Clarins is a brand I have barely dabbled in, I don't tend to invest too heavily in my skin care as I know things on the high street work well for my skin as it isn't particularly sensitive and I have only had a reaction to one or two products in the whole time I've been using proper skin care. I was very excited to get a sample of their foaming cleanser to try out as I do like a good foaming cleanser when I am not using an oil to remove heavy make up. Having a sample is such a nice way to test it out and determine if I wanted to buy it full sized.
The cleanser comes in a squeeze tube which I like as it makes it really easy to squeeze out the amount of product you need, and the thicker slightly creamier texture is easy to control as it comes out. I find the squeeze tube really nice to work with and store. I find a small amount goes a long way and you really do only need a pea sized amount to make it foam up on the skin and work well.
I wet my face and applied a small amount of the cleanser to my face and worked it into the skin. I found this foamed up quickly and efficiently making it a pleasure to work with. I found the foam was really nice and worked into the skin well to clean up the way it looked. The scent reminded me of a bar of soap, but not in an overpowering way, just the standard soap kind of smell that makes you think of being clean.
The cleanser left my skin feeling soft and smooth, I tend to have good skin anyway so in week or so I have been testing this out I can't tell you if it has cleared up any spots or anything like that, but it certainly hasn't provoked my dry patch of skin on my cheek or shown any signs of reacting to my skin, and I tend to know within about three days or so how my skin is reacting to something and so after a week I have a reasonable idea of what might become a problem. I enjoyed the product and while, especially after yesterdays talk of a spending ban, I don't think I will spend £20 on this right now it is one that I really like for a foaming cleanser and I definitely recommend it if it sounds like something you would be in the market for! You can find the product on the Clarins site here if you want to learn more about it! Let me know your favourite cleanser in the comments below so I can explore other ones on the market too!


Kerberos - Working Group - [kitten] New EncTypes?
It seems to be time to do housecleaning on algorithms selections. Is anyone interested in adding a new enctype to Kerberos?
Why (else)? Speaking strictly for myself, I'd like to see a mandatory-to-implement enctype that shares *nothing* with the current aes-sha1-hmac stuff. I'm speaking purely strategically and not from any mathematical suspicion of weakness. If someone discovers something fundamentally wrong with the math behind SHA1 or AES, then it might take out SHA2 or Camellia as well.
I have nothing specific against the "suite-B" proposal, but they're not what I'd like to see. I assume the NSA is too busy riding the "post quantum" horse away from their DRBG fiasco to help finish it.
Just to throw some straw (just straw, not an actual strawman) on the table, how about something that uses one of the European stream cipher finalists with SHA-3?
Finally, is anyone interested in doing a die-die-die draft for triple-des, or rc4?
> It seems to be time to do housecleaning on algorithms selections. Is anyone interested in adding a new enctype to Kerberos?
> out SHA2 or Camellia as well.
> quantum" horse away from their DRBG fiasco to help finish it.
or the other about a completely novel enctype.
> Finally, is anyone interested in doing a die-die-die draft for triple-des, or rc4?
>> It seems to be time to do housecleaning on algorithms selections. Is anyone interested in adding a new enctype to Kerberos?
>> out SHA2 or Camellia as well.
>> quantum" horse away from their DRBG fiasco to help finish it.
> or the other about a completely novel enctype.
It's the difference between fixing known weaknesses and (trying) to protect against unknown ones.
>> Finally, is anyone interested in doing a die-die-die draft for triple-des, or rc4?
OK, love the name. ;-) On quick scan the content looks good too. I guess I missed it because I didn't have my current job yet, and my life was a bit unstable.
I'll certainly put in a strong second as being supportive of that draft (with TBD nits). However, as several have said on saag, we need to make sure we have enough good algorithms available if we want to depreciate algorithms.
> anyone interested in adding a new enctype to Kerberos?
range of possible uses for Kerberos, I think.
as SHA256/384/512, for use with my TLS-KDH work.
> > anyone interested in adding a new enctype to Kerberos?
> range of possible uses for Kerberos, I think.
certainly be a part of the discussion.
> as SHA256/384/512, for use with my TLS-KDH work.
actually implement the new protocol feature.
> interested in adding a new enctype to Kerberos?
Sharing nothing is much too radical, unlikely to get much adoption.
Luke's working on AEAD enctypes.
> take out SHA2 or Camellia as well.
very fast, in hardware. That's hard to pass up.
be nice for systems that don't have AES HW.
AEAD enctypes seem a lot more appealing to me.
It's kinda meaningless to use hardware tokens for Kerberos.
the point at which clients timeout.
really want HW tokens, then Kerberos is not for you.
(well, as meaningful as they are with any PK today).
Solaris/Illumos implements CTS in terms of CBC, so, yes, it can be done.
I was thinking of client-side tokens, not the KDC.
> It's kinda meaningless to use hardware tokens for Kerberos.
> really want HW tokens, then Kerberos is not for you.
Yes and no... it's not a one-dimensional choice between PK and KRB5.
> replacement than in working on putting a KDC in a token.
> (well, as meaningful as they are with any PK today).
strength of the initial password to protect AS?
> I was thinking of client-side tokens, not the KDC.
> > replacement than in working on putting a KDC in a token.
> > (well, as meaningful as they are with any PK today).
> strength of the initial password to protect AS?
necessary RRs, with the trust chain mostly as additional RRs.
>> really want HW tokens, then Kerberos is not for you.
> Yes and no... it's not a one-dimensional choice between PK and KRB5.
There's no reason you can't build a smart card that will do AES on supplied data once unlocked with a PIN. Keys importable, but not exportable. I think the right comparison is to a keytab, so it's not even that radical.
Agree that X.509/PKIX has a lot of distracting complexities (I'm being polite), and DNSSEC is a better PKI for us. I like the possibility of a more scalable cross-realm alternative. The existing one is good for small scale, like single-hop relationships.
Is there actually interest in a HSM/KDC combination? I toyed with the idea once. . .
More to the point of the thread, I'm not sure any of these things necessitate EncType or protocol changes. Defining a relationship between DNSSEC and PKINIT/PKCROSS is a new area. While we're at it, could we define the user's Principal to be a functional email address in DNSSEC and make signed/encrypted email usable? I could argue that this is the way things are supposed to work!
> Luke's working on AEAD enctypes.
> > take out SHA2 or Camellia as well.
> very fast, in hardware. That's hard to pass up.
> be nice for systems that don't have AES HW.
> way things are supposed to work!
good connection to where the user's key gets set, etc..
though that doesn't quite feel right.
> > way things are supposed to work!
> good connection to where the user's key gets set, etc..
> though that doesn't quite feel right.
> existing one is good for small scale, like single-hop relationships.
> idea once. . .
enctypes it would be good to bring up as a potential avenue.
aren't using it regularly today.
> development in the short term.
> aren't using it regularly today.
IIUC Camillia is based on the same math as AES. I was advocating for something unrelated. I think chacha/poly qualifies, so I'm interested.
>> development in the short term.
>> aren't using it regularly today.


text:
"""
__init__.py file for ipt package
Bryan S. Graham, UC - Berkeley
bgraham@econ.berkeley.edu
16 May 2016, Updated 13 June 2018
"""

# Import the different functions into the package
# Helper functions
from .print_coef import print_coef
from .ols import ols
from .logit import logit
from .poisson import poisson
from .iv import iv

# Program evaluation estimators
# (a) Partially linear model
from .eplm import eplm

# (b) General (scalar) treatment
from .avreg_dr import avreg_dr
from .avreg_ipw import avreg_ipw
from .avreg_ob import avreg_ob

# (c) Binary treatment
from .att import att
from .ipw_att import ipw_att

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Q: Easy way to build Android UI? Is there a tool or a website that could help me create a UI for an Android application using drag-and-drop?
I found this site but want to know if there is a more stable tool or website for this?

A: The easiest way is with REBOL 3:
http://rebolforum.com/index.cgi?f=printtopic&permalink=Nick25-Aug-2013/10:08:38-7:00&archiveflag=new
Here are 10 fully functional demo programs, with GUIs.  These run on Android and desktop OSs, using the exact same code:
REBOL []
load-gui
view [text "Hello World!"]

REBOL [title: "Tiny Note Editor"]
do %r3-gui.r3  ; download this file manually or just use load-gui as above
view [
    a1: area
    button "Save" on-action [write %notes.txt get-face a1]
    button "Load" on-action [set-face a1 to-string read %notes.txt]
]

REBOL [title: "Data Entry to CSV File"]
do %r3-gui.r3
view [
    text "First Name:"
    f1: field
    text "Last Name:"
    f2: field
    button "Submit" on-action [
        write/append %cntcts.txt rejoin [
            mold get-face f1 " " mold get-face f2 newline
        ]
        request "" "Saved"
    ]
    a1: area
    button "Load" on-action [set-face a1 to-string read %cntcts.txt]
]

REBOL [title: "Text File Reader (How to use a text list file selector)"]
do %r3-gui.r3
view [
    a1: area
    button "Load" on-action [
        files: read %./
        view/modal [
            text "File Name:"
            t2: text-list files on-action [
                set-face a1 to-string read(to-file pick files get-face t2)
                unview
            ]
        ]
    ]
]

REBOL [title: "List-View (Grid) Example"]
do %r3-gui.r3
view [
    text-table ["1" 200 "2" 100 "3"][
        ["asdf" "a" "4"]
        ["sdfg" "b" "3"]
        ["dfgh" "c" "2"]
        ["fghj" "d" "1"]
    ]
]

REBOL [title: "Calculator"]
do %r3-gui.r3
stylize [
    btn: button [
        facets: [init-size: 50x50]
        actors: [on-action:[set-face f join get-face f get-face face]]
    ]
]
view [
    hgroup [
        f: field return
        btn "1"  btn "2"  btn "3"  btn " + "  return
        btn "4"  btn "5"  btn "6"  btn " - "  return
        btn "7"  btn "8"  btn "9"  btn " * "  return
        btn "0"  btn "."  btn " / "   btn "=" on-action [
            attempt [set-face f form do get-face f]
        ]
    ]
]

REBOL [title: "Sliding Tile Puzzle"]
do %r3-gui.r3
stylize [
    p: button [
        facets: [init-size: 60x60  max-size: 60x60]
        actors: [
            on-action: [
                t: face/gob/offset
                face/gob/offset: x/gob/offset
                x/gob/offset: t
            ]
        ]
    ]
]
view/options [
    hgroup [
        p "8"   p "7"   p "6"   return
        p "5"   p "4"   p "3"   return
        p "2"   p "1"   x: box 60x60 white
    ]
] [bg-color: white]

REBOL [title: "Math Test"]
do %r3-gui.r3
random/seed now
x: does [rejoin [random 10 " + " random 20]]
view [
    f1: field (x)
    text "Answer:"
    f2: field on-action [
        either (get-face f2) = (form do get-face f1) [
            request "Yes!" "Yes!"][request "No!" "No!"
        ]
        set-face f1 x
        set-face f2 ""
        focus f2
    ]
]

REBOL [title: "Minimal Cash Register"]
do %r3-gui.r3
stylize [fld: field [init-size: 80]]
view [
    hgroup [
        text "Cashier:"   cashier: fld
        text "Item:"      item: fld
        text "Price:"     price: fld on-action [
            if error? try [to-money get-face price] [
                request "Error" "Price error"
                return none
            ]
            set-face a rejoin [
                get-face a mold get-face item tab get-face price newline
            ]
            set-face item copy "" set-face price copy ""
            sum: 0
            foreach [item price] load get-face a [
                sum: sum + to-money price
            ]
            set-face subtotal form sum
            set-face tax form sum * .06
            set-face total form sum * 1.06
            focus item
        ]
        return
        a: area 600x300
        return
        text "Subtotal:"   subtotal: fld
        text "Tax:"        tax: fld
        text "Total:"      total: fld
        button "Save" on-action [
            items: replace/all (mold load get-face a) newline " "
            write/append %sales.txt rejoin [
                items newline get-face cashier newline now/date newline
            ]
            set-face item copy "" set-face price copy ""
            set-face a copy ""    set-face subtotal copy ""
            set-face tax copy "" set-face total copy ""
        ]
    ]
]

REBOL [title: "Requestors"]
do %r3-gui.r3
x: request/ask "Question" "Do you like this?."
either x = false [print "No!"] [print "Yes!"]
x: request/custom "" "Do you like this?" ["Yay" "Boo"]
either x = false [print "Boo!"] [print "Yay!"]
view [button "Click me" on-action[request "Ok" "You clicked the button."]]

A: DroidDraw seems to be very useful. It has a clean and easy interface and it is a freeware. Available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. I advice a donation.
If you don't like it, you should take a look at this site. There are some other options and other useful tools.

A: You can also try this. If you like the model view controller concept and fast prototyping then I would say you will like the idea behind it;)
SimpleUi ( https://github.com/bitstars/SimpleUi )
The generated UI (code below):

The complete code to create this Android UI:

I use it in real applications, not only for fast prototyping or dialogs and its well tested over the years. The concept is based on the model view control principle and for most common scenarios there are ready to use components which automatically look correct on any device. I don't say it should be used for any UI (e.g. listviews should be done by hand) but for most usecases this should be quite handy ;) Oh and feel free to fork it and improve it further if you want

A: Allow me to be the one to slap a little reality onto this topic.  There is no good GUI tool for working with Android.  If you're coming from a native application GUI environment like, say, Delphi, you're going to be sadly disappointed in the user experience with the ADK editor and DroidDraw.  I've tried several times to work with DroidDraw in a productive way, and I always go back to rolling the XML by hand.
The ADK is a good starting point, but it's not easy to use.  Positioning components within layouts is a nightmare.  DroidDraw looks like it would be fantastic, but I can't even open existing, functional XML layouts with it.  It somehow loses half of the layout and can't pull in the images that I've specified for buttons, backgrounds, etc.
The stark reality is that the Android developer space is in sore need of a flexible, easy-to-use, robust GUI development tool similar to those used for .NET and Delphi development.

A: Droiddraw is good. I have been using it since long and haven't faced any issues yet (though it crashes sometimes, but thats ok)

A: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycompany.easyGUI try this tool its not for free but offers simple way to create android ui on your phone

A: The Android Development Tools (ADT) plugin for Eclipse includes a visual editor for android application layout files:
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adt.html

A: This looks like a more promising solution: IntelliJ Android UI Designer.
http://blogs.jetbrains.com/idea/2012/06/android-ui-designer-coming-in-intellij-idea-12/

A: http://www.appinventor.mit.edu/

Creating an App Inventor app begins in your browser, where you design
  how the app will look. Then, like fitting together puzzle pieces, you
  set your app's behavior. All the while, through a live connection
  between your computer and your phone, your app appears on your phone.

A: This is an old question, that unfortunately even several years on doesn't have a good solution. I've just ported an app from iOS (Obj C) to Android. The biggest problem was not the back end code (for many/most folks, if you can code in Obj C you can code in Java) but porting the native interfaces. What Todd said above, UI layout is still a complete pain. In my experience, the fastest wat to develop a reliable UI that supports multiple formats etc is in  good 'ol HTML.

A: I found that using the http://pencil.evolus.vn/ together with the pencil-stencils from the http://code.google.com/p/android-ui-utils/ project works exceptionally well. Very simple to use, its very easy to mock up elaborate designs

A: Not saying this is the best way to go, but its good to have options. Necessitas is a project that ports Qt to android. It is still in its early stages and lacking full features, but for those who know Qt and don't wanna bother with the terrible lack of good tools for Android UI would be wise to at least consider using this.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


I'll take all the flying things: You take the worm.
Coming from the masters of Deadly Serious Series with a Deadly Serious Message, Brothers in Arms, we expected Borderlands to pack a pensive tone. Our last peek certainly gave us that impression. Things have changed. The switch in graphics has clearly altered more than looks, and the opening five minutes now ranks among the most charming and amusing beginnings to any game on the 360.
Although, I am still waiting on the reviews before I pick this up.
Submitted by Stormblade on September 14, 2009 - 2:35pm.
I'll follow your lead on this one.
Submitted by Blackwalt on September 14, 2009 - 3:22pm.
And Coxxorz as Mordecai the Hunter (of shiny things).
Submitted by Coxxorz on September 14, 2009 - 7:16pm.
Submitted by Stormblade on September 14, 2009 - 5:21pm.
Because I am not much of a sniper and Revek makes a better siren.


One-in-five Americans believe individual states have the right to break away from the country, although a majority doesn't believe it will actually happen.
Belief in the right of individual states to secede has been creeping up from February 2010 when only 14% agreed. In June of last year, 18% said states have this right.
However, only 29% of adults feel it's at least somewhat likely that some states will try to leave the United States over the next 25 years or so. This finding includes 13% who believe it's Very Likely. But 62% say it is not very or not at all likely that some states will secede from the union. These findings are nearly identical to those found last year.
Just 19% believe it's at least somewhat likely that the United States will split up into regional groups of states in the next 25 or so years, down from 23% a year ago. Seventy percent (70%) say this outcome is not likely. These results include eight percent (8%) who believe it is Very Likely the country will break up into regional groups and 27% who say it is Not At All Likely to happen.
Seventy-three percent (73%) think it would be bad if the United States split up into regional groups of states. Just eight percent (8%) feel that would be a good thing, while 19% more are not sure.


Sojourn Center will be a 7-bed residential house for hospice care and an educational center dedicated to providing compassionate care of terminally ill people and their families in the New River Valley of Virginia.
What is a hospice house?
Learn more about our hospice house project.
On May 22, 2017 Sojourn Center received a generous donation of 27-acres of land from Roger Woody of Christiansburg. The land, which is located off of Farmview Drive in Blacksburg, is largely wooded with a central clearing that would be ideal for a hospice house. The land is located between LewisGale-Montgomery Hospital and Warm Hearth Village and is close to the 460 Bypass and South Main Street interchange.
This gallery section exhibits pictures of the May 22, 2017 closing of the donation to Sojourn Center. Pictured are Arthur Shaheen, closing attorney; Roger Woody, donor of the land; Anne J. Campbell, President of Sojourn Center board of directors; and Jim Wesel, CPA and assistant to Mr. Woody.
In addition there are pictures from the May 25 meeting with neighbors of the Woody property and members of the Sojourn Center board.
Members of the Sojourn Center board of directors have visited 15 existing hospice houses to learn about their governance, rules and regulations, interior and exterior architectural features and start up experiences and challenges. Below are some pictures of features of those visits.
Sojourn Center will be a residential house for hospice care and an educational center dedicated to providing compassionate care of terminally ill people and their families in the New River Valley of Virginia. Sojourn Center is a broad-based community effort founded on the belief that all people deserve access to end-of-life care that enhances dignity, comfort, and quality of life. We envision a healing environment that honors, celebrates and lovingly supports the final passage of life for patients and their loved ones. Sojourn Center will be comprised of a 7-bed residential house where residents can receive state-of-the art hospice care and where residents, their loved ones, and caregivers find personal meaning and worth in life's final journey. Sojourn Center will develop an education center for hospice and palliative care that will serve as a training location for students of medicine, nursing, social work, pastoral/spiritual care and other human services.
"As a nurse, one of my favorite quotes- ' To make a difference in someone's life, you don't have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care.- Mandy Hale', caring for others in their time of need is my greatest passion.
Of all the patients I have been privileged to care for in my 40+ years as a nurse, those who "spoke" to me" and whom I remember best, are those who were dying. From the elderly man on the med-surg floor, to the 3-year-old little girl with a brain tumor, these people taught me the most about living and dying. They are my heroes. I feel blessed that for the past 25 years my passion for excellent care at the end of life has been part of my professional work through Good Sam Hospice and other organizations devoted to seeing that what matters most to people at the end of life is fulfilled. Sojourn Center is "passion in action"! Not everyone can stay at home at the end of life, and our Sojourn Center vision to build a beautiful place for people who want and need this type of setting will help us better assure that we can meet the needs of our families and neighbors at the end of life.
Having worked with many families receiving hospice, I know what a difference hospice care can make and look forward to helping Sojourn Center hospice house become a community resource supporting patients and families at the end of life.
The positive and supportive experience provided by hospice care during the deaths of several loved ones in my family motivates me to serve with this committed group of people. The compassion, knowledge, and genuine empathy provided by hospice were invaluable, and I would like to see those qualities built upon and broadened for others in similar situations. I have experienced firsthand the benefits of hospice care and understand the need in our community for a hospice house and educational center.
Bob Sterrett Director, Human Resources, retired, Moog Inc.
Through the difficult deaths of family members and friends, I have grown to appreciate the tremendous difference a hospice house can make in the final days of life, both for the individual and for his/her family and caregivers. Likewise, the fact that Virginia has only four licensed hospice houses while North Carolina has 55, has made it clear to me that we have a void that must be filled!
In 2006, I met with two hospice nurses whose dream was to establish a house where hospice patients could die in peace and comfort when they lack a caregiver, or when discomforts escalate beyond what can be managed at home. This is a recurring need that presents a huge stress for the dying person, their loved ones, and the devoted hospice team. I believe our community could embrace the responsibility of providing shelter, compassion, and expert management of suffering to those in need. Sojourn Center grew out of this need and the confidence in the goodness and generosity of the New River Valley community.
Ed invited me to join the Sojourn Center because of the experience I had with my dad. We discussed palliative and hospice care as his health continued to fail and this raised questions for me about the process, the cost, and how it would help us. I hope that serving on this board will educate me so that I may be able to help someone else.
As a practicing hematologist-oncologist and hospice medical director, I have helped patients and their loved ones find acceptance and peace as they transition towards the end of life. This achievement is just as important as the aggressive care that helps them live with their disease. End of life care, notably pain and symptom management, are increasingly in demand in our local hospitals and healthcare facilities. Sojourn Center's hospice house will provide the premier setting for educating various types of caregivers in delivering state-of-the-art terminal care with an emphasis on compassion and personal growth for the dying, their loved ones, and future healthcare providers.
Giving back to the Blacksburg community is a driving force for me, and work on issues of livability and quality of life are the driving forces behind my public service. Nothing exemplifies this more than the critical necessity of hospice services and the critical need for a local hospice house.
Just as with birth, we have but one opportunity to 'get it right' at the end of life. I want to be part of this local effort to promote living well until the end of life. I'm also dedicated to changing the culture of end-of-life care in the NRV. Thomas Merton said 'The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.' Our Sojourn Center project is not willing to settle for too little.
Having spent 23 years working in hospitals, I've witnessed countless lives saved by the talented and compassionate care of physicians and staff. That talented and compassionate care is just as important at the end of life as it is when saving a life. My father passed away in a hospice house, and I will always remember the kindness and empathy of the staff in his last days. It is my fervent hope that, through the efforts of Sojourn Center, the New River Valley will soon benefit from a hospice house of its own.
My first experience with hospice was with my closest friend; I was honored to hold his hand when he died. Next was with my father-in-law, a situation in which I asked the oncologist to explain the hospice option to him; our family was with him when he died. Both of these deaths occurred at home, and the idea of a hospice house seemed like a very good one to me, particularly in service to those who do not have good alternatives.


This short course will develop and disseminate strategies for building coalitions to advance diverse leadership and address discrimination in political science and law and the social sciences. The course meets this challenge by applying to academe social science research on coalition building, offering curricular materials and professional development resources, and building networks among participants. The intended audience includes white women, scholars of color, and their allies drawn from a variety of backgrounds and all career stages, and targets those in relevant APSA status committees and sections, as well as those from HBCUs, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges. This short course builds on a previous mini-conference, roundtable, and short course (2013 SPSA, MPSA, and APSA) and a 2015 workshop convened at NSF. Those activities have identified the organizing themes for the short course's three panels: Agenda Setting for Diversity Coalitions; Forging and Expanding Inclusive Diversity Coalitions; and Sustaining Diversity Coalitions. Each panel will feature a moderator and panelists specializing in the literature on coalition building and/or race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality and intersectionality. In addition to the panels, the course will feature two group activities that will be followed by discussion reflecting on processes, achievements and challenges. The last activity will invite all presenters and attendees to draw conclusions from the short course overall. The first group activity will tackle a series of concerns and challenges related to diversity. Our work to date on diversifying the profession and addressing discrimination has generated a set of thorny questions about what diversity means, who it should benefit, who should enact reform to achieve it, and why.
In this first activity participants will grapple with these questions through an interactive icebreaker. Participants will divide into groups twice. The first set of groups will each be given a different question to discuss; each participant will record a summary of her group's consensus. Participants will then divide again into a second set of groups. This second set will be comprised of one member from each of the original groups. Each participant will then report to those in her second group the question her first group discussed and their consensus. Each participant will thus speak during this activity and meet in a small group setting with many participants.
The second activity will focus on how to put into practice the strategies being developed in the panel presentations. Participants will divide into groups and be assigned an APSA status group or section to represent. They will be asked to imagine a profile for their group, meaning its membership demographics, numbers, shared priorities, history at the APSA and with other status groups and sections. Participants will then be asked to evaluate the strategies and ideas presented in the workshop based on their imagined profile. Which, if any, of the strategies, do they deem feasible and do they want to act on now? Why? What obstacles do they envision given their group profile? How might they overcome these obstacles? What additional strategies might they propose?


text:
Why Is SAS Going Public?
SAS surprised the analytics community for the second time in a month this morning when it announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. The company has penciled in 2024 as the year it will go public–just a hair under 900 days from now. What's driving the unexpected move?
SAS provided some insight into its decision to go public in the press release it issued today. But the announcement led to new questions about the future of the company, some of which remain unanswered.
Here's what we know:
In its announcement, the Cary, North Carolina, analytics giant stated that it "has achieved the financial strength, brand equity, and market leadership to make this move."
Considering that the company is already recognized as an undisputed leader in the analytics field, has amassed billions of dollars in profit for its owners, managed to commit to a $1-billion investment in AI in 2019, and was named the largest privately held software company in the world–over 20 years ago–that statement leaves the reader wanting. It already achieved "financial strength, brand equity, and market leadership" many, many years ago. So why IPO now?
We got a little more insight from Jim Goodnight, who has been the company's CEO for its entire 45-year existence. According to Goodnight's statement, the company wants to "open up new opportunities for SAS employees, customers, partners and our community to participate in our success, ensuring the brightest possible future for all of us."
SAS headquarters in Cary, North Carolina
This seems to bring us a little closer. SAS has earned a reputation as a great place to work, and we're not just talking beanbag chairs and ping-pong tables. From the 35-hour work weeks to the free childcare and first-class amenities at its sprawling campus, it's no wonder that SAS has landed on Fortune magazine's "Best Company to Work For" list since it started the list in 1997. Google reportedly modeled its employee-friendly approach on SAS, which is saying something.
Goodnight takes care of his workers, which is why SAS's annual turnover historically has been in the 3% to 5% range, much lower than the software industry as a whole, according to a 60 Minutes story from 2011 called "Working the Good Life.". SAS's approach is so unique that it's been taught in management seminars at Stanford University. A Stanford professor estimated the company saves upwards of $80 million per year from having to replace departing workers, so it turns out this "employee-first" approach is good for business, too.
Which brings us back to the question: Why an IPO now (or in 2024, anyway)? Goodnight owns two-thirds of SAS, while co-founder John Sall owns one-third, SAS Corporate PR Manager Shannon Heath confirmed to the Raleigh News & Observer. If the company goes public, SAS would be able to grant stock options to its employees. This could end up being the ultimate perk to being a SAS employee, not to mention helping with attracting new talent.
Another clue to the timing can be found from the first unexpected event that SAS was involved with earlier this month: the possible acquisition by Broadcom.
The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported July 12 that Goodnight and Sall were in talks to sell SAS to the Silicon Valley tech company. The deal for SAS, which has 12,000 employees and had about $3 billion in revenues in 2020, reportedly was in the $15-billion-to-$20-billion range. After the news broke, Goodnight and Sall reportedly had a change of heart and left the negotiating table, as we reported.
It seems clear that something is afoot in Cary, and the future of SAS will look different than it has in the past. Goodnight, who is 78 years old, appeared to be grooming COO, CTO, and EVP Oliver Schabenberger to take the helm. But Schabenberger's departure earlier this year signaled that wasn't to be.
But the final question remains a puzzle. Why wait at least two-and-a-half years for an IPO? A lot can change over that period of time. Indeed, SAS previously had plans to go public back in 1999, but nixed them when the dot-com bubble burst.
According to SAS's Heath, the time is needed to get SAS's books in line.
"There are many requirements and reporting standards that accompany IPO-readiness, some of which require up to three years of adoption and compliance," Heath tells Datanami. "While SAS has had consistent and regimented practices in these areas since the beginning, the requirements of private companies differ from those of public companies. This goal date ensures that we have built in enough time to meet certain of these requirements."
Is it possible that SAS could sell itself in the meantime? Microsoft, with whom the company entered into an expanded strategic relationship a year ago, has been raised as a possible suitor. Maybe SAS is using the possibility of an IPO to raise the price that any would-be acquirer would have to pay?
As to the possibility of an acquisition before the IPO, Heath said:
"We are always evaluating our needs as a business, the needs of our customers and employees, and how we can best approach our goals—and we recognize these may evolve. Many companies go public to raise capital or access capital at a reduced cost. SAS doesn't need capital. We are taking the steps to become IPO ready for our employees and our customers."
Forrester VP and Principal Analyst Boris Evelson says an IPO makes more sense than an acquisition for several reasons. First, since SAS has been a private company for 45 years, "changing corporate culture due to M&A would be challenging. An IPO would leave company culture as is," Evelson says.
SAS is also a very well-known, popular brand name, and an IPO assures that the brand name lives on, he adds. Finally, remaining a standalone company reduces the need to integrate SAS's products into an existing line, which would include a lot of overlapping functions.
"An IPO allows most SAS employees to concentrate on products and customers, and not be distracted with post-merger integration," he said.
Tags: acquisition, analytics, IPO, jim goodnight, sas

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
// Client object
// Author: Max Schwarz <max.schwarz@uni-bonn.de>

#ifndef CONFIGSERVER_PARAMETER_H
#define CONFIGSERVER_PARAMETER_H

#include <config_server/Subscribe.h>
#include <config_server/SetParameter.h>
#include <config_server/ParameterDescription.h>

#include <ros/service_server.h>
#include <ros/callback_queue.h>
#include <ros/init.h>
#include <ros/node_handle.h>

#include <boost/bind.hpp>
#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>

namespace config_server
{

/**
 * Base class for all parameters
 **/
class ParameterBase
{
public:
	virtual ~ParameterBase();

protected:
	void notifyServer();
	virtual void notifyClient();

	virtual std::string serialize() const = 0;
	virtual bool deserialize(const std::string& value) = 0;

	void init(const ParameterDescription& desc,
		ros::NodeHandle* nh = 0,
		bool create = true
	);

	inline std::string name() const
	{ return m_name; }

	bool handleSet(const std::string& value);
private:
	friend class ParameterClient;

	std::string m_name;
};

template<class T>
class TypedParameter : public ParameterBase
{
public:
	T get() const
	{
		return m_value;
	}

	void set(const T& value)
	{
		m_value = value;
		notifyServer();
		notifyClient();
	}

	inline T operator()() const
	{ return get(); }

	void setCallback(const boost::function<void (const T&)>& callback)
	{
		m_callback = callback;
	}
protected:
	T m_value;
	boost::function<void (const T&)> m_callback;

	virtual void notifyClient()
	{
		if(m_callback)
		{
			m_callback(m_value);
		}
	}
};

/**
 * User API for parameters on the config_server.
 *
 * Example usage:
 * @code
 *  // Create a parameter with range [0.0, 1.0], step size 0.01, default value 0.5
 *  Parameter<float> myParam("myParam", 0.0, 0.01, 1.0, 0.5);
 *
 *  // fetch its value
 *  float value = myParam();
 *
 *  // and set it
 *  myParam.set(0.8);
 *
 *  // set a callback (use boost::bind for more complex setups)
 *  void callback(float value) {}
 *  myParam.setCallback(&callback);
 * @endcode
 **/
template<class T>
class Parameter : TypedParameter<T>
{
};

// Following are specializations for different value types.

template<>
class Parameter<std::string> : public TypedParameter<std::string>
{
public:
	Parameter(const std::string& name, const std::string& value = "")
	{
		config_server::ParameterDescription desc;
		desc.name = name;
		desc.type = "string";
		desc.default_value = value;
		init(desc);
	}

	Parameter(const ParameterDescription& desc, ros::NodeHandle* nh = 0, bool create = true)
	{
		init(desc, nh, create);
	}
protected:
	virtual bool deserialize(const std::string& value)
	{
		m_value = value;
		return true;
	}

	virtual std::string serialize() const
	{
		return m_value;
	}
};

template<class T>
inline std::string toString(const T& value)
{
	std::stringstream ss;
	ss << value;
	return ss.str();
}

template<>
class Parameter<int> : public TypedParameter<int>
{
public:
	Parameter(const std::string& name, int min, int step, int max, int value)
	{
		ParameterDescription desc;
		desc.name = name;
		desc.type = "int";
		desc.default_value = toString(value);
		desc.step = step;
		desc.min = min;
		desc.max = max;
		init(desc);
	}

	Parameter(const ParameterDescription& desc, ros::NodeHandle* nh = 0, bool create = true)
	{
		init(desc, nh, create);
	}
protected:
	virtual bool deserialize(const std::string& value)
	{
		std::stringstream ss(value);

		int v;
		ss >> v;

		if(ss.fail() || ss.bad() || !ss.eof())
			return false;

		m_value = v;
		return true;
	}
	virtual std::string serialize() const
	{
		std::stringstream ss;
		ss << m_value;

		return ss.str();
	}
};

template<>
class Parameter<float> : public TypedParameter<float>
{
public:
	Parameter(const std::string& name, float min, float step, float max, float value)
	{
		ParameterDescription desc;
		desc.name = name;
		desc.type = "float";
		desc.default_value = toString(value);
		desc.step = step;
		desc.min = min;
		desc.max = max;
		init(desc);
	}

	Parameter(const ParameterDescription& desc, ros::NodeHandle* nh = 0, bool create = true)
	{
		init(desc, nh, create);
	}
protected:
	virtual bool deserialize(const std::string& value)
	{
		std::stringstream ss(value);

		float v;
		ss >> v;

		if(ss.fail() || ss.bad() || !ss.eof())
			return false;

		m_value = v;
		return true;
	}
	virtual std::string serialize() const
	{
		std::stringstream ss;
		ss << m_value;

		return ss.str();
	}
};

template<>
class Parameter<bool> : public TypedParameter<bool>
{
public:
	Parameter(const std::string& name, bool default_value)
	{
		ParameterDescription desc;
		desc.name = name;
		desc.type = "bool";
		desc.default_value = default_value ? "1" : "0";
		desc.step = 1;
		desc.min = 0;
		desc.max = 1;
		init(desc);
	}

	Parameter(const ParameterDescription& desc, ros::NodeHandle* nh = 0, bool create = true)
	{
		init(desc, nh, create);
	}
protected:
	virtual bool deserialize(const std::string& value)
	{
		if(value.size() == 0 || value == "0")
			m_value = false;
		else
			m_value = true;

		return true;
	}

	virtual std::string serialize() const
	{
		return m_value ? "1" : "0";
	}
};

}

#endif


text:
ADVANCED Motion Controls (Camarillo, CA) introduced the AZBH10A4 and AZBD10A4 micro-sized analog plug-in brushless servo drives that add Hall Velocity mode and Duty Cycle mode capabilities to the μZ series. The drives are designed for embedded applications in industries such as robotics, military, electric mobility, medical, and packaging. They drive brushless and brushed DC motors at a high switching frequency, and weigh 9 grams. They feature output of 10A peak and 5A continuous, and operate with a bus voltage range of 10-36 VDC.
The AZBH10A4 with Hall Velocity mode uses the motor's commutation sensors for velocity feedback in medium- to high-speed applications such as conveyors, pumps, and fans. The AZBD10A4 with Duty Cycle mode estimates velocity based on the PWM duty cycle to provide a limited level of velocity control without the need for a velocity feedback device such as an encoder. This control scheme is used in applications where velocity feedback is not available, and precise velocity control is not necessary such as in drive wheel applications, fans, pumps, and lifts.


Protein is a macronutrient that is needed for many of the body's functions. The term "macronutrient" means that it is needed by the body in larger quantities than vitamins and minerals. Protein is made up of amino acids. Incomplete and complete are the two forms of protein.
Animal foods, such as pork, red meat, poultry and fish are all great sources of complete protein. Beef tenderloin and round steak are examples of red meat. Buffalo and venison are classified as lean meats, but they still contain the same amount of protein as beef. Ham and pork chops are examples of pork that have complete protein.
Chicken thighs and turkey legs are poultry foods that are an excellent source of complete protein. Fish and shellfish are not only abundant in complete protein, but they are also rich in many other vitamins and minerals. Whitefish, cod and salmon are examples of the different types of fish.
Just like all other animal-based products, eggs and dairy products provide complete protein. A single egg has about six or seven grams of protein. One cup of milk provides eight grams of protein, and one serving of yogurt has anywhere from 10 to 13 grams of protein. A one ounce serving of tuna, whitefish, swordfish, Monterrey Jack, Swiss or goat cheese has about seven grams of protein per serving.
Many people who exclude animal products from their diet are deficient in protein. Fortunately, there are a number of vegan foods that contain protein. Fourteen grams of protein can be found in a cup of soybeans. A half cup serving of fresh tofu contains nine or ten grams of protein. Additionally, quinoa, which is a whole-grain with seeds, is another example of a protein-rich vegan food. One cup of cooked quinoa contains about nine grams of protein.


text:
By Clare McDermott published June 23, 2017
General Success Tips / CCO / Productivity
Read These Books: Summer Recommendations from Content Marketers
Need something to snap you out of your slump? Turn to your fellow marketers for advice about books and a few podcasts that are practical, inspirational, and downright fun.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
This book is a fantastic reminder of how to recognize joy in the work we do. If we are in "flow," we are engaging with all our senses.
Vanessa DiMauro, Leader Networks, @VDiMauro
Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
I downloaded Business Adventures after hearing Bill Gates call it "the best book I ever read." (Gates read it on the advice of Warren Buffett.) The book covers classic business stories – including Ford's Edsel, Piggly Wiggly, Xerox and GE – and illustrates how great leaders react to and rise above challenges.
Arnie Kuenn, Vertical Measures, @ArnieK
Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes—But Some Do
Matthew Syed
Failure is the best teacher. This book highlights why we should embrace our failures and how to put processes in place to improve on them.
Andy Vale, infinity.co, @AndyVale
The Mind in the Cave
David Lewis-Williams
If you want to understand media, social media, and storytelling, it's best to begin at the beginning. That's where Lewis-Williams comes in. He is a South African anthropologist who is the preeminent scholar of rock art and cave art, especially the ancient cave paintings of Western Europe that mark the beginnings of humanity.
Lewis-Williams demonstrates that the origin of media – beginning with Paleolithic cave art – was social. The community participated in the creation of primitive art, and the closer one got to the act of creating those images, the more powerful one became in the community. The purpose of this first medium, he argues, was to create the first social hierarchies. In effect, the guy who controlled the medium was the guy in charge.
Kirk Cheyfitz, Story Worldwide, @KirkCheyfitz
Out is a tension-filled, murder mystery novel – one not for the faint of heart. I love Kirino's style of writing; each chapter digs deeper into the story, giving you a concentrated perspective on each character. It's not until the end, with all the perspectives explained, that you really understand why the murder happened.
Amy Higgins, TopRank Marketing, @AmyWHiggins
Competing Against Luck
It's a wonderful book for any marketer to sharpen persona development and take a renewed look at what customers value.
Robert Rose, The Content Advisory, @Robert_Rose
How to Build Buyer Personas That Build Sales
For a read completely separate from marketing, try Born to Run—a wonderful book by an extraordinary man. His intelligence, wit, and persistent drive are something to aspire to.
Recommendations from Content Marketing World 2016's top presenter
Each year, the Content Marketing World speaker with the highest average review from attendees is asked to return as a keynote speaker the following year. Jay Acunzo earned the top spot for 2017. Creator of the award-winning podcast Unthinkable, Jay shares the books and podcasts that inspire him.
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
"It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy. Let's go exploring!" We get so caught in the mundane and the practical. Calvin and Hobbes is my all-time favorite comic strip because it's at once superficial and meaningful. Being sensitive to the big thoughts and emotions in this world is the difference between being powerfully creative and copying your way to average.
The 3 Behaviors Driving the Most Creative Content Marketers
I'm so hyperactive (like many of us) across so many channels. And I adore using social media. However, this book is a stark reminder: Blocking off massive chunks of time to focus on one problem or to think deeply is absolutely critical. We need this more than ever.
How to Train Your Brain for Content Marketing Greatness
The Way I Heard It (podcast)
Rowe hosts the Discovery Channel's popular series, Dirty Jobs. His podcast, The Way I Heard It, shares "a different take on the people and events that you thought you knew." Not only is this an amazing show at face value, it's a powerful example of how "creativity" does not mean "big." His episodes are around 11 minutes, with truly jaw-dropping stories running for just five to six minutes.
3 Hidden Lessons Behind Top Podcasts to Help Yours Stand Out
The Message & LifeAfter (podcast)
Created in partnership with Slate's podcast network, Panoply, GE's two podcasts outranked even the best from NPR on the iTunes charts. They are shining examples of how brands can take relevant, story-driven tangents away from their actual products to gain (literally) hours of attention from consumers in a week. How much does that 30-second TV spot cost again?
Final recommendation
Unthinkable (podcast)
What's it all about? Jay explains: "Unthinkable is a travel show for marketers. Instead of places, we pick topics we care about as content marketers, then go exploring. We encounter 'locals' – content marketers who live out our weekly themes – and meet expert guides who equip us with the weapons we need to continue on our journey. In the end, we believe there's something MORE to our work than all the easy, tired, conventional thinking."
Grabbing a book (or your tablet) from the list gives you a way to be productive and, at the same time, take a break from your routine. By offering a range of options – insight and inspiration – we know you'll find something to help you get unstuck and re-chart (or slightly tweak) your path to content marketing success.
What content are you reading this summer for fun, inspiration, or insight? Please share in comments.
A version of this article originally appeared in the June issue of Chief Content Officer. Sign up to receive your free subscription to our bimonthly, print magazine.
Author: Clare McDermott
Clare McDermott is the co-founder and head of strategy at Mantis Research. Follow her @clare_mcd.
Other posts by Clare McDermott


RIYA.TRAVEL let you be your individual travel knowledgeable, where you'll be able to plan your trip, holidays and make reservations easily with simply few mouse clicks. With more bikes in the nation than folks it is comprehensible that even the guests will choose this method of travel. Not solely will you discover one of the best prices on all your travel wants, you will get cash back to sweeten the deal.
The Washington state attorney common's office , which led the profitable challenge to Trump's first ban, hailed the teamwork of states" within the effort to stem the chaos over the past month." Associated legal challenges in Seattle stay pending, and a federal decide there may concern an extra ruling in opposition to the brand new travel restrictions.
The author sharing her views about Kesari MICE, the perfect amongst all corporate travel agents in India. And pickups & drop offs at the airport will peacefully be performed by Airport Travel Providers worldwide. Our small group style of travel means you may keep below the radar, travel the native way, eat the local means and sleep the native approach. You will get nice cash-back rewards whenever you travel via these on-line travel companies and might use this discounts at many alternative locations.


text:
Member Vault
Work with Simone
About S&Co
Meet Simone
Simone's entire 20+ year career has focused on serving people.
She started as a nurse assistant, working in hospitals in all different departments for 8 years. While assisting doctors in life-threatening situations or taking care of patients and their families, she learned that building relationships based on being kind, yet truthful, clear and real is not only fulfilling, but builds it deeper and makes it long lasting. When she decided to change paths completely, she got a degree in Journalism, where her passion for communicating effectively blossomed. From writing articles to producing videos, all the way to formatting radio programs, and presenting in many formats, be it in front of the camera, or not, her creative side, together with a sense of achieving a goal and being focused, flourished.
"As a journalist, I always had the sense that if one person read, or heard or watched my reports, and learned something from it, or got inspired by it, I've done my job."
Simone was born in Brazil, in the wonderful City of Rio de Janeiro. She's married in 2004, moved to the US in 2006, and has been living six blocks from the beach, in Oceanside, CA, since 2010.
Her last job was journalist and chief editor for a business magazine. There, besides interviewing CEOs and founders of companies on a daily basis, she also had to manage a team of graphic designers, journalists, and contributors. Interviews were focused around various subjects like leadership, finances, technology for business, and marketing. One key part of the position was guiding the magazine's marketing team, and receiving guidance on how to write content for the web—a time when SEO started to be extremely important.
Then social media came to change the world, and Simone became very attracted to this new way of communicating—primarily because of its instantaneous audience response. She dove right in and learned everything she could at the time—a time when not too many people knew much of it, and she was successful right from the start in getting readers to engage.
"I instantly fell in love with social media...
...Before that, when I wrote an article, I might have gotten a couple emails from readers thanking me, or congratulating me for a good job, and days later. But, when I started sharing my articles for the magazine on social media, and the comments and feedback would come right away, I mean, there was no better feeling—I got hooked!"
Marketing was a natural path to follow. As she became a social media expert, she understood that she needed to understand marketing as a whole. Social media could be a great tool if used in an efficient and knowledgeable way. Simone came to understand that, for a business to expand, a holistic approach to marketing is crucial.
She started working with all types of businesses, doing their social media management, Facebook and Instagram ads, and building their marketing funnels. She also started teaching workshops and soon enough she was giving courses on how business owners could do their own social media—and she loved it!
"I am an educator that happens to be a marketer. My most fulfilling days are when I'm coaching my course members, helping them build their online presence, and listening to all the results they've gotten from following my lessons. I could do that for the rest of my life!"
With Simone & Company, Simone is in a position to harness all her experience with so many related fields to teach a step-by-step, action-by-action blueprint to business owners, on their growth journey. From coaches, consultants and experts to speakers and authors, all the way to REALTORS® and financial advisors, Simone is able to guide them throughout their journey to become more visible online and attract more of the clients they want to work with.
"Getting overwhelmed with Digital Marketing is not what you want out of your life. Marketing can be simple. It takes just a few steps, strategically implemented and well crafted, to build your Digital Marketing presence. And yet, most Marketers make it very complicated."
Don't leave before getting a free gift!
CHOOSE YOUR GIFT HERE
© 2021. All rights reserved. Site design and maintenance by Orlof's.


text:
Blepharoneurinae zijn een onderfamilie van insecten uit de orde vliegen en muggen of tweevleugeligen (Diptera).

Taxonomie
De volgende taxa zijn bij de onderfamilie ingedeeld:
 Geslacht Baryglossa Bezzi, 1918
 Baryglossa bequaerti Bezzi, 1924
 Baryglossa emorsa Munro, 1957
 Baryglossa histrio Bezzi, 1918
 Baryglossa mimella Munro, 1957
 Baryglossa oldroydi Munro, 1957
 Baryglossa tersa Munro, 1939
 Baryglossa trulla Munro, 1957
 Geslacht Blepharoneura Loew, 1873
Blepharoneura amazonensis Lima & Leite, 1952
Blepharoneura amplihyalina Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura apaapa Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura aspiculosa Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura atomaria (Fabricius, 1805)
Blepharoneura bidigitata Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura bipunctata Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura biseriata Wulp, 1899
Blepharoneura bivittata Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura brevivittata Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura chaconi Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura cornelli Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura cyclantherae Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura diva Giglio-Tos, 1893
Blepharoneura femoralis Wulp, 1899
Blepharoneura fernandezi Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura furcifer Hendel, 1914
Blepharoneura hirsuta Bates, 1933
Blepharoneura hyalinella Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura impunctata Hendel, 1914
Blepharoneura io Giglio-Tos, 1893
Blepharoneura isolata Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura longicauda Hendel, 1914
Blepharoneura lutea Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura macwilliamsae Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura manchesteri Condon & Norrbom, 1994
Blepharoneura marshalli Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura mexicana Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura mikenoltei Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura multipunctata Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura nigriapex Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura nigrifemur Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura nigripilosa Hering, 1935
Blepharoneura osmundsonae Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura parva Hendel, 1914
Blepharoneura perkinsi Condon & Norrbom, 1994
Blepharoneura poecilogastra (Loew, 1873)
Blepharoneura poecilosoma (Schiner, 1868)
Blepharoneura pulchella (Wulp, 1899)
Blepharoneura punctistigma Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura quadristriata Wulp, 1899
Blepharoneura quetzali Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura regina Giglio-Tos, 1893
Blepharoneura ruptafascia Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura rupta (Wulp, 1899)
Blepharoneura septemdigitata Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura sinepuncta Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura splendida Giglio-Tos, 1893
Blepharoneura tau Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura thetis Hendel, 1914
Blepharoneura unifasciata Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura variabilis Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura wasbaueri Norrbom & Condon, 2010
Blepharoneura zumbadoi Norrbom & Condon, 2010
 Geslacht Ceratodacus Hendel, 1914
 Ceratodacus longicornis Hendel, 1914
 Ceratodacus priscus Norrbom & Condon, 2000
 Geslacht Hexaptilona Hering, 1941
 Hexaptilona hexacinioides (Hering, 1938)
 Hexaptilona palpata (Hendel, 1915)
 Geslacht Problepharoneura Norrbom & Condon, 2000
 Problepharoneura antiqua Norrbom & Condon, 1999

Boorvliegen

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The last few holidays have not always had the best starts. We have been rushing to the tunnel with very little spare time, getting stressed, even missing the train altogether once due to heavy traffic. So we made better plans this time and booked a later journey. Needless to say this meant we had one of the best journeys ever and arrived at Folkestone an hour early and just in time to catch the 8.20 train. So a good start in the UK and then probably the best drive down through France that we have ever had, meant we arrived at the apartment at 10.30 to a beautiful warm day.
There was a lot of dust to sweep off the terrasse and a few cleaning jobs to be done, so we knuckled down tidied up, unpacked and headed off to Geant for shopping. Now back home in Malvern Wells, we sometimes stroll to our local Spar shop, which is about the same distance away as Geant is from our place in Port Cogolin. It's a nice walk in Malvern, looking at the lovely hills, noticing houses where some new work has been done but in France the walk to Geant is a whole different experience. in fact it is an adventure all on its own! It soon became apparent that we had again timed our visit to coincide with the Harley Davidson weekend based at Port Grimaud. The roads were filled with roaring spluttering bikers on their Harleys, dodging in and out of the cars as they passed by. and the cars were not ordinary cars either, Ferraris, Astons, Porsches and the new F-Type Jag is a big hit too. We even saw our first MINI Paceman of the holiday too and that looked suitably at home in the South of France. We decided to stop at a roadside cafe and sit outside, so we could enjoy watching the Harley's fly by. There must have been hundreds of bikers screaming past us and it was exciting to be honest watching the Harleys and listening to them as they roared past.
Lunch itself was a simple Plat du Jour of Poulet Basquaise, washed down with a small pichet of local rosé and after our long journey it was a welcome refuel and tasted delicious. Off to Geant then and just a few bits as we are only here for five days, before heading off for Brescia in Italy. After unpacking the food we had a snooze, then a shower and a quick prowl round the patch to see what was going on.
It was then we discovered Charlie's Bar is closed. Disaaaaaster Darling! No interweb for us then until we find a WiFi free cafe somewhere.
A simple supper of pizza and a cake with some goats cheese to follow and we were once again pooped. An early start for us tomorrow as we are heading of to Monaco for the Historique Grand Prix so we must get tucked up early tonight. Day one then done and all perfect to plan. Let's see how tomorrow works with our drive to Bealieu Sur Mer followed by a ten minute train ride into Monaco for the Historique Grand Prix!
Categories: France, iPhone, Photo Blog, The Mille Miglia and the Dolomites Diary 2014, Travel | Permalink.
It's all great fun Gill!
UK, France, Monaco….oh, I love it! Hope everything works out well for you….so far so good. Have fun.
Thanks Loisajay yes all great fun so far.


Synopsis: Sahasaputrudu is the Telugu Version of the upcoming American supernatural superhero film Hellboy. It is based on the Dark Horse Comics character of the same name. Written by Mike Mignola. Hellboy is a super hero caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
ఎవరెస్ట్ శిఖరాన్ని అధిరోహిస్తోన్న జాకీ చాన్!
క్వెంటిన్ టారంటినో 'ఒన్స్ అపాన్ ఎ టైమ్ ఇన్ హాలీవుడ్' ట్రైలర్ వచ్చేసింది!


Save Energy. For Crisp & Clean CCTV Footage Use LED Flood Lights.
LED Flood Light is an artificial light providing even illumination across a wide area. Perfect for indoor/outdoor lighting, which increases brightness; and Brightness means safety. Also, LED Flood Lights don't give off any UV, so bugs aren't attracted to it. What is clear is that if you are after some added security in and around your property, then LED flood light bulbs do offer the ideal solution.
LED flood lights are indeed more powerful than those that are used indoors and this is simply because of the fact that they must produce enough light to turn night into day. What is clear is that if you are after some added security in and around your property, the LED flood light bulbs do offer the ideal solution with them coming in a range of strengths.
Wall Packs are powerful light fixtures that are installed in outdoor locations of commercial buildings. They use high intensity lamp heads that are energy efficient, durable, and feature low levels of light pollution. With variability in the CRI and amount of light produced, the LED wall packs can illuminate a room with the softest of lights while it can be used in hundreds to light up the complete outdoors for security purposes.
LED wall pack is the right solution for installing in commercial and even residential areas. However, when you are looking to secure the periphery of a property or just illuminate the outdoors for security reasons, LED wall packs work well.
SECURE YOUR PROPERTY TODAY WITH LED FLOOD LIGHTS AND WALL PACKS.


Annual philanthropic contributions from our corporate partners give underserved youth throughout our region access to our programs that are transforming at-risk students into leaders. We work hand-in-hand with our donors to tailor a sponsorship package advancing your philanthropic priorities as well as your public relations and marketing objectives.
For more information on becoming a corporate partner at one of the levels below, please contact Peggy Sweeney at psweeney@libertymuseum.org or call 215-925-2800, ext. 116.


text:
Tag: apple (Page 1 of 3)
Every Step You Fake: A Comparative Analysis of Fitness Tracker Privacy and Security
March 30, 2016 / Christopher Parsons
Canadians, and many people around the world, are increasingly purchasing and using electronic devices meant to capture and record their relative levels of fitness. Contemporary fitness trackers collect a broad range of data, and can include the number of floors climbed, levels and deepness of sleep, how many steps taken and distance travelled over a day, heart rates, and more. All of this data is of interest to the wearers of the devices, to companies interested in mining and selling collected fitness data, to insurance companies, to authorities and courts of law, and even potentially to criminals motivated to steal or access data retained by fitness companies.
Given the potential privacy implications associated with fitness trackers, Andrew Hilts (Open Effect/Citizen Lab), Jeffrey Knockel (University New Mexico/Citizen Lab), and I investigated the kinds of information that are collected by the companies which develop and sell some of the most popular wearable fitness trackers in North America. We were motivated to specifically understand:
Whether data which are technically collected by the wearable devices was noted in the companies' privacy policies and terms of service and, if so, what protections or assurances individuals had concerning the privacy or security of that data?
If fitness and other collected data was classified as 'personal' data by the companies in question?
Whether the information received by the individual matched what a company asserted was 'personally identifiable information' in their terms of service or privacy policies.
Our analysis depended on a mixed methodology of technical research, policy analysis, and legal/policy testing. Some of our core findings included:
All studied fitness trackers except the Apple Watch were vulnerable to Bluetooth MAC address surveillance
Garmin, Withings, and Bellabeat applications failed to use transit-level security for one or more data transmissions, leaving user data exposed.
The Jawbone UP application routinely sent out the user's precise geolocation for reasons not made obvious to the user.
Fitness tracking companies gave themselves broad rights to utilize — and in some cases, sell — consumer's fitness data
Data collected by fitness tracking companies did not necessarily match with what can be obtained through an access request.
This research was funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's Contributions Program, with additional contributions from the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, at the University of Toronto. Open Effect has created a webpage dedicated to the report and its impacts.
Download the Report (Alternate Link)
Review of Desk.PM's Publishing App (v. 1.0)
November 26, 2014 / Christopher Parsons / 6 Comments
I downloaded a copy of Desk last week, an OS X applications that is designed for bloggers by bloggers. It costs $30 from the Mac App Store, which is in line with other blogging software for OS X.
To cut to the chase, I like the application but, as it stands right now, version 1.0 feels like it's just barely out of beta. As a result there's no way that I could recommend that anyone purchase Desk until a series of important bug fixes are implemented.
What's to Love
I write in Markdown. At this point it's so engrained in how I stylize my writing that even my paper notebooks (yes, I still use those…) prominently feature Markdown so I can understand links, heading levels, levels of emphasis, and so forth. Desk uses Markdown and also offers a GUI where, after highlighting some text, you're given the option to stylize add boldface or italics, insert a hyperlink, or generally add in some basic HTML. That means that people like me (Markdown users) are happy as are (presumably) those who prefer working from a graphical user interface. Everyone wins!
In line with other contemporary writing applications (e.g. Byword, Write) the menu options are designed to just fade away while you're writing. This means there are no distractions when you're involved in writing itself and that's a good thing. You always have the option to calling up the menu items just by just scrolling somewhere in the main window. So, the menu is there when you want it and absent when you're actually working. Another win.
How to Dispel the Confusion Around iMessage Security
July 11, 2013 / Christopher Parsons / 2 Comments
Apple's hardware and communications products continue to be widely purchased and used by people around the world. Comscore reported in March 2013 that Apple enjoyed a 35% market penetration in Canada, and their desktop and mobile computing devices remain popular choices for consumers. A messaging service, iMessage, spans the entire Apple product line. The company has stated that it "cannot decrypt that data."
Apple's statements concerning iMessage's security are highly suspect. In what follows I summarize some of the serious questions about Apple's encryption schemas. I then discuss why it's important for consumers to know whether iMessages are secure from third-party interception. I conclude by outlining how Canadians who use the iMessage application can use Canadian privacy law to ascertain the validity of Apple's claims against those of the company's critics. Continue reading
iPhone Promiscuity
December 15, 2010 / Christopher Parsons / 0 Comments
I've written a fair bit about mobile phones; they're considerable conveniences that are accompanied by serious security, privacy, and technical deficiencies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Apple's iPhone has received a considerable amount of criticism in the press and by industry because of the Apple aura of producing 'excellent' products combined with the general popularity of their mobile device lines.
In this short post I want to revisit two issues I've previously written about: the volume of information that the iPhone emits when attached to WiFi networks and its contribution to carriers' wireless network congestion. The first issue is meant to further document here, for my readers and my own projects, just how much information the iPhone makes available to third-parties. The second, however, reveals that a technical solution resolves the underlying cause of wireless congestion associated with Apple products. Thus, trapping customers into bucket-based data plans in response to congestion primarily served financial bottom lines instead of customers' interests. This instance of leveraging an inefficient (economic) solution to a technical problem might, then, function as a good example of the difference between 'reasonable technical management' that is composed of technical and business goals versus the management of just the network infrastructure itself.


I felt I could identify with author Amy Cohen, for I too, am a late bloomer. I always describe myself as "latent". I always had to wait for things, and I was delighted to learn I wasn't the only one. Ms. Cohen eloquently tells her story in a humorous and captivating way. I'm positive that nearly everyone will be able to see a bit of themselves on nearly every page. Meeting someone new. Losing someone new. Starting something and not finishing it. Feeling so alive and as though you don't fit in. I see her point, in most things, except my mother is still around, and I didn't have anything remotely "connected" as she did with her widowed dad. I had much much fewer dates than she did, but my mother had much the same advice as her mother. I hated the little dating I ever did and had the same apprehension Ms. Cohen had. The book skips along at a brisk pace, with vivid recollections of her single days and nights, her father's advice, the men she met, dated, and lost, all the while keeping her sanity. Barely. Or at least what was left of it. I like to think I have a good sense of humor, and if I could have written about my mishaps instead of internalizing them, perhaps I'd have coped better. I'm so glad Ms. Cohen put pen to paper, because although we didn't share the same things, we are able to make comparisons to our own lives, and know that we are not alone. One of my favorite sayings is "It's never too late," which Amy Cohen proves in her book. Hey, I'm about to turn 50 and I'm writing a humorous book about being single at 50!
Conclusion - Very funny and beautifully observant. I couldn't put it down.


text:
The Zahara party comes to town
Posted by admin | Apr 27, 2012 | Community and Culture
South African songstress, song writer and poet Zahara is set to perform in Namibia. Born in the rural town of Phumulani in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, Bulelwa 'Zahara' Mkutukane is a cross between Tracy Chapman, India Arie and Nigeria's Asa.
She released her debut album 'Loliwe' last year and the album went platinum after only 2 weeks.The album is performed in Isixhosa and English and features spiritually uplifting ballads such as 'Ndiza','Umthwalo' which means burden or baggage as well as ' destiny'.
Her musical influences have been the late Miriam Makeba and Brenda Fassie. She has been known to say that she wants her music to touch the souls of her audience.
Zahara's music has currently taken the entertainment industry by storm. She was nominated for the South African Music Awards (SAMAS) in seven categories which include Best Newcomer, Female Artist of the Year as well as Record of the year. She will perform at the Windhoek Showgrounds during the first Afro-pop Carnival on 5 May. Local artists such as Shisani, Elemotho, Lize Ehlers, Big Ben and Smokey will also perform at the event. Tickets for her show were sold out and the organisers had to print more tickets. Tickets are still on sale at Computicket and are going for N$150 for the standard ticket and N$300 for the golden circle.
PreviousFrom Namibia with love
NextFeeding programme to be expanded
O&L unveils playground for Topnaar children
PwC helps women
Lutherans gather in Windhoek for 500th anniversary of the Reformation
Alcohol not tolerated on Poly campus – Tjivikua


Her love of entertaining over Ramadan comes with the responsibility of looking good, and this is somewhere Linda excels. A self-confessed fashion girl, she enjoys getting dressed up for an occasion and loves the Ramadan-specific collections that emerge at this time of year, particularly admiring the way women dress more modestly but still with edge. Her choice this year are long kaftans, blouses, and gowns by Ralph Lauren – "I love their elegant simplicity," she says.
Jo wears: Dress, Dhs12,430; Necklace, Dhs12,040; Shoes, Dhs5,400, all Ralph Lauren.
For Joanna Dogmoch, raising awareness for glaucoma isn't just professional – it's personal. Her son, Kyran, was diagnosed with the eye disease at four months old. "We didn't know anything about glaucoma, so when that happened it was a big shock," she recalls.
Dalia wears: Dress, Dhs38,810; Cuff, Dhs5,105; Shoes, Dhs4,300, all Ralph Lauren.
Zina wears: Dress, Dhs31,835; Shoes, Dhs1,930; both Ralph Lauren.
This article originally appeared in the June 2017 issue of Harper's Bazaar Arabia.


text:
Total Contribution (USD) 2,000,000
Total Contribution (USD) 400,000
390K 390K 390K 390K 0 0 2.0M 0 0 0
10K 10K 10K 10K 20K 0 0 0 0 0
400K 400K 400K 400K 20K 0 2.0M 0 0 0
Projects funded by Russian Federation
Project Value
Implementation of the Biennial Programme of Cooperation between UN Habitat and the Government of the Russian Federation for 2006-2007 Russian Federation 01-Jun-2006 31-Dec-2017 Closed $2,504,875
Support to the Third World Urban Forum from the Russian Federation Russian Federation 01-May-2006 31-Oct-2006 Closed $40,000
Improvement of the Institutional Base to Promote Sustainable Development Russian Federation 01-Mar-2004 31-Dec-2005 Closed $31,859
Initiation of the Operation of National and Local Urban Observatories Russian Federation 01-Mar-2004 31-Aug-2005 Closed $34,972
Sustainable city development under conditions of Seismic Hazard Russian Federation 01-Mar-2004 31-Dec-2005 Closed $17,662
Support to the Habitat Executive Bureau in Moscow provided by UN Habitat Russian Federation 02-Jan-2004 31-Dec-2005 Closed $37,307
Dissemination of Information Materials of UN Habitat among the Interested Organizations of the Russian Federation and Commonwealth of Independent States Countries Russian Federation 01-Jan-2004 31-Dec-2005 Closed $15,470
Special Human Settlements Programme for the Palestinian People 01-Oct-2003 30-Jun-2007 Closed $50,000
Support to Habitat Executive Bureau by UN Habitat and the State Committee Russian Federation 01-Jan-2002 31-Dec-2006 Closed $62,704
Projects in Russian Federation
Urban Resilience City Programmes 01-Feb-2017 31-Jan-2020 Ongoing Senegal $210,064
Assistance to schools in Voronezh region communities affected by 2010 forest fires 01-Feb-2012 31-May-2016 Closed Norway $130,600
Implementation of the Biennial Programme of Cooperation between UN Habitat and the Government of the Russian Federation for 2006-2007 01-Jun-2006 31-Dec-2017 Closed Russian Federation $6,407,212
Support to the Third World Urban Forum from the Russian Federation 01-May-2006 31-Oct-2006 Closed Russian Federation $40,000
City Planning Cadastre as a Tool for Sustainability 19-Oct-2005 20-Dec-2005 Closed $12,000
Support to the Project Formulation In Relation To Social Housing 06-Sep-2005 05-Oct-2005 Closed $18,074
Improvement of the Institutional Base to Promote Sustainable Development 01-Mar-2004 31-Dec-2005 Closed Russian Federation $31,859
Initiation of the Operation of National and Local Urban Observatories 01-Mar-2004 31-Aug-2005 Closed Russian Federation $34,972
Sustainable city development under conditions of Seismic Hazard 01-Mar-2004 31-Dec-2005 Closed Russian Federation $17,662
Support to the Habitat Executive Bureau in Moscow provided by UN Habitat 02-Jan-2004 31-Dec-2005 Closed Russian Federation $37,307
Dissemination of Information Materials of UN Habitat among the Interested Organizations of the Russian Federation and Commonwealth of Independent States Countries 01-Jan-2004 31-Dec-2005 Closed Russian Federation $15,470
Support to Habitat Executive Bureau by UN Habitat and the State Committee 01-Jan-2002 31-Dec-2006 Closed Russian Federation $62,704


We caught up with Gangsta Granny director Neal Foster, to find out why he was inspired to adapt David Walliams' story and also what the most surprising thing a granny has ever said to him.
What initially drew you to Gangsta Granny?
I am a volunteer for Camden Age UK's Good Neighbour Scheme which means I visit an elderly lady for an hour each week and David's story instantly captured the loneliness and heartache of an elderly woman who is losing contact with her family, particularly her grandson, Ben, who has started to get bored of her. So she devises a way to regain her relationship with him, which eventually leads to stealing the crown jewels from the Tower of London! I was amazed that a children's book was dealing with such an important and relevant issue for our time in such a fun and fantastic way.
Was it easy to adapt the text?
How would you describe the Gangsta Granny live adaptation?
One of the themes running through the story is Granny's daughter-in-law has an obsession with dancing, so I thought it would be fun if this takes over the show. I wrote in my first draft that I would like to set to dance and all the actors to get swept up in this dream of dancing – and to my delight the wonderful designer Jackie Trousdale created a set that is not only full of surprises, just like Granny, but seems to dance around the stage. It's a wonderful contrast with the ordinary lives everyone is living until Granny and Ben create the plan to steal the crown jewels.
For you, what makes the show so special?
The great thing about the production is that it speaks to all ages, so it's truly a family show. There's no doubt that many adults try to hide a tear towards the end as David deals with an important issue, which we then dispel with a hugely rousing fun last scene which has everyone up in their seats dancing. It's a real rollercoaster of emotions and a wonderful adventure families can all enjoy together.
Has a granny ever surprised you?


Dyson Cleaners and Spares (www.dyson.co.uk) is the most recognisable vacuum cleaner brand in the UK and the Dyson site has all the latest models and spare parts. The Dyson site has a great special offers section which gives you discounts of up to 30% and includes end of line and refurbished models giving you huge savings. Of course, here on www.ukdiscountvouchers.co.uk we have the latest discount voucher codes and promotional vouchers for Dyson to save you money at the checkout – make sure you always check here first to see the latest discounts and promotions for Dyson!
DISCOUNT VOUCHER FOR DYSON PLEASE?


Like J. B. Lenoir, Doug MacLeod doesn't need whiskey or women to get his point across. Racism and Vietnam proved inspirational to Lenoir, and MacLeod keys off such a legacy with songs addressing his own causes for discontent.
This is music with a message—the bête noire of most modern film that focuses on romance and mayhem. The cover photo of Doug MacLeod's son, Jesse, has that Henry Fonda look, so what better message movie than The Grapes of Wrath?
Anyone who has been an avid fan of both the blues and vinyl LPs for any significant length of time likely knows about Doug MacLeod. Although he started recording at the beginning of the compact-disc era (and created a fair share of CDs for labels wedded to that format), he boasts a long and proud history of not only releasing vinyl but issuing some of the best-sounding LPs of their time.
MacLeod has performed and recorded in several genres of blues, but his emphasis is as a storyteller of country blues. Born in New York, and long settled in Los Angeles, MacLeod worked his way across America, moving as a child to North Carolina and St. Louis along the way. He's played with many blues legends; written songs covered by everyone from Eva Cassidy to Albert King; been one of the most in-demand Los Angeles session musicians for decades; and issued dozens of recordings as a leader. Back in the 1990s, when AudioQuest made LPs, he recorded four excellent and great-sounding LPs that are now collector's items. Analogue Productions, which boasts a strong track record of supporting blues artists, reissued one of the AudioQuest LPs, Come to Find, and released a disc of MacLeod recordings in its direct-to-disc series. He now calls Reference Recordings home.
On the particularly personal Break the Chain, MacLeod plays all-original material. The title track, written by MacLeod and his son, deals with his childhood experience of abuse and his work to "break the chain" of such mistreatment in his family when his son was born. It's the kind of music best spread across four sides of vinyl. One side is plenty to take in at a listen because each track makes you want to slow down and absorb what just happened. This aspect of the blues continues to lure me. I never tire of listening to Pink Anderson or Tampa Red or Skip James. The same qualities resonate in MacLeod's songwriting and delivery.
MacLeod is backed by Jimi Bott on drums, Denny Croy on bass, and Oliver Brown on percussion. The liner notes detail the meaning of each song and describe what guitars are used—as well as their key.
Break the Chain was recorded "live" to 24-bit/176kHz high-res digital at Skywalker Sound in Marin County by Engineer Keith O. Johnson, who also mixed and mastered the album. Paul Stubblebine cut the lacquers from Johnson's high-res files at half-speed at 45 RPM. The sound is stunning. Instruments and vocal deliveries are well placed in space and emerge from a quiet backdrop that defines blackness. On the acoustic-based numbers, when MacLeod takes a breath, if you hear anything in the background, it's almost certainly noise from the phono section of your stereo. The aural trait makes the excellent dynamic range of the recording seem all the more potent.


As you can see, the amount of data jumps around wildly – that's because the data-dump with all genotypings is fairly large, and there are lots of days in there where no-one downloaded any genotypings, and some days where a lot of people download data – nothing much in between!
What happened there in May? Two articles were released on openSNP and Basti and Fabian held two talks (at the SIGINT and at the re:publica), so that increased positive and negative attention.
It would be great if users could upload pictures of their phenotypes and variations, for example, the shape of their heads or the form and color of their eyes. We're currently working on this, might take a while longer.
In light of the recent attacks on linkedin, last.fm and others we've switched the password-storing system from salted SHA512 to salted bcrypt-hashes. If you're interested in how that works, check out this article, Keeping passwords safe by staying up to date.
We're currently testing how well the implementation works but it's looking good, coming very soon. You'll probably not notice any changes.
We've submitted some more applications to talk at different conferences but haven't heard back from any. If we go and hold a talk somewhere, we'll link to the videos!
Thank you for your interest & help and time, we couldn't have done it without you!


CBS and EcoZone Launch Green Schools Initiative - and the Future of Green Advertising?
The CBS and Ecozone Green Schools Initiative launched last Wednesday, October 1st in Miami. The initiative features a "Green My School Contest" in which the grand prize is a $250,000 green makeover for the winning school. The money will supply the school with products and services to aid in an environmentally minded overhaul, as conducted by a professional "green schools coach." Teachers, students, administrators can enter the contest by filling out an application to the Green My School website. Among other things, they'll have to consider what being green means, and provide a written answer.
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, apparently plenty busy with green initiatives lately, was in attendance to call for submissions from Miami schools. And though Miami is the first city to host the initiative, there are plans for the contest to expand to cities across the country. San Francisco's program is now underway, too. And if it seems like there's an awful lot of corporate interest involved in a Green School contest, there is—and that's not a bad thing. Here's why.
The initiative is a result of a partnership between CBS and Eco Media, and the thrust of the campaign is, intriguingly enough (or maybe not surprising at all)—green advertising. Before you write off the whole event as greenwashing, consider how mutually beneficial this model of advertising can be. The companies offering sponsorship get good publicity, the schools reap green benefits (exactly what the 'green makeover' entails is thus far unclear), and the premium of advertising green initiatives is raised.
"Together with our partner CBS, we've created a new model for advertising. By providing funding for environmental projects and technologies through the sale of advertising, our media can be procured and sourced like any other sustainable product. Now, in addition to energy saving light bulbs and recycled paper, the simple everyday purchase of advertising can be part of a corporation's ongoing sustainability initiatives."
He raises a good point—the companies are promoting an environmentally oriented cause and elevating their brands in tandem. Hopefully the contest will create enough visibility for the model to prove successful. If you live in Miami or San Francisco, help your school and the future of green advertising by entering the Green My School Contest.


Festival speaker over all others, with sound level and battery for the whole weekend.
Thundering bass and spinning sound pressure. Very robust. Outstanding battery life.
The battery could be more protected. Animal.
Two years ago, we tested Soundbox, a success story where three Danish youths lacked a party speaker for the Roskilde Festival. They found none so they built their own and launched it on Kickstarter, where it made success. Now they are back with an even more cruel sequel. As its predecessor, it is designed to be used at festivals, and consequently built as a caravan. It cope with large temperature differences, to be lost in the ground or that someone spills his beer on it. Despite the size and weight, two people can easily carry it around in the powerful handles.
However, this is a branded sound cannon that has no special features. You can stream music with Bluetooth or connect with an AUX cable. That's it. On the other hand, you can now choose whether indoors or outdoors, so you can use the speaker all year long. Indoors, the bass boosts and the sound adjusts to more reasonable levels. The battery is more powerful and now also shows load level. At the highest volume, Soundbox 2 plays impressive 40 hours, and if you play without earplugs for 100 hours! You can also bring extra battery if that is not enough.
We already described the predecessor as "a box of Danish dynamite", and now the boys have increased the volume resources by 40 percent. This means that it goes up to quite crazy 122 dB! It's like standing on the first row of a rock concert, which definitely gives sore ears. The volume control goes literally to 11! There is no hocus pocus involved, it also has 3 x 72 watt class D amplifiers and dual 10 inch elements. Therefore, it plays not only high, but clean and effortless. That's why it's hard to get rid of raw rock songs and dance to electronic dance music in front of Soundbox. You may start bleeding your nosebleed, but it's cool until it's over.
If you want to organize your own party at the festival's campground, there is no more suitable than Soundbox 2. The speaker is capable of unprecedented processing, unbreakable temperatures and a shower in beer. It is not directly light, but two people can easily carry it in the handles. It is also the only party speaker in the size class that has a battery that lasts for several days. And if you have a spare battery, you can manage for an infinite period of time. But above all it plays terribly high and has a bass that makes it freak in pants. However, that does not mean that sounds bad; Soundbox has sufficient horsepower to control the music as well.


How does Yuda's dad know about her smoking? How can he be so bad at making soup? Will Yuda be able to replace that phone? Will I stop asking questions like I don't know the answer already? Keep reading to find out!


Critiques Your. Shining Inspiration How. What Resumes Look. What Your Resume Should.
Shining Inspiration How Does. What Resumes Look Like. What Your Resume Should Look. Peaceful Design What Is. What Is A Resume What. Marvellous Design What A. Free Resume Samples U0026.
Resume Templates, What A Resume Should Look Like was posted March 4, 2017 at 6:49 pm by Resume Templates . More over What A Resume Should Look Like has viewed by 6919 visitor.
Resume Templates, What A Resume Looks Like was posted July 8, 2017 at 1:00 am by Resume Templates . More over What A Resume Looks Like has viewed by 2764 visitor.
Resume Templates, What A Good Resume Looks Like was posted March 16, 2017 at 10:42 am by Resume Templates . More over What A Good Resume Looks Like has viewed by 6762 visitor.


text:
Catalyzing realistic solutions for climate change.
The Task Force
Our task is to reduce climate change by applying an overwhelming amount of force to some of the biggest levers to reduce carbon and other climate warming emissions.
Through technology innovation, policy change, and thought leadership, the Clean Air Task Force drives impact to prevent catastrophic climate change through realistic solutions.
Examining All Options with an Open Mind
Provide the world with a vision of practical, resilient pathways to a zero carbon energy system.
Create a normal global research and development, commercial, regulatory, and social ecosystem in which nuclear technology can flourish in order to decarbonize global energy production.
Redirect the production and use of bioenergy so that it contributes to—rather than undermines—decarbonization and climate stability.
Accelerate the adoption of carbon capture technologies to prevent CO2 emissions from power generation and industrial sources.
Ensure the adoption of U.S. emission standards on U.S. fossil power plants to zero out U.S. power sector carbon emissions by 2050.
Catalyze deep, global reductions in methane and black carbon emissions to help stave off the risk of irreversible changes to our climate.
CATF is a group of climate and energy experts with decades of collective knowledge and experience.
We are scientists, engineers, MBAs, policy experts, lawyers and communications professionals who achieve impact through technology innovation, policy advocacy, and thought leadership.
Clean Air Task Force and Energy Options Network Advanced Supercritical Geothermal Power Systems Workshop (Washington, DC May 7, 2019)
CO₂ EOR Yields a 37% Reduction in CO₂ Emitted Per Barrel of Oil Produced
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Kurt Waltzer testimony before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on USE IT Act
Testimony at Public Hearing on Proposed NSPS for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed EGUs
Carbon Capture & Storage in the United States Power Sector
Fuels Without Carbon: Prospects and the Pathway Forward for Zero-Carbon Hydrogen and Ammonia Fuels
Health Risks in Pennsylvania from Oil and Gas Air Pollution – UPDATE


text:
layout: song
title: 'Patreon Q&A (August 2021)'
category: tip_technique
slug: "383"
tags: [Tips & Techniques, Strumming, Learning Chords, Questions & Answers]
date_published: 2021-08-13
yt_video_id: nMsgoQIzqhM
patreon_lesson_available: true
patreon_lesson_url: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54874926
---

Hey there friends! Here's a Q&A video for August 2021, where I'll be answering questions sent in by you all, my fine supporters over [on my Patreon page](http://patreon.com/songnotes).

{% include youtube_embed.html yt_id = page.yt_video_id %}

## Video timestamps:

- 0:45 Playing G with only 2 fingers
- 1:44 Strumming & rhythm in Ring of Fire
- 3:21 Light Brushes When Strumming
- 6:57 Practice Routines & How I Learn Songs
- 10:21 How to print color PDFs in black-and-white mode
- 12:31 Meaning of parentheses in tabs & chord sheets
- 16:35 Do you need to memorize the notes on the fretboard?

## Links I reference

- Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash ([video & sheet music](https://playsongnotes.com/lessons/134/))
- Learning the 12 Notes ([video & Patreon PDF](https://playsongnotes.com/lessons/356/))
- Playing G with 2 Fingers ([video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv93Gnfiux0))
- Which Pick I Use, and Why ([video](https://playsongnotes.com/lessons/300/))
- Justin Sandercoe & Tammy: Pick & Strumming Advice ([video](https://youtu.be/2nBs43BUUhk?t=321))


Susan Sieg Trusted Service Every Step of the Way!
Specializing in Sherwood Park, Alberta! The Place to Be!
On line, by phone or in person, I know your experience with my professional services will be a rewarding one. This website will allow you to access all available property in the Sherwood Park & Edmonton area. I invite you to join my 'members-only', total access service level. Give me a call, when you are ready for your next real estate adventure.
Are you looking to buy a home? Not sure where to start? Call Susan Sieg Real Estate at 780-686-0068. New Listings for the Sherwood Park & Edmonton Real Estate market appear daily on MLS. I can have my real estate resources provide new Listings emailed to You the same time us REALTORS do. Call me to set you up. It's that easy! Be one of the first to know about the latest listings that match your want list.
Are you thinking about selling your home? No matter which market you're in, you can use the marketing programs and experience of a qualified real estate agent like me to help sell your home quickly and at the right price. Call Susan for a FREE Home Evaluation!
Since 2007, Susan has lived in Sherwood Park which has been a great environment with all the amenities of a large city but a small town feel. Living in Calgary for 25 years prior to that has really made her appreciate just how nice it is to be in a smaller community while still being close to a large city center.


A website design is now more relevant than ever before. In todays world, access to information, products, and services is literally at your finger tips. We all seemed to have grown to want something and we want it now and business are now taking advantage of this. Although getting an on-line presence for your business is easier then ever before and almost anyone can now build their own website. The question here however, is will the website do what it's meant to do i.e. get new customers, drive sales, improve brand recognition, and product/services awareness?
We have a process here at Web Project Studios that we go through to deliver a Responsive Website Design which works for your business. Applying an Agile Web Development Methodology, we are able to plan work on your project keeping you engaged with the whole website design and build process while guiding you through the development stages. Our team have over 15 years of technical experience and skills behind them to deliver sites that actually work for you.