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Liz Truss Has Rejected Calls From Local Leaders In The North To Devolve More Powers To Tackle Coronavirus Outbreaks
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Liz Truss has batted away calls from local council leaders in four northern areas to provide them with more powers to tackle a surge in new coronavirus cases.
It comes after the leaders of Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds council wrote to Health Secretary Matt Hancock saying they were "extremely concerned" about the rise in cases in the North of England and hit out at the "national response".
Areas in the North are among the worst hit by a fresh surge in cases with Leeds' infection rate rising above 300 cases per 100,000, while Manchester rose above 500 cases per 100,000 and Newcastle and Liverpool both above 400.
But the group of Labour politicians told Mr Hancock the existing restrictions were "not working, confusing for the public and some, like the 10pm rule, are counter-productive".
"We want to be clear however that we do not support further economic lockdowns," they added.
And they called for additional powers to take immediate action to tackle the outbreak, including a locally-controlled test and trace system and the ability to immediately shut premises which fail to comply with Covid-19 restrictions.
Further pressure was heaped on ministers over the local lockdown plans after Professor John Edmunds, a member of the government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, said the current measures "haven't been very effective".
Speaking to BBC's Newsnight he said the government's "light touch" approach was just "delaying the inevitable".
"We will at some point put very stringent measures in place because we will have to when hospitals start to really fill up," he said.
"Frankly, the better strategy is to put them in place now."
But speaking on Wednesday morning, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss defended the government's approach, saying they were following the scientific advice and trying to "keep that balance between protecting lives and livelihoods".
"We don't want to go back to a second lockdown where we end up having to close the economy. We have always said we will keep everythig under review," she added.
"We absolutely want to avoid another lockdown. The right approach is to have local restrictions in place, to restrict spread of the virus."
And hitting back at the calls from local leaders she said there were already powers in place to fine rule breakers, but insisted lockdown measures had to remain "co-ordinated" across the country.
"There are significant powers already in terms of fines which can be used for people who aren't sticking to the rules. Those are in place already," she said.
"Those are administered by police, by local authorities already. Those powers do exist in terms of that action being taken right across the nation… But this is not just an national problem it is an international problem.
"We do have to make sure our restrictions are co-ordinated. We do have to make sure they address the specific issues and we are operating on the best scientific and medical advice.
"If there are other views then they have to say what differences they would actually make because what we are trying to do here is to balance keeping people's livelihoods going and protecting lives at the same time."
She added: "That is a really difficult balance to strike. We are having to do things we don't want to have to do and these decisions are inherently uncomfortable and I think that is part of the national discussion we are having at the moment."
Ivory Coast elections: Voters go to the polls amid opposition boycott
Polls are set to open in Ivory Coast's controversial presidential election.
At least 14 people have been killed since riots broke out in August after President Alassane Ouattara said he would run again following the sudden death of his preferred successor.
The main opposition candidates, Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Henri Konan Bédié, say it is illegal for Mr Ouattara to stand for a third term.
They are boycotting the vote and have called for civil disobedience.
What is it so controversial?
According to the constitution, Ivory Coast has a two-term presidential limit. Mr Ouattara – who has been elected twice – initially said he would stand down.
But, in July, the ruling party's previous presidential nominee, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, died of a heart attack.
Mr Ouattara subsequently announced that he would run for president after all.
His supporters argued that a constitutional change in 2016 reset the clock and that his first term did not count.
His opponents do not share that view, arguing instead that it is illegal for Mr Ouattara to run for a third term.
What's the background to the tension?
There has been a decades-long quarrel between some of the country's leading political figures.
In 2010, Laurent Gbagbo, who was president at the time, refused to concede to Mr Ouattara following the election in that year and this sparked a bitter civil war.
More than 3,000 people were killed in the five months of violence.
Mr Gbagbo also put himself forward to stand in this year's election but the electoral commission blocked him because he had been convicted in the Ivorian courts.
He was one of nearly 40 potential candidates who were turned down by the commission.
Who are the four presidential candidates?
- Alassane Ouattara, 78, an economist. Became president in 2011, serving his second term after years in opposition.
Party: Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP)
- Henri Konan Bédié, 86, career politician. Served as president between 1993 and 1999, deposed in coup. Party: Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PCDI)
- Pascal Affi N'Guessan, 67, career politician. Served as prime minister between 2000 and 2003 under then-President Laurent Gbagbo. Party: Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) faction
- Kouadio Konan Bertin, 51, career politician, known as KKB, was once youth leader in the former ruling Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, is now an MP. Independent candidate
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Bugatti unveils a super light hypercar that can top 300 mph
The Bugatti Bolide — a name that comes from French slang for "very fast car," according to Bugatti — is a concept car designed solely for track driving, not for use on public roads. The Bolide has a modified version of the huge 8.0-liter 16-cylinder engine found in Bugatti's Chiron, the brand's core model. It's built to be super light and can reach a top speed of well over 300 mph, according to Bugatti.
Bugatti hasn't said whether it will sell the Bolide, but performance brands like Ferrari and Lamborghini offer track-only cars for wealthy customers who want to experience driving in their own private racecars. Cars like this don't have a lot of the crash safety equipment required in road cars, like airbags, but they do have the specialized safety gear required on many race tracks, such as fittings for racing harnesses.
Designed for optimal aerodynamics, the Bolide is a little over three feet tall, which is about a foot shorter than the Chiron. To get in, occupants must sit on the door sill and put their legs inside before sliding over into the seat.
In designing the Bolide, emphasis was placed on reducing weight and improving aerodynamics. The air scoop that rises from the roof is covered in a special skin that forms blister-like bubbles at high speeds. The bubbles improve air flow over the scoop by 10% while also reducing aerodynamic lift by 17%, according to Bugatti.
All the screws and fasteners in the car are made from titanium, according to Bugatti, and much of the rest of the car is made from lightweight carbon fiber and titanium alloys. The Bolide weighs just over 2,700 pounds, compared to 4,400 pounds for the Chiron. A lot of weight was also saved in the Bolide by giving no consideration to luxury and very little to comfort. The interior is extremely sparse and simple with thin, light racing seats instead of the nicely upholstered seats used in the Chiron.
"All of Bugatti's expertise has been condensed into the Bugatti Bolide," said Stefan Ellrott, head of development for Bugatti.
Engineering the Bolide was an opportunity to try new techniques with the aim of reducing weight and increasing performance, he said. For instance, the turbochargers attached to the engine were specially designed to enable more power at high speeds. Bugatti's already high-performance lubricating systems were redesigned to deal with extraordinarily high cornering forces that can cause oil to move away from where it's needed.
Should Bugatti ever decide to sell the Bolide, the price tag would certainly be in the multiple millions of dollars, based on the price of Bugatti's other cars and the cost of similar types of cars from other automakers.
A more practical Bugatti?
Interestingly, engineers and designers at Bugatti had been working on something radically different for the brand: a lower priced and more practical model. But that work has been put on pause due to the pandemic.
"We were looking at a four-seater with a completely different design — not an SUV, not a sedan, something really, really unique in terms of design and creating a new segment," Cedric Davy, chief operating officer of Bugatti of the Americas, said in a recent interview. "It's not dead, but for now, nobody is working on it."
Adding a more practical model to the lineup is something other supercar companies have embarked on as they seek to appeal to more customers and boost profits.
The reason for the temporary halt to development of the four-door model isn't any sort of financial constraint, a Bugatti spokesperson insisted, but simple uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Developing a new model involves working with and vetting suppliers, creating prototypes and gauging what the market might be after the pandemic is over, all of which is hard to do at this time.
At any rate, Davy said he's not terribly concerned.
"I've been with Bugatti four years and it's probably the fourth or fifth time that I've heard that the company is being sold, so I'm not too worried," Davy said.
US election 2020: The Asians who are rooting for Trump to win
By Andreas Illmer
BBC News
Donald Trump is not a US president who has courted international support.
Pursing an openly nationalist "America First" policy, he has openly insulted half the world – from calling Europe's leaders weak to describing Mexicans as rapists, and even dismissing the entire African continent.
But for some in south-east Asia, a shared enemy in China means they are willing to still throw their support behind him.
Hong Kong: 'Only Trump can hit the Communist Party'
Hong Kong has seen a severe clampdown by Beijing in the wake of massive pro-democracy and anti-China protests. A new security law has been brought in to punish anyone seen as secessionist or undermining Beijing's rule.
"When Donald Trump got elected four years ago, I thought the US had gone crazy," Erica Yuen tells the BBC. "I'd always been a supporter of the Democrats. Now though, I support Trump – along with a lot of the Hong Kong protesters."
The activist and businesswoman says that the priority for Hong Kong is to get a US president who will "hit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hard – that's the only thing that Hong Kong protesters hope for".
These hopes have been fuelled by the US president's vocal criticisms of China, particularly with regard to Hong Kong.
Under his tenure, Congress has passed a law revoking Hong Kong's special status, which gave the country preferential economic treatment because they said Hong Kong was no longer "autonomous". Sanctions were also imposed on Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam and 10 other top officials from Hong Kong and mainland China.
Mr Trump's opponent Joe Biden has also vowed to "punish" China for its actions against Hong Kong, and has famously referred to China's leader Xi Jinping as a "thug".
But for Ms Yuen, what makes the difference is that the current administration has been "the first to make up its mind that the CCP is a harm to the world".
"I don't know why the Obama and Clinton administrations didn't realise that. They were too naïve and thought the CCP would chose a democratic path and become a modern society. But that was proven to be not true."
She is aware that Hong Kong is vulnerable to any economic repercussions of a conflict between Washington and Beijing.
"You can't harm the CCP without harming Hong Kong," she says. "But we are ready for any short-term suffering, we are willing to sacrifice."
While she says a majority of activists – particularly young ones – share her views, opinion polls show that overall, Mr Trump gets quite mixed reviews in the country. In a recent survey, almost half of those polled gave him a "poor" rating, with many saying that Washington's handling of the coronavirus pandemic had impacted his reputation.
Taiwan: 'A big brother we can rely on'
Tensions have been on the rise between China and the island of Taiwan. The two were divided during a civil war in the 1940s, but Beijng insists the island will be reclaimed at some point, by force if necessary. Washington says any resolution of their long separation must be done peacefully.
The trade tariffs and sanctions have also impressed some in Taiwan.
"Donald Trump's attitude is good for us and it's good to have such an ally. It gives us more confidence in terms of foreign affairs – militarily and trade," Victor Lin, who works in e-commerce, told the BBC from Taiwan. "We have a big brother we can rely on."
Mr Trump has certainly extended his outreach toward Taiwan. Over the past few months, the two governments have made major steps towards finalizing a bilateral trade deal.
Such a trade deal with the US would allow Taiwan to move away from its heavy reliance on China, believes Mr Linh – possibly going as far as to "actively invite Taiwan's big companies to set up factories in the US".
He worries that Mr Biden may not take steps that are "this provocative" in the face of Beijing's wrath. Mr Biden has traditionally been known as a supporter of engaging with China. Although he has changed his stance on this more recently, it has not reached the ears of the many Taiwanese who fear a Chinese "invasion" may be imminent.
Mr Trump's actions to support Taiwan militarily have also bolstered support for him there. In fact, a recent poll showed that Taiwan is the only country where those that want another for years of Mr Trump strongly outnumber those who want Mr Biden to win.
Beijing has reacted strongly, warning the US "not to send any wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' elements to avoid severe damage to China-US relations".
Vietnam: 'Brave to the point of recklessness'
Both Washington and Beijing have fought wars on Vietnamese soil in the last 50 years, but while the US has largely been forgiven, the south-east Asian country remains fearful of the "China threat".
Vietnam's Trump fans into two groups, according to political analyst and vlogger Linh Ngyuen.
Those who like him simply for the entertainment and glamour, and those who are "die hard Trump-supporters" and follow US politics because they believe – like many in Hong Kong and Taiwan – he is the only bulwark against the Communist governments both in China and Vietnam.
Neither Mr Trump or Mr Biden have spelled out a Vietnam strategy, and Mr Trump has made it very clear that he will not rush to intervene in the conflicts and disputes of other countries.
Yet some like political activist Vinh Huu Nguyen believe that only someone like Trump "who is brave to the point of recklessness and even aggression" can actually make a difference.
"And that's what sets him apart from his predecessors. Dealing with China requires such people."
When Donald Trump came to power, Mr Nguyen said he felt the world would finally "wake up to the dangers of China" and "its new form of communist state capitalism".
But then there's also the desire for economic and political reform within Vietnam, away from communist one-party rule.
Personally, he hopes a strong US stance against the CCP might have a ripple effect across the entire region – eventually reaching Hanoi.
Japan: 'It's about our national security'
Japan has long been considered a valuable partner and ally to the US, but when Mr Trump was elected many people were nervous about the impact of his America-first policy on relations. He axed a multilateral trans-Pacific trade deal soon after taking office and insists Japan must pay more money to support US troops stationed there.
"Donald Trump is our ally. For Japan, the biggest reason we support him is national security," says Yoko Ishii, a YouTuber who vlogs under the name Random Yoko.
She points to the frequent intrusions of Chinese military planes and ships into Japanese airspace and waters. Much of these centre around the disputed Senkaku Islands, claimed both by Tokyo and Beijing – which calls them the Diaoyu Islands.
"We really want a leader from the US that can fight China aggressively," she says, adding "I don't think anybody can be that outspoken and have such strong presence – it really has to be Donald Trump".
Ms Ishii sees Japan in a quasi-alliance with other Asian nations and territories who would look to the US for support against Beijing.
But despite her enthusiastic support for Trump to remain in the White House, vocal supporters like her are in a minority in Japan. While in general, a positive view on the US is shared by a majority, only a quarter of Japanese have confidence in President Trump.
Unlike some of their Asian neighbours, many hope Mr Biden, who is seen as someone who will engage with his allies in a way that Mr Trump did not, will re-enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership process and engage more closely with Tokyo, both economically and militarily.
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Data center annual budgets today are often devoted to securing an organization's IT networks, the applications that run on them, and the data managed by the applications. One of the most important security considerations IT personnel face is the need to protect sensitive information, such as data exchanged within the healthcare, financial, and legal sectors. Regulations such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have made it mandatory that organizations transmit and store sensitive information with particular standards.
One electronic document delivery solution has been in use for longer than the Internet has been around: fax. In general, fax has always been considered a secure method of data transmission; after all, fax travels over physical phone lines or via the Internet as secure data packets – both of which embed the fax as a TIFF image via a dedicated connection, and are not often targets for hackers – a big reason why today faxes are still considered secure, legal and binding versions of their original documents. Despite its reputation as a secure means of transmitting often-sensitive data, fax is also subject to the increasingly demanding security requirements of today.
Compared to the use of physical fax machines or MFPs, network fax servers and enterprise solutions provide inherently more security because they manage fax documents behind the company firewall or in a secure cloud environment. Also, as faxes remain in digital format from start to finish and are then stored in a protected environment, the accidental viewing of sensitive information on faxes sitting at a fax machine is no longer an issue. Not all enterprise fax solutions are the same however, especially when it comes to securing the fax during its entire life cycle, both on the outbound (create and send a fax) and inbound (receive, route and process a fax) side of things. Security issues may arise at any number of points along the way. The following drawbacks are concerns when it comes to fax data security:
– Faxes that are "at rest" on the fax server may not be encrypted.
– Faxes sent or received as email attachments may not use secure connections like SSL, TLS, or other secure transmission methods.
– Interfaces between the fax server and other processing or workflow components may not be secure.
– Remote access to the fax system (via the Web, for example) may use unsecured connections.
Today's enterprise fax solutions might be on-premises fax systems, cloud-based fax services, or a combination/hybrid of both. Cloud-based faxing is gaining ground as companies are looking to outsource their faxing services to the cloud. Not all automated faxing systems or services can ensure end-to-end protection of the actual fax and the information it contains. This places them at risk for security breaches and compliance violations.
To maintain a high level of security and compliance and a low level of risk, IT decision makers have several aspects to consider when choosing and implementing a secure enterprise fax solution.
– Where will the system reside and who will manage it? Will it be all on-premises and administered in-house? Will it be cloud-based or a hybrid?
– Does the system architecture scale gracefully as traffic grows?
– At what points in the fax transmission life cycle is the data encrypted and how so? It the data encrypted both in-transit and at-rest?
– Do administrators have visibility into fax flow and can they manage large systems simply?
– Does the system tie into other enterprise systems such as directory services (LDAP/AD) for authentication?
– Does the system support other secure delivery mechanisms?
A new approach to secure faxing integrates the simplicity of fax communication with secure file transfer capabilities – marrying the two technologies to provide an even higher level of security and auditability. By maintaining received faxes in an encrypted and authenticated system, administrators can add an additional layer of protection for faxes. By integrating SFT capabilities into fax software for outbound deliveries, legacy systems that are fax-based can immediately leverage the added security that SFT provides while also providing a notification to senders that their fax was successfully received.
While faxing can seem like an old-fashioned technology, it is still used heavily today for mission critical applications, especially when communication between disparate systems can only be accomplished through a common format and channel. So fax solutions must continue to evolve and meet the new security standards that CIOs expect from their infrastructure. Hopefully, some of the topics we discussed here can help you as you perform your due diligence.
About the author:
Bill Ho brings more than 20 years of Internet and software experience in the technology field to his position as president at Biscom. Bill received a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University, an MS in Computer Science from Harvard University, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.

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text: You actually are quite correct, I was basing that statement on past convictions, not on a comprehensive understanding of codified law in China. That initial posting was also quite angst-ridden in reaction to my box being compromised. Interpret it with those rose colored glasses in place. The amount of money involved may have well played a role in the death sentences. For some recent information pertaining to Chinese rules that are being developed regarding Internet-related cases, check this link. There are also links further down on the page dealing with issues like the spam email issue. http://latelinenews.com/ll/english/1011982.shtml Also, since I made responses off-list to try to cut down on potentially off-topic noise, I'll take a quick moment to reiterate to the rest of the folks on the list that I suspected initially that the attack was Chinese in origin based upon the index and material that was placed on a defaced website. In actuality, the attacks are coming from hosts ranging from Czechoslovakian hosts, Canadian hosts, American educational hosts, APNIC (Asian Pacific NIC) hosts, etc. And due to the nature of the beast, one rarely attacks a host directly from one's terminal that one's clacking away at... you crack one host, use that to crack another host, use that one in turn to crack into another, etc. etc, etc. So the burden of *proof* is something that the FBI might be more suited to task than myself, who hasn't the significant DBs and resources to tie investigations of this nature up. I'm not a cop, I'm a SpecOps vet and Network Analyst. I'll leave the policework of where it came from before it got to me to the police/FBI, but I'm doing my homework on what clues are there on my box to give them leads as to where to look next: the hosts that these scans and attacks came from. And on the issue of blackholing China, I doubt that we'll do it on our core network, but you can count on me blackholing all hosts that these scans and attacks originated from on my internal network and on all hosts and networks that I manage. To not do so is stupid, but that's your choice and your prerogative. 23 Skiddoo Justin Hinderliter > I found a myth on this list that hacking a computer system is a > death sentence. I really don't know where and when this mythin is > spreading on the Internet. [snippage]


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All these pieces
Broken and scattered
In mercy gathered
Mended and whole
Empty handed
But not forsaken
I've been set free
I've been set free
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind but now I see
Oh I can see it now
Oh I can see the love in Your eyes
Laying yourself down
Raising up the broken to life
You take our failure
You take our weakness
You set Your treasure
In jars of clay
So take this heart, Lord
I'll be Your vessel
The world to see
Your love in me
– "Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace)" by Hillsong Worship
I stumbled across this song by complete accident. Having just turned on a worship station to spend some time with Jesus before the day's next task. I was suddenly overcome with emotion, tears streaming down my face as I digested the lyrics. They articulated my heart cry. The song asks the Lord to take the broken pieces of my heart and use them for his glory. They appeal to the Lord's goodness, they appeal to his grace. I was overcome.
Carry that until now… This Winter break I did what feels like a detrimental amount of reflecting. On everything.
It was a period in which God answered a lot of my questions… in a lot of ways that I was hesitant to listen to. God was clear with what he wanted from me, but I was afraid to listen, and so I walked the other way, and he kept pursuing me. (I love the guy, but man, he's persistent!)
Amidst this there was one massive standout moment – the idea of being a vessel for Christ rather than a "tool" for the Kingdom.
I guess that for some this might sound like it's the same thing. But I feel like God really moved in my heart to show me that these two concepts are entirely different entities.
Allow me to explain:
A tool is something concrete. It is used as a means to an end. Manipulated by the holder. A tool is a device that really serves no other purpose than to be used. It can't really be adapted, it is just used to accomplish a goal.
A vessel is an empty thing. It is used by it's controller to fill, to pour into. A vessel is something that can be changed and adapted, and suited to fit a specific purpose, it is something that can essentially give back what is put into it. It is not a means to an end because it's not entirely stagnant.
So how does this apply to the faith?
I've decided that, in response to God's calling me out, to pursue a life as a vessel for his glory and not a tool for his kingdom. Meaning that I love the idea that I am waiting to be poured in by the Creator so that the overflow of his goodness might be the very thing that makes it possible to give back. I love the idea of not being a hardened object, but rather an ever changing source of overflow with a never ending thirst for his pouring into me.
The idea of a vessel means that I am able to be loved by God and in return love my fellow brothers and sisters of the faith through the overflow. It means that I am waiting to be poured into, and craving his life-giving grace. It means that I can't do it on my own because without him I am empty. It means that this is a relationship which goes two ways. It means that, at the heart of it all, this is a relationship.
God puts the broken pieces of me back together so that he can continue to fill me. He covers the blemishes with his grace and fills the cracks with his mercy. He is faithful to make me whole and use the "broken and scattered" pieces of me to raise me back to life. He makes me an object of his affection rather than a seldom used object for repairs. He is in constant pursuit of me, healing my heart and fixing my scars so that he can pour into me. He is constantly proving to me my value to him by having the grace to love me so ceaselessly.
I've heard the call, and I'm trying to answer. I'm trying to allow my heart to see this. And I'm trying to give grace to myself as God continues to show me what it means to be a vessel.
How are you living – as a tool or a vessel?


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For a couple that never intended to marry, Lisa Lanini and David Ryan are sure glad they did.
"We absolutely adore each other and respect each other as best friends but we never intended on getting married as we didn't feel it was necessary," explains the bride, 27. "The wedding was more about bringing all those people together who have had huge influences on our lives as a couple and are truly exceptional friends." And so they did choosing a destination to remember.
David, 30, proposed to his girlfriend on holiday two years earlier after they both ended up in hospital! "I slipped on a rock and sliced both feet and David dislocated his shoulder trying to save me," recalls Lisa. It was on their recovery walk, Lisa in bandages and David in a sling, that David popped the question out of the blue.
The mountains provided an amazing backdrop for the couple's French Alps wedding on June 13, 2015. Their ceremony at Lac Montriond has "literally the best views ever", says Lisa, and their reception at Chalet Eira basically lasted for days! "The team very kindly allowed us to use the Chalet as if it were our own home – it came in handy when we all grabbed our duvets and had a pyjama day and takeaway pizzas the day after it all came to an end," explains Lisa.
Photos courtesy of Charlotte Giddings Photography.
David and his groomsmen were smartly suited up by Next Retail Ltd.
Lisa praised their photographer saying, "Honestly, our day wasn't that glamorous but Charlotte well and truly delivered."
"We were overjoyed by how our friends loved their experiences in the alps – taking part in many outdoor activities and making new friends," smiles Lisa.
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When Miwa Koizumi moved to New York four years ago, she began to see the garbage on the street look like friendly, sea creatures. Armed with a heat gun and soldering iron, she brings these visions to life in her PET bottle project, which is featured in the current issue of Surface magazine. It's hard to believe that these pretty creatures were made out of something as simple as a plastic bottle!
"One day I was thinking that.... ages ago every human would hunt or forage for materials outside (animals are still living the same way). I decided to go outside looking for ideas and material to make my work. This is how my "PET" and "kite project" came out of my head."
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Is there a way to run the Monday session a bit like edubloggercon? Poster paper around the room with your questions from above. Have students circulate and comment on each question. OR Better yet. A GoogeDoc with these questions in it. Students sit at computers and answer questions in GoogleDoc. This will provide a record of student ideas. We then project the GoogleDoc on wall and begin looking at all of the online feedback and discuss as a group.
I volunteer to be the secretary. I will have my laptop with me and help to document as much as I can.
I am really excited about this. Getting me thinking about my own classes and how I can up end the Apple Cart!!!
This sounds fabulous - I'm not familiar with the Alberta modules, but would like to see them. Each year my media production students and I revisit what we want to learn informally, but I like the idea of a student created and structured group and focus.
I think your questions are a great start and look forward to following your progress.
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The story of Sherin Mathews, the 3-year-old girl whose body was found in late October in a culvert under a road, captured the hearts of her Richardson, Texas community, as well as people around the world. On Saturday, a memorial service will be held for the toddler, followed by a bench dedication and dove release in her name.
The community memorial service will commence at 3 p.m. on December 30 at Restland Memorial Chapel located at 13005 Greenville Avenue in Dallas. Those from Richardson and surrounding communities are expected to attend to "pray" for Sherin "without regard to religion, language, race, culture or nationality," according to the Restland website.
Following the memorial service, a bench dedication and dove release will take place at Restland Memorial Park. The bench is not located at Sherin's gravesite, as it is meant to be a permanent location for individuals to reflect on life and "grieve" Sherin's passing, according to WFAA Dallas. The entire memorial features a bench made of granite, displays Sherin's name, and has an epitaph that reads, "A life that touches others goes on forever."
The bench memorial was donated by Gene Champagne, according to WFAA Dallas. The news media outlet reports that ironically, in October 2017, around the same time Sherin's story hit the news, Champagne won a granite bench in a raffle.
Champagne told WFAA Dallas he won the raffle "for a reason." He added that the same night he saw Sherin's story on the news and thought it would be nice to donate the bench to her.
Weeks ago, Sherin's actual gravesite was revealed to the public. She is buried in a cemetery at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen. Her headstone reads, "Moment In Our Arms, Lifetime In Our Hearts."
Sherin's adoptive parents, Wesley and Sini Mathews, will not be attending Saturday's events, as both are jailed in connection with Sherin's case. Recently, a judge at a custody hearing denied them access to their biological daughter, who was removed from the family home by Child Protective Services shortly after the investigation into Sherin's disappearance began. The ruling was due in part to testimony given by a physician who said she worried Sherin had been injured by her parents and reported her concerns to CPS.
Bench dedication, memorial service planned for #SherinMathews at Restland Funeral Home on Dec. 30 at 3 p.m.https://t.co/fFaxAENN6i pic.twitter.com/IMs6KAlmhh— Alisha Ebrahimji (@AlishaEbrahimji) December 24, 2017
Sherin's lifeless body was found by a cadaver dog on Sunday, October 22, in a culvert not far from her family's home. Wesley was arrested the next day and charged with Injury to a Child, a first-degree felony for which he could face 5 to 99 years behind bars if convicted. He is being held on $1,000,000 bond.
Sini is charged with child endangerment and is being held on $100,000 bond. She is accused of leaving Sherin, 3, alone at home while she and her husband, Wesley, went out to dinner with their biological daughter. The outing reportedly took place on October 6, the night before Sherin was reported missing, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Permanent memorial for Sherin Mathews in #Richardson - KENS 5 TV https://t.co/SkAm2kP8ti pic.twitter.com/qiTSD3Rizz— Richardson TX Times (@RichardsonTimes) December 27, 2017
Wesley told police on October 23 that Sherin was left at home because she wouldn't drink her milk and he became "impatient" with her, reports the Dallas Morning News. He said Sini agreed to leave Sherin behind and was not "coerced" into doing so. He told police when the family returned home about an hour later, Sherin was still in the kitchen.
An arrest affidavit for Wesley states he told police that on October 7, he and Sherin were in the garage of the family home where he was trying to get her to drink milk, which she ultimately did. He said he then "physically assisted" her as she drank, subsequently observing that she was choking, coughing, and breathing slowly. Wesley stated that "eventually" he couldn't feel a pulse on Sherin and believed the little girl was dead. He also admitted moving her body from the family home.
Sherin was adopted by the Mathews in the summer of 2016 from India.
Anyone with information about the Sherin Mathews case can contact the Richardson Police Department at 972-744-4800.


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If you look at arts and crafts on a business viewpoint, you will learn that there are all sorts of businesses being established in various directions. One of the most profitable areas of making arts and crafts as a business is being an arts and crafts wholesale supplier. One of the reasons why this is becoming very profitable is because of the many new arts and crafts businesses that are being established. To give in to the demand of the market to get products for these shops, these shops must get their supplies from the wholesale suppliers.
Before you become an arts and crafts wholesale supplier, you have to take note of a few things first. Becoming one is akin to starting any new business venture. For you to become an arts and crafts wholesale supplier, there are three things that you can do that you have to choose from for you to take a step further.
• Buy an arts and crafts wholesale business that already exists. This can be risky and costly. You are not just buying an established business but also buying the success and reputation that comes with it. Nonetheless, when you buy a business that already exists, you will benefit from getting the clients that the business has already gathered as well as getting some background knowledge coming from the seller.
• Starting your own arts and crafts wholesale business from scratch. This can be quite costly if you must do things your own. Even so, this is one of the best ways for you to make a name for yourself in your chosen business venture. You can expect to invest your time and effort though when you will be building your clients and using some marketing strategies. These things usually take place between one and two years.
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I recently wrote an informative piece about the benefits of delayed cord clamping, and I was fascinated by how the umbilical cord works: it contains one vein, which carries oxygen and nutrient-rich blood from placenta to baby, and two arteries that carry carbon dioxide and waste from the baby to placenta for purification.
I can't help but draw the analogy to abiding in, and being connected to Christ, the life-giver, and purifier.
God promises us the gift of eternal life, through Christ. God, the giver of all life, graciously reaches down to creation, and through the gift of His begotten Son, offers us rebirth into the family of God.
Connected to God, through Christ, we receive the grace, strength, hope, peace, patience, and all that we need in order to live a life that honors God – one of loving God, and loving people. Through Christ, God purifies the waste, dirt, ugliness – sin – in our lives, as He continues his work in us, so that we might be holy and blameless before Him.
In John 15:4-5, Jesus calls us to remain in him: "Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:4-5.
The key instruction here is to remain in Christ. As baby remains/abides in the placenta through the cord, s/he receives all the nutrients, food, and oxygen required to live, and thrive; connected to God, the source of life, we receive every good thing we need to live, and God gives us new life, eternal life, through Jesus Christ.
How do I Abide in Christ?
When chatting about this idea of abiding in Christ with some other mothers, some of the questions that we wrestled with were, "How much time will that take out of my day?" "Where will I even find the time to abide?" "Why bother when I know one of my little ones will likely divert my attention within minutes of starting?"
Just the thought of "abiding" can sound overwhelming… but is it really as impossible as it sounds?
I've come to really treasure the earliest moments of my day, as much as 30, or even, 5 minutes before my children awake. And I do believe that blessings come with discipline, and my goal is for this time to grow consistent, but (particularly after a night of little sleep) this sometimes looks different from day-to-day, and sometimes doesn't happen at the start of it. Wonderfully, God has gifted us with His Spirit, so that we can remain connected to Him throughout our day. These are a few practical ways of what abiding in Christ might look like for me amidst a typical day:
Dedicating my Day to God — Upon rising from my bed (if I haven't had the sleep to awake earlier and spend solitary time with God), I commit my day to Him, and pray with my girls.
Song — As I wash dishes, and go about housework, I usually turn on "worship music" with meaningful words, that acknowledge God, and focus on God's character. I enjoy singing along with, and meditating on His greatness, holiness, and love.
Prayer for Others — As I drive to my meetings with clients, I pray for them, and ask God to bless them with a healthy pregnancy and birth. I pray for peace for them throughout their experiences, and ask God to use me to be a blessing in their lives.
Seeking God through the Rough — In the tired, patience-testing moments of my day, I try to remember to submit these moments to God, and to seek Him for strength, and grace to love my family truly, gently, selflessly; when I turn to God in these moments, I consistently feel His peace, and experience His strength to move through challenges.
Community — In addition to the incredible communion of sharing life with a husband who passionately loves God, I am blessed to have a few close friends I can pray with/for, and sincerely share life with. God's gift of community is a gift of God's presence, and soul-refreshing to partake in.
So often I hear people say things like, "My day goes so much better when I start it by spending time with God," and I think there's a reason for this; I believe we were designed to be connected to the Giver of Life. As followers of Jesus, we are invited to "abide in Christ." This isn't meant to be a burden, or something unattainable, but a gift. As Christians, we are connected to God; we have full access to God through God's Spirit, and wherever, whenever, we are invited to seek God, who purifies, and refines us into the people God has called us to be – Christlike, followers who love God with our hearts, and minds, and souls, and people who bear the fruit of the Spirit, and who love one another.


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Homeless children being helped by Covenant House will share stories and perform inspirational music with the Broadway stars at the vigil. This year, for the first time, Convenant House has partnered with Religions for Peace, UNICEF and the World Day of Prayer and Action to make the vigil an international call to action on behalf of all children. The vigil will also be held at Covenant House shelters throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America, as well as in churches, schools and private homes, making it the largest national advocacy event of the year on behalf of the young and homeless.
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MAN Energy Solutions is looking for an experienced Marine Engineer..
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MAN Energy Solutions is looking for an experienced Marine Engineer and Project Manager for our Copenhagen office to continue execution of a Long Term Service Agreement (LTSA) on a 2-stroke engine on a UK power plant. The Plant is operated on biofuel with a combination of tallow and vegetable oil, i.e. a challenging pioneering project.
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As Project Manager you are single point of contact for the Customer's Representative, sub-contractors and suppliers and is responsible for the overall contract technically and commercially. The Project Manager reports to the Head of LTSA Project Management in Copenhagen.
The core of a LTSA is a Maintenance Plan with pre-defined intervals of inspections and preventive maintenance activities on the Plant and associated delivery of spare parts. These planned services are covered by a fixed fee, which the Project Manager adjusts annually according to an agreed index and invoices monthly.
In case operating parameters come outside the recommended range and/or unplanned events affecting engine operation, the Project Manager is responsible for addressing Customer's needs by arranging technical trouble shooting, spare parts and service man-power to get the engine back in normal operation as fast as possible. The Project Manager will issue proposals and orders, will manage execution of unplanned services and will follow up on reporting, invoicing and payments.
The Project Manager is responsible for monthly and quarterly technical and commercial forecasting and reporting and for leading meetings and issuing minutes.
The ideal candidate is a great communicator, highly organized, a skilled problem solver, personable and persistent.
- You can identify and understand customer needs and requirements.
- You have the ability to guide the project in the right direction.
- You are able to cooperate across organizational and cultural boundaries in a global organization.
- You appreciate complexity on all levels, e.g. people, tasks, context, methods, systems, processes, etc.
- You can convincingly communicate complex issues to others.
- You work structured and result oriented and you are able to comply with standards.
- You are able to meet required deadlines and thrive in a dynamic, changing and fast-paced environment through efficiency and prioritization.
- You are a true team player.
Professional qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Marine Engineering or similar.
- Experience with commissioning, operation and maintenance of 2-stroke engines.
- Experience with commercial project management, i.e. skills in people and task management, time scheduling, forecasting, budgeting, order processing, reporting, invoicing and meeting management.
- Fluency in written and oral Danish and English.
Welcome but not a must:
- Experience with UK power plants and HSE requirements.
- Commercial and project management courses and certification.
- Experience with SAP or similar Enterprise Resource Planning System
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The LTSA department is part of MAN Energy Solution's after sales organization PrimeServ, where we sell spares parts, retrofit solutions, services, training and technical knowhow to our customers. We want our customers to experience us as a true partner. One that is easy to do business with. One that really cares about their business. We will be fast and flexible in our response to customer requirements.
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MAN Energy Solutions of course offers a competitive salary package and pension scheme. In addition, we have a number of other employee benefits, including:
- Critical illness insurance, access to physiotherapy etc.
- Massage scheme
- Great canteen
- Wealth of employee clubs and associations covering everything from sports to art
- Discount clubs
- Great flexibility so your work and home life can fit together
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Apply for the job through our homepage by clicking on "Ansøg" and attach CV, an application letter and relevant documents. The application deadline is Wednesday 12 February 2020. We'll conduct interviews during the application period.
If you have any questions, you're welcome to contact Head of LTSA Project Management Anne-Marie Petersen by phone on +45. 5199 0313.
More information about the company can be found at www.man-es.com.
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In loving, living memory, John Melançon 1928 – 2007
Reading White Oleander, by Janet Fitch. Right in the middle now. Through to the end of Chapter 17, Astrid is at Claire's. (OK, it's official, I do not remember names. I just had to look up Astrid's.) It's been too long since I've read anything not online; read anything that is not politics or technology, Drupal.
It is good. It reminds me that I am moved by words, no by narrative, as much as anything. That I am made to care about the characters.
Makes me realize that I want to care, to care deeply about the people I love, and that I want to be strong at the same time. To care also and about everyone in the world, and to be strong enough to do something that helps many people. Yet it is impossible to be everything, do everything even a single person needs. But caring and strength are the only ways to do anything, to start. That we need to be both at the same time.
That caring is, undeniably, vulnerability. Caring deeply feels like a physical weakness. That strength is... I'm not sure. But that it is more than a lack of vulnerability. If we are lucky strength has nothing to do with vulnerability. Being strong is, perhaps, a series of actions.
But like when lying in bed with one you love, the caring you want to expose and the strength you want to project do not necessarily go seamlessly together.
And it is harder to do out in the rest of the world, on a daily basis, because daily really means minute to minute, or at best hour to hour, actions based on caring. And that takes a lot of strength, strength I haven't shown yet.
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., "Strength To Love" ch. 2, sect. 3, 1963


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China's online literature has developed rapidly in recent years with the rise of Internet and mobile reading and becoming increasingly popular with foreign readers, an official of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration said Friday.
Fang Zhenghui, deputy director of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, made the remarks at a themed forum at the ongoing Hainan Island International Book (Tourism) Fair, held in the resort city of Sanya, southern China's Hainan Province.
This year saw China's online literature translated into more than 10 foreign languages, including English, French, Japanese and Russian, and read by readers from more than 40 countries and regions along the Belt and Road, Fang said.
Yang Zhan, an official from the China Literature Limited said the company has uploaded more than 500 pieces of online literature since 2017, and the overseas registered users have exceeded 40 million. The highest views of a single piece have exceeded 300 million.
He Hong, director of the online literature center of the China Writers Association, believed that online literature is at the forefront of promoting Chinese culture overseas.
So far, China has about 14 million online writers and more than 450 million readers of online literature.
The Hainan Island International Book (Tourism) Fair, which opened on Friday, has attracted nearly 200 publishing agencies and exhibitors from home and abroad.
Highlighting tourism books, the four-day expo is aimed at promoting cultural exchanges and mutual learning and includes more than 60 events such as forums and exhibitions.


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Ever since we found that rusty old submarine submerged beneath Lordshore Bridge, I've been more conscious of the fact that you may find more underwater on SL than just unadulterated terrain.
Yesterday, I happened to walk through Lake Alicia at Alikat's rather than around it, as usual; I didn't think I'd see anything there, but it turns out that a rock right near the lighthouse (not visible in the screenshot in the previously-linked post; perhaps it's new) harbors a few submerged secrets, too. :)
It's nothing fancy, certainly nowhere near as professionally or beautifully done as the submerged sub, but there's some kelp, an old rowboat that's sunk to the bottom, and a school of fish swimming around; I've been visiting this lake for years, but I don't think I ever saw this before, so it made me happy no matter what. :)
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Down in Mississippi, Chris McDaniel is still fighting his race against Senator Thad Cochran. His lawyer, Mitchell Tyner, said Monday he was confident the campaign would turn up enough fraudulent ballots to swing the results of the election. Cochran won that race by approximately 6,700 votes and Tyner told reporters he "would be surprised if we don't find 6,700″ bad ballots.
Volunteers on Monday began reviewing all of the ballots cast in Mississippi's runoff election in an effort, weeks after the the conclusion of the contentious race, to show that McDaniel is the legal victor.
McDaniel has yet to concede the election. Tyner told reporters that among the ballots being reviewed are "several thousand" cast by ineligible voters. Mississippi law prohibits anybody who voted in the Democratic primary earlier in June from crossing over to vote in the Republican runoff.
The McDaniel campaign served notice on the Cochran campaign on Friday that volunteers would be viewing the ballots. If it does challenge the election results, it will first do so with the state Republican committee, which is set to certify the results of the race early Monday evening. Ten days later, the campaign can appeal for judicial review.
"We are surprised at the amount of evidence that continues to come forward that shows us that there has indeed been election fraud in this case," Tyner said.
Tyner hasn't always been a Cochran foe: A former Republican gubernatorial candidate — he lost a primary to Haley Barbour — he still features a picture of himself with Cochran on his website.


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>On Thursday, Sen. Barack Obama will "travel to Hawaii to see his 86-year-old grandmother, who has fallen ill," according to Politico.
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Norfolk's Infinity Hall presents Roomful of Blues March 7
NORFOLK >> Roomful of Blues, the jumping, swinging, rocking, award-winning band, will perform at Infinity Hall in Norfolk on Saturday, March 7.
The band's latest CD, 45 LIVE, released in 2013, commemorates the 45th anniversary. The album is a lightning-in-a-bottle blowout, showcasing the larger-than-life vocal and instrumental power of the band. The group has earned five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards. Twice, the prestigious DownBeat International Critics Poll selected them as Best Blues Band. With their masterful combination of jumping, horn-heavy blues and R&B, it's no wonder why the great Count Basie called them "the hottest blues band I've ever heard."
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From roomful.com: For the recording, the band hosted a three-day party in March of 2013 at one of their favorite haunts, the Ocean Mist, in Wakefield, Rhode Island. They packed the club to capacity, playing to roaring ovations each night. The resulting album, 45 LIVE, is among Roomful of Blues' crowning achievements. 45 LIVE, produced by bandleader/guitarist Chris Vachon, features 14 songs (over an hour of music) spanning the entirety of the band's history. The tracks were carefully chosen by Vachon, who included some of the group's best known originals like Dressed Up To Get Messed Up, Turn It On, Turn It Up, and That's Right!, as well as tunes the band had previously recorded or performed with blues giants Joe Turner (Crawdad Hole), Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (Somebody's Got To Go) and Earl King (It All Went Down The Drain).
The band has been led since 1998 by Vachon, who according to Guitar Player, "burns with explosive solos and a delightfully greasy sense of rhythm." Roomful of Blues has always maintained its signature sound through great musicianship and a stellar horn section featuring Rich Lataille, who first joined the band in 1970 on tenor and alto saxophone (and clarinetist on 45 LIVE's Jambalaya). Lataille's masterful playing can evoke either the fat-toned honking sax of the glory days of early rock or the cool elegance of big band swing jazz.
While Roomful of Blues has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world, they have never sounded fresher or stronger than with the current line-up. Along with Vachon and Lataille, the band includes vocalist Phil Pemberton, long-time tenor and baritone saxophonist Mark Earley, trumpeter Doug Woolverton, bassist John Turner, drummer Chris Rivelli and keyboardist Rusty Scott.
Roomful of Blues came together in Westerly, Rhode Island in the late 1960s when guitarist Duke Robillard and keyboardist Al Copley began exploring the swinging, jumping blues, R&B and jazz of the 1940s and 1950s. They added a horn section (including Rich Lataille) in 1970. The band's ability to ignite a sedate crowd into a dancing frenzy solidified their reputation as the best "little big band" in New England and expanded their following into New York and Washington, D.C. In 1974, they performed with Count Basie, and a few years later legendary songwriter Doc Pomus helped them land their first record deal. In 1977, Roomful of Blues' self-titled debut album on Island Records (reissued on Hyena Records) brought them to the attention of fans and critics from coast to coast.
Over the years there have been more than 50 Roomful of Blues members, each bringing his or her own unique talent and vision to the mix. Famed alumni include guitarist Ronnie Earl, vocalist Lou Ann Barton, vocalist/harpist Curtis Salgado, saxist/vocalist Greg Piccolo and harpist/vocalist Sugar Ray Norcia. Recording for Rounder Records' Bullseye Blues and Varrick labels between 1980 and 2001, the band cut nine albums that won them international fame and major rock radio airplay. The band has performed in cities from coast to coast, and traveled abroad to 22 countries including Lebanon, Poland, Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey and Russia.
Since Roomful joined the Alligator Records family in 2003, their popularity has continued to increase. Their first Alligator CD was the Grammy-nominated That's Right! in 2003, followed by Standing Room Only in 2005, Raisin' A Ruckus in 2008 and Hook, Line & Sinker in 2010.
With 45 LIVE, Roomful of Blues has fully captured the frenetic energy and musical power of their live show. The band will hit the road hard once again, so people can see and hear for themselves why The Chicago Sun-Times said, "This is a band on top of its game, sliding easily from big-band jazz-blues to guitar-drenched urban blues...let the party begin."
Hear and read more about the band at roomful.com.


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Category: inventory Management
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Users who have been managing thousands of products using CyberStockroom probably noticed something huge over the past couple of weeks. Usually searching through a large number of products can be slow and sluggish. It's often hard to find the exact products you're looking for and very large inventories can slow down the software's performance.
These are now problems of the past. Over the holidays, we rolled out an important update that allows our users to easily manage and search through MILLIONS of products without any performance decrease.
How did we manage to do this? It all has to do with the API that we will be releasing in the next few months. We built our API to be so fast and efficient that we decided to use it to run part of our website. The change in performance was dramatic and we decided to run most of the intensive inventory functions through the API as well.
Meet the Map!
Today I am proud to announce a tool that will be of tremendous help to small business owners everywhere:
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For years, at CyberStockroom, we've known that inventory management is a pain in the neck. So much so that we've often given people who have to count inventory the chance to vent.
But since we can't do away without inventory management, we've developed the next best thing! By creating a map of your business, CyberStockroom empowers you to manipulate your inventory products in ways that have never been possible before.
You can now transfer products between locations just by dragging and dropping directly from the map. You can also see the products in any of the locations and navigate quickly from place to place.
The best part is that the map is fully customizable! Each business is unique and it's up to you to build your map to reflect that.
I'm very excited to see the New CyberStockroom in action with our clients old and new and to hear your comments and suggestions about how we can continue to serve the small business community for years to come.
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CEO, CyberStockroom
How Inventory Management Can Make or Break a Small Business
Oftentimes, small business owners tend to focus on generating revenue, hard-to-please customers, personnel issues and raising financing. Unfortunately, many overlook one of the most important aspects of keeping a small business organized: inventory management. Your inventory strategy directly affects your business' profit margin. When you have inventory that's not being sold, your profit margin decreases, and vice versa. Using an inventory management system can help you keep track and adjust your strategies accordingly.
Why do I need Inventory Management?
Out of stock items lead to loss of sales and revenue
If an item is out of stock, you may not realize it if you're not keeping track of your inventory with system that allows you to update your product information as you make sales. Waiting until after a purchase to notify a customer that his or her item of interest is out of stock is not a good business practice, and it often leads to unhappy customers who will be unwilling to return to your business in the future.
Overstocked items lead to wasted money
In order to run a successful business, one must learn how to order merchandise according to demand. If you are housing an excessive amount of a product that isn't selling, you're wasting storage space as well as money.
Identify issues before they become insurmountable
If it takes you months to recognize that there is a problem with your inventory, what may have been a small problem in the beginning has likely snowballed into a much larger issue. This means that your company may lose a substantial amount of money due to mistakes that may have been preventable if caught in a timely manner. For example, if one of your employees makes a mistake on a sales order, it is very important that you find out sooner rather than later.
Customer service
If you've been in business for very long, you've likely already received calls from customers complaining that they received the wrong product or the wrong amount of a certain product. It happens to the best of us, but if you are tracking your inventory, this mistake will be much simpler to fix. Accurate and timely communication with customers is of great importance in any successful business. Happy customers lead to increased sales, and increased sales lead to increased revenue.
Minimize theft
No matter how trustworthy you believe your employees to be, they will be much less likely to try anything sneaky when times get tough if they know that you are keeping a close watch on your merchandise. If you leave room for error, you leave room for theft.
When searching for an inventory management system that fits your business' needs, be sure to pay close attention to the areas of most importance, which include: SKU recognition services, purchase orders, user friendly importing features, online POS services, visualization, customization abilities and website integration. Check out www.cyberstockroom.com to learn more about an inventory management system that includes these features and more!
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Introducing CyberStockrooom Insights! We're very happy to offer this one-of-a-kind productivity upgrade to help you and your business thrive. Watch the video below and see how you can better get an in-depth view of your inventory, sales and business!
Do You Know What's In Your Inventory?
Every small business owner knows how easy it is to lose sight of the big picture. Sometimes the day-to-day tasks that are necessary to keep our business afloat overwhelm us and we find ourselves working hard on the details and not questioning the overall effectiveness of our strategy. In these situations, instead of pushing ahead relentlessly, it is sometimes better to take a step back and reconsider our actions.
For store owners, it may be time to take a hard look at inventory. It's easy to assume that we know all about our inventory, about which products sell the best and which are money-wasters. But these 'gut feelings' can often be misleading, especially since the selling power of our merchandise can change over time without us noticing. What we need is inventory management software.
Using software to manage our inventory is the best way to keep accurate records of what's in our inventory, how our products are selling, how much it costs us to sell them and which products we should get rid of.
Small business owners are often hesitant about inventory software because we assume that it will be bulky and expensive and will require a complicated installation before we can 'go live'. At Cyber Stockroom, we fully agree and have developed a lightweight web-based software service that allows you to easily 'go live' in minutes! We've made it Free to Try so you can see the benefits for yourself. So try it out and let us know what you think. We want to hear your feedback!
5 Things To Do With Your Excess Inventory
You've overstocked again! It's not your fault, though – it's probably the most common inventory mistake that businesses make. You care about your clients and you don't want them to be deprived of your products, but the cost can often be very heavy. So what do you do?
Drop the price – This is probably the first thing that people try. This will work for a lot of moderately priced items and is at least worth a shot
Bundle up – A lot of people are irresistibly drawn to packages that contain multiple valuable products – it just seems to trigger our hoarding instincts from our hunter-gatherer days. You have to be careful with this one though, collections of low-value items may offend your customers' finer sensibilities
Commission – If you have enough employees and you sell items that have relatively high value, you should consider offering your salespeople a large commission for selling hard-to-sell items. It's up to you how much you want to give up but if you know that the product isn't about to be picked off the shelf anytime soon, it doesn't cost you anything to be generous. Your employees will also thank you!
Sell Online – You definitely don't want to spend your time trying to sell individual products online – you have better things to do! Instead you should be selling your excess inventory as a lot. You can start here: Liquidation, Dead Inventory Store, Sell my Inventory and of course E-bay (Look for the 'Wholesale Lot' features)
Give it up – You've tried everything and nothing works, but before you take the trash out consider donating your dead stock to a non-profit organization. In addition to being a gesture of good will from your business to the community, you will also be able to salvage some of your costs in tax credits
Of course the best way to avoid getting yourself into this hole in the first place is to watch your inventory very carefully. If you don't use inventory management software, Start Now!
Your inventory purchases are a sunk cost. The more you hold on to your stock, the more its value decreases. It takes up real estate in your store and just sits there glaring at you with its uselessness and eating up carrying costs. However, with a little careful planning you can salvage a good chunk of your dead stock. Good Luck!
We want to hear from you! Let us know which tips work for you and share your experience with us.


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