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What are you looking for in your wedding photographer?
I am an observer. I watch the interaction between my wedding couples and when the moments happen, the connection, a glance, a smile, a kiss…I press the shutter.
Its the in between seconds when true love presents itself and that is what I photograph. I want my clients to thumb through their wedding album and remember what they felt in that moment when the image was taken.
I have spent the last 19 years watching and learning, to ultimately provide my couples with a beautiful set heartfelt real images from one of the most surreal and fast passed days of a couples life. This is my job and my passion.
Knowing that I have been able to slow these moments down; moments of organic connection and present them as visual memories for generations to come gives me a sense of honour and privileged to share in this amazing day.
At times I will quietly stand back and photograph from afar and sometimes I will direct and be right in the middle of it all to get the images that will tell your wedding story.
At the end of the day I want you to be proud to show off your wedding images, share, print and display them as there is no greater compliment for me.
I travel near and far to photograph weddings and I include a second photographer plus stunning album in every package. I can help you with display options and we can work together to get the most of your wedding day photography.
If you feel like I we would be a great match and you like to chat more about your day then I would love you to get in touch. I can't wait to hear from you.
Katrina xx
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Client Reviews
Katrina….I had full confidence in our choice of photographer from the beginning. She did not let us down. Guided us when we needed but didn't intrued on our moments that made our day…..captured the hilarious, emotional and only sometimes serious moments. Thank you so much for being our awesome photographer!!!
I cannot thank or recommend Katrina and her assistant Astaria enough for the beautiful photographs they took of my wedding day. The day was slightly hectic as our timeline went out the window but Katrina and Astaria were so easy to be around and made the general awkwardness of having photos taken disappear. Sam and I are beyond happy with our incredible photos.
Katrina was just what we needed for our wedding day. She was so relaxed but took control when we needed things to be done. I love how when we got ready she was able to go away and capture beautiful shots of my dress and flowers. The ceremony was captured so well and helped me remember all the beautiful moments because I was so overwhelmed.
My husband and I first met Katrina a week before our wedding, my mother made arrangements for Katrina prior to this. I explained to Katrina that I was not a 'photogenic' person, she promised me on this day, no matter how much I hated photos, she would make our wedding album perfect! We put all our trust in Katrina and she could not have been more right. Our wedding album was beautiful, elegant & perfect, exactly what we wanted! My husband and I are thrilled with the results from our photos. We highly recommend Katrina Cram Photography, professional and enthusiastic service, and our wedding photos were turned around in a timely manner.
Absolutely loved the whole experience, Katrina is super easy to work with on the day and with organising everything, very very professional and the photo's are absolutely incredible!! highly recommend!
Thank you so much for everything on the day! We love the photos you both took that captured our special day. You made the day lots of fun but professional at the same time!
I suffer for BDD – A mental illness that effects the way I see myself. Since I was a little girl I imagined how my wedding would be… I had my whole entire wedding planned out and thousands of pictures saved on Pinterest… And seven years ago I knew who I wanted to photograph my wedding. KATRINA CRAM… All I needed now was a soul mate. My life hasn't been easy, it's been a roller coaster and because of this I've had a weight gain… then a weight loss, then a gain… and so forth. Due to my fluctuating weight my BDD flares up… not something I need at all… During one of my weight gains and BDD flare ups I met my soul mate… he loved me for who I am even though I'm unable to love myself. So we set a wedding date. Katrina was the FIRST person I booked. I live in Tasmania and knowing I had to fly her here made it all very exciting.
But, I was worried. ALOT… "I won't like the images" "I know katrina is a very talented photographer, hence why I only want her to photograph my day… but I won't like the images because I'll be in them" "It won't be the fact I dislike her work. But I'll dislike me" "I'll ruin her work" "I'll ruin the images" they were only some of the thoughts going through my head. I tried ridiculous fad diets leading up to the wedding, which stressed me out… the stress of the wedding stressed me out, and I ended up living off nuggets and pizza -.- I knew in my head – I had gained weight… and I knew it would in my eyes make the photos even worse than I imagined before. I lost sleep. "I won't have images I can share on facebook" "I won't have images I can put on my wall" I tried reasoning with my self over and over again.. "Emma is ok. If you get JUST one picture it'll be ok. Just one decent picture of yourself… that one picture I can show people and put on my wall" I just knew deep down I wouldn't be happy with myself getting married skinny while struggling wth BDD, let alone getting married "bigger" On the 17th of Feb 2017 I got married to my soul mate… with Katrina as my photographer… and the biggest I've ever been weight wise. – AND I LOOKED STUNNING!!! Katrina made me feel comfortable. Katrina worked so so damn hard to ensure id like my images – she made me feel and look beautiful. I only wanted 1 image. I would have been happy with just 1 image… She's only given me a sneak peak of 11… Just to tie me over until she edits the rest… And I have shared those 11 on facebook… I have shown everyone.
I am just completely shocked… not at the quality of the work – because we all know her quality is outstanding… but the fact I look so damn good in them… she worked her little butt off to make sure I did look good and she succeeded!!! My expectations were just blown out of the water!!! I highly recommend Katrina Cram!!!
I couldn't thank her enough! I don't have enough gold, enough tears, enough love to give to her to show her how much she's made me the happiest girl alive!!!
How much this means to me, I don't even think she understands just how much this means to me!!! I love you katrina
"Katrina was amazing and extremely professional throughout the whole process. She made us both feel so relaxed during the photo shoots on our wedding day. We are absolutely in love with our wedding photos. We would highly recommend Katrina to others who are looking for a wedding photographer who will expertly and beautifully capture the essence of your special day. "
"Having Katrina with us for our wedding was like spending a day with a brilliant friend. We were totally at ease and this shows in the photos. I wish we lived closer as we probably would become close friends!
"One of the nicest and helpful photographers I have ever had the pleasure of meeting! Thank you for photographing our wedding, it was the best day and you did a fantastic job. First photo up and I'm already in love! Can't wait to see the rest! Xx
"Katrina and her team were an absolute dream to work with. They listened and captured every special moment. We loved the entire day and we are so happy that we had Katrina there with us. Our memories wouldn't be the same without her beautiful photography."
"Katrina was an awesome photographer! Very professional, yet always room for a laugh she made it great fun and we love our photos they rare just incredible"
"Oh Katrina. You are just wonderful!
"Was the best day, the photos turned out great with the weather, you guys made the photos come to life, & even got a smile out of Lachlan. Katrina you and Astaria take your photos to a whole other level & I thank you for that. I have got memories forever."
"Katrina is very talented and created very unique, artistic shots of our wedding day. Not only did she get all the special moments of the day, but she was also very patient, easy to work with and very professional. I am so happy with how the shots turned out!
"My husband and I are so happy with our photos. Katrina and her team were absolutely amazing and so guiding on the day. We couldn't have asked for a better photographer and Katrina captured our story even more perfect than I could have imagined."
"Happiest girl in the world… Our wedding album just arrived!!!! Feels like I'm re-living the best day of my life all over again…. Pure bliss!"
"Oh Miss Katrina Cram!!! Arn't you a maker of majick, a sharer of dreams a capturer of love, life, laughter, joy and truth………..what you have seen and photographed and filmed at our "LOVEFEST" is beyond words and my heart right this moment is full full full………."
"Merry Christmas! This is a late christmas message of love. We just watched the film clip to our Lovefest again and boy oh boy YOU ARE AMAZING! Not only are you a beautiful person on the inside but you are AMAZING in your ability to capture the energy, the spirit, the art and the beauty of the day! The wedding looks amazing and is captured unlike anything else we have ever watched. We are sitting here so very in love all over again. This is a gift of extraordinary power. Thank you. And even that is not big enough to say what is in my heart………xxxxxxxxxx"
"Today has been amazing! We had the most beautiful 'trash the dress' photoshoot. I would recommend it to any one to do after your wedding."
"Omg!!!!! Katrina they are magical, I can't wait to get them on my wall and show them off."
"Thanks Katrina for everything on Renee Johnson special day. You really gave Renee everything she hoped for and made the evening very enjoyable for the Bridal party. Look forward to seeing the pictures from another gorgeous day. Pleasure working with you again and thank you also for the pictures of my styling. Xx"
"Pretty sure I have got the best wedding photographer on earth, one of the only suppliers who is calm and relaxed – just what I need!!!"
"Katrina really made our wedding day special. She is creative and generous and she produced beautiful photos and was so fun and easy to get along with. I definitely recommend her to any bride!"


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Meet the right people, for the right reasons, during the One-to-One Business Connections at the Education Impact Symposium in San Francisco. Leverage your time at our conferences to the fullest by having ETIN schedule meetings in advance with companies that can help you meet strategic business objectives. These fast-paced exchanges will help pave the way for increased capital, revenue, and strategic alliances between participants.
ETIN staff will set up One-to-One Business Connections meetings at designated times during the conference. We will select companies to meet with you based on the preferences you describe in a quick survey. In order to participate in the One-to-One Business Connections you must be a registered attendee of the event, complete and submit the participation form during the open period and fit the criteria as either a listening or presenting company (including no overt sales of services).
To participate in the 1:1 Business Connections, please complete the following:
If you have any questions, please email us at email@example.com
Education technology companies who are searching for capital / investment, revenue, distribution and strategic partnership opportunities, as well as those companies who are providing those opportunities. The meetings are a particularly good opportunity for companies new to the industry. Conference attendees looking for funding or business development support are "Presenting Companies" and will make short presentations to representatives from the "Listening" companies that closely meet their funding/strategic objectives.
... I found the opportunity to be very valuable, especially as a first-time event attendee and as someone looking to refine a pitch for a new product."
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This is one of our favorite aspects of the SIIA conferences, in that it gives us exposure to a broader range of activity in the K-12 space and have generated several leads from the experience."
Westchester K-12 Publishing Services
I've made great connections through the SIIA One-to-One Business Connections. SIIA does a great "matchmaking" job to be sure these meetings are worthwhile."
It has provided valuable introductions and enabled me to learn about industry participants."
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The Problem is Your Thinking
by guest contributor Jason Demakis/Raise Your Vibration Today
How often are your considerations met with instant internal arguing?
What about when you KNOW something is the right choice, but you still have a very hard time getting to a place where you can comfortably start taking action?
This is a very common issue for many people, and it almost always boils down to a flawed assessment of the situation at hand.
To put it simply: the problem lies in your mindset, attitude, and/or "vibe" regarding how to approach and solve said problem
Unconscious means you're currently unaware of what's preventing you fromallowing yourself to take on specific goals.
You feel a bit intimidated, even in the contemplation stage. The goal might feel just a bit too large for you to bite into. This is perfectly natural, and can even be used to your advantage – if you commit to becoming consciously aware of the mental games you're playing with yourself. We all play these mental games.
The more conscious you become, the more you realize that all of your excuses are irrelevant.
They begin and end within you.
You make them, you can break them.
People often look outside of themselves for the "permission slips" that they think they need before they can start making serious self-changes. This is a fool's errand. It's not actually a permission slip you're seeking; it's permission to not need a permission slip any longer.
Permission begins and ends within oneself.
Every single thing your mind can come up with to convince you "why you should or shouldn't do something" is in reality just an inner tug of war with yourself.
When you become conscious of this fact, you immediately regain control over your own thoughts and behavior.
How crazy it is to think that so many people live their lives on auto-pilot?
Either they allow their first impression of something to immediately dictate the climate of their own thinking, or they'll quickly rationalize away something that would actually increase their level of personal power. This is most often out offear due to a lack of understanding. Fear due to a lack of conscious awareness. You cannot understand that which you're not even aware of. You don't know what you don't know.
This is where it's important to become conscious of the difference between having to trick/convince yourself that you need to "suck it up" and tolerate work and activities that deep down aren't fulfilling (yet you've been conditioned to accept due to a lack of conscious awareness that you have other choices), and adopting a path of sincere and challenging growth – one that actually aligns with your highest personal values, aspirations, and goals.
The Difference is Progressive Personal Consciousness Development
All there is, is choice. Everything is a natural consequence of choice.
The only difference is between people who allow external factors to influence their choices, and those who are conscious of this information, and commit to making their own choices based on their ever-expanding internal power – regardless of what others think.
There are people who allow external factors to influence their thinking, and thus become the reasons why they make certain choices.
The why portion of the equation is where they slip up.
Such people are the first to complain that things are never going their way, or how they just can't get ahead. It's always someone else's fault. They refuse to take conscious responsibility, so their choices and results are naturally less than optimal. Since they insist that reality is all "out there", they're never in control.
It's very hard to have control of your life when you believe such control is impossible to obtain in the first place. This is the state of learned helplessness.
Leave someone else in charge of the important choices, and you'll suffer their consequences.
Then, there are those who are conscious of this behavior, realize how foolish and self-limiting it is, and commit to making their own choices – regardless of whether others approve or support.
Even when they aren't getting results yet, they'll still be taking action. These people consciously understand that the real battle is all in their own minds. Action is all that's required to start getting results. These results may not be what you initially had in mind, but you're completely free to keep taking action until your results start aligning with what you're after.
This is an incredibly empowering mindset and attitude to hold toward life in general.
Conscious people understand that literally nothing can stop them…except for themselves.
In truth, however, living consciously isn't easy. That's precisely why so few people strive to do so.
Do you know what else isn't easy? Getting knocked down over and over in life – especially while chasing goals that other people have convinced you are of importance, all while your true passion and fulfillment internally screams at you to "turn the ship around!" over and over and over again.
Don't get discouraged or demotivated though. Paying attention to your choices, behaviors, and actions can indeed feel like a chore at first. In both the above circumstances, the escape rope is reminding yourself that you have freewill choice.
Life can get incredibly fun the more you commit to making conscious choices.
Creating this website and writing this article were conscious choices for me, and I'm having a blast! Embracing my passion of conveying concepts of consciousness, growth, and empowerment to others; I can't see myself doing anything else!
Stop Looking For Permission!
The "secret" is to get past those unconscious stumbling blocks by allowing yourself to take action toward your highest excitement.
You don't need a reason to do so.
Thinking you need a reason is precisely what your initial problem was.
We tend to fool ourselves into believing we need some sort of external "permission" to get started chasing our dreams.
You might think you can't start until you have more money saved, or your boss gives you permission to take time off. The truth is, you don't need anyone's permission to start going after your highest excitement.
Permission begins and ends within oneself.
Simply work on becoming more conscious of the types of actions you're already taking.
Then, adjust your course of action, gauge the results, and learn to fall in love with the process.
It's infinitely more noble to adopt a life path of exciting self-discovery and growth – one that can lead you to assist others in doing the same for themselves – than it is to accept and perpetuate soul-crushing, trivial, redundant, close-minded, fear-driven "work" under the guise of social acceptance and "correctness".
By empowering yourself, you remove the chains that so many are convinced are necessary to live a "proper life" here on planet Earth. People cling to misery as if it were part of their identity. Heaven forbid that some people become conscious of this stuff, and choose to start making better choices for themselves!
People hate being reminded that their lives are essentially on a treadmill, and that they're free to step off at any time. The only difference between them and YOU is that you're armed with the power of conscious awareness, which gives you the understanding that in truth, there are no limits – only
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We have choice.
For some of us, negative thinking creeps in through our cracks, and we find ourselves IN IT, deeper than we thought. It looks different from time to time, person to person, but it is whatever is draining us … overwhelm about our health or work or inner life or our physical homes, concern about country and planet, fear about the present and the future, frustration about what we cannot shift, panic because it feels like too much to handle, ongoing worry that saps us slowly away, grief and resignation for things gone, or gone too far… these can become inner states that lock us out of a way forward, sunken and stuck.
We have choice.
And we have ways to focus our actions, which at first can feel like wrestling the steering wheel with all our might, to get the truck up out of the ditch and back onto smooth pavement, and move forward.
Here are two Energy Medicine Tools from Donna Eden – first, to shift your energies out of a stuck (homolateral) pattern and into movement and communication (cross-lateral) where possibilities can again appear … possible. And the second one, to generate both peace in the present moment, and momentum to take appropriate actions and move towards what we really want.
Shoulder To Opposite Hip Trace
Place your hands on the tops of your thighs and take three deep and relaxing breaths. Rub your hands briskly together and shake them. Place right hand on the muscles between your neck and shoulder on your left side. Squeeze and massage those muscles a few times, inhale, and on your exhale drag the palm of your hand from left shoulder to right hip with firm pressure. Repeat from the right shoulder, using your left hand. Alternate this tracing gesture 3 or 4 times with slow and deliberate motions.
Nine Hearts Next, we can use the healing and energizing influence of our hands to activate a potential of joy, healing and positivity that is resting within us. Our life force responds to this pattern of flow, movement and direction when we move our hands with mindful and kind intent. We wake up our own innate power that is waiting to bring us to our peace, to the action that is ours to take, and to hope. Here is Prune Harris showing you how to do this simple exercise in a beautiful way and in a lovely place.
Nine Hearts Exercise, Prune Harris
When we feel very stuck, our thinking and beliefs are some of the most stubborn mules in the barn. Besides using the energies of our bodies to shift into a positive frame, I like to use words. Thinking and beliefs dress up in words, so giving them something else to wear helps us to choose different thinking. For me today, I have decoratively written on a 3×5 card the words:
"Gratitude-View. Choose happiness now. Single Focus Peace. Lean into Support … Nature, Angels, Humans, Music, Beauty, and Tea."
Wishing you every wellness,
You are unique and wonderfully designed, with energy patterns and a history different from everyone else on the planet. It is my privilege to communicate with the subtle energies that make up an individual's state of being, and to bring my expertise to bear in helping each client restore the effectiveness of their inner healing forces, and move into greater wellness in every aspect of their lives. My work is effective by phone, Skype or in person. I look forward to serving you.
© Lyn Milum and Energy Medicine for Life, ™ 2016.
Contact Lyn to bring Energy Medicine classes and workshops to your group!
Lyn Milum, Eden Energy Medicine Clinical Practitioner, Licensed Massage Therapist (MA57728)


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You must arrive 15 minutes prior to event start to guarantee seating. Line-up subject to change
PianoFight's not just a theater, it's also a restaurant and bar!
★★★★½ on Yelp
★★★★½ on Google
★★★★★ on Facebook
"Reasonably priced New American bites and cocktails in an unpretentious setting" - Zagat
"The best party spot in the neighborhood" - The Bay Bridged
"A hot SF scene" - SF Chronicle
If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early so you have plenty of time to eat before the show. Restaurant seating is first come first serve. Drinks are always allowed in the theaters.
Street parking is free after 6pm. We're located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.


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mini tabby bag charm with wildflower print
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Great things come in small packages. Attach this miniature version of our favorite Tabby bag to your set of keys, belt loop or bag. Crafted of polished pebble leather featuring a bright wildflower print, it's perfect for stashing wireless earbuds, cards or cash.
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F5 helps organisations seamlessly scale cloud, data centre, and software-defined networking deployments to successfully deliver applications to anyone, anywhere, at any time. F5 helps to future-proof customer networks with an architecture that works across a variety of network technologies, from traditional ethernet to SDN, and can be rapidly provisioned to support business agility. With F5, customers can improve application security, availability and performance today, while laying a foundation for the network they'll need tomorrow.
With F5 hardware and software in place, customers gain the advantage of application fluency. F5's systems work with apps from the leading application developers, including Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco. Arrow ECS ANZ has been named F5 Distributor of the Year six times since 2005.


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One of the best resources on the web I've been using recently has been slideshare.net. Everyone is uploading their presentation there from a conference or user group meeting and it turns it into a flash presentation that you can embed into your site (even wordpress.com blogs). Here is one I found titled "What is Android" by Erik Fields from Think Interactive and how it compares to the iPhone SDK in terms of developer platforms and user experience.
P.S. My co-worker and I are hosting an Android developer panel this Friday at 2pm PST / 4pm CST on designing, developing, and distributing your Android app. Tune it live to http://blogtalkradio.com/motodev. Questions will be taken online at http://tinyurl.com/motodev, via twitter @motodev and by calling in during the show at (347) 826-9350. Hope to you can tune in.


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The Lumen Prize returned to New York City for Creative Tech Week, a citywide festival that celebrates the creative industries. From May 20 – 21, a selection of Lumen Prize works from the 2016 exhibition were exhibited at the Auditorium on Broadway.
Highlights in the show included:
Fabio Giampietro's Hyperplanes of Simultaneity reflects on the prominence of technology in the gallery space. Acknowledging that today there is an increasing number of visitors who prefer to take photos and selfies with the work, the artist uses virtual reality to explode the canvas into three dimensions and place the visitor within the painting.
A projected clock by Nathan Selikof visualises real-time audio waves as the hour and minute hand on a clock face and Carla Gannis, a dynamic force in international digital art, has created a year long project that embraces and explores the significance of the selfie phenomenon.
The show was part of the Creative Tech Week conference which ran from May 20-21.
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Southland confidence goes south
Southland's low consumer confidence reflects the Government's terrible record when it comes to regional growth, says Economic Development spokesperson David Clark.
"The latest ANZ Regional Trends report shows a massive drop in consumer confidence in Southland over the last year from a net positive 22 per cent last year to negative 7.2 per cent today, the lowest in the country.
"The Southland economy grew just 1.9 per cent in the past year; the third slowest rate of growth in the country.
"That means 3,200 people now out of a job, with the number of people on the benefit increasing by 20 per cent.
"Even for those in work the average weekly pay packet in Southland has fallen by 3 per cent to $970. Home ownership rates have declined and power prices have increased by 17 per cent under this Government.
"Southland's problems don't end there. The ongoing uncertainty about the Bluff Aluminium Smelter and a $104 million dollar shortfall for the local DHB has left this regional economy in a lot of trouble.
"Labour would turn this around by locating more public service jobs into the provinces and setting up a Regional Infrastructure Fund to support local initiatives which will grow jobs. We would also invest in health and rebalance transport funding which will have a knock-on economic benefit for the region.
"On the local level we would take a hard look at aquaculture and the IT industries both of which have a lot of potential in the deep South.
"Southland is proof that a once rich regional economy should not be left to drift into decay. The Government must act and act now," says David Clark.


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Efficient Frontier, a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of paid search engine marketing solutions, has raised $6 million in Series C funding, according to a regulatory filing. Mitsui & Co. was joined by return backers Redpoint Ventures and Cambrian Ventures. (Source: PE Wire)
This is relevant because Efficient Frontier is one of the numerous venture-backed companies saying it has unique technology help you do better advertising campaigns on search engines. It is run by the Ellen Siminoff, the former lead dealmaker at Yahoo during the Internet go-go years.


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The first time it happened we paid the bill and said, "Shame on us. Everybody remember to turn your Personal Hotspot off when it's not needed." Then it happened again. To me! And I've been very intentional about only turning that feature on when I need it, and turning it off when I don't.
Here's what I've learned: if you have devices that have the same AppleID as your iPhone, they can turn the Personal Hotspot on without you even knowing it! This is true for iPads, Macs, and more!
Imagine the scenario:
You're walking through a park where there's no public WiFi. Your iPhone is in your pocket, and you're carrying your WiFi-only iPad. Because the iPad can't find a WiFi to connect to, it automatically tries to connect to your iPhone, turning on the Personal Hotspot without you even knowing it! And it does not turn off the hotspot when it's done. And that's where the potential data overuse fees can kick in.Talking with Apple engineering, these are currently the only ways to prevent that from happening; do one of the following:
- Turn off Bluetooth on your devices (other than the iPhone) and WiFi on your Macs, or
- Sign out of iCloud on your devices and Macs, or
- Have your devices and Macs forget the network password for your iPhone hotspot.
- If you use Bluetooth on your devices (like your iPad), you will need to manually turn it on to do so and then must remember to turn it off when done. But what if you forget to turn off your iPad's Bluetooth?
- If your devices get lost or stolen you won't be able to use 'Find My Device'.
- If you use a strong password for your hotspot, remembering and entering the password is cumbersome at best.
What started out as a great idea by Apple needs just a little tweaking-- hopefully soon-- to make it truly good. If I were an attorney and discovered this issue, I would be seeing dollar signs and think class action lawsuit, which only the attorneys really benefit from.


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The world's leading, largest, and most well-respected conference on wound care program
The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Spring and the Wound Healing Society serves as a forum to connect the entire wound care team — physicians, nurses, physical therapists, researchers, scientists, podiatrists, and dietitians — with the foremost experts in wound care to improve patient outcomes through education. No other wound care conference offers the level of education, advanced state-of-the-art clinical reviews, and emerging research findings.
See Keneric Healthcare at the 2018 SAWC Spring Symposium. Visit at our booth #112.


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Speaking at a post-cabinet briefing in Cape Town on Thursday, Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane said President Cyril Ramaphosa would reveal details of the charter on Friday when he is due to brief the media on economic stimulus measures.
The draft, aimed at setting ownership and transformation targets for the sector, was opposed by the industry even though it acknowledged that the current document was in many respects an improvement on the previous one proposed by Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe's predecessor Mosebenzi Zwane.
The draft charter had a requirement of 10% 'free carry' interest for mining communities and employees on new mining rights as part of the proposed 30% black equity ownership target.
The contents of the bill will have an effect on trade union Solidarity's current strike against white employees being excluded from Sasol's Khanyisa share scheme.
Source: https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/2011969/cabinet-has-approved-the-new-mining-charter/


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Herbal Prevention of Cold & Flu
Our immune system comprises of a set of cells and how they possess the capability to cope up with antigens or any other Cold & Flu1harmful infection causing agents. The immune system is the body's main defense organ and plays quite an important role in maintaining a healthy body and preventing the possibility of any infection. These are the most frequently occurring diseases worldwide. United States alone stands apart from the rest of the world with more than 1 billion people suffering from cold alone.
Normally 1-200 viruses compromise the formation of a cold & flu virus, these diseases is generally a self limiting illness. If someone possesses a weak immune system then he is at a greater risk of contracting a cold & flu virus. Generally there are many remedies which term effective in the curing of the virus which include herbal and homeopathic treatments.
Here are some of the herbal treatments for the prevention of cold & flu:-
Echinacea:- Echinacea is a medicine which helps boost the overall immune system tendency of our body to fight against allergies, cold and minor respiratory tract infections. Hence it is an effective remedy for cold as well.
Green tea:- it has an essential ingredient which contains antioxidants and as we all know that antioxidants help in boosting the immune system levels. It also contains other substances which stabilize the immune system by improving the quality of the white blood cells and increasing the number of T-Lymphocytes in the body.
Goldenseal:- Goldenseal contains essential nutrients which not only enhance the power of the immune system but also help fight the body against cold and flu. It shortens the period to which cold and flu would actually exist. This remedy is used by Americans for over 10 decades as it is an herbal combination of all the related respiratory issues.
Astragalus:- like goldenseal being popular among the Native Americans and particularly the west Astragalus is quite famous among the Asia due to its large use for over 1000 years. These herb posses all the carriers to stimulate the production of interferon in the body, which is a potent protein and acts as an immune regulator to fight against diseases and infections by boosting up your ability.
Peppermint:- Peppermint can be regarded as a decongestant and expectorant. It is quite influential for asthma patients as it offers some sort of relief for mild attacks of asthma by decreasing bronchial constriction. It promotes sweating thereby prompting body temperature during fever.


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This week begins the 8 day celebration in which families light the Menorah and celebrate the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah. While Hanukkah was not part of my religious or spiritual traditions growing up, light and miracles are two things we can all appreciate and every time I light a candle I take a moment to appreciate all that that little flame symbolizes. If you've been without electricity for a period of time (with the natural disasters we've experienced over the past decade, and especially the past few years, who hasn't?), you may forget how miraculous it is to flip that switch and have the room fill with light. But it's nothing short of a miracle that we have eyesight and light with which to see. Yesterday's celebration of Thanksgiving here in the USA always makes me extra thankful for all we have. If you're celebrating Hanukkah I've got a few ideas of food and fun to keep the kids busy while you shop.
Whole wheat challah
Challah french toast
Latkes 5 ways
Roast vegetable tsimmes with apricots
Gold and chocolate cookies
Jelly doughnut holes
Foil Menorah
Star punched paper hurricanes
Egg carton dreidel
Etched glasses
Table runner
Charmed napkin rings
Greeting card
Birdhouse Menorah
23 more fun and decorative ideas!
Whether you're Jewish or not you'll be seeing lots of candles over the next month with the holidays. I've talked about starting a thanksgiving practice in my newsletters and other places, one aspect of which is a reminder or trigger. Candle flames are a simple reminder to think of one thing to be thankful for. What are you celebrating today?


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It's that time of year again.†
Thousands of sheep, soft-footed, black-nosed sheep--
one by one going up the hill and over the fence--one by
one four-footed pattering up and over--one by one wiggling
their stub tails as they take the short jump and go
over--one by one silently unless for the multitudinous
drumming of their hoofs as they move on and go over--
thousands and thousands of them in the grey haze of
evening just after sundown--one by one slanting in a
long line to pass over the hill--
I am the slow, long-legged Sleepyman and I love you
sheep in Persia, California, Argentine, Australia, or
Spain--you are the thoughts that help me when I, the
Sleepyman, lay my hands on the eyelids of the children
of the world at eight o'clock every night--you thousands
and thousands of sheep in a procession of dusk making
an endless multitudinous drumming on the hills with
your hoofs.
- Carl Sandburg
†FOOTNOTE (crossed): When St. Brigid brings a basket of teeth down the chimney and if she sees a turkey's shadow, it means six more weeks of winter.
‡FOOTNOTE (double-crossed): Because, despite all appearances, this is still a knitblog.


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66th session of the Economic Commission for Europe endorses High-level statement on the post-2015 development agenda
The 66th session of the Economic Commission for Europe concluded on 16 April with the endorsement by member States of the High-level statement on the post-2015 development agenda and expected sustainable development goals in the UNECE region.
The High-Level Statement recalls that "UNECE is a results-driven organization that develops best practices and standards and services agreements that serve as catalysts for action in its member States and around the world. UNECE is ideally placed to continue to make a strong contribution to sustainable development"
Member States reiterated their commitment "to sustainable development from the local to the global level. In line with the universal character of the post-2015 development agenda, the sustainable development goals will be global while implementation will be largely the responsibility of individual countries".
They also stressed that "the regional commissions can play an important bridging role and UNECE has the commitment and experience to help implement in the region, within its agreed mandate, this agenda for sustainable development for current and future generations."
UNECE Executive Secretary Christian Friis Bach stressed that the powerful vision expressed in the High-Level Statement underlines that UNECE is ideally placed to make a strong contribution to sustainable development and to the expected Sustainable Development Goals.
The Commission also served as the Regional Forum for Sustainable Development and the High-Level Statement will be transmitted as a regional input to the 2015 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the 2015 Annual Ministerial Review of ECOSOC.
Members States also endorsed the Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing, as a non-legally binding document, and decided to transmit the Charter as a regional input to the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III).
New bureau
The Commission elected its new Bureau, with Kazakhstan as Chair (Ambassador Mukhtar Tileuberdi), and Switzerland (Ambassador Remigi Winzap) and Latvia (Ambassador Raimonds Jansons) as Vice-Chairs.
All delegations paid tribute to the outgoing Chair, Ambassador van Schreven of the Netherlands, and Vice-Chair, Ambassador Atageldi Haljanov of Turkmenistan, for the leadership and commitment throughout the last two years.
The 67th session of the Commission will be held in 2017.
The documents of the 66th session are available at: http://ow.ly/MakoH


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Sustainable cities - a convergence of environmental, economic and social environement
The Grenelle de l'Environnement debates advocated a revolution in planning practices, particularly urban. The challenge is two-fold: we must move towards systemic city analysis and design solutions to address different and interdependent issues.
As a key player in urban construction, Eiffage is aware of its responsibility and deploys a research programme applied to managing change in its businesses to reduce the ecological footprint of operations based on a sustainable economic and social model.
The Group contributes to the emergence of sustainable cities in France and abroad through various initiatives. These include Phosphore, the prospective research programme on sustainable cities created in 2007, the Astainable® urban design software solution that brings the excellence of the French urban development offering to the international markets, and the sustainable urban development design methodology Haute Qualité de Vie® (high quality of life).
Whether we call them post-carbon, low-carbon or smart cities, tomorrow's sustainable and attractive cities must above all meet the challenge of adapting to the consequences of climate change and the profound sociological changes taking place.
Phosphore: the Eiffage sustainable urban development program
As a territorial stakeholder and builder of cities, Eiffage looks ahead, focusing R&D on new, less emissive construction methods and processes as well as a truly global approach to sustainable urban development. Beyond mere technological progress, the aim is to anticipate how cities must adapt to the impacts of climate and social changes.
Phosphore, Eiffage's sustainable urban development research programme, is at the centre of this strategy to change the Group's businesses and its offering for city stakeholders. It aims to design and implement innovations for the benefit of the cities of tomorrow.
For more than six years, engineers from all Group divisions have worked with city, climate and social science experts to devise and design innovative, sustainable solutions for mobility, housing and space planning.
The HQVie® construction methodology, compatible with existing sustainable construction standards
The HQVie® standards have also incorporated property ecodesign, ecoconstruction and eco-management, as well as the status and performance indicators, given their relevance to environmental requirements.
The Group strives to enhance these environmental themes to deliver a more global, less sequenced and therefore more coherent approach. Good mobility management, social and human dimensions, and monitoring, educating and supporting changes in human behaviour are all considered key components in project design.
The Eiffage Business Park (ZAC) in Asnières: a sustainable and innovative area near Paris.
Designed with the High Quality of Life principles, the urban project prioritizes the Human population and Use. The Universal Hall (a place for meetings and encounters), a range of no carbon mobility, shared or public green areas and active educational spaces will offer a peaceful living environment to the 25,000 inhabitants and/or employees of this sustainable area.
Concerning the energetic point, the Eiffage Group continues to pursue its 70% aim of renewable energies as well as an ongoing reflection on the implementation of heat network geothermal energy in the sustainable area.
This solution will work for energy solidarity between the programs and will considerably reduce the user's energy bill.
In the heart of the community, Eiffage, in partnership with MUGO, is working on the integration of urban gardening projects: among them are shared vegetable gardens, urban gardens, private terraces, green roofs, compost at the foot of the buildings and supply networks with local farmers.
Smartseille: the innovative, benchmark ÉcoCité operation
Today, the 112th village of Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), the Smartseille eco-district –which played host to the first two sessions of the Phosphore programme from 2007 to 2009- is becoming a reality. The project, initiated in 2009, embodies the convergence of a sustainable territorial development process spearheaded by the city of Marseille through the Euroméditerranée project, with Eiffage, a key player in sustainable urban development.
This pioneering eco-district project is an experimental territory, both in terms of its design method and the innovations it will accommodate.
The exemplary nature of the demonstrator district goes beyond a mere display of environmental performance. With regard for the local context and specificities, it stands out as a global operation in favour of community life, implementing low cost / easy tech solutions already identified as reproducible on construction projects in the Cité de la Méditerranée mixed development zone (ZAC).
More generally, as part of the operation of national interest, the demonstrator is positioned as a benchmark project, a source of best practices and tangible and intangible innovations capable of being reproduced in the city and throughout the Mediterranean region.
As such, the smartseille+ proposal for future developments in Marseille won the "Industrial demonstrators for sustainable cities" call for projects jointly initiated by the French Ministries for Ecology and Housing. It will be one of the first projects to showcase France's expertise in sustainable urban development, selected by the new Sustainable City Institute, formed on 23 December 2015.
Phosphore's five eco-district commandments, applied to Marseille
A systemic approach to sustainable urban development
The Smartseille eco-district is the operational demonstrator of the Phosphore approach by Eiffage, i.e. a systemic approach to sustainable urban development addressing all urban ecosystem components (energy, construction, mobility, uses, environmental services) and integrating the impacts of climate change and sociological transformations that generate new life paths.
Design centred on people and uses
Smartseille sets out to demonstrate the Haute Qualité de Vie® (high quality of life) construction methodology. The overall design and the chosen solutions have all been studied with regard for uses rather than the technical solutions per se. Selected solutions therefore seek to foster social, generational and building diversity, to promote social cohesion and support new styles of life and work.
Respect for territorial specificities or the "spirit of the place"
This bespoke project is tailored to the specific features of the territory. It integrates the Mediterranean geographic/climatic context, the social and economic context, and the area's local urban development.
Driving innovation via a partnership ecosystem
The eco-district is an incubator of innovative solutions and a demonstrator of France's leading sustainable city expertise. It brings together a vast partnership ecosystem including public authorities (Government, council, urban community, Euromed planning company), major corporations, SMBs, innovating start-ups and community organisations (LPO, Humanité et Biodiversité).
Integrating an open-ended project into a fast-changing urban area
The project is open-ended and will permeate future sustainable urban development in the Euroméditerannée area. It aims to demonstrate France's sustainable city know-how, with international outreach.


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Education & Workforce Development Policy2018-2019 Legislative Objectives
AWB acknowledges how lawmakers from both parties have worked together over the last four years to make historic investments in school funding, adding an additional $4.6 billion for K-12 education -- plus another $8.4 billion planned through 2021. Going forward, AWB supports the implementation of education reform policies that enhance student learning and support job skills training that is valuable to the state's employers and allows Washington students to compete for Washington jobs. We believe all education investments should demonstrably increase student achievement and continue to support consistent, clear, and challenging academic standards to improve student outcomes. Our state's education system must focus on education attainment efforts in early learning, K-12, and all avenues of postsecondary education to support our competitive and global state economy. Washington must close the current skills gap that is resulting in a growing number of unfilled jobs opportunities by ensuring that every student in Washington State has access to a world-class education. With that goal in mind, AWB supports the following legislative objectives:
- Any investment of taxpayers' dollars directed to fund education programs should have a demonstrated ability to enhance student learning with clear articulation of expected outcomes and performance measures associated with the funding at both the state and local level. Accordingly, AWB supports public charter schools, including equalizing overall per student funding.
- Support education reforms and career-connected learning opportunities that will provide skills training that prepares the next generation for post-secondary programs in high-demand fields. These include work-based learning activities, student internships, and mentorships, and efforts to address opportunity gaps for populations with barriers to education opportunities. These reforms will elevate this and the next generation of students through meaningful accountability, consistent standards of achievement and innovative opportunities in learning.
- Support early learning efforts that prepare Washington children with the skills necessary to enter the state's K-12 system ready to learn.
- Expand Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to all levels of education throughout the state to ensure that classroom and career/technical education curricula is accessible to, and, prepares students for, pursuing career or post-secondary education opportunities.
- Support teacher skills enhancement, work-based learning activities for teachers and administrators, and principal-directed quality assessments and evaluations to improve teacher quality, which research demonstrates is paramount to student achievement.
- Eliminate barriers for youth employment and training to encourage innovative work-based learning opportunities and create comprehensive workforce training strategies that include business and all institutions of higher learning.
- Support work experience and military service credits to advance more students through our institutions of higher education and into the job market.
- Advocate for teacher learning opportunities including alternative routes to certification and business externship opportunities
For More InformationFor questions, please contact AWB's Amy K. Anderson at 1.800.521.9325 or email@example.com.
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If at all possible, I'd like to see HTTPS added to URL blocking. With Google's recent push to "shame" even basic non-transaction websites for not using HTTP, almost everything is HTTPS now. And if I were a bad actor, 100% of my payload downloads would certainly be encrypted via https.
Since a DNS query already requires pulling the TLD from the URL for lookup anyway, it seems like there's still an opportunity to have this feature remain (or become) viable as http requests become a thing of the past.
Hi Chris,
As you alluded to above, HTTPS is becoming ever more prevalent and protecting endpoints from malicious payloads delivered via HTTPS is becoming more important. That said, HTTPS is very tricky because by design, you are not supposed to be able to look at the content within the traffic - that's the whole point.
Current solutions that look inside HTTPS traffic are difficult, and basically boil down to middleboxes or local proxies that serve as HTTPS endpoints, decrypt the stream, and then establish a new HTTPS session with the real server. This works, sort of, but introduces a host of security issues (a recent review of the security of middleboxes found many problems) and involves complex setup such as registering a new trusted root cert on your endpoints. And with more and more sites moving to HSTS, certificate pinning, etc these will become less effective.
All hope is not lost, however, and we already do several things to protect HTTPS traffic, with more coming.
The first line of defense is the IDS built into our Endpoint Security agent. The IDS can't look inside HTTPS content, but there are plenty of malicious signatures present even in the TCP headers that can be detected, for example the IP address of the server being visited.
The second line of defense is the actual anti-malware engine, which does two things: first, it will scan any files dropped by any websites that serve up malicious content. Since most malware still attempts to do something to remain persistent on your disk, we can catch it at that point. Second, Advanced Active Protection will monitor any running process, including your web browser, for any activity that appears to be malicious. This protects against even file-less malware and script running in your browser.
So what we have today already provides a very solid defense against potential malware, even for HTTPS sites. But with malware becoming ever more evasive, we have more coming. A future release of our endpoint agent will add:
- Improved IDS capabilities
- True DNS sinkholing to block access to any known malicious domains/IPs
- Integration with our enterprise-grade Threat Intelligence service, ThreatIQ
- Automatic Domain Generation Algorithm detection to protect against common malware that uses algorithmically-generated domain names specifically to avoid "known bad site" blocking techniques
In fact, we'll be releasing a completely new network protection stack for our agent in the coming months with the capabilities listed above, but then we will be building additional advanced capabilities on top of that new platform.
Just want to add that I'd rather not have HTTPS scanning/blocking due to the associated security risks you mentioned David. Great to hear about those upcoming features though!
Noting in the help documentation that HTTPS is not monitored would be, well, helpful. It is there on the website, but not in the help that comes with the console.


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TRIBORD 100 Adult Dinghy/Catamaran Windproof Sailing Anorak - Dark Blue/Coral RedTRIBORD
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This windproof jacket was laboratory tested under a shower of 60 litres of water / m² / hour for 3 hours, which corresponds to fine, steady rain or a medium downpour.
This test demonstrates that the water does not pass through either the sealed seams or the fabric. The adjustments and fabrics at the extremities (neck, waistband and cuffs) prevent water getting in while in a static position and greatly reduce it during physical exertion.
The neck is fastened by zip only, which can go up over the mouth to shelter the user from wind and spray.
For more waterproofing, less wind entry and greater freedom of movement:
*the belt and cuffs have elasticated sections on both sides
The positioning of the pocket is located according to 50N buoyancy vests, to remain accessible during the practice of the sport.
The size of the pocket was designed so as not to be cumbersome or too heavy in order to not hinder manoeuvres or movement.
Its design and tests were therefore carried out to contain a snack of 2 cereal bars.The contents remain stable in the pocket and remain accessible.
The anorak can be rolled up into its pouch for storage


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Effects of Mental Health on Couple Relationship Status
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NBER Working Paper No. 19164
We exploit the occurrence of postpartum depression (PPD), which has a random component according to the medical community, to estimate causal effects of a salient form of mental illness on couples' relationship status. We estimate single-equation models as well as bivariate probit models that address the endogeneity of PPD. We find that this relatively prevalent mental illness reduces the probability the couples are married (by 22-24%) as well the probability that they are living together (married or cohabiting) (by 24-26%) three years after the birth of the child. Models stratified by relationship status at the time of the birth indicate that PPD makes it more likely that unions dissolve (particularly among baseline cohabitors) and less likely that unions are formed (particularly among baseline non-cohabitors). The findings contribute to the literature on the effects of mental illness on relationships and to the broader literature on socioeconomic status and health.
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The relationship between man and dog is one of the oldest symbiotic relationships in human history. The connection between humans and dogs dates back to the hunter-gatherer society. The cohabitation of dogs and humans would have greatly improved the chances of survival for early human groups, and the domestication of dogs may have been one of the key forces that led to human success. The symbolism and myth surrounding dogs is rich. Dogs are particularly prized for their loyalty, intelligence, obedience, and cooperation among many things. Here's a list of some of the oldest and rarest breeds that we find fascinating. Which one's your favorite?
11. Xoloitzcuintli
These odd looking pups are commonly known as the "Mexican Hairless Dog", though there is a variety of this breed that does have a coat. The breed dates back over 3500 years, archaeological evidence of which has been found in the tombs of the Colima, Mayan, Toltec, Zapotec, and Aztec Indians. Long regarded as guardians and protectors, the indigenous peoples believed that the Xolo safeguarded their homes from evil spirits and intruders.
10. Swedish Vallhund
In English, "Vallhund" translates to "herd dog." This breed dates back over 1000 years, when it was bred to drive and herd cows starting in about the 8th or 9th century AD. It is the ancient and national dog of Sweden.
9. Neapolitan Mastiff
This large, ancient dog breed has been bred to guard and defend family and property due to their protective instincts and fearsome appearance. Unfortunately, due to their size and several health problems, most don't live past the age of 6 or 7 years.
8. Saluki
Salukis are also known as "Persian Greyhounds" as they were originally bred in the Fertile Crescent where civilization originated. Historically, Salukis were used for hunting by nomadic tribes. Typical prey included the gazelle, hare, fox and jackal. The name of the breed first appeared in writing in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry and may have derived from "Saluqiyyah," the Arabic form of Seleucia. Images of running dogs with long, narrow bodies adorn pottery that dates back 6,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia. One writer suggested that these ancient artworks might depict the ancestor of the saluki, despite the depictions bearing erect, pointed ears.
7. Afghan Hound
The Afghan Hound is distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end. The breed was selectively bred for its unique features in the cold mountains of Afghanistan.
6. Chinese Shar Pei
The Shar Pei has been identified as a basal breed that predates the emergence of modern breeds in the 19th century. The term "basal" refers to a lineage of dogs that diverges early in the history of the group ... and lies on a branch that originates near the common ancestor of the group. According to historical documents and artifacts, the Shar Pei has existed in China since ancient times, and its likeness was often used to decorate various objects, especially during the Han Dynasty. During this period, it was used as a fighting dog, and gradually became a favorite pet of Chinese emperors.
5. Shiba Inu
The Shiba inu is an ancient, basal breed native to Japan that predates the emergence of modern breeds in the 19th Century. This small, agile dog copes well with mountainous terrain. It is often mistaken with the Akita Inu and the Hokkaido, but it is a different breed with a distinct bloodline. The Japanese breed standard describes Shiba Inus: A spirited boldness, a good nature, and an unaffected forthrightness, which together yield dignity and natural beauty.
4. Basenji
The Basenji is another ancient breed that has been identified as a basal breed. It is a breed of hunting dog that originated in central Africa.
3. Chow Chow
Chow chows are originally from northern China, where people refer to them as Songshi Quan, which means "puffy lion-dog". Some people have proposed that the Chow Chow originated in China 2,000 years ago or originated in Arctic Asia 3,000 years ago and then migrated to Mongolia, Siberia and then to China. DNA analysis indicates that the Chow Chow is one of the world's most ancient dog breeds.
2. Pekingese
The breed originated in China in antiquity. Recent DNA analysis confirms that the Pekingese breed is one of the oldest dog breeds in the world; one of the least genetically diverged from the wolf. For centuries, they could only be owned by members of the Chinese Imperial Palace.
There is a lot of myth and legend around the origin of the Pekingese.
The first is the most common, The Lion and the Marmoset:
A lion and a marmoset fell in love. But the lion was too large. The lion went to the Buddha and told him of his woes. The Buddha allowed the lion to shrink down to the size of the marmoset. And the Pekingese was the result.
The second, less-common originating story is The Butterfly Lion:
A lion fell in love with a butterfly. But the butterfly and lion knew the difference in size was too much to overcome. Together they went to see the Buddha, who allowed their size to meet in the middle. From this, the Pekingese came.
Because the Pekingese was believed to have originated from the Buddha, he was a temple dog. As such, he was not a mere toy. He was made small so that he could go after and destroy little demons that might infest the palace or temple. But his heart was big, so that he could destroy even the largest and fiercest opponents.
1. Samoyed
The Samoyed is another basal breed that descended from the Nenets herding laika, a spitz-type dog from Siberia used for sledding, herding, guarding, and keeping their owners warm. Another interesting fact about Samoyeds is that their fur is sometimes used as an alternative to wool in knitting, and it has a texture similar to angora. Samoyed fur sweaters have been reported to handle temperatures well below freezing.


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Global challenges for environmental psychology: the place of labour and production
Uzzell, David, Räthzel, N, Garciá-Mira, R and Dumitru, A (2016) Global challenges for environmental psychology: the place of labour and production In: Handbook of Environmental Psychology and Quality of Life Research. Springer, Berlin.
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Almost thirty years ago, Harold Proshansky argued that if environmental psychology was to survive, it needed to "strengthen itself as a social institution". While we can find much evidence to suggest that environmental psychology has achieved this, in so doing it has tended to concentrate on changes to individual consumption behaviours and lifestyles, rather than focusing on the everyday lives and conditions which frame the actions of individuals and communities. People live, work, and act in cooperation with others and this cooperation is shaped by and shapes individual and collective identities and actions. One of the central places where people act collectively is the workplace. Two case studies are presented. The first employed backcasting scenarios to explore employees' visions for an alternative, sustainable future and involved scenario development by creating visions for the future, defining strategic pathways to reach them, providing feedback on how policy measures would function in a simulated environment and asking participants to suggest corrections to their initial proposals and the model design. The second case study reports on an international study of the role of trade unions in contributing to environmentally sustainable production and curbing the damaging effects of climate change. It sets this in a global context, because the causes and consequences of climate change have to be seen in such terms. This then leads to the final part of the chapter, which raises important issues about the 'production' of environmental psychology and North-South relationships.
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Work In Partnership
Legacy Youth Zone will be a resource for all the young people of Croydon and surrounding boroughs to maximise the opportunities available to them. As such, we will always be open to partnership work with local agencies.
We will continue a number of briefings aimed at local stakeholders and agencies; as well providing updates on the project, they will provide an opportunity to discuss and identify areas for potential partnership work.
However in the meantime, we would love you to find out more about us, by either getting in touch or visiting a Youth Zone with us. We welcome any suggestions to work in partnership with local organisations and the opportunity to discuss these further. Below are some examples of how we can work in partnership with local agencies as our other Youth Zones do:
Outreach from the Youth Zone
- Wigan Youth Zone has developed a partnership with Brook (young people's sexual health service) to support to the young people of Wigan from within the Youth Zone.
- In Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone) the local boxing club help run the boxing gym in the Youth Zone providing sessions, as well as using the facility as a place to recruit new members to join their boxing club.
- Manchester Connexions co-delivers a service for young parents from within The Factory (Manchester) Youth Zone, providing life skills, advice and employability support.
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Paymentsense Merchant Services Review
Paymentsense is a UK based payment processing firm that specifically caters for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Officially, Paymentsense operates as an Independent Sales Organisation (ISO), which puts them in a different bracket from merchant account providers like HSBC or NETBANX.
Like other ISOs, Paymentsense acts as a third party firm that works with banks and merchant account providers. ISO's typically have two roles: first, they play the "middle man" role in acquiring new customers for their partner firms, but they also typically handle the payment process and often technical support on behalf of banks.
In addition to these traditional ISO roles Paymentsense helps you find the right merchant provider from its large list of partners and then handles the payments for you itself. The big plus for SMEs is ISOs can often beat the rates of acquiring banks – and that's certainly the case with Paymentsense.
The firm promises to have you set up with a merchant account and accepting payments in less than 5 days. Most accounts can expect to be up and running within 3 days, though, and online payments are usually active within the 24-hour mark. That's pretty fast going for a firm in this industry, but speed isn't all that counts when you're profits are on the line, so let's see how Paymentsense performs where it counts.
Products & Services
There are three main brackets for Paymentsense services, covering card, online and phone payments. These options are a little more streamlined than the packages you'll find with larger merchant account providers, but that's the nature of ISOs who are designed to work alongside the firms that offer more.
Credit and debit card processing
- Card machines: Countertop, portable and mobile card machines for every type of business need.
- Capped rates: Mean you pay the same rate on the last day of your contract as the first.
- Fast setup: Promises to have you taking card payments within days, not weeks.
- Express delivery: Ensures your terminals arrive in no time at all.
- Install support: To guide you through the setup process.
- Free setup: Means no signup fee for using Paymentsense services.
- 24/7 UK support: Gives you technical backup when you need it, from a team in the UK.
Online payment processing
- Wide support: Accepts all major credit and debit cards so everyone can buy your products or services.
- Fast setup: Has you accepting online payments within 24 hours.
- Integration: Supports 40+ shopping cart providers to integrate seamlessly with your platform of choice.
- Custom payment pages: So the payment process still looks and feels like a part of your online brand.
- Multiple currencies: Supports payment in pounds, euro and US dollars.
- Pre-approval: Allows you to pre-approve payments from your customers before accepting the full settlement.
- Scheduled transactions: For you to set up payments for specific times and dates in the future.
Phone payment processing
- Wide support: Accepts all major credit and debit cards so everyone can pay for your products or services.
- Email receipts: So you can send payment confirmation directly to your customer's inbox.
- Multi-user access: Allows you to give as much of your staff access to taking payment as you need.
- Automated payments: For you to set up recurring payments from repeat customers.
- Software integration: Paymentsense's virtual terminal fully integrates with Kashflow and other accounting software platforms.
- Multiple currencies: Supports payment in pounds, euro and US dollars.
The full price you pay for Paymentsense's services depends on the type of business you are and how much you turn over annually. Much of this comes down to the merchant provider you agree terms with so you'll need to get in touch with their team for an accurate quote.
Your final price also depends on the type of payment services you sign up for and the card terminals you choose. Again, prices on the terminal vary, but Paymentsense does provide pricing for its online payment and virtual terminal packages:
Online payment and virtual terminal fees
- Starter: £9.95/month (if you process up to £50K per year)
- Basic: £14.95/month (if you process up to £250K per year)
- Pro: £19.95/month (if you process up to £1.2M per year)
Note that, while the names and prices for these packages are the same, they are in fact separate services. So, if you sign up to the Basic package for both online payments and a virtual terminal, you'll be paying £29.90 per month for both services combined.
It's also worth mentioning once again that Paymentsense offers capped rates on its services, so you pay the same throughout your contract. The only downside is the firm introduced sizeable fee increases in April 2015 following the changes to Visa debit interchange costs which left many merchants complaining their capped rates agreement had been breached. Some increases are understandable given the VISA cost increases they were incurring but they exceeded these by some margin which is why we're giving Paymentsense a score of 7.5/10 for their fees, rather than the 9 or 10 we would have given if their increases has been more in proportion to those the fees increases they absorbed from VISA.
Increase From April 2015
Visa debit chip and pin
0.2% of transaction value (no cap) + old rate
Visa debit telephone
0.2% of transaction value + 50p (no cap) + old rate
Non-qualifying credit cards
0.5% of transaction value + old rate
Account on file charge
£47.88 per year
Authorisation fees
3.85p per transaction
Contract Length
In terms of the online and virtual terminal services, Paymentsense promises no fixed contracts, meaning you can opt out when you like, without the fear of early termination fees. Sadly, we can't say the same for the contracts on its other services. In fact, we've had numerous people tell us they're on a whopping five-year contract with the firm.
That's pushing it to say the least, but the good news is Paymentsense is very competitive on pricing and those (almost always) capped rates mean most customers are generally happy for the duration of their contract. We recommend you try to negotiate that contract length down though, because we're hearing the early termination fees are pretty steep.
We haven't come across many customers who have terminated their contracts, but many businesses don't make it through the first year of trading and you don't want to add termination fees to your list of financial woes, if things don't go as expected.
Sales & Advertising Transparency
Like most ISOs, Paymentsense uses independent sales agents to sell its services and this always comes with some headaches for merchants. Aggressive sales tactics and false promises are pretty much guaranteed once sales reps enter the equation and that often means discrepancies between rates, contract lengths and services provided.
We should make it clear all of this comes from the reps, not Paymentsense directly and just about every firm in the industry uses independent sales agents to push their services. This doesn't make it any less infuriating for the merchants who get suckered into dodgy sales tactics though. As always, we recommend you deal with the firm directly, get everything in writing and make sure you fully understand the terms before you sign anything.
Customer Service and Technical Support
Paymentsense gets off to a great start on the customer service front with its support team guiding you through the initial setup process. Then you have that all-important 24/7 customer support team, based in the UK – something that's becoming increasingly rare with firms in the payment industry.
In terms of the quality of customer services and technical support, the overall response from existing customers is largely positive. That's pretty unusual for a firm of this size and, while there are some complaints we want to cover shortly, Paymentsense's support setup is a huge asset to the firm and its customers.
Positive Reviews and Testimonials
Before we get to the negative reviews let's talk about the positives. you'll find no short supply of positive reviews about Paymentsense on UK Trustpilot, where the firm currently scores an impressive 8.5 out of 10 from customer reviews.
Much of the praise comes down to the overall service and customer support offered by Paymentsense and numerous reviews mention support staff by name – always a good sign.
"Professional, informative, knowledgeable, helpful and totally trust worthy. Hetal was exceptionally brilliant to deal with and even when I was busy she was totally patient with me. If all staff were like Hetal every business would thrive. An asset to your company" – Galen Vickerman, UK Testpilot review.
Reviews are a little more mixed over at UK Business Forums, but you'll find plenty of happy customers that have been using them for years:
"We use them in 3 shops, and they are really good. Prices are good and service is great. In the past we've used HSBC Global Payments & Streamline. Paymentsense are the best of those 3" – Strath, UK Business Forum review.
Negative Reviews and Complaints
The first thing we should say about the negative reviews is you'll find far less of them compared to many firms in the payment industry. This could be because Paymentsense positions itself as a firm that targets smaller businesses specifically or because they have been proactive in keeping these hidden. We are becoming increasingly aware of how it is possible for companies to manipulate their average score on Trust Pilot by challenging negative reviews so the are removed. A quick check on their reviews suggest this is occurring on at least some occasions. A screenshot of the review has been taken in case it is deleted.
That's not to say you won't find negative reviews about them and the dirty topic of hidden charges unsurprisingly rears its ugly head.
"WOULD NOT RECOMMEND due to a lot of hidden charges, which when queried don't get answered. They don't work out any cheaper than the BIG boys just charge you in a different way!
Overall not a happy experience although the C/C machine itself is great!" – Marcus Cole, UK Trustpilot review.
We have to be careful with complaints like these though, as the customer doesn't give any indication whether the 'hidden' fees were stated in the contract they signed, something third party sales reps failed to mention or if they feel the company itself really was misleading.
It's not our place to question how thoroughly this particular customer reviewed their contract and there's nothing in their message that hints either way (precisely why we chose it). However, we do see a lot of complaints about firms in this industry that suggest customers have signed contracts without fully understanding the terms. So we can't emphasise enough how important it is you know what you're signing up for.
Hidden fees aren't the only complaints you'll come across though, and even that gleaming customer support team is in for some flack:
"Been without a functioning card terminal for ten days. Spent hours on the telephone, being passed from pillar to post. Many of the technical support team didn't know what to do. Been sent out three replacement terminals, with the same problem. On Friday I was told all would be up and running by 6pm, I returned from home to find nothing had changed. Yesterday I was assured that I would receive new power and Internet cables, which would solve the problem. They did not arrive, another phone call! They will be here Thursday! I am constantly being given numbers to ring, same result, or I am told I'll get a call back, this doesn't happen! It's breath-ta kingly bad service." – Schoolsin2012, UK Trustpilot review.
To sum up, we can only say again that the number of negative reviews is impressively low compared to many firms in the payment game. On the face of it that's a huge testament to the quality of services you can expect from Paymentsense as it's not often you find such an overwhelming majority of positive reviews about firms in this difficult industry. Unfortunately, we can not be 100% sure they are not removing some of the negative reviews from Trustpilot.
Final Verdict
For an ISO firm that targets small business owners specifically the only concern we have about Paymentsense is the fee increases 2015 that raises questions about its fixed fees policy. Fair enough if this only applied to new customers and contracts, but we can understand customers who feel a little cheated by the move.
Then we have those long contracts which tie you in to the firm for longer than we'd like. But on the whole, Paymentsense boasts an impressive online profile of happy customers and its prices are still incredibly competitive (most firms had a rates hike this year).
Another huge selling point is the speed this company has you up and running – not to mention the customer support team, which we hear (almost) nothing but good things about. Probably more important than all of these points though, is the emphasis Paymentsense puts on small businesses, which sometimes get forgotten by the bigger names in payment services. So, we'd certainly recommend you take a look at these guys (and compare them with others, of course) if you're a new or small business owner especially.


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