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Welcome to Gansbaai
If Paradise is where nature rules and sets the pace, you have found the place.
The natural beauty and tranquility of this exclusive coastal hide-out in the heart of the unspoilt Overberg is the proverbial Paradise Lost for visitors who want to escape from the toil and moil of stressful suburban life.
The greater Gansbaai area can truly be described as a picturesque haven of contrast and contradiction where all species - from land or sea or sky - exult and exuberate freely and fearlessly in their own natural habitat.
Whether you are an adrenalin junkie craving to swim amongst whales and sharks or a more relaxed nature lover seeking peace away from the madding crowd, the Gansbaai area offers the best of both worlds.
A Natural Playground of Magic and Mystique
Few places can boast such variety and abundance of indigenous fauna and flora under a crystalline sky where spectacular sunrises and sunsets compete with the happy frolicking of whales, dolphins and seals a stone's throw away.
This unique fishing village, nestled cosily between pristine beaches and the Duynefontein Mountains with its magnificent fynbos vegetation, has a rich history and much more to offer than meets the eye.
The town, originally named after a colony of wild Egyptian geese that allegedly congregated at the freshwater fountain next to the old harbour, has in recent years gained international status and fame for both its extraordinary abundance of endangered species and its conservancy strategies. It was the Southern Right Whales and the Great White Sharks that frequent the area that put Gansbaai on the map as the world's No. 1 Hot Spot for Shark Cage Diving and Whale Watching. Today, thousands of tourists from across the globe annually visit the town for a face-to-face encounter with these magnificent giants of the ocean.
A trip on a shark cage diving boat will most likely take you to the sharks' natural feeding ground, dubbed "Shark Alley" between Dyer Island and Geyser Rock. The first is primarily a protected bird sanctuary and breeding colony for jackass penguins. The birds include cormorants and endemic species such as the Black Oyster Catcher and the Swift Tern. Next to it is Geyser Rock, where seals breed. The narrow channel between these two islands hosts a colony of up to 60 000 Cape Fur Seals - nature's own version of a "drive-thru" restaurant for the endangered Great White Shark! It is an unforgettable experience to watch these elegant predators of the ocean hunt and feed within touching range.
The entire Walker Bay area, between Gansbaai and Hermanus, is a whale sanctuary. One would battle to find better view points than the sheltered rocky bays between De Kelders and Pearly Beach to watch the maneuvers of the gigantic Southern Right Whales as they come within metres of the shoreline to mate, calve and play. These massive mammals seem to enjoy human attention and often follow the whale watching boats to get 'up close and personal' with their delighted audiences.
Gansbaai is also located at the Heart of the Fynbos Biome, the smallest Floral Kingdom in the world but also the richest.There are a number of conservancies and reserves in the area, including the acclaimed Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and Foundation, that protect these species. Organised hikes in the region allow one easy access to this kingdom of plants.
The rich and scenic region includes De Kelders with its historical caves, Perlemoenbaai, Gansbaai town, Kleinbaai, Franskraal, Uilenkraalsmond, Pearly Beach, as well as Masakhane, Blompark and Baardskeerdersbos. Along with the fishing industry, Gansbaai has grown into a bustling village and holiday resort with a number of popular restaurants, pubs and various rated guest houses. It has three primary schools and a high school, churches of various denominations and shops to provide for every need. Fishmongers are stocked with fresh catches daily. The town also boasts its own municipality, a busy industrial area, two harbours and three abalone farms.
Popular outdoor activities include a 4x4 obstacle course, various hiking trails through magnificent fynbos and milkwood forests, a golf course with sea views, cave exploring, kayaking, horse-riding, paintball, birding, swimming, fishing, township tours and more.
Whether you want adventure, leisure or romance, a more idyllic venue is hard to find. Come explore the beauty of a conserved coastline where ancient dunes, rocks and caves still guard the secrets of earlier inhabitants like the Khoisan and where endangered species such as the Oystercatcher, Great White Shark and Southern Right Whale still breed and feed in peace.
Sit back and relax with a glass of the best from the Overberg's vineyards and watch the whales frolic whilst the sun sets over the Atlantic Ocean in an explosion of colours . . .


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Coaches can obtain a higher level of education by completing the NYSCA Select online training. The course is designed for volunteers who are coaching travel sports and/or advanced level athletes.
The training delivers an e-learning experience in eight key topic areas:
The training features video clips with college coaches from around the country as well as leading experts in nutrition, hydration, health & safety and other related topics to help you prepare for your season.
Throughout the training you'll find comprehension-based multiple choice questions to assess how well you understand the material. After completing the training and review questions, you must agree to uphold the NYSCA Code of Ethics. NYSCA holds coaches fully accountable to the standards set by the Code.
By becoming a NYSCA Select member you receive $2,000,000 in excess liability insurance coverage, $250,000 in excess accident/medical insurance, our SportingKid magazine, a membership card, corporate discounts, access to downloadable forms and an internet based Member Area to enhance your coaching knowledge.
The cost of the NYSCA Select training is $40 for the first year of membership. There will be an annual $20 membership fee for continuing your membership.
Existing NYSCA members have the option to add the Select training to their membership through their account.
The National Alliance for Youth Sports applauds you for taking the time to complete this training to help you better handle your travel teams and elite players under your care. With that in mind, let's begin.

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You, too, might have been excited for the Nokia N9 update that recently came out. You, too, might have tried to do it on your Nokia via the over the air update method that is built in. You, too, might have been sadly disappointed.
I tried maybe a dozen times to get the update to go on my Nokia N9 to no avail. It would constantly tell me that the download was interrupted or the update installation was interrupted and there seemed nothing I could do about it. Turns out, though, there is.
Here's how to manually update your Nokia N9 using the Device Software Updater and your computer instead of the OTA method on the phone.
I. Before You Begin
1. Make sure your device is fully charged.
2. Perform a backup by going to Settings > Sync and Backup > Backup > New Backup
3. Must have a Windows computer.
II. Download the Updater
1. Head to Nokia's Europe support site (regardless of whether you are in the States or not its the only place that has the update for the N9).
2. Select the Nokia N9 as your device.
3. Click on Update Using your PC
4. Download the Updater.
III. Update the Nokia N9
1. Double click the exe file for the updater and install it by clicking next until it installs.
2. Restart your computer when asked to do so.
3. Plug in your device via USB cable to your computer when asked to by the program and select Sync and Connect mode on the phone.
4.When the Nokia N9 pops up in the program, it should find the update. Select Install.
5. The update will force your N9 to restart into update mode, wait for it to finish and don't touch it.
6. Once the device restarts back to normal mode and the program says it Update Complete, you are all set.


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Where can you taste more than a 100 wines, check out a car show and sample gourmet food, all while helping to fight cancer?
The Henley Wine Festival for Cancer Program at Dilworthtown Inn, of course. In addition to hundreds of bottles of wine, there will be live music by Fuzzy Bunny Slippers and chefs from the Dilworthtown Inn, Blue Pear Bistro and Inn Keeper's Kitchen will keep the food a' flowing in the Gourmet Food Tent.
If you're in the mood to try and win something, there's also a raffle and silent auction.
The festival, which is going on rain or shine, runs until 4 p.m. today and benefits The Cancer Program of the Chester County Hospital.


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I love free stuff. Most people do. A lot of the companies I use for my personal and business use have links and programs that rewards their customers for referrals.
SO…. Here are links to companies that I do business with and wouldn't mind a referral credit for!
Dollar Shave Club–
$6 -for blades and a handle . It's hard to beat that.
Automatically invest spare change from every purchase, and more.
iTOVi is your personal product expert.
With just a simple scan, this pocket-sized tool will help you understand what products your body wants. Using proven scientific technology and a patented algorithm, iTOVi takes the guesswork out of the growing world of essential oils and supplements.
So whether you're wanting to listen to your own body or help others understand their needs, the iTOVi scanner is the perfect companion.
MyTheme Shop
This is where I have purchased this WordPress theme for this page.
Nature's Sunshine
Ok, this is not free stuff, I actually get a commission check from them. Try them out! Outstanding products and you get member price on a $40 order.
MindBody Online
We use MINDBODY Online to run our office and schedule our online appointments
want $15 free ride credits with UBER?
and if you want to drive with Uber get at least $175 for your first 30 trips.
Get free stocks. Join and we'll both get a stock like Apple, Ford or Sprint for free.
American Express
Apply for the Gold Delta Card with this link. We can both get rewarded if you're approved!


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Belwood Heritage Museum
Belwood Cleveland County Farm Museum
History museum features memorabilia from the Upper Cleveland County area and reflects lifestyles from homes and farms over the past 100 years.
- Carpenter's Grove Church Road. Belwood, NC
- (704) 538-3451
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Resources for Visiting
Outdoor Recreation
Bureau of Land Management/Headwaters Forest
Provides information and history related to the 7,472 acres of forest reserve in Humboldt County, which included the former logging town of Falk.
California State Parks
From beaches to forests, lagoons to rivers - there are more beautiful places to visit and play than can be listed! Check out Region 1 on the map and see where you can go for the outdoor experience you are looking for!
Eel River Estuary
Bring your K-12 classes to the Eel River Estuary Preserve for a day of unforgettable outdoor education on this 1,200 acre nature preserve located along the Pacific Ocean.
Redwood National Park
For all you want to know about what to do in Redwood National Park.
Redwood Parks Conservancy
RPA wants to help make your experience in the redwoods as rewarding as possible, and offers many retail outlets across the NorthCoast. Follow the links to learn more about each of the parks RPA partners with.
Save the Redwoods League
Check out the interactive map to find out where to go in the Redwoods and what you can do there.
Six Rivers National Forest
Find out where to go in Six Rivers National Forest for a variety of recreation opportunities.


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Watch the case study
China Launch
The manufacturer Mercedes-Benz cultivates a spirit of innovation that permeates all of its vehicles.
Client Mercedes-Benz
Date 2016
Location Shanghai
The 10th edition of the Mercedes Class E, made exclusively for the Chinese market is a true technological masterpiece, and the incarnation of this spirit.
For the national launch of the vehicle, the manufacturer invited 1,500 guests for a night focused on artificial intelligence. The evening was hosted by robots, and visitors accessed an exhibition space featuring the latest technology used to make the new model. They then watched the E-Class revelation: a 360° show designed with the use of 3D stereoscopic projections that took visitors on a journey in between virtuality and reality.


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As President Buhari continues his tour of the middle east, he has stated While speaking at a meeting in Saudi Arabia, that he had a different opinion on the N5000 stipend his party promised to give to unemployed Nigerians.
Buhari said he would rather use the N5000 to repair the infrastructures in schools and empower mining and agriculture than to give the money to people who don't work;
"This largesse of N5,000 for the unemployed, I have got a slightly different priority. I would rather do the infrastructure for the school that request them and empower agriculture, mining so that every able bodied person can go and get work instead of giving 5,000 to those who don't work."


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This line of the Moscow metro is abandoned now and hasn't been opened for public. However, it was used for connection of defence enterprises and classified institutions under the territory of Moscow.
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This line of the Moscow metro is abandoned now and hasn't been opened for public. However, it was used for connection of defence enterprises and classified institutions under the territory of Moscow.
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First 🙂 Have a nice weekend.
WHERE the heck were you?!?!!?
A lot of the old guard is gone, or quiet, or posting as "someone" else.
That's the 'D-6' line of Glukhovskij's 'Metro 2033'? 😮
löl I think that isnt tha Metro Dva aka D-6, would be awsome if anyone could take pictures of tha secred metro
Damn, these russians had large amounts of money!
And technology in underground engineering too!
I looks like someone sneezed and blew snot everywhere.
I am surprised these have not quickly filled up with water. The water table cannot be that low in Moscow.
So if the tunnels are closed to the public how does someone get the pictures..? Cool pictures though its neat to see whats underground. Thanks for the upload…
half life catacombs in reality
So sad, I had great hopes for the Metro 2…
And now I see this, it's abandoned….
In the US they used a suspended & damped tunnel in tunnel design to survive a nuclear blast.
Steel is subject to corrosion and has a lower compressive strength than concrete.
Today you could use a phase change material.
seems morbid. i like it! 🙂
This may be also some of the disued part of the public Metro. Each system, and the Moscow Metro is a large system, experiences changes in plans, changes in operation procedures, etc. Each subway system has an important amount of tunels interconnecting lines for transfer of trainsets,. maintenance, etc. As the system expands some of these interconnections may not be needed anymore, because there are simpler connections at the outer end of the network, some depots were abandoned and bigger depots built etc. Therefore, every subway systems gets some ghost tunels and ghost stations, including the infrastructure objects.
Another possibility is that the tunels are built, then plans are changed and tunels have to be built another direction, so part of the original tunels is never used.
And there is also a possibility that some tunels are needed and busy during the contruction for work trains, but not needed anymore, when the subway line is finished.
I believe that if these were objects of the secret system, it would not be easy to photograph them — for a simple reason that it would not be possible to get there. A photograph on its own does not mean much, because it does not tell what is where. However, more important is the fact that unwanted visitors bring a risk of disclosing the exact tracing and other details — in particular with todays positioning systems.
Therefore, I have doubts that these photos show Metro Dva.
On the other hand, I believe that Metro Dva exists — it would be irresponsible from Russians, if they did not build it. They had the technology, and they had a coverage by the public Metro, so if they were serious about their country and its representatives, they had to build it (and other underground facilities).


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AICC has a three-fold focus
(1) Organize conference calls, webinars, and panels to educate AICC members of different businesses and industries. The goal is to expose members to (i) best practices, (ii) new trends, and (iii) new opportunities. The panel discussions take place in key regional locations in partnership with EPB. Examples would be the very successful BOSS events that have been organized previously in places like Atlanta and Tampa. (Our goal is to organize and champion several educational events by the end of the Jubilee year in 2018 and continue the growth.
(2) Identify deal opportunities in various sectors that (members) can participate in. These range from investments in different real estate segments or franchising space. AICC sets up deal calls to present these opportunities to the members. The idea is to create better access to opportunities with a goal to help them diversify their investment portfolios to manage risks and create wealth.
(3) Lastly, as we create value for our membership through the first two focus areas, our goal is to establish a strong brand for AICC. This will enable us to attract lucrative investment opportunities for the benefit of our members.
Over 400 members have participated in these webinars in 2018 alone, and have learned about the basics of venture capital investments in technology, funds and investments in different Real Estate segments like multi-family housing properties, student housing, real estate assets leased out to the government, etc. Through these webinars, participants had the opportunity to educate and equip themselves with enough knowledge to position themselves to evaluate opportunities to invest in.
You can learn more about upcoming opportunities presented by the Ismaili Chamber of Commerce by visiting us at www.ismailichamber.org and subscribing to our emails
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As Joseph Abboud takes the helm of a number of men's clothing brands, including Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner Marx, the designer has suffered a fashion setback of his own.
Abboud last month was named president and creative chief of HMX Group, which manages labels purchased from now-defunct Hartmarx, the Chicago-based suitmaker for President Obama.
Recently, however, Abboud has also seen his pricey apparel line, "Jaz," go kaput after less than three years, sources said. Manufacturer Jack Victor allowed its license for the tailored clothing to expire in a "mutual decision" with Abboud, according to one source.
Abboud, whose knack with sophisticated fabrics and American style catapulted him to fame in the 1980s, confirmed in an interview with The Post that there will be radio silence for Jaz this fall.
Nevertheless, Abboud said he aims to revive the brand under HMX's umbrella, most likely in fall 2011.
"The world fell apart during the past 18 months," Abboud told The Post. The brutal economy, he said, was particularly hard on the small boutiques that carried the Jaz line, which included shirts priced at more than $200 each, and suits at more than $1,000.
Abboud noted that when Jaz was launched in 2007, it provoked a trademark lawsuit from JA Apparel, a New York manufacturer that purchased the rights to his name in 2004. Last month, a judge ruled that Abboud can use his own name to hawk his fashions, as long as it's in the fine print and not in the trademark.
"If you can imagine what it's like to launch a business in the middle of a lawsuit — it's not an easy thing," Abboud said. Nevertheless, "we were completely vindicated and got what we wanted."
Jaz wasn't able to break $4 million in annual sales. But Abboud's Black & Brown 1826, a proprietary label for Lord & Taylor, is now a $40 million business that's still growing, Abboud said.
As Abboud looks to revamp Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner Marx, he said HMX's US factories will use top-quality fabrics.
"People should be proud that there's still product at this level being made in the United States," he said.
Still, Marc Beckman of Designers Management Agency says it's going to be an uphill battle for Abboud. HMX's brands have "very little relevance for young consumers," and the designer "should consider hiring a team that understands what the 25- to 35-year-old guy really wants."


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Dr. Schrader invites Brenau alumni and friends to a casual evening at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee, where golden futures begin! At this private event, notable singer-songwriters of world-class quality Tony Arata, Fred Knobloch, and Greg Barnhill, as well as up-and-coming country star Bonner Black, will provide the night's entertainment. The intimate 80-seat venue makes for a night to remember!
The event will be held on Thursday, Dec. 4. Doors open at 5 p.m., music begins at 6 p.m. Limited complimentary admission available for Brenau faculty and staff. Please secure your spot by contacting Anna Harrison at 770-531-3129 or ude.uanerb@1nosirraha as soon as possible.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a conversation about Coach Lane Kiffin in mid-August, Raiders owner Al Davis said, "He's not the guy I hired."
The endgame is coming soon, according to several front-office people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. They say Davis is prepared to fire Kiffin before season's end, perhaps as soon as Monday, regardless of the outcome of today's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Neither Davis nor Kiffin could be reached for comment. However, on Wednesday, Kiffin said: "You have to look at the history. History is what it is, that (Davis) doesn't keep people very long. We don't have a general manager. Everything goes through (Davis). That sets up a difficult situation at times. Knowing who the owner is, you know from Day One there's no job security."
Davis has fired a coach during the season only once in 46 years with the Raiders. That happened in 1989, when he jettisoned Mike Shanahan after four games.
Davis has numerous head-coach candidates on his staff, though it remains unclear who would be the favorite.
Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan interviewed for the vacancy in 2007. Receivers coach James Lofton has interviewed for the job at least twice. Offensive coordinator Greg Knapp canceled a scheduled interview for the vacancy in 2004 so that he could join Jim Mora's Atlanta Falcons staff. Running backs coach Tom Rathman is a Davis favorite.
Davis reached his current state even before the Raiders were humiliated by the Denver Broncos 41-14 at home in front of a sold-out crowd and a national TV audience Monday night.
His once-rosy relationship with Kiffin deteriorated soon after the Raiders finished 4-12 in Kiffin's first season as an NFL coach last year.
Kiffin wanted Ryan removed. Davis balked. Kiffin, in essence, asked to be fired if he couldn't have control over player personnel and the makeup of the coaching staff. Davis, in essence, told Kiffin that he should quit if he didn't like it.
A rash of personnel moves by Davis further rankled Kiffin, still seething over being forced to retain Ryan.
Davis hired Lofton without Kiffin's knowledge, according to a person close to Kiffin. The Raiders contend that Kiffin was apprised of the hiring and found out long before the ink dried.
Davis also signed off on moves that included a trade for cornerback DeAngelo Hall, the re-signing of defensive tackle Tommy Kelly to a contract that guaranteed him $18.125 million and the signing of injury-prone wide receiver Javon Walker to a contract that guarantees him $11 million this season.
Kiffin's discontent grew with each development, to the point he voiced his displeasure on a regular basis.
Last week, Kiffin distanced himself from his team's defensive meltdown against the Broncos by saying Ryan and Davis conspire on the game plans. Ryan countered by saying he is in sole control of the defense and that Kiffin has input.
Kiffin also decried the lack of talent at his disposal, as well as Davis' failure to make enough roster moves during training camp so that the coach could foster the kind of competitive atmosphere he desired and field enough healthy bodies to accomplish the things he viewed as crucial during practices.
Now it appears as if there is no turning back. Those people in the front office say Kiffin has alienated himself from everyone who doesn't run, pass or block. His only known ally is director of football operations Mark Jackson.
Jackson came to the Raiders at Kiffin's insistence. They formed a relationship during several years together at USC. He, too, has fallen from favor with Davis in recent months and has been stripped of his power.
Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden faced a similar crucible when he brought the Raiders to Arrowhead Stadium for the 1999 season finale. The Raiders upset the Chiefs that day. In the process, they kept the Chiefs from making the playoffs and saved Gruden's job.
At this point, not even a convincing victory today is apt to help Kiffin. At best, it might buy him a couple of more weeks, sources in the front office said.
No one questions Kiffin's work ethic or his football acumen. In the end, his great undoing might be that he engaged Davis in a battle waged by many of his predecessors, with one stark difference: Kiffin overstepped his bounds.
Of course, no one saw this coming the day Davis hired Kiffin. Then again, when Davis misspoke during Kiffin's introductory news conference by saying, "I'm here to talk about Lance," perhaps, even then, Davis subconsciously realized he hired the wrong guy.


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UNICEF and WHO moved to hang on to GAVI funds from Norway
The GAVI Secretariat has lobbied Norway and the Netherlands in an attempt to make the donors stop channelling GAVI funds directly to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The move has reportedly caused some tension within the GAVI allianceRead more >>
Sweden to launch in-depth audit of Ministry in Mozambique
Sida is preparing an in-depth audit of the Education Ministry in Mozambique following a report by Ernst & Young that indicates significant misuse of funds. SEK 7 million worth of transactions are not accounted for. This figure refers only to samples, and the auditor assumes the total to be "considerably higher".Read more >>
COWI takes home 50% of Danida consultancy contracts in 2003
In a Danish aid market that continued to shrink, COWI came out far ahead of its competitors, winning ten of 21 new long-term contracts financed by Danida last year. At the other end of the scale, Rambøll and Carl Bro, which have for years shared the top positions on the Danida consultancy list, picked up only one contract each last year.Read more >>


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Description: This is a relay event that begins at Naracoopa and follows a 32 kilometre undulating course across the Island to Currie.
Teams: 2 to 4 Members
Distance: 32 km
Change Zones: Team members may only change at the designated change zones near the 8, 16 and 24 km zones.
Corporate Teams – any business of workplace can enter
Sporting Teams – any team or club can enter
General Teams – any group of runners can enter this category
Start Time: For details see event schedule
Race Start: Naracoopa (East coast of King Island)
Race Finish: Currie (West Coast of King Island)
Support Vehicle: Each team will need to organise a support vehicle to transport team members to their starting point and to collect those who have finished their leg.
Course Map: Click Here
Road Closures and Target Times
There will only be a partial road closure. As the day progresses the roads will be opened to normal traffic movement. The table below is intended to assist entrants to understand when the roads will be opened. Any competitor who is behind this race schedule will be offered transport to the finishing line or may continue on the course but at their own risk. If competitor opts to continue on the course after the roads have been opened them must stay off the road at all time.
Target times:
Finish – 12:30 pm


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My students are working on research papers about inventions or chemical processes set mostly during the Industrial Revolution. I was wondering if you had any suggestions about peer editing.
—Jaime, Goffstown, New Hampshire
Examining and commenting on each other's writing can be a meaningful learning experience for students. By looking at others' writing, students can get insights into their own work. I'm sure we've all experienced writing something we thought was very clear only to have someone else raise questions or point out errors and inconsistencies. For those who struggle to write well, this is an intermediate step (formative) before the teacher's evaluation and feedback (summative).
Peer editing is not about students correcting assignments or giving "grades" to each other. It can and should go beyond the simple process of proofreading. Peer editing (sometimes referred to as peer review, but not in the same context as a scholarly journal) is part of a formative process in which students provide feedback and suggestions on written work (and the process can be used for other types of projects or displays). Students have an opportunity to read each other's work to see other ways of writing and communicating and then reflect on and revise their own, using the feedback they receive. Having one's work reviewed by someone other than the teacher provides a wider audience for the work.
This is not a timesaver for teachers! The teacher has to introduce the project, use class time for the review process, monitor the students, and provide an opportunity for students to revise their work. And the teacher still has to read the final versions. But I found that this authentic type of collaboration worthwhile.
This could be a challenge if your students have not done this before or did so in a superficial manner ("I liked it. You did a good job."). Some students may hesitate to offer suggestions to peers. And some students may have never received specific feedback from their teachers—just a letter grade and a generic "good job" or "needs work."
You'll need a rubric emphasizing the science content and processes rather than a focus on neatness or formatting (not that these are unimportant!). Keep it simple to start; I used a simple checklist rather than a four-level analytic rubric. This also removes any temptation for students to grade one another.
Before students try this, display several examples of writing (these can be from previous years, other classes, or your own writing). One example should be well written and others should need some revisions. Have the students read the writing first before commenting. Model with the class how to respond and ask for their suggestions. Provide examples of words to avoid, such as boring, bad, or stupid. The ReadWriteThink website (see below) suggests three components to guide the editing process along with ideas for feedback. It helps to have some "sentence starters":
- Commendations (compliments)—"The way you organized the data is effective because…" "The labels on the diagrams are…." "Here's how your evidence supports your argument or conclusion:…"
- Suggestions (recommendations)—"Have you thought of…?" "Could you explain why you said this?" "Instead of the word ____, you could use ____ to be more accurate."
- Corrections—Here's where the reviewer points out errors in spelling, punctuation, or usage.
It may take a while for students to become comfortable with the process. Monitor the class to determine what works best: pairs or groups of three or four, having students put their comments directly on the documents or use a separate form. I suggested student-reviewers read the work out loud to uncover awkward sentences or incomplete thoughts. On hearing their work, the writers often would say, "That's not what I meant."
After the editing session, model how to revise with the examples you used in the introduction and provide students with time to make revisions. On the final version, you could ask students how their peer(s) helped them revise their work. (This would be an interesting action research project).
If you have students who struggle with writing or are English language learners, choose students who understand their situation as their partners, sit in on the discussions to assist the students, or use the time to provide extra guidance for them.
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About Us
Our Mission:
"To promote the development, performance, and preservation of American acoustic music."
Who We Are
- Nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization
- Among the fastest growing music associations in the Northwest
- Highly contagious enthusiasm where members mentor and encourage one another in a musical, family friendly atmosphere
- Top priority is involving youth and helping people of all ages find their inner musician and creative spark
What We Do
- Conduct a Slow Jam on the 2nd Saturday of the month (Oct - May) at the Hope Grange in Winlock, WA and host a jam at the Oakview Grange in Centralia, WA on the 3rd Friday of the month (Oct - May)
- Sponsor concerts & multi level workshops
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Propagation of Onset and PeakTime of Myocardial Shortening in Time of Myocardial Shortening in Ischemic Versus Nonischemic CardiomyopathyAssessment by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Myocardial Tagging
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- Received February 28, 2005
- Revision received August 16, 2005
- Accepted August 22, 2005
- Published online December 20, 2005.
Author Information
- Jaco J.M. Zwanenburg, MSc⁎,⁎ (jjm.zwanenburg{at}vumc.nl),
- Marco J.W. Götte, MD, PhD†,‡,
- J. Tim Marcus, PhD⁎,
- Joost P.A. Kuijer, PhD⁎,
- Paul Knaapen, MD†,
- Robert M. Heethaar, PhD⁎ and
- Albert C. van Rossum, MD, PhD†
- ↵⁎Reprint requests and correspondence:
Jaco J. M. Zwanenburg, Department of Physics and Medical Technology, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Objectives We aimed to study the relation between onset and peak time of circumferential shortening and the direction of propagation of these parameters in both ischemic and nonischemic patients.
Background Peak time is often used to select patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy, whereas pacing influences only the onset times directly. Furthermore, it is unclear whether there is a consistent direction of propagation delay and whether this depends on the etiology.
Methods Magnetic resonance imaging myocardial tagging with high temporal resolution (14 ms) was applied to 29 patients (18 nonischemic, 11 ischemic) and 17 healthy control subjects. Time to onset (Tonset), to first peak (Tpeak,first), and to maximum peak (Tpeak,max) of circumferential shortening were determined. Three-dimensional vectors were calculated to denote the main direction of asynchrony.
Results In both patient groups, Tonsetshowed a significant positive relation with both Tpeak,firstand Tpeak,max; however, Tpeak,firstcorrelated considerably better with Tonsetthan did Tpeak,max(p < 0.0001 for nonischemic, and p < 0.01 for ischemic patients). Moreover, the relations between Tpeakand Tonsetwere stronger in the nonischemic patients than in the ischemic patients (p < 0.001). In nonischemic patients, the propagation of Tonsetwas consistently from septum to lateral wall. In the ischemic patients, however, no consistent direction of propagation was found. For both groups, the longitudinal propagation delays (between apex and base) were negligible compared with the short-axis delays.
Conclusions The relation between peak time and onset time of shortening is strongest in nonischemic patients and is most consistent when time to first peak is used (instead of time to maximum peak).
Mechanical asynchrony seems to be a more appropriate parameter than electrical asynchrony for adequate selection of patients that are likely to respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) (1,2). Because onset times of regional mechanical function are more directly influenced by pacing than peak times (3,4), onset times would be a logical measure for mechanical asynchrony. Nevertheless, onset times are relatively difficult to measure, whereby most asynchrony measures focus on peak times, using either displacement (5), velocity (6), or longitudinal strain and strain-rate (7,8). Although these studies have shown that asynchrony in peak times correlates well with the response to CRT, a direct comparison between peak time and onset time, justifying the use of peak times, is not available.
Furthermore, the direction of the asynchrony is often neglected by using the standard deviation over all available segments (9), the maximum asynchrony between any two measured locations (10), or by studying one fixed direction, normally the septum-to-lateral wall direction (5). Recently, however, Bader et al. (3) and Ghio et al. (4) reported interesting data from regional onset times of systolic velocity in patients with heart failure. Both studies reported that the lateral wall is the latest region in only one-third of the patients, suggesting a large spread in the direction of the asynchrony in these patients. From these data, the question arises as to the extent to which asynchrony is present between septum and lateral wall or whether other locations, including apex versus base, should be considered.
Intramural myocardial circumferential shortening, which can be measured by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tagging, is a strong parameter to study regional mechanical function (11). The MRI tagging has already been applied successfully in dogs to study the regional timing of circumferential shortening in the left ventricle (LV) (12). Owing to recent developments, the temporal resolution of MRI tagging has become sufficient (14 ms) to study the regional timing of circumferential shortening also in human subjects (13).
In this study, MRI tagging was applied in both ischemic and nonischemic patients who were screened for CRT. The timing of circumferential shortening was analyzed for the following two research purposes: 1) to gain more knowledge of the relation between peak time and onset time of circumferential shortening, and 2) to study the three-dimensional propagation of the peak time and onset time over the LV. The propagation was characterized by a three-dimensional vector. This allowed a straightforward comparison between the longitudinal component of the propagation (apex vs. base) and the short-axis component. In the analysis, ischemic patients were distinguished from nonischemic patients to investigate whether differences were observed that could help to understand the lower response of ischemic patients to CRT compared with nonischemic patients (14,15).
Twenty-nine patients were selected from patients referred to our hospital to be screened for biventricular pacing. Inclusion criteria were: depressed LV function (ejection fraction [EF] ≤45% with MRI), wide QRS (≥120 ms), and New York Heart Association functional class II to IV. Eleven patients (age 66 ± 9 years, 4 women) were classified as ischemic (based on a history of myocardial infarction and/or significant coronary artery disease assessed by coronary angiography), and 18 (age 57 ± 14 years, 6 women) were nonischemic. All patients were in sinus rhythm, clinically stable, and received standard heart failure therapy, including diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and/or angiotensin II receptor blockers. Written informed consent was obtained according to our institutional guidelines. A group of 17 healthy subjects of whom the timing of shortening has been reported previously (13) served as control group.
Complementary tagged (CSPAMM) myocardial images were acquired with a high temporal resolution of 14 ms, using steady state free precession imaging and a multiple brief expiration breath-hold scheme (13). Imaging parameters are given in Table 1,and example images in Figure 1.Images for two-dimensional strain analysis were acquired in five short-axis planes, evenly distributed over the LV. Steady state free precession cine imaging (without tagging) was performed with full coverage of the LV to assess LV volumes and EF.
Strain analysis and global function
Circumferential strain (epsilonc) curves were calculated for six circumferential segments, as previously described (13). End-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, stroke volume (SV), and EF were derived from the cine images with the MASS software (version 5.1b; MEDIS, Leiden, the Netherlands).
Time to onset of shortening
Time to onset of shortening (Tonset; in ms from the electrocardiogram [ECG] R-wave) was defined as the beginning of the down-slope of the circumferential strain curve and was semi-automatically determined as described in the Appendix of reference (13). To optimize the algorithm for patient data, the earliest allowed onset time (T1) was set to 15 ms after the ECG R-wave. Furthermore, the onset time of shortening was regarded as missing when the goodness of fit was <0.85 or when regions were akinetic, which were defined as regions with a peak shortening of <3%. In case the algorithm could not determine Tonset, two observers (T. M. and J. J. M. Z.) reviewed the strain curve and determined in mutual agreement the Tonsetfor that curve. The observers regarded Tonsetas missing if artifacts or akinesia made a determination of Tonsetnot possible.
The propagation of the onset of shortening was characterized by a three-dimensional vector, called the onset of shortening delay vector (OS-delay vector) (16). The first component of the OS-delay vector yields the delay between the septum and the lateral wall (positive: lateral wall later than septum); the second component is the delay between inferior (IN) and anterior (AN) (positive: AN later than IN); and the third component is the delay between apex and base (positive: base later than apex). Thus, this vector points from the earliest activated region to the latest, and its magnitude is a measure for the delay between these two regions. The vector was not calculated when Tonsetdata were missing in 50% or more of the myocardial segments.
Time to peak shortening
In healthy subjects, time to peak shortening (Tpeak) was defined as the time of maximum shortening (13). Multiple shortening waves might exist in patients (Fig. 2).Therefore, two peak time parameters were determined: the time to the first peak of shortening (Tpeak,first) and the time to the maximum peak of shortening (Tpeak,max). The first peak was detected automatically with the first zero-crossing in the strain-rate from a negative strain rate (circumferential shortening) to a positive strain rate (circumferential lengthening). The peak shortening delay vector (PS-delay vector) was defined in complete analogy to OS-delay vector. The peak times were also reviewed and adjusted or rejected by two observers (T. M. and J. J. M. Z.) in mutual agreement.
Statistical analysis
Multilevel regression was used to investigate whether the onset time was associated with the peak time (MLwiN, version 1.02.0002; Centre for Multilevel Modelling, London, United Kingdom) (17). Multilevel regression allows for the calculation of regression coefficients corrected for the dependency that might exist in the observations owing to the hierarchy of the data (segments are clustered within slices, and slices are clustered within subjects). Standardized regression coefficients were calculated, which can be regarded as partial correlation coefficients. These standardized regression coefficients were used to compare the difference in performance of the two peak time parameters (Tpeak,firstand Tpeak,max) and to compare the difference between the relations found for the two patient groups (ischemic and nonischemic).
Because the multilevel analysis revealed that the dependency was only relevant on the subject level (i.e., the relation between Tonsetand Tpeakdiffers significantly between subjects, but not between slices), individual Pearson correlation coefficients between Tonsetand Tpeakare also presented. The individual correlation coefficients were calculated with the data from the available segments of each heart: five slices × six segments minus possible missing values (pair-wise).
To explore the direction of propagation of Tonsetand Tpeak, the components of the OS-delay vectors and the PS-delay vectors were compared between patients and control subjects with unpaired ttests assuming unequal variances. Values are presented as means ± SD, and p values <0.05 were regarded as significant.
Example strain curves for two segments of the heart are shown in Figure 2. Note the difference in Tpeak,firstand Tpeak,maxin the septal segment of the patient. Figure 3illustrates the timing of shortening for the two patient groups and the healthy volunteers. The uncoordinated onset of shortening in the patients is clearly visible from both earlier and later onsets times compared with the healthy subjects. No significant difference in global function was observed between the ischemic and the nonischemic group (Table 2).
Relation onset time versus peak time
A significant positive relation was found between onset time and peak time for both Tpeak,firstand Tpeak,maxand for both nonischemic and ischemic patients (Table 3);however, Tpeak,firstcorrelated better with Tonsetthan Tpeak,max(p < 0.0001 in the nonischemic group, and p < 0.01 in the ischemic group). Moreover, the relations were considerably stronger for the nonischemic patients than for the ischemic (p < 0.001). In the normal control subjects, a slight but significant negative relation between Tonsetand Tpeakwas observed, as described earlier (13).
The individual correlation coefficients are visualized in Figure 4a.In the nonischemic patients, 16 of the 18 subjects showed a significant correlation between Tonsetand Tpeak,first(Fig. 4A), and 14 of the 18 subjects had a significant correlation between Tonsetand Tpeak,max(Fig. 4B). Note also the better performance of Tpeak,firstcompared with Tpeak,maxregarding the correlation with Tonset, illustrating the findings of the multilevel analysis.
In the individual ischemic patients, only 7 of the 11 subjects showed a significant correlation between Tonsetand Tpeak,first(Fig. 4C),, and only 6 of the 11 showed a significant correlation between Tonsetand Tpeak,max(Fig. 4D).
The spatial distribution in Tonset, Tpeak,first, and Tpeak,maxis shown for two nonischemic patients in Figure 5.The first patient (Fig. 5, upper row) had a good correlation for both Tonsetversus Tpeak,firstand for Tonsetversus Tpeak,max, whereas the second patient had only a good correlation between Tonsetversus Tpeak,firstbut not between Tonsetversus Tpeak,max.
Propagation of onset time and peak time
The OS-delay vector could be calculated in all nonischemic patients, in 8 of the 11 ischemic patients, and in all healthy subjects. The PS-delay vector based on Tpeak,firstcould be calculated in 17 of the 18 nonischemic patients and in 10 of the 11 ischemic patients. The PS-delay vector based on Tpeak,maxcould be calculated in all patients and in all healthy subjects.
In the nonischemic patient group, the asynchrony of Tonsetin the short-axis direction dominated the asynchrony in the long-axis direction, because the magnitude of the short-axis component of the OS-delay vector was a factor of 8 ± 9 (range: 0.3 to 38) larger than the long-axis component. Within the short-axis direction, the septum to lateral wall component was much larger than the AN-IN component (88 ± 30 ms vs. −6 ± 25 ms) (Table 4).The septum to lateral wall component was always positive (range: 5.1 to 115 ms), indicating that the septum was always earlier than the lateral wall in the nonischemic group. Compared with control subjects, the septum to lateral wall component pointed in the opposite direction and was much larger (88 ± 30 ms vs. −12 ± 10 ms, p < 0.0001) (Table 4). The longitudinal component pointed from the apex to the base, although propagation was slightly delayed in comparison with the control subjects (22 ± 18 ms vs. 9 ± 7 ms, p < 0.01) (Table 4).
In the ischemic patient group, the short-axis component of the OS-delay vector was also much larger than in the long-axis component: a factor of 13 ± 18 (range 2.1 to 45.0); however, no consistent direction was observed within the short-axis component. The septum to lateral wall component ranged from −20 to 84 ms, indicating that the lateral wall was not always later than the septum. Also the (relatively) larger SDs for the short-axis components of the OS-delay vector (Table 4) indicate that no consistent propagation pattern was found in the ischemic patient group.
In all patients, the PS-delay vector based on Tpeak,firstshowed generally a similar pattern of propagation as the OS-delay vector (Table 4). On average, the direction of the PS-delay vector based on Tpeak,maxwas also similar to that of the OS-delay vector, but in individual cases, important discrepancies were observed (Fig. 5).
An interesting observation was that the asynchrony, quantified as the magnitudes of the delay vectors, tended to be larger for the nonischemic patient group than for the ischemic patient group, although the global function characteristics (SV, EF, and heart rate) were similar (p > 0.11 for SV, and p > 0.5 for EF and heart rate). The observed differences were: 97 ± 22 ms versus 73 ± 27 ms for the magnitude of the OS-delay vector (nonischemic vs. ischemic, p = 0.05); 371 ± 92 ms versus 264 ± 149 for the magnitude for the PS-delay vector based on Tpeak,first(p = 0.061); and 328 ± 111 ms versus 219 ± 78 ms for the magnitude of the PS-delay vector based on Tpeak,max(p < 0.005).
This study focused on two basal questions related to CRT. First, we studied whether peak time of regional myocardial shortening, which is normally used to assess LV asynchrony, is correlated to the onset time, which is most directly influenced by pacing. Second, we studied whether there is a consistent pattern in the propagation of onset and peak time. Both ischemic and nonischemic patients were studied with MRI myocardial tagging with high temporal resolution.
Onset time versus peak time
Tpeak,firstyielded better correlations with Tonsetthan Tpeak,max. This can be explained by the occurrence of multiple shortening waves in the early-activated regions (Fig. 2A). The actual peak value of each shortening wave is determined by regional wall stress and contractile force and might vary from region to region. As a consequence, whether maximum shortening occurs at the first, second, or third shortening wave is variable from region to region, leading to inconsistent Tpeak,maxvalues.
The origin of the multiple septal shortening waves might be related to interaction of the left and right ventricles in combination with the weak contraction of the early activated septum (18,19). The effect of the interaction depends on several factors, including the compliance of the wall (influenced by fibrosis), wall stress, and contractility and might, therefore, vary from patient to patient.
From the regression coefficients between Tonsetand Tpeak,first(Table 3) it can be observed that the asynchrony in Tpeak,firstis an amplified version of the asynchrony in Tonset: the range in Tonsetis 0.23 times the range in Tpeak,first(for the nonischemic patients), implying that the asynchrony in Tpeak,firstis about 4 times larger than that in Tonset. This amplification might make Tpeak,firsta more sensitive parameter to detect asynchrony than Tonset. The amplification in asynchrony might be related to the fact that early activated regions, which operate at a low load, have a short and weak contraction (18,20).
Regardless of the etiology, the propagation delays occurred dominantly in the short-axis direction. In patients, the propagation of Tonsetin the long-axis direction was only slightly delayed in comparison with the control subjects and directed from apex to base, which is the favorable direction, because it propels the blood towards the outflow tract.
For the nonischemic patients, the short-axis component of the propagation was very consistently directed from the septum to the lateral wall. For the ischemic patients, however, no consistent direction of the short-axis component of the propagation was found. Therefore, regarding the nonischemic patients, it is justifiable to focus only on the septum to lateral wall delay; but in the ischemic patients, asynchrony can be expected in any (short-axis) direction. One might speculate that the dispersion in propagation directions for the ischemic patients is related to variable patterns of scar tissue, which influence the propagation.
van de Veire et al. (21), using the time to peak systolic motion, also found a more consistent pattern of asynchrony in nonischemic patients than in ischemic patients, with mainly the lateral wall as the most delayed region; however, they found two nonischemic patients (12%) in whom the septum was the most delayed region, whereas in our study, the lateral wall was always later than the septum. This might be attributed to the difference in the parameter that was studied (motion vs. circumferential strain). Ghio et al. (4), using regional onset time of velocity, found a heterogeneous pattern of most delayed regions. This might be partly explained by the fact that they didn't separate the ischemic patients from the nonischemic patients in the analysis but might also be related to the use of velocity instead of strain (8). Besides, for studying the direction of propagation, the parameter "most delayed region" is probably more sensitive to noise and outliers in the data than the delay vector, which was used in the present study.
Ischemic versus nonischemic
The fact that the ischemic patients showed less mechanical asynchrony than nonischemic patients, despite similar global function, suggests that mechanical asynchrony contributes less to the impaired ventricular function in ischemic patients than in nonischemic patients. Hence, resynchronization might be less effective in these patients compared with the nonischemic patients, as is also observed in some studies (14,15,22).
The observation that the ischemic patients have a significantly weaker correlation between Tonsetand Tpeak,firstmight help to explain why it is more difficult to predict the response to CRT for these patients when peak times are used (23). With CRT, one tries to synchronize Tonset, whereas the asynchrony measure used to predict the response is based on peak times, which are often not correlated to Tonsetin individual ischemic patients (Fig. 4).
Study limitations
A limitation of this study is that early shortening before the ECG R-wave is not detected, because the MRI acquisition triggers on the peak R-wave of the ECG. Consequently, Tonsettimes in the septum might be too late. The observed asynchrony in Tonsetmust, therefore, be regarded as a lower bound of the actual asynchrony.
We did not compare the timing of circumferential strain with that of regional velocity, wall motion, or longitudinal strain rates, as can be obtained with echocardiography. Therefore, although this study shows that onset time and (first) peak time of regional function are, in principle, correlated, no firm conclusion can be drawn from this work for the (clinical) use of peak times obtained with echocardiography. Which echocardiographic measure is most suitable for the prediction of the response to CRT, however, seems to be controversial and certainly needs further research (8,23).
Time to first peak (Tpeak,first) of circumferential shortening and time to maximum peak (Tpeak,max) both correlated with the onset time of shortening (Tonset). Tpeak,firstperformed considerably better than Tpeak,max, however, and the relations between Tpeak,firstand Tonsetin individual subjects were more consistent in the nonischemic patient group than in the ischemic patient group.
For all patients, the longitudinal components of the propagation delay in both Tonsetand Tpeak,firstwere negligible in comparison with the short-axis component. For the nonischemic patients, the main direction of the propagation of Tonsetand Tpeak,firstwas consistently from septum to lateral wall. In the ischemic patients, however, no consistent direction was found.
The authors thank Mark B. M. Hofman for the helpful discussions, Jos Twisk for performing the multilevel regression analysis, and Vroni van der Land for assistance with drawing contours.
Supported by the Netherlands Heart Foundation (The Hague, the Netherlands), grant 2000B220.
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- electrocardiogram
- ejection fraction
- left ventricle/ventricular
- magnetic resonance imaging
- onset of shortening
- peak shortening
- stroke volume
- Tonset
- time to onset
- Tpeak,first
- time to first peak
- Tpeak,max
- time to maximum peak
- Received February 28, 2005.
- Revision received August 16, 2005.
- Accepted August 22, 2005.
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Looking for a great place to study? A city where you can choose between a wide variety of highly reputable institutions? A vital university town that thrives on young people, creative thinkers and ambitious entrepreneurs? Where student life is bustling and the streets are safe at night?
76,000 talents
In the northern Netherlands Groningen stands out as a city of education. Here you will find knowledge institutions of higher education as well as a great many other tertiary institutes. 50,000 students attend the University of Groningen, Hanze University Groningen, University of Applied Sciences and the University Medical Center Groningen. Ten percent of these are from abroad. Another 26,000 students are enrolled at other post- secondary institutes in Groningen.
Many graduates decide to stay on in Groningen, working as teachers or researchers. Others find jobs at these institutions or at other knowledge-based organisations in and around Groningen. An increasing number of graduates choose to become entrepreneurs. For ambitious, highly-educated professionals there are plenty of opportunities. No wonder: Groningen is a real City of Talent!


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Lilly On Sale
For those up near me, Five Seasons in Manchester, VT (as well as the store in NJ) is having a sale this weekend. What could be better than Lilly on sale? I have a coupon for 15% off your entire purchase that I am happy to forward to you if interested. Just send me an email and I can get it off to you ASAP.
12 comments:
- SPG said...
love love love everything!! I can't wait for fall buys!!
- October 8, 2009 at 7:13 AM
- Hollie and Janie said...
you have the best taste! i LOVE that navy cardigan!
- October 8, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- Leah said...
Oh, I wish I lived closer so I could take advantage of the sale. I love everything!
- October 8, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- Elle said...
Love that black dress and the cardigan... any chance the sale is online too?
- October 8, 2009 at 10:42 AM
- TERRi :) said...
Oh, I adore that bag, those shoes and that cardigan!!
- October 8, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Southern Belle said...
Hey PPC, you were the winner of my giveway. Congrats=)
- October 8, 2009 at 4:57 PM
- thepreppyprincess said...
We'll take one of each please. (Heh-heh.)
- October 8, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- Charlotte said...
love everything!! i've got my eye of some tasty fall items as well!! it's time for the cold weather down here!!!
- October 9, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- The Pink Putter said...
I'll just send Santa a link to this post : )
- October 9, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Cheryl E. said...
I love, love, love your blog! I am officially a follower:)
- October 9, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Kristin said...
I LOVE that LBD. So cute!
- October 9, 2009 at 7:03 PM
I NEED that black dress... I stopped watching GG this season- but Jenny is still goth? She was so cute before her bleeding heart stage! Cute blog, excited to be following! Xo
- October 11, 2009 at 11:48 PM


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01 Apr 2015
WHD Report - Are hosting companies ready for the new SSL landscape?
Last week, "la crème de la crème" of the hosting industry met again at WorldHostingDays 2015 in Rust, Germany.
Paul van Brouwershaven, Technology Solutions Director at GlobalSign led an interactive session around the current and upcoming changes in the SSL industry, carrying out a live poll which provided significant insights into the issues affecting hosters when it comes to SSL security*.
*Note: for the sake of accuracy, SSL was referred to as TLS (the accurate name for the protocol used nowadays) throughout the session.
The Importance of TLS in Hosting
This year again, security was a key topic throughout the show, considerably highlighted by a record attendance to Edward Snowden's live interview with Sarah Harrison. With hosters having a key role to play in security deployment, TLS still seems to remain the number 1 priority for the majority of them (55%). When asked about the priority level of TLS in their security plan, not a single respondent chose the answer "TLS is the least important item".
Top Challenge: Customer Awareness
TLS is more than just a padlock. As an increasing number of websites are adopting TLS security by default, it is becoming critical for organisations to differentiate themselves by also displaying their vetted identity. Extended Validation SSL Certificates allow them to do just that, creating a new opportunity for hosters.
When it comes to deploying certificates with identity assurance however, hosting companies named the lack of customer awareness as their biggest challenge (64%), as well as price, and time to issue a certificate (36%).
We predict that hosters are going to face an increasing demand for these types of certificates in the near future, and should get ready by partnering with a CA that can ensure smooth vetting processes and provide sales and marketing support to aid customer education.
Attitude Towards Best Practices
TLS is associated with an ever increasing number of best practice considerations. TLS is only as strong as its weakest link and it is important for administrators to consider key lengths, algorithms used, but also to regularly review their TLS configurations.
Although 70% of respondents did not consider the complexity of best practices to be an obstacle to TLS deployment, Paul van Brouwershaven highlighted the need to schedule configuration reviews on a monthly basis, at least, to ensure high security. Look to your CA and crypto libraries like OpenSSL for advice on the latest best practices, patches and recommendations. There are also a number of useful tools out there, such as the SSL configuration checker.
Encryption By Default?
As browsers make plans to warn users of websites that do not provide TLS security, there is a lot of talk around providing encryption by default, which is certain to have the biggest impact on hosting companies and their infrastructure.
Although the majority of respondents (93%) would like to move towards deploying TLS by default, there were a few conditions:
The pricing issue generated an interesting debate: Can anything really come for free? On the Internet, most "free" services are paid by an impact to privacy and/or advertisements. When it comes to TLS security, even automated domain control validation can require manual phishing checks to ensure maximum security. It is important for CAs and hosting companies to work together with business models that respond to their challenges.
So is the hosting industry ready? It is pretty clear that TLS security remains a priority and hosters are aligning with industry changes by considering TLS by default, certificates with identity assurance, and striving to keep on top of best practices.
There was so much to discuss, we ran out of time and couldn't answer all the questions that were submitted during the session. Don't worry, we will cover the most popular ones in our next post, so stay tuned, and get in touch with our expert channel team for more information on any of these topics!
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GlobalSign Privacy Policy Version 3.1
Updated June 5, 2018
GlobalSign respects your right to privacy. This privacy policy has been developed to inform you about the privacy practices followed by GlobalSign in connection with its websites, products and services. This privacy policy does not apply to GlobalSign services offered by or through our partners, resellers or other third parties, or other third party services or websites, and we encourage you to read the privacy policies of those parties.
This privacy policy will inform you about what data is collected, how we use such data, where data is processed, how you may opt out of your data being used, the security provisions around storing your data and how to correct, update or delete your data.
1. Data Controller
The data controller for personal data collected within the EU is GMO GlobalSign, Ltd., having its registered offices at Springfield House, Sandling Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2LP, United Kingdom. All questions or requests regarding the processing of data may be addressed to: email@example.com.
2. Collection of Personal Information
We collect information from you when you (i) place an order for a GlobalSign digital certificate product or other product or service, (ii) scan your servers for digital certificates using our Certificate Inventory Tool (CIT), (iii) apply for access to our managed service platforms, (iv) subscribe to our newsletter, (v) use our online chat service, (vi) download a white paper, (vii) register for a webinar, (viii) respond to a survey, (ix) fill out a form for pre/post sales assistance, (x) open a support ticket, or (xi) your use of social media.
GlobalSign is a Certification Authority and trusted third party. To fulfill requests for digital certificates or other products or services, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, physical address, phone number, credit card information and/or organizational details or other personal information.
- - Contact information such as your name, email address, physical address, and phone number.
- - Relationship information that helps us do business with you, such as the types of products and services that may interest you, contact and product preferences, languages, marketing preferences and demographic data.
- - Transactional information about how you interact with us, including purchases, inquiries, customer account information, billing and credit card information, organizational details, transaction and correspondence history, and information about how you use and interact with our website.
We may develop and acquire additional information about you using third-party (public and private) data sources such as third party databases and government agencies, as well as your browsing and purchasing history in order to process orders for certificates and to improve our services.
GlobalSign treats personal information as confidential, except for the information included in an issued digital certificate. Such information may be verified using third party commercial and government resources, and as such, is deemed to be public information.
3. Purpose of Processing
Your personal data will be used for the purposes specified below:
3.1 To process applications for GlobalSign products and services
Your information is used to provide our products and services and order processing as well as to conduct business transactions such as billing.
3.2 To improve customer service
Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your pre/post sales requests and provide technical support.
3.3 To send renewal notices
The email address you provide for order processing may be used to send you renewal notices for your expiring digital certificate.
3.4 To send service updates
In addition, subject to your consent where required, we may send you new service updates, security updates, related product or service information, and status updates on maintenance windows or service availability.
3.5 To tell you about our products and services
Subject to your consent where required, we may send you periodic company newsletters, information about our products and services that may be of interest to you based on your use of other GlobalSign products and services, your attendance at GlobalSign sponsored marketing events such as webinars, your requests for information about similar products and services, or your sharing of data with social media sites such as LinkedIn or Facebook.
4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We will process your data for the purpose of performance of our contract with you or the legitimate interest of GlobalSign, which are our usual business activities. In other cases, we will request your consent for the processing of the personal data you may submit.
Your refusal to provide personal data to us for certain products and services may hinder us from fulfilling your order for those products or services. Also, if you deny or withdraw your consent to use personal data or opt out of receiving information about GlobalSign products and services this may result in you not being made aware of renewal notices, periodic company newsletters, new service updates, security updates, related product or service information, and status updates on maintenance windows or service availability. See Section 10 below for how to withdraw your consent.
5. Use of Cookies and web beacons
The GlobalSign Certificate Center (GCC) uses cookies to enable the fulfillment of services. Cookies may be used when you log into the GCC, purchase products or use certain GCC functions.
In addition, like most online businesses, GlobalSign uses cookies and web beacons on our websites and through marketing related emails to gather and analyze some personal data such as the visitor's IP address, browser type, ISP, referring page, operating system, date/time and basic geographical information.
We use cookies and web beacons to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can gauge the effectiveness of our communications and offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
First time visitors may choose to not have any activity monitoring cookies set in their browser. We use an opt-out identification cookie to tag these users as having made this decision. Those cookies that pertain to site performance, experience improvement and marketing are programmed not to execute when an opt-out cookie is present in a visitor's browser. Opt-out cookies persist until a visitor clears their browser cookies, or until their expiration one year after the set date. A visitor is required to opt out again after one year in order to disable any activity monitoring cookies.
More details of GlobalSign's use of cookies can be found on our website at https://www.globalsign.com/en/repository/cookie-policy/
6. Use of application logs for diagnostics or to gather statistical information
Our servers automatically record information ("Application Log Data") created by your use of our services. Application Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, the referring web page, pages visited, location, your mobile carrier, device and application IDs, search terms, and cookie information. We use this information to diagnose and improve our services. Except as stated in section 8 (Data Retention), we will either delete the Application Log Data or remove any account identifiers, such as your username, full IP address, or email address, after 12 months.
7. Sharing of Information and Transfers of Data
We do not sell or trade your personal information to outside parties.
Within GlobalSign: GlobalSign is a global organization with business processes and technical systems in various countries. As such, we may share information about you within our group company and transfer it to countries in the world where we do business in connection with the uses identified in section 3 above and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. In cases where your personal data is transferred to countries that do not provide an adequate level of protection according to the European Commission ('adequacy decision'), we ensure your data is protected by entering into agreements containing standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission with each of our group companies. A copy of these agreements may be obtained by contacting us as outlined in section 15 below.
Third Parties: We may also transfer your personal data to trusted third parties and our partners in order to serve purposes that are specified in section 3 above. GlobalSign uses a third party to process credit card payments and provides credit card numbers and identifying financial data directly to the third party credit card processor.
In circumstances where data is shared with such third parties, they are required to comply with confidentiality terms included in our data processing agreements. This prohibits such third parties from selling, trading, using, marketing or otherwise distributing GlobalSign customer data.
As Required by Law: We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law or protect our rights, property, or safety.
It is our policy to notify customers of requests for their data from law enforcement unless we are prohibited from doing so by statute or court order. Law enforcement officials who believe that notification would jeopardize an investigation should obtain an appropriate court order or other process that specifically precludes member notification, such as an order issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §2705(b).
Mergers & Acquisitions: We may also disclose your personal information to third parties who may take over the operation of our site or who may purchase any or all of our assets, including your personal information. We will contact you using the details you provide if there is any change in the person controlling your information.
8. International Transfers
The third parties, subsidiaries and affiliates to which your personal information can be disclosed may be located throughout the world. Therefore, information may be sent to countries having different privacy protection standards than your country of residence. In such cases, we take measures to ensure that your personal information receives an adequate level of protection, which includes the EU Standard Contractual Clauses to protect your personal information.
9. Data retention
The personal information we collect is retained for no longer than necessary to fulfil the stated purposes in section 2 above or for a period specifically required by law or regulation that GlobalSign is obligated to follow.
To meet public CA audit requirements as detailed in the GlobalSign Certification Practice Statement, personal data used to fulfill verification of certain types of digital certificate applications will be retained for a minimum of 10 years depending on the class of product or service and may be retained in either a physical or electronic format. Please refer to the GlobalSign Certification Practice Statement for full details.
After the retention period is over, GlobalSign securely disposes or anonymizes your personal information in order to prevent loss, theft, misuse, or unauthorized access.
10. Opting out; withdrawing consent
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
Renewal notices may be cancelled on a per digital certificate basis by logging into your GlobalSign Certificate Center (GCC) account and disabling renewal notices.
Email preferences for CIT related/collected information can be updated and changed within CIT.
If GlobalSign is processing your personal data based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time via the GlobalSign Preference Centre at https://downloads.globalsign.com/acton/media/2674/preference-center-login or by contacting us at one of the addresses shown in section 15 below.
11. Your Rights
You are responsible for providing GlobalSign with true, accurate, current and complete personal information. Also, you are responsible to maintain and promptly update the information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.
You have the right to access and modify your personal data stored on GlobalSign systems. You can exercise your rights by contacting us in writing. We will require you to provide identification in order to verify the authenticity as the data subject. We will make reasonable efforts to respond to and process your request as required by law.
To the extent of applicable law, you may have the right to request erasure of your personal information, restriction of processing as it applies to you, object to processing and the right to data portability. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or if we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future services.
12. How we protect your information
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL).
After a transaction, your transaction-related information will be kept on file to meet audit requirements and facilitate renewals. We do not retain any credit card details.
13. Relevant laws
GlobalSign commits itself to protect the personal information submitted by applicants and subscribers for its public certification services. GlobalSign declares to fully respect all rights established and laid out in European Union and Member States' laws and regulations:
- - European Directive 95/46 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and as replaced by Regulation EU 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (the EU General Data Protection Regulation); and
- - Provisions of the GlobalSign CPS.
14. Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we make material changes to our privacy policy, we will inform customers by emailing a notice of the availability of a new version with a link to the new version.
15. Contact Us
If you have any inquires, or questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
- We use the data you submit only for purposes identified in section 3 of this privacy policy.
- You have the right to review your personal data that GlobalSign holds and check it for accuracy.
- You have the right to correct data in the case that errors may be found in our records.
- You have the right to request that any of your personal data be erased. i.e. right to be forgotten.
- You have the right to obtain and reuse use your personal data for your own purposes
- You have the right to request that GlobalSign restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
14. Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we make material changes to our privacy policy, we will inform customers by emailing a notice of the availability of a new version with a link to the new version.
15. Contact Us
If you have any inquires, or questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
Deputy Data Protection Officer
GMO GlobalSign, Ltd.
Springfield House Sandling Road
Maidstone, Kent ME 14 2LP
United Kingdom
16. Our Office Locations
GMO GlobalSign K.K., Tokyo, Japan
GMO GlobalSign Ltd., Maidstone, Kent, UK
GMO GlobalSign N/V, Leuven, Belgium
GMO GlobalSign, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, USA
GMO GlobalSign Russia LLC , Moskva, Russia
GMO GlobalSign Pte. Ltd, Anson, Singapore
GMO GlobalSign Certificate Services Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, India
GlobalSign China Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
GMO GlobalSign Inc., Manila, PhilippinesGMO GlobalSign FZ-LLC, Dubai, UAE


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Golf Tournament Marketplace
Hosting a charity golf tournament takes a lot of planning and preparation, which is why we've developed online golf tournament software… to help event organizers increase efficiency in their planning efforts by better managing individual and team registration, product sales, sponsorships, team pairing and hole assignments, and other administrative and financial reporting functions.
Yet, even with our software, there are other decisions to make such as: selecting golf apparel for participants to wear or purchase, choosing unique golf prizes for contests and gift bags, creating golf signs to identify contest-holes and thank sponsors, or hiring outside golf consultants to help with these details.
We have created the GolfRegistrations Golf Tournament Marketplace to assist our clients and others in their golf tournament planning. People often ask us for referrals of golf services providers – so we have gathered them together here. You will find all types of golf merchandise and services to help make your event a success!
We accept all major credit cards as well as e-checks. E-check orders are taken online, and require your bank account and bank routing numbers. This information is available at the bottom of a normal check.
Golf Apparel
Golf shirts, golf hats, golf visors, and other golf clothing and accessories are an important part of the game of golf.
Golf Consultants
From course selection to managing hired help, to providing equipment and the basic necessities required for the game, golf consultants help ensure a successful charity golf event.
Golf Signs
From a welcoming banner to signs thanking sponsors, consider how marking your golf course can help to inform players.
Hole in One Insurance
A company can protect itself by purchasing a hole-in-one insurance policy which protects the hosting organization from excessive out-of-pocket fees.
Other Golf Products
Many other services can add to the success of your golf tournament. Take a look at some creative solutions that may have been overlooked.
For information on being included in the Golf Tournament Marketplace, please contact us.
- Software for Golf Marathons
- No Risk Auction Items: