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Created Date Thursday, 09 March 2017
Filesize 12.92 Megabytes
Community Agency Roundtable Report: Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Youth in Edmonton and Area
The purpose of these consultations were to:
(1) Examine the issues facing LGBTQ youth in Edmonton and area.
(2) Share work currently being done by agencies to support LGBTQ youth.
(3) Identify gaps, absences, and needs to better support LGBTQ youth.
(4) Develop and share recommendations.
Recommended report citation:
Wells, K., & de Vos, P. (2017). Community Agency Roundtable Report: Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Youth in Edmonton and Area. Edmonton, AB: Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services.
We also wish to acknowledge and thank the Ministry of Human Services, City of Edmonton (FCSS), United Way of the Alberta Capital Region, and Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services for supporting these consultations and making this report possible. We hope you will find the report of interest and value to your work.
Lastly, a special thank you to all the individuals and agencies who participated in our consultations. We hope the report has captured the intent and spirit of our collective discussions.
—Dr. Kristopher Wells, University of Alberta
Created Date Sunday, 17 March 2013
Modified Date Wednesday, 01 March 2017
Filesize 1.60 Megabytes
2013 Alberta Nonprofit Survey
Title: 2013 Alberta nonprofit survey
Collection: Alberta
Corporate Author: Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
Subject: Non-profit organizations - finances | Non-profit organizations - personnel | Non-profit organizations - program planning
Publisher: Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
Place of Publication: Calgary
Abstract: The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations' (CCVO) Alberta Nonprofit Surveys take an annual snapshot of the health and experience of Alberta's nonprofits and charities and capture information on finances, demand for services, staffing, and the future economic outlook of organizations. These surveys help illustrate the changes occurring in Alberta's nonprofit sector. The 2013 survey is the sixth in this series. This year we explored new areas including operating reserves, capital campaigns, advocacy, the implementation of Alberta's Social Policy Framework, and the impact of the elimination of two provincial programs. The survey ran from March 21 to May 6, 2013 and received 402 responses. This is not a scientific survey and nor is the sample representative. That said, the composition of our sample remains relatively constant from year to year.
The survey was administered shortly after the provincial budget was introduced. Budget 2013 triggered a strong reaction from some areas within Alberta's nonprofit sector and a lot has happened since this survey was in the field. Our initial assessment was that this survey captured a mood (or moods) that may have shifted over the intervening weeks as some of the implications of the provincial budget became known. As this report was in its final stages, many southern Alberta communities declared statesof emergency due to severe flooding, the full impact of which will not be known for many months. [Taken from report]
Created Date Friday, 12 October 2012
Filesize 284 Kilobytes
Assessing the Benefits of Community Human Services
Title: Assessing the Benefits of Community Human Services
Author(s): Makhoul, Anne, & Torjman, Sherri
Corporate Author: Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Subject: Social services - studies
Publisher: Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Place of Publication: Ottawa
Abstract: This literature review was undertaken on behalf of the Community Human Services Network of Alberta. The Network is composed of representatives of 20 networks and coalitions representing nonprofit human services in Alberta. The report presents a summary of the benefits literature in eight areas of human service. It places special emphasis on early childhood development and care, and crime prevention - the two domains with the most wide-ranging and robust evidence base. The report also highlights the challenges involved in this work related to the widely variable evidence base among the eight areas of human service and to shifts in their delivery. Key developments in evaluation methods, including the growing interest in Social Return on Investment and developmental evaluation, are considered as well.[Taken from caledoninst.org]
Notes: [Commissioned by the Institute for Nonprofit Studies (Mount Royal University) and the Calgary Foundation]
Material Type: Report
Created Date Thursday, 06 October 2011
Imagine Canada's Sector Monitor: Factsheet 1, Vol. 1, No. 3: Preliminary Assessment of Trends
Title: Imagine Canada's Sector Monitor: Factsheet 1, Vol. 1, No. 3: Preliminary Assessment of Trends
Corporate Author: Imagine Canada
Citation: Vol. 1 No. 3
Subject: Non-profit organizations - general
Publisher: Imagine Canada
Place of Publication: Toronto
Abstract: A quick-to-read snapshot of Sector Monitor trends. What are the key findings from the latest survey? How have things changed since mid-2010?
Material Type: Fact Sheet
Sector Monitor, Vol. 1, No. 3
Title: Sector Monitor, Vol. 1, No. 3
Author(s): Lasby, David, & Barr, Cathy
Abstract: This edition of the Sector Monitor looks at conditions in late 2010. The report presents results for the Monitor's core set of tracking questions and summarizes the responses of 1,625 leaders of registered charities who participated in this version of the survey. The survey was conducted between October 28 and November 24, 2010. "This version of the Monitor is particularly significant because it marks the completion of our first year of regular surveys," says Marcel Lauzière, Imagine Canada President and CEO. From this Sector Monitor "...the results are mixed. On one hand, the level of organizational stress appears to have receded; on the other hand, revenues still appear to be stagnating and are increasingly outpaced by expenditures. Perhaps more alarmingly, small organizations appear to be losing a steady trickle of paid staff."
Created Date Monday, 25 April 2011
CCVO Economic Climate Survey of Alberta's Nonprofits and Charities
Title: CCVO Economic Climate Survey of Alberta's Nonprofits and Charities
Material Type:Report
Created Date Monday, 28 February 2011
Integrating Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity into Canadian Public Health Practice: Environmental Scan 2010
Title: Integrating Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity into Canadian Public Health Practice: Environmental Scan 2010
Corporate Author: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
Subject: Health issues - social determinants of health, Social determinants of health
Publisher: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
Place of Publication: Antigonish, NS
Abstract: The NCCDH has requested this environmental scan to inform its future direction, priorities and activities through an analysis of the key challenges, needs, gaps, and opportunities in the determinants of health for public health.
Created Date Wednesday, 06 October 2010
Modified Date Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Imagine Canada's Sector Monitor: Factsheet 2, Vol. 1, No. 3: Public Awareness and Policy Activity, Top-line Summary
Title: Imagine Canada's Sector Monitor: Factsheet 2, Vol. 1, No. 3: Public Awareness and Policy Activity, Top-line Summary
Abstract: A brief summary of the major findings from our exploration of public awareness and policy activity. How many charities engage in public awareness and policy activities? What specific types of activities are most common? What levels of government do these activities involve? What are the objectives of these activities and what are the barriers to engaging in these activities faced by charities?
Edition: Vol. 1 No. 3
Created Date Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Preliminary Profile of the Size and Scope of the Social Economy in Alberta and British Columbia
Title: Preliminary Profile of the Size and Scope of the Social Economy in Alberta and British Columbia
Author(s): Sousa, Jorge, & Hamdon, Evelyn
Corporate Author: BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance
Subject: Non-profit organizations - general|split|Social issues - social development
Publisher: BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance
Place of Publication: Edmonton
Abstract: Using existing data, mainly of a statistical nature, this report provides a preliminary profile of the social economy and social economy organizations in the two Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Aggregate data and descriptive information was used to construct this profile according to six areas: 1. Non-profit and Voluntary Organizations 2. Size and Scope of Co-operative Businesses 3. Infrastructure Supporting the Social Economy 4. Non-Market Housing 5. Social Enterprises: Purpose, Scope and Supports 6. Community-Based Social Services The report also includes a discussion of trends, patterns and issues found in the context of understanding the size and scope of the Social Economy. The report discusses some gaps in knowledge as well as emerging trends that are contributing to strengthening the presence of the Social Economy in new and innovative ways. For information purposes we include a section of sources and resources to provide the reader with the information that contributed to this report. We feel that the information provided in this section can serve as a starting point for further research.
Created Date Tuesday, 24 August 2010
2010 Whitehorse Housing Adequacy Study
Title: 2010 Whitehorse Housing Adequacy Study
Author(s): Westfall, Rachel
Corporate Author: Yukon health and social services
Subject: Housing - studies, surveys
Publisher: Yukon Health and Social Services
Place of Publication: Whitehorse
Abstract: The Whitehorse Housing Adequacy Study was designed to address a long-standing need for statistical information on homelessness and housing challenges in the Whitehorse area. While it is not intended to be representative of the whole Whitehorse population, it provides a snapshot of a vulnerable sub-population during a specific time period. "The study will help all of us – government and agencies alike – address the growing needs around affordable housing and homelessness by taking the evidence-based data and using it to identify priorities and develop programs and services to help those wanting to make better lives for themselves," Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart said. The survey was created by the Department of Health and Social Services in partnership with the Yukon Bureau of Statistics and the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition. A number of key stakeholders provided input and advice from early April to mid-May, 2010.
A Framework for Action for the Nonprofit Sector
Title: A Framework for Action for the Nonprofit Sector
Abstract: This is a summary of the Framework for Action which continues to be a working draft and reflects what Imagine Canada has heard from various stakeholders from across the country. This document presents a number of drivers of change that will have an impact on the work of charities and nonrpofits as they work in communities across the country and around the world.
Material Type: Article
Created Date Monday, 01 June 2009
Social Return on Investment (SROI) Case Studies: Investing to Strengthen Society
Title: Social Return on Investment (SROI) Case Studies: Investing to Strengthen Society
Corporate Author: SiMPACT Strategy Group
Subject: Social determinants of health
Publisher: SiMPACT Strategy Group
Abstract: A collection of 14 SROI case studies of Calgary and area agencies. Agencies include:
Aspen Family & Community Services Network Society
Boys & Girls Club of Calgary
Calgary Seniors' Resource Society
Calgary Sexual Health Centre
Calgary Youth Justice Society
Catholic Family Services
Children's Cottage Country
Discovery House
Distress Centre
Peer Support Services for Abused Women
Wood's Homes
YWCA of Calgary/Mary Dover House
Created Date Friday, 15 August 2008
Intentional Innovation: How Getting More Systemic about Innovation Could Improve Philanthropy and Increase Social Impact
Title: Intentional Innovation: How Getting More Systemic about Innovation Could Improve Philanthropy and Increase Social Impact
Author(s): Kasper, Gabriel, and Clohesy, Stephanie
Publisher: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Place of Publication: Battle Creek, MI
Abstract: To help spark and sustain a conversation about innovation in the social sector, we partnered with two firms with deep expertise in these issues—the Monitor Institute and Clohesy Consulting. This report represents the findings of our work together, pulling into one place the best of current innovation theory and practice, and exploring how innovation could become a more consistent and reliable commodity for social good. We want to stress the ideas, methods, tools and "value statements" in this report were not created or developed by this foundation. We ourselves are early stage learners and users of these tools and concepts—not "the experts." Indeed we hope you interpret this report as a learning dialogue versus a lecture. The report itself could perhaps be viewed as a "rapid prototype," far from complete yet sufficient to create ongoing dialogue, and so we invite your engagement to improve and refine the content moving forward.
Created Date Thursday, 21 July 2005
The Canadian Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Comparative Perspective
Title: The Canadian Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Comparative Perspective
Author(s): Hall, Michael H.|split|Barr, Cathy W.|split|Easwaramoorthy, M.|split|Sokolowski, S. Wojciech|split|Salamon, Lester M.
Abstract: The aim of this project is to close the gaps in basic knowledge about the nonprofit or civil society sector, and to shed light on the reasons for the significant disparities that exist in the size, composition, financing, and role of the sector in various countries and regions. To do this, the project has recruited Local Associates in more than 40 countries and formulated a common set of definitions and methodological approaches designed to yield a systematic body of comparative data. The work in Canada was guided by the conceptual and methodological approaches developed in this project.
Created Date Saturday, 26 August 2000
Filesize 1003 Kilobytes
Overqualified, Underemployed - Accessibility Barriers to Accreditation for Immigrant Women with Foreign Qualifications
Title: Overqualified, Underemployed - Accessibility Barriers to Accreditation for Immigrant Women with Foreign Qualifications
Corporate Author: Edmonton Social Planning Council
Subject: Immigration - employment, foreign qualifications | Women - general
Publisher: Edmonton Social Planning Council
Created Date Sunday, 25 January 1998
A Profile of Edmonton's Charitable Sector Service Agencies
Title: A Profile of Edmonton's Charitable Sector Service Agencies
Created Date Monday, 25 March 1996
Listen To Me - The Final Report of the Quality of Life Commission
Corporate Author: Quality of Life Commission
Subject: Social assistance - studies
Publisher: Quality of Life Commission and Edmonton Social Planning Council
Funding Challenges in the 1990s - Agency Survey Report January 1994
Title:Funding Challenges in the 1990s - Agency Survey Report January 1994
Subject: Non-profit organizations - funding sources
Created Date Tuesday, 08 March 1988
Response to the Ministry of the Solicitor General Discussion Paper on the Voluntary Provision of Services
Title: Response to the Ministry of the Solicitor General Discussion Paper on the Voluntary Provision of Services
Author(s): Chometsky, Robert
Subject: Social services - privatization
Created Date Sunday, 15 October 1950
Social Services Exchange Handbook
Title: Social service exchange handbook
Corporate Author: Edmonton Council of Community Services
Subject: Non-profit organizations - handbooks
Publisher: Edmonton Council of Community Services
Published between 1950 - 1956
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Sailor Galaxia´s power can melt cities and kill Sailor Senshi in a flash. Can Kaguya and the Sailor Stars help Sailor Moon defeat her? With her friends and allies vanishing around her, what will Usagi have left to fight for?


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Top 3 Tips to engage during March Madness
by Kristina Knight
March Madness, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, is underway, and millions of fans are streaming video, tuned to television sets, and reading about their favorite teams. Here are three tips to better engage fans during March Madness.
Start early.
"Many NCAA fans gear up for the tournament before the actual games begin. In fact, during the week prior to the tournament, the top related search on Yahoo was "March Madness 2016 Bracket." That means advertisers have an opportunity to use high-impact display advertising, such as homepage takeovers that align with NCAA content, early on to reach fans as they get ready to fill out their brackets. Then focus on extending your campaign with ads that are integrated within the game experience," said Kathy Kayse, VP of Sales Strategy & Solutions, Yahoo.
Lean in to search ads.
"Tournament fans are gearing up for the game by searching for snack ideas, food delivery options and new sports apparel. These search trends are great indicators that CPG, QSR and retail brands can win big during the games. Marketers can drive awareness and purchases by retargeting passionate fans with effective search ads," said Kayse.
Multi-screen campaigns win.
"Sports fans are extremely dedicated and follow the action across multiple devices. When fans consume tournament content via their mobile devices, they're also highly engaged. In fact, tournament dates represented the highest volume of app sessions for both Yahoo Fantasy Sports and Yahoo Sports during the first half of the year. Marketers have a chance to extend their campaign messaging across mobile apps using targeted native and native video ads to maximize this engagement and ensure they are reaching sports fans across screens," said Kayse.
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Twitter Puts Visual Hashtags on a Sweeping Series of Issue-Themed Outdoor Ads for the Election
By Tim Nudd
A week out from Election Day, Twitter is launching a big out-of-home ad campaign that uses visual hashtags—i.e., the hashtag symbol paired with images—to position the site as the place where conversations are happening about the real issues at stake on Nov. 8.
The first ad in the series actually launched a few weeks back near the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey, targeting commuters driving into New York City. That ad showed hashtags along with Big Brother-like shots of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's eyes, along with the Twitter logo.
Now, almost two dozen more ads are rolling out. But in stark contrast to the first ad, the new ones show photos relating to the issues in the election, not just the people running for president. Those issues range from the Black Lives Matter movement to the Syrian crisis to guns, marijuana, the environment, gay rights, gender issues and more.
Adweek spoke to Jayanta Jenkins, Twitter's new (and first-ever) global group creative director, on Monday about the campaign. He said the minimalist approach, including the visual hashtag, is meant to "humanize and give depth to the conversations" happening on Twitter.
"The less you say, the more you convey," he said. "We started with the candidates. It was a really nice way to kick off this work, which is now about the issues. If you think about the news cycle that's been happening around the election, it's all been about the personalities. It's been Clinton this, or Trump that. A little bit of what's been taken from us is just the conversation around the issues that we're actually voting for."
This election is a key moment for Twitter in its attempts to position itself as the world's premiere live news service—and a preferred destination for commentary about that news. After all, the Clinton-Trump battle has been perhaps unmatched in political history in terms of generating big news and conversation around both the candidates and the issues.
"It's a huge cycle for us," Jenkins said.
Out-of-home, he added, was the perfect medium to engage with people this way.
"Just think of all the brands that have used out-of-home in a really powerful way at big moments for those brands," Jenkins said. "Think about Apple when they did the 'Think Different' work. I think the out-of-home medium is a really beautiful and powerful way to humanize tech brands. Out-of-home, for us, is a great way to get people to look up, off their devices, and remind them of the conversation that's happening on Twitter. You can use less to say more."
In a blog post, Jenkins adds: "The election is playing out live on Twitter, where people can hear directly from the candidates, their supporters, the media and everyone in between. Because Twitter is open, it's the place for people to see and discuss the issues from every perspective. This campaign highlights the top issues being discussed on Twitter—it reflects different sides and doesn't take sides. As they always do on Twitter, people will bring their own point of view to the images that can be seen today around NYC."
The billboards are going up in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. See much more of the creative below.
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Why The Future of Digital Is About Aligning With Experiences
By Tim Sims
[Illustration by Traci Daberko]
Years of being bombarded with irrelevant marketing has made one thing clear: Ads are more meaningful when tailored to consumer interests.
Think back to the last decade. If you were reading your favorite news site in, say, 2007, advertisers were trying to grab your attention with a pop-up or flashing banner ad that caused you to stop what you were doing to look at it. Amazingly, that's still a media strategy for some advertisers, but interruptive display has become increasingly unpleasant for consumers and ineffective for brands.
Fortunately, irrelevant ads are marching into obscurity. The rise of new formats such as native, audio and advanced TV allows brands to reach consumers in ways that tie in seamlessly with what they're already doing. This new breed of context-driven advertising actually improves the user's experience rather than distracting from it. Further, by implementing programmatic tools, marketers can reach unique audiences with ad messaging that is more relevant than ever before.
Here's how brands are detracting the ad distraction:
Native makes us better off
More than anything else, native advertising has precipitated the shift toward immersive advertising. After all, by its very definition the format "follows the natural form and function of the user experience."
As recently as five years ago, the concept of "sponsored content" was alien to many marketers. But social networks like Facebook and Twitter have made native advertising increasingly mainstream for today's internet users. The success of native is directly related to how it enables marketers to deliver informative, content-focused ads at scale. Native doesn't disrupt the consumer experience. Instead, it presents content, information or promotions within the context of the platform or website the user is browsing. The ad fits seamlessly into the user experience and they have the choice whether or not to engage with it.
Considering native is more organic and less disruptive, it is more palatable to consumers and effective for marketers. According to a study from Sharethrough and IPG Media Lab, people are over 50 percent more likely to pay attention to a native ad than a banner ad, with native driving greater brand affinity and purchase intent. It's no wonder that U.S. native ad revenues will top $16 billion this year, per BI Intelligence, doubling to $33.5 billion by 2020.
It may seem counterintuitive, but native campaigns are increasingly being bought and sold via programmatic. These solutions marry the impact of native with the efficiency of exchange-based ad buying and the targeting capabilities available to buyers through DSP platforms.
Audio ads get sound results
Online marketers are also using programmatic targeting tools to bring old-school TV and radio advertising into the digital age. For example, Spotify recently made its streaming music inventory available for programmatic buying, allowing brands to target users based on attributes such as age, listening habits, location and gender.
Music is attached to almost everything consumers do. Audio connects and carries mood, memories and action. This emotive quality, coupled with its position as a permanent fixture in various consumer habits, makes audio a prime opportunity to serve ads that present products as a vital part of those routines or moments.
With the proliferation of smartphones, streaming audio allows people to take on-demand music and podcasts with them wherever they go, whether they're commuting to work, driving to the grocery store or running through the park. This gives marketers a unique opportunity to join their audience on their daily routines and reach consumers without interrupting their day.
This kind of contextual advertising also provides advertisers with a rich data set. These insights ensure ads are relevant to the user at the moment they're heard. For example, a fast-food chain can target a user listening to a morning "rise and grind" playlist with an ad suggesting they stop by a location they're traveling past for a free coffee.
Keep viewers glued to their couches
Meanwhile, programmatic TV is turning one of the most interruptive advertising mediums into one that encourages viewers to stick around through the commercial breaks.
In the past, everyone watching a TV show in a certain geographic region saw the same ad. Brands have been dependent on Nielsen ratings to determine the audience's demographics, but these segments are often so broad that most viewers seeing ads aren't part of the target and would never even consider purchasing.
With the emerging technology of programmatic TV, brands are able to layer on their own data to find shows that are being watched by more precise groups of people. This way, they can ensure that a larger percentage of the people watching an ad for, say, a minivan are actually families in the market for a new vehicle.
Though the programmatic TV market is in its infancy, it's expected to grow into a $17 billion category worldwide by 2019, according to IDC. As this technology continues to develop, marketers will only become more capable of engaging TV viewers with ads that truly speak to their needs as consumers.
Digital's immersive future
Across the board, digital media is shifting to a model where successful advertisers are those that deliver their message in a way that feels natural and organic to the user experience.
As the era of immersive advertising gains momentum, brands and agencies must begin thinking about how they can use developing formats, platforms and targeting tools to weave their storytelling into the various routines and activities their consumers participate in. They can either create relevant, engrossing ad experiences that people want to spend time with, or watch as consumers migrate toward those provided by their rivals.
Ultimately, if you subscribe to the doctrine that all media is shifting to digital and all digital media will be bought and sold programmatically, then it is an exciting future for immersive advertising. It's time to make irrelevant, interruptive banners a thing of the past.
Origination of article can be found here.

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The Body of Christ, called Cross of Peace, is all its' members working together to share God's word in our community and the world. We are looking for people to help with worship to share in the work of the Church. We have many jobs available, from setting up communion, lighting candles, ushering, and readers. All of these jobs are open to anyone - child, youth, or adult. If you haven't done one of these before, we will be providing trainings this fall or Pastor Stephanie can meet individually with volunteers. Is God calling you to try something new?
Greet people, handout bulletins, help visitors, collect offering, bring gifts forward (wine, bread, offering) and direct people to communion stations.
The person signed up for the 8:30 slot, sets up communion for both services. The person signed up for the 10 am slot, cleans up after the second service.


I had this question after viewing SonicWall TZ215 Per User Content Filtering.
The Expert wrote: "In order for the SonicWALL to differentiate between users, log in must be forced at the SonicWALL so that when users initially try to access the internet, they are redirected to a log in screen. "
What interface will they get? How is it setup? Is there any way to get around this as a lot of users are going to be irritated by having to 'log on' to the Internet especially if they never did before.
I have various series of Sonicwall.
Additional consideration. I don't necessarily want to block anything by user. I just want to track which Web sites which users go to. I don't want to set content filtering by users. Users can go anywhere - I just want to know where they go.
You can either have users login to the SonicWALL so that it can match an IP address to a user. Then logging IS based on users.
You can use the SSO agent (one or more centrally installed) to do this automatically when they login to AD.
Thanks for the links but they don't show the user experience.
I don't care how it's done whether it's SSO or any other means if it's a one-time thing. In other words I do something once - stick the AD user into the Sonicwall database - or the user does something once - like they would when accepting a certificate for the first time. I don't want them to forever be having to 'log on' to the Internet. Does any approach do this? I will further refine my criteria - I could live without knowing who is going to what Web site completely. So for instance if I could drag the AD group everyone into the Sonicwall user database and from then on whenever someone goes to the Internet I get a log of what site was gone to and when - metadata, no user information - that would be good enough. IP's are not enough - I would have to translated to URL's and I have not had much luck finding a product that would do that. If either of you have a suggestion for that type of product/service I would be interested in knowing about it.
you have an Active Directory? If so there are KBs and how to vids on how to deploy SSO.
I have AD. Do you and if you do and you have SSO tell me what the user experience is going on the internet? I am not interested in any solution that is different for the user than now - click on browser on their desktop, voila, they can go wherever they want. No login. And again I don't need to know who is going where when - just need to know what Web sites are being visited collectively. If you know something else that would do this easier I would go for it.
Thanks. When you say he's automatically logged in does he not have to log into the domain with credentials? Or are you referrring to the fact that once the user has logged into AD they have also auomatically been logged into the Sonicwall via SSO? So you have SSO installed at your site and you have imported your AD into the Sonicwall and hence your user is in the Sonicwall user database?
If that is correct what if I imported only the Everyone group into the Sonicwall - would it provide the same result? Somehow have Everyone as part of SSO?
I have Content Filtering but not Analyzer. Is Analyzer a paid add-on? If so, is there no way I can find the urls the users visit without it?
Once the user is logged into AD, he no longer has to loginto the SonicWALL. SSO takes care of that.
You don't need to import anything, just connect the SonicWALL to LDAP with a system account.
Install SSO. Configure everything correctly per guides. And it works.
All the users you see in any reports either on board or offboard on livedemo.sonicwall.com are authenticated via SSO.
Analyzer is a one time fee.
You can use a 3rd party syslog collector as well, but analyzer has buil tin graphical reports to provide what you need.
Thanks for the info. It is what I needed.


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A cessna 182 pilot lost radio contact while on an IMC radar vector toward high terrain near bur.
While being vectored at 5000 ft, 340 degree heading from burbank airport to vny ILS in IMC ATC neglected to issue lost communication instructions nor to inform us that radar contact was lost with us over high terrain, approaching north of umber where MVA was 6000 ft. We turned west on our own and switched from 120.4 to 134.2. Same fellow was working both frequencys. Radar contact was eventually restored and we landed at vny without incident. Someone was vectored into a mountain in the same area several yrs ago. I called socal TRACON and the quality assurance specialist agreed that turning west and changing frequencys was the right action. We both agreed that an rco or enhanced radar service in the area would considerably improve safety.
Title: A CESSNA 182 PLT LOST RADIO CONTACT WHILE ON AN IMC RADAR VECTOR TOWARD HIGH TERRAIN NEAR BUR.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED AT 5000 FT, 340 DEG HDG FROM BURBANK ARPT TO VNY ILS IN IMC ATC NEGLECTED TO ISSUE LOST COM INSTRUCTIONS NOR TO INFORM US THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WITH US OVER HIGH TERRAIN, APCHING N OF UMBER WHERE MVA WAS 6000 FT. WE TURNED W ON OUR OWN AND SWITCHED FROM 120.4 TO 134.2. SAME FELLOW WAS WORKING BOTH FREQS. RADAR CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY RESTORED AND WE LANDED AT VNY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SOMEONE WAS VECTORED INTO A MOUNTAIN IN THE SAME AREA SEVERAL YRS AGO. I CALLED SOCAL TRACON AND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST AGREED THAT TURNING W AND CHANGING FREQS WAS THE RIGHT ACTION. WE BOTH AGREED THAT AN RCO OR ENHANCED RADAR SVC IN THE AREA WOULD CONSIDERABLY IMPROVE SAFETY.


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Also, I usually convert some color images into black & white.
Another step I take in order to achieve a beautiful album is to restore the skin and eyes to their natural beauty.
And finally, I offer object removal. Why do I do this? For most of the day I will be a fly on the wall, covering events as they naturally unfold, without any intrusion or direction. Object removal helps us to focus our eyes on what is truly important in the photograph.


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Here will be published the dates of the trail running races that take place throughout the year in the Algarve.
From de smallest distances of regional events to 300km of ALUT, an international event that crosses Portugal from east to west always by trails.
If you have any of these runs in your mind, please contact us and we will help you in the race registration and logistics.


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The most recent outage reports and issues originated from Opelika.
You know dial up Internet may have been slow as hell but at least it was more reliable than #Spectrum.


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StatesWest was founded by Phoenix entrepreneur Rudy Miller  in 1986 and began operating from its base at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 1987 with 36-passenger Short 360 turboprop aircraft. Later that year, 19-passenger BAe Jetstream 31s were added to the fleet.
During the airline's lifespan as an independent carrier, StatesWest served San Diego, California; Burbank, California; Ontario, California; Orange County, California; Los Angeles, California; Tucson, Arizona; Lake Havasu City, Arizona; Bullhead City, Arizona; Prescott, Arizona; Sierra Vista/Fort Huachuca, Arizona and briefly to Las Vegas, Nevada as well as Albuquerque, New Mexico and Telluride, Colorado.
In late 1988, StatesWest determined the Short 360 and Jetstream 31 aircraft were inefficient for the company's mission. Both types were phased out in favor of 19-passenger Beechcraft 1900C aircraft. In 1989, the airline entered a small niche market by offering daily nonstop service between Scottsdale, Arizona and Orange County, California, but that route was discontinued in 1990.
Future Scottsdale city council member and current mayor, W.J. "Jim" Lane was elected StatesWest president and chief operating officer on January 31, 1990. Shortly after, StatesWest discontinued all flying under its own name and entered into an agreement with USAir to operate as USAir Express by providing feeder service to its hubs at San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco which were remnants of the original Pacific Southwest Airlines route structure.
During the contract with USAir, StatesWest acquired a 13 passenger Beechcraft 1300 aircraft to supplement the fleet of 1900Cs. In 1993, StatesWest closed its doors for good as USAir sharply reduced the size of its operations in California.


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Celebrity & Royal Weddings
Green Bay Packers Player Danny Vitale Sang With Weezer at His Wedding to Caley Chelios
Talk about a swinging reception!
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Nicole Briese has worked as a fashion and lifestyle editor for more than 10 years. She has contributed to Brides since 2019.
Published on 07/19/19 09:50AM EDT
Green Bay Packers' player Danny Vitale knows how to win big both on and off the field—the football player's wedding to Tampa Bay Lightning hockey reporter Caley Chelios was one for the books!
The couple tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony over the weekend, and every element was seemingly straight out of a fairytale.
The bride, who is the daughter of Stanley Cup champion Chris Chelios, looked gorgeous in a jaw-dropping Reema Acra gown with an embroidered lace bodice and skirt, which featured a sheer overlay. A long white veil extended the length of her dress.
"Getting to see Caley for the first time, walking down The Peninsula Chicago's staircase, was incredible," Vitale told People. "She looked absolutely beautiful."
Caley's bridesmaids, meanwhile, also wore white gowns by Amsale, albeit with varying necklines.
Plenty of famous faces, including John Cusack, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, Kid Rock and Eddie Vedder were on hand at the affair, which was held at Saint James Chapel in Chicago's Gold Coast.
"Our wedding was the most magical day from beginning to end," the bride told the outlet. "My favorite moment was getting to see Danny for the first time, standing at the bottom of the grand staircase at The Peninsula. I could not have dreamed of a more perfect moment."
The nuptials were a dream come true in more ways than one: In addition to exchanging vows with his longtime love, the athlete, who has been playing guitar for years, took to the stage for his first-ever show to perform Weezer's "Say It Ain't So" along with the actual band!
"Watching Danny perform on stage with the band was everything; he looked like a rockstar!" the journalist said.
Vitale shared a video from his big moment via Twitter, writing, "Just 1 of the many highlights from our wedding this weekend! Pretending to be a rockstar one hell of a f**king party!"
In addition to their very own private rock show, guests at the Peninsula Hotel Chicago reception, which was decorated with blush and dusty pinks and creams and chandeliers, were also privy to a delicious meal.
Dishes of saffron risotto with fresh veggies from a farmer's market were served, as well as entrees of either citrus glazed Chilean seabass or herb-marinated beef tenderloin. For dessert, chocolate chip cookies, mini cannoli and Baklava were on hand.
"Every single moment from our day together felt like it was out of a fairytale," Caley told the magazine.
Added Vitale: "Overall, the whole experience was above and beyond what I could have imagined. We cannot stop replaying the whole weekend in our heads. It shocked us both!"
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Victoria to allow trial of driverless cars on country roads
Home > Uncategorized > Victoria to allow trial of driverless cars on country roads
Victoria has sanctioned a trial of driverless cars on rural roads in a bid to improve the dramatically more dangerous conditions outside urban areas.
People are five times more likely to be killed on a Victorian country road than in the city.
The automated vehicle technology is being developed by Bosch as part of a $2.3m state government grant and will be tested on high-speed rural roads later this year.
"This trial is an exciting step towards driverless vehicles hitting the road," the acting premier, Jacinta Allan, said.
Bosch has been granted the state's first permit to allow automated vehicles for on-road testing, with other successful applicants to be announced soon.


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To fish in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you must have either a valid North Carolina or Tennessee fishing license.
stamp" is required at a cost of $10 (both resident and non-resident). Some of the trout streams are strictly catch-and-release.
Reservation waters permits are available at a variety of locations on the Reservation.
Need a NC Fishing License?
In Bryson City, there's Clampitt Hardware and Simmonds Bait & Tackle. You may also purchase a North Carolina fishing license, ahead of your visit, online.
Small town with plenty of arts and crafts, shopping, and restaurants.
Boating, fishing, jet boat rides, Fontana Dam, Stecoah Valley Center craft gallery, music & festivals.
Whitewater rafting, kayaking, funyaks, trout fishing.
One hour to see the Elk at Cataloochee, and Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley.
One hour to ride Deal's Gap, world-famous among motorcyclists and sports car drivers.
Take a day trip to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge.
A quaint mountain town with fresh produce stands, shops, galleries, and restaurants.
Free music every Saturday night June – October at the train depot.
Reservation attractions, plus a casino and family fun.


For me personally, it is the time of year when I think about family. I am reflecting once more on what family really means. And I am realizing and appreciating what all of you, my Alström Family, have taught me about leading a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Thank you!
As we all know, Alström Syndrome occurs in all ethnicities in all parts of the world. Whether you are Black, Brown, White, or Purple, the Syndrome cares not. We are Christians, Jews, Hindus, Agnostics, Muslims, Wiccans, Pagans, and Heathens. The Syndrome cares not. Our Alström family boasts Italians, Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, Georgians, Serbs, Arabs, Turks, Canadians, Palestinians, Spaniards, Frenchmen, South Africans, Belgians, Swedes, Germans, and oh so many, many, more. The Syndrome just does not care! And so we have learned that all of our many differences fall away in the face of our shared love for these precious children which in turn enables us to recognize, accept, and even revel in our shared humanity. We truly are not so very different from one another after all, and I wish more of the world would figure that out, without having to learn the hard way.
I offer to all of you my hope that you find some Peace throughout the year in knowing that you are not alone, and I extend my wish that you embrace the Joy that our Alström children bestow on us every day.


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Highgate scientist Dr Tomas Lindahl wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Published: 10:47 AM October 9, 2015 Updated: 1:44 PM October 14, 2020
Dr Tomas Lindahl has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Picture: The Francis Crick Institute - Credit: Archant
A Highgate scientist has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering research on DNA repair in cells.
Dr Tomas Lindahl, 77, was awarded the £633,000 prize on Wednesday alongside two other scientists for work on DNA repair which has led to the development of new cancer treatments.
Retired Dr Lindahl is emeritus group leader at the King's Cross-based Francis Crick Institute and emeritus director of Cancer Research UL at Clare Hall Laboratory in Hertfordshire.
The long-term Highgate Village resident and his fellow laureates are said to have transformed our understanding of the way potential cancers are prevented by cellular mechanisms which repair damaged DNA.
Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK's chief executive, said: "I'm absolutely delighted for Tomas, one of our most brilliant scientists and leaders.
"Thanks to his vision and creative genius, he was one of the first scientists to spot the process of DNA repair - something we now know plays a fundamental role in the development of cancer.
"His work led to a deeper understanding of why the disease develops and, crucially for patients, treatments that target cancer's weak spots in DNA repair."
Swedish-born Dr Lindahl was awarded the prize alongside Paul Modrick, of the US, and Aziz Sancar, of Turkey.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their work "has provided fundamental knowledge of how a living cell functions".
Professor Malcolm Alison, from Barts Cancer Institute based at Queen Mary, University of London, said: "Tomas Lindahl has been a pioneer in this incredibly important area since all our genomes are continually subjected to millions of DNA-damaging mutations, yet cancer is relatively rare because of these repair mechanisms."


First off, I want to say that I'm extremely pleased with the Mellanox switches. They were a real treat to deploy and configure. Simple, with 3 ways to access them out of the box, web interface, ssh and serial console. The SX1012 switches are 1U half width with 12 QFSP ports per switch. Each port is capable of 40Gbps.
The Lenovo HX servers were not what I expected from an HCI solution. Granted, they are high quality 2U rackmount servers, but they are still just that. However, where they lack in space savings, they make up for in connectivity options.
Each server had 2 x intel x520 dual 10G SFP+ adapters, giving them 40Gbps per server for data traffic, 4 x 1G RJ45 connections for legacy connectivity a 1 x IMM connection for out of band management.
The HX nodes were shipped with Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor pre-installed, so it was very simple to get started by accessing Nutanix Foundation on the CVMs.
The first thing we had to do was to determine our network connectivity. This was being deployed in a brownfield environment, so there was existing servers, switches, etc. We needed to find the best way to connect the new environment to the existing and migrate all the data over.
One problem we had was that there was no 10G SFP+ connection on the legacy HP switches so the QSFP to SFP+ cable would not work in this instance. We had to come up with an alternative method. We were able to use QSFP to SFP adapters which then allowed for the 1G connectivity.
The Mellanox switches are small, but with them you can use what is called a Hybrid cable which is very cool. It takes a single 40G QSFP port and splits it into 4 x 10G ports. So each 12 port half width switch could be a 48 port 10G switch, just by using these cables.
The cabling was minimal and connectivity is easy. We had 4 x HX nodes, so the cable was perfect for us. Each switch had one QSFP to 4x SFP+ hybrid cable, which connected to each server. This allowed us to have PCIe diversity for the connections, switch diversity and serious bandwidth.
We also decided to create a 2 port QSFP LAG between switches, which gave us 80G inter-switch connectivity.
For connectivity into the legacy storage system, we connected two of the 1G ports from one of the nodes into the pre-existing iSCSI switch. Later on, we will connect to the iSCSI target from the ESXi software initiator.
We opted to use the VM version of Nutanix Foundation for reasons I won't get into in this post, but the embedded would have worked as well. It is important to note that when deploying the HX nodes, you have to use the HX version of Foundation.
This can be obtained from the Nutanix partner portal, under downloads > foundation.
You will also need to download the latest AOS version, which is what runs on the CVMs.
This can be obtained from the Nutanix partner portal, under downloads > AOS.
Lastly, if you are running ESXi, then you will need the Lenovo custom ISO image.
This can be obtained from the my.vmware.com download page. Go to download ESXi, then switch to the "Custom ISOs" tab.
I got the foundation VM from the partner portal as well.
Extract it and use VMware workstation or Fusion to run the VM. Power it on and log in.
Now set the IP address.
Now that we have all the required software bits, put them into the proper foundation folders. The easiest way is to scp the files to the folders on the Foundation VM. For windows use WinSCP, for OSX just use the scp command in the CLI.
After the files are in the right directories, then open firefox in the VM and run the setup.
If you have different networks for out of band management and hypervisor management, and have routing setup, then just enter the top part of the global config. If you have multiple networks but have not configured routing yet, then you can multi-home the VM nic and use a flat switch for the hosts. In this case, configure the multi-home section as well.
It is important to note that the IPMI user and pass are different for Lenovo HX nodes.
The o in password is actually the number zero. It is also case sensitive.
If it automatically detects the available nodes, then great. If not, then manually add the blocks by clicking on add blocks on the top right.
Now add the number of blocks and nodes.
Enter in the MAC addresses of the IPMI nics. If you don't know these, then you can get them in the BIOS, under "network configuration" then look for burned-in MAC address.
In the top of the foundation page, configure the IPMI, Hypervisor and CVM IP ranges. Just enter in the first IP and it will auto-populate the rest sequentially. The same will go the the hostname. Just specify the prefix in "hypervisor hostname".
Now in the next page, it will show the AOS package and ESXi ISO that you uploaded via scp earlier.
Now enter the IP that you will use for the cluster. This is a virtual IP and will primarily be used for accessing the prism management web interface. Enter the DNS and NTP servers that will be used, then click on "run installation" on the top of the screen.
It will first configure the IPMI, or in this case with the HX servers, the IMM IPs. After that it will run through the deployment process.
After the deployment is complete, you can log into the IP of the cluster through a web interface to manage the environment. The hosts are running with ESXi and can be added to vCenter.
Some things to note on the Mellanox side. To configure the QSFP port to use the hybrid cables, you need to run this command in the CLI of both switches.
Here is the documentation on the Mellanox site for more info.
Lastly, this is what the finished cabling looked like from the rear. 1G IMM connections on the left. Two 10G SFP+ connections per node in the center and two 1G connections to the legacy iSCSI switch on one node at the bottom.
To migrate existing VMs over to the new environment, the new ESXi 6.x host on the bottom connected to the existing iSCSI target so it could see the old VMFS3 datastores.
A new VCSA6 vCenter was deployed and the new hosts were added to that. Then the VMs were shutdown and unregistered on vCenter one by one on the old hosts. The new host registered the VMs one at a time and then powered them back on. Once they were back up and running, the maintenance window was over. Total downtime was only the power-off /unregister and re-register / power-on period, which was about 3 mins per VM.
Once the VMs were up and running, then the VMs were sVmotioned to the newly created Nutanix containers.
The legacy servers and storage were decommissioned and everyone was happy with their fancy new hyperconverged infrastructure.
3> IPMI is called IMM and the user/pass is different.
4> Host firmware cannot be managed though Nutanix Prism. It has to be done manually through the IMM web interface. This means that nodes need to be shutdown and updated one at a time. Word on the street is that this fall Lenovo will release a free tool to manage server firmware from a central location, but for now this is hush hush. Mums the word.


The plug-and-play Launchers ensure meetings can start promptly, greatly reducing the time it takes to connect laptops and mobile devices to the NovoPro or NovoEnterprise main unit. The Launchers are USB-A or USB-C devices with embedded WiFi which stream laptop content effortlessly to the big screen.
From the laptops, tablets, and smartphones your team uses to those brought in by guests, a wide array of different devices enters your conference room in any given week. To ensure compatibility with just about everything, NovoEnterprise boasts cross-platform support with Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, and Google devices.
NovoEnterprise fully supports Apple AirPlay and Google Cast, enabling quick and simple screen mirroring and content streaming from a wide number of today's most popular laptop, tablet, and smartphone devices.
Perfect for comparing and collaborating, NovoEnterprise can display/mirror up to four different screen sources simultaneously. This means AirPlay, Google Cast, and regular PC mirroring can all run concurrently, side-by-side in default layouts or dynamically rearranged to match the user's preference.
Managing 64 simultaneous users, rearranging mirror windows, and placing on-screen annotations might sound difficult in concept, but NovoEnterprise makes executing these tasks easy and intuitive thanks to its user-friendly, touch-capable on-screen interface.
In addition to its robust wireless connectivity capabilities, NovoEnterprise features an HDMI input port that facilitates simple and reliable hardware connections. While most users will use this port to establish a hardwired connection between their computer and their NovoEnterprise unit, it can also be used to connect document cameras, Blu-ray players, and other HDMI-capable devices.
As with all of the products in the NovoConnect family, NovoEnterprise can be remotely accessed, updated, and operated via the standalone Remote Manager application. Available for Windows and Mac, Remote Manager enables network-wide control over your entire NovoEnterprise fleet from a single computer.
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Lawmakers from Taiwan, Japan and the US take part in the ROC (Taiwan)-US-Japan Trilateral Security Dialogue in Taipei yesterday.
Lawmakers from Taiwan, Japan and the US attending a conference in Taipei yesterday called for stronger security cooperation among the three countries and support for Taiwan's membership in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to reduce the nation's overdependence on China.
The parliamentary session of the fourth Taiwan-US-Japan Trilateral Security Dialogue focused specifically on China's impact on regional stability.
Disputes over China's expanding core interests regarding maritime boundaries would surely extend to the next decades and beyond, with persistent tension occasionally escalating in the conflicts, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said.
Hsiao called for the inclusion of "security language" in Japan's version of the US' Taiwan Relations Act, which is under deliberation at the Diet's House of Representatives, to strengthen what she said was the "very limited" security engagement between Taipei and tokyo, compared with the solid security ties between Taiwan and the US and between the US and Japan.
"Although we can expect China to object strongly, I believe there exists among Japanese politicians a desire to craft proper language, as US politicians did in 1979 and 1980. This language will ensure stability in their relationship with China, while at the same time allowing room for security cooperation with Taiwan," Hsiao said.
Japanese Diet member Keisuke Suzuki said that the US' determination to maintain a strong presence in the region is vital to its security and prosperity because China's goal is to push the US out of the region and set up a new order.
The common concerns Japan and Taiwan have is "how long the US can maintain its commitment to this region" because US public support for aggressive foreign policy has shrunk after the long wars fought in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, Suzuki said.
Suzuki emphasized the importance of Taiwan's entry into the TPP because an overreliance on China's economy would affect Taiwan's political independence.
US Representative Steve Stockman also spoke about the lack of US public support for international intervention.
"As we have seen the rise of Russia being nationalist and the rise of China being nationalist, people involved in the region should get together and have some kind of coalition. My fear is that the US may not be able to come to calls when necessary," Stockman said.
He said he hopes to see a regional organization form to counter China.
Since China has put forward challenges to the region, leaders of the region have to stand up to address the problems despite difficulties or they would find one day that they have no resources to resist the challenges since that "China is tightening its grips," Stockman said.
Japanese Diet member Taku Otsuka said Taiwan should be cautious about the future even though closer cross-strait economic ties developed over the years have benefited its economy and reduced cross-strait tensions.
Nobody can predict how China will develop over the next decade and it would be naive to assume that it will rise in the direction of openness and democracy, he said.
"If Taiwan is heavily dependent on China economically, it will not be able to resist any move from China. When China succeeds in excluding US forces from the region, it could easily take on Taiwan as Russia has done to Crimea," Otsuka said.
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Responsible for programming and improving packaging and process controls systems including PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) and HMI (Human Machine Interface) applications, servo motors, etc. in order to support plant manufacturing business objectives. Responsible for selection, integration, startup, and calibration of various controls instrumentation including variable frequency drives, two state control valves, throttling valves, motors, flow meters and other process indicating devices. Must be able to troubleshoot systems and find root cause. Lead, direct and train team of 6 electricians.
• Support daily management of PLC's, HMIs, and related instrumentation and programming issues in order to maximize plant efficiency and reliability.
• Provide troubleshooting and development support for plant (24hrs/7days a week).
• Responsible for root-cause analysis on electrical/controls/ programing issues.
• Assist in management and storage of controls related software and hardware in accordance with good manufacturing practices.
• Directly responsible for providing direction and support to plant electricians.
Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Technology or related discipline with 5+ years electrical/electronic and/or instrument & control programming/trouble-shooting experience in a manufacturing environment.
Comfort with assembling/wiring and configuring all flavors of Rockwell PLCs, Dual-Channel Safety Circuits and Components, HMIs, Variable Frequency Drives.
Automation Integration. Experience troubleshooting OEM logix with respect to Plant Automation. For example: Robotic Cell and Cell PLC interface, Wrapping Units, Extrusion Systems, Taping Units, Box Formers and Closers.
Experience with Plant Conveying Technologies, control valves, electrical distribution, and/or industrial instrumentation for flow, level, pressure and temperature.
Experience with Factory Talk Batch & CIP circuits in a food manufacturing environment.


Hettich Poddar Wood Working Institute is a woodworking institute at Faridabad, which is promoted by Hettich. It's a CSR INITIATIVE- for students with the objective of providing them with knowledge and building competency in the area of woodworking & hardware installation Upgrading their skills to fill the need for skilled, competent ,knowledgeable work force who are Industry Ready, bridging the gap of basic training provided at ITI across the Country. The course covers in-depth practical work, core woodworking skills, and furniture design & hardware installation.
Students will learn quickly through our unique combination of expert tuition, lectures, collaborating with colleagues, field trips and lots of one-to-one, individual teaching, and Hands on Training.
To impart 'Theoretical' and 'Practical' woodworking & Furniture fittings and hardware knowledge to students at Zero cost to make them employable & suitable for the growing furniture industry.
HPWWI is recognised as a centre of excellence from NSDC/FFSC.
1. National Skill Development Council (NSDC)- A Govt. body, which is instrumental in framing policy, and implementing Skill Mission objectives of the Govt. of India, through its schemes - changing lives of Youth in rural and urban India.
2. Furniture and Fittings Skill Council (FFSC)- A Govt. body which is instrumental in bridging the skill gap of carpenters and upgrading their knowledge and skills in India, working under the NSDC.


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Travelling to Hamilton, The Bermuda Islands (The Somers Isles), United Kingdom? Find out more with this detailed interactive online map of Hamilton downtown, surrounding areas and Hamilton neighborhoods.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Mnangagwa, the former vice president of Zimbabwe, was officially sworn in on Friday as the new president of the country at the National Stadium in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare. He replaced Robert Mugabe, who had been in power for 37 years. At his inauguration, Mnangagwa addressed a crowd of 60,000 people, outlining a number of promises regarding the economic goals which he intended to achieve during his presidency. Mnangagwa mentioned job creation and increase in foreign investment as some of the potential areas of improvement.
According to the World Bank, Zimbabwe has the potential to recover from poverty and lack of economic growth. However, this potential would only be realized if Zimbabwe's government could effectively reform its fiscal policies to bring changes to economy sectors singled out by Mnangagwa.
Mnangagwa claimed during his inauguration that he would improve the economic situation in the country by focusing on job creation, but opposition party members are skeptical he could effectively fulfill this aim.
According to the World Bank, Zimbabwe's unemployment rate in 2017 stands at 5 percent, which is below the global average of 5.77 percent. However, there is a large discrepancy on Zimbabwe's unemployment statistics between different agencies, due to classification of what constitutes employment. Some agencies, such as National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations, placed Zimbabwe's unemployment as high as 95 percent in past years.
Presidential Economic Policy Adviser for Zimbabwe First party (ZimFirst) Jonathon S James believes that Mnangagwa cannot isolate job creation in his bid to improve the country's economy. Instead, a more holistic approach and concerted effort on all areas of the struggling economy is necessary to make Zimbabwe prosperous.
"Job creation is one thing, but in order to be able to do so, there has got to be a material change in economic plan and structure that invites investment to come in, where they feel that the government is going to operate materially different than they have previously, and that is yet to be seen," James said.
Dr Maxwell Zeb Shumba, the leader of the ZimFirst party, added that considering Mnangagwa's track record as Mugabe's finance minister in 1995-1996, there is little hope for Mnangagwa's new economic policies and job creation incentives now.
"When we compare the amount of resources our country has, if we do a performance assessment, for the 1995-1996 period for which he was finance minister, Zimbabwe was performing at one fifth of its potential… We have mineral resources, which we failed to refine within our country for export. We only exported raw materials. We have the potential to process all our raw materials and export finished products. We have that potential, and we can see that we need a total economic shift from the policies [of the ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front] have pursued over the years," Shumba said.
One of the ways for Mnangagwa to prove his credentials as a reformer is through fulfilling the promise on attracting foreign investment into the country, where overseas companies currently face problems stemming largely from the cash crisis and foreign currency shortages.
James says that one way to tackle the cash crisis and currency shortages is through restructuring Zimbabwe's economy so that newly created cryptocurrency is linked to the country's mineral reserves. This is part of an economic plan that ZimFirst has proposed for Zimbabwe. The initiative is dubbed For-Profit Nation (FPN) and aims to attract foreign investment.
"Digital currency will be pegged to the minerals in the ground… That's a very radical model that I think international investors and partners will consider as innovative and would want to participate [in it], because they also could own a piece of the country's wealth in an equity-orientated investment," James said.
However, even if Mnangagwa manages to increase liquidity in the country, it might not be sufficient to attract foreign investment. Shumba argues that foreign investors will be too concerned over his previous policies in Mugabe's government, particularly as they relate to human rights. The lack of confidence in Mnangagwa will have an adverse effect on foreign investment.
"For the economy to move forward it has to inspire confidence in the investors' minds, that they will be able to invest and be able to get the rewards from their investment … We don't know whether [Mnangagwa] will be able to inspire the confidence of investors simply because he has decided to use the law of the jungle — that you can detain people who are accused of a criminal act and torture them, without taking them to the authorities so that they can be in the justice system. So that alone does not inspire confidence," Shumba said.
Mnangagwa was a member of the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) in the run-up to the second round of the 2008 general election, which was marred by violence, resulting in deaths of over 100 people. ZANU PF allegedly intimidated people who might vote for the opposition party. Mnangagwa was also accused of taking part in orchestrating the Gukurahundi killings, which were a series of massacres of Ndebele civilians carried out by the Zimbabwe National Army from early 1983 to late 1984. Mnangagwa has repeatedly denied these accusations, saying that at the time he was not part of the military.
Despite the fact that Mnangagwa has just recently become the country's leader, opposition parties are skeptical of his potential to become the reformer that Zimbabwe needs.
Elton Mangoma, the leader of the Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe, says Mnangagwa is unlikely to have any discrepancy in policy opinions from Mugabe, which means no prosperity for Zimbabwe's economy.
"There has been nothing to show that there were any areas of disagreement with Mugabe apart from the death penalty … I'm not hopeful that Mr Mnangagwa will tame the economy of Zimbabwe quickly," Mangoma said.
According to James, Mnangagwa's ZANU PF legacy indicates that the only solution to implement reforms will be through a regime change.
"There needs to be a regime change, there does need to be a material re-commitment emphasized for the benefit of the masses, and I think ZANU PF, I'm sorry to say, has clearly not demonstrated that in the 37 years that they have been in power," James said.
Mnangagwa is set to govern the country until the 2018 democratic elections in Zimbabwe.


If You're A Telco Lobbyist Convincing The Gov't To Grant Immunity, What Would You Say?
Thanks to a court ruling issued Wednesday [PDF], the Director of National Intelligence now has less than two weeks to turn over to the Electronic Frontier Foundation some 300 pages worth of documents concerning the lobbying efforts of the telecom industry, which is seeking immunity from suits related to its role in extralegal surveillance. (EFF has itself brought just such a lawsuit.) The ruling found that the government has not provided any compelling explanation for its foot-dragging response to EFF's Freedom of Information Act request for the documents, and that "the public interest will be served by expedited release of the requested records" before the passage of legislation that could provide retroactive immunity. Since an industry lobbying to protect itself from potentially costly lawsuits is hardly surprising, the attempt to delay disclosure here actually leaves me more curious than I otherwise might be about the contents of the documents. Less interesting than the mere facts about who spoke with whom may be the rationale for amnesty offered by the telecoms: Since they should prevail on the merits if they acted within the law, it may be instructive to see precisely what they are worried about.
What I would say and how lame it is.
I wish. Have you checked out . They have linked bills to political contributions in the US Congress and California House. You can see what your elected officials were paid for their votes.
Look at it like this, they spied on everyone, the judges, legislators, people in all areas of telecom over site and justice. What info do they have on these people? Take one from the KGB playbook and do a blackmail hail mary!
Um, cause that's "Un-American" though at this point I'm cynical enough to think most of the heads of government are as well.


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Matrix-Matrix Multiplication (MMM) is a fundamental operation in scientific com-puting as it forms the foun-dation to many scientific libraries and applications. It is one of the few operations that can achieve the theoretical peaking floating point capacity and peak memory bandwidth of a conventional processor. Unfortunately reaching this floating point peak requires expert knowledge of linear algebra and computer architecture to craft a tuned implementation for that par-ticular microarchitecture. The search space of possible MMM implementations is large and experts have found ways to traverse this space with models, optimizations and fine tuning. In this talk we will show how we automated the domain expert in this field using Spiral, a framework for generating high performance code from formal descriptions. The end result: the performance of the Spiral generated code com-pares to hand written and tuned code on a variety of computer architectures.
Richard Veras is a third year PhD Student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the SPIRAL group and is being advised by Dr. Franz Franchetti. He earned his bachelors in Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin and his research interests are in Automatic Program Generation, and Scientific and High Performance Computing.


Frankie and Johnnie were sweet hearts. They had a quarrel one day. Johnny vowed he would leave her.
He said he was going away. Never coming home. Goin' away to roam.
My love, Johnny, please stay. Now, oh, my honey, I've done you wrong but please don't go away.
Then Johnny sighed while Frankie cried.
You're gonna miss me, honey, in the day they say's to come.
Frankie done said to her Johnny, Now man your hour done come. Cause from behind her kimono she drew her forty-four gun.
These love affairs are hard to bear!
With a great big gun as the preacher begun.
Send for some policeman to take me right away. Lock me down in the dungeon cell and throw the key away.
My Johnny's dead because he said.


I am trying to retrieve patents that have more than one inventor and the inventors are situated in different countries.
[Error Code: 103, SQL State: S0004] The identifier that starts with 'SELECT tls201_appln.appln_id, tls201_appln.appln_filing_year, tls206_person.* FROM tls201_appln,tls206_person WHERE tls201_app' is too long. Maximum length is 128.
I seem to be unable to create a temporary table as well to carry out the required task.
(I am a novice, it is highly probable I am overlooking something obvious.) Any inputs on how to navigate this?
PATSTAT Online is a read-only database. You cannot create your own database views (CREATE VIEW ...). To create views, you have to set up your own local database and import PATSTAT data from its CSV files.
But actually, you said that you only wanted applications with multiple inventors which are located in different countries. Your query will not return this information. Instead, I suggest to have a look at sample query 2c) in the document "Sample queries and tips for PATSTAT", which is accessible in tab "Documentation" of www.epo.org/patstat . The example retrieves applicants in different countries ( = international cooperations between applicants). It should be easy to adapt it to your needs by replacing applicants by inventors.
although it might look like a simple question, doing such aggregation in PATSTAT Online is not straightforward, and the only possibility is to use a sub query that defines applications that have more then 2 inventors from different countries (not being blank neither).
On a local installed PATSTAT database, I would first make an intermediate table that stores all the application id's that have more then 2 inventors from different countries. But I PATSTAT Online you can not create tables or views.
Maybe somebody has a better more elegant approach ?
I'm totally new to PATSTAT and SQL language. I'm trying to create a dataset for bilateral patent flows. So I need the number of patents for each country pair.
I have gone through Martin's code on retrieving patents spread across multiple countries. I'm only interested in patents with multiple inventors listed in different countries. How can I modify Martin's code for this?
Also is it possible to aggregate the data such that the system counts the number of patents for each country pair?


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The Subrip subtitle format takes its origin from the program of the same name. Subrip is a program to rip and convert DVD subtitles in a text format through an OCR process.
As it's a text based format, you can open and edit it, not only with VSS, but with any text editor.
First line is the subtitle index, it's just a sequential number.
Second line is the start and stop time, it can optionally include subtitle coordinates in pixels as a bounding box (X1:left X2:right Y1:top Y2:bottom).
Each subtitle is separated by a blank line.
 : text color using 3 color components, red, green and blue.
Note that VisualSubsync doesn't support subtitle coordinates.