Several of the Internet's most dangerous malware threats are now routinely using peer-to-peer (P2P) command and control in an effort to evade the detection and shutdown that has affected many conventional botnets, security firm Damballa has said.
The P2P tactic has been around for several years but the company had noticed a fivefold increase in the number of malware samples using this behaviour in the last year, specifically among dangerous threats such as ZeroAccess, Zeus v3 and the rapacious TDL4/TDSS rootkit.
The tactic is not without its drawbacks, mostly to do with the greater complexity required to build malware using a P2P Command & Control (C&C) channel and delays in getting instructions through to bots.
But the pay-off is that it's is harder to disrupt a P2P-based C&C because it uses no fixed hierarchy of servers that can be blocked and broken, precisely the same principle that made the concept popular mong file sharers.
This offers a degree of resilience against the increasing success security researchers have had in disrupting traditional botnets.
"Threat actors have taken note of the broader adoption of P2P, as well as P2P's lack of a centralised control infrastructure, which provides resilience to take down," said Damballa's senior research director, John Jerrim.
Another bonus was that P2P could be used by botnet operators as a backup channel to "resurrect" malware disrupted through interception, he said.
"While many enterprises attempt to shut down P2P activity through the use of traditional and application firewalls, today's increasingly mobile workforce is ushering in an increase in P2P-based malware, which has the ability to leak data or conduct other nefarious behavior when devices are outside," argued Jerrim.
The company's motivation for highlighting the P2P malware issue is that its Failsafe "communications profiling" appliance that had been upgrasded to spot compromised computers using the technique to evade controls.
The P2P engineering behind ZeroAccess (infamous for clickfraud but also BitCoin mining) was noticed late last year by another firm, Kindsight, which estimated its network of 'supernodes' – hijacked computers used as privileged controllers – to number as many as 200,000.
The Zeus (or ZeuS or Gameover) bank Trojan, meanwhile, acquired this capability in late 2011. An analysis first made public at the US Black Hat security show by Dell SecureWorks estimated that the technique had been successful enough to recruit nearly 700,000 bots.


Kate Hudson recently spoke to AOL about the way she was raising her third child – a baby girl named Rani. This week, she's clarifying those comments as what she said earlier was a little unclear.
Kate and Danny Fujikawa welcomed Rani on 2 October last year. Kate's also mum to 15-year-old Ryder and seven-year-old Bingham. She told AOL that having her first daughter hadn't changed things up that much.
"[Having a daughter] doesn't really change my approach, but there's definitely a difference," Kate told AOL in a conversation to discuss her Weight Watchers ambassadorship and her Fabletics activewear line.
Her stance on gender caused a lot of discussion online, with many applauding her for encouraging her daughter's individuality. Others asserted that she was clearly dressing her daughter as a girl and that her statement made little sense. Still others pointed out that she already had a gender reveal, when she announced her third pregnancy.
While we suggested that Kate might still be working her way through her thoughts on gender, she's now spoken further on the interview and subsequent reports, putting it down to 'click bait'.
"Recently someone asked me something along the lines of, if having and raising a girl is different from boys," Kate wrote in a new post on Instagram, with comments turned off to avoid further chatter.
It doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's hard to know whether Kate misspoke or AOL misreported.
She doesn't really say she was actually misquoted, but perhaps does take issue with the part of the interview that outlets chose to lead with.
In the meantime, here's an update on adorable Rani.


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In patent and copyright infringement disputes, the affirmative defense of prior use has been established practice in China. Can a defendant raise the same argument in a trademark infringement dispute? The latest judicial opinion is a breakthrough on this aspect.
Article 22 (The courts should) hear the defenses in a proper way in trademark infringement disputes, so as to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the business transactors (provision on indicative fair use omitted) … If the registered trademark (cited by the plaintiff) is: a) the reproduction, imitation or translation of another's well-known trademark unregistered in China, b) preemptive registration by the agent or the client's representative, or c) bad faith registration of another's trademark that has been used in China and enjoys certain influence, (the court should) support the defense of the prior trademark user by citing the above grounds.
This article virtually offers the prior trademark user the means of affirmative defense in a civil lawsuit raised by the preemptive registrant. Compared with prior practice, this is a significant breakthrough. Before this judicial opinion, the only officially recognized prior use exemption is the continuous use of a service mark after July 1, 1993 despite that the third party has registered the same service mark. Previously if a preemptive trademark registrant takes legal actions against the prior trademark user, the latter cannot argue before the court that it is the prior user of the disputed trademark, and that the plaintiff has registered the latter's trademark preemptively. The latter will have to firstly apply to the TRAB for revocation of the plaintiff's trademark registration, and during this time the court may, as requested by the defendant, suspend the hearing pending the outcome of the revocation proceedings. With the promulgation of this new judicial opinion, the defendant may raise such argument directly before the court.
The new judicial opinion empowers local courts to find preemptive registration on the part of the plaintiff (or the defendant in a declaratory lawsuit), which has traditionally been the exclusive right of the TRAB and of the courts that hear appeals from TRAB decisions (namely Beijing No. 1 Intermediate Court, Beijing Higher Court and the Supreme Court). This judicial opinion raises a potential tension between the TRAB and local courts. What will happen if a local court supports the affirmative defense of prior use, and the defendant subsequently applies to the TRAB for revocation of the plaintiff's registered trademark? Will the TRAB automatically accept the local court's findings of preemptive registration on the side of the trademark registrant? One has to wait and see.
1. The full name of the judicial opinions is "Opinions on Several Issues Concerning Full Exploitation of The Function of IP Trials to Enrich Socialist Culture Prosperity and to Promote Self-reliant and Balanced Economy". In China such judicial opinions have legal effects similar to judicial interpretations, and can guide the work of local courts.
2. Article 13 of Judicial Opinion No. 2009/23 clarifies the conditions under which one may file a lawsuit to seek non-infringement declaration.


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The P-Nats (9-10-Overall, 5-3-Road) traveled to Winston-Salem (9-9-Overall, 5-6-Home) but fared no better away from home, dropping the series opener with the Dash 5-3 at BB&T Ballpark to lose their fourth ballgame in a row.
Toeing the rubber for the first time in 2015 after joining the P-Nats on April 24th was RHP John Simms (0-1, 7.36), who did suit up for Potomac for parts of 2014.
The righty James Dykstra (3-0, 0.78) made his fourth start of the season for the Dash and second against the P-Nats. In his first start against Potomac Dykstra no-hit the Nationals in a seven inning affair at The Pfitz on April 15th in Game One of a doubleheader.
Extending his on-base streak to 13 games with an infield single to begin the ballgame was SS Wilmer Difo in the top of the first against Dykstra. Two batters later RF John Wooten moved Difo to second base on a groundout before C Spencer Kieboom brought him home for a 1-0 Potomac lead. Kieboom, with the RBI single, extended his hitting streak to eight games, the longest of the season for a P-Nat this year.
Simms cruised through two no-hit innings against the Dash until the bottom of the third. A lead-off double by LF Nick Basto began the hit parade. After SS Cleuluis Rondon moved Basto to third with a groundout, Simms issued back-to-back walks to RF Keenyn Walker and CF Adam Engel. 2B Jake Peter stepped up and lined a single to left field that brought home both Basto and Walker for a 2-1 Dash lead. The 3B Trey Michalczewski followed with an RBI groundout that scored Engel from third after an error charged to P-Nats LF Estarlin Martinezmoved him there. The run pushed the lead to 3-1 Dash.
Dykstra, who allowed five hits and one run through three innings to the P-Nats, called for the trainer a second time in his three innings and was then lifted due to an unknown injury.
Out of the bullpen came RHP Jose Brito (1-0, 5.06) who picked up right where Dykstra left off, pitching a scoreless fourth and fifth frames for the Dash. Potomac got to Brito in the sixth when CF Isaac Ballou led-off with a single. He was safe at second on a throwing error charged to the shortstop Rondon on a ground ball hit by Wooten and then Kieboom walked to load the bases. Brito uncorked a wild pitch that brought Ballou home to cut the lead to 3-2 Dash.
Simms was lifted after 3.2 innings on the mound allowing three runs (all earned) on two hits, three walks and he struck out two. Simms took his first loss of the season in the ballgame. Replacing Simms was the RHP Tyler Mapes, making his second appearance of the season, who was touched for single runs in the sixth and seventh frames. Michalczewski singled and moved to second in the sixth on a ground ball before scoring on C Omar Narvaez's RBI single. In the seventh it was three straight singles off Mapes that plated a run, Engel scoring on Michalczewski RBI single, picking up his second RBI of the day for a 5-2 Dash advantage.
Brito earned his first win of the season for his three innings of one run, one hit pitching, adding a strikeout in his outing. He gave way to RHP Michael Ynoa, who logged two scoreless innings and then RHP Zach Isler (SV 2), who was dinged for an unearned run in the ninth after DH Khayyan Norfork reached on an error and scored on a Martinez RBI groundout for a 5-3 game. Isler picked up his second save of the season in the 5-3 Dash victory.
Dropping the series opener to Winston-Salem, Potomac has now lost four in a row, their longest losing streak of 2015 and matching their longest losing streak of the Mills Cup Championship 2014 season.
Tomorrow's Game Two is an 11:00 am first pitch from BB&T Ballpark and features RHP Wander Suero (3-0, 2.50) for Potomac vs. LHP Jace Fry (0-3, 2.45) for Winston-Salem.
The "P-Nats Lead-Off Show" will begin the broadcast at 10:45 am and take you up to first pitch and you can listen live atwww.potomacnationals.com and via the TunIn Radio App.


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Sol Bamba scored a dramatic late winner for Cardiff against Brighton, but should it have been ruled out for offside?
Sol Bamba's 90th-minute strike sealed Cardiff City their second victory of the season – but should his winner have been ruled out for offside?
The centre-back applied a clinical finishing touch following a late goal-mouth scramble to secure a 2-1 win in south Wales on Saturday.
The melee in the Brighton box was the result of a deep free-kick to the back post but, before the ball was kicked, Bamba looked to be in an offside position.
Brighton boss Chris Hughton was adamant the goal should have been chalked off and expressed his "anger and frustration" after his side were denied a point after playing the final 56 minutes with 10 men following Dale Stephens' first-half sending off.
Chris Hughton felt his side should have earned at least a point, believing Cardiff's winner to be offside.
"What I find harder to understand is, particularly at that stage of the game, a linesman that's in the position he's in getting that one [Bamba's goal] wrong," Hughton told Sky Sports.


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Med City FC has made contract offers to four of its area players to return to the team for the 2019 season. The team will be participating in its third season in the National Premier Soccer League in 2019 and is looking forward to its best season yet. The local players offered new deals are Nate Levy, Tiernan Talbot, Ayo Adebayo and Alan Schembri Wismayer.
Nate Levy has played for Med City FC the past two summers. In 2018, Levy started in 12 of Med City FC's 14 conference games, with a 1.00 goals against average. Levy is a product of Byron High School in Byron, Minnesota and played collegiately at St. Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota. Levy recently participated in the 2018 Midwest Pro Soccer Combine and was one of only six goalkeepers invited to participate in the event, which was attended by American professional teams from MLS and USL, as well as teams from Denmark, Germany, Greece and Albania.
Tiernan Talbot has also been with the Mayhem that past two seasons. He has appeared in more than half of Med City FC's games during that time. Talbot was the youngest-ever player to be signed, as a senior at Rochester Lourdes High School back in 2017. Talbot was named all-conference for his play with Loras College for the 2018 season. He participated in the NPSL Showcase in December 2017, one of only 18 players from the entire NPSL Midwest Region to be selected.
Ayo Adebayo will be playing for Med City FC for a third season in 2019. The attacking player has appeared in nearly half of Med City FC's games during its first two seasons, scoring one goal and adding three assists during his time on the field. Adebayo was a two-time all-state player at Rochester John Marshall High School, leading the team to the state tournament his senior year. Adebayo finished up his collegiate career at Wartburg College, where he was named all-conference in his final season with the team. Adebayo scored 20 goals and added 10 assists in his collegiate career.
Alan Schembri Wismayer is another graduate of Rochester Lourdes High School, where he helped lead his team to three conference titles and a state championship. He played collegiately at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he received first team all-conference and all-region honors during a college career that saw him play in 56 games and score eight goals to go along with 18 assists. Schembri Wismayer played for Swieqi United in the Maltese second division in 2017, and 2018 marked his first season with Med City FC, where he appeared in nine conference games, scoring a goal and adding two assists.
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Are Luxury Brands Really a Financial Dream?
Luxury attractiveness, some people even talk of cult of luxury, is a mark of our times. Far from being limited to the happy few, luxury brands are now the dream of many consumers throughout the world. Are luxury brands also a financial dream? Do the luxury groups justify their attractiveness, as measured by their high stock market valuation multiples? Data from luxury groups' published financial accounts show that their financial performance is not exceptional on all criteria. What then fuels their financial attractiveness? Is it the halo of prestige of their brands? The analysis suggests that market expectations are influenced by the performance of the best luxury companies and groups. Also, within the luxury groups while some show remarkable results many brands are experiencing difficulties. It is these exceptions which sustain the dream of the sector. Finally, to achieve further success, individual luxury brand companies will have to join groups in the future, something which would strongly boost market expectations.


A 64-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by an SUV while attempting to cross a street Monday in the Mountain View neighborhood of San Diego.
It happened around 7:45 p.m. on Imperial Avenue just west of 44th Street, San Diego Police Officer John Buttle said.
The 64-year-old man was crossing Imperial Avenue northbound in a crosswalk when he was struck by a 66-year-old man driving a 2011 Ford Escape westbound on Imperial Avenue, Buttle said.
The victim was transported to a hospital with injuries that were believed to be life-threatening, he said.


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I have created Data Shares from various drawings and shared them to other drawing/s. Now, I need to move the data share (storage) folder. What is the process?
When a data share is created, you specify a fixed directory path to store the data. The path you pick for the data store is appended with a folder with a name containing the drawing name and a unique ID for the drawing.
Typically, best practice will be to network this location and not move/change it for the duration of the project.
When a project reads in a data share, it stores the fixed path to the data it is referencing. In the event of that path being altered, the software will generate errors including: alignments missing, change default surface, etc.
Open the data share path in Windows Explorer so you can copy the path from the address bar. Each source drawing will be represented in this directory with a folder.
The DataFoldersAdded.txt file contains a reference to the source folders of each contributing project, as well as the objects that have been referenced in.
Each line containing <SHARE> defines a data reference to a shared folder of data. Each line below <SHARE> describes the data that has been shared: surfaces, pipes, alignments and strings are all defined, line by line below a <SHARE> entry.
The path next to the line containing text <SHARE>| needs to be manually edited, so that it points to the new location of the data store. Save the file.


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Lunar Hadley Rille: Considerations of Its Origin
Ronald Greeley1
1Space Science Division, Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, California 94035
Science 14 May 1971:
DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3984.722
Ronald Greeley
Space Science Division, Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, California 94035
Geomorphology, topographic configuration, comparisons with terrestrial analogs, and considerations of the chemical and physical characteristics of mare lavas indicate that the Hadley Rille is a lava channel. Some of the structure was roofed to form a lava tube, parts of which have subsequently collapsed.
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By Ronald Greeley
Science 14 May 1971 : 722-725


So now I have it in my hands as we speak. The book, the starter box and time to use them both!
And as such, I thought the best way to approach this game is set perameters.
As I stated in my previous post I have a vision for what the force will look like, and the starter set puts me a long way towards that.
However in the important parts, my memory has betrayed me (just like my US air observer, Klaus Von Marx). The units in Red Alert have generic names, so there is little to use. However, while working on my force, a strange inspiration presented itself.
Poker, specifically this scene from the West Wing (a favourite show to paint to) showing a run of great nicknames that can be appropriated for units, ending with the Sorkin in-joke of the 'Dave of Love' (ten of hearts) for the dealer.
So, the new plan is poker and playing card themed nicknames for units, vehicles and especially walkers. They may start off with simple unit designations, but gain nicknames at they form stories through our games.
Admittedly, I have adapted slightly as the walkers are so pretty! I have even gone so far as to buy tank crewmen from warlord especially. If my walkers are destroyed, then I'll use them on the board!
746 points and 7 dice.
So, we'll soon see the 107th on the board and I'll report back!


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Q: Are reads and (transactional) writes faster for entities of the same group than otherwise? What advantage is there to designing child-parent relationships, which allow us to do writes in transactions, when there is never a real concern for consistency and contention and those sort of more complex issues? Does it make writes and reads faster?
Consider my situation where there are many .png images that are referenced to one mosaic layer, and these .png images are written just once by a single user. The user can design many mosaic layers and her mosaic layers and referenced image entities are never changed/updated, they are just deleted some time in the future. Other users can come to the web project site and interactively view the mosaic layer as different layouts/configurations of the images as they play (query) with different criteria. So reads should be very fast.
So there is no real worry of contention, or users conflicting with one another with writing new image entities. And because of that I am assuming there is no "requirement" for the .png image entities to be grouped by their same mosaic layer in child-parent relationship.
However, perhaps, since the documentation says they are stored close to one another, if the many image entities were grouped as children to a single mosaic layer parent than this has the advantage that the writing (in transaction) and reading will happen much faster?

A: After searching the google app engine user group with "speed writes transactions" I learned that transaction do NOT provide a speed increase and may actually decrease speed. So they are only to be used when specifically needed, not to be used to try to get speed gains.

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Michael Jeffries (* 20. Mai 1962 in Lynn, Massachusetts) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Fußballspieler und heutiger Trainer.

Jeffries war von 1984 bis 1988 als Fußballspieler in der North American Soccer League und in der Major Indoor Soccer League aktiv. Nach einer Verletzung am vorderen Kreuzband musste er seine Karriere 1988 beenden. Von 1984 bis 1985 spielte er dreimal für die Fußballnationalmannschaft der Vereinigten Staaten.

Anschließend wurde er Trainer und betreut aktuell Charlotte Independence in der drittklassigen United Soccer League.

Spielerkarriere

College
Jeffries besuchte von 1980 bis 1983 die Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, wo er auch für die College-Mannschaft Duke Blue Devils spielte. 1981 nahm er für die USA an der Makkabiade in Israel teil. Dies ist eine Sportveranstaltung für Menschen jüdischen Glaubens. 1982 erreichte er mit Duke das Finale der NCAA Division I Meisterschaft. Die Mannschaft unterlag hier aber gegen die Indiana University. 1983 wurde Jeffries als einer der besten College-Spieler des Landes in die Division I First-Team All-Americans Auswahl aufgenommen. Außerdem bekam er die Hermann Trophy, welche alljährlich an den besten Fußballspieler einer Collegemannschaft vergeben wird.

Neben dem Fußball erlangte Jeffries seinen Bachelor in Elektrotechnik und Public Policy. Später machte er noch seinen Master an der Tulane University.

Profi
Nach seinem Abschluss am College spielte Jeffries eine Saison für die Minnesota Strikers in der North American Soccer League. Nachdem die NASL Ende 1984 aufgelöst wurde, wechselten die Striker in die Major Indoor Soccer League, einer Hallenfußballliga. Dort spielte er, bis er 1987 von den Strikers freigestellt wurde.

Am 20. Oktober 1987 wechselte er zu den Dallas Sidekicks, die ebenfalls in der MISL spielten. Für die Texaner absolvierte er 33 Spiele. 1988 musste er aufgrund einer Verletzung am vorderen Kreuzband seine Karriere beenden.

Nationalmannschaft
Am 30. November 1984 gab er sein Debüt für die Fußballnationalmannschaft der Vereinigten Staaten in einem Spiel gegen Ekuador.

Trainerkarriere
Nach seiner Karriere als Spieler arbeitete er erst als Finanzberater für Smith Barney in New Orleans. Drei Jahre später entschied er sich wieder im Fußballbereich zu arbeiten.

1993 wurde er Assistenztrainer und Spieler bei New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers, die in der damaligen United States Interregional Soccer League spielten. 1995 wurde er deren Cheftrainer und konnte 1997 die Central Conference gewinnen. 1998 wechselte er zum neuentstandenen Major-League-Soccer-Franchise Chicago Fire und wurde Co-Trainer unter Bob Bradley. Mit Chicago Fire gewann er 1998 den MLS Cup und 1998 und 2000 den Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Am 23. Januar 2001 wurde Jeffries neuer Trainer von Dallas Burn, die ebenfalls in der MLS spielen. Mit Dallas qualifizierte er sich zweimal für die Play-offs, scheiterte jedoch beide Jahre in den Viertelfinals. 2003 konnte sich die Mannschaft nicht qualifizieren und Jeffries wurde am 15. September 2003 entlassen.

Nach seiner Entlassung blieb er in Dallas und absolvierte ein Praktikum als Assistenztrainer an der Southern Methodist University, wo er die Mannschaft während der Saison 2004 begleitete. 2005 ging er an die private katholische Hochschule University of the Incarnate Word, welche sich in San Antonio, Texas befindet und wurde dort Trainer der Crusaders mit denen er es bis in das NCAA Division II Turnier schaffte. Abschließend landete die College-Mannschaft auf dem 23. Platz. Für seine Arbeit wurde er mit der ehrung Heartland Conference Coach of the Year ausgezeichnet.

2006 kehrte er an die Duke University zurück und wurde Assistenztrainer der Blue Devils. 2007 beendete der bisherige Trainer, John Rennie, seine Karriere. Jeffries wurde aber nicht sein Nachfolger, daraufhin verließ er Duke und wurde wiederum Co-Trainer bei Chicago Fire unter Trainer Denis Hamlett.

2010, nachdem Hamlett gekündigt wurde, arbeitete er als Scout für die US-Nationalmannschaft während der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2010. Nach dem Turnier kehrte er nach Chicago zurück und wurde director of player personnel.

Im Januar 2013 übernahm er das Traineramt bei Des Moines Menace, welche in der USL Premier Development League spielen. Am 5. Dezember 2014 wurde er als neuer Trainer bei Charlotte Independence vorgestellt.

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Weblinks
 Dallas Sidekicks Bio
 Duke Bio
 NASL/MISL stats

Fußballnationalspieler (Vereinigte Staaten)
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Person (FC Dallas)
Person (Massachusetts)
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Cambridge Particle Meeting 2019
06/2019 - In the end of June the Cambridge Particle Meeting was held at Cambridge University Engineering Department. A group of six members of the Institute of Electronic Sensor Systems contributed with oral and poster presentations to discuss their latest research on aerosol science with the international community. The presentations covered a broad range of topics including novel particle sensing principles, miniaturization of particle sensors and aerosol conditioning for engine exhaust particle measurements.
©TU GRAZ/ies
Austrian Young Scientits visit at JRC
11/2018 - In the middle of November Markus Bainschab visited the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy, as part of a group of Austrian young researchers within the framework of the EU Presidency of Austria. Markus is currently working for the research project DownToTen and he gave a short presentation about how DownToTen seeks to develop a reliable and robust methodology to measure particle number emissions in the sub 23 nm region (down to at least 10nm).
Batteries Event 2018
10/2018 - In the beginning of October Reinhard Klambauer gave a talk about "Multiphysical Simulation of the Mechanical Frequency Response of a Lithium-Ion Battery Cell in respect of the Intercalation and De-intercalation of Ions" at the Batteries Event 2018 in Nice, France, where he presented the first results of the research project VALERIE.
©Klambauer - TU GRAZ/ies
Lead Project Kick-off
09/2018 - In the beginning of July, TU Graz has started the interdisciplinary lead project Porous Materials@Work to realize porous materials for novel applications in the areas of sensors, microelectronics, energy storage, and production of pharmaceuticals. The task of the institute, sub-project P7, which is supervised by Alexander Bergmann and Anna Coclite (www.annacoclite.com), will be to design a humidity sensor on the basis of porous materials (i.e. hydrogels). The first part is going to deal with the deposition as well as the characterisation of the used materials. Stefan Cesnik will be working for the project for the next years and he participated in the kick-off meeting, which took place in early September. Further information on the lead project can be found on the project website.
Comsol User Day
06/2018 - In June Alexander Bergmann and Comsol Multiphysics® hosted a Comsol User Day at TU Graz, where participants had a day full of minicourses, talks by invited speakers and interaction with other simulation specialists. The talks ranged from the modelling of MEMS pressure sensors over the modelling and simulation of a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) strain sensor to the simulation and validation of particle sensors.
TU Graz Planet Research
02/2018 - Recently Alexander Bergmann and his team were interviewed on their research activities. The full interview can be found at TU Graz Planet Research.
IEEE SENSORS 2017
11/2017 - In the end of October, the IEEE SENSORS 2017 took place in Glasgow, UK. The conference covered a broad range of multidisciplinary topics related to sensors and their applications. Alexander Bergmann and Reinhard Klambauer represented the institute at the conference. Reinhard Klambauer held a poster presentation about "A New Principle for an Ultrasonic Flow Sensor for Harsh Environment".
36th AAAR Annual Conference
10/2017 - Alexander Bergmann, Martin Kupper and Mario Schriefl attended the annual conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research, which was held October 16-20 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Mario Schriefl gave a talk about "Simulation and Experiments with a Modular Electrical Particle Detector" and Martin Kupper gave two talks with the titles" A Study of Alternative Working Fluids and Corresponding Effects for Condensation Nuclei Counters Applied on Automotive Exhaust" and "Experimental Evaluation of Components for a Super Compact In-Situ LII Probe Applicable on Automotive Exhaust Pipes".
2017 IEEE Photonics Conference
10/2017 - From the 1st until the 5th of October the 30th Annual Conference of the IEEE Photonics Society took place in Florida, USA. The IEEE Photonics Conference covers topics in the areas of lasers, optoelectronics, optical fiber networks, and associated lightwave technologies and applications. Alexander Bergmann and Georg Brunnhofer attended the conference to present a poster about first results of Georg Brunnhofers doctoral thesis on a "Concept for a Holographic Particle Counter".
FC Diamond Project Meeting
09/2017 - In the end of September the research group of the project FC Diamond had a meeting with all project partners in Duisburg, Germany.
EAC 2017
08/2017 - From 27th of August – 1st of September, the European Aerosol Conference was held in Zurich, Switzerland. This conference is the meeting place in Europe for the international research community working in the field of aerosol science and technology and takes place every year. Markus Bainschab attended the conference and held a poster presentation with the title "Extending Particle Number Limits to below 23 nm: First Results of the H2020 DownToTen Project" where he presented the latest results of the research project DownToTen. This project is funded by the Horizon 2020 EU Research and Innovation programme.
Ion Transport in Organic and Inorganic Membranes 2017 (Sochi, RUS)
05/2017 - Larisa Karpenko-Jereb, who leads the research project FC Diamond at the institute, attended the Annual International Conference-School «Ion transport in organic and inorganic membranes» in Russia to talk about her latest research results. She also was a member of the jury responsible for the poster session.
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ICPPP19
08/2017 - From July 16 to 20, the 19th International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena (ICPPP) took place in Bilbao, Spain. Philipp Breitegger presented a poster about "Quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy for environmental trace gas sensing with WSNWS" and Benjamin Lang gave a talk with the title "A photoacoustic cell for high flow rate environments".
07/2017 - In the EU-funded project DownToTen project scientist Markus Bainschab built two prototypes, with which exhaust gases can be diluted. The prototypes then were sent to projekt partners Ricardo UK and AVL List GmbH to undergo various measurements and tests. Markus visited project partner Ricardo UK in Shoreham-by-Sea (GB) to support the measurements.
©Bainschab - TU Graz/ies
The Worlds of Nanoparticle Analysis
05/2017 - On the 18th of May the seminar "The Worlds of Nanoparticle Analysis" took place at the campus. The seminar has been organised by the institute in cooperation with TSI GmbH, a company specialised in the design and production of precision measurement instruments. The talks covered topics such as the analysis of particles, measurement methods, particle emissions of motor vehicles and the challenges of particle sensors in general. In addition to selected aerosol equipment of TSI GmbH the international participants could also take a look at the Roller Test Bed for Heavy Duty Vehicles at the Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics.
©A. Karamat
©Schönfelder - TU Graz/ies
Visitors from Germany
04/2017 - On the 10th of March a group of young scientists from the Sensor Application Center SappZ of the OTH Regensburg visited the institute. They are researching in similar areas as IES and were interested in the institute's research fields, projects and laboratories. The visit also include tours at the Institute of Electronics and Institute of Microwave and Photonic Engineering. The next day's programme was a visit at CTR Research Centre for Smart Sensors & Systems Integration in Villach, Carinthia.
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Knowledge exchange in Finland
03/2017 - In the end of February Markus Bainschab went to Finland for 2 weeks to carry out measurements for the research project DownToTen with project partner Tampere University of Technology. The first prototype of the sampling system for measuring particles down to 10 nm was set up, tested and compared to various existing systems.
The team grows
02/2017 - Since the beginning of January the team of IES has grown further and has welcomed
Paul Maierhofer as new university project assistant. Paul has a master's degree in Technical Physics and his work at IES will be about modeling and designing highly integrated photonic sensor systems.
24/12/2016 - On the 14th of December IES had it's Christmas Party with all staff members, PhD students, diploma students, external lecturer and friends. The team whishes everyone a restful Advent Season and a successful New Year!
©T. Mösl
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12/2016 - From 30th of October - 2nd of November Alexander Bergmann, Benjamin Lang and
Mario Schriefl took part at the IEEE Sensors Conference in Orlando, Florida.
The latest research findings, ideas, and applications in the area of sensors
and sensing technology have been presented there.
Mario Schriefl gave a talk about "Design Principles for Diffusion Chargers Sensing Particle Number Concentration" and Benjamin Lang presented a poster with the title "Design Framework for a Gas Sensor Based on an Open Photoacoustic Resonator".
Besides the sharing of information with researchers from all over the world,
our colleagues could enjoy the warm weather and the sunny beaches.
Lecture Excursion
12/2016 - As part of the lecture "452.052 Environmental Sensing" the lecturer, Mr Schindler, took the students to an air quality monitoring site at Petersgasse 128, Graz.
New Staff Member
11/2016 - In the beginning of November Markus Bainschab joined IES as university project assistant for the next 3 years.
After finishing his master's degree in Technical Physics, he will now participate in the EU project DownToTen and at the same time work on his doctoral thesis.
EU Project DownToTen
Measuring Automotive Exhaust Particles down to 10 Nanometres
01/10/2016 - Today a big research project starts at the institute. Together with the Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics and 7 external partners IES will seek to develop a reliable and robust methodology to enhance the regulatory approach in the assessment of particle number emissions in the sub 23nm region (down to at least 10nm), focusing on state-of-the art automotive powertrains with direct injection gasoline engines, but also diesel ones, under real-world operation conditions.
European Aerosol Conference
08/2016 - Recently the 22nd European Aerosol Conference took place in Tours (FR). This conference provides a platform where aerosol scientists and engineers from all over the world come together in order to discuss their research results and gain information about novelties in the fields of aerosol science, aerosol measurement instrumentation, health effects of aerosols etc.
Alexander Bergmann, Martin Kupper and Mario Schriefl from IES attended the conference.
Mario Schriefl gave a talk with the title "Characterization and Modelling of a Novel Particle Number Detector".
Martin Kupper presented a poster with the topic: "A Simulation and Experimental Attempt for a High Temperature Condensed Nuclei Magnifier using Organic Working Fluids".
Besides a wide range of interesting lectures, presentations and poster sessions during the conference, some nice places in and around Tours could be discovered.
©M. Kupper
Summer Trainees
08/2016 - During the summer months IES received support and cake :) from five summer trainees. They helped our research assistants with their literature research, helped to prepare measurement setups and did small programming tasks in C and C#.
IES Under Construction
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05/2016 - At the moment our rooms are under heavy construction. We are looking forward to move to our new rooms and laboratory at the beginning of July. After the construction work has finished we are going to equip our aerosol and electronic laboratory and put it into duty.
©Eichberger, Klambauer - TU Graz/ies
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Institute Kick-Off
01/03/2016 - On the first of March 2016 the new instute officially opened it's not yet existing gates. With a small team of six highly motivated people we are aiming for a fully operational institute as soon as possiple.


The Women's Ministry group is led by our First Lady, Christy Griffith.
Within this group, our ladies have an opportunity to minister to one another, plan church fellowship events and participate in outreach events.
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Today like never before, women are hurting. They are overwhelmed with responsibilities and inundated with lies. Many come from unhealthy and dysfunctional backgrounds that have left them ill-equipped to handle life's pressures. Due to heavy responsibilities and dissolving families, many women feel isolated and lonely.
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Children's Church services are offered most every Sunday beginning promptly after Praise and Worship (11:00ish am).
This class is for children 5 through 4th grade. With lessons, activities and games geared for kids, your children will learn solid Bible truths in an atmosphere that is both fun and educational!
Puppets, music and learnin' about Jesus! The little ones love Lil' Church! This class is specifically designed for children ages 1 – 4 years old.
We want everyone to feel welcome at Word of Life! We have a dedicated Nursery room available for parents that need to utilize during the service. This room provides a quiet space for babies to nurse, nap or just have a quick diaper change. Our Nursery Room is always open!


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Q: Correct way to set property in Angular Factory What is the best practise to create a get/set property in an angular factory that will be set by a controller in view X and get by the same controller using view Y? Should I be using $rootScope like below?
Factory:
angular.module('start.services').factory('bluetoothFactory', ['$q', '$window', '$rootScope', function($q, $window, $rootScope) {
 return {

  connectedDeviceSet:  function(device)
  {
    $rootScope.connectedDevice = device;
  },
  connectedDeviceGet: function()
  {
    return $rootScope.connectedDevice;
  },
...

Controller:
angular.module('start.controllers',[]).controller('bluetoothCtrl', function($scope, $ionicModal, $timeout, bluetoothFactory)
{
...
$scope.list = function()
  {
    bluetoothFactory.list().then(function(data)
    {
      $scope.info = data;
      if (data.length > 0)
      {
        bluetoothFactory.connectedDeviceSet = data[0];
      }
    },
    function(error)
    {
      $scope.error = error;
    });
  };
$scope.readEPCForEncoding = function()
{
   var device = bluetoothFactory.connectedDeviceGet;
   ....
}

A: you should write in this way.
angular.module('start.services').factory('bluetoothFactory', ['$q', '$window', '$rootScope', function($q, $window, $rootScope) {

 return {
  connectedDevice : null,
  connectedDeviceSet:  function(device)
  {
    this.connectedDevice = device;
  },
  connectedDeviceGet: function()
  {
    return this.connectedDevice;
  },

There is no need of $rootScope as it violate global scope.
Please refer this Plunker for better understanding.Check script.js
To set
bluetoothFactory.connectedDeviceSet(dataishere);
To get
var dataishere = bluetoothFactory.connectedDeviceGet();

A: You should be using a service rather than a factory. Services should be defined as a prototype -- which translates to a class in other languages. Try not to access the $rootScope in your factories or services. This means you are not properly encapsulating your properties. This will cause collisions and strange errors.

var app = angular.module('app', []);

function Bluetooth() {
  this.connectedDevice;
}

Bluetooth.prototype.setConnectedDevice = function(value) {
  this.connectedDevice = value;
}

Bluetooth.prototype.getConnectedDevice = function() {
  return this.connectedDevice;
}
app.service('bluetooth', Bluetooth);

DeviceController.$inject = ['bluetooth'];
function DeviceController(bluetooth) {
  this.bluetooth = bluetooth;

  this.device;
}

DeviceController.prototype.getDevice = function() {
  this.device = this.bluetooth.getConnectedDevice();
}

app.controller('DeviceController', DeviceController);

    Controller 1:

    <button ng-click="vm1.bluetooth.setConnectedDevice('Device set from instance one')">Set Device</button>

    <button ng-click="vm1.getDevice()">Get Device</button>

    Device: {{vm1.device}}

    Device in Service: {{vm1.bluetooth.connectedDevice}}

    Controller 2:

    <button ng-click="vm2.bluetooth.setConnectedDevice('Device set from instance Two')">Set Device</button>

    <button ng-click="vm2.getDevice()">Get Device</button>

    Device: {{vm2.device}}

    Device in Service: {{vm2.bluetooth.connectedDevice}}

Then in your controller if you can either proxy the set and get methods or expose the bluetooth service to the view.
Click on the buttons in the two instances of the controller and watch how the device is set.

A: simple and effective if you want same data in every controller.and you dont need to store data in $rootScope its worst.
app.factory('bluetoothFactory', function($http) {
    function Test() {
        var context = this;
        this.data= [];
        this.connectedDeviceGet= function() {
                return this.data;
        };
       this.connectedDeviceSet= function(data) {
                this.data = data;
        };
    }
    //get instance
    var self;

    function get() {
        if (self) {
            return self;
        } else {
            var self = new Test();
            return self;
        }
    }

    return {
        get: get
    };

});

//can access like this.
app.controller('testCtrl',function(bluetoothFactory){
    var service = bluetoothFactory.get();
    service.connectedDeviceSet([1,2]);
});


Directions to the office of Piedmont Ear, Nose, Throat, & Related Allergy from Piedmont Hospital.
Take a left onto Collier Road.
Turn right or South onto Peachtree Street.
Our building will be 0.3 miles ahead on your right at the intersection of Peachtree and 25th Streets.


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Maisie Cousins joins B-Reel Films - now repped by Chloe Page
Promo News - 19th July 2016
Photographer-turned-director Maisie Cousins has joined B-Reel Films, whose roster is now being represented for music videos by Chloe Page of Lock It In.
Maisie Cousins' photography has been acclaimed for her eye-popping use of close-up flesh smeared in food, flowers and other organic material. Since joining B-Reel Films in London - where the experienced producer Margo Mars was recently appointed MD - she has directed her first music video, for Casi (above).
Together with Cousins, the B-Reel roster includes Magnus Hardner and Olof Lindh, Neil Huxley, Bastian Glaessner (formerly of Lynn Fox), Mexico City-based director Jaimie Martinez (famed for his 3D gifs for MIA), Will Mayer, Johan Perjus and Martina Hoogland Ivanow.
"I am delighted to have Chloe Page joining us to look after our roster for the music industry," says Margo Mars. "I have always been a big supporter of music videos, having enjoyed producing some great ones in the past. They continue to bring amazing opportunities for directors and producers to develop their creative talent and showcase some of the worlds strongest creative work out there.
"B-Reel is probably best known for designing the interactive film for Arcade Fire's The Wilderness Downtown with Google Creative Lab and Chris Milk, demonstrating the power of interaction and user-generated content. This combined with our talented roster of hungry directors, it was high on my priority list to make sure B-Reel Films have a strong presence and the right representation starting with somebody as caring and experienced as Chloe. I can't wait to see what the future holds for us, with some exciting projects in the making. Watch this space."
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We live through very interesting times when children are brought up in a very different way from the one we have been brought up in. I call this new generation the free generation because kids are allowed more and more things, they don't have to hold any responsibility and they are never the ones in fault.
Also, kids get rewarded for just being, which most of the time is a totally non-motivator when it comes to actually achieving something.
But it's not just that. This whole upbringing style will affect more the adult that your child is to become rather than the current child. What I mean is that the way we treat kids will have a strong influence upon them as adults. And we create certain myths around them that they will, sooner or later realize that are just stories we used to say.
A job that will define whoever you are. We tell our kids from a young age that they need to study not because we want them to be smarter but because they need their studies in order to get their dream job afterwards.
We create this idea of a dream job that is less and less valid. There is no dream job, there are jobs you can move from, because of the pay, because of people, circumstances, plenty of reasons. There are jobs you are going to hate less or jobs that you will go to only to pay bills. But there is no universal job you will stick with until you retire.
That is valid even for us not just for our kids. We believe that friendships from school are going to last an eternity. But the reality is slightly different. Indeed, friendships are far easier to form at a young age, when people don't have so many standards and rules and things are less complicated.
However, it's a bit unrealistic to assume that something that came into existence during your youth is going to last forever. People change, priorities shift and we must adapt. So do our connections.
Come on, I mean that is not even true in my case and trust me, the one had plenty of time to show up by this time. In every movie that is designed for kids there is always this prince charming saving the princess and always they end up together so we create the image of "the one" that we keep feeding to our kids. But truth is, there is no "the one", this is just a fictional concept that we come up with.
Hold your horses right there. I mean, adulthood just like any other phase of your life, can be fun. But it's not how kids picture it "I will do this and that when I grow up. I will do everything I want and am not allowed now". That's not quite the case.
Many times, it's actually the contrary that happens. Because you know what adulthood is also about? Paying the bills, going to work, doing the laundry, cooking, cleaning up the house and should I go on?
All in all, I am not saying that we don't tell the truth to our kids but rather that we create impossible standards that they will live their lives based on and yet never truly reach. So we can spice up the conversations with a little bit of reality bites. Otherwise adulthood is going to be the uttermost disappointment.


All men are equally superior to women.
How do you know I'm not lying to you right now?
How did I get here? Why am I in a suit?
A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits.
So, I guess you could say I'm finished.
You will bear with you to your homes the remembrance of the pledge I have this day given to discharge all the high duties of my exalted station according to the best of my ability.
I really should have worn a coat.


As an employee in the U.S. Census Bureau, I serve as a program analyst in the Decennial Management Division's Outreach and Promotion Branch. My key responsibilities include responding to internal and external stakeholders, and the planning implementation and evaluation of assigned American Indian and Alaska Native and decennial communication program activities and products related to the 2010 Census.
My journey into this profession started many years ago. I grew up in a suburb of Del City, Oklahoma. Both of my parents were government employees and they worked at the Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Oklahoma until they retired. After high school, I attended Rose State College on a basketball scholarship and graduated with an Associate's Degree in Travel and Tourism. Later, I received my Masters Degree in Project Management from George Washington University in 2007.
In 1998, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce recommended me to the Census Bureau's Kansas City Regional Office for a Partnership and Data Services Specialist. This position was responsible for developing partnerships primarily with federal, state, local and tribal governments for pre-census and Census 2000 promotion activities. This position allowed me to develop partnerships with the 39 Federally-recognized tribes in the state of Oklahoma for pre-census and post Census 2000 activities. I also felt that being a member of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe was instrumental in forming these partnerships. These partnerships helped in producing and creating a new geographic delineation now known as an Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area, (OTSA). This delineation is documented on the Census 2000 and current 2010 AIAN Wall map. The AIAN wall map is the product most requested from the AIAN population. The work accomplished for Census 2000 helped in my employment to the Census Bureau Headquarters office.
As a NOAA employee, I am in charge of the weather service office in Bethel, Alaska, a hub for more than 50 communities and villages with about 25,000 native residents. It is located in the delta regions of the mighty Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers. The office has a number of responsibilities that include upper-air and aviation observations, climate data collection, and the dissemination of weather products.
I am Inupiat Eskimo with some Russian, from the early explorers, on my mother's side. After my father died in the US Air Force, My mother, three younger siblings and I moved to Unalakleet. I attended BIA school in Unalakleet and then went to a Native boarding school in Sitka until my high school graduation in 1968. Afterwards, I went to college in Fairbanks, Sitka, and Anchorage; however, I did not complete a degree because I decided I wanted to stay with NWS long-term.
As Tribal Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist in the Census Bureau's Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, I work with Tribal, state, county and local governments directly or through our partner advocate groups. More specifically, I'm the Subject Matter Specialist on American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) programs and policy for Census – as part of that role, I offer guidance and support to the bureau's divisions, branch offices and regional offices.
My journey to this role began as a child growing up in the deer clan of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma. My father served for more than four decades as the high school's band director near the Osage reservation. My mother made traditional Osage clothes to wear at the I'n-lon-shka dances, our traditional annual gathering. She made exquisite Osage ribbon work and won national recognition for her skill. I remember her being active in tribal affairs – both regionally and nationally – and she often took me with her to meetings and events. These experiences gave me an opportunity to travel around the country learning from a host of Indian people. I still return home every June with my family for my ceremonial dances, a time to reconnect with family and my Osage culture. I am Osage every day, but the dances help to revitalize and re-energize me for the coming year.
My upbringing differed from many others who grew up in and around the reservation. My father worked his way through college and my mother attended college at a time when most American Indian women were not able to do so. It was important for me to continue this tradition of valuing learning and so after I graduated with my Master's degree, I taught for nine years in the Bureau of Indian Affairs system and I'm proud to say that all four of my children graduated from college and are active in their local Native community.
On May 24, 2011, the President issued a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Fleet Performance. Furthering the Administration's goals to cut oil imports by one-third by 2025 and to put one million advanced vehicles on the road by 2015, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum today directing agencies to implement governmentwide fleet management practices that will ensure the Federal Government is leading by example in fuel efficiency and innovative technology.
The Memorandum required that within 180 days of the date of the Presidential Memorandum, any executive fleet vehicles that are larger than a midsize sedan or do not comply with alternative fueled vehicle requirements must be disclosed on agency websites.
Acting Deputy Secretary Dr. Rebecca Blank testified yesterday before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on her nomination to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Dr. Blank addressed her goals that, if confirmed, include initiatives to support American businesses and job creation, increasing efficiency and retaining a skilled and motivated workforce.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported today the percentage of people who changed residences between 2010 and 2011 was 11.6 percent, the lowest recorded rate since the Current Population Survey began collecting statistics on the movement of people in the United States in 1948. The rate, which was 20.2 percent in 1985, declined to a then-record low of 11.9 percent in 2008 before rising to 12.5 percent in 2009. The 2010 rate was not statistically different than the 2009 rate.
Yesterday afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden ceremonially swore in John Bryson as the Secretary of Commerce. The ceremony took place in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
At the end of October, the Senate confirmed John Bryson to head the U.S. Department of Commerce by a 74-26 vote, with 21 Republicans and two independents joining all the Democrats in support.
Before assuming his position as commerce secretary, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and Edison Mission Group, for almost 18 years, where he led the company through times of both opportunities and crisis.
Learn more about John Bryson.
This morning, President Obama signed an Executive Order to cut waste and to promote more efficient spending as part of the administration-wide Campaign to Cut Waste. Commerce Department employee Roger Rhoads joined President Obama as he signed the Executive Order in the Oval Office.
Rhoads led the effort to identify and shutdown unused cell phones at Commerce. The department saved $1.8M annually by disconnecting or suspending 81 percent of the 3,200 wireless lines showing zero usage for the previous three months as well as by optimizing rate plans.
The Executive Order sets bold goals for agencies to reduce spending on travel; limit the number of information technology devices (e.g. cell phones, smartphones, tablets, laptops) that can be issued to individual employees; stop unnecessarily printing documents that can be posted online; shrink the executive fleet of the federal government; and stop using taxpayer dollars to buy swag–the unnecessary plaques, clothing and other promotional items that agencies purchase. Overall spending in the areas covered by the Executive Order will be reduced by 20 percent, saving billions.
The Department of Commerce is also reducing the number of its fleetdrivers. Reductions in drivers and vehicles are expected to generate $100,000 in annual savings.
When President Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act (AIA) into law six weeks ago, he did more than just implement the largest patent reform since 1836. The AIA aims to help small business secure patent protection for their inventions in a variety of ways. The Act offers not only favorable legal provisions, but also establishes studies and programs to further investigate how Congress may assist small businesses in the future. The provisions in the AIA help simplify the patent law, promote the disclosure of inventions, and establish procedures to remove bad patents from the intellectual property (IP) system early.
By introducing provisions that speed the patent application process and enhance the quality review of patent applications, the AIA enables applicants to secure an examination of an application in one-third the regular time from an average of 3 years to an average of 12 months. Additional provisions will provide an avenue that small businesses may use to challenge bad patents and receive a decision within 12 months. This changes the current practice where decisions on patent validity are determined through district court litigation and may take several years at significantly greater expense.
The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft "roadmap" that is designed to foster federal agencies' adoption of cloud computing, support the private sector, improve the information available to decision makers and facilitate the continued development of the cloud computing model.
In February 2011, the government issued the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy that describes cloud computing as a "profound economic and technical shift (with) great potential to reduce the cost of Federal Information Technology (IT) systems while. . . improving IT capabilities and stimulating innovation in IT solutions."


I HAVE 40 years. J'ai quarant ans. If you translate 'I am 40 years old' to French that is the translation. There is no 'old' at the end, the phrase is 'I HAVE 40 years'. Isn't it beautiful? And isn't it more correct than our American translation which implies getting old and the loss of time? I began taking French classes and that is one thing I learned that immediately brought tears to my eyes. I HAVE 40 years.
We often think of time as passing us by. As we drove through Provence passed fields of lavender and poppies, rows of grapevines and olive trees I wondered if maybe we were just looking at it wrong. Maybe instead of thinking of time as something that we lose, maybe we should think of it as something we collect. With every passing day, with every memory, with every birthday, we are gathering more time in our basket. We are collecting moments that will become a part of us. With every lavender field, every vineyard, every sunset and sunrise, every new face, every laugh, every cry we are collecting moments. Time goes by, but what a beautiful thing to collect such memories and build a life.
Recently, I was walking along 60th Street in New York City with a friend when this woman appeared – slender, white hair, dressed to the nines in what looked like 4 inch heels. She was quite old, how old we could not tell, but our guess was 80s or possibly 90s. We stood there staring in awe as if we were watching an endangered species, like one of those flowers that only blooms once in its lifetime. (It is called the Queen of the Andes and it only blooms when the plant reaches an age of about 80 to 100 years old.) She looked like an angel and in that moment I felt how beautiful it must be to be a vibrant, healthy 80 year old.
It was around 39 years old that I began to have a change in perspective. After listening to the same ole tired played out phrases like 'Lordy Lordy so-so is 40' and 'Oh God I can't believe I'm going to be 40' and 'We are so old', I stopped, looked around at my life and thought to myself, "This feels pretty awesome, what is all the complaining about?" I felt such a deep gratitude for everything in my life that it seemed absurd to look at getting older as some type of punishment. I started talking to my friends and mentors that were 40 and older and again and again I was told, "Your 40s are wonderful, you'll see." And as I looked at their faces I noticed something that before youth had blinded me from seeing – I saw a certain strength, wisdom and grace that evades youth. I realized that the most beautiful, the most confident, the most admired women I know are all 40 and beyond and they are incredible. And for the first time in my life I realized that getting older certainly isn't for the faint of heart, but that's where the really good stuff in life is. I felt like I had been told the secret to infinite youth and it wasn't to stay young at all, it is to age, to truly see the beauty in the world around you, it is the wisdom to understand what 'living' really means.
As I sat in the Bergdorf's shoe department in October, I looked around and noticed what seems to be a new sub species of women – they all resemble each other. You can tell they are older but how old is hard to say. They are blonde, very high cheek bones, puffy lips and their skin looks as if you touched it might just mold like play-doh. I think about the harsh critical way I look at my own face, wrinkles due to laughing and grief, pigmentation that wasn't there a year ago, and I empathize greatly with the battle these women have taken on, fighting for their youth. But I can't help but question these odd standards we are holding ourselves to in order to look wrinkle free. I wish I could tell you that it's all nonsense, but this nonsense affects me too.
What I do know is there is a lie being spread to women and it is this – that aging should be feared. Yes I have wrinkles I did not used to have and sometimes I look in the mirror and wonder where did that young girl go – but my oh my the things that are better. I feel better than ever, I feel so comfortable in who I am, I am in the best shape of my life, my brain feels like a sponge that wants to absorb more than ever before, and I feel such gratitude and such peace in my heart. I think 40 may be the best kept secret on this planet, and at 50 I hope I feel the same way.
Did you know there are cultures in this world in which you are not recognized as a fully developed human being until you are 40? Perhaps it is time to rethink this term 'anti-aging' that we have heard almost everyday since we were children, what if instead we were 'pro-aging'. What if we began looking at aging as an achievement, as a gift, and not a punishment. Make a choice to live and live well and wear your age with a sense of pride. We are women watch us age.


Packed with 100 percent white meat chicken, melted cheeses, crisp vegetables and flavorful sauces, Lean Cuisine Spring Rolls from Nestlé Prepared Foods Co., Solon, Ohio, offer a snacking experience you can enjoy at the office or at home. Hot, crispy and savory, each recipe is crafted to satisfy anytime of the day.
Recent surveys show 74 percent of women snack in between lunch and dinner; but oftentimes, bad choices lead to feelings of remorse. With these new recipes, all portioned at 200 calories per serving and containing 1-2g of fiber, it's easy to be smart about snacking. Each box contains two servings, with three crispy spring rolls per serving. So you can go ahead and nibble, crunch and enjoy.
Varieties include: Garlic Chicken Spring Rolls (white meat chicken, garlic, spinach, caramelized onions and Parmesan cheese), Thai-Style Chicken Spring Rolls (white meat chicken, shredded cabbage, julienne yellow carrots and spicy red coconut curry) and Fajita-Style Chicken Spring Rolls (white meat chipotle chicken, corn, black beans, bell peppers and onions.
"We all have cravings at snack time, but there are so many boring choices out there," says Christine Dahm, VP of marketing for Lean Cuisine. "Snacking should be enjoyable and something we look forward to. And that's why we're introducing new Lean Cuisine Spring Rolls. They're crispy, crunchy and they taste great. People will never believe snacking can be this delicious without the guilt."


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