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This is your golden opportunity to be coached by International Health & Wellness Coach and Consultant Preeti Rao. She has extensive international expertise in the space of integrated health backed by nutrition, exercise, stress management and many alternative healing modalities. While coaching her clients she practices a holistic approach rather than looking at someone piece meal. In this workshop you will be inspired to transform your life. You feel more connected with yourself than ever before and will find intrinsic motivation to deal with facts that have been affecting your health and weight gain (more…)
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Announcing Weight Loss Workshop
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Heath & Wellness Coaching and Weight Loss
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Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. No two persons are alike and why you got to where you are today and what will work for you to lose weight hence will be different.
Health and wellness coaching will facilitate you to understand the root cause of your problem and help you create a roadmap that is self-directive driven by intrinsic motivation to make lifestyle behavioral changes so that you can have a better quality of life. (more…)
Health & Wellness Coaching and what it can do for you?
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The National Wellness Institute, USA has adopted the following definition of Wellness. " Wellness is a process of becoming aware of making choices toward a more successful existence." Health & Wellness Coaching is the application of the principles and processes of professional life coaching to the goals of lifestyle improvement for higher levels of wellness. It is an alliance between a professional health & wellness coach and a person (or persons) who, through the benefit of that relationship, seeks lasting, lifestyle behavioral changes. (more…)
New ways to love carbs! – Part 2
Posted in Nutrition, tagged Apricots, Artichokes, Asparagus, Barley, Black Beans, Blodd Glucose, Blood Glucose, Bran, Broccoli, Brown Rice, Buckwheat, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cholestrol, Complex Carbohydrates, Cornmeal, Coronary heart Disease, Cucumbers, Diabetes, Eggplant, Energy, Fiber, Folote, Fruits, Garbanzo Beans, Grapefruit, Increased Vitality, Kidney Beans, Legumes, Lentils, Lettuce, Magnesium, Maize, Oatmeal, oinions, Oranges, Organic Chicken, Pears, Peas, Pinto Beans, Pizza, Plums, Pototoes, Prunes, Refined Carbohydrates, Soybeans, Spinach, Turnip Greens, Type 2 Diabetes, Vegetables, Vitamin E, Weight Loss, Wheat Germ, Whole Grain Bread, Whole Grain Pasta, Whole Grains, Wild Rice, Yams on September 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
Complex carbohydrates are rich in fiber and are not highly processed like refined carbohydrates, take longer to digest and hence provide a sustained source of energy for a longer duration. You will also feel satiated faster with lesser quantity of food and will not have that urge to snack unhealthily between meals. (more…)
New ways to love carbs! – Part 1
Posted in Nutrition, tagged Bad Carbohydrates, Cardiovascular Diseases, Complex Carbohydrates, Diabetes, Diet, Dieting, Energy, Exercise, Fat, Glucose, Glycogen, Good Carbohydrates, Lipogenesis, Muscles, Obesity, Pizza, Refined Carbohydrates, Sedentary Lifestyle, Starch, Sugar, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Yo-Yo Dieting on September 13, 2011| 4 Comments »
How many different diet plans have you heard of and read in the past where you've been asked to eliminate carbohydrates- without a clear distinction between the 'good' vs. 'bad' carbohydrates – either completely or limit it to a minuscule amount in your diet to lose weight? I am sure plenty. Right? And, when you did eliminate it, what did you experience? (more…)
New ways to love 'Carbs'
Posted in Creating Balance, Creating Health, Nutrition, tagged Blood Sugar, Carbohydrates, Complex Carbohydrates, Diabetes, Fiber, Glucose, Glycogen, Nutrition, Refined, Weight Loss on March 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
How many different diet plans have you heard of or read in the past where you've been asked to eliminate carbohydrates from your diet? I am sure plenty. Right? And, when you did eliminate it, what did you experience? The loss of energy and general lethargy accompanied with several other health issues. Just because I said ' Love your carbs', does not mean you can now go binge on that pizza for dinner tonight!
The 'Low-Fat' Fad
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For years, we have tried to reduce fat consumption without a clear distinction between good vs. bad fats in hope of better health. " Eating a low-fat, low –cholesterol diet" has been the mantra for decades and millions of us have tried to follow this advice hoping to lose weight, prevent heart disease and other chronic conditions. (Fats and Cholesterol, 2011) For almost about 30 years, popular media has been promoting such a diet as a route to plague-free arteries and a slim figure. (Burne, 2010) (more…)


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To say the Japanese like collecting Colnagos, or that the British love Bromptons, is like saying the Dutch go for bikes without a few wheel nuts. There are no points for stating obvious facts. What I would like to do is stereotype a few countries that have been going under the radar, or actively hiding the existence of a typical bike— one that betrays the national spirit.
For example I'll tell you that the quintessential American bike is handmade from the most incongruous materials (so long as they're locally sourced), then built up with thousand-dollar components from Chris King, Phil Wood, Joe Blogs and any other legendary name in alo-o-ominum buffing. It will carry a guarantee that no part was airflow, shipped, or even trucked, but was gathered by the frame maker himself, wearing hillbilly get-up, on his regular rounds visiting family owned components manufacturers throughout Tennessee, Colorado and Stratford-upon-Avon, riding a long-john.
Meanwhile, in Singapore, the snow bike fashion of 2013 has given way to the sled bike fashion of 2014. To an outsider looking at a tropical island this may seem perplexing, but to the Singaporean who has not stepped out of a shopping arcade to check the weather since the late nineteen-nineties, owning a sled bike is no stranger than any of the thousands of ways one might demonstrate that they are not trapped on an island, by buying things from off of that island.
Australians, meanwhile, make no choices of their own when it comes to buying a bike. They let their mate Dave introduce them to a third mate called John, who owns a bike shop and who will look after them if they mention Dave's name. John has taken good care of all of his good Aussie mates' mates, fixing them up with full carbon Specialized road bikes with Zipp wheels and SRAM red components. That's the minimum requirement to do Amy's Ride. What's Amy Ride? Think of it as the Australian cycling community's annual expression of helplessness. Whether trusting shop keepers to not rip us off, trusting drivers to go around us, not through us, or trusting British military commanders not to sacrifice our lives in Gallipoli, misplaced investments of trust are all just a part of the ANZAC tradition.
I reviewed various custom frame builders around Melbourne until I settled on one who would produce me a beautiful frame, TIG welded and made from the lightest and stiffest steel tubes known to man, Columbus Spirit , for a reasonable price.
Who is this frame builder? Ewen Gellie is his name. Why? Because I want to be able to fit 28mm tyres to ride rough roads, and race on the same bike. I don't want to hit my toe on the front tyre while doing a track stand at the lights. I want it to fit me properly, not make concessions to meld a production frame to fit me unsatisfactorily.
I already had the groupset chosen. Of course it is Campagnolo Chorus. It and every other part came from overseas, and were carefully selected, weighing up durability, lightness, comfort, usability and cost. The wheels I assembled from parts I collected from Miche, DT Swiss and Kinlin.
Recently I made an addition. I bought a SP PV-8 dynamo hub and built a new front wheel to power a B&M IQ-TEC Premium headlight. Absolutely brilliant. I could win A grade races with this headlight on. I reused a Mavic OpenPro Ceramic rim with 32 Revolution spokes. With the ceramic coating, the braking surface is as good as the day it was new, though it has already carried me over 100,000km. Did I mention durability?
But I'm different. You knew that.
Steven! That post is hilarious! I didn't know that folks from Singapore were into fat bikes(not snow bikes)! I thought it was just Midwest,United States, thing. You rode a fat bike yet?
I'm proud of the American cycling stereotype you have given us. Thanks.

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This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
- Yield
- Serves 4
- 6 whole jumbo quail (6 to 8 ounces each)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
- 1/2 cup milk
- about 2 1/2 cups corn or canola oil for frying
- Accompaniments:
- lemon wedges
- creamed corn with bacon
- With poultry shears or a sharp knife cut off necks, feet, and first 2 wing joints of each quail and discard. Cut out and discard backbones. Halve each quail lengthwise through breast and cut off legs. In a shallow bowl stir together flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne. Pour milk into another shallow bowl. In a 12-inch heavy skillet heat 1/2 inch oil over moderate heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 360°F.
- While oil is heating, working with 1 quail piece at a time dip half of pieces in milk, letting excess drip off, and dredge in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Arrange floured pieces on a tray. With tongs lower floured pieces, skin sides down, into hot oil. Fry quail, turning several times, until golden brown and just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes total, and transfer to paper towels to drain. Keep quail warm. Return oil to 360°F. and coat and fry remaining quail in same manner.
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Feedzai Data Scientist Wins National Pattern Recognition Award
How many of us have given a 5-star rating online to review a seller, product or service on-line? Or classified an e-mail message as spam? What many of us did not know is, in that moment, our rating fine-tuned a Machine Learning model. Human feedback bridges Artificial Intelligence last mile to our world. Each pooled opinion about Artificial Intelligence decisions improves the general customer experience – even across vendors. Every AI decision thereafter benefits from that human feedback.
Feedzai applies Artificial Intelligence research at Big Data scale to fight financial fraud.
This technology is heralded as the most effective tool keeping financial transactions frontlines safe.
Companies who wish to stay on the leading edge of AI powered Fraud Prevention are always on the lookout for the best and brightest additions to their teams. Feedzai boasts a world class team of industrious software engineers and focused data scientists who develop a leading Omnichannel Fraud Prevention solution.
Mariana Lourenço is a young data scientist with an excellent academic track record, working in Feedzai's Lisbon office. Mariana graduated with a Masters in Informatics Engineering, (specialized in Intelligent Systems) in the top 3% of her class at University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Feedzai is proud to announce Mariana's Masters Thesis, titled "Supervised Topic Models with Multiple Annotators" has been awarded the Best Master Thesis 2015 in the field of pattern recognition, by the Portuguese Association for Pattern Recognition.
In the course of her research, Mariana developed novel ways to improve the overall reliability of an Artificial Intelligence algorithm that crowdsources indiscriminate opinions (feedback) about its Machine Learning models decisions quality. Her enhanced algorithm derives the main subject matter of text articles.
Common Artificial Intelligence algorithms place excessive trust in human supervising feedback. Machine algorithms frequently treat every feedback input as valuable, even while not everybody inputs accurate decisions. People can mistakenly flag legitimate e-mails as spam, and may write unjustified reviews at on-line marketplaces. Erratic feedback can negatively impact Artificial Intelligence algorithms internal calibration and runtime accuracy.
Mariana's contributions to the Artificial Intelligence field improves the state-of-the-art sLDA algorithm by identifying emerging human experts and accurate appraisers among the crowd fine-tuning Machine Learning model decisions. Mariana demonstrated that people who provide reliable feedback deserve increased influence above careless people when evaluating Machine Learning model decisions.
Mariana's innovative MA-sLDA algorithm detects the subject matter of text articles automatically up to 90% of times. This result represents a double-digit efficiency improvement, 10% on average, over state-of-the-art sLDA algorithm. Her MA-sLDA approach was particularly strong processing unreliable information.
Whereas sLDA works in similar fashion to an Encyclopedia Britannica expert, Mariana's "Multiple Annotator – Supervised latent Dirichlet allocation for classification" algorithm is closer to the Wikipedia model. Wisdom of the crowd is availed to achieve the best results.
Her trailblazing Machine Learning research earned Mariana an invited research scientist position at Singapore – MIT Alliance for Research & Technology (SMART). There, she employed a MedLDA algorithm to estimate the date and location of mass gatherings of people, using just snippets of text, crowdsourced from low fidelity Google results. Her research improved the frequency of public buses and satisfied peaks of demand around large events. The algorithm predicted attendance volumes and managed to avoid empty buses on less popular events. It paved the way for smart cities to conserve energy and effectively manage limited public resources with the support of Artificial Intelligence.
Feedzai's team grows stronger with bright professionals like Mariana, capable of developing next-generation Real-Time Omnichannel Fraud Prevention solutions.
Feedzai Fraud Prevention solution features Segment of One profiles to provide historical card and customer behavior to transactional data. Data Enrichment gathers crowdsourced relevant facts from social media and beyond. The wealth of syncopated data enables Feedzai to perform informed best-in-class transaction decisions. Whitebox Scoring presents fraud analysts with clear text explanations for each Risk Score.
Fraud Analysts go over each unclear transaction lined up for Review. The investigation surrounding the true nature of each payment under review culminates in a decision allowing or blocking it. That choice has a positive impact on future Machine Learning model decisions.
Mariana's work has the potential to reward the most accurate Fraud Analysts payment verification judgements, increasing their overall influence on Feedzai's Fraud Prevention Machine Learning models. Mariana's groundbreaking work promises to takes Artificial Intelligence one step closer to perfect decisioning.
Feedzai is spearheading Fraud Prevention using Real Time Machine Learning at Big Data scale to stop today's and tomorrow's fraud rings. Mariana Lourenço research moves the needle on Artificial Intelligence accuracy ensuring Feedzai on-premise and cloud products don't rest on their laurels. Feedzai aims to keep driving innovation forward.
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We Are Being Warned
"Temperature anomalies in May continued a much longer trend. GISS compared the January–May mean surface temperature anomalies for 2010 to those of 2005 and 1998 (the two warmest years on record). January–May anomalies show 2010 to be the warmest out of 131 years (2005 is the fourth warmest and 1998 is the fifth warmest). Moreover, Arctic temperature anomalies are especially pronounced, and have been since the turn of the twenty-first century."
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* C$0.9870 vs the US$, or $1.0132
* Currency shrugs off GDP data
* Bond prices rise across the curve
TORONTO, March 2 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar retreated against its U.S. counterpart on Friday after a string of gains this week as currency traders largely shrugged off muted domestic fourth-quarter growth data.
Canadian economic growth slowed to an annualized 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 from a sharply upwardly revised 4.2 percent in the third period, as positive temporary factors faded and government stimulus continued to wind down.
The 1.8 percent real growth rate matched forecasts in a Reuters survey but fell short of the 2.0 percent pace that the Bank of Canada predicted in its January Monetary Policy Report. U.S. growth was 3.0 percent in the fourth quarter.
"It's pretty much expected and overall growth is still fairly modest. This is a little bit stale, dated in the sense that it's backwards looking," said Camilla Sutton, chief currency strategist at Scotia Capital.
"There's nothing in the data release that would be concerning. I think that's positive, but it's likely a CAD neutral."
Around 9 a.m. (1400 GMT), the Canadian dollar was at C$0.9870 versus the U.S. dollar, or $1.0132, down from Thursday's North American session finish at C$0.9859 versus the U.S. dollar, or $1.0143.
Still, the Canadian dollar has appreciated more than 2 U.S. cents against the greenback since Monday, from a low of C$1.0050 to a more than five-month high of C$0.9842 on Thursday. The gains came on the back of a huge cash injection by the European Central Bank, solid U.S. labor market data and elevated oil prices.
"A lot of clients have seen the improving U.S. economic data, they've seen oil prices moving a lot higher and I think the Canadian dollar just becomes a much more attractive place to invest," said Blake Jespersen, managing director of foreign exchange sales at BMO Capital Markets.
"I think sentiment has really changed this week towards the Canadian dollar, it's appreciated considerably against some of the major currencies, the yen, the euro. We're seeing a lot of money coming back into Canada."
He said resistance for the Canadian currency was in place around C$0.9850 and support was seen holding between C$0.9915-80.
On the crosses, the Canadian dollar surged to a 7-month high versus the yen after data showed persistent negative price pressures in Japan that are likely to keep the Bank of Japan's focus on monetary easing and to undermine the currency. Analysts noted the currency was the best performer against the crosses for the week.
Canadian bond prices edged higher across the curve, with the two-year bond up 1 Canadian cent to yield 1.117 percent. The 10-year bond added 12 Canadian cents to yield 1.991 percent.
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Anna: Maybe.
Hehe...Eventually we decided we had to stop having book club. Emily just couldn't control her temper.
Mother Teressa with the children.
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Fri, 29 July 2016
On today's show we talk with two of the top men at BattleFrog Series.
Kevin Jones is an engineer by trade, but two months ago, he joined the ever growing list of OCR fans turned OCR employee. On his drive from Ohio to Miami, he stopped by the ORM offices to chat with Matt about it. Learn about his start in OCR, and the wild ride since that has led to him becoming the Chief Marketing Officer at BattleFrog.
Next up is a call with BattleFrog CEO Ramiro Ortiz. (Kevin joined for this call as well). Matt first talked to Ramiro when Mr. Ortiz took over from Don Mann last year. Now seemed like to be a good time to catch up to see things have progressed, or not, at BattleFrog. They discuss attendance numbers, this year's ESPN shows, and new cities for next year.
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Show Notes:
Episode 136 - Ramiro's first appearance on the podcast.
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Posted on 23 February 2016
Hello! This week I thought it was high time I started to introduce the wonderful people that make up 'Team Barretts'. We finally got round to updating our gorgeous new website with staff photos and a bit of background, so please do have a look. To help you get to know us even better I'll be doing a short interview with everyone and sprinkle them throughout the year as part of our weekly blogs.
This week it's Gary Songhurst, Head of our thriving Flooring Department, which is actually the store's biggest department by revenue.
JB: What did you do before joining the Barretts of Woodbridge Flooring Department?
GS: I have been a carpet and flooring fitter 30 years working for most of the high street firms and smaller department stores. I also ran my own flooring shop for 5 of those years.
JB: Tell me more about your business
GS: It was between1987 and 1995, and was called Halesworth Carpet Centre. Although it was hard work, I managed to double the turnover in that period.
JB: Why did you decide to give your successful business up and move into carpet fitting?
GS: Family - I wanted to see my new-born son Glen grow up! As you well know, running your own business is very demanding with long hours, and you never really switch off. I'm the kind of person who always has to give 100%, so stepping back a bit from my business wasn't an option. So I decided the best thing to do was to re-prioritise my life and become a fitter, with much more regular hours.
JB: And Glen is now a fitter, following in his father's footsteps?
GS: Yes, he worked for me initially but is now self-employed and based in Lowestoft. He regularly does work for Barretts, mainly in wood laminate and Luxury Vinyl Tiles.
JB: What changes have you made since you joined Barretts?
GS: They say a new brush sweeps clean, and that's exactly what I did! I thought a good clear-out and tidy up was in order and I'm pleased with how the department now looks. I streamlined a lot of the internal processes too, so we can focus even more on our customers and their flooring needs. I set my colleague Dan Bruce up as an estimator which has worked really well, and John Robertson-Young has also recently joined to help us keep up with the ever growing demand - we're over 15% up on the year.
JB: Why do you think that is?
GS: I think there's generally more confidence around than last year, when the General Election was looming. I also think the whole store has stepped up in terms of how we create inspiring displays, and how we engage our customers and build the all important trust. Plus, you can't now miss the Barretts store in Woodbridge, with the whole building being decorated and clear signage, so perhaps people are noticing us a bit more and giving us a try. Looks like they are very happy with the experience when they do.
JB: Do you think the new ranges you've introduced have also contributed to your growth?
GS: Yes indeed. I wanted Barretts to appeal to all ages and price ranges, and whilst we want to keep the character of the department I felt we needed something new. I brought in laminate flooring, new ranges of Luxury Vinyl Tiles, bleach cleanable carpets (yes, you can really clean this carpet with bleach), and a huge range of hand knotted rugs. Plus all the new ranges of twist pile and cable loop pile carpets from prestigious carpet weaver Axminster. It's very rare we can't meet a customer's requirements.
All that combined with our growing contract work with local developers such as Foundation Properties with the Courthouse and Park Properties has ensured we've had the best year ever.
JB: What are people buying?
GS: A lot of very tight loop Berber carpets mainly in grey shades, and laminate flooring. Both are very much in fashion at present. Laminate flooring also doesn't have the same issues as solid wood floors and provides a great background for a lovely rug.
JB: What have been your highlights since joining Barretts?
GS: Working with a great crowd of people has been brilliant - it really is a pleasure working at Barretts. Carrying out every type of installation you can imagine is also a challenge, as well as being able to fulfil the whole service i.e. moving furniture, uplifting and removing old flooring, and having the time with people helping them choose their new flooring.
The huge refurbishment at Paddy and Scotts coffee bar in Regents Street, London was also a real highlight.
JB: What's the one thing you would change about Barretts?
GS: It would be nice to have more space to have even more carpet ranges, although
that might probably confuse people totally!
JB: What is your favourite product in Barretts?
GS: It's not even from my department, the Danalight 5 Tier Copper Lounge Lamp in our rug window
JB: Most obscure or bizarre thing you've been asked in Barretts of Woodbridge?
GS: How about to carpet the walls and ceiling of a market stall? Or to let the dog out when I leave the property, wait till he's been to toilet and let him back in? Then there was, 'Will the fitters take the wardrobe out of one property and take it to a neighbour's house?' The really bizarre thing was the answer to all of these was yes!
JB: Anything you'd like to be asked?
GS: Yes, ask me go to Iran and watch Persian rugs being made and spend a fortnight
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Some Thoughts While I'm Waiting in Line for Overpriced Wine March 24, 2012Posted by Gina in Skepticism and atheism.
It's 11pm and I'm feeling content and comfortable. After standing in rainy conditions from 9:30am to 5:00pm, we here at Polyskeptic.com decided to head back to the hotel to dry off and get our brains in order. Then we headed to Bethesda for an after party sponsored by American Atheists and here we are.
Last month, Wes, Jessie, and I went to Wicked Faire in Somerset, NJ. It was a wonderful weekend for various reasons (not the least of which was getting to walk around as Lock, Shock and Barrel again). One of the things that was appealing at the time was the massive amount of acceptance for all lifestyles and interests. At Wicked Faire, you could be who you want to be, whatever that may be. That felt like a vacation for me for a weekend because it was really nice to not have to particularly explain polyamory for once. We could just introduce ourselves and our relationship and people were cool with it (we didn't even get weird looks about it). So that's nice. But the acceptance was one I couldn't fully trust and give in to, because, well, when you are with people who accept everything regardless of any thought at all, the acceptance is…um…kind of bullshit. If you don't think about it and just accept, sure, you don't fight…but you're also not asking questions or getting a real opinion. It's nice for a weekend, but not for a life.
At the Reason Rally, I feel a similar kind of acceptance but I feel like it's one I can trust. The Reason Rally has been a gathering of like minded people, just like any convention…but here's the difference: we accept because we know that anything we disagree with can and will be challenged. It is an acceptance based on truth and a commitment to critical thinking. Just like asking why we were waiting in a long line before getting into it themselves, meetings here are done with an important understanding. The understanding is that we know that we may not agree on, well, anything…but we do agree that we should find out exactly what people are about before accepting or rejecting them, much like ideas and beliefs.
This is the essence of reason. This is why we are here, in DC and, frankly, in life.
Maybe it's the wine talking, but I'm feeling motivated and excited about this movement and the kind of people who join it. I am not alone.
And just in case you thought this wasn't a real rally, there was totally a woman dancing with hula hoops on the dance floor a minute ago. The drum circle will begin shortly…most likely. I missed a chance to take a picture of hula hoop girl because I was blogging.
I should, um, maybe stop blogging for a minute…maybe.
- 1. Charlie - April 4, 2012
Im looking for that girl's FB. She was wonderful. Hell, my kids love the video I shot of one of her routines. I also saw her having, or trying to have, a discussion with a street preacher. She's pretty damned smart. <–I'm a douche for 'sounding like she wouldn't be. I'll post my video later when I get home if you want.
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- Organizing a neighborhood watch
- Residential and Commercial Security Surveys
- Personal Safety Recommendations
- Shoplifting/Internal Theft
- Citizen Police Academy
- Junior Police Academy
- National Night Out
- McGruff the Crime Dog
- Drug and Alcohol Programs (Fatal Vision)
- Gun Safety
- Safe Schools/School Violence
- Teen Dating Violence
- Hate Crimes
- Internet Safety/Protecting Kids Online
- Terrorism Awareness and Prevention
- Car Theft
- Travel Safety and Security
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- Credit Card Fraud/Identity Theft
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- Harassing Phone Calls
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- Domestic Violence
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The Citizens Police Academy is an opportunity to build lasting relationships between citizens who live and work in Scranton and the Scranton Police Department. The Academy is an eleven week program where the student will receive information on police policies and procedures, the judiciary system and constrains, special skills, training and tools of the police department, police budget and much more. The Scranton Police will also teach how to be proactive in your community through crime watch, and neighborhood watch programs.
National Night Out:
(America's Night Out Against Crime) - First introduced in 1984 by Matt A. Peskin to strengthen participation in local anticrime efforts nationally. These efforts would involve entire communities at one time dedicated to the development, growth and maintenance of organized crime and drug prevention programs. While traditional "lights on" and front porch vigils remain a part of NNO, activities have expanded considerably over the years to include block parties, cookouts, parades, visits from police, festivals, neighborhood walks, safety fairs, contests, rallies and meetings. The day that was chosen was the first Tuesday in August.
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The Ambitious Life Of Christian Remde
We see a lot of movies over the course of a year in Austin Texas. Right around a hundred and fifty on average.
It's easy to do.
Join Austin Film Society, become a film fan at The Paramount, hit the Alamo's website everyday, follow the goings on at the Harry Ransom Center, check in on UT's Cinemateque offerings….keep your ear to the ground for the various renegade film offerings that different coffee shops and public spaces put on on a weekly basis.
Which brings us to local film maker Christian Remde. We are standing in a parking lot in East Austin talking shop with a stranger who mentions Remde and his ambitious maneuverings in Austin's film scene.
We then seek out and write up his short doc; Farm To Trailer, on chef Bryce Gilmore of Odd Duck and Barley Swine fame here:
Apparently Mr. Remde is not going to leave it at that, as he's now put out a new short on local meat purveyors, the Kocureks. It's called Charcuterie and can be viewed here:
Larry Kocurek gets straight down to business by breaking down the history of charcuterie and then extolling the virtues of the common hog: "I think the pig gets all the attention cause it's such a versatile animal. You can bake it, you can broil it, you can barbecue it you can smoke it, you can fry it, you can confit it. You can do so many things with this one animal."
We picture Peta members running screaming down the street at this point if they are to somehow come across this film.
But Kocurek speaks the truth.
The nobility of the pig and its myriad uses for the supper table have been ably documented for years.
There is no finer creature when it comes eating time.
The film moves along and then we're treated to Kocurek making a giant blood sausage under the watchful gaze of the Stepford Wives [?].
We love the brief shots of some guy who look like he was abducted from a Slayer show, given a knife and told to start sawing on some meat.
The genesis of the family business is then delineated [ mama Kocurek gets pregnant, papa Kocurek loses his job, mama Kocurek has a meat based epiphany and the business takes off ] to good effect.
It's a classic American boot straps tale. One we never grow tired hearing.
Larry Kocurek ends the piece with a romantic tale of Spain and how the European vacation he and his wife took changed their life.
Their dream of owning a tiny pig farm in Spain really resonates. Sustainable, pragmatic living filled with work and delicious food.
Christian Remde does a beautiful job capturing the Kocurek family.Their hopes and dreams are common ones that many of us share but committing this to film in a compelling way is no small feat.
We're already looking forward to Mr. Remde's next film.
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From a musician supporting Remmereit...
(This letter has been edited for consistency with our editorial policy.) Many members of our community, and others from further afield, have voiced their concerns about the turmoil at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. One group has not spoken publicly: the musicians who feel that the Board of Directors' decision to terminate Music Director Arild Remmereit's contract was a mistake, musically and financially.
Although the public outcry has been overwhelmingly in support of Maestro Remmereit and against the Board's decision, this large group of musicians has been silenced by fear.
I write now to stand firmly in support of Arild Remmereit, as a conductor and as a human being.
This truly isn't an easy thing to do, in the midst of the upheavals at work. Were it not for the support of a large number of my respected colleagues who share my opinions and whose views I represent here also, and for the fact that an experienced attorney stands ready to assist if support of Maestro Remmereit results in retaliation from those who hold opposing views, I might have chosen to remain silent.
This unfortunate and probably unprecedented situation, in which RPO musicians have been placed in a position where their only choices are to remain silent about a matter of critical importance to them, or to contradict their colleagues publicly (a situation that any good orchestral board of directors should fight hard against, since it directly affects the quality of the product, which requires sincerely heartfelt collaboration and precise cooperation), is completely unnecessary and could have been easily avoided.
Something that seems very clear is that musician opinion was not what drove the decision-making process. On that topic, I speak from especially personal knowledge. My opinions of Arild Remmereit were not considered, even by some of my own colleagues. It's not enough to say that I enjoy playing under Maestro Remmereit, although I most certainly do. In addition, I firmly believe that his innovative, collaborative programming, with its focus on contemporary sensibilities and on our city's legacy; his compelling presence on the podium; his easy rapport with our audiences and supporters; and his attention to the details which take a performance from excellent to outstanding, are what would catapult our beloved RPO into the upper echelon of American orchestras.
As Arild Remmereit took the podium, I was very excited about the glorious future I saw on the RPO's horizon, and I was shocked to find that it was in jeopardy, through his threatened termination.
When I attempted, at an official orchestra musicians' meeting, to voice my impression of him as a person and my experiences at his rehearsals and concerts, I was told by one of my colleagues, a member of our annually elected five-member representative committee, that my positive opinion of Maestro Remmereit was not as important as certain negative opinions held by other musicians.
Shortly after that meeting, I filled out the first of two surveys given to musicians so that we could provide feedback about the Music Director, thinking that here would be my chance to voice my opinion. Sure enough, the results were tallied and showed that a strong majority of the musicians supported Maestro Remmereit. Very soon thereafter, though, a second survey was sent to us, with unusual instructions that it be returned to one member of the Board of Directors, who would compile the results.
When I called this board member to ask why, when a matter of such gravity was at stake, an impartial third party had not been designated to receive our responses and compile them, he referred me to the president of our local office of the American Federation of Musicians, who is also one of the orchestra musicians and who had approved the process. Because of the irregularities in the process whereby the second survey of musicians' opinions was taken, I declined to participate, along with quite a large number of my colleagues.
When a few musicians proposed to issue a statement to the press indicating that we, as a group, supported the actions of our Board of Directors, I addressed the room and asked that no such statement be issued without a great deal more conversation, as we were far from a unified body. The motion was carried to draft a statement, and many musicians understood that we would, at least, have the opportunity to discuss, edit, and approve it or not. Instead, the five-member committee drafted something that implied that musicians were united, and sent it out immediately.
Thus my memorably positive musical experiences with Arild Remmereit, and the strong impression I have of his integrity, his fairness, his kindness, and his sense of humor, have gotten very little exposure. By reading this, you have given me a voice, and I'm grateful. I'll be grateful, too, for your continued interest in, and support of, the music made by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
It is a very bad time for us, and I liken it to the Civil War, when members of families fought against each other. No matter what happens from now on, it will be a very slow recovery onstage and off, and that recovery hasn't even begun. I have never doubted that Arild Remmereit wants to fulfill his vision to see the RPO standing as one of this country's best orchestras, and I've never doubted that that is where we belong. I hope that all of us will yet see it happen.
Bock has been a cellist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra since the David Zinman era.
From a musician supporting Remmereit's termination...
(This letter has been edited for consistency with our editorial policy.) I would like to express sincere thanks and gratitude to the thousands of RPO members and patrons for your devotion and support over the years. I was appointed Principal Trumpet of the RPO in 1995 and have had the privilege of sharing great music with you and my colleagues for the past 18 years. In light of recent events I'd like to share some of my perspectives with you. I do want to stress that while I have spoken extensively with many of my RPO musician colleagues, it is not my intention to express anything other than my own personal opinion. No matter how we differ in our interpretations, I am fortunate and grateful for the opportunity to make music with all of my colleagues and collaborate with their tremendous talents.
The decision to terminate the contract of Arild Remmereit has sparked sharp protest from some in our community. My remarks here are not directed at them nor do I seek to change their opinions. They are passionate believers in their cause, and I respect their right to support it. I too for a period of time considered myself an ardent supporter of Mr. Remmereit. Sadly, during his brief tenure he managed to destroy the trust that I had invested in him. The ongoing negotiations between RPO Inc. and Mr. Remmereit do not permit me to share details, and even if I could I am not sure if it would mean much to those whose support for Mr. Remmereit is unmovable and entrenched. I admire their passion but feel uneasy about the disproportionate and overarching shadow that it has cast on evidence-based reason.
The fact that many musicians have expressed reservations about Mr. Remmereit is more than justified; it's an expression of healthy protest and a testament to our poise, maturity, and integrity as discerning adults. Informed dissent within any organization is a sign of strength, as it seeks to know and express the truth in ethical ways.
My perspectives are the direct result of a lengthy career as an orchestral musician. In my 27 years as a professional orchestral trumpet player, I have worked with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the City of Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. All told, I have played upwards of 4,500 concerts in North America, Asia, and Europe under internationally acclaimed conductors. Even before my professional career, I was exposed to inspiring conducting as a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center under Kurt Masur and Charles Dutoit. I was amazed at the level of musicianship and technique, was truly inspired by their gifts, and felt motivated to work harder than ever to make my dreams come true.
I've been very fortunate indeed to be afforded opportunities to observe world-class conductors as both guests and music directors. My view is informed by first-hand knowledge of their leadership styles both on and off the podium, observing their interactions with musicians, staff, and board members alike. Over the years I have been able to determine for myself how and why certain organizations are successful, why some are not, and the various gradations in between. While I cannot speak openly about details associated with Mr. Remmereit's dismissal, I can confidently state that I fully support the RPO Board's decision to terminate his contract. It was a lengthy, painstaking, and deliberative process – and it was a decision that took courage and integrity. The RPO has a 90-year tradition of bringing great music to Rochester, and I feel more confident than ever we will be carrying on that tradition through the years to come.
Prosser is principal trumpet of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and is an ex-officio member of the RPO board.


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Communal projects were often social occasions, as a settler described in later years. In the early settlement of the country, there were cabin and barn raisings, log-rollings, wood-choppings, corn-huskings, and sewing and quilting parties, and at such gatherings, utility and amusements were usually blended. Rich and poor then met upon lines of social equality, and the old and young mingled together in those old-time gatherings.
The Pioneers were helpful to each other, not only in "raisings" and "rollings," requiring a force of men, but also in other ways. If a settler was incapacitated from work by sickness or other cause, his neighbors set a day and gathered in force and plowed his corn, harvested his grain, or cut his wood for the winter, as the season or occasion required. And when a pig or a calf or a sheep was killed, a piece of the same was sent to the several families in the neighborhood, each of whom reciprocated in kind, and in this neighborly way all had fresh meats the greater part of the summer.
Corn Husking – Finding the Red Ear. New England 1820
Corn-huskings were great occasions. Sometimes the corn ears were stripped from the stalks and hauled to a favorable place and put in parallel or semi-circular windrows, convenient for the huskers. Moonlight nights were usually chosen for husking-bees, and sometimes bonfire lights were improvised. After the company gathered, captains were selected who chose the men off into two squads or platoons which competed in the work, each trying to finish its row first. The captain of the winning squad would then be carried around on the shoulders of his men, amid their triumphal cheer, and then the bottle would be passed.
Women also attended these Pioneer gatherings and sometimes assisted at the husking, but more frequently were engaged in the early evening in quilting or sewing, or in helping to prepare the great supper-feast that was served after the work was done.
There was a rule that a young man could kiss a girl for each red ear of corn found at a husking, and it goes without the saying that all the girls were kissed, some of them several times for it was surprising how many red ears were found – so many that the number was prima facie evidence that some of the boys went to the huskings with their pockets full of red corn ears.
Nearly all the Pioneer gatherings wound up after supper with a dance. When a fiddler could not be obtained, music for the occasion was furnished by some one blowing on a leaf, or by whistling "dancing tunes." The dancing was more robust in those days than artistic, perhaps, for the people were robust in those days, effeminacy not becoming fashionable until later years. [1]
Clothing was precious in the early years of settlement. The clothing brought from the East soon wore out, especially for the men, who worked clearing the land and planting the fields. It would be several years before replacement clothing would be readily available. Raccoon and muskrat caps, and deerskin jackets and pantaloons, were for several years . . . the leading articles of dress. This style of clothing was not as practical as it may seem, and resulted in many ludicrous incidents . . . from the dryings, or freezing, of this very changeable and unaccommodating species of apparel. [2]
As the settlers tamed the frontier, they introduced sheep and began to use wool to make clothing. But before it could be used the wool had to be carded into rolls by hand, and after the rolls had been spun into yarn and the yarn woven into flannel, the product of the loom had to be "fulled" into thicker cloth for men's wear. As this was a hand or rather a foot process, it necessitated "fulling" or "kicking" parties. Upon such occasions the web was stretched out loosely on the puncheon floor and held at each end, while men with bared feet sat in rows at the sides and kicked the cloth, while the women poured on warm soapsuds, and the white foam of the suds would often be thrown over both the kickers and attendants. [3]
Pioneer gatherings in those days had two purposes, to accomplish work that families couldn't do on their own and as an opportunity to socialize and meet new friends. Young people found romance at these gatherings, and no doubt, Clarissa Benedict had her fair share of suitors.
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[1] "Pioneer Gatherings" by A.J. Baughman, The Firelands Pioneer, December 1900, pp. 629-630.
[2] Description of wardrobes of men in the early days of settlement is from "Oration of Eleutherous Cooke," The Firelands Pioneer, June, 1858, p. 6
[3] "Pioneer Gatherings" by A.J. Baughman, The Firelands Pioneer, December 1900, pp. 629-630.
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So company officials worked with CBS to buy four spots in each of the 48 local markets in which they sell their cars.
The company was guaranteed that its four new spots would run during pregame, during the core of the game, at the end of the game and in the local news following the game, according to Joe Kunkel, senior vice president of marketing and strategy for the company.
Kunkel said they bought the ads at roughly half the price of what it would have cost nationally. Retail on four 30-second ads would have been about $10 million.
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OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, today announced receipt of an award of a $15.6 million contract for beach re-nourishment for Brigantine Island and Great Egg Harbor Inlet and Peck Beach in New Jersey. There are additional options that may be awarded under the contract, potentially adding another $5.6 million to the contract. This project will provide coastal protection from natural erosion and storm damage along these beaches. This work was awarded to GLDD by the Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. Work is planned to begin before year-end to be done by the hydraulic dredge Illinois.
By investing in coastal protection projects like this, the Corps of Engineers saves the U.S. taxpayer billions of dollars in damages resulting from storms and natural erosion. As a secondary benefit, beaches in New Jersey generate billions of dollars in tax revenues to the local and national economy as a result of recreational users. Coastal environments that are maintained also provide sustainable habitat for many diverse species of wildlife. GLDD developed much of the original technology and construction methodology to make projects like this possible and continues to safely innovate and lead the industry in a constantly evolving and complex market.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA") or in releases made by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), all as may be amended from time to time. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Great Lakes and its subsidiaries, or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking language, such as the words "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "project," "may," "would," "could," "should," "seeks," or "scheduled to," or other similar words, or the negative of these terms or other variations of these terms or comparable language, or by discussion of strategy or intentions. These cautionary statements are being made pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the PSLRA with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the "safe harbor" provisions of such laws. Great Lakes cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by Great Lakes are not guarantees or indicative of future performance. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements with respect to Great Lakes, include, but are not limited to, risks associated with Great Lakes' leverage, fixed price contracts, dependence on government contracts and funding, bonding requirements and obligations, international operations, backlog, uncertainty related to pending litigation, government regulation, restrictive debt covenants and fluctuations in quarterly operations, and those factors, risks and uncertainties that are described in Item 1A "Risk Factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and in other securities filings by Great Lakes with the SEC.
Although Great Lakes believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from a projection or assumption in any forward-looking statements. Great Lakes' future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date hereof and Great Lakes does not have or undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise, unless otherwise required by law.
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Exchange 2010 Cross Site DAG Disaster Recovery: Data Center/AD Site failure Part 1
This article is a complete guide on performing Exchange 2010 Disaster recovery when you have a data center or Active directory failure in the primary site. This is going to work when DAG is expanded to at least 2 data centers & one of them is primary and other is DR site Datacenter.
This is the part of 1 of 2 of DAG Site DR guide.
Part 2 – Switchback to the Production Site – http://msexchangeguru.com/2012/10/30/exchange-2010-dag-dr2
Part 1 – Activating DR site
Assumption and pre-requisites
- Both Production and DR sites are replicating perfectly
- DAG with DAC is enabled
- All Prod and DR servers has same configuration.
- FIM will not work until Production AD site come up in a Site DR scenario.
- User is part of organization management AD exchange group.
- PF Database is available in the DR site
The following are the general procedures for failing over the Production Datacentre site to the DR site. By combining the native site resilience capabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 with proper planning, a second datacentre can be rapidly activated to serve the failed datacentre's clients. A datacentre or site failure is managed differently from the types of failures that can cause a server or database failover. In a high availability configuration, automatic recovery is initiated by the system and the failure typically leaves the messaging system in a fully functional state. By contrast, a datacentre failure is considered to be a disaster recovery event, and recovery must be manually performed and completed for the client service to be restored, and for the outage to end. The process you perform is referred to as a datacentre switchover. As with many disaster recovery scenarios, prior planning and preparation for a datacentre switchover can simplify the recovery process and reduce the duration of the outage. We consider the SLA time to 4 hours which is good enough for the switch to the DR site. I am only concerned about the switching of the Public DNS host record for the CAS URLs and SMTP MX record/s.
Activating DR Site outage:
Users will have no access from any client until we bring the DAG up and Running. This will be a complete outage.
Estimated Time:
This will take 2 to 3 hours to bring DR up and running.
DR Activation Steps:
Backup: Take System State Backup of AD server in DR site.
- Go to all programs à Accessoriesà System Tools – Windows server backup.
Select backup once àDifferent OptionsàCustomàClick NextàAdd Items àCheck the checkbox in front of system state àLocal drives àSelect C drive in backup destination àClick on Backup
- Go to all programs à Accessoriesà System Tools – Windows server backup.
Change of the Public DNS host record for CAS and MX record from Production datacentre to DR data centre.
- Seize all FSMO roles from Production DC to the DR DC.
Run the below command to check the current FSMO role holder – Netdom query FSMO
- Log on to DR Domain Controller.
- Assign your account as member of Enterprise Admins, schema admins and Domain Admins.
- Logoff from DR Domain Controller to apply the group membership change.
- Login to DR Domain Controller.
- Open cmd prompt with run as administrator.
- Type ntdsutil then press enter.
Type roles, and then press ENTER.
Type connections, and then press ENTER.
Type "connect to server DR DCname", and then press ENTER.
At the server connections prompt, type q, and then press ENTER.
Type "seize rid master" then press ENTER.
Type "Seize domain naming master" then press ENTER
Type "Seize infrastructure master" then press ENTER
Type "Seize PDC" then press ENTER
Type "Seize schema master" then press ENTER
You will receive a warning window every time we seize fsmo role, asking if you want to perform the seize. Click Yes here.
At the fsmo maintenance prompt, type q and then press ENTER.
Type q, and then press ENTER to quit the Ntdsutil utility.
Ensure DNS is working fine and resolving all required servers.
Move the File share witness and Database to DR Site:
In DAC mode we will run the following cmdlets:
Run the following cmdlet for all Production servers:
Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup -Identity DAGname -mailboxserver ProdDAGservername1 –ConfigurationOnly
Login to the DR servers one by one and stop cluster service using below steps
Open cmd prompt with run as administrator
Type "Net stop clussvc" then press enter.
On one of the DR DAG exchange server, Open the Exchange Management Shell with run as administrator and run the following cmdlet:
Restore-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup -Identity DAGname -ActiveDirectorySite "DR AD site DN" -AlternateWitnessDirectory "alt fsw path" -AlternateWitnessServer "FQDN of Alternate FSW server"
Database should be mounted on DR servers after the completion of the above cmdlet.
If we see the similar error mentioned below:
Server "Production servers" in database availability group "DAGname" is marked to be stopped, but couldn't be removed from the cluster. Error: A server-side database availability group operation failed. Error: The operation Failed. CreateCluster errors may result from incorrectly configured static addresses. Error: An error occurred while attempting a cluster operation. Error: Cluster API '"EvictClusterNodeEx('fqdn of one of the prod server') failed with 0x46. Error: The remote server has been paused or is in the process of being started"' failed. [Server: fqdn of the DR server]
+ CategoreyInfo : InvalidArguement: <:> [Restore-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup], FailedToEvictNodeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : B31DF5AF.Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.RestoreDatabaseAvailabilityGroup
We should also check the log file for the error: Sample log file name is mentioned below.
Login to the DR servers one by one.
- Open Server Manager, start/restart cluster service.
- Open Server Manager, start/restart cluster service.
On one of the DR DAG exchange server, Open the Exchange Management Shell with run as administrator and re-run the following cmdlet:
Restore-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup -Identity DAGname -ActiveDirectorySite "DR AD site DN" -AlternateWitnessDirectory "alt fsw path" -AlternateWitnessServer "FQDN of Alternate FSW server"
Result should be coming clean similar to the below: The warning can be ignored because this is a FSW on a Domain Controller.
Have a dedicated FSW server for production environment.
Restoring Mailbox servers for the Active Directory site "DN of the AD site" in Database Availability Group "DAGName"
After this step database should be mounted.
Failover Cluster should have only DR servers and Cluster Name & File Share Witness resource should be online
Primary Active Manager should be showing in the DR site.
Move OAB to the DR site: Move OAB generation server from Production to the DR.
- Login to DR server
- Open Exchange management Console and go to Organization Configuration à Mailbox à Offline address book tab.
Right click on Default Offline Address Book then select move, then select the DR server and click on move.
- Login to DR server
Change internal DNS host record for CAS to the DR site
Change the send connector source servers to DR server if you have just one send connector. Normally we can configure 2 send connectors one for Production source servers and other for DR source servers.
Change the CAS Array site:
- Login to DR server
- Open Exchange management shell
- Run the cmdlet to get current site
Get-ClientAccessArray -Identity CASArrayname | fl site
Run the cmdlet to change the CAS array to DR site
Set-ClientAccessArray -Identity CasArrayName -Site DR site
Run the cmdlet to verify the change.
"Get-ClientAccessArray -Identity CasArrayName | fl site"
- Login to DR server
Change the Public Folder Server: Change the Public folder server to the DR public folder server.
- Log in to the DR Server
- Open Exchange management shell.
Run the below cmdlet
Set-MailboxDatabase -PublicFolderDatabase "Name of the DR PF DB"
- Log in to the DR Server
Perform forest wide Active Directory Replication: Perform forest wide AD replication so that all DNS and AD server gets replicated with the updated information and all clients connect to the correct mailbox servers.
Backup the following using DPM:
- System State backup.
- Exchange backup using DPM.
- System State backup.
Your DR plan implementation should be complete now.
In the next part of the article, we will take a look at Part 2 – Switchback to the Production Site – http://msexchangeguru.com/2012/10/30/exchange-2010-dag-dr2
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Harvesting to preserve the natural goodness of fully ripe fruit.
For the Chardonnay and Blanc de Blanc we only pick between two and six in the morning. This way oxidation is kept to an absolute minimum. As our winery is right next to the vines we can guarantee the maximum amount of flavors and natural goodness are retained.
Obviously, harvesting is a key part of the process and whilst our harvester is only ever used for a maximum of ten times a year this has been one of our most important investments. As far as we're concerned it is vital that once we know the fruit in a particular area of the estate is ripe, we are able to harvest it immediately and in an exceptionally gentle manner.
Harvesting at the peak of ripeness is vital for capturing all the complexity and goodness. Too ripe and the vitality and aromas are lost. Speed is important but so is the quality of picking.
To this end, like most of our equipment the harvester has been engineered to meet our exacting requirements and fortunately, because of our geography we are able to use a harvester which is fine-tuned for a gentle action rather than for a challenging environment.


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The following newspaper article was written by Francis McArty (listed in rosters as Frank McCarty or McCarthy) of Troop A of the Rough Riders. The article is dated the day following the mustering out of the Rough Riders. It was apparently written while McArty was on leave and present for a visit while the unit awaited muster out at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, New York.
The article in interesting in many ways. It gives a wonderful,
view of the war, Roosevelt and conditions from
inside the unit. It also
shows some of the misconceptions that army had. For instance, that they
had to wait in Cuba to disembark because the navy had not made
In fact, the army leadership had failed to plan adequately for
plans, and the navy had to come to the rescue.
Friday, September 16, 1898
THE STORY OF SAN JUAN (By One of the Rough Riders)
F.M. McArty of Troop A, Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Says That He Would Not Fight For The Cubans A Second Time But Would Prefer To Fight Against Them—Tells Of The Fight In Front Of Santiago Before That City Was Taken—The Use of the Machete.
"Would I enlist again in case of further trouble in Cuba?" echoed F. M. McArty, member of Troop A, Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. "No, I don't think I would to fight the Spanish, but if I got a chance to go back to whip those dirty, thieving Cubans, who will neither fight nor work, I think that I would embrace the opportunity. That is the way I feel about the Cubans. We have no use for them" McArty is here on a visit to friends for a few days. He is quite well known in the city, having been a frequent visitor here while formerly employed as school teacher at Cisco, in Piatt county. He is a man of intelligence and the opinion that he expressed of the Cubans is generally shared by the men who bore the brunt of the late war. At the time of his enlistment McArty was living in Arizona. He is a muscular looking fellow, despite the sickness he has undergone but from which he is now recovering. In detailing the Rough riders' experience in the war he said: "Two companies of Rough Riders were organized in Arizona, and I enlisted at Fort Ripple* and from there went to the rendezvous at San Antonio. We camped there till May 20, and then went to Tampa, Fla., remaining until June 8, when we embarked on the Yucatan on June 14 and with other transports carrying the army of invasion reached Santiago on the 20th, but did not land because the navy had not made preparations for us. We pulled out to sea and remained until the 22nd and on the afternoon of that day again pulled into the harbor and made our landing. That night we slept on our arms, and on the following afternoon began a march to the interior.
"We marched twelve miles to Siboney and remained that night, resuming our march at daylight on the next day. It was on the 24th day of June that we ran across the first Spaniard and received our baptism of fire. They had about 4,000 men and they claimed that we had with us 60,000 but in reality we had about 900. General Wheeler was in command and the fight that followed was of the hide and seek order. We could not see the Spanish and they could not see us. We knew that they were located on the crest of a hill and had us between cross fire, but they generally overshot us. It was a brisk engagement though and we had nine men killed and thirty-two wounded. Among the killed were Captain Capron, the gallant captain of Troop L. He was as brave a man as ever fell in battle. When he went down some of the boys stopped but he had breath enough left to tell them that he was done for and to go on with their fighting and pay not attention to him. It was here that Hamilton Fish fell. He was the first man killed, falling at the very first volley. When the engagement opened we were about 200 yards apart, but we kept up a steady advance and finally were within one hundred yards of the enemy. They began to retreat while we kept pressing forward. After this skirmish we were sent out on the line to do picket duty until the middle of the afternoon. At night we went back and camped on the battlefield, sending out detachments to look after the wounded and gather up the dead. The killed were buried on the following morning. We buried 104 Spaniards, although their loss in killed is said to have been 180. That night, on June 25th, we moved three miles to the front expecting to go into camp for a month, but on June 30th we got orders to push on and went three miles further toward Santiago, camping at an old cathedral about two miles from the Spanish lines.
"On the following morning our troop, A was sent out scouting but were shortly called back, it having been determined to storm San Juan hill. The fight began about 9 o'clock. Near the cathedral we had a battery plated and it drew the fire from the Spanish battery. One of their shells exploded amidst our men, killing some of our men, including one of my own company. We advanced on the enemy's line and at the foot of the hill crossed the river and then deployed as skirmishers, going to the right of what is known as the King's road. While in line waiting for the order to charge Captain O'Neill of our company was hit by a Spanish bullet and instantly killed, and this disconcerted us for a time, but we finally began a general charge, catching up with the 9th and 10th cavalry, and connecting ourselves with the line. Presently Roosevelt came up and ordered a general charge and we rushed up the hill. There was no company formation. The officers were on foot and mingled with the men. We would make a rush of twenty or thirty yards at a time, and in this way took San Juan and other hills. The enemy began to retreat and after we once got them started they were not allowed to stop. We beat them back into the city but in doing this we lost seventeen killed and sixty-one wounded.
"Then we advanced to the hills back of San Juan and dug our entrenchments all that night, except when we were fighting which was kept up intermittently during the night. On the morning of July 2 we resumed the fighting and kept it up all day. Occasionally we got a shell from Cervera's fleet but we got under shelter and held our ground. The gunners on these ships were more accurate than those manning the batteries in front of us. We ceased firing at dark, but at about 10 o'clock the Spanish attempted a general charge and for two hours the fighting was very severe, and we had five men wounded. Eight hundred Spanish prisoners were taken, and the battle did not end until midnight when the enemy retreated to their trenches. On the following day, Sunday, the Spanish resumed the battle from their trenches and the battle was kept up until 9 o'clock. During this time we were under a heavy fire. Then we heard a heavy cannonading as we thought in the bay but it was in reality out in the ocean and proved to be the famous naval battle which ended in the annihilation of Cervera's fleet.
"We thought then that Sampson had entered the bay. A flag of truce was raised at noon and the Spaniards came between the lines and secured their dead. We lay in the trenches all day listening to that incessant thundering of the big guns on the war vessels twelve miles away. At 3 o-clock we got word that Cervera had left the bay, that three of his ships had been destroyed and that our fleet was then after the last one, the Christobal Colon. We were told that when she was captured rockets would be sent up. Then there was anxious waiting for this signal, and when it came about 5 o'clock pandemonium broke lose. Men danced and cheered, bands began to play and there was a wild demonstration all along the line. From that time until the evening of the 9th we lay in our trenches but did not fighting. Then the siege guns were turned loose and kept going for twenty-four hours. After that the flag of truce went up and we did nothing more but stay in the trenches until the day of surrender. After the surrender we moved back to the foot hills, five miles, and then came the sickness. Every man in our regiment had malaria in a more or less degree. It rained every day, the food was not the best and our protection against the weather was not good. We sailed on the Miami on the 8th, reached Montauk Point on the 16th, were detained there for five days in the camp, and after a few days I got my furlough on account of sickness, and came home. My furlough expires on the 26th. I have been mustered out with the rest of my regiment and will get my papers at Fort Sharidan."
"Our food supply," said McArty, "while before Santiago, was not plentiful and it was not the best. We got canned tomatoes, canned beans, bacon, canned corn, beef and coffee, which was brought to us by men with pack pules. Some days there was not half rations but we had to put up with it. I can hardly say how a man feels when in action or what he thinks about. The fact is you don't have time to think. Your consuming ambition is to get at the enemy and you lose sight of everything else. When a man fell we stopped to see if he was wounded or dead. If wounded we did what we could to make him comfortable. If dead we mentally said 'Another poor fellow gone, may be my turn next,' and pushed on. I escaped without a wound but had one close call before Santiago. A bullet hit a tree and rebounding struck me between the shoulders as I was lying on the ground. I felt like some one had thrown a base ball at me with all their strength. I really thought that I had been shot thought, but a colored soldier next to me told me not to worry, that there was plenty of fight left in me. For a week or more there was a black and blue spot on my back as big as a silver dollar. On the 2nd of July a shell passed just over me. There were three lines back of the trenches, the lines being about twenty paces apart. The shell stuck the ground in front of the second line, bounded up and exploded over the third line, killing three men. The shell came from the fleet in the bay, and the aim of the gunners was accurate. The Spanish had a tremendous advantage over us in being able to see the smoke of our black powder, while their smokeless powder made it difficult for us to locate them.
"We saw the exchange of Hobson. It took place about 400 yards from our line. We could not recognize his features but knew what was being done and could recognize the uniforms. A captain was traded for Hobson, and it was reported that this man, with seventy-five men, afterward surrendered to the American army. How true this is I don't know.
"Our news of the naval battle came to us from Siboney by telephone. The signal corps had put up a line which connected our headquarters. This work is done with great rapidity. The men cut trees and make them in poles, and get the line in working order in an incredibly short space of time.
"We had one sight of Garcia. He drove along the lines on the eight or ninth of July seated on a buckboard. About the Cubans! They are absolutely no good except to feed. They are a full hand at that. They would not fight and would not work. At first we gave them full rations and when we learned what kind of cattle they were we quit. Then they stole from us, taking anything we had, clothing, blankets, tents or anything that they could get their hands on. They are absolutely worthless, and it is my firm belief that they will give this country trouble. The Cubans are made up of whites, negroes and half-breeds and are more ignorant than the American negro. Garcia's army was composed of the rag-tag and bob-tail element. Some of them looked like they were not more than 12 years old and others looked like they were 80. Caste is very strictly observed on the island. First the white Cuban is taken and after him the full-blooded negro. The half-breeds are at the bottom of the scale. The people there have but little use for the half-breed.
Roosevelt was adored by his men. The stories of his gallant riding up and down the line are not so. He had an old mule but at San Juan when we struck a barbed wire fence he dismounted and tied the beast and led us on foot. About his personal bravery there is no question. He was up in the front cheering us. He is not foolhardy. He calculates his chances and takes advantage of it. If it remained with his regiment he would be the governor of New York and no questions asked. With his men he was just familiar enough to show them that he appreciated their services. He knew them personally and called them by name, but in a way that always left the opinion that a man could go so far with him, but no farther. He roughed it with us and underwent the same hardships that we did. General Joe Wheeler is another man whom we idolized. He is a fighter.
"The New York dudes you heard about were not in that regiment in the way that many imagine. There were a few of them, but the men generally called dudes, were sons of wealthy New Yorkers who had been west on their father's ranches and knew the game of riding and shooting and fighting just as we did. In our company we had a young man by the name of Guy Merchie, champion oarsman at Harvard, and Bob Wrenn, the champion tennis player and number of that class. They were all good soldiers and brave men.
"With the Spaniards we were favorably impressed. After the fighting they were extremely courteous and when we went where they were it seemed like they were constantly exerting themselves to do something for us. Santiago covers about the area that Decatur does but I judge that it has twice as many inhabitants.
"The Cubans depended largely on the machete, or 'machet' as they call it. We had a Cuban colonel with Roosevelt who talked all the time about the necessity of our having this weapon. When we got into an engagement he used his 'machet' to cut his way through the underbrush to the rear. The Cubans never could have whipped the Spaniards. They never did anything more than harrass small bodies of the troops."
*Ripple was a misprint by the paper, I think it should have been
Herald Dispatch, Decatur, Illinois, Friday, September 16, 1898.


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There are 4 beauty items in the world that I'm always up for trying the newest and best of; facial cleansers, concealers, lip balms and mascaras. Do I need another mascara? God, no, my mascara box is overflowing. Do I own the perfect one yet? No! And that's why I'm always on the hunt for the perfect one that I can call my holy grail (and that's also why I own so many…)
I'm one of those few where a mascara will run and create panda eyes no matter how waterproof it is. I've tried an incredible amount of waterproof mascaras (I can never buy one that isn't waterproof) and feel like I can safely say that no traditional waterproof mascara are foolproof on my face.
Yes, I own a few of the Japanese ones that are famous for their super-waterproof mascaras (Heroine make pictured above) and they are far superior compared to their western siblings, but still they smudge some at the end of the day. I'm looking for one that will leave my under eye area just as radiant as when I put my makeup on in the morning, not even a little smudging is allowed. In addition as I have fairly long but not very thick lashes, so I want some super oomph volume as well.
I know I'm asking for a lot from my holy grail mascara; complete waterproofness that will be foolproof on my face + super volume. I may not have found a single mascara that is the one yet, but I have found some combinations that give me exactly what I want even if it takes a little more effort.
Isadora Volume & Curl Super easy removal. On an everyday basis at work where I need my mascara to stay smudgefree the whole day, I've found that tubing mascaras are the best (google if you haven't heard of them before). They truly don't smudge on me at all – at all! BUT, they're not great at volume and in addition always weigh down my curl and make them stick straight. Not a great look. I might as well not put on any mascara! I could have ignored the no-volume part and lived with it as no smudginess is more important, but making my curled lashes straight? That's a huge deal breaker. Tubing mascaras are also hard to come by as they're not very well known yet, but I'm sure companies will bring out more and better ones in the future as more people will realise how awesome they are and bring demand. In the meantime I will keep using the only tubing mascara I've found so far that doesn't make my lashes straight! Isadora Volume & Curl Super easy removal mascara is my babe as it doesn't weigh down my lashes too much and will guarantee a panda eyes free face.
Loreal Extra-Volume Collagene Waterproof and Clarins Double Fix' mascara. For sumptuous volume + keeping a sky high curl + guaranteed waterproof I bring out the big guns aka Loreal Extra-Volume Collagene Waterproof and Clarins Double Fix' mascara. The Loreal one is the very best at fluttery, intense volume and no clumps (Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes Waterproof comes close, but isn't as great) and the Clarins one creates an invisible seal on top that seriously keeps everything in check. The best thing is that you could use any mascara with Clarins Double Fix' on top an it will be waterproof.
And remember, always curl your lashes first.
From top to bottom, left side: Clarins Be Long Mascara | La Roche-Posay Respectissime Mascara Waterproof | Heroine Make Volume and Curl Mascara Super Waterproof (Japanese brand)| DHC Double Protection Mascara (Japanese brand) | Max Factor Wild Mega Volume volumising mascara
From top to bottom, right side: Clarins Double Fix' Mascara | Isadora Volume & Curl Super easy removal mascara | Loreal Extra-Volume Collagene Waterproof | Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes Waterproof


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Lankenau's nursing tradition began in 1884, with seven Lutheran deaconesses who traversed the Atlantic Ocean in response to the call from John D. Lankenau. His hospital was in need of women to manage its nursing service. Fifteen years later, in 1899, these deaconesses, in particular Sister Magdalene Von Bracht, were fundamental in organizing the Training School of Nurses, later named the Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing.
From the earliest years, the school's curriculum emphasized instruction in "practical" or "bedside" nursing with 72 hours of floor duty required of students each week. Instruction focused on bed-making, urinary catheterization, bathing patients and hypodermics, with lectures by physician instructors. In 1901 the first nursing class, consisting of three students, graduated.
The course of instruction was eventually extended to three years and the curriculum grew to include clinical experiences in obstetrics, pediatrics and psychiatry. With the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. Public Health Department approved Lankenau's training school for an accelerated curriculum to train US Cadet Nurses. By 1992—when the school closed due to the increasing popularity of university-based nursing programs—more than 3,300 nurses had graduated.
The Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association was organized in 1906. Even though the school has since closed, the Association remains active and continues to serve its members—which include all of the nursing school graduates—and Lankenau, as an auxiliary of the Lankenau Hospital Women's Board. Members gather together for the annual reunion luncheon each spring and present a distinguished alumni award to an alumnus who has made a significant contribution to the nursing profession.
Each year, the Alumni Association gives money to benefit nursing education. In 2010, the Association contributed $5,000 to Lankenau, designated for the Nursing Research Leaders Fellowship and the Nurse Residency Program.
Research is a vital component of Magnet® Designation—a recognition of nursing excellence—which Lankenau was re-awarded in 2015. A graduate of the Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing, Margaret McClure, was instrumental in beginning the Magnet program. She performed research in the 1980s that identified the attributes that made nurses stay at a hospital and showed that the mortality rates at hospitals with that environment were lower. The Magnet Recognition program was developed from that research.
The Alumni Association is not only generous in its services to nurses at Lankenau, but also provides scholarships to its contributing members and their children and grandchildren who are pursuing a degree in nursing.
With all of its accomplishments, and the support of the Alumni Association, Lankenau will continue to shine brightly on the Main Line. And with it, the legacy of the Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing and its graduates lives on!


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Brain Ischemia
A stroke is when the blood supply to any part of the brain is interrupted, resulting in tissue death and loss of brain function.
Causes and risks
The most common
cause of stroke is atherosclerosis. (See stroke
secondary to atherosclerosis.) A stroke may be caused by a blood
clot that forms
in the brain (a thrombus) or a blood clot, piece of
plaque, or other material that travels to the brain from another location (an embolism). Bleeding (hemorrhage) within the brain can, on
rare occasions, cause symptoms that mimic stroke.
A stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain (a thrombus) is most common in older people, and often there is underlying atherosclerosis or diabetes. This type of stroke may occur at any time, including at rest. The person may or may not lose consciousness.
Strokes caused by embolism (a blood clot that travels to the brain) are most commonly caused by heart disorders .The probable outcome is worsened if blood vessels damaged by stroke rupture and bleed (hemorrhagic stroke).
Stroke prevention involves controlling the risk factors. Treat hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and other associated disorders. Reduce or stop smoking. A low-cholesterol, low-salt diet may be appropriate if the risk factors include atherosclerosis or hypertension. Exercise more.
Tests may determine the location and cause of the stroke and rule out other disorders that can cause the symptoms:
Life support and coma treatment are performed as needed.
A number of medications may be used. RTPA is a medicine that lyses the clot and potentially restores blood flow to the affected area to prevent cell death and permanent damage. However, there are strict criteria for who can receive RTPA -- most important is that the stroke victim be evaluated and treated by a specialized stroke team within 3 hours of onset of symptoms. It is a controversial medication because there is a risk of serious bleeding.
In appropriate circumstances, other
anti-coagulants such as heparin and coumadin are used to prevent recurrent
strokes. Aspirin and other anti-platelet agents are used to prevent strokes as
Analgesics may be needed to control severe headache. Anti-hypertensive medication may be needed to control high blood pressure.
Nutrients and fluids may be necessary, especially if the person has swallowing difficulties. The nutrients and fluids may given through an intravenous tube or a tube in the stomach (feeding tube or gastrostomy tube). Swallowing difficulties may be temporary or permanent.
Surgery may be appropriate in some cases, including surgical removal of blood clots from the brain.
Carotid endarterectomy, removal of plaque from the carotid arteries, may help prevent new strokes from occurring in some people.
The recovery time and need for long-term treatment vary. Depression and other symptoms should be treated.
Speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, positioning, range of motion exercises, and other therapies may prevent complications and promote maximum recovery of function. People should stay active within their physical limitations. In some cases, urinary catheterization or bladder/bowel control programs may be necessary to control incontinence.


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- About me
I have been taking pictures since I was eight years old. I started with a simple camera and a black & white film. An uncle taught me how to work in the darkroom. Later, when I started to travel, I developed a preference for travel photography. Most of all I like taking photos of people. Even during the short moment of taking a picture, there is some contact.
Now I have more time, I added studio photography to my portfolio. I like taking portraits and photographing male models.
I hope you will enjoy the results.
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