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Swarovski - the leading producer of cut crystal in the world - relies on its eCommerce store as much like other companies in the highly competitive eCommerce environment. Swarovski's story is no different from others in this space: They started with "Let's build a website to sell our products online" a couple of years ago and quickly progressed to "We sell to 60 million annual visitors across 23 countries in six languages." There were bumps along the road and they realized that it takes more than just a bunch of servers and tools to keep the site running.
Why APM and why you don't just need a tool
Swarovski relies on Intershop's eCommerce platform and faced several challenges as they rapidly grew. Their challenges required them to apply Application Performance Management (APM) practices to ensure they could fulfill the business requirements to keep pace with customer growth while maintaining an excellent user experience. The most insightful comment I heard was from René Neubacher, Senior eBusiness Technology Consultant at Swarovski: "APM is not just about software. APM is a culture, a mindset and a set of business processes. APM software supports that."
René recently discussed their Journey to APM, what their initial problems were and what requirements they ended up having on APM and the tools they needed to support their APM strategy. By now they reached the next level of maturity by establishing a Performance Center of Excellence. This allows them to tackle application performance proactively throughout the organization instead of putting out fires reactively in production.
This article describes the challenges they faced, the questions that arose and the new generation APM requirements that paved the way forward in their performance journey:
The Challenge!
Swarvoski had traditional system monitoring in place on all their systems across their delivery chain including web servers, application servers, SAP, database servers, external systems and the network. Knowing that each individual component is up and running 99.99% of the time is great but no longer sufficient. How might these individual component outages impact the user experience of their online shoppers? Who is actually responsible for the end user experience and how should you monitor the complete delivery chain and not just the individual components? These and other questions came up when the eCommerce site attracted more customers which was quickly followed by more complaints about their user experience:
APM includes getting a holistic view of the complete delivery chain and requires someone to be responsible for end user experience.
Questions that had no answers
In addition to "Who is responsible in case users complain?" the other questions that needed to be urgently addressed included:
- How often is the service desk called before IT knows that there is a problem?
- How much time is spent in searching for system errors versus building new features?
- Do we have a process to find the root-cause when a customer reports a problem?
- How do we visualize our services from the customer's point of view?
- How much revenue, brand image and productivity are at risk or lost while IT is searching for the problem?
- What to do when someone says "it's slow"?
The Ten Requirements
These unanswered questions triggered the need to move away from traditional system monitoring and develop the requirements for new generation APM and user experience management.
1: Support State-of-the-Art Architecture
Based on their current system architecture it was clear that Swarovski needed an approach that was able to work in their architecture, now and in the future. The rise of more interactive Web 2.0 and mobile applications had to be factored in to allow monitoring end users from many different devices and regardless of whether they used a web application or mobile native application as their access point.
Transactions need to be followed from the browser all the way back to the database. It is important to support distributed transactions. This approach also helps to spot architectural and deployment problems immediately
2: 100% transactions and clicks - No Averages
Based on their experience, Swarovski knew that looking at average values or sampled data would not be helpful when customers complained about bad performance. Responding to a customer complaint with "Our average user has no problem right now - sorry for your inconvenience" is not what you want your helpdesk engineers to use as a standard phrase. Averages or sampling also hides the real problems you have in your system. Check out the blog post Why Averages Suck by Michael Kopp for more detail.
Measuring end user performance of every customer interaction allows for quick identification of regional problems with CDNs, Third Parties or Latency.
Having 100% user interactions and transactions available makes it easy to identify the root cause for individual users
3: Business Visibility
As the business had a growing interest in the success of the eCommerce platform, IT had to demonstrate to the business what it took to fulfill their requirements and how business requirements are impacted by the availability or the lack of investment in the application delivery chain.
Correlating the number of Visits with Performance on incoming Orders illustrates the measurable impact of performance on revenue and what it takes to support business requirements.
4: Impact of 3rd Parties and CDNs
It was important to not only track transactions involving their own Data Center but all user interactions with their web site - even those delivered through CDNs or third parties. All of these interactions make up the user experience and therefore all of it needs to be analyzed.
Seeing the actual load impact of third-party components or content delivered from CDNs enables IT to pinpoint user experience problems that originate outside their own data center.
5: Across the life cycle - supporting collaboration and tearing down silos
The APM initiative was started because Swarovski reacted to problems happening in production. Fixing these problems in production is only the first step. Their ultimate goal is to become pro-active by finding and fixing problems in development or testing-before they spill over into production. Instead of relying on different sets of tools with different capabilities, the requirement is to use one single solution that is designed to be used across the application lifecycle (Developer Workstation, Continuous Integration, Testing, Staging and Production). It will make it easier to share application performance data between lifecycle stages allowing individuals to not only easily look at data from other stages but also compare data to verify impact and behavior of code changes between version updates.
Continuously catching regressions in Development by analyzing unit and performance tests allows application teams to become more proactive.
Pinpointing integration and scalability issues, continuously, in acceptance and load testing makes testing more efficient and prevents problems from reaching production.
6: Down to the source code
In order to speed up problem resolution Swarovski's operations and development teams require as much code-level insight as possible - not only for their own engineers who are extending the Intershop eCommerce Platform but also for Intershop to improve their product. Knowing what part of the application code is not performing well with which input parameters or under which specific load on the system eliminates tedious reproduction of the problem. The requirement is to lower the Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) from as much as several days down to only a couple of hours.
The SAP Connector turned out to have a performance problem. This method-level detailed information was captured without changing any code.
7: Zero/Acceptable overhead
"Who are we kidding? There is nothing like zero overhead especially when you need 100% coverage!" - Just the words from René when you explained that requirement. And he is right: once you start collecting information from a production system you add a certain amount of overhead. A better term for this would be "imperceptible overhead" - overhead that's so small, you don't notice it.
What is the exact number? It depends on your business and your users. The number should be worked out from the impact on the end user experience, rather than additional CPU, memory or network bandwidth required in the data center. Swarovski knew they had to achieve less than 2% overhead on page load times in production, as anything more would have hurt their business; and that's what they achieved.
8: Centralized data collection and administration
Running a distributed eCommerce application that gets potentially extended to additional geographical locations requires an APM system with a centralized data collection and administration option. It is not feasible to collect different types of performance information from different systems, servers or even data centers. It would either require multiple different analysis tools or data transformation to a single format to use it for proper analysis.
Instead of this approach, a single unified APM system was required by Swarovski. Central administration is equally important as they need to eliminate the need to rely on remote IT administrators to make changes to the monitored system, for example, simple tasks such as changing the level of captured data or upgrading to a new version.
By storing and accessing performance data from a single, centralized repository, enables fast and powerful analytic and visualization. For example, system metrics such as CPU utilization can be correlated with end-user response time or database execution time - all displayed on one single dashboard.
9: Auto-Adapting Instrumentation without digging through code
As the majority of the application code is not developed in-house but provided by Intershop, it is mandatory to get insight into the application without doing any manual code changes. The APM system must auto-adapt to changes so that no manual configuration change is necessary when a new version of the application is deployed.
This means Swarovski can focus on making their applications positively contribute to business outcomes; rather than spend time maintaining IT systems.
10: Ability to extend
Their application is an always growing an ever-changing IT environment. Where everything might have been deployed on physical boxes it might be moved to virtualized environments or even into a public cloud environment.
Whatever the extension may be - the APM solution must be able to adapt to these changes and also be extensible to consume new types of data sources, e.g., performance metrics from Amazon Cloud Services or VMware, Cassandra or other Big Data Solutions or even extend to legacy Mainframe applications and then bring these metrics into the centralized data repository and provide new insights into the application's performance.
Extending the application monitoring capabilities to Amazon EC2, Microsoft Windows Azure, a public or private cloud enables the analysis of the performance impact of these virtualized environments on end user experience.
The Solution and the Way Forward
Needless to say that Swarovski took the first step in implementing APM as a new process and mindset in their organization. They are now in the next phase of implementing a Performance Center of Excellence. This allows them moving from Reactive Performance Troubleshooting to Proactive Performance Prevention.
Stay tuned for more blog posts on the Performance Center of Excellence and how you can build one in your own organization. The key message is that it is not about just using a bunch of tools. It is about living and breathing performance throughout the organization. If you are interested in this check out the blogs by Steve Wilson: Proactive vs Reactive: How to prevent problems instead of fixing them faster and Performance in Development is the Chief Cornerstone.
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The basis of the present study is the meaning and the sense of community: a require d factor for collaboration between professors, sharing and reusing teaching resources and, for ultimately, the success of a teaching and learning resources repository. Common goals th at determine a community of practice can encourage collaboration through the network. The discussion presented here is based on the analysis of the pilot program "Col·laboratori Interuniversitari de Recursos d'Aprene ntatge en Xarxa" (CIRAX), developed in 2013 in the field of teaching and learning introductory mathematics in the Cata lan university system. 2014-11-25T12:17:24Z On perfect and quasiperfect dominations in graphs http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24831 Title: On perfect and quasiperfect dominations in graphs Authors: Cáceres, José; Hernando Martín, María del Carmen; Mora Giné, Mercè; Pelayo Melero, Ignacio Manuel; Puertas, M. Luz 2014-11-25T10:36:52Z LD-graphs and global location-domination in bipartite graphs http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24830 Title: LD-graphs and global location-domination in bipartite graphs Authors: Hernando Martín, María del Carmen; Mora Giné, Mercè; Pelayo Melero, Ignacio Manuel Abstract: A dominating setS of a graph G is a locating-dominating-set, LD-set for short, if every vertex v not in S is uniquely determined by the set of neighbors of v belonging to S. Locating-dominating sets of minimum cardinality are called LD - codes and the cardinality of an LD-code is the location-domination number , ¿ ( G ). An LD-set S of a graph G is global if it is an LD-set for both G and its complement, G . One of the main contributions of this work is the definition of the LD-graph ,an edge-labeled graph associated to an LD-set, that will be very helpful to deduce some properties of location-domination in graphs. Concretely, we use LD-graphs to study the relation between the location-domination number in a bipartite graph and its complement 2014-11-25T10:34:30Z Signatura de les formes bilineals simètriques http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24807 Title: Signatura de les formes bilineals simètriques Authors: Rossell Garriga, Josep Maria; Rubio Díaz, Pedro The graph distance game and some graph operations http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24796 Title: The graph distance game and some graph operations Authors: Cáceres, José; Hernando Martín, María del Carmen; Mora Giné, Mercè; Pelayo Melero, Ignacio Manuel; Puertas, M. Luz Abstract: In the graph distance game, two players alternate in constructing a max- imal path. The objective function is the distance between the two endpoints of the path, which one player tries to maximize and the other tries to minimize. In this paper we examine the distance game for various graph operations: the join, the corona and the lexicographic product of graphs. We provide general bounds and exact results for special graphs 2014-11-21T12:24:49Z An extension problem for the CR fractional Laplacian http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24794 Title: An extension problem for the CR fractional Laplacian Authors: Frank, Rupert L.; González Nogueras, María del Mar; Monticelli, Dario D.; Tan, Jinggang Abstract: We show that the conformally invariant fractional powers of the sub-Laplacian on the Heisenberg group are given in terms of the scattering operator for an extension problem to the Siegel upper halfspace. Remarkably, this extension problem is di erent from the one studied, among others, by Ca arelli and Silvestre. 2014-11-21T11:27:55Z Preservation of controllability-observability in expanded systems http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24791 Title: Preservation of controllability-observability in expanded systems Authors: Bakule, Lubomir; Rodellar Benedé, José; Rossell Garriga, Josep Maria; Rubio Díaz, Pedro Abstract: The result contributed by the article is that controllability-observability of an original continuous-time LTI dynamic system can always be simultaneously preserved in expanded systems within the inclusion principle when using block structured complementary matrices. This new structure offers more degrees of freedom for the selection of specific complementary matrices than well known used cases, such as aggregations and restrictions, which enable such preservation only in certain special cases. A complete unrestricted transmission of these qualitative properties from the original controllable-observable system to its expansion is a basic requirement on the expansion/contraction process, mainly when controllers/observers are designed in expanded systems to be consequently contracted for implementation in initially given systems. An original system composed of two overlapped subsystems is adopted as a general prototype ease. A numerical example is supplied 2014-11-20T16:55:31Z Overlapping reliable control for a cable-stayed bridge benchmark http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24790 Title: Overlapping reliable control for a cable-stayed bridge benchmark Authors: Bakule, Lubomir; Paulet-Crainiceanu, Fideliu; Rodellar Benedé, José; Rossell Garriga, Josep Maria Abstract: The brief presents a reliable 1-out-2 reduced order control design strategy for a cable-stayed bridge benchmark using two overlapping subsystems and the linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) design. Reliability with regard to controller failures is considered. Local controllers are designed for reduced order subsystems of expanded system. They are implemented and evaluated on the original overall system model. Two different sets of numerical experiments of reliable control design within 1-out-2 controller failure structure have been systematically tested using a SIMULINK scheme and compared to the benchmark sample centralized LQG design. The performance of the reliable control design has been assessed by means of given benchmark evaluation criteria. The dynamics of the closed-loop benchmark model with this multiple controller exhibits an acceptable behavior though slightly worse than in the centralized case. Thereby, the main result is a practical well working 1-out-2 reliable controller designed for a real world large-scale system. The significance of this new strategy lies in its practical systematic approach for reliable control design for large scale systems. 2014-11-20T16:48:44Z Generalized selection of complementary matrices in the inclusion principle http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24789 Title: Generalized selection of complementary matrices in the inclusion principle Authors: Bakule, Lubomir; Rodellar Benedé, José; Rossell Garriga, Josep Maria Abstract: This paper presents a strategy for choosing complementary matrices in the framework of the inclusion principle with state LQ optimal control of LTI systems, it is based on translating the basic restrictions given by the inclusion principle into explicit block structures for these matrices, the degree of freedom given by these structures is illustrated by means of an example of overlapping decentralized control design 2014-11-20T16:12:13Z Nonuniform Fuchsian codes for noisy channels http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24788 Title: Nonuniform Fuchsian codes for noisy channels Authors: Blanco Chacón, Iván; Remón Adell, Dionís; Hollanti, Camilla; Alsina Aubach, Montserrat Abstract: We develop a new transmission scheme for additive white Gaussian noisy (AWGN) channels based on Fuchsian groups from rational quaternion algebras. The structure of the proposed Fuchsian codes is nonlinear and nonuniform, hence conventional decoding methods based on linearity and symmetry do not apply. Previously, only brute force decoding methods with complexity that is linear in the code size exist for general nonuniform codes. However, the properly discontinuous character of the action of the Fuchsian groups on the complex upper half-plane translates into decoding complexity that is logarithmic in the code size via a recently introduced point reduction algorithm. 2014-11-20T15:52:25Z Fixed subgroups in free groups: a survey http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24787 Title: Fixed subgroups in free groups: a survey Authors: Ventura Capell, Enric Abstract: This note is a survey of the main results known about fixed subgroups of endomorphisms of finitely generated free groups. A historic point of view is taken, emphasizing the evolution of this line of research, from its beginning to the present time. 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A-Rod and Kate Hudson have been getting all the celeb gossip attention in the clubhouse - to the dismay of rival New York Yankees girlfriend Minka Kelly.
But are Derek Jeter and Kelly the ones taking it to the next level, in secret?
"Derek and Minka are secretly engaged," an insider told the New York Post.
This is almost certainly a lie, but the paper says the Yankee captain and the actress are telling close pals to "save the date" for nuptials in the fall.
"The wedding is being planned and will take place after baseball season is over," said a source. But is it just gossip concocted to sell newspapers?
A rep for Kelly said, "There is no fall wedding planned to Derek Jeter."
Is Minka Kelly engaged to Derek Jeter?
Well, that kind of sounds like a "no," but it's an awfully specific denial, no? The kind where they could marry December 22 and say it wasn't in the fall? Or marry in a civil ceremony with a judge officiating and not call it a wedding?
Page Six also points out that the gorgeous Friday Night Lights star denied she was even dating the future Hall of Famer when they were seen together last year.
Now ... she hasn't been spotted with a ring! Case closed!
Minka Kelly should find a handsome dude with six pack abs.
Derek Jeter is an ugly guy for Minka Kelly.
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Wildon Home ® VM5062 Featuring a beveled mirror, this Wildon Home Bullock Wall Curio/Jewelry Mirror is designed to hold an array of jewelry. It has a captivating look with green inner felt lining with a light gray ring holder. The unit is designed with a small removable storage tray that has 4 sections for smaller items, and the keyed locking mechanism will keep all of your valuables risk-free.This armoire is designed with 5 double hooks where you can hang your necklace and bracelet sets. There are two rows of 11 flat hooks capable of holding necklaces, 9 rows of ring holders, and 3 rows for storing earrings. The flat hooks of the unit are capable of holding several necklaces each. Moreover, there are rows for ring holders as well as earrings with several notches on each row to separate and secure all your accessories. There are additional 10 necklace/bracelet hooks to make sure that you always have enough room. With this Wildon Home Bullock Wall Curio/Jewelry Mirror, you can never run out of space to keep your treasured jewelry safe and secure. Constructed of Solid Chinese oak and plywood and mirror, the unit requires anchors in the wall for installation. Features: -Inner lining is green felt with a light grey ring holder.-Unit locks to insure valuables are safe and secure.-Contains many different storage options for all of your jewelry.-Constructed of Solid Chinese oak and plywood and mirror.-Product Type: Wall mounted.-Collection: .-Style: Contemporary.-Finish: 1: Cherry.-Finish: 2: White.-Gloss Finish: No.-Distressed: No.-Hand Painted: No.-Primary Material: Wood -Primary Material Details: MDF..-Additional Materials: Mirror, Felt.-Solid Wood Construction: No.-Number of Items Included: 1.-Pieces Included: .-Scratch Resistant: No.-Rust Resistant: No.-Chip Resistant: No.-Tarnish Resistant: No.-Stain Resistant: No.-Mildew Resistant: No.-Mirror Included: Yes -Number of Mirrors: 1.-Mirror Type: Exterior mirror..-Cabinets Included: Yes -Number of Cabinets: 1.-Door Handle Design: Edge pull.-Door Type: Hinges.-Door Location: Front..-Lift Top Compartment: No.-Shelves Included: No -Number of Shelves: .-Removable Shelves: .-Adjustable Shelves: ..-Drawers Included: No -Number of False Drawers: .-Number of Functional Drawers: .-Drawer Joinery Type: .-Drawer Handle Design: .-Drawer Interior Finish: .-Drawer Lining Material: .-Lined Drawers: .-Drawer Dividers: .-Drawer Glide Extension: .-Soft Close or Self Close Drawer Glides: ..-Legs Included: No -Number of Legs: .-Leg Finish: .-Leg Design: .-Leg Glides: .-Removable Legs: ..-Glass Component: No -Glass Type: ..-Necklace/Tie Hooks Included: Yes -Number of Necklace/Tie Hooks: 22..-Number of Ring Slots: 9.-Number of Earring Slots: 12.-Locking: Yes.-Outdoor Use: No.-Commercial Use: No.-Recycled Content: No -Total Recycled Content (Percentage): .-Post-Consumer Content (Percentage): .-Remanufactured/Refurbished: ..-Eco-Friendly: No.-Product Care: Wipe clean with a dry cloth.Specifications: -ADA Compliant: No.-ASTMmore >> less >>
FELLOWES MANUFACTURING FEL7526601 Get the most out of tight spaces with this dual-purpose hanging file system. 11 x 13 magnetic dry erase board combines with three-pocket filing system for extra efficiency. Write notes, messages or post memos or other documents on the white board. Two removable partitions convert the file pockets into two or three letter-size compartments for customizable organization. Brackets adjust to fit most panel systems from 1 3/8 to 4 1/2 thick. Can also be installed onto permanent walls. Hardware included for dry wall installations. Built-in marker tray. Includes Quartet dry erase marker and mounting hardware. Features: -File Pocket.-Hanging File Systems Type: Hanging Multiple Pockets/Dry Erase Board.-For File Size: Letter.-Number of File Pockets: 3.-Global Product Type: Partition and Panel Accessories.-Mounting: Cubicle Wall, Drywall.-Post-Consumer Recycled Content Percent : 0 %.-Pre-Consumer Recycled Content Percent : 0 %.-Total Recycled Content Percent : 0 %.-Color(s): Black and white.-Panel Accessory Type: File Pocket.-Pre-Consumer Recycled Content Percent: 0 %.-Global Product Type: Partition & Panel Accessories.-Post-Consumer Recycled Content Percent: 0 %.-Mounting: Cubicle Wall, Drywall.-Color(s): Slate Gray.-Total Recycled Content Percent: 0 %.-Collection: Fellowes® Professional Series Partition Additions .Dimensions: -Overall Height - Top to Bottom: 20.-Overall Width - Side to Side: 15.-Overall Depth - Front to Back: 4.-Overall Product Weight: 2.5.more >> less >>
These wall-mount chalkboards display written messages in chalk. The write-on message boards have a black surface that measures 24" wide by 35" tall. The wall-mount chalkboards include a tray for storing pens and erasers. Works best with stick chalk.These wall-mount chalkboards are an ideal way to showcase written messages and to grab customers attention. Each unit is engineered from hardwood with a white finish for an exclusive look that is perfect for use in any indoor settings. These write-on boards, wall-mount chalkboards feature a textured 35" x 24" blackboard. The large writing surface gives users ample of space to create their messages. These write-on wall-mount chalkboards, also known as classroom blackboards allow users to create and change messages frequently. Users can create their own message or advertisement using regular stick chalk, wet-erase or liquid chalk markers . These wall-mount chalkboards that have a white finish border can be used in a number of ways. Businesses such as restaurants, cafes, bars and bakeries can use these chalk boards to show menus or daily specials. Indoor wall-mount chalkboards can also be displayed on an easel at storefronts to show sale or clearance events. Besides using the chalk boards in business settings, these write-on blackboards also make a great education tool in classrooms, playrooms or daycare centers. These wall-mount chalkboards that feature a large black board surface provide users with plenty of writing space. Messages can be easily wiped off by using a damp or wet cloth. We recommend the use of stick chalk for these wall-mount chalkboards that hang, as these wipe away easiest. The wet-erase or liquid chalk markers may be harder to clean. Therefore, the purchase of these chalk boards will include with a magic eraser that helps to get the message off the board. Wet-erase markers and liquid chalk are sold separately (see right hand corner) for more options. These classroom blackboards are perfect for locations needing to frequently change their promotions or advertisements. The unit will come with a removable accessory tray, an eraser and stick chalks. There will be mounting hooks and screws included at the back for easy mounting. When mounted to the wall the write-on chalk boards are sure to get customers attention. The fact that these classroom blackboards are made from hardwood means they are meant for indoor use only. These write-on chalk boards are also available in a red finish along with many other styles as well. Purchase these classroom blackboards from this website for more savings!more >> less >>
Students, meeting attendees, employees, and others won't miss a note with the Luxor / H. Wilson WB4836W wall-mounted magnetic whiteboard. Its convenient, painted-steel magnetic surface is ideal for hanging presentation materials, and provides a large writing surface. Perfect for presentations, classes, or meetings, this whiteboard has a sturdy aluminum frame and come with mounting brackets and hardware. It is even suitable for installation on drywall! This board features a convenient 2" deep aluminum tray to hold erasers and markers. Hardware pack includes (4) L-brackets, (4) drywall anchors, (4) long wall screws, and (4) short screws. Board Dimensions: Width: 48" Height: 36" WB4836W From Luxor / H. Wilsonmore >> less >>
Combine the elegance of your favorite vino with sentimental memories. Requires approximately 60 corks, depending on arrangement. Use as a tray or hang it on the wall as a cork board. Measures approximately 13 x13 .more >> less >>
After hanging their cloak from the set of hands, being "handed" candy from a spooky ceramic bowl, or plucking eerie edibles from our serving tray, your guests are sure to be howling with delight. Set of two hands includes one palm-up and one palm-down pose and is made from durable polyresin and stone powder. A Grandin Road exclusive. Newly updated, our all-time customer favorite Wall-mount Spooky Hands are more startling than ever. After hanging their cloak from the set of hands, being "handed' candy from a spooky ceramic bowl, or plucking eerie edibles from our serving tray, your guests are sure to be howling with delight . . .more >> less >>
Marks erase without a trace! Full-length marker rail keeps markers and erasers nearby. Patented (TM) hanging system keeps the board securely on the wall. Perfect for school or office. Quartet(R) Melamine Dry-Erase Board, 48in. x 72in., Expanded Marker Tray, Aluminum Frame is one of many Dry-Erase Boards available through Office Depot. Made by Quartet.more >> less >>
Constructed of tubular steel and metal wiring with a chrome finish, this valet is ideal for storing almost everything inside your bathroom from your hair-dryer to your lotion bottles, soap tray, towel bar, and you can hang your clothes on the topmore >> less >>
Quartet P557M 6\\' x 4\\' Prestige Plus Porcelain Whiteboard with Mahogany frame finish. DuraMax porcelain magnetic surface will not stain, ghost, scratch, or dent. EasyMount hanging system attaches board to wall in multiple locations for secure, easy and accurate mounting. Includes built-in marker tray and four dry-erase markers. Made in the USA and TAA compliant.DuraMax Product VideoFeaturesDuraMax porcelain magnetic surface will not stain, ghost, scratch or dent.Designed for heavy duty daily use.Versatile, magnetic surface doubles as a bulletin board or projection screen.Rich, mahogany finish frame complements any high-profile interior.Mounting hardware allows board to hang vertically or horizontally.Includes built-in marker tray, four dry-erase markers, and quick clips.Made in the USA and TAA compliant.SpecificationsWhiteboard Size: 6\\' W x 4\\' HMagnetic: YesFrame Finish: MahoganyMounting Hardware Type: Z-bracketMounts: Horizonmore >> less >>
ASI-0439Cabinet is provided with two push-up flaps for bottom-filling of paper towels. Towel dispenser is concealed behind mirror or wall. Dispenses 600 C-fold or 800 multi-fold paper towels. Only towel tray opening is visible. Designers Note: Leave 6" min. (150 mm) clearance below towel tray opening for space for pull towels. Units are installed prior to mirror hanging or before finished wall is applied. ASI 0439 Towel Dispenser Spec Sheetmore >> less >>
100% natural slate stone in unique, neutral colors. Copper framing of the water feature is crafted with precise metal fabrication. Smooth-flowing water distribution system will not clog or spray. Adjustable "pebble beach" tray rests over water pan to eliminate backsplash. Easily serviced pump is padded to quiet vibrations. Incorporate the sights and sounds of nature into your indoor environment with our Greeley Falls Copper & Slate WaterFall. A unique and bold presence at home or work, the beauty and tranquility of gently flowing water naturally reduces stress and anxiety. Wall fountains also function as elegant wall decor.100% natural slate stone in unique, neutral colors. . . Adjustable "pebble beach" tray rests over water pan to eliminate backsplash. . Conveniently located light and water flow switch. Dimmer switch adjusts light intensity. Polypropylene water pan liner prevents deterioration. Due to the individuality of the stone, each slate piece will arrive with unique colorations. View additional product specifications. Designed and hand-crafted with precision and care in the USA. Waterfall must be mounted into wall studs; hanging hardware included.more >> less >>
This double pedestal executive desk comes from a soft modern collection that blends traditional design elements like crown molding and picture frame detailing with contemporary influences like clean lines and satin nickel hardware. This executive desk is constructed of hardwood solids and handselect veneers for a look that's sure to impress.Four utility drawers come with removable dividers, two letter/legal sized hanging file drawers offer space for your documents and a convertible keyboard/pencil drawer can be used to house office supplies or a laptop/keyboard tray. With a fully finished back, this desk is perfect for use up against a wall or in the middle of the room. Fully assembled.Kathy Ireland by Martin Furniture participates in green practices. Martin purchases raw materials from forests that meet stringent environmental standards while also sending scrap corrugated materials to a company who recycles them. FL680more >> less >>
Iceberg 37049 Dry Erase Board, 4'W x 3'H, Charcoal Frame Coated styrene dry erase surface with high density polyethylene frame and back. Premium, ghost free, coated styrene dry erase surface enclosed by blow molded high density polyethylene frame and back, which fully supports the board surface. Solid feel writing surface fully supported by board body/frame. Lightweight and durable. Contemporary, radius corner design. Simple Mount wall hanging system allows the board to be easily mounted vertically or horizontally. Includes marker tray. - Dry Erase Boardsmore >> less >>
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Faced with a beveled mirror, this plantation oak wall mount jewelry armoire is designed to hold an array of jewelry. There is plenty of space and organizers to hold necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings. The inner felt lining is black with a light gray ring holder and there is a small removable storage tray with 4 sections for smaller items. This unit also provides a keyed locking mechanism to make sure all of your valuables are secure and safe. The jewelry storage inside of this armoire consists of 5 double hooks at the top, which are perfect for storing necklace and bracelet sets. Below this are two rows of 11 flat hooks capable of holding several necklaces each. On the inside top of the door, there are 9 rows of ring holders measuring 7.75 inches wide each, three rows for storing earrings, with 12 notches on each row to help separate or secure earrings. If needed, each notch is capable of holding a set of earrings. Additionally, below the earring storage on the door there are 10 single necklace/bracelet hooks to make sure you never run out of room! The finish is beautifully distressed with small wormholes and imperfections that accent the grain and character of the wood. These imperfections are natural wood flaws that help make every piece unique. - 14.5" W x 4.25" D x 48.25" Tall - Plantation Oak Finish - Assorted hooks and storage for all jewelry - Black Felt Lining - Ready to hang; No assembly requiredmore >> less >>
This "mirror, mirror on the wall" serves you well. At first glance, it's a beautiful espresso-finish piece featuring decorative floral appliqués. But you know that the mirror opens to reveal felt-lined compartments with trays, hooks, racks and cushioned rows to hold rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other coveted items. A lock keeps everything securely in place. 17" W x 5" D x 32" H Rich espresso finish 6 double hooks for hanging necklace and bracelet sets 11 flat hooks for hanging multiple slender necklaces 6 single hooks for bracelets 8 rows of ring storage 3 racks of storage for hoop and hook earrings Removable storage tray for stud earrings and other accessories Locking door with decorative key No assembly required Importedmore >> less >>
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The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest has received $207,983 of Title II funds through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced April 4, 2014 that more than $300 million will be paid to 41 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in support of local schools and roads as part of the Act's reauthorization.
This disbursement includes $30 million in Title II funding to complete special conservation projects on Federal lands proposed by Resource Advisory Committees throughout the Forest Service.
The Nicolet portion of the CNNF received $71,168 and Chequamegon side received $136,815 in Title II funds.
Each county's share of their state's payment amounts can be found on the Forest Service's Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/securepayments/projectedpayments.
Title II funds are used to fund projects that have broad community-based support with objectives that may include, but are not limited to: road, trail, and infrastructure maintenance or obliteration; soil productivity improvements; improvements in forest ecosystem health; watershed restoration and maintenance; restoration, maintenance, and improvement of wildlife and fish habitat; control of noxious and exotic weeds; hazardous fuels reduction; and reintroduction of native species.Projects must be on public land, but can occur on private land if it can be demonstrated that there is a benefit to public land resources.Resource Advisory Committees are responsible for reviewing and recommending projects for implementation.
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is seeking members of the community to serve on the Resource Advisory Committees to recommend how some of the Title II dollars will be spent in neighboring counties.
Committee members represent a diverse group of interests and programs. They are selected by the Secretary of Agriculture and serve four-year terms. Members are not paid for their service, but they can be reimbursed for travel expenses to meetings. Replacement members are also needed, should a committee member leave.
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In 2000, Congress passed the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act that provided enhanced, stabilized payments to more states through 2006. The act was extended for one year and then reauthorized in 2008 for four more years with a one-year reauthorization in 2012. The program was reauthorized in 2013 to provide benefits for an additional year.
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Event eNews: JIE Mission Partner Symposium 2014
Real-time coverage from the JIE Mission Partner Symposium, including blog posts, the Online Show Daily, related coverage, news and photos, all in one place. Editor in Chief Robert K. Ackerman will be on site providing highlights and breaking news from speakers and panelists as they discuss the current and future development of the JIE mission imperative. Bookmark this link and check back frequently for new content.
The Latest Coverage From JIE Mission Partner Symposium 2014
Single Security Architecture Needed for Military Network
The Joint Information Environment (JIE) will enable a single security architecture that may be the key to defending the U.S. military against attacks from cyberspace, said the Joint Staff's top communicator on the final day of AFCEA's three-day JIE Mission Partner Symposium.
Defense Department Needs to Nurture Cyber Professionals
The U.S. military needs to take active measures to ensure that it acquires good cyber professionals, said the Joint Staff's communicator.
JIE Essential for Successful Military Operations
U.S. military forces will not be able to pursue operational goals successfully unless the Joint Information Environment (JIE) is implemented, according to a member of the Joint Staff.
Two-Way Wrist Communicators on J-6 Wish List
The future soldier, sailor, airman, Marine and coast guardsman may be communicating with a mobile device attached to his or her wrist, if the vision of the nation's top uniformed communicator comes to pass.
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Guest Blog: The Network of Today
Network modernization is becoming a priority for defense agencies—and for good reason. Much of our defense network infrastructure was conceived 20 years ago and put into place almost a decade ago. While the networks remain the same, the technologies that depend on them have advanced, and innovation can no longer be supported by outdated and ineffective infrastructure.
DISA to Launch First Round of JRSS Network Upgrades
The U.S. Defense Department is primed to take a first step toward the realization of JIE as it gears up information migration to the joint regional security stacks, or JRSS, a key upgrade to streamline and secure network operations.
Industry Needs Mobility in Technology and Processes
Successful JIE implementation will require industry to be agile in providing key capabilities, particularly mobile communications. Gen. Bowman says reliable secure wireless and mobile command and control are the most important technologies needed from industry. "We're talking about command and control devices on a tablet or some other handheld device—as well as helping us through the security wickets," he expresses.
Military Services Join Forces on JIE—to an Extent
The individual services are pursuing different aspects of JIE development in what planners hope will be a synergy of capability and expertise. However, not all the services are sold on the JIE approach.
Cultural Change Poses Greatest Hurdle for JIE Implementation
JIE leaders offer that the biggest impediment to its success is the cultural change the JIE is bringing to the Defense Department. DeVries describes the department as a very large organization with processes built into it over a long period of time for defining requirements and then coming up with a recommendation of how to meet those requirements. Traditionally, the focus has been on buying a system to satisfy those requirements, and the services often had their own unique needs and methods of operation.
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Public News Coverage
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