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Long Island hires and promotions: Emilio Sosa, Greenman-Pedersen
Emilio C. Sosa has been hired as director of advanced transportation systems and technology at Greenman-Pedersen Inc., an engineering and construction services firm in Babylon. He was acting regional traffic engineer at the New York State Department of Transportation, Region 10 in Hauppauge.
Jenny Lund of Port Jefferson has been promoted to senior engineer at P.W. Grosser Consulting Inc. in Bohemia. She was project engineer.
Jason R. Graf of Bellmore has been promoted to vice president of Gayron de Bruin Land Surveying and Engineering in Bethpage. He was project manager.
Spyridon Bazigos of New Hyde Park has joined H2M architects + engineers in Manhattan as senior architect. He was director of capital planning and development at Hersha Hospitality in Manhattan.
Dr. Sima Doshi of Bayville has returned to Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, in Garden City. She previously worked in OCLI's Rockville Centre office from 2001 to 2005, specializing in cornea, external eye disease and comprehensive ophthalmology.
Kids Run Long Island, in Sayville, a nonprofit dedicated to fitness programs for schoolchildren, has made board of directors appointments.
Kiersten Bartolotta of Sayville has been appointed executive director. She is a former prosecutor and owner of Walk To Run Fitness in Sayville.
Lesli P. Hiller of New Hyde Park has been appointed to the board. She is a principal law secretary to an acting Supreme Court justice in Mineola.
Jennifer Cullen of Baldwin has been appointed to the board. She was formerly an assistant district attorney in Hempstead and is an educator for Parents for Megan's Law.
Heidi Feyler of Sayville has been appointed to the board. She is a self-employed real estate attorney in Sayville.
Natasha Edwards of Copiague has been hired as the Long Island/Queens NAMI walks manager at NAMI Queens/Nassau in Lake Success. She was director of development at Cenacle Sisters in Ronkonkoma.
Michael Serao of Hewlett Harbor has been hired as director of community development at The LGBT Network in Woodbury. He was regional vice president of Quontic Bank in Astoria.
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A message from our friends at the C.O.O.L Clinic:
The Annual Offensive Line Clinic will be held May 15 & 16, 2015 at the Millennium Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Clinic has been a tremendous success since it's inception. The schedule for the clinic is enclosed, it is two days of non-stop football with presentations of some of the greatest minds in college and professional football today. The clinic was designed to cover basic offensive line play, fundamentals, and techniques with emphasis on the Run Game and Pass Protection. You DO NOT need to be an offensive line coach to attend this clinic.
Topics discussed will have valuable application to coaches of any position, offense or defense. This year we would like you to send in your favorite OL drill on DVD or Video Tape when registering for the clinic and we will compile an outstanding clinic drill DVD to help coaches of all levels prepare for the fall football season of 2015. So Please send one with your regis- tration. Last year's clinic attendees included represen- tatives from 176 Colleges, 128 high schools, and from 34 different states, and two countries. The clinic provides a convention like meeting place for offensive line coaches before and after the clinic. This has become a great place to network with other coaches in the profession! Start Making plans to attend this year's clinic May 15 & 16, 2015
X&O Labs will be represented there this year and we would love to see you there.

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Students in the College of Arts + Sciences can meet with a career coach by pre-scheduling an appointment or through drop-in career coaching. Pre-scheduled appointments are hosted across campus (learn about our coaches, their industry specializations, and their coaching locations here).
Drop-In Career Coaching
Drop-in career coaching is hosted on Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Room 309 of the Career Development Center (625 N. Jordan Ave) between August 25 – December 15, 2017 – you don't need an appointment for drop-in coaching, so just stop by!
Pre-Scheduled Career Coaching Appointment
Below are instructions for pre-scheduling a career coaching appointment.
1. Go to careers.college.indiana.edu and click the Career Link button on the top right side of the page.
2. Select the Student/Alumni button on the following page and use your CAS credentials to log into the Career Link site.
3. You can request a career coaching appointment under the Shortcuts menu or by selecting Calendar and Counseling Appointment from the left navigation.
Note: You must complete your Personal and Academic account information (located in the Profile section of the left navigation) before you will be able to schedule an appointment.
4. When you reach the appointment scheduler, you must fill out all fields, including: Type, Date Range, Time Range, Length, Counselor(s), and Days of the Week. Once you do this, click the Check Availability button at the bottom.
If you do not see any counselor(s) available, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com to be assigned a coach.
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Once you submit the request, you should receive an appointment approval or rejection e-mail from your career coach with additional details about your appointment time and location.
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Stepney Way, London (PressExposure) April 04, 2012 -- Every home, office, business establishment, industrial house etc. use various types of furniture items depending upon the necessity. It can be very well seen in homes, that there can be different varieties of chairs exclusively for the use by children; chairs for use at kitchen by the house wives; chairs specially manufactured for old people; garden chairs; terrace chairs and many more.
The same logic is made applicable in every place including a coffee bar, casino, bar, theater and office and when it comes to office, different varieties of chairs are in use including the Eames office chair.
Every office needs chairs for the employees working in various departments and sections; executives looking after the financial and human resources affairs of the organization; workers working in various units and many more.
The chair which is in use by a computer operator cannot be made applicable for use by the executive and in fact the executive requires more comfortable chair like Eames Soft pad.
Like every product, the chair has exclusive requirements and basically it should be manufactured out of good quality wood so that it is not damaged within a short period of time and nowadays, chairs made out of steel or bamboo are available. Steel chairs are long lasting compared to the wooden chairs; however, since they can transmit heat or cold, they are found to be not suitable for use by old aged people. Chairs made out of bamboo wood are found to be good for health.
Apart from the material utilized, people should find the chairs more convenient while in use and it is the responsibility of the manufacturers to pay much attention this respect. While on the one hand there should be seating comfort, on the other hand, the back rest should be at proper angle so that the user comfortably sits and uses. While the chairs in houses are manufactured taking into consideration the convenience part, chairs in offices are manufactured in such a way that the employees are able to perform their functions in a comfortable manner for long hours and good chairs like Eames office chair can solve these kinds of problems to a great extent.
Manufacturers who are well experienced in the field of manufacturing chairs are coming out with varieties of chairs for different types of uses namely; outdoor chairs, dining chairs, chairs for use in hotels and restaurants; bars, casinos and many more, a good quality chair like Eames soft pad is definitely liked by everybody.
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A spacious and sunny 3/4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom homes have been furnished and equipped to a very high standard. The accommodation comprises: large open plan sitting / dining room, fully equipped modern kitchen, master double bedroom with en suite bathroom, 2 twin bedrooms. Patio doors and bedroom terraces overlook the large condominium pool and offer stunning sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy al-fresco dining in the garden or try some of the local gastronomy. Set in the rural countryside of Lourinhã, with the beach just minutes away, this is the perfect base for a relaxing or activity filled holiday.
This outstanding property development of just 15 three bedroom homes with breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean is located in one of the undiscovered areas of Portugal's Silver Coast - Areia Branca – literally White Sands.
Just 45 minutes drive from the capital Lisbon, close to historic Lourinhã town and minutes from long stretches of soft sandy beaches, this part of Portugal is becoming a sought after holiday destination.
Developed by award winning British developers, each home is built to exacting standards that marry traditional Portuguese exterior with quality & modern interiors.
Heating cost in low season £12.00/day to be added to rental amount.
In summer, Saturday - Saturday changeover is preferred
Payment can be made in Euros or GBP.
A non-refundable 25% deposit secures your booking. The balance is payable 8 weeks before arrival. There is also a security deposit of £200 which is returned in full once the inventory is checked. Please allow 28 days.
Portugal have implemented Article 45 of the Schengen Agreement. We are now required by law to collect and submit to SEF (Servico de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras) identification details (Passport or ID cards) of all guests in paid accommodation.
Less than 45 minutes from Lisbon, Areia Branca (literally White Sands) is located in the unspoilt Silver Coast region of Portugal. The area provides a wealth of delights from the miles of sandy beaches to the gentle green landscape dotted with ancient windmills, from quaint traditional villages to admirable world heritage sites. The extensive coastline is a haven for water sports - sailing, surfing, windsurfing, scuba diving and fishing and golfers can savour the pleasure, and challenge, of several world-class courses.
Areia Branca itself is a small community on the outskirts of Lourinha town - a traditional rural, agricultural town.
An all year round mild climate, friendly people, abundance of activities, gastronomic food and local wines, make this area a popular holiday destination.
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Bengaluru: Thick dense smoke emerging from Bellandur lake on Thursday triggered a panic among motorists on the busy Sarjapura Main Road.
While fires at Bellandur lake, owing to the deadly effluents in the lake is nothing new, this time it was a pile of burning garbage that resulted in fire in the lake.
Smoke started coming from the lake around 5.30 pm on Thursday mentioned a resident and a member of the citizen group Kasamukta Bellandur who lives in the nearby area adding that garbage and debris is being dumped into the lake on daily basis. On Thursday someone was burning garbage and the fire went out of control, she said.
Though the BBMP official was alerted he said they were helpless ruing how to douse a fire in the water. The fire was finally put out around 10 pm.
The citizens have been complaining about the rampant dumping of debris in the lake.Karnataka State Pollution Control Board chairman Lakshman said he had issued notices to the BBMP, BWSSB and other agencies to stop the dumping.
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I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Series: The Chronicles of Alice #2
Published by Ace on July 12, 2016
Genres: Fantasy, Horror
Pages: 304
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
Amazon | Audio | B&N | Goodreads
The land outside of the Old City was supposed to be green, lush, hopeful. A place where Alice could finally rest, no longer the plaything of the Rabbit, the pawn of Cheshire, or the prey of the Jabberwocky. But the verdant fields are nothing but ash—and hope is nowhere to be found.
Still, Alice and Hatcher are on a mission to find his daughter, a quest they will not forsake even as it takes them deep into the clutches of the mad White Queen and her goblin or into the realm of the twisted and cruel Black King.
The pieces are set and the game has already begun. Each move brings Alice closer to her destiny. But, to win, she will need to harness her newfound abilities and ally herself with someone even more powerful—the mysterious and vengeful Red Queen.
Wow. I could hardly put Red Queen down. It is the sequel to Alice. Both works cleverly use names and themes from Alice in Wonderland. They are so dark and layered. I had the same confused, uneasy feeling I have always had about the original.
Alice is our beleaguered hero, struggling to survive. She has been sold, raped, tortured and locked up in many ways. Now she has taken off on a new path with Hatcher. Her growth and perseverance is inspiring. The world continues to be a dark and scary place with those intent on using magic to fulfill their own greed with its power.
Stunning and well-written, and the horror is very unlike my normal reading choices. Highly recommended.
The Chronicles of Alice series is now complete. Ace is graciously allowing me to giveaway one print copy of Alice (to get you started), US only. Please comment below to enter the giveaway ending July 16th.
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.I'll be doing a feature monthly called Thrifty Thursday,which reviews books (ebooks)that have been available for free.
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John Scher/Metropolitan Entertainment Presents
Shane Koyczan
Sat. April 8, 2017
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Concert Hall @ NY Society For Ethical Culture
New York, NY
$22.50 - $25.00
This event is all ageshttps://www.metropolitanpresents.com/event/1305663/
Shane Koyczan
Internationally recognized author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people and speak directly to them in their own voice. In 2013, he collaborated with animators to make the anti-bullying viral video "To This Day" which has had over 13 million views, and he performed a customized version "For the Bullied and the Beautiful" to acclaim at the 2013 International TED Conference in Long Beach, California. Shane shapes his words and delivers in multi mediums from authored, video, spoken word, operatic, and musically performed.
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Uranium Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:URRE) reported the earnings of $-0.75/Share in the last quarter where the estimated EPS by analysts was $-0.82/share. The difference between the expected and actual EPS was $0.07/share, which represents an Earnings surprise of 8.5%.
Some buy side analysts are also providing their Analysis on Uranium Resources, Inc., where 0 analysts have rated the stock as Strong buy, 1 analysts have given a Buy signal, 0 said it's a HOLD, 0 reported it as Underperform and 0 analysts rated the stock as Sell. (These Recommendations are for the Current Month Only reported by Yahoo Finance.)
When it comes to the Analysis of a Stock, Price Target plays a vital role. 1 Analysts reported that the Price Target for Uranium Resources, Inc. might touch $3.25 high while the Average Price Target and Low price Target is $3.25 and $3.25 respectively.
To analyze a stock, one should look for Upgrades and Downgrades of a stock. Uranium Resources, Inc. got Initiated on 5-Apr-12 where investment firm Dahlman Rose Initiated the stock to Buy.
Uranium Resources, Inc. closed its last trading session at $1.41 with the gain of 18.44%. The Market Capitalization of the company stands at 22.31 Million. The Company has 52-week high of $8.88 and 52-week low of $0.97. The stock's current distance from 20-Day Simple Moving Average (SMA20) is 33.17% where SMA50 and SMA200 are 27.79% and -6.25% respectively. The Company Touched its 52-Week High on Dec 31, 2015 and 52-Week Low on Nov 10, 2016.
The Relative Volume of the company is 3.25 and Average Volume (3 months) is 631.56 million. Uranium Resources, Inc. P/E (price to earnings) ratio is 0 and Forward P/E ratio of 0.
The company shows its Return on Assets (ROA) value of -34.7%. The Return on Equity (ROE) value stands at -49.2%. While it's Return on Investment (ROI) value is 0%.
While looking at the Stock's Performance, Uranium Resources, Inc. currently shows a Weekly Performance of 20.14%, where Monthly Performance is 31.5%, Quarterly performance is 3.73%, 6 Months performance is 12.84% and yearly performance percentage is -75.58%. Year to Date performance value (YTD perf) value is -73.24%. The Stock currently has a Weekly Volatility of 12.73% and Monthly Volatility of 12.11%.


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urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-7bfd305d-ed3c-4c94-bf98-cf6fab7bb4a8 Application Modernization and Commercial Software Development - Tags - rtc This blog contains articles related to the practicalities around application software development. How should source code control be used? When should secure engineering be employed? How can teams maintain software for their sucessors to own? 0 30 4 2017-10-12T00:35:26-04:00 IBM Connections - Blogs urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-83fd781d-0c86-403f-a83a-666c754a0fa9 Promotion and Deployment of software on z/OS systems timhahn 100000F0AC active false Comment Entries application/atom+xml;type=entry Likes true 2012-08-28T08:58:18-04:00 2012-08-28T08:58:18-04:00
It's been awhile since I've updated this blog. However, something passed by my inbox the other day which I felt was just too good not to share with the community of people who are looking for information about Enterprise Modernization (EM) and the tools that support it.

As you know, IBM offers a application lifecycle management (ALM) tool called Rational Team Concert (RTC). What you might not be as aware of is that RTC is the only tool I know of which supports managing application development across all Enterprise computing platforms - from z/OS, through i5/OS, AIX, Linux, Windows, Mac, and even mobile device development. And this is not just to handle work items, planning, and source code management. RTC also has extensive support for automated build processing, including running build processing on z/OS, i5/OS, and AIX systems, collecting build logs so that they can be reviewed by developers and others responsible for managing automated software builds.

This build sub-system can also be used to provided other automation revolving around the build, test, and delivery of software. The natural next step for working with application software, after the program has been built, is to deploy that software into a test or QA environment for testing. And once testing has verified proper operation, the next set of steps revolve around promotion and deployment of that software into other environments.

The RTC Enterprise Extensions (RTC-EE) now offer sophisticated promote and deploy capabilities built on top of RTC's support for build processing. I could attempt to describe these features, however, they are probably best viewed to best understand their features and value.

The team has put together some informative videos on the topic of promotion and deployment on z/OS. Here are some links for you to follow if you would like to learn more:

The following videos are now available on jazz.net:
 Using the Enterprise Extensions component promotion feature
 Using Enterprise Extensions work item promotion feature Part 1
 Using Enterprise Extensions work item promotion feature Part 2

 Using the Enterprise Extensions work item package and deployment feature

 Robin Yehle has written an article which distinguishes promotion and deployment.

The information above should give you a great introduction to the topic of packaging, deployment, and promotion of software on z/OS systems using RTC-EE.

And one more thing for this blog entry - Be sure to visit Robin Yehle's blog noted above. In that blog she gives some great information about how to get the most out of using the features of RTC when working with developing z/OS applications of all types.

Enjoy!

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Today's keynote speaker at the Innovate 2012 conference was Michio Kaku. Dr. Kaku gave a whirlwind tour of the latest in physics-related breakthroughs, from contact lenses for augmented reality to smart wallpaper which will offer dining suggestions and medical advice, to medical devices which are ingested to assist in accurate diagnosis of medical issues. Dr. Kaku was quick to point out that all of these innovations to come in the world are powered by the software necessary to bring the hardware to life, bring information to people, and make sense of the overwhelming amount of information available for analysis and examination. People lined up for his book signing later in the day with copies of his book selling out quickly at the book store.

After the keynote, I was able to attend several interesting sessions as my speaking requirements were completed on Tuesday afternoon. I listened to Mark Neft of Accenture speak about usage of Rational Development and Test Environment for System z at a customer engagement he is working on. I also listened to a talk by Markus Sprunck of Unicredit who spoke about his organization's adoption of Rational Team Concert and agile methods. Markus gave many examples of how his team used built-in process configuration elements along with some selective customization to build a collaborative lifecycle management system which works well for his geographically distributed development team.

The third session I was able to attend was a panel discussion from several customers who were using different Rational tools to re-design the user interfaces to their enterprise applications. Whether the teams were using Host Access Transformation Services, Rational Business Developer and EGL, or Rational Application Developer, the teams all were able to re-factor their applications in such a way as to make their applications easier to learn and quicker to use, resulting in productivity gains for their user community. These gains greatly over-shadow the productivity gains seen by the application development teams themselves when considering the overall impact to their organizations.

It has been very interesting to hear how our customers, across many different application development platforms, are using our tools to their advantage. This year's Innovate seems a bit different than in past years. This year, the discussion is much more about how teams are going to make use of the next generation of application development tools, not if they will do so.

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I often hear from people I work with that "System z is old school" or "no one writes code for mainframes any more." I quietly let them say their piece – but I know better. There is plenty of new and exciting work being done with every hardware platform that IBM offers – System z included. But I'm getting ahead of myself. In this blog post, I'll look at mainframe application development, de-bunk some common misconceptions, and provide links to the latest technology for streamlining application development on z/OS and Linux for System z.

Current Thinking on Developing applications for Mainframe Systems

Except for the savvy group of "Master the Mainframe" students from universities, if you ask someone in a Computer Science program about how much exposure to mainframes and z/OS they receive you'll find that they give you something of a hollow stare. "Mainframes? Nobody writes applications for them any more." some of them might (erroneously) say. And even if you ask someone who knows that there is quite a bit of new work done on mainframe systems every day, they usually think of some archaic programming environment involving large, heavy, and old text-based terminals with 24x80 screens.

There's an ongoing perception that application development for z/OS requires the use of text-based user interfaces , writing code in assembler language, using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, and lacking common comforts such as interactive debuggers. This causes most people to think that writing applications for z/OS is hard to do and thus they tend to avoid it whenever possible. This, in turn, feeds the urban legend of the difficulty in working with z/OS, since the set of people working with the systems becomes more isolated. While this ancient history is fun to think about, it turns out that the reality of developing applications for z/OS is very much different than this urban legend.

To further the thinking, people also believe that accessing mainframe systems is nigh impossible to accomplish. Here is a point that has a level of truth in it. It is true that mainframe systems don't grow on trees, or fit in our pockets. And so it has been a bit of a struggle in the past to get access to mainframe systems. But recent offerings are making this barrier to entry come down – I'll give some pointers on this at the end of this blog post.

Bunk!

It turns out that as of 2012, the common perceptions about application development for z/OS are very far from reality. The reality here is that application development for z/OS is very much like application development for any other platform. You use modern application development tools including integrated development environments (IDEs), interactive debuggers, feature-rich, syntax-highlighting editors, including wizards which generate application source code on your behalf. These tools also include capabilities to interact with remote databases, allowing teams to test out complex SQL queries prior to coding them into applications and support for multiple programming languages including Java, C/C++, COBOL, and PL/I. The tools assist development teams in compiling, linking, and debugging their applications, all from a remotely connected workstation which communicates with the application running on the mainframe system.

COBOL is a very common language used for business applications running on mainframe systems. The tools available for COBOL are vast and deep in function, ranging from code analysis and understanding tools to advanced code re-factoring support built into the code editors. This re-factoring support allows for re-locating blocks of function, ensuring that the resulting application code still performs the same set of steps after the re-factoring is complete.

In addition to COBOL, however, Java is a very popular programming language for mainframe applications. Java applications running in application server environments, on-line transaction processing environments, as well as for running batch programs are all supported, with the tools helping teams write these applications and deploy them into the target runtime environments.

This still leaves the access to the z/OS systems as something to take care of. Well, it turns out that there is a solution to this issue as well. It is now possible to access a high fidelity emulation environment for application development of mainframe applications – whether those are COBOL, C/C++, Java, or even assembler language programs. And for all the runtime environments into which those applications might run – batch, WebSphere Application Server, CICS, IMS, or DB2. This environment can be thought of as an emulation environment rather than a simulation of mainframe functions running on a workstation. As such, development teams can get much more familiar with System z and z/OS systems as well as working with their applications running in their intended runtime environments.

Now to Make it Easy

All the parts which I've described above have been available separately for quite some time now. For those that are wondering what the names of those tools are, here is a quick list:

Rational Asset Analyzer – in-depth analysis of applications for program understanding, code complexity calculations, and dependency analysis

Rational Developer for System z or for zEnterprise – integrated development environment for applications running on z/OS and zEnterprise systems

Rational Team Concert – collaborative application lifecycle management, covering source code management, work item management, planning, and automated build across multiple systems including z/OS and zEnterprise systems

Rational Developer for System z Unit Test feature – environment for development and testing of z/OS applications in an emulated environment running on a Linux on x86 system.

However, the burden has been on the development organization to realize the integration points amongst these tools and to figure out how to use the above tools in the combination for which they were intended.

A solution from IBM takes the guessing out of this and helps teams realize the benefits of using the above tools in combination. The Integrated Solution for System z Development (ISD for z) is a combination of the tools I have noted above. This solution represents the recommended set of tools for developing applications that contain mainframe components. The solution and the corresponding integrations have been optimized to support typical development usage scenarios. With ISD for z, you get all the capabilities which you have come to expect when writing code for Linux or Windows platforms, along with a whole lot more features to enable team collaboration across projects which have pieces that run on multiple platforms.

Application development for z/OS and System z is really just like development for every other platform. Tools exist to help access the system environment, edit, compile, and debug applications running on the platform, and even understand existing applications which have evolved over decades of continual refinement. And access to a z/OS system for application development purposes is easier than ever before – removing that barrier to entry which has held development teams back in the past.

Have a look at these and I think you'll agree that the future is bright for software development – no matter what the target platform is. In fact, the tools enable organizations to choose their deployment platform based on their business requirements, not based on the skill-set of their organization. This frees up the organization to choose the best platform for the job to be performed – freedom indeed!

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Software development teams that want to work well, spend more time coding new function and less time answering those age old questions "So, are you on time? In budget? On schedule?" are always looking for ways to make reporting something that they don't have to spend time on. Building reports whenever someone asks for status just wastes the development team's time. Well, maybe not wastes time, but it does take away from their ability to focus on the tasks that they're being asked to do, namely, design new solutions, write code, and deliver functions and fixes and enhancements.

I have always been interested in how application development tools can actually help development teams rather than get in their way. One of the areas of interest for me is in this area of reporting. How well can a version control and bug tracking system support a team's need for reports, or their management's hunger for status reports from the team? Is it easy to create these reports? How do the reports look? How can consumers of the reports get them without impacting the development team who is usually asked to create them?

In my experience, most bug tracking systems and version control systems have various mechanisms for getting information out of them and then leave it to some set of smart people to figure out how to make the results look pretty for their organization. This usually means that an enterprising individual in the organization has to take it upon themselves to figure it all out, write some reports, and then maintain those reports over time. This is somewhat to be expected since every organization tends to want their reports to look and act a certain way, whether this is because of past history and tools that they have used, or because they just like to have some customization.

Bottom line, the development tool needs to serve multiple needs. There need to be some good built-in or pre-canned reports to get people started, and then there needs to be a good way of extending/adding reports to the environment so that the right information is available to the right folks ... whenever those folks need to access that information.

After working with lots of different tools over the years, I keep being impressed by what Rational Team Concert (RTC) provides in both built-in function/features as well as extensibility. This area of reporting is no exception. I found a great article on setting up Rational Team Concert reports this morning, written by Ken Kumagai. It is titled: "Creating customized reports through multiple project areas in Rational Team Concert". At first, the information provided seems complex and daunting. BIRT reporting is used, you have to understand that RTC provides a "Jazz data source" that is usable in BIRT reports, and so on. However, once you get past this, you see that there is real power here.

First, RTC provides a bunch of built-in reports that can be used in dashboards. Second, after looking at some of the references, including some from Tim McMackin back in 2010 (see: "Creating custom reports with BIRT and Rational Team Concert - 3 part series"), you see that RTC also offers a great way to build customized reports and then enable integration of those reports into dashboards as well.

So here you have it, a set of tools to allow both easy reporting and customized reporting across both work items and version control information. This wouldn't be possible without an integrated tool that allows access to this type of information. If you haven't already, you should have a look at these capabilities if your software development teams are plagued with the typical issues of needing to provide status all the time while still finding time to write the applications and features that they're expected to deliver.

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I bought this product,a discman,because I did not have one.The service was average,but the discman looked good so I chose it.The discman is very thin and can be placed in your pocket very easily.Also the sound quality is excellent and there is a sound button on the control which can add extra bass to your song.A switch on the underside of the discman lets you hear your songs on normal mode and the other one limits the volume.Besides all this,the discman can run on both rechargeable batteries and dry batteries.The rechargeable batteries takes a few hours for the first time,but after a while takes about 1 hour to recharge.The dry batteries are AA size.The discman has G-protection,making it skip-free.
Well,those were the good points.As everything has good points,it must also have a few bad points here and there.The control is a bit hard to use.When you want to go back to a previous song,you will find that you will have to push the back slide two times or more.Also,the open button only opens the cover just a bit,you will have to pull the cover up yourself.
I say that people who carry their discman's a lot should buy it.The price is a bit high and people who want a discman to last should buy this product.
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markuszwickl published 16/01/2001I think you have got yourself muddled. You talk about a Handy when this section is about CD players. Markus
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text: NewsEvergreen Women's Day Poem By Payal Biswas - January 13, 2016 0 964 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Place your ad here Loading... Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed. I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing It ought to make you proud. I say, It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. When God sat down to make a woman He gave her empathy love and compassion, By the time he finished with her He had no more left for the man. He gave her the ability to be a mother And nurture and take care of others. Slowly, on reflecting, it dawned on her She was being treated like a piece of furniture. At first she resigned to her fate Bore the indifference of her progeny and mate. Slowly she realised she didn't have to be a victim, And didn't have to be at the mercy or everyone's whims. She knew it was not going to be an easy battle to be won, Yet she took on everyone. She began to firmly express her views And waited to get her due. At first it didn't go down well with anyone, They wondered if she had been possessed by a demon. Men were not amused, In fact they were confused. We give her food, clothes and roof over her head, But the woman had empowered herself to earn her own bread, Car, house and thus managed to redeem, With her hard work her self esteem. She had made a tough choice, And finally had a voice Men tried very hard to keep her in her place And made sure she got no space. They were not at par, This is a question I have to ask the Lord. So there was a war, Did man pay a ransom to God? No matter what a woman achieves, She rarely receives The acknowledgement which she deserves. Yet she is able to preserve Her sanity and peace. And learn to live with dis-ease, Then her inner voice whispered to her, Don't resign just pamper His ego, and give him the credit For all the merit. Watch how his chest swells with pride And he might be on your side. Men actually never grow up, So from time to time pump Them up with a hug and a fancy meal. It will make them feel Like a king while you smile. It's not all that difficult to use a little guile. Silly women you haven't gone about it the right way, Use your soft, cunning, clever, gentle voice and say I am so proud to be wearing this wedding band. Chances are he will be eating out of your hand. You only stand to gain Even if you feign. So go ahead and do your own thing, Let him feel you owe him your sense of well being. Women's liberation never went down well with men So don't chant what women want while you are in your den While you laze around sipping your wine Don't be surprised if he sheepishly asks, 'will you like to go out to dine? ' God you made us smart Right from the start. It took us a long time to realise And become cool, calm and wise, To use enlightened manipulation With a subtle passion While having our own way So that he may Feel we were just following his command, And there was no reason to feel alarmed. If he says he wants to bond with his male friends, Smile and say go I have lots of errands There is no point to sulk and wait, Till he returns and opens the gate. Use this time to make sure You have a good time even if you just go for a pedicure. Indulge in your famous past times While sipping soda and lime. Chances are when you have both had your space, You won't have to face Cold vibes and bad temper, This will only hamper You from a good night sleep, While you helplessly weep While he sleeps and snores by your side, And you swallow your pride. Women love yourselves, and put youselves first But please you must Not voice it at all This way I promise you will have a ball. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Related


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Evil Detentions Activity Cards. Creative practical activity ideas for anyone who wants something that little bit different. Great for Teachers, Youth Leaders, Adult Trainers, Scouts and anywhere where people gather to think, solve problems, be creative or just learn stuff. Our unique interface lets you drag cards around the screen, Flip them, form groups and zoom in. Choose cards by ratings or category, and hear extra tips*. Cards have ratings out of 10 for: Time - How long it will take Creativity - How inspired you need to be Evilness - How unusual the activity is... Difficulty - How much thought is involved Effort - How much physical activity is involved Equipment - How much stuff you need Cards are interactive so if you tap the Time category, cards are listed in order of Time required. You can also select cards by Category, from "5 Minute" all the way up to "Doctor Evil" This LITE version of Evil Detentions, is limited to 20 cards, 6 with instructions on the back and 3 with audio, but it is FREE and a great way to try out the App. Buy the full version and get 30+ cards, ALL with in-depth instructions, ALL with Audio, and four times a year you will get a new card in every category (24 a year) for free! And as a Bonus, the full version comes with a 3D Random Card picker... Check our website at www.evildetentions.com for other versions of Evil Detentions, and 10 PDF Task Sheets to download for free.
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Flash Point Trailer (2007)
"They made it personal... He'll make them pay." 26 July 2007 Action 88 mins
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!
Watch the official Flash Point 2007 trailer in HD below or find more Flash Point videos on Vidimovie.


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Logorrhea is your one-stop solution for iChat log browsing and searching. iChat can be configured to log all messages sent and received, which is all fine and good - until you need to actually find a specific conversation that is. Enter Logorrhea. It features fast browsing of logs by buddy and date and keyword searching of logs.
Meteorologist is a simple interface to weather provided by weather.com. It provides the ability to show the weather in the main menu or the dock, each displaying more detail in a pop-up menu, whose contents are customizable from the preferences. Users can also change several of the appearance settings for the dock, in addition to setting whether to display temperature data in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Fugu SSH is a Mac OS X graphical frontend to OpenSSH's Secure File Transfer application (SFTP). SFTP is similar to FTP, but, unlike FTP, the entire session is encrypted, meaning no passwords are sent in cleartext form, and it is thus much less vulnerable to third-party interception. Fugu allows you to take advantage of SFTP's security without having to sacrifice the ease of use found in a GUI. Fugu also includes support for SCP files transfers, and the ability to create secure tunnels through SSH.
iHook is a graphical frontend for any command-line executable. It gives scripts a pleasant Aqua face, and allows script writers to provide graphical feedback without having to learn one of the higher APIs available for Mac OS X. iHook accomplishes this through its ability to understand a set of directives. When a script writes an iHook Directive to stdout, iHook will modify its own interface based on the content of the Directive. In this way, a simple shell script can have an Aqua interface, complete with a progress bar and drawer. When launched in the Finder, iHook prompts the user to choose a script to run; iHook also accepts file drops on its icon, and will attempt to run the dropped file. When no user is logged in, iHook tries to execute /etc/logout.hook. This makes iHook highly useful as an interface for Mac OS X LogoutHooks.
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Note: Before you try to deploy file search office documents preview, make sure other parts of your seafile cluster are already working, e.g upload/download files in a web browser. Make sure memcached is configured as described in "Deploy in a cluster".
Enable search and background tasks in a cluster
In the seafile cluster, only one server should run the background tasks, including:
- indexing files for search
- email notification
- office documents converts service
- LDAP sync
- virus scan
Let's assume you have three nodes in your cluster: A, B, and C.
- Node A is backend node that run background tasks.
- Node B and C are frontend nodes that serving requests from clients.
Configuring Node A (the backend node)
If you following the steps on settings up a cluster, node B and node C should have already be configed as frontend node. You can copy the configuration of node B as a base for node A. Then do the following steps:
Install Dependencies (Java, LibreOffice, poppler)
On Ubuntu/Debian:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre libreoffice poppler-utils python-uno # or python3-uno for ubuntu 14.04+
On CentOS/Red Hat:
sudo yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk
sudo yum install libreoffice libreoffice-headless libreoffice-pyuno
sudo yum install poppler-utils
Edit seafevents.conf and ensure this line does NOT exist:
external_es_server = true
Edit seahub_settings.py and add a line:
OFFICE_CONVERTOR_NODE = True
Edit seafile.conf to enable virus scan according to virus scan document
Edit the firewall rules
In your firewall rules for node A, you should open the port 9500 (for search requests).
Configure Other Nodes
On nodes B and C, you need to:
- Edit
seafevents.conf, add the following lines:
[INDEX FILES] external_es_server = true es_host = <ip of node A> es_port = 9200
Edit seahub_settings.py and add a line:
OFFICE_CONVERTOR_ROOT = 'http://<ip of node A>'
Make sure requests to http://
server {
listen 80;
server_name <IP of node A>;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
As a simple test, you can use this command to test if you set it up correctly.
curl -v http://<IP of node A>/office-convert/internal/status/
It should say "400 Bad Request" when you have Nginx config updated.
Start the background node
Type the following commands to start the background node (Note, one additional command
seafile-background-tasks.sh is needed)
./seafile.sh start
./seahub.sh start # or "./seahub.sh start-fastcgi" if you're using fastcgi
./seafile-background-tasks.sh start
To stop the background node, type:
./seafile-background-tasks.sh stop
./seafile.sh stop
./seahub.sh stop
You should also configure Seafile background tasks to start on system bootup. For systemd based OS, you can add
Description=Seafile Background Tasks Server
After=network.target seahub.service
ExecStart=/opt/seafile/seafile-server-latest/seafile-background-tasks.sh start
ExecStop=/opt/seafile/seafile-server-latest/seafile-background-tasks.sh stop
Then enable this task in systemd:
systemctl enable seafile-background-tasks.service


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Orthopaedic Specialty Institute Medical Group - 12/08/2014
Orthopaedic Specialty Institute Medical Group has reported a data breach when it was discovered that 742 boxes of patient X-rays were stolen from an Iron Mountain Record Management storage facility. After an investigation by the authorities, it was discovered that two Iron Mountain Record Management employees stole the files and melted them down for the silver.The information in the records, which are 10 to 15 years old, and could have included patient names, birth dates and medical record numbers. For those who might have been affected they can call the medical group at 1-714-937-48251-714-937-4825 . More Information: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/medical-631456-rays-group.html CallSend SMSAdd to SkypeYou'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype


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Your Home Away From
Home In Hoi An
Phuc and Ly's Homestay
Front yard
En-suite Double room
En-suite bathroom with hot shower
Mr Phuc is 35 years old. He speaks
Vietnamese and a little English. Mr Phuc is a tailor and he is
often at home everyday. He is
interested in travelling, talking with friends, watching TV,
computer/internet, foreign cultures and the outdoors.
Mrs Ly is 35 years old. She speaks English very well. Mrs Ly is
working at one of hotels in Hoi An. She is interested in watching TV, gardening,
talking with friends and cooking.
At Phuc and Ly's guests can stay for at least 1 night and up
to a maximum of 365 nights. Phuc and Ly have 2 children living
at home and they can speak some English as well. Phuc smokes
sometimes and the guests are allowed to smoke outside. No pets
live in this household.
Information about the
homestay accommodation
The accommodation is situated in/near Hoi An. The name of the
neighbourhood is Betel Garden resort, Thanh Nam fishing village,
Cam Chau Ward. The distance to the city centre is 1.0km (0.6
miles). The next access point to public transport is at 2000m
(2187 yd) distance.
Phuc and Ly's house, 4 guests can
stay at the same time. The following accommodations are generally
18.00m²/ 1 room
A/C, mattress, mosquito net, pillow, slipper, towel, tea and
coffee maker, hair-dryer, desk, wardrobe and shared use
TV, kitchen with the family.
Price per night
per person:
+ 300.000 VND / night/ 1 person
+ 400.000 VND / night/ 2 persons
Double bed room rate
includes the following services:
Welcome drink, breakfast,
internet, bicycle and city map.
Additional available
services at an extra charge:
Airport pick-up & drop-off service
(300.000 VND/ one-way), Lunch & Dinner are available on request
for 100.000 VND per person/ 1 meal), Vegetarian meals are
available as well.
Please contact us for the availability of the accommodation in
Phuc & Ly's house.
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See how to setup roulette here in this document.
For the viewer:
Our roulette game is currently in alpha. Some bets you can do on a table are disabled at the moment but will be added soon.
Viewers can bet in chat (not as robust) or on the Viewer Portal http://www.branebot.com/YOURSTREAMERSNAME
You can place as many chips you have on the board equivalent to the channel currency you have. Meaning if you have 2000 currency you can place 2000 worth of chips on the board. All chips placed after your bank amount will be ignored. Max Bet is 10,000. Minimum bet is 1.
The table:
The left side is the wheel. The dealer will spin the wheel when the countdown is done. They will then launch a ball counterclockwise to the rotation of the wheel. The ball will fall in a slot on the wheel. If your bet corresponds to the ball location either in color or number you win. If not then you lose all that you bet on the board.
Here are your odds of winning:
The Roulette odds for the single zero wheel would then be 2.63% (1 out of 37)
For wagers on red, black, odd, even 1 to 19, and 19 to 36 the payouts are 1 is to 1, and the probability is 48.65%. For wagers on 1 to 12, 13 to 24, and 25 to 36, the payout is 2 to 1, with a probability of 32.43%.
For a single number it is 2.70%, for two numbers 5.40%, three numbers it is 8.11%; for a four number bet it is 10.8%, and six numbers 16.22%.
The Roulette payout is 1 to 1, with a probability of 47.37% for the following wagers: Even, odd, black, red, 1 to 18 and 19 to 36. For 1 to 12, 13 to 24 and 25 to 36 the edge is 31.58% with a 2:1 payout.
For one number the payout is 35:1 with a house edge of 2.63%; with two numbers (17:1 5.26%), three numbers (11:1, 7.89%), for four number bets the payout is 8 to 1 with an edge of 10.53%. For six numbers the payout will be 5:1 with an edge of 15.79%. The five number bet pays 6:1 (13.16%).
Casino bets not allowed on our table (at this time)
Cross number bets (placing chips on the + between 4 numbers)
Corner bets
5 Numbers
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WWE Superstar Rusev is predicting his fiancée Lana will "take over" the company's women's division.
The 30-year-old grappler is certain the blonde beauty is going to have a phenomenal career as a wrestler now she has made her in-ring debut at 'WrestleMania 32', at which she competed in a 10-woman tag match albeit competing on the losing fivesome.
Rusev - who got engaged to Lana in October 2015 - told BANG Showbiz: "She is so professional and she went out at 'Mania' and showed the world that she's one of the best Divas. She's one of the best female wrestlers in the world and she's going to take over the women's division very soon. I showed her how to do all those kicks, I trained her. Her big kick is called a Lana-Land kick."
Rusev revealed Lana - who will star in season six of E! show 'Total Divas' - was very nervous before going out to the ring at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but he was able to calm her nerves in the dressing room.
The 'Bulgarian Brute' - who had his own match at 'WrestleMania' with his League of Nations tag team partners against The New Day - shared: "She was very nervous beforehand so I had to calm her down backstage. But that's how you feel when you have your first match at 'WrestleMania' - the grandest stage of them all. But when she got out there she handled it so well, I was very proud, she looked amazing, she looked stunning."
Rusev will spend the next week in the UK and Ireland for 'The WWE WrestleMania Revenge Tour' and if he gets a chance he is hoping his tag team partner Sheamus will take him out to see the sights in his hometown of Dublin.
Discussing the Dublin leg, the 'RAW' star said: "Sheamus has always told me he's going to take me out. We'll see, I'm holding him to that. There's a lot of things I want to do with him. "Depending on how much time we've got I would love to go around Dublin and see the sights. I'll be carrying a big banner saying Rusev is here!"
Visit Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.co.uk for tickets and information on the tour.
'WWE WrestleMania Revenge Tour' dates:
Saturday, April 16, 7.30pm - Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
Sunday, April 17, 5pm - Nottingham Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, England
Monday, April 18, 7pm - Monday Night Raw at O2 Arena, London, England
Tuesday, April 19, 7pm - SmackDown taping at O2 Arena, London, England
Tuesday, April 19, 7.30pm - Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Wednesday, April 20, 7.30 pm - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
Thursday, April 21, 7.30pm - 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
Friday, April 22, 7.30pm - Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Saturday, April 23, 7.30pm - The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland


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A poised 2 Broke Girls' Beth Behrs pulls off Parisian style perfectly. Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier at the entrance of the George V, Paris. Originally published in Watch! magazine, April 2014.
Dress from Didier Ludot, Paris. Hat and pin from Chanel, Paris. Purse from Fashionphile, Beverly Hills. Cuff by Rice and Beans Vintage, Los Angeles.
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Police officers and fire crews could have same boss under Government plans
Firefighters and police officers could have the same boss under new government proposals.
Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will be able to take control of overseeing fire services in their area.
The elected officials will then be able to put in place a single "employer" led by a senior officer in charge of hiring all local fire and police personnel.
It is part of a wider strategy to foster closer working relationships between emergency services, which could lead to arrangements such as sharing back office functions, although the Government insists they will remain operationally independent.
Unions attacked the plans, while ministers insist better collaboration will strengthen service and deliver savings and benefits for the public.
New legislation will allow PCCs to take on the responsibilities of the fire and rescue authority in their area "where a local case is made that it would be in the interests of economy, efficiency and effectiveness, or public safety".
A single employer could then be created under the PCC's governance and be led by a chief officer, who will need to be of chief constable rank.
Rules will be changed to allow fire service personnel to apply for the the role. Below that post, a senior fire officer would lead fire operations, while a deputy chief constable would be appointed to lead police activity.
A Government consultation setting out the proposals stressed that the distinction between operational policing and firefighting will be maintained.
A law that prevents a member of a police force from being a firefighter will remain, there is no intention to give firefighters the power of arrest and central government funding for the two services will remain separate.
Ministers claim the moves will improve efficiency and make it easier for the two services to share back office functions.
The reforms will also place fire, police and ambulance services under a statutory duty to consider opportunities for collaboration.
Matt Wrack, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), said there is "absolutely no case" for PCCs to take over fire and rescue services.
He said: "These are badly thought out proposals from a Government which couldn't care less about emergency services or those they employ.
"Police are law enforcers, while fire and rescue is a humanitarian service with a very different remit and culture."
The proposals come days after separate plans to expand the role of unpaid police volunteers.
Will Riches, vice chairman of the Police Federation, said: "Call me cynical but it all feels like musical chairs here.
"What concerns us, as a profession that relies on continuity and resilience, is that all these plans point in one direction: toward ways to do things cheaper rather than better."
Policing Minister Mike Penning said PCCs are accountable and "uniquely placed to improve the way the emergency services are delivered at a local level".
He added: "It simply doesn't make sense for emergency services to have different premises, different back offices and different IT systems when their work is so closely related and they often share the same boundaries."
Fire Minister Mark Francois said the number of fires is falling each year, adding: " We want to remove any bureaucratic barriers to joint working and allow local leaders to make the arrangements that work best for them."
Other changes in the proposals include enabling a PCC to be represented on their local fire and rescue authority in cases where they do not assume responsibility of the organisations; giving the Mayor of London direct responsibility for the fire and rescue service in the capital; and encouraging local ambulance NHS foundation trusts to consider having PCCs represented on their council of governors.


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Authorities: Report of gunman at MIT was a hoax
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — An unfounded report of a gunman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that briefly caused a campus-wide lockdown Saturday stemmed from an electronic message sent to police, authorities said.
Officers searched for a man reported to be carrying a long rifle and wearing body armor but found nothing unusual, Cambridge police said. The report turned out to be a hoax, and there was no threat to public safety, state police spokesman David Procopio said.
Cambridge police received the tip in an electronic chat message around 7:30 a.m., but witnesses on the scene eventually contradicted it, spokesman Dan Riviello said. MIT sent two emergency alerts via text message, urging people to stay indoors. Less than an hour later, police posted on Twitter that the scene was clear.
Investigators are trying to identify the prankster and will pursue criminal charges if they do, Riviello said.
He declined to provide additional details or confirm reports that the IP address used by the prankster has been traced to New York, saying "as it is an active and ongoing investigation, I cannot release any additional information at this time."
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The Currency Conundrum
The Role of Currencies. Why Care?
Currencies adjust due to a wide range of factors. Over the past two years, the Canadian Dollar has declined in value (depreciated) relative to the U.S. Dollar (USD) along with many of the other major currencies. Canada is a small open economy—meaning a large degree of our economic activity is subject to outside forces. This results in being exposed to changes in exchange rates. The following are some examples over the past two years showing the impact of a depreciating Canadian Dollar:
- An increased cost of travel to locations with stronger currencies—particularly "snowbirding" to the U.S. and travel to the U.K.
- Rising food and goods prices due to the fact most of these are imported from trading partners whose currencies are stronger.
- While the price of one barrel of oil (a primary input to gasoline) has declined by 61% in USD, the price of gasoline has fallen just 28.4%. Most of the difference can be attributed to the exchange rate, while the balance has been booked as profit by the refiner.
- A weak Canadian Dollar has been good for investment portfolios with exposure to foreign markets. Where local market returns have been under 5%, the currency translation effect has provided a boost:
These examples demonstrate why Mawer's view is not to hedge currency in your investment portfolio. Where some personal expense costs rise with a depreciating Canadian Dollar, the offsetting impact to your investment portfolio makes up some of that ground.
It's key to remember that it's the overall picture that is important.
What About Hedging?
We have been asked this question with frequency over the years. First, it is helpful to define what a hedge is. In its simplest form, an insurance policy is a hedge. You pay a premium to offset a potential loss in the future. In financial markets, a common approach is to agree to pay a certain price (for a commodity, an exchange of cash) at some future date to lock-in a price (e.g. $60 WTI or 0.77 USD per Canadian Dollar). You have a known obligation and are happy to lock-in a price, regardless of the changes that occur between now and then. At Mawer, we think hedging these types of things often makes sense – you know the amount and the timing.
When it comes to investment portfolios, the amount and timing are typically unknown. Any benefits of directly hedging are difficult to achieve for a couple of key reasons:
1. Underlying investments are themselves exposed to multiple currencies and their own hedging programs. (See Halma Case Study)
2. Currency markets are similar to weather systems; they are complex adaptive systems—difficult to predict, sometimes localized, sometimes widespread, often volatile. The butterfly effect applies as there can be big outcomes on either side with any small change. (See FXCM Inc. Case Study)
"Put a hedge around your house, not around your portfolio." Jim Hall, CIO
Case Study #1: Halma PLC
Like the weather, currency markets are Complex Adaptive Systems. The complexity comes from multiple inputs that affect currencies such as: interest rates, inflation rates, economic growth rates, central banks, governments, corporations, terms of trade, financial instruments, and traders etc. A currency quote is a reflection of many moving parts. Add to that the possibility of unanticipated external shocks and adaptivity enters the picture.
An example is the Swiss National Bank's abandonment of the Euro peg. This was a unilateral action that surprised markets and had significant impact around the world for those involved in the carry trade (borrow in low interest rate currency, invest in higher rate currency). Anyone borrowing Swiss Francs had an immediate 17% increase in borrowing costs. In the case of Polish loans denominated in Swiss Francs, that amounted to $32 billion in immediate losses!
In the case of FXCM Inc., a currency trading company headquartered in New York, the impact of the Swiss Franc re-pricing wiped out a large part of the value of the company in just a few days (about an 88% decline in four trading sessions). This is an extreme example but it points out the potential for currencies to experience wide swings due to an external shock at the whim of a government or a central bank.
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One strategy Mawer uses to manage currency risk within the context of a portfolio is diversification. This is not a new concept. Diversification is even mentioned in the Talmud, the central text of Rabbinic Judaism with the oldest manuscript dating back to 1342. It encourages followers to split their assets into thirds: one for business, one kept liquid, and one in land.
Conceptually, diversification works by dividing things by 1/N where N is the number of assets. If N=1, you've put all your eggs in one basket. What about the International Monetary Fund—how does it diversify IMF Reserves? It diversifies among currencies but not in equal portions. This is more of a 1/Ntelligence approach. That is what we subscribe to.
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Our approach is that we can go beyond 1/N by adding intelligence within our investment process. That intelligence is designed to put the odds in clients' favour by identifying underpriced assets whenever possible. We believe it is a robust, resilient and durable way to approach the currency conundrum.
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In fixed income, the Global Bond Fund is designed to be the "Reserve Bank" of Mawer. Within a balanced portfolio, the Global Bond Fund intends to add intelligence around high quality government bonds, which can provide less correlation to equities than would be expected from a true Central Bank asset mix.
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The family of the Victorian cartoonist Linley Sambourne employed maids from Norfolk, shrimp-like girls, two of whom slept in the same bed, head to toe. We know their sleeping habits because Sambourne took photographs. If he had not been an amateur photographer who liked ogling women, we would not have this intimate record.
Servants were rarely noticed. In grand households, they stood with their faces to the wall when the family passed. The Bloomsburyite Vanessa Bell is remembered as addressing them as though from the window of a fast-moving train. In this engrossing book, Lucy Lethbridge brings them physically before us.
Devotees of Downton Abbey will recognise the territory of the opening chapters. We are at the high water mark of service as a way of life, when each week five maids would wash the mosaic-covered hall of a house in Epping Forest with milk. "Nothing could be simpler," observed the Earl of Derby, when contemplating the 60 extra servants who would need to be accommodated at Knowsley Hall for the king's visit. They were on top of the 37 who lived in.
Armies of retainers were needed to support a domestic regime that today seems both profligate, in terms of the resources employed, yet austere, as regards the result. It was cheaper to run country houses in the old way than to modernise them. Luxuries like warm corridors and edible food were all very well for foreigners and the vulgar middle classes. As Gordon Grimmett, who began his career in 1915 as lamp boy at Longleat, where he was responsible for the lamps and candles that were preferred to electric light, observed: "The English public school system had instilled in them the virtues of a spartan life."
Lethbridge vividly describes how this world was forced to adapt itself to the new economic realities brought by war. The tall footmen, whose principal duty was to wear elaborate liveries on ceremonial occasions, went off to fight. Parlour maids replaced butlers. Women, though, also had new things to do. They could drive tractors, work in munitions factories or become nurses. After 1918, as employers struggled to return to the old relationships, the bitter hatred that most servants had of their duties emerged with searing candour.
True, a country child, who grew up in a crowded insanitary cottage and rarely ate meat, might cry at the prodigality found in a servants' hall, where eggs, cream and butter appeared in profusion. But that did not make up for the lack of privacy, the long hours, the absence of thanks and the assumption of inferiority. As a parlour maid told the suffragette magazine Time and Tide in 1921: "The whole atmosphere is so awful; the way one is spoken to is so insulting, and so often what one says is disbelieved." However kindly the employer, servants would still be reminded of their status by the cries of "skivvy" or "flunkey" in the street. With so little employment for returning servicemen after 1918, some women felt it was wrong to occupy a man's job. Reluctantly, they returned to service.
They would have sympathised with Ellen Titteringham, who wrote of Max Gate in the Twenties that "a gloom filled the entire atmosphere". Its owner, Thomas Hardy, "a quiet, shabby little sparrow", would patrol the house, looking for cobwebs.
The surviving servants self-identified with a passing order. They scorned the pretensions of the middle classes. There was no higher praise than for employers to be described as "real gentry". Some turned a blind eye to sharing a diet of potatoes with impoverished gentlefolk, unable to afford the old abundance.
Equally, Lethbridge is full of pathetic stories of middle-class homemakers genteelly struggling to keep chaos at bay, deemed to be impossible without a maid. Solutions were at hand. Innovations of the Edwardian era – vacuum cleaners, washing machines – were elevated from being novelties that cost more than the labour they were reputed to save to being saviours of the well-ordered home.
The interior decorator Syrie Maugham and the architects of the Modern Movement pioneered a style that abolished clutter and dust traps. But as many households with two working parents will recognise today, as they juggle au pairs, nannies and cleaners, no amount of labour-saving technology can remove the need for domestic help altogether. Our touchy-feely generation can agree with Jan Struther's Mrs Miniver that "burst water mains are so much easier to deal with than injured feelings".
Servants: A Downstairs View of 20th-Century Britain
Lucy Lethbridge
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Marlborough's War Machine (1702-1711) is an excellent addition to a growing collection of first rate books about Marlborough by James Falkner. He has previously dissected Marlborough's career from various other angles – this gives an obvious depth to his knowledge. In addition, Falkner's military heritage (he was a Regular and Reserve officer for 25 years) is apparent in his eye for detail and careful consideration of the factors involved at each stage of the various campaigns.
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Readers of this book may be a little taken aback, as I was, when they reach 1711 (the endpoint of the book's coverage) on page 29 after a rapid canter through the previous 9 years of the War of the Spanish Succession. It should be said that those pages do provide a pithy synopsis of the conflict – a useful overview for anyone embarking on a Battlefield Study of that era. My confusion was swiftly set aside when it became clear that Falkner had organised his book along thematic lines rather than along a chronological path: this book is about what made up the integral parts of Marlborough's war machine (the clue's in the title, I suppose!). Thus it is that Falkner then examines each part of the Army: from its raising, through its Commanders, Cavalry, Infantry, Gunners, Engineers, Logistics to the legacy it left. I think this works well here and although it means that there isn't one single thread running through the book, it does mean it can turn the full spotlight on each individual area of the Army and follow it logically through the War without interruption. I can't help but think this would come in very handy if required to present on a Battlefield Study stand.
I should say here that this focus on the book's utility on Battlefield Studies is probably indicative of where it will be most useful. If you want a chronological history of the War, you are probably better going to one of Falkner's more generalist works. This book hits a more niche market but hits it well. All this should not take away from the fact that the book is very well written, with a smooth style that is easy going on the reader: one should not underestimate the skill required to make what can sometimes be regarded as dry material, easily digestible without losing meaning and a depth of analysis.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it, particularly if you are embarking on a visit to the battlefields of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Nick Cave and his twin sons walked away unharmed after he crashed his car into a speed camera.
The 53-year-old musician was behind the wheel of a Jaguar saloon when it collided with the speed camera and a roadside barrier last night (Tuesday), sources said.
Sussex Police said the crash happened at 7pm on the eastbound carriageway at Kingsway in Hove, East Sussex, close to where Australian-born Cave lives.
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Sussex Police said in a statement: "Police were called to Kingsway, Hove, at 7pm on Tuesday 7 December, after a Jaguar saloon car driven by a 53-year old Hove man had collided with a speed camera and roadside barrier on the eastbound carriageway.
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Kia's new compact-car lineup gets renewed next year with the introduction of the 2014 Forte sedan. Its U.S. debut is set for the L.A. show, but the Forte's already on sale in other markets, where its bolder grille and stronger character lines show off the next styling theme for the brand. The 2014 Forte is said to be longer, lower and wider than the outgoing model, which should promise more space inside, and will once again come in the choice of sedan, coupe and hatch body styles.
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February 8, 2016 — Some mysteries grab our interest and hang on to it.
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