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The End of the Appliance As We Know It, And I Feel Fine
I am writing this little op-ed piece in lieu of a full-blown obituary. Why? the market speaketh, and it declared hardware-based appliances dead. Like dinosaur-dead, dead. Sure, some of the specialists may survive, just like the Crocodile and the Shark have managed to keep evolving and avoid the big-rock-hit-earth-make-dino-dead era.
From the Metaphoric Journal-Register:
Appliance, Mr. Hardware B. passed away on June 19th, 2007. Mr. Appliance was renowned for the uncanny abilities to bith create controversy and save money. During his career he was the muscle behind most modern network equipment, many network security services, the complete setup of numerous small and home office businesses, and a host of other specialized IT functions. His ability to reduce cost and complexity is duly noted and many have expressed great appreciation for his efforts. While many did not agree with his one-device-one-task approach, his fame and popularity continued to rise even in conflict. He is survived by one child, a Ms. Virtual Appliance. Said Ms. Appliance in her eulogy "My father was of great service, and it is with great pride that I take up his mission. I promise to provide the public with the same services, the same muscle, and the same fiscal attention. Furthermore, I plan to take his vaunted career one step further and sever my ties to proprietary equipment. I know Dad would have been proud of this decision, which will give greater economic and administrative freedom to you, my beloved supporters."
Why am I, at the risk of sounding like the world's biggest (well, you can insert your own word here), being so haughty as to declare the hardware appliance dead? Because hardware is mattering less and less in the commodity server market, and it's bleeding over into the commodity appliance market. Hardware appliances were great – they did one task (or one category of tasks) very well, had minimal overhead, and were often cheaper than a full-blown server-and-software solution. Who uses their own server-based routers? Not many people. And yet Cisco has gone quite far in undocking much of IOS from the hardware, a move that (among other things) is good for virtualization. If you're looking for a security appliance, you could buy a Symantec hardware appliance, or you can download any number of similar appliances from VMTN. Inboxer makes an email archival hardware appliance. They also make a virtual appliance. Need a NAS or iSCSI SAN? These even come in virtual appliance flavors like the Openfiler appliance – and they're great for taking those old hanging-chad JBOD storage arrays off their legacy hosts, linking them up on a single host, and converting to centralized storage. Zeus' network traffic monitoring hardware appliances are now available in virtual appliances. This list of links goes on and on and on, and it shows an interesting trend; that hardware appliances are giving way to virtual appliances across most of the market.
And like the big-rock-hits-earth scenario, it's happening fast. It's not flashy like a meteor strike, but its just as quick – a few short years and hardware appliances will take a backseat behind the virtual appliance mammals. It's cheaper for vendors to work on the software and not have to integrate it onto hardware that can change from revision to revision, and it's as easy for customers to deploy and manage virtual appliances as it was to do the same with their dinosaur cousins. There's even an extra layer of manageability with virtual appliances, since you can manage the hardware. A huge boon – business continuity. There's more built-in DR/BC in virtual appliances that you just don't get in hardware. Wanna be ready for DR? Ok, get all of those hardware appliances duplicated. Or take snapshots of your virtual appliances. Which is easier? Which is less expensive? Which is more rapidly verifiable?
What about the performance hit? In all but the most demanding cases, such as a core switch or the load balancer for the storage arrays of a Fortune 500's ERP systems, the 10% degradation of performance caused by virtualization is of minimal importance. These then, are the crocs and sharks of the new era – highly specialized, long-term survivors that will continue to proliferate when the rest of market enters the long sleep of a the virtual asteroid impact.
Mitchell Ashley's blog on the same subject takes a similar look here, and even uses some of the same analogies I use (I was quite grumpy when I found that mine wasn't a very original thought, but such is what it is).
A few more links for the weary web-traveler:
- http://www.virtualizationdaily.com/archives/144_virtual-appliances-cure-appliance-bloat.html
- http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2006/11/hardware_applia.html
- http://www.metainfo.com/index.cfm/page/pressrelease08102006
- http://www.bitkoo.com/virtual.aspx
- http://www.mindtouch.com/sites/mindtouch.com/themes/mt2/resources/VM%20Benefits.pdf
- http://replicatetech.com/blog/2007/01/25/network-appliances-go-virtual/
- http://www.whatpc.co.uk/itweek/comment/2162238/future-appliances-virtual


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A driver with a passenger blatantly ignored a flashing LIRR signal — leaving them both obliterated when their car was smashed into a blazing heap by an oncoming train, officials said.
The LIRR equipment train was traveling at 80 mph when the 2010 Nissan Maxima's foolish driver — who may have been gabbing on a cellphone — entered the tracks, officials said.
MTA police couldn't immediately identify the bodies because they were "burned beyond recognition," officials said.
The train dragged the car for half a mile before it finally came to rest at the Central Islip station at about 10 a.m.
Video of the collision posted on Twitter shows a ball of fire slowly approaching the station as horrified commuters watch.
The three MTA employees on board didn't suffer any injuries.
The engineer honked his horn and hit the emergency brake after spotting the car east of the Brentwood station, said MTA police Capt. Neil Boyle.
"I heard a big boom," said a witness, David Lopez. "I also heard a scream. When I went outside to look, the only thing I saw was the bumper of the vehicle. That's all that was left."

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Mutually Assured Restraint: A New Approach for United States-China Relations
To avoid the United States and China falling into the Thucydides trap, in which a dominant power's fear of a rising power necessarily leads to war, both nations would be well-served by further embracing a strategy of Mutually Assured Restraint (MAR), here outlined, some elements of which are already in place. Political scientists argue that history shows since the days of the ancient Greeks that when a new power arises and an old power does not yield ground and privileges wars ensue. However, the record also shows there are no historical iron laws, or trends that inevitably unfold. Harvard's Graham Allison points to four cases out of 15 since the sixteenth century in which the emergence of a new power was not followed by war—including the United States' rise as a global power in the 1890s. Thus, to those who hold that the United States and China are fated to clash, I say it is not written in the stars.
A Cyber Age Privacy Doctrine: More Coherent, Less Subjective, and Operational
Brooklyn Law Review, Forthcoming
In a previous paper, I outlined a privacy doctrine — a cyber age privacy doctrine, or a CAPD — that seeks to account for important differences between the paper age and the digital one. This paper attempts to show that the CAPD provides a coherent normative doctrine that can be employed by the courts and legislatures and that is more systematic, less subjective, and at least as operational as the prevailing privacy doctrines.
Full text here.
Amitai Etzioni's contributions in "The Encyclopedia of Political Thought"
The Encyclopedia of Political Thought is the most comprehensive and rigorous treatment of significant political thinkers, political theories, concepts, ideas, and schools of thought.Click here for Amitai Etzioni's entries: "Common Good", "Community", and "Communitarianism"
The Air-Sea Battle 'concept': A critique
In May 2013 the Pentagon released an unclassified summary of the top-secret Air-Sea Battle (ASB) Concept. ASB serves to focus the Pentagon's efforts to organize, train and equip the armed forces against advanced weapons systems that threaten the US military's unfettered freedom of access and action in the global commons. While officials claim ASB is merely improve service interoperability and could be applied in any number of conflict situations, this article argues that in fact the doctrine represents the Pentagon's plan for confronting China's increasingly capable and confident military.
Full text here.
Eight Nails into Katz's Coffin
Case Western Reserve Law Review
From a social science viewpoint, that the United States courts keep drawing on Katz v. United States in their rulings about whether or not privacy has been violated is difficult to comprehend. This legal case is clearly based on untenable sociological and psychological assumptions. Continuing to draw on this concept, especially in the cyber age, undermines the legitimacy of the courts and hence of the law. This article reviews these arguments in order to further nail down the lid on Katz's coffin so that this case — and the privacy doctrine that draws on it — will be allowed to rest in peace.
Full article here.


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The past three years we have hosted a photo competition with The Pretty Blog, giving us the most wonderful opportunity to see KAMERS through the eyes of the many talented photographers who visit our shows. Judging these beautiful photos to pick a winner, best capturing the detail and overall feel of KAMERS, is becoming increasingly … Continue reading
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KAMERS & The Pretty Blog Photo Competition 2013
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I have for many years struggled with anxiety and depression. I'm in no doubt now that this is due to a very traumatic childhood. I am not complaining about this as this is a fact of life for many people.
I lost my father at about 11 years old and my mam re-married rather quickly to a very violent man. As I was growing up my mam was very fragile and consequently over the years I developed post traumatic stress disorder but this was not picked up on until very recently.
At the time, I was also unable to do a full time physical job in a shipyard or the steelworks like I used to do and I was in considerable pain but could not prove it at that time. I had suffered many back problems including two slipped disks, spina bifida occulta, curvature of the spine, none of which have been picked up by the local hospital until recently.
I became quite isolated and went along to my local Mind to see if there were any groups I could join. I was dreadfully lonely and it was nice to have support from people who cared and didn't shun me because I was quiet.
Nobody judged
I was invited to come along to help at a drop-in centre for adults two days a week and then later on to a youth group as I was a natural comedian. I found it very easy to get along with both groups and started working as a volunteer four days a week. I loved it. No one judged me and every one felt safe to talk with each other because we all had similar Issues.
On one occasion I was asked if I would go along to a coffee morning at a local venue that did snacks and drinks in the centre of town. The idea was to man a table where we had a stall, there were lots of posters and leaflets and other information about Mind, mental health and also a raffle to try to raise funds for our local group. After about two hours of standing there behind the stall no one had paid the slightest interest. No one had come over to chat to us, no leaflets were taken and the only person that ventured up asked me what day the wrestling was starting in the hall. My Development Officer said to me, you're an approachable kind of person, why don't you go around to some of the tables where people were drinking there coffee and asked if they would like a leaflet.
Great idea, I thought rather gullibly. So off I went with a handful of leaflets and with high hopes. As I approached the tables I noticed a distinct lack of eye contact from people whose tables I went to. In fact some of the people actually turned their backs as I approached. At the last table, I thought, "OK stay positive" and, with a happy smiling face, said, "Hello My name is Stephen, I don't know if you have noticed but we are holding a campaign today for Mind, it is a charity that helps promote mental health awareness and I wonder if you had time to talk about how mental health can effect people from time to time?"
As I spoke the lady looked straight at the man and then glanced away out of the window. The man literally turned his back to me and said, "No we don't know anyone with a mental illness." I persisted a little bemused by the couples actions and said, "Maybe there's a friend of the family or some one that may like a leaflet?" "No" he said still not looking in my direction, "We don't know anyone with a mental illness!"
It's an unspoken issue
Tactfully I retreated back to the stall with a heavy heart and a puzzled mind. After we all got back to the office at Mind, we sat a talked about the day. To be honest I was more than a little taken aback by the lack of understanding of the people I approached but also by the lack of interest. I am not sure if this was a case of genuine discrimination or more about the way people are scared to admit that someone might be experiencing mental illness in their family or even experiencing it themselves. Even today, it's a kind of unspoken issue in a many circles of the community. I have no intention of being 'in your face' about the many diverse aspects of mental health. I don't think I am strong enough to be able to talk at length to most people, even in my own family, but I have become some what of a mental health militant when it comes to talking about dignity, discrimination and respect for fellow service users, as we are now known as!
Following the event my Development Officer asked me if I could come up with some sort of ditty or rhyme that we could use on a leaflet. I explained I had never written anything in my life. She then said about saying something about the day's events. I went into another room with a pen and paper, thinking about the conversation I had had with the couple. Within 15 minuets this poem had leaped in to my head. I suppose it was a measure of the passion I had then, but even more so now and having so many bad bouts of mental and physical ill health myself since then. It is a privilege to share this poem with you all now.
My poem
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Oakland, California (EastBayDaily) — Edison Grainery, an organic and gluten-free grains company, announced today that they are celebrating their first year in business by moving into a state-of-the-art packing and warehouse facility. The company also announced that they won a 2013 Food & Beverage Innovation Award (FABI) from the National Restaurant Association. The Oakland-based company was started in May 2012 by Amy Barnes, a cancer survivor and Celiac, and her husband, Jeffrey Barnes, a veteran of the organic foods industry.
"My family's food allergies and dietary restrictions were the catalyst behind starting Edison Grainery," says Amy Barnes, Co-owner of Edison Grainery. "After being diagnosed with Celiac Disease, I have bid farewell to items containing wheat including traditional pasta, cakes, bread and cookies, and I am very proud of the product line we've created."
Edison Grainery's affordable line of certified organic and gluten-free products range from pantry staples to super foods. When Edison Grainery opened last year, they were located in a small 9 ft. by 13 ft. room. The company recently moved into a new 24,000 sq. ft. space dedicated exclusively to warehousing and packing Edison products, as well as co-packaging. Edison Grainery's high-tech production facilities include three production lines, two of which are free of gluten, wheat, nuts and soy, and the other 'allergen-tolerant zone' which processes organic primitive wheat and nuts.
The company's mission is to deliver affordable organic and gluten-free foods to consumers via independent markets and direct Internet sales. "We're often the 'first-touch' after the supplier, so we decided to package the ingredients into user-friendly sizes of 16 ounces, 5 pounds and 25 pound bags," said Jeffrey Barnes, Co-founder of Edison Grainery. "We are giving direct access to the consumer and our efficiency allows more people to enjoy wonderful, healthy food at an affordable price point."
All Edison Grainery products are certified: Gluten-Free by The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) Organic by Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (OTCO) USDA Organic by the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) Sustainable by SCS Global Services Kosher by the Chicago Rabbinical Council
Awards The Edison Grainery Organic Quinoa Pasta is the proud recipient of the 2013 Food & Beverage Innovations Awards (FABI) presented by the National Restaurant Association (NRA). An independent, expert panel of industry leaders gives the award to a select few from numerous applications. Edison Grainery will accept the prestigious award at the NRA's annual convention on May 18th in Chicago, IL.
Product Availability The complete product line is available online at EdisonGrainery.com. Orders over $40 receive free shipping.
About Edison Grainery Edison Grainery is a family-owned business dedicated to bringing affordable premium organic foods to consumers. In 2009, co-owner, Amy Barnes, was diagnosed with multiple cancers and Celiac Disease. During her recovery, which included dietary changes, she discovered the many benefits of a gluten-free diet for herself and her family. Disappointed by both the selection and pricing of organic and gluten-free foods found in grocery stores, the Barnes family decided that these foods should not be hard to attain nor be beyond the budget of the average American household; thus Edison Grainery was born. Edison Grainery is located in Oakland, California, and can be found at EdisonGrainery.com via Facebook and Twitter @EdisonGrainery, or by calling (510) 595-8067.
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We are Fusion Credit Union.
Fusion is the result of the official amalgamation of Catalyst and Vanguard Credit Unions on April 1, 2018.
Today, we are a full-service financial institution serving almost 30,000 members across 18 branches in the Parkland and South Western Manitoba.
With assets under administration exceeding $1.06 billion, Fusion has the capacity, the commitment and the unique opportunity to support prosperity and growth in our home communities like no one else can.
Collectively, we believe the future of our communities lies in our shared ability to be creative, to aspire to new things, to create and embrace new economic opportunities, while remaining grounded in our values.
Individually, people who are financially confident have more freedom to live their lives on their own terms. So we actively support our members to achieve and increase their financial confidence through financial literacy programs in schools, in branches, and online. We offer fraud prevention and financial safety information. And we provide a full line of consultation and wealth management services to help our members make informed decisions about the best course of action for today and into the future.
At Fusion, we keep the success and wellness of our members and our communities in the forefront of all our decisions, at all levels. We see this as the basis of our success as well.


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Last year I was no. 1 …. this year I have to "settle" with a 2nd place in the national competition (Denmark & Island) in the world's largest photo competition Sony World Photography Award. It's a great feeling to be awarded again…there are so many great images among the participating pictures.
In return, my image, "Orange and Blue" was selected to be among the 50 best architecture pictures. It puts undeniably some pressure on my shoulders for the competition next year.
The photo was taken with my FujiFilm X100T


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We enter to learn ... leave for diving!
Aquasport is a Diving School, with 8 years of experience in certification Scuba divers under the license most prestigious Federation Diving worldwide, PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). So we are accredited to deliver a standard international education and valid license worldwide.
The license PADI is also recognized by the Chilean Navy . Aquasport seeks to train divers can survive in the water safely, without neglecting the fun, trying to satisfy all the expectations of our students regarding the quality of the course, meet new friends diving and explore the best diving areas in Chile .
For the latter we organize expeditions to dive sites from the Fifth region to the north, Algarrobo, Zapallar, Papudo, the Molles, Pichidangui, Punta de Choros, Caldera, Iquique, among others, are places we visited often.
Carlos Novion is the Director of Aquasport, Industrial Civil Engineer and PADI Instructor for over 10 years. It has a staff of experienced Divemasters support and rescue divers that will make the experience of diving reliable.
Aquasport has all the equipment necessary for the development of the activity and will make available divers forever. Aquasport has generated a wide network of friends, students, divers and certificates, family in general, mingle and congregate to go to sea and throw the tensions of everyday life.


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How natural gas can minimise greenhouse emissions
Australia's natural gas reserves have the unique potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions at low cost.
This could occur both within Australia through the greater use of natural gas (particularly for electricity generation), and throughout the Asia Pacific region by increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
Natural gas offers the cleanest viable source of large-scale baseload and peaking power. When combined with other low or no-emissions fuels it can contribute enormously to reducing the growth in Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. Electricity produced from gas produces 50-70% less greenhouse gas emissions than current coal-fired power generation facilities.
As LNG, gas can also cut emissions in overseas export markets. For every tones of greenhouse gas emissions generated by LNG production in Australia, between 4.5 and 9 tonnes are avoided in Asia when this gas is substituted for coal in electricity generation.
Yet Australia's tax regime disadvantages gas against coal, while subsidies and renewable energy targets disadvantage gas against renewable energy. A level playing field that allowed fuel-on-fuel competition would greatly enhance Australia's effort to address climate change.
Throughout the world, national and regional policymakers are considering a variety of legislative and regulatory options to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Assessing these options requires understanding their likely effectiveness, scale, and cost, as well as their implications for economic growth and quality of life.
An appropriately designed national climate change policy should lead to more natural gas being used in Australia's power generation and resource processing. This is because currently available natural gas technologies produce only 30 to 50% of the emissions produced by current coal technologies in generating electricity.


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Jane + Pete were married at the church at the end of their road, St Paul's Chiswick, and had a marquee in the church grounds for a stylish summer garden party wedding. There was food and champagne galore, with trestle tables, a lose botanical theme, and a chillout room with a balloon ceiling.
Planning, set up, stationery, decor, styling, hosting and on the day coordination by Devine Bride.
"Laura has great enthusiasm and organisational skills, and was an invaluable source of assistance for our wedding. She contributes good ideas and adapts to the client's needs, and is very responsive. If you want someone that is as excited as you are about your wedding, and is eager to help you realise your vision, then I recommend Laura as a calm, practical planner who is easy to deal with, hard-working and, above all, a lovely person."
Images kindly from Tarah Coonan.


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Hope you all look prettier than me after your skin pamper time
Haha! Regarding on peel off mask, it's best to apply a small amount of moistrizer first so that the mask can peel off easily. 😊 yeh, the torture is goodReplyDelete
I do understand the feelings of wanting one of black mask and not the transparent peel off mask. I was scared of using other brands because I haven't tried any other brand expect from China. From looking at your review it makes me want to buy one for myself, expect the pain of peeling it off my face.ReplyDelete
Hi, I tried searching for it in Kuala Lumpur in Watsons but didn't manage to find it:( any other idea on where I could buy this mask from?ReplyDelete
Hey! May I know where did you get this? I'm in Indonesia and I am afraid if I'm not careful I'd buy the not original of this. Btw thanks for sharing this is helpfulReplyDelete
I've just started selling this along with the My Scheming products in the UK!
It's a great product!
I just received mine. I can't wait to use it.
I am a bit scared after reading the first review stating the product isn't good for sensitive skin ��
How did the mask affect your sensitive skin?ReplyDelete
Hi there, I can't really remember much as this was written two years ago but I did get a lot of redness and my skin did peel off. But now (2017) that my skin is more towards oily skin, this works fine for my skin. Just have to make sure to moisturize after using the mask.Delete
Here is our official Uk Website Shills.co.uk - We are doing our best to get rid off counterfeit products online.For you our fans, to always ensure you are always purchasing genuine shills products do choose one of our payment gateways found on our website above.
where to buy in KL? i don't like to order online.ReplyDelete
Don't use unless you have naturally oily skin! I was all fine with the pain (yes pain) of peeling it off until I realized it peeled off my skin, not only leaving redness (sores) of ripped skin, but the PAIN of those cuts, not to mention the embarrassment. It's not like you can use makeup to cover it since it is a completely different layer and the makeup still shows that. If anyone has any advice on how to clear this up and heal the sore, I would greatly appreciate, especially since I did this earlier today!ReplyDelete
Sorry for your terrible experience.
Can you confirm you bought an original from shills.co.uk? There are a lot of fake products out there that have harmful materials in them such as glue.
I bought mine from Watsons. So I doubt it's fake :)Delete
Oh no. That's horrible. After the mask I usually use toner and moisturiser (Aloe Vera). Hope that helps.Delete
Yes it is legit, the exact product. I can assume it would work just fine with oily skin types but yes. I currently have patches on my nostrils and tip of nose that skin was ripped off.
I don't have toner. But put neosporin (lol, I know it sounds weird, but I was thinking "cut"), so you suggest aloe Vera instead? Thank you
How can I get the black mask peel off in stores because I don't have a credit card to get it onlineReplyDelete
After using it,my face became too dry and my face became roughReplyDelete


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Another one on the best practice / bad practice topic. Working with custom security roles this time.
We have an option to start configuring a new Security Roles from an existing role. You might be tempted to do that, thinking it'll save you time and minimize the potential for missing something. But, there's a problem with that approach. In order to create a new role, you should be spending pretty much the same amount of time to create one from scratch versus a Save Create New (Yes, that's what it's called, would have been better named Save As for consistency). Read the rest of this entry »
An observation more than anything, but I'm seeing this happening every now and then, and it's worth putting it out there.
With great power comes great responsibility.
The platform allows us to create new forms by simply opening an existing form and selecting Save As. We tend to use that, as it's easy to start from an existing form, and make small changes when creating new forms. But, as easy as that is, it has the potential to create a big problem.


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Waters Family Papers
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Processing and conservation of this collection was funded in part by grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Collection Summary
|The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum 132 Essex Street Salem, MA 01970 Phone: 978-745-9500 Fax: 978-531-1516
|Waters family
|Waters Family Papers
|8 linear feet (17 boxes, 1 volume)
|The Waters Family Papers includes the papers of Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) and his sons, grandsons, and other descendants.
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Series List
SERIES I. Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) Papers
SERIES II. Joseph Waters (1758-1833) Papers
SERIES IV. William Dean Waters (1798-1880) Papers
SERIES VI. James Devereux Waters (1832-1892) Papers
SERIES VIII. Clifford Crowninshield Waters (b. 1840) Papers
SERIES IX. Relatives' Papers
SERIES X. Miscellaneous Papers
Scope and Content Note
The Waters Family Papers includes the papers of Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) and his sons, grandsons, and other descendants. The collection is divided into ten series.
Series I. Benjamin Waters (1720/1-1784) Papers contains correspondence, shipping papers, and documentation of his management of the Salem/Beverly ferry. The bulk of this material is made up of bills and receipts from 1756 to 1798.
Series II. Joseph Waters (1758-1833) Papers contains papers from 1777 to 1836 that are mostly related to his shipping activities. Subseries A. Shipping Papers consists of papers of those of vessels that Waters owned or mastered. Of particular interest are the papers of schooner Abeona, which was involved in the African slave trade. The papers of the frigate Essex consist of letters and accounts relating to the building and outfitting of the vessel, which was managed for the Navy by Waters. Other noteworthy papers include Joseph G. Waters spoliation claims for schooner Swallow, which include one letter from Daniel Webster. The papers of brig Otter (owned by Joseph and William D. Waters) have been placed with William D. Waters' ships' papers. Correspondence with partners and merchant houses and letters concerning more than one ship are filed in the shipping correspondence.
Subseries B. Business and Personal Papers includes correspondence, business papers, estate papers, accounts, and receipts. The correspondence includes a series of 1799 letters to and from Samuel Bradford about French prisoners that had escaped from Boston and were captured in Salem. The Sea Fencibles papers contain documentation of an artillery company from elderly Salem volunteers for coastal defense in 1814.
Series III. Esther (1785-1870) and Martha Waters (1787-1855) Papers contains agreements, accounts, and receipts from 1835 to 1872. Many of these investments were maintained for them by their brothers William Dean Waters and Joseph Gilbert Waters.
Series IV. William Dean Waters (1798-1880) Papers, 1789-1880, includes shipping papers, business papers, personal papers, and personal papers of his wife Abigail (Devereux) Waters. Subseries A. Shipping Papers is comprised of records of ships owned, mastered, or supercargoed by Waters, whose vessels were mostly involved in trade with the East Indies and China. An interesting item among the papers of the brig Mermaid is a letter from Captain John Eagleston describing to William H. Neice, an Australian ship owner, the circumstances surrounding an attack upon Neice's vessel Sir David Ogilby by natives at the Fiji Islands in 1838. In the miscellaneous ships' papers is an 1840 letter from a crew member of the USS Vincennes giving a brief account of the United States Exploring Expedition. The shipping memorandum book contains accounts for brig Otter and a handwritten Malay dictionary. Trade memoranda give details of trade practice and currency exchange in a number of Asian, European, and South American ports.
Subseries B. Business Papers includes documentation of real estate transactions and three private enterprises, the Salem and Danvers Aqueduct, the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company, and the Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation. The Aqueduct papers contain land agreements, articles of incorporation, and a day book with notes on construction from 1839 and 1845. The business ledger (1835-1850) includes accounts for the three private businesses as well as material related to the James Devereux estate and brig Osprey.
Subseries C. Personal Papers and Subseries D. Abigail (Devereux) Waters (b. 1803) Papers include correspondence with family members on business or personal matters. Letters from William to Abigail were written during his shipping voyages (1824-1839) and while he was on their South Carolina cotton plantation (1863-1866). Letters from their son James D. Waters (1861-1865) contain vivid accounts of life on his cotton plantations in Louisiana during the Civil War. All family correspondence is filed with the recipient except where indicated otherwise. Papers from the estates of Daniel Gilbert and Edward Stanley are located here with documents from William's guardianship of Charlotte W. Gilbert.
Series V. William Crowninshield Waters (1830-1911) Papers is comprised of family correspondence, accounts, receipts, and printed matter. William's certificate of appointment as Collector of Customs for the Salem/Beverly district (1894) resides with the printed matter.
Series VI. James Devereux Waters (1832-1892) Papers, 1847-1890, contains his business and personal papers. The bulk of his business papers concern his cotton plantations in Louisiana. James and Gill Klapp leased several plantations, among them Ravenswood, Good Hope, and Tacony. Their records include correspondence between them, bills and receipts for purchase of supplies and sales of goods, labor salaries, and lists of Negro workers. Additional information concerning the activities of James, his brother Cliff, and Gill while in Louisiana are located in James' and Cliff's correspondence with their brothers and their uncle Langdon Williams. James' personal papers include diaries, correspondence with brothers Clifford C. Waters and Edward Stanley Waters and other relatives and family members, and account books and receipts.
Series VII. Edward Stanley Waters (1837-1916) Papers, 1840-1910 contains correspondence, financial papers, and genealogical notes. The bulk of the business papers contain Stanley's correspondence generated during his teaching years (1860-1876) and later while he managed bric-a-brac rooms in Chicago and New York. Also located here are letters with fellow literary society members. The correspondence includes absence excuses, recommendations for books to read, scheduling of lectures, and arrangements for the loan, purchase, or valuation of antique objects. Letters from pupils and business or society friends which are of a more personal nature are located in correspondence with friends.
Stanley's personal papers contain correspondence including letters from his family, cousins, aunts, and friends. Of interest here are the letters from his brother Cliff written from their plantations in South Carolina and Louisiana. The printed matter includes a Chicago Literary Club yearbook for 1909-1910.
Series VIII. Clifford Crowninshield Waters (b. 1840) Papers, 1856-1878, includes his diaries, correspondence with family, friends, relatives, and business associates, as well as notes, poetry, account books, and printed matter.
Series IX. Relatives' Papers, 1846-1865, contains miscellaneous Waters family papers.
Series X. Miscellaneous Papers contains shipping papers, correspondence, and legal documents. Most of the legal documents are deeds for property outside Essex County.
Biographical Sketches
Benjamin Waters (1720/1-84) was an innkeeper and also kept the ferry to Beverly, Massachusetts, until the bridge was built in 1845.
Joseph Waters (1758-1833) was the third child of Benjamin and Esther Waters. A seaman during the early years of the Revolutionary War, he was given command of brig Romulus in 1781. By 1789, he had begun to own vessels with other merchants. Although he retired from the sea in 1791, he continued to own vessels and ship cargoes, sailing mostly to the West Indies, until 1821. In 1799, Joseph was appointed Navy Agent for the building of frigate Essex. He married Mary Dean (1759-1798) in 1782.
William Dean Waters (1798-1880) was the second son of Joseph and Mary (Dean) Waters. In 1815, at age 17, he entered the counting room of Pickering Dodge. Two years later he was the supercargo on ship Bengal. From 1817 until 1845, when he retired from shipping, William either mastered, was a supercargo on, or owned vessels which traded mostly with the East Indies and China. Between 1845 and 1865, William occupied himself with railroad, land, and stock speculation, a merchant business in Boston (1856-1861) and with civic affairs. He was the President of the Salem and Danvers Aqueduct Company and the Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation, and served on the Board of Directors of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company. He was a member of the Common Council in 1839, 1840, and 1844 and was appointed Selectman in 1847. In 1865, severe financial setbacks forced William to attempt to regain his fortune through cotton growing. Removing to the Sea Islands, South Carolina, he purchased a cotton plantation and operated a store. He returned to Salem in his later years with his wife Abigail (Devereux) Waters (born 1803).
William Crowninshield Waters (1830-1911) was the eldest of William and Abigail Waters' four sons. He began work in 1853 as a secretary in the Essex Insurance Company. Two years later he moved to Boston where he assisted his father with his merchant business until 1861. After two years of apparent unemployment, William established himself in 1864 as a tobacco broker under the name William C. Waters and Company. By 1873, his business expanded into general merchandise. His occupation in the 1880s is unknown. However, by 1894 he had returned to Salem as its Customs Collector. He and his wife, Susan Louisa Whittredge, had three children.
James Devereux Waters (1832-1892) was the second child of William and Abigail Waters. In 1853, he began his career as a clerk for the Aqueduct office. By 1857, he was working with his father in Boston, first as a clerk and then as a partner. In 1864, James moved to Louisiana where he leased several plantations with his cousin Gill Klapp. James hoped to earn enough money from cotton growing to offset the financial setbacks of the family. He returned to Salem in 1869 and from 1871-1877 he was employed in Boston as a bookkeeper. In 1877, he was struck with a severe malady from which he never completely recovered. He died unmarried in Salem.
Edward Stanley Waters (1837-1916), William and Abigail's third child, graduated from Harvard in 1859. After graduation, Waters established a private school in Salem in addition to assisting his cousin, Henry FitzGilbert Waters, in genealogical work. In 1869, Waters moved to Chicago where he opened a preparatory school for boys called the Harvard school. By 1876, Waters had left teaching and was managing a bric-a-brac room at the Chicago Exhibition. During his years in Chicago he was very active in the Chicago Literary Society, often gave lectures, and was frequently involved in land speculation. This latter interest led him to move to the Dakotas with his brother Cliff in 1884. By 1910, Waters had returned to Salem where he was a librarian. He died unmarried in Salem.
Clifford Crowninshield Waters (born 1840), the youngest son of William and Abigail, graduated from Harvard in 1863. In 1865, he joined his brother James at his Louisiana plantations. He helped James with cotton growing until about 1869 when he transferred his efforts to South Carolina. He appears to have managed one or more plantation and several stores on or near the Sea Islands. In 1884, he was living with his brother Edward Stanley in the Dakotas.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in Philcat. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Administrative Information
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscript Librarian in the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum.
Preferred Citation
Waters Family Papers, MH 12, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
The Waters Family Papers are a reorganization of 34 boxes of manuscripts mostly received from William C. Waters. One box of Benjamin Waters Papers was the gift of Lawrence W. Jenkins (acc #13,967). Six boxes of Joseph Waters Papers and 17 boxes of William D. Waters Papers were donated by William C. Waters (acc # 10,654, 11,824, 14,131). The papers of brig Mermaid (acc #12,300) and the William C. Waters certificate (acc #12,270) were a 1950 gift of William C. Waters. Typescript notes on the voyages of William D. Waters were the gift of the William C. Waters estate (acc #16,786). Eight boxes of Waters Family Papers (mostly E. Stanley and Clifford C.) were the gift of the Stephen Phillips estate (acc #19,823).
Removed from the collection were one folder of Thomas and Sarah Whittredge Papers, a John Hodges estate inventory (1799) and one folder of papers from bark Imaum. Removed for inclusion in the Devereux Family Papers were 2 folders of brig Osprey papers, an account/memorandum book of "Legal Cases" (1835-1844), a James Devereux estate account book (1846-1855), and four folders of Devereux Family Papers (see separation sheets).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Robert P. Spindler, July 1987. Updated by Catherine Robertson, January 2015.
Related Material
Clifford Crowninshield Papers, 1692-1861, MH 17.
Clifford Crowninshield Papers, 1750-1811, MSS 97.
Devereux Family Papers, 1779-1874, MSS 100.
Devereux Family Papers, 1789-1863, MH 1.
Joseph Gilbert Waters Papers, 1759-1913, MSS 93.
Joseph Linton Waters Papers, 1848-1890, MSS 94.
Nathaniel Kinsman (1798-1847) Papers, 1784-1882, MSS 43.
Peele Family Papers, 1753-1871, MH 5.
Salem Turnpike and Chelsea Bridge Corporation Records, 1801-1875, MSS 217.
Townsend Family Papers, 1787-1887, MSS 96.
Waters Family Papers, 1637-1931, 1965, MSS 92.
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Executions Continue in Iran Despite International Pressure for Moratorium
Early March has not seen a reduction in the number of executions in Iran, despite international pressure throughout the Human Rights Council's 34th session to issue a moratorium on the death penalty, both for those currently sentenced and those who are going to trial.
Despite all the international attention on this issue, the Iranian regime executed an Afghan national named Mohammad Nabi Ali Zehi, who had been detained in Zabol Prison for the past six years. He was hung in the courtyard of the prison by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Ali Zehi had been convicted on drug related charges. Various members of the Human Rights Council noted that Iran continues to use the death penalty for drug-related charges, despite the fact that it is not been shown to be an effective deterrent. Ali Zehi was taken out of his cell on Wednesday and tied to a metal pole in the cold, where he was denied food, water and sleep prior to his execution.
Another four prisoners were hung in the Central Orumieh Prison, also on drug-related charges. Three of the men that were executed were Kurds, while the fourth man was a Turk from Azerbaijan. Additionally, Iran continues to detain Kurdish citizens for a variety of reasons. Two prisoners were hanged in the Central Qazvin Prison, with both having been sentenced on drug-related charges. Altogether, 11 men were executed on drug related charges through mid-March, although these were only the confirmed executions, according to the NCRI Human Rights Centre Weekly Bulletin.
According to Iranian law, many non-violent crimes, such as 'insulting the Prophet', apostasy, same-sex relations, adultery, and drug-related offenses, are all punishable by death. In December 2015, members of the Iranian Parliament introduced a bill to eliminate the death penalty for drug offenses that don't involve violence. That initiative has stalled and there has been no progress, according to the Human Rights Watch.
These executions for drug-related offenses continue at a high rate, especially in light of the May elections. Hardline factions that dominate the security apparatus and judiciary continue their crackdown on citizens with a blatant disregard of the international and domestic legal standards that Iran has agreed to.
The United Nations has repeatedly criticized Iran's use of the death penalty in these cases. As of the end of 2016, a member of the Iranian Parliament estimated that there were about 5,000 prisoners currently on death row and 90% of them are first time offenders between the ages of 20 to 30.
"The situation we're currently facing is that the majority of executions are for drug-trafficking crimes and the Western countries and international organizations are taking political advantage of it. This is extremely costly for our country…the real traffickers are those who are managing the drug trade from hotel rooms in Ankara and Istanbul," said MP Ezatollah Yousefian in a debate on the open session of Parliament in November 2016.
Despite these debates, the death penalty continues to be used extensively throughout Iran.


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Friday, 22 July 2016
Vacation Blues.
Did the colour of the car really match the surfboard and that of the caravan in days gone by?
I'm not sure, but it makes for a happy holiday methinks.
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I got a new Macbook Air w/ Lion preinstalled. I love it. However, this is the first computer I've bought with zero physical media (ie no Lion install disc or thumb drive).
Is there any way to get or make an restore ISO that I could put on a USB key for a rainy day?


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Marketing as we know it is changing, and according to the 2011 IBM Global CMO Survey, in five years from now you will not recognize this profession. The role of CMO is quickly evolving from that of a senior level leader who oversees marketing efforts to a strategic business advisor. According to a recent AdAge article entitled "How Do You Become a 'Super CMO?'", the role of a CMO should not just focus on marketing, but rather on how to develop a strategic vision for overall company growth. The author writes:
CMOs have taken on the responsibility for the conversion of a business asset — a company's marketing capacity — into top-and bottom-line results. Like a CEO, they are setting a vision for marketing to generate short-and long-term value through the effective deployment of new and existing resources. Hence the term "Marketing's CEO."
In 2011, IBM interviewed 1,734 CMOs spanning 19 industries and 64 countries for their above-referenced survey. Below is a short video summarizing the findings:
Five of the key learnings identified in the follow-up study entitled "The Changing Role of the CMO" (published by Harvard Business Review) include:
- CMOs feel unprepared to handle evolving technologies, changing demographics, and large amounts of data: "Every day we create so much data, that 90% of the world's data today has been created in the past two years alone." And,"In India, the middle class is expected to soar from 5% to 40% of the population in the next 20 years, while baby boomers in the United States are aging as the Hispanic population grows."
- Marketers want to deliver more value to customers and to their organizations: "Marketers are being forced to think about and deliver value in entirely new ways."
- Effective CMOs actively cultivate corporate character and not just brand reputation: "Company behaviors are more transparent than ever to customers. Authenticity can only come from within the organization."
- Social media has dramatically changed marketing: "Although 56% of CMOs view social media as a key engagement channel, they still struggle with capturing valuable customer insight from this emerging, global, real-time conversation."
- Given the proliferation of customer data, marketing teams must have analytical skills: ""Customer data is a gift, if you can unwrap it properly. Customer data allows us to move from peddling to customer intimacy."
CMOs worldwide agree that the above-referenced changes reflect a permanent shift in business that requires new approaches, tools, and skills in order to be successful. Generally, marketers are excited about new opportunities being created through social media and by the use of analytics in marketing, because both provide the potential for differentiation.
A Rebalancing Act
According to Brian Solis, a digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, in order to capitalize on such changes taking place in the marketing industry, an organization must rebalance. This requires a shift in not only company culture, but in resources, budgets, partners, and strategy. From a recent blog post entitled "Report: Content and the New Marketing Equation," Solis discusses a report put out by his company that helps organizations find balance in the creation of effective content strategies while delivering value to stakeholders and consumers. He writes:
To get there of course is not an easy task. As noted earlier, it comes down to culture … it comes down to leadership. Additionally, effective content marketing strategies and ultimately the experiences and outcomes that they can deliver require a supporting infrastructure that is strengthened by pillars of new expertise. It takes a different vision for what's possible, higher standards and supporting metrics, and most important, a new perspective.
It therefore follows that CMOs need to not only adjust the type of relationship they have with their customers, but to cultivate a habit of listening to them. Chris Fehrnstrom, Chief Marketing Officer at Constellation Brands, expands on this idea in the below video where he talks about his company has not only changed the way they talk to their consumers, but the way that they listen to them:
Constellation Brands has created a Digital Center of Excellence that focuses on the creation of effective digital strategies. At the same time, they have also instituted a variety of tools to help them accomplish effective listening habits with regard to what their consumers are talking about on the web, and they plan to integrate Social CRM into their business model.
Holistic Marketing as a Practice
As mentioned above, in order for CMOs to be effective at capitalizing on new trends, they must find new ways to integrate complex data, evolving technologies, and shifting demographics in addition to becoming facilitators and uncovering new ways to create value. To achieve this, CMOs need to overcome barriers that allow for them to become effective leaders.
According to David Aaker who wrote Spanning Silos: The New CMO Imperative, he suggests that the role of the CMO should be redefined as facilitator, consultant, or service provider as opposed to a central consolidator and decision maker . One way that CMOs can integrate their activities is by collaborating across organizational silos. In this Harvard Business Review article, he lays out five suggestions for achieving this imperative. The below video provides a more in-depth analysis of this idea:
In summary, the role of the CMO is changing and the progression of the industry appears to be outpacing the development of the role itself. For CMOs to remain effective, the science of business will need to be largely integrated into the art of marketing.
Now it's your turn: how has the role of the CMO or the marketing departments within your company changed over the last five years? How are you leveraging new tools and resources to take advantage of complex data?


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You are an inspector for a new privatised bus company which
does not sell tickets on buses. Your pay is performance related,
according to how well you detect violations of the following
company rule.
Each card below represents one person. One side of the card indicates whether the person is travelling on your bus, and the other whether the person has an appropriate bus pass.
Which cards do you definitely need to turn over to see if any of these people are breaking the rule? (In some recent browsers you may get feedback by clicking on the cards.)


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Church in Latvia
Christianity in Latvia spread at the end of the 12th century when augustinian monk Meinhard of Segeberg started preaching the Gospel to the Baltic tribes. With the spread of Christianity in the current territory of Latvia, bishop Meinard devoted his mission work to Virgin Mary. During the Lateran Council IV in 1215 pope Innocent III gave Livonia the title of "Terra Mariana" (Land of Mary) promising to care for it as for the Land of His Son – Palestine.
Today Roman Catholic Church in Latvia has four dioceses with 247 parishes and it is administrated by Bishops' Conference of Latvia. Church in Latvia envolves various religious orders and congregations, secular institutes and lay associations of apostolic life. It is possible to get education in primary, secondary and higher Catholic education institutions. Also runs Catholic press, web sites, radio and TV programmes, and Info Centre as well.
Information for Catholics visiting or living in Riga
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Entrepreneur Nick Thorlton and his business partner Adam Wenger founded Beans and Spoons.
Hometown: Terre Haute
Major: Business management
Brand: Beans and Spoons
At Beans and Spoons, they serve custom bowls of cereal with a variety of toppings and milk, as well as small batch coffee roasted in-house. Long-term, Thorlton and his partner, Adam Wenger, hope to expand Beans and Spoons to a bigger college market while working with people in recovery by giving them job skills. "If you have an idea, go for it. What you think, it will become," he said.
Logo: Their logo is the company's name incorporating a coffee bean with the "b" and a coffee mug as the "a" in beans. For spoons, a spoon for the p and two bowls of cereal for the double o's to create our logo.
Uniqueness: We are one of the few cereal bars in the world! In addition, we roast our own coffee and ensure it is the highest quality. We take quality seriously and do not rush the process. We operate as a sit-down coffee shop where the drinks/cereal are brought to you.
Inspiration: I have always had a creative mind and I love cereal, but my thought of a cereal bar came while reading a book called "The $100 Startup" by Chris Guillebeau. In this book, it talks about how easy it is to form an idea and getting the idea started. My partner was the mastermind behind the coffee idea. The two ideas combined bring even more uniqueness to our shop.


text: Seven is a 1995 American psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher. The film stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, with Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Ermey, John C. McGinley, and Kevin Spacey in supporting roles. It was directed by David Fincher based on a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. The newly transferred David Mills and the soon-to-retire William Somerset are homicide detectives who become deeply involved in the case of a sadistic madman whose meticulously planned events that correspond to the "seven deadly sins": gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, pride, lust, and envy. The film was released in the United States on September 22, 1995. ... more on Wikipedia


text: In this week's issue, we headed north to tell the story Westchester's punk rock scene from the mid '90s into the late aughts. Here, find a collection of flyers advertising local shows, courtesy of Morgan Storm's Allison Gray and the Genuine Imitations' Dave Haack. Note the opener in slide 6—it's none other than an early incarnation of My Chemical Romance.


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Nao is our Violet Fog representative for Portland, Oregon! She is team #NiceGirlsClub all the way and is super in touch with Violet Fog's values and community! WE LOVE HER! We're so excited that she has written her first article for VF- so please show her some love if you enjoyed it! Side note: How GORGEOUS are her photos? Her eye is just insane. She sees beauty in everything and everyone. And to believe she takes all her photos on an iPhone! Crazy!! Her Instagram is @Naooh.lala <3 I know she'd love to meet you guys. xx, Katey
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Hi guys! I'm Nao. I'm an international student from Tokyo, Japan. I'm currently living in beautiful Portland, Oregon! Portland is known for amazing nature, arts, hipster vibes, great food, and… coffee! This time, for my first article on VF, I would love to introduce you guys to my favorite cafes in town!
These are the cutest coffee shops in Portland, Oregon!
Heart Coffee
537 SW 12th Ave
Heart Coffee is one of my most favorite coffee shops in town! It's cozy, and people here are so nice and friendly. I usually order their Vanilla Latté, because it is the best one among all vanilla lattes I've ever tried!
Stumptown Coffee
Ace Hotel Portland, 1026 SW Stark St.
There are three store locations in Portland, but my favorite spot is definitely the one right inside Ace Hotel. You can enjoy the Portland hipster feeling at Ace Hotel lobby with a cup of stumptown's coffee. I usually go for a latte or nitro brew (nitro brew X good weather=perfect match!)
Courier Coffee
923 SW Oak St
What's unique here is that your coffee will come in a jar (so portland!) And of course, their coffee is on point. It's very tiny coffee shop, but it's always full of people. They brew slowly on purpose, for quality. I recommend you to go visit them in summer especially, because they serve ligit Japanese shaved ice in summer!
Cup and Bar
118 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
My ultimate favorite coffee shop. First of all, their atmosphere is just amazing. Simple, cozy but stunning. Also their avocado toast is THE BEST!
Spella Caffe
520 SW 5th Ave
You can have the best espresso drink in the city here. I love their affogato, which is the coffee based desert. You can pick your favorite flavor of gelato, and they will pour espresso over the top! Yummy!!
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Over the last few weeks, there has been quite a bit of discussion on the Blogosphere about certain global warming related issues. Denialists have come on strong with two major and widely disseminated distortions of scientific reports and consensus, and scientists and those interested in saving the Earth and who love puppies have countered with numerous well thought out and well done responses.
But it is hard to keep track of all this chatter. Pursuant to making that job easier, I've assembled a bunch of links that will help you track this discussion. There may be missing items, and if so, send me a link and I'll see if I can fit it in. I'm not likely to link to very many denailist posts (against blog policy) but I'll consider such items. Just don't hold your breath (though doing so would reduce your carbon footprint for a moment or two).
In order to keep things simple, I've listed the links in order with just the title of the blog post and a very brief pull-out, usually just the first paragraph.
2012-01-04 Met Office '12 annual global temperature forecast ~ 2012 is expected to be around 0.48 °C warmer than the long-term (1961-1990) global average of 14.0 °C, with a predicted likely range of between 0.34 °C and 0.62 °C, according to the Met Office annual global temperature forecast.
2012-01-23 Decline in solar output unlikely to offset global warming ~ New research has found that solar output is likely to reduce over the next 90 years but that will not substantially delay expected increases in global temperatures caused by greenhouse gases.
2012-01-27 Whacking 16 moles ... ~ A major challenge exists: it is far easier to dispense truthiness (and outright deceit)than it is to have to run after and rebut it. When it comes to anti-science syndrome suffering climate deniers and delayers, the whack-a-mole campaign of dealing with deceit, deception, and diversion is a never-ending and utterly exhausting process. And, that exhaustion is one of the powerful items in the quiver for serial deceivers -- eventually the exhausted truthtellers run out of energy (and other resources) to respond. And, the deceit lives on without serious challenge.
2012-01-27 No Need to Panic About Global Warming; There's no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to 'decarbonize' the world's economy. ~ The following has been signed by the 16 scientists listed at the end of the article: A candidate for public office in any contemporary democracy may have to consider what, if anything, to do about "global warming." Candidates should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something dramatic be done to stop global warming is not true. In fact, a large and growing number of distinguished scientists and engineers do not agree that drastic actions on global warming are needed....
2012-01-27 The Wall Street Journal, Again ~ We're happy to see a headline in the Wall Street Journal that matches our slogan, via the Hitchhiker's Guide of course, with a hat tip for the idea to Scruffy Dan. "Don't panic" we urge. "Things could get worse, and it's best if we keep a level head." That's what we mean. So we should be gratified that today, the Wall Street Journal feature sixteen prominent people, who have cosigned an article entitled "No Need to Panic About Global Warming!" ... It turns out, if you read the article carefully, that it means next to nothing at all. It's all spin meant to justify policy inaction.
2012-01-27 The 16 concerned scientists: Who they are ~ No Need to Panic About Global Warming say sixteen scientists. Judge for yourself how many are qualified to opine on climate science.
2012-01-27 Two incontrovertible things: Anthropogenic Global Warming is Real, and the Wall Street Journal is Political Rag UPDATED ~ The Wall Street Journal has published one of the most offensive, untruthful, twisted reviews of what scientists think of climate change; the WSJ Lies about the facts and twists the story to accommodate the needs of head-in-the-sand industrialists and 1%ers; The most compelling part of their argument, according to them, is that the editorial has been signed by 16 scientists.
2012-01-27 Remarkable Editorial Bias on Climate Science at the Wall Street Journal ~ The Wall Street Journal's editorial board has long been understood to be not only antagonistic to the facts of climate science, but hostile. But in a remarkable example of their unabashed bias, on Friday they published an opinion piece that not only repeats many of the flawed and misleading arguments about climate science, but purports to be of special significance because it was signed by 16 "scientists." ... Serious doubt has been cast on the actual expertise on climate science of the signers and on the accuracy of the content ...
2012-01-27 An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption ~ Dear Mr. Rutan ... Ever since you won the Ansari X-Prize in 2004 you've been a minor hero of mine. I've felt that the development of private human spaceflight was the critical next step toward moving humanity off our small blue marble since I was in high school, and SpaceShipOne was the first major step in that direction. The commercialization of space travel is a large part of why I work in aerospace myself designing satellite and space vehicle electronics. ... This is is why I was disappointed to find that you had co-signed a Wall Street Journal commentary regarding human-caused climate disruption along with ...
2012-01-29 The Daily Mail Prints Climate Nonsense ~ Here's a rule of thumb for you. If you ever read anything about climate change in The Daily Mail, the odds are excellent that it's nonsense. Anyway, here is what I told my student....
2012-01-29 Met Office in the Media: 29 January 2012 ~ Today the Mail on Sunday published a story written by David Rose entitled "Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about". This article includes numerous errors in the reporting of published peer reviewed science undertaken by the Met Office Hadley Centre and for Mr. Rose to suggest that the latest global temperatures available show no warming in the last 15 years is entirely misleading.
2012-01-29 New British Studies Confirms Climate Change Consensus, Daily Mail Gets It Totally Wrong ~ Since the Daily Mail is a British thing and the latest form of entertainment in Britain is Libel Tourism, I won't say to you that the Daily Mail is a rag full of lies and deceit. Instead, I'll let you be the judge.
2012-01-29 Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) Met Office releases new figures which show no warming in 15 years ~ The figures suggest that we could even be heading for a mini ice age to rival the 70-year temperature drop that saw frost fairs held on the Thames in the 17th Century.
2012-01-30 While temperatures rise, denialists reach lower ~ Over the weekend, two amazingly bad articles were published about climate change. Both were loaded with mistakes, misinterpretations, and outright misinformation, and are simply so factually wrong that they almost read like parodies. ... The first was in the Wall Street Journal.
2012-01-30 A Flawed Global Warming Analysis in the Wall Street Journal ~ Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by a few scientists and engineers who believe man-made climate change will have less impact on the environment than the vast majority of the scientific community has concluded it will. ... Debate is normal and necessary in science -- it occurred even on such questions as whether smoking causes lung cancer -- so this disagreement is part of the process. However, people considering this issue should not lose sight of the fact that thousands of scientists studying decades of data have established an extremely strong link between carbon dioxide emissions and rising global temperatures. The underlying physics is well understood.
2012-01-30 Scientists Challenging Climate Science Appear to Flunk Climate Economics ~ An op-ed article signed by 16 scientists rejecting the need for "drastic action to decarbonize the world's economy," published Friday by the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, has been widely and thoroughly fact-checked and challenged elsewhere.
2012-01-30 The Journal Hires Dentists To Do Heart Surgery ~ After reportedly rejecting a climate change essay by 255 members of the National Academy of Sciences in 2010, the Wall Street Journal has published a flawed op-ed by 16 scientists and engineers instructing public officials not to fight manmade global warming. But most of these individuals do not actually conduct climate research, and their credibility is further undermined by the misleading and unscientific arguments presented in the op-ed.
2012-01-30 On Global Warming, Should You Trust the Wall Street Journal, or Chevron, ExxonMobil and the Defense Department?? ~ The Wall Street Journal has published a letter that makes an emotionally persuasive case about why we should not "panic about global warming." The authors, 7 engineers and 9 scientists (4 of whom are climate scientists and 1 biologist), have assembled convincing arguments based on their opinions of climate science. The question is, should we trust them?
2012-01-30 Tehran Times: No need to panic about global warming ~ Candidates should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something dramatic be done to stop global warming is not true. In fact, a large and growing number of distinguished scientists and engineers do not agree that drastic actions on global warming are needed.
2012-01-30 In Which Climate "Skeptics" Drop the Lysenko Bomb. No, I'm Not Kidding.... ~ There has been a much justified uproar over last week's Wall Street Journal op-ed, in which a group of scientific "skeptics" reiterate the old line that we don't have to worry about global warming, and that those who do so are engaging in climate "alarmism." Ample refutations have been penned; in some ways best of all, my friend Jamie Vernon showed that even hotbeds of leftwing extremism like Chevron, ExxonMobil, and the Pentagon are now concerned about and taking action on global warming. ... The Wall Street Journal is, indeed, completely out in the cold on this matter.
2012-01-31 Meteorologist Exposed as Scientific Fraud (And a really cool graphic) ~ The earth has actually been warming since the 1990s, and the first decade of the present century is the warmest on record, but will almost certainly be exceeded in global temperature by the present decade, I write from my home in Minneapolis where temperatures on this fine January day stayed well above 40 until just moments ago when they plunged to a chilly 39 degrees F.
2012-01-31 The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars ~ Michael Mann, famous climate scientist, has released a book called The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines(also available as a Kindle edition). I've not read it yet but I thought you'd like to know about it.
2012-01-31 AMS Certified Meteorologist Mark Johnson Claims 'Earth Hasn't Warmed In 15 Years' ~ Cleveland television meteorologist Mark Johnson, one of the anti-science weathermen exposed by the Forecast the Facts campaign, is now claiming that the "earth hasn't warmed in 15 years." ... Cribbing from a mendacious Daily Mail article, Johnson deliberately misrepresents the findings of the UK Meteorological Office that show the 2000s are the hottest decade on record...
2012-01-31 Fox News: With sun's activity set to diminish, is global cooling coming? ~ The debate over global warming may be heating up again amid new scientific evidence that the sun's activity is cooling down -- which will cause temperatures to fall on planet Earth, scientists say.
2012-01-31 Climate science discussion between Burt Rutan and Brian Angliss ~ On January 27, I wrote an "open letter" to Burt Rutan, aerospace engineer and former CEO of Scaled Composites, expressing my disappointment that he would co-sign a commentary in the Wall Street Journal that contains incorrect and misleading information on climate science and economics. On January 28th, Rutan responded in the comments.
2012-02-01 Setting the Record Straight on Climate Change: Experts Respond ~ Do you consult your dentist on your heart condition? In science, as in any area, reputations are based on knowledge and expertise in a field, and on published, peer-reviewed work. If you need surgery, you want a highly experienced expert in the field who has done a large number of the proposed operations.... On January 27, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed on climate change by the climate science equivalent of dentists practicing cardiology. While accomplished in their own fields, most of these authors have no expertise in climate science.
2012-02-01 William M. Briggs has misunderstood a high-school level data graph ~ And I suspect he's done so willingly. Well, you know what they say about statistics and liars.
2012-02-01 William M. Briggs: Numerologist to the Stars ~ William M. Briggs, numerologist to the stars, has posted the claim that we don't know whether temperature was cooler in the 1940s than in the 2000s.... Apparently Briggs thinks that computing an average means using a "statistical model," and that entitles him to smear the result by association with the evil of "models." That's stretching the definition of "model" to the breaking point...
2012-02-01 "Like dentists practicing cardiology" - Climate scientists respond to Wall Street Journal disinformer op-ed. When you're talking about planetary life suppport, it really matters what your credentials are. ~ In a letter to the WSJ, 38 climate science experts call down Rupert Murdoch's newspaper for publishing an op-ed ("No Need to Panic About Global Warming") "by the climate-science equivalent of dentists practicing cardiology. While accomplished in their own fields," the climate scientists' letter says, "most of these authors have no expertise in climate science. The few authors who have such expertise are known to have extreme views that are out of step with nearly every other climate expert." As Stephen Schneider told us in an interview on his climate science expert credibility study, "It really matters what your credentials are. We're talking about planetary life support. That's why it's so important to understand who's credible."
2012-02-01 38 climate scientists respond to error-filled Wall Street Journal commentary ~ One of the many factual errors, misunderstandings, and misleading claims (I counted at least six) in a Wall Street Journal commentary denying human-caused climate disruption was that only four of the 16 co-signers had published on climate science, and only one has published anything significant on the topic recently. Many of the others were not even scientists (including celebrity aerospace engineer Burt Rutan), but rather ...
2012-02-02 A case study of the tactics of climate change denial, in which I am the target ~ OK, first, here's the scoop: a few days ago, I wrote a blog post taking apart two intellectually bankrupt climate change denial articles, one in the Wall Street Journal, and the other in the UK's Daily Mail. Both were claiming that global warming appears to have stopped in the past few years, a claim which is trivially easy to show wrong. In fact, I linked to two articles doing just that: one at Skeptical Science, and another I myself wrote. Finding actual scientists destroying that claim is not hard at all; those two links have many more links therein. ... In my post about the WSJ and DM, I included a graph.
2012-02-02 Ruh Roh. A crazy nutbag is saying scary things to me. Again. ~ "There is enlightenment coming, it will be a cleansing wind throughout academia. This is just the tip of an iceberg, that is going to sink, the titanic of AGW, and all those on board. They are of the dark ages."
2012-01-30 The Wall Street Journal could find only 16 ~ The article has 16 signatories, claimed by the editor to be scientists. The piece itself is a whiny, soap opera-type yarn detailing the horrors supposedly faced by the "growing" number of scientists who disagree with: the overwhelming consensus within the scientific community that global warming is ongoing, and that it is primarily the result of human greenhouse gas emissions. The story rambles from that of Dr. Ivar Giaever, Nobel Laureate in Physics who resigned from the American Physical Society in disgust at its embrace of the global warming consensus, to the lack of warming over the past decade (never mind measurement to the contrary), to a defence of carbon dioxide as "not a pollutant" (reminds me of Arnold in that movie with the kids). One could spend some time picking at these well-worn stories for their personal myopia, abuse and distortion of empirical data ...
2012-02-05 Whacking Moles: A SmörgÃ¥sbord of Sanity About "The WSJ 16â³: ~ As noted in Whacking 16 Moles, flaring anti-science syndrome suffering climate denier and delayer inanities often divert people from valuable and productive activities. Prominent eruptions of this malady, however, drive white-cell like effort to respond and dampen the damage. With the publication of "No Need to Panic About Global Warming", "The Wall Street Journal 16â³ sparked such an effort. Here is a selection of responses to that travesty of a publication...
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I have found this to be a useful compendium of opinions:
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Cheers for this Greg Laden, much appreciated.
Please keep up the good work.
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When it comes to resources for fighting climate contrarain nonsense my personal favourites are found in this link here :
& also here :
(I post under the astronomical pun moniker Messier Tidy Upper there, btw.)
Skeptical Science, RealClimate, the Greenman 3610 "Climate Crocks" series & Potholer54's excellent one debunking climate contrarianism.
Plus I'd strongly recommend NASA's climate change page here :
as a good source of information.
Hope this helps and is interesting /useful for folks here.
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This is an extremely useful compilation; many thanks.
Please allow me to offer a resource I have generated over the past two years. Since January 1, 2010, I've written a daily LTE on climate change to newspapers & magazines all over the world (I've been published in WaPo, NYT, LATimes, BostonGlobe, TIME Magazine...as well as lots of smaller papers). The letters are all available on my website; there are also some how-to tips for anyone who's interested.
Thanks again for this resource; it is much appreciated!
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:) I'm a very messy eater too.And a very very slow eater :P
Hehe I can be a little messy as well, and I rarely wipe my plate clean! Looking forward to more blogging from you :) xx
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Christina Ricci's Los Angeles-Area Home for Sale
Christina Ricci, the former "Addams Family" star, has just listed her Los Feliz bungalow for sale. Ricci grew up in Los Angeles and is the daughter of a real estate agent, which has helped her purchase several interesting homes over her career.
According to Trulia, the 1,891 square foot property located at 5417 Red Oak Drive in Los Angeles, CA was listed for $1.65 million. Ricci purchased the property in December 2005 for $1.505 million. The two-bedroom, three-bath home is located behind a gated driveway with an open floor plan, chef's kitchen, swimming pool and covered patio.
Ricci has a long history with the Los Feliz area and the exclusive Oaks neighborhood. It was in this neighborhood that she previously bought and sold the Samuel-Novarro House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as a Spanish-style colonial she sold in 2009 for $1.475 million.
Fellow actor Robert Pattinson also recently sold his Los Feliz home for $6.37 million. The home was shared by Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and was sold to Jim Parsons, star of "The Big Bang Theory." Pattinson sold the secluded 1922 home for $6.375 million. He paid $6.275 million when he purchased it from former basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
About Christine Smith
Christine Smith is an editor and freelance writer. She covers real estate and business news for US Money Ledger.


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Words that Work: Consistent
In this third post on building a high performance culture I'll return to words that work: the mindsets, values, attitudes and behaviors you must embed in a great culture. Thus far I've presented the following:
Words that work:
Earn: to acquire through merit.
Deserve: to be worthy of; to qualify for.
Words that hurt:
Fault: Responsibility for failure.
To use in a sentence: It's not my fault I had a bad month. In other words, I'm a victim.
Blame: To assign responsibility for failure.
Excuse: a plea offered to explain away a fault or failure.
When appearing on MSNBC's Your Business show I was asked if I believed the number one reason organizations didn't reach their fullest potential was because they failed to change. I replied that while failing to change was a common reason, my experience had shown that the top reason organizations fell short of their potential was their chronic inconsistency. They would, in fact, change but then not stick with it; and then try another initiative, change again, but fail to follow through. This brings us to our third cultural word that works:
Consistent: constantly adhering to the same principles.
Consistent organizations are filled with people who are brilliant in basics of their job day-in and day-out; the days they feel like it and even when they don't; even when it's not easy, cheap, popular or convenient. In fact, if you study good performers and organizations and compare them to great ones, you'll find that both groups do many of the same things; the great ones simply do them more consistently. Because of this they do them with greater excellence, strengthen their culture and pull away from the pack.
Frankly, even a sluggard can manage to do the right things occasionally, on the good days, when he or she feels like it. But leaders in a high performance culture identify daily, weekly and monthly disciplines that must be executed consistently and without excuse; and they hold people accountable for doing so. These leaders understand that no organization can become great by doing what matters most every once-in-a-while.


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Guidelines That Will Help You Boost Your Energy Level While Raising A Young Family
Keep in mind that you can never go wrong by ensuring that you have enough energy that can help you make through the day most especially if you were the one who is in charge of taking care of your family. If you do not have the energy, you might find yourself liking behind when it comes to doing your chores and you will also experience a lot of stress that might lead you to snapping at your kids most of the time. Below are some guidelines that will guide you on how to boost your energy level.
If you get enough sleep you will find it being quite beneficial as it helps in boosting your energy. You can never go wrong if you make sure that you said strict irregular sleeping patterns and make sure that people follow it up either you are an adult or youngster. It will help in household unwinding at a certain point in the evening and if you find yourself dosing off, you should relax with a calming playlist or book. Always make sure that you have set the alarm so that when it rings you can immediately wake up sometimes, it might be difficult, but it is important that you ensure you wake up at that time. Another important point is to ensure that you resolve any health issues that you might have. It is important to know that if you ignore any condition that you might be suffering from it might end up affecting how you perform during the day and you will not be able to take care of your kids or do any chores.
Sometimes you might find that even after visiting a position and resolving your health issues at the end of the day your energy levels are still dropping. Always know that if you are still experiencing a drop in your energy level it is important that you ensure that you take breaks throughout the day as you are doing your chores. It is important to take a break during the day even if it is only for five minutes after some time and you will find that it will be quite beneficial to you and it will boost your energy level quite a lot. It is important to ensure that you try and distract your children by playing different games so that you can at least take a break and do something for yourself such as reading a book or drinking tea which can be quite relaxing and at the end of the day you will be able to boost your energy in order to perform even better.Sometimes you can have long breaks whereby you can have exercise activities. It is important to educate yourself when it comes to exercise because at the end of the day it really helps a lot in boosting your energy. You can choose to challenge yourself by ensuring that you exercise and a daily basis and at the end of it all you will find it being quite beneficial as it tends to boost your energy levels.


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MONTREAL, Quebec – The Montreal Impact earned its fourth consecutive home victory at Stade Saputo, Wednesday night, topping the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on goals by Marco Di Vaio and Felipe. With the win, the Impact is now first overall in the MLS standings with 29 points and is now four points clear of the New York Red Bulls for first place in the Eastern Conference.
The Impact opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Patrice Bernier chipped a long pass over the Houston defence, finding fellow mid Felipe making a run through the middle. Jumping to bring the ball down, the Brazilian took one touch before putting a low shot to the right of Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall for his second of the season. Bernier's 4th game-winning assist on the play is tops in the league.
Designated Player Marco Di Vaio put the Impact up by two with his 10th of the season in the 32nd minute. A poor back pass by Houston's Corey Ashe put the ball deep down the left flank. Di Vaio ran onto the ball and cut towards goal on a three-on-one. As the keeper came out to challenge the shot, he chipped Hall from about eight yards out, left of goal. The Italian striker established a new club record in MLS for most goals in a season and added to his consecutive home scoring streak with one in each of his team's seven home matches, and is now tied for the league lead in goals scored.
Impact goalkeeper Troy Perkins earned his 4th shutout of the season. With the win, Perkins now 65 career victories in MLS and is now tied for 10th all-time in the league. He most notably made a huge stop in the 82nd minute off of a Giles Barnes' blast from 30 yards out, diving to his right to push the ball out of bounds.
The Impact remains undefeated at home with a 6-0-1 record and is first in the east with 24 goals scored overall.
Post-game comments
"I knew before the game that we were going to rebound from that last performance against Columbus," said Impact head coach Marco Schällibaum. "We played really well. It was amazing to see this team, especially in the first half, we played really nice soccer. I'm with the team for six months now and I know the team has the skill and will to play well."
"After a difficult game, it was important to come out and play the way we know we can," said Marco Di Vaio. "We all believe in each other and even if they had scored on the penalty, we felt we'd be able to come back and score at home."
"We played a very solid game defensively," added Hassoun Camara. "Having guys like Alessandro Nesta and Matteo Ferrari, and even Jeb Brovsky, provides a lot of consistency and faith in our back line. We know that we can defend the lead when we get one."
Other highlights
The Impact found the first scoring chance of the game early in the 4th minute. A through ball by midfielder Felipe down the left flank was run onto by forward Daniele Paponi, who cut in towards goal. Starting his first game since returning from injury, the Italian striker went for goal from a sharp angle, but the shot was stopped by the Dynamo keeper.
In the 13th minute a short chip towards the right corner by Hassoun Camara found Sanna Nyassi, who rejoined the team from national team duty, but the Gambian's shot from a tough angle was pushed out short side.
Di Vaio found a loose ball centre to goal about 25 yards out in the 20th minute. He spun around and fired a bullet going low side to the keeper's right, but Hall made a spectacular diving save to keep it out.
A slide tackle by Matteo Ferrari in the 21st minute led to a penalty kick for the Dynamo. English midfielder Giles Barnes stepped up to the spot, but his shot sailed high over the crossbar.
In the 24th minute, defender Jeb Brovksy played a long through ball to Felipe who, with his back towards goal, touched a short flic pass between the legs to Di Vaio, but the Italian's low strike from distance was pushed away by Hall.
A cross in the box in the 54th minute by Andrea Pisanu found Di Vaio far post. A one-timer by the Impact's DP was pushed out, then bounced off of Sanna Nyassi and just sailed wide of the right post.
In the 62nd minute, a cross towards the top of the box by Nyassi from deep down the right flank found Di Vaio, but his powerful header from distance rang off the cross bar.
Upcoming games
The Impact will play its next game at home on Saturday, June 29 against the Colorado Rapids at 7pm (ET).
Meanwhile, the Impact U21 team will play an international friendly at Stade Saputo this Saturday, June 22, at 7:30pm, against the Haitian national team.
MTL – GK-Troy Perkins; D-Hassoun Camara, Matteo Ferrari, Alessandro Nesta, Jeb Brovsky; M- Andrea Pisanu (Andrés Romero 65'), Patrice Bernier, Felipe, Sanna Nyassi; F-Daniele Paponi (Andrew Wenger 73'), Marco Di Vaio (Collen Warner 88')
Substitutes not used: GK-Evan Bush; D-Dennis Iapichino; M-Wandrille Lefèvre, Blake Smith
HOU – GK-Tally Hall; D-Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe; M-Andrew Driver, Warren Creavalle (Brian Ching 78'), Adam Moffat (Omar Cummings 69'), Ricardo Clark (Luiz Camargo 87'); F-Will Bruin, Giles Barnes
Substitutes not used: GK-Tyler Deric; D-Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala; F-Cam Weaver
MTL – Felipe (Bernier) 14'
MTL – Di Vaio 32'
MTL – Ferrari 20'
HOU – Sarkodie 53'
MTL – Camara 56'


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Corporate social responsibility
(CSR) is more than a trendy concept. It's a part of how CSX, a nearly 190-year-old
transportation company, operates.
"Just as CSX trains are always headed to the next destination, this company is constantly looking to the future," said CSX chairman and CEO Michael J. Ward. "We're transforming into the CSX of Tomorrow — while continuing to make decisions that advance the interests of customers, the environment and all of the people we serve."
In its newly released 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, "Moving Forward," the company outlined progress against CSR goals.
CSR means, among other things, keeping employees and communities safe.
Said Ward, "CSX remains committed to safety, as evidenced by the fact that freight rail continues to be the safest form of land transportation. In 2015, CSX continued its network maintenance by replacing 3.3 million ties and replacing or resurfacing more than 5,500 miles of track.
"In addition, CSX's Safety Train rolling classroom made 20 stops across the network to share incident response expertise and build relationships at the local level. CSX has also supported resilient, safe communities by contributing to the recovery efforts led by the American Red Cross for the last 20 years and continuing the company's Play It Safe initiative to promote safety awareness and education for motorists and pedestrians around the railroad."
CSR also means fostering an inclusive, welcoming work environment.
In 2015, CSX was again named to G.I. Jobs' Top 100 Most Military Friendly Employers list, and veterans, reservists and active duty military members made up 25 percent of new employees. CSX was also named one of Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT, reflecting an innovative culture that is helping propel the company with advanced technology.
Protecting the environment is also a critical aspect of CSR.
In 2015, three CSX employees were honored with the Association of American Railroads' top environmental awards. And CSX was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for the fifth consecutive year.
The company also opened Casky Yard in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with modern environmental design informed by LEED standards. And construction began on the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington, D.C., where CSX is rebuilding a 110-year-old tunnel to remove a bottleneck and expand the availability of double-stack intermodal service that will help get more freight off congested highways.
CSX remains committed to giving back to the community. In 2015 CSX invested more than $13.5 million in programs to help communities and provided 66 in-kind transportation moves to help nonprofits with transportation.
Read the full CSX Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2015 here.