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"We just simply couldn't make payroll between now and June 30th if we have to give back $9.5 million," Minton explained. Justice Minton is requesting that the judicial branch be totally exempted from the cuts. Bevin's budget cuts nearly all state spending by 4.5 percent this year and 9 percent over the next two years. Minton says the state's drug court system could be shut down as a result of the cuts. The program allows those convicted of drug crimes to participate in substance abuse programs instead of serving time. State Budget Director Defends Bevin's Proposed Cuts By Ryland Barton • Feb 23, 2016 WFPL News Gov. Matt Bevin's top budget aide on Monday said spending cuts are necessary to start improving the status of the state's ailing pension systems. Under the governor's proposed budget, most state agencies will be cut by 4.5 percent for the rest of the current fiscal year and 9 percent over the next two fiscal years. 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When Spokane Valley Fire Department Chief Mike Thompson came out of retirement to take his current job, he told fire commissioners that he could promise them between five and eight years on the job.
With eight years nearly up, Thompson has announced plans to retire again in March.
Thompson, who turns 65 next month, said he has not picked an exact date. "It just depends," he said. "I've told the commissioners I'm absolutely flexible."
Before coming to the Spokane area to be closer to his father, Thompson had been the chief administrative officer in Culver City, Calif., for two years and the fire department chief for seven years. He had worked for several fire departments in California after falling in love with the area while he was serving four years in the Marines.
He joined the Marines right out of high school. "I wasn't really ready for college," he said. "I don't think I would have done well."
By the time he finished his enlistment he was ready for school and determined enough to commute to night classes. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration.
Thompson said it's time to hang up the uniform again. "I think that it's time for me to go and someone else to step in and keep the department moving forward," he said.
The department has come a long way under Thompson's leadership. A deputy chief used to handle the human resources duties and Thompson hired a human resources director. "It's such a technical position nowadays," he said.
The department worked for two years to gain international accreditation. "That was kind of my charge from the board of directors when I was hired," Thompson said. "It's not an easy task. It's daunting at times."
Thompson led efforts to create a countywide ambulance contract that includes 12 fire districts and departments. He oversaw the construction of three fire stations and an administration building, all paid for. Thompson credits that feat to the department's long-standing cash-only policy.
"That was a new experience for me but a very pleasant experience," he said. "It's not unusual that departments carry a significant amount of debt."
A three-year maintenance and operations levy that accounts for more than half the department's annual budget passed successfully in August. "I think this department is going to be able to sustain programs and services over the next three years with a cushion in the bank," he said.
Thompson was lavish in his praise for the department's employees, saying he's never worked anywhere else with people who have such a commitment to the community and to customer service. "I think that the personnel here are outstanding," he said.
Right now Thompson's only plans are to keep busy by helping with his father's business, which includes two local Chuck-E-Cheese pizza parlors. He has also been contacted by a couple of consulting firms. "I'm that type of person," he said. "I have to have something to do."
The department is preparing to hire Thompson's replacement. The board of commissioners will look over applications in January and decide which candidates to interview. Thompson said his interview was an all-day process that included department employees, citizens, elected officials and the fire commissioners.
Don't look for Thompson to coast toward his retirement. "I'm committed to working just as hard until the day I walk out the door as I did the day I walked in the door," he said.
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THIBODAUX -- A Terrebonne Parish man is accused of using a sugar-cane knife to rob a Thibodaux store and spending the money he stole on crack cocaine.
Nathaniel Lewis, 50, 1615 Ledet St., caught a ride to Houma after the Friday-afternoon robbery, police said, and was sitting on a Bayou Black Road porch when police arrived Saturday with an arrest warrant.
"I guess yall got me," Lewis told officers, according to a Thibodaux Police report.
Police allege Lewis walked into the Dollar General Store on Canal Boulevard about 4:45 p.m., wielding a cane knife, similar to a machete, and demanding money. The stores cashier put an undetermined amount of cash into a bag, and Lewis left the store, the report says.
An anonymous tipster told police Saturday that Lewis, who lives in Johnson Ridge, was the robber, the report says.
When detectives left to search the Johnson Ridge area, another caller phoned to say Lewis was at 4561 N. Bayou Black Drive in Houma, the report says.
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Lewis is charged with armed robbery and is being held at the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
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Today, I found out that my wife of 12 years has slept with the workmen we've had working on our long term building project. They call her the "quickie queen". FML
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Today, I heard my sister gagging in her room. She was doing it quietly, and I got pretty concerned, after hearing a lot about bulimia recently. I knocked, then heard a gasp, so I let myself in, only to see her on her knees and her boyfriend with his underwear around his ankles. FML
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Inn at Glencairn, Princeton
- Free full breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 5 smoke-free guestrooms
- Coffee/tea in common area
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Library
- Lobby fireplace
- Meeting room
- Concierge services
- Picnic area
- Wedding services
- Free newspapers in the lobby
What's around
- Jasna Polana (2.2 mi / 3.5 km)
- Drumthwacket (2.6 mi / 4.3 km)
- Princeton Battlefield State Park (2.8 mi / 4.6 km)
- Princeton University (4.3 mi / 6.9 km)
- Morven (3.4 mi / 5.4 km)
Feel at home
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
- Free toiletries
- Garden
- Daily housekeeping
Inn at Glencairn, Princeton
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $169
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 5 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-5 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
- Express check-in
If you are planning to arrive after 5 PM please contact the property at least 24 hours in advance using the information on the booking confirmation.
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children (10 years old and younger) not allowed
- No cribs (infant beds)
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free extended parking
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- Free full breakfast daily
- Coffee/tea in common area
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Sledding nearby
- One meeting room
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Year Built 1736
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Library
- Fireplace in lobby
- Television in common areas
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Down comforter
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Premium bedding
- Pillowtop mattress
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Flat-screen TV
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Free bottled water
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- Inn Glencairn Princeton
- Inn At Glencairn Hotel Princeton
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
This property does not have elevators.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for USD 20.00 per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Outstanding 4.9 /5 from 42 reviews
Great stay in historic inn with gracious and attentive host.
We took our daughter on a college visit road trip to see various colleges, Princeton being a must see. This charming inn was perfect. We stayed in the 2 room suit that sleeps 4. Very clean, nicely modernized and updated. Although the place is very old, it shows in all the ways you'd like it to with beautiful rustic architectual details. The inn could easily be in a movie. Lydia, our chef/proprietor, was charming, helpful and a very good cook. Bottles of wine with real wine glasses, along with a coffee maker for coffee on the go, are set out in the lounge. Modern art work and helpful historical area information are displayed in a fashion that says "home", not hotel. Lydia responded to all my emails promptly, and never left us hanging for an answer. She, and her inn, are gems! Should our daughter end up a student nearby, this will be our regular stay.
Great B&B with a colonial feel. The room was clean and prepared. The hospitality and service was superb - as good as I have ever experienced as I travel a great deal. The property is 10 - 15 minutes from shopping and restaurants. The road is busy in the morning and evening but you never know it being in the house. Breakfast was very good. Overall, this a great place to stay.
My husband and I stayed here for our anniversary. The grounds and inn were a beautiful blast from the past. Wine and snacks were waiting for us on our arrival, which was a nice touch.The bed was uncomfortable in our room and the bathroom was a bit dusty. We didn't meet the innkeepers until the next morning at breakfast. The husband seemed pretty helpful with the sites in the area, but the wife wasn't very warm or friendly. Breakfast was alright, but we were honestly expecting more in quality.
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The Buffalo Sabres have selected Rasmus Asplund with the 33rd pick of the 2016 Draft.
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Mark Pysyk is heading to Florida as part of the Dmitry Kulikov trade.
Jack Campbell is a member of the Los Angeles Kings' organization now.
Trevor Lewis has inked a four-year deal with Los Angeles worth $8 million.
The New Jersey Devils acquired Beau Bennett from the Penguins in exchange for the 77th overal pick in the 2016 entry draft.
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Students show holiday spirit with drives for classmates
Students at Fairmont and Mable Paine elementary schools and El Dorado High School hosted collection drives to help fellow students in the district, and the public also can help.
Fairmont students are collecting new unwrapped toys through Friday to benefit families at Tynes and Topaz elementary schools. Contributions can be dropped off at the school's office.
Mabel Paine's student council is collecting new unwrapped toys for children ages 3 to 13 this week. Donations can be placed in the collection bins on campus during the morning or dropped off at the school office.
The toy drive isn't the schools' first charity event this holiday season. Students collected beanie hats and blankets in November. More than 65 blankets and 100 hats were donated to the McKinney-Vento Food Pantry and the Hot Meals community distribution.
El Dorado students are finishing up their annual canned food drive with the National Honor Society.
The school recently collected nearly 100 new and "gently loved" stuffed animals to donate to the McKinney-Vento program, which assists families enrolled in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District who are experiencing transitional living situations because of financial hardships.
Foundation awards scholarships to 25
Twenty-five students from Valadez, Woodsboro, El Dorado, Ruby Drive and Rio Vista schools received a surprise to start the Thanksgiving break: They were awarded a scholarship from the Coast to Coast Foundation.
The Fullerton-based Coast to Coast Foundation awards scholarships to students in the McKinney-Vento program twice a year. The scholarships are in the form of items that will help students succeed in school.
This year, students received school supplies, backpacks, gift cards, bicycles and blankets. The next round of scholarships will be awarded in February.
Masai warriors visit Yorba Linda school
Wilson and Jackson, two Masai warriors from Africa, visited Yorba Linda Middle School on Nov. 12 to talk to about their culture and life in Africa.
In Africa, the Masai warriors are a semi-nomadic people who live by age-old customs. Wilson and Jackson were given tribal permission to live in the Western world and earn bachelor's degrees.
The students learned about a culture that was new to them but that dates to the 15th century.
Students hand over
500 pounds of candy
The results are in: Fairmont students gave back more than 500 pounds of Halloween candy to Yorba Linda Dental Arts as part of the fifth annual Halloween Candy Buy Back.
Each year, the dental practice invites children to turn in their candy, which is then donated to military personnel serving overseas.
The dental practice was so appreciative of the efforts of students that this year it gave out two bicycles as prizes. The winners were Izzy Ehly and siblings Michael and Isabella Altamirano. Michael and Isabella donated more than 40 pounds.
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Glen Duncan's pose is as wild, feral and energised as the titular lycanthrope.
He can write ferocious and brilliantly cinematic action scenes, his characters have a good line in dry, sardonic wit, and it could be a hit that may merit a movie or US box set mini-series. But I don't feel better off for having read it.
It's just that, from the pen of a reasonably mature guy who has, the jacket tells us, studied philosophy, the musings of the protagonist, Jake Marlowe, have all the profundity of an angst seized sixth former. The existentialism and nihilism just get in the way of the story, really, without being convincing components of interior worlds. Another issue which made the book a bit of a labrorious page turner for me were the actions of our monster narrator. The "sympathy for the devil" tale told from the monster's point of view is hardly new, but the attempts here to convey Marlowe coming to terms with his atrocities were incedibly alienating. The sadisitc, sexualised killing the man-monster is prone to felt be-fouling, to be honest. And however witty and engagaing he can be socially, spending the novel in his shoes is a wearying experience.
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This is a heads up FYI to get us all thinking about how we can accomplish the tasks at hand. We have the 15 March FMST Workday MUST DO readying the FLT for the 30 March MST RACE so is not an alternate. We need a tractor to be able to pull down the Grain Barn & it is only readily available 15-16 FEB. 22 FEB is the ENO River Trails MST Workday.
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Have you ever been in a position where the right answer is immediately obvious to you and yet you cannot get the other party to come around? While we tend to ascribe poor outcomes to the other party's incompetence, there is actually a very real psychological phenomenon behind the dynamic. Understanding the psychology can help you formulate different strategies in making progress.
So what is really going on these types of situations?
To make this post more effective, I am going to use a real example from an associate of mine. I will, of course, redact the names to protect the innocent. Recently, I was having a conversation with an executive from another company. We will call this particular individual Albert. Albert was commenting on the efficacy of the sales team that is responsible for peddling his product. In short, his thesis is that the sales team needs to be improved.
Albert has watched this particular sales team execute poorly over some time. Where relationships ought to reign supreme, this team is more interested in competing on price. They offer steep discounts to try to secure new business, which is both a perilous strategy and an unnecessarily costly one. Additionally, because they are always looking for an edge, they frequently take inside roadmap information and quickly leak it to would-be customers in an effort to secure new deals.
In listening to Albert talk about his sales team, honestly, it could have been just about anyone's sales teams. The situation was not particularly uncommon, and the state of affairs was not uniquely bad.
I asked Albert what he thought ought to be done. Also not surprisingly, his answer was to shoot everyone in the head and start over with a more capable sales team. Now, whenever you hear that the answer is to terminate people, it means that there have been several levels of failure preceding. No one immediately concludes that letting people go is the plan. Rather, this reflects numerous failed attempts to make change.
So I asked Albert if he had ever tried to communicate ideas to the head of sales?
Of course! I put together a business plan and walked him through all the logic. The conclusion of Albert's story was that the head of sales didn't understand or didn't agree with the plan. The logic was irrefutable, so either he was incompetent or obstinate. It almost doesn't matter which is the culprit; in either case, the proper path forward is to replace the leader and then turn over the team.
But what if I told you that the outcome here was predetermined? It actually doesn't really matter whether the individual is competent or not. The way that Albert had handled the situation was going to almost inevitably result in the kind of standoff that occurred. Now I am not suggesting that the head of sales was good (I have no way of knowing), but the way that Albert tried to sell his ideas ignored some very basic psychology.
In most of these types of situations, there is some existing state. Someone has made a set of decisions that have led everyone to where things are now. You believe that things ought to be different than the way they are. So you put together your plan, you surround it with flawless logic, and then you communicate that logic to the individual responsible in the hopes that he will conclude that your plan is correct.
The subtle point here is that there are actually two conclusions that the person usually has to reach. Yes, they have to identify that your path forward is the right one. But they must also conclude that the current way of doing things is the wrong way. Put differently, if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it. Since you are suggesting a fix, then something has to be broken.
For most people, admitting you are wrong is emotional. I don't mean that people will necessarily break down into tears, but the act of being wrong requires a bit of internal reconciliation.
So is it surprising that even though your logical argument is sound, the person on the receiving side doesn't necessarily embrace the conclusion?
In fact, in many situations, the person you are talking to might even nod their head during the entire conversation. Every point is conceded. There is no real obstacle. Logically, you both agree that 1+1=2. And then right as you make your proud declaration, they shake their head and utter something that starts with "But…"
Right here, at the point of attack, most of us dig even deeper into our logic. We might start going over our points a second time. We might restate some of the same ideas in slightly different ways. If he doesn't agree, he probably just didn't understand what I was saying. Let me say it again in a different way! This is like talking to someone who doesn't understand your language, and when they show confusion, you say it again – louder and slower.
The problem isn't the volume or the speed anymore than it is the basic logic. People generally understand what we say. The real issue here is that you are trying to use logic to win an emotional battle. It's the wrong tool at the wrong time, and failure in these situations is exceedingly likely.
But I am right! Once you slip into this mindset, you have lost. The objective is not to be right. In Albert's case, the end goal is having a successful sales team. It doesn't actually matter who is right and wrong. The debate isn't the meaningful objective here. Put differently, you might be right, but would you rather be right or effective?
So what can you do differently?
First, you need to realize what kind of situation you are in. If you are engaging with the person responsible for the status quo, then take the issue of right and wrong off the table in the first exchange. When we started the sales team, we needed to get up to speed quickly with a product that was barely defined and in a market space that was still emerging. Given those conditions and our budget constraints, I think we can all agree that we have actually made the right choices.
This type of opening does two things. First, you are basically saying that nothing the other person did is particularly wrong. This immediately defuses the emotional side of your logical argument. You are only asking the person to conclude that there is a different path forward. Second, the subtle casting of the situation in terms of "we" and "our" removes the us vs. them dynamic that frequently accompanies these types of situations. Essentially, the dynamic you really want is you and me vs. The Problem. Our common enemy is the budget or the market or whatever. We are not actually enemies.
From here, you need to establish that while whatever decisions have been made were fine given a set of circumstances, those circumstances have materially changed. Now that the market is a bit more established and our product is better understood, there might be different ways of approaching sales.
Again, there are two points here. First, the argument is that circumstances are different. It could be that things have materially changed, or it might simply be that you now have better information about what works and doesn't. Either way, something is different. And second, you aren't being prescriptive so much as you are opening up a conversation. A more collaborative approach helps to keep people engaged.
Ultimately, the goal here is not to prescribe some action. The real goal is to change the outcome. As you engage in discussion, if you keep the conversation centered around the outcome, you might even find that the individual has other ideas to help drive to a positive conclusion. Remember: this is less about right and wrong and more about getting better end results.
While the example that I have used is somewhat organizational, this situation is actually far more common than you might realize. As a networking industry, we are in the midst of a major architectural transition. Those who are advocating SDN, NFV, network virtualization, and other technologies frequently fall back to assailing existing architectures.
Unintentionally, we marketers and salespeople are putting an awful lot of people into a position where we are asking them to admit they are wrong. We explain the technology, we highlight the benefits, and we produce immaculate graphs and charts as evidence, and then we are shocked when the conclusion is not to move forward.
A more interesting approach might be to acknowledge that the decisions that have been made to date were exactly the right ones given the technology and constraints. But those conditions are different now, and maybe there is a different path forward.
By understanding the underlying psychology and being clear about the objective, we might be able to avoid the painful right and wrong dynamic that is all too common in all our lives.
[Today's fun fact: The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. I wonder if this reflects chicken flight times or our collective interest in recording them.]
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Your business relies on your applications and your employees to stay in business. Whether you develop apps or manage business critical apps that help fuel your business, what happens when users experience sluggish performance? You and all technical teams across the organization – application, network, operations, among others, as well as, those outside the organization, like ISPs and third-party providers – are called in to solve the problem.
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In addition to all the benefits, IoT is also bringing new kind of customer experience challenges - cars that unlock themselves, thermostats turning houses into saunas and baby video monitors broadcasting over the internet. This list can only increase because while IoT services should be intuitive and simple to use, the delivery ecosystem is a myriad of potential problems as IoT explodes complexity. So finding a performance issue is like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack.
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Machine Learning helps make complex systems more efficient. By applying advanced Machine Learning techniques such as Cognitive Fingerprinting, wind project operators can utilize these tools to learn from collected data, detect regular patterns, and optimize their own operations. In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Stuart Gillen, Director of Business Development at SparkCognition, discussed how research has demonstrated the value of Machine Learning in delivering next generation analytics to imp...
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Unless your company can spend a lot of money on new technology, re-engineering your environment and hiring a comprehensive cybersecurity team, you will most likely move to the cloud or seek external service partnerships. In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Darren Guccione, CEO of Keeper Security, revealed what you need to know when it comes to encryption in the cloud.
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Extracting business value from Internet of Things (IoT) data doesn't happen overnight. There are several requirements that must be satisfied, including IoT device enablement, data analysis, real-time detection of complex events and automated orchestration of actions. Unfortunately, too many companies fall short in achieving their business goals by implementing incomplete solutions or not focusing on tangible use cases. In his general session at @ThingsExpo, Dave McCarthy, Director of Products...
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The cloud market growth today is largely in public clouds. While there is a lot of spend in IT departments in virtualization, these aren't yet translating into a true "cloud" experience within the enterprise. What is stopping the growth of the "private cloud" market? In his general session at 18th Cloud Expo, Nara Rajagopalan, CEO of Accelerite, explored the challenges in deploying, managing, and getting adoption for a private cloud within an enterprise. What are the key differences between wh...
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[session] Extending Intelligence to IoT By @BsquareCorp | @ThingsExpo #IoT #M2M #API #DigitalTransformation
Ask someone to architect an Internet of Things (IoT) solution and you are guaranteed to see a reference to the cloud. This would lead you to believe that IoT requires the cloud to exist. However, there are many IoT use cases where the cloud is not feasible or desirable. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Dave McCarthy, Director of Products at Bsquare Corporation, will discuss the strategies that exist to extend intelligence directly to IoT devices and sensors, freeing them from the constraints of ...
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The IoT is changing the way enterprises conduct business. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Eric Hoffman, Vice President at EastBanc Technologies, discussed how businesses can gain an edge over competitors by empowering consumers to take control through IoT. He cited examples such as a Washington, D.C.-based sports club that leveraged IoT and the cloud to develop a comprehensive booking system. He also highlighted how IoT can revitalize and restore outdated business models, making them profitable ...
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[session] The Factory of the Future, Today By @Cisco | @ThingsExpo #IoT #BigData #DigitalTransformation
IoT offers a value of almost $4 trillion to the manufacturing industry through platforms that can improve margins, optimize operations & drive high performance work teams. By using IoT technologies as a foundation, manufacturing customers are integrating worker safety with manufacturing systems, driving deep collaboration and utilizing analytics to exponentially increased per-unit margins. However, as Benoit Lheureux, the VP for Research at Gartner points out, "IoT project implementers often ...
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Edge Hosting has announced a partnership with and the availability of CloudFlare, a web application firewall, CDN and DDoS mitigation service. "This partnership enhances Edge Hosting's world class, perimeter layer, application (layer 7) defensive mechanism," said Mark Houpt, Edge Hosting CISO. "The goal was to enable a new layer of customer controlled defense and compliance through the application of DDoS filters and mitigations, the web application firewall (WAF) feature and the added benefit ...
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The idea of comparing data in motion (at the sensor level) to data at rest (in a Big Data server warehouse) with predictive analytics in the cloud is very appealing to the industrial IoT sector. The problem Big Data vendors have, however, is access to that data in motion at the sensor location. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Scott Allen, CMO of FreeWave, discussed how as IoT is increasingly adopted by industrial markets, there is going to be an increased demand for sensor data from the outermos...
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CenturyLink has announced that application server solutions from GENBAND are now available as part of CenturyLink's Networx contracts. The General Services Administration (GSA)'s Networx program includes the largest telecommunications contract vehicles ever awarded by the federal government. CenturyLink recently secured an extension through spring 2020 of its offerings available to federal government agencies via GSA's Networx Universal and Enterprise contracts. GENBAND's EXPERiUS™ Application...
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As organizations shift towards IT-as-a-service models, the need for managing and protecting data residing across physical, virtual, and now cloud environments grows with it. Commvault can ensure protection, access and E-Discovery of your data – whether in a private cloud, a Service Provider delivered public cloud, or a hybrid cloud environment – across the heterogeneous enterprise. In his general session at 18th Cloud Expo, Randy De Meno, Chief Technologist - Windows Products and Microsoft Part...
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Dialogic has announced that ZVRS chose Dialogic® PowerMedia™ XMS software media server as part of its latest video relay and translation service offering. ZVRS uses Dialogic's PowerMedia XMS technology to provide a robust solution that supports a broad range of legacy devices and any-to-any video capabilities with its flagship Z70 videophone. ZVRS selected Dialogic's solution to facilitate a release of Z70 that met its stringent requirements for legacy device support (H.263 and H.264) with high...
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"Tintri was started in 2008 with the express purpose of building a storage appliance that is ideal for virtualized environments. We support a lot of different hypervisor platforms from VMware to OpenStack to Hyper-V," explained Dan Florea, Director of Product Management at Tintri, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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"delaPlex is a software development company. We do team-based outsourcing development," explained Mark Rivers, COO and Co-founder of delaPlex Software, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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A strange thing is happening along the way to the Internet of Things, namely far too many devices to work with and manage. It has become clear that we'll need much higher efficiency user experiences that can allow us to more easily and scalably work with the thousands of devices that will soon be in each of our lives. Enter the conversational interface revolution, combining bots we can literally talk with, gesture to, and even direct with our thoughts, with embedded artificial intelligence, wh...
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SaaS companies can greatly expand revenue potential by pushing beyond their own borders. The challenge is how to do this without degrading service quality. In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Adam Rogers, Managing Director at Anexia, discussed how IaaS providers with a global presence and both virtual and dedicated infrastructure can help companies expand their service footprint with low "go-to-market" costs.
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"We work in the area of Big Data analytics and Big Data analytics is a very crowded space - you have Hadoop, ETL, warehousing, visualization and there's a lot of effort trying to get these tools to talk to each other," explained Mukund Deshpande, head of the Analytics practice at Accelerite, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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Cloud Expo, Inc. has announced today that Andi Mann returns to 'DevOps at Cloud Expo 2016' as Conference Chair The @DevOpsSummit at Cloud Expo will take place on November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. "DevOps is set to be one of the most profound disruptions to hit IT in decades," said Andi Mann. "It is a natural extension of cloud computing, and I have seen both firsthand and in independent research the fantastic results DevOps delivers. So I am excited t...
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Canon will show its first portable HD zoom lens with built-in optical image stabilization at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The new HJ15ex8.5B KRSE-V is designed to maintain stable images even when the camera is subjected to vibration.
Weighing 4.4lbs, the lens uses Canon's Vari-Angle Prism image stabilizer to achieve stabilized performance from wide-angle to telephoto shots. The stabilization technology employs an optical group made up of two flat glass elements and a sealed bellows containing a high-refractive-index liquid.
Jolts or other movements move the lens' bellows proportionally to the amplitude of the motion. The associated distortion of the liquid instantaneously alters the direction of the transmitted light rays to counter the movement. The system has been optimized to introduce real-time compensation for image instabilities arising from all forms of lens and camera operational unsteadiness.
The technology, which has been dramatically improved, was originally introduced more than 10 years ago in an SD lens. Canon said the HJ15ex8.5B KRSE-V is ideally suited for diverse, challenging outdoor shooting situations because it can stabilize a wide range of vibration frequencies. These include low-frequency vibrations encountered on a camera operator's shoulder in a crowd situation and tripod-mounted operation on shaky platforms. It also works well with higher-frequency vibration that cameras are subject to when operated on vehicles, motorbikes, boats or helicopters.
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... Does anyone know of a Home Depot/Lowe's type store near London's Heathrow airport?
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I know you asked this yesterday under a different title and didn't get any responses. All I can see is when we were trying to find our hotel "adjacent" to Heathrow a couple years ago, we finally pulled into a place and asked directions. When I got back in the car I said, "don't look now, but I think that was a Home Depoot". I was being facetious, but it was very much like one -- sorry I don't know the name of the place but it was almost right across from where most of the rental car return places were.
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B&Q is the UK's Home Despot. I'm sure they'll have a website.
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thanks so much. Jill
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Ok, so I'm guessing that Home Depot is a DIY store? Or is it more?
Uk DIY superstores are:
B&Q: www.diy.com
Homebase: www.homebase.co.uk
Wickes: www.wickes.co.uk
These are all big, out-of-town warehouse-type places. I'm sure they'll all have store locators on their websites.
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I KNEW you guys would come through. I found one w/i 15 minutes of the airport. Kate, I'll check out your recommendations too - and yes, it is a DIY store.
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"Homo Depot" vs. "Butch and Queer"..all the same deal.
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I have not been to the other stores suggested but I feel certain Homebase is owned by / somehow related to Home Depot because the signage all looks pretty much the same. There is one in/near Richmond which is fairly close to Heathrow - 20-30 minutes. I don't know for sure if there is one closer to Heathrow but it sounds like Neopolitan passed by one. I only mention this b/c whatever you are looking for at a Home Depot type store, you may have more success at the very similar Homebase.
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I tried googling B&Q and came up with a reference on the site that lists traffic speed cameras. Apparently there is one near Heathrow by the Hilton Hotel, and it says right as you pass by the entrance to B&Q. Does that make any sense to anyone?
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I think I've found a Home Depot in Ealing on King Street. It looks to be about 10 km from Heathrow. Thanks everyone.
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If you've found a shop called Home Depot in Ealing, London you're going to be in for a surprise.
Whatever it is or does, it most certainly isn't something those nice people in Atlanta have anything to do with.
The US chain has no stores outside North America. There are constant rumours about its taking a stake in B&Q, but those rumours have been floating around for at least 15 years and never get anywhere. They've never had any connection with Homebase.
If your husband really wants the closest thing to a Home Depot, he should look for a B+Q Warehouse (which B+Q simply copied from Home Depot) in their storefinder. Their other subbrands, and all Homebases and Wickeses, are pretty minnowish by comparison.
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You're NEVER too old for a teenage crush (even at 49)
George Clooney? No thanks! Falling for stars half your age is good for the soul... even if it makes your kids cringe
How clearly I remember the first time I fell truly, madly, deeply in love as a middle-aged woman. I was innocently watching Baz Luhrmann's masterful Romeo + Juliet with my two teenage daughters.
Suddenly, onto the screen strolled Leonardo DiCaprio, his dark blonde hair lifting in the breeze, his soulful eyes gazing moodily into the camera. 'Wow!' I muttered, involuntarily. 'He is gorgeous!'
My two daughters turned to me, their faces registering utter horror. 'You can't fancy Leonardo,' they cried. 'You're old enough to be his mother!'
Old enough to be their mother: But that doesn't stop Diana Appleyard having a crush on Robert Pattinson, left, and Paolo Nutini
I subsided in shame. But I did fancy Leonardo — and not in a motherly fashion. I certainly had no desire to tidy his bedroom, put it that way.
As a middle-aged woman, I had really expected to have grown out of this 'crush' thing — or at least be mooning over men who were age-appropriate.
Especially because a new survey by Debenhams has revealed that older men are now remaining more attractive to women for longer than ever before.
Now, thanks to that gorgeous silver fox George Clooney and his ilk, apparently we're swooning over 50-plus men, as long as they keep themselves trim and you don't trip over their beer bellies.
I'm not so sure. I find, at 49, that I appear to be falling for embarrassingly young men.
So young, in fact, that I can reveal my crushes only to my closest friends. I can hardly write this for biting the back of my hand, but — James McAvoy.
Teenage crushes: Diana Appleyard is falling for embarrassingly young men
I know he's only 31 or so, but in Atonement, in Becoming Jane
(sorry, I'm having a bit of a private moment), he has that perfect
blend of gorgeousness (but not too-pretty boy), cheekiness, sexiness
(oh, yes), and an underlying hint of working-class anger that is, for
some reason, devilishly attractive.
I thought I was the only one, but when I solicited the views of my friends — all approaching 50 — they said the same. They adore him. They even sat through the film Wanted, which was complete gibberish.
Singer Paolo Nutini is having the same effect, too, and he's — gulp — 24.
pattern is emerging here. I took my children to see the first Twilight
vampire film and pronounced it 'utter twaddle' — until Robert Pattinson
hove into view.
'What the …' I muttered, involuntarily.
Beside me, my 22-year-old daughter Beth had a piece of popcorn
suspended in her fingers as she sat, open-mouthed, and my reaction was
the same.
Here I was, a 49-year-old mother-of-two with eye bags and jowls, suspended in the same form of lustful admiration as my stunning 22-year-old daughter.
Wonder which one he'd go for in real life? Which one of us is looking just a teeny bit silly? Guilty, m'lud.
Objects of affection: Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and James McAvoy
But it's fun. That's what crushes are all about. They are designed to take you out of your boring old life and catapult you into a world where you actually meet your hero, they realise you are the girl of their dreams and unmentionable things happen.
No matter that, in reality, they'd look straight through you or think you must be a friend of their mum.
There are some whipper-snappers who are just too young to fancy; I can't bring myself to lust after High School Musical actor Zac Efron, for example, he's far too clean and tidy.
At 24, English actor Robert Pattinson is worth £13m after huge success in the Twilight vampire films
For me, they need to have that edge of danger — Robert Pattinson is a terribly well-brought-up young man, but he has that decadent air of grunginess and anger that is most appealing. Paolo has that slightly rough Scottish thing going on, and I love his floppy hair.
Although the survey tells us to fancy older men like George Clooney, I can't bring myself to. The grey hair, for me, is a turn-off — I have one of those at home, thank you very much.
I rather suspect that most of the women who fancy Gorgeous George are in their 60s and 70s — and why not?
can admit to only one age-appropriate crush: 50-year-old Colin Firth.
But I do wonder how much of this can be put down to an assignation I
had with him back in my 20s.
Could it be that even though my crush is up-to-date, I am still living in the past?
You see, when I was 24 — and still slim-hipped and rather stunning, if I say it myself — I spent five hours drinking with him at a press launch. He was utterly charming and quite the most beautiful man I'd ever met. He was wearing a white collar-less shirt with pearl buttons and black trousers. Mmmmm.
More age appropriate crushes: George Clooney, left, and Colin Firth
His manners were faultless and he was normal, too — self-deprecating and just as eager to find out about me as I was about him. We discovered we had some friends in common: he was then living in Hackney with one of the McGann brothers, who knew my best friend.
He asked me to ring him when I was next in London, and — can you believe this — I didn't. I went down to London the next weekend, got drunk, got off with someone else and NEVER RANG COLIN FIRTH.
I will regret this to my dying day, and my children think it is hilarious. Now, as I sit, sighing, in front of Bridget Jones and he appears in his barrister's apparel I think: 'What could have been?'
I think it's perfectly healthy to have crushes. Long may they live. We may look silly, we middle-aged women, slinking into the cinema to watch the latest James McAvoy film or sliding out of Blockbuster's clutching the latest Robert Pattinson film, but at least we are still breathing, healthy and red-blooded.
In our mind's eye, as we frolic with Robert, or James, or Colin, we are 19 and beautiful again. That has to be good for the soul — no matter how much our teenage daughters may laugh at our unrequited passions.
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Instead of traveling from preschool to preschool to find that perfect "fit" for your child, travel to Parenthesis Preschool Fair! Most preschools start their registration process this month for next fall so NOW is the time to get your ducks in a row and find out what program is best suited for your child.
You'll have the opportunity to meet with representatives from 28 preschools in the Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park area and get answers to all your questions. I asked Kathy Kern, Executive Director of Parenthesis, for recommendations on helpful questions to consider asking. Kathy suggests:
- What is the educational background of staff?
- What are the teachers' approaches to discipline?
- What curriculum is used?
- Are children given choices in their activities?
- What are the expected daily routines?
- Are there staff on site trained in first aid?
- What arrangements are made when teachers are sick?
- Can parents visit at any time?
There is no advance sign up so just show up to Parenthesis Family Center, 405 S. Euclid Ave., Oak Park from 7 - 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 13th. There is a small fee to attend: $5/individual or $8/family (please no children). If you have any questions, you can contact Kathy Kern at (708) 848-2227 or email@example.com.
Also, check out www.parenthesis-info.org and click on "Preschool Fair" for more information.
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