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In this presentation I will provide information about the framework for security at the Australian Parliament, the role of the Presiding Officers, some historical background and current challenges and how we are responding to them.
The ultimate responsibility for maintenance of security in the Australian Parliament rests with the Presiding Officers -the President of the Senate and I acting jointly.
This responsibility is exercised on the basis of custom and practice and the inherent powers vested in the Presiding Officers to maintain proper arrangements for the functioning of Parliament. More recently however, this authority has been
given explicit statutory recognition in the Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988 (Precincts Act). In addition to delineating the physical limits of the parliamentary precincts, the Precincts Act also expressly provides that the precincts are under the control and management of the Presiding Officers who can take whatever action they feel is necessary to exercise their authority.
In the Ministerial Wing of Parliament House, the Presiding Officers' authority is exercised in association with a designated Minister representing the executive government.
It would be fair to say that, prior to 1978; security at the Australian Parliament House (then Old Parliament House) was minimal. A number of security incidents at Parliament House and wider security incidents, most particularly the bombing of
the Hilton Hotel during Australia's hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting in Sydney on 13 February 1978, led to the first significant tightening of security at Parliament House. The occupation of the New Parliament House in 1988, the building we now occupy, was accompanied by additional security resources and measures.
However, it was only following the terrorist attacks in the United States of 11 September 2001 and the Bali bombings on 12 October 2002 that security at Parliament House was upgraded significantly. The advent of what became known as the 'new' terrorism caused a radical rethink of parliamentary security. A range of measures to strengthen the physical security of Parliament House were implemented and additional security staff -particularly those stationed externally were engaged. There was also a significant reworking of security management and administration. Responsibility for security was centralised as a joint, coordinated, service in the Department of Parliamentary Services which has responsibility to provide a wide range of joint services to the two Houses, and their members, of the Australian Parliament. A statutory Security Management Board also was established as a high level advisory and oversight body to advise the Presiding Officers on parliamentary security. The Board comprises the Secretary of the
Department of Parliamentary Services, the Usher of the Black Rod and the Sergeant-at-Arms. Most recently, the Australian Federal Police have been added as a member of the Board.
The current challenges in our common security environment, with the rise of extremist ideologies, the spread of localised conflicts across borders, the radicalisation of young people and the recruitment of foreign fighters, have seen the need for a further tightening of security at the Australian Parliament. The nature of the threat has shifted with a greater emphasis on the potential for isolated, random attacks that create particular challenges. The attack on the Canadian parliament in 2014 is a good example of how this sort of threat can manifest itself. The attacks in Paris in November 2015 demonstrated an ability to launch concerted attacks adding to our security concerns.
The response of the Australian Parliament has seen a further reworking of our security defences. These have included further enhancement to the physical security of the building, an increased and enhanced armed presence at the entrances to the building and within the building, and other measures to tighten general security procedures and processes. In a significant development, the Presiding Officers have vested the overall coordination of security at Parliament House in the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The AFP work closely with parliamentary authorities and staff to provide a single security response which nevertheless is sensitive to the particular circumstances of delivering security within a parliamentary context.
As can be seen from this discussion of the framework and the history of security at the Australian Parliament, the Presiding Officers have the pivotal role in parliamentary security. Ultimately they are responsible for the security of the building and its occupants. In the current context with the threats that are present, this is a very heavy responsibility. The Presiding Officers must ensure the safety and security of occupants, visitors and the building, and this responsibility must be at the centre of all considerations. However, this overriding responsibility must be balanced by the recognition that the Parliament is a working institution and those who work within the institution and those who visit it must have as free and ready access as is necessary to appropriately support the business of the Parliament.
Achieving this balance is not easy and the tipping point constantly changes as the security environment changes. What might be completely unacceptable within one security context becomes reasonable when the security environment changes and perceptions of risk are increased. Security at Parliament House also is taking place in public view and so is subject to more scrutiny than would apply to other institutions. In the case of the Australian Parliament, there is an added complexity in that the Parliamentary Press Gallery, which scrutinises the activities of Parliament, is also housed within the parliamentary building and so is subject to the same security restrictions as other building occupants meaning any security measures are very visible to them. Of course such scrutiny however should not deter consideration of important security enhancements.
Ensuring the parliamentary institution remains open and accessible is critical. Our democratic system is founded on perceptions that the general public can have ready access to their elected representatives and can participate in the democratic process. When security is seen to impinge unduly on reasonable accessibility, concerns will be raised that security measures have gone too far and there is a need to pull back.
I believe we are achieving an appropriate balance in the Australian Parliament with the implementation of the most recent security measures. We face a serious security situation and it would be negligent not to have significantly upgraded our security measures.
There are three key approaches we have taken which I believe have assisted in
getting the right balance.
First, the task has been approached on the basis that it is a long term response. There is every indication that the security environment we face now will continue well into the future. We need to build an awareness that it is a long term task and implement measures that are aimed at the longer term.
Second and flowing from the first point, the security measures implemented must be considered carefully. It is not helpful to maintaining confidence in the security framework if measures are seen to be hurried, ill-considered, inconsistent or incomplete. As Presiding Officers we have adopted a holistic approach to the tasks of identifying and implementing appropriate security measures. We have carefully evaluated the proposals that have been made to us by security authorities and have sought to ensure that they meet the test of reasonableness and are a proportionate response to the threat we face.
Third, communication is vital. This involves communicating both generally about the security situation we face and about the rationale for security measures that are being taken. Because of the understandable confidentiality that can surround the security environment and the measures in response, it is not always possible to be fully transparent about why particular approaches are being taken. Within these constraints, it is important to be as open and comprehensive as possible about the measures being implemented. Appropriate communication means that building
occupants are not taken by surprise and the security measures taken can be seen in context.
As our parliamentary institutions face the challenges of the future, our response to an increasingly complex and difficult security environment will be critical not only to our institutions but to the democratic systems that underpin them. Presiding Officers, because of their particular responsibilities, are at the centre of this challenge. We can only respond properly by being acutely aware of, the core values and philosophies that our institutions bear, the nature of the buildings that they occupy, and the occupants of, and visitors to, those buildings.
We are also the custodians of our institutions and must have centrally in our minds the damage that can be done to them by overreaction or overreach. In the end it is all about getting the balance right.
To conclude, I would like to quote the Australian Prime Minister, the Hon Malcohn Turnbull MP in a speech he gave recently to the House on national security: When innocent people are dying at the hands of violent extremists, no matter where in the world this is happening, hard questions are asked of societies like our own-hard questions for which there are no easy answers. For all freedom-loving nations, the message could not be clearer: if we want to preserve the values that underpin our open, democratic societies, we will have to work resolutely with each other to defend and protect the freedoms we hold dear.'


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Holy moly these are amazing! I didn't change a thing! The topping was absolutely perfect! Easy recipe to create and fit into my macros. My kids loved them too! Love sneaking extra protein in on them so will be making a double batch next time!
Oreo Cheesecake Protein Donuts with a Regular Glazed Option
These Oreo cheesecake protein donuts are long overdue. For every 10 recipe requests I receive, I feel like 8 of them are for an Oreos-themed recipe. Despite the demand, this is the first recipe I've made with Oreos. Why have I put it off for so long?
Because Oreos are a trigger food for me. I can seriously eat an entire container of Oreos in one sitting. We're not talking one sleeve. No, I mean the entire container. That's 2,400 calories worth of regular Oreos, in case you're wondering. Alas, the show must go on. I'm pleased to say that I found a workaround for my Oreo addiction for this recipe, and it's in the form of Oreo O's cereal.
All jokes aside, removing trigger foods from your home can be an easy-ish step to greatly improve your nutrition and health. If you think eating an entire box of Oreo O's is in the realm of possibility, this recipe might not be a good idea for you. In that scenario, going with an option like my double chocolate protein donuts might be the better option.
Ingredients for Oreo Cheesecake Protein Donuts
A core ingredient for these donuts will be Oreo O's cereal. If you can't find the cereal, you can use reduced-fat Oreos gram for gram. If you go this route, you may need to adjust the liquid ingredients slightly.
In my other cereal-based donuts, I used plain fat-free Greek yogurt and sweetened it with stevia or left it plain. I decided to use vanilla flavored Greek yogurt for this recipe and really enjoyed it. You can definitely use plain and sweeten it with your choice of sweetener, but pre-flavored works well with this recipe.
If you have questions about coconut flour substitutions, you can read more about it in the ingredients section of my Cinnamon Toast Crunch Protein Donuts recipe.
As far as kitchen tools go, you'll need a donut pan and food processor or blender to crush the Oreo O's and for the powdered sugar replacement to make the donut glaze. Any donut pan will do, but you can get the one I use on Amazon here, and you can get the food processor I use here. Both are more than affordable and great additions to your cooking arsenal.
Lower Calorie and Lower Carb Recipe Modifications
Compared to the rest of the protein donuts on my blog, these are a bit higher in carbs. Oreos are so delicious for good reason, ya know? In the recipe notes, I've included the macros for the donuts without the topping and an alternate sugar free glaze topping. Here's how they stack up:
- Per Donut with Cheesecake Topping (recipe makes 6): 165 Calories | 10.7P | 26.7C | 1.7F
- Per Donut without Topping: 130 Calories | 7.7P | 21.3C | 1.5F
- Per Donut with Sugar Free Glaze: 142 Calories | 9.7P | 22C | 1.7F
The sugar free glaze is the same I used for my Cap'n Crunch Berries and Cinnamon Toast Crunch protein donuts. I'll include the recipe and instructions below, if you'd like to try a lower carb Oreo glazed protein donut.
I've tried a ton of donut glazes and frostings in my other protein donut recipes. The frosting for my s'mores protein donuts came the closest to a true glazed donut since the real melted chocolate could harden when cooled, but it still lacked one ingredient—powdered sugar.
The problem with powdered sugar, however, is that it's an ultra-concentrated source of calories that adds up fast. So, I've been playing around with a sugar-free powdered sugar alternative, and I think I've got it down.
Here's what you'll need:
- 1/2 scoop (16g) vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 Tbsp (4g) corn starch
- 1 Tbsp stevia or 0-cal sweetener
- 2 Tbsp (30mL) unsweetened almond milk or low-cal liquid
To make the donut glaze, blend the dry ingredients for 30-60 seconds. You can hand mix, but I've found it doesn't reach the same level of powedered sugar-ness. Once you've got your powdered sugar replacement, simply mix with your choice of milk and stir. Pour or spoon the glaze on top of the donuts and give them 1-2 minutes to set.
Oreo Cheesecake Protein Donuts
Oreo protein donuts with a cheesecake frosting and more than 10 grams of protein each.
- 4 C (120g) Oreo O's Cereal, blended finely
- 2 Tbsp (14g) Coconut Flour
- 1 scoop (32g) Protein Powder, vanilla
- 1/4 C (57g) Fat-Free Greek Yogurt, vanilla
- 3/8 C (92g) Liquid Egg Whites, or whites from two whole eggs
- 1/2 C (122g) Unsweetened Apple Sauce
- 2 Tbsp (30mL) Walden Farms Pancake Syrup , or low-calorie sticky sweetener of your choice
Cheesecake Topping
- 3/4 C (170g) Fat-Free Greek Yogurt, vanilla
- 2 servings (16g) Sugar-Free Fat-Free Cheesecake Pudding Mix
- 1/2 C (15g) Oreo O's Cereal, crushed
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and spray and donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Blend Oreo O's in a food processor or crush in a Ziploc bag until it reaches a flour-like consistency.
- Add remaining dry donut ingredients to a mixing bowl.
- Once you've mixed all dry ingredients, add the Greek yogurt, egg whites, apple sauce, and sticky sweetener in gradually. Your batter should be thick but if it's too thick to spread, add a bit more apple sauce or sticky sweetener.
- Add the mixture to the donut pan, making sure to remove excess batter from the pan's edges.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes or until a donut can pass the toothpick test like cake.
- To make the cheesecake topping, mix the Greek yogurt and pudding mix in a small bowl. Use a spoon or knife to spread the topping on your donuts. You can crumble the O's by hand or in a Ziploc bag before sprinkling them on top of the topped donuts. (If you're going to store these in the refrigerator, add the O's when you're going to eat each donut. Otherwise, they'll be stale.)
- Each donut has 5 Smart Points
- Per Donut with Cheesecake Topping (recipe makes 6): 165 Calories | 10.7P | 26.7C | 1.7F
- Per Donut without Topping: 130 Calories | 7.7P | 21.3C | 1.5F
- Per Donut with Sugar Free Glaze: 142 Calories | 9.7P | 22C | 1.7F
- If you can't find cheesecake pudding mix, you can mix 1/2 scoop of protein, 1/2 Tbsp corn starch, and a bit of stevia or 0-cal sweetener with the Greek yogurt for a similar effect.
Nutrition Information:Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1 donut with cheesecake frosting
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 165Total Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 11g
I've mentioned all my cereal-infused protein donuts but if you're in the market for a lower calorie protein donut, you'll love my double chocolate protein donuts that I mentioned above. It's one of the first protein donuts recipes on my blog and is a top-10 reader favorite.
If you make any protein donuts or any of my recipes, I want to see your creation on Instagram. It's my favorite place to share recipe re-creations with other readers. And seeing recipes in action puts a smile on my face in a major way.
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This was the first of Mason's recipes I ever made, and let me tel you it was AMAZING. I've since made close to a dozen of his other recipes, but felt compelled to leave a review on this one because this is where I first was introduced to his ingenious kitchen skills. They taste JUST AS GOOD as the real deal, and it's recipes like this that make hitting my fitness and health goals so much easier and realistic. I love that Mason's recipes are usually so easy and everyone can do them. Give it a try and you won't be disappointed. Literally felt like I was eating a Dunkin' donu. Thanks man!


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The dawn of a new year can at time be challenging as we strive to make meaningful changes in our lives. It doesn't have to be difficult, yet most resolutions fall by the wayside much too quickly. Before suggesting possible ways to make your own resolutions a success, allow me to digress a bit. At Transoft, we have remained true to our annual resolution since inception! Unlike your typical resolutions, we embrace each new year with one simple resolve: to be a better company. Actually it's not quite a resolution but a mantra, a culture, a corporate 'life style'. They... Continue reading
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It's not rocket science! Everyone has the ability to maximize their and their company's value. In fact by contributing positively to your company's operation and goals, you have a very high probability of directly increasing your own value through job security, growth and compensation. So what does it take to make it work? Be aligned and a corporate supporter.Recognize and accept your management team's 2016 plan for the company. Ensure that your work is consistent with the company's vision, strategies and tactical plans. Even the most junior staff can contribute positively if these guidelines are front and centre of their... Continue reading
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The Craft Makeup Tutorial
Today I'm showing you another Halloween makeup tutorial which was inspired by the movie The Craft which is from 1996. it was one of the most popular teen witch movies where you saw the eternal struggle between the good and the bad. It was one of my favorite movies during high school. Today I'm showing you how to get my The Craft Witch Halloween Makeup Tutorial 2014. I did not do an identical look but rather a look inspired by the main villain Nancy Down. If you haven't seen this movie, make sure to check it out.
The Craft Witch Halloween Makeup Tutorial
Here is what I used in my The Craft Witch Halloween Makeup Tutorial 2014 inspired by Nancy Downs.
- Cinema Secrets Foundation
- Sigma Beauty brow pencil – elevate
- Sigma Beauty 3DHD kabuki brush
- Ben Nye setting powder
- Beauty Blender
- Sigma Beauty E35
- Sigma Beauty Smoke Screen Palette
- Inglot Pressed Powder
- Sigma Beauty E60
- Black kohl pencil
- Sigma Beauty E65
- MUA undress your skin highlighter
- MUA academy makeup brushes
- Revolution Makeup Matte Velvet lip lacquer Black Heart
- NYX lip liner deep purple
- Sigma Beauty L05
- mascara
- fake lashes
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- black skirt
- white shirt
- rosary
- glitter boot
- knee high black socks
- glitter or sheer black nylons


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The Awristacrat Limited Edition #4
The Awristacrat is the newest member of the Arvo family. This Limited Edition set comes with one watch face and 3 quickly interchangeable bands.
We've added a couple key features to the Awristacrat collection that help this watch to live up to its name. We included the date and weekday windows in a way that is unique to Arvo.
The Awristacrat is for those who aren't afraid to step up their game. Your wrist will stand out each and every day, so be prepared to be questioned by all!
- Choice between 36mm & 40mm face sizes
- Gold stainless steel case and case back
- 3 Interchangeable bands: Black Leather, Saddle Leather, Grey Felt
- Japanese quartz movement
- 7mm case thickness
- Date window
- Weekday window
- Seiko battery
- Unisex(y)
Note for travelers and night owls - The mechanism that controls the switching of the "Day" window happens over a 3 hour period, beginning at midnight and completing the transition at 3:00am.


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As a member of the guild of established Swiss restaurateurs and the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, we underline our high-quality kitchen culture.
Peter Nydegger from Bern has cooked in some of the most well-known locations in Switzerland... at Castello del Sole in Ascona, at Derby in Arosa, at Ermitage in Schönried or at The Ambassador in Zermatt. He has been providing fine cuisine for us for more than 20 years .
Unfortunately, there are no typically traditional Grindelwald dishes, but there are many high-quality products from the village and the region. I am constantly trying to incorporate them into my cooking and there is even an Eigerness menu - this includes, for example, carpaccio made from Grindelwald beef with grated cheese and truffle oil, soup with local goat's cheese, sautéed veal steak from local calves or a parfait of bergamot from our garden.
PHIlosophY & CREDO
"Focus on the region but at the same time, never lose sight of the world."
Gourmet restaurant "La Marmite" comes to life in Kirchbühl Hotel!
Wall claddings made of light wood, natural plaster and copper as well as an old cooking stove all relate to the more than 100 year-old Kirchbühl cooking tradition. After all, in the opening year of 1900, the "Pension Kirchbühl" was a kind of cooking school for daughters ... "La Marmite" in French means "the cooking pot", hence the use of copper.
The gourmet restaurant, La Marmite, has not only captivated the discerning hotel guests, but has also attracted numerous cuisines from other regions with a fine French-Asian theme by the chef, Peter Nydegger.
In addition to the membership in the guild of established Swiss chefs and the Chaine des Rotisseurs, the listing in the Guide Bleu highlights the high quality of this restaurant.


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These days Linux Live CD VoIP Servers are available that can run directly from the CD.These days Linux Live CD VoIP Servers are available that can run directly from the CD.
These days Linux Live CD VoIP Servers are available that can run directly from the CD. You don't have to even install software on your machine. The Linux LiveCD VoIP Server is very easy to use and it can be used to provide a Vonage type service. You can even use the CD to create a voip pbx for a campus or business with up to thousands of SIP phones.
This Live CD VoIP Server is based based on the Open Standard SIP Express Router (SER) and Asterisk. It can serve as a SIP Proxy, VoIP PBX, VoIP gateway or Class 5 Softswitch.
Features of the Live VoIP Server:
You can get the cd from http://www.wifi.com.ar/english/voip.html
iptel.org SIP Express Router
SIP Express Router (ser) is a high-performance, configurable, free SIP ( RFC3261 ) server . It can act as SIP registrar, proxy or redirect server. SER features an application-server interface, presence support, SMS gateway, SIMPLE2Jabber gateway, RADIUS/syslog accounting and authorization, server status monitoring, FCP security, etc. Web-based user provisioning, serweb, available.
Its performance allows it to deal with operational burdens, such as broken network components, attacks, power-up reboots and rapidly growing user population.
SER's configuration ability meets needs of a whole range of scenarios including small-office use, enterprise PBX replacements and carrier services.
SIP Server
The OnDO SIP Server, a SIP Registrar and Proxy Server, registers and authenticates users, and routes calls between user agents. The product has original NAT traversal (SIP NAT) functionality as well as flexible control routing functions. With OnDO SIP Server, you can use SIP hardphones, SIP softphones, and SIP-PSTN Gateways for VoIP communications. Version 1.5 now has Enhanced Dial Plan functionality.
With the growing popularity of SIP technology, and the variety of SIP devices to choose from, compatibility between SIP servers and SIP devices is fast becoming a concern for many users. Version 1.5 includes improved dial plan features that increase compatibility between SIP compliant products and services, and provide added capability for creating complex and powerful call control rules.
Solaris 10 OS As a SIP Server
You can use your Solaris 10 OS as SIP Server. This article explains how to set up a system running the Solaris 10 OS as a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server, with persistence via the MySQL database, which is bundled with the Solaris 10 release. The authors also show the setup of SIP-based clients to use SER on the Solaris 10 OS and demonstrate voice communications.
Bea Weblogic SIP Server
BEA WebLogic SIP Server is designed to operate as the core application container at the service control plane of the operator's network, providing SIP-based session control capabilities to next-generation, converged, IP communication services. It offers network operators, enterprises, service providers, and network equipment providers with a telecom industry-proven, converged application container platform on which to standardize the services layer of their next-generation networks. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an application layer signaling protocol defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for initiating, modifying and terminating communication sessions between endpoints in an IP network. SIP is rapidly becoming the de facto underlying session control protocol that service providers and network operators are using as the foundation for SDP implementations.The convergence of SIP and J2EE technologies is a natural convergence of IT and communication technologies, and when deployed within the SDP, are enabling new IP-based services,such as VoIP.
Make more links from http://www.sipcenter.com/sip.nsf/html/SIP+Servers


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Top 10 Hunting Accessories For Your ATVSep. 05, 2014 0
These products will help you out on the hunt
The whitetail deer are calling and depending where you live it's time to get your ATV or UTV ready for hunting season. To help you get started, we've put a little shopping list together of things you and your machine can use.
The items listed below might not be exactly what every hunter needs, but this will give the first timer something to think about. When shopping for items to add to the hunting fold for the ATV/UTV, these 10 items are worth remembering.
Garmin 655T GPS Two Way Radio
In the wild of nature you always want to know just where you are. Not only would you want to be able to roam free without worrying about getting lost, but you may also want to contact other hunters in the area to keep yourself from becoming the hunted. With the Garmin 655T ($599.99) you have many options to not only keep yourself on the right track, but you can even get weather alerts so you're not caught in the storm. Visit Garmin.com for more information.
Kolpin Gun Boot
Hunting With An ATV: Getting Certified
When hunting with a rifle or shotgun the last thing you want to do is to expose the weapon to the elements when driving to or from the stand or blind. The use of a Kolpin gun boot will keep your hunting rifle dry and safe from dirt or mud that might get flung up by the tires on your ride. Kolpin also offers a really nice padded liner in some of its gun boots to keep the weapon from bouncing around inside the plastic carrier. With features like lockable covers your firearm will be safe at camp as well. Visit Kolpin.com for more information.
Under Armor Camouflage Gear
Getting your ATV or UTV covered in Camouflage is one way to disguise it in the woods, but what about yourself? Hiding from the game you are hunting is always a task. Blending into the surrounding foliage and brush will sometimes allow the curious turkey or deer to pass you by…provided you are really still! Having quality hunting wear and protective gear keeps you comfortable in the conditions on the hunt. Under Armor has a full line of quality moisture wicking camouflage gear as well as pullover fleece jerseys that not only work great but keep you warm in the winter months as well. Visit UnderArmour.com for more information.
Rack-Mounted Gear Bag
Going to the hunting woods means you will have a few items to carry with you. Yamaha, like most other manufacturers, has a line of rack bags and hard boxes for its ATV/UTV offerings. The fabric rack bag has heavy-duty zippers, a large storage area inside with small zippered pockets in the top. There is also a sealed map bag on the outside top of the gear bag. The quick connect latch system on the carry all allows quick and easy mounting and with the large carry handle on the front you can just unlatch the bag and toss it in the truck after the hunt. It's always good to have a place to put your stuff. Visit Yamaha-Motor.com/Outdoor for more information.
Helmet and Goggles
Turkey Hunting in Nebraska Onboard Yamaha ATVs
Wearing a helmet anytime you get on an ATV or in a UTV is most definitely a priority. Using a quality DOT or Snell approved helmet is also something to consider. The certifications on helmets means that they have been tested to withstand impacts that could be life threatening and you want to make sure you make it back to camp to show your buddies the day's take. Using goggles is also a great way to protect your eyes. While riding through the woods in the early morning heading out to your favorite spot you don't want to have a branch or even a small bug get in your eyes and make it hard to aim for the prize game.
UTV Windshield
Hunting happens primarily in the colder months down south so riding in a UTV at 5:30 in the morning to get in your blind can be very chilly. One way to keep from freezing before you get there is to add a windshield to your UTV. A plexiglass windshield not only blocks the blowing wind, but it can redirect the rain or snow as well. Choosing a windshield that either folds in half for hotter days or is just a fixed piece of shielding is entirely up to the hunter and his/her region. We prefer an option that allows us the opportunity to do either one. Even though this may be a little more expensive, it really gives the riders a lot of versatility. This full windshield for the Kawsaki Teryx4 retails for $399.95. Visit Kawasaki.com for more information.
Polar HD 1200 Game Trailer
Getting to the blind or stand is relatively easy, but if you are the lucky dog in the camp and score a great trophy buck you might feel like you have fought the devil getting it back unless you have a good game trailer. The Polar HD 1200 utility trailer ($399.99) has many features that make it a good choice, including a dump bed. The lever action allows the bed to dump the cargo and the bed/body of the trailer is plastic so it is easily cleaned up afterwards. The high sides on our HD1200 are add-ons that really help in the off-season by carrying seed and materials needed to build our food plots. It's a must have for the working hunter. Visit ClamOutdoors.com for more information.
There are many choices for lighting and when traveling around the property whether its early morning or late evening we have found you really need an auxiliary light source to see where you might need too. Having a handheld or ATV/UTV rack mounted light to scan potential fields or just to see where you thought you left the stand is great. The fact that the Moose Utilities spotlight ($49.95) is portable make this product even better as you can spin it around 360 degrees on the stand and point it in any direction or simply direct it in one position for the ride. This 12-volt light simply hardwires to the battery and it is internally switched at the lamp. Visit MooseUtilities.com for more information.
Ok, so you've gotten in a sticky situation and your out in the wild acreage at camp with no help around. The ATV or UTV you are riding in is deep in the nasty mud or possibly just high centered on a bank and you have no way to get out. This is where a Viper winch from High Lifter products is going to be your saving grace. The Viper line has been proven in the muddiest mud and if it can work there then you have no worries. With a winch mounted on the front of your ATV or UTV you always have a way out. Just remember to always have a back-up plan and include a winch in the list. Visit HighLifter.com for more information.
Great Friends
There is no replacement for a great group of hunting buddies. Having someone around camp to share the experience with is always fun and if you happen to get the biggest or best game before the rest of the group then you have a little bragging room as well. Hunting with a group, whether it be you and the wife or kids or a camp full of rowdy buddies, makes you feel safe knowing someone is aware that you are out and will go looking should you not return. So try it out just like I did and you may become next year's newest hunter!
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Boosting the Canada Pension Plan is a popular move across the country, a new poll suggests.
Two weeks after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government brokered an agreement long sought by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to enhance the CPP, the Forum Research survey found overwhelming support for the move.
More than two-thirds of those polled nationwide — 68 per cent — approve of expanding the public pension plan, while only 16 per cent disapproved and 17 per cent were not sure.
"The previous government resisted this move for so long, calling any increase to CPP contributions and benefits a 'payroll tax,' and relying on support from their friends at the various business lobbies," Forum Research president Lorne Bozinoff said Tuesday.
That was a reference to former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper's strong opposition to improve the CPP, which led Wynne to propose a separate Ontario Retirement Pension Plan that is now redundant and being scrapped.
"It is apparent, however, that this argument (from Harper's Tories) never had traction, and pent-up demand for pension reform is generating real enthusiasm at the action the government has taken," said Bozinoff.
Indeed, in Ontario, both Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath immediately embraced the CPP changes, thereby ensuring pension reform will not likely be a major issue in the 2018 election.
Forum found 72 per cent of Ontarians polled back the CPP expansion, with 16 per cent opposing it and 13 per cent unsure.
Even in Quebec — which has its own pension plan and, along with Manitoba, did not sign the CPP deal — 57 per cent support it, with 12 per cent disapproving and 31 per cent not sure.
In British Columbia, 70 per cent endorsed it with 17 per cent disapproval and 13 per cent with no opinion.
Under the provisional agreement, which must be approved by July 15, premiums for employees and employers will begin to rise in 2019 and CPP benefits, which currently pay out a maximum of $13,110 a year, will eventually rise to $17,478. Higher premiums will be fully phased in by 2026.
Not everyone is enthusiastic about the CPP revamp.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said 83 per cent of 3,822 small business owners surveyed want Ottawa and the provinces to conduct public consultations and do an economic impact analysis before proceeding with the pension overhaul.
"We're calling on governments to bring the deal to Canadians and to give them time to decide if this is the best deal for them," CFIB president Dan Kelly said Wednesday.
Using interactive voice-response telephone calls, Forum polled 1,429 Canadians on Tuesday with results considered accurate to within three percentage points 19 times out of 20.
Where appropriate, results were statistically weighted by age, region, and other variables to ensure the sample reflects the actual population according to the latest census data. Forum houses its complete poll results in the data library of the University of Toronto political science department.


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Go-Pro & Garmin Mount
I have been the very fortunate recipient of a spare Go-Pro. Sure – it's a first gen Hero – but it's a thing, and I am not at all confident with this 'moving image' malarkey – so I thought it was worth a play. However I am not a fan of needless clutter on my handlebars – so I looked into options available out there.
A clubmate of mine had gone down a similar route – so I got the link and had a play. Super Star Components – Garmin GoPro Stem Mount – £14.99 worth a go right?
On arrival it is a lot clearer as to how it attaches – essentially requiring a four bolt stem in the first place (check!) to which it bolts.
Two lengths of bolts come with the mount, and the bolts are stepped away from the stem by some rather solid spacers, and "as all stems are not created equally" – they engage through the mount through two slots allowing you to centre it on the stem, and allow for different bolt spacings.
The mount is (apparently) billet forged, then CNC cut and then what looks to be powder coated. Needless to say, to manage that – it is metal (T6 Aluminium to be exact).
The result after a bit of faffing is an exceptionally solid mount.
Cheap Garmin mount alternatives have a habit of bouncing around like a box of frogs – however this is a sturdy thing – even more so than the spec unit that came with my Edge 1000.
The GoPro engaged nicely with the mount underneath, and after a daub of grease the retaining bolt went in a treat.
Viewed from above you cannot even see the GoPro – just the bolt. Genius.
Sure it weighs a bit. Then again – so do I – so this is the least of my worries to be fair.
My first attempts at footage have been great – and very little in the way of vibration or road buzz put through to the device. Great stuff. Very pleased with it – if you have a need, a four bolt stem I would challenge you to find something as nice
*Since putting this together I have noticed they do a second Garmin and GoPro mount… although it appears to cost more despite looking less sturdy. For bikes with a two bolt stem this may be an option.


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A duo thats sweet on new biomarkers
June 2012
PINE BROOK, N.J.Intending to focus on urological cancers, Ezose Sciences Inc.an affiliate of the Diagnostics Division of Osaka, Japan-based Shionogi & Co. Ltd.is teaming up with another player in Japan, Hirosaki University, to identify new biomarkers for use in predicting and monitoring the progression of various cancers, notably those of the prostate.
Using Ezose's GlycanMap platform, the research will examine serum and urine samples collected by Hirosaki University clinical investigators from well-characterized patient and control populations in Japan, to then be analyzed by Ezose at its U.S. laboratories.
"This agreement marks another step that scientists at Ezose and in universities are taking together to improve our understanding of the role of glycans in health and disease," said Dr. Hidehisa Asada, vice president of research and development at Ezose, in the news release about the collaboration. "Given the already established clinical utility of glycan-based biomarkers in certain cancers, we believe that further studies in oncology hold promise for identifying other novel biomarkers that could help guide clinical practice."
The short-term strategic goals of the collaboration, Asada tells ddn, are to identify novel and clinically useful glycan biomarkers for prostate cancer progression and generate intellectual property rights. Under terms of the agreement, Ezose is granted exclusive rights by Hirosaki University to develop and commercialize new biomarkers resulting from the collaboration.
"By exercising or licensing IP rights, we would ultimately commercialize new biomarkers to help guide drug development and clinical practice," he says, adding that the long-term goals are to expand research to other types of cancers "to understand which glycans play an important role in disease development and progression. This may also create opportunities to identify new drug targets for attacking disease."
The market favors an approach like this because "glycomics [the study of sugar chains that, through glycosylation, become attached to many proteins expressed by human cells] is beginning to come into its own as a basic tool in biomedical research," says Dr. Chikara Ohyama, chairman of the Department of Urology at the Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine on the university's campus in Hon-cho. "We look forward to applying this new technology to unmet medical needs in managing urologic cancers through the complementary contributions of Ezose's scientists and our own."
Ezose and Hirosaki maintain that glycomics is a natural complement to genomics and proteomics, but note it has traditionally been hindered by the lack of practical high-throughput and quantitative technologies. Ezose's GlycanMap platform is intended to addresses this need by combining, in an automated 96-well format, high-throughput glycan enrichment with specialized MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and custom bioinformatics to both structurally identify and quantitate glycans present in complex biological samples.
Asada says talks about the collaboration started when Ohyama visited the Ezose company booth at the annual conference of the Society for Glycobiology in 2009, which was just after Ezose had begun operations as a start-up, and Ohyama's strong leadership and publications in glycobiology research related to urology proved to be attractive to Ezose. For Ohyama, Asada says, the attraction was Ezose's unique high-throughput capabilities in glycan analysis.
"We have complementary skill sets to drive potential products based on glycan biomarkers from bench to bedside," Asada says. "Hirosaki University has state-of-the-art facilities and trained leaders in clinical urology who can facilitate quick enrollment and collection of clinical samples for collaborative biomarker research. Also, Prof. Ohyama's glycobiology expertise offers opportunity for collaborative interpretation of the glycan changes observed in cancer development and progression. Ezose Sciences brings to the collaboration its proprietary GlycanMap analysis platform. This technology facilitates, in a way generally not possible before, the high-throughput identification and quantitation of glycans in clinical samples. In addition, Ezose's sophisticated bioinformatic tools for data readout and visualization allow the collaborators to more broadly review and interpret glycan data."
Urologic cancers, such as those of the bladder and prostate, are highly prevalent worldwide, and significant unmet needs remain for both the medical management and treatment of these diseases, Asada points out.
"Prof. Ohyama and the team at Hirosaki are world leaders in researching these diseases, and one of the few groups focused on glycobiology as a new area of promising study," he tells ddn. "Yet they, like others working in glycobiology, have been limited by the lack of suitable high-throughput analytic methods to more rapidly progress their work. Together, we believe that we can much more rapidly progress studies to advance our understanding of these diseases and improve medical management and treatment for patients."
Ezose Sciences and Sigma-Tau advance projects in glycomics
PINE BROOK, N.J.In April, Ezose Sciences Inc. also announced an agreement to apply its glycomics capabilities to biologics research and development projects at Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SPA, an Italian pharmaceutical group that specializes in immuno-oncology, biotechnology and rare, neglected and/or high social-impact diseases.
The collaboration will build on R&D work conducted under prior agreements between Ezose and Sigma-Tau. Financial terms and other details were not disclosed.
Marco Brughera, corporate R&D managing director of Sigma-Tau, said in a statement, "As a company committed to innovation, we rely not only on the contributions of Sigma-Tau's in-house scientific talent, but also on the support of others who are pioneering their special fields. We welcome this opportunity to work with Ezose in bringing their unique glycomics capabilities to our research program. "
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16+ Universities Dive Into Google+ Brand Pages
Since Google+ launched brand pages Monday, universities across the world have wasted no time setting up pages for their communities to follow.
Interestingly, their early approaches have differed greatly. While some view the page as an advertising tool to perspective students, others are expressing school spirit and engaging with their student body.
Take a look through this gallery to see what the early stages look like. Have you spotted any more schools with new pages?


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The managerial internationalization success factors as influencers on the internationalization model of a service SME
Kailanto, Arttu (2017)
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Managerial characteristics are important for successful internationalization of a service SME, but their presence in pre-internationalizing firm has had limited focus in the literature. Therefore, this study focused on a Finnish service SME in a pre-internationalization phase and the effects of the managerial characteristics on the internationalization model used when planning for the initial internationalization. The purpose of this study was to find out if the presence of the managerial success factors in a pre-internationalizing service SME affect the internationalization model of the firm. The empirical research was conducted as a single case study with an in person semi-structured interview and a questionnaire. The main finding of the present study indicated that managerial success factors influence the choice of service SME internationalization model in the pre-internationalization phase by modulating the opportunity recognition ability in the firm. Management style of service SMEs is more agile than that of traditional manufacturing firms. Increased understanding of managerial success factors help to comprehend why service SMEs internationalize with integrating internationalization models. Furthermore, the managerial internationalization success factors were divided into stable and nonstable characteristics according to the speed that the characteristics can be changed in the pre-internationalization phase. These findings help the manager to focus on developing the characteristics that help the firm to internationalize more successfully.
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Micromultinationals – antecedents, processes and outcomes of the multinationalization of small- and medium-sized firms Vanninen, Heini
Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis (Lappeenranta University of Technology, 06.10.2017)This thesis focuses on micromultinationals, i.e. small- and medium-sized firms (SMEs) that invest and operate in two or more countries. The rise of micromultinationals results from the opportunities brought about by ...
Internal Changes in International New Ventures During Initial Internationalization: Finnish SMEs Operating in Dynamic High-tech Industries Pulliainen, Joona (2016)The purpose of this qualitative research is to study how international new ventures change internally during initial internationalization. Based on the analysis of seven INV firms, a framework illustrating this change ...
Internationalization of IT company: Case study of a Finnish MOOC platform Khairullina, Iulduz (2016)The interest to small and media size enterprises' (SMEs) internationalization process is increasing with a growth of SMEs' contribution to GDP. Internet gives an opportunity to provide variety of services online and reach ...


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At Dilton Marsh, we strive to give children the technical knowledge and skills to thrive in the ever changing technological world. Our modern curriculum includes computer programming and the use of up-to-date technologies such as iPads. We provide every opportunity for learners to communicate and collaborate through online technologies.
Recently, we have updated our computers to new laptop trolleys so that every child in the class has access to a computer. These new laptops are able to work in 'laptop mode' or 'tablet mode' and children have access to a range of different programmes. Children also learn how to best use the internet for learning, at the same time as keeping themselves safe. Our aim is to create digitally literate citizens as well as highly skilled users of technology.
All curriculum areas benefit from the provision of our iPads. Apps are carefully selected and downloaded to best help children move forward in different subject areas. Children can learn from educational applications or can even record their own explanations for other children to learn from.


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What does it take for school choice to "work"? How do existing tools fall short? What can be done to ensure that all families have access to quality school options? Like many cities across the nation, Washington, D.C., has looked to school choice as one way to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged students. School choice attempts to level the playing field between students of different backgrounds by making it possible for all families to have access to a city's high-quality public schools—whether students live near these schools or not. But school choice requires families to make substantial investments of time and resources into the school choosing process, which can pose barriers to ensuring all families can access quality schooling options.
Betheny Gross
Twitter: @bethenygross
Betheny Gross is associate director at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) and Affiliate Faculty, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, at the University of Washington Bothell. Dr. Gross oversees CRPE's research initiatives, leading analyses of personalized learning initiatives, public school choice, out of school learning, and district transformation and improvement. She is an expert on systemic strategies to help families to access educational opportunities, including unified enrollment and information systems. She has examined outcomes of district and state reforms across the country, and has advised and consulted with district leaders and community partners to formulate strategy and implement reforms.
Dr. Gross is coauthor of Strife and Progress: Portfolio Strategies for Managing Urban Schools and the author of numerous research reports and articles. Her work has been published in several journals, including Harvard Law and Policy, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, American Education Research Journal, Journal of Education Finance, and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Dr. Gross is on the editorial board of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis and is a regular contributor to national education conferences.
Dr. Gross leads CRPE's "Reinventing the Wheel" Bike to Work efforts, with several eager riders and many more reluctant ones. Although she's been in the research space for many years now, she still misses her days as a math instructor at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Gross holds a BA in Economics and Urban Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, an MA in Economics from the University of Iowa, and a PhD in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
This brief gives a snapshot from July 27-31 of how school districts across the country are currently planning for fall 2020.
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- Wedding: August 2014
Hello fellow bees!
My fiance and I are considering doing macaron centerpieces in lieu of flower centerpieces. We both love macarons and I make them all the time. It also carries sentiment because of our macaron craze while dating.
We're not crazy about flowers and feel that it would be worth our money if our guests can actually enjoy our centerpieces.
I have contacted a few bakeries in the Chicago area. Feel free to follow this thread and I'll update on the qutoes I get! If I decide to go with macaron towers I'll take pictures and post them here 🙂
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Happiness by Homesteading
After reading many blog posts about being frugal, saving money, being happy, how to find your purpose in life (thank you James Altucher), I decided to make a post.
I am happy. I do not own a cell phone. I do not make a lot of money. I do not live in a big city. I do not have a lot of "things". My truck is a hand-me-down and works when I need it.
Things do not make us happy. It is our attitudes about "things" that make us happy or miserable.
I have always known that I cannot keep up to the "Jones" as "they" say. I just can't. I only feel good when I am working for myself at something that I love doing no matter how much I make. When I don't do this, I become unhappy. Then I get sick.
My husband was born right after WWII. His family was REALLY poor. But he remembers being happy. Happiness is an inside job. And after many years of self help because of trying to find out my life's purpose, I just let go and let it happen.
Allow what is trying to work its way into your life. Trying too hard, especially if you are not doing what you really want to be doing, will result in stress and unhappiness. Oh, and most if not all of this will get easier to do after 40.
Here are some of the things that I do to make me happy:


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The etymology of the word "care" includes the concept of bearing a "burden." The phrase "not having a care in the world" comes to mind. Someone who is "care free" has no burdens to shoulder. Logically, then, we must conclude that a person who truly does care is also someone who is burdened. But most of us probably don't think this way when we think about caring. We rarely consider the people who matter in our lives as being a burden to us. We love them. Therefore, we care about them. Therefore, they are not a burden.
Neighbors may look at our family struggles and pity us for the load we are carrying. But our loved ones are a load that we happily accept, and we resent the idea that they should be referred to as a "load" at all. "He ain't heavy, he's my brother" is the perfect phrase which captures the virtue of caring completely while ignoring its weight entirely. So ultimately it is our love for others that really becomes the underlying virtue, which totally cancels any thought of their being a burden to us. Love brings caring into the ironic-sounding spotlight it deserves: a sort of carefree caring if you will.
While we might dismiss the notion that a loved one could also be a burden, we can still appreciate how some relatives, as much as we might cherish them because they are family, can be a handful at times.
I recall a long conversation I had with a woman after her four children had grown into adulthood and moved away from home. This was a woman who loved being around kids, especially babies. My impression was that her "empty nest" wouldn't be much of a syndrome for her as she was already practicing for the day she would become a grandmother. I was so sure about her feelings toward offspring that I was thoroughly shocked by her response when I innocently asked if she missed having toddlers running around the house.
Without a moment's hesitation she replied, "Children can be a huge burden." My face must have betrayed my amazement since she quickly added, "Don't get me wrong. Having a baby is a most precious moment in a mother's life. Nothing else comes close to bringing new life into the world. But when they grow up, some sons or daughters can become an enormous disappointment and a heartache. Not that we mothers love them less. After all, our hurt is as much for them as it is over them. But when they're little, you dress them up and you take them by the hand to church and they follow. You pray that they will keep going to church when they're on their own. And when they don't, it's a burden. You can't help but wonder if you failed somehow. You worry because that's what we mothers do. But you worry more when the values you assume you've passed on to them seem to disappear. You take comfort in telling yourself that they are still good people and maybe even better people than if they were churchgoing hypocrites! But you must admit you'd be happier to know they are practicing their faith more often than just at Christmas and Easter services. So, you pray more and hope more and try never to nag them about this, God forbid. For us moms, the real burden behind caring comes when we're torn between 'should I speak up' or 'should I keep quiet?' Maybe we surrender to silence too soon. I don't know."
What do mothers do when it comes to the virtue of caring about their children? They practice the three maternal "cross" virtues of faith, hope and charity: They make the sign of the cross in faith, they cross their fingers in hope, and they try not to become too cross with their kids out of charity.
Happy Mother's Day to all the burden keepers who never stop caring.
For Holy Homework: On a small piece of paper, not in a phone text message, let's write these three sincere sentences:
Dear Mom, thank you for caring.
I'm sorry for the times I've been a burden.
I love you.
At the local post office, let's put this note in the snail mail to mom sometime this month, preferably before Mother's Day, but after that date is OK, too. She won't mind. And if mom is no longer with us, let's write this same note without signing it, and, in her honor, deliberately "leave it" in a pew at church, or "misplace it" on the break-room counter at work, or simply "shelve it" in plain sight on any aisle while shopping. Someone will eventually chance upon it, read it, recall their own mom, and enjoy a more blessed, less burdened day for the discovery.
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Corp. recently announced its 10th and most distinct brand, to be
known as 'fathom.' Starting with just one 700 pax ship, fathom will focus on
"meaningful travel experiences," allowing pax to work alongside local
organizations and residents in ports-of-call to improve economic,
environmental and educational issues.
Pax will be able to teach English, help cultivate plants, build water filters and perform other useful endeavours, using the docked ship as their home base.
fathom President Tara Russell spoke to Cruise Week and identified 3 key customer profile targets.
"The 1st is what we call a purpose-driven millennial," she says. "A young person, but really a little bit older millennial, who has a little bit more time, a little bit more disposable income and is hungry to really marry their values with everything they do: with the work they get involved with, the products they purchase and with the travel experiences that they want to have." Russell says that these purposeful millennials are also hungry to have experiences with like-minded fellow travellers.
The 2nd group is called mindful families. "These are families with children 8 years and above who are trying to create meaningful memories that they can enjoy long after the experience," says Russell.
The 3rd key customer profile is someone between the ages of 40 and 65 going through a life transition. "Maybe they've just had a kid go off to college, maybe they've just retired, maybe they've just lost a parent or a loved one. We see this as a way that they can get involved in social impact needs globally apart from just writing a cheque."
All 3 have a common theme. "These people want to get engaged and involved, and they just want to know where to begin," says Russell.


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Broken radio
In an empty room
Echoing off cold walls
Small and out of tune
Down here,
Beneath the floorboards
Behind grey walls
Words like "No Future!"
Never, ever rang so true
Up the steps
Out of this house
And into the endless
Wasted, waning days
And the hearts we awaken
Just to break
And all the strength it takes
To face just one more day
Did you know?
Did you hear?
There's a story somewhere
About what I did on my vacation
For the last twenty years
Moved like smoke
Through this place
And every other home
That I could never bother to make
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Broken radio


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Topic: The Writer's Life (05/13/10)
- TITLE: Medicine For A Broken Spirit | Previous Challenge Entry
By PamFord Davis
Like snow flakes, each writer's life is like no other. Some are whimsical and consider each project an opportunity to share whit and humor. Many are structured and allow logic and factual information to direct each writing experience. There are carefree personalities who spread sunshine on every page. Those who battle the demons of depression and despair turn to ink wells containing the blood of a broken heart.
June 19, 1834 marks the birth date of the Prince of Preachers, Charles H. Spurgeon. The understated description of prolific writer is brought to light in biographical sketches. Popular opinion implies there is more in print by him than any other author, in either secular or sacred material. Sermons were bound and preserved, becoming volumes placed on pastors' shelves as authoritative words of a mentor. The Interpreter book held so many scriptures and hymns it compares to a large family Bible.
His Daily Devotionals, Morning-By-Morning; Evening-By-Evening are as inspirational, motivating, and convicting as when first published. To covet is a sin; I confess I envy the power and persuasion this servant of God possessed. His mastery of the English language is compelling and worthy of highest praise.
Before knowing the writer, we must meet the man. By the age of 21 his preaching held high acclaim in London. During his lifetime it is believed he preached to a number around ten million. He could capture the attention of crowds and readers. Yet, he could not cast off the stronghold of repeated attacks of depression.
He did not condone the attitude of doubt and despair. Instead he used them to display God's strength being perfected in our weakness. "Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong (2 Corinthians 12:8-10 NKJ)."
Spurgeon also suffered with serious personal bodily illness. Daily pressures of concern for his bed-ridden wife added to his despondency. For many years illness prevented the woman from attending her highly respected husband's worship services. God's spokesman could find just cause for self pity and murmuring. Instead his melancholy formed the powerful persuasion I seek in my devotional writing.
The life of any writer must reach a closing chapter. Charles H. Spurgeon died on January 31, 1892. His written messages live on and minister to countless multitudes. His writing spans the globe today, both in book form and via the World Wide Web. The impact of his writing transforms lives and brings glory to the Master. Sample some of his workmanship soon. It is food for the soul and medicine for a broken spirit.
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cherry street transit
The new Cherry Street streetcar line will provide residents and visitors with convenient and environmentally friendly ways to get around the neighbourhood.
As part of Waterfront Toronto's commitment to sustainability, the West Don Lands will be a transit-first community, with transit access within a five-minute walk of all residences.
A Transit Environmental Assessment (EA) was completed and approved by City of Toronto Council in 2008 for the development of a new streetcar line on Cherry Street.
The new line will run on the east side of Cherry/Sumach Street, south from King Street through the West Don Lands to the CN rail corridor just north of the Gardiner Expressway. Initially the line will run between King Street and the rail corridor, but eventually it will connect to the planned streetcar line on Queens Quay Boulevard and provide service to the Port Lands.
The design determined through the EA is a new street design for Toronto, which prioritizes transit users and pedestrians. Streetcars will travel in their own transit corridor on the east side of Cherry and Sumach streets beside the eastern sidewalk.
transit development background
Transit planning for West Don Lands started as a larger integrated transit EA planning process for the entire waterfront redevelopment area. As the planning process evolved, the EA was divided into separate EAs for each precinct.
The West Don Lands Transit EA study was undertaken to determine transit requirements to service the long-term needs of the area and to achieve Waterfront Toronto's, the City's and the TTC's objectives for high quality, reliable transit services, quality design and environmental excellence.
An EA process typically seeks to first solve the engineering and technical problems related to transportation and infrastructure, and then considers aesthetic and urban design improvements within the boundaries defined by the preferred design concept.
The West Don Lands Transit EA took a decidedly different approach by considering the urban design quality of the corridor from the outset. From the beginning of the process, the public realm and design and environmental excellence were considered together with traffic and transit infrastructure needs. The study approach considered the street as an urban place, not simply a corridor for movement. The alternative design concepts were developed and evaluated using a set of principles to guide and direct the urban design aspect of the corridor.
The level of public consultation went beyond the level required in EA legislation to ensure that the community had the opportunity to properly advise and comment on the direction of the preferred alternatives.
related documents
Cherry Street Public consultation
Study report – West Don Lands Transit Class EA
Terms of reference for West Don Lands Transit EA
related news
project status
- West Don Lands Transit Environmental Assessment Environmental Study Report - Appendix D
- Notice of Public Workshop for West Don Lands Transit Environmental Assessment - 05-03-2007
- West Don Lands Transit Environmental Assessment Environmental Study Report - Appendix C
- West Don Lands Transit Environmental Assessment Environmental Study Report - Appendix A
- Demand Forecasting for the Waterfront EA Addendum
- Cherry Street Re-design Information Meeting - 02-01-2007
- FINAL TTC-TWRC Waterfront Transit EAs Terms of Reference (ToR) - West Don Lands - Amended
- West Don Lands Transit Environmental Assessment Environmental Study Report - Appendix B
- West Don Lands Transit Environmental Assessment Environmental Study Report - Appendix E
- Notice of Waterfront Transit Environmental Assessments Public Workshop 2 - 06-06-2006


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Back in May, I wrote a blog post about preparing the groundwork for the process of validating over 500,000 TIFF files which were created as part of a Polonsky Digitization Project which started in 2013. You can read Part One here on the blog.
Restoring the TIFF files from tape
For the digitization workflow we used Goobi and within that process, the master TIFF files from the project were written to tape. In order to actually check these files, it was obvious we would need to restore all the content to spinning disk. I duly made a request to our system administration team and waited.
As I mentioned in Part One, we had setup a new virtualised server which had access to a chunk of network storage. The Polonsky TIFF files were restored to this network storage, however midway through the restoration from tape, the tape server's operating system crashed…disaster.
After reviewing the failure, it appeared there was a bug within the RedHat operating system which had caused the problem. This issue proved to be a good lesson, a tape backup copy is only useful if you can actually restore it!
Question for you. When was the last time you tried to restore a large quantity of data from tape?
After some head scratching, patching and a review of the related systems, a second attempt at restoring all the TIFF content from tape commenced and this time all went well and the files were restored to the network storage. Hurrah!
JHOVE to validate those TIFFs
I decided that for the initial validation of the TIFF files, checking the files were well-formed and valid, JHOVE would provide a good baseline report.
As I mentioned in another blog post Customizable JHOVE TIFF output handler anyone? JHOVE's XML output is rather unwieldy and so I planned to transform the XML using xsltproc (a command line xslt processor) with a custom XSLT stylesheet, allowing us to select any of attributes from the file which we might want to report on later, this would then produce a simple CSV output.
On a side note, work on adding a CSV output handler to JHOVE is in progress! This would mean the above process would be much simpler and quicker.
Parallel processing for the win.
What's better than one JHOVE process validating TIFF content? Two! (well actually for us, sixteen at once works out quite nicely.)
It was clear from some initial testing with a 10,000 sample set of TIFF files that a single JHOVE process was going to take a long time to process 520,000+ images (around two and half days!)
So I started to look for a simple way to run many JHOVE processes in parallel. Using GNU Parallel seemed like a good way to go.
I created a command line BASH script which would take a list of directories to scan and then utilise GNU Parallel to fire off many JHOVE + XSLT processes to result in a CSV output, one line per TIFF file processed.
As our validation server was virtualised, it meant that I could scale the memory and CPU cores in this machine to do some performance testing. Below is a chart showing the number of images that the parallel processing system could handle per minute vs. the number of CPU cores enabled on the virtual server. (For all of the testing the memory in the server remained at 4 GB.)
So with 16 CPU cores, the estimate was that it would take around 6-7 hours to process all the Polonksy TIFF content, so a nice improvement on a single process.
At the start of this week, I ran a full production test, validating all 520,000+ TIFF files. 4 and half hours later the process was complete and 100 MB+ CSV file was generated with 520,000+ rows of data. Success!
For Part Three of this story I will write up how I plan to visualise the CSV data in Qlik Sense and the further analysis of those few files which failed the initial validation.


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Bonita Springs has actually lived several lives. The onetime pineapple, banana and coconut ranch turned searching and also fishing location turned railroad town has reinvented itself once more as a pleasant bedroom community suffering from easy access to the area's best shopping malls, public beaches and also Bonita Beach Park. To the north, Estero flaunts both outlet and high-end purchasing and social tourist attractions such as Mound Secret, a major ceremonial facility as well as town of the Calusa Indians reachable only by watercraft or kayak.
The attractions of Bonita Springs Florida
Bonita Springs Recreation Center
The City of Bonita Springs Recreation Center sits on 41.9 acres of land which lies at 26740 Pine Method off of West Terry Road as well as has something for everyone. Our center includes a full-sized gym, a cardiovascular/fitness room, skate park, community pool, softball industries, public tennis courts, disc golf links, barbecue locations and a play ground.
Bonita Nature Place (BNP) offers a local place for finding out experiences, volunteerism, as well as outdoor household activities that strengthens the environmental stewardship commitment within the area while promoting an awareness of old Southwest Florida in its one-of-a-kind, organic setting.
Developed in 1936 throughout Florida's Golden era of roadside destinations, Everglades Wonder Gardens is a recently upgraded 3.5-acre rich botanical forest featuring exotic birds such as flamingos and parrots along with reptiles, including 40 alligators. They're all snuggled between the color of old growth trees or even numerous new plantings.
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Our twenty-five yard Neighborhood Outdoor Pool lies at 26890 Pine Method, merely off West Terry Road. The location supplies a variety of lessons all year. The pool has eight lap streets and also ranges from 3 feet 9 inches to six feet deep, as well as is kept at a wonderful temperature managed eighty-four to eighty-six levels farenheit.
The Bonita Springs Riverside Park is situated on aged United States 41 Road in Old Bonita and rests on the Imperial River. The park is made use of for vacation celebrations, fine art programs, celebrations, Motion pictures in the Park, and to Celebrate Bonita Festival. Additionally in the park is our band covering. Our amenities consist of protected outing tables, park benches, and restrooms.
Over all, Bonita Springs is a best place for a vacation featuring all what a place requires to be as good as a true vacation spot for the visitors. Keep in touch with us to read more about traveling 😉
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