Training any creature can be challenging, to say the least, parrot training, however, isn't as difficult as it might appear to be.
Parrots are extremely intelligent and have been taught to do some pretty amazing things, from acrobatics, playing notes on the piano, turning pages, saying grace before meals, use the TV remote and fetching small items for its owner, just to name a few.
There are a few points to remember when it comes to parrot training that will help you succeed.
As with any other animal, parrot training is much easier once a strong bond has been developed between parrot and owner. The same hold true with trust. Once your bird realized it can trust you, parrot training will be much smoother.
The parrot owner must commit to regular training. Parrot training will be a constant pursuit. For example, if you want your parrot to greet you each morning with the words "Good morning Mr. X", you will need to speak those words to him faithfully each morning when you arise. This parrot training will pay off when one morning you will be greeted with those words by your parrot. On the issue of getting your parrot to talk, parrots are more active in this area morning and evening.
Patience Is The Key: Patience is probably the key factor because without it you will likely fail in getting your parrot to do the things you want it to do. Remember, you are in charge of parrot training and it is you who requires patience. That means don't rush your parrot.
Make games out of your parrot training sessions. Parrots love to play and interact with humans. They are no different that we are. They love to have fun. If they perceive something to be fun, they will embrace it faster and with more enthusiasm.
Experts claim parrot training should begin by the time your bird is four months old. It is important to begin parrot training as early as possible, before your pet gets very set in its own ways.
Don't expect your parrot to move mountains out of the gate. Start small and once your parrot has mastered at that level, move on to something else a little more challenging.
If you know you will be training your parrot at the time you purchase, consider that fact when making your selection. Some birds are better learners than others. Birds that are standoffish and shy are not great candidates for parrot training. They can learn but it will be a tougher grind. Look for a bird that is outgoing and active, one that makes some noise and, in general, appears very happy and content.
These are just some points to consider regarding parrot training. You don't need to be an expert or a breeder to succeed at training your bird, just dedicated to the task of parrot training.
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There are currently three generations in the workforce: millennials, 40 percent of whom are still "school-age," meaning that more will enter the workforce with each college graduation cycle; baby boomers, 1,000 of whom are retiring each day; and Gen. X-ers, who make up 20 percent of the current workplace.
Let's take a look at the reasons why millennials should be a part of everyone's workforce.
The millennial generation is in tune with social needs, and many members of Generation Y want their work to mean something for the greater good of their communities. A fairly recent survey of college freshman showed that one of their highest priorities was influencing social values (43.1 percent of the surveyed freshmen said this was an "essential" or "very important" goal for them).
Moreover, 20 percent of millennials surveyed in The Millennial Impact Project's "2014 Millennial Impact Report" said that building bonds with coworkers was important to them.
It's clear from this data that companies looking to recruit millennials need to start building authentic relationships with candidates during the recruitment process, and these relationships should reflect the company culture. Furthermore, creating these relationships with candidates will make for even healthier company cultures and lead to effective work communication and collaboration.
If you find that your company has hit a plateau, perhaps it's time to implement some fresh, millennial-driven ideas. Millennials are the most educated generation in U.S. history, with 23 percent of them holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
However, compared to their global peers, U.S. college grads are also some of the least prepared for the workforce. This presents an opportunity for employers to train millennials internally while still recruiting a highly educated workforce.
Leaders at these companies were involved, curious, and always striving for improvement.
HR professionals at these companies had the skills to influence, teach, and hold executives accountable.
These companies never used crises or downturns as excuses.
These companies relentlessly supported all team members.
These companies took "straightforward and decisive approach[es]" to performance management.
These companies measured and tracked engagement accurately.
Businesses lose a collective $11 billion annually due to employee turnover, which is directly connected to a lack of engagement at an organization.
Simply hiring already engaged and driven employees from the start eliminates the need to build engagement from the ground up — making a highly productive team in one step. While millennials have no more drive toward engagement than any other generation, the fact that they're earlier on in their careers may make them more eager to please and more likely to bring their energy to the tasks at hand.
This doesn't mean managers don't have to worry about engagement if they hire nothing but highly impactful employees. Hiring employees with strong work ethics simply gives managers and supervisors a stronger start.
Supervisors and managers can ensure high levels of engagement by setting clear goals and expectations for their employees from the start of hire; encouraging employees to communicate; creating healthy bonds with employees; and showing employees that they value them. Supervisors and managers can also implement engagement assessments throughout the hiring and onboarding processes to evaluate the level of engagement across the board and in specific instances.
Many millennials have hopes of reach the management level: 53 percent of them aspire to become leaders within their organization. This is good news for the many companies that are looking to replace the baby boomers retiring from their senior leadership positions.
Millennials can refresh the workforce with their leadership skills, interpersonal communication skills, dedication, and engagement that they bring to the table. This is why everyone should think about hiring a few millennials this year.


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Lotus Symphony 1.3 is here!
June 19, 2009 Stuart McIntyreNo Comments
The Lotus Symphony 1.3 press release states:
IBM Unleashes New Symphony for Millions of Microsoft Office Customers
IBM (NYSE: IBM) is offering millions of companies and consumers the chance to save hundreds of dollars on each of their Microsoft Office licenses by providing support for Microsoft Office 2007 with the newest version of Lotus Symphony, IBM's free of charge productivity software suite. This could translate into millions of dollars in savings at many large companies that are looking for financial relief in the current economy.
The ability to import Microsoft Office 2007 files into Symphony means that Microsoft Office customers can save on licensing costs by switching to Symphony while retaining access to, and easy use of, the contents of their Office files. Lotus Symphony version 1.3 is now available free of charge on the Web at http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/symphony/. In addition, Symphony is shipped with every copy of Lotus Notes and Lotus Foundations software. View the Symphony video.
IBM's alternative to Microsoft Office 2007 makes cost-free document software a legitimate option for many companies around the business world which want to realize cost-efficiencies in the current economic climate but require assurance of the quality and reliability of the technology.
In addition to adding support for Microsoft Office 2007 file formats, Lotus Symphony 1.3 offers DataPilot Table improvements that make it easy to drill down and analyze data. It also enhances mail merge and envelope printing for organizations that need simple, efficient ways to communicate with their customers. Symphony 1.3 also provides animation to add sizzle to presentations and interoperate with Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
The new version of Symphony allows users to drag-and-drop plug-ins, extending its use to other business applications. For example, a new learning plug-in can be installed on the right sidebar to help people learn new Symphony capabilities in real-time use.
"IBM is delivering on its commitment to free businesses and consumers from having to pay licensing fees over and over just to access their own personal or company information," said Kevin Cavanaugh, VP of Lotus Software. "Now, it will be much harder to justify paying Office licensing fees when you can preserve and access your Office documents for free using Lotus Symphony."
Reducing fixed costs in challenging times is important to Cluttons, a partnership of chartered surveyors, founded in 1765. Through a network of offices in the U.K., Europe, Middle East, South Africa and the Caribbean, Cluttons offer a very wide range of professional property management, agency and consultancy services across the commercial and residential sectors, for both investors and occupiers. In recent years, Cluttons delivered Microsoft Windows desktop, including Microsoft Office, IBM Lotus Notes and business applications to its users via a virtualized environment based on Citrix. Now it plans to switch from Office to Symphony, used with Lotus Notes 8.5.
Mark Clemence, Cluttons IT Director, stated, "The opportunity to use fully supported office productivity tools as part of the deployment of Lotus Notes 8.5 was too good an opportunity to be missed. We plan to use the cost saving to further invest in Lotus productivity tool sets."
Another Symphony customer, The John Lewis Partnership (JLP), owns the leading U.K. retail businesses Waitrose, John Lewis and Greenbee. All 69,000 of its permanent staff are partners who own 27 John Lewis department stores, 210 Waitrose supermarkets (www.waitrose.com), an online and catalogue business, johnlewis.com (www.johnlewis.com), a direct services company, Greenbee (www.greenbee.com), a production unit and a farm with nearly 6.9GBP billion in revenue in 2008.
JLP was determined to control costs within a competitive retail environment to deliver first-class service and products to John Lewis customers. It plans to deploy Symphony to approximately 8,000 employees. Providing Microsoft Office to all staff in John Lewis Department Stores was evaluated, but determined to be cost-prohibitive.
Recently Italian food distributor Gruppo Amadori began converting its 6,000 employees to Symphony on Linux desktops from an Office and Windows environment as part of a cost-control strategy. The IBM Linux desktop includes Lotus Notes, Lotus Sametime and Lotus Quickr in addition to Symphony.
New businesses are forming around the rising demand to migrate from Microsoft Office to Symphony. For example, Indellient (www.indellient.com), based in Montreal, Canada offers migration services such as Asset Conversion Inspector and Notes Integration Inspector which can help larger organizations understand their Microsoft Office dependencies. Indellient is also providing products specifically for the small-medium business market and the Lotus business partner channel with Web-based Document Conversion Services and Personalized Template Packs. These services allow SMB business partners to offer their customers an easy and cost-effective set of business automated templates, for an efficient and professional look and feel to their communications.
Download Symphony 1.3 from symphony.lotus.com.
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What will Bring You Luck and Fortune in The Year of The Monkey?
The Year of the Monkey 2016 is connected with fire and metal. In Feng Shui, fire shapes the metal, but can also be a destructive force.
The forces of destruction and creation are interwoven to make our lives dynamic.
In the year of the monkey, things are often not as they appear to us at first glance, it is better if we make major purchases and take serious decisions, to explore carefully the details.
Yellow is the color of joy and good mood, relieves fatigue and drowsiness.
Orange brings warmth, happiness, shine. This color is pleasing to the eye and promotes good mood.
Red is the color of blood, life and energy of the universe. It symbolizes the irresistible force of femininity, passion and love.
Chicken is a symbol of happiness for the whole family, the fish is associated with abundance and wealth.
Since the monkey is omnivorous on the table should present fruits and vegetables.
To be happy and relaxed in 2016, be sure to take your amulet in the shape of a monkey. This can be a statue, a coin or jewelery.
For example amulet "Three Monkeys" is a symbol of prosperity and good luck. It protects people from various diseases, demons and negative energy.
"Monkey on a elephant" is the talisman, suitable for careerists and those, who seek to discover new horizons and realize their goals.
According to the wise Chinese horoscope, these amulets bring luck during February 8, 2016 – January 27, 2017.


You may very well ask: what does a female lay Dominican tertiary have to do with the male Catholic priesthood? That normally would be a good question; unless that female lay Dominican tertiary is St. Catherine of Siena. While she was not a consecrated "nun" her bold confidence before princes, kings and popes, her motherly love for her friends and co-workers and her passion for Jesus Christ and His Church and His priests made her a loving and formidable character to deal with in her 33 short years on this earth.
I received the privilege of kneeling before the tomb of this saint and Doctor of the Church at the Dominican Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, while I was still a seminarian studying for the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York. It always struck me as nothing less than miraculous and awe-inspiring that this relatively uneducated lay Dominican Tertiary could not only be a saint, but a Doctor of the Church and display the wisdom and fortitude to reform the Church when it needed it so desperately.
Born Catherine Benincasa at Siena, Italy she was the youngest of 25 children. She received her first vision of Jesus Christ in priestly vestments wearing a pope's crown at six years-old. Sts. Peter, Paul and John the Evangelist in the vision accompanied Jesus to young Catherine. After dedicating her virginity to God she turned down many marriage proposals, much to her parents chagrin. While us priests may not have to turn down marriage proposals after ordination, there are many other kinds of earthly proposals we will have to master such as power, fame and desire for popularity. She wasn't turning down marriage, she was choosing the marriage God wanted for her – Himself. Pope St. John Paul II writes about "Celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven" in his catechesis, Theology of the Body. Catherine joined the Sisters of Penance of St. Dominic, a secular religious group known as the "Mantallate," due to the heavy style Dominican capes they wore. They did not live in community; much like us diocesan priests, but came together for Holy Mass and prayers.
Catherine went on mission and traveled extensively, first to convince the pope to return from Avignon, France to Rome and mediate peace in Italy. Her ministry brought her much hardship, much like us priests, including physical sufferings and being chastised as proud and self-assertive due to her apostolic zeal and fortitude. How often young, energetic, zealous priests are accidentally harmed, wounded and labeled as arrogant due to their zeal or wanting to do new things which the pastor won't let them, due to "extra work load." She was even accused falsely because she was accompanied by groups of young men and women. Look how Pope St. John Paul II was recently accused of having an "inappropriate relationship" with a married woman with whom he was a friend. True self-giving friendships are deeply important and nourishing for both celibates and those in Holy Matrimony. St. Catherine's primary concern seemed to be the reform of the Church she loved so much. Her love was proven to the extent, which she was willing to suffer. Are we priests willing to suffer for our bride – the Church?
St. Catherine literally went to France to remind the pope who he was, so to speak, and remind him that his fatherly responsibilities were in Rome, not Avignon, France. Yes even female lay or consecrated women cannot only pray and intercede for us priests but also remind us who we truly are – Bridegrooms of the Bride, the Church. They can remind us of the important collaboration needed between the laity and the clergy including those of consecrated religious life. Sometimes a layperson or consecrated person can help us with our priestly identity. While it's probably true that most of us priests will not receive the stigmata, extraordinary mystical knowledge, visions, revelations, rapture, mystical espousal and mystical marriage that St. Catherine received. These extraordinary mystical gifts remind us a little of the Mystery and Almightiness of God and that we priest participate in the greatest Mystical act in the world – the consecration of the Holy Eucharist, whom we are espoused to in a special way, everyday, due to our sacred ordination. St. Catherine teaches us to stay faithful in our everyday prayer life and spiritual practices. She often wrote about the preparation needed to receive Holy Communion and not to weaken our spiritual resolve in the face of loss, pain and suffering, even from those people we serve. Her whole life smacks of "priestly" mission to kings, princes, and sacred priests. Remember, the laity share is the common priesthood of Christ and this should carefully be explained to them so as to not confuse and divide but rather to clarify and unite them in love with the Sacred Priesthood. She did all this with limited education because it was through her weakness that Christ's strength shined forth. Can the good Lord do this through our limitations and weaknesses as well? St. Catherine's spirituality, while contemplative, is still largely apostolic. Christ said to her: "go forth from the quiet of contemplation and courageously bear witness to my truth." Our prayer life must nourish us yet it must also nourish others. We must be priests of prayer, mediation and contemplation yet be imbued with prophetic and apostolic zeal for the Church. She pleaded with the pope, cardinals and legates alike and she did it with the authority of Jesus Christ. St. Catherine left the Church some 400 letters, as well as her only major work called The Dialogue, mystical conversations with God the Father.
God the Father gave St. Catherine many messages for all of us to remember, one of my favorites is very good for all of us priests to remember: "I prune you with trials, embarrassments, insults, ridicule, mistreatment and correction, as well as hunger and thirst, both by words and by actions, in a manner that pleases me, according as each one can endure. The quality of a person's love is proven to be perfect or imperfect in such trials." Also, another excerpt from the Dialogue says the following: "the patience of my servant is proved during attacks and in weariness; during these, the intensity of his love will grow in accordance with his compassion for his enemy. Such a person is more moved by insults done to me or to others than insults directed at himself. This is the way of the perfect and in it they continue to grow. In fact, this is why I allow these things to happen. They may experience a burning desire for my mercy to be granted to certain souls; for this they beg constantly, taking no rest. In doing this they find that the more they forget themselves, the more they discover me." This is something all of us sacred priests need to remember as we intercede for each other, but also our brothers and sisters in Christ, who make up the Mystical Body of Christ – His Bride the Church.
Father Tom DeSimone was ordained a priest on May 13, 2006, the Feast day of Our Lady of Fatima. He most recently served as Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in White Plains, NY. He joins the staff of the Theology of the Body Institute on a three year leave from the Archdiocese of New York, to become the Institute's first ever full time spiritual advisor and Director of Clergy Development.


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.... The Belle of Avonmore Click any image below for large view.
The earliest picture we have of Norma Jean, cradled in the arms of her mother Clara, who was taken from the loving Speranza family when Norma Jean was only four years old. Many years later Jill would compose a beautifully poignant tribute in song to that mother of whom by then she had only scant memories.
Even as a toddler Norma Jean was already displaying signs of the inherent beauty and that infectious smile that were to become two of her trade marks when she mounted the world stage as Jill Corey just a few years later.
Beloved Papa, Bernard Speranza, with whom Norma Jean became very close, particularly after the death of Jill's mother. Later, as Jill's career blossomed during the 50's, she would send her father on a vacation to Italy, where he would meet family and friends he had not seen since emigrating to the United States many years before.
Click the image and you can find the young Norma Jean Speranza among her classmates in Miss Hazel Repine's first graders during the 1941-42 academic year.
Attending a birthday party in Avonmore, Jill is already the center of attention.
The smiling Jill is age eleven in this picture.
This is a school picture taken when Norma Jean was in sixth or seventh grade. We are indebted to her classmate Helen Diebler Whitehouse, who presently resides in Buckley, Washington for supplying us with this photo of the young Norma Jean.
Norma Jean as a freshman or sophomore at Bell-Avon High School.
Norma Jean with close friend Anice Ziemianski in 1948.
By age fourteen Norma Jean was already singing professionally for five dollars a night with the Johnny Murphy Orchestra, a local area dance band.
Young Norma Jean is escorted by proud papa Bernard Speranza.
Norma Jean with Joe Alsippi, Carole Rumbaugh and John Ziemainski dressed for the Bell-Avon High School Freshman Prom, May 1950.
Norma Jean and classmates attending another prom at Bell-Avon High School in 1952 or 1953.
Jill's high school senior pictures
Norma Jean graduated ninth in her class at Bell-Avon High School on May 27, 1953. Click the image and you can see her (first in the front row) with the rest of her Class of 1953.
Norma Jean with fellow graduates Margaret Beatty and Carole Rumbaugh, May 27, 1953.
Click here or on the image at left to see additional pictures of Jill and family from the LIFE magazine photo session by Gordon Parks on September 28, 1953.
The Jill Storey story: Following Jill's auditions for Mitch Miller, Dave Garroway and Arthur Godfrey, the good news of her success was immediately wired home to her family in Avonmore. Included in the message was the new stage name for Norma Jean chosen by Dave Garroway for his young singer. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line of communication, perhaps in the telegraph office, the name Jill Corey became Jill Storey, and so it was that Jill Storey was
feted by family and friends upon her return to Avonmore. Click here or on the image at left to see all the remaining photographs taken by Gordon Parks in Avonmore and on the set of the Dave Garroway Show that never made it into the LIFE magazine article of November 9, 1953.
The recently christened Jill Corey receives accolades in the city of Pittsburgh and her nearby hometown of Avonmore shortly after her debut on national television with Dave Garroway in October of 1953. Here she is with her beloved Papa, sister Alice and Alice's husband. Click here or on the image at left to see much more of the festivities welcoming home their Norma Jean Speranza, from then on to be known as Jill Corey.
Jill joins Papa Speranza and her great aunt and uncle in this formal picture setting in nearby Vandergrift, Pennsylvania on a visit home a year or so after the beginning of her television career. Jill recalls that the dress she is wearing in the picture is one she purchased while she was dating Frank Sinatra.
Jill returned to Avonmore in September of 1970 to attend their 7th annual Harvest Jubilee. This tribute appeared in the commemorative booklet for the event that year.
Jill appeared at Avonmore's 11th Annual Harvest Jubilee in September 1974. Click here or on the image at left to see three pictures of Jill on stage during the event.
This brief history of Jill's rise to stardom appeared in the commemorative booklet prepared for the 12th Annual Harvest Jubilee in September 1975. Also appearing in the commemorative booklet for the 12th Annual Harvest Jubilee in 1975 was this update on Jill's career after she came out of retirement following the untimely death of her husband in 1969.
On another visit to her hometown Jill reminisces here with brothers Dominic (left) and Earl about the beginnings of her national career in television as documented in that LIFE magazine cover story in 1953.
In 1978, Jill attended the 25th year reunion of her Bell-Avon High School class of 1953, and as might be expected, she was prevailed upon to sing during the festivities. Also in attendance that year were members of the Bell-Avon class of 1958, including another celebrity with roots in tiny Avonmore, Pennsylvania. Click here or on the image at left to learn more.
During 1993, the borough of Avonmore celebrated their centennial. Jill had agreed to appear at a fund raising event on March 13th in support of the festivities to be held the following summer, but a late winter blizzard completely shut down the community that weekend. Finally, on May 22nd, Jill reunited with her very first boss, Johnny Murphy and his eleven-piece orchestra at Charlie's Danceland for a memorable evening of reminiscing and song. Click the image to read the full story as it appeared in the local Country Caller.
The Avonmore Borough Centennial celebrations were held on Saturday, August 14, 1993, with Jill shown here in the reviewing stand. Click the image for a larger view of the photo and caption as they appeared in the Country Caller of August 25, 1993.
On August 1, 2003, the Bell-Avon High School Class of 1953 held their 50th-year reunion in nearby Apollo, Pennsylvania. TThe program for the graduation ceremonies in 1953 shows Norma Jean was class vice president and noted for her dancing prowess. Click here or on the image at left to see more of the program.
Jill with former classmates Josie Bernabee, Margaret Stauffer, Bob Conto, Carole Rumbaugh and Charles Bottegal at their 50-year reunion, August 1, 2003
Jill's picture, along with a brief biographical sketch, appeared in a souvenir booklet distributed to those attending the 50th-year reunion in 2003.
We wish to acknowledge the work of Helen Diebler Whitehouse, Virginia Grimm Brink and other members of the Bell-Avon 50th Reunion Committee in preparing the reunion souvenir booklet from which many of these scans were taken. We also want to express our sincere appreciation for the many photographs displayed here provided to us by Jill's close friend Carole Rumbaugh Bottegal. Photos of Avonmore's centennial celebrations, as they appeared in the Avonmore Country Caller, were provided by Helen Diebler Whitehouse.


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M-Systems, founder of the USB Flash Drive, talks about the future of the industry
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"Dov had amazing timing. It couldn't have been better," says one of the former M-Systems employees, recalling the $1.5 billion sale in 2006 of the high-tech company that Dov Moran founded and led.
"Today, the DiskOnKey is technology with a glorious past," says the former employee, referring to the company's brand name for its own brand USB flash drive, and an external digital memory device. "On the other hand, how would our lives have been in the 1980s without cassette tapes?" His meaning is pretty straightforward – USB flash drives were a very important and useful product in their heyday, but no longer. But the story for the USB devices isn't quite considered over. 15 years after they were first invented, USB flash drives continue to be sold throughout the world and the story of M-Systems continues to fuel Israeli high-tech dreams, as proof that Israel can spawn large technology companies. In addition, the proceeds from the buyout continue to finance and generate new startups to this day.
The back story about the inspiration for DiskOnKey is that Moran just wanted to make a PowerPoint presentation, but found that his computer wouldn't boot when he arrived at the meeting. The experience showed him that people needed some kind of portable device with enough memory to carry a PowerPoint presentation in their pockets – something that portable memory products of the time couldn't do. Before USB flash drives became available, the main medium for portable computer memory storage was the 3.5 inch floppy disk, with a 1.44 megabyte capacity. Of course, there was also the CD-RW, a compact disc with about 700MB of storage space, but it required special hardware and software to copy data onto it.
The first commercially available USB flash drive on the market came with 8MB of storage capacity. Today, USB devices with 8GB capacity and up, and are sold for around the price of a Big Mac combo at McDonalds. This technology has become such a commodity in today's market that it's even given out as a promotional item at conventions and conferences. The USB flash drives storage capacity grew rapidly over the years and continues to go up, while prices continue to fall. Today, some USB drives even sport the 512GB capacity size, the standard memory capacity of many desktop and laptop computers.
Although the technology has improved however and ultimately will become cheaper, the overall value of the product also continues to fall. When the USB flash drive was first introduced, email services are lot more limited as well. The most popular email client at the time was Microsoft's Hotmail, which provided no more than 2MB of storage. Large files couldn't be emailed as attached files at all, which opened up a large market for USB flash drives. The DiskOnKey by M-Systems arrived at just the right type to fulfill that need.
The turning point (or downfall depending on how you look at it), came with the public launch of Google's Gmail. The company claimed its email accounts would accommodate 1GB of memory, 500 times more than Microsoft. It sounded so out of this world that many people assumed for an April Fool's joke. As things turned out, this would pave the way for Internet cloud computing. Google allowed its users to send email attachments of up to 10MB, which it later increased to 25MB. The storage capacity for Gmail accounts has also escalated.
Dropbox was introduced in 2008, a very popular cloud storage service, quickly followed by other storage providers. The internet cloud industry has been accompanied in recent years by the rise of smartphones and high speed communications networks, rendering physical devices for transferring large files largely obsolete. The M-Systems company was founded in 1989, and registered its USB flash drive patent close to a decade later. They didn't technically invent flash memory, which had been around for a long time, but it realized that USB connectivity, designed to connect peripheral equipment like printers and scanners, would soon become the future standard feature on PCs and laptops. "Let's put flash memory on a tiny disc and connect it to USB," they said at M-Systems. "We'll create software for the computer to identify the new connection as if it were an additional drive."
The company's first product was technically launched in 2000 and was called DiskOnKey and the first computer marker to accommodate it was IBM. The DiskOnKey quickly became a very popular product, something that would travel in the pockets of every office worker and student. In 2004, M-Systems signed a strategic agreement with SanDisk, its largest competitor, and two years later SanDisk acquired the company. SanDisk continues to dominate the flash memory storage device industry in many ways and remains the world's top vendor of USB flash drives. "The DiskOnKey isn't dead," commented Moran. "A year-and-a-half ago I met with SanDisk's retailing manager and he told me they were having a record year in DiskOnKey sales. I asked him who's buying them nowadays and he replied that they've discovered it in South America."
"Today there are many headlines about applications being created quickly and sold quickly," says Moran. "There's nothing wrong with that, and it also draws attention. But a mix is needed, so that, alongside the small companies, which we have in abundance, there should also be large companies. Small companies provide work for engineers, but work must also be provided for people in logistics, sales and other areas. I don't get particularly excited when an Israeli company is sold: I'm happy for the founders but not for the country. I would be thrilled if more billion dollar companies would sprout here."
When asked about his own exit from the industry, Moran says, "I didn't see the sale as a tremendous achievement." He also points out that the company had already gone public and was selling its products on a large scale. "This was a company that grew in sales from $1 million a year to $2 million and then $4 million," he recalls. "In 1999 we scratched up $30 million in sales. There aren't many such companies anymore in Israeli high-tech."
"What would have happened if we weren't sold? That's hard to say, especially since high-tech underwent a crisis in 2008," commented Moran. "But at M-Systems we had SSD (solid state drive) technology and agreements for it with companies like HP and Dell. This technology had been neglected but now it's a fantastic field, where companies involved are sold for billions. I don't think Anobit Technologies, which was sold to Apple, had anything substantially different from the technology we had in 2006."
On whether or not he has any regrets, Moran replies, "Of course not. I'm racing forward and hope to produce some substantial successes. The sale of M-Systems allowed me to invest in many more companies. The money, as far as I'm concerned, will go back into the community. I am currently invested in 15 companies and surrounded by wonderful folks. Not everything will succeed, but I see some very nice things sprouting."
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Golfer Rory McIlroy showed the generational gap between himself and previous major winners as he celebrated his Open victory this week by drinking jägermeister from the Claret Jug.
The golf ace won his third major title on Sunday (July 20) at the British Open Championship, which took place at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. The victory makes him only the third player in the modern era to win three majors by the time he is 25-years-old.
And, being 25, it is no surprise that he chose the party-liquor jägermeister, while in a nightclub in Liverpool with friends, family and fellow golfers, as his tipple of choice to pour from the famous Claret Jug — the trophy of the championship since 1873.
This sets him quite a way apart from the more veteran winners of the trophy, such as last year's winner Phil Mickelson who chose instead some top wine for the Claret Jug — reportedly a $40,000 bottle of 1990 Romanee Conti.
But with the taste of victory still fresh, it's likely that the young Northern Irishman's pour went down just as smoothly as his predecessor.


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We are Ron and Eileen Druck, husband and wife, who travel taking the gospel throughout the country.
We minister at churches, campgrounds, nursing homes, festivals, biker rallies, retirement centers, Senior Centers etc. We do those things locally and when the Lord calls for us to go on the road we take our little motorhome and motor on down the road.
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While working a full time job, we had a vision to take our ministry full time when we retired, and when we did retire in 2002, the Lord led us to do just that - go full time. We agreed with Him to go where needed. He has kept us very busy and each year adds new places and people for us to minister to.
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In Memory of Laurie Waller
Our dear Friend, and former Executive Director, Laurie Waller passed away on November 19, 2020. Laurie served as the leader of Friends of the Rainforest from 2010 - 2014 and continued to support our mission after her departure.
Laurie's connection began in about 1994, when founder Rachel Crandell came to Houston where she was living and gave a talk at her daughter's school.
Laurie would tell anyone that she was immediately hooked on the rainforest. Laurie and Rachel corresponded for years and she'd always wanted go on one of Rachel's eco-tours to the rainforest, but it wasn't until after she moved to St. Louis in 2006 that she had the opportunity to travel with Rachel in 2008.
After Rachel's death in 2009, Laurie stepped into a leadership role at Friends of the Rainforest and became the Executive Director in 2010.
Laurie was unique in her ability to rattle off scientific facts about the rainforest with a child-like wonder of it all. She understood the connection of all living things, the earth, the air, and the water, and took her role in protecting it all very seriously.
In 2011, Laurie told the St. Louis Post Dispatch, "I love our night hikes, and it's fascinating to see what comes out after dark, the myriad kinds of insects and amphibians and snakes and birds. It's like a whole new world after dusk. But things there don't scare me too much. I look for snakes on night hikes, and I was so thrilled to see a beautiful bright yellow pit viper one and a half feet above my head. He was just doing his snake thing, so beautiful and not looking for people to strike at." Laurie leaves behind her daughters Merran and Josie. We welcome you to share your memories of Laurie in our comments section. Laurie touched so many lives and although she was with our organization for a short time, we know her hard work helped build on Rachel's legacy and help set a foundation for future work to come.
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When America Fell Silent (Paperback)
By Freddy Cruz
Democracy is never bulletproof. Can one ex-SEAL take down America's first dictator? Retired Navy SEAL Hayder Randall would do anything to defend his country. But when his ex-girlfriend and current First Daughter Elizabeth watches her Presidential parents fall to a brutal assassination, he's shocked when she stages a coup and takes over the United States. With the nation split down the middle and his vengeful ex out for blood, he feels it's his duty to lead the resistance. As chaos and martial law reign, Randall watches in horror as Elizabeth repeals the First Amendment and begins a campaign of public executions. With the help of a retired Green Beret and a rogue FBI agent, Randall vows to put a stop to the death and destruction. Especially when he's the next man up for the nationally-televised chopping block… Can the ex-SEAL and his rebels take down an unhinged dictator before America falls? When America Fell Silent is a powerful dystopian political thriller. If you like dark glimpses of possible futures, determined heroes, and the fight for fundamental rights, then you'll love Freddy Cruz's provocative novel.
Freddy Cruz is the author of When America Fell Silent. He is a Houston area radio personality and producer with a national footprint.
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Publication Date: August 20th, 2019
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Man charged with having sex with underage girl in Forest City park pleads guilty
May 10, 2019 11:22AM CDT
FOREST CITY — A rural Garner man charged with sexual assault after allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl in a Forest City park has pleaded guilty.
18-year-old Zakary Schachtner was charged with third-degree sexual abuse after Forest City police say he committed a sexual act with someone under the age of 16 and was four or more years younger. Forest City police in a criminal complaint say that Schachtner admitted to having sex with the girl in a bathroom at Pammel Park back in October.
Schachtner pleaded guilty in Winnebago County District Court earlier this week. He'll face up to five years in prison when sentenced on July 2nd.


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Q: Why does my second explicit wait not work if an action was performed on the previous one? I would like to switch up to two toggles on a website that expand or hide parts of a CMS tree (expanded picture for context) that does not have an API. They are on the same hierarchy level of the tree. The toggles are randomly set on the "hidden" or "expanded" view and I need the first one to be set to hidden and the second to be expanded.
Generally, my code works:
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from selenium.common.exceptions import TimeoutException

try:
   iframe_cms_subpages = WebDriverWait(driver, delay).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '/html/body/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[1]/iframe'))) # (unfortunately, I have to go with an abs xpath here)
   print("iframe found!")
except TimeoutException:
   print("Loading iframe took too long")

driver.switch_to.frame(iframe_cms_subpages)

try:
   main_menu1 = WebDriverWait(driver, delay).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//a[@class='npsLogic_nodeViewEntry_c_/main_menu1_npsLogic']/img[@alt='-']")))
   print("main_menu1 open! Close it first")
   main_menu1.click()
   print("closed!")
except TimeoutException:
   print("main_menu1 was either already closed or something went wrong.")

try:
   main_menu2 = WebDriverWait(driver, delay).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//a[@class='npsLogic_nodeViewEntry_e_/main_menu2_npsLogic']/img[@alt='+']")))
   print("main_menu2 closed! Needs to be opened first")
   main_menu2.click()
   print("main_menu2 opened!")
except TimeoutException:
   print("main_menu2 was either already open or something went wrong."

The "+" in the xpath is present if it is closed (hidden), for the "-" it is vice versa (expanded).
My issue: I have tested this in all four scenarios and the code only works if up to one of the two toggles has to be switched to have both be set correctly, i.e. if either both of them are open, both of them are closed or the first one is closed and second one open (correct settings right away). If both of them need to be switched, i.e. if the first one is open and the second one is closed, the second try statement throws a TimeOutException. Why does the second explicit wait not work if an action was performed based on the previous one?
Notes: I included the iframe because I thought it might be relevant; that explicit wait works. I noticed that there is a "c" in the first xpath and an "e" in the second, but that is part of the path for some reason, not a typo.
Do I perhaps have an incorrect understanding of how explicit waits work?

A: Every time one of the elements is clicked, the elements were not recognized by the webdriver anymore. This can be fixed by just switching back to parent frame and then back into the iframe again! I have also changed the explicit wait type to element_to_be_clickable in line with the recommendation of Greg:
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
from selenium.common.exceptions import TimeoutException

try:
   iframe_cms_subpages = WebDriverWait(driver, delay).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '/html/body/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[1]/iframe'))) # (unfortunately, I have to go with an abs xpath here)
   print("iframe found!")
except TimeoutException:
   print("Loading iframe took too long")

driver.switch_to.frame(iframe_cms_subpages)

try:
   main_menu1 = WebDriverWait(driver, delay).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//a[@class='npsLogic_nodeViewEntry_c_/main_menu1_npsLogic']/img[@alt='-']")))
   print("main_menu1 open! Close it first")
   main_menu1.click()
   print("closed!")
except TimeoutException:
   print("main_menu1 was either already closed or something went wrong.")

driver.switch_to.parent_frame()

try:
    iframe_cms_subpages = WebDriverWait(driver, delay).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, '/html/body/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[1]/iframe')))
    print("iframe found!")
except TimeoutException:
    print("Loading took too much time or the window was open.")

driver.switch_to.frame(iframe_cms_subpages)

try:
   main_menu2 = WebDriverWait(driver, delay).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//a[@class='npsLogic_nodeViewEntry_e_/main_menu2_npsLogic']/img[@alt='+']")))
   print("main_menu2 closed! Needs to be opened first")
   main_menu2.click()
   print("main_menu2 opened!")
except TimeoutException:
   print("main_menu2 was either already open or something went wrong."

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As of January 1, 2014, the state of Colorado became the first state to legalize marijuana possession and recreational use under certain circumstances. People can now buy marijuana like alcohol. If you are 21 or older, you can buy up to an ounce at a licensed store, as long as you have a Colorado ID. If you are 21 or older, people from outside Colorado can buy a quarter ounce. An ounce is reported to cost about $200 or more. You cannot smoke out in public but only in appropriate places.
Colorado is the first state to do this. It is the first place in the world that marijuana is regulated from seed to sale. It is a booming industry. We are barely a week out of it being available. The estimates are that initial sales are in the millions. State officials here anticipate that marijuana sales will generate some $67 million in annual tax revenue. It is projected to be one of the largest industries in the state.
It is everywhere. The state anticipates an uptake in "marijuana tourism" where people visit the state and then use marijuana while there. Then, they return to their state.
Does what happen in Colorado Stay in Colorado?
The short answer is no for people who want to drive in Pennsylvania.
What you need to know about marijuana.
What you need to know about Pennsylvania law.
Under both federal and Pennsylvania State law, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug. In Pennsylvania, it is illegal to possess. It is an ungraded misdemeanor. A conviction for Unlawful Possession of a Small Amount of Marijuana has a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail and a maximum fine of $500. However, the conviction carries with it a loss of your rights to drive in Pennsylvania for six months. There is no way to get a restricted license such as a probationary license or an Occupational Limited License (OLL), which is sometimes called the Bread and Butter License. Even if you legally buy your marijuana in Colorado, you cannot keep it here in Pennsylvania. It is contraband and you will be subject to prosecution that includes losing your driver's license if you are caught and convicted.
Under Pennsylvania DUI laws, it is illegal to drive while impaired by drugs. This includes Schedule I drugs such as marijuana. So, it is not a defense that you bought it in Colorado legally, brought it back to Pennsylvania, smoked it, and then drove while impaired by it. That should be obvious to everyone.
What is not so obvious is what happens if you legally smoke marijuana in Colorado and then fly home?
Unless you have a private jet, getting back and forth from Colorado by air never takes less than about 6 hours. Remember, in Colorado, you cannot smoke in public. So you would have to smoke, get a ride to the airport (because marijuana-impaired driving is still illegal in Colorado). Get your bags and go through security. Then there are delays or connections or other points of diversion of even the best travel plans. Then you have to land, deplane and get your bags. I have flown from DIA to MDT many times. Six hours is about average from door to getting my bags.
Under that scenario, most likely all of the impairing metabolites are out of your system, namely the parent drug THC and also the impairing metabolite, 11-OH-THC. Therefore, you will not be impaired. You don't feel impaired. So you are good to drive, right?
Pennsylvania DUI laws make having ANY detectable metabolite of a Schedule I drug in your system when you drive illegal. This includes that non-impairing metabolite THC-COOH, Remember as we wrote above, THC-COOH can last in your system for months after taking marijuana.
The prosecution will argue that it is not a defense to Pennsylvania DUI laws that you legally smoked marijuana in Colorado and that only the inactive metabolite remains. We here at The McShane Firm are looking to challenge that, but do not have the right case to do so yet.
If you have a marijuana DUI case due to any circumstances, not just these, please contact us here at The McShane Firm, LLC. We would be happy to help.


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D.C. homeless struggle for housing
By Elise Kigner December 7, 2008
In the heat wave of 2006, David Pirtle watched a man die 20 feet away from him in a homeless shelter. It was then that he knew he needed to find a home. Pirtle, a balding man who suffers from schizophrenia, received a rent-subsidized apartment through a pilot program for Housing First, a city-funded initiative […]
Getting their attention
By Elise Kigner November 23, 2008
GW dropout Joel Levinson has dressed up as a penguin to pose with the birds of Antarctica and belted out lyrics declaring his love for glue. He knows what it takes to grab someone's attention. That skill, combined with a total lack of inhibition, helped him launch a homemade commercial writing career. The 28-year-old makes […]
Univ. offers mobile mammograms
By Elise Kigner October 19, 2008
Cecilia Salinas and her husband, Jaime Galdames, have no money to pay for her mammograms. They send some of their earnings to their son in Chile and pay for the treatment of Salinas's uterine cancer and thyroid problems, leaving nothing for the recommended annual screening. The couple received help on Friday from the GW Mammovan, […]
Sedaris shares stories at Lisner
By Elise Kigner October 5, 2008
Best-selling author David Sedaris advised aspiring writers to move to foreign countries for inspiration during a Lisner Auditorium show Saturday night. In his most recent collection of stories, "When You are Engulfed in Flames," Sedaris uses candid humor to chronicle his decision to move to Tokyo to quit smoking. "When you don't speak the language, […]
City closes local homeless shelter
By Elise Kigner September 28, 2008
As the sun rose on Friday, crews moved in to load beds and tables onto trucks and board up the doors of the only homeless shelter in Northwest D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty ordered the shutdown of the all-male Franklin Shelter at 14th and K streets amid massive resistance from residents and the D.C. City Council, […]
Rhee-thinking D.C. schools
Myeisah Petty, a seventh-grader at Stuart-Hobson Middle School in Northeast D.C., chatted with friends on the school steps after the bell rang at 3:15 p.m. Monday. She was late to school that morning, but when a new initiative debuts at her school next month that pays students for good grades, attendance and behavior, she said […]
Speaker | School of Engineering and Applied Science: Business leader, trustee Mark Hughes
By Elise Kigner May 11, 2008
Mark Hughes, former president of System and Network Solutions Group of Science Applications International Corporation, will address the graduates of the School of Engineering and Applied Science Saturday night. Hughes is a member of GW's Board of Trustees and also serves on the National Advisory Council of the engineering school. He is a board member […]
Speaker | College of Professional Studies: Nobel Prize winner Leon Lederman
Leon Lederman, a Nobel Prize winner and high-energy physicist, will speak at the College of Professional Studies graduation ceremony Saturday. Lederman, the son of Russian immigrants, was born in New York in 1922. He received a doctorate from Columbia University, where he later taught physics. He founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, a public […]
Speaker | School of Business: Consulting executive Judith Muhlberg
Judith Muhlberg, who works for the consulting firm Gagen MacDonald, will be the keynote speaker for the business school graduation ceremony Friday. As a consultant, Muhlberg devised a plan to help save United Airlines from bankruptcy. Muhlberg, who is the parent of graduating senior Erika Muhlberg, first worked in the the White House communications office […]
Study faults University for academics
University officials said last week that GW scored below average for academic involvement in a prominent higher education survey from 2007, though the school was rated highly for study abroad and internship work. GW performed far above the national average in the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement for levels of involvement in activities like […]


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Daniele Riccio of the Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 for contributions to satellite-based synthetic aperture radar imaging.

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The Qhapaq Ñan road network spans six countries and links modern-day South America to the legendary Inca Empire.
Tracing the spine of the Andes, the once heavily trafficked stretch of the Qhapaq Ñan (meaning 'the royal road' to the Incas) between the northern Peru villages of Huamachuco and Mollepata now sits quiet, devoid of footfall save for the occasional villager or intrepid hiker.
But even when there's no-one in sight, the region hums with the echoes of a great civilisation that disappeared long ago.
In the 15th Century, the Qhapaq Ñan road network comprised a staggering 30,000km of roads and trails spanning the entire Inca Empire from Argentina to Colombia, linking the fecund Amazon with the towering Andes.
The Qhapaq Ñan was serviced by around 2,000 tambos, or refuges, strategically located about a day's walk from one another. The tambos served as rest stops for the chaskis (relay runners) who carried messages throughout the empire. The system allowed the Incas to get a message from Cusco, Peru, to Quito, Ecuador, (a distance of 2,500km) in only seven days.
In June 2014, the Qhapaq Ñan was designated the largest Unesco World Heritage Site on Earth, comprising 273 component sites across six different countries.
Still, little is being done in the way of preservation, and much of the Qhapaq Ñan has been lost over the centuries. Erosion has always been a foe, and climate change has exacerbated its effects. Earlier this year, devastating floods caused by El Niño conditions in northern Peru washed away vast sections of the road.
Avid trekker Nick Stanziano (right) hopes to change that. With the help of archaeologist Kevin Floerke and adventurer John Leivers (best known as the tough-as-nails Australian guide in the book, Turn Right at Machu Picchu), Stanziano plans to develop a trekking route along the ancient roads to educate travellers about what was once an extensive trade, communication and defence network for the Inca people.
More than 18m wide at some points, the Qhapaq Ñan easily meanders along the dizzy ravines and craggy cliffs of the Andes. Some steep passes feature thousands of individual stone steps, while boggy areas are forded by spectacular causeways. Rope bridges – which could bear loads of up to 90,000kg – were rebuilt every year to ensure their strength.
But in a cruel twist of fate, the brilliance of the Qhapaq Ñan played a huge role in the speed of the Incas' demise, as it allowed the Spanish conquistadores to more easily infiltrate what would have otherwise been a terribly inaccessible region. For centuries afterwards, the Qhapaq Ñan was largely forgotten.
Stanziano recently hiked more than 2,800km of the Qhapaq Ñan from Ingapirca in Ecuador to Cusco, Peru. After seeing the dilapidated state of the roads, he plans to hire locals to lead the treks and engage local communities in preservation efforts in hope that they will be incentivised to maintain the extraordinary network.
For a road to survive it has to be used," Stanziano said.
Inca roads can reduce the fittest hiker to tears – steep ascents and descents seem to show little regard for topography. But there was a method to the madness: walking on mountain ridges ensured travellers could easily spot danger.
Over the past several decades, large tracts of the Qhapaq Ñan have been paved over or severely damaged by hooved animals such as horses.
Llamas were the only pack animals used by the Incas: their soft, padded feet caused little harm to the road, and the animals proved especially nimble over the rugged terrain. Llamas can be moody – they're liable to spit and have been known to lie down and refuse to walk. But watching a llama train navigate the slopes of the Cordillera Blanca – a stretch of the Andes named for its permanent snow caps – is to see an animal entirely suited to its environment.
In some areas, the road passes long-abandoned archaeological sites – such as Pariachuco in northern Peru, pictured here – many of which have yet to be thoroughly studied. For Floerke, these sites provide a rare glimpse of a little-known side of the Inca Empire.
"To see them in person and visit so many long-forgotten places stokes a feeling of wonder that you sometimes lose after years in the field. It made me feel like a kid again," he said.
Stanziano and Leivers know it will be difficult to create tourist interest around an archaeological site this large; smaller sites like Machu Picchu are logistically easier to visit. But by focusing first on select sections of the best-preserved road – like those found around Huanuco Pampa, once a thriving Inca city in north-west Peru – they hope to establish a model that will inspire other regions to preserve this unique link to the legendary empire.
Walking the road allows you to really get into the minds of the Incas; to understand who they were and what made them tick," Leivers said.


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var sudoBlock = require('sudo-block');
var createError = require('./createError');
var cli = require('./cli');

var renderer;

function rootCheck(options, config) {
    var errorMsg;

    // Allow running the command as root
    if (options.allowRoot || config.allowRoot) {
        return;
    }

    errorMsg = 'Since bower is a user command, there is no need to execute it with \
superuser permissions.\nIf you\'re having permission errors when using bower without \
sudo, please spend a few minutes learning more about how your system should work and \
make any necessary repairs.\n\n\
http://www.joyent.com/blog/installing-node-and-npm\n\
https://gist.github.com/isaacs/579814\n\n\
You can however run a command with sudo using --allow-root option';

    if (sudoBlock.isRoot) {
        renderer = cli.getRenderer('', false, config);
        renderer.error(createError('Cannot be run with sudo', 'ESUDO', { details : errorMsg }));
        process.exit(1);
    }
}

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Paypal-Owned Company Sees Breach Of 1.6 Million Customers
Posted by itfirecontrol On December 19, 2017
TIO Networks, a cloud-based, multi-channel bill payment platform purchased by Paypal for $233 million in 2017, was breached earlier this year, exposing PII (Personally Identifiable Information) for an estimated 1.6 million of the service's users.
TIO Networks primarily does payment processing and accounts receivables for cable, utility, wireless and telecom companies in North America. If you do business with TIO, it's possible that your company or personal information may have been compromised.
So far, neither Paypal nor TIO Networks has released any significant details about the breach, so we do not yet have any indication of how it happened, who was responsible or exactly which of their customers had their information exposed. Paypal did release a brief statement concerning the incident, which said, in part:
"The PayPal platform is not impacted in any way, as the TIO systems are completely separate from the PayPal network, and PayPal's customers' data remains secure."
The statement went on to say that as soon as PayPal identified the breach, they took action by "initiating an internal investigation of TIO and bringing in additional third-party cybersecurity expertise to review TIO's bill payment platform."
For their part, TIO Networks has suspended all operations until the investigation into the matter has been completed, and has begun notifying impacted customers. In addition to that, as is common with situations like these, they're also working with Experian to provide a year's worth of free credit monitoring for people who were affected.
A part of TIO's statement about the incident reads as follows: "At this point, TIO cannot provide a timeline for restoring bill pay services, and continues to recommend that you contact your biller to identify alternative ways to pay your bills....We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to you by the disruption of TIO's service."
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An import tool for loading performance data for provincial departments from various external data sources, such as the Infrastructure Reporting Model (IRM).
A questionnaire tool for collecting capability-related data directly from the same provincial departments, and other key stakeholders.
The second item formed the bulk of the functionality that needed to be developed. National Treasury officials needed a system where they could create a questionnaire based on a number of indicators, and then publish those questionnaires directly to various officials within the provincial departments. They would then log into the system, complete the questionnaire, upload supporting evidence to substantiate their responses, and then submit the questionnaire for approval by a nominated senior official. The same questionnaire was completed by a variety of 'perspectives' relating to that provincial department, such as the department itself, the custodian, provincial treasury, and any implementers (e.g. Public Works). These multiple perspectives were then synthesized to produce a final view of the capability of the department, taking all the different perspectives into account.
Once the capability process had been completed and the performance data was uploaded, an integrated PDF report could be generated for each provincial department, which compares the capability against the performance to give a sense of the capability maturity of that department.
Additional reports and data visualisations included an Improvement Plan, outputs of the performance and capability data, and a number of charts and graphs to assist with completion and data analysis.


In today's marketing world, content is king. According to Demand Metric, 90% of all B2B organizations are marketing with content and with good reason. Content marketing generates three times more leads than traditional marketing per dollar spent.
While 90% of B2Bs say they are marketing with content, only 35% say their efforts are effective. This is usually due to a lack of planning. Having a documented content strategy that revolves around your buyer personas will increase your effectiveness significantly.
A key piece of every content strategy is premium content. Identifying and creating engaging premium content for every step of the buyer's journey is very important to your content marketing success.
At Imagine, we spend significant time with our clients (and for ourselves) identifying and creating premium content pieces. Before we go too much further in this discussion, let's define premium content.
In some industries, premium content may be something you subscribe to and/or pay for. What I'm talking about today is not something anyone has to buy. It is content that goes beyond web pages or blog posts to provide more in depth information about a given topic. It is made available for free on your website but usually requires the visitor to provide an email address or other opt-in information to receive the information. The main goal of premium content is to move your prospects through their buyer's journey.
Establishing your company as an authority. Writing an ebook or how-to guide that answers a question for your prospects will help establish your company as an expert on that topic. The next time they're looking for something related, they will return to your site.
Generating new leads. By requiring visitors to provide an email addresses and possibly additional information, you are adding to your database of leads. While these individuals may not be ready to purchase, having their email addresses allows you to decide whether or not to enroll them in one of your nurture programs.
24/7/365 availability. In the old days, a lot of the advanced information contained in premium content pieces was only available through a personal meeting. A website rich with premium content is available to any prospect at any time. It's like having a sales or customer service representative available literally all of the time.
Hopefully by now, you're convinced that you should start or spend more time on your premium content efforts and you may be wondering where to start. Here are a few ideas to help you.
As is the case with all things inbound, it all starts with buyer personas. Premium content needs to address the questions that keep your prospects up at night. You won't know those questions unless you really know your personas. Spend the time upfront creating and/or reviewing them.
Almost everyone has some form of premium content. If you have produced a webinar, turn it into a whitepaper. A case study could be the basis of a "how-to" guide. Also review your most popular blog topics. It is possible that one of those may warrant the creation of an ebook or more advanced content.
Check-in with the groups your personas belong to on LinkedIn. Develop topics based on the questions they are asking there. Monitor other social media conversations.
Sales reps talk to customers and prospects everyday. Ask them what types of questions they are hearing and create premium content pieces that answer those questions. Your sales reps will also be able to use the tools as they work through the sales process.
Once your content has been created, it is important to make it readily available. Promote it through your established social media platforms. Create compelling calls-to-action for each piece that make your prospects believe they need to have it. Place your CTAs strategically on your website. Do not make visitors search for it.
Premium content is a critical part of any content strategy. Spending the time and resources necessary to create engaging pieces that move your prospects through the buyer's journey is well worth it.


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Find Something to Laugh About
Laughter is a wonderful tool, it helps reduce stress and tension, and lifts your mood. In these troubled times, it's good to turn off the news, and find something to laugh about.
Humour is subjective, so today's blog offers a range of options that will hopefully cater for all senses of humour.
Free Online Comics & Cartoons
GoComics.com allows you to search for a range of cartoons and comics, and to read them for free. The list includes old favourites like 'Garfield', 'Calvin and Hobbes' and 'The Wizard of id', and you can view their published cartoons right from the start.
The Internet Archive has digitized a wide range of comic books and graphic novels to make them available to the public. The collection includes the first Superman comic.
If you'd rather watch cartoons than read comics, then try these sites which have free cartoons to watch:
Toonjet allows you to watch classic cartoons, including LooneyTunes
Cartoonito is great for kids, and includes interactive games along with cartoons.
The Cartoon Network has free videos and activities on their site.
I'm a big fan of Simon's Cat, and his website has loads of free videos and comics. It's worth checking the homesite of your favourite cartoons, as they will probably have some free content.
Youtube always has loads of videos including cartoons.
Of course, there are also pay sites, such as Amazon Prime which includes books, magazines, videos, and free next day delivery on many items, although current delivery periods are longer. Prime does offer a free 30 day trial.
Or perhaps it's time to take out a Netflix account, which allows multiple profiles, so you can create a separate account for children.
Youtube is in a league all of it's own. There is something for almost every taste and a search for funny videos, or your favourite comic; cartoon, animal is almost certainly going to get you laughing. Some of our favourites are these:
Cheap Flights by Fascinating Aidia
Extreme Sheep Herding
Nandos South African Adverts - be warned though, they are clever, but not for the easily offended.
But there are lots of blogs that list the top funniest Youtube Videos:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/web/funniest-youtube-videos/
https://www.liveabout.com/the-most-viewed-funny-videos-on-youtube-1923906
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-youtube-videos-of-all-time
Funny Websites
Engrish has loads of images of signs that don't quite say what is intended. You can search through a range of categories for something to make you smile.
The onion will appeal to those who love satire, with their takes on current events.
IcanhasCheezburger - if you like animals, particularly cats, then this one is for you. Funny images are posted, and people add captions. The results can be hiliarious.
Comedy Central Stand up has a Youtube channel where you can watch your favourite comedians. If you have a comedian you like, do a Google or Youtube search for the - you're bound to find something of theirs online.
9Gag has loads of funny videos, Giffs and Memes.
If you like Jokes, this blog lists their top 10 Joke Websites.
There are loads of funny people to follow on Twitter:
President Supervillain@PresVillain: I take real Trump quotes and photoshop them into comics. Or follow the unofficial white house post from the Rogue POTUS Staff @RoguePOTUSStaff (POTUS = President of the United States)
Megan Amram@meganamram: it's this weird, sexual, anti-comedy comedy that's 'in' right now. - my mom
Elizabeth Windsor@Queen_UK is a parody account of The Queen, which tweets comment on current events.
someecards@someecards: Welcome to the Twitter feed of somewhat internationally acclaimed humor site,
Larry the Cat@Number10cat: Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. I'm a 13 year old tabby, in position longer than the leader of any UK political party. Unofficial. Not on Instagram.
If StarWars is your thing, you might like this parody account for Darth Vader: Darth Vader@DarthVaderEvil Orphan Ani. Parody / Satire / Fan-Supported. Not Official & Not Affiliated with Disney, Lucasfilm, Star Wars
If you're on Facecbook, Instagram and all the others, then a quick search should help you find lots of fun stuff.
If in fact, you've read this far, and none of these options have appealed to you, then a quick Google search for funny videos / comics / jokes should do it.
Laugh, and stay sane.


Add color and traditional flavor to tomato dishes, meat sauces, oil and garlic drizzles, pasta dishes and pizzas. Impart a long-cooked flavor to marinara and cream sauces. Keep on hand during the winter months when fresh basil is hard to find. Beautifully preserved from field to jar, this product delivers all the fragrance and delight of the summer to your kitchen.


Computer Science is not just about writing code, it is also about developing quality systems on-time, on a predictable budget and making certain that the code works as planned. It is about doing the right things, at the right time and also understanding what others will accomplish and by when.
Our approach to software improvement starts by getting into the trenches and understanding how the job is getting done now. We come in with an open mind and an assumption that everyone is doing the right thing at the right time. Our goal is never to make changes just for the sake of making a change and force new ways of doing things when nothing is broken. Only when we have clearly understood where true improvements can be made, we start providing the leadership to explain and promote the changes that will overcome the existing challenges. This way we make effective use of best practices and help the team improve their development practices in an effective and successful way. We add value by being knowledgeable about the the Process Improvement Models and methodologies, best practices and most of all remembering that we are in business to make our clients successful.
Software Process Assessment - A software process assessment is a means for organizations to identify their strengths, weaknesses, existing improvement activities, and key areas for improvement. It enables them to determine the current state of their software process and to develop action plan for improvements. We can help you assess the current state of your software development process and propose what will be the best course of change to improve or remove any short comings.
Establishing the right process for your organization - Define the set of activities, methods and practices and transformations that your organization can use to develop and maintain software and its associated products.
Process Mentoring - Help the team transition through to the new process.


2018 has been (and still is) a very generous year on what concerns the gigs that have been organised in London and it seems that next year will be similar, but we will talk about this in a few weeks' time. For the moment let's go through the reasons that will make us enjoy the end of this year and of another season.
The Dresden Dolls live at The Troxy on 30,31 October 2018: The Dresden Dolls made a huge impact on the audience (small at first, huge in the years that followed) when they released their 4 studio albums from 2003-2008. It was the sheer energy of Amanda and Brian on and off stage, the cabaret aesthetics, the 'in-your-face' attitude, the dare of the lyrics, the amazing lyricism on the piano and the voice, that captured our hearts from the very beginning.The band hosted design competitions for the artwork of their albums in which many fans participated without a second thought, the dedication of the fans that increased exponentially after each release was unprecedented. In other words, this was a uniquely different, beautiful underground band with a punk attitude and unparalleled musical magnetism. For some of us, The Dresden Dolls was one of the best bands that has ever existed. Many of us had not had the chance to see this band perform before they stopped collaborating for a while and before they stopped releasing new albums. Three years ago, on Record Store Day, a one-off show of The Dresden Dolls at Rough Trade in Brooklyn was announced and it made our hearts beat faster, as some of us considered travelling there to attend this performance. The band was kind and graceful enough to live stream the entire gig which we then reviewed.