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Did you know that even if you never missed a payment your credit score may still be below 650? Why? Credit models do not only look at your timely payments when they calculate your credit score. They look at many factors. So listen up for a few simple tricks on what can be done to improve your credit score fast.
Credit Utilization
As my readers already know, credit utilization (how much of your credit line you spend) is a biggy when it comes to credit. If you have high balances your credit score will be low! High utilization will be anything above 9% of your credit line. (Example: If your credit line is $10,000 make sure your balance is below $900.)
So the number one step you should take to improve your score should be to review your credit report. (You can order a free copy once a year by annualcreditreport.com or, I would recommend setting up an account by creditkarma.com, to receive updates every 7 days.) Check through your accounts and balances and make sure they are all below the 9% mark. If they are, then good. If not, then you found your problem. Pay it off and wait till it gets reported as paid. (Usually, it gets reported by the closing date of your credit card.) At that time, your credit should shoot up. (I saw it happening by more than 100 points!!)
What to Do if You Don't Have the Funds
If you can't afford to pay off the balance, then I'm going to give you another trick. If you have a business credit card, then you might want to consider transferring your balances to your business credit card. This will help you because most business credit cards don't report the balances to the credit bureau (see a complete list here). So, by transferring your balances to a business credit card, you are actually removing the balance from your credit report.
If you don't have a business credit card you may want to try to get approved for one. The Amex Blue Cash Business is a good option because it has an introduction 0% Apr period on balance transfers, so you will be saving money on interest too.
Asking for a Credit Increase
Try to ask your bank for a credit increase. This may help you with your credit utilization and also with building better credit faster.
There are banks that will give you a credit increase without making a credit pull. Check out a list here.
Credit History
A very important factor in how to have excellent credit is having a long credit history. Therefore, if your first credit card is less than a year old don't expect your credit to be too high. Moreover, if you have an old credit card but did not use it in the past few months, FICO will look at it as an inactive account and not count it as a positive account. If that is your case, then just start using the credit card again and once it gets reported as used, your score will go back up. If you have old accounts that you closed, then you might want to call the bank to ask if they can reopen the closed accounts.
Piggybacking Credit (Authorized User)
Update: Piggybacking does not work with the Fico 08 or newer model.
A common and quick way to boost your credit score fast is by adding yourself as an authorized user to someone else's account. Obviously, make sure that account is an old account and has a good payment history. Once that account reports, you should see your score go up a lot.
For more on piggybacking read: Piggybacking Credit- Everything You Need to Know
Checking your Credit Report
Of course, you also want to check your credit report to make sure there are no negative errors found on your credit report. If you do find any, you may want to have a professional lawyer dispute it for you, since it can be very difficult, tedious, and time-consuming to do it on your own. I am warning you that it may be expensive, but your credit is worth more!
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Did any of these tricks help you improve your credit? Please comment below and let our other readers know.
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A song without a 'chord progression' is a song with only one chord. A chord progression refers to a series of chords that lead from one to another. Songs usually consist of one or more chord progressions that are repeated throughout the song. Many songs have several chord progression patterns - One pattern or progression for the verses, one for the bridge (if a bridge is included), and one for the chorus or refrain. Some songs use one chord progression throughout, and simply change the melody or the rhythm and timing of the chord changes to give the song more dynamics and create more than one mood or "feel" from one series of chords.
In the western world, our music uses only 12 notes, and each of those notes can be accompanied by dozens of chords. You can play the chord that matches a note (e.g. sing an A note and play an A chord), or you can harmonize with a note, or series of notes, by using a particular chord progression to produce musical "colors". However, there is a finite number of chords, and a finite number of combinations in which they can be used together. Perhaps that is why there are countless songs that use similar chord progressions. By saying "similar chord progressions" I mean that the relationships between the chords are the same in many songs.
I should make this very clear before proceeding: When we refer to a "4th chord" or a "5th chord", we are not talking about the chronology of when a chord is played or its' order in a progression. In this context 4ths, 5ths 6ths' etc., refer to the scale position (interval) of a chord as related to a root, or starting chord.
Two songs can be in different keys and have the same relative chord progression. If you transpose the key of one song to the other you get the same relative chord changes or progression. Let me explain that further by giving an example:
You have probably heard the songs 'Louie Louie' (by the Kingsmen), and 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs or the Jimi Hendrix version). Let's say that 'Louie Louie' is in the key of A, and 'Wild Thing' is in the key of E. The chord progression for 'Louie Louie' (regardless of how you strum the chords) is: A, D, E, D. In music terms we would say you start with the root chord (A), move up a 4th (D), move up to the 5th (E), then back to the 4th (D), then repeat from the beginning. The chord progression for 'Wild Thing' (regardless of the strumming) is E, A, B, A. Again, in music terms you would say: You start with the root chord (E), move up a 4th (A), move up to the 5th (B), back to the 4th (A), then repeat from the beginning. Notice that in both cases we started with the root chord, moved up to a 4th, then up to the 5th, then back to the 4th. Therefore, the relationship between the chords is identical for both songs. We could play both of those songs in ANY key we like, as long as we keep the order and relationship between the root chord and the subsequent chords the same.
Figure 15-1 is a table showing all Major scales. Notice that each column of the chart shows a series of notes 1 semitone (one fret) apart. That indicates the relationship between the root of any scale or chord and the number of steps or semitones between the root and any interval (the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Dominant 7th, and Major 7th) are the same for all root notes and chords. By keeping that in mind, and using the chart, you can transpose the chords of songs in any key to any other key. Read the lesson SCALES for more information about intervals (3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths etc.)
When changing from one chord to another we will use the numbered intervals of the scales in relation to the root chord of the progression. If a chord progression begins with an F and moves to a "5th", we could look at the chart to see that the 5th in the Major scale of F is a C. Using this method allows us to choose any 'Root' chord, or key signature, and show the progression without needing to name the root chord or the key signature of the song. That makes it easy for us to transpose the chord progression to any key.
We saw how the songs "Louie Louie" and "Wild Thing" used the same relative chord progression in different key signatures, despite having different rhythms and timing. "Louie Louie" was played in A, progressed to D and E and then back to D. "Wild Thing" was played in E, progressed to A, then to B, and then back to A. Look at Figure 15-1 to find what the chord progression would be if you played those songs in C (hint: use the same relationship between the root, 4th and 5th). The answer would be C, F, G, F because C is the root, F is the 4th of C, and G is the 5th of C.
You will find that many songs, in all genres, use progressions that involve the root, the 4th, and/or the 5th - in a variety of combinations and at various times. Figure 15-2 shows a few examples of some common chord progressions using those three relative chords. All examples are in 4/4 time (4 beats to each bar). The numbers shown above each chord element represent the beats per chord.
Often, a DOMINANT 7th is added to the 5th chord. To find a Dominant 7th of the 5th chord use Figure 15-1, find the 5th chord from the root and then find the dominant 7th of that 5th. For example: If the root is C the 5th is G and the dominant 7th of G is F, so, a G7 chord is a G with an F added.

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Team 206: Establishing the Design Space of a Bioreactor with ANSYS Fluent on Microsoft Azure
Bioreactors are the heart of every pharmaceutical manufacturing process. One goal of a bioreactor is to operate at process conditions that provide sufficient oxygen to the suspended cells. The design space of a bioreactor defines the relationship between the input and output parameters of the cell culture process and typically relies on a design of experiments (DOE) approach to characterize the inter-dependencies between tank design and process operating conditions. The pharmaceutical industry has adopted CFD modeling as a cost-saving option. However, the simulation time and compute resources required to explore the relationships between various process parameters can be quite extensive. This case study reviews the use of HPC to establish the design space of a production-scale sparged bioreactor. The simulation framework is developed and executed on Azure Cloud resources running the ANSYS Fluent UberCloud container. Read the case study HERE.


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August 14, 2019
Kanoo Travel, one of the largest travel management networks in the Middle East, and American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), the world's leading business partner for managed travel, have entered into a definitive agreement for GBT to acquire a controlling stake in Kanoo Travel. GBT will form a joint venture with Kanoo Travel to provide managed travel and events services to clients in the Middle East. Kanoo Travel, which has been a key member of GBT's global travel partner network for many years, operates in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. The transaction is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and customary conditions and is expected to close in Q4 2019 or early Q1 2020.
GBT will hold 65% of the new joint venture, headquartered in Dubai, and assume management and operational control of the business. YBA Kanoo Group, Kanoo Travel's mother company will hold the remaining 35% stake in the joint venture.
"Kanoo Travel has been a trusted, long-term partner for GBT in the region for many years and is known and respected by many of our clients," said GBT International Managing Director Elyes Mrad said.
"The creation of the joint venture will enhance how we service those clients and their travelers by combining Kanoo Travel's region-specific expertise with the backing of GBT's global scale and technology."
Meanwhile, Kanoo Travel President Nabeel Khalid Kanoo said that for more than 70 years, Kanoo Travel has provided innovative travel management solutions across the region.
"GBT's global clients, many of whom we already service, stand to benefit from a more consistent global offering because of this JV," Mr Nabeel Kanoo said.
"Our own clients in the Middle East will profit in the long term from having access to GBT's total travel and expense eco-system, proprietary technology and global reach. Our people are also excited by the possibilities that come with being part of the world's most recognisable business travel brand.
"Backed by one of the largest independent, family-owned companies in the Gulf, YBA Kanoo; Kanoo Travel offered dependable, compliance-driven, and cost effective services that exceed customers' expectations. Now, we take our services and excellence a step further by joining our long-term partners GBT in becoming a truly global network."
The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed.


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surface you are, you can calculate the distance to
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Balfour Beatty US has been appointed to manage the construction activities of Cleburne Independent School District's (CISD) $100M expansion project in Texas, US.
The project will include a 46,452 sq m update and expansion of Cleburne High School (CHS). It will also include the construction of a new career technology education facility, a two-storey advanced science wing, a two-storey classroom block for core classes, a library and a new alternative school.
It will also feature new courtyards, outdoor learning spaces, and a new outdoor practice area for the band.
Furthermore, the performing arts centre, fine arts instructional areas and all athletic facilities will be renovated.
Under the contract, Balfour Beatty will be responsible for selective demolition, site preparation, new utilities, audiovisual equipment, hardscape and landscape elements, as well as the addition of 1,000 new parking spaces.
The firm will deploy the latest technologies, including BIM and BIM 360 Field, digital plan rooms and lean construction methods, to deliver the project.
Jon Moreau, vice president of Balfour Beatty's education group in Texas, said: "This partnership signifies a successful collaboration between CISD, Balfour Beatty, our design and trade partners, and the surrounding community.
"The planned amenities will enable the district to keep pace with their students' expanding academic, performing arts, technological and athletic requirements. We are honored to serve as CISD's trusted advisor on this legacy project, and we look forward to helping advance the education experience of the next generation of Cleburne students."
Construction work is set to commence in May 2017 and is expected to be complete in summer 2019.
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This is a rare 1939 OMEGA swing lug housed in the original OMEGA stainless steel flexible lug case measuring 20×47.5mm. This watch is VERY l o n g and provides much wrist coverage-it really sprawls across the wrist! There is some pitting on the edges of the case-not visible while wearing-it is 73 years old! The original glass crystal is still present. The manual winding ORIGINAL OMEGA movement was just cleaned by our watchmaker and is accurately keeping time. The two-tone dial was refinished many years ago and looks great! This OMEGA SWING LUG watch is a truly a rare find.


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Yasmin Shahmir keeps delivering quality with her follow up to the successful and promising debut "On My Own". Her brand new song is called "Finish Line" and is an adequate continuation of its predecessor, with heavy influences from the POP of the 90's.
I am so happy to see that what I call the music product trinity, namely song+cover+video, is thought through and top-notch! Especially the video which is pure aesthetic perfection, it looks gorgeous and not just because she looks gorgeous in it! Well done, will be looking forward to see it all culminate in the upcoming debut album.


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The unbeaten Melbourne Stars will look to assert their authority over the Adelaide Strikers when the two teams clash in the Big Bash League at the MCG on Thursday in what promises to be a slam-bang-six-hitting encounter.
Where to Watch Live
The match is scheduled for a 7.40 pm local time (2.10 pm IST) start with live coverage on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports HD1. The match is available for live streaming online in the US HERE. UK viewers can click HERE to catch the action live online, while Australia viewers can live stream the match HERE.
Melbourne have been the best team in the BBL 03 so far, winning all four of their matches, while putting up some pretty impressive performances.
The Stars won the battle of Melbourne in their previous match, a game which saw 19 sixes in all, easily hauling down a 164-run target, thanks to a brilliant unbeaten 49-ball 84 from skipper Cameron White.
After yet another commendable performance, Stars all-rounder James Faulkner believes they have rightfully earned the tag of the team to beat in the Big Bash League this season.
"All positions we've been in we've come out on top, so there's no reason why we can't do that tomorrow night and really send a shockwave through the competition," Faulkner said on Wednesday.
"I think from what we've shown so far we definitely are the team to beat.
"We do have a bit of a mental edge over the other teams but I think as soon as they come up against the Melbourne Stars they know the team and they often lift to our standard so we're going to have our work cut out.
"They've [Adelaide Strikers] got all bases covered as a team and performed pretty well last year. It's going to be a tough contest."
The Adelaide Strikers, after two straight wins, suffered their first loss of BBL 03 to the Sydney Sixers on Sunday, and the team will be keen to get back to winning ways at the MCG on Thursday.
"I think the Strikers are one of the better teams in the competition. I think they're one of the teams to beat," White said. "They're quite a strong outfit, so we are expecting a tough contest again."
However, such is the strength of the Stars, that they can afford to continue beating teams with ease despite not having Australia regular Clint McKay in their squad - fellow fast bowler Jackson Bird is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with nine scalps to his name.
"It's hard to get a spot for the Melbourne Stars and I suppose it shows why we're so good and why we've been so good this year," Faulkner added.
"I'm sure with the character Clint is he'll come back well. He's a great bowler and he was one-day player of the year for Australia last night so everyone knows what he can do."
Squads: Melbourne Stars: Cameron White (capt), Jackson Bird, James Faulkner, John Hastings, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Glenn Maxwell, Lasith Malinga, Clive Rose, James Muirhead, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Luke Wright.
Adelaide Strikers: Phillip Hughes (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Callum Ferguson, Alex Hales, Jon Holland, Michael Klinger, Tim Ludeman, Michael Neser, Gary Putland, Nathan Reardon, Kane Richardson, Shaun Tait, Adam Zampa.


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What if your expenses are higher than your income?
In Money for Life Coaching Sessions, I often run into situations where my clients have expenses and initial spending plans higher than their income. I do what I can to help them balance things out so that their expenses match their income, but really it's up to them to make the decisions about where they can lower their expenses.
I often suggest that they start by eliminating everything except their required expenses, both monthly and periodic. Once you know how much you need for your mortgage, utilities, taxes, insurance payments, auto registration, minimum debt payments, etc. then you have a clearer vision of how much you can spend on the discretionary areas.
After you have entered all of your required expenses, you can clearly see exactly how much income you have left to spend on the discretionary areas of spending by looking at the difference at the bottom of the spending plan window. Depending on what this amount is, you may want to explore options for lowering some of your bills. Here are a few ideas
- Changing plans on your cell phone, home phone, cable or satellite, etc. can help to lower costs.
- Sometimes asking your credit card companies for lower interest rates will help to lower your monthly debt payments.
- Installing a programmable thermostat can help to lower your utilities bills.
When you are ready to start making allocations for your discretionary spending, start with the most important things first (i.e. groceries), and then go down the list from there. When making your allocations, be sure to keep a close eye on the balance of how much you have left to spend. In order to stay balanced, you may need to make some hard decisions to reduce spending in certain areas, or put other items on hold for a while. These are not easy decisions to make, but living above your income will continue to jeopardize your financial future.
Once you have gone through all the areas of spending, if you truly do not have enough income, you may want to look at some ways to increase it. Perhaps taking on a part-time job for a few months, or selling some items that you don't need any more.
It's not always easy to live within your income, but spending less than you make on a consistent basis is the only way to improve your financial position and create a stable financial future for you and your family.
-Jennifer, Money for Life Coach


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I feel like I ended up barrelling into September without really being able to take a breath. The comedown from six years abroad has been pretty brutal, but it's not all been bad. September has been a wild ride!
I'm still not paying huge amounts of time on the headlines, or at least I'm not retaining them. Lack of routine for much of the month hasn't worked in my favour.
I baked! Hallelujah, I baked!
It was interesting, for sure. Getting used to a new oven is always a bit of a teething process, and it being a fan oven, I have to re-jig temperatures every time I bake, but I managed to produce a pretty decent batch of brownies, and I'm suitably chuffed with that!
Outwith that, the lack of structure to my days has left my appetite a little all over the place, as has a lack of job, but slowly I'm getting there! I have been back on the soup train, which is even more delightful now that I can get my hands on parsnips and butternut squash.
The tube is, I have found, wonderfully conducive for reading. I've not read huge amounts, but it's a nice wee window of time where I can get through a fair chunk of a book – the benefit of being a speedy reader!
Another, far less welcome, reading window has been the sleepless nights that pop up every now and again. The stress and the unknown of job hunting takes it's toll, all of which culminated in a night of next to no sleep last week, but on the plus side, I finished a book. Having loved Song of Achilles, I was intrigued to see what Madeline Miller had to offer with Circe. Whilst firmly rooted in the same world, even mentioning Achilles here and there, I found Circe to be far less enthralling. Miller's knowledge is clear in her writing, but for me, Circe just wasn't as compelling a character as I'd have liked.
I've also been working my way through more crime fiction. In August, I spoke of Alex Grey, who sets her books in Glasgow. In September I've been tackling two books, Natural Causes by James Oswald, set in Edinburgh, and Birdman by Mo Hayder, set in London.
I've been thoroughly enjoying Oswald's book, and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the McLean series. Hayder's books are much darker – she is also the author of The Devil of Nanking, which I recommend. Her content is heavier, darker, creepier, but her characters are compelling and keep you reading.
Job hunting is not a fun time. It is not a fun time at all.
As it's an on-going process, I have not much to say as of now!
Watch this space. I hope!
With the weight of job hunting, it's been all about the comfort viewing. There has been a whole new raft of movies and TV shows avaliable to me on UK netflix, and of course the first one I go for is The Great British Bake Off! What a show that is – a most excellent comfort watch.
Finally (and yes, it's been a long, long time coming) I was persuaded to watch The Hangover. It's nuts, and I loved it!
There have also been many episodes of travel man, which if you haven't seen, I urge you to watch! It's fabulous, and I'd love to be Richard Ayoade's travel companion!
Until this month, the only museum I had ever visited in London was the V&A (the Victoria and Albert Museum for those not in the know) and now I've knocked a few more off my list.
I visited the British Museum with a friend from Korea, but we barely made a dent in the extensive collections on show. I need many a return visit. It was quite something to see all the Egyptian artifacts – and overwhelming to see just how much has been… questionably acquired.
I also made it to the Natural History Muesum, and of course I made a beeline for the dinosaurs. The main building of the natural history museum is a beautiful piece of architecture, and the collection that I managed to see was fascinating. Having seen images in books for years, it's a whole new experiences to see things in person.
I also found my way to the Tate Modern, with a wee walk over the Millennium bridge as well – I might have had a little geeky moment on the bridge! Again, I need many a return visit to the Tate Modern, but one exhibition in particular stuck with me: Magic Realism, centered around Weimar Germany. It was fascinating, and the book will most likely be purchased… reasons I need a job: books!
I'm hugely thankful to all my nearest and dearest who have taken me on walks and detours around London in the last few months! I'm still learning my geography, but it's so much more fun exploring with friends and family – even if they are significantly taller than me and I'm so busy jogging to keep up that I don't take everything in! I have done an awful lot more walking here than I did back in Korea, however, and I've been really enjoying it! Definitely the best way to learn a city – but be safe at night, folks!
To my great delight, I have been writing letters once again – something I have been very bad at over the last year. As you might have noticed from past posts, I like to make my own stationery. It's been so therapeutic to be making things again, and they look rather smart with stamps on, if I do say so myself. I'm also back on regular bullet journaling. It's nice to have a crafty outlet, however small. Drawing is slowly coming back into being, also, with these lil' monsters angling to make their debut!
September (and before) has given us some gems!
After dropping her album early in August, I finally got around to properly listening to Nicki Minaj's new offering in September. As always, she doesn't disappoint. Following on it's heels was Eminem's newest album, Kamikaze. He evolves with every release, and this is no exception.
There have been some awesome Korean releases. Pentagon came back with Thumbs Up! Not their strongest title track, but the album as a whole is great, and I much prefer the album tracks. It's the same for Oh My Girl with Remember Me. Their newest title track isn't my favourite, but the album tracks are better.
There have also been offerings this month from Good Charlotte (yes, they're still going), Passenger, The Kooks (yup, they're still about, too) David Guetta, Josh Groban, Christine and the Queens, Sigala and Kodaline. Such a range of music, you'll have to wait for a mixtape monday to hear about it all in more depth.
I've said it already in this post, but I'm not fully acclimatised to British weather yet. It's as changeable as Korea can be at this time of year, but it's definitely getting darker and colder at a faster pace here. As such, the coat has already come out, and the winter scarves are beginning to make appearances.
What is new for London, is my pavement pounders. I've never been a great trainer wearer, but when you're walking as much as I have been, a good pair of trainers are a must (that and I'm now in the months away from from thirty countdown, I've got to think of knees). They happen to be the same colour as my wellies, much to my families despair, but I love them!
There was a brief stint of work this month, which required business casual as standard, something I didn't have to adhere to in Korea, so a few choice purchases had to be made in the work wardrobe department. Lots of black… a fair portion of florals… It's always floral season. Always!
Considering I have just spent the last six years in the land of tea, I have been irrationally excited to be back in the land of British tea. I feel that we're pretty experimental over here, which leads me to my Misc. for the month. Sexy Earl.
Off we went to Whittard's, in search of Russian Caravan, which has only become more elusive in my time away. We found the Russian caravan, but man was the sales pitch something else, and I was duly won over by the combinaiton of mango and passionfruit tea and earl grey tea. I can't tell you the ratio, but it really does own it's name. It's a sexy cuppa!
As I'm now gainfully unemployed and chasing that freelance life, if you fancy keeping this geeky teacher running, chip in for that finest of energy juices: coffee!


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If you're visiting Florida soon, you should know that the local Siesta Key Beach has been rated as number one in the world by many travel publications and is visited every year by tourists from all over the world. To make your stay even more enjoyable, we provide you with Siesta Key Beach rental properties that you and your whole family can enjoy.
You can select a Siesta Key vacation condo for any stay of over a week, available in one or two bedroom communities and fully furnished by the owners. The kitchens are fully equipped with a refrigerator, electric range, oven, microwave and more. Covered parking and walkways are also a part of the property.
As you enjoy your Siesta Key condo rental, you will never be far from a beach that makes it to the list of top 10 beaches in the world year after year. Siesta Key Beach has beautiful white sand, clean and clear blue water and lots of nearby attractions to make your stay very pleasant. Whether you just want a spot in the sun, love to play volleyball, or want to go for a swim, it's truly the best beach destination in Florida.


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- kernel 2.6.x and later
- GNU C Library 2.3 or newer
- GTK+ 2.6 or newer
- LSB 3.1 compatibility recommended
For smartphones and tablets
- Android 5 (Lollipop) and later
- iOS 8 and later
For file servers
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008
- Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2016, 2012, 2008
- Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2012, 2011, 2010
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011, 2008
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 6
- Centos 7
- FreeBSD 9
- Sles 12
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- As North America continues to hold a dominant market share of the netcentric warfare market, SMi Group has confirmed that that Colonel Sean Sullivan, Director Land Command Information / G6 of the Canadian Army, has joined the speaker line-up for its launch conference on Network Enabled Capability Technology.
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In this post, I will explain about my latest fieldstone wall project and how anyone with basic skills can build a rustic fieldstone wall!
The vegetable garden area of the farm is on a slope (an area maybe 50 feet x 70 feet) and one end was in dire need of a retaining wall. I had originally used some bales of straw I had lying around as a makeshift retaining wall. This actually worked pretty well for about two years until the straw really started rotting and the turkeys tore it apart. So the edges of the garden were spilling over and hard to maintain. So it was time to build something a bit more permanent.
So I decided on fieldstones for a number of reasons
- Relatively easy to build
- Doesn't need a footing
- Can find stones for free
- Basically lasts forever
- Does not leach any chemicals (I know new pressure treated lumber is supposed to be okay for gardens, but I am not chancing it)
First step was to locate some rocks. I had a small supply of rocks to start off, but I needed many more. I put an ad on Craigslist and sure enough, someone the next town over had tons (literally) to get rid of. Apparently the builders of their relatively new home had to dynamite out some ledge rock in order to put in the foundation (the owner told me he still finds pieces of blasting cord!). However, I guess they just dumped all the rock pieces in the back yard and put topsoil over it. Now, predictably these rocks are working through the soil and they want them gone. No problem! I made about 20 or 30 trips with my trailer hauling all these over.
The next step was to clean up the edge of the garden. My John Deere 2320 with a front loader cut a nice sharp edge for me to start the retaining wall. However, I still did a lot of shoveling.
Okay, now before people start going bananas on me, (and as I previously mentioned), I don't dig a footing and here is why:
- It's a lot of work and I'm lazy! (primary reason)
- This is a short wall (only 3 feet tall max, most of it is about 2 feet), slopes backwards, and is relatively thick (about 2 feet)
- I don't care about widening gaps due to frost heaves.
- If a few stones fall out here or there, or even if the whole thing collapses it will be easy to fix.
- I have built about 300 feet of wall like this previously. That has been standing for nearly 5 years and no sections have ever collapsed and only about three stones have popped out in all that time (easy to pop back in)
- There is about 500 feet of stone wall on the farm dating back to the 1700 and 1800s. I am willing to bet the builders didn't put a footing under these walls, yet they are still standing just fine!
So instead, I just dig down to good solid dirt (remove the leaves and loose topsoil) and start stacking. If you are planning on building a bigger wall, cannot tolerate any shifting of stones, or definitely if you plan on using pre-manufactured blocks, you are going to need a solid footing. Otherwise expect to frost heaves to start moving things around. A short, dry stone wall such as mine has some "give" and thus is much more forgiving.
So on to the construction process! It is really simple. First I separated out my stones
- The largest, flattest stones should be saved for the top
- The largest, roundest or irregular shaped stones should be on saved for the bottom
- The smallest stones should be saved for the middle between the two wall courses (also called "hearting")
- Medium sized stones should be making up the bulk of the wall.
I build my wall as actually two separate stone walls next to each other, very similar to the diagram below.
I made sure the flattest and "best" face of each stone was facing outward. Stacking is relatively easy as they are stacked like bricks… "Two over one and one over two." I would put down a course of larger rocks, and then literally pour smaller rocks from a five gallon bucket into the middle. You have to jigger these rocks around to ensure there are no air spaces. All the sharp angles of these rocks produced from the blasting effects really "bite" into each other and really help with the integrity. If I had baseball sized rocks, it would be a bit harder (but not impossible). For the section of the wall that was more for retaining (as opposed to free standing), I angled the wall backwards a bit as I worked upwards.
So, I continued like this.. oh……. for about two months until I had entirely circled the garden… leaving just enough space to get the tractor inside if needed.
For aesthetic purposes I bought a few pallets of flat Pennsylvania fieldstone for the very top course. This is not required at all, but gives the wall, a somewhat more finished look. If I was a millionaire, I could have built the entire wall out of Pennsylvania fieldstone, but it would have been at least $8,000 worth of stone! I got away with just buying 4 pallets for $800. But again, not really needed.
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Chickens, I don't know what it is about these little dinosaurs in the yard that makes homesteaders hearts sing, but they're pretty awesome, aren't they?
There's something to be said about the satisfaction of being able to go straight out into your yard to gather your breakfast.
And chickens are pretty easy to care for, and a great beginning homestead animal, especially for small spaces.
And while we typically leave our eggs, unwashed, out on the counter until we eat their delicious, yellow yolks.
It doesn't always work out that way.
Sometimes, there is mud. Sometimes we sell the eggs and people don't care for the extras that come with farm fresh eggs. And so, they get washed.
Eggs are naturally resistant to bacteria when they are laid. There is an awesome, bacteria-resistant layer called the bloom. And that layer keeps all the nasties out of your eggs. As long as they are unwashed.
Whether they're refrigerated or not.
In fact, the United States is one of the only countries that refrigerates eggs, or even washes them for that matter.
But, that's another story, for another day.
So, what do we do with the icky, gross eggs caked with mud, poo, or other unwanted grossness that we don't care to serve for breakfast?
Prevent The Eggs From Getting Dirty
I know… it's not always possible. I mean, most of us have a mud farm at least 4 months out of the year. And no matter how hard we try, they get disgusting quick. And my ducks? They seem to love to forgo the coop altogether and lay their eggs outside in one of their many little mud holes. But, I digress.
Sometimes, eggs just get gross. But here are some tips to keep them from getting too dirty.
- Freshen the bedding in the nesting boxes frequently. A quick daily spruce of nesting boxes goes a long way.
- Do not place nesting boxes near roosting areas. The closer they are, the more poo that will accumulate.
- Do not place nesting boxes near the coop door. A short walk through bedding will keep the chickens from tracking the mud into the box.
- Collect eggs frequently. We aim for twice a day.
- Place nesting boxes lower than roosting areas. This will discourage them from roosting on the nesting boxes.
How to Wash Farm Fresh Eggs
Note: eggs that are washed no longer have the protective bloom, they have to be refrigerated.
Wash without water
This method should leave the bloom intact. However, I opt to refrigerate these eggs, just in case. Note that this method will only work for lightly soiled eggs.
Grab a scrubby sponge, we like to use these scrubby sponges. And gently remove the poop and mud from the egg in a circular motion. This works great for smaller amounts of dried mud and poo.
Wash with water
Sometimes, there's just too much mud and goop on the eggs to scrub them with a sponge. In that case, you'll need to use water. You only need water. You do not need bleach or vinegar or anything else. Just warm water.
These eggs will have to be refrigerated as the washing will remove the bloom.
Do not use cold water to wash eggs. It creates a vacuum and will actually force bacteria inside the egg. Nobody wants that. Just warm up the tap and let's get to it.
I just turn the tap on warm, grab my scrubby sponge from the windowsill and get to washing. It only takes a few seconds to gently remove the goop from the egg. Some people put warm water in a bowl and get the eggs wet, then wash. I dunno, I guess I don't like extra dishes for two second egg soaks.
Once you've removed the yuck from your dirty eggs, grab a towel and dry it. Throw it in a carton and put it in the fridge. We eat the washed eggs first. Because they don't stay fresh near as long.
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The Paralympic runner was found guilty of culpable homicide last year after fatally shooting the former model on Valentine's Day in 2013.
He will be released in two months time, when he will be eligible for house arrest – despite much dispute.
Steenkamp's parents released a statement saying that serving just months behind bars for killing their daughter.
"Incarceration of 10 months for taking a life is simply not enough," parents June and Barry Steenkamp said in a statement released online.
"We fear that this will not send out the proper message and serve as the deterrent it should."
The statement added that the family had "forgiven" Pistorius and did "not seek to avenge" their daughter's death.
It emerged that the 28-year-old's appeal for an acquittal will be heard in November.
But prosecutors have argued that the double amputee should have been found guilty of murder.
They have until August 17 to enter papers to appeal the judge's original decision before he leaves his cell.
Steenkamp, a 29-year-old law graduate, died almost instantly when Pistorius shot her through a locked toilet door at his luxury Pretoria home in February two years ago.
He did admit to killing the blonde South African but claimed he believed she was an intruder.
Shocking images of her body were shown to the court during his seven-month long trial.
Prosecutors will now seek for a nuder conviction which could see him sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.
Last month, it emerged how the former athlete was "totally and utterly penniless".
Yet his lawyer, Barry Roux, confirmed his client was not willing to accept any film or book deals about his story.
Mr Roux said: "Oscar walks free in August and then has ten months on parole.
"The parole conditions will be at their discretion, don't drink, go to church, no drugs, he'll have a psychological programme, an anger management course."It's not like Oscar has a life of leisure and football."


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With the first Bank Holiday break of the year well under way, plenty of people will be indulging in that favourite British pastime this weekend - DIY.
Many of us will be heading for our nearest B&Q store to stock up on decorating essentials for the Easter break.
Recent house price rises have given us a taste of what it means to make money on your property.
But if, and when, you come to move you'll find the price tag on your dream home has also rocketed in price.
So how can you make extra pounds on your property?
More than half of all homeowners are planning to carry out home improvements during the next couple of months rather than buy a new place, according to The MarketPlace at Bradford & Bingley.
Around 16pc of people plan to build an extension and 14pc are looking at carrying out a loft conversion.
Three-quarters of people planning to carry out home improvements said they would pay for the work through their savings or income, with 15pc opting to borrow money, often through a loan, and 11pc planning to remortgage their property to unlock the cash.
But if you're going to spend money improving your home, which are the best jobs to tackle first to get the best payback in the long run?
According to research by banking experts at Cheltenham & Gloucester, off street parking and a garage are two of the top renovations which add the most value to your home.
And in the North spending on home improvements will see owners recover even more of their cash when they come to sell.
At an average cost of £2,000, you will get your money back almost two-and-a-half times if you provide off-street parking at your property.
You'll also recoup all the cost on a power shower, costing £500, central heating, at around £3,000, a garage at £6,000, a new kitchen at £5-10,000 and a new bathroom at £2,500.
A £12,000 loft conversion should add almost £10,000 to the value of your house.
And a £7,000 conservatory should recoup around £4,900.
Ruth Van Ham, regional manager for the North at C&G, said: "If you make sure you make the right improvements to your home, you can see a good return when you come to move.
"However, you should steer clear of costly renovations which will add little value."
Major DIY improvements will add more long-term value, although it should be added that a DIY job done badly can have exactly the opposite affect and take value away from a property.


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Denver, CO — As the premier U.S. beer festival and competition, the 33rd annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) offers 49,000 attendees the opportunity to sample almost 3,000 beers from approximately 700 U.S. breweries.
- Thursday, October 2: 5:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 3: 5:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 4*: 12:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. *Brewers Association and American Homebrewers Association members-only session
- Saturday, October 4: 5:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Denver, Colorado
Why: For more than 30 years, GABF has been bringing great brewers, beers and beer lovers together. The event has grown and evolved as beer consumer's thirst for quality and diversity continues to grow and is the largest ticketed beer festival in the U.S. GABF captures the innovative zest of the brewing community in the format of a public tasting in which attendees are presented an opportunity to try a vast array of beers from producers all across the country. Coupled with a private competition and awards ceremony, the overall event showcases the U.S. as the most diverse brewing destination on the planet.
Ticket Info: GABF tickets will be available for purchase to the general public online on July 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. MDT/12:00 p.m. EDT via Ticketmaster.com.
A ticket pre-sale exclusively for members of the American Homebrewers Association and Brewers Association will take place on July 29 at 10:00 a.m. MDT/12:00 p.m. EDT.
Members-Only Session tickets are $65 each, with a two ticket limit per member number.
General Session tickets are $80 public/$75 members and include:
- Commemorative tasting cup
- One-ounce samples of your choice of more than 3,000 beers
- Festival guide and free app to help attendees navigate the festival hall
- Access to attend more than 30 educational seminars total (all sessions combined) focused on beer appreciation
Note: GABF General Session ticket sales are limited to four tickets per session per ticket buyer. There is limited availability.
Additional ticket information can be found on the GABF website.
New for 2014: More Breweries: GABF expects to feature more than 700 breweries pouring their beers, compared with 624 in 2013.
Larger competition: Almost 1,400 breweries from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will enter beers in this year's GABF competition.
Craft Beer and Business: As a primary driver of growth in the beer industry, small and independent craft brewers saw an 18 percent rise in volume, representing a total of 15.6 million barrels, and a 20 percent increase in retail dollar value. In 2013, craft brewers reached 7.8 percent volume of the total U.S. beer market, up from 6.5 percent the previous year. Additionally, craft dollar share of the total U.S. beer market reached 14.3 percent in 2013, as retail dollar value from craft brewers was estimated at $14.3 billion, up from $11.9 billion in 2012.
Beer and Food: GABF offers a number of opportunities to explore the growing popularity of beer and food pairing. The Farm to Table Pavilion returns for another year, bringing together 14 different chefs and craft brewers from across the country serving dishes paired with special beers that aren't available in the festival hall.
About the Brewers Association
The Brewers Association is the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The Brewers Association (BA) represents more than 70 percent of the brewing industry, and its members make more than 99 percent of the beer brewed in the U.S. The BA organizes events including the World Beer Cup┬«, Great American Beer Festival┬«, Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America┬«, SAVORÔäá: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience and American Craft Beer Week┬«. The BA publishes The New Brewer magazine and its Brewers Publications division is the largest publisher of contemporary and relevant brewing literature for today's craft brewers and homebrewers.
Beer lovers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com and about homebrewing via the BA's American Homebrewers Association. Follow us on Twitter.
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Bulk add participants to rosters
It would be great to be able to add multiple people to a roster at one time instead of having to do a multi-step process for each person. This would be especially helpful for committees and youth programs who have recurring events with the same people. It would allow committees to easily add and then bulk update volunteers hours tracking.
Please see the attached image for an example.5 votesIn Review · Jeff Bowman responded
This suggestion applies to committee, activity and event rosters. This seems like it should be a-ok for committee rosters. It could be challenging for activity and event rosters where there are capacities and deciding how to handle that check and potential error, and partly because of the caveat that whatever roles and other details are chosen apply to all who are registered in this scenario. We may need to consider roster addition somewhat like the "add guest" we have for lodge stay reservations where the details for each person may be different.
Committee roster updates based on activity level
One of the things were trying to do right now is clean up the roster, lots of old info there. Any chance those can be self updating fields? For example the scramble standard says leaders have to do at least one trip every 2 years. Something similar could work for instructors too.5 votesIn Review · Jeff Bowman responded
Once we have implemented "View/download badges of all the people on a committee roster and add filters SD417/SD597" (this includes the "last activity led" feature) we'll see it that is enough or if we want the more sophisticated automation described here.
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By Al Qalam Reporter
With Day Zero looming for Capetonians, the trustees of the Habibia Soofie Saheb Badsha Peer in Durban have swung into action to pump and purify thousands of litres of life-giving water from its private borehole on the grounds of the Riverside Darbar which would be then transported to the Mother City for distribution.
Thanks to a borehole dug several years ago– and the subsequent installation of an industrial scale purification and bottling plant – the trustees believe its water would make a big difference to Cape Town's poorer communities who face being cut off from piped water.
The trustees have appealed to the community to sponsor water at R10 per 5l bottle.
Thankfully, a giant transport operator has offered to transport up to 200 crates of 5l water containers in an articulated truck to Cape Town each week – at no cost.
"We are very grateful for the gesture," said Rashid Dawood, the caretaker of the Darbar, and one of the project coordinators.
The powerful bottling and purification plant serves as an income-generating venture for the Darbar, and bottled water is marketed by supermarkets at reasonable prices under the Natures Premium brand.
In an interview with Al Qalam, Dawood said the response from the community to contribute R10 per 5l – its base cost of production – was overwhelming, adding the water cannot be sold for profit.
Asked who would be responsible for distributing the packaged water once it reaches the Cape, Dawood said the water crates would be delivered to the trustees of Soofie Saheb Badsha Peer Darbar in Rylands, who would then arrange to hand out the water to the needy.
If you wish to contribute, you may contact Ahmed Soofie: 082 3998551 or Rashid Dawood on 061 0717436.
Many local Muslim charities have joined in the water distribution campaign.
Meanwhile, humanitarian group, Gift of the Givers, said in a statement that it has also embarked on a project to send huge consignments of bottled water from Gauteng to the Western Cape in time for Day Zero.
Day Zero refers to the day (April 12) when Cape Town will be forced to turn off most of the taps and residents will have to queue for 25 litres of water per day.
Gift of the Givers said the water will be delivered to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) military base at Fort Ikapa, Goodwood, Cape Town.
"All the water will be stockpiled in SANDF military bases in Western Cape to be distributed at the most appropriate time."
The charity also plans on drilling of boreholes at hospitals and schools and the re-activation of existing non-functional boreholes.
"A key aspect of the intervention is the sourcing of pure, tested, clean drinking water from various springs and delivery of that in water tankers to JoJo tanks.
"A list of institutions in urgent need of water, including homes for the elderly, orphanages, homes for the physically and mentally challenged will be compiled and water delivered to them."
Gift of the Givers appealed for cooperation and support from corporates, government departments and the public at large to "enhance its capability to intervene meaningfully".
Transnet will provide trains to transport water from all parts of South Africa while shipping companies will transport water from Durban Harbour to Cape Town. Road transporters have also been urged to provide any space on their trucks heading to Cape Town.


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described by many as the most boring city in australia. the capital – but ended with the title only because no one could agree if sydney or melbourne should be the one. a city of roundabouts and traffic, but also nice and calm lake views, museums and food.
so this is what we would suggest:
have a wonderful breakfast at the playingfields! the avocado bread and the poached egg with haloumi were bliss.
go to leave your luggage or any excess bags you have at the canberra city yha. accidentally find a very cheap tandem bike, get very excited about it and rent it.
start riding the bike towards the lake and realise it's actually not as good as you thought and it makes so much noise that everyone can hear you from 200m distance. which is also a good thing, cause you don't have to use the bell.
discover it's actually awesome to ride on a tandem bike, cause your tandem partner who sits in the front does all the work! :) so just sit back, relax your legs and enjoy the scenery! :)
then drive through the commonwealth park and continue beside the lake towards aspen island and kings avenue bridge!
after crossing the bridge drive through one of the new waterside neighbourhoods – kingston foreshore with lots of cafes and restaurants and pretty cool landscape architecture.
then continue towards the parliament house. then, of course, the bike's chain will fall out and you will take forever to repair it. and you will break all of your nails doing it cause your fingers are luckily small enough to adjust the chain haha
and then, of course, do not have any wipes to wash the oil off your fingers :D
make sure you catch the parliament tour at 13h, because the later ones got sooooo crowded…
after the parliament, drive through the beautiful parks surrounding the old parliament house and make your way to the national library of australia! continue on the lakeshore. on the way you will find lots of museums, but the one i really loved was the national gallery! the building is quite cool, and the gardens surrounding it are beautiful!
make your way towards the starting point and maybe head to an another newly built neighbourhood – new acton, for a nice cup of tea (mocan & green grout), community-grown gardens and cool architecture.
then end your day with the city walk and have dinner at the banana leaf – sri lankan restaurant that left us breathless.
canberra treated us well! :)


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On Attribute Thresholding and Data Mapping Functions in a Supervised Connected Component Segmentation Framework
German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), German Aerospace Center (DLR), 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Academic Editors: Arko Lucieer and Prasad S. Thenkabail
Remote Sens. 2015, 7(6), 7350-7377; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70607350
Received: 17 March 2015 / Revised: 11 May 2015 / Accepted: 27 May 2015 / Published: 3 June 2015
Search-centric, sample supervised image segmentation has been demonstrated as a viable general approach applicable within the context of remote sensing image analysis. Such an approach casts the controlling parameters of image processing—generating segments—as a multidimensional search problem resolvable via efficient search methods. In this work, this general approach is analyzed in the context of connected component segmentation. A specific formulation of connected component labeling, based on quasi-flat zones, allows for the addition of arbitrary segment attributes to contribute to the nature of the output. This is in addition to core tunable parameters controlling the basic nature of connected components. Additional tunable constituents may also be introduced into such a framework, allowing flexibility in the definition of connected component connectivity, either directly via defining connectivity differently or via additional processes such as data mapping functions. The relative merits of these two additional constituents, namely the addition of tunable attributes and data mapping functions, are contrasted in a general remote sensing image analysis setting. Interestingly, tunable attributes in such a context, conjectured to be safely useful in general settings, were found detrimental under cross-validated conditions. This is in addition to this constituent's requiring substantially greater computing time. Casting connectivity definitions as a searchable component, here via the utilization of data mapping functions, proved more beneficial and robust in this context. The results suggest that further investigations into such a general framework could benefit more from focusing on the aspects of data mapping and modifiable connectivity as opposed to the utility of thresholding various geometric and spectral attributes. View Full-Text
Keywords: geographic object-based image analysis; segmentation; mathematical morphology; sample supervised; spatial metrics; metaheuristics; connected component►▼ Show Figures
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