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Thank You
Letter From Siobhan Hourigan, Breastfeeding Coordinator of the HSE:
My thanks to Friends of Breastfeeding for all your hard work during, and in the run up to,National Breastfeeding Week 2012.
Thank you for organising and co-ordinating the hugely successful
Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge at so many locations around the
country. It is wonderful how the Challenge has grown each year with so many
new locations added and new mothers attending.
I was delighted to be able to come to the City West Challenge and see
so many number of mothers happily breastfeeding their children. It really
struck me that for a new mother, in the early days of breastfeeding out and
about, that attending the challenge would be very helpful. There was a real
welcoming atmosphere, normalising breastfeeding.
Thank you also to your members that attending the photoshoot to launch
National Breastfeeding Week 2012. They were super. It was great to have
such lovely happy images of Mums and babies.
It was wonderful to have the opportunity to promote breastfeeding during
National Breastfeeding Week 2012 and thank you for helping to spread the
message that 'Good Health begins with Breastfeeding'. There was a very full
calendar of events during the week. From those that I attended there was a
real sense that breastfeeding is on the agenda of more organisations and that
breastfeeding is a public health priority in this country.
It is now proposed to plan a 3 year breastfeeding social marketing campaign.
I will liaise with you in relation to this and I welcome any feedback and
suggestions that you and your members would like to contribute.
With sincere gratitude for your contribution to National Breastfeeding Week
Kind regards.
Yours sincerely,
Siobhán Hourigan
National Breastfeeding Coordinator email@example.com
National Breastfeeding Week 2012
General Theme: "Good Health Begins with Breastfeeding"
(A Great big thank you to Claire Alcutt for providing us with the following information. Thanks Claire!)
National Breastfeeding Awareness Week runs from October 1st – 7th each year. All around Ireland a number of promotional events will be happening during the week and in the run up to the week.
Activities that have done in the past have been many and varied – including a survey of how family-friendly local restaurants are; promotion of breastfeeding in the public places; contacting all local secondary schools to offer mums and babies to visit the schools; delivering posters to pharmacies; display stands; special coffee morning and educational events.
Promotional events from the HSE will soon be finalised + the Press Release will be posted as it becomes available. Please send any updates you have to your national reps so that HSE Communications can make sure breastfeeding.ie is brought up to date. Contact the HSE through Kathleen at <email@example.com>, or email Siobhán Hourigan < email@example.com>.
If you have an event you would like us to add, please contact Maria email@example.com please include location, time and organisation involved (if any) + any useful links you may have.
Advance Promotion of the Week September 21st
A photocall to launch National Breastfeeding Week 2012 took place at the Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield, Dublin at 11am.
September 28th
Friends of Breastfeeding Radio interview with Tom Dunne on Newstalk
September 29th
- Quintessence Challenge – 11 am Nationwide (CityWest – Dublin, Mahon Point – Cork, Portlaoise, Mullingar, Maynooth (at ALCI Conference for conference attendees only), Belfast, Letterkenny, Galway, Limerick, Tralee) – Friends of Breastfeeding http://www.babyfriendly.ca/ and http://www.facebook.com/BreastfeedingChallengeIreland/info
- ALCI Conference – full day – Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth – Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland – http://www.alcireland.ie/index.php/2012/03/suzanne-colson-to-speak-at-alci-conference-12/The keynote speaker is Suzanne Colson
Monday October 1st
- ESRI Conference: "Breastfeeding in Ireland 2012 – half day – "Consequences and Policy Responses"
- FoBF Citywest coffee afternoon, Community Room, Citywest Shopping Centre, 2-4pm. All welcome.
Tuesday October 2nd
- Cuidiu Dublin North West – IKEA 10 am -12 Come along to have a cuppa and a chat and free cake to celebrate your breastfeeding journey ♥
- Cuidiu Dublin South West – Tea and scones at The Pepperpot Cafe in Powerscourt Townhouse – 10-13. See http://www.cuidiudsw.ie/Pepper Pot Cafe
- Cuidiu Waterford – Waterford Health Park, Tycor – 10-12
- LLL Trim/Summerhill, Co. Meath – Coffee Morning, Castle Arch Hotel, Summerhill Rd. Trim 10.30am – 12.30. Text 0861250328 for directions. All welcome.
- Cuidiu, Athy – CDP (Athy Community Development Project) Woodstock St. 9.45am – 11.45am. Contact Angela on (086)8260829. All welcome.
- Blessington Mum-to-Mum Breastfeeding Support Group- Tea and Cupcakes plus special raffle prize on Tuesday the 2nd Oct upstairs at The Blessington Bookstore from 10 until 12.
- Concern "Mother to Mother" Conference – National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin – www.concern.net
- PHN Group @ 2.30 Breastfeeding Clinic – Ballinteer Health Centre
- La Leche League – 10.30 onwards – Truo Nua Community Hall, Portlaoise. (0863466734 for directions)
Story Time at Cork City Children's Library at 11am
Wednesday 3rd October
- Friends of Breastfeeding Coffee mornings – various venues around the country
- La Leche League Castleknock/Blanchardstown coffee morning, Betelnut Cafe @ Draoicht Theatre, Blanchardstown SC. 10.30am-12.30pm
- Cuidiu Louth/Meath 10-12, Costa Coffee, The Marshes Dundalk
- Balbriggan PHNs – The Bracken Court Hotel Balbriggan- 10.00am – 11.00am – Tel: 6901312/8412138. All Welcome.
- La Leche League Kilkenny – coffee morning 10 am – Orchard house, Kilkenny.
- Cuidiu group – from 10.30 in Rivercourt Hotel, Kilkenny
Thursday 4th October
- Rush BF group 10.30-12 – Insomnia cafe in Eurospar
- Skerries Friends of Breastfeeding group, 10-11.30am, Parachute Cafe – Please drop by for a cuppa & chat. All welcome
- Tipperary Town FoBF M2M support group – 10-12 – Knockanrawley Resource Centre
- FoBF Lucan coffee morning, Ballyowen Castle Community Centre, beside Lidl/Eurospar. 10.30am-1.30pm. All welcome
- Cuidiu Louth/Meath – 10.30 -12 – Drogheda town
- Portmarnock PHNs – Portmarnock Parish Centre – 11.30-12.30. Tel 8460311
- Swords PHNs – 11.30am-1.00pm Base Centre, Brackenstown. Tel 8902200
- Drogheda Cuidiu group – St Peters, Church of Ireland, Parish Hall – 10.30 -12
- LLL Portlaoise coffee morning – Emo house cafe, 10.30 onwards.
- Tallaght Hospital Info Morning – 10-:00am – 12:00pm Cuidiu, LLL and FoBF will be there
Friday October 5th
- Cuidiu DNW – Extra special breastfeeding support group – Corpus Christi Parish Center, Griffith Ave, Drumcondra 10am -12 noon
- La Leche League – 10-12, Bagel Bar, Laurence centre, Drogheda.
- Breastfeeding Cafe! Go Safari Play Center, Near Carrigtwohill, Cork 11:00am
- In honour of National Breastfeeding week, La Leche League groups are hosting a coffee morning in Drogheda on Friday 5th October in the Laurence Town Centre at 10 a.m. All past, present and future breastfeeding mothers are very welcome and there will be free parking for attendees.
- To celebrate National Breastfeeding week, La Leche League Skibbereen are hosting a coffee morning on Friday 5/10/12 @ the Methodist centre, Skibbereen from 10.30 -12.00. Past, present and future Breastfeeding mothers welcome
Saturday October 6th
To celebrate national breastfeeding week Longford Mother to Mother Breastfeeding Support Group are holding a coffee morning on Saturday 6th October from 1030am-1230pm in the Green in Edgeworthstown. All proceeds will go towards Breast Cancer research. Everyone welcome.
Sunday October 7th


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Welcome to this series of live blogs from the Market Research in the Mobile World Conference in Cincinnati. With so many sessions, I'm only blogging about a few sessions each day. All posts appear within minutes after the speaker has finished. Any errors, omissions, or silly side comments are my own. I'll also be providing end of day summary blog posts for Esomar so keep your eyes peeled for those as well.
Jason Anderson, Blizzard Entertainment: A Technologist's Research Manifesto
- The telegraph was the first global information sharing device – the first internet!. It was a step order increase in the velocity of information
- Then the telephone, radio, television, 1 step per 30 years or so. At that time, over your lifetime, you'd see just one of these emerge. Now, calculator, processors, databases, PCs all in 20 years. Then http, search, and mobile. Then Social, Social+Mobile, realtime.
- Winners – Amazon, Netflix, Cisco, Apple, piracy, mobile phones, Google
- Losers – Borders, Blockbuster, Nortel, SGI, Tower Records, Kodak, phone books
- Everything can be quantified [i completely agree with that, even the most abstract things]
- Prepare for the next wave by hiring engineers and statisticians, not MBAs
- Mobile brings scale that isn't available elsewhere
Hany Mwafy, Perry Bahgat, iQual: Harnessing the Power of the Arab Spring in the Middle East
- 89% own mobile, 47% use mobile internet. 40% live under the poverty line.
- Social media shapes how we view and react to things
- Social media is not information overflow, it's filter failure
- What the eyes see and the ears hear is what the mind believes
- From bloomers to boxers to undies to thongs to who needs underwear at all – everything is open and public, the naked truth
Simon Chen, Ramius; Sylvie Catherine Croteau, Ad Hoc Research: Modern Social Online Qualitative Research
- Focus groups + MROCs to learn about grocery store usage in areas where there was a walmart supercenter
- "I save a lot of time because it's close to my home" with a picture of clocks – type of answer with strict direction
- Paragraph of reasons and an octopus with every hand busy – type of answer with loose direction
- Less direction in the types of answers and photos required often generates more personal and emotional content
- Letting consumers create discussion topics created lots of questions and lots of discussions
- Consumers even filmed themselves talking to store employees
- Keep activities short, provide feedback to participants, build in visible activity based compensation
Leslie Townsend Kinesis: The Mobile Impact on Market Research Panels
- Double-opt in impact of mobile research – you need to do device detection
- 66% of us sleep with our phones by the bed – we HAVE been woken up in the middle of the night by survey invitations and marketing campaigns
- Authentication process doesn't work in mobile environment
- Will need to revise profiling process, need to allow profiling to happen later
- Mobile joiners are higher churners, a lot depends on the recruitment source
- Need dual mode password retrieval, display of projects, display of incentives, mini-polls, social media features
- "refer a friend" can be "text to friend"
- Don't force people to switch devices to get their incentive or perform a second task
- Apps are limited to smartphone users but app updates require user initiatived updates and they may not do it, too many apps competing for too little time
Related articles
- What Market Research in the Mobile World means to me #MRX #MRMW (lovestats.wordpress.com)
- Emotions and Client Priorities #MRMW #MRX (lovestats.wordpress.com)
- Google surveys, and oh, some other people too #MRMW #MRX (lovestats.wordpress.com)
- Business Value Through Smarter Research #MRMW #MRX (lovestats.wordpress.com)
- Seems we're fearful of establishing global benchmarks for mobile research #MRMW #MRX (lovestats.wordpress.com)
- Mixing up your survey data for better results #MRMW #MRX (lovestats.wordpress.com)
- Mobile Perspectives: Africa, Privacy, ROI, and Beyond #MRMW #MRX (lovestats.wordpress.com)

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The problem – Video bandwidth congestion
- Most video services are unicast, not broadcast
- In other words, if N users use B bandwidth each, the total bandwidth used is N x B
- When N is in 10s and 100s crores, the bandwidth is not sustainable
- Even 4-5 users in a cell can cause congestion
- Distribution does not take advantage of multicast or broadcast for live streams
The Solution – Next Gen Broadcast
- Saankhya's NextGen TV chipset SL400x developed in for OneMedia LLC
- Supports NextGen an all-IP broadcast open standard (ATSC 3.x)
- Recently adopted and being implemented in Korea and USA
- Universal demodulator to support multiple standards
Multicast Supplement to Unicast OTT
- Broadcast offloads live content (news, sports, popular entertainment), downloads, etc.
- Unlimited number of users access same content in broadcast footprint
- No pixilation, buffering or freezing – improves user experience
- Broadcast/broadband convergence
DTT for File Casting
- DTT Bandwidth can be used for file casting
- Share bandwidth with Live Programs
- Increased monetization of "spare" bandwidth from content providers
Non-real Time Push Delivery
- MPEG Multimedia Transport (MMT) will replace MPEG-TS for broadcast/broadband
- Apps can be developed for
- Content selection
- Subscription
- DVR functionality
- Targeted ads
- Audience measurement
File Casting Applications
- Carousel of most popular viral videos
- Popular releases of content providers
Netflix, Amazon, YouTube
- Independent movies releases
- Software downloads
DTM for Rural India
- Rural India's predominant media consumption device is the mobile
- Rural viewership and amount of viewing is higher (more time, less other options)
- DTM implemented in rural India will provide broadcasters significant increase in eyeballs and TRPs
- 1000s of LPTV and cell towers and dark fibre to Gram Panchayats can be mobilized
- Educational content streaming will also bring tremendous social benefit
Benefits of Broadcast
- Broadcaster – Best user experience for OTT (no buffering or freezing or pixilation); Eyeballs and ad revenue
- Consumer – High quality streaming without using data plan
- Wireless Operator – Network congestion offload of popular linear content
- Advertiser- Eyeballs and reach; targeted ads
- Government– Social development, revenue generation
Mobile TV devices evolution
- Mobile TV ecosystem is evolving from dongles and outer cases to fully integrated chipsets and antennas.
- Mass adoption may require business partnerships with wireless operators who influence device manufacturers
Hybrid Broadcast/Unicast
Capacity for Live OTT Next Gen Broadcast (NGB)
In the mobile environment, within an SFN enabled coverage region, NGB offers >2 bits/Hz
- 16 Mbps per 8 MHz spectrum channel
- More linear channels in 8MHz
10 or more HEVC encoded HDTV streams
20 or more HEVC encoded "DVD +PLUS " streams
- Offload capacity of 15Mb/s
- Hundreds or thousands or more of Actuator based IoT operations
- A whole range of vehicular services that range from radio services, FOTA, infomatics, etc.


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Although this headphones are quite much old but still a lovable product by means of its Sound Quality, Resonant Bass , and curvy design. Sony MDR-XB910 headphones are from the Xtra bass range delivering true sound experience. The design and sound influence of this headphones matches the lifestyle too.
Design & Build
Sony MDR-XB910 are of full-size headphones and looks good white in colour, these are "Over-the-ear" type headphones where design is quite new generation and mostly plastic build, with some aluminium plating to give premium feel afterall. These are having cable hooks into the left earcup only where it is using a twist-lock mechanism. The headband is quite curvy and round in shape with bigger earcups.
Looking like DJ-Style these headphones use folding earcups design where once fully folded-up, they take up little space given their cup-size. Headphones having pads appear to be solid lumps of foam where they feel comfortable after wearing them over the ear.
Size of earcups are big but are comfortable in use.
Sound Quality
After pushing 3.5 mm jack and using some loud music tracks to test them, music was playing with efficient beats and loud bass though. It feels great hearing with bigger earcups and reducing ambient noise too. Large 50mm neodymium driver works perfectly with loud thumping dance, bruising hip-hop, D&B and mass-produced pop.
Even the sound is great but sometimes feels that sound going unbalanced with ill-mannered bass too.
Also the headband is not much comfortable though.
If you are looking for more bass, reduced noise cancellation and premium feel headphones then you may give a try to this headphones where it costs about Rs.9990/- on ebay. Headphones are packed with excellent noise isolating ear pads and looks good with silver colour.


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Remembering things is the hard part……
|My work station and my assistant...sleeping.
Some of my memory games are:
1. Removing cables from a piece of equipment thinking I have a photographic memory....only when it comes time to re-connect the picture is blank!
2. Running digital software and an issue comes up.....I know its happened before and it's a easy fix if I could only remember the dam fix!
3. When software is not playing well together and it's a com port issue....I will be darned if I can remember what com port goes where!
4. A real good one for me is some of my software share the same virtual comports it's always a brain teaser to figure out what software can and can't work together!
It was now time to address the above issues the Easter weekend was here and I have some extra time on my hands.
|Murphy strikes
|Starting the labeling
Ah yes the 3rd issue....the comport circus! I have found that software does have a mind of it's own and I have had on occasion comports get changed around. So now I have a master list of what comport is for what software.
Finally number 4.......for rig control software I use Win4k3suite and you have available up to 4 virtual comports. Thats fine if you only have 4 programs you would like to use along side Win4k3suite. As for me I have a few more than just 4 programs mind you Im not using them all at the same time but you have to be aware to not run 2 programs that share the same virtual comports.....or.....things will just not work. To help me out I made a list of what programs and their virtual comports.
2 Responses to "Remembering things is the hard part……"
Good ideas Mike … now do you remember where those lists are 😣
Good evening Keith…..I have a printed copy, copies in open office and finally shortcuts on the desktop as well. I hope I have all the bases covered.
73, Mike


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Quick Reference Guide
The Forensic Explorer User Manual is available here: PDF User Manual
Quick reference guide:
» Activation
Activation - 30 day trial
The 30 day evaluation version is activated by a software key. Request a key here.
The evaluation version cannot be activated on a virtual machine.
See Chapter 2 of the PDF user guide for step by step activation instructions.
Activation - Full Version
The full version of Forensic Explorer is activated by a USB hardware activation dongle only.
See Chapter 5 of the PDF user guide for dongle activation instructions.
» Cancel a Process
Cancel a Process
Process are tracked in the task processes list, accessed from any Forensic Explorer Module in the bottom right hand corner of the main program screen.
To cancel a running process, click the cancel button . The cancel button terminates the running thread gracefully. If a thread cannot be canceled gracefully, the drop down arrow provides access to the terminate button which kills the thread.
See Chapter 7.4 of the PDF user guide for more information about canceling a process.
» Date and Time
Adjusting date and time when adding evidence
Date and time settings can be adjusted for each piece of evidence as it is added to a case. In the Evidence Module, as a device or image is added to the case, use the "Adjust Time Zone Settings" in the bottom section of the "Evidence Processor" window shown below:
Adjusting evidence date and time during a case
The Time zone setting of evidence in a case is displayed in Folders view of the File System module, next to the device or image.
To adjust date and time settings during a case, in the File System Folders view, right click on a device or a partition and select "Modify Time Setting…" from the drop down menu, as shown below:
Synchronizing time zones in a case
In a case involving multiple computers from different geographic locations, it may be advantageous for the investigator to synchronize time zones.
To synchronize time zones;
- In the File System module, right click on the case icon;
- Select modify time setting from the drop down menu, and apply the time to the case.
A case time setting has precedence over evidence time settings.
See Chapter 19 of the PDF user guide for more information on date and time.
» Disk View
Disk View
Disk view is a graphical display of the sectors which make up the examined device. Right click "Goto" command to move the view to a specific sector.
Disk View Key
See Chapter 8.4 of the PDF user guide for more information about Disk view.
» Download
A 30 day trial of Forensic Explorer is available here. The 30 day version has the following limitations:
- Does not allow the saving of case files
- Cannot export files from a case
- Will expire after 30 days
Download Full Version
The Forensic Explorer full version, dongle activation only, is available for download here.
Download Mount Image Pro
Mount Image Pro is available for download as a separate application at www.mountimage.com.
» Export Files
Export Files
Files and folders can be exported from the File System module by using the right click "Export To" menu function. This operation can be performed on highlighted or checked files.
Export Files to L01
Files and folders can be exported from the File System module to an L01 evidence file using the right-click "Export To > Logical Evidence File" menu function. This operation can be performed on highlighted or checked files.
Export Files with a Script
The "Export File Types.pas" script enables the export of files based on extension. The script can be run either from the script module or from the "Analysis Scripts" button in the File System module. The script exports files by extension. It can easily edited to add additional file types.
See Chapter 9.7 of the PDF user guide for more information about exporting files.
» File Carve
File Carve
File carving is the identification and extraction of file types from unallocated clusters using file signatures.
Forensic Explorer has an inbuilt file carving engine capable of carving more than 300 file types. File carving is performed in the File System module. Click the "File Carve" button in the toolbar.
Carving can be performed at three different levels:
- Cluster: Files will be carved if they are found on cluster boundaries.
- Sector: Files will be carved if they are sector aligned. This is the recommended search.
- Byte: This is a byte by byte search. Byte carving is only necessary for non cluster/sector devices such as mobile/cell phone image files.
Carve results are placed in a in the default folder "File Carve x" in the Folders view of the File System module.
File types can only be added to the supported file type list by GetData. If the required file type is not in the list, contact us to determine if it is possible to add it, or create your own carving script in the Scripts module.
See Chapter 22.4 of the PDF user guide for more information about file carving.
» Filters
Folders Filter
See Chapter 18 of the PDF user guide for more information about creating filters.
Text Filter Tool
Date Filter Tool
The Date filter tool is applied to the items displayed in a list view and allows filtering by Created, Modified, and Accessed dates. To access the date filter tool, right click on a List view window and select "Date Filter Tool" from the drop down menu.
See Chapter 9.13-15 of the PDF user guide for more information about the Text and Date Filter tools.
» Gallery View
Gallery View
The default location of the Gallery view is in the right hand top window of the File System module. Gallery view provides a thumbnail view of graphics files that are contained within the currently selected folder. If the "branch plate" option in the Folder view is used, Gallery view is a fast way to quickly examine the graphics files in a case.
The default setting in Gallery view is to render 1 page of thumbnails either side of the currently displayed page. When a graphic is displayed, it is written to a cache file held in the case folder. To cache all graphics at once, right click in the gallery view window and select "Cache All Images".
See Chapter 8.5 of the PDF user guide for more information about Gallery view.
» GUI Customization
Customizing Screen Layouts
The Forensic Explorer interface can be customized by detaching modules or data views from the main program screen (for example, separating the Gallery View from the File System module). This is particularly useful when running a forensic workstation with two or more monitors. Custom layouts are saved by selecting the drop down menu arrow in the right hand corner of any data view, and selecting "Save Layout" from the following menu:
Custom layouts are stored as .XML files in the "\[User Profile]\Documents\Forensic Explorer\Startup\" folder. See Chapter 7 of the PDF user guide for more information about the Forensic Explorer GUI.
Reset to Default
To quickly return any screen layout to the default, access the drop down menu arrow in the right hand corner of any data view, and selecting "Default Layout" option.
Forensic Explorer tool-bars are created using scripts. Tool-bars are added to Forensic Explorer at start-up by the Start Up script ("\[User Profile]\Documents\Forensic Explorer\Startup\startup.pas"). The Start Up script provided with Forensic Explorer creates the default Toolbars by calling other scripts in the "Common" script folder. Toolbar buttons can be customized by editing these scripts, or script your own.
See Chapter 18 of the PDF user guide for more information about scripting toolbars.
» Index Search
Forensic Explorer utilizes DTSearch technology (www.dtsearch.com) to index a case an enable real time keyword searching.
To create an index, switch to the Index Search module and click the New Index button. An index can be created on the entire case, or on checked files. The index is cached under the case folder. Please ensure sufficient disk space is available to create the index.
Boolean Search
The following operators can be used:
- apple and pear - both words must be present
- apple or pear - either word can be present
- apple w/5 pear - apple must occur within 5 words of pear
- apple not w/12 pear - pear apple must occur, but not within 12 words of pear
- apple and not pear - only apple must be present
- apple w/5 xfirstword - apple must occur in the first five words
- apple w/5 xlastword - apple must occur in the last five words
The following wildcards may be used:
? matches any character
= matches any single digit
* matches any number of characters
See Chapter 13 of the PDF user guide for more information about Index Search.
» Investigator Database
Investigator Database
Forensic Explorer records activity in a case by assigning an investigator when a case is created or opened. This is primarily used for case logging purposes.
Investigators are identified by a unique investigator ID (GUID). Investigator details are stored in the case file and will be transferred with the case file if it is moved from one analysis computer to another.
Investigators details are also saved into a local database to ensure that they are automatically available in a drop down list for future cases. The default location for this database is: C:\Users\[profile]\Documents\Forensic Explorer\DataBases\LocalInvestigator.rsv.
To edit the local investigators database click on the Forensic Explorer drop down menu and select the "Investigators..." menu option, shown below:
» Keyword Search
A keyword is a user created search expression. A keyword can be a simple text, a regular expression (RegEx), or hexadecimal. A keyword search is a search for that data.
The Keyword Search module is broken down into the following four areas:
- Keyword Management: Used to create and manage keywords and keyword groups;
- Keyword Tree: List the search results for each keyword, including the number keyword hits;
- Keyword Result List: Lists the files containing the keyword hits and previews the text around the keyword;
- Data Views: Displays the file in which the keyword hit/s was found.
To add a keyword
- Click on the "Add Keyword" icon in the "Keyword Management" (if the Keyword icon is inactive, highlight the "Keywords" folder in the "Keyword Name" window) ; or,
- Right-click in the Keyword Management window and select "Add Keyword"; or,
- A keyword can be added from any module using by pressing the "CTRL" and "N" key.
To import a keyword list
A simple keyword list is created in the following format:
;This is a comment that is not imported
[Keyword Group Folder Name]
Writing RegEx Expressions
The following are basic syntax options for RegEx expressions:
\wFFFF Unicode character
\xFF Hex character
. Any character
# Any number [0-9]
? Repeat zero or one time
+ Repeat at least once
[A-Z] A through Z
* Repeat zero+ times
[XYZ] Either X, Y, or Z
[^XYZ] Neither X nor Y nor Z
\[ Literal character
(ab) Group ab together for ?, +, *, |
{m,n} Repeat m to n times
a|b Either a or b
See Chapter 12 of the PDF user guide for more information about keyword searching.
» Live Boot
Live Booot
Live Boot is a feature introduced in Forensic Explorer v3. Live Boot utilizes Mount Image Pro (included with a Forensic Explorer purchase) and VMWare or Virtual Box to boot a forensic image file for fast and reliable access to the virtual environment of a suspects computer. It is also possible to create a deploy-able Live Boot session that does not require FEX or MIP on an examination computer.
Click here for more information or see Chapter 27 Live Boot more information.
» Maintenance
Current maintenance provides access to the latest version (no major version release fees!).
Initial 12 Months
Your purchase includes 12 months Forensic Explorer maintenance and support from the date of purchase. When the maintenance for a dongle has expired, Forensic Explorer will continue to work, however you may only use the latest available version prior to the expiration of your maintenance period.
Additional Maintenance
Additional maintenance can be added in the shopping cart at the time of purchase, or purchased here. Maintenance is added from the date that the previous maintenance expired.
Apply Maintenance
Follow the guide here, or see Chapter 5.2 of the PDF user guide.
» Mount Image Pro
Your purchase of Forensic Explorer includes Mount Image Pro. Mount Image Pro is software to a drive or forensic image file as a drive letter under Windows.
Mount Image Pro is available for download as a separate application at www.mountimage.com. More information on its use is available at that website.
» Multiple Core Priority
Setting Processing Priority
Forensic Explorer is designed to use multiple CPU cores to process resource intensive tasks. This includes data carving, keyword searching and file hashing.
Multiple core use is set using the "Priority" drop down menu, shown below. Priority "Low" is single core processing.
The speed of multiple-core process is influenced by computer hardware. Multiple-core processing on some hardware configurations may lead to a data bottleneck and as a result be slower than single core process. It is recommended that users test the speed of their hardware to ensure maximum processing speed.
» Orphaned
Orphaned Folders
The "Orphaned" folder appears in the Folder view of the File System module. Orphans are deleted folders and files for which the original parent folder is unknown. From the investigators perspective, an orphaned file can be treated in an investigation the same way as any other deleted file. The only difference is that it is longer possible to determine the location of the file or folder within the directory structure prior to deletion.
» Preview
The preview button in the Evidence module allows the investigator to quickly preview a device, image or registry file without first creating a case.
The investigator can choose to save the preview at any time and create the case at that point.
See Chapter 10.1 of the PDF user guide for more information about previewing.
» Purchase Questions
When you purchase Forensic Explorer you receive:
- A Wibu Codemeter USB hardware activation dongle that activates Forensic Explorer and Mount Image Pro;
- 12 months maintenance and support.
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» Recover Folders
Recover Folders
"Recover Folders" is a method of searching unallocated clusters to find deleted or missing folders and their content. Recover Folders will often locate multilevel folder and sub folder structures and make them visible to the investigator within the File System module. For this reason it is recommended that a Recover Folders search be one of the first tasks undertaken by an investigator in a new case.
A Recover Folders is a search of unallocated clusters for fragments of file and folder structure.
To run a Recover Folders search, click the Recover Folders button in the File System module. As search can only be conducted on an existing partition. Select the partition from the drop down menu and the type of file system folders for which to search.
The results a Recover Folders search are added to the File System module Folder view in the "Folder Carve X" folder.
See Chapter 22 - Data Recovery, of the PDF user guide for more information about Recover Folders.
» RegEx
Recover Folders
Writing RegEx Expressions
Regular expressions are used in keyword and registry searching. The following are basic syntax options for RegEx expressions:
\wFFFF Unicode character
\xFF Hex character
. Any character
# Any number [0-9]
? Repeat zero or one time
+ Repeat at least once
[A-Z] A through Z
* Repeat zero+ times
[XYZ] Either X, Y, or Z
[^XYZ] Neither X nor Y nor Z
\[ Literal character
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» Registry Analysis
The Forensic Explorer Registry Module is used to examine registry files and parse registry keys.
Add Registry Files
Stand alone registry files are added to a case using the "Add File" button in the Evidence module. Alternately a registry file can be added directly from the File System module by right clicking on the file and using the "Send to Module" option.
Parse Registry Keys
The default Registry Module toolbar buttons utilize the "Registry Key Processor" script to extract and process key data. The script uses RegEx search command to locate relevant keys. It can easily be customized if required.
See Chapter 15 of the PDF user guide for more information about examining registry files.
» Reports
The Reports module enables the automatic generation of reports using the data stored within a case.
See Chapter 17 of the PDF user guide for more information about Reports.
» Save a Case
There are two methods to save a case:
1. Use the SAVE button in the Evidence module;
2. Use the "Save Case" option in the Forensic Explorer drop down menu;
Case files are stored in the following path: ..\User\Documents\Forensic Explorer\Cases\[Case Name]\
See Chapter 10 of the PDF user guide for more information about working with cases.
» Shadow Copy
The ability of Forensic Explorer to easily access and explorer Volume Shadow Copies (VSCs) offers the forensics investigator fast access to previous versions of files and volumes in an investigation.
To locate shadow copies, click the "Shadow Mount" icon in the File System module toolbar.
The Volume Snapshot Mount window will open showing the available shadow copies.
Select the required shadow copy and click OK to add the content to the File System module. Once processed, the mounted volume appears in the file system with a shadow copy icon, as shown below:
See Chapter 24 of the PDF user guide for more information about working with shadow copies.
» Verify a Hash
To verify a device or image hash:
- In the Evidence module, start a new case or preview. Click the Add Device, Add Image, or Add File button to add evidence. In the Evidence Processor window, check the option to "Verify Device Hashes". The hash is the calculated as part of the add process; or,
- When the hash is calculated the hash value is written to the Evidence tab of the Evidence module (shown below), as well as in the "Hash" column of the File System module as meta data for the device.
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Why we must make it easier for lawyers to deliver services more broadly.
The significance of law as an underpinning of this complex society cannot be overestimated. Law permits economic relations to be reliably established and investments to be safely made. Law ameliorates market imperfections. Law governs the relations between each of us in our daily lives as well as in our economic relations. Law helps ensure that our governments remain democratic and that those holding state power act within the authority democratically assigned to them. Laws limit the power of government over each and all of us.
Professor Gillian Hadfield says that we live in a "law-thick world". This legal "thickness" is necessary for our complex system to work yet the legal system is largely incomprehensible for most individuals in society. This is why lawyers exist. Law is important but not easily navigated. Assistance is required. As Justice Major put it for the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. McClure in the context of solicitor-client privilege:
… The law is a complex web of interests, relationships and rules. The integrity of the administration of justice depends upon the unique role of the solicitor who provides legal advice to clients within this complex system. …
As Professor Alice Woolley has written human dignity, freedom and productive relationships depend on this complex legal system:
… the dignity and freedom that the law promotes is not merely the freedom to be left alone, but is also directed towards "creating conditions in which [citizens] can actualize their values by supporting their creative endeavors and helping them structure their commitments within productive relationships and supportive communities." The lawyer assists in the creation of those conditions for clients.
If we accept the significance of law to members of our society and that the complexity of our legal system is such that legal assistance is required by most members of society when legal issues are engaged then the moral and public policy importance of access to legal services is obvious.
The essential issue addressed by alternative business structures (ABS) is access to legal services. This issue falls naturally into two aspects namely the areas in which there is no or very limited access and the areas where access is unnecessarily limited.
The intent of ABS is to allow the market to better deliver services by liberalization of existing regulatory constraints. This is not to suggest that there are no other mechanisms to address aspects of the same issues such as increased legal aid and enhanced public legal clinics. But ABS, better legal aid and public legal clinics are not mutually exclusive. Good public policy considers both public and market mechanisms to solve difficult problems. Different parts of complex problems can be addressed by different policy approaches.
To descend from the philosophical heights, what do lawyers actually do for individuals in society? This is an important question in understanding unmet or insufficiently met legal needs. The answer is clear. Lawyers defend individuals in criminal proceedings. Lawyers act for individuals in family law and personal injury matters. Lawyers act in residential real estate transactions and in wills and estates matters. This is confirmed by surveys of what lawyers say they do for individuals and surveys of what individuals say they use lawyers for.
The access issue is not pressing in residential real estate matters or in wills and estates matters where there are material assets involved. Individuals who have significant assets to be transferred by purchase and sale or on death have the resources to obtain legal assistance and the value of what is being transferred justifies the cost of the lawyers' fees.
The access issue is not pressing in personal injury matters because lawyers in Canada can act on a contingent basis collecting their fees on settlement or success at trial. While there are likely meritorious cases that are not brought because the quantum in issue is insufficient to attract a lawyer acting contingently and while contingent fees may be higher than need be, it is right to observe that access to justice in personal injury matters is much less relevant than in other areas.
While access in criminal law matters is of concern, public, rather than market, solutions are likely of greater significance given the rights involved and the nature of criminal law representation. This is where legal aid and public legal clinics are most important. It is difficult to see, for most individuals involved in criminal proceedings, how market liberalization would have much useful effect.
This leaves family law, which is an obvious access disaster within the range of 70 percent of family law litigants being unrepresented in family law proceedings according to the important work of Professor Julie Macfarlane. This is an area in which it seems likely that facilitating other ways of providing service could help even if the actual proceedings before the court are unlikely to be affected. Allowing family law lawyers to work better together with social workers, psychologists and accountants seems sensible. Some aspects of family law work (financial statements and other court documents) should benefit from technological and process innovations and access to other expertise.
It is no surprise, with this review, that lawyers are sceptical about the access issue and about market liberalization including ABS. Other than in family law, what lawyers mostly see is what lawyers can do despite existing business structure constraints. The main exception is family law where families are forced into legal proceeding because of failed relationships, yet lawyers cannot provide assistance at a cost that makes sense for many families.
But the perspective of individuals is different because individuals know when they don't go to lawyers even though lawyers have no idea. According to the 2009 Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project, fully one-third of low- and middle-income Ontarians do not seek legal assistance for what they regard as legal problems. According to Pro Bono Law Ontario, large numbers of individuals are provided pro bono assistance by PBLO in non-family law civil litigation. Few of these are personal injury matters. According to a Department of Justice study in 2009, 42.2% of respondents who suffered a personal injury problem consulted someone other than a lawyer about that problem and presumably took proceedings for compensation.
And individuals commonly do not understand which day to day problems are legal problems. According to the 2009 Department of Justice study, legal advice is sought for less than 15% of justiciable problem in Canada.
There is another perspective from which to better understand unmet legal needs. With the advent of the internet and continued development of technology, unregulated legal services are now being delivered by entities such as LegalZoom. In order to avoid prosecution for unauthorized practice of law, these services are essentially do-it-yourself forms. That there is a market for these services strongly suggesting real opportunities for internet-based software-assisted form generation and other assistance.
There is no doubt that there are substantial areas on unmet legal needs. It seems logical to think that market liberalization could permit new ways of servicing these legal needs. Yet it must be conceded that there have not yet been surveys in jurisdictions permitting ABSs addressing whether legal needs have been better addressed after introduction of ABSs. And looking carefully at ABSs in operation in Australia and in England suggests that the largest practical effect of ABSs has been in personal injury. While there is evidence of ABS impact in England in mental health, consumer and social welfare matters, the volume of services delivered in those areas is not yet substantial. While there is evidence both in Australia and England of large consumer legal services firms established as ABSs providing family law services, there is not yet evidence of material positive impact on access issues in family law.
The conundrum faced is that the delivery of legal services is broadly reserved to lawyers (and licensed paralegals in Ontario). Yet what lawyers actually do for individuals is rather limited. There are substantial areas where lawyers do not provide services and, strictly speaking, no one else is allowed to do so either. While market liberalization should expand the legal services that are actually provided, the evidence so far from Australia and England indicates that market liberalization has a greater effect on personal injury work than in areas of greatest unmet or underserved legal needs.
While some will no doubt respond to this conundrum by asserting that nothing should change because change is complicated, one of the options that should be on the table for consideration is limited liberalization while we watch the results of greater liberalization in Australia and England. It may be that those concerned about consolidation in the personal injury sector are right to be concerned. Or it may turn out that, contrary to expectations of personal injury lawyers, large "consumer" firms can provide appropriate services. But there is no good way of sorting out the right answer now and time may tell.
But what doesn't make sense is simply protecting existing ways of providing legal services when it is clear that there are significant access failures. The better alternative is to make it easier for lawyers to deliver services more broadly. But if that is not acceptable then the alternative must be to allow others to do what lawyers do not do.


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But advances in medicine, sanitation, transportation, communications, and information have.Well, as much as I do enjoy the air conditioning, I don't know that we have altered the fundamentals much yet.
I think that was simply a rhetorical defense to mask his real intentions. He took his motto from Ovid:But, he also willed and proved to his own satisfaction the existence of God.
Two stories from Genesis help to see what he was up to. When man gained knowledge he became like the gods, but he was denied immortality. He was prevented from eating of the tree of life. The tower of Babel represents another way in which man was prevented from being a god. The destruction of the universal language put an end to man's ability to do whatever he willed to do. We have three features of what it means to be a god - knowledge, immortality, and the ability to do whatever you will to do. Descartes equates the soul with mind, and since the mind is simple and indivisible, it cannot be destroyed. This accords with the Christian notion of the immortality of the soul. And so, all the parts are in place for man to become a god. Man is infinitely perfectible - the mind continues to solve for every unknown and is thus able to will and accomplish more and more without error; man becomes more and more like God - the perfect being. Descartes was not concerned with proving God's existence, but with showing men how to become gods.He who lived well hid himself well.
I neither begin nor end with him. I see him as an important player in an ongoing tradition, where the central players speak to each other across the ages.I tend to end, rather than begin with Descartes
I do not think we can forestall the advance of science. I do, however, think it should not be free of ethical considerations. One problem is "scientism", and this includes treating ethics as a science.I appreciate the philosophy of ethics over the philosophy of science, and I think there is a danger of moving on to the latter until we have done good work on the former, which we have not.
There has been an increased interest in the ancients, especially in political philosophy and ethics. The overconfidence of the Enlightenment thinkers has been played out long enough to make the limits of its ambition clear.I think we have lost track of many great insights because we wrongly assume the ancients have little to teach us.
Free will is not something that has ever been of much interest to me. It has its roots in theology and more recently was taken up as a form of scientism. It is, however, not something I have encountered much in the major philosophers.It's quite frustrating to me that modern philosophers are busy 'proving' we can not be better people, because we 'have no choice', rather than teaching us the methods by which we might become better people, and celebrating good choices.
But this may say more about Diogenes than the accomplishments of Alexander or anyone else. I take seriously the notion of philosophy as a way of life, but I would not want to live as Diogenes is purported to have.If Diogenes was not properly impressed with Alexander the Great, I don't think he would have much love for bubble cars and jet packs, either.
I agree to the extent that philosophy as a way of life is a matter of living the examined life, and I do not think we have made much progress on answering the question of how we ought to live. Still, if given a choice, I would prefer to live here and now.We no more have things worked out than they did in his day, and have little reason to be any more pleased with ourselves for our achievements than they had.
A personal note: when I entered college I wanted to study sociology and help solve the problems with the world. Soon after I began to studying philosophy I realized that what I really needed to do was work on myself. Whatever I saw as the problems of the world were based on my own questionable judgments.


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Marty Baron, the editor of the Boston Globe, delivered a thoughtful speech at the University of Oregon the other day about the financial pressures on journalism. He began by talking about the day in 2007 he closed all the Globe's foreign bureaus:
I had called into my office our foreign editor and our assistant foreign editor. Our four foreign correspondents were on the line for a conference call…. To all of them, I broke this news: We were reducing staff. All of our foreign bureaus would close. Overseas coverage would end. If they did not take a buyout, they would need to return to Boston in a matter of months. We would discuss possible new assignments and hope for a good match. Foreign coverage had been a point of special pride in our newsroom, and a source of distinction. …The staff's questions were natural and understandable. One question stood out above all others: Surely, in the years after 9/11, foreign coverage was more important than ever. How could we close these bureaus now?
So, why did we? The calculus at the Globe was this: If we did not close our foreign bureaus, we would have had to find savings elsewhere, most notably in our local coverage. About a dozen positions in the newsroom would need to be eliminated. And while we still maintained a Washington bureau, what we had left was mostly local coverage. We would not – I certainly was unwilling – to erode our local coverage to maintain foreign bureaus. Coverage of Greater Boston – everything about it, from the courts to the arts, schools to sports and business – was central to our mission. Above all else, it is our mission…. Today, that decision over foreign bureaus looks easy. The decisions we are making today, as money becomes more painfully tight, are harder. They cut closer to the bone, threatening to remove muscle.
Marty is also dismissive — correctly, I believe — of the idea that small, local websites can play the same watchdog role in communities that newspapers have. True, websites can help, and citizen journalism is one way to hold officials' feet to the fire. Willamette Week, an alternative newspaper in Portland, Oregon, is an example of how a small paper has over the years played an important watchdog role. But what small websites can't do is undertake major investigations, partly because they're enormously expensive with uncertain results. As Marty says:
Good journalism does not come cheap. The most powerful journalism — breakthrough journalism — can be shockingly expensive. The first story in the Globe's Pulitzer-winning investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and a 40-year cover-up, was published in January, 2002, but it required eight months of reporting and major litigation before a single word appeared in print. Another year of reporting by a team of eight staffers resulted in publication of 1,000 stories. The overall cost of this effort was probably more than $1 million in staff salaries, and tens of thousands of dollars in legal costs…..
I also think back to what we at the Miami Herald did when the presidential election of 2000 left the winner in doubt: Was the winner Bush or Gore? The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a recount, meaning Bush would be declared the winner. But the Miami Herald, making use of Florida's expansive public-records law, decided to conduct a recount of its own — examining every ballot in every Florida county. To assure credibility, we retained a major accounting firm, BDO Seidman, to perform its own recount at the same time. The chief executive of Knight Ridder, which then owned the Miami Herald, agreed to pay the bill for such a recount — a bold decision, though virtually unnoticed, and a decision I'll always appreciate. He asked us for an estimate of the cost. We told him $250,000, which is a lot of money. But the project cost us even more — $850,000. The chief executive, Tony Ridder, paid the bill without complaint.
That's precisely the kind of journalism that is at risk unless we can find a new business model. Small websites and blogs can't do it, and most newspapers today can't afford to, either. If there's a disputed election in 2012, the Miami Herald bosses won't pay $850,000 for a meticulous recount. So those are the stakes as we grope for a way to underwrite the work of the fourth estate. My hunch is that social networks are part of the answer, an element of the emerging new business model, and that's one reason I experiment with Twitter, Youtube, Facebook and so on. Maybe we'll also move to a micropayment system, especially if all news organizations can do so in unison and if a more convenient way of paying emerges. But the bottom line is we need a way to monetize our web content. Any ideas out there?


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Goldstream Incorporated CEO inspired by winners at Black Tie Awards Gala
I am making it my primary objective to get to build a relationship with every award winner, and gain their advice and guidance to improve my business.
CEO at Goldstream Incorporated Dan Coolican has been left feeling inspired by the winners at the 2017 Black Tie Awards Gala - the sales and marketing industries version of the Oscars.
About Goldstream Incorporated: http://www.goldstreamincorporated.co.uk/about-us/
The 2017 awards ceremony took place on Saturday, May 20th at the 5-star Grosvenor House Hotel, located on the world-famous Park Lane. Entrepreneurs and business owners from all over the world travelled to the UK's capital to attend the most eagerly anticipated event of the year. Presenters on the night included some of the most high-profile industry figures from the US, Australia and South Africa.
During the awards ceremony, Mr Coolican watched on as some of his peers took to the stage to receive accolades including; 'Rookie Business Owner of the Year', 'Business Partner of the Year', 'Recruiter of the Year', 'Top Sales, 'Most Improved Business Owner', 'Comeback Business Owner of the Year', and the coveted 'Business Owner of the Year'.
"Watching people I know and look up to collecting awards for their hard work and efforts was really inspirational. I know how hard they've worked over the last twelve months and to be recognised with an award at the industries biggest night must have been an incredible feeling," commented Mr Coolican.
After the awards ceremony was over, attendees had the opportunity to socialise and network as the evening's entertainment got underway. Mr Coolican reached out to a number of the award winners, setting up follow-up calls and visits to help Goldstream Incorporated achieve their goals for 2017 and be among the award winners at next year's event.
One common denominator that has dictated all of Mr Coolican's successes to date, is people. The entrepreneur and business owner believes there is an unlimited wealth that is undervalued in the relationships that people forge, both personally and professionally. Mr Coolican argues that a person's network determines their growth and development.
"I am a firm believer that you become who you surround yourself with, and in business, it's vital to surround yourself with people who force you to level up. I am making it my primary objective to get to build a relationship with every award winner, and gain their advice and guidance to improve myself and my business," said Mr Coolican.
Goldstream Incorporated is an outsourced sales and marketing firm based in Nottingham. As direct marketing specialists, the firm works closely alongside their clients to create unique marketing campaigns, which will accurately represent their products or services to consumers. Goldstream Incorporated is a young firm with big goals! The winners at the awards gala inspired Mr Coolican, and he is excited by the prospect of forging relationships with those individuals and taking Goldstream Incorporated forward.
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text: Ties between the US and Russia have warmed with the installation of a Democratic administration [EPA] "That is not a conclusion we have reached. And we want to be very clear that it is our preference that Iran works with the international community ... to fulfil its obligation on inspections," she said. Nazanine Moshiri, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Tehran, said it was "extremely important" for Iranians not to have the immediate worry of sanctions. "They don't want a forfeit round of sanctions right now. That's why they're keen to keen continue this diplomatic track and keen to talk to the Americans at Vienna on October 19th," she said. "And also to open up [the nuclear site of] Qom to inspections. It's a very clever move by the Iranians to continue this track." 'Very reserved' Lavrov, for his part, said he was "very reserved" about further sanctions. In his opinion, he said, "threats of sanctions and threats of pressure in the current situation are, in our opinion, counterproductive". At a joint news conference with Lavrov in the Russian capital, Clinton said the two politicians had held "productive and comprehensive discussions." In video Iran says uranium enrichment is a 'non-negotiable' right Lavrov confirmed the areas of discussion covered had included the Middle East, North Korea and Afghanistan. Furthermore, he said negotiations aimed at replacing a key Cold War-era nuclear disarmament treaty by the end of the year had made a "substantial movement forward". Russia and the US should work more closely on missile defence plans, Lavrov said, after Washington's recent shelving of a missile defence system in Eastern Europe ended a major dispute with Moscow.Clinton's visit to Moscow is her first since becoming Washington's top diplomat and comes a week before international talks on a proposal to send Iranian uranium abroad for further processing. The visit comes after Barack Obama, the US president, vowed on a visit to Moscow in July, to "reset" US-Russia relations. Lavrov had called for "full clarification" about the new sea-based missile defence system which Obama unveiled last month to replace an earlier version, backed by his predecessor, George Bush, to deploy missile defence facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic. 'Responsible approach'Russia had fiercely opposed Bush's plan and welcomed Obama's move to alter it as a "responsible approach". Start, which places strict limits on the US and Russian nuclear arsenals and is seen as a cornerstone of Cold War-era strategic arms control, expires on December 5 and negotiators have been seeking to thrash out a successor agreement. "It's been believed for a very long time that the bargaining tool, as it were, from the United States making a U-turn on the missile defence shield was for Russia to place more pressure on Iran," Neave Barker, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Moscow, said. "There is undoubtedly now more international pressure on Russia to support US action against Tehran but we'll have to wait and see. "Over the course of the week, we'll have a clearer idea of where Russia is likely to take its new ties with the US and undoubtedly Iran will be at the crux of that new era in relations." Uranium enrichment Also on the agenda was North Korea, which set off another round of short-range missile tests on Monday and, according to South Korean media reports, is poised to launch more missiles on Tuesday. The US, Russia, China, Britain, France, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Germany (the so-called P5-plus-1 group), has demanded that Iran halt its disputed uranium enrichment programme. The West fears the programme masks a drive for a bomb - a charge Tehran denies, saying it is only for peaceful nuclear energy. The P5-plus-1 has been instrumental in getting the UN Security Council to adopt three rounds of sanctions against Tehran, although Russia and China have resisted tougher sanctions. SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies


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RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian beef exports have risen steadily this year, in part due to the weaker real and producers hope international trade accords will help them win new markets, notably in Asia.
"Between January and September, exports surged 19.4 per cent over the same period last year," according to the Association of Brazilian Beef Exporters (ABIEC).
With nearly 200 million head of cattle, Brazil is the world's leading beef exporter and this year sales abroad have totaled 1.08 million tons valued at $4.8 billion, ABIEC said in a statement.
"This year's surge is due in part to the weak real (national currency)," ABIEC executive director Fernando Sampaio said Friday, adding that the country has other competitive advantages and can meet growing demand, notably in Asia.
Today, Latin America's biggest economy accounts for nearly 20 per cent of world beef exports, with Hong Kong, Russia and the European Union as its main clients. "This trend of rising Brazilian exports should last at least one year," according to Fernando Iglesias, an analyst with the agri business consulting firm Safras e Mercado.
"With rising demand from exporters, Brazilian beef has reached very high quality levels and there is no indication that countries will close their borders," he said. But some countries have raised sanitary issues.
Last December, six countries suspended their imports of Brazilian beef over a two-year-old case of mad cow disease.
Scientists believe the disease was caused by using infected parts of cattle to make feed for other cattle.
Brazilian officials insisted the Parana case poses no risk to public health or to animal hygiene. And this has since been confirmed by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
Moscow has eased its restrictions, allowing six Brazilian slaughterhouses to resume shipments to Russia on October 11.
But Brasilia plans to turn to the World Trade Organization's sanitary committee next week to demand a lifting of the suspension by China, Japan and South Africa.
These three markets represent only 1.5 per cent of total Brazilian exports, "but this is a matter of principle and image," according to Sampaio.
By using halal slaughgter rites, Brazil also exports to several Muslim countries such as Egypt, Iran and Algeria.
"We are today targeting Indonesia," a Muslim country with 245 million people, said the ABIEC executive.
But he noted that Indonesian law bans any import from countries affected by foot-and-mouth disease, which still exists in some Brazilian regions.


text: A good friend of mine lost her dad some years back. I found her sitting alone on a bench outside our workplace, not moving, just staring at the horizon. She was absolutely distraught and I didn't know what to say to her. It's so easy to say the wrong thing to someone who is grieving and vulnerable. So, I started talking about how I grew up without a father. I told her that my dad had drowned in a submarine […]Continue Reading


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Dear Stephanie I wish you knew how special you truly are. You don't believe your worth. You are at home but it is already becoming really strained. But you are streetwise. You already know you have a strength which will resonate with you into adulthood. I wish I could tell you your friends are no … Continue reading A letter to my 13 year old self
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Surviving Christmas with a kid with ADHD
Christmas is always a hard time with kids that have been diagnosed with ADHD and autism. All the sensory input, the lights, the music, the excitement, how busy everybody gets, it can all get a bit much. Then comes the meltdowns, the anger, the over excitement, the fights, the arguing. Then he is back to … Continue reading Surviving Christmas with a kid with ADHD
ADHD why you so ashamed?
So, I dont quite know where to begin with this one. I'm just annoyed. A "friend" told me her son has recently been diagnosed ADHD to be honest you could see it, but it was always polite to never bring it up... She told me the doctor wanted to put her son on the same … Continue reading ADHD why you so ashamed?
Transition from cot, to toddler bed to big boy bed
When Ethan was about 18 months old we moved him over from his cot to his toddler bed. It was an all in one so figured if it didnt work out then we could always put him back in his cot. But I'd always had my heart set on being that mum that if we … Continue reading Transition from cot, to toddler bed to big boy bed
We have been pretty quiet over here lately…
So we have been very quiet over here. I didnt appreciate that my last post was actually during the summer holidays... I dropped the ball and carried on running didnt I. Better go back and get it... So we've had alot going on the last few months. Ethan started state nursery, he's only been there … Continue reading We have been pretty quiet over here lately…
The Best Part Of Our Summer Bucket List
Ok it may have taken us an hour to set up and half the time to execute but the water balloons on the trampoline has got to be the best activity ever! The weather this summer has been somewhat of a disappointment so we had to grab the opportunity while we could but I'm glad … Continue reading The Best Part Of Our Summer Bucket List
DoodleMaths Summer Challenge Accepted!
I always worry that the maths and English that Korey has learnt over the school year will be forgotten once the school gates are closed and the dreaded six week holiday begins. Then I found DoodleMaths and let me tell you this app is a game changer! Research shows that kids are four times less … Continue reading DoodleMaths Summer Challenge Accepted!


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"We were looking for accurate business metrics to help us define a consistent strategy across regions. Before Invenias, we were in the dark."
Visibility into the company's operations is a strategic imperative for Jamie Carter. A partner at global retained executive search firm Lancor, he explains: "With offices in Europe, the US and the Middle East, we know that it is important to have a clear picture of how we are performing as a global entity, as well as on a regional basis.
"However, we lacked this visibility. We weren't able to easily measure strategically important information, such as the number of searches completed in under 90 days, fee trends, or the percentage increase of certain positions placed over a given period."
The database Lancor was previously using lacked the in-depth reporting capability Jamie was looking for. "I was looking for a simple way to see our key metrics set out in such a way that I can easily make connections and draw conclusions," he says. "But we were using spreadsheet-based reporting, which was time consuming and inconsistent from office-to-office. I wanted something that provided us automated, intelligent reporting."
The Invenias cloud-based platform offered Lancor a way forward. The firm migrated its data across in 2015. Since then, Lancor has been actively involved in the platform's continual development, offering a customer perspective and helping Invenias to shape and test the product at different stages of its evolution.
In particular, Lancor has been instrumental in the development of Invenias Client, the application that enables digital collaboration between a firm and its clients. Jamie explains how "the Invenias Client portal allows our clients to see a search unfolding, giving them confidence in the value that Lancor brings to the search process." Invenias Client allows Lancor to grant their clients access to select assignment information within a secure online portal that they can log in to at any time. This, alongside the ability for clients to leave feedback on candidates, makes for a more transparent and collaborative working relationship.
Jamie adds: "It removes the 'mystery' behind the process. Some clients are shocked by how many potential candidates we speak with to arrive at our two finalists. Knowing this background gives our clients more confidence in making their final hiring decision, understanding how thoroughly we have analysed the market."
While Invenias was helping Lancor deliver greater transparency to their Clients, Lancor's next area of focus was on internal reporting in order to fully understand the key metrics of their international search business. Jamie explains, "we worked with the Invenias service team to create custom reports tailored to our needs, and we are thrilled with the outcome. The Invenias team have the ability to take what a client envisions and really turn it into reality.
Lancor defined twelve KPI's most significant to their business, and these were mapped into what Jamie describes as "a partner dashboard, organized by tables and pie charts". These attributes included current and closed searches, search completion rates, client NPS scores, average fees, new versus repeat clients, searches by industry, position and geography, revenue per client, average days to close, and more.
Jamie continues: "Suddenly, we had a snapshot of each partner's business going back five years. It definitely took some creativity and coding expertise by Invenias to make it happen. Automated reporting at a partner, regional and global level transitioned Invenias from just a candidate database to an invaluable business intelligence tool for our firm."
He adds that his fellow partners were excited at what they can now see. "It enabled us to start asking better questions and get fact-based answers, rather than relying on what we 'thought' we knew. Our ability to measure our performance at a number of different levels has enabled us to set better targets and strategically focus the firm on what we do best."
Data is critical to the success of this reporting and all the firm's analysts are tasked with inputting certain attributes for each search. Since this takes no more than a few minutes per search, it has quickly become embedded as a day-to-day working practice. Indeed, according to Jamie, every single analyst, associate and partner, every single day, has Invenias up and running.


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Shawna Moore Experimental Encaustics
In this workshop students will simplify the encaustic painting process. Using thin coats of encaustic paint and pigment sticks, students will "trap" marks and drawings under layers of wax. The end result being rich, dynamic images. Learn how to create smooth, depth-filled paintings. Abstract, landscape and collage techniques will offer opportunities for manipulating the wax and learning about this exciting medium each day. Students new to encaustic painting are encouraged to sign up as we will cover the basics to get you started and then begin adding design, image and additional media to the process.


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Left Brain + Right Brain
Left Brain
The left-side of the brain is considered to be adept at tasks that involve logic, language and analytical thinking.
Strategic thinking is often cut and dry, all about numbers and uniformity. There is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking but to play the game correctly you must be able to combine analytical thinking with creativity.
A creative mind is not numbers driven but rather idea driven. When a company is working correctly they will let creativity drive strategy or they will let strategy drive creativity. Win/Win.
Right Brain
The right side of the brain is best at expressive and creative tasks. These people are the designers and idea makers.
Companies Have A Hard Time Mixing Strategy With Creativity
We Teach Our Clients To Let One Lead The Other To Success
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Ayres Freitas (Precision Calculations), Matthew McCullough (BSM Models) and Freya Blekmann (Top-quark properties) have joined the physics coordination group. Welcome Freya, Ayres and Matthew!
1 Dec 2015 :
New physics conveners
- 7 Apr 2015 : FCC-ee featured in Spanish and French main media
5 Mar 2015 :
CERN's Director for Accelerators and Technology talks about FCC
Frederick Bordry will introduce the general public to the feasibility of designing, building and operating the FCC, as well as the different machine options (hh,ee,he), at the CERN Globe on the 11th March. Registration is mandatory here.
12 Dec 2014 :
Happy birthday FCC-ee!
Three years ago today, we submitted our first paper on A High Luminosity e+e- Collider in the LHC tunnel to study the Higgs Boson. The numbers have changed, but our ambitious spirit remains the same. May you have many more, FCC-ee!
11 Dec 2014 :
Did you miss the 8th FCC-ee Physics Workshop?
Read the review of the progresses made in Paris and the status of the FCC-ee collaboration. Stay tunned for our next workshop coming up in Febuary!


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Anti-Iranian Racism is Patriotic, Part 2
This is the second article in a two-part series. The first article, which discusses Argo and the 300 franchise in detail, can be found here. By NAVID FARNIA In the 1980's comic Batman: A Death in the Family, Batman's nemesis, the Joker, flees to Iran and aligns himself with the Iranian government. The country's leader … Continue reading
Anti-Iranian Racism is Patriotic, Part 1
This article is the first in a two-part series. Part 2 will be posted on Thursday. By NAVID FARNIA "It seems to me quite obvious that our country and the entire Western world is up against an existential foe that knows exactly what it wants…and we're behaving like a collapsing empire," Frank Miller told NPR. … Continue reading


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(CNSNews.com) - The parents of a 16-year-old Philadelphia girl are suing the city's health department, asserting that their daughter had a violent reaction to a morning-after pill regimen that she allegedly was given without a medical exam. The parents also say they should have been notified that the drug had been prescribed for their daughter.
The lawsuit claims that Melissa Anspach suffered severe stomach pains, vomiting, a rash and a swollen face in January 2004 after taking the pills. The suit also alleges that Melissa was treated "under the false pretense that the pills will not terminate a pregnancy," only prevent pregnancy.
According to the suit, Maria Federova, a social worker at Philadelphia Health Care Center No. 10, spoke with the teen for 10 minutes about the "morning-after pill," sexually transmitted diseases and birth control, but failed to ask Melissa if her parents knew why she was at the center.
Melissa allegedly was told by a receptionist that she could not take a pregnancy test because it was not family planning day, a claim confirmed by Federova, according to the lawsuit.
The suit claims Federova told Melissa that by taking the pills, she would prevent pregnancy, but at no time was Melissa advised about the risk of miscarriage or pregnancy termination if she was pregnant.
After checking Melissa's blood pressure and temperature, Mary Gilmore, a nurse on duty, is alleged to have told the teen to take four pills immediately and four more 12 hours later, according to the suit.
Before Melissa took the pills, Gilmore is said to have asked Dr. Jitendra Shah if the doctor wanted to examine Melissa, but Shah never entered the exam room, the lawsuit claims. It also alleges that Dr. Shah, who was listed as the person in charge of the pediatric ward on that day, only advised that Melissa down the pills with ginger ale.
About one hour after taking the second dose and falling asleep, the teen suffered a severe stomach ache and started to vomit, according to the suit. Kurt Anspach, who is Melissa's father and a trained EMT, claims he determined that his daughter had ingested the morning-after pill and took her to the emergency room. She was treated and released, but had to get more medical treatment the next day because of more bleeding, the suit alleges.
The Anspachs are seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the Philadelphia Department of Health from giving the "morning-after" pill to minors without first obtaining permission from the minor's parent and without first obtaining a doctor's prescription.
In addition to naming Federova, Gilmore and Shah, the lawsuit names the city of Philadelphia, the city's department of health, the health commissioner and the medical director of the health care center directly involved as defendants.
Melissa and her parents are also seeking compensatory damages totaling over $50,000, punitive damages in a reasonable sum, as well as attorneys' fees and other relief that the court deems just.
Deborah Bolling, a spokesman for Mayor John Street, said the city could not comment on a case that is currently in litigation.
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Product Description
The Anhui province of China is home of the original tea gardens. The soil and climate conditions create teas that are naturally lower in caffeine than other fully fermented teas. Keemun teas are known for their complex characters and are often referred to as the "Burgundy of Teas".
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Customer Reviews (3)
- All purposeReview by wj
- I don't find smokey aroma. This is a robust, deeply coloured tea which can be made quite strong, without bitterness. It is perhaps my favourite all purpose tea (Posted on 2015-11-23)
- Good Everyday KeemunReview by Charlie
- Murchie's Keemun Extra Superior is a quite respectable Keemun, though a bit on the pricey side. Smell the tea before brewing - you know immediately you're in for a treat. This Keemun makes a deep red brew with a mellow, earthy character and has an excellent and typical Keemun nose. I brew at 195F for 3 minutes, and it has not a trace of bitterness, but a rich mellow liquor. It will stand up to second and third steepings and makes a good mid-day tea that requires no milk to be enjoyed. (Posted on 2013-09-27)
- Excellent choiceReview by Scarlett - Murchies Team Member
- This tea has a slightly smokey aroma and taste mixed with a hint of burgundy wine. It also has lower caffeine than most black teas. (Posted on 2012-10-27)
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Tea and coffee tasting is a very individual, multi-dimensional experience: one person's perfect cup can be too strong or weak, too brisk or watery for the next person. At Murchie's, we believe that the best tea or coffee is the one that YOU like the best! We use the following flavour profile guides to help compare our teas and coffees within a relative scale.
Tea Strength RatingsThis rating method indicates the strength of flavour each tea has when brewed according to our brewing guide.
|Light/Delicate: Very light in colour and delicate in flavour
|Medium: Medium-light cup with slightly fuller cup
|Medium-Strong: Medium-dark cup, medium body, and full flavour without harshness
|Strong: Full body, rich cup, takes milk well
|Very Strong: Rich, dark cup with very full, strong flavour and briskness
Coffee RatingsWe rate the flavour properties of our coffees along two dimensions: roast and body.
Roast is simply a result of how long and how hot the beans have been roasted, which can be seen in the colour of the finished bean, and typically results in general flavour traits:
|Light Roast
|More acidity, brightness and a slight pucker
|Medium Roast
|Slightly richer flavours, some acidity, enhanced creaminess
|Dark Roast
|Distinctive roasted flavour, sometimes notes of toasted sugar or charcoal
Body is the term used to describe how the brewed coffee feels in your mouth:
|Light Body
|Easy to drink with little lingering flavour, 'thin' or 'clean' feeling on the palate
|Medium Body
|Heavier, creamier mouth-feel with more lingering flavour
|Full Body
|Rich, full-mouth feeling: hits all of the palate and lingers
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Tea Brewing Guide
Different types of teas should be brewed according to certain times and water temperatures to bring out their best flavours. Use this guide as a starting point, and then experiment until you find the perfect brewing method for your favourite tea.
Based on approximately one level teaspoon (2.5g) of loose tea or one tea bag per 6-8 ounce (180-240ml) cup. For stronger flavour, add more tea. Brewing for longer may increase the strength of the tea, but will likely also cause bitterness.
Brew times shown in minutes.
Coffee Brewing Guide
The simplest methods for brewing coffee are drip coffee, pour over and French press. These guidelines are a starting point; modify the ratio of coffee to water, the grind, and brewing time to your taste. If your coffee is not strong enough, increase the proportion of coffee per cup of water, grind the beans finer, or allow them to brew longer – or any combination of these factors. If your coffee is too strong, simply do the opposite.
Drip coffee or pour over method: hot water is gradually poured over coffee grounds and slowly drips through
• Fine to medium grind coffee
• 1.5 to 2.5 tablespoons of coffee per cup of water
• 1 to 1.5 tablespoons of coffee per cup (e.g. 4-6 tbsp for a 4-cup French press)
• Pour about 1/3 of the water over the coffee grinds; wait about 30 seconds and then pour in the rest
• Wait 4-5 minutes, then push down the plunger to separate the grounds from finished coffee, and enjoy!


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Please click on a link below to complete the appropriate the Travel Request Form:-
Mount Kelly - Travel Form
This form is available at the start and end of term, exeat and half terms only.
This form is to be completed by parents or guardians for transfer requests to/from airports ONLY.
Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com should you require any help.
Mount Kelly - Taxi, Coach and Train Travel Request Form
Please do not use this form to request transfer to and from airports.
This form can be completed by parents, guardians or pupils.
Please contact email@example.com should you require any help.
Pupil Travel Arrangements
Parents are expected to book flights which coincide with term dates – these are published well in advance here:
If parents would like the School to make internal transfer arrangements to and from Ports of departure/arrival, your child will need to complete the Travel Request Form - see link at the top of this page. Parents can complete this on their child's behalf if they prefer.
All Travel requests must be submitted NO LATER than two weeks before the departure date. This is to allow for a cost efficient travel schedule to be devised.
If the Pupil is on a Tier 4 Visa they will also need to complete the T4 Visa Form – available from their Housemaster/Housemistress.
On the day of travel:
If a pupil experiences any difficulties they should make contact with their Housemaster/Housemistress by telephone or email. The Housemaster/Housemistress will endeavour to assist, but appointed guardians may need to be involved where there are significant delays or problems which cannot be easily resolved. If it is during the working day (08.00 – 18.00) School reception can also be contacted.
Pupils travelling to Heathrow Airport
Where School Transport is used, pupils will be dropped at Terminal 3. There is a regular and free shuttle bus services between all other terminals.
Unless otherwise stated, Pupils returning to Heathrow should assemble at the Meeting Point in Terminal 3.
Pupil Transport enquiries can be made by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
If Parents wish to book their own transfer to and from Heathrow, the National Express Coach Service offers a direct and cheap service which can be booked directly by parents/guardians online www.nationalexpress.com
Traveling outside of published term dates
All requests for early leave must be directed towards the Principal Deputy Head, Mr Reid. If granted, all travel arrangements are the responsibility of the parent/guardian.
Unaccompanied Minors
The School is happy to work closely with parents/guardians on ensuring all appropriate travel is organised for unaccompanied minors. If parents want school to organise transfers all transfer will be made using 4Hire Taxis or West Devon Taxis. (Taxi shares cannot be guaranteed.)
All costs for arrangements made by the School will be placed on the end of term account.
A School chaperone is located at Terminal 3 Heathrow and will assist pupils with their travel arrangements at the airport.


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Classic lunch hall bullying, with a pro football twist. Nice, but The Spoiler longs for a return to the days when Nike adverts weren't always balls deep in CGI.
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