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Devastating. For everyone whose spouse has decided to divorce them, that's the best description of the experience.
It's not a place you ever thought you'd be. But here you are – your marriage has failed. You feel like a failure, unlovable, and depressed. These feelings are real and you must acknowledge them, but try not to wallow in them. If you let these emotions rule your world, it will only make you miserable.
The trouble is that these miserable feelings are insidious. They show up in sneaky, unexpected ways. And before you know it, you succumb to undermining thoughts and behaviors. However, you don't have to stay stuck in the misery.
It's time to stop:
Feeling sorry for yourself
Say it with me, "no more pity parties!" I get that things aren't exactly going as you had planned, but to wallow in the hardship and unfairness of it all will not help you cope with your divorce. Instead, be thankful for the good things in your life (yes, there is still good) and begin thinking about your future. Think about how good your life will be a year from now.
Giving away your power
This is a sneaky one because it involves the way we naturally speak. Anytime you say something like "you drive me crazy!" or "you make me so angry," you're giving your power away. You aren't taking 100% responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. You'll be amazed at what a difference it can make in your life when you alter your speech!
Avoiding change
No matter how you look at it, divorce is all about change. You choose to stay stuck and miserable if you avoid change. The better option is to choose how you will manage the changes you face. Eventually, you may even embrace the changes because you know how to make your life better and better.
Focusing on things you can't control
This one takes some effort. No matter how much you are hurt by what your ex is or isn't doing, the more time you spend worrying, complaining or hoping for them to change the more miserable you're going to feel. You need to put that energy into making your life and situation better because the only person you can control is you.
Worrying about pleasing everyone else
People get hurt in divorce. Unfulfilled dreams and expectations cause anguish. There's no way you can please everyone with how things turn out. The best you can do is take care of adhering to your values and make the best choices you can. You're the one that has to live with the consequences of your decisions, not anyone else, so do what's right for you (and your kids).
Being afraid of taking risks
The end of your marriage propels you into unfamiliar territory. The only way you're going to find your way back to feeling normal and happy again is to take a few risks. You don't have to take wild and crazy risks. Calculated ones are just fine.
Dwelling on the past
Now, this is a biggie because it's confusing – to grieve over what was is a necessary part of healing from divorce but to focus only on the losses and not allow yourself to see the beauty of the present and the potential of the future doesn't work. Try to have hope that in the future, you'll most quickly find your way through the pain of your divorce.
Repeating your mistakes
If there's one thing that's most helpful in dealing with your divorce, it's to learn what you need to and make the necessary changes so you won't find yourself in the same situation again. Spend some time fixing your picker and learning what makes a relationship work before you get into your next one.
Resenting your ex
Don't make the mistake of spending your time, talents, and energy being resentful of your ex's ability to move on without you. Take all that effort and put it to use making your life better and you will see a positive change!
Giving up
You'll probably have a strong need to hide as you work through your divorce. It's OK for a little while, but not forever. You still have lots of life to live (no matter what your age is).
Fearing "alone time"
Being alone after divorce is gut-wrenching. You may have been alone at times during your marriage, but this is different. Being OK with being alone with your thoughts is one of the hallmarks of successfully dealing with your divorce.
Feeling your ex owes your something
No matter how much you're suffering or how much you really want to understand why your ex chose to divorce you, they don't owe you anything besides what your divorce settlement details. Yes, it's a bitter pill to swallow, but it's true. The sooner you come to terms with this, the faster you'll be able to move on from the end of your marriage.
Expecting immediate results
Unfortunately, dealing with divorce is a process. There's no magic wand or fairy godmother who will magically make things all better for you. You will make it past your divorce. Be patient with your progress as you work through everything along the way to feeling normal and happy again.
It's so easy to fall prey to these 13 thoughts and behaviors before you even realize you've done it because they're just how we naturally are. But the key to dealing with divorce is to recognize when you've stumbled and catch yourself before it can happen again.
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Much to commend about HMP Dartmoor, say IMB
The Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Dartmoor, a Category C prison for up to 640 adult male prisoners, has published its Annual Report for 2015. Despite working under a threat of closure (the government announced in 2014 that it was entering negotiations with the Duchy of Cornwall to terminate the prison's lease leading to its closure with a date as yet undisclosed) the Board once again commends management and staff for working hard to make progress. A new Governing Governor and Deputy Governor took responsibility during the reporting year and this had resulted in a notable improvement in staff communication and morale.
The report highlights many achievements this year. For example, it commends the clear and continuing emphasis on the decency agenda and on efforts to increase the number of prisoners in work and in education, but it also observed that still too many prisoners remained on wings during the working day. The Board also found that, like many other UK prisons, there was also still an unacceptable amount of illegal drugs and Manufactured Psychotic Substances seemingly readily available to prisoners, particularly spice, which had the potential to promote bullying and violent behaviour.
During the year, the prison moved to an integrated regime and the report highlights the concerns the board had over its implementation and subsequent management. However, this year's report also celebrates the prison's significant positive achievements during the year, such as the move at last to total single cell accommodation, the provision of seating for elderly/disabled prisoners at the foot of the stairs leading to the Dispensary, both of which have been issues in previous reports; and the attempts at cell and wing redecoration. It concludes 'there is much to commend about the prison'.


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This workshop will explore the practice of breathwork to enhance creativity, access our intuition and to gain insights about intellectual pursuits, ourselves, others, our environment and the universe itself. The session will combine an introductory lecture with group work, discussion, and a personal journey of discovery through a breathwork technique (somewhat akin to holotropic breathwork), a psychedelic-like journey fuelled only by one's own oxygen and carbon dioxide.
The workshop is being offered a greatly discounted rate so that data can be collected about the nature of breathwork as an altered state as part of an ongoing research programme mapping altered states. Those wishing to take part are asked to participate in ethically approved scientific research by completing a short survey of questions before (20 minutes) and after (30 minutes) the breathwork session. Further details will be given on the day, and those participating in the research will be fully briefed and give their consent before participating.
Dr David Luke is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich where he has been teaching an undergraduate course on the Psychology of Exceptional Human Experience since 2009, and he is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College. His research focuses on transpersonal experiences, anomalous phenomena and altered states of consciousness, especially via psychedelics, having published more than 100 academic papers in this area, including ten books, most recently Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine (2019), DMT Dialogues: Encounters with the Spirit Molecule (2018), and Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience (2017).
When he is not running clinical drug trials with LSD, doing DMT field experiments or observing apparent weather control with Mexican shamans he directs the Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness salon at the Institute of Ecotechnics, London, and is a cofounder, director and the current chair of Breaking Convention: International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness. He has given over 300 invited public lectures and conference presentations; won teaching, research and writing awards; organised numerous festivals, conferences, symposia, seminars, retreats, expeditions, pagan cabarets and pilgrimages; and has studied techniques of consciousness alteration from South America to India, from the perspective of scientists, shamans and Shivaites. He lives life on the edge, of Sussex.
Please note that we do not offer refunds or exchanges, but you can resell your tickets to friends, or on Ticket Swap: https://www.ticketswap.uk/location/the-psychedelic-society/146580
This event is hosted by the Psychedelic Society. We aim to shift the public perception of psychedelics and strengthen the global psychedelic community through hosting a regular programme of events including talks, workshops, meditations, gong baths and dance. For more information check out our website - https://psychedelicsociety.org.uk
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I'm a little late to the game, but I finally picked up an iPod touch. I went for the 16GB model despite my trepidation that the device will be upgraded soon, leaving me with old and busted technology. For those of you that haven't had the opportunity to play with one, the iPod touch is beautiful. The size, the feel in my hands, the design: everything. Soon after my purchase, like any over retentive geek, I immediately felt the need to protect my new gadget from all harm, covering it up to preserve its beauty.
My search was short. It began and ended with iFrogz, the makers of countless protective cases for electronic devices. I was lured in by the frog logo, but I stuck around for the company's ridiculous abuse of the letter 'z.' The company primarily uses silicone for its cases; this is a plus for me, as I feel most leather cases are tacky. I was greeted with two silicone choices: the iPod Touch Wrapz or the iPod Touch Treadz. Not wanting my case to look like a recycled tire, I went with the Wrapz option.
The next choice was a bit more difficult: color. I decided on the vibrant-looking red and placed my order. About a week later, it arrived at my door, and I eagerly ripped the box open and placed the case onto my iTouch.
The first thing I noticed was the color; it wasn't vibrant as the pictures on the website, especially when stretched over the iPod. My other observation was that my once beautiful iPod touch now struck an uncanny resemblance to the shape of a Palm Pilot. Not the best first impressions. After my initial shock subsided, I took a closer look and realized that the case offered some heavy-duty protection. There were definitely no scratches on any part other than the screen with this puppy on.
Additionally, each corner is coated with an extra thick bumper of silicone, meaning that regardless of how it falls, if it hits the ground, the blow will be significantly cushioned. The edges of the devices are also padded, though less so, insuring that if it does fall and catches the edge of a table, some of that blow will be cushioned as well. The padding of the case is obviously well thought out, with functionality foremost in the designer's mind. The company also offers that the silicone is coated with its proprietary anti-dust technology that repels all dust and lint. Despite their proprietary formula, I did manage to find some lint and dust on mine.
Top and bottom. If you look closely you can see the anti-dust technology at work.
The dock port, headphone jack, and hold button are accessible while the case is in place, meaning you won't have to take it off for most accessories. Unfortunately, the Home button on the face of the touch is a bit difficult to reach, as it is recessed a fair distance from the surface of the silicon case. Those with smaller fingers wont have a problem, but I did have some difficulty squeezing mine in.
If your primary concern is protection, you really can't go wrong with this product. Its thick corner bumpers and side ridges protect it from falls and it would be difficult to cut through the silicon wrap, so scratching the iPod touch surface is really out of the question. If you are looking for form over function, the case itself doesn't look terrible, but it does take a large part of the device's aesthetic away. My red model leaves something to be desired in terms of vibrancy, as it is somewhat translucent—something that may be an issue with most of the other colors as well.
The good news is that I don't have much concern over my beautiful iPod being harmed anymore. The bad news is that it's not all that beautiful anymore.
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June 1, 2019
Mounds Park Academy is so proud of all its student-athletes headed to state!
This weekend, MPA made school history with the most Track & Field State Qualifiers ever!
- Henry Snider – 3200m run
- Sofia Walker – 800m Run
- Yahya Madar – High Jump (Section Meet Record of 6′ 8)
- Girls 4 x 800m Relay (Gabby Law, Izzy Quam, Margo Nightingale, Sofia Walker)
- Boys 4 x 200m Relay (Tae'Vion Wilkins, Ian Olson, Nathan Harvanko, Flynn Opatz)
- Boys 4 x 800m Relay (Isak Nightingale, Cullen Moore, Matthew Bourn, Henry Snider)
The State Track & Field Meet will be June 7 and 8 at Hamline University.
State Tennis starts Tuesday, June 4 at Reed Sweatt Tennis Club. MPA takes on Hibbing High School at 12 PM.
In MPA Golf, Maya Merchant advances to State June 11 and 12 at Pebble Creek.
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Hah, Taenio's little crouch is so cute <3ReplyDelete
I kinda admire your patience with all this teaching. In my experiences with the older games, teaching creatures can get so tedious so quickly for me. I hate to resort to teaching them 100% automatically, but I wish there was a happier medium.
I know, I love Taenio so much! Well, I love all of them, but it's easier to get attached to the most unique one.ReplyDelete
I'm fairly certain I don't actually do as much teaching as other C1 players do: I only teach what's on the computer and the words for food, toys, the hand, norns,drinks, lifts, buttons, herbs and weeds. Just the stuff they actually need to know, where other people I've seen teach everything possible. It did get pretty tedious for me, seeing as I usually play C3/DS. The post before this one was written over two days! But I did enjoy teaching them to some extent. It was nice seeing the older norns say they wanted to 'push fuzzlet' whenever I checked on them in between teaching the babies <3


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo A former Grand Junction mayor will appear in court after he was caught stealing candy from a Mesa Mall store Friday.
According to the Grand Junction Police Department, two-time Grand Junction mayor and city councilman Reford Theobold was observed hiding several "Big Hunk" candy bars in a file folder before exiting Cabela's.
Police say he then proceeded to pass all points of sale without any motion to pay for the goods.
Police say 2 maps were also found on Theobold that were unpaid for.
The court summons document states 61-year-old Theobold did not dispute any of the allegations and added he was embarrassed and acted "stupid."
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We are less than six months away from our wedding, and I wrote this weekend about how I needed to set aside the wedding stuff for a month and focus on other aspects of life (after sending a couple deposit checks). Thank you for the inspiration you provide for weddings and other aspects of life. Happy New Year!Brennahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-458108451940824937.post-48273082403967679652010-01-04T15:53:42.886-05:002010-01-04T15:53:42.886-05:00How fun!!! Happy New Year!How fun!!! Happy New Year!erin.patricehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-458108451940824937.post-17018257775304863252010-01-04T15:52:20.432-05:002010-01-04T15:52:20.432-05:00Welcome back and happy new year to you, Matt, Hoss...Welcome back and happy new year to you, Matt, Hoss and the chickens!

Great post, that's definitely an ambitious list full of worthy causes, so I applaud you.

Looking forward to more of your advice in the new year and as my wedding day creeps closer and closer.miss fancy pants (the bride)https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-458108451940824937.post-9663227348495734872010-01-04T10:33:04.505-05:002010-01-04T10:33:04.505-05:00Welcome home! I really missed your posts, my morn...Welcome home! I really missed your posts, my mornings at the office felt lonlier without reading an update before I dive into work! As of Jan 1 we were exactly 3 months until our wedding, and we are still finalizing our website and hoping to get our email invitations out by this weekend. Things are coming together but I can't believe it's so close - definitely trying to focus on the exciement of it all and letting go of feeling stressed about planning. Your blog helps calm me down and reminds us what a wedding is all about. Thanks!Kelseyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-458108451940824937.post-91809324492600492612010-01-04T09:29:04.166-05:002010-01-04T09:29:04.166-05:00So happy to hear about your wonderful travels over...So happy to hear about your wonderful travels over the holidays! :) & I'm definitely looking forward to more awesome posts in 2010 :)Ms Bear Cubhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-458108451940824937.post-19642362884707613182010-01-04T08:27:45.084-05:002010-01-04T08:27:45.084-05:00Great post...hope your New Year is amazing!Great post...hope your New Year is amazing!Geezees Custom Canvas Arthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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The City of Chicago is in the final stages of negotiations on an $8.5 billion overhaul of O'Hare International Airport, according to multiple reports.
The expansion would be the airport's largest ever, adding a state-of-the-art global terminal, as well as dozens of new gates and additional concourses, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The deal comes as the airlines near the end of a 35-year lease in May. Emanuel is seeking to leverage that expiration to obtain higher fees from carriers that would in turn finance the project, according to the Tribune, and construction would not be paid for with tax dollars.
Terminal 2, which is 55 years old, would be torn down to make way for the new "global terminal," according to the Tribune, allowing for wider concourses and gates to accommodate larger planes on international flights. Terminals 1, 3 and 5 would be renovated, and two new satellite concourses would be built and connected to the global terminal via underground pedway.
In all, the expansion is projected to take 8 years and would likely create thousands of jobs. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was expected to introduce a tentative agreement at a City Council meeting on Wednesday.


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Internet Filtering in Kazakhstan in 2006-2007
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Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia, covering a territory equivalent to the whole of Western Europe. An oil-rich country, Kazakhstan has recovered from the economic crises of the 1990s, and President Nursultan Nazarbayev is determined to turn Kazakhstan into an IT powerhouse in the region. An ambitious e-government project has been launched and the development of IT infrastructure is encouraged.
Politically Kazakhstan has become increasingly authoritarian. President Nazarbayev been the head of state since national independence in 1991, and he is widely alleged to have had manipulated results of elections and suppressed opposition to remain in power.1 Although press freedom in enshrined in the constitution,2 the government controls most mass media outlets and exerts influence over most printing and distribution establishments. Anecdotal evidence points to online media and bloggers practicing self-censorship for fear of prosecution by the state under highly restrictive defamation laws.
Internet in Kazakhstan
The Kazakh Internet community is growing rapidly. Between 2001 and 2005 the number of Internet users increased from 200,000 to 1 million. However, Internet penetration is moderate (6.8 percent for 2005),3 and computer penetration is around fifteen to seventeen computers per 100 residents.
Because of its size and internal regional disparities (especially between rural and urban dwellers), Internet access remains beyond the reach of most Kazakhs, except for those living in major cities. Internet access is most popular among young urban dwellers, with a surprisingly high percentage of female users (44.1 percent).
Russian is the most popular language used on the Internet (94.1 percent), followed by Kazakh (4.5 percent) and English (1.4 percent), which may account for the high percentage of Kazakh Web sites hosted in Russia (including those on the ".kz" domain). Six percent of ".kz" Web sites are hosted in Kazakhstan, with the remainder hosted in Russia and elsewhere. Kazakhs use a wide range of search engines, including Russian, U.S., and Kazakh (www.rambler.ru, www.yandex.ru, www.yahoo.com, www.google.kz, www.site.kz).
Recent liberalization of the telecommunications market increased competion among the five lisensed operators. These are Kazakhtelecom (the former state monopoly), Transtelecom, Kaztranscom, Arna [DUCAT], and Astel. Kazakstan also has five first-tier Internet service providers (ISPs) that possess independent channels to the Internet. These are Kaztelecom, Nursat, Astel, Telcom, and NIT. Some 100 second-tier providers lease access from the five first-tier ISPs.4
Kazakhtelecom is the operator of the national data transfer network, which connects the major cities of Kazakhstan with a total bandwidth of 665Mbit/s,5 and carrying capacity of separate local segments of up to 10 GB/s.6 Other leading first-tier ISPs (Nursat and Astel) also operate significant terrestrial and satellite based infrastructure.
Legal and regulatory frameworks
The Kazakh government exhibits an ambiguous and at times contradictory approach to the Internet. On one hand the "Development Strategy of Kazakhstan until 2030" demonstrates the government's strong commitment to create an independent and effective system of telecommunications services, which will be competitive with analogous infrastructures in more-developed countries. On the other hand the government follows a strong and multilevel information security policy, ensuring surveillance of telecommunications and Internet traffic in the country.
The Agency for Informatizaton and Communication (AIC), a central executive body in the IT field, is authorized to implement state policy in telecommunications and information technology development industries, carry out control in these sectors, and issue licenses to every type of telecommunications services.7 The Security Council (SC), a body chaired by the president, is responsible for drafting decisions and providing assistance to the head of state on issues of defense and national security.8 The SC also prepares a list of Web sites every six months that should be blocked or forbidden from distribution. A 2005 SC decision legally forbade key national security bodies from connecting to the Internet (namely the Ministries of Emergency Situations, of Internal Affairs, of Defense, and the National Security Committee). However, despite this prohibition, ONI researchers witnessed state officials accessing forbidden Web sites through an anonymizer.
The security system in Kazakhstan is complex and multilayered. The Inter-Departmental Commission is charged with coordinating and developing the national information infrastructure. The National Security Committee (NSC) monitors presidential, government, and military communications. The Office of the Prime Minister is an authorized state body responsible for the protection of state secrets and maintenance of information security. A "state secret" is a broadly defined, encompassing various government policies as well as the president's private life, health, and financial affairs. The NSC has issued a general license to the private Agency on Information Security to establish and organize facilities for cryptographic protection of information, as well as to formulate proposals on information security to state organizations, corporate clients, banks, and other large commercial companies.
The information communications technology (ICT) sector in Kazakhstan is overregulated, as evidenced by some 300 legislative acts that expressly or implicitly control the information and telecommunications environment. All ISPs require a license from the State Agency on Informatization and Communication.9 All telecommunications operators are legally obliged, as part of the licensing requirement, to connect their channels to a public network controlled by Kazakhtelecom. The so-called Billing Center of Telecommunication Traffic, established by the government in 1999, helps trace the activity of private companies and strengthen the monopolist position of Kazakhtelecom in the IT sphere. In practice, some telecommunications operators circumvent such regulations by using IP telephony to pass their interregional and international traffic.
The government has established systems to monitor and filter Internet traffic. Since the traffic of all first-tier ISPs goes through Kazakhtelecom's channels, filtering can be achieved using centralized resources. The ISPs may unknowingly receive filtered content because the main operator could install filters on any information that it deems inappropriate. ONI suspects that state officials informally ask Kazakhtelecom to filter certain content. Russian companies and Kazakhtelecom have openly signed an agreement to provide filtering, censorship, and surveillance on the basis of Security Council resolutions.
State regulations oblige Internet providers to register and maintain electronic records of customer Internet activity. ISPs are required to install special software and hardware equipment in order to create and store records for a specified amount of time, including log-in times, types of the connection, transmitted and received traffic between parties of the connection, identification number of the session, duration of time spent online, IP address of the user, and speed of data receipt and transmission. The ISPs are also required to prohibit their customers from disseminating (via Internet) pornographic, extremist, or terrorist materials or any other information not in accordance with the country's laws.10
The Kazakhstan Association of IT-Companies is the officially recognized administrator of the ".kz" domain. It is registered as a nongovernment organization but, in fact, it has 80 percent government ownership. The rules of registration and management of the ".kz" domain are issued by the State Agency on Informatization and Communication of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The constitution guarantees freedom of speech and prohibits censorship, but the government often resorts to various mechanisms to suppress "inappropriate" information or to shut down oppositional domain names. These rules mean that an applicant may be denied registration if the resource server resides outside of Kazakhstan. Use of Internet by political parties in Kazakhstan is limited, and few opposition or illegal parties have made the move to go online.
ONI testing results
ONI conducted testing on three main ISPs: Kazakhtelecom, Megaline, and Nursat. The evidence gathered from the testing is not sufficient to conclusively confirm the existence of a systematic filtering regime. However, a number of sites with sensitive political content, including locally sensitive topics and regional issues of concern to the Kazakh government, were inaccessible. Several of these inaccessible sites are hosted in Russia and Kyrgyzstan. ONI found some political sites were inaccessible for users of two ISPs (Kazakhtelecom and Megaline), while they remain accessible to Nursat users. Generally most of the inaccessible sites contained content related to political dissidents, the corrupt practices (of Kazakh government officials), human rights issues, and strongly expressed criticism of the president. Kazakh authorities also de-register Web sites that do not comply with its restrictive rules for registering domains within the ".kz" domain, and filters sites within this domain.11 In 2005 Kazakh authorities de-registered from the ".kz" domain a Web site put up by the producers of Borat, (a film by UK comedian Sacha Baron Cohen that used Kazakhstan as a parody of backwardness and ignorance), claiming that the site violated the rules by hosting the site outside of Kazakhstan and providing false contact information.12
ONI suspects that filtering practices in Kazakhstan have changed and are now performed at the network backbone. Since all traffic should pass through the network controlled by Kazakhtelecom, it goes through filters put in place by the state-controlled ISP. At the same time, not all incoming and outgoing traffic passes through the network, which results in inconsistent patterns of blocking.
Most of the users are also on "edge" networks, such as cybercafés and corporate networks. Kazakhstan companies apply filtering mechanisms on a user level to prevent employees from accessing pornography, music, films, and dating Web sites. However, ONI testing found that Kazakhstan does not block any pornographic content or sites related to drug and alcohol use.
The Kazakh government has harnessed efforts to liberalize the IT sector, promote Internet, and encourage e-government in order to spur social development. However, it has also put in place a complex security system that is capable of state surveillance of Internet traffic, and suppression of undesirable Internet content. Given government pressure on opposition media, self-censorship may also be an issue among online media publishers and bloggers. The technical sophistication of the Kazakhstan Internet environment and government's tendency toward stricter online controls warrant closer examination and monitoring.
- 1. See Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, "Missed opportunity in Kazakhstan: Fraud and Intimidation Spoil Election Promised to be "Free and Fair," December 15, 2005, http://www.csce.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=ContentRecords.ViewDetail&Conte... (accessed May 1, 2007).
- 2. Article 20, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Constitution of KR and the Law on Media and Telecommunications (with last amendments of Jan. 2006) article 2, pararagraph 1.
- 3. Kazakhstan Association of IT-companies. For comparison, according to outside sources like the International Telecommunication Union, the Internet penetration in Kazakhstan for 2004 was 3 percent. See International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Indicators 2006.
- 4. Source: The Agency for Informatizaton and Communication of Kazakhstan.
- 5. For comparison, by the end of 2002 the total Internet bandwidth capacity for Kazakhstan was 46Mb/s; by the end of 2003 it was 189Mb/s.
- 6. This investment is part of the USD110 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Lucent Worldwide Services and Winncom Technologies are providing support for the project; see http://www.lucent.com/press/0306/060308.cob.html. In 2006 Kazakhtelecom began construction of a next-generation network (NGN) and plans to deploy fixed wireless access (FWA) platforms such as Wi-Fi and WiMAX.
- 7. Resolution no. 724 of the Kazakh government, dated July 22, 2003.
- 8. The SC was founded by the president of Kazakhstan, according to the provisions of the Constitution (Item 20 of Article 44).
- 9. Decree no. 998 of September 29, 2004, Concerning Question of Licensing in the Telecommunications Sphere" (original in Russian).
- 10. See the general user agreement between Nursat, a major ISP, and its customers at "Public Contract" (in Russian) at http://www.nursat.kz/?72.
- 11. http://www.blokada.org/print.php?sid=1985.
- 12. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15919.


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It is not difficult to understand how leading Darwinists were led to
formulate natural selection as a tautology. The contemporary
neo-Darwinian synthesis grew out of population genetics, a field
anchored in mathematics and concerned with demonstrating how rapidly
very small mutational advantages could spread in a population. The
advantages in question were assumptions in a theorem, not qualities
observed in nature, and the mathematicians naturally tended to think
of them as "whatever it was that caused the organism and its
descendants to produce more offspring than other members of the
species." This way of thinking spread to the zoologists and
paleontologists, who found it convenient to assume that their
guiding theory was simply true by definition. As long as outside
critics were not paying attention, the absurdity of the tautology
formulation was in no danger of exposure.
What happened to change this situation is that Popper's comment
received a great deal of publicity, and creationists and other
unfriendly critics began citing it to support their contention that
Darwinism is not really a scientific theory. The Darwinists themselves
became aware of a dangerous situation, and thereafter critics
raising the tautology claim were firmly told that they were simply
demonstrating their inability to understand Darwinism. As we shall see
in later chapters, however, in practice natural selection continues to
be employed in its tautological formulation.
If the concept of natural selection were really only a tautology I
could end the chapter at this point, because a piece of empty
repetition obviously does not have the power to guide an
evolutionary process in its long journey from the first replicating
macro-molecule to modern human beings. But although natural
selection can be formulated as a tautology, and often has been, it can
also be formulated in other ways that are not so easily dismissed.
We must go on to consider these other possibilities.
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes live on 25th May
We're very sure by now all dealers are aware of the changes in Data Protection Rules. With fines much higher than the FCA would impose, the ICO will be surely looking to enforce businesses who do not comply.
Data protection has been part of our culture since the DPA act of 1998, however significant updates apply in the new rules which cannot be ignored.
With less than a month until the GDPR regulations are enforced we speak to WMS Groups, Compliance Manager, Andy Shipp to get his take on the new data protection legislation and some of the basics that car dealers should be doing straight away.
After attending a data Protection Officers course in the first week in January, Andy was left, by his own admission, in no doubt of the importance of getting our compliance correct. Andy says
"I left feeling consciously incompetent. The 29 Articles were turned into an 800 page manual and I had to sit a 3 hour exam at the end of the week's training".
"Subsequently I have spent time going into the detail and, as ever for me, learning to understand it to be able to turn the minefield into a simplistic communication for all levels of staff to be able to understand".
Here Andy offers an initial insight in to what he has learned:
This article aims to address the BASICS of GDPR and comes with a note that senior members of your team need to 'get to grips' with more detail than is published here.
GDPR in its simplicity – So what must I do as a Motor Dealer?
"As you hold and process personal information about your clients, employees or suppliers, you are legally obliged to protect that information. Under GDPR rules you MUST"
So what information am I allowed to collect?
Only Collect information that you need for the purpose that is specific to your business
- Keep that information secure:
- Ensure it is relevant and up to date
- Only hold as much information as you need for as long as you need it:
- Allow the subject of the information to see it on request
How Do I Start the process of being GDPR Complaint?
"The same as you would expect in an FCA framework and structure really, you need to write a policy of your intentions and how you will conform to these KEY points"
What areas in my business do I need to look at specifically?
"Get the correct data consent from the customer at the point of sale when face to face with the customer and ensure you contact them in the way in which they have indicated. For a sale to happen there is certainly some key information that you need to collect to be able to do your job and, it is about gaining valid consent".
"Ensure that your records electronic or in paper form are held securely to protect against data breaches. This applies to all electronic devices including smart phones & tablets etc. Also, to ensure you have cyber security and passwords to protect the data".
"Ensure the customer data is used for its correct purpose. i.e. only to do with the sale of the vehicle and the appropriate services offered and not offered to 3rd party (none motor related services that you do not have permission for.)"
"Ensure the customer's permission is an 'opt in' scenario and not an 'opt out' scenario"
"Respond to a customer data requests (within 30 days) detailing why you hold it and for what reasons and giving them the option to rectify, restrict forget or be erased or complain (other than in your normal requirement to conduct your service and support)"
"Ensure your marketing communication campaigns are geared towards the customer whom would expect to receive them as you have a legitimate interest (which you will need to turn into valid consent)"
"From a HR perspective you will need to ensure sensitive data is especially protected and there are also rules of some data you are not allowed to collate".
Andy concludes by saying……
"I hope this helps with your understanding of this very important issue, but this is not a definitive guide, just a basic introduction in to GDPR."


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Symetric Productions is committed to making their customers' ideas even more memorable. Just ask Joe Jones. As the owner and vice president of Symetric Productions, he and his team have built a strong reputation for providing a variety of marketing services to the Niagara Region and the world.
Based at 196 King Street in St. Catharines, Symetric Productions is a leading graphic design firm, providing the latest in design, creativity and customer service. Their extensive range of services includes graphic design, printing, web design, software development, database design, web hosting, domain registration, e-commerce, interactive DVDs, PowerPoint presentations, animation and video.
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Symetric Productions started out modestly enough. Joe and Ryan Trinder, his business partner and creative director, originally met at the World Impact Bible Institute in St. Catharines where Joe was studying to become a pastor and Ryan was working as a graphic designer. In 2001, the two of them decided to launch Symetric Productions as a part-time graphic and web development firm. Since that time, Symetric has grown dramatically, doubling its client work each year and becoming a full-time operation in 2005. Joe and Ryan have also added more staff to meet the increased demand.
Over the years, Symetric's client list has included everything from small businesses and large corporations to celebrities and motion pictures. They've also done work for customers in such faraway places as Africa, England, Australia and Brazil.
More recently, Symetric Productions has worked on several film projects including "Hidden Secrets" starring John Schneider and "The Wager" starring Randy Travis, developing marketing material such as websites, posters, tickets and DVD jackets. They're working closely with Pure Flix Entertainment—a big budget family and faith-based film company—to develop a web application that can allow their staff to create in-house websites for their various movie titles. The Symetric team is also busy working with Sheridan College to develop websites that are geared towards a senior audience.
Despite his heavy workload, Joe always finds time to help others in need. For the past 15 years, Joe has volunteered with Love Haiti Missions as a co-founder and board member. Right now, he's busy planning a return to Haiti to help out with the devastation there and provide humanitarian aid. To Joe, his volunteer work—and his successes at Symetric—make every day an adventure.
"We're very proud of the work we've done at Symetric over the years," he says. "Right now, our goal is to become a leader in website development and web application in Niagara and southern Ontario. We aim to achieve nothing but the very best."


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February 8, 2013
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,RESPONDENT,v.ERICA L. MORELAND,DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 2.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court (Michael L. D'Amico, J.), rendered February 25, 2011.
People v Moreland
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The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of assault in the second degree.
It is hereby ORDERED that the appeal from the judgment insofar as it imposed sentence is unanimously dismissed and the judgment is affirmed.
Memorandum: In appeal No. 2, defendant appeals from a judgment convicting her following a jury trial of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [2]) for physically injuring the victim by kicking her with a stiletto boot and, in appeal No. 1, she appeals from the subsequent resentence.
Addressing appeal No. 2 first, we note that defendant failed to preserve for our review her contention that the prosecutor engaged in misconduct by failing to provide a sufficient notice of intent to introduce Molineux evidence (see CPL 470.05 [2]; see also People v Nappi, 83 AD3d 1592, 1594, lv denied 17 NY3d 820). In any event, that contention lacks merit inasmuch as the alleged misconduct "did not cause[] such substantial prejudice to the defendant that [she] has been denied due process of law" (People v Scott, 78 AD3d 1531, 1532, lv denied 17 NY3d 801 [internal quotation marks omitted]). Contrary to defendant's further contention, we conclude that she received meaningful representation (see generally People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147). "The alleged instances of ineffective assistance concerning defense counsel's failure to make various objections [or certain motions or requests] are based largely on [defendant's] hindsight disagreements with defense counsel's trial strategies, and defendant failed to meet [her] burden of establishing the absence of any legitimate explanations for those strategies" (People v Douglas, 60 AD3d 1377, 1377, lv denied 12 NY3d 914 [internal quotation marks omitted]).
Additionally, although defendant moved to dismiss the indictment at the close of the People's case based on the alleged legal insufficiency of the evidence, she failed to renew her motion after presenting evidence and thus failed to preserve for our review her present contention that the evidence is legally insufficient to establish her intent to cause physical injury (see People v Diefenbacher, 21 AD3d 1293, 1294, lv denied 6 NY3d 775). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621), we conclude that it is legally sufficient to establish that defendant possessed the requisite intent.
Moreover, viewing the evidence in light of the element of intent as charged to the jury (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349), we conclude that the verdict with respect to that element is not against the weight of the evidence. "A defendant may be presumed to intend the natural and probable consequences of his [or her] actions . . . , and [i]intent may be inferred from the totality of conduct of the accused" (People v Mahoney, 6 AD3d 1104, 1104, lv denied 3 NY3d 660 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see generally People v Badger, 90 AD3d 1531, 1532, lv denied 18 NY3d 991). The victim and defendant both testified that they were engaged in a physical altercation and were intentionally striking at each other with their fists. Defendant testified that, during the altercation, she kicked her stiletto boot in the direction of the victim. Although defendant testified that she did not intend to kick the victim, that testimony is belied by her actions. Thus, "it cannot be said that the jury failed to give the evidence the weight that it should be accorded" (People v Mike, 283 AD2d 989, 989, lv denied 96 NY2d 904).
With respect to appeal No. 1, we conclude that the sentence imposed at resentencing is not unduly harsh or severe. Entered: February 8, 2013 ...
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Highly Geared will take her place at Rosehill in the name of seriously injured trainer Garry Kirkup.
Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel said fellow Canberra trainer Doug Gorrell would take responsibility for the stakes-placed mare when she runs in the Mark Hughes Foundation Handicap (1100m) on Saturday.
Kirkup suffered abdominal and hand and foot injuries in a single car accident in the NSW Riverina on Sunday in which his partner, track rider and picnic jockey Samara Johnson, died at the scene.
The trainer has undergone two operations to repair damage to his bowel and remains in Canberra Hospital.
Once Kirkup regained consciousness from a second round of surgery, he made the poignant decision to race Highly Geared in Johnson's memory.
Kirkup's son Ben and the eight-year-old's mare's other owners were determined to run her on Saturday at Rosehill, and once Garry emerged from an induced coma, he agreed.
Doug Gorrel, who trains next door to Kirkup at Canberra's Thoroughbred Park, confirmed Highly Geared would start as a tribute to the 25-year-old Johnson.
"Ben said his Dad would want to honour Samara's life by racing on Saturday and now that's Kirky's conscious he's confirmed that," Gorrel said.
While Gorrel is overseeing Kirkup's team, several other members of the Canberra racing community have also rallied to assist.
"We've all rolled our sleeves up, Matty Dale has been wonderful," Gorrel said.
"He's brought track riders over every morning. He's got 30 horses in work himself and there wasn't any hesitation."
Gorrel revealed volunteers had also visited the crash site in a bid to retrieve Johnson's chihuahua Allen, who survived the impact but then fled.
"We've had five carloads of people there over the last three days looking for Allen because it means the world to Samara's parents," he said.
"A lady at was able to throw him a scrap of feed but he's so petrified he won't be caught."
Gorrel said the racing community's response emphasised how Kirkup, who rode trackwork for his neighbour, and Johnson were regarded.
"It's just so tragic. Kirky and Samara were inseparable," he said.
"Samara was just the nicest person. She had the biggest smile, she had time for everyone even if she'd had a tough day at work."
Gorrel said he knew Highly Geared pre-race regime having witnessed it at close quarters and was confident she would justify her place in the 13-strong field with former Canberra apprentice Rachel Hunt.
Gorrel would be at Rosehill if required, though he preferred to stay in Canberra.
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This wide-ranging collection of essays explores how social work theories are applied to practice and offers insights into the cultural issues involved in social work. The authors discuss the challenges faced by indigenous populations and ethnic minority groups and how they can gain control over their situations, and offer valuable guidance on cross-cultural work. The authors present the key principles of four theoretical approaches frequently used in social work - ecological systems, community development, strengths-based approaches and attachment theories. They explain how each of these can be applied in a wide range of contexts, including mental health care, trauma counselling and child protection. Drawing on the experience of community development work, they suggest how these approaches can also be used in work with migrants and refugees.


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Halloween is perhaps my favorite holiday, and it's right around the corner. The leaves are falling, I see pumpkins and ghoulish decorations during my nightly walks, and there's a chill in the air.
I thought I would publish in full "Graveyard Carnival," a short story of mine that appeared in Bewildering Stories last year. I've provided the link to the story on the blog before, but why not just post the whole thing?Continue reading


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Las Kellies formed in Buenos Aires in 2005, patterning their sound after the raw post-punk of '70s all-female groups like The Slits and The Raincoats. Comprised of guitarist Ceci Kelly, bassist Betty Kelly, and drummer Sil Kelly (all of whom sing lead and despite their names, are not related), the three women cut their teeth on the Argentinian music scene, starting with 2007's 'Shaking Dog!' and following it up with a more dancey, new wave-inspired album titled 'Kalimera' in 2009. Both were released independently.
After touring internationally, Las Kellies signed to Fire Records for their third outing, 2011's Kellies, which was mixed by dub legend Dennis Bovell. Going in even deeper on the reggae influence, 2013's 'Total Exposure' was produced by Ivi Lee of South American reggae group Nairobi Dub. On board to lend a hand on vocals were Bovell and Chain & the Gang's Ian Svenonius.
Before recording their next album, 2016's 'Friends & Lovers', bassist Betty Kelly left the band. The remaining duo called in Iván Diaz Mathé, whom they'd worked with before, to oversee the sessions. They dialed back the dub and reggae influences in favor of a stripped-down punky sound. The trio added bassist Manuela Ducatenzeiler to help out with post-release touring.
"They boast what is clearly an encyclopaedic understanding of all the best bits of new wave both sides of the atlantic, plus the fortitude to throw the rulebook clean out the window and sometimes sound just like themselves."NME
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BUTRY SUR OISE, France
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House in BUTRY SUR OISE, France
Our house is modern and we have all comfort: dishwasher, washing machine, drier, wood burning stove, DVD player, free Internet access, etc. The house is large with 4 bedrooms, a study, 2 bathrooms. In the garden, you can use the BBQ.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 3 Children
- 10 Exchanges made
- teachers
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Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 1
- Environment: In the country
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 9
In my house
- Pets - Allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
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- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Fireplace
- Washing machine
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- Clothes dryer
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- Bicycles: 5
- No smoking
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Going to Paris, Disneyland or Versailles from our village is convenient since the train stops here every 30 minutes. However you can also enjoy the region which is very pretty and quiet with lovely walks along the river Oise, in the forests of l'Isle Adam and Montmorency, in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise (Van Gogh and the Impressionist painters)... You can also ride our bikes to visit the area. If you like traditional restaurants, country cooking or farm produce, you should spend a nice time around here.
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Nearly the length of Fogo Island: That's how big the SeaRose spill slick was
Scientists say Husky, regulator could have been more forthcoming with numbers
Emails obtained by CBC News show a slick that formed after Newfoundland and Labrador's largest offshore oil spill in history measured 21 kilometres by eight kilometres — more than two-thirds the area of Fogo Island.
Memorial University biologist Ian Jones says those numbers about November's back-to-back spills are "shocking."
He monitored the spills using incident reports and updates posted to websites for both Husky and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board and says he didn't come across those numbers.
"It is more than a bit shocking that this information wasn't released in the incident report web pages," he said.
On Nov. 16, two spills on Husky's SeaRose production vessel released 250,000 litres of oil, water and gas into the ocean about 350 kilometres east of St. John's.
A spokesperson for the C-NLOPB said while information about the existence of sheens was widely released, the regulator didn't say how big they were because its communications were focused on how it was monitoring Husky's response to the spill.
A spokesperson for Husky Energy says the sheen size was shown on a spill site map that was on display behind Husky exec Trevor Pritchard as he gave a presentation to media at the time.
That map was also emailed to some members of the media, the spokesperson said.
But Jones is not impressed.
"[That] is not an adequate public release of vital information," he said, noting that the map isn't anywhere online in the company's incident reports.
"The takeaway from this is that the responsible party for an oil spill seems to be in charge of releasing information about their own pollution event which, if you think about it, is totally absurd."
Slick spotted by Atlantic Hawk
Using access to information legislation, CBC News requested copies of emails sent between Husky Energy and the C-NLOPB around the time of the SeaRose spill.
According to those emails, the Atlantic Hawk — a ship sent immediately after the spill to survey the area — first noted a "mile-long indication of oil" at the site.
The next day, an email from the C-NLOPB notes two sheens: one about nine kilometres by six kilometres, and one 100 metres by 100 metres.
An update sent roughly five hours later references a sheen 27 kilometres south of the site, 21 kilometres by eight kilometres big.
The slick was thin, the email said — according to a specialized rating system, there were likely 40 litres of oil in each square kilometre.
"Depending on sea states, the size, trajectory and density of a spill will naturally change," Lesley Rideout, a spokesperson for the C-NLOPB, told CBC News.
Missed opportunity
"I'm not surprised that it was that big, nor that it wasn't well-advertised," said Brad de Young, a physical oceanographer at Memorial University.
He said he'd like to see the stakeholders in our offshore oil industry commit to doing the studies and the research needed on spills like the SeaRose incident to really learn from them — not learn just about how the dump will affect the wildlife and the environment, but how spilled oil will behave in the frigid, rough waters of the North Atlantic.
Because right now, when it comes to spills in the province's offshore, there are a lot of unknowns, he said.
"Oil hasn't been around long enough for us to see the full trajectory of what happens to it ... in this environment. It will be different from the Gulf of Mexico, quite clearly. It might be more similar to the Gulf of Alaska. But then again, maybe not."
Better transparency is a small, but important part of that, he said.
"If you want to be smarter, to really learn from it, you have to have some kind of organized observational strategy beyond just a boat that goes out and tells you there's oil in the water," he said.
"I think it's really going to take something dramatic before people really take it seriously."
Coady says she'll ask if size can be reported
Opposition leader Ches Crosbie led Thursday's question period in the House of Assembly by demanding to know if Natural Resources Minister Siobhan Coady was aware of the size of spill.
Coady said that information — 250,000 litres — was disclosed almost immediately.
Crosbie said he was asking about area not litres, claiming Coady was "out of the loop" and that she gave incorrect information to the House of Assembly.
"First of all, the information I gave the House of Assembly, and the information I gave the people of the province was totally correct: 250,000 litres," Coady yelled back.
"The size of the sheen on the water changed day by day, hour by hour," adding that was made aware of the area covered by the spill "at one point."
Size means more than volume: Crosbie
When pressed further, she said she was unable to recall when that point was.
Crosbie said he believes the size of any sheen would mean more to the public than the volume and asked Coady if she'd require incident reports to include that information.
Coady emphasized the size of any sheen changes constantly with sea states and that it was "more accurate" to give the spill size in litres, but said she would pass Crosbie's request along.
"I know that all aspects of this oil spill are under investigation, including communications. And I will endeavour to ensure that the member opposite's voice is placed before those investigating this to say they would like it, in terms of reporting, as to what the visual viewpoint is from an hour to hour basis."


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What's the Big D?
Our broad portfolio of clients and industries has exposed us to a diverse array of UX problems. A good deal of the work lives in the box people refer to as UI / Interaction Design (workflow, layout, visual design, content strategy, branding, etc.). There is, however, a whole other category of "issues" that you might not traditionally call "UX". We see this come up from time to time and call it, "the Big D".
There are a lot of themes we can discuss here, but general idea is to re-organize operations to sustainably support the customer/user/constituent experience. These issues fall primarily into the following categories:
- Training
- Business Process Re-engineering
- Systems Integration & Infrastructure Enhancement
- Change Management
There are other more closely related UX themes at play here too. If you haven't watched Dr. Susan Weinschenk's video on the ROI of UX it will help fill in the gaps.
How do you know if you have Big D issues?
Many organizations – mostly enterprise scale and federal government agencies -have grown their operations to handle digital content and service delivery organically. While it might not exactly have happened like this, you can imagine the evolution occurred over many painstaking decisions, through a series of big contracts by various vendors all pushing their wares or by whatever leadership or CRM training flavor of the month resonated the most. The effect is basically not seeing the forrest for the trees.
For the fortunate businesses / organizations with healthy leadership, there are known issues and plans in place to re-invigorate and revitalize the digital experience. But in our experience, while these plans exist they are typically generated top down without full awareness of the downstream impacts (internal and external to the organization)… that's usually where a team like ours comes in.
It might be, that your product/service is experiencing user acceptance issues, usability problems, or a general decline customer satisfaction. That's when you start looking for a UX shop to help understand why and to build a design plan to get back on track. If the project scoping includes stakeholder interviews and user research this is where you'll get the opportunity to learn if you have BIG D problems.
Unfortunately in today's fast paced race to sprint and continuously integrate just to keep up with the pack, most organizations see stakeholder workshops and user research as unnecessary costs that they can handle in-house.
If the UX shop offers user research, and you feel like this is an "unnecessary or unaffordable cost", you've lost your shot at discovering your Big D problems.
How Does UX = Big D Awesome?
A thorough UX project scope will typically include stakeholder workshops/interviews along with product walkthrough and an overview of known user experience/usability pain points. These are generally proposed to better understand internal processes and operations geared to capture and handle digital presence, your product, customer communications and services.
While the primary focus is "How can we increase user satisfaction and UX design awesomeness?" we invariably discover a percentage of the problems in the user experience are systemic and require organizational changes.
- Training: While not often admitted, this is typically a bigger problem than organizations know – usually on a given technology: think salesforce, sharepoint, and other customer support frameworks
- Centralization/Communication/Collaboration – organizational silos typically lead to redundant and often-inconsistent work. This hurts you internally, but also shows your customers a state of disorganization.
- Business Process and Infrastructure – we often find a lack of technology to support of business process management and where there are gaps in digital processes, human errors tend to cause failure. Where the systems are in place, they're not configured optimally to harness their full yield to your organization.
- Change Management – this one is usually a bitter pill. It's hard to admit when your team hasn't re-organized or hired the right skills mix to meet the needs that fully support today's digital consumer. Without getting into politically charged conversations your UX consultant will tactfully identify the gaps and provide you with the right list of skills to seek out. In the best case scenario, you have the skills in house – it just requires some change.
If the internal review and analysis are coupled with user research focused on internal / external users, a UX shop can underpin all of the issues above as experienced by the most important folks… your users.
Beyond UX
If the project was a success, you launch your revitalized or new product/feature with the team in place to capture, analyze, design and support user satisfaction in a sustainable and evolutionary state of being.
Afterword: UX, as a practice, has often been situated as a nexus point for business, technical and marketing within in-house product teams as well as large systems integration and management consultancies. There've been many debates on the role of UX, where does it fit/belong exactly? In truth, while there are specialists (UX leads, user researchers, usability specialists, ui and interaction designers, front end developers) – the role of UX is a shared responsibility.
Whether you're a CEO, business analyst, engineer… you have to constantly challenge yourself to contextualize what you're doing from the view of the end user. Not just the things you're directly working on, but how it impacts their perception of the company brand at large.
In the end, one tiny flaw in a product can cause irreparable damage in the users perception of your brand or product – so it's worth it to step back… and discover your own Big D.
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(Dutch, 1606-1669)
Etching and drypoint with sulphur tint and touches of gray wash
Support: Beige(1) laid paper
Sheet: 27.8 x 18.8 cm (10 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.756
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein 280 (XVIII.132)
State: ii/ii
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Make Printing Sustainable with Soy Printer Ink
Soybeans are a renewable and sustainable resource in that it takes little energy and water to grow while producing abundant yields. Generally printer inks are petroleum-based, which can mean hazardous effects for the environment when you add up all the newsletters, newspapers, memos, etc. that are printed out on a daily basis. Soy printer ink prints just as brightly and effectively as petroleum-based ink, has greater rub-resistance, and is competitively priced with other inks so that it won't make a huge dent in your budget.
Other simple "green" office tips:
- Don't print unless you have to. Use email and instant messages to communicate with your staff
- Use recycled paper and other recycled office supplies
- Recycle all your paper
- Turn off your computers (and the power bars they're connected to) and lights when you go home at night- this can save you a ton in bills and energy
- Compost!
- Use my water and vinegar recipe for a non-toxic cleaner, also saving your workplace money
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Obaku Denmark watches are an affordable piece of art. Each watch is an expression of minimalism and balance, with a clean and elegant design. The identity and the creation of Obaku are the union between Scandinavian minimalism and oriental Zen philosophy. The motto of Obaku to live a simplistic life in harmony and balance with the natural world, enjoying every step that we take. The best way to describe Obaku is with the very popular Danish word called Hygge, which means: state of coziness and comfortable friendliness, that causes a feeling of happiness or well-being. The Zen calligraphic circle of life, also known as the Enso, inspires the logo of the Obaku. The Enso symbolizes strength, elegance, and the universe; It is also considered an expression of the moment when the mind is free to simply let the body and spirit create. Obaku strives to bring to the public elegant and sophisticated timepieces that are simplistic and timeless.


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Do Your Web Design Clients Know You Are The Expert?
As a professional web designer, it is exciting to meet with new clients to discuss website needs and ideas and then bring such ideas to life. Because customers know their business and needs, they must be a crucial part of the website building process. Finding that fine line between a helpful or disruptive client is difficult to learn, as almost any website designer in College Station TX can testify. An unruly or uncooperative client is a designer's worst nightmare; it cannot be denied that the client is paying for the website design. Yet there is a much bigger issue at hand that must be nipped in the bud before it can escalate.
Disruptive Customers
So here is the customary web design scenario: designer and client meet, goals are established, and the web design firm is clearly the expert in charge of the project. Little by little, the client begins to provide 'input' to the design process – just to make the website 'better.' The design expert advises against such change – the the customer becomes more insistent that such a change is necessary to make the website 'pop' – whatever that means. Ultimately the website designer must make a decision either do what the client demands or do what they know is best in order to achieve what the client wants and needs.
Some clients may back down and let the website designer create the site without constant disruption. This is usually accomplished somewhere between fervent explanations about what is best for the website and reminders about the contract that was signed – the one stating that the customer will not continually request changes throughout the process once it has begun. Despite the fact that they came to a designer because they do not know anything about website design, other customers will continue to make suggestions and requests, basically ignoring what has been explained and agreed with.
Avoiding These Scenarios
The truth is that unless a major problem is discovered during the design phase of a website, well-meaning customers can create havoc because they do not understand that even changing just one color wastes time and has the potential to create other changes, such as a complete color palette.
Avoiding these situations is the only way to control them. Most designers accomplish this by using a contract that clearly states the design plan, the clients needs and wants, what the designer will provide, and specific review points during the project – at which time any new ideas or changes can be discussed. Clients must understand that contracts are legal documents once they have been signed, an agreement that allows a website designer to put forth their best effort so the customer will be satisfied with the end website product.
Releasing A Client
Releasing a client is a rare occurrence, as most designers will find a way to work things out; however, there are times when agreement cannot be reached. If it is apparent that the client is refusing to allow the designer to create the website as the designer sees fit, the job may not be worth the aggravation.
Alternately, if the designer wishes to finish the project but continues to disagree with what the client wants done, a new contract can be drawn up. It would state that the designer is proceeding as requested by the client and that the results of all future client decisions will be the responsibility of the client. This should hopefully any avoid potential legal issues on the part of the website designer.
Business is business – and work must get done. At the same time, a website designer must protect their good name and reputation while trying to please clients at the same time. In order to accomplish both of these goals, it is imperative that clients understand from the beginning that the designer is the expert and acting in that capacity, they know how to build a creative and functional website that will achieve its listed goals.
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Essential oils: Mode of antimicrobial activityand potential application in food systems
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University of Novi Sad, Institute of Food Technology, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Trend of production and use of healthy safe food without synthetic chemical compounds is becoming more and more emphasized, thus consumers increasingly require the use of natural products, the so-called "green chemicals". The food industry is driven with the trend towards "Green Consumerism" gradually incorporating natural antimicrobials from plant or microbial sources into food products to replace the more traditionally used synthetic chemical preservatives.
Taking into account that medicinal plants are generally considered as the most important source of natural antimicrobial agents, this review will summarize the published data on the antibacterial activity of those essential oils and their components that could be considered suitable for application in/on foods. Antimicrobial activity mechanisms of some natural antimicrobial compounds will be also highlighted.
Essential oils (EOs) are aromatic and volatile liquids obtained from plant material, such as flowers, roots, bark, leaves, seeds, peel, fruits, wood, and whole plant, mainly by steam distillation. They usually contain between twenty and sixty, but sometimes even more than sixty individual components.
The concentration of components is quite different, and major components can constitute up to 85% of the EOs, while other components can be found only in traces. These major components usually determine the biological properties of the EOs. The most common components with antibacterial properties of a number of EOs are presented in Table 1.
The chemical composition, as well as the content of EO in aromatic plants, are subjected to seasonal variations and depend on phenophase of plant. In addition to the development phase of the plant, chemical composition and content of EO can be under an impact of geographical origin, climate, plant material collection time and the technique of distillation (1).
Essential oil constituents are a diverse family of low molecular weight org ...


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