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AECOM Completes Acquisition of Earth Tech
Posted September 15, 2008 by EBCNE
LOS ANGELES, Jul 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Earth Tech, Inc., a business unit of Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC).
Earth Tech provides consulting, engineering and design, build and operate (DBO) services to waste/wastewater, environmental, transportation and facilities clients globally.
With the acquisition of Earth Tech, AECOM increases its global presence, particularly in the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia. AECOM also significantly strengthens its water and wastewater business, while augmenting its leadership position in the environmental, facilities and transportation sectors.
"We are delighted to welcome Earth Tech into the AECOM family," said John M. Dionisio, AECOM president and chief executive officer. "This transaction, which expands our workforce to more than 40,000 professionals around the world, enhances our ability to take advantage of the growing business opportunities that exist in our global end markets. We expect this transaction to benefit our clients, employees, and shareholders."
AECOM has also completed the divestiture of certain Earth Tech businesses that do not align with its strategic plans and core businesses. Concurrent with the close of the purchase of Earth Tech, AECOM divested Earth Tech's Water & Power Technologies (WPT) and North American Contract Operations (NACO) businesses and its Mexican operations.
The value of the divested WPT, NACO and Mexico assets noted above, along with the value of certain assets that have been carved out of the sale transaction with Tyco, represent a total of $175 million of the original $510 million transaction value. There remains approximately $50 to $60 million of assets that will be held for sale by AECOM until sale documentation is finalized, all required consents are received and the transactions can be closed.
About AECOM
AECOM (NYSE: ACM) is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental and energy. With more than 40,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation, and technical excellence in delivering solutions that enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. AECOM serves clients in more than 100 countries and had revenue of more than $4.5 billion during the 12-month period ended March 31, 2008. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com.
Forward-Looking Statements: All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives for future operations, including but not limited to contemplated divestitures and associated values, and any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance. Actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are set forth in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, and our other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AECOM does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.
NR 08-0703
SOURCE: AECOM Technology Corporation
AECOM Technology Corporation SVP & Chief Communications OfficerPaul Gennaro, 212-973-3167paul.gennaro@aecom.com


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DCHeavyMetal.com is bringing you another chance to win some free tickets! This time you can win a free pair of tickets to see the Noise Revolution Tour bring the industrial bands Static-X, Prong, Davey Suicide and 9 Electric to the Fillmore Silver Spring on Wednesday 1 August 2012. That's this coming Wednesday! To enter just leave a comment at the bottom of this post telling me which of the bands you are most excited to see. I wrote short descriptions of each act in the next paragraph to help you out. At 5pm EST on Tuesday the 31st of July a winner will be picked at random (using Random.org) from all of the valid entries. Make sure you enter in a valid email address you check regularly when you submit your comment so I can contact you if you win, though it doesn't need to be in the comment itself. Don't be a jerk and enter multiple times or I'll disqualify all of your entries. And please don't enter if you can't make it to the show. If you don't want to wait to see if you win or this contest is already over when you read it, you can get tickets from Live Nation here for $30 (after fees).
Static-X formed in LA in the mid-90's and quickly became one of the biggest industrial metal bands in the world. They haven't put out an album since 2009's Cult Of Static, however the band's main man, Wayne Static, did put out a solo album last year named Pighammer. Maybe they'll mix in some material from that or if we're really lucky a brand new Static-X song or two. Direct support on the tour is provided by Prong who started snapping fingers and necks in New York City in the late 80's as a thrash band. Over the years they began adding more industrial elements to their sound which means they should be a great support act on this tour. The opening acts Davey Suicide and 9 Electric are both Hollywood based industrial bands. They're up and comers in the industrial metal scene and give a good glimpse of what the bands influenced by the likes of Static-X will sound like moving forward. In short be sure to get there early so you can check out some rising talent.
Still having trouble deciding which band you want to see most? Check out these music videos, one by each band, to give them all a listen!
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Review of Fear Factory gig at Jaxx
On Thursday 3 June 2010 I headed out to Jaxx again to see Fear Factory play on their so called Fear Campaign Tour. I get off of work kinda late these days, and when I got to the venue I realized it was another early show at Jaxx. I got there about 9pm and Prong was finishing up their set, which meant the next band was Fear Factory. Luckily I really wanted to see them headline more than anything, so not the end of the world missing the openers. The only Prong song I know by name is that old Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck tune, which never interested me anyways. I do wish I could have caught local support band Loculus but they were on far too early for me to see them. Upon entry I spent a few minutes talking to friends of mine at the back bar, then as usual I headed towards the front of the pit to get some good shots of the band.
Fear Factory is a band I liked a lot when I was younger, their first two albums really kicked ass. They had a unique blend of metal with industrial tendencies. What I always found interesting about their sound is they really tried to write songs that sounded mechanical or robotic, not just write metal songs with repetitive keyboards and sound effects added to give it that industrial sound. Then the nu-metal fad hit in the late 90s and while I did like some of the songs on their 3rd album, Obsolete, you could tell the band was changing direction and not in a way I cared about. I didn't really listen to them much for many years, though a friend of mine would always get their new stuff so I did hear some parts of albums I'd consider forgettable. Through sites like Blabbermouth I'd heard about the band breaking up and reforming and various other bits of drama involving their line up, until at some point I guess they just stopped being a band all together. A few years passed and their original singer, Burton C. Bell got back together with their original guitarist, Dino Cazares, and they got the band going again. Their current guitarist was moved to bass and then they added legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (whose complete credits are far too long to list here) who has been in a wide array of metal bands, from Death to Strapping Young Lad to Old Man's Child to Testament to the Cartoon Network's joke band Dethklok. The buzz around this new version of Fear Factory interested me enough to check them out again, and I'm glad I did. Their new album, Mechanize, released in February this year, wasn't just a return to form from the days I enjoyed them, but they had a new energy and excitement to their sound that had been missing for a while. When I heard they'd be coming to Jaxx on their reunion tour I was excited, I certainly wanted to see this band again. The last time I saw them was almost exactly 11 years before, when they played on the side stage of Ozzfest in 1999, but this new album made them a must see for me after a decade of apathy on my part.
So there I was, up in the front waiting for the band to come on. They started early, a few minutes after 9:30pm, but when they came out the crowd was already excited. They started off with the title track off their new album, Mechanize. People enjoyed it but when they started playing the next song, Shock, the crowd was definitely into the show. I saw a few crowd surfers at this gig, and I don't know if Jaxx security was being lax on purpose or just slow to the draw this night, but they weren't kicking them all out as I saw some of them back in the audience throughout the show. The band came out with a good energy, Dino was singing along to the lyrics of most of the songs while playing his 8 string guitar and Burton was getting right up on top of the audience. This set list was certainly tailored to older fans like myself, as they only played 2 songs from albums between Obsolete and their newest. They played the first 4 songs from Demanufacture (one of the best A sides in metal from the 90s if you ask me) and the first 3 songs from Obsolete. They only played 1 song from their first album, Soul Of A New Machine, the overly repetitive yet still catchy Martyr. They said this was the 17th show on the tour and you could tell between songs they were starting to get a little tired as the show went on. At one point they did break for several minutes to thank the other bands, and as a kind of cool gesture they actually learned a riff from a song by each opening band and played it saying the band's name. I was rather impressed by that and I wish other bands did that sort of thing. The break then continued as they brought out the vocalist, J Costa, from the opening act Thy Will Be Done to do a rather stupid Christopher Walken impersonation to introduce the members of Fear Factory. This really did eat up a lot of time in which they probably could have played another song, but I suppose they were just trying to take a breather. Sadly, they didn't play my favorite song off the new album, Christploitation, but they did play another song from it for the first time ever live, Controlled Demolition (video below). Luckily they didn't play their awful Gary Numan cover of the song Cars, which they had a video for that actually got rotation on MTV back in the day (and not on Headbanger's Ball mind you). They did seem to feel guilty for playing the song Descent and claimed they were playing it for the women in the audience, but I thought it showcased a different side to their typical songwriting and wasn't a terrible song to add to the set. Their show did seem to be running out of steam towards the end though, and Burton's voice didn't seem to be holding some of the notes as well towards the end of the gig. He seemed to be having trouble hitting higher notes as well as holding the breath to sustain longer notes. Still, they put what they had left in the tank into Zero Signal, a personal favorite of mine from way back when, and the crowd seemed to really enjoy it as much as I did. They closed the set with Replica and didn't do the tacky staged 'encore' thing so many bands do. They apparently stayed after the show to sign things for people as I saw a line formed in the main concert hall long after the set was over, that's always cool of the bands who do that. I had a lot of fun at this show, I wasn't bothered by security about my camera at all, and they played a set list I really enjoyed. I could see how people who weren't as familiar with the older material would have preferred a set with more of the material from the past decade, and again I really wanted to see Christploitation live, but I really can't complain about the set list. They might be a bit older now but they've certainly got me interested in the next album they'll put out and I wouldn't mind seeing them again in a year or two, just hopefully with better openers, and ones I can arrive in time to see too!
Categories: Concert Reviews, Industrial, Jaxx Nightclub . Tags: Band, Concert, Concert Review, Fear Factory, Gig, Heavy Metal, Industrial, Jaxx, Music, Review . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 3 Comments
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Q: How do I unload a deafult extension in Forge Viewer? I tried to unload extension in Viewer from Autodesk, I call extension inside the callback from Viewing.Initializer, but it seems to Extensions in this part of code is not loaded yet.
var viewer;
var options = {
    env: 'AutodeskProduction',
    api: 'derivativeV2',  // for models uploaded to EMEA change this option to 'derivativeV2_EU'

    // Function to define the method to get the token and renew it
    getAccessToken: function (onTokenReady) {
        let token = '';
        let timeInSeconds = 3600; // TODO: Use value provided by Forge Authentication (OAuth) API

        // Code to get my token and time remaining
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    }
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/**
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    // Extensions
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        extensions: ['forgeExtension', 'EventsTutorial', 'Autodesk.DocumentBrowser'],
    };

    // The dom element, where load the viewer
    var htmlDiv = document.getElementById('forgeViewer');
    viewer = new Autodesk.Viewing.GuiViewer3D(htmlDiv, config3d);

   //
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   let explodeExtension = viewer.getExtension('Autodesk.Explode'); // explodeExtension is null
   explodeExtension.unload();
   //
   //

    var startedCode = viewer.start();
    if (startedCode > 0) {
        console.error('Failed to create a Viewer: WebGL not supported.');
        return;
    }

    console.log('Initialization complete, loading a model next...');
});

Any suggestion to unload a deafult Extension?
I´m using V7 viewer, I tried in V6 with the same result.

A: You can use viewer events to make sure the extensions are there and can be unloaded. Your unloading code is correct you just need to wait for the full geometry to load. Using this viewer event you can unload the default extentions when the geometry is loaded
viewer.addEventListener(Autodesk.Viewing.GEOMETRY_LOADED_EVENT, (x) =>  {
let explodeExtension = viewer.getExtension('Autodesk.Explode'); /
explodeExtension.unload();} );

This will unload the extension as soon as it loads.
Alternativly you could prevent the extension from being loaded at all by unregistering it. Autodesk.Viewing.theExtensionManager.unregisterExtension('Autodesk.Explode'); This would result in an error tho since the viewer is still trying to load the extensions but the viewer will still work as expected.

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Agelasta mouhotii is een keversoort uit de familie van de boktorren (Cerambycidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1862 door Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe. De soort komt voor in Cambodja. Ze is genoemd naar Henri Mouhot, die de fauna van Cambodja en Thailand bestudeerde.

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The Queenstown Town Hall was packed to its limits to accommodate the multitudes of South Africans attending the public hearings on whether to amend section 25 of the Constitution to make it possible to expropriate land without compensation, if it is in the public interest to do so.
The people of Chris Hani District Municipality came from as far as Cradock, more than 100 kilometres away, Middleburg, Hofmeyr, Tarkastad, Whittlesea, Engcobo and Dordrecht, Inxuba Yethemba, Enoch Mgijima, Intsika Yethu, Emalahleni and Sakhisizwe local municipalities. Drawn by their high interest in land redistribution, large numbers of people went early to the town hall to secure a seat and their opportunity to speak, but the hall could not accommodate them all, leading the police to close access to the hall. This led to much unhappiness among those who had been excluded and they disrupted proceedings to express their dissatisfaction.
The Co-Chairperson of the Joint Constitutional Review Committee leading the delegation in the Eastern Cape, Mr Lewis Nzimande, intervened by instructing the police to allow members of the public to fill the hall gallery. Even this was insufficient to accommodate all the people, but it was enough to allow the hearings to begin in a peaceful manner.
As usual in previous public hearings on the matter, Mr Nzimande explained the purpose of the hearings and spelt out the rules of participation. He urged people to maintain the high levels of discipline to ensure that all are afforded an opportunity to express their views freely on the issue. He highlighted the significance of the hearings and warned people to ensure that the hearings are not compromised by intolerance of opposing views. "Let each one speak freely. Do not turn the hearings on this very import issue of land redistribution into a political rally" emphasised Mr Nzimande.
The people of Queenstown told the delegation that the land between Queenstown and Cradock is entirely in the hands of white people. Black people, they said, are still squeezed into tiny areas on top of hills and mountains. Ms Noxolo Sonkani of Sada said that white people have a monopoly on land in Queenstown and that the land between Queenstown and Aliwal North is shared by a few whites, each with over 28 hectares. "They take that as a divine privilege bestowed by the almighty upon them. Had that not been the case, they would have voluntarily given some of the land to their black, historically land-dispossessed fellow South Africans," she argued.
The people of Chris Hani District differed on the value of expropriation and amending the constitution. However, support for amending the Constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation dominated the Queenstown hearings. Those who did not support it based their arguments on the fact that currently there is a government land restitution programme, in which people can claim land if they can show evidence of forced removal from that land. Proponents of this view argued that the government has so far failed to deliver. It must be forced to do so, as many of those who laid claims, as long ago as 2003, have not been compensated or received their lands back.
On the issue of custodianship of the land between the government and traditional leaders, people had opposing views. Some argued for traditional leaders as custodians, while others argued for state custodianship on the grounds that South Africa is a constitutional democracy and is not subject to customary law anymore.
The people of Queenstown also referred to the Bulhoek massacre of May 1921, where more than 160 black people of the Israelite church were massacred by the colonial government during forced removals. Ms Veronica Soci of Queenstown said that given such a history, expropriation of land without compensation should be negotiated.
The Eastern Cape hearings continue today in East London in the Amathole District Municipality. East London is in what was known as the Border region, an area famous for the 18th century frontier wars, during which the AmaXhosa kings were disposed of their land.


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import javax.naming.NamingException;
import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

import org.openmdx.base.exception.ServiceException;
import org.opentdc.opencrx.AbstractOpencrxServiceProvider;
import org.opentdc.service.exception.*;
import org.opentdc.users.ServiceProvider;
import org.opentdc.users.UserModel;

public class OpencrxServiceProvider extends AbstractOpencrxServiceProvider implements ServiceProvider {

	// private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(OpencrxServiceProvider.class.getName());

	public OpencrxServiceProvider(
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		String prefix
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	}

	@Override
	public List<UserModel> list(
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Q: Find the total number of HTML tag used in a page using PHP I've few website URLs with me, I'm trying to calculate the MD5 hash of each website.
If the website submitted to my portal I would like to know, the same website submitted before in the portal.
So my idea was to extract the structure of the page and calculate MD5 hash for the same.
For example :
<!DOCTYPE html>
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 <head>
    <title></title>
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 <body>
   Test Data
 </body>
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I've used following PHP code to extract structure:
$doc = new DomDocument();
$doc->loadHTML($str);
// Find needed div
$xpath = new DOMXpath($doc);
$elements = $xpath->query('//html');
// What to do if divs more that one?
if ($elements->length != 1) die("some divs in the document have class 'content'");
// Take first
$div = $elements->item(0);
// Echo content of node $div
echo $doc->saveHTML($div);

However the above code will print complete HTML code. In my case, I would print/echo only HTML tags. Instead of the data e.g. "Test Data", which is mentioned in the above html code.
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EDIT
I found the solution :
$pattern = "/<[^>]*>/";
preg_match_all($pattern, $doc->saveHTML($div), $results);
print_r($results);

Thank you for all


The increasing amount of the automobile has led to many problems. How to carry out parking management work efficiently and reliably has become a vital part of the smart city development. In this paper, an intelligent parking system based on RFID technology is proposed, which identifies a vehicle by a reader and a tag connected to the car and achieves the management functions like non-conduct and cashless charging. The system could effectively deal with many problems of the traditional charging work such as inefficiencies, imbalance of resource allocation and loss of fare.


Root of the system management is monitoring of ressources. All relevant data for operation are recorded and analysed. Typically this contains monitoring of hardware components and software components. These components are indispensable connected with business. Databases, redundant servers and backup systems, internet connections and functions of protection mechanisms (Firewall/Spam filter/AntiVirus-Software) are just a small part of ressources which are monitored. The following picture shows an example in which the state of the monitored ressource can immedialtly be read.
From the monitoring of different ressources results a diagnosis resp. state analysis of IT-infrastructure. This can be generated for single parts or the hole IT-infrastructure. The diagnosis contains different states: failure, overload and variable states. The analysis of these states underlie different operation criteria and can be analysed with the help of system management software.
In case of failure of a component system management acts as an analysis tool, which figures the failure of components and breaks down its dependencies in the whole IT-infrastructure. So faulty components or ways in the IT-infrastructure can be seen at a look. This helps minimizing time for failure analysis.
System components, that work at performance limit can be detected with system management software. Before a system collapse relevant steps against can be taken to set the affected components back to service. A total failure of hardware can be actively avoided.
At this the analysis often applies for a not all the time appearing hardware defect or software defect. Time slots in which definite services or hardware are not available are documentated. The comparision with regular operation of the relevant systems or software components gives information to localize the source of failure and detect linkings in case of failure.
All states of a system component can be delivered to persons, groups of persons or external service provider via notification program as part of the system management software. There is also the possibility to depose frequencies and periods of time inside the notification mechanism. The nesting of single escalation steps offers the opportunity to rate faults and to initiate the relevant action for notification.
For example is a system failure a notification for the administrator who is working on-site. If this failure is not acknowledged from this first contact in the first escalation step the next contact will be notified till the notification of an external service provider. The way of notification is defined in a measure.
Based on this escalation model with faults can be dealt in different ways. This involves the kind of notification, its frequency and its duration.


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2014 AD100: Juan Montoya Design
Discover the work of Juan Montoya Design, featured on the 2014 AD100 list of the world's best interior designers and architects
By architecturaldigest.com
Back to the 2014 AD100 List
I find the work of Jean-Michel Frank and Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann to be inspiring, but Swedish design has a lot to teach me," says New York City decorator Juan Montoya. "It reflects my goals: clean lines, making sense of space as a volume, and using color, scale, and furniture to create a cohesive whole." In one Manhattan apartment Montoya devised, a rich Art Deco atmosphere permeates every corner, highlighted by mirror-polished wood doors inlaid with Greek-key details. The confident, supremely tactile spaces he has produced since starting his business in 1978 invariably incorporate distinctive custom-made accents, such as an openwork room divider featuring motifs based on ancient Mayan carvings or walls clad in shimmering mosaics that recall the glory days of Pompeii. The designer's work is illustrated in three monographs, the latest being La Formentera: The Woodland Refuge of Juan Montoya (The Monacelli Press, 2012). juanmontoyadesign.com
Meet the other architects and designers on the 2014 AD100 list.
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Fingrid is arranging a seminar at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki today, with the topics covering power system security and the power situation in the coming winter. Fingrid's System Security Day reviews the needs to develop transmission system operation when the electricity production architecture is changing. We will also present contingency plans for a major disturbance. Our stakeholders present their views of the role of system security in energy-intensive industries, and preparations by society for a long-term blackout. The seminar presentations can be viewed live on the Internet as a webcast. The seminar programme will commence at 13.00, and it can be followed online until 16.00 or later as video recordings.
Facts • Fingrid is responsible for maintaining a balance between electricity production and consumption in Finland.
• In the winter period of 2009/2010, the domestic electricity production capacity in Finland is 12,800 MW.
• The peak consumption in a cold winter day in Finland is 14,100 MW.
• In this case, net imports of electricity are 1,300 MW.
• The structure of electricity production is changing: there are both large production units and small wind turbines at the same time. An increasing portion of the production does not respond to the price of electricity.
• Maintaining the power system calls for regulating capacity. Domestic capacity which can be regulated (such as hydropower) and imports of electricity are suited for this purpose.
• Foreign trade of electricity is necessary for Finland also in the future.


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Q: Unable to sign in with Facebook iOS - (IBAction)LoginViaFb:(id)sender {

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                NSLog(@"Uh oh. The user cancelled the Facebook login.");
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                [alert show];
            }
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            NSLog(@"User with facebook signed up and logged in!");
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            NSLog(@"User with facebook logged in!");
        }

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        if ([PFUser currentUser]) {
            [self updateProfile];
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Book Review. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy.
natashia t
on 26 November, 2013 at 14:44
Do you or do you know anyone who:
Make memes from images found on the internet?
Sharing files with friends? (it can be anything, a scanned copy of a book, a music track)?
Not buy textbooks but grab the scanned pdf online instead?
Watch clips of music videos/ movies / tv shows on you tube?
Download music from limewire or any other similar site?
If you answer "yes" to any of the above, that makes you (and I and everybody else) criminals.
We watch music videos on YouTube, grabs MP3s from friends, make memes and posters from found images online and post them on our Facebook timeline, and share videos without a care. We do this on a daily basis, faster than we can type on our smartphone keypads.
This only proves that culture jamming is a worldwide phenomenon. Individual expression, art and culture is a norm in this digital age. Internet democratizes culture, provides community and collaborative spaces. And this is not going away.
Lessig, separates our culture into: RO (Read-Only) and RW (Read/Write).
RO culture: Passive consuming of culture (recordings, broadcasts, and etc). Content are professionally produced, hierarchical, and characterized by control.
RW culture: Active consuming of culture, consumers are also creators and participants. It's where the professional and amateur resides.
RW culture is rampant. We participate in this, so do billions of people. These activities are creative and we participate casually, for fun, this is what we call "play" in this digital age.
Lawrence Lessig, the author of this book, is a Standford professor of law, a lawyer, a digital culture expert and the chairman of Creative Commons. He advocates for the changing the current copyright laws, made by our parents and their parents. No wonder there's a need to change it. The copyright law can't be an either or – policies that favors only the RO or the RW culture. That's why SOTA failed, as it only favors the RO.
He proposes a copyright system that legalizes file sharing while providing compensation for the artists. A business model for our hybrid (gift and capitalist) economy, where consumers and supporters of art, are willing to pay creators directly for their input.
Lawrence Lessig, Shepard Fairey & Steven Johnson Talks about Remix Economy
The second portion of the reading takes a look at Commercial/Sharing Economies and how they have adapted to new technologies, namely the Internet. Lessig highlights 3 successful companies in who thrived off the Internet's commercial economy; Netflix, Amazon, and Google. I pulled this particular quote as i feel it resonates with his central argument…
"Practically everything google offers helps build and extraordinary database of knowledge about what people want, and how those wants relate to the Web. Every click you make in the Google universe adds to that database. With each click, Google gets smarter."
Slightly discerning. It's almost like a cancer that we are fueling with no intention or even ability to stop.
The next portion pulls three key components of success from the three previous examples. They are as follows…
1. Long Tails:
The Long Tail principle says that as the cost of inventory falls, the efficient range of inventory rises. And as transaction costs generally fall to zero, the efficient inventory rises to infinity. With Amazon, it has the ability to offer more inventory to it's customers than a physical store because it can store inventory efficiently at different locations around the country.
2. Little Brother:
With a vast amount of possibilities made available to us, customers want an efficient way to sift through the data and be matched to what they want. Lessig explains that collecting data about consumers is not a new concept, what made the Amazons/Netflixes/Googles so successful was "peer-to-peer" technology. By getting people to add specific personal information into the database, the database becomes more valuable to everyone.
3. LEGO-ized Innovation:
All three of the examples thrived off allowing others to innovate upon their platform. It turns into a "block" that others can add to their own Web site or their own business.
Lessig discusses solutions to the copyright problems, however he doesn't quite get into details about it, he just raises the questions.
He list five ways in which the laws can be improved.
Deregulating Amateur Creativity
He suggests we exempt the non-commercial uses. This basically means that people who are not actually benefiting financially shouldn't be burdened by copyright laws
"Remix" here means transformative work. "Copies" mean efforts not to change the original work but simply to make it more accessible."
"By contrast, copies of professional work should continue to be regulated in the traditional manner. The right to distribute these could, in this model, remain within the exclusive control of the copyright holder" So copies should still fall under the restriction of the original copyright holder, but remixes should not.
Right now it's very hard to see who owns the rights to what easily.
America used to have opt-in copyright, but in 1976, copyright was changed to have it be opt-out.
Lessig believes that a copyright holder should register there work for extended copyright and shortening the original time between that, after which the work goes into the public domain.
"The third change follows directly from the second. Congress must work to make the law simpler."
Right now If someone wanted to make a youtube video with a popular song, he would have to ask permission and seek right to it.
He believes that a kid should be able to understand the copyright laws in order to follow it.
He states that we have the technology to encourage creativity, however we can't easily do it legally
Fair use only protects against criticism. However its objective
Decriminalizing the Copy
Decriminalizing copying files
With the current law we have to hire lawyers to figure out what's within copyright laws
Decriminalizing File Sharing
Basically for the same reason as Decriminalizing copy.
Questions for readers:
In this digital age, how do we distinguish between piracy and art? This. This. or This.
Do you think the new copyright laws he's proposing will work?
Is the new copyright system he's proposing too naive? It depends too much on goodwill (gift economy) and not on our current capitalist system?
Resource for Digital Content Remix: Future Non Stop
#VMLAB MEDIAActivismArticleBook ReviewChangemakersCreative CommonsMedia LiteracyRemixTechnology
Natashia T is a Visual Communicator, Design & Advertising geek, Food Blogger, Tech Enthusiast, App Lover, Cat Crazy, Culture Addict, Problem Solver. She's constantly Learning & Evolving. Follow Natashia on her food adventures on www.3-lil-pigs.com and instagram @3WordTruth for daily dose of truths.
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Супруне́нко — українське прізвище.

 Супруненко Ганна — українська поетеса (насправді — Галина Іванівна Стелецька).
 Супруненко Микола Іванович (1900—1984) — український історик, академік АН УРСР (1972).
 Супруненко Олександр Іванович (1971) — народний депутат України
 Супруненко Павло Павлович (1925, Кам'янське) — український журналіст, краєзнавець.
 Супруненко Петро Михайлович (1893, Кременчук — 1945) — український учений у галузі механіки, академік АН УРСР (1934).
 Супруненко Ніна Антонівна (1953, Новоселиця, Полтавської обл.) — українська поетеса.

Українські прізвища
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import {Controller} from '../../tungstenjs/src/controller';

import {TodoModel} from './todo-model';
import {TodoItemView} from './todoitem-view';
import {TodoItemController} from './todoitem-controller';

// Need to export this to the global context so that other reflecting classes can access it
window.TodoModel = TodoModel;

export class TodoFacade extends Controller {
	get defaults() { return {
		selectors : {
			todoInput : '#new-todo'
			,todoList : '#todo-list'
			,todoListItem : '#todo-list li'
			,filterButton : '#filters a'
			,clearButton : '#clear-completed'
		}
	};}

	get listeners() { return [
		{ selector : '{selectors.todoInput} keypress', handler : this.createTodo }
		,{ selector : '{selectors.filterButton} click', handler : this.displayAll }
		,{ selector : '{selectors.clearButton} click', handler : this.removeComplete }
	];}

	initialize() {
		console.log('todoFacade.initialize()');

		$.when(
			$(this.selectors.todoList).view(
				TodoItemView.render(
					TodoModel.find({})
				)
			)
		).done(() => {
			let item = new TodoItemController(this.selectors.todoListItem);
		});
	}

	createTodo(event) {
		if(event.keyCode == 13){
			console.log('todoFacade.createTodo()');

			event.preventDefault();

			let title = $(this.selectors.todoInput).val();

			$.when(
				$(this.selectors.todoList).view(
					TodoItemView.render(
						TodoModel.create({title})
					)
				)
			).done(() => {
				let item = new TodoItemController(this.selectors.todoListItem);
			});
		}
	}

	displayAll(event) {
		console.log('todoFacade.displayAll()');

		event.preventDefault();
	}

	displayActive(event) {
		console.log('todoFacade.displayActive()');

		event.preventDefault();
	}

	displayComplete(event) {
		console.log('todoFacade.displayComplete()');

		event.preventDefault();
	}

	removeComplete(event) {
		console.log('todoFacade.removeComplete()');

		event.preventDefault();
	}
}


When J.W. Winco, Inc. decided to expand its world headquarters in New Berlin, they turned to Creative to provide the solution. Through extensive programming, Creative helped the client clearly define its needs for conferencing, break areas, training, work stations and private offices.
As a way to introduce clients and vendors to the corporate identity of the company, the design of the new two-story lobby incorporated view, volume and texture with the corporate colors and the very materials manufactured by the client. Design components also featured soaring ceiling height, an expanse of windows and polished tile flooring that plays off a slate signage wall. A custom-built reception desk juxtaposes refined wood finishes with industrial cabling and metal fins influenced by industrial gears. To ensure the comfort of clients during all-day meetings, a large, high-tech board room was created with an adjoining lounge for breakout discussions.
When the new facility was completed, employees moved into the addition while renovations of the existing office began the following month. Renovation of the existing structure included a complete transformation of space that formerly served as private offices and work areas into a new secure IT department, kitchen and cafe/training center.


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import React from 'react'
import { Dropdown } from 'semantic-ui-react'

const options = [
  { text: 'One', value: 1 },
  { text: 'Two', value: 2 },
  { text: 'Three', value: 3 },
]

const DropdownExampleUncontrolled = () => (
  <Dropdown
    selection
    options={options}
    placeholder='Choose an option'
  />
)

export default DropdownExampleUncontrolled


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Rodrigo Muñoz (Montevideo, 22 januari 1982) is een Uruguayaans voetballer die als doelman speelt.

Clubcarrière
Muñoz speelde lang voor CA Cerro. Van 2009 tot 2011 speelde hij voor Nacional en van 2012 tot 2018 speelde hij in Paraguay voor Club Libertad.

Interlandcarrière
Op 18 mei 2011 was Muñoz voor het eerst reservedoelman tijdens een vriendschappelijke wedstrijd in en tegen Duitsland. Door bondscoach Óscar Tabárez werd hij opgenomen in de voorselectie van het Uruguayaans voetbalelftal voor het wereldkampioenschap voetbal 2014.

Externe links
BDFA
Soccerway.com

Munoz, Rodrigo


Nominate a Super Jewel Now!
Who is a Super Jewel?
A Super Jewel is a woman or girl who has an extraordinary attitude – living life on her terms and impacting others in a powerful way. She's a gem in your life. She may be a bright presence who draws everyone to her. She may be a quiet gem who impacts you in subtle ways. She may have tackled challenges in her life and shown you an amazing life lesson. I started the Super Jewel project to champion the strength within us and highlight the sisterhood amongst us. This project focuses on the girls and women in our every day lives who are living their lives with an extraordinary attitude and in an exceptional way in our eyes. I chose the Super Jewel logo to represent the transformation we experience when we tune into our own power. Simple and powerful.
The Super Jewel Project is an exciting initiative that highlights women and girls in our every day lives who are living their lives in an extraordinary way. These women are the ones who won't be in a newspaper article or followed on social media by millions but they impacting the world in a beautiful and important way. These girls and women deserve to be recognized and celebrated!
The Super Jewel Project allows a girl or woman to nominate herself or for a loved one or friend to nominate his or her special someone-a mom, a best friend, a girl or woman who has impacted his or her life in immeasurable ways.
The SJP allows all of us to take the time to write a nomination. letter to our own Super Jewel saying what makes her so special, what you love about her, and how she is making a difference in her own world and in your life.
Nominations will be collected until October 1, 2016. A committee of 10 amazing women will choose 50 Super Jewels to be selected for a surprise celebration. Each selected woman will be given a unique and personalized experience of discovering she was nominated, reading the letter(s) celebrating her, a customized photo shoot that incorporates the Super Jewel logo with either the corset or the SJ logo in her unique way and an videotaped interview highlighting her life.
A beautiful photography book will be created with a selected photo from each photo shoot and a creative bio will be included in each Super Jewel layout. A documentary will be created following the process of The Super Jewel Project that will include behind the scene footage, interviews with the photographers, committee members, the fantastic Super Jewels and fun footage with those who nominated them and those who help create the SJP vision.
I am asked a lot about the corset. Some people LOVE it and others aren't so sure it works for them. Here's how the corset came to be…. I put the logo on a corset as an experiment. I think corsets are fun and I wanted to see what it felt like. I wasn't sure it was my thing. The first time I put on the corset with the Super Jewel logo, I felt different. I felt empowered. I was surprised how great I felt in it. It was fun, a little intimidating, and invigorating, all at once. And I've seen it do this to many women. It is so powerful and fun to see her light up when the corset is on.
I worked with an incredible woman to make the corset in many different sizes to fit all body types. I had it constructed so it could fit a variety of chest sizes – from women who have experienced mastectomies to women with DD cup sizes. I made the corset with the logo to represent that we have this really extraordinary gift—our sisterhood. The underpinning of our sisterhood is commonality. In this project, the Super Jewel logo represents our inner strength and the corset is the starting symbol of our sisterhood.
What I've learned though, is that the corset doesn't work for everyone. I thought this was such a gift to learn and jumped into the creative process with finding how to incorporate this perspective into the project. So the commonality thread expanded from the corset to the Super Jewel logo being on EVERYTHING and the corset being used in a variety of ways. You'll see the SJ logo on t-shirts, on scarves, a henna tattoo or a painting. You'll see a teenager holding the corset while a woman in her 80's wears a button down shirt underneath of the corset.
The corset was the beginning, the Super Jewel logo is now the legacy.
I've worked alongside women in many capacities for over 20 years. Through my work and research I noticed several trends that led me to this really exciting project. In so many ways, we are taught from the time we are young girls that we need to be rescued by prince charming, we don't have the skills to handle things, things are done for us or happen to us so we don't have the opportunities to practice those skills. But at some point, life shifts.
Maybe it is a big event that is traumatic and life shattering but it may also happen in more subtle, every day kinds of ways too. I'm talking about the realization that we don't have a choice-it is stand tall or crumble. We have no choice but to figure 'it' out or we decide we are going with our gut and take an action that requires a whole lot of gumption. It sounds and looks different for all of us. This moment or series of moments happens at any point in our life. For some it is early in life while others face this in their later years but we ALL experience it.
This is the part I'm so excited about celebrating. Yes- I said celebrate! Because at some point, we discover we don't need someone to scoop in and rescue us. We realize we DO know how to handle it. It may be messy and imperfect but we KNOW we can do it. It's that cool moment of awakening when we realize "I can do this, I have this." We simply need to access the super hero inside of ourselves who was within us all along! For a lot of this, this moment also coincides with finding a supportive group of girls and women who cheers us along.
Nominate a woman, girl or yourself to have a Super Jewel experience.
Nominate a woman or girl in your life who you admire and are grateful for. Give her the priceless gift of sharing what you appreciate about her and the knowledge that she is part of worthy and meaningful project for women. She can be any age-a young woman to a woman over 100! We are passionate about diversity and highlighting women from all geographic areas, all races, religions, backgrounds, socioeconomic statues, professions, abilities, sizes,…..We want to highlight ALL kinds of Super Jewels!
The letters should be at least 3 paragraphs long but no longer than 3 pages. If you are writing this letter about someone, your letter should highlight what makes your nominee so special—how she impacts you, how she impacts her world, how she lives her life in a unique way, why the world should know about her and why she should be celebrated! If you are nominating yourself, highlight what makes you a Super Jewel, what is your special story, how do you see yourself as living your life, in your world in a special way?
Follow Super Jewels and stay connected! Join us on Facebook and Instagram to keep updated on The Super Jewel Project. You'll see parts of letters, photo reveals, the planning process and fun surprises!


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NHS Pension Scheme Advice for Doctors & Dentists
How have changes to the NHS Pension Scheme affected my pension and retirement plans?
How often do I need to review my NHS Pension?
What's new in NHS Pension Planning
Paying your unexpected pension tax bill: Your options
Confused about how much you're allowed to contribute to your pension and what to do if you've been hit with…
Is the NHS pension scheme too generous?
Who would have thought an NHS pension scheme could be too generous? When transferring your 1995 NHS pension scheme to…
The NHS Death in Service benefits' facelift
Have you sorted out who would benefit from your death? Bringing up the subject of your death and who will…
How a change in NHS Pension rules affects medics
A change to the NHS Pensions' Scheme Pays rules from the 2017-2018 tax year potentially reduces the income tax bill…
Are NHS medics being penalised for working part-time?
What doctor or dentist doesn't find the better, more varied work/life balance of part-time working enticing? Of course one of…
How to know if you're facing an unexpected tax bill?
Like many doctors and dentists, you may have already started to think about your next tax return, but have you…
Is the NHS Pension Scheme still good value for money?
"Is it worth being in the NHS Pension Scheme or should I be doing something else to fund my retirement?"…
Clinical Excellence Awards changes, your pay and pension
The warnings that changes to Clinical Excellence Awards (CEAs) were afoot have come true. A new local Clinical Excellence Award…
The powerful pension options medics now have
How doctors and dentists view and use their pensions has changed since 'Pension Freedoms' came into being in March 2015….
Ongoing tax penalties for high earning medics
The pension and pockets of high earning NHS doctors and dentists are being hit hard with tax penalties that are…
3 reasons to have a pension pot over the allowed limit
From the 6th April 2018, doctors and dentists who have more than £1,030,000¹ in their pension pot are very likely…
GPs take note: 2017/18 could have a nasty tax sting!
Many GPs and dentists in the NHS Pension Scheme may have an unpleasant tax bill coming, merely because CPI inflation…
How to reduce your NHS Pension retirement age
Did you know that you can buy your way to early retirement if you're an NHS doctor or dentist in…
Who gets paid more: a doctor or a dentist?
From a purely monetary perspective, have you ever thought "would I have been better off training as a doctor or…
An important NHS Pension deadline looms
The deadline to elect for NHS Pensions' Scheme Pays is only a few weeks away. If you miss it, you…
Why and how to keep an eye on your NHS Pension
The halcyon days when you could join the NHS Pension Scheme and not look at it until your 60th birthday…
Don't forget your Scottish NHS Pension!
A fair number of the 49,785¹ Consultants in the UK qualified from universities north of the border. Even though many…
NHS Pension Scheme starts charging for information!
With the recent changes to both the lifetime and annual pension allowances, it's imperative that medics of all ages get…
Is this a crystal ball for your NHS Pension?
Whilst the Budget 2016 didn't rock the pensions' world with any new announcements, there are already enough significant changes coming…
How much is 'enough' to stop working?
Apparently we're living longer but not necessarily enjoying good health in old age. Pension schemes, including the NHS Pension Scheme,…
2015 NHS Pension: 5 details you need to know
On the 1st April 2015, 75%* of existing NHS employees and all new NHS Pension members will join the new…
Do you lose your NHS Pension benefits when you die?
Did you know that the NHS Pension Scheme provides valuable benefits to spouses, civil partners, partners and dependent children on…
Will your NHS Pension income be enough to live on in retirement?
Over the last few years, the NHS has been working through major changes to the NHS Pension Scheme. The Government has also implemented some of the biggest reforms to pensions in decades.
As a result, key considerations for doctors and dentists in the NHS Pension Scheme include:
How does the new reduced annual and lifetime allowance affect you?
How can you leverage the new pension legislation in your financial plans?
Is retiring at age 60 a pipe dream or reality for doctors and dentists?
Is the NHS Pension Scheme still good value?
Medics who joined the NHS Pension Scheme after 1 April 2008 will have different benefits and a different age at which normal retirement can be taken to those who joined the scheme before this date.
With our extensive experience in dealing with the NHS Pension Scheme, your L&M financial adviser can provide you with a comprehensive review of your NHS pension which will include:
A projection of your benefits incorporating factors specific to doctors and dentists that change the impact of the forecast;
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Strategies to increase your pension provision either within the NHS or outside, or a combination of the two;
Strategies should you wish to take early retirement, increase your tax free lump sum or make additional voluntary contributions to your NHS pension.


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McLaren supercar goes on display at Caius to honour Cambridge professor
Professor Malcolm Smith developed an algorithm which is key to the supercar's flawless ride and comfort
Jasmine Watkiss
A state-of-the-art supercar has been delivered to Gonville & Caius College today (July 4) in honour of a professor who revolutionised suspension systems in motorsport.
The latest McLaren 720S was brought to the college for the sixtieth birthday of Malcolm Smith, Professor in Control Engineering and a Fellow of Caius.
McLaren supercar comes to Gonvilel and Caius College, Cambridge. Picture: Keith Jones
The supercar boasts a top speed of 217mph - and passers-by will be able to glimpse it through the Great Gate at Caius from Kings Parade.
The car's semi-active suspension system was designed using a theory developed by Professor Smith himself, together with his former PhD student Panos Brezas.
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Their research helped the car's designers get closer to finding the optimum balance between the comfort of the car and handling.
The system works using sensors, which relay the state of the road to an on-board computer, which analyses the information every millisecond to find the best possible setting for components called semi-adjustable dampers.
Professor Malcolm Smith is driven along Trinity Street to the college in a Mclaren supercar by Will Hoult, Principle Engineer Chassis Research at McLaren Automotive Ltd. Picture: Keith Jones
A new algorithm designed by Prof Smith and Dr Brezas is the key element in the 720S, allowing optimal control at all times, no matter what the road conditions.
An earlier development by Professor Smith, another vehicle suspension device called an inerter, helped revolutionise Forumla 1 motorsport and is now widely used in the sport.
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Tomorrow (July 5) the college will host a workshop run by the Department of Engineering to mark Professor Smith's contribution to the field of Control, with presentations from academics from Japan, the United States and Germany, as well as the University of Cambridge.
McLaren supercar comes to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to mark the sixtieth birthday of Professor Malcolm Smith. Picture: Keith Jones
The 720S, which costs £210,000 for the basic model and £250,000 for the one on display at Caius, was tested by McLaren in a wide range of motoring conditions, ranging from Death Valley, the snows of Colorado and the Alps, to a bumpy roundabout near Woking.
Despite being an unglamorous setting for a supercar, the roundabout offered a perfect combination of demanding handling and an uneven road surface, allowing engineers to test the algorithm's ability to find a balance between comfort and control.
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Professor Smith said: "I consider it an incredible honour to have the car here.
"What's really nice is that McLaren has recognised an academic contribution – companies don't always do that.
"Hopefully McLaren feel it is good to be associated with advanced academic work."
McLaren supercar comes to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Picture: Keith Jones
About his own contribution to the supercar, he said: "I am a control systems specialist and theorist. It is just another example of a control system."
This evening, college members are already forming queues to take photos of the car, with some even being lucky enough to sit in the driving seat – though no one, not even Professor Smith, was allowed to take the supercar out for a spin.


America loves pets. The Insurance Information Institute estimates that over 60 million American households own a dog. And nearly 75 million homes own a cat, fish, bird, or reptile.
Nearly 80 million Americans rent their home, and that number appears to be growing. If you own a pet and rent a home, you're not alone. But a recent survey shows that only 41 percent of renters have renters insurance.
That means there are many uninsured renters who own pets. If you're a renter and you own a pet (or you're thinking about getting a pet) don't make the mistake foregoing renters insurance.
Renters insurance covers your possessions, your liability, and expenses if your house is unlivable after an accident. Though it's not legally required, every renter should buy it. That's especially true if you own a pet, as even the nicest pets are a liability risk.
First, every renter needs renters insurance. With a policy costing as little as $10 a month, the cost benefit makes buying renters insurance a no brainer.
If you're a pet owner, it's even more of a necessity for several reasons.
Renters insurance covers your liability. If a guest gets hurt in your home and takes legal action against you, your renters policy will help you fight it. Accidents happen, especially when pets are involved.
An estimated 4.7 million dog bites happen every year. 800,000 of those bites require medical care.
About 400,000 cat bites happen every year.
Pets can cause injuries beyond just bites. According to the CDC, nearly 87,000 people get hurt from falls due to pets. If your guest gets hurt because of a pet – from an accidental fall or a bite – they can sue you. And if you don't have renters insurance, you're responsible for your legal costs.
If your pet accidentally hurts someone while you're out for a walk together, your renters liability still covers you.
Bites are a problem, but they're hardly the only way for a pet to cause accidental trouble. Data shows that pets start nearly 1,000 house fires every year. And faulty aquariums are a common conundrum that can quickly soak your floors or start a fire.
Renters insurance isn't required by law, but some landlords do mandate it. If you're a pet owner and a renter, you've probably already jumped through some hoops to get approved as a tenant. Landlords often don't allow pets, or, if they do, they charge pet rent and deposits.
Having renters insurance can boost your standing as a potential tenant. It shows that you're responsible and proactive, and landlords like that. It can simplify your life as both a renter and pet owner.
Renters insurance usually covers your liability if your pet injures someone. That's by far the biggest benefit of a renters policy when it comes to pets. Some states exclude pets from liability coverage, and some companies refuse coverage or charge more for certain dog breeds.
If your pet causes damages to other people's property, you have coverage. What if your pet knocks over a lit candle and starts a fire? Assuming you live in an apartment building and that fire spreads, you're going to have some liability coverage for the damages you cause other people. A standard renters policy comes with $100,000 in liability protection.
The liability portion of a renters policy covers damages and injuries to other people. Not you. So, if Fido goes pee on your Xbox or tears a hole in the carpet, renters insurance won't cover it.
Similarly, if your exotic fish aquarium springs a leak and dumps 150 gallons of water into your home, renters insurance won't cover it. But if the aquarium pump malfunctions and causes a fire, renters will probably kick in for your belongings and liability. Most policies cover fire damage regardless of the cause.
Renters insurance is not the same thing as pet insurance. If your pet gets sick or injured, renters insurance doesn't cover it. If you want insurance protection for your pet's health and safety, you'll need pet insurance.
Fortunately, buying a renters insurance policy is super easy. Most policies offer standard coverage -- $100,000 for liability and $30,000 for property coverage. For an average renter, that's enough. If you have expensive stuff or large assets, consider boosting your policy.
With so many companies selling renters policies, how do you choose the best one? The best way to do that is to compare quotes from each company.
Each company offers different rates and policy specifics. Some companies charge higher rates for certain dog breeds, or they'll outright refuse to cover them, for example.
When you compare companies, you can quickly find the best value and the ideal policy. That's where QuoteWizard comes in. We can help you compare renters insurance quotes from multiple companies, so you don't have to spend your time getting several individual quotes.
For most people (with or without pets), a standard renters insurance policy provides enough coverage. But there are some cases where you might want to beef up your policy.
People with considerable assets to lose in a liability suit should make sure they have enough protection. Also, renters with pets considered 'risky' or 'dangerous' might not be able to get coverage, even if they're pet is friendly and perfectly behaved.
Pet liability insurance: Are you unable to get adequate liability coverage for your pet? Perhaps your insurer excludes your pet breed or has low limits for liability involving pets. If so, you can purchase outside pet liability coverage. These policies are sometimes referred to as canine liability policies. They're relatively rare, so you may have to do some digging to find the right policy.
Personal umbrella policy: You can purchase additional coverage from your renters insurance company with an umbrella policy. This policy add-on expands your renters liability coverage. They're reasonably priced, even for large coverage amounts.
Both options are similar in their coverage. If you simply aren't able to get a renters insurance policy, get pet liability insurance. If you have a renters insurance policy but it comes with pet damage restrictions, get an umbrella policy. Make sure that the umbrella policy doesn't exclude pet damages.
This is a common mistake. Renters insurance covers your pet, so that means it will help pay vet bills if your pet gets sick or injured, right? Wrong. When it comes to pets, renters insurance only covers your liability. If your pet injures someone else, renters insurance helps pay for the fallout.
Fortunately, if you want the peace of mind that comes with knowing your pet is insured from getting hurt or sick, you can purchase a pet insurance plan. Just don't assume it comes with your renters policy!
Q: My landlord requires pet insurance. Does renters insurance count?
A: This is a common question by many renters. Your landlord says you need pet insurance in case your pet rips up the carpet or chews on the wall. Sounds fair enough, right?
Unfortunately, your landlord is mistaken. That type of insurance doesn't really exist. Renters insurance covers damages that your pet causes to other people, but not property. Hopefully a renters policy will satisfy your landlord.
Q: My dog has never acted aggressive or bitten anyone. Do I still need renters insurance?
A: First, you should get renters insurance even if you don't have a pet. But it's a no-brainer if you are a pet-owner, even if your dog is a total sweetheart.
First, accidents happen – especially when children are involved. Many kids don't know how to properly approach dogs, and they can spark defensive behaviors from otherwise friendly dogs. Studies show that about half of those injured from dog bites are children.
Even beyond bites, there are other injuries that a friendly pet can cause. What if grandma takes a bad tumble from an eager pup twirling through her legs? Renters insurance has you covered.
Q: Why is my insurer charging higher rates for my specific dog breed?
A: Insurance companies rely heavily on statistics to develop a person's risk profile. Unfortunately, those statistics show that certain dog breeds are responsible for a greater percentage of dog bites.
If your dog is on the 'risky breed' list, some renters insurance companies will charge you higher rates – if they even cover you, that is. It doesn't matter if your pup is extremely friendly and has never shown any sign of aggression.
Fortunately, not every insurance company takes your dogs breed into account. Several major insurance companies overlook breeds. There are also outside insurance options for people with 'risky' breeds, including a personal umbrella policy or a canine liability plan.
Q: Does renters insurance cover damage caused by my pet?
A: Nope. If your pet tears up your apartment's carpet, renters insurance won't pay for the damage. Pet damage is almost always excluded from renters insurance coverage.


For the sake of our own health, animal welfare, for wildlife and the planet too, the advantages of 'going organic' are well documented. But an organic till receipt can eat a fair hole into the household budget so watch out in the shops for offers as retailers promote organic produce this month.
Whilst there is usually a large price difference where meat is concerned, the price of organic dry ingredients like rice and pasta are often not that different to non-organic varieties. You can 'clean up' your shopping basket by choosing unwaxed fruit and buying 'free range' meat and eggs to support animal welfare and increase the nutritional value of your food. Perhaps make September the month you try a fruit and vegetable Box scheme or visit a Farmer's market where you can ask exactly how the food is produced.
If you shop in the supermarket, plastic is abundant, and there's been some bad press about chemicals leaking from plastics into food, but you can lessen your contact with it by decanting liquids like milk and juice into a glass bottle in the fridge, and storing food in glass rather than plastic containers.
For healthy, 'live' food, buy a few potted organic herbs and keep them watered in the kitchen; they will grow again as you use them, or harvest your own organic sprouting seeds in a jar on the windowsill (see earlier blog).
It's not all about food though, organic September is a good opportunity to review the content of your household cleaning shelf. More natural products now sit alongside their harsher chemical cousins on supermarket shelves and harness the power of herbs and essential oils. Perhaps try the age-old cleaners like lemon juice, bicarbonate of soda and vinegar!
Don't forget your skincare lotions and potions – no matter how beautiful the packaging, if you need a chemistry degree to understand the contents there is probably an alternative kinder on the skin and the environment (and often your pocket). Flower waters make great skin toners – they smell subtly divine and there are lots to choose from; soothing Chamomile, balancing Geranium, astringent Melissa. Use organic coconut oil as a body moisturiser or make a facial serum in a small dropper bottle with carrier oil and a few drops of essential oil. You can buy more natural, unscented bases for shower gels, shampoo and conditioner and add your own botanicals or essential oils to make a unique product.
And finally, the last 'organic your September' tip finds us in the medicine cupboard seeking out some remedies with natural ingredients – a great one for cuts, sores and grazes is 'Hypercal Cream'; an herbal remedy containing St Johns Wort and Calendula , Arnica cream for bruises and of course a bottle of Dr Bach's Rescue Remedy to recover from emotional shock and trauma.
Find out more about organic September at The Soil Association.


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Neighbours is over for another year, but with three soaptastic cliffhangers in the 2017 season finale episode, there's plenty to keep us all chatting and speculating over the four-week Christmas break.
With Tyler in turmoil, Paige panicking over Gabe and the surprise reappearance of a certain Dee Bliss, it's time to round up the biggest questions and theories we've been left to ponder.
1. Dee or Fake Dee?
With Toadie and Sonya Rebecchi renewing their wedding vows yet again in the season finale, the temptation to have Dee Bliss turn up was clearly impossible for the writers to resist. After the happy couple's ceremony was over, we saw everyone's favourite back-from-the-dead character watching them from a taxi – paving the way for more Dee-licious (sorry) drama in 2018.
You may also be interested to know that Neighbours even kept Dee's scene out of the official press preview for the episode, so her reappearance even took us by surprise. Who says Neighbours can't keep a secret?
2. Who really killed Hamish?
Fan favourite Tyler Brennan has now confessed that he was responsible for Hamish Roche's murder, since every other suspect has seemingly been ruled out. Heading to the police station to confess on Christmas Day, moralistic Tyler seemed to be condemning himself to a long stretch behind bars.
We can't help but smell a rat, though! Neighbours whodunits rarely end with the culprit being a regular character and Travis Burns – who plays Tyler – recently tweeted that he's not leaving the show when asked by a fan.
Could it be that the real culprit is still to be unmasked?
Poor Paige has endured a turbulent year already, but Neighbours saved her nastiest surprise until last as her baby son was snatched and driven away in the closing moments of 2017.
Paige hasn't had too many enemies recently, making this moment all the more baffling. Was it a spur-of-the-moment kidnapping, or has this been planned for a while? Could Hamish's real killer and the baby snatcher be the same person? Will Gabe be returned unharmed?
Well, we can answer at least one of these questions. A few of the Neighbours cast uploaded behind-the-scenes shots of an upcoming episode featuring Gabe's christening on their social media pages just a few weeks ago, so signs point to a happy outcome!
4. Is Izzy causing trouble already?
One of Neighbours' biggest storylines next year will see homewrecker Izzy Hoyland return to Erinsborough, so unsurprisingly, she's suddenly being mentioned in scripts again to provide a tantalising build-up. Amid the more high-octane drama of the season finale, the Kennedys were torn apart over Christmas as Karl had to travel to London to be with his daughter Holly following Izzy's latest flight of fancy.
Susan was pretty understanding when it came to Karl's decision, but are the Neighbours writers already sowing seeds for the drama to come next year? Could Izzy drive a wedge between the Kennedys all over again?
5. Will Sonya get pregnant?
The Rebecchis have decided to try for another baby and interfering Angie thinks she knows exactly the way to help things along – a "fertility potion" that's previously helped various other members of the family.
Sonya and Toadie are now heading off on a boat to celebrate their honeymoon. This is pretty good timing since, according to Angie's bizarre superstitions, the potion is best consumed near salt water. If Angie gets her way, could there be a new Rebecchi arriving in 2018?
6. Are David and Aaron getting married?
Neighbours' finale ended with a first look at storylines to come in 2018, which included the big revelation that David Tanaka and Aaron Brennan could be heading down the aisle next year. First look footage showed David telling his siblings Leo and Amy that he's planning to pop the question – and we will definitely see a proposal in the New Year.
7. Do Toadie and Sonya get lost at sea?
The other major revelation from the 2018 promo footage was that Toadie and Sonya's honeymoon boat trip doesn't exactly go to plan! The happy couple were seen panicking after realising that they'd accidentally strayed into the open sea.
Neighbours returns on Monday, January 8 on Channel 5.


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Egypt's Revolution, 1 Year Later
Aaron Ross
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One year ago, as plans for a mass demonstration against Hosni Mubarak's regime circulated on the internet, Egyptians speculated about what might happen on January 25. Would it be yet another futile effort, easily quashed by security forces, or a legitimate challenge to the octogenarian kleptocrat's rule? No one could've predicted, of course, what came next: an 18-day uprising culminating in the overthrow of one of the most powerful strongmen of the Middle East. Now, after a rocky year of military rule, marked by the country's freest and fairest parliamentary elections in decades and frequent spasms of street violence, uncertainty is once again in the air. Here are five key things to watch for as massive crowds flood Egypt's streets and squares on Wednesday:
1. How will the military respond?
Over the past year, the military—in particular, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces—has gone from respected to reviled among many revolutionaries. After promising to midwife a swift transition to civilian democracy, it has earned the ire of many Egyptians with its brutal crackdowns on dissent and glacial pace of reform. In Cairo and other major cities, anti-SCAF graffiti is plastered on alley walls and facades of government buildings. Even so, SCAF has announced plans for grandiose celebrations on the 25th to commemorate its role in the revolution, replete with martial displays, concerts, and ceremonies to honor officers. After a deadly showdown between military police and protesters killed at least a dozen civilians in December, the military has kept a low profile. An ostentatious return to the spotlight could trigger renewed violence.
2. Celebration, demonstration, instigation
The throngs in the streets will be driven by various agendas. Some will simply wish to celebrate the anniversary. But activist groups—many of whom are calling for a "second revolution"—plan to use the 25th to press their demands for an expedited transition to civilian rule. (As of now, the military leadership is slated to cede executive power by July 1, following the presidential election in June.) To draw any momentum from the day, they'll have to walk a fine line—on the one hand preventing the day from becoming a military pageant show, on the other, suppressing the militant urges within their own ranks. Violent clashes in November and December cast a bad light on the revolutionary crowd for many Egyptians, who view its continued agitation as unnecessarily destabilizing. They risk losing support if things get ugly.
3. Turnout will be critical.
During the heady days of the revolution, up to 8 million Egyptians turned out to protest. Since then, activists have failed to muster a tenth of that. Near-daily protests in Cairo over the last month have tended to draw in the low hundreds. The paltry numbers have led military leaders to confidently claim that they enjoy the backing of the so-called silent majority of Egyptians. If January 25 is to precipitate meaningful concessions from the junta about the timing of the presidential election or the economic and political privileges it hopes to retain after the transition, activists will have to prove themselves capable of summoning numbers unseen since last February.
4. What about the Brotherhood?
The Muslim Brotherhood has kept its intentions for the 25th close to the vest. After dominating parliamentary elections—taking 47 percent of the seats in the lower house—it is reluctant to risk confrontation with the military, especially with Parliament having convened for the first time on Monday. In November, it sat out deadly clashes in Tahrir Square on the eve of the elections, wary of offering any pretext to postpone voting. In early January, it announced its support for the military's six-month transition timetable. Still, the Brotherhood is reluctant to skip out on the action altogether lest it bolster the impression that it's in the military's pocket. Its leaders have indicated in recent days that it may take a more active role. They are reportedly debating whether to accept an invitation from a coalition of activists to partake in demonstrations; as Egypt's largest and best-organized political organization, the Brotherhood would lend the protests a powerful shot in the arm.
5. It's the economy, stupid?
Among Egyptian political analysts, the growing consensus is that economic factors will trigger the next big bout of unrest: 40 percent of Egyptians live on less than $2 a day. Youth unemployment stands at 25 percent. While many analysts still believe that a major crisis is not imminent, mysterious fuel shortages in the last couple weeks—leading to long lines at gas stations—have raised the specter of an eruption sooner than later. It's not likely to come on the 25th, but festering economic discontent may well fuel an already volatile situation.
Want to track the action as it happens? Al Jazeera English's live stream and the Guardian's Middle East live blog are your best bets. Also follow the Twitter handles of reporters Bel Trew (@beltrew), Omneya el-Desouki (@omniaaldesouki), and Adam Makary (@adamakary) for updates from the ground. The #Egypt, #Jan25, and #Tahrir hashtags should come in handy as well. And if you need a refresher on what the fuss is all about, check out our explainer from last winter, where you'll find a blow-by-blow account of the uprising and its aftermath.
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"Sabrina" Reboot Stars Kiernan Shipka and Ross Lynch Are All Smiles in First Look of Series
Looks like pure magic.
By Melissa Minton
Anticipation is building for Netflix's reboot of Sabrina*, a Riverdale spin-off and reimagination of the The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comics. She might share a name and magical powers with the protagonist of the '90s sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but from everything we've heard so far, the new Sabrina is going to be way darker and grittier.
Announcements about casting have been slowly trickling out, and only the most basic details about the premise of the new show have been revealed at this point. But a new photo from the set captured by a photographer has emerged, and anyone who ships Sabrina and Harvey will be satisfied; the two, played by Kiernan Shipka and Ross Lynch, can be seen holding hands with Sabrina gazing up at Harvey.
This first peek at the set — the show is currently filming in Vancouver, B.C. — provides a glimpse of the costume and hair looks for the rebooted characters. There are no overtly '90s looks in sight, but it seems Harvey's boy-next-door style prevails. Ross wears a shearling-lined jean jacket, gray T-shirt, and dark jeans, while Kiernan is coordinating in a red coat, skirt, and bag, finished with black tights, turtleneck, and headband.
While the photo might seem like everything is just rosy in Sabrina's life, the actual plot of the show will have a much grimmer tone than the sitcom, Melissa Joan Hart days. The new series reportedly "reimagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult, and — of course — witchcraft," and Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will head up the series. Sounds like things are bound to get creepy.
Aside from Sabrina and Harvey, the young witch's best friend and aunts have also been cast. The Vampire Diaries star Jaz Sinclair will play Sabrina's BFF Rosalind Walker, who is described as the "brash, empowered, and outspoken daughter of Greendale's minister," who is sure to stir up controversy between the church and witches. As for Aunt Hilda and Aunt Zelda, they're getting a sinister makeover as well. According to TV Line, the two witches seem more closely related to evil Harry Potter characters than the bubbly sitcom most fans are used to: "Proud and devout, Zelda believes there is no greater honor than serving the Dark Lord as a member of the Church of Night. She is the family's disciplinarian, fiercely protective of Sabrina and very much Cain to Hilda's Abel."
The only other character we have gotten a glimpse of besides Harvey and Sabrina is Salem the cat, arguably the most important of all.
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House Rule: Want a Cookie? Make a Cookie!
A long time ago when I found myself reaching for more sweet treats than my body needed, I instated the house rule: if you want a cookie, then make a cookie. Why? Well for starters if I'm really craving a cookie, then I would be happy to put the work into making one fresh from scratch instead of lazily darting to the nearest store for an unsatisfying quick fix. Secondly, so many store bought cookies are laced with processed ingredients and words I cannot pronounce, so if I am going to have a dessert snack, I am going to have one that will not harm my body but rather provide some nourishment.
But here we are again, embracing crisp weather and decorating the house with mini pumpkins and gourds! As expected, I had some sweet potato puree, whole wheat flour, coconut oil and dark chocolate chips in the house, so away I went creating my wholesome treat. The sweet potato not only provides the main flavor, but is also loaded with vitamin C to help fend off the fall cold, B-vitamins for basically everything, potassium for my muscles and fiber to keep my heart healthy, my gut moving and my hunger tamed. The whole wheat flour also adds some fiber and protein to the cookies but most importantly doesn't spike and drop my blood sugar levels as quickly as a baked good made up of refined white flour. Essentially, even after eating my sweet treats, my mood will remain much stabler! The coconut oil, while still a saturated fat, unlike butter is known to raise HDL 'good' cholesterol and is a great substitute for anyone with a dairy allergy or intolerance. And lastly, the dark chocolate chips provide antioxidants and a richer chocolate taste with less added sugar than milk chocolate.
These cookies are my best turn out ever! The sweet potato flavor is alive and kicking and the texture is soft and moist (almost fudgy but not fudgy). If you like crispier cookies, I recommend flattening the dough a bit before baking and leaving them in the oven for a couple of extra minutes. Also, while I usually avoid refined sugar, I did use brown sugar with a mix of maple syrup and vanilla for the sweetener, but I think if you tried you could cut the sugar down. I'm okay with the amount because I rarely consume refined sugar and believe that moderation is key to a healthy lifestyle.
Combine the coconut oil and sugar until smooth. Stir in the puree, maple syrup and vanilla. Set aside.
Pour the liquids into the dry goods and mix until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Drop the cookie dough by 1 Tablespoon portions on a Silpat (or parchment paper or greased cookie sheet). Bake @ 350*F for ~10 minutes, rotating halfway for an even bake, until the tops of the cookies start to crack.
This year, I've just fallen so in love with pomegranates (maybe it's because they remind me of one of my best friends who introduced me to the fruit and who sadly for me is temporarily living overseas). I keep using the arils in my smoothies and to top my yogurt, oatmeal or salads, but I really wanted to try them differently - more of a dessert way. So, I broke out the mini muffin tins, melted down some dark chocolate, and began layering chocolate, almonds, coconut and pomegranates until the tins were leveled off. After they chilled, I popped them out, took a bite, and WOW!!!
Each bite just bursts with fresh and sweet goodness! These little taste satisfying, stress reducing homemade treats are full of antioxidants, flavanols, protein, fiber, 'healthy fats,' and believe it or not may even help reduce the risk of heart disease. But while healthier than a store bought processed candy bar, always remember: moderation is key and a little goes a long way!!


To help those deploying serverless applications do so without stumbling into vulnerabilities, security biz Protego Labs has released crappy code in the hope there's something to be learned from studying the bugs.
The company has developed a slipshod app called the Damn Vulnerable Serverless Application (DVSA) and donated it to the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), a non-profit focused on helping developers write more secure code.
In a phone interview with The Register, Tal Melamed, head of security research at Protego Labs, explained that the name represents a continuation of a tradition in the security community. DVSA follows in the footsteps of the Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA), the Damn Vulnerable iOS App (DVIA), Damn Insecure and Vulnerable App for Android (DIVA), and the discontinued Damn Vulnerable Linux (DVL).
DVSA also follows a similarly shoddy serverless project called Serverless Goat, donated to OWASP by security biz PureSec last month.
"Security methodologies that were efficient in traditional applications no longer apply to serverless, and the best way to demonstrate this is through a serverless application that can highlight the new challenges and the risks associated with adopting these architectures," Ory Segal, CTO of PureSec, said in an email to The Register.
Developers now have both Serverless Goat and DVSA has hazard maps.
Melamed said it wasn't hard to create bug-riddled code for DVSA. "We wanted to make it realistic," he said. "What we did was wrote a regular application then tweaked it to make it vulnerable."
The flaws, he said, focus on the particular nature of serverless applications, so there's no cross-site scripting vulnerability, something often seen in web apps.
DVSA comes chock full of flaws, both documented and undocumented, related to event injection, authentication, data exposure, cloud configuration, access controls, denial of service, over-privileged functions, logic vulnerabilities, dependencies and unhandled exceptions, among others.
Melamed said when companies adopt serverless apps, they often mistakenly assume that their cloud service provider will take care of security. "They forget they need to make sure their code is secure," he said.
The biggest challenge, said Melamed, is to know the risks and how they differ in a serverless app. "People may assume it's the same as any application but it's not," he said.
For example, he points to monolithic apps where there's a single entry point, usually a network protocol. "In serverless, the entry point could be various events you don't control," he said, adding that the situation becomes complicated because you can't rely on an IPS or firewall to filter bad input.