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Alarm Lock Stainless Steel Trilogy T3 300-User Weatherproof Electronic Digital Keypad Classroom Mortise Lock Leverset, Right Hand, Straight Lever Classroom Function, Satin Chrome Finish
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- Electronic digital lock leverset is programmable through keypad or PC to create 300 user entry codes for secure keyless entry, schedule 500 lock/unlock events, retrieve and print 40,000-event audit trail, with automatic keypad lockout
- Mortise lock mechanism with classroom function latch fits recess in standard-width door stile
- For installation on exterior and interior doors, and rated for temperatures from -31 to +151 degrees F (-35 to +66 degrees C)
- Lever handle for right-hand operation
- Stainless steel trim with satin chrome finish resists corrosion
Product Description
The Alarm Lock Trilogy T3 weatherproof electronic digital keypad mortise lock leverset supports up to 300 user entry codes for secure keyless entry, is for installation on exterior and interior doors, has a satin chrome finish and a lever handle for right-hand operation. The leverset can be manually programmed through the keypad or a computer to recognize up to 300 user entry codes of 3 to 6 digits, and can store up to 500 lock/unlock events grouped into schedules to permit or deny access at specified times and days. It maintains a time-stamped audit trail record of the last 40,000 occurrences of successful and unsuccessful entry, which can be retrieved to a computer or printed to an infrared printer (sold separately). An automatic lockout disables the keypad up to 60 seconds after multiple failed code inputs, to discourage unauthorized access. LED indicators and sound provide feedback for code entry and manual programming. Programming through a Windows-compatible computer requires the Trilogy PC Software Kit (sold separately).
The leverset has a mortise lock mechanism that fits in the recess of a standard door stile. The classroom function latch locks the exterior handle for secure entry, while the interior handle remains unlocked for egress. A solid brass fixed key cylinder provides a key override to engage or release the lock. The leverset is rated for temperatures from -31 to +151 degrees F (-35 to +66 degrees C) for use on exterior, as well as interior doors. The leverset trim is made of stainless steel with a satin chrome finish to resist corrosion. The leverset is powered by 5 AA batteries (included). It meets American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) grade 1 standards for commercial buildings, and standards that can help comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when properly installed. It is also Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listed for a 3-hour fire rating and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certified.
|Lock type
|Unique user codes supported
|Number of digits each code
|3 to 6
|Lock/unlock events
|Audit trail
|Key override
|Solid brass, 6-pin cylinder with pinned 5 SC1 keyway
|Temperature rating
|-31 to +151 degrees F (-35 to +66 degrees C)
|5 AA batteries, 75,000 cycles
|Fits door thickness
|1-5/8 to 1-7/8"
|Backset width
Access control keypads for doors limit entry to authorized users. The door remains locked until a recognized code is entered through the numeric keypad and returns to the locked state when the door is closed after passage. Many units include a leverset with a lock mechanism for key override to bypass the keypad. The lock mechanism may be a fixed key cylinder installed by the manufacturer, or it may accept an interchangeable core that can be replaced if security is compromised. A cylindrical lock mechanism requires two bored perpendicular holes in the door for installation, one in the door face and a crossbore hole in the door edge. A mortise lock mechanism fits into a pocket recess in the door edge.
Alarm Lock Systems manufactures mechanical and electronic access controls for secure entry and egress. The company, headquartered in Amityville, NY, meets International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard 9002.
What's in the Box?
- Trilogy T3 electronic digital keypad leverset
- Mortise latch
- Strike plate
- Latch cover
- Trim plate
- Keys (2)
- Battery pack with 5 AA batteries
Product Detail
- Item model number: DL3500CRR26D
- Average Customer Review: Customer Reviews


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ODC sat down with Isabelle Barroga, a fifteen-year-old member of the ODC Hip Hop Crew.
What is the role of storytelling in dance?
Dance allows me to tell the stories of my parents, my friends, my family – all the people whose stories I think need to be told. If there's a situation that I don't quite know how to handle, I'm able to tell that story through dance. During my solo for Uncertain Weather, I was able to express my feelings about someone very close to me, and her hardships, through a solo dance. It helped me get rid of my sadness for her.


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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to go the Beyonce way for Fanney Khan!
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to go the Beyonce way for Fanney Khan!
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who is all set to play a singing sensation in her upcoming next Fanney Khan will maker her entry with the song 'Mohabbat' choreographed by Frank Gatson Jr and promises to match international concert standards.
The introductory song is touted to be one of the highlights of the musical family entertainer.
Revealing the details of the song debutant director Atul Manjrekar said, "The concept of the song came through Aishwarya's character in the film. She plays a diva, a singing star. She's the number one singer and the most beautiful woman in the country. The song sees her character touring across India and performing in front of a live audience. For the sequence, we referenced recent concerts that featured Arijit Singh, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay. That was the starting point".
In order to keep the look and costumes, producers Bhushan Kumar, Anil Kapoor and PS Bharathi roped in American choreographer Frank Gatson Jr who has earlier worked with Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez amongst others.
Talking about working with Frank, the director said,"There is great talent in India and one of them, Ganesh Acharya, is the main choreographer for my film. However, with Aishwarya's song, we were attempting a performance of an international calibre. That said, let us not call Frank a choreographer. He is more of a performance designer. It's more of a performance-oriented number than a dance sequence".
Throwing light on the experience of working with the international choreographer, Atul Manjrekar said, "When we approached him, he was very excited about the project and wanted to work with Aishwarya. The prospect of doing a Bollywood song appealed to him."
Designer Manish Malhotra has designed the costumes for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Fanney Khan.
The director also revealed Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to be a good singer off screen, "She would sing in-between takes and I was stunned when I heard her voice for the first time".
A one of its kind musical comedy, Fanney Khan is a story about a father who wishes to fulfill the dream of his daughter who is an aspirational singer.
'Sanju' refuses to slow down at the box office!
It is after 17 years Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are coming together for a film.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays a singing sensation in the film.
Rajkummar Rao will be portraying the love interest of Aishwarya in the film.
Fanney Khan is Atul Manjerekar's debut film as a director.
GULSHAN KUMAR, T-Series and Virendrra Arora presents. A Film by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures. In Association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Anil Kapoor. Produced by P.S. Bharathi, Rajiv Tandon & Krishan Kumar. Produced by Kussum Arora & Nishant Pitti. Fanney Khan is directed by Atul Manjrekar. The film is all set to release on 3rd August 2018.
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Now her community is facing a deadly threat, and Ellen has another choice to make.
Ellen volunteers as a member of fallback team three, tasked with establishing a temporary refuge for their citizens in the event their community is overrun by the enemy. As the danger intensifies, she and her adopted sister, Melissa, set off with the rest of their team on the road trip from hell.
Their mission is cloaked in secrecy, but suspicions of a traitor arise.
Something is affecting the zombies' migration patterns, and when blacksmith Tyler Garrett is discovered trapped in a farmhouse, the team refuses to trust him. But Ellen believes his story, and it's not just because of his rugged, blond good looks and soft-spoken manner—his skills can greatly benefit their team.
As the team struggles to reach the fallback, previously secure locations are overrun, and their chances of success seem remote. With the likelihood of a traitor nearly certain, and the lives of everyone she loves at risk, Ellen must figure out who to trust before the traitor—or the zombies—destroy them all.
Is there a spy among the fallback team,or is there another threat lurking in the Kentucky hills?
Marcus gave a terse nod, and we were out the gate, which was secured behind us. We fanned out before the advancing zombies, automatically pairing off with fighters we knew. Rebecca and I drifted to the right, angled slightly away from each other to widen our collective range of vision.
"We got this," my partner said confidently, tucking her braid down the back of her shirt and giving her sword a practice swing.
This pack of zombies was a mixed one. There were some that seemed—for lack of a better word—fresher, and those moved a little faster than the ones with more wear and tear on their bodies. Funny how missing a foot or having a knee bent the wrong way slowed you down, even if you were already dead.
I selected my first target, a woman with half her scalp missing, the remaining strands of steel-colored hair trailing down over the shoulder of a tattered and gore-encrusted knit poncho. I didn't think the garment had been stylish even when its owner was alive. Gave a whole new meaning to "I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that." I swung my machete, putting an end forever to her final fashion faux pas.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
She has worked in public libraries, written advertising copy for wastewater treatment equipment, and managed a holistic veterinary clinic. Her current day job, conducted from her World Headquarters and Petting Zoo (her couch) is as Managing Editor for Limitless Publishing, as well as editing for a select list of indie author.
Her dogs are a big part of her life, and she has served or held offices in Golden Retriever and Great Pyrenees rescues, a humane society, a county kennel club, and her own chapter of Therapy Dogs International.
She has been a columnist and feature writer for auto racing and pet publications, and won the Dog Writers Association of America's Maxwell Award for a series of humor essays.
Parents of a grown son, Lori and her husband were high school sweethearts, and he manages to love her in spite of herself. Some of his duties include making sure she always has fresh coffee and safe tires, trying to teach her to use coupons, and convincing the state police to spring her from house arrest in her hotel room in time for a very important concert. That last one only happened once—so far—but she still really, really appreciates it.
Email: email@example.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/loriauthor
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In The Dead Survive, we find a broken girl, in Fallback we have a powerful woman. After some very heartbreaking situations (Book 1), Ellen rebuilds herself in a fiercely warrior, she still has open wounds, but is finally comfortable in the Compound, that place that almost feels like home. So when the undead and bands of marauders became in a real menace, she joins Fallback Team Three and that's where our journey begins!
Fast paced, full of action, gore, friendship, romance, second chances, heartbreak, dangerous people, and zombies, Zombies, ZOMBIES!!
Do you really need more info?? If you are a fan of the genre, get a copy.
If you haven't read this genre, get a copy.
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P.S. Can't wait for Book 3
*I received a Free Copy in exchange for an Honest Review*
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Blog Optimization – Make Your Blog Stand Out
According to Dave Sifry's last State of the Blogosphere post/report, Technorati is tracking nearly 27 million blogs and there are about 75,000 new blogs launched every day. How can a blog stand out with this kind of competition? Like anything else, there's no silver bullet answer. One thing you can do is to optimize your blog. Blogs can generate traffic without search engines, but WITH search engines it can be even better.
With blogs, there exist as many or more optimization opportunities to optimize as with a web site. While most blog software is more search engine friendly out of the box than many web sites, the opportunities for blog optimization are readily available. For our SEO and blog marketing consulting service, we have a very long list blog optimization tactics to employ. For this post, I'll focus on a short list that can make a difference for any blog.
Why optimize your blog?
* Increase rankings of the blog on BOTH regular search engines as well as blog/RSS search engines
* Increase traffic to the blog from multiple sources such as social search (Yahoo MyWeb, Google Personalized Search) and social bookmarking sites (del.icio.us, Digg, Furl or Blogmarks)
A blog is just a website that uses a content management system, so most standard SEO tactics apply. There are also optimization tactics specific to blogs.
* Consider keywords when writing your blog post titles. Some blog software allows plugins that can suggest keywords. Otherwise, you can use Google Suggest or one of these free keyword suggestion tools: Digital Point, SEO Book or the Google AdWords Keyword Tool Aaron Wall mentioned yesterday. Keywords should NOT determine your content (unless it's an AdSense blog).
* Optimize the template. Make sure post titles appear in the title tag and append the title tag (hard code) with the most important phrase for your blog.
"50 Ways To Write a T-Shirt Slogan – Search Engine Journal"
Search Engine Journal is included on every blog post title tag automatically.
Also use the blog post title as the permalink. If you're using keywords in the blog post title, then they will occur as anchor text in the permanent post link. While you're at it, just make the post title a permalink.
* Make it easy for your blog readers to subscribe and include RSS feed subscription buttons or "chicklets†in a side bar or on a dedicated Subscription Info page. Here's a handy RSS Feed Button creation tool.
* Optimize Categories. When you create categories for your blog, be sure to consider keywords in the titles. When you post, be sure to default to a general category that is relevant no matter what the post is about. Choose multiple categories on each post when appropriate.
* Social bookmarking sites can be excellent sources of traffic to your blog, so be sure to make it easy for readers to bookmark your blog posts. You can do this by adding some code to your blog template for each of the major social bookmarking sites. Here's a tool for social bookmarking links. Here's another tool that uses icons instead of text links.
* Ping the major RSS feed and Blog search engines each time you post. This can be configured with blog software such as Movable Type or WordPress to work automatically. If you're using Blogger.com, then you can do this manually with Pingomatic or Pingoat.
Comments and Trackbacks. Be sure your blog software is configured to send a trackback ping to blogs that you cite within your posts. Pay attention to press releases distributed by PRWeb. If you cite a release, and ping the trackback link, the press release will in turn link to your blog. This is better for driving traffic than for link popularity.
Make useful comments on other blogs. Your name will be linked to the blog url that you enter. Do NOT make comments that offer no value to the blog post. Do NOT use keywords in the field for your name, use your name or blog name.
* Submit your blog to RSS and Blog directories. Also submit the blog to regular directories such as (DMOZ, JoeAnt, GoGuides, MSN Business Central, etc) that have categories for blogs.
* Offer RSS to Email. Anywhere from 10% to 40% of your blog traffic can come from individuals that perfer to read blog posts via email. There are several free services available for this including: FeedBlitz, Squeet, Zookoda (this one is more for using blog posts as a weekly newsletter), RMail and Bloglet.
The important thing to remember is that no matter how many optimization tactics you employ with a blog, there is no substitute for quality content. Blog optimization is only as effective as the quality and usefulness of the content you're optimizing.


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Café August B at The Old Stage
Café August B at The Old Stage
August B is located in the beautiful foyer at The Old Stage facing Kongens Nytorv and Magasin.
The Café is modest with products of high quality. We appreciate organic and sustainable groceries. All our bread is organic and we only serve Fair Trade coffee and milk. The menu holds a selection of croissants, bread rolls, yoghurt as well as sandwiches, salads, cakes and a variation of drinks. We also serve a delicious charcuterie plate as a perfect meal before going to the theatre.
You can also get your coffee, tea, sandwich etc. to go.
August B is named after August Bournonville, who is one of the pillar stones in Danish ballet tradition and who was Head of Ballet at The Royal Danish Theatre from 1830-1877.
Opening hours
All days from 9am to 6pm. On show- days from 9am to 11 pm.
Practical information
Everybody is welcome – also when there is a show on The Old Stage. August B has approximately 40 seats. It is not possible to make reservations.


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Self-publishing has had a significant impact on the book industry in the last five to ten years. Without publishing companies controlling the market, writers have had more freedom to focus on the type of books they're interested in. There has been a shift toward genre writing and self-publishing has revitalized a number of genres that have previously been underrepresented by the publishing industry.
With the increased popularity of e-books, self-published authors now make up as much as 20% percent of the sales in the genre market. But what self-published genres are the most popular genres? What genres sell the most books? These are important questions for writers interested in self-publishing and producing marketable books that meet an existing demand.
Here are NWA Publishing's top picks for the most popular genres for self-publishing.
1. Romance
The success of romance novels is well established, with some estimates valuing the market at over $1.4 billion. Romance has been a major part of the book market for decades thanks to its widespread popularity and high sales. The genre has also expanded in recent years to include erotica, which has previously been underrepresented by mainstream publishers and is now a significant source of revenue for self-publishing authors.
2. Science Fiction and Fantasy
Few genres have readerships as dedicated as sci-fi and fantasy. The popularity of these genres has grown drastically in the last several years, in part because readers of these genres have clearly defined interests that make it easier for writers to produce books that meet demand. This makes science fiction and fantasy particularly well suited for self-publishing. Together, these genres have an estimated market value of $590.2 million.
3. Crime and Mystery
Scandinavian writers have lately dominated the crime genre, but it is an immensely popular genre with readers from all over the world. These books describe events like grisly murders that could or actually have occurred. The prospect of what is possible makes them compelling and frightening, which keeps readers engaged and on the edge of their seats. The market value is estimated at $728.2 million, with crime fiction accounting for between 25% and 40% of all book sales.
Though many self-publishing writers have found success within these genres, the question of whether or not you should limit yourself to the most popular genres depends on your interests and your goals as a writer. You shouldn't necessarily drop whatever you're working on to focus on a popular genre, but it is worthwhile to pay attention to what is trending and to try to meet the demand for it. There is value in focusing on what is popular, which can point you in the right direction for self-publishing a commercially viable book.


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Dr. Jamie Turndorf
I'm known as a last resort therapist. People from all over the world come to me after they've tried many other therapists.
Using my Core Therapy™ method, I reach into the deepest recesses of the soul, identifying and uprooting the physical, spiritual and emotional "weeds" that block people from experiencing joyful relationships and fulfilling work.
I am Director of the Center for Emotional Communication, out of which I've been working with individuals, families, couples and groups for 33 years.
Speaking of groups, I have 20 years of post-doctoral group therapy training.
I was told recently that my calling is connecting souls. My work boils down to helping people overcome the blocks to fully loving themselves and others.
I am extremely accepting, nonjudgmental, gentle yet firm, caring, real and down-to-earth. People feel instantly comfortable with me. In no time, you will feel that we've known each other forever. Your healing will grow out of the strong connection and bond I form with you.
Modalities: Individual, families, couples and groups.
Treatment Population: I work with bi-sexual and gay men and women of all ages. I'm also very skilled in play therapy and treat children of all ages.
Animals: I help all types of animals overcome a variety of fears and phobias.
Alternative Health Expert: I work with the entire person, often helping people improve physical concerns.
Treatment Issues: I don't label or diagnose people, which feels dehumanizing and limiting.
I free people suffering with mood disorders, depression, anxiety, panic disorders, fears and phobias, survivors of childhood abuse, post traumatic stress disorders, impulse and anger control issues, bereavement and grief, low self-esteem, self-limiting beliefs, sexual dysfunctions, sexual abuse victims and perpetrators, relationship distress and conflict, parenting problems and career dissatisfaction.
Methodology: I work in a very fluid way, blending various techniques and methods, including psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive and alternative therapies. My work also incorporates energetic therapies.
I am author of the number 1 International Bestseller, Love Never Dies: How to Reconnect and Make Peace with the Deceased, which is being translated into 34 languages, and the critically acclaimed book Kiss Your Fights Good-bye: Dr. Love's 10 Simple Steps to Cooling Conflict and Rekindling Your Relationship, which presents my proven conflict-resolution method. This book was endorsed by NY Times # 1 Bestselling authors, Jack Canfield, author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men are from Mars, Women are From Venus, John Bradshaw, author of Homecoming, and Harvard Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. John Mack.


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Meet Amity's Two 2018 Scholar Athletes
On Sunday, June 10, The Amity Booster Club hosted the annual Block A Dinner at Race Brook Country Club.
The event honors the best of the best of all the Athletes at Amity High School.
Top honors (Athlete of the Year), as we posted the other day, went to Patrick Winkel and Nicole Koshes.
One of the other highest awards (Scholar Athlete) went to one boy and one girl who are not only excellent on the field, court, links, track, whatever but also excel in the classroom.
This year, the male scholar-athlete Jacob Silliman was an Amity Ice Hockey defenseman. He has an astounding 4.9 GPA.
The female scholar-athlete Shayna Goldblatt, a tiny, physically fit young lady who surprised the wrestling coach when she expressed her desire to join the team a couple of years ago. With sports trainer Kim Pierce's encouragement, Shayna learned everything she needed to know and this year, she was one of the co-captains. She also played field hockey, contributing a lot to that team and as an underclassman, she was on the outdoor track team.
No matter what she takes on, Shayna always gives her all. She obviously takes her studies seriously and is a fantastic choice for this year's scholar athlete award.
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UCI Health Opens Center for Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning10th August 2018
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) and UCI Health System have launched the UCI Center for Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Medicine, which will leverage machine learning tools in all areas of clinical care to improve outcomes and lower costs.
Peter D. Chang, MD and Daniel S. Chow, MD, neuroradiologists in the Department of Radiological Sciences at UCI School of Medicine, will lead the center. The team will focus on developing deep learning neural networks and applying them to diagnostics, disease prediction, and treatment planning.
The new facility will also allow all UCI faculty, students, and researchers to collaborate and translate AI-based concepts into clinical tools that will improve individual and population health.
"Our goal is to empower healthcare providers, researchers and patients through the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare," said Chang.
The center will build on research conducted by Chang and Chow, who recently designed an AI-driven "virtual biopsy" technique to evaluate genetic mutations in brain tumors.
The tool achieved diagnostic accuracy of 94 percent, identifying relevant genetic mutations in patients with either high- or low-grade brain tumors.
The study showed the potential for convolutional neural networks to detect image details without human direction.
Chang, Chow and their colleagues also recently developed a customized deep learning algorithm that detected brain hemorrhage on non-contrast CT head exams with more than 97 percent accuracy.
Researchers applied the deep learning tool to more than 10,000 UCI Health imaging exams to test its efficiency, and validated the algorithm using prospective data.
The study involved the detection and quantification of brain bleeds, including intracranial hemorrhages.
"Intracranial hemorrhages are significant medical emergencies that result in 40 percent patient mortality, despite aggressive care," said Chang.
"Early and accurate diagnosis is necessary for the management of life-threatening brain bleeds and to improve the odds of recovery."
The Center for Artificial Intelligence is now preparing the deep learning algorithm for clinical use in the UCI Medical Center emergency department.
"The research is an example of how we can use machine learning technology to improve the delivery of acute care in an emergency department by expediting triage of patient care and offering more detailed information to guide clinical decision making," said Chow.
"An AI-based imaging may be used either as a triage system to assist radiologists in identifying high-priority exams for interpretation or as a method to rapidly quantify ICH volume, or both."
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Jeffrey proposed to Nicole on a gondola in Venice, Italy and the magic definitely did not stop there. Their beautiful wedding took place at Callanwolde and was full of personal touches – their brother-in-law married them, a 'tree planting ceremony', their sister-in-law's performed during their first dance, cultural food stations (which included their favorite sauces and dressing!), Georgia Peach Cobbler Jam as favors, mini Coca Cola bottles as escort cards, among many others. You might have already caught a sneak… Read more »
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Mazel tov!
"And I know that I can't ever tell you enough That all I need in this life is your crazy love If I never get to see the Northern lights Or if I never get to see the Eiffel Tower at night Oh if all I got is your hand in my hand Baby I could die a happy man A happy man, baby, hmm" – Thomas Rhett abc I met Emily through Amanda, whose wedding you might remember from… Read more »
"Peacock Party of 2"
Amanda and Lee's wedding was such a dream! From the weather, to the vendor team, to their sweet families…it was a perfect day. All of the wedding festivities took place on the terraces, by the Japanese zen garden, overlooking a 30-foot waterfall, in the middle of Buckhead, need I say more? Also, how fun is their last name (Peacock)?! A little history – the couple met in Piedmont Park when they were "randomly assigned to the same co-ed softball team…they've been… Read more »
A blending of cultures
Over Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of coordinating S + C's wedding at Harbour View in Woodbridge, VA. They are such a sweet couple and how can you not love the fact that they celebrated every wedding planning milestone with a beer! The bride – from Texas. The groom – from Kenya. The plan – a blending of two cultures, including a full Hindu and Christian ceremony, overlooking the Occoquan River. The big day – saris in all colors of the… Read more »
Oh, Italy
I must admit that I have a BIG crush on Italy and after attending my friend's gorgeous wedding in Florence, my love undoubtedly deepened. It was exactly one year ago today (happy anniversary Katie + Filippo) that we were enjoying la dolce vita! All aspects of the wedding were stunning, but the gelato cart was definitely the cherry on top! Imagine my excitement when I learned that Dolci Gelati not only caters, but you can even customize your own flavors! Seems like… Read more »


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Johnson Controls to explore strategic alternatives for the Power Solutions Business
CORK, Ireland, March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) today announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its Power Solutions business.
Johnson Controls' portfolio includes two leading platforms within their respective industries – an integrated buildings technology and solutions business and a power solutions business that is the clear global leader in providing battery solutions to the automotive sector with an advantaged position in the aftermarket. Both of these platforms are well positioned but are also navigating markedly different industry landscapes with unique strategic, financial and operational opportunities and requirements.
"Creating shareholder value is our top priority. Our focus is on improving operational execution, realizing merger synergy and productivity benefits, and optimizing the business portfolio. Given the differing dynamics of the platforms, we are evaluating strategic alternatives for Power Solutions," said George Oliver, chairman and chief executive officer. "Over the years our team has built Power Solutions into an incredible business with a high-margin aftermarket model that has delivered consistent growth through business cycles. These strong fundamentals, as well as recently issued provisions of U.S. Tax Reform, will be taken into account as we review the alternatives and assess which option creates the best long-term results for the business and the most value for shareholders."
"Today's announcement also reflects our strategic priority to strengthen and invest in our global market-leading positions in HVAC, fire and security solutions and integrated Building Management Systems, which operate in attractive vertical markets with strong growth prospects," Oliver added.
Johnson Controls Power Solutions is a world leader working in partnership with its customers to meet increasing electrification requirements in vehicles. Our 15,000 Power Solutions employees create, manufacture, and distribute the most advanced battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle. These technologies deliver uniquely sustainable, next-generation performance.
In fiscal 2017, Power Solutions generated $7.3 billion in revenue and $1.6 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA").
Johnson Controls expects to complete its assessment of strategic alternatives over the next several months. There can be no assurances as to the form and timing of any transaction as a result of this strategic review, or if a transaction will be consummated, and any final decision remains subject to approval by the Johnson Controls Board of Directors. Johnson Controls does not intend to make any further public statements until a specific determination has been made.
To assist the Company in its review, Johnson Controls has retained Centerview Partners as financial advisors.
About Johnson Controls:
Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and multi industrial leader serving a wide range of customers in more than 150 countries. Our 120,000 employees create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions, integrated infrastructure and next generation transportation systems that work seamlessly together to deliver on the promise of smart cities and communities. Our commitment to sustainability dates back to our roots in 1885, with the invention of the first electric room thermostat. We are committed to helping our customers win and creating greater value for all of our stakeholders through strategic focus on our buildings and energy growth platforms. For additional information, please visit http://www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow us @johnsoncontrols on Twitter.
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This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the exploration of strategic alternatives with respect to the Company's Power Solutions business, including any potential spin-off, sale or other strategic transaction. All statements in this document other than statements of historical fact are statements that are, or could be deemed, "forward-looking" statements. Words such as "may," "will," "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "suggests," "plans," "should," "would," "could," and "forecast," or others of similar meaning generally identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous important risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond the company's control. These factors include, but are not limited to, uncertainties as to the structure and timing of any transaction and whether it will be completed, the possibility that closing conditions for a transaction may not be satisfied or waived, the impact of the strategic review and any transaction on Johnson Controls and the Power Solutions business on a standalone basis if the transaction is completed, and whether the strategic benefits of any transaction can be achieved. Other factors include those discussed in the documents Johnson Controls files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as its reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. Johnson Controls refers you to those documents for a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from its current expectations and from the forward-looking statements contained herein. The forward-looking statements made in this document are made only as of the date of this document and Johnson Controls undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this document, except as required by law.
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The LiteTouch Laser Facial™ is a elite-level clinical skin care treatment that combines several of the most modern treatment options into a single, customized, and highly advanced session that addresses nearly every potential concern that a man or woman may have with their skin.
Do not allow the term "Facial" to skew your expectations of this treatment. It is in fact a real clinical skin care treatment in every sense of that phrase, and is always performed by the doctor. That is not to say that the Laser Facial isn't relaxing and enjoyable, because it certainly is. Keep in mind the LiteTouch™ brand name attached to the title as it holds true with Dr. Vendemia's gentle hands and attention to the details that make such an advanced treatment so comfortable.
The LiteTouch Laser Facial™ is available in three levels of customization:
Level I: Texture
The Level I laser facial is a single-session treatment that is all about improving the texture of the skin. Within 3-6 weeks after treatment, you can expect smoother, softer, brighter skin with smaller pores and less superficial imperfections.
The skin is first prepared with a glycolic acid mask, and then completely exfoliated with 2-3 gentle chemical peels of increasing strength, and then again with a thorough session of macrodermabrasion. The pH of the skin is then neutralized prior to the laser component of the treatment. A series of 2-3 passes with a non-ablative, fractional resurfacing laser with settings customized to the specific condition of your skin, is then conducted, followed by another 2-3 passes targeted to problem areas. The Level I session lasts approximately 60 minutes, and ends with a hydrating mask that decreases the temperature of the skin and starts the healing process right away, followed by a 5-10 minute period with a soft ice mask.
Expect your skin to have a pink appearance (similar to a mild sunburn) for about 24 hours (or less), followed by a 2-3 day period of very mild flaking (also similar to a mild sunburn).
Choose the Level I treatment if you feel that your skin is dulled by large pores, overactive oil production, mild acne scars, or any other common skin problem that is related to the texture of your skin. Click here to learn more about the fractional laser resurfacing technology used in this treatment, or keep reading to learn about the Level II treatment.
Level II: Texture + Color
The Level II laser facial is a two-session treatment that carries the same texture benefits of the Level I, but adds in Optimized Pulsed Light (OPL) technology to handle color problems as well:
- RED spots and vessels.
Broken capillaries, small capillary hemangiomas (also called cherry hemangiomas), and small red vessels at the corners of the nose are the most common examples of reds that can be treated with Level II.
- BLUE spots and vessels.
Smaller, blue nasal veins are a good example of blues that the Level II treatment can address.
- BROWN spots and freckles.
Sun spots, sun damage, and naturally occurring, long-standing, and unchanging freckles will improve with the Level II treatment.
Expect your skin to have a red/pink appearance (similar to a moderate sunburn) for 24-48 hours, followed by a 2-3 day period of mild flaking (also similar to a moderate sunburn). Most Level II patients do not find it necessary to take any time off of work since the redness and flaking can be covered up with makeup fairly easily, but this is not a "lunch break" type of treatment either.
Choose the Level II treatment if you have any of the color issues described here, but also want the texture benefits of the Level I. The Level II starts and finishes the same way as the Level I, but takes about 30 minutes longer because of the addition of OPL. Plan on a full 90 minutes of treatment time for the Level II, followed by a second 30-minute follow up OPL treatment 3-4 weeks after the first session.
Level III: our highest level laser facial
The Level III treatment is the same as Level II, with the exception of the intensity. Level III is for men and women who are very serious about their skin, and who want the most dramatic results possible in the shortest amount of time. The treatment takes just under 2 hours, starts and finishes the same way as a Level II, but the recovery period is a little different. Expect red skin (similar to a moderate-severe sunburn) for about 24 hours, followed by 2-3 days of pink and sensitive skin, followed by 2-3 days of moderate flaking. Blisters and scabs are NOT expected after a Level III treatment, so for most patients, having the treatment on a Thursday or Friday before a weekend off is plenty of healing time.
Things to keep in mind about your treatment…
Please note that the Laser Facial is NOT intended to treat the following advanced skin care conditions:
- Moderate-Severe. Advanced acne scarring requires a more intense series of laser resurfacing treatments: click here
- Melasma or other disorders of hyper pigmentation. Melasma and true hyper pigmentation require specifically targeted therapies that are not the same as the Laser Facial; click here
- Rosacea and large blood vessels. Rosacea and large nasal vessels require targeted sessions of OPL or IPL: click here
If you have any of the above issues, it's best to start with a skin care consultation to determine the best treatment plan. Once advanced problems such as these are treated with a more targeted therapy, your skin will then be ready for a maintenance treatment like the Laser Facial.
Things to consider before your treatment…
Please let the doctor know if any of the following are true before you have a laser facial:
- Let your doctor know if you are on Retin-A, or any other harsh skin care products.
- Let your doctor know if you are taking Accutane currently, or have been on Accutane for any period of time in the last 12 months.
- Let your doctor know if you feel that your skin is far more sensitive that what you would consider to be an average level of sensitivity.
- Let your doctor know if you have permanent makeup around your eyes or lips.
- Let your doctor know if you are prone to cold sores.
Downtime is minimal after the laser facial…
Most patients can go back to work the very next day after a laser facial, but the level of the treatment can be customized even further to allow a return to work the very same day after the treatment if it's absolutely necessary to do so. Here's what you should expect after a standard laser facial treatment:
- Your skin will be bright red or pink (like a sunburn), and slightly swollen, for approximately 4 hours afterwards, and then slightly pink and flaking (like a mild sunburn) for the following 2-3 days.
- Your skin will be slightly sensitive and dry for a few days, so plan on applying a good moisturizer before bed, and a high quality clinical sunscreen that contains Zinc Oxide under your makeup.
- If you had a Level II Laser Facial to treat freckles or sun damage, your spots may darken considerably for a few days and will then start to lighten or even flake off completely. A little concealer can easily cover all but the darkest freckles during the darkening phase.
- If you had a Level III Laser Facial, you can expect all of the above to be slightly more exaggerated and last a few days longer (but the final results will be that much more outstanding!).
This is a real patient who had a Level I Laser Facial. The first photo was taken immediately after the procedure, and the second photo was taken after 20 minutes of icing and then applying sunscreen and normal makeup. You can see that her skin is ever so slightly swollen and red, but the redness begins to dissipate very quickly and she looks perfectly reasonable to be out and about with a quick application of a gentle mineral makeup.
If you're ready to take the next step, please call our office at 917-703-7069 or contact us online to schedule a personalized skin care consultation. If you haven't already done so, check out the amazing results in our Before & After Laser Skin Care Photo Gallery.


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What's fuelling Ferrari's brand power?
Feb. 2 - It's fast and fabulous and now officially a top brand. Hayley Platt looks at what Italy's Ferrari is doing right after it posted a 5 percent rise in 2013 revenue to a record 2.3 billion euros.
It's a legend among automakers and the sports car of choice for many enthusiasts. But Ferrari's power isn't just in the engine - it's also the world's most powerful brand. The company's President is Luca di Montezemolo. SOUNDBITE: Luca di Montezemolo, President Ferrari, saying (English): "It means that despite the dimension of the company we have done a very good job in recent years to improve the exclusivity, the brand awareness and the strong capacity of this fantastic brand." After topping Brand Finance's Global 500 list the 70 year-old Italian car maker also showed it can make money too. Not as much as Apple but still not bad. With revenues up 5 percent to 2.3 billion euros, 2013 was in fact Ferrari's best financial year ever. It's strategy, deliberately reducing output to make its brand even more desirable, is a clever one says Brand Finance's David Haigh. SOUNDBITE: David Haigh, CEO Brand Finance, saying (English): "They actually cap the number of cars they produce at 7,000 and up the price, they actually managed to increased their turnover, increased their profits and probably increased their customers love for them by making themselves more exclusive." Ferrari says the decision to put the brakes on building new cars will help maintain the value of its used cars as well as protect brand exclusivity. But that hasn't stopped it investing in new models. SOUNDBITE: Luca di Montezemolo, President Ferrari, saying (English): "Last year we presented two brand new cars, La Ferrari and 458 Speciale, just to prove how busy we are in terms of innovative technology and new models." Ferrari will present its latest new model, the California T, at the Geneva car show next month.


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With our tummy dragons contented by the dishes at Blue Ginger, it was time to go to business. Our first real stop in Singapore is the recently opened cooled conservatories at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay; the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest.
The two conservatories comprise only a tiny bit of the sprawling garden but even from the outside, one can already see how massive these egg-like structures are.
I was warned about the erratic weather in Singapore during our visit and I can already see the transformation of rain clouds through the gynormous Supertrees that dot the landscapes of the garden. The smallest of these stand at an elevation of no less than 82 feet, while the tallest soars at 160 feet.
The trees themselves are a garden of their own, with an assortment of plant life clinging to its trunk, mimicking the ecosystems of real super trees out in the wild.
Passing under the canopies of these giants, the group proceeded to the Flower Dome. Through a darkened chamber, an introductory colorful visual display of blooming floras gave us a preview of the vista inside the unique domed conservatory.
The compressed chamber soon opened to a massive spiraling dome that can take anyone's breath away. I commend the technique of suppressing space and light and suddenly opening everything up to a scale grander than imagination.
From the humid weather outside, the temperature suddenly dropped to a very comfortable level; and the Flower Garden is not air-conditioned. The green technology employed by these conservatories is just plain amazing. Using cold water running through pipes embedded on the floor, and vents letting out warm air on the ceiling, the temperature is kept at a refreshing and comfortable range.
As the name of the place suggests, this is a tree-hugger's heaven. Featuring a literal jungle of floras from arid locations in Australia, Africa, the Mediterranean, Chile and the USA; the range of the plant-life showcased is astounding.
Among the species featured in the Flower Dome, the most interesting for me are the Baobabs. I have read about this strange tree from The Little Prince and how it tried to consume his asteroid-planet. I never thought that I would actually see these bulbous bizarre-looking creatures in person. And I saw not only one, but a whole gang of them!
Singapore's Flower Dome is truly a feast for the senses. Nature lovers would totally dig this place; it's a real live plant museum! A quick view would definitely not do this place any justice. The way to do it is to slow down, and as they say, smell the roses. Don't rush through one area to the next, take in the details instead. Walk slowly and stop frequently.
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"Didn't get a chance to conduct that site inspection before the site plan was approved? No problem, just get it done... whenever!"
Such is the attitude reflected in the work records of Stan Domengeaux, an Atlanta field arborist who is still on the city payroll despite our repeated documentation of his failure to submit valid field notes and database entries. In other words, try as we may, no one at The Tree Next Door can figure out what Domengeaux is doing on the taxpayer's dime. Nor, as detailed in the investigative report released 1-5-11, WHEN it is getting done. Does anyone in the Arborist Division know? The Bureau of Buildings?
Increasingly, the Arborist Division is beginning to resemble some renegade outpost in some far off galaxy where time has looped back on itself. Think that sounds far-fetched? Read on.
All building permit applications submitted in the City of Atlanta are supposed to be routed through the Arborist Division to check for compliance with the city's Tree Protection Ordinance before being approved. Many applications, particularly for small projects - interior renovations, porch additions, deck expansions - include a signed affidavit that no trees will be impacted by the planned construction. If a site plan reviewer questions whether or not any trees will be impacted, he/she will request a "No Trees Impacted" (NTI) field inspection. That field inspection, of course, must occur BEFORE the plan reviewer signs off on the site plan, not after.
But, third quarter 2010 records obtained from the City of Atlanta via an Open Records request show that time is a relative concept in the Arborist Division.
Domengeuaux' own field notes reveal that numerous NTI inspections occurred last summer up to almost five months AFTER the respective site plan was approved. In some cases, the field inspection was conducted twice, and both times AFTER the building permit had already been approved by the Arborist Division.
Domengeuaux' database records also show that most of these inspections were never recorded in the database, as required. Of the six inspections that were recorded in the database, all were conducted 2-3 months after the building permit was approved. Not surprisingly, Domengeuaux found all six site plans to be "in compliance". Of course, a site plan would most likely be in compliance months after the permit was approved. By then, any trees that might have been destroyed by the construction would have been removed and any evidence of their having ever existed would be completely covered up.
Is this what the City of Atlanta's Bureau of Buildings intended when it "streamlined the permitting process"? Is it now the role of the Arborist Division to approve permits "site unseen" and then come back to do the inspections when it's too late to protect the trees? Stan Domengeaux' work records would certainly suggest so.


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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
WAM Bedroom, dressed, and a carpet in progress
I was trying out some furniture in the WAM bedroom and took a picture :) This is not the bed that will be used here, but it's the right size and mass (and I put a scrap of the burgundy velvet I'm going to use for the hangings over it). The room is pretty small, for all this large furniture, but that'll be okay, I guess! You can see the two (as yet unfinished) wig stands I bought in England earlier this year, one of which I hope will eventually hold a miniature perruke for the man of the house!
My mini making is taking place mostly in the evenings when I work on my needlepoint. Here's the carpet I'm making for this room (the colours look redder in this photo than they actually are, I think):
The chart is from Meik and Ian McNaughton's book "Making Miniature Oriental Rugs and Carpets", with major changes in the colours :) It's on 22 ct canvas. Since joining the Petitpointers over at Yahoo, I've decided to man up, and start working on silk gauze, and I have just the project to get me started -- that Willow pattern bellpull kit I bought earlier this year from Janet Granger!
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I like the colours you've chosen - very cosy! It's nice to have a little play to get the feel for a room, I think.ReplyDelete
(I have a "wig in waiting" - waiting on the Lawyer to take residence in The Tenement. At the moment his room's not ready and besides, he's too busy working on "important cases"!)
I admire you Nina! It is just too dark to work with needles when I come back home.:( The carpet looks good already, love the colours!.:)ReplyDelete
Lawyers do tend to be busy, Irene :)ReplyDelete
Thanks, Ewa! It's dark here, too, which has been putting me off doing the smaller petit point ...
Dear Nina, I'm sorry to be overworked lately, and lose more than one post ... I love this new room and I agree with Irene, the colors are perfect, as well as all accessories. I can not wait to see the wig :-)ReplyDelete
I embrace with great affection and I wish you good embroidery :-)
My darling Flora! It's so good to hear from you :) I don't exactly know what I'm going to do about the wig -- it will be interesting!ReplyDelete
Nina, it is so tantalizing to see this room coming together! I LOVE the red velvet.... and your carpet is just heavenly! One of these days.... or years, I will take the time to really learn the needlepoint stitches! It is very helpful to see what you are doing even partly done.... I never know how to go from one color to the next... I can't wait to see this done!ReplyDelete
Hi, Daydreamer! Thanks so much for the compliments -- I love warm rich colours, and I was thrilled when I found the fine textured stretch velvet, which really reads well in scale.ReplyDelete
Let me encourage you to try the needlepoint stuff. Honestly, I just taught myself by doing it, and figuring it out as I went along. I love the fact that there's only really two stiches to deal with, unlike embroidery in general, which makes my tiny mind boggle :)


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Looking Back At Life - After Death
Just think of a crime scene, cops all around, a dead body lies there and then the spirit of the dead person see's them self and looks back at all in their life. it's a kinda creepy style track with a tempo of 89 bpm and a choir voicing out aah's.
would be a good cop show cue or a film cue
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Ultrathin Bismuth Nanosheets from in Situ Topotactic Transformation for Selective Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Formate
Na Han,e,1 Yu Wang,e,2 Hui Yang,1 Jun Deng,1 Jinghua Wu,1 Yafei Li*,2 and Yanguang Li*,1
1Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nanoscience and Technology, Soochow University, 199 Ren-AiRoad, Suzhou 215123, China.
2College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
ethese authors contribute equally
Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction to formate is desirable but challenging. Current attention is mostly focused on tin-based materials, which, unfortunately, often suffer from limited Faradaic efficiency. The potential of bismuth in carbon dioxide reduction has been suggested but remained understudied. Here, we report that ultrathin bismuth nanosheets are prepared from the in situ topotactic transformation of bismuth oxyiodide nanosheets. They process single crystallinity and enlarged surface areas. Such an advantageous nanostructure affords the material with excellent electrocatalytic performance for carbon dioxide reduction to formate. High selectivity (~100%) and large current density are measured over a broad potential, as well as excellent durability for >10 h. Its selectivity for formate is also understood by density functional theory calculations. In addition, bismuth nanosheets were coupled with an iridium-based oxygen evolution electrocatalyst to achieve efficient full-cell electrolysis. When powered by two AA-size alkaline batteries, the full cell exhibits impressive Faradaic efficiency and electricity-to-formate conversion efficiency.
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Hogan nomination 'key to agriculture portfolio in Europe'
IRELAND is in the running to get the EU Commission agriculture portfolio and the nomination of Environment Minister Phil Hogan will enhance the chances of getting it.
The Agriculture Commissioner controls 40pc of the €150bn annual budget. Securing an Irish nominee would enhance the country's political clout within the EU system at many levels. Against that, the appointment of another nominee with lesser farmer and rural credentials, such as outgoing Labour leader Eamon Gilmore, would not help Dublin's case.
The name most associated with the Irish Commissioner's post is that of Fine Gael's Phil Hogan. The Environment Minister's nomination could enhance Ireland's chances of getting the farm spending portfolio as he has experience in a closely related portfolio, which overlaps on farming issues, and long experience of general politics and administration.
Political sources in Dublin last night insisted that the EU Commission job has been "flagged for Fine Gael" since the FG-Labour coalition talks in late February and early March 2011. This flatly contradicts claims from Labour sources that it was not already given to FG and could go to a Labour nominee such as Mr Gilmore.
Brussels diplomats believe Ireland is well placed to take the farm spending portfolio, last held by an Irish nominee more than 20 years ago. Ray MacSharry served with distinction over 1989-1992.
Horse-trading on who gets what in the new EU administration should begin from next weekend after leaders are expected to decide on the new Commission President on Thursday. EU diplomats increasingly believe that Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg will overcome intense British opposition and take the post.
Speculation that Taoiseach Enda Kenny might emerge as a compromise candidate for the European Commission president if Mr Juncker was blocked has now abated. But Mr Kenny's candidature for another EU post, permanent chairman of the EU leaders' summits, remains a live prospect, though the Taoiseach has insisted that he does not want either post.
There will be 27 other members of the new EU Commission and the reality is that there are few "real jobs" with a budget and/or direct powers. Agriculture is a major post as it still accounts for about €65bn per year in spending.
The as yet un-named Irish nominee, along with a nominee from some of the former East Bloc states who retain a keen interest in farm spending, are among those mentioned for the agriculture portfolio.
"It's early days but much will depend on the calibre of the person nominated and their perceived suitability and experience to gear them for the challenge," one Brussels diplomat told the Irish Independent.
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While I think not technically a "song," the declamatory tajwid (Qur'anic recitation) of Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad is startlingly musical. Born in Southern Egypt in 1927, he is said to have memorized the Qur'an by the time he was 10. Although based in Cairo, he traveled the world reciting and was particularly known for his rendering of the seven verses of the Sura al-fatiha. It's interesting to hear the differences from a recitation in Urdu, like the one below by Sadaqat Ali, having (to my ear at least) more similarities to the rhythm and tone of Qawwali singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad recites Surah Balad
Sadaqat Ali recites Surah Fatiha
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Week 4: Exploring Mindfulness
We explore 'mindfulness myths' in part two of our fourth episode of 'Question Time with Russ'.
17 Nov 2017
It's amazing how often folks misinterpret the word acceptance.
Has your mind ever hooked you with this question: "What do I want to do with my life?" Mine certainly has, and I can tell you: it's a recipe for misery.
A lot of us get stuck because we focus on things that are outside of our control. The more we do this, the more disempowered we are, and the more frustrated or disappointed or angry or anxious we feel.


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Back in Toronto, I was friends with an Australian man. While he was a supportive and emotionally expressive friend, much of our daily banter consisted of ribbing each other, and much of that ribbing was of a sexual nature. If I went on a good date, he'd mock my "game." If I got dressed up and put makeup on, he'd tease me about my looks. At the time, I thought this was strange – it reminded me of middle school gender dynamics, where the boys and girls who are crushing on one another tease each other relentlessly.
While I've only been in Sydney for a little over a month, I'm now able to put that relationship into a cultural context. It wasn't about us – it's the culture here. Australia suffers en masse from Tall Poppy Syndrome, a compulsion – possibly stemming from jealousy or from a desire to promote equality or camaraderie between different social strata – to put down successful or distinguished people.
We haven't quite reached a Harry Bergeron dystopia, but I feel that this culture of put-downs and teasing limits all Australians – the mockers and the mockees. In fact, as I write this post, I can hear the critiques, "Don't be so Canadian, mate…" and see the empathetic but resigned shrugs, "Get used to it, Aussie guys are assholes." It limits discourse and makes authentic emotional connections difficult to achieve. It also promotes a culture of sexism and negativity. A weaker blogger might scrap the post in the face of this projected criticism but hey, if they want to call me a prudish or overly PC Canadian, so be it. I was raised to be proud of my cultural sensitivity and able to speak out when offended. And here, I am offended on an almost daily basis. I don't want to be an average poppy or a wallflower. I want to be a bird of paradise!
I've been thinking about this phenomenon since I arrived, but today a friend's facebook page featured a reaction to Sunday's NY Times op-ed by Katie Roiphe, "In Favor of Dirty Jokes and Risqué Remarks." Down under, the whole Herman Cain story was not on my radar, so I had some catching up to do. The American feminist blogosphere is outraged by Roiphe's claim that a "smart, competent young professional woman" should laugh and shrug off unwanted sexual advances or inappropriate comments about her appearance, and that a workplace free of the risk of sexual harassment would be drab and quiet (because of course, there's nothing else to laugh or chat about but your cubicle buddy's boobs).
Roiphe criticizes the "weakness or blurriness" of the language that defines sexual harassment (uncomfortable, hostile, inappropriate) and prefers to euphemize sexual harassment by calling it "colourful." As a high school English teacher, the issue of semantics was interesting, and indeed, addressing the "slippery" definition could be a productive exercise in a high school English or Law class. But this quote also piqued my interest:
A study recently released by the American Association of University Women shows that nearly half of students in grades 7 through 12 have experienced sexual harassment. Their definition is "unwelcome sexual behavior that takes place in person or electronically." Which would seem to include anyone who has been called a "whore" or "so hot" on Facebook, or is jokingly or not jokingly propositioned. (In other words, it's surprising it's only half.)
So the problem is the overly broad definition of "unwelcome sexual behavior that takes place in person or electronically," not the prevalence of sexual harassment among teenage girls? Roiphe suspects that by this definition, the percentage should be much higher but immediately moves on, failing to address that even though every girl in the class might have been called flat, easy, or doable, the ubiquity of these comments does not make them excusable. Imagine telling my grade nine student whose friend jokingly called her a slut in the middle of English class, "What's the problem? Just laugh it off. Now back to Merchant of Venice…hey, maybe you should read for Portia – that shallow ho-bag. Lol."
I wonder what kind of language and behaviour Australian high school teachers allow. Does the 'boys will be boys' attitude apply in the classroom? The relentless sexual jokes in professional settings, and the general acceptance of them, seems to indicate that this is something Aussies have tolerated all their lives.
Frankly, I have been shocked by the way male and female colleagues treat one another here. It's not just the comments about men being "distracted" by short skirts and cleavage. It's not just the HR woman telling my senior manager friend that his Canadian accent is sexy. It's not just the office party binge drinking that often results in messy inter-office hook ups, sometimes with married bosses. It's not just the female employees playing 'who would you rather do?' about their male colleagues over happy hour cocktails.
It's the fact that, according to an Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade primer on the status of women, despite a relatively equal rate of education and 58% labour force participation, women hold only 12% of private sector management jobs and a mere 9% of board directorships. The Australian Human Rights Commission breaks it down:
Every year, sexual harassment in the workplace is one of the most common types of complaints received by the Commission under the Sex Discrimination Act. In 2009 – 2010, 21% of all complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission were under the Sex Discrimination Act, and 88% of those complaints related to sex discrimination in the workplace. The wide use of new technologies such as mobile phones, email and social networking websites creates new spaces where sexual harassment may occur.
Sexual harassment at work is against the law. Sexual harassment can be committed by an employer, workmate or other people in a working relationship with the victim.
Sexual harassment can be a barrier to women participating fully in paid work. It can undermine their equal participation in organisations or business, reduce the quality of their working life and impose costs on organisations[2].
For my part, I will not "get used to it." I will continue to let people know that I am uncomfortable with inappropriate comments. Last week I filed a complaint against a course facilitator who made derogatory remarks about women, Asians and Eskimos (sic). I will continue to tell my female Aussie friends that they don't have to laugh, get drunk, or get liposuction to impress their male colleagues. And if I end up in a high school classroom here, I will do my best to encourage my female students to be birds of paradise and to grow tall and bright in a safe – and yes, a colourful – environment.


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The Mets have been playing like gangbusters in this early part of the season, and a good part of the credit must go to the moves made by GM Sandy Alderson after the 2017 season. Following will be a ranking of the offseason moves, David Letterman style.
5. Jay Bruce was signed by the Mets as a free agent in January. The right fielder had been a solid contributor to the Mets for much of 2017 before being shipped to the Indians on August 9 for their playoff run. Bruce then chose to return to New York after the season and signed for 39 million dollars over three years. The 31 year old steady veteran has a slash line of .239/.352/.413 going in to the series with the Nats. He might have ranked higher except for the fact he is holding up playing time from Brandon Nimmo and Juan Lagares.
4. Adrian Gonzalez had an eventful offseason, being part of a trade from the Dodgers to the Braves in essentially a salary reduction move, helping the Dodgers stay under the luxury tax threshold. The Mets are paying him only the MLB minimum, with the Braves picking up the rest of his contract. The first baseman was plagued by back woes and had a bad 2017 for the Dodgers, he was not even on the roster for the playoffs last year. The Met fanbase was not exactly thrilled to see the signing, but Gonzalez has shown he still has something left in the tank in this, his age 36 season. His slash line is .242/.333/.364, not all that impressive, but some of those hits have been timely, including his grand slam in Washington.
3. Todd Frazier was signed as a free agent after a 2017 season split between the White Sox and the Yankees. The 32 year old Frazier has given the Mets fine defense at third base, solidifying a position that had been a team weakness for the past few years. He has been a force at the plate, slashing .295/.450/.523 so far. Heâs had his share of key hits, including two homers that propelled the Mets to a win over the Brewers in that squeaker of a game kicking off the recent home stand.
2. Asdrubal Cabrera was on the Mets roster in 2016 and 2017. The Mets had an option on him for 2018 for 8.5 million, and Alderson wisely chose to exercise it. Cabrera has flourished at second base this year, and has been playing at near MVP caliber so far in this early season. His slash line is .315/.362/.556, and he has yet to make an error in his 14 games this season.
1 Mickey Callaway and Dave Eiland were signed as manager and pitching coach, respectively. Callaway has the team playing hard and aggressively. They are winning the close games. He seems to communicate well with the players. Callaway and Eiland were friends and teammates during their playing days with Tampa, and they have worked well together this year. The starting staff has gotten the job done, and the bullpen has gone from one of the worst in the game last year to one of the best so far this year.
If the team continues to play well, Alderson will no doubt be in the mix for the 2018 baseball executive of the year award.


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- Industry:
- Financial Services
- Company Type:
- Comprehensive Financial Services
- Company Size:
- Job Functions:
- Chief Information Officer
- Solutions:
- BI Strategy and Roadmap, Data Architecture Planning, Application Development, Technical and Executive Training
Challenge: How to align and redirect a data warehousing (DW) and business intelligence (BI) program to better utilize financial and operational business information needed to better manage, and improve financial performance.
A Leader in Financial Services
Our client is a leading global financial company offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of products and services. With $9 billion in annual revenues, and nearly $300 billion in assets under management, The company's products and services includes retirement solutions, life and health insurance, wellness programs, and investment and banking products – offered through their diverse family of financial services companies and a national network of financial professionals.
Leveraging Information and Analytics to Drive Financial Performance
At the time of the engagement, the company's Retirement and Investor Services organization (RIS), lacked an integrated source of comprehensive financial and operational information to support financial reporting, statutory reporting, and financial performance management. Further, their initial success in leveraging business intelligence (BI) and business performance management (BPM) solutions to drive financial performance had begun to stall, and the perceived benefits of the BI program began to diminish.
From an IT perspective, the RIS CIO faced the challenge of aligning and redirecting the DW/BI program to meet RIS executives' needs. These executives sought to better utilize enterprise-wide financial and operational business information to manage and improve financial performance. While progress had been made, the RIS BI/DW team lacked experience in developing enterprise-scale data warehouses and data marts. Further, the lifecycle methodologies in use at RIS were ideal for traditional transactional systems development, but suboptimal for DW/BI programs and projects. As a result, the BI/DW program was challenged by:
- the lack of an appropriate DW/BI requirements document
- the need for an enterprise data architecture to support the business vision for leveraging BI and BPM
- an absence of certain skillsets for developing an enterprise data warehouse and dependent data marts
- growing business impatience and waning business support
To overcome these challenges, RIS realized the need to align and redirect the BI/DW program.
A Program for Driving Financial Performance
The company selected DecisionPath for our BI thought leadership and our ability to leverage information and analytics within the key business processes that determine business results. Using our BI Pathway Method, DecisionPath partnered with the company's CIO and its BI Director to engage with RIS business executives to elicit and document hundreds of discrete requirements for better financial and operational information and analytics. Further, DecisionPath performed an in-depth assessment of their technical readiness to deliver on the RIS vision for financial business intelligence.
DecisionPath was able to formulate a refined vision, enterprise data architecture, and program plan that gained business unit buy-in. This occurred though a combination of having better-defined BI and BPM requirements and having a precise understanding of specific technical risks and challenges. Further, the plan synchronized the technical/development activities required to iteratively deliver slices of the enterprise data warehouse and specific data marts aimed at various aspects of financial reporting and financial performance management.
Armed with a comprehensive plan, the CIO was then able to deploy appropriate resources to execute the plan. As a result, the RIS and DecisionPath team systematically delivered BI/BPM applications that RIS business units use to measure, analyze, assess, control, and improve financial performance. These applications allow RIS executives to:
- obtain an accurate picture of the profitability of each business unit, which made it difficult for the CFO to home in on profit shortfalls and/or explain them to investors
- obtain information about expenses associated with shared services, which made it difficult to employ activity-based costing and management techniques to optimize expenses in relation to targeted and actual revenues
- automatically identify and assess financial and operational variances
fully leverage balanced scorecards and dashboards for managing performance
- leverage sophisticated financial modeling and predictive analytics tools
Seeing the Business Value of the IT Investment
These successes have bolstered business unit confidence in the RIS BI team and engendered greater support for BI applications across all functions of RIS' business.More broadly, RIS has improved the internal efficiency of its financial management processes, allowing its financial analysts to spend more time devising profit improvement strategies and less time obtaining the basic numbers.


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We have started the process in switching over from using the NT printer policy to the iPrint printer policy. My NDPS system is running on a NW6 sp5 box. The iManager system is set up on a Netware OES sp5 and this is where I make all of the iPrint changes. The client running on the stations is 4.20.
I have a test environment set up and working fine. Everything is configured through the ZEN workstation policy which is assigned to a container that is full of workstations.
For example I have a TEST container with WS1, WS2, WS3, etc.. workstations.These workstations are working just fine with the exception that the iPrint client would not auto install.
The first production lab that we are trying we could not get the client to auto install so we manually installed on the 30 stations and have the ZEN policy to run on system startup. Nothing is installing on any of these machines. Any ideas would be great. THanks!


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The front-drive Tiburon subcompact sports coupe adds a new top-of-the-line leather-trimmed GT Limited version for 2006. It continues to offer wild exterior styling and performance on a budget in both four-cylinder and V-6-powered versions. A 140-horsepower 2.0-liter in-line-four-cylinder powerplant is standard with the base model, and can be fitted to either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic gearbox. Handling is crisp, though the interior can be claustrophobic for all but the smallest riders. The GT versions come packed with a 181-horsepower 2.7-liter V-6 engine, and offer the choice of either a standard six-speed stick shift or the four-speed automatic. All Hyundais are backed by a five-year/60,000-mile comprehensive warranty, with ten-year/100,000-mile limited powertrain coverage.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Former Bronco All-American Mehdi Ballouchy is once again calling Santa Clara's Buck Shaw Stadium home. The seven-year MLS veteran was acquired by the San Jose Earthquakes in a deal that sent an international player spot and a 2013 draft pick to the New York Red Bulls.
Ballouchy played significant minutes in his Quakes' debut Tuesday night, nearly setting up a second-half goal during San Jose's 2-2 draw in a friendly on SCU's campus against Swansea City of the English Premier League.
"Obviously the trade happened so fast," said Ballouchy, who was notified of the deal on Monday and played for his new team Tuesday. "But when I found out I was coming to San Jose it immediately became a homecoming for me, connecting with friends, and of course coming back to Santa Clara. Making that transition has been smooth."
Ballouchy was a First Team NCAA All-American while playing at Santa Clara in 2004 and 2005. He helped the Broncos advance into the NCAA tournament in both years, achieving a national ranking as high as No. 4 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
He was named the 2005 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and was taken No. 2 overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake. He became the highest overall pick ever from Santa Clara and the sixth Bronco to be selected in the first round.
"I'm looking forward to it," Ballouchy said about his return to San Jose. "I feel very comfortable here. I actually came back during the offseason and worked out with the (SCU) team. Just being around Leavey, Santa Clara, and the coaches was fun, because I remember I was in their shoes not so long ago."
Ballouchy is a proven professional talent, serving as an attacking midfielder, first for Real Salt Lake (2006-2007), then at Colorado (2007-2010) and New York (2010-2012).
"I've admired his play over the seven years he's been in the league," Earthquakes manager Frank Yallop said in a club statement. "He's steadily improved since joining MLS. Mehdi's a good player, a great addition to our team and we're looking forward to having him here in San Jose."
The next chance to watch Ballouchy and the Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium is on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. against the Seattle Sounders. San Jose leads the MLS in goals (45) and with a 13-5-5 record and 44 points, the Earthquakes are currently the league's best team.
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From Twitter 12-12-2009
- 09:31:15: Terrific, must-read post. Health activist reviews pharma's twitter efforts: http://tr.im/Hqiv (@blueeyepath) #hcsm #fdasm
- 11:19:05: Please remember to LIGHT A CANDLE tomorrow for children who have died. : ( http://tr.im/HqMR
- 11:30:29: PLS RT. Remember to LIGHT A CANDLE tomorrow at 7 PM local time, for children who died this year. http://tr.im/HqMR
- 11:52:50: Paramount launches a micro-budget movie division. http://tr.im/HqVN. My belief: One day big pharma will follow an analogous path.
- 12:00:24: So excited to see this! RT @thebrandbuilder: The new #avatarmovie trailer. Wow. http://www.avatarmovie.com
- 12:20:54: Humor me. It's Saturday. This is funny. "Web 2.0 Bullshit Generator". http://tr.im/Hr43
- 13:03:41: RT @tudiabetes: Some interesting thoughts about FDA's role n terms of social media and pharma companies: http://bit.ly/5erQVS #FDAsm
- 13:12:39: Roger Ebert: "[Avatar] is not only sensational entertainment... It's a technical breakthrough": http://tr.im/HreT #avatar
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Bicycle Safety Tips
Bicycles are legally considered "vehicles" on roadways. That means bicyclists must obey the rules of the road like drivers of any other vehicle and must be treated as equal users by all other vehicles.
The best way to avoid accidents is to be prepared and be aware of other vehicles around you.
Bicycle safety tips:
- Bike Safety 101 (two sided flyer)
- Bicycle Traffic Safety
- Equipment Checks
- Hand Signals
- Helmets
- Puzzle
- Safety Quiz
- Signs
- What to Wear
Safety Tips
- Obey traffic signs and signals - Bicycles must follow the rules of the road like other vehicles.
- Never ride against traffic - Motorists aren't looking for bicyclists riding on the wrong side of the road. State law and common sense require that bicyclists drive like other vehicles.
- Follow lane markings - Don't turn left from the right lane. Don't go straight in a lane marked "right-turn only."
- Don't pass on the right - Motorists may not look for or see a bicycle passing on the right.
- Scan the road behind you - Learn to look back over your shoulder without losing your balance or swerving. Some riders use rear-view mirrors.
- Keep both hands ready to brake - You may not stop in time if you brake one-handed. Allow extra distance for stopping in the rain, since breaks are less efficient when wet.
- Wear a helmet and never ride with headphones - Always wear a helmet. Never wear a headphone while riding a bike.
- Dress appropriately - In rain wear form fitting waterproof clothing. Dress in layers so you can adjust to temperature changes. Wear bright colored clothing.
- Use hand signals - Hand signals tell motorists and pedestrians what you intend to do. Signal as a matter of law, of courtesy, and of self-protection.
- Choose the best way to turn left – There are two choices: (1) Like an auto: signal to move into the left turn lane and then turn left. (2) Like a pedestrian: ride straight to the far side crosswalk. Walk your bike across.
- Make eye contact with drivers - Assume that other drivers don't see you until you are sure that they do. Eye contact is important with any driver which might pose a threat to your safety.
- Look out for road hazards - Watch out for parallel-slat sewer grates, gravel, ice, sand or debris. Cross railroad tracks at right angles.
- Use lights at night - The law requires a white headlight visible from at least 300 feet to the front and from the sides.
- Reflectors at night - The law requires a red rear reflector as well as white or yellow reflectors on front and back of each pedal. White or yellow reflectors on each side forward of center of bike, and red or white reflectors on each side rear of center - usually mounted on wheel spokes (If you have reflectorized tires in front and rear, you do not need side reflectors.)
- Keep your bike in good repair - Adjust your bike to fit you and keep it working properly. Check brakes and tires regularly. Routine maintenance is simple and you can learn to do it yourself.


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Boys basketball: Wellington coach Matt Colin picks up 200th career win
Wellington's 62-58 win over Royal Palm Beach in boys basketball Thursday was a special one for Matt Colin.
The longtime Wolverines coach earned his 200th career win in the game, which drew a capacity crowd to Royal Palm Beach High's gymnasium.
The achievement comes in Colin's 21st year of coaching, with the last nine coming at Wellington. He also has coached in Gainesville as well as at at a handful of schools in South Carolina.
He started coaching at the age of 19 when he was a student at the University of Florida.
Colin's biggest coaching achievement came in 2015, when the Wolverines edged Oviedo-Hagerty to win the Class 8A state championship. The win capped a 29-3 season for Wellington.
"My favorite memory is the trill of winning the state championship and the journey we went on that season," Colin said. "Remember, we started the season 2-2, then went 27-1 for the rest of that season.
"It was the first state title in basketball in school history. I still remember looking at the crowd after we won and feeling overjoyed and numb at the same time."
The Wolverines followed their state championship season with an appearance in the regional finals last year.
This season Wellington is 17-3, with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Colin has high hopes for his team, which will be seeking its fourth straight district title.
"Our goals this year are to first win the district title, second to win the region, and lastly make it to the state championship," he said.