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The long-awaited opening of the new Flagler Beach Pier restaurant finally may be on the horizon. The restaurant, closed for renovations since spring, may be ready to serve diners by the end of December.
FLAGLER BEACH — The long-awaited opening of the new Flagler Beach Pier restaurant finally may be on the horizon. The restaurant, which has been closed for renovations since spring, may be ready to serve diners by the end of December.
Over the next two weeks, contractors will finish interior work, including installing furniture and lighting, architect Joseph Pozzuoli said Monday. The structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing work is complete, he said.
"Mid-December would be the soonest, but I am anticipating an opening before Christmas," Pozzuoli said, adding that, "We all see light at the end of the tunnel."
Owner Ray Barshay inked a deal with the city to operate a restaurant called the Funky Pelican in the space after nearly two years of negotiations. Barshay owns other restaurants in the area, including River Grille on the Tomoka River in Ormond Beach. He explained the delay as "just doing the job the right way and getting things done."
Barshay initially said he could open by the end of the summer, then pushed back that date to late October. The restaurant, which was built in about 1964, needed some major structural repairs that added about two months to the project during the spring and summer months.
Hurricane Sandy ripped two pilings from the pier and shingles from the A-frame as it passed off the coast last month but the damage did not affect work on the restaurant, Pozzuoli said.
"Everything just seems to take a little longer than you anticipate," he said, adding that "some of the design decisions were being made along the way."
Commissioners say they're disappointed the restaurant isn't open yet but they're hopeful the new eatery will be a star attraction.
"It's taken longer than it should have," Commissioner Joy McGrew said. "I know he (Barshay) had a tremendous amount of work because of our city's neglect."
City leaders "really haven't taken care of it the way we should have" and, as a result, Barshay had to do extensive electrical and structural work, redo the restrooms and add a sprinkler system, she said. He also added an ocean-facing deck so diners can feel the breeze while they eat.
"It's going to be worth it in the long run — it just seems like it's taking forever," McGrew said.
Barshay was initially slated to start paying rent in April, but commissioners agreed over the summer to push back Barshay's first rental payment to Oct. 1 in exchange for reducing the amount Barshay is able to recoup from the city for repairs by $5,000. He'll also pay a portion of his gross sales exceeding $1 million to the city.
"It was a hard job cutting the contract with Mr. Barshay and getting the show on the road but now that it's done, I think everybody expects we're going to get what we bargained for," Commission Vice Chairman Steve Settle said.
There was a job fair Nov. 16 and 17, according to an ad in The News-Journal's classified ads section. Barshay said he's in the midst of hiring about 75 full-time and part-time employees.
"We're still looking for good people," he said.
Settle said he hasn't been inside the restaurant recently but he's pleased with how the outside looks.
"From what I've seen so far, it looks like they're doing a pretty good job," he said. "There was obviously a lot of work that had to be done and it looks like what we're getting is a first-class product that the city of Flagler Beach can be very proud of."


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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Hidden gems of Algerian cooking
A couple of days ago, my husband came back from a business trip to Europe and an agreeable, though extremely short, one to Algeria where he visited our family and feasted on some of our beloved, dearly missed dishes that we can't find or have difficulties duplicating here in Michigan due to the lack of ingredients. While most of our cooking is based on spices, fresh seasonal vegetables and grains, most of them widely available in the US, some more regional recipes are based on local herbs, techniques and just the heritage of our cherished native country.
Mexicans have Mole and Algerians (mostly Eastern part of the country) have M'loukhiya. While all Mole preparations begin with chili peppers, M'loukhiya (which in Ancient Egypt means "for kings and nobles") is made using the leaves of Jute, removed from the stem and ground to a fine powder. It is cooked with olive oil, lamb, beef or chicken, garlic, fresh bay leaves, dried mint leaves, ground caraway and coriander and other spices. While the meat and garlic and spices are cooking, jute powder is mixed with water or broth and slowly poured into the meat mixture. M'loukhiya simmers until it thickens to a smooth mole like sauce, between 5 to 7 hours. And though the smell can be quite strong and reminiscent to some people to Henna, it is simply exquisite, with complex flavor that only calls for a crusty French baguette and a hungry stomach. Algerian and Tunisian M'loukhiya is different from Egyptian and Middle Eastern M'loukhiya where they use a different variety and the whole leaves of Jute. I might see Indian stores if they have the same variety of Jute to recreate this recipe at home.
I know what you're thinking: spaghetti and meatballs? The dish in itself is one of a kind, but look closer to the dish and you will see Merguez sausages. Merguez is childhood memories, summer sandwiches at the beach, lazy dinners with tomato sauce and poached eggs. Merguez is Algeria: warm, bold, irresistible and memorable. While my husband makes killers Merguez at home, It can be a hassle to make them using the sausage maker attachment of our Kitchen Aid and I simply miss the convenience of just walking to the butcher and pick up some Merguez sausages for dinner.
Rechta noodles are your typical wheat-flour-based-noodles, but what makes them unique is not only the shape but also the cooking method: fresh Rechta noodles, and even dried ones, are steamed, never cooked in bowling water. This way, they have a bite even when cooked and a lovely elasticity and chewiness. Rechta is traditionally served with a spiced, magnificent chicken, chickpeas and parsnip stew. May be one day I should take the plunge and try my hands at making homemade Rechta.
Some of my fellow Michigan food bloggers may recall the day I bombarded them with my pleas about finding sheep caul fat in Michigan. After numerous trips to different butchers in the area, none of them seemed to have caul fat and only some of them knew what caul fat is. This is yet another dish my husband and I, especially my husband, crave when we go to Algeria. Caul fat is the very thin fatty membrane which surrounds the internal organs of an animal. Lamb liver wrapped in sheep caul fat is a delicacy where liver is marinated in spices, grilled then wrapped in sheep caul fat and grilled for a second time just enough to melt the fat and create a caramelization, but without burning the liver. As you can see from the photo, fat and fire is a dangerous combination.
The abundance of fresh fish and selfish in Algeria makes not only unforgettable meals but also for a vibrant and very animated market. Fishmongers in Algeria, and usually all over the Mediterranean, are loud, in a lovely kind of way, singing out the beauty of their caught of the day to every passer-by and giving you even tips and recipes on how to cook the fish. While shrimps and others are found all around Michigan and the US, though the taste is not the same, sardines are a different story.
Sardines are one of the most beloved and affordable fish in Algeria. They are fried, grilled and eaten whole when small, turned into spicy meatballs and served with couscous or in a stew. They are flattened, deboned and two pieces of sardine fillets sandwiched together with a Chermoula spice paste and either dipped in batter and fried (photo above) or baked in a fragrant saffron based broth.
And last but certainly not least is "Kaak de Tlemcen". These ring shaped biscuits take their name from the Western city of Tlemcen where my husband is originally from. Whenever a family member send us Kaak Tlemcen from Algeria, he can't hold it in his hands without having his eyes smiling and recounting how many times he dipped this somewhat hard but wonderful and very fragrant biscuit in hot café au lait to get it to soften. I love this caak as much as I love my mother's caak. But what I like about the former, beside the fact that it keeps very well for more than a month, is the aromas of fennel seeds, anise, sweet clover and orange blossom water that makes it irresistible and the perfect start to a beautiful day. This one is also on my to-do list of gems of Algeria to try at home, especially when I see how much my daughters love it.
25 comments:
- Meister @ The Nervous Cook said...
Wow, Algeria is a place whose food I have to admit I've never given a second thought, but you definitely have me intrigued.
I especially love this line, which so succinctly captures the food ways you describe here so beautifully: "Merguez is Algeria: warm, bold, irresistible and memorable."
Now off to search for an Algerian restaurant near me…
- May 25, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- Warda said...
- Meister, you are so lucky to live in New York. I know that there are a couple of restaurant, both Algerian and Moroccan, but if Merguez is what you crave, I remember reading on the NYT about this place where they offer Merguez sandwiches. Never been there, or to NY for that matter, but their sandwich seem mouthwatering. It's called: Little Morocco, in Astoria. Happy food hunting! :)
- May 25, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- Mama Jillian said...
Great blog you have here! I love your recipes, stories and photos. Ill be back!
- May 25, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- noëlle said...
I have long wanted to make merguez, after becoming addicted to them during my time in France, but can't locate the sheep intestines. Do you know where to find them?
Also, you really, really should think about writing a cookbook!
- May 25, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Warda said...
- Mama Jillian, welcome! And thank you for stopping by.
- Noelle, Mohamed is the Merguez maker. I know he gets them from a nearby butcher who gets them from Detroit so I'll ask him and send you a message later (along with some tips on making Merguez..) Also, thank you! On dirait entendre mon mari, c'est ce qu'il me dit presque tout le temps...Je devrai y penser serieusement :) Bisous.
- May 25, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- mary said...
Love your blog. I find delicious merguez at my tiny neighborhood butcher shop in Dearborn. It's Mustafa Halal Meat. They also make really delicious basterma.
Merci for your inspiration!
- May 25, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- Warda said...
- Really Mary! Mustapha has Merguez now!! Last time I went there they only had Lebanese style sausages (which I don't like!)...I guess a trip to Dearborn is a must. Thank you for the tip!
- May 25, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
oops. the merguez @ mustafa is probably the kind you don't like. yes it's lebanese style. sorry for any confusion.
- May 25, 2011 at 1:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
Oh Rechta! My fav!
- May 26, 2011 at 10:36 AM
- Aisha said...
Kaak de Tlemcen! Where my mom's family is from! (well actually they're from a village near Tlemcen). Now you've made me miss my grandma's cooking. And that picture you put of the kaak is just mout-watering and brings back all the smells of fennel, anise and orange blossom water! Your merguez look amazing too! We used to have a butcher who made delicious merguez, filled to the brim with meat and spices. But now most of the butchers use very fatty ground beef and lots of food coloring (bright red merguez anyone?). It just puts me off and I havent bought any in ages though I live in France. My grandma used to make it at home back in the day... Memories... Thanks for bringing them all back :)
- May 26, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- Unknown said...
What a lovely taste of Algeria! This is a fabulous introduction to a new cuisine for me.
- May 26, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- Fruitful Fusion said...
I LOVE Rishta!!! I've never made it myself but I get stash-loads whenever I go to Algeria or when someone comes over! I wonder if you could share a recipe for Kaak de Tlemcen. I think members of my family would like it! Just yesterday I tried out another treat (a savoury one) I'd never even eaten before, Garantita!!! :)
- May 31, 2011 at 4:00 AM
- Warda said...
- Mary, or may be you are right!! My husband told me that there is actually Mustapha halal meat (a butcher) and mustapha (the one I was thinking about at the green market) so which one is it, because I'm still daydreaming about the basterma :)
- Um almujahid, me too! the whole family loves it...We can never get enough of it.
- Aisha, I know...kaak Tlemcen...un poem!! The photo of the merguez was actually taken at my husband's uncle who lives in Paris, so Im sure you can get good, not weird colored merguez at some few but still honest butchers. But whenever I crave merguez I have my "personal butcher" in the person of my husband ;)
- Wizzy, welcome to Algerian cuisine! :)
- Fruitful F, I have the recipe in my mother's old Algerian cookbook and I'm determined to make it this year because we just can't get enough of it. The minute I try it and confirm that it's a good one, I'll share it with you all...You've never had Garantita?? It's a good thing you made it! It's very comforting and casual ...mmmnnn. I'm hungry!
- May 31, 2011 at 9:03 AM
- miriam said...
mmm, i miss mergez!
living in uk really does suck.
i love the stuff haha
im putting you on my blogroll :)
- May 31, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Fruitful Fusion said...
@haleeb you can definitely get merguez in the uk!
- May 31, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- Virginia said...
The photo alone makes me believe this recipe is incredible. I adore cooking with a variation of spices from all over the world. I need to investigate Algerian cuisine more in the future. I normally seek out new things to try from my recipe club - your blog entry has definitely inspired me!
- May 31, 2011 at 6:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
When I first saw the picture of the Mlookheya , I thought that it was Henna. Maybe because I'm used to the syrian/labanese version.
Do they taste the same?
I buy my mlookheya from aswak mustafa or eastborn , in boxes. Not ground .. is that what you use ?
Oh and rishta is AMAZING . Atleast the Libyan version is , you should try it.
- June 1, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- Deepika@everydaydelightful said...
wow! thats amazing. you made me waht to go to Algeria now! Thank you so much for sharing thse hidden gems with us. keep it coming. xoxo
- June 2, 2011 at 10:43 AM
- Warda said...
- Anonymous, I've never had Lebanese/Syrian M'loukhiya. A friend of mine, who is also Algerian, told me that they are different. For one, we use ground and I believe the variety of M'loukhiya is also different. Algerian M'loukhiya is very smooth and creamy and addictive and spicy. You taste the grassy taste of the leaves obviosuly but the spices and the meat makes it lip smacking good :) I didn't know they had rishta in Libya..Do you find it in Michigan?
- June 2, 2011 at 4:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
Dear Warda,
It's me again. I realised i had bookmarked your cak recipe but have yet to make it. I second the other reader's request for the Kaak de Tlemcen!!! I have made something like this before, it was from Naomi Duguid and Jeffrey Alford's book, an anise-flavoured (Russian, i think?) bagel-like biscuits. This also reminds me of tarelli. So i would love to try this. Thanks for introducing us to Algerian food :)
- June 5, 2011 at 10:48 PM
- delphcotecuisine said...
what a wonderful and delicious blog
- June 7, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- miriam said...
hey warda , could you tell me how to mkae merguez at home? i live in uk so unfortunatley they don't sell it! :/
- June 12, 2011 at 6:27 AM
- Warda said...
- Miriam, do you have an e-mail on your blog where I can send you the recipe?
- June 12, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Unknown said...
Have not visited your blog since you have your baby and wasnt blogging. Glad to see you are back ...
- June 17, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- Kate Lifecell said...
I'm not sure what I love more your recipes or your great narration or your pictures. Great blog!
- August 22, 2011 at 4:38 PM

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Many manufacturers have purchased the VESA FDMI standard and implemented it into their products so they can call themselves VESA compliant. However, only companies that have provided product specifications to VESA and paid the licensing fee can display the VESA logo on their product packaging and marketing materials. They are listed in the "Companies Earning the VESA Mounting Compliance Logo" section of the VESA website (vesa.org).
Although VESA has produced mounting hole standards for both LCD and plasma displays, far more of the liquid crystal screen manufacturers have adopted those standards than their gas-tube counterparts. Because LCD screens started out smaller and were therefore easier to mount on a wall, it seems their proponents incorporated the VESA standards more readily. Plasma displays, which reached large-screen dimensions earlier with heavier hardware, have been slower to jump on the VESA bandwagon. As a result, mount manufacturers have developed a spectrum of Universal Plasma Mounts (also called Universal Interface Brackets) that can be tailored by professional installers to accommodate even the largest plasma screens.
Underwriters Laboratory will also put its "UL" seal of approval on flatpanel wall mounts by evaluating specific mounts, along with each particular display they are intended to hold. The display and mounts are certified under "Audio/Video Apparatus" (called AZSQ), using UL 60065 mechanical strength requirements for the mounts. Wall and ceiling mounts are covered under "Carts and Stands for Household, Commercial and Professional Use" (CZUV), using UL 1687 requirements.
A newly proposed UL 2442 standard, containing expanded content that addresses state-of-the-art features found in currently available mounts, will be made available for public comment starting this month. UL 2442 will also deal with future considerations, such as the ability to provide motorized movement after installation, built-in illumination, onboard AC outlets, glass panels, flammability, and thermal insulation, among other factors.
When hanging an expensive large-format flatpanel display on a wall, installers will also want to make sure the system stays firmly in place, even when the ground beneath it does not. Although intended mostly for hospital and nursing facility installations, organizations such as the California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), part of the California Health and Human Services Agency, have come up with specifications detailing seismic security requirements for wall mounts holding screens weighing more than 20lbs., and most manufacturers comply with them. Keeping in mind the considerable torque exerted from an extended moment arm, nobody wants to wear that expensive flatpanel display as a hat.
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Even as LCD and plasma displays expand to unprecedented size and weight, a growing number of manufacturers are offering flatpanel wall mounts with various forms of articulating arms to keep viewers comfortable in whatever environment the mounts are installed in.
Chicago-based Bretford is a third-generation family-owned business that launched its new line of AV mounts at InfoComm this year. Its OSHPD-approved Gibraltar series wall mounts meet 2001 California building code standards, section 1632A, and EASE (Equipment Anchorage and Seismic Engineering) has tested them to an 8.0 magnitude earthquake level. Bretford's FPLM-ARM-AL adjustable arms universal flatpanel wall mount can hold screens up to 50in. in size with 40-degree tilt adjustment, and it revolves easily between portrait and landscape orientation (0-degree to 15-degrees pitch adjustment in landscape view). The FPLM-ARM-AL mount has flexible cable management in its dual articulating arms and a universal mounting plate for both LCD and plasma screens. It comes with a 12-year warranty.
Currently being distributed in North America by Rocelco, the B-Tech International line of flatpanel wall mounts with dual articulated arms includes the BT8412 for plasma and LCD screens between 21in. and 50in. The universal LCD mounting plate includes VESA-compatible mounting patterns of 200mm×200mm, 200mm×100mm, 100mm×100mm, or 75mm×75mm.
A Universal Interface Bracket is included with the BT8412 for plasma and non-VESA LCD screens. For bigger displays, the B-Tech BT8432 is a UL-approved flatpanel wall mount for screens up to 61in. and weighing 150lbs. The tilt mechanism, based on B-Tech's original BT1 speaker wall mount from 1979, is continuously adjustable up to 15 degrees, up or down. A significant feature of the B-Tech mounts is the heavy-duty modular construction system, which means all components are interchangeable, so you can easily customize any mount for your exact application.
In 2004, Chief acquired Sanus Systems to form Chief/Sanus Audio Visual, but since they present themselves to the market as two separate companies, we'll deal with Chief here and Sanus later. Chief's CM1-W18, which just started shipping last month, is an automated flatpanel mounting arm designed for flatpanel TVs up to 61in. and weighing up to 170lbs., and it features three programmable pre-set viewing positions. Capable of being recessed between 16in. center studs, Chief's CM1-W18 extends 18in. from the wall and swivels +/-50 degrees.
It comes with either universal or custom mounting brackets, and Chief's exclusive Q-Latch mounting system ensures increased security with a locking flag and provides easy disconnect/reconnect of the screen. Chief's PAC-500 large in-wall swing arm accessory can hold flatpanel TVs up to 65in. or up to 200lbs. These swing-arm mounts include a channel on the underside or topside of the arm that holds the cable in place. All Chief mounts include integrated cable management for a clean installation.
Da-Lite has been making display mounts for many years, but this year, the company brought out its first models fitting the VESA 75mm and 100mm patterns — the Articulating VESA Mount (VSM-AR1 and VSM-AR2), with 11in. and 20in. extensions, respectively. Both the VSM-AR1 and VSM-AR2 will accommodate up to a 40in. diagonal screen and, depending on the monitor, will support up to 40lbs. The Da-Lite VSM-AR1 and VSM-AR2 are available in a gray or black powder finish, and they come with a five-year warranty.
Rhino Mounts FPM 2200
The PWM-AA articulating wall mount for flatpanel displays from Display Devices is a rugged, dual-arm design that can be recessed into walls or cabinetry. It comes in three versions to accommodate 37in. to 61in. displays. The PWM-AA can hold up to 150lbs. with its heavy-duty construction for large weight loads, while measuring less than 3in. deep. In addition, Display Devices provides a Motorized Rotating Wall Mount (MRWM) that can present flatpanel displays up to 50in. in either landscape or portrait orientation. Inside the MRWM, cables pass through the central hub for easy management. Display Devices also offers an optional continuous rotating option (IMRCM) that continually rotates in one direction and provides positional feedback for content management.
The WH 3D (formerly the Aero 3Dimension for plasma displays) wall mount from Draper includes its exclusive SMS Universal Plasma bracket, which can hold 50in. plasma displays, weighing 100lbs., up to 26in. from the wall. With the WH 3D, you can pull the screen out, move it left to right, and tilt it forward (up to 10 degrees), in any combination. Draper also makes a smaller mount for LCDs, the WL 3D LCD wall mount, which can extend 15in. from the wall, holding a 22lb. display. VESA-compliant, the WL 3D's arm allows +/-90 degrees of rotation and +/-25 degrees of tilt.
One of Draper's more unique designs is the ST800, which can hold up to three LCD screens suspended from a column mounted on a wall with cable management inside the column. Displays can be mounted on either side of the column so they are directly opposite each other, yet they afford +/-90 degrees of rotation and +/-25 degrees of tilt. For even more strength, Draper's WHF-ST2000 model features a 78in. extruded aluminum column, which attaches to the wall and floor with a sturdy steel swivel.
Embedded CF (Constant Force) technology lets the Neo-Flex HD wall mount swing arm from Ergotron hold 32in. flatpanel displays weighing up to 50lbs., 13in. out from a wall with effortless adjustment. The Neo-Flex HD has been tested to four times its maximum weight capacity as per UL Standard 1678, and can present the monitor in either portrait or landscape orientation. If you need to mount a larger 61in. display, weighing up to 175lbs., Ergotron's Tilting Wall Mount has been engineered for exceptional stability and also features integrated CF motion technology. Designed to be VESA compliant, the screen on Ergotron's Tilting Wall Mount can be angled with fingertip ease, and includes security fasteners to deter others from removing the display.
Innovative Office Products considers its 7000 series of flatpanel mounts its bread-and-butter product with more than 100,000 currently in use. Using gas-assisted radial arms, the screen, held by a 7000 series mount, seems to float in space without a ratcheting mechanism, and its Flexmount technology provides six mounting options, including attaching the screen to a wall or clamping it to a desk.
Since the arms come with different strength gas cylinders, the heaviest duty model can hold screens more than 30in., weighing up to 44lbs. The arm is triple articulated, so it can be completely folded back upon itself to save space. Innovative Office Products also offers the VESA-compatible 9110 LCD/LCD TV wall mount for large flatpanel displays weighing up to 45lbs. The 9110 has 4in. and 8in. extension arms available that can be combined to increase extension up to 12in.
Lucasey's FSWA2216 flatpanel wall mount for 26in. to 32in. displays was initially designed for the Four Seasons hotel in New York. The screen on the FSWA2216 extends up to 15in. out from the wall and glides into position thanks to patented spring-loaded adjustable arms that counterbalance the weight of the flatscreen for free-floating movement. Its four individual articulating arms allow for a wide range of motion.
Lucasey also has the FSWA2220 flatpanel mount that can accommodate up to 42in. plasma screens. The adapter plate required for the FSWA series mounts can use either Lucasey's VESA mounting pattern adapters, or FSUL universal landscape adapters.
The professional line from OmniMount includes the 63HDARMUA, which can hold a 63in. screen, weighing 200lbs., up to 28in. from the wall thanks to its new CL-X dual-arm Wishbone cantilever mount. OmniMount's 63HDARMUA uses a UAL universal self-centering adapter that positions itself in the center of even the widest flat display automatically. In addition to the adapter's wide range, from a VESA-compliant 1100mm×100mm to 335mm, this ensures that the 63HDARMUA can accommodate nearly every large flatpanel display on the market today. To securely hold that load, the CL-X incorporates all-alloy I-beam arms unique to the industry and relies on six holes, instead of the conventional four, for attaching it to the wall.
Vogel EFW 6245
Originally founded to support World War II wartime production, Peerless Industries has been making AV mounting accessories since the 1940s. In the '50s, the company began manufacturing rabbit-ear television antennas, and in the '60s, it introduced the first Peerless television mount, model 1100, for Zenith TVs in the hospitality market. This year, its new PLA series will feature Peerless' first dual-arm articulating wall mount with the largest in the series — the PLAV70 — intended to hold screens measuring up to 71in. and 200lbs. The PLAV70 benefits from self-lubricating bushings that enable the arms to smoothly reach up to 2.5ft. into the room with a 180-degree pivot and a simple knob mechanism can fine tune the mount's tilt +10 degrees/-5 degrees.
At the end of last month, Peerless launched its first remote-controlled design — the Peerless Automated Mount model MM860 — that can extend 12in. and then pivot left and right and tilt up and down before retracting to a mere 4in. The MM860 comes with a universal remote control that can also be programmed for the TV's operations and has two to four presets to swing the display into pre-determined positions. It also has an RS-232 port that can be connected to a Crestron or AMX automated control system.
Premier Mounts' top-selling AM2 line is VESA-75mm/100mm/200mm×100mm compatible, enables 180-degree left and right swing and 360-degree screen rotation with a 3.5in to 17in. extension from the wall. Recommended for 17in. to 40in. LCD displays, the AM2 flatpanel wall mounts feature Premier Mounts' patented Radial Glide technology, which offers smooth tilt adjustment of +/-15 degrees, and an innovative system of cable management ports. Most significantly, it comes with a lifetime guarantee.
For non-VESA compatible displays, the AM2-150 includes the UFP-150 adapter plate, which can be made to fit any new LCD screens that have unique mounting patterns. For larger flatpanel screens, including plasmas, Premier Mounts' AM3 line, which was just launched at this year's CES, can hold displays from 40in. to 61in. The AM3 comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Rhino Mounts has the distinction of being the only flatpanel mount sold on the QVC channel. Its FPM 2200 articulating arm mount fits displays from 26in. to 42in. with a total extension of 37in. from the wall and 180-degree swivel capability. For the largest of screens, Rhino Mounts' FPM 4000 model can hold 65in. to 120in. flatpanel displays thanks to its solid-steel construction.
But what really sets Rhino Mounts apart is its industry-leading warranty, which reads in part, "Rhino Mounts will repair or replace up to a maximum of $10,000.00, at its option, any component (television, projector, or monitor) which is damaged by a Rhino Mounts mount's failure to perform* when that product is properly installed** for its intended use." There are, of course, conditions as indicated by the asterisks, but this is one company that aggressively stands behind its products.
Sanus offers a complete line of flatpanel wall mounts featuring either the patent-pending Virtual Axis fingertip tilting system or SmoothLock tilt and swivel, each using tapered bearings that allow the viewer to position the display with the push of a finger. The VisionMount model VMDD26 wall mount from Sanus can hold plasma displays up to 84in. with dual articulating arms that pivot around three swivel points, enabling extension up to 25.75in. from the wall. The VMDD26 mount can be rotated +/-6 degrees after installation, so the display will appear perfectly level. Sanus also features the VisionMount model VMAA26 for LCD and plasma screens from 30in. to 50in., with a redesigned hinged arm that enhances the mount's appearance. All VisionMount models feature heavy-gauge steel and extruded aluminum construction for strength, and come in either silver or black.
The AX2AWL01 articulating wall mount from Vantage Point incorporates a unique design for leveling the monitor in any position it is placed, up to 5 degrees rotation left or right. Offering articulation both at the wall and monitor, the AX2AWL01 mount permits 5 degrees upward tilt and 15 degrees downward tilt to provide a precise viewing angle. The mount extends 18.5in. from the wall for 18-degree side-to-side viewing, depending on the size of the monitor, and the extended arm is designed to completely disappear behind the monitor when it is pushed back to the wall. Although the AX2AWL01 is VESA compliant for 27in. to 45in. LCD screens, Vantage Point also offers the ADP42 universal mounting bracket for plasmas up to 42in. Vantage Point also produces the model AXUL02 for flatpanel displays, a double-arm mount product to fit many applications beyond walls, including under a cabinet, on desktops, and inside RVs.
Just this month, Video Mount Products (VMP) is bringing out its first plasma display mount, the PDM-W. It's an articulating design universal mount that fits screens ranging from 37in. to 63in., and provides an 180lb. load capacity. The PDM-W features maximum adjustability, a -5-degree to +20-degree tilt capability, and a 24in. reach when its arms are fully extended. For 25in. to 37in. LCD displays, Video Mount Products calls its LCD-2537 model a multi-configurable mount because it can be used as a single-arm, double-arm, or near-flush mount. That's because the LCD-2537 articulates with three different pivot points rotating 240 degrees at the monitor, 240 degrees at the elbow joint (double-arm configuration), or 160 degrees at the wall. It also benefits from a feed-through wall plate with decorative cover and includes a clip-based cable management system.
Euro design styling distinguishes the flatpanel wall mounts made by Vogel's Products, which is now a part of the Audiovox. Vogel's Evolution 6000 series mounting system includes its three Optimally Adjustable models: the EFW 6145, EFW 6245, and EFW 6345, which can hold screens from 14in. to 42in., weighing from 6lbs. to 99lbs. All three can be pulled out from the wall, turned a full 60 degrees left and right, and tilted 15 degrees forward and backward for easy viewing and virtually unlimited freedom of movement.
Vogel's Adjustable model line of mounts can be pulled forward and turned 20 degrees left and right and tilted for optimal viewing. For the largest displays, Vogel's flat/fixed models create the traditional flat look and can support screens up to 65in. wide while leaving room behind the display for adequate air circulation.
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2 (10 ounce) packages frozen rhubarb, thawed and drained
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries, thawed and drained (or the equivalent fresh)
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cinnamon
10 tablespoons margarine, room temperature
2 egg whites
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon and spread in 9 x 13-inch pan. Beat together all remaining ingredients and crumble over top, pressing down slightly. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.


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We can only offer information on current products in the Online Catalogue as it is impossible to know whether certain stores have a particular product available where other stores do not. Often retailers have what's known as carry over products. So your local store may have a product from last season.Your retailer should be able to order any products for you, though. Besides, the online catalogue doesn't feature licensee products like for fencing, boxing, taekwondo.


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The lay-flat recline brings you to perfect relaxation by reducing physical stress and enabling better circulation. Extend your recline to a completely horizontal position, and you'll also find a cozy place to nap, or a place to put up an extra guest for the night.
Look no further for the cozy addition to your living room or entertainment area you've been searching for, this reclining sofa is ready to keep you relaxed for hours on end. For starters, this sofa has lay flat capabilities, which provides you with an excellent place to take a quick nap. This sofa also features an extra plump back and pillow arms, creating a comfortable space you will soon find yourself daydreaming about. Decorative luggage stitching and its inviting casual design complete this piece with a splash of style.
The 424 Patton Lay Flat Reclining Sofa with Pillow Arms by Catnapper at Find Your Furniture in the area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
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Norwegian energy company Statoil ASA says it plans to build a new oil terminal on the country's Arctic coast to process oil from a recent discovery in the Barents Sea.
Statoil chose a development concept Tuesday that envisions transporting oil from the Skrugard field, which is expected to come on stream in 2018, through a 174-mile (280-kilometer) pipeline to the new terminal outside Honningsvaag, on Norway's northern tip.
Statoil vice president Oeystein Michelsen says the project "may spark off a new industrial era" in northern Norway.
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Duranta erecta cuban gold grow and care – shrub to small tree of the genus Duranta also known as Duranta repens cuban gold, Duranta erecta cuban gold perennial evergreen used as ornamental plant also grow as bonsai and attract pollinators, can grow in subtropics, mediterranean or tropics climate and growing in hardiness zone 8+.
Leaves color yellow, shape is elliptic.
Duranta erecta cuban gold flower
Flower color purple, flowers grow in clusters.
Fruit toxic, color orange or yellow and size of the fruits 1-2 cm.
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It's ten past four, nearly sunset. Leonard Tremiel informed me the other day that the earliest sunset is actually two weeks before the solstice, and the latest sunrise two weeks after it. He recommended Earth and Sky's explanation.
It seems paradoxical. At middle latitudes in the U.S. – and throughout the Northern Hemisphere – the earliest sunsets of the year come about two weeks before the solstice and the shortest day of the year.
Why isn't the earliest sunset on the year's shortest day? It's because of the discrepancy between the clock and the sun. A clock ticks off exactly 24 hours from one noon to the next. But an actual day – as measured by the spin of the Earth, from what is called one "solar noon" to the next – rarely equals 24 hours exactly.
Solar noon is also called simply "midday." It refers to that instant when the sun reaches its highest point for the day. At this time of year, the time period from one solar noon to the next is actually half a minute longer than 24 hours. Today, on December 7, the sun reaches its noontime position at 11:52 a.m. local standard time. Two weeks later – on the winter solstice – the sun will reach its noontime position around 11:59 a.m. That's 7 minutes later than today.
The later clock time for solar noon also means a later clock time for sunrise and sunset. The table below helps to explain.
For Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date Sunrise Solar Noon (Midday) Sunset Daylight Hours December 7 7:09 a.m. 11:52 a.m. 4:35 p.m. 9 hours 26 minutes December 21 7:19 a.m. 11:59 a.m. 4:39 p.m. 9 hours 20 minutes
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Summer has just begun, but families across the country could find that they have fewer options for low-cost activities this year, as many municipalities have been forced to cut funding for parks and recreation department facilities and services. Some related stories from the past week include:
Pool closings. The city of Merced, CA, announced that its three public pools, which serve around 1,200 people, will not open this year, due to financial issues. Merced's interim director of parks and community services, Frank Quintero, told the Merced Sun-Star that the decision was made in response to the city manager's direction to reduce 15 percent from the department's budget. The city spent $41,000 to operate its pools last summer, according to Quintero.
Departmental merger. Avon Park, FL, is combining its parks and recreation department with the city's streets department. The parks and recreation supervisor for Avon Park, Larry LaFlam, will take over supervisory role at the city's streets department and three other vacant departmental positions will not be filled, Julian Deleon, interim city manager, told the Sebring, FL-based Highlands Today newspaper. The merger is a cost-cutting measure—Deleon says the city anticipates around $409,000 in reduced ad valorem revenues this year due to declining property valuations in the city.
Rec center fitness equipment. The city of Oakland, CA, will open a new fitness and recreation center this week, but it is still looking for funding to support all of its planned services. The 25,000-square-foot, LEED-certified East Oakland Sports Complex features a water park, dance studios and fitness center, but it currently does not have the budget needed to purchase and install fitness equipment, Dana Riley, assistant to the director of the city's parks and recreation department, told the Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA. The second phase of the building's construction—to include an indoor basketball court, an indoor track and a competition outdoor pool—also is on hold until sufficient funding is available, Riley said.


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46 mins
Kate Hamblin, Senior IT Service Management Consultant at Pink Elephant EMEA
Join Kate Hamblin for the third webinar in her introductory series on the new ITIL 4 courses that form the new ITIL Managing Professional certification stream.
Discover everything you need to know about the new ITIL4 Specialist certification course High-Velocity IT.
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ITIL Theory in Practice
May 4 2020
37 mins
Kate Hamblin, Pink Elephant and Warren Peterson, Cherwell
Join us for a discussion about our new ITIL 4 powered by Cherwell course. Find out how it teaches you ITIL theory using Cherwell's PinkVerified ITSM interfaces.
Learn how ITIL best practice works in a live environment. Join one of Pink Elephant's Senior Consultants and Trainers, Kate Hamblin and Warren Peterson, Cherwell's Senior Instructional Designer, for a webinar on the value of practical learning when it comes to ITIL best practice.
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ITIL 4's Guiding Principles - 2/2
May 1 2020
40 mins
Richard De Boer, Sr. Consultant | Trainer | Speaker at Best Practice Consulting de Boer
Join Richard De Boer a senior Pink Elephant associate and ITSM consultant for part two of his series on the guiding principles of ITIL4.
Within the ITIL 4 framework, there are 7 guiding principles, Which can help you and your organisation make decisions that deliver great service value. The guiding principles don't just apply to the management team, they can help everybody within your organisation deliver service value.
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ITIL 4's Guiding Principles - 1/2
Mar 26 2020
40 mins
Richard De Boer, Sr. Consultant | Trainer | Speaker at Best Practice Consulting de Boer
Within the ITIL 4 framework, there are 7 guiding principles, Which can help you and your organisation make decisions that deliver great service value. The guiding principles don't just apply to the management team, they can help everybody within your organisation deliver service value.
Join Richard De Boer a senior Pink Elephant associate and independent ITSM consultant for an introductory series on the guiding principles of ITIL4 along with Richard's his own take. Starting with 3 of the principles in part one of this 2 part series.
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ITIL 4 Strategist Part Two: Direct, Plan & Improve
Mar 5 2020
50 mins
Kate Hamblin, Senior IT Service Management Consultant at Pink Elephant EMEA
Join Kate Hamblin for an introduction to one of the four new ITIL 4 courses that form the new ITIL Managing Professional certification stream.
Take a look at what the new course has to offer and who the course is designed for and find out how the new course fits into the certificate scheme. As well as how it relates back to ITIL v3
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ITIL 4 Specialist Part One: Create, Deliver Support
Nov 6 2019
39 mins
Kate Hamblin, Senior IT Service Management Consultant at Pink Elephant EMEA
Join Kate Hamblin for an introduction to one of the four new ITIL 4 Specialist courses being released that form the new ITIL Managing Professional certification stream.
Take a look at what the new course has to offer and who the course is designed for and find out how the new course fits into the certificate scheme. As well as how it relates back to ITIL v3
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First Thoughts on ITIL 4 Managing Professional
Oct 8 2019
46 mins
Kate Hamblin, Senior IT Service Management Consultant at Pink Elephant EMEA
With the first ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition "ITIL 4 Expert courses" starting to take place across the globe. Kate Hamblin one of Pink's principal ITSM consultants will look at what's changed for ITIL v3 experts with the introduction of the new designation of ITIL Managing Professional.
What do the changes mean for your organisation? What does it mean for your training and ITIL V3 certificates? What does the new ITIL 4 certification scheme look like? What does the Managing Professional transition course cover anyway?
Join Kate Hamblin from Pink Elephant as she answers these questions and looks at the new designation and gives her first impressions of using the guidance it offers.
- An overview of ITIL 4 Managing Professional and what it means for all organisations
- Understand where V3 processes ended up and what will have to change moving forward
- What are the requirements to take the Managing Professional transition course
- ITIL 4's certification scheme
- Understand the four dimensions of service management.
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Realise the benefits of your self-service portal
Sep 10 2019
46 mins
Eddie Potts, Pink Elephant; Steve Parker, Cherwell
The term self-service has been in vogue for several years now. However, in practice, many organisations are yet to implement it. And for those that have, many fail to exploit the expected benefits. This webinar will discuss the reasons why self-service portal implementations often fail, as well as identify what are the critical success factors you need to make sure self-service is fully integrated into your business.
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How Agile Team Dynamics Influence Your Team Velocity
Jul 10 2019
55 mins
Richard de Boer, lead trainer and senior consultant, Pink Elephant Netherlands
Organisations often expect a lot from self-supporting Agile teams in today's world. Time to market is crucial and the velocity of your Agile team seems to be the only key performance indicator.
The forming-storming-norming-performing model of group development has taught us that these phases are all necessary and inevitable for the team to grow, face challenges, tackle problems, find solutions, plan work and deliver results.
The smoother the transition between storming and performing, the sooner an organisation will see results, which will have a positive effect on your team's Velocity.
During this session, Richard will help recognise what various group development stages are and what your strategy for each should be.
Join Richard as he explains the following:
• How to gain insight into the various stages of group development
• Recognising the characteristics of each stage
• How to develop a strategy for each stage
• Understanding the importance of stable teams
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First impressions of ITIL 4: what's changed?
Jul 3 2019
55 mins
Peter Hubbard, Principle Consultant & Head of product portfolio UK, Pink Elephant
The release of ITIL 4 raises a lot of questions. How has it changed from V3? What do the changes mean for your organisation? What does it mean for your training and V3 certificates? Why is it ITIL 4 and not ITIL V4? And, what happened to the Service Lifecycle anyway? Peter Hubbard from Pink Elephant answers these questions and looks at the reception to ITIL 4 and first impressions of using the guidance it offers.
- An overview of ITIL 4 and what it means for all organisations
- Understand where V3 processes ended up and what will have to change
- Discover how the new ITIL 4 certification scheme works
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Service Desk Challenges in Moving to 24/7 Operation
Apr 11 2019
50 mins
Graham Herbert, Head of Professional Services, Pink Elephant SA
Enterprises traditionally offered services in a daylight cycle that allowed their internal IT to follow a similar supportive operational alignment. IT has used the Service Desk as a Single Point of Contact to act as the IT interface to Business and its customers, with a linked business hours offering.
Customer demands of the business have changed with many enterprises extending services and product support to an "always available" offering that moves the Service Desk from a weekday 6-till-6 to 24/7. This extension of the Service Desk operational hours has many challenges to be dealt with and decisions requiring answers.
Join Graham Herbert from Pink Elephant as he walks us through how to gear up to this challenge and look at what decision points will have to be dealt with in order to move to 24/7 Service Desk support.
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Successful CMDB Implementation for 2019
Apr 3 2019
48 mins
Peter Hubbard, Principal Consultant at Pink Elephant and Paul Yates Senior Technical Consultant at FireScope
CMDB Implementation is one of the most complicated of any ITSM programmes an organisation can undertake. The difficulties in creating a toolset, capable of linking hundreds of thousands of interconnected bits of data together in a meaningful manner while also supporting a highly fluid environment with dozens of changes each week, are formidable indeed and that does not even count the ongoing workload of keeping the records up to date once the toolset has been created.
Find out how FireScope approaches this problem with their Secure Discovery and Dependency Mapping tool, allowing you to have your CMDB always up to date and requires no up-keep
Join Peter Hubbard, Principal ITSM Consultant at Pink Elephant EMEA and Paul Yates, Senior Technical Consultant at FireScope, as they discuss creating a CMDB in the real world in 2019.
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Never waste a good IT disaster – Anatomy of a major incident
Jan 25 2019
52 mins
Peter Hubbard, Principal Consultant at Pink Elephant EMEA
In IT there are only 3 times that the business will notice us.
When its new, when the bill comes due and when it's broken! As statistically speaking its most likely to break when its new there is a good chance that most of your high-pressure interactions with the business will be when something is broken!
The way in which an IT department handles its response to a major incident is critical and poor communication, slow response and lack of updates are all major issues that cause friction between IT and the business at these critical times.
Join Peter Hubbard from Pink Elephant as he walks us through how to create a Major Incident process, the dos and don'ts of how to manage them and uses a case study of a real-world major incident response to illustrate the learning that can happen.
After all, no organisation should waste a good disaster!
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The Process that ITIL Forgot: Security Incident Response
Jan 23 2019
61 mins
Peter Hubbard & Mike Beckett
For decades, the goal of Incident Response in IT has been increased user productivity. Get them back up and running as fast as possible. But, truthfully, Incident Management is usually more of a band-aid than a cure. We know how to eliminate existing incidents using root cause analysis & Kaizen.
We know how to reduce incidents up front by improving the quality of changes. But what IT still struggles with is cyber or security-related incidents. Most service desks function as the frontline reporting structure for ALL types of incidents, but without a specific process for handling security issues.
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How does a DevOps simulation work?
Nov 13 2018
41 mins
Jaro Tomik, Channel Account Manager at G2G3 & Gijs-Jan Huisman, Managing Director, Pink Elephant EMEA
With over 50% of large IT enterprises using or intending to use, a DevOps approach in the next year, less than half of those already using DevOps report any level of success.
When asked to identify the biggest obstacle to adopting DevOps, most cite "people" challenges – as opposed to process, technology or information – as the greatest issue.
The Answer: DevOps Simulation
Accelerates adoption of DevOps across the enterprise
Turns DevOps opponents into advocates
Clearly communicates the DevOps case for change accelerates a positive DevOps culture
Creates a shared understanding for Development and Operations around how to work together as a high performing cross-functional team
Provides new practices that can be executed with immediate effect.
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How to select an ITSM tool
Jul 31 2018
38 mins
Eddie Potts, Principal Consultant Pink Elephant EMEA ltd
ITSM tools are replaced too frequently because buyers fail to gain the expected benefits. This is because the buying selection process is ill-considered. In this vendor neutral session, Eddie Potts references his experience working with businesses and multiple platforms to prove why the flawed buying process is a major reason why ROI is not achieved.
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Experiential Learning for Digital Transformation
May 31 2018
60 mins
Peter Hubbard and Aidan Hewitt
Experiential Learning for Digital Transformation
As our industry transforms and changes, the last century standards for cross-team communication and training changes as well. G2G3 and Pink Elephant know what makes people tick in this digital age, and use every creative tool at our disposal to help educate and inspire people towards positive action
In this conversational webinar, Pink Elephant's Peter Hubbard and G2G3's Aidan Hewitt explore the challenges faced by Industry today when it comes to education and team building in IT teams.
The value of business simulations:
•Dynamic engagement and visioning from CxO level to IT Analyst
•Cross organization understanding of business value
•Accelerate alignment on the vision to achieve the "AHA!" moment
•Powerful vehicle for engaging staff on the journey to future state
•Reduce cultural and political barriers to organizational change
•Increased buy-in, take up and advocacy for transformation
•Reduced sales cycles and implementation times
•Help your customer to deliver results, faster, improved customer satisfaction and increased revenues.
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Managing The Cloud In The Digital Era
May 9 2018
55 mins
Peter Hubbard & Mark O'Loughlin
Join Peter Hubbard a Principle ITSM Consultant at Pink Elephant and Mark O'Loughlin the Managing Director of the Cloud Credential Council as they explore how ITSM is affected by cloud computing.
Cloud computing brings many business benefits ranging from increased cost efficiencies, business agility, improved use of resources, reduction of operational issues and capital expense but it also brings many challenges to address. How can ITSM ensure that cloud services are managed and deliver real business benefit for their organisations?
Successful cloud adoption can enhance economic growth and have significant industry impact across the economy, but unsuccessful cloud adoption can open the organisation up to potential data breeches, cloud sprawl and loss of control.
In this webinar Peter and Mark will discuss how to avoid the lack of control that blights many cloud adoptions in the digital era.
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From Brick & Mortar To Virtual ITSM
Apr 12 2018
50 mins
Dave Whyte, Operations Engineering Lead at Auto Trader UK
In 2007, the IT department of AutoTrader was at the lowest of the low, untrusted and not seen as a true partner to the business. As the organisation transitioned from a brick and mortar printing organisation to an online digital organisation, they needed their IT department to step up and deliver more reliable and better-aligned IT services, while the rate of change would double and then double again. During this session, Dave will translate theory into practice and show how the IT department moved from a traditional ITSM implementation based on traditional ITIL to one that blends DevOps, Lean IT and ITIL together. He will discuss the bumps encountered along the way and how they were overcome. The IT department is now seen as a trusted business partner and has been invited to assist in major business improvement initiatives as the organisation hopes to replicate their internal successes for the business as a whole.
Join Dave as he discusses:
- The importance of a solid foundation and how ITIL gave them that foundation to accelerate improvement
- How to handle Change and Release Management in a DevOps environment
- Why shared monitoring with Operational and Development teams is critical to the success of DevOps
- How they have embedded ITSM within the culture of the organisation itself
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Taking the Service Desk to the Next Level: An Opportunity for IT Pro's!
Mar 22 2018
67 mins
Peter Hubbard & Mike Beckett
As our industry transforms and matures, last century standards for cross-team communication become less and less efficient. And in today's digital world, the tiniest technical glitch can have huge consequences—requiring swift and flawless communication. Whether it's a datacenter outage, a cyber-attack, an application failure, or a manmade issue, they're all critical events which support centers need to identify, categorize, and help coordinate cross-functional teams for timely restoration.
Today, there's an area where the role of the service desk continues to become more and more strategic when it comes to communication: Critical event management. So when IT hits the fan, will you be prepared to manage critical events? Are you using the right tools? Are you meeting your SLAs and complying with regulations?
In this conversational webinar, Pink Elephant's Peter Hubbard and Everbridge's Mike Beckett explore the challenges faced by modern team structures when it comes to interrupted or complex coordination during unexpected IT downtime events.
What you'll learn:
* The challenges around communication, collaboration, and coordination
* Why not all incidents are equally important
* Why the "one size fits all" support model no longer works
* Solutions, ideas, and takeaways for critical event management
Who should attend:
* Support center managers and directors responsible for communications
* Telecom administrators looking for solutions for rapid communications
* Service management professionals responsible for business continuity and/or disaster recovery
* Incident managers
* Any organization contemplating the adoption of a #DevOps culture
* IT executives concerned about quality of IT services, response team performance, MTTR
* Performance managers and auditors
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TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the Bank of Japan (BOJ) must set a 2 per cent inflation target and make it a medium-term, not long-term, goal to show markets it was determined to pursue bold monetary easing to end nearly two decades of deflation.
The government is negotiating with the BOJ to issue a joint statement this month to make the central bank accountable for achieving 2 per cent inflation, double its current price goal.
"The BOJ basically says it sees 1 per cent inflation as a loose goal. That doesn't show it's responsible to achieve it and doesn't show its strong determination," Abe said told public broadcaster NHK on Sunday.
"The statement must say clearly that 2 per cent is the target. That would lead to fundamental changes" in the way it guides policy, he said.
The BOJ set its current 1 per cent inflation target last February and eased monetary policy five times in 2012.
Japan is stuck in its fourth recession since 2000 and its export-reliant economy is suffering from a strong yen. Abe, who won a landslide election last December, has piled pressure on the BOJ for bolder efforts to beat deflation, threatening to revise a law guaranteeing its independence on monetary policy if his demands are not met.
Under intense pressure, the central bank will consider easing monetary policy at its rate review on January 21-22 and respond to Abe's calls to double its inflation target, sources have told Reuters.
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The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, the government's top economic panel which the BOJ governor attends regularly, could call a meeting to focus on monetary policy and a timeframe, Abe said.
Abe also said he will meet with monetary policy experts on Tuesday, including his special economic adviser Koichi Hamada, to seek views on who would be suitable as next BOJ governor. "Basically, I'd like to choose someone who can implement bold monetary policy and who shares our views," he said.
Abe's government has the power to nominate a successor to BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa when his term expires in April, although the nomination needs approval by both houses of parliament. Abe controls the lower house but the upper house.
Japan last week approved a $117 billion stimulus package, the biggest spending boost since the financial crisis, to try and boost the economy. Abe is gambling that a shift to a more expansionary fiscal policy and more monetary easing from the central bank can end years of stop-start growth.


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Dewayne necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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Metro Christian Academy has been around for about 30 years. We are a small school looking to break into the larger Christian school scene. Our previous logos have been designed in-house and are just that. We serve students K5-12th grade. The logo will be a part of our website, School polo(uniform), and all promotional material.
Parents looking for a Christian school or public school alternative. We are an established school looking to get a new image out in the community!
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