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Q: windows net user command to work with network service This might be a trivial question but I was wondering if it was possible to use the net user command in windows to give back useful information on the "NT Authority\Network Service" user.  I have tried net user "NT Authority\Network Service" along with multiple variants of this but the command just spits out the usage info.  The reason I am doing this is I have a batch script where a user enters in a user name and I check to see if that user is already on the computer using net user.  If the user is present, nothing is done.  If the user is not present, I create the user.  I would like the user to be able to enter the network service user or the system user and still get the desired result.  I thought I had gotten this to work before but cant seem to find how I did it.

A: Net User won't show you those users, because they are not (regular) user accounts.
From MS:

The NetworkService account is a predefined local account used by the
  service control manager. This account is not recognized by the
  security subsystem, so you cannot specify its name in a call to the
  LookupAccountName function.

You can't use Net User to make an account named "NT Authority\Network Service" (or alike) anyway, so I'm not sure what your concern is. :)

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Brindley Construction was recently recognized with a 2017 Excellence in Construction Award from the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) of North Alabama for an assisted living project for GoodWorks Unlimited, LLC. Our relationship with GoodWorks and its Director of Development Gary Keckley is one that spans more than 20 years and nearly 40 projects. Completed in August 2017, The Villages of Murfreesboro is an 85,132-square-foot senior independent living facility equipped with 85 resident rooms, a dining facility, and recreational amenities. The Villages of Murfreesboro offers a variety of housing and service options for senior adults. The facility is comprised of multiple "neighborhoods," each named after notable women in the history of Rutherford County, Tennessee. The Villages was constructed with sustainability and low maintenance in mind. Multi-color brick as well as HardiePlank® were used for the exterior of the structure. HardiePlank's resistance to rot and fade-resistant technology allows the Villages to manage its facility with a single maintenance employee. Additional sustainable features include programmable thermostats in the hallways and apartment units, argon-filled windows that meet low-emissivity requirements, and sunrooms on the second floor to provide natural indoor lighting.

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Farmacy Opens the First Cannabis Dispensary in Santa Ynez
It's the third Glass House Farms dispensary in Santa Barbara County
by Grace Kitayama, Noozhawk Staff Writer January 20, 2023 | 8:15 pm January 20, 2023 | 8:31 pm
The Farmacy cannabis dispensary has opened at 3576 Madera St. in Santa Ynez. Credit: Glass House Farms photo
The first cannabis dispensary in Santa Ynez, Farmacy, opened earlier this month.
The spot at 3576 Madera St. is the third Farmacy location in Santa Barbara County — there are others in Santa Barbara and Isla Vista — and the ninth dispensary for the Carpinteria-based Glass House Farms.
Farmacy will be holding its grand opening on Jan. 28.
"The response from the community so far has been amazing," Graham Farrar, president of Glass House Brands, told Noozhawk. "We've been welcomed with open arms and return the love 100%."
"It's been really phenomenal," general manager Hannah Burchardi-Bowersox said. "Our community has been reaching out with, you know, open arms and praise, and we've been getting a lot of support from a lot of locals here and local business owners and our neighbors, too. It's been a lot of support and much love for sure."
It's the third Glass House dispensary that has opened since the beginning of 2022, according to a news release from Glass House Brands. The company celebrated the opening of its Isla Vista location in December.
The store is open for business Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is located in a business district north of Highway 246 a few blocks from the Chumash Casino Resort.
The new Farmacy cannabis dispensary in Santa Ynez features local brands. Credit: Glass House Farms photo
According to Bowersox, Farmacy is currently the only dispensary in the Santa Ynez Valley.
The plans for the Santa Ynez Farmacy are three years in the making. Bowersox said the first blueprints of the shop were created in 2020.
"It was just making sure we do everything by the book and every step of it just took time," Bowersox said. "Just like it does with any cannabis retail."
In addition to Glass House cannabis, the store features local cannabis brands such as Autumn, a Santa Barbara County-grown cannabis company. The store also features cannabis-infused bath products that will not make the user high but rather serve as a muscle relaxant, Bowersox said.
Bowersox said Farmacy employees focus on educating and destigmatizing cannabis, "always leaning on the side of health and wellness."
She said she hasn't seen any community pushback during the soft opening.
The grand opening will feature vendors whose products the shop carries, and Bowersox said she hopes they can highlight the store's neighbors at the opening as well in order to encourage community engagement.
"From the feedback of the community, we definitely want to make it more of an event for our grand opening," Bowersox said. "So it's definitely going to be what I'm hoping is a bigger deal."
Farrer told Noozhawk that the company worked hard to create the dispensary in a style that fit the Santa Ynez community.
"We are firm believers that cannabis makes the world a better place," he said. "Our mission is to help people feel better with plants, and we built the Farmacy SY for the people of Santa Ynez."
The Santa Ynez location is one of six spots approved by Santa Barbara County within unincorporated communities.
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I like to say marriage is not a magic box where miracles and surprises are waiting for everyone to come and experiment and enjoy....not one bit. Marriage is what and who comes into it and what each does bring into it! Young lady, what are you bringing into your marriage? What do you have? Who are you?
Apart from those makes-up, long nails, wig-on and artificial attachment and lip stick and eye shadow and cosmetics what do you have in your character and lifestyle? Jesus said "follow me and I will make you a fisher of men (Matthew 4:19) Are you willing? What are you bringing into your marriage? Are you really a wife material? Are you going to bless your husband and assist him? What have you or are you planning to compete with your man?
However, you ought to understand that marriage isn't a must and never mandatory. It's doesn't define you and been single isn't a curse but rather divine blessing from the Lord. But before you make a voyage to indulges into marriage you need to place God ahead because marriage involves various unpleasant things of life. This is the 3rd series of our teaching on marriage which is culled from pastor Myles Mounro message titled "Single But Not Alone" and i pray this series will be a blessing to you in Jesus name.
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Advantage Of Been Single — Series 1.
Advantage Of Been Single — Series 2.
Advantage Of Been Single — Series 3.
Some of you have put your life on hold until you get marry. I rebuke you in the name of Jesus (amen). You should be busy doing God's purpose now. At age 18, 20, 25, 30, you should be so involve in God's purpose for your life that got no time to get marry.
At age 18 i was National Evangelist in my country. At age 20 i was having crusade with 5,000 teenagers. At age 22 i have number-one hit song on radio over the Caribbean singing gospel. What do you do at age 20? Sitting around and looking for someone to get marry to, wasting your life! Your purpose isn't in your marriage, it is in you. Marriage could destroy your purpose.
READ ALSO: Marriage Proposal And Counseling For Single Sisters.
You could marry a wrong person and mess your vision-up completely. It's important for you to get busy on your purpose right now. So that when people come into your life, they will meet you fulfilling your purpose. So they knew what you were born to do before they even talk to you.
I am talking to the majority, "Young man stop looking for a Girl friend and look for God's will for your life" "Young woman stop trying to find a Boy friend and try to find God's purpose for your life" You got the rest of your life to be married. The average human in this room will live to be 75 years old. That means your life has 3 phases (write them down).
The first 25 years should be focus on "me".
The second 25 years should be focus on "we".
The third and final 25 years should focus on "them"
That means, before you turns 25 you shouldn't be thinking about marriage but thinking of developing yourself, educating yourself, disciplining yourself, training yourself, read the word, fasting and praying. why? Because when you get marry, you got no time to fast anymore. You can't prays no more because now you got responsibility, so you better spend the first 25 years learning how to read the word of God.
I read the Bible more, in the first 25 years of my life than i did after i got marry because when you get marry, The Bible said, your time has to be split with your spouse. When i was 20 years old, i was fasting 20-30 days, why? Because i had no one to report to--i was unmarried. But when i got marry, i couldn't fast like that no-more because my wife wants to eat with me.
And here you are begging to be married, interfering with your own growth. Everybody say relax. Tell your neighbor relax; take it easy, you go a lot of time. Don't put pressure on yourself my friends. And don't let Old Christian put pressure on you either.
3. Marriage Is Design Only For Earth And Not Heaven.
This is biblical sound. Jesus said "when a man get marry and his spouse dies, if a woman get marry and her spouse dies, when they go to Heaven, there is no marriage (Matthew 22:24). So marriage is always only temporary. It's only for earth. Why you so get upset about something so temporary when you are lacking things that are spiritual and eternal?
You will grow more now than you will ever grow in your life because you got the time to do it. Some of you are 21 years old and have not yet read the Bible completely through yet. What a shame! The Bible says "How can a young man keep his ways pure? (Psalm 119:9). How can a young woman keep her way pure by adhering to the word of God and hiding it in their heart?
You don't even have the time to read the "word". Today, you wanna go for a trip, you wanna spend time watching Tv with somebody, but God said, "Look, you better use this time now to get the word into your heart" When i was 15 years old i read the whole Bible completely, though didn't understand but i read it. When i was 16 and 17 i read it again. But the time i was 18 i read the Bible through 7 times completely. This year i have read the Bible through. It's my 38 times!
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And you have not done for once. Shut the TV off; tell your friends they shouldn't call your phone, turns it off and use your unmarried time to get the word into your life. Because when you get marry you wouldn't have time, am telling you. You wouldn't have time sir. The most important time in your life is your unmarried time. So, don't rush out of it. Enjoy it, growing it, developing it and you will offer someone a better product when they arrived.
How many people couldn't wait? They have such a promising life, great dreams, and wonderful vision for their life. I want to go into business, i want to start a ministry, i want to write books and suddenly they marry someone who has no interest in their dreams and their purpose was derailed.
5. It Is Better To Be Unmarried And Happy Than To Be Married And Be Depressed.
Some of you think you are depressed, wait until you get marry. If you think marriage is wonderful. Talk so some marry people and let them be honest. Paul says "Do not rush into marriage be sober and if you are unmarried, he says, do not desire it to be (1 Corinthians 7).
What is he talking about? He said, if you marry you don't sin but i wish you wouldn't right away because you need to focus on your time on God first. Some people were happy until they got marry. You know them, don't you? Yes, just think about them for a minute.
They were singing in the choir. They were good friend with you and you both go to prayer meeting. And then they got marry and now they are depressed and frustrated and looking old before their time. Enjoy your unmarried life time, To Be Continue In Series 4.
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Hildegarda Burjan, właśc. niem. Hildegard Burjan (ur. 30 stycznia 1883 w Görlitz, zm. 11 czerwca 1933 w Wiedniu) – austriacka działaczka społeczna, feministka, założycielka świeckiej wspólnoty "Caritas Socialis" (CS), błogosławiona Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego.

Urodziła się w Görlitz w rodzinie niemieckich Żydów. Studiowała germanistykę i filozofię na Uniwersytecie w Zurychu. W 1907 wyszła za mąż za Węgra Alexandra Burjana, z którym zamieszkała w Wiedniu. W 1909 przyjęła katolicki chrzest. Oddała się pracy społecznej, zakładając w 1912 Stowarzyszenie Chrześcijańskich Chałupniczek. Po I wojnie światowej została radną miejską w Wiedniu,a w 1919 weszła do parlamentu jako pierwsza kobieta z partii chrześcijańsko-społecznej. Pracowała na rzecz ochrony państwa nad matką i dzieckiem i edukacji kobiet.

W 1919 założyła zgromadzenie zakonne Caritas Socialis.

W 1963 kardynał Franz König otworzył proces beatyfikacyjny, który trwał 49 lat. Została beatyfikowana 29 stycznia 2012 przez Benedykta XVI. Uroczystego aktu w imieniu papieża dokonał prefekt Kongregacji Spraw Kanonizacyjnych, kardynał Angelo Amato.

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There is no specific need for a 1.3 GHz Network Analyzer in my workshop, because there are already several more modern instruments, but this HP 8754A is a real marvel, it was original designed as a "moderately priced, compact" type network analyzer, whatever was considered moderate by HP at the time (maybe the value of two or three small cars?). Finding the offer for a rediculouly low price, for a non-working unit, on Yahoo Japan, I could not resist to place a very moderate bid. Turns out, I was to only bidder, in whole Japan. My original thought was to use it for some experiments, and then, use it a as a source of HP spare parts (there are many FETs, Opamps, transitors, etc. in this machine).
Once the unit arrived, I powered it up, only to find out two things – the -10 Volt and +5 Volt power supplies are not working. And the CRT is very good and sharp. Maybe not many hours of use. Also, the unit is generally clean and in original condition – no other repair attemped. Even the HP instrument feet were included.
The -10 Volt, it required some troubleshooting of the low voltage assembly (corroded transistor legs), see below. The +5 supply, the issue could be traced to a defective TO-3 HP 1820-0430 integrated regulator, alias LM309K.
This regulator is mounted on an aluminum plate in the chassis, with some rather thick ceramic insulator, and what appeared to be only traced of thermal grease. Usually, these are protected against short and overheating, maybe, it was just running a bit hot for year, eventually, accelerating aging and finally triggering natural/random failure with no external even. We will never know, we only know, we have to fix it.
The LM309K tends to become rare and expensive, I still have some back at the Ludwigshafen, Germany workshop, but not here in my temporary Japanese workshop. Checking the offers, I found some very inexpensive LM323K.
The LM323K, it is a very similar device – just higher current capability. It is not critical for the 8754A, the 5 V rail is only loaded by about 0.25-0.3 Amp (as checked with a power supply).
Now, to the corroded transistors. This only seems to affect the boards thats are close to the air inlet, maybe some contamination from ambient air (salt?) is accelerating the effect, related to gold plated steel wire leg transistor. Other transistors have copper, or special alloy wire, but especially the "4-404" and 2N2222A transistors used by HP in the late 1970s seems to be affected by this phenomenon. Not so much in dry countries, but in instruments subject to humind and salty (sea?) conditions here in Japan – just a few km from the cost in most cases.
The 4-404 transistor, alias SS9333, 1854-0404 HP part number, it is a kind of mystery, no data available, and I have seen this part in may Hp instruments, always replacing them with some 4-404 scavenged from part units, etc. But for the 8754A, should we really buy some expensive old HP parts or wait for a long time to go back to Germany to the parts storage? Time for some characterization – found one good, only slightly rusted 4-404, and did some gain, DC performance and frequency response tests at typical currents.
Some basic data could be found – nothing special, the voltage rating rather moderate, and power rating, as well.
Some tests and calculations, it is medium to high gain NPN transistor. BC337-25 or BC337-40 can be valid replacments, I used BC337-25, selected for a gain of 250-300.
High frequency performance is nothing special, it can be easily met by a BC337.
Several 2N2222A are a bit easier to replace – just replaced the TO-18 metal can units with some generic TO-92 2N2222A (or whatever silicon fragments the mass producers put into the 2N2222A case nowadays).
(2) the CRT will need a filter, it is missing.
(3) the RF output seems to work, at least there is power – need to check with a counter and properly align the linearity, etc.
(4) The VCO and PLL of the receivers seems to have some trouble, but the samplers are working! That's a relieve.
See below this is a 35 MHz input signal, sampled with the VCO at about 33 MHz, giving a 1 MHz frequency.
So, what is wrong with the PLL? The PLL, it's purpose is to have a line of a comb generator/multiplier (which is generating the sampler pulses by a step recovery diode) always 1 MHz away from the RF, to give a 1 MHz IF for the R, A and B channels.
This is achieved by first pretuning the VCO, by setting a frequency close to the needed multiple of the VCO, then the PLL is activated and phase lock achieved.
The phase detector, first, I thought is not working, because there is no proper output. But once desoldered, all the transistors tested OK.
The pretune, also this seems to be working, but hold – it is working too well! It is overruling the phase detector.
Temporarily fixed the issue by disabling the pre-tune, and enabling the PLL – and, it does lock (albeit, not a fast sweeps – which needs the pretune). But it works of you slowly increase the frequency starting from 0 MHz (this way, you can even measure as 1000 MHz, phase locked!).
After the PLL had been fixed, still some more issues – the R channel detector is not giving a proper output (switching the A8 and A11 boards showed, that the A8 board, which is the same board but used for the A-B channel is working!). Also some issues with the IF switching of the A/B channel, let's fix this first. The IF switch is part of the A6 assembly mentioned before (which has the VCO and comb generator-diode pulser). To check it, without any fancy extender boards, you can just solder a few wires to the board. I generally prefer solid core telephone wire, this has a very strong and thin insulation, and doesn't cause shorts easily, because of the single, solid core.
Also here, a dead LM339! Hardwired it for now to conduct the A channel IF.Ordered some LM339N, 10 pcs for USD 1.37.
You can see the card cages, power supply, and the RF sections with oscillators, mixers, samplers.
The bottom side, there are several dangerous DC voltages exposed, don't touch!
The remaining issue, fixing the R detector and log amplifier, assembly A11. After some probing and thanks to having a working assembly (the A8 A/B detector assembly), the fault could be traced to the log amplifier, and furtunately, not to the transistor pair, which would be very difficult to source or replace, but to the reference amplifier, U2. This is a simple LM301, alias HP 1820-0223.
The LM301, a really early Signetics model! Unfortunately, it is dead, the inputs are somehow leaking negative current.
I already have some LM301 on order, but for the time being, used an old LM301, slightly rusted that I had desoldered recently from a 4191A power supply.
After all these fixed, the unit's basic functions have all been restored. Sure, there will be through alignement and check, but I will do this once the LM339 and LM301 have made it to Japan. Checked for other issues, by running the units for several hours – very stable. To track the frequency stability, I used a 830 MHz bandpass filter.
Also, the instrument originally came with a plastic printed Smith chart that can be attached to the CRT. Wanted to print one, or have one made by photo printing on lightsetting film. But this is more for decorative purposes, and can be done later.


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The kitchen in this Urbandale home began as a standard L-shaped kitchen design with oak cabinets and a small island. Grand Homes helped the homeowners achieve their vision of a sleek and contemporary kitchen design. A goal in this kitchen remodeling was to incorporate a large pull-out table, designed by the homeowner, that seats up to 8 people and is integrated in the island that seats four. The espresso stained cherry cabinets are accompanied by under cabinet lights, white quartz countertops, and two transom windows.


In the digital space, solid UI/UX design and successful marketing go hand-in-hand.
That's because, to a marketer, their success depends on solving the problems of their target audience.
And because a solid UX fundamentally makes life easier for users, it also eliminates many of those same problems standing in the way of marketers trying to boost content and sell products.
And there are a number of web-design tactics that UI/UX designers implement to try and achieve this end.
Consider the trajectory—2016-2017 saw some exciting web design trends, particularly the rise of 3D modeling and the increased popularity of parallax scrolling.
And many discovered that the use of split screens was a great way to boost content diversity.
But the past couple of years also saw a rising trend of minimalism in UI/UX design, particularly where it concerns hidden navigation to save screen space, single-color overlay, and easy-to-read, simple typography.
There is nothing more simple than using negative space and bold content.
Apple mastered this with their marketing, but plenty of other brands have gotten on board.
Now the use of clean white spaces to boost the versatility of design are the focus of many designers.
It's all used to focus the user on a specific subject without extra visual noise.
Aside from this, many designers and marketers have been focusing on a trend that will likely continue for the foreseeable future: optimization for mobile.
This is the result of living in an increasingly fast-paced world where designers and marketers are trying to keep up with users' hectic lives and changing tastes.
Let's take a look at how designers are reacting to user behavior and shaping the web design trends that will define 2018.
Flat design has been all the rage for a few years now.
But this particular style of UI design isn't without its problems.
For example, according to a study conducted by Nielsen Norman Group, users spent 22 percent more time navigating an ultra-flat UI than they did other types of interfaces.
But this doesn't mean the users were more engaged; it means they struggled more.
The reason for this lies in the signifiers. Flat design often correlates to weak signifiers—those cues which prompt users to take a certain action on a website.
So users who couldn't locate the element they needed found it more difficult to perform web tasks.
The solution, according to Econsultancy's Will Grant, is a subtle swinging of the pendulum back the other way.
That means returning to more intuitive UI visual affordances such as drop shadowing and gradients.
In simple terms, consider the "submit" button.
By moving away from flat design, a UI designer can add depth by shading the border around the text.
This makes the design look more like an actual button in the real world, therefore affording it the feature of interactivity.
That's the power of subtlety.
Optimizing websites for mobile has been a trend for some time.
But 2017 was the first year mobile internet searches overtook desktop searches.
In 2018, expect designers to focus more heavily on mobile design.
They'll be coming up with highly intuitive ways to organize and present digital info on your handheld.
And, this is only buttressed by the fact Google is rolling out their mobile-first index in the first half of 2018.
It's a seismic shift in that, until now, the search engine's crawlers indexed their page results based on the desktop version of content.
Now, first and foremost, they will be indexing based on the mobile version.
Obviously, marketers need to focus on more mobile content over desktop.
But they also need to focus on different content.
That means taking screen size into account and trimming material—or at least making sure call-to-action forms are as short as possible.
Bold, attention-grabbing headlines are important, but doubly so in a mobile world where user attention is limited.
Prioritizing info and moving the strongest content towards the beginning is key, as is shortening paragraphs to compensate for shorter attention spans.
You click on a tab in a website, the page goes blank while it loads, and then the new page comes up.
That's standard web design, and we're accustomed to it.
But there have been subtle advances in transition design that offer a seamless experience for the user.
The proper implementation of these effects can transition the user seamlessly from one page to another, without the jarring blankness of transition most current web design offers.
Medium does a good job of rounding up many of these web transition trends.
Meanwhile, this eliminates one more interruption point where you stand the risk of losing eyeballs on your content.
A seamless page transition can also reinforce your branding.
So try to craft content around the idea of making users feel like they stay on one page even when they click on other pieces of content.
For example, check out these seamless transitions of images and animations.
One of the most exciting web design trends poised to take the world by storm in 2018 is data storytelling.
This merging of animation and information to provide the user with a compelling narrative is hot precisely because its potential is limitless.
Look at some of the most interesting data storytelling examples on the web, and you'll find a diversity of styles and techniques.
Some examples use bold, inventive typography to hook the user and keep them scrolling through compelling copy.
Others go almost solely visual, employing graphic-novel-style animations to tell a story.
Of course, this tactic has been popular with illustrators for generations—but now brands and marketers are discovering its raw power.
Just as there's been a shift from the aforementioned minimalist trend, the same can be said for the use of color in web design in 2018.
Bold is the new news, and looking at what today's designers are doing with the use of color is impressive indeed.
No longer is monochrome the order of the day; it's given way to vibrant palettes achieving a clean, crisp effect through contrasting colors.
And this has become easier with the help of design tools such as Khroma.
Look for an increase in personalization marketing featuring the use of tailored colors in 2018.
Another way to design a more dynamic website is by using broken-grid layouts.
It's like having a supercharged collage right on your website, and you'll see more of it in 2018.
And if you combine it with the parallax effect, you'll have a website which is visually dynamic and takes the user on an interesting journey.
More interestingly, this trend bucks the status quo.
It eschews traditional rigid layouts in favor of the classical artistic tradition of collage.
Considering the examples, this technique works particularly well for product pages, be it a clothing store, furniture company, or mobile device retailer.
Advances in AI have led to a global move away from telephone interactions between customers and businesses.
Companies implementing immediate-reply chatbots are capitalizing on customers' immediate need to have their problem solved.
You can tailor these messenger interfaces to a particular personality and brand message.
So look for more AI integration in UI this year.
Along similar lines, voice assistants are becoming more and more a part of our daily lives.
Whether it's Siri, Alexa, or doing a voice search via "OK Google," we're now familiar with interacting vocally with our technology.
This will likely become more site-specific in 2018 with more websites adopting voice UI just like chatbots.
And if done right, it can nail personalization while acting as an effective signifier to help users navigate a particular site.
A lot of the web design trends we'll see in 2018 are a reflection of the reality that people have less time these days.
Everyone is on the move, hence mobile web browsing continues to exceed desktop.
Designers are trying to figure out how to capture user attention.
Hence, we see the rising trend of narrative, animations, and more adventurous colors.
It all comes down to usability, which is the heart of UX.
That's what links brands, marketers, and designers—great usability helps draw more users to a brand.
It also creates the structure and design necessary to position stellar marketing content to an audience.
And as we all know, great content is key to converting customers and retaining existing ones.


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The Polar Communications and Weather Mission Can't Come Soon Enough
March 5, 2012 Business, Earth Observation, News
The Canadian north's need for reliable satellites was vividly illustrated in October 2011, when a software error aboard Telesat satellite Anik F2 caused it to malfunction.
Canadian Space Agency Budget Estimates Before Budget Cuts Released
February 29, 2012 Business, News
According to Treasury Board of Canada Main Estimates for 2012-13 released yesterday the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is estimated to see its budget reduced from $424.6 million from 2011-12 to $363.2 million representing a 16.9% decrease in its budget. The CSA budget was already scheduled to be reduced to $371.1 million, a decrease of 14.4% according to the CSA Report on Plans and Priorities 2011-12 …
MDA Partners with UrtheCAST To Provide HQ Video From The ISS
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a contract for $4.2 million with Earth Video Camera Inc., (operating as UrtheCast), to provide them with information solutions to be incorporated into two high-definition video cameras to be installed on the International Space Station in late 2012.
Space Sector Gains Visibility as the Government Releases Details of the Review of Aerospace and Space Programs and Policies
February 27, 2012 Business, News, Policy
The federal government announced today more details regarding the earlier announced review of aerospace policy and programs. Significant among them for the space sector is a change in name of the review itself. The review is now called the Review of Aerospace and Space Programs and Policies instead of the previous Review of Aerospace Policy and Programs.
Our Critical Canadian Space Infrastructure Focus of Industry Group Annual Meeting
The Canadian Space Commerce Association will be holding its annual meeting on March 28th in Ottawa with Our Critical Canadian Space Infrastructure as its theme. The annual event brings together the various participants of the space systems sector to discuss the current state of affairs.
COM DEV Releases Financial Results for 2011
January 13, 2012 Business, News
COM DEV International Ltd. has released its fourth quarter and year end financial results. Revenues in 2011 were $203.2 million compared to $220.9 million in 2010 – an 8% decrease.
MDA Terminates Space Infrastructure Servicing Agreement with Intelsat
Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has announced that an agreement that it made with Intelsat S.A. last March to jointly develop a satellite servicing vehicle has ceased to be in effect.
MDA Signs RADARSAT Deal to Provide Data to China
January 6, 2012 Business, News
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a $3 million deal with the Chinese company EarthView Image Inc. to provide data for use in areas such as land use management, environmental monitoring, and disaster response.
Paul Allen Announces Revolution in Space Transportation Stratolaunch System
December 13, 2011 Business, News
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen announced today that he and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan have reunited to develop the next generation of space travel. Allen and Rutan, whose SpaceShipOne was the first privately-funded, manned rocket ship to fly beyond earth's atmosphere, are developing a revolutionary approach to space transportation: an air-launch system to provide orbital access to space with greater safety, cost-effectiveness and flexibility.
More Pre-Budget Consultations Opportunities Available for Space Sector
December 2, 2011 Business, News
The government announced today after holding a roundtable discussion in Charlottetown, that further pre-budget consultations with business, academic and sectoral leaders will take place in the New Year at venues across the country, details of which are still forthcoming.
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Arabic press review: Hunger strikes continue in prisons across Egypt
Meanwhile, Yemeni activist apologised to Qatar on Twitter for 'believing' Saudi and UAE propaganda against Doha
Members of the Egyptian security forces are seen seated on benches at a make-shift courthouse in southern Cairo (AFP)
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Published date: 30 August 2019 16:47 UTC | Last update: 4 months 3 weeks ago
Hunger strike in Egyptian prisons enters fourth month
Dozens of political prisoners in Egypt continued an open-ended hunger strike after inmates had been denied prison visits, Al Arabi al-Jadeed reported.
The hunger strike entered its fourth month, with more than 50 detainees continuing the hunger strike, having been denied prison visits for the last three years by Egypt's prison authorities.
Prominent hunger strikers who joined the protest in prisons and detention centres across Egypt include Ola al-Qardawi, the daughter of well-known Islamic Scholar Yousef al-Qardawi.
Ola has been held in solitary confinement for two years since she was arrested in 2017. Hossam Khalaf, Ola's husband, was detained and held in solitary confinement, too, without an arrest or a search warrant.
Aisha al-Shater, the daughter of Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat al-Shater, has also been on hunger strike since August in opposition to abuse faced inside the prison.
Conflict inside Bashar al-Assad's inner circle
Bashar al-Assad's inner circle has been gripped with infighting after Russia requested billions of dollars from the Syrian government, sources in Damascus told Al-Quds al-Arabi.
The London based newspaper reported that Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf, who controls most of Syria's economy, defied Bashar al-Assad's demand to give Russia billions of dollars.
Makhlouf allegedly refused Assad's order after claiming it would be "impossible" to meet Russia's request in time for the deadline set by Moscow, and that it was too much, according to Al-Quds al-Araby's sources.
Sources also added that Assad retaliated against Makhlouf's family by ordering the anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism commission to investigate 29 Syrian businessmen, including Makhlouf.
The businessmen had been allegedly put under house arrest in order to force them to pay the Syrian government a certain amount of money.
Yemeni journalist apologises to Qatar
Yemeni journalist and activist Nadwa al-Afandi apologised to Qatar on Twitter for attacking its royal family and the Gas-rich Kingdom's foreign policy.
Afandi wrote on Twitter that she had "wronged" Qatar greatly after believing in propaganda put out by "Saudi and Emirati" media outlets.
"Personally I have attacked Qatar a lot and for that, I am greatly sorry," Afandi said on Twitter.
"The apology comes after we found out the plot between the two brothers, Saudi and the UAE."
"Peace be upon Qatar. Peace be upon Tamim. We have wronged them greatly and believed the Saudi and Emirati propaganda. The truth has become clear to the Yemeni people."
*Arabic press review is a digest of reports that are not independently verified as accurate by Middle East Eye.
Israeli press review: Knesset to decide on Netanyahu's immunity before election
Arabic press review: Qatari airplane 'escaped Iranian missiles' in Tehran
HarperCollins to remove false comments from Tom Bower's Corbyn biography
Arabic press review: UAE officer accused of hinting at Hadi's assassination
Arabic press review: Israeli settler raises the Saudi flag in Jerusalem
Arabic press review: UAE-backed Yemeni separatists press on to Taiz


So I left, obviously and it caused quite a stir.
I stupidly thought I would one of only a couple that would leave due to the crap that occurred, but well nope, the entire guild bar 2 people left and came back to the old guild, which I have kept around for the bank tabs etc.
So on the first night we all jumped on our old vents server and just chatted about the whole thing. We are back to being just a 10 man guild and being part of the family.
One of my mates likened it to putting his comfy slippers back on and sitting on the couch with a beer, I found this heartwarming to be honest.
The guild as a whole is going to stay as a 10 man thing, but look at doing 25 mans one night a week etc, perhaps even more than one night, but it will just be with alliances so to speak. We already have a possibility lined up, but will need to discuss it further with everyone and the other guild obviously 😀 We will keep recruiting and stuff, but it isn't going to be a focus, we are hoping that by pugging more, we may score people that are more like us etc. So we may get into 25 mans one day, but we are not going to aim for it in anyway at this time.
All in all I think it will be good, this way we can get some 25 man stuff in for those who really want to do it and then 10 mans for us to just enjoy the game and have some fun again 😀 I am basically nervous, excited, ashamed, upset, happy, sad, and scared. LOL all rolled into one ball!
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The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin, pictured here, was struck by two Japanese suicide bombers (kamikaze) on March 19, 1945, while only 60 miles from the coast of Japan.
The chaplain aboard the Franklin, Lt. Comdr. Joseph Timothy O'Callahan, ministered to the wounded. Chaplain O'Callahan also manned fire hoses, went into smoke-filled areas to rescue trapped sailors, and entered hot turrets to cool off ammunition with water so that it could be thrown overboard. Chaplain O'Callahan was the first chaplain to be awarded the Medal of Honor since the Civil War.


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Mates reunite in Papua New Guinea
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The flight line of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Air Transport Wing in Port Moresby is an unlikely place for mates to be reunited, however, Australian Army Lieutenants Fraser Campbell and Will Samios recently caught up there on their first respective overseas deployments with the ADF.
CAPTION: Lieutenant's Fraser Campbell, left, and William Samios on the flight line at Air Transport Wing, during Operation Kimba, Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photo by Sergeant Kirk Peacock.
The pair originally met and became close friends at school while both attended St. Ignatius College, Riverview in Sydney in 2011. Shortly afterwards, Lieutenant Samios moved overseas with family.
The pair reunited and picked up their friendship in 2019 at the Royal Military College – Duntroon (RMC-D) where they trained as Army officers.
Upon graduation, Lieutenant Samios commissioned to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, posting to 138th Signal Squadron, 7th Signal Regiment while Lieutenant Fraser commissioned to the Royal Australian Corps of Transport and posted to JMCO Sydney (now Joint Movement Section NSW/ACT), 1st Joint Movements Unit.
The two recently deployed to Papua New Guinea on Operation Kimba, the ADF's support to the DFAT-led whole-of-government support to PNG's 2022 national elections.
Lieutenant Campbell, who deployed as an ADF liaison officer to the PNG Electoral Commission, said the pair's reunion on their first respective overseas deployments with the ADF was completely by chance.
"It's a fantastic opportunity that I'm overseas with one of my oldest mates supporting our partner nation, just over 10 years since we first met," Lieutenant Campbell said
The sentiment was echoed by Lieutenant Samios, who deployed with the Cyber Coordination Element for the operation.
"It's been an absolute privilege to deploy to Papua New Guinea, and made even more special by doing so alongside one of my oldest mates," Lieutenant Samios said
"I don't know where we will meet up again, perhaps on our next deployment."
More than 130 ADF personnel and three Royal Australian Air Force aircraft (two C-27J Spartan and one C-130J Hercules) deployed from early June to provide air transport of ballots and sensitive electoral material for the PNG Electoral Commission and movement of personnel for the PNG Joint Security Task Force for the elections.
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If I understand correctly, the FAA has stated that the first 400 feet above the homeowners property are property of the homeowner. The next 100 feet seems to be "in debate" and everything above 500 feet is under the control of the FAA. Since Tennessee is a "stand your ground" state, if I perceive a threat from said drone, flying under the 400 foot limit to land at my neighbors house, do I have a right to down said drone with my 12 ga.?
Now, this may all seem silly, but the intrusion on a persons property can be a serious matter, particularly since it could invite others to spy on the individual; only one step away from other prying eyes doing the same. Has Google been granted some special license to violate this law. What will they do around power lines, cable lines, and other services that could be damaged or cut by an errand drone?
Seems there is still much to do and I don't recall seeing a public comment period by FAA as of yet. No doubt, more to come!
It would be harder for the shooter to prove the altitude of the drone then google who would have the drones exact position back on the server or on the drones memory (if not destroyed by pellets). I haven't seen many power lines that are over 200ft tall let alone 500ft so if the drones fly in low FAA controlled airspace (which is amazons plan) they would be out of the way of those obstacles, while also being hard to hit with a shot gun (haven't ever managed/seen a bird hit cleanly over 75 yards away don't see how 120 yards is very doable against a 60mph target). The privacy issues are a mixed bag what can the drones see that someone driving by the house with binocs can't? They aren't going to have anything to really dig deeper then the average person would who isn't in the air.
Personally I don't get the craze over the drone deliveries, Amazon could maybe get the ok to operate 20-30 in a place like LA. That's 30 drones taking one package at a time taking anywhere from 20-40 min to deliver said package meaning your realistically going to serve around 100-200 people a day. Maybe in the future they can do better and more I just don't see them being ever able to logistically beat out a delivery company, or amazon just paying for a van fleet to drive the city doing the same thing.
If you are strictly talking logistics, I wouldn't doubt for a second that future innovations (currently unforseen) couldn't beat modern standard delivery. 10 years ago, no one could fathom fresh grocery delivery via the Internet.. yet it's possible in CA as we speak.
Google, Amazon, and others will innovate and change the status quo. How exactly they do this is up to speculation... one can't simply discount the way we do it now as the ultimate version of effeciency. They'll find a way. We just haven't been exposed to it yet.
Tin foil hat time. Anyone doing this, will probably have not only GPS, but a camera showing the object landing/falling/parachuting down to the address. And, since there is a camera/gps and you know good and well that data will be stored, you know good and well one of the alphabet spy places in the USA, Russia, China etc will have that data also. Not sure what good it will do, but as far as privacy, we willingly gave that up with the explosion of cell phones.