare time do make good use of it and play these games – I can guarantee you there will be fun and lots of learning too.
Vasileios Kospanos is a B2B and social media marketing professional, who has been working with charities for the past five years from the Gestalt Centre in London, and recently with AdvantageNFP in Redbourn. You can find him on Twitter at @vasilakosp and @AdvantageNFP. Views here his own.
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Batavia Christmas trees picked up in January
Dec 22, 2016 11:27AM
By Neighbors Magazines
As part of the City of Batavia's refuse contract, Advanced
Disposal will be picking up live Christmas trees on residents' regular
collection dates. Residents do not have to use a sticker for Christmas tree
removal on these dates only. After these dates, residents should attach a
refuse sticker to the tree and place it at the curb on their regular collection
date. All materials such as plastic bags, ornaments, lights, nails, etc. should
be removed from the trees. Live wreaths and garland should be placed in your
regular refuse. Please adhere to the following schedule:
South Side (Wilson to the south between Kirk/Randall):
Thurs., Jan. 5
Wed., Jan. 11
North Side (north of Wilson to Fabyan between Kirk/Randall):
Fri., Jan. 6
Thurs., Jan. 12
Far West Side (Randall west to city limits):
Sat., Jan. 7
Fri., Jan. 13