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On Sept. 14, 2011, NASA announced plans to construct and launch the most powerful rocket ever to match its might against Earth's gravity. In various forms, this blasting behemoth will constitute the driving force behind the American space program for the foreseeable future.
Rising from the ashes of the U.S. space shuttle program, which flew its final mission in July 2011, and its stillborn successor, the Constellation program, which was cancelled in February 2010, the Space Launch System (SLS) will inherit characteristics of both of its predecessors. Its technological lineage extends further down the family tree as well, to the former heavyweight champ, the Saturn V workhorse that launched Americans moonward more than 40 years ago.
The plan promises a launch vehicle made up of one part tried-and-true rocket know-how and one part state-of-the art technologies and materials. A dash of modularity will enable mission planners to tailor individual SLS builds to the demands of various missions, which NASA says will range from near-Earth milk runs to Mars exploration and beyond.
If you think that sounds like a lot to ask from a single system, you're not alone. The SLS has been mandated by Congress to serve so many masters in so many ways, it's a wonder it's not required to sing, dance and make great waffles to boot. This extraordinarily broad vision, combined with the underlying political dealing driving the system's design, has led critics to question whether the SLS can succeed at all.
In this article, we'll take a peek under the hood of this new heavy lifter. We'll also look at why some consider the SLS to be less of a phoenix and more of a turkey.
Under the Hood
Targeted for an unmanned test flight in 2017 around the moon, the first Space Launch System (SLS) will stand 320 feet (97.5 meters) and weigh in at 5.5 million pounds (2.5 million kilograms). Three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) and two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), both inherited from the space shuttle program, will provide the 8.4 million pounds (3.8 million kilograms) of liftoff thrust necessary to propel the rocket's lower stage, interstage and six-person Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) into space. Imagine a tube taller than the Statue of Liberty, weighing as much as 24 fully loaded 747s and kicking out the horsepower equivalent of 13,400 locomotives, and you begin to get the picture.
At build-out, the SLS will tower an additional 80 feet (24 meters) and tip the scales at another 1 million pounds (450,000 kilograms). It will sport two additional RS-25 engines on the lowest stage, and a new upper stage will carry the J-2X, an updated version of the rocket engine that thrust Apollo's Saturn Vs into history. This taller, beefier SLS will boast rocket boosters that might burn solid or liquid fuel. Altogether, these lifters will churn out 1 million extra pounds (450,000 kilograms) of thrust, which will translate into 130 metric tons (286,000 pounds) of cargo lifting capacity -- nearly double that of the first SLS to be built, and 109 percent of the lift capacity of the Saturn V. Hauling all that extra cargo calls for some extra trunk space so, instead of an interstage, the late-model SLS will be spacious enough to carry nine school buses.
By design, the SLS will undergo component and equipment changes throughout its operational life span. In part, this is because it was conceived as a modular, multipurpose craft, reconfigurable according to mission requirements, but it's also because NASA is required by Congress to initially rely on shuttle vendors and incorporate leftover space shuttle components, such as the reusable SSMEs and SRBs. Later, they will be replaced by disposable engines and a five-stage booster rocket originally designed for the Constellation Program.
NASA plans to use the early, smaller version of the SLS to ferry cargo and astronauts to low-Earth orbit, primarily to service the International Space Station. Later configurations might support missions to space beyond Earth orbit, including missions to the asteroid belt or Mars.
Impressive? You bet, but as we'll see in the next section, when it comes to politics and multibillion-dollar spacecraft, the devil is in the details.
The Senate Launch System?
Someone once described a camel as a horse designed by committee. The Space Launch System is a camel designed by NASA to specifications set down by Congress, with legs from Canoga Park, Calif.; withers from Brigham City, Utah, Huntsville, Ala. and Titusville, Fla.; and a hump and a head from New Orleans.
That adds up to a lot of jobs for a lot of constituencies, but does it make for the best possible spacecraft?
From the beginning, the SLS has been as much a political football as a vehicle to the stars. Ever since the Obama administration announced in February 2010 that the Constellation Program was cancelled and would not be replaced for five years, the clock has been running in a scrimmage between the White House and Capitol Hill. Ultimately, the congressional blitz proved to be too much for the administration, and it punted -- first by agreeing to take the Orion crew capsule out of mothballs, then by proposing an Ares-inspired knockoff to serve as the lift vehicle.
Nor did the pressure end there. Instead of merely approving agency goals and funding, members of Congress went further, directing NASA on what kind of vehicle to design and even which parts and vendors to use. Moreover, their requirements even included contracts and contractors to be retained without a bidding process [source: Simberg, "3 Questions"; Simberg, "NASA's Space"]. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Texas Republican and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat and chairman of the commerce committee's science and space subcommittee, played influential roles in this process and in pressuring NASA to comply with it quickly. NASA Mission Control is located in Houston, Texas, and Florida is home to the agency's launch facilities.
Given the august body's heavy hand in the project, its derisive nickname, the Senate Launch System, was inevitable.
Some critics have characterized the new program as a job-retention plan dressed up in a spacesuit. They point to how Sen. Richard Shelby -- ranking member of the NASA appropriation committee, whose home state of Alabama houses the Marshall Space Flight Center -- reversed his call for competitive bids on solid rocket booster contracts after two Huntsville-based firms began working on a competitive SRB design [source: Simberg, "3 Questions"].
Defenders of the Space Launch System have argued that it is a solid, versatile design; more lukewarm commentators have expressed relief that America is keeping its hand in the space game and tepid enthusiasm for the program's use of existing personnel and technologies, which some argue will keep costs down.
In response, critics point out that retaining a legacy workforce with long years of seniority and accrued benefits will in fact cost more than hiring new workers, citing a report by consulting agency Booz Allen Hamilton. The report also found that NASA's current budgetary data, while adequate for short-term planning, will poorly predict the project's long-term fiscal needs, casting a pall over a program on which NASA is expected to spend $18 billion over the next six years [source: Chang].
As we'll see in the next section, the program's lack of a clearly defined mission or timeline has only lent ammunition to that fusillade.
The Great Leap ... Backward?
It remains too early in the game to predict the ultimate fate of the Space Launch System (SLS), but that has not stopped some commentators and politicos from prophesying doom for the program. They argue that the SLS, like Constellation before it, will shine brightly and briefly, sucking billions from the budget before collapsing under the accumulated mass of cost overruns, poor planning and rampant political maneuvering.
The primary argument for concern revolves around the lack of a solid plan. Currently, the early SLS is slated to make near-Earth orbital flights. Later missions have been vaguely described as targeting asteroids, Mars missions and "deep space" exploration; details, however, remain sketchy, and no explicit plans have been set out for fulfilling these disparate mission profiles. Nor is there a blueprint for how to connect them in a logical series of research and developmental steps.
Critics have further argued that the design specifications remain in such a state of flux that they endanger the mission timetable. The requirement of reusing shuttle engines and boosters, for example, means that initial SLS missions will require shuttlelike conditions, structures, equipment and designs for launch, which could conflict with the launch conditions required for later missions, implemented after the shuttle program spares run out and are replaced by newer designs.
In other words, early progress in the program could be in the wrong direction.
Then there are the missions. Although some balk at having to spend tens of millions of dollars per seat for American astronauts to "hitch a ride with the Russians" to the International Space Station (ISS), particularly in light of recent launch problems, the SLS might not be a better alternative [source: Simberg, "3 Questions"; Simberg, "NASA's Space"]. Commercial companies developing near-Earth orbital craft capable of servicing the ISS are well under way; NASA helps fund their development. Critics point out that, once active, these ships will run several times a year, whereas the SLS is predicted to launch once or twice annually, if that. Indeed, on Sept. 13, 2011, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California directed NASA to assess an alternative plan to the SLS, one involving parking a fuel depot in orbit to support commercial rockets.
With near-Earth missions in limbo, that leaves the SLS to carry out missions to asteroids or Mars, both prospects with iffy long-term political backing. Even assuming the program can survive the long years and political wrangling necessary to bring such missions to fruition, the question still remains: Would such projects have been better served by a more focused program -- or programs?
With too many cooks, fickle congressional and administration support, and no actual missions currently planned or funded, can NASA pull off the Space Launch System? If not, can the American space program withstand another false start? Only time will tell.
For now, it's comforting for space enthusiasts to know that the continuity of 40-plus years of astronautical engineering know-how will not be lost and that America has not entirely abjured its role in space.
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- Booz Allen Hamilton. "Independent Cost Assessment of the Space Launch System, Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and 21st Century Ground Systems Programs: Executive Summary." Aug. 19, 2011. (Sept. 23, 2011) http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/581582main_BAH_Executive_Summary.pdf
- CBS News. "Russian Rocket Ride: $63 Million per Astronaut." March 15, 2011. (Sept. 20, 2011) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/15/business/main20043308.shtml
- Chan, Bryan. "Panorama: The Canoga Park Facility Where the Space Shuttle Engines Were Built." Los Angeles Times. June 24, 2011. (Sept. 20, 2011) http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-space-shuttle-legacy-pano,0,4326960.htmlstory
- Chang, Kenneth. "NASA Unveils New Rocket Design." The New York Times. Sept. 14, 2011. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/science/space/15nasa.html?pagewanted=all
- NASA. "Apollo Operations Handbook." Oct. 15, 1969. (Sept. 22, 2011) http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-CSMdocs.html
- NASA. "Constellation Program: America's Spacecraft for a New Generation of Explorers The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle." (Sept. 23, 2011) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/constellation/orion/factsheet.pdf
- NASA. "Leading Edge Design and Engineering." (Sept. 19, 2011) http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/mpcv/design.html
- NASA. "NASA Announces Design for New Deep Space Exploration System." Sept. 14, 2011. (Sept. 19, 2011) http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/sls1.html
- NASA. "The Orion Service Module." March 30, 2010. (Sept. 23, 2011) http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/Orion/ServiceModule/
- NASA. "Preliminary Report Regarding NASA's Space Launch System and Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Pursuant to Section 309 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-267)." January 2011. (Sept. 22, 2011)
- NASA. "Space Shuttle Overview." NSTS 1988 News Reference Manual. Aug. 31, 2000. (Sept. 21, 2011) http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/stsover.html
- NASA. "U.S. Space Launch System (SLS) Fun Facts." (Sept. 20, 2011) http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/588413main_SLS_Fun_Facts.pdf
- Niemeyer, Kyle. "The (Current) Future of Human Spaceflight: The Space Launch System." Ars Technica. Sept. 19, 2011 (Sept. 20, 2011) http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/09/the-current-future-of-human-spaceflight-the-space-launch-system.ars
- Simberg, Rand. "3 Questions about NASA's New Heavy-Lift Rocket Plan." Popular Mechanics. June 23, 2011. (Sept. 19, 2011) http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/rockets/3-questions-about-nasas-new-heavy-lift-rocket-plan
- Simberg, Rand. "NASA's Space Launch System Unveiled: Analysis." Sept. 14, 2011. (Sept. 19, 2011) http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/nasa/nasas-space-launch-system-unveiled-analysis-6432937
- Simberg, Rand. "Obama's Controversial Unveiling of a New NASA: Analysis." Popular Mechanics. April 15, 2010. (Sept. 19, 2011) http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/nasa/obamas-new-nasa-speech
- U.S. Reps. Gene Green, Al Green, John Culberson and Pete Olson. "A New Era of Space Exploration." Houston Chronicle (Op-ed). (Sept. 22, 2011) http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/A-new-era-of-space-exploration-2178515.php


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Gale A. Buchanan was born in Madison County, Florida, where he spent his first 18 years on a general farm that produced crops and livestock. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agronomy from the University of Florida and the Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Iowa State University. Dr. Buchanan, was Dean and Director of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences from 1995 to 2004 and U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics from 2005 to 2009. His latest book, "Feeding the World: Agricultural Research in the Twenty-First Century", details his ideas on how increased agricultural research can lead to a more efficient food production system, one that can provide food for a projected population of more than 9 billion people by 2050.
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Peter Colohan is the Executive Director of the Internet of Water, a project based at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Prior to this position, Peter had nearly a decade of Federal service with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). At NOAA, Peter was a key advocate for the development of the National Water Model and the creation of the NOAA Water Initiative. He also served as a Federal Coordinating Lead Author for the Water Chapter of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, published in November 2018. From 2012-2014, Peter served as the Assistant Director for Environmental Information within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Barack Obama, on assignment from NOAA, where he worked closely with all Federal agencies responsible for climate, water and environmental science and technology.
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Dr. Newman has been conducting research in the Everglades for 28 years. The current foci of her research group are large-scale multi-disciplinary projects designed to support Everglades restoration by rehabilitating ecological function in nutrient enriched areas and examining key uncertainties associated with restoring flow to the ecosystem. Outside of her research in the natural system, Sue is the co-lead of multi-disciplinary studies designed to optimize phosphorus removal in the stormwater treatment areas. Sue obtained her Ph.D. degree in soil and water science from the University of Florida. Her specialties include aquatic biogeochemistry, wetland ecology, and more recently food web interactions.

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The Alfred State and Mohawk Valley CC women's cross country ran to a share of the Region III Championships. Both teams scored a 45 and will share the Region III title in a highly competitive race. In the men's competition the Pioneers finished 3rd out of the nine teams competing.
The top three teams in the women's competition were separated by a mere four points. Alfred and MVCC both scored 45's while SUNY Delhi was right behind in 3rd with 49 points.
The Lady Pioneers were led by Kim Lupo (Auburn) who finished 6th overall in 22:31.1. Claire Holleran (Penfield) was 7th in 22:34.7, Katy Monahan (Warsaw) was 10th in 23:11.9, and Megan Dillon (Lake Shore) was 11th (23:20.7). Anna Burkett (Frewsburg) was 19th overall in 24:35.7.
The Lady Pioneers have now won back-to-back titles and have six titles in program history.
In the men's race, the Pioneers scored an 86 and finished behind Delhi's 48 and Mohawk Valley CC's 70.
Jedadiah Platt (Barker) led the blue & gold on the 5-mile course with a 5th place finish. He crossed the finish line in 30:57.4. Jordan Rusek (Williamsville East) was 10th (31:29.9), Zachary Hale (Greed Athena) was 24th (33:09.3), and Casey Hopkins (Hamburg) was 25th (33:11.3). Eric Ransley (Midlakes) was the 5th man in with a 31st place finish (34:07.0).
Both the men and women will now shift their focus to the NJCAA Division III National Championships which will take place November 10th at SUNY Delhi.


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For parents in Rhode Island and across the country, there is nothing scarier than knowing that their child is sick. They are forced to rely on medical professionals who are often overworked to ensure that their children receive necessary care. Unfortunately, parents in another state have recently settled a medical malpractice lawsuit that claimed a delayed diagnosis contributed to their infant son's death.
Delayed diagnosis caused man's death
Cancer is always a scary diagnosis. However, with today's advances in technology and the research that has been conducted, a cancer diagnosis is often not a death sentence if caught in time. A delayed diagnosis can often wreak havoc for patients in Rhode Island and across the country. Unfortunately, the family of a deceased man claims that had their father received a cancer diagnosis earlier, the illness may have been cured.
Family prevails in claim that delayed diagnosis led to transplant
Many parents in Rhode Island have concerns about the health of their children. Because they often have little medical training, they seek guidance from a trained professional -- often, a pediatrician. Unfortunately, a lawsuit in another state alleges that a young girl had to undergo a kidney transplant as a result of a delayed diagnosis.
Veteran suffers medical misdiagnosis at VA clinic
A case of a urine sample mix-up led to problems for a Veterans Affairs hospital. A recent news story gives more details about a man who did not receive the proper treatment at the military hospital. Although he was eventually able to get treatment, the medical misdiagnosis allegedly caused increased pain and suffering for the man. Veterans seeking treatment in Rhode Island hospitals may be interested to learn more about the details of the story.
Failure to diagnose embolism results in man's death
Diseases typically present with a specific set of signs and symptoms that physicians are trained to recognize. Recently, when a man showed signs of pulmonary embolism after a surgery, the physician's failure to diagnose his condition led to an unfortunate, untimely demise. His family took the case to court and won. Individuals in Rhode Island may benefit from learning about his case by becoming more aware of the signs and symptoms of embolism. Any family similarly affected will also benefit by learning about their options for getting justice after medical malpractice.
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The Hardball Times took a look at Jeremy Hellickson's stats to see if he has just been "lucky" the last couple of years, and whether now is a good time to trade the young hurler.
The argument centers around Helly's Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP). Hellickson's BABIP has been unusually low, .223 in 2011 (lowest in MLB) and .261 in 2012 (6th lowest in MLB). In other words, when batters hit the ball fair against Hellickson, they are getting a lot fewer basehits than they get against other pitchers.
Typically, when you see a pitcher with a very low BABIP it is a sign that they have been "lucky" and eventually those balls are going to start falling for basehits. And if that happens, then Hellickson's ERA is going to start looking more like his FIP (4.44 in 2011 and 4.60 in 2012)
The other argument is that some pitchers have a natural ability to produce "weak contact" from hitters. This is generally seen in pitchers like Mariano Rivera, who have pitches with good horizontal movement. Batters may still make contact, but there is a good chance they will miss the sweetspot on the bat (Rivera is famous for breaking a lot of bats).
So, is Hellickson lucky or just really good?
While there are a number of different ways to determine what a pitcher's BABIP should be, a simple method (albeit not necessarily the best) is to look at how often batters hit line drives and add 12%.
For Hellickson, his Line Drive rate the past two seasons were fairly consistent and very average at 20.0% in 2011 (58th out of 90 starting pitchers) and 21.0% in 2012 (46th out of 85 starting pitchers).
Based on those numbers, it doesn't appear that Hellickson is creating "weak contact" any more than other pitchers, and his BABIP would be expected to have been .320 in 2011 and .330 in 2012, much higher than his actual numbers.
Of course, this doesn't mean Hellickson is all of a sudden going to suck. But if his ERA does go up in 2013, it won't necessarily mean he is having a "bad season." It could just be a more accurate reflection of how he has pitched the last two years.


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Installing Carpet Tile
Carpet tile is an easy and inexpensive way to completely renovate the look of a room. The materials are generally low in price, ranging from $0.50–$1.50 per square foot. It's also relatively simple to install them, which can save you the added cost of having to hire a contractor. However, some things have to be accounted for to optimize the look and feel of the finished floor.
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 2–3 hours, plus one day of dry time
Required Tools
- Carpet knife
- Tape measure
- Gloves
- Putty knife
- Fans
- Vacuum/broom
- Mop
- Paint roller
- Metal tray
- Chalk snap
- Wood 2x4
Required Materials
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- Concrete patch
- Concrete sealant or polyurethane
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Remove the Old Flooring
The best practice for installing carpet tile is to start by removing any old flooring that is in place. This will allow you to get to the subfloor, which can then be properly prepared. However, in some cases, they can be installed directly over an existing floor. While this can save time and work, it does have some caveats, including the risk of the adhesive not bonding to the material. Another issue is that If the floor has dimensional features such as grout lines or textures, it will be possible to feel that through the carpet.Continue to 3 of 12 below.
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Remove the Furniture
You'll generally want to get all of the furniture out of the space before you begin. Large pieces can be placed in hallways or spare rooms. This will free up the area so that you can concentrate on the installation itself. It also has the added benefit of letting you start fresh with decoration and arrangement once the procedure is complete.Continue to 4 of 12 below.
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Fill Cracks and Fix Gaps
The surface that you install carpet tiles on should be completely flat and even. That is because any dimensional features will be felt through the material, which can cause dangerous gaps or peaks that will be hard to spot before they are stepped on.
If you are working with a concrete subfloor, then you will want to use the concrete patch to fill in any cracks that have developed over time. This eliminates dimensional features, while also getting rid of areas that may be vulnerable to liquid penetration if something spills and seeps through the carpet. Allow the filler to dry overnight, and then use a putty knife to scrape away any excess until you achieve a smooth, flat surface.
With plywood subfloors, you can use wood putty to fill gaps and repair cracks. You can also sand the floor lightly to remove any splinters or other dimensional features that may exist on the surface.Continue to 5 of 12 below.
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Vacuum, Sweep, and Mop
Once the surface is flat, it is important to make sure that it is completely clean and free of any dirt, debris, or small particles. This is for sanitary reasons but is also important so that the carpet tile adhesive can form the strongest bond possible.
Start by sweeping or vacuuming the entire area thoroughly. If you used concrete putty or sanded the wooden subfloor, then you will probably have a lot of small particles that need to be removed. Be thorough, working the room over several times until you are no longer able to generate any dust with your motions.
Once you've completed a dry-clean routine, you will next want to damp mop the floor. Sweeping and or vacuuming will get rid of most of the offending particles, however, water is needed to ensure that the surface is completely free of debris. This can be done with a Swiffer or any standard mop or sponge. The important thing is that you do not use too much moisture. The floor will have to be completely dry before installation as well, and too much water can lead to delays while you wait for it to evaporate.
Warm water on its own will be sufficient. Soap and or cleanser is optional but needs to be removed with plain water mopping once complete.Continue to 6 of 12 below.
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Apply the Sealant
Concrete, wood, and most other subfloor materials are naturally porous, which makes them very susceptible to water. If the liquid can seep down into them, it can cause the growth of mold and mildew, while also warping and degrading the integrity of the structure. Unfortunately, carpet tiles are generally porous as well, and if a spill occurs, the moisture will quickly pass right through them, giving them a clear path to the surface below. That is why it is important to use a quality sealant to mitigate those kinds of damages.
The type of sealant that you use will be determined by the type of subfloor you are trying to protect. With concrete, you will want to use a specific concrete chemical. Wood will require a polyurethane mix. These can be applied using a paint roller and a metal tray, or sprayed on using a water bottle or aerosol can. Generally, one or two applications will be enough. When complete, wait at least an hour for it to dry.
Note: Always follow the manufacturer's instructions for application and dry time. Do not walk on the surface until it is completely dry. Make sure the room is well ventilated in case the sealant used contains chemicals or has a harsh and irritating scent.Continue to 7 of 12 below.
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Measure and Mark
It may seem like common sense to lay carpet tiles from the longest wall outwards. However, unless the area is sized very specifically, that method will result in one half of the space ending in full tiles, and the other having cut pieces. That can give the environment a skewed look. Rather, the work should start in the exact center of the room, with the floor divided into four quadrants which merge at that point.
To find the exact center of the space, you have to find the middle of the longest wall and the one next to it. Then trace a line from each of those marks, across the floor, using a chalk snap. The point where they meet will be the center, and the quadrants they create will be your work zones.Continue to 8 of 12 below.
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Dry Layout
At this point, it is often a good idea to do a dry layout. This is not always necessary, but it can be useful to see how the carpet will look when it is installed. That gives you the ability to get an idea for things like the orientation of the threads, or how different pieces of the pattern fit together. It also gives you a chance to make mistakes and learn from them before committing the adhesive to the floor.Continue to 9 of 12 below.
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Install the Carpet Tiles
Begin in the middle, and work toward the wall opposite the door. Tile boxes, tools, materials, and equipment can be stored in the area that contains the exit, as that will be the last one that installation takes place in.
Many carpet tiles are peel and stick. That means that they have a paper or plastic backing that can be removed to reveal adhesive, which is ready to bond to the floor. Others will require you to add the glue yourself. In those cases, you need to choose a product that is appropriate for the material. This will often be a thin liquid that can be dribbled lightly onto the desired surface. In other cases, a spray may be used. Cover the area sparsely, a little at a time, stopping periodically to put tiles in place so that it doesn't have a chance to dry.
Some carpet tiles will have a specifically recommended orientation, indicated by arrow stickers on their surface. Following their guidelines will often result in the most pleasing look, but if you have an artistic eye you can also get creative with that.
Note: Adhesives will have varying levels of harmful chemicals and some will emit noxious fumes that can be dangerous. Always read the label carefully to see if there are any warnings, and follow the manufacturer's instructions. Even with mild products make sure that the space is well-ventilated with open windows and a fan going to circulate the air. Gloves should also be used to prevent skin contact.
Press the tiles into place firmly, starting with the corner of the first meeting the intersection of the two chalk lines you created earlier. Then work backward along that line toward the wall. This will create a single row, which you can use to guide the rest of your efforts. As you work, try to keep your columns as tight as possible, and square against one another. That will help to eliminate seams and keep the installation even.Continue to 10 of 12 below.
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Careful When Peeling the Film Off
With peel-and-stick tiles, be very careful as you remove the backing. It will come off easily the first time, but it can often rip, making it hard to remove it completely. It will also bond much harder if it is allowed to come in contact with the glue a second time. A trash can should be kept on hand to dispose of waste as the work proceeds.Continue to 11 of 12 below.
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Custom Cuts
It is very rare for carpet tiles to fit perfectly into a room. In most cases, the pieces will have to be cut to accommodate overlap, corners, and installed ground features in the space. Some products will be harder to cut than others, but it is generally a tough process and will be the most difficult part of the installation. That is why it is important to have a quality carpet knife with a good sharp blade to help ease the process.
Measuring for cuts can be done by overlapping pieces of carpet in the spaces where they need to go. A pencil can then be used to create a faint line, giving you a guide to follow. Cutting should be done on a hard surface where the blade will not cause damage. Work slowly and carefully, making sure not to endanger your safety. Generally, the backing will remain intact, allowing you to press the custom piece directly into place.Continue to 12 of 12 below.
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Things to Keep in Mind
Carpet tiles are light, inexpensive, and easy to install. They come in a variety of colors, thicknesses, and threads, and are available online and from any retail hardware store or carpet dealer. That makes them a versatile choice for a variety of locations. If properly installed they can look good for several years, although they will often start to wear and or come loose after 5–8 years. At that point removal should be relatively simple, allowing you to spot replace particularly bad pieces, or uninstall it completely.


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Centaurea Cyanus is a flower typically colored blue on the outside and turns purple on the inside.( PSST it also sounds like a spell from Harry Potter. Happy Halloween! )
This is the little pc my daughter will take to college and use it for some gaming, word processing, art projects and light Photo Shop use. She is still a senior in high-school, but its build was pushed up due to a twist. My father was retiring and wanted a pc to replace the company computer that would have to be returned. The search began. My mother is still using an 8 year old laptop that needed repair. Well my father was offered another position to stay on and not retire. Focus switched to my mother. A visit to the Microcenter in Marietta, GA while on vacation netted everything but the cosmetic cooler, fans, case and gpu. Once back home, I visited my parents to discuss the new pc size, color and where to place it while working on my mother's laptop. The problem with her laptop was Norton backup had been set to automatically use the C: drive and had it filled to within 148MB. After cleanings and resetting the Norton to manual only, it functioned as an 8 year old 2 core cpu with a slow hard drive would. She was thrilled and stated she didn't want a new computer now. In retrospect I should have broken the laptop so I could upgrade her with what I had bought for them. Speaking with my father we decided I would use these parts for Ellie's college pc and create a computer for them in the future.
Since I was thinking of my parents, I chose the i3 6100, 8 GB of ram, 275GB M.2 SSD, Gigabyte H170N-wifi mobo, and Corsair CX450M psu. My father still likes a couple of simulators and a GTX 1060 was in my mind to handle these. Turns out the little 1060 is up to the task and then some.
I purchased a new Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB gpu from Jet's using their "TRIPE15" first time user code. I did nothing to the video card for any asthetics. Maybe a lexan pcb cover painted in the future.
The Zalman cooler was selected for a flower like asthetic and painted to imitate the colors as it is in the inside. The two Silverstone pwm fans were painted as well for consistency. The ram was a bright red, so I removed the stickers and painted it purple.
I chose the blue Raijintek Metis for my girly, girl because she requested a blue and purple pc. Having a video card pulling hot air from the top of the case with the only fresh air vent directly above the card's hot exhaust made no sense to me. Easy enough to change that. I flipped the motherboard tray so the video card would be at the bottom. The case front plate had to be partially drilled and tapped for the tray to be flipped and secured. I drilled a 114mm hole in the bottom plate using a Lennox bimetallic hole saw and WD40. The offset of the bottom 120mm fan with filter grill blows onto the gpu cooler fan and past it up into the case. This change has allowed the setup to remain cool and silent in testing so far.
The psu is designed to pull air from the inside and exhaust at the bottom, but a large portion of the exhausted hot air gets recycled back into the case. I "VOID(ED) THE WARRANTY" of so many other parts in my past, what's one more. I flipped the psu cooler fan and modified it's air diverter so it wouldn't contact the inlet side of the fan if it goes to full speed. This now sucks cool air in at both the lower case fan and the power supply and the psu exhausts into the case just above the gpu with the modified internal diverter.
So far I am impressed by the Gigabyte motherboard and GTX 1060. The Intel i3 hasn't missed a beat. The Zalman cooler is quiet and pretty and more than adequately cools the cpu. I am happy to say the ram still functions after me painting it :). All the fans are whisper quiet even after painting and modifications. The Crucial M.2 275 GB SSD is lightning fast. The case is great, and I like the Corsair psu but I wouldn't use any standard psu with this case again. Way too tight of a fit.
I cut the SATA power cable after the first connector and insulated it to connect to the one Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB 2.5mm SSD to clean up the cables and save space. This eliminated a lot of messy wiring. I talked with my daughter letting her know we would upgrade from that ssd if more space is needed.
I could not use any of the sata 3 ports on the side of the mobo due to the psu side pushed against them.
In my version of cable management, the cables are tucked away behind the motherboard and tray, and above, around and behind the psu.
I had to disconnect the 2.5mm SSD during Windows 10 Pro installation due to I forgot to securely format the Windows 8.1 off of it and somehow it wouldn't boot.
I had to disconnect the USB 2.0 wiring attached to 3.0 case cable because I'm naive and connected both causing the front USB 3.0 ports to not function.
I modified the case psu cord pass through bracket, making it larger to allow the cord to be moved after assembly and tied up hiding the excess cord.
I added in two pictures of Heaven benchmark running at the factory settings, and overclocked. The program was used with full screen, 1920x1080 Ultra quality, Extreme tessellation. It outperforms the GTX 780 SC and GTX 970 SSC of my oldest son's pc's.
I'm happy with the build and so is my daughter. It's amazing how this little thing performs compared to her Lavender Lady pc. Enjoy the pictures and feel free to comment. Thanks for reading and 100 points to Gryffindor and all others who made it this far.
Gooberdad(AKA Scott, or just dad) built for Elyanna 10/29/2016. Love you sweetheart. College will be a blast. This should help.
Final thoughts about the case in retrospect; building in a 13.4 liter case (3.53 gallons for those of us that don't think in any metric form) was a fun challenge that I will gladly attempt again. Why the company puts the case together like they do, without drilled and tapped screw positions on the front panel to facilitate an essier mobo flip is a mistake. Flipping this pc's motherboard is absolutely essential to proper cooling. The fan on the bottom of this one is most likely unnecessary leaving room for 2.5mm drives. I'm upgrading my review to 5 stars as of 12/18/2016 because the setup, although modified, works better, and quieter than any of the other builds I've had the pleasure of working on.
Edited 11/3/16: I couldn't stand having a windowed case without some internal lighting, so I convinced my daughter I could wire up 1/2 an extra undercabinet rgb led strip and install it into the case. She agreed and again asked for purple. I wired the blue and red leds only and connected them into the molex wiring. I cut the molex wiring short just after its first connector and insulated it. I used a fan 4 pin to molex adapter and modified it. It is insulated with a purpke polka-dot tape, but it can't be seen. I installed the 1/2 strip with 6 leds at the top of the case and viola a soft purple light now illuminates the inside of the pc.
Edited 12/26/16: I replaced Ellie's TV with a 24" Acer monitor and Z533 Logitech speaker system. I also added a 525 Crucial SSD (notice my crude arrow pointing to the 525GB ssd position not touching the side panel by just a millimeter. Yay!) and replaced her mouse with a G502 and an oversized desk mouse pad. She's set to take it to college now.
Edited 10/15/17: almost done with her first semester at college. Grades are all A's and no problems with this little pc.
Edit 3-7-18: I can only assume the Corsair CX450M has failed due to my modifications in reversing the air flow. I have now replaced it with the Corsair SF600. Wow this thing is tiny and more powerful than this little pc will ever need. Why 600 watts? Because the other 450 watt version I wanted wouldn't arrive while my daughter was home during spring break from college. So overkill it is. It is actually quieter than with the CX450M installed. Maybe because it never gets loaded. Well here's hoping I don't use its 7 year warranty.
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Fantastic performing little cpu. Such a surprise for just a 2 core processor.
CPU Cooler
Cool, quiet, easy to take apart and paint!
Thermal Compound
This works great for me and my family and all the others that have been cleaned and reapplied paste.
I am an ASUS fanboy, but this Gigabyte works like a charm and looks great in black.
Yep its ram. Performs well.
Great slightly older SSD. Can find folks selling these used from Lenovo laptops for around $40 on Craigslist.
I will use these from now on. I had no idea how fast an M.2 SSD was until I experienced it myself.
Fast SSD at a great price. Picked up two of these after B&H couldn't deliver an item that sold out and was discontinued Black Friday.
Video Card
Quiet, cool and fast. Getting one for the price of a 3gb on Jet.com! Awesome.
Flip the mobo tray to get around the issue of excess heat from poor air flow by it's delivered design. This is an extremely tight fit if used with a standard sized power supply. I recommend getting a small form factor PSU. Small and beautiful. Anodized aluminum, making it's color durable and the metal easy to drill and cut.
Power Supply
Tiny, quiet, 600 watts, 80+ Gold rated, and a 7 year warranty. I'm in love. I wish I had put pine in right from the beginning of the build. Next small build is getting a small form factor PSU from the start. Corsair built a high quality little bitty PSU.
Operating System
Now that we have gotten used to it, we like it. Glad I was able to use the code for the Windows 7 Pro 64 bit I had purchased last year to activate it.
Case Fan
Pulse width modulated and very quiet at lower to mid RPMs.
Vast improvement over a smaller flat screen TV. The three different inputs, wide view angle, color and tilt are surprising for a monitor picked up for $79.99 at Best Buy. I reccomend getting one before the sale ends.
Long lasting, low priced, quality keyboard. My household uses 3 of these. Great keyboard for the price.
Great weighted feel, a sheathed cable, tuneable and with well placed buttons. This mouse is perfect.
These speakers look beautiful and sound just as good. At 120 total watts they get quite loud if needed without distortion or becoming tinny.
A must have for using any SFX or SFF PSU in a standard ATX holder. Thus unit feel sturdy. Not sure why it is vented on one side, but it looks nice that way. I'll buy this again.
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DocuSign Employee Spotlight
Our "We Are DocuSign," blog series places the spotlight on employees from a variety of departments and provides a peek into what it's like to work at DocuSign. This week, we sat down with Heather, Senior Director, DTM, to chat about her day-to-day work, what she admires about her colleagues, and something none of her coworkers know about her.
Q: What do you do at DocuSign?
A: At DocuSign, we are creating an entirely new category of business. It's called Digital Transaction Management or DTM. Together with over 20 other organizations globally we have developed the criteria companies must meet to deliver the highest quality transactions — the xDTM Standard. Certified organizations attest to their ability to keep transactions protected (secure, private, compliant, and valid) as well as connected (available, scalable, universal, and interoperable). My focus is on the xDTM Standard as well as Trust Communications for DocuSign.
Q: What do your friends and family think you do?
A: My 5-year-old kindergartener would say that I protect people from bad guys. He thinks in terms of the good guys and the bad guys right now. As for other family members, they think I help establish and promote high levels of assurance around security and legality in the cloud.
Q: What is the best thing about working at DocuSign?
A: It's a fast-paced, dynamic environment. It's really interesting working here day-to-day, in such an innovative company and for the thought leader in the DTM space. I feel I am having a direct impact on the trajectory of this company while working with really smart collaborative leadership from the top down. It's pretty exciting.
Q: What department do you work in at DocuSign and what does that team do?
A: I work for the Chief Legal Officer. His department — Legal and Risk Management – helps to manage risks and preserve the legal and ethical integrity of the company. While supporting the growth and progress of DocuSign, we're also at the forefront of thought leadership in the risk management and legal arenas with standard development, publications, and participation in leading events and initiatives.
Q: How is that team different than other teams at Docusign? Is there anything special about your team's dynamic?
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The Endangered Species Act allows anyone to request, or petition, the Service to add a plant or animal to the federal endangered species list. The Service was petitioned to place all four of these animals on the list, and all but the crayfish have been considered candidates for the threatened and endangered species list. The Service is in the midst of a multi-year work plan to address these species, and evaluating these animals is part of the scheduled 2016 workload. Learn more...


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What is the best way to send email blasts to this list I just purchased?
The short answer here is to find a company that is willing to help you with this. imFORZA does not condone email marketing campaigns that send blasts to purchased lists as this is basically spamming. Even with our beliefs aside, reputable email marketing applications like MailChimp, Constant Contact or ExactTarget will not accept email lists that have been purchased. The best, and most acceptable, email recipients to send these campaigns to are ones that have opted in to receiving your messages.
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Joshua 1:4 King James Version (KJV)
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
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I am so excited to spend a few relaxing days with my husband and some of my family : )
I hope y'all have a chance to relax and enjoy life this weekend!! Starting Monday it's back to the real world for me so I'm going to soak up the sun as long as I can!!
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Customer Advocacy Programmes
When it comes to marketing, there's no better way to spread the word than through third-party supporters like brand advocates.
According to research from Forrester, only 18 percent of consumers trust brand influencers, but a staggering 92 percent believe in brand advocates. What's more, nine out of 10 online consumers say that they trust recommendations from friends and family members over online ads. Given these facts, it's no surprise that customer advocacy programmes are tipped to be one of the hottest upcoming trends in marketing.
We've been developing programmes like these for some of the UK's leading brands for more than 10 years. But before we tell you how we can work with you to make the most of this hugely valuable yet often untapped resource, let's quickly look at how these programmes work.
Building your networks
A customer advocacy programme is a structured strategy put in place to build your network of brand advocates. You're not simply taking advantage of the free exposure and marketing potential of these advocates, but instead marshalling their feedback and interacting with them in a mutually beneficial relationship.
By putting in place a customer advocacy programme, you can increase brand awareness, develop strong customer loyalties and facilitate valuable customer feedback loops. When implemented properly, the programmes can lead to an increase in sales and a greater share of voice.
How to get started
These programmes need to be coordinated carefully. Without proper planning, you can risk upsetting or alienating the very audiences you want to engage. Fortunately, Oxford Content Company lives, eats and breathes customer advocacy programmes.
Plus, we have bundles of experience and are absolutely passionate about what we do. That's why leading brands come to us to help them overcome their challenges, be it setting up a customer advocacy programme or building up a portfolio of case studies across different sectors.
- Our small and focused team will work alongside you to encourage your customers to support your sales and marketing activities.
- We will broadcast your customer stories through a range of different formats – everything from videos through to infographics, animations and PDF case studies.
- And when you need references, we will find customers that are happy to speak to the press, sit in on calls and participate in events.
Working with an agency to create a customer advocacy programme is one of the most impactful things you can do to support business development. Contact us using the blue button below and we can have a chat about what we offer.
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Renny Njemanze is the product of the short-lived marriage between Segun Arinze and actress Anne Njemanze. They are both married to different persons now. Segun Arinze is now married and blessed with 2 boys while Anne got married last year to Mr Silver Ojieson.
Anne shared photos of her daughter Renny Njemanze who turned 17 today with a touching birthday message.
"My angel is 17 today. May your tomorrow be unpolluted. May all you ever plan in your heart be beautiful before the lord.happy birthday to my head girl,my joy of inestimable value, my pride. Thank you for not letting me down in life. Love you forever. Ebezina chukwunonso.odighi adigide! God never lies.this child of mine leaving school now looking to university in September. I have never been so proud. I remember the hard days and today laughter feels my every cell. To every woman who has had to bring up children alone…ebezina! Chukwunonso! Odighi adigide! Ogaadirigimma!!! God did it for me!! He will do even more for you!HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENNY NJEMANZE .YOUR LIGHT SHINES"


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Mac Adware Cleaner Ads
Users Face Bogus Mac Adware Cleaner Ads
If you are facing Mac Adware Cleaner Ads, a potentially unwanted program must be active on your Mac operating system. According to our research, there are two different PUPs that are likely to be running on your computer: Mac Adware Cleaner or Advanced Mac Cleaner. Although both of them are represented via separate websites, both of them share the same Privacy Policy, and both of them display the same contact details, which include an address and a phone number. Needless to say, this means that these programs were created by the same company. Unfortunately, both of them are unreliable, and both of them were created to scam you. At the moment, the website representing the PUP we are focusing on this report, macadwarecleaner.com, is blocked by some browsers indicating that it is malicious. However, the website promoting Advanced Mac Cleaner, advancedmaccleaner.com, is not. Regardless, you should stay away from both of them. If you have downloaded these programs, delete them ASAP. Continue reading to learn how to remove Mac Adware Cleaner Ads from your browser.
According to our research team, Mac Adware Cleaner Ads are most like to appear on Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox browsers, which, as you might know, are the most popular browsers that are compatible with Mac OS. If you visit macadwarecleaner.com via either of these browsers, you should be warned that the website is malicious, which, of course, is a red flag you cannot ignore! According to the information represented on this site, Mac Adware Cleaner is a highly beneficial tool that can keep your operating system (Mac OS X 10.8 and up) adware and malware-free. This program should even disable pop-ups representing ads and scams. Obviously, that is a lie because Mac Adware Cleaner Ads start showing up soon after installing this program, and they are not reliable. The application should also optimize your operating system by clearing disk space. Unfortunately, all of these promises are bogus, and they are only meant to trick you into installing the useless program. Note that the official source is not the only source you can acquire the bogus program from, and third-party installers could be employed.
Once Mac Adware Cleaner is installed, it is likely to expose you to suspicious advertisements, as well as bogus security warnings. They are most likely to push you into purchasing the full version of the program. At the time of research, this fake system optimizer/adware remover was offered for 49.95 USD. Additionally, a program called "Mac Space Reviver" was offered alongside for a total price of 99.95 USD. We do not advise installing either of these programs, and if you have already, remove them. Although the misleading security alerts might stop showing up once the creator of Mac Adware Cleaner gets your money, that is the only good thing that can come out of you paying the fee. We recommend ignoring Mac Adware Cleaner Ads and fictitious security alerts until you eliminate the program responsible for them. After you get rid of this undesirable program, you should scan your operating system using a legitimate malware scanner to check if you are dealing with any real security risks.
The instructions below show how to quit the processes representing the undesirable programs, how to remove them, and, finally, how to reset your browsers. The last step is very important because you want to get rid of all traces of the suspicious Mac Adware Cleaner. If you take all steps with caution, you should have Mac Adware Cleaner Ads deleted right away. What about all other threats. If the PUP was installed onto your computer bundled with additional infections, you would have to handle them separately, and the guide below is unlikely to help. The first step for you is to identify all threats, which is something a reliable scanner compatible with Mac OS can help you with. Once you know what you are facing, you can research the threats and find the best way to eliminate them. Obviously, a legitimate anti-malware tool is the best instrument you can use because it can delete all infections at once. When choosing the malware cleaner, make sure you do your research to avoid installing inadequate or malicious software.
Mac Adware Cleaner Ads Removal
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Sustainability in action
A fantastic video from the students of Main Arm Public School on the north coast of NSW. They have been completing the sustainability action process as part of the Climate Clever Energy Savers program run by the NSW Environmental Education Centres. Here at Brewongle we have just approved grants for many Western Sydney Schools who submitted some excellent proposals to save energy in their schools.
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Preventing Data Loss When Using a Cloud Service
One of the biggest concerns people have with cloud services is security. They fear that storing data on offsite servers could provide weaker security and data loss. However, cloud services are a great way to backup data.
You do not need any extra hardware and once it's been set up, the system can be set to automatically back up your computer.
1/3 of respondents in a Harris Interactive survey admitted to never backing up their computers and data. The survey came to the conclusion that only 7% of users practice safe computing by archiving their systems on a daily basis. Cloud services provides an easy alternative to long disruptive data backups.
Even with the convenience of cloud services and the prevention of data loss, it is important to keep your data in the cloud secure. Here you will find 10 tips to preventing data loss when using a cloud service.
6 Tips to Preventing Data Loss
Create a strong password
76% of cyber-attacks of corporate networks are due to weak passwords.
A strong password should include all of the following:
- At least 8 characters, the longer the harder to crack
- Skip using your real name, last name, or company name
- Do not use only letters
- Use numbers, uppercase, lowercase, and symbols if possible
- Update passwords regularly and try to have a different password for every account
Store your Passwords Securely
By creating difficult and multiple passwords it becomes harder to remember them all. That is why finding a secure place to store them is advised. Check out these password management applications for a safe place to store passwords: KeePass, Password Safe,LastPass, or 1Password.
Activate Two-Factor Authentication
On top of a password you can also add an extra layer of security by having two-factor authentication. Usually it will send you a code by text or phone call which allows you to then access the cloud data.
Use Secure WiFi
Data transfers over public WiFi networks aren't encrypted, so hackers can exploit these public networks to access your computer or smartphone. When using public WiFi be aware of what documents you are putting at risk.
Check your Cloud Upload Settings
Most cloud services have automatic upload and back up settings. Check these and make sure you are only uploading and backing up data that you want saved in the cloud. The default settings might not be the best option for your data.
Backup Your Media Offline
While it is important to prevent undesired media from ending up in the cloud, it is equally important to backup the data that is important to you. An offline backup of your media is not only important for when your computer or smartphone is lost, stolen, or severely damaged, but also for when somebody hacks into your cloud account and deletes all of your data! Check out some of these back up services that can keep your data safe
We Can Help
Following these tips can protect you in the cloud. If you still have questions about transferring to a cloud service, or which cloud storage is best for you give our experts a call. Record Nations is able to find a cloud service that will work for you. You can trust that your documents will be completely secure and and handled by helpful professionals.
Not sure what Cloud Solution will work? Record Nations can help!
Record Nations will help you find the right cloud solution that fits the needs of your company. Come and see why we are the first choice for public, private, or hybrid cloud solutions.
We have a network cloud storage and service professionals that provide reliable secure solutions for your business. Our experts can help connect you with cloud storage professionals that will walk you through the tedious process of selecting the right service. Our cloud storage services will keep your records safe and make them easy to access. Learn how our data backup solutions can help you today!
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.MEDIA to be released Domain Names list – June 10, 2015 at 12:00 PM ETC
We're pleased to be able to attach the list of names, with pricing, to be released .MEDIA domain names. These names represent some of the most highly sought after and desirable names in our portfolio. We expect demand to be high.
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Quirky lighting can add a unique touch to complement any room's decor. Discover some of the quirkiest lighting designs in our range, ideal for illuminating your home in a stylish and unusual way.
Add a unique touch to your home decor with our hand picked range of quirky lighting. Each of these unusual lighting products has been chosen for its excellent design, high quality and distinctive character.
Comprising a variety of styles including modern, classic and vintage, the collection features iconic and quirky designs from leading and emerging brands and designers, plus individual products we've selected for our exclusive Hurn & Hurn Discoveries collection.
Our lighting range boasts an assortment of unique and quirky lights made for a variety of purposes, in a choice of many different colours, sizes and designs.
Night lights make a perfect addition to a child's bedroom; charming and quirky night light designs are available from Heico and A Little Lovely Company. There are also a number of quirky bedside lamps in our collection which are ideal for adults.
If you wish to add a stylish finishing touch and interesting visual feature to a table, our collection of quirky table lamps might offer just what you are looking for. Quirky wall lights, desk lamps and floor lamps are also strongly featured in our range, offering a variety of unusual ways to illuminate a room from different angles.
We also stock an extensive selection of quirky fairy lights, ideal for dressing up a room and enhancing the ambience for a special occasion or for use as all-year-round decorative lights.
If you're looking for quirky lighting designs which will be standout decorative pieces even when the light is off, Seletti's innovative designs may be ideal.
Fun and on trend, quirky neon lighting is perfect for making a style statement and enhancing the party atmosphere in any home, pub, hotel, bar or restaurant.
Here at Hurn and Hurn our range of quirky lighting has been carefully curated to reflect a wide variety of designs and styles, so there will be something to suit many decor preferences and colour schemes. We offer the most sought-after quirky lighting from the brands we stock, as well as the latest releases. If you like this collection, why not also discover our complete range of quirky homeware.


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Sitting through five hours of Nymphomaniac already felt like a lot to endure, but filmmaker Lars Von Trier is now planning to send his English-language audience through an entire TV series. Von Trier previously worked on the 1990s Danish series The Kingdom, and now according to Deadline, he's returning to long-form storytelling. At the Venice Film Festival for the out of competition screenings of the Director's Cut of Nymphomaniac Volume I and II, producer Louise Vesth announced on behalf of Von Trier (who has kept to his 2011 promise of refraining from all public statements and interviews) that his next project will be an English-language TV series.
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Deadline reports that Vesth told the press Von Trier "has a really really good idea which I cannot tell more about right now. He wants a huge cast and from what I heard I'm sure that it will be something that you have never seen before and you will definitely never see it again."
TrustNordisk released more details such as the series being titled "The House That Jack Built" with Von Trier planning to work on the script this fall for a 2016 shoot. That's a bit of a wait, but executive producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen added the series will be "without precedent" and "you better hold your breath."
For some filmmakers, phrases like that are just hype. With Von Trier, he can easily live up to those words. That doesn't mean the series will be any good, but he knows how to leave a lasting impression on an audience.
The question then becomes which network would be willing to have him? There are certainly options, but they'll likely be taking a gamble on a show that will almost undoubtedly be controversial. However, that's a distant concern since it won't be ready to air for at least couple years. Maybe by then we'll have a new TV channel that has no problem airing material like a woman cutting off her clitoris or devoting a weekly half-hour program to Charlotte Gainsbourg's vagina.


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Simple online booking system for personal trainers
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Appointedd is the user-friendly appointment booking and scheduling solution for personal trainers. Using online booking saves you time, reduces no-shows, and makes it easier for you to communicate with your clients. Appointedd is simple to set up and easy to customize. Booking widgets can be easily added to your website or Facebook page.
Appointedd system indeed is very helpful here at the gym in Shoreditch House. It easy, clear and simple to use. It is also very fast responsive which was a game changer. It sends booking confirmation with an extra cancellation button which is excellent and very often used by members.
Dominika Wawrzyniak
Soho House
We tried many scheduling systems and could not find one that was simple, flexible, and user friendly for taking bookings online. We also had problems finding a system that had an easy way to accept online payments and was affordable – until we found Appointedd.
Tracy Hockmeyer
EbbTide Studio
Reduce no-shows with SMS marketing
Your clients lead busy lives and sometimes their training sessions are the last thing on their minds. Our automated SMS or automated email feature allows you to send reminders to clients to reduce your no-show rate. You also have the option of including a cancellation link, so if someone can't make it, you can use that time for another client. When you sign up for your free trial you'll receive 100 free SMS to get you started.
Let clients book their favourite trainer
Offer clients the ability to select their favourite gym trainer. If you manage a team, organize the sessions and classes your PT's can take and allow clients to select one trainer over another. Appointedd gives you the ability to add in breaks and easily drag and drop bookings across to other personal trainers if necessary, so you can efficiently manage and schedule your whole team's calendars from one central hub.
Your brand and social media following
As a personal trainer, sport coach, or self-employed yoga instructor, one of the most important parts of your business is defining who you are. Your brand can determine the type of clients who approach you, from dedicated bodybuilders to gym newbies. Appointedd gives you the ability to create your own online booking tool that reflects your unique brand identity. Embed your unique booking widget onto your website, mobile app, or Facebook page. Connect with your current and potential clients through any social media platform and see how your weekly sessions get booked up fast.
Single, couple, or group bookings
The services that you offer your clients may differ. Appointedd gives you the ability to set up each service with single or multiple participants, so whether you offer one-to-one personal training sessions, couple workouts, or group classes, you can control the number of customers who book. Create services that are recurring weekly, so your clients never again miss their favourite body pump workout. Appointedd also lets you set the price of each service if applicable, so you stay on top of your finances and accept online payments, whether that's a deposit or payment in full.


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Senior Federal District Judge Sam Sparks told the 136 plaintiffs who are suing various government defendants, and in four cases the Waco Twin Peaks restaurant, to patiently wait for justice while federal prosecutors in San Antonio try to stitch together a case against former Bandidos Motorcycle Club president Jeffrey Pike and former club vice-president John […]
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Wait Until He Dies
April 3, 2018
The Iron Order Trial
April 3, 2018
The Iron Order Motorcycle Club's days seem numbered. What will probably kill this strange, recent parody of motorcycle clubs will be a civil suit titled Brenda L. Bollinger, Administratrix of the Estate of Tonya M. Focht v. Iron Order Motorcycle Club a/k/a Iron Order Motorcycle Club, LLC, et al. The suit is scheduled to go […]


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[ UM 24, FSU 20: Five things we learned]
[ Little-used Langham forever a Miami hero]
[ Video: reacting to a huge Hurricanes win]
[ Video: Canes fans celebrate, Richt's reaction]
[ Walton status, other injuries a concern]
[ Live game blog: recap the wild finish]
[ Photos: Scenes from a thrilling game]
[ Pregame video from the field, photos]
TALLAHASSEE — Overshadowed no longer, Braxton Berrios has officially hit the big time.
Berrios, a senior from Raleigh, N.C., was one of the heroes of Miami's 24-20 win at Florida State, catching eight passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns. He was electric, leaping and diving and breaking tackles to pick up critical yards during the Hurricanes' come-from-behind win.
He caught Miami's first touchdown of the game, a 21-yard grab in the third quarter, which came after a 44-yard punt return. He added a 6-yard score to put Miami up 17-13 with 5:09 left. On the last-minute drive that gave Miami its first win over FSU in eight years, Berrios caught passes of 17 and 11 yards, the final one with 11 seconds left that set up Darrell Langham's winning touchdown catch.
As he told ESPN's cameras after the game, paraphrasing former Miami star Santana Moss' comments after the Canes beat the Noles in 2000: "Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games."
That's a line other UM players have used since that day, when the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes toppled then-No. 1 Florida State, 27-24 in the Orange Bowl.
But few have earned the right to say it like Berrios.
He caught 21 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman, despite beginning his college career seeing more of UM's training room than the practice field. Berrios tore his ACL in a high school All-American game shortly before he enrolled at Miami in January 2014, and UM doctors discovered the tear when he had his first team physical. Not only had Berrios played in the All-American game with the injury, he caught a touchdown pass.
That season was his biggest year, stats-wise. Playing behind stars like Phillip Dorsett, Stacy Coley, David Njoku and last year, freshman sensation Ahmmon Richards, Berrios finished with 12 catches for 86 yards in 2015, and 12 for 178 and two scores in 2016. He was one of the best punt returners in the ACC, but was aching to use his sure hands and speed to help Miami's offense.
On message boards and social media, Berrios drew his share of heat for not being dynamic enough, or big enough (he is 5-foot-9 and 186 pounds). Some wondered if Miami had better options at returner, though UM's coaches always said they were riding with him. Some online fans wailed about his dropped touchdown against FSU in 2014, and moaned when he was tripped up by FSU's punter on a 43-yard, fourth-quarter punt return that set up the tying touchdown in last year's game. Until Saturday, that was the longest punt return of his career, and it came in the final minutes against Miami's biggest rival.
Even when he was clutch, he was criticized.
Berrios remembers those slights. They are part of his fuel.
"It's been a long one for me, especially the first three years, and especially with Florida State," he said. "That's something I knew as a senior, I knew as a leader, it was going to be in my hands, at one point or another.
"I knew coming into this it was do-or-die. We're either going 0-4 against them, or we're flipping that page. Personally, I was flipping that page."
This year, with Richards battling a sore hamstring, he has 18 catches for 282 yards and five touchdowns. He is the first Hurricanes receiver since Reggie Wayne in 2000 to grab a TD pass in each of Miami's first four games. He also caught one in last year's Russell Athletic Bowl, giving him the first five-game TD streak for a Miami receiver since Leonard Hankerson in 2010.
His five touchdown catches are second in the ACC, and his per-catch average (15.67) is seventh.
Coaches praise him left and right for good reason. They call him "Mr. Fundamental" for his attention to detail. They say he practices as hard as anyone. When Miami won at Duke two weeks ago, Berrios spoke about wanting to inspire young players who looked up to him when he was a star at Leesville Road High, 20 minutes away. In the classroom, he has a streak of straight-As dating to middle school.
He earned an A-plus on Saturday.
His reaction to the win:


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World renowned skiing, fashionable shops, great restaurants and night clubs, European architecture makes it one of the most recognized resorts in the world. In its 50 year history, Vail has become synonymous with elegance and culture.
Vail's Evolution
Vail Village's 15 year makeover is nearly complete, and its transformation will enhance its position as one of the best ski resorts in the world. The new Vail now comprises the original charm of European architecture with subtle nuances of "Mountain Contemporary". The town continues to evolve to this day.
Learn more about Eagle Vail, East Vail, Vail Golf Course, West Vail North, and West Vail South.


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Community is important to us, and supporting events that enrich the neighborhoods where we live and work is one way we give back. To learn more about what Windermere is doing in your community, please contact your agent. Here is a list of annual events Windermere sponsors:
Nationwide Open House
Every year, during the first weekend in June, agents across the country participate in the National Association of REALTORS® Nationwide Open House, raising awareness about the real estate market in our local communities.
Northwest Community Service Day (third Friday in June)
This nationally recognized volunteer event sees all our Pacific Northwest offices close for a day of community service. Examples of projects include cleaning, landscaping, and painting senior citizens centers, facilities for physically and mentally challenged children and adults, public parks and schools, low income housing, and emergency shelters.
Southwest Community Service Day (third Friday in October)
This annual day of service sees all of Windermere's offices in California, Nevada, and Arizona take the day off from real estate to volunteer at a variety of local charitable organizations in need of service.