FanPro had our largest booth ever, shared with Iron Wind Metals, and we also had a couple of the Virtual World Entertainment BattleTech pods there. We got to talk to a ton of fans, and ran a successful instance of our "Booth Runner" game for the second year in a row.
We had awesome sales of our new products, including Street Magic for Shadowrun and Total Warfare for Classic BattleTech.
Total Warfare looks really, really awesome. It's so gratifying to see something that we worked so hard on come out in a virtually flawless manner. The hardcopy is gorgeous, the best-looking book FanPro has ever done, and it totally brings Classic BattleTech up to — and maybe above — the production values of other modern miniature games.
Shadowrun, Fourth Edition had brisk sales and won two ENnie Awards, for Best Rules and Best Product.
We promoted Degenesis as much as possible, with limited resources, and a lot of people seem enthusiastic about it.
Our Dodgeball team won two 3AM games, including a victory over the White Wolf team.
We had great service and fabulous rooms at the Hilton, had some good meals, productive meetings, and good times during the evening.
Guardians of Order's A Game of Thrones RPG got a bunch of 2nd place ENnies — and deserved first place in at least one, but was almost certainly hurt by GoO's lack of support for the game over the year.


What would happen if you decided to take an extended vacation? Would you still have the same business results when you returned?
I met a business owner recently who told me an interesting story. His business was 15 years old and he had approximately 50 employees. A couple of years ago, he decided to take a vacation to Europe for a month. After all, his business had turned a profit every month for 13 years. He deserved it.
Off he went to enjoy the fruits of his many years of labor. He had a grand time knowing all was well back home. But on his return, he discovered all was not well. For the first time in 13 years his company lost money while he was gone.
How could that be? He had 50 employees to keep things going while he was gone. Why did he lose money?
The sad truth is that even though he had many employees to accomplish the work of his business, he was such an integral part of everything that got done that the business couldn't run without him.
Think about it. Can your business run without you?
Whether you're currently a business of one or 100, now is not too soon to make sure it will. Identify the steps you can take to help your business be successful whether you're sitting in your office or relaxing several thousand miles away.
Denise O'Berry helps small business owners identify and execute the steps to grow their business. Visit http://www.smallbiz-bootcamp.com for small business building tools.
Could 2015 Be the Year of the Real-Time Small Biz Mobile Marketer?
Most of us remember going to at least one garage sale in our lives. It may have been called a yard sale, garage sale or flea market.
If small business had no important outside audiences, it wouldn't exist.But since they do have external "publics," it's doubly unfortunate when those same small business owners seem unconcerned about the very outside folks whose behaviors can place a choke-hold on their business!And worse, are so casual about public relations, the best way to move those behaviors in their direction.
As a specialist in getting restaurants open, it is surprising how many people ask, "How can I get out of my restaurant?" Reasons for this question vary greatly, from a death in the family to a merger with another firm, to the end of a lease.Selling your restaurant requires quality prior planning if you are going to realize the maximum value for the business.
Why should you do informative talks to smaller groups?Informative talks to smaller groups allow you more intimacy with the audience. You will be able to more closely connect with their needs and their responses to your speech.
The FTC- Mighty Federal Trade Commission has unilaterally decided to change the franchise rule. They changes are sure to hurt American business, Franchisors and the over 400,000 Franchisees in the United States today.
If a customer owes your local business money, it's hard not to feel angry, like you want to do anything possible to get your money back. But the days of going all out to collect on a debt over.
Looking for ways to boost your cash flow? As a small business consultant, I make these recommendations to my cash strapped small business clients:1. Shoeboxes are for shoes, not business records.
Why are Chambers a good launching pad?Chambers provide you with more ways to get to know the business community than most organizations. I was once elected President of a Chamber and the Board strived to get businesses involved with each other.
There are almost as many opinions and views on marketing as there are companies to market. The big names and multinationals will have an extraordinary amount of funding set aside in which to convey their marketing message to the masses.
If you're starting your own business or currently work for a start-up, you wear a lot of hats. Any disruption in your business can eat up hours of your time and kill your productivity.
Looking for a Business to Run in the New Revitalized Downtown Area?
Looking for a place to add a Quick Lube away from your Super Wal-Mart Competitor? Down Town Revitalization, Why You Should Be Part of Such a Committee.A study showed that within the next five years 20% of LOF- Lube, Oil and Filter Independent Owners said they had plans on adding one or more facilities.
Cleaning concrete is tough and there is an easy way and a hard way. There is one thing you need to understand when you are pressure washer cleaning concrete; the concrete cannot always be made to look brand new again after it has been stained.
When a regulator finds a target to go after to collect fees to insure next years budget, often it is a small business. In fact the definition of a small business includes what normal people might even think of as a medium sized business.
There are countless ways to save your business money. Unfortunately, many Australian businesses are overlooking them, or simply don't have the time to go searching them out.


Our beloved Spike, a 17 year old local boy, was involved in a serious road accident in Brighton on the 29th November 2018. He has suffered a severe head injury and has a long road to recovery ahead of him. This crowdfund has been set up by his friends to support his ongoing rehabilitation, in any way that helps Spike and his family. Spike is the loveliest gentlest boy, a talented actor and musician who is the centre of a huge friend group and deeply loved by all. Any donation however small will be gratefully received.
Spike is currently receiving specialist treatment at Haywards Heath; please see below for updates.
After nearly 5 months (or, 132 days but who's counting?!) Spike has left ICU . He has now embarked on the next stage of his journey at The Children's Trust, Tadworth, where he will receive intensive rehabilitation. He has settled in well and is very happy to be out of the hospital environment.
We want to thank you all once again for all the support you have given. Support that has enabled us to be at Spike's side every single day of his time in hospital, giving him encouragement, and sharing his good days and his more difficult days. The truth is, this would have been very difficult to do without the donations you have all made over the past months. Going forward, we will continue to be by his side, assisting in his rehab and learning the skills we will need to help him when he comes home.
We say again, being with Spike every day would have been very difficult without your help .
However, we now feel it is only right that we do not take any more donations . You have all done enough, more than enough, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Hey people! I know im replying to this late but im in hospital so don't blame me!! I like to take a minute to thank all of you for donating (I wish I could get that money) to every last one of you. I am pleased to say that im going to Tadworth this wednesday, if you don't know thats like the next big step for me, theres no hospital room, just my own bedroom and I couldn't be happier about the move. I like to thank you all for donating but I dont have the time to mention all of you. But im just saying that im making a great recovery ( im even typing all this out which is new) and this wednesday im going to my next step towards my recovery and I couldn't thank you enough for all your prayers and candles and donations. Thats all from me, I will talk to you either when im in Tadworth or I've made a recovery. Either way, like the great Terminator once said: I'll be back.
We thought it was time for us to give everyone an update on how Spike is doing.
The last six weeks have seen remarkable changes and improvements in Spike. He is now able to communicate with a letter board and by typing out words on his iPad. He can operate the iPad and play simple games. He recognizes all his friends and family and seems to have long and short term memory, although sometimes he does forget things but this is to be expected with his type of injury.
He is standing for a few minutes with assistance and using a type of bike while sitting in a chair, to exercise his arms and legs . All his muscles appear to be receiving signals from the brain. This weekend, after 107 days, he took his first breaths completely off the ventilator/life support - it was for a period of 12 minutes. This is a very significant step as we are sure you will all realise.
Spike still has a very long road of rehab in front of him, but we are hopeful that he will be home before the end of the year, where he will continue his recovery.
The effort and determination that Spike has put in over the last months has been truly amazing. Not once has he stepped back from any challenge. On one occasion when he was standing he put in so much effort that the three physios and the Matron of the Ward were all crying. We are proud of him beyond words. While at times we crumble, he is, at all times, a rock. He is the bravest of the brave and it is a true privilege to be in his company every day . He wants us to send his love and thanks to you all, for all the support you have given his family.
Spike has made amazing progress in the last couple of weeks. He is now fully conscious and having longer periods of breathing independently. He is alert and also freely moving his limbs. He recognises family and friends and has started communicating via an alphabet board- both writing and reading. His memory appears to be intact and he has asked for books and films to keep him entertained. He is continuing to work very hard with the physios and speech therapists to restore more function to his body. It is less than three months since his accident and in terms of a severe traumatic brain injury this is still very early days so this news is very encouraging.


This post is inspired by the news article I read at NYPost about wedding wows.
Wedding photography has indeed come a long way. It used to be very traditional and monotonous - couple picture with parents, couple picture with the groom's side of the family, etc.
Now, there's the prenup shoot, the on the day wedding shoot and on some areas trash the dress is also very popular.
Prenup photos are used on invites, venue design, AVP presentation and so on. Most prenup shoots are themed depending on what the couple wants. I saw a couple doing an underwater prenup and then one couple who had prenup at the cemetery.
On the wedding day itself photo shoots has also become more elaborate, more dramatic and more tedious. Wedding photographers nowadays have a certain "forte" on their photos and couples usually pick who suits them best.
Trash the dress is done after the wedding where the bride wears a mock up wedding gown and poses on "trashy" spots like beach, side of a road, hill, etc.
Personally, wedding photos are a gem. It can really help rekindle the fire within and will serve as a constant reminder that it marriage was a plunge you took with all eyes open and a smiling face.


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Stars Who Can't Stand Jennifer Lopez
By Barbara Pavone/Updated: March 17, 2021 3:40 pm EST
Everything Jennifer Lopez touches turns to gold. A successful singer and actress, the mama of two has found success on the music charts, in Las Vegas (her Planet Hollywood residency set a record when it surpassed $1 million in ticket sales), on the small screen (both as the star of Shades of Blue and the host of World of Dance), and even on the big screen in a slew of romantic comedies.
As of 2021, J.Lo is worth an impressive $400 million. Despite all of her notable accomplishments, however, she hasn't always had as much success in love ... nor on a personal level with her peers and fellow celebs. As it turns out, Jenny from the Block has reportedly been making enemies in Hollywood. Here are the stars who can't stand Jennifer Lopez.
Mariah Carey claims she doesn't know her
The Lopez-Carey feud has played out since the early 2000s, and it all began with four little words Mariah Carey once uttered to a German reporter: "I don't know her."
Both stars have repeatedly been asked about the comment and they simply can't seem to decide whether they like each other or not. When Andy Cohen brought up the beef on his show, Watch What Happens Live, in 2014, Jennifer Lopez played the whole thing off, saying, "I don't have a feud against her at all. I know from back in the day I've read things that she's said about me that were not the greatest, but we have never met. Like, we don't know each other." She added, "I would love to meet her and I would love to be friends with her."
However, she sang quite the different tune during a 2016 appearance on The Wendy Williams Show. "[Carey] does say that. She's forgetful, I guess!" she slammed. "We've met many times." That same year, Carey spoke to Andy Cohen about the feud and stood her ground, reiterating, "I don't know her. What am I supposed to say?"
Following Carey's disastrous New Year's Eve performance that December, Lopez found an opportunity to throw the subtlest shade. When an Instagram user posted about the trainwreck show, writing, "Ever seen an accident you couldn't take your eyes away from? That was her tonight!", Lopez liked the post.
Brandy took Mariah Carey's side
Brandy seemingly picked sides in the ongoing Lopez-Carey feud when, in July 2017, she took to Instagram to share a photo of herself hugging Mariah Carey with a simple three-word caption many believed was overflowing with shade: "#SheKnowsMe". Almost as soon as the singer uploaded the snap, followers were all over her, speculating that the hashtag was surely in reference to Mimi's famous "I don't know her" comment.
The songstress was quick to deny the drama, amending the caption to read: "Oh My God, what happened?? I swear to Goodness I don't know what the fuss it about. I love this pic and now everyone thinks I'm throwing shade?? At who???" she asked. "This is funny. Can't take this one down, I love this picture and whenever I'm throwing shade (light) it's not questionable, you know that I am!!!" she continued before issuing a non-apology. "Also, I've met her several times like the several seats that should be taken, she does know me," she quipped.
As for Carey, she had something to say too, commenting on Brandy's post with a simple "I sure do!"
Nicki Minaj wanted her to 'scoot over'
Welcome to the battle of the divas! Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez first exchanged jabs during a 2012 American Idol episode when Minaj performed and the latter was working as a judge. After the rapper finished her set, she asked, "I was hoping maybe I could come back and be a guest judge. JLo, can you scoot over a little bit?" Awkward!
Things got even icier when Lopez quipped back, "I don't know if there's enough room for both of us." Not letting it go, Minaj got fired up and told The Hollywood Reporter backstage, "She didn't seem to be having it but she gonna have it" before trying to smooth things over, saying, "We were just joking around."
Fast forward to 2015, however, and things between the two didn't seem to be any better. When Lopez opened the American Music Awards with a medley of songs that included an excerpt from Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda," there was one person in the audience who appeared to be totally unimpressed: Minaj herself.
As the camera cut to Minaj, her emotionless face undeniably said it all, but when a fan tweeted the clip and proclaimed "Damn JLo... Nicki Minaj facial expression says it all," she fired back, explaining, "LOL Says what all? I'm looking at my own face on the screen when I'm looking to the right. I turn back and look at her."
Rihanna dubbed her 'desperate'
Almost as soon as Jennifer Lopez shared a snap of herself chilling with Drake backstage at her Las Vegas show in December 2016, the rumor mill began turning, reporting that the pair was dating. The caption she used for the pic may have been tame — "Look who rolled up to my show tonight to say hi!!" — but the hashtag she chose to add (#lovehim) sure wasn't and neither was the follow-up post. The singer sure didn't help matters any when she uploaded an image of the Canadian rapper giving her a bear hug and looking rather cozy snuggling up to her.
While some didn't believe the headlines, Drake's on-again, off-again love interest, Rihanna, sure seemed to take the posts to heart and was none too impressed. According to an unnamed insider who spoke with In Touch, she felt like she had suffered "the ultimate betrayal" and dubbed Lopez "desperate" and a "traitor." After all, the two fierce ladies used to be tight and RiRi is said to have confided in Lopez about her tumultuous relationship with the hip-hop star.
Although Rihanna never publicly addressed the issue, she did appear to throw some major shade in the most subtle of ways when, in December 2016, she suddenly unfollowed Lopez on Instagram.
Rosie Perez called her a 'biatch'
On the surface, it seems like Rosie Perez and Lopez, who have known each other for decades (they met in 1991 at an open casting call for In Living Color's Fly Girl dancers when Perez was their choreographer and Lopez was a rising star), should share a great rapport. But despite having a lot in common — they're both dancers of Puerto Rico descent, who grew up in New York — according to Perez's 2014 memoir, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life (via New York Post) there's no love between them.
In the book, Perez recalled their time working together on the show and took the opportunity to paint Lopez in a seriously negative light. "All of the girls were coming into my office complaining how she was manipulating wardrobe, makeup, and me, all to her advantage," she wrote, accusing Lopez of acting like "some ghetto biatch, screaming and pounding her chest!"
Although Lopez left In Living Color after just two seasons, Perez accused the star of keeping their feud alive long after they parted ways. In the book, she portrayed the singer as being two-faced, saying she made "disparaging comments" about her in Hollywood, then acted friendly. "She came over to me, smiling, saying hello as if nothing had happened," Perez recalled of an encounter the pair had at a club. "I should've let it go, played it off too. Instead, I killed her with my biting tongue," she concluded. Wow.
Jenna Dewan thinks she's too fake
Jennifer Lopez and Jenna Dewan seemed to get along just fine when they both appeared on NBC's World of Dance. The reality dance competition, which premiered in 2017, saw Lopez taking on the role of executive producer and judge while Dewan acted as host and mentor. The pair, who are both dancers, never showed any signs of animosity on the small screen, but according to OK! magazine [via Gossip Cop], the vibe was very different behind the scenes.
"Jenna can't stand Jen's over-the-top theatrical fakery," the outlet quotes an unnamed source as saying. "Jen never fails to ham it up when the cameras are rolling, and she hijacks the show. It seems she'd prefer if Jenna just stayed in the background. Every situation, even off camera, is micromanaged by JLo, and Jenna feels very excluded," the insider concluded.
The alleged feud may need to be taken with a big grain of salt, however. Following the story's publication, Gossip Cop reported reaching out to an unnamed show producer, as well as Dewan's rep, and being told that the reports of beef on the set were absolutely not true.
Ojani Noa blames her for everything
Although Lopez's short-lived marriage to Cuban waiter Ojani Noa ended in 1998, it seems her ex still can't stand her. Despite the fact that they were only married for nine months, Noa has been trying to slander his former flame and keep his name in the news by any means possible.
In 2006, he set out to publish a tell-all book dubbed The Unknown Truth: A Passionate Portrait of a Serial Thriller, which Lopez stopped with a lawsuit, claiming that her ex-hubby was breaking their confidentiality agreement. She was awarded $545,000 in damages and Noa was slapped with a court order, which forbid him from "criticising, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging" Lopez.
Just three years later, he made headlines again when he threatened to release videos taped during the pair's honeymoon, showing the pop star "in a revealing lack of clothing, and in sexual situations, especially in the hotel room," causing her to file a $10 million lawsuit against him.
Meanwhile, during a 2016 appearance on Million Dollar Matchmaker, he dumped blame on his former wife, saying she caused their split and claiming, "I was looking forward to being with her for the rest of my life. It didn't happen. She made the choice of her career instead of me." Talk about being bitter!
Mariah Carey continued to throw shade at J.Lo in her 2020 memoir
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It seems Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez won't be burying the hatchet anytime soon. When Mimi published her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, in September 2020, she not only revealed the root of her feud with J.Lo (finally!), but she also made sure to throw some serious shade her way.
In the book, Carey slams her ex-husband, Tommy Mottola, the then-Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, accusing him of trying to ruin her career and getting Jennifer Lopez involved, per Hollywood Life. As the outlet notes, a 23-year-old Carey married a 44-year-old Mottola in 1993 but divorced him in 1998 because he was "controlling." The songstress claims that Mottola tried to "sabotage" the Glitter soundtrack, writing that her decision to sample Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Firecracker" on the movie's lead single, "Loverboy," "did not go unnoticed by Sony executives." She says that "after hearing my new song, using the same sample I used, Sony rushed to make a single for another female entertainer on their label (whom I don't know)." That's right: she went there. Rather than naming Lopez in the allegation, Carey reverted back to her infamous comment.
For the record, Lopez did sample "Firecracker" on "I'm Real" that year, but Carey's convinced she got the last laugh. "After all that sh*t, 'Loverboy' ended up being the best-selling single of 2001 in the United States," she concluded.

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Painful redirects
It is easier this late in my transition. Reframing that is. Earlier this week I had an interview for a professional opportunity. It wasn't my finest hour. At the end of the day I am disappointed in myself. Transition is full of learnings – successes and failures. I thought today I might share a little about how I've learned to reconcile the less than stellar events along the way….
At this moment I am frustrated with myself for not doing better. The rich data and conclusions that I had to share barely came out. In the moments since I have comforted myself with a continuous stream of negative self-talk. Ever been there? How could I have blown it? In a spectacular fashion I might add…..
In my book I talk about techniques to help us reframe a situation. Re-framing contributes in two ways; it acknowledges that there will be hits and misses during transition, and it embraces perspective – an incredible gift. In transition we need to learn from the misses but not get stalled by them.
In my book I introduce a technique called externalizing. It helps you bring objectivity to an experience. It asks women to change adjectives to nouns. By adopting this approach I would say, "you are not the problem. The problem is the problem." For example a friend of mine is very angry about her transition's length. The anger is a mix of many emotions – including shame and a real fear that she'll never be able to get the job she desires. She is very connected to how it might look – this extended job search.
For her this technique would ask her to change an adjective – like being angry – to a noun. Instead of saying, "I am so angry," the woman would talk about "How long the anger had been influencing her." The technique challenges my friend to redirect her energy away from negative self-talk and towards more positive activities. It puts separation between her and her emotions.
Nelson Mandela in his Long Walk to Freedom said, "do not judge me by my success. Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."
I find that my stumble earlier in the week was a gift. It helped me recalibrate – at a critical time. It brought me back to reality. I had been a bit untethered.
A week or so ago my publisher asked me for a list of people who could possibly write a forward for my book. Not all books get forwards. The mere question sent me into the stratosphere. It was a sign – a good sign – she and her publishing house really believe in my project.
The gap between these two experiences was sobering. The gift is that it has helped me hunker down on finishing the book. It reminded me of the importance of bringing honesty to the experience of transition. An honesty that from my viewpoint know one has cared to do before. Yes there are painful days – even those days when the pain is self-inflicted.
Your transition will be characterized by wins and losses. I hope that you have the presence of mind to bring objectivity and grace to your worst moments. Within each is a gift – waiting for an appropriate frame.
A Simple Direction
Three of us had lunch. We got together because one of our crew was embroiled in a complex issue at work. We listened to facts. We agreed. We disagreed. We offered opinions. Two minutes before parting the two of us not in the spotlight that day gave quick updates. I told the story about my editor's pre-Holiday remark, "I am finally hearing YOUR voice." She said it to me after patiently reviewing draft upon draft of my book. Out of the blue a note arrived a few days after our lunch…. Continue reading…
The start….
"It was who he was, not what he did," said Governor Andrew Cuomo of his late father in a eulogy earlier this week. Mario Cuomo, himself governor of New York from 1983-1994, died on January 1st. I have long been an admirer of Mario Cuomo's. Not so much because of his politics or any specific cause he trumpeted. I loved hearing him speak. He was one of the best orator's I've ever heard. If you aren't familiar with him he is a guy who spoke of gun violence not with statistics but a heartfelt lament. "Too many children hear the sound of gunfire before ever hearing the sound of a symphony." (DNC 1992) Andrew was right, there was no separation between what he did and who he was. You could just tell – his gift served as a mouthpiece for his soul. Continue reading…
Your gift….
Passion. These days I think the word is grossly overused. Society has toggled on its meaning for me over the past decades. When I was a kid I was first introduced to the word though Catholicism as it was used to describe the experience of Christ in the days between Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday, as in the passion of Christ. Later passion was linked to intimacy. And more recently passion is referenced everywhere as the expression of our heart's truest voice. Our bliss. Continue reading…
A torn little scrap of paper. Hot pink if you must know. It was once a post it note. The adhesive is long gone. I found it in the rubble that constitutes the contents of my day bag. In spite of its humble origins and slightly dog-eared presentment it was a life saver. A simple gift. Continue reading…
A special gift….
Yesterday we froze while sitting at Gillette Stadium for the MIAA State Championship game between Holliston and Wahconah. There were six games being played, all match-ups of division rivals of winning Massachusetts High School teams. We were there to see my nephew, a sophomore, who played in the final minutes of the game. While I am sure it was thrilling for him to be down on the field where the Patriots play my take on the game happened on an entirely different level. I was focused on the contributions of one of his teammates whose efforts seemed extraordinary. Almost magical. Continue reading…
Walking with thanks…
"Thank you," I wrote in an email last Friday. The recipient was one of a group of women who have graciously offered to read early drafts of my book. I complete chapters and ship them off for review and critique. I wait on pins and needles to hear their response. What comes back always requires me to do a lot of re-work. While humbling this couldn't be a more energizing experience. In the moment that I wrote that email I realized just how inadequate the phrase 'thank you' seemed. Thank you. Continue reading…
Time and Transition
Where do you invest your time? Seems like an overly simplistic question doesn't it? Time. I am in a zone where every minute matters so I am regularly thinking about time. Does your time allocation say anything about where you are in your transition? Continue reading…
In search of voice
Voice. To me voice represents the means by which we communicate what we care about to others. It might best be described as the framework we offer to others about ourselves. While oral…it also has significant non-verbal components. How do you think about voice? Continue reading…
A mantra
"You get to decide how you show up," I said as I spoke with a roomful of women. We were talking about transition and the stress that can accompany its triggers. We'd spent the past ten minutes sharing stories about the obstacles that can get in our way….everyday. A boss. A difficult mother-in-law. A husband who is channeling the 1950's. An illness. An upcoming marriage. Retirement. Tons of life events can qualify. Most of us have experienced at least one of these. Here's the tricky part. What impact have you allowed it to have on your day? Your demeanor? Continue reading…


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Q: The $PATH added to .bash_profile is not working after reboot I am new to Ubuntu!
And I am trying to setup manually Maven by adding Maven directory into $PATH. I created .bash_profile file in my home directory. The file contains this:
export PATH=/opt/devel/tools/apache-maven-3.3.3/bin:$PATH

And then on a terminal, I run
source .bash_profile

Everything works fine and I can see the version after running mvn -version. But after rebooting laptop, running mvn gets the following error:
The program 'mvn' can be found in the following packages:
 * maven
 * maven2
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>

Could you tell me what I am missing please? Any help would be appropriate!
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The output of echo $PATH is:
tuandang@Inspiron-N4030:~$ echo $PATH

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games

A: First Please note that adding envs to the .bash_profile is not a temporary as indicated in other answer, but your problem is adding in non-suitable place since .bash_profile is called when you login from console which I don't think your case. Please Read the rest and find your solution:
Quoted from http://www.joshstaiger.org/archives/2005/07/bash_profile_vs.html:

When you login (type username and password) via console, either
  sitting at the machine, or remotely via ssh: .bash_profile is executed
  to configure your shell before the initial command prompt.
But, if
  you've already logged into your machine and open a new terminal window
  (xterm) inside Gnome or KDE, then .bashrc is executed before the
  window command prompt. .bashrc is also run when you start a new bash
  instance by typing /bin/bash in a terminal.

So as I suppose you logged in and use the terminal from inside then you should use the .bashrc instead. run this command:
echo 'export PATH=/opt/devel/tools/apache-maven-3.3.3/bin:$PATH' >>~/.bashrc

Then source it:
source .bashrc

For more information please read this
If you want your variables to be used in .bash_profile also you can do this trick. Add all of your variables in .bashrc then source it from .bash_profile. Add this to your bash_profile:
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
   source ~/.bashrc
fi

Now when you login to your system whenever it's from a console or GUI you'll get your environment.

A: You can add your PATH to ~/.profile
~./bash_profile does not affect terminal emulators, like gnome-terminal, that are started after you log into system.
As an option you can setup PATH in /etc/environment globally.

A: Maythux is correct, the variable was declared local, but for it to be seen as a global variable by the system it would have to be exported.
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
    . ~/.bashrc
fi

Also works in .bash_profile to source $HOME/.bashrc

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Henri van Noordenburg —
Apr 22 – Apr 30, 2021
still water is a new body of work that explores effects on the natural environment due to global warming. The images are created by drawing with a knife and sandpaper onto an inkjet print. At times the nude figures will appear in the image questioning the survival of humanity in sometimes nightmarish landscapes, while other compositions are reminiscent of an oasis that once was.
Simulating hopeful futures through manipulation of landscapes, using famous Dutch artists as a reference point, the exhibition interrogates the actions of industrial human activity. still water renders these actions synonymous with a symbolic Hell, and champions a return to the Divine, not in a religious context, but towards the ultimate divinity of nature.
Composition L 2018 – 2020
Hand Carved ink on Hahnemühle
Composition LXI 2020
Composition LXII 2020
Composition LI 2020 – 2021
Composition IL 2020 – 2021
Composition LVIII 2020
Composition LXIII 2021
$2500 Framed
Composition LXIV 2021
Composition LXV 2021
Composition LXVIII 2021
Composition LIV 2021
Composition LXIX 2020 – 2021
Composition LXVI 2021
Composition LXVII 2021
Composition LXX (a-e) 2021
23 x 16.5 cm each piece
Composition LXXI 2020 – 2021
Composition XLV 2019
Composition XLVIII 2019
Composition LVI 2020
Composition XLVI 2019
Composition XLVII 2019
Achuthan Apajasekar — 'Solitude No 1' from Henri Van Noordenburg's studio 2021
Composition LV 2020
Hand Carved Ink and graphite Hahnemuhle
Henri van Noordenburg
Henri van Noordenburg was born in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, in 1967. During his early years he developed an interest in story telling. Moving to Australia in 1991, he completed a Visual Arts and a Creative Writing degree at Griffith University from 1994 until 1999, followed by his Master's in Photography and Theatre at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 2003 -2005. The result of his Master's was a one-man theatre production "Two Roads in Green Pasture Landscape" 2004 (Brisbane Powerhouse).
Since 2016 he works at the Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art as Project Officer for Regional Services and is a practicing artist. He worked as a lecturer in Photography at QUT and QUT International from 2002 till 2016, was Visual Arts Coordinator at the Brisbane Powerhouse from 2005 until 2007, was Board Member for Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP). He delivered a paper at 2008's Oral History conference Broome, as well as guest speaking at Estonian Arts Academy, Estonian Historical Museum, and Griffith University, Queensland College of Art.
Henri had his first international group show in 1997 followed by his first solo exhibition in 2005. Henri was an Artist in Residence at the Eesti Instituut, Tallinn, Estonia in 2004, resulting in his first publication and an international touring exhibition, both entitled "home / Kodu" 2006 - 2008.
His work is part of several collections, including the Wallis Annenberg at Los Angeles County Museum of Arts (LACMA), NERAM Art Gallery Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Artspace Mackay, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, Daryl Hewson Collection; Queensland Centre for Photography collection; Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery; Rockhampton Museum of Art, Mater Hospital, Brisbane; Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane; as well as several private collections (Australia, New Zealand, Israel, USA and Europe.
For the last decade he has developed a new technique of hand carving inkjet prints a technique similar to the sgraffito process. This unique technique in combination with photography marked a significant change in his art practice. He received the Career Development Grant in 2011 and won The Clayton UTZ in 2020 and in 2012, the Jeff Spann Award 2016, Australian Pacific LNG Award 2014 and was selected in the top ten of emerging focus folio review at Photo LA 13 (Los Angeles, USA).
In 2019 Henri completed an artist in residency at The Living Room in Manila and had three solo shows in Europe. Prior to this his work featured in the inaugural Manila Biennale 'Open City' 2018 and joint exhibition 'Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow with Brisbane based artist and long-time friend Kim Demuth at Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville and One Space in Brisbane. His work was exhibited in several international art fairs, including Scope Basel and Kolner Liste and was showcased at Photo LA (2011 to 2015). The works by Publications; IANN magazine (2012), unless you will (blog) (2012) Lenscratch art blog (2013 and 2015), Art Monthly (2013), Installation magazine (blog) (2014) and publication by the Luicda Magazine and QCP (2009 – 2014), Silvershotz Magazine (online, 2015). Fabrik Magazine (USA, 2015), Artlines magazine (2017).
Represented by Gallerie Kunstkomplex, Wuppertal Germany and Kunstkomplex+Mennuni.com Basel, Switzerland.


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Super-resolution microscopy to investigate the link between innate immunity and Parkinson's disease
University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry
Dr Matthew Horrocks Thursday, February 04, 2021 Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Edinburgh United Kingdom Analytical Chemistry Biophysics Biotechnology Immunology Medical Physics Neuroscience Optical Physics Virology
This project is one of 19 four year PhD Studentships funded by Medical Research Scotland (https://www.medicalresearchscotland.org.uk) to be delivered jointly by the named University and External Partner Organisation (EPO). The Studentship will provide the first-class academic and additional training provided by the EPO needed to equip the successful candidate for a science career in an increasingly ompetitive market.
"Investigating the link between neural innate immunity and Parkinson's disease" to be delivered by the University of Edinburgh [Supervisors: Dr Matthew Horrocks (School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh), Dr Tilo Kunath (Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh), Dr Michele Zagnoni (Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde) and Dr David Beckham (Departments of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado)] and Oxford Nanoimaging (ONI) Limited (http://www.oni.bio) [External Partner Organisation supervisor: Dr James Felce].
We possess a number of ways to fight viruses and bacteria. An evolutionary ancient mechanism to protect us from pathogens is the innate immune system. The Parkinson's-associated protein, alpha-synuclein (α-syn), has recently been discovered to play a significant role in innate immunity. Specifically, α-syn helps to protect nerves from virus infection, but in doing so, can adopt a conformation that leads to Parkinson's disease (PD) in future life.
Fluorescence microscopy allows the conformations of proteins to be observed in biological samples. Until recently, however, the wavelike nature of light and its associated diffraction, limited the resolution of optical microscopy to ~200 nm. New 'super-resolution' fluorescence microscopy methods, have been developed to overcome the diffraction limit of 'traditional' microscopy. The enormous impact of super resolution microscopy methods was recognized by its inventors being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014). Super resolution methods can increase the resolution of fluorescence microscopy down to ~5 nm, thus enabling the observation of molecular processes in great detail.
In this project, the student will use super-resolution microscopy and advanced microfluiodics to characterise the forms of α-syn generated after infection in IPSC-derived neurons, and investigate their similarity to those formed in PD.
Training: the supervisors of this project will combine their expertise in brain immunity (Beckham), neuroscience (Horrocks/Kunath/Beckham), super-resolution microscopy techniques (Horrocks/Felce), and microfluidics (Zagnoni). The training will be achieved primarily through practical application of the research techniques within the supervisors' laboratories, in addition to spending time with our industrial partner, ONI. Skills that will be developed include cell and molecular biology techniques, cell culture (including differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells), advanced microscopy (single-molecule and super-resolution), data analysis and coding. The student will be encouraged to participate in training workshops, to present in various multi-group meetings at the University, and to participate in public engagement activities.
Enquiries should be sent to Dr Matthew Horrocks:
School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK. Email: mathew.horrocks@ed.ac.uk
Applicants must have obtained, or expect to obtain, a first or 2.1 UK honours degree, or equivalent for degrees obtained outside the UK, in an appropriate science/technology area.
Applicants should send a CV, the contact details of 2 or 3 referees (including email addresses) and a covering letter, describing your previous research experience and explaining your reasons for applying for this particular project, by email to Dr Matthew Horrocks:
mathew.horrocks@ed.ac.uk
Please note, your application may be shared with the funders of this PhD Studentship, Medical Research Scotland and ONI Ltd .
Interviews are expected to take place 3-4 weeks after the closing date for applications. In light of the current coronavirus situation, interviews may be conducted by video conference.
It is anticipated that the PhD Studentship will start 1 October 2021.
PhD Studentship provides: an annual tax-free stipend of £18,500, increasing to £19,000 over the four years; tuition fees at UK/EU rates only; consumables; and generous travel allowance.
International fees are not covered. International students applying for the Studentship must provide evidence by the date of interview that they are able to finance the fee top-up required to the international fee level.
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Q: Migrate Struts 1 tags to Struts 2 I am trying to reuse bunch of JSPs from Struts1 to Struts2, some of the JSP have taglibs declared as below:
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html"%>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-logic.tld" prefix="logic"%>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld" prefix="bean"%>

When I change them to:
<%@ taglib uri="/struts-tags" prefix="html"%>
<%@ taglib uri="/struts-tags" prefix="logic"%>
<%@ taglib uri="/struts-tags" prefix="bean"%>

I get an error:

JSPG0227E: Exception caught while translating /jsp/survey/surveyIdPreview.jsp:
  /jsp/survey/surveyIdPreview.jsp(27,1) --> JSPG0046E: Unable to locate tagfile for tag html

The reason I am using the same taglib thrice is because the tags are sprinkled across the JSPs and I am trying to minimize the code changes.
This approach works for the remaining of the application but for some pages I see the above error.
I'm not able to understand why the TLD within Struts2 jar is not visible to some pages.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

A: This 3 is for struts 1 tags.
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html"%>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-logic.tld" prefix="logic"%>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld" prefix="bean"%>

Struts 2 uses only a single tld, the struts-tags.tld.
So you can only declare it as :
<%@ taglib prefix="s" uri="/struts-tags" %>

Also make sure, you struts2-core-2.x.x.jar in your WEB-INF/lib


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Licking County Crime Stoppers offers reward as probation seeks five individuals
Licking County Crime Stoppers reported they're offering a cash reward for information leading to their arrest.
Licking County Crime Stoppers offers reward as probation seeks five individuals Licking County Crime Stoppers reported they're offering a cash reward for information leading to their arrest. Check out this story on newarkadvocate.com: https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/2019/07/29/crime-stoppers-offers-reward-info-probation-seeks-individuals/1855451001/
Michaela Sumner, Newark Advocate Published 9:41 a.m. ET July 29, 2019
Laquita Seymour (Photo: Submitted)
NEWARK - Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of five individuals.
Ronald Snyder (Photo: Submitted)
According to a press release, Licking County Adult Court Services is searching for Sharon Clark, 57; Christopher Merola, 42; Gilbert Moore, 33; Laquita Seymour, 38 and Ronald Snyder, 42.
Christopher Merola (Photo: Submitted)
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to call the Licking County Crime Stoppers at 740-349-6888. A special coding system protects the identity of the caller but allows for the reward to be issued at a later time.
Gilbert Moore (Photo: Submitted)
Licking County Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization created in 1994, to help solve a kidnapping and assault of a five-year-old girl. Reward money comes from private individuals, businesses, and foundations that see Crime Stoppers as an integral tool in the community's fight against crime. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to: Licking County Crime Stoppers, Inc., P.O. Box 304, Newark, OH 43058-0304. Licking County.
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July 6, 2020 Special Dispatch No. 8830
International Union Of Muslim Scholars, Backed By Qatar And Turkey, Calls For Jihad And Self-Sacrifice To Foil Israel's Plan To Annex Parts Of The West Bank
Qatar, Palestine, Turkey | Special Dispatch No. 8830
On July 2, 2020, the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), backed by Qatar and Turkey, and other Islamic organizations affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement calling on Muslims to wage jihad and self-sacrifice in order to foil the plan of the Israeli government to annex parts of the West Bank. The statement, issued following a Zoom conference on this topic, includes many quotes from the Quran and the Hadith calling on Muslims to perform jihad for the sake of Allah by sacrificing their lives, giving of their wealth, holding demonstrations or in any other way.
The statement describes the annexation as a crime against the entire Muslim nation, stressing that acting to liberate Palestine and defend it is a religious duty incumbent upon every Muslim. It commends the "heroic" resistance of the Palestinian terrorist organizations, such as Hamas, adding that supporting them, materially and morally, is a form of jihad for the sake of Allah.
The statement also harshly condemns the Arab regimes that "rush to normalize relations with the Zionist entity" and to criminalize the resistance organizations, hinting at Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and urges the Muslims to take to the streets to protest against the Zionist crime of annexation.
The statement concludes by declaring that the annexation plan will not come to pass "as long as the jihad-fighters keep their finger on the trigger," and as long as "here is a people [in Palestine] who seeks death so as to be given life."
The IUMS was founded in 2004 by Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradawi, who also headed it until November 2018. A major ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood, Qaradawi has been sponsored and supported by the Qatari regime for many years. He is known for his extremist views, including support for jihad and suicide operations in Israel. The IUMS, now headed by Dr. Ahmad Al-Raissouni, continues to spread incitement to terror and extremism.[1]
The following are translated excerpts from the IUMS statement:[2]
"Allah said [in Quran 9:41]: 'Go forth, whether light or heavy, and wage jihad with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah'…
"The Zionist entity has announced its intention to commit a new crime against the [Palestinian] cause that is [dear] to us and to the entire Muslim nation. It is one of the worst crimes, and a blunt act of aggression against our Palestinian people and against all the peoples of our Islamic nation everywhere: a crime of annexing large parts of the West Bank as part of a new, public act of theft that does not consider the victim of injustice and the one whose rights have been denied.
"The clerics signed below wrathfully denounce and condemn this ongoing Zionist crime and stress the following:
"1. The clerics stress that all of Palestine is Islamic land that belongs to all Muslims, and that acting to liberate it, defend it and confront the plots and ploys against it, including the criminal annexation plan, is a religious duty incumbent upon every Muslim, each according to his status, expertise and ability, as Allah said in the Quran [61:10-13]: 'O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment? That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that you wage jihad in the Cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives… He will forgive for you your sins and admit you to Paradise... and [you will obtain]… victory from Allah and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers.'
"2. The clerics warn the Muslim nation – its leaders and its peoples – not to evade [the duty of] supporting our Palestinian brothers in confronting this Zionist crime of annexation, and not to abandon them, and emphasize that this crime is directed against the entire [Muslim] nation and against its faith, its beliefs and its holy places. Forsaking our brothers in Palestine and failing to confront this new Zionist crime… will be a disgrace [upon you] in the world to come…
"3. The clerics congratulate the Palestinian resistance factions and commend their steadfastness and their clear statement that the Zionist annexation plan is tantamount to a declaration of war. The clerics stress that this heroic resistance will bring a disaster upon the Zionist enemy and cause him to rethink his considerations, restrain himself and refrain from continuing his mistaken and aggressive [actions]. The clerics urge the resistance factions in Palestine to establish a joint war-room in order to formulate practical plans for confronting the Zionist crime. Allah the Almighty said [in Quran 51:4]: 'Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.'
"4. The clerics stress that the nation must rally around the Palestinian resistance and support it in its war against the Zionist entity by every possible means, both material and moral. Supporting the Palestinian resistance as it confronts the criminal annexation plan is a form of jihad for the sake of Allah… The Prophet said: 'Wage jihad against the polytheists with your wealth, your lives and your tongues'…
"5. The clerics call on the Palestinian factions, chief among them Fatah and Hamas, to quickly complete the Palestinian reconciliation -- for [achieving] reconciliation, strengthening the domestic arena and ending the division are among the most important tasks at the present time, in order to confront the new Zionist aggression. In this context, the clerics welcome the initiatives for [achieving] unity, the meetings between the factions and the political activity aimed at confronting the crime of annexation, and call to translate them into action on the ground…
"6. The clerics call on the Arab and Muslim leaders to take an honorable position, that the generations [to come] will count in their favor, against this Zionist crime and in order to halt it. This is the duty of the honorable among them, in light of the collapse of the official institutions of government in the Arab and Muslim world. They must know that on the Day of Judgement, they will be judged on [how they performed] their duty towards the Land of [Muhammad's] Night Journey [i.e., Palestine]. [3]
"7. The clerics stress that the [actions of] some regimes that are rushing to normalize relations with the Zionist entity and to turn the resistance and its supporters into criminals is tantamount to tangible support for the Zionist annexation plan and for the escalating Zionist crimes against Jerusalem, the Al-Aqsa mosque, the West Bank, Gaza and the rest of Palestine. The clerics urge these normalizers to rethink their positions, repent before Allah, and rally, along with their living peoples, against the Zionist entity, which will not benefit them in any way or keep them on their thrones, as they deludedly believe…
"8. The clerics signed below call upon all the religious institutions of the [Muslim] nation to coordinate their efforts [against the annexation plan], to maintain ongoing contact with one another and to agree on a uniform course of action, on mechanisms [for carrying it out], and on coordinated and aggressive joint plans to confront the expected crime of annexation. The clerics of the Muslim nation must be the first to pool their efforts and coordinate in defending the Land of the Night Journey [i.e., Palestine]…
"9. The clerics call on the peoples of our [Muslim] nation to take action on the ground, and take to the streets and the squares wherever this is possible to condemn this Zionist annexation crime and express their opposition to it. [They also urge them] to take action in cyberspace and on social media, in order to expose the crimes of the Zionist entity and blacken its face, and as [a way of waging] jihad for the sake of Allah by means of words and positions.
"10. The clerics call on the peoples of the Muslim nation to spread a spirit of eager commitment to the duty of waging jihad by means of wealth, so as to extend as much financial aid as possible to our murabitoun [front-line fighters] in Palestine, for they are the first line of defense of our nation and our holy places. The Almighty said [in Quran 4:95]: 'Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame, etc.), and those who wage jihad in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who wage jihad with their wealth and their lives above those who sit (at home). Unto each, Allah has promised good (Paradise), but Allah has preferred those who Wage jihad, above those who sit (at home) by a huge reward.'
"With Allah's help, this Zionist crime will not come to pass as long as the jihad-fighters keep their finger on to the trigger, as long as the peoples of our nation live, remain alert and take the initiative, and as long as, in the Land of the Night Journey [Palestine], there is a people who seeks death so as to be given life…"
[1] In an interview he gave on Al-Jazeera in November 18, 2018, Al-Raissouni revealed that Qatar has supported the organization since its inception and that Turkey now funds it as well, and said: "There is nothing wrong with that and we don't hide it. On the contrary, we are proud of it and we urge all the countries to follow in the footsteps of those two" (aljazeera.net, November 18, 2018).
[2] Iumsonline.org/ar, July 2, 2020.
[3] According to Islam, the Prophet Muhammad journeyed by night from Mecca to Jerusalem, from whence he ascended to heaven.
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In a move foreshadowed last month in its amended IPO filing, San Diego's Fallbrook Technologies says today it has inked a deal with China's Chengdu Bus Co. to put its accessory drive technology into buses made for use in the Chinese market by Chengdu.
Bill Klehm, Fallbrook's chairman and CEO, calls the memorandum of understanding that Fallbrook signed with Chendgu "a major validation" of his company's technology and its "potential to deliver fuel efficiencies for vehicle manufacturers." In a statement issued by the company, Klehm says, "China is searching for ways to reduce its oil consumption and we believe the NuVinci CVAD (Continuously Variable Accessory Drive) can make a real difference in the public transportation sector."
An accessory drive is a device that helps the alternator, air conditioning compressor, water pump, and other accessories run more efficiently. While accessories are powered by the engine, the CVAD enables each drive to optimize its own operating speed, regardless of what the engine is doing. Chendu makes 90 models of public transport vehicles for China's highway market, including urban buses, highway buses, tourist buses, gasoline-powered cars, and specialized buses. A Fallbrook spokesman says Chengdu produces about 5,000 new buses a year, but the San Diego company has no way to tell at this point how many of those will be equipped with its CVADs. No financial terms were disclosed.
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...or better yet, phone them my friend and ask for the details of the hiring manager, have a chat and then email. Can't beat the personal touch, shows initiative.
I bet their phone will be ringing off the hook now they've announced the purchase of Cape York Heli and ordered a new EC 130T2.
Press release on their Facebook page.
350 nut, there are a few quick and easy ways.
The white pages and the yellow pages, both available online, will have contact telephone numbers for the main office.
Alternatively you could do a google search for the Nautilus Aviation webpage.There you will find a phone number as well as a general enquiry form that can fill out and get directed to the appropriate department.
Finally try resumes@nautilusaviation.com.au make sure you specify what listed job you are applying for.
Oh and make sure to include your bladeslapper tag or login name so we know who we are talking to!
Nautilus certainly seems like the pick of the operators here in Cairns! I would love to get my foot in the door.
Unless you have 1,500 hours you are wasting your time. I live here, have spoken with the CEO a few times (really good guy), but can't get in (only 500 hours!).
Can't imagine why 500 hours wouldn't get you in the door with their tourism side of things.


Working in both public and private companies during my career, I've been subjected to my share of IT audits. My impression is that while auditors are usually very savvy about your production environment, there are other issues that maybe they should be looking at but don't. If your production environment is in tip-top shape, audit-wise, here are some other things you might consider looking at to avoid trouble.
Why Aren't Auditors More Interested in Development Environment Infrastructure?
Here are some fairly common security-breach situations that can occur with a poorly designed test environment.
My experience is that it's fairly common practice to refresh a development environment with data from a production system backup tape. After all, how better to test a planned software change than with actual production data? Development system data may be a little older than production system data, but many times it is recycled production system data and should be protected as such.
Programmers, contractors, and end users who are security officers in the development environment. Even though data is securely locked down in production, test users and especially programmers many times have all object authority or security officer access in the development environment. This causes a problem in that if you're copying live data to the development environment for testing, these users may be able to view (somewhat aged) production data in the test system. And it could be production data they're normally prevented from seeing.
Possibility of fraud or mistaking test output for real production documents. Depending on how your test environment is set up, users may be able to send test production output to real-life customers and other departments in your organization. This can include sending test EDI transactions, shipment notices, printing checks, approving credit card transactions, viewing company financial information, viewing payroll data, accessing company payments, and a lot of other unintentional and (possibly) intentional output production. This can cause a lot of problems if users and customers accidentally receive test data and start processing it as live data.
Now while the idea of a production environment is to let your programmer and contractors make changes without putting production data at risk, you can also inadvertently set up some of the situations outlined here, if you're not careful. Here are some common sense procedures for protecting recycled production in a test environment.
Be stingy with all object or security officer access in the test environment. It's extremely difficult to lock down menu options, files, or functions if everyone on the test system is a security officer with all object authority. The more you can control access in the test system, the less chance someone will be able to accidentally or intentional misuse the system. If a user is testing shipping changes, for example, he probably doesn't need access to financial data. If you're recycling production data to the test system, the test system should be (almost) as secure as the production system. This may not be possible with all your programmers, but you should at least consider what each individual user should be able to access in the test environment and implement appropriately.
Don't connect production output devices to your test system. If your users are going to be testing document changes, don't allow them to print real-looking documents to production printers such as your check printer, high-speed laser printers in a warehouse, or invoice printers. Restrict where they can send output and there will be less chance of test output being mistaken for the real thing. Better yet, designate some printers and other devices as test devices only that are located in their own physically separate area from where production users collect their printed output.
Restrict fax, email, and Internet transmission methods on the test system. You can reduce the chances that a programmer can accidentally send data to an outside user or another system by restricting access to your fax server, FTP server, and the email send commands. If all of your test system users aren't security officers, then you can restrict access to functions such as email and fax commands, and data transfer commands. If feasible, you may also want to block outside Internet access in your firewall for your development environment.
Most shops host development environments in one of the following ways.
As a separate environment on the production system that can be controlled either through menu access, user profiles, or through separate library lists.
On a separate logical partition (LPAR) on the same machine as the production environment, where a test version of the production environment is duplicated to a second LPAR, complete with its own test database, controlled user profiles, and copies of all third-party software.
On a separate machine partition, complete with its own database, user profiles, and third-party software.
There are pros and cons with each type of implementation, but the most dangerous setup is to host your development environment on the same machine as your production box, where access is controlled through menu options, user profiles, and library lists. This architecture has many of the data issues listed above. However, because both production and test versions of your software reside on the same machine, it's easier to corrupt data by overlaying or refreshing production files when you're trying to refresh your test data.
Authority can also become a problem with having production and test environments on the same machine. If your programmers need to be security officers or have all object authority because they literally need to access every object in the test environment, this may not be a good alternative. If you can, it's generally better if you host your test environment on a different partition than your production data.
It's usually fairly easy to create a second test partition on your production machine, and that will satisfy any requirements to physically separate production and test data. The minimum requirements you need for a second partition are a spare Ethernet card and some leftover disk drives, memory, and CPU. And for a test partition, you may not even need that much memory or CPU. Depending on the amount of CPW on your production hardware, you may be able to create a workable test environment by just using .1 to .25 of a processor. After all, you probably won't have a lot of users on the test environment and sub-second response time usually isn't an issue here.
Hosting a test environment on a separate partition avoids a lot of the authority and production-test data confusion you might find when hosting it on a production machine. The downside, however, is that it's more expensive to run third-party software applications on a second partition. You may have to buy separate licenses to run each of your third-party applications on a second partition. Many packages will offer a cheaper development license for running their software on a test partition, but a large number of the major packages do charge you extra for running their software on a second partition.
Running your test environment on a separate iSeries, System i, or Power i machine is equivalent to running it on a second partition, security-wise. However, it will be much more expensive to run third-party applications on a second machine because with the exception of replication software, you won't be able to piggyback your software licenses from your production partition to a second test machine. Running your test environment on a separate machine also means that you have to have access to a separate machine, which may not be the case for smaller companies. If you have a Capacity Back-Up (CBU) system, it might be tempting to put your development partition on the CBU, freeing up your production machine to totally concentrate on business needs. However, if you set up a development partition on your CBU machine, you may be violating your IBM license agreement for using the CBU, which generally states that you are only using the machine for backup, not production purposes.
For security and practicality, your best choice for hosting your test environment is to put it on a separate partition on your production. This way, you can securely put up a wall between your test and production systems and you can keep your external licensing costs down at a reasonable rate.


Audio-assisted reading has been used as an effective instructional intervention for students with learning disabilities (Carbo, 1978; Gilbert, Williams, & McLaughlin, 1996) and with struggling readers (Chomsky, 1976; Hollingsworth, 1978; Hoskisson & Krohm, 1974; Koskinen, Blum, Bisson, Phillips, Creamer, & Baker, 2000; Rasinski, 1990). The strategy involves reading along while listening to an audio recording of a fluent model (Evans, 1997).
The goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of audio-assisted reading with digital audiobooks against the traditional practice of sustained silent reading in terms of reading fluency rates and reading attitude scores with upper elementary students with reading disabilities. Participants in the control group selected literature and read silently for 20-30 minute sessions, four to five times per week. Treatment group participants selected literature from a list of audiobooks and engaged in audio-assisted reading with digital audiobooks downloaded on MP3 players for the same amount of time over an eight-week implementation period.
Students were assessed using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills oral reading fluency measurements and the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey at the onset and conclusion of the study. The results showed that while both groups demonstrated growth in reading fluency, the growth of the treatment group far outweighed that of the control group. There was no significant difference in reading attitude scores. Consequently, teachers can promote increased growth in reading fluency when audio-assisted reading with digital audiobooks is implemented in the place of sustained silent reading for upper elementary students with reading disabilities.
Esteves, K.J. Audio-assisted reading with digital audiobooks for upper elementary students with reading disabilities . Ph.D. thesis, Western Michigan University. Retrieved April 17, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/121139/.


TUPELO, Miss.—North Mississippi Medical Clinics recently named Sherry Griffin, RN, as the December Employee of the Month.
Griffin serves as a population health care manager in several local industries. She joined North Mississippi Medical Center Home Health in 1997, where she worked until she transferred to Population Health in March 2016. She is a graduate of Woodland High School and received her associate degree in nursing from Itawamba Community College.
She and her husband, Todd, have been married for 24 years. They have three children – Trey, Payton and Brooke, and a two-month old grandson, Ryder. They attend Parkway Baptist Church in Houston.


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Q: rgl plot3d plotting points (spheres) with vertical lines to x–y plane I am using rgl plot3d function to plot 3d points from Multidimensional scaling. So far I can draw the points as spheres using type="s", I can rotate the plots as I need:
plot3d(x,y,z,type = "s", col=rainbow(20), size= 4,xlab="F1",ylab="F2",zlab="F3",main=title.main,box=TRUE,top=TRUE).

I know that I can get this using rgl scatter3d function but this is used scatters/regression ... and I can also do this with scatterplot3d, but I can't rotate this one. I would have imagined that if it is possible to do this using rgl scatter3d function. I would expect that it would be easy in rgl plot3d function... but I haven't figure out how to plot these vertical lines from the points(spheres) using plot3d? If I use type = "h" it only draws vertical lines to the x–y plane and I don't see a separate parameter to draw the spheres.

A: Try:
> x=1:10
> y=21:30
> z=51:60

> plot3d(x,y,z, type='s')
> plot3d(x,y,z, type='h',add=TRUE)


I arrived at the Scout Hut at 9.30am with a bag of tea, milk and biscuits in preparation for some hard drinking (between the various jobs that we needed to complete). Maintenance Day is an essential part of the Isis CC calendar. It is a chance for all members to come and show their support (either for a couple of hours or the whole day) in helping to keep the boats and kit in good order for everyone. I had planned out the work carefully this year and had even made a list of jobs and a shopping list which could be added to throughout the day as we found things that needed replacing or mending.
I began by clearing out the boats and kit from both ends of the Watershed and was joined by Niamh who stopped me from lugging all the kayaks on my own, so I was massively grateful. This was quite tiring so we had a cup of tea to relax, by which time Sheena had arrived so we finished our tea and got to work checking the buoyancy aids, helmets and spray decks for any defects and ensured they all had Isis CC written on them.
Gwyl arrived soon after and we all looked at the shelving in the Watershed to work out what to do about the slightly crooked and rather wonky fixings in the wall. After a full season of courses the shed had taken a good bashing over the Summer and was looking a bit worse for wear. Serendipitously, Sean arrived to pick up his spare car key and mentioned we should use joist supports, and then he disappeared again. That one chance comment paved the way for the rest of our afternoon. Gwyl and Niamh scooted off to B&Q with a shopping list which included joist supports, and Sheena and I started brushing out the Watershed - you'll be surprised just how much dust and dirt there was in there.
Becks arrived soon after with the power tools and Gwyl started removing the beams until the Watershed was just an empty husk. In the meantime, Naomi and her family, Rob and Freya, had arrived, along with the rain which started pouring down on us as we mended paddles, completed our inventory and consumed more tea and coffee.
Rich and the Combat Stress paddling crew arrived at lunch time for bacon butties and some warm tea. They had paddled from Cricklade to Oxford and had another 12 miles to go before they could rest for the day at Clifton Hampden. After refuelling with some cake, they stepped back into their boats and paddled off into the sunshine, which had finally broken through the cloud.
In the afternoon Gwyl completed the shelving and Niamh, Becks and I checked all the boats for airbags, bungs and other fixings. We cleaned large amounts of mud and sand out of the sea kayaks and disposed of lots of bottles and food containers that people had either left in the boats or dumped in the Watershed.
My Gestapo-like approach to ensuring this year's tasks were all completed eventually paid off and at 6.30pm we realised that we had finished all the work we had set out to complete, with a shopping list of kit that we need for the future and a had found some repair jobs that would need a little more skill than we could muster between us which would need to be completed another day.
Every single club member owes a massive debt of gratitude to the people who tuned up and spent up to nine hours sorting out the Watershed and the kit which you will probably be using in the coming months. It was unusual to have so few people around to help out, but thanks to a lot of hard work and some very good sandwiches, we ploughed through all our tasks.


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Important Considerations to Make When Choosing a Dentist.
When hiring a dentist a person needs to consider many essential tips before making the final decision. Give the many numbers of dentists available in the market today getting a highly qualified and competent dentist is not an easy job. An individual should not all dentists provide high quality services. This is the main reason why an individual should be careful when choosing a dentist to ensure they hire an expert that offers high quality services. Given the right information and knowledge an individual can easily choose the best dentist in the market. This article, therefore, discusses some of the essential considerations you need to examine when hiring a dentist.
The first tip you need to consider when choosing a dentist is the credentials. An individual need to ensure they hire a dentist with proper training by looking at the academic qualifications of the expert before engaging their services.
Also you need to ensure the dentist has the documents indicating that they are licensed by the state to provide dental services. It is important to note that the government only allows dentists with the necessary technical skills to operate in the dental industry thus choosing an expert with a license ensures you can access quality dental services. Apart from making sure the dentist has the skills required to provide dental services the state also ensures the dentists that are given licenses have the necessary tools to deliver quality services. License and certificates from a recognized institution provides you hire a dentist that can offer you quality services that you need. The dentist to be given the job should have the government permit and necessary skills you need.
The second consideration to make when choosing a dentist is the cost of the service. It is important to note that different dentist offer their services at different rates. When choosing a dentist, an individual should choose a professional that delivers high quality services at affordable costs. To be able to do this effectively, you need to do online research to establish the fair market price of dental services. When planning to hire dental services, you need to have a financial plan. When choosing a dentist, you need to ask for cost estimates in advance to know whether their price falls within your budget. Having a budget in advance will help you avoid overspending and getting into debts.
The third important consideration you need to make when hiring a dentist is the location of their premises. You need to hire a dentist that is located close to your home. This is because it will be readily accessible to access the services of the dentist in case of an emergency. Hiring a dentist that is located close to your home ensures you don't use to much transport cost to get dental services.


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19 January 2018 By laurn larson in Movies Tags: Al Pacino, Battle of Mogadishu, Book, Bryan Buckley, Canada, Civil War, Drugs, Evan Peters, Guns, Journalist, Khat, Melanie Griffith, Pirates, Somalia, Writer	Leave a comment
The Pirates of Somalia (Theaters-2017; Streaming-2017) Rated: R Runtime: 116-118 minutes
Genre: Biography-Drama
Metacritic Metascore – 54/100
Directed by: Bryan Buckley
Written by: Bryan Buckley
Music by: Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau
Cast: Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Al Pacino
Film Locations: Cape Town and Western Cape, South Africa; New York, US
Budget: NA
Worldwide Box Office: NA
Jay Bahadur (Peters), a young, idealistic Canadian, aspires to be a journalist, but his job prospects are poor to nonexistent. Going to Somalia to observe, interview, report, and write a book on the pirates is just the scoop he needs to break into the profession. He wrote a term paper in his first year of college romanticizing the peaceful transition to power of a newly elected government in Somalia, in which he extrapolates from that occurrence, a country that is a charming spot of sand, full of peace and love, not so different from his beloved home country of Canada; minus the sand of course. He naively weaves this theory throughout the movie, and beyond, with conviction, never contemplating that Somalia life and politics may be just a tad more complicated and less perfect than this young, inexperienced man may imagine.
With some journalistic mentoring from a retired newsman, Seymour Tolden (Pacino), Jay sets off for Somalia without any real inkling of what he is up against. Using Tolden's contacts in the country, along with bribes and khat, a local addictive stimulant, he gains access to the pirates and is able to document their side of the story. The pirates see themselves as modern-day Robin Hoods, taking from the multinational corporations what is due them. Due them for past wrongs, due them for the British and Italian colonization and to help set matters right. I suspect the Nazis, the Mafia, Castro, Chavez, and countless others saw matters in a similar light; it was their due and they were going make everything alright.
The movie is based on a biographical account, chronicled in the 2011 New York Times bestseller: The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World by Jay Bahadur. The movie was filmed in early 2016, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2017 and was released in the US on 8 December 2017.
Leaving the kid's politics aside, just for a moment, this is an interesting and well filmed and acted drama, with the exception of the tongue-in-cheek over prints and narratives which are fun and irritating at the same time, depicting life in Somalia and the pirates claim to authority and respect in this peaceful country. At the end of the movie Bahadur appears to have made a very good living off his book, movie and consulting; telling the world about the wonderful and peaceful land of Somalia and its citizens.
The problem with his story though is that he never successfully bridges the logical, the cerebral disconnect between the peaceful transition of the newly elected government with the existence of the shadow government run by the pirates; much less contemplate the very peaceful, 1991 civil war, precipitated by the smooth transition-to-power-coup that claimed up to 500,000 lives and resulted in 1,000,000 plus refugees, or using the pc correct term: displaced persons. Add to that, the bloodless 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, that claimed 19 American lives, 73 wounded and 1 captured, which was subsequently documented and portrayed, poorly, in the 2002 film: Black Hawk Down. An interesting aside is that in this movie the Somalis complain that no Somalis were used as actors in depicting the butchering of Americans in Black Hawk Down. The irony is lost on Bahadur. Jay Bahadur is naive and likely not very bright, he wanted to go into journalism for cripes sakes, but watch the movie anyway, it's a useful lesson in ignorance and a trusting nature leading to self-deception.
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Webinar: Pathways from women's group-based programs to nutrition change in South Asia
The CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research hosted the webinar 'Pathways from women's group-based programs to nutrition change in South Asia: A conceptual framework and literature review' on Wednesday May 9. The webinar was organized in collaboration with the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
webinar recording Click on the link (left) and enter the password: kPcZR3Vc
Pathways from Women's Group-based Programs to Nutrition Change in South Asia: A Conceptual Framework and Literature Review from CGIAR
Background and purpose of the webinar
Improving the nutritional status of women and children in South Asia remains a high public health and development priority. Women's groups are emerging as platforms for delivering health- and nutrition-oriented programs and addressing gender and livelihoods challenges. In the paper related to this webinar, the authors propose a framework outlining pathways through which women's group participation may facilitate improvements in nutrition. They also provide a review of the evidence around these pathways in South Asia.
In the webinar, discussant Neha Kumar described the approach to developing the conceptual framework, presented the conceptual framework and discussed the different pathways. She also showcased the main findings from the evidence review and provided some reflections on their learning as well as for future research.
The purpose of the webinar was for the audience to take away four key messages:
Women's group programs have the potential to improve nutrition but the pathways to nutrition are long and complex
Depending on the type of program, the conceptual framework postulates that there are four potential pathways (income, food production, nutrition awareness and rights-based engagement) and three cross-cutting pathways (social capital, acting collectively and women's empowerment) that lead to impact on nutrition
The evidence review shows that the existing evidence base is limited and that most studies do not provide insights on pathways
The 'Women Improving Nutrition through Group-based Strategies' (WINGS) program of work aims to strengthen the evidence base and improve measurement.
Webinar discussant
Neha Kumar is a senior research fellow in the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute. Dr Kumar is an economist by training, and has an accumulated expertise that spans the diverse sectors of agriculture, social protection, gender and nutrition-focused programs. She currently leads a portfolio of projects in India and Bangladesh examining the linkages between agriculture, nutrition and gender. Her gender research has focused on topics such as the role of gender in adoption of new agricultural technologies to improve nutritional status among children, women's bargaining power and its long-term implications for children's schooling, shocks and resilience. Dr Kumar holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.
Pathways from women's group-based programs to nutrition change in South Asia: A conceptual framework and literature review: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912417300834
Restoring landscapes, respecting rights, an interview with Markus Ihalainen
Register now for the next PIM webinar: Women in agriculture: Four myths (11 April)
Neha Kumar is senior research fellow in the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute.


Most People think they can build a life and a career without ever looking at their mental health. Sadly if you put your mental health and processing emotional trauma as you go through life as your priority, and as soon as your unable to cope with life experiences, this will highlight their is not a firm foundation to build life on going forward. You need to stop and refocus on your mental health, before you can proceed forward with anything else. Most souls through romantic relationships and their ability to deal with differing opinions on the relationship and rejection, start to see they cannot cope and therefore can see the warning signs. If rejection or conflict leads you into a emotional and mental breakdown, be sure the underlying cause is not in the Now or this relationship. This relationship is just highlighting the bigger problems never resolved or disassociated from early in life. Most people think they can cope with trauma, but without deep therapy and inner work on themselves from Childhood Issues,Ancestral Issues and even Past Life unresolved Emotional Issues.. They find their is no firm mental foundation to build life on.....They will crash and burn repeatedly and as time goes by and drift into mental health issues which eventually get a label as Dissociative Identity Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bio Polar, Cluster B, Narcissism, Codepedancy, Histrionic History, Sociopathy, Psychopath. This is why you must believe people around you whom say you need help, you need therapy...If you can feel yourself becoming unhinged and not coping, its false economy not to seek professional assistance for your mental health. Its very difficult to do business, employ or socialise with souls with poor mental health. So please value your mental health.