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The primary objective of checkoff funding acknowledgement is to clearly credit the cattle producers and importers whose checkoff dollars pay for the activities funded by the checkoff.
When checkoff dollars are used, whether partial or full funding, the project and all related communications must accurately identify the funding source.
To accomplish this objective and adhere to these principles, all checkoff-funded materials must, whenever possible, include both:
6. Published Materials
In addition to the approved beef check logo and "funded by" tag-line, websites, brochures, fact sheets, etc., may – when appropriate and preapproved – include the following: "For more information on this [SUBJECT], contact [NAME], [TITLE] for [ORGANIZATION], which contracts to manage [PROGRAM] for the Beef Checkoff Program at [EMAIL], [PHONE]."
NCBA's Beef USA logo will be used only on those materials that are funded with non-checkoff funding sources and will not appear on beef checkoff-funded materials.
To access the complete guidelines, go to Cattlemen's Beef Board Acknowledgement Guidelines.
To access the logo style guide, go to Beef Checkoff Logo Style Guidelines.
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Rehab For Drugs And Alcohol in Loma Linda, California
When a loved one is struggling with substance abuse, it can be difficult to decide when and how one should intervene and find professional help for a substance abuse or addiction disorder. The answer is always sooner rather than later. The longer a person struggles with abuse and addiction, the more severe the symptoms and consequences become. You don't have to face the struggle of addiction alone: BetterAddictionCare serves residents in Southern California, and we can help you find a Loma Linda rehab center with programs tailored to your unique needs.
Signs of addiction involve changes in personality and behavior. You may notice a loved one exhibiting mood shifts like a shorter temper, a more depressed mood, or secretive behaviors. Addiction becomes an obsession, and the person afflicted often goes to great lengths to acquire their substance and hide their abusive behavior from the detection of loved ones.
What Happens at Rehab?
Loma Linda is a city famed for being home to healthy residents, and a professional Loma Linda rehabilitation center can offer a setting that gives you the best chance at a successful and long-lasting recovery. Loma Linda is known for the longevity of its residents, who live an active lifestyle that promotes health and advocates for abstaining from drugs and alcohol, so people who choose to recover at a Loma Linda rehab center can feel confident that they will be undergoing the recovery process in a supportive community that is as free from temptations to relapse as possible.
The first step in the rehabilitation process is detoxification, which involves cleansing the body of all addictive toxins. This stage is the most dangerous aspect of drug rehabilitation and should never be undertaken alone. When detox occurs in a medically supervised setting, dangerous side effects and symptoms can be monitored and controlled and any complications can be addressed. Withdrawal from many substances is associated with seizures, which can lead to head injuries and other life-threatening situations if dealt with alone.
Once detox is complete, the most difficult symptoms of addiction to deal with are psychological in nature, as the client must deal with the urge to relapse. An inpatient rehabilitation center will give each individual patient the level of structure and support that they need. Services offered include group and individual counseling, nutritious meals, and exercise options. Rehab programs that employ alternative techniques may feature equine therapy, art therapy, yoga, and more.
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Starling the Cat
Starling has been adopted! We are so happy for him!
Keep checking our adoptions page or give us a call during business hours at 503-282-5824 for updates on our adoptable animals!
Greetings! I am curious, playful, and adorable. (The one with green eyes.) I have been socializing with my siblings, so it is strongly recommended that my home has another playful cat/kitten- it helps me grow and mature! I am young enough that with patient introductions, I may get along with dogs. If you need a new best friend, come say hello!
Feeling Smitten?
If you are interested in meeting and potentially adopting this lovely animal, come on by the store anytime between 9 am and 7:30 pm 7 days a week and let any of our staff know! At that point, we can evaluate the next step together.
We ask that potential adopters are 18 years or older, or accompanied by an adult.
All of POB's adoptable cats and bunnies are healthy and come with some beginner essentials for care such as flea and tick preventative and food. Pets On Broadway staff will also provide all information customers will need if they are a first-time pet owner.
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Pinfold Green
B25 - Grid reference at centre - SP124845
Pinfold Grn: first record 1763
This green of common land lay between Stockfield Road and Yardley Road at South Yardley. It would have been the site of the local pinfold where stray farm animals could be reclaimed on payment of a fine. Pinfolds were in use from medieval to Victorian times.
Pinfold House or Mansfield House is a two-storey timber-framed 17th-century house which has oak beams recycled from sailing ships in its construction. It was stuccoed and altered probably in the late 18th century. Commercial/ industrial premises adjoining in Mansfield Road are also timber-framed and are outhouses to Pinfold House. These also probably date from the 17th century but have more recent alterations and 20th-century additions. Although Grade II Listed the future of the buildings is uncertain.
See also South Yardley, Tenchley and Yardley.
Below: Pinfold House and barns photographed by Simon Dean © All Right Reserved downloaded from sjdean on flickr and used with his kind permission. See Acknowledgements for a link to flickr. Click to enlarge the images.
William Dargue 04.04.09
For 19th-century Ordnance Survey maps of Birmingham go to British History Online.
See http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.aspx?compid=55193&sheetid=10107&ox=2386&oy=433&zm=2&czm=2&x=406&y=30
and http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.aspx?compid=55193&sheetid=10104&ox=3088&oy=2900&zm=2&czm=2&x=51&y=317.


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One of my frustrations with programmability is the learning barrier. On the one hand, the resources and capabilities available through Python programmability combined with the plug-in for PASW Statistics are tremendous. Often a problem can be solved in a few lines of Python code that would take a page of code in PASW Statistics or be practically impossible. On the other, the Python language is very different from the Statistics syntax language, so many of those who would benefit from the capabilities Python brings to Statistics are frustrated. Python is an easy language to learn, but it's a programming language, and many of our users are not programmers.
{C}Starting with version 16, we began to broaden the circle of people who could use programmability with the introduction of extension commands. These give traditional-style syntax to Python or R programs. That makes functionality packaged this way accessible to users who don't know Python.
Starting with version 17, we broadened the circle further with the Custom Dialog Builder, which makes it easy to create a point-and-click interface for programs, extension commands, or even traditional syntax.
With version 18, we have greatly simplified installation of these features, which has always been the hardest part, through the Python and R Essentials installers and the ability to build bundles that gather all the dependencies and make it really easy to install a new module or command.
All of these tools are available to users, not just SPSS staff. Anyone with the skills can produce something useful and package it for themselves or consumers who might benefit but don't have the skills or time to create it themselves.
This is great for packages, but there is a lot more useful Python code that isn't packaged this way and remains inaccessible to users who would benefit from it. One thing I have really wanted us to do is to make it possible to call Python functions in the SPSS transformation language just like the built-in transformation functions.
That's an architecturally hard problem that I hope we can solve. But the latest module I have created and posted to Developer Central, SPSSINC_TRANS.py goes a long way towards doing this. This new extension command, which also has a dialog box interface, makes it easy for nonprogrammers to apply almost any Python function or class to the cases in the active dataset.
In order to produce a transformation of variables in the active dataset using the Python plugin, you have to write code to create the variable definition, access the cases, do the calculations, and save the result to the active dataset.
With this new command, all you have to do is call a function that does the calculation. The rest is handled for you. Yes, you still have to know about the function, its parameters, and how to write the one line of code that calls it, but that's all. You might need to persuade a producer to write a Python function for you, but any consumer can then use it.
There are many very useful functions in the extendedTransforms.py module available from Developer Central. I'll illustrate the usage of the SPSSINC TRANS extension command with the datetimetostr function in that module. datetimetostr makes it easy to create a string with a date and/or time in almost any format. Statistics already has many date/time formats, but users are always asking for others. They could be built out of transformation syntax in most cases with enough effort, but datetimetostr makes this really easy.
The function takes two parameters: a pattern that describes the format you want and a Statistics date/time value and produces a string from it according to the pattern. The pattern notation is described in the extendedTransforms module as part of the function documentation, but here's an example.
My pattern is %A, %B %d, %Y. That means
- day name (%A) followed by a comma and a blank
- month name (%B) followed by a space
- day-of-month (%d) followed by a comma and a blank
- four-digit year (%Y).
This would turn the date value 02/09/1955 (a date value as formatted by Statistics using mm/dd/yyyy) into Wednesday, February 09, 1955. (These names can be localized, too.)
Here is the command to apply this function to a variable named bdate, creating a new string variable named datestring
SPSSINC TRANS result = datestring type=30
extendedTransforms.datetimetostr(value=bdate, pattern='''%A, %B %d, %Y''').
That specifies to create a variable named datestring as a string of length 30 and to call the datetimetostr function passing in the value of the Statistics variable bdate for each case, storing the output in datestring. (Yes, I know the triple quotes for the pattern parameter value are a little weird, but it's necessary in order to accommodate the way that literals work in both Statistics and Python.)
So, once the user has discovered this function, learned the parameter names, and read about the pattern language, that's the end of the learning task.
If you download and install this new command, you can read the details by running
Or you can use the dialog and the dialog help that go with it. The dialog isn't nearly as elaborate as the Compute dialog, but it should be enough to get you going.
So, producers and consumers, what do you think? Post your comments here.
p.s. At this writing, the new command is a beta version. Use it with caution, and please report any bugs you find.


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Korea Automotive Aftermarket
About this product:
Korea is the number six car maker in the world, and its automotive aftermarket is estimated at $2.2 billion. As more import passenger cars enter Korea, and Korean consumers gain more appetites for high quality auto parts and accessories, the import automotive aftermarket is forecast to grow steadily. If the on-going Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the U.S. and Korea conclude successfully, it will have a significantly favorable impact for U.S. auto aftermarket suppliers, as it will lift the eight percent duty Korea currently levies on automotive parts imports. However, U.S. suppliers need to be aware of the fierce competition from long-established domestic suppliers, joint ventures, and imports from Japan, China and Europe among others.


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During my trip to Paris, I really wanted to feel and taste every possible French sensation I could. And of course, to taste something Parisian or French, is to eat the best macarons in the world. There are two most popular macaron producers in Paris, being Pierre Hermé and Ladurée. Having tried both, not only did Ladurée take the cake (hehe get it?) in taste, it also beat Pierre Hermé from a full experience point of view as well.
We generally remember the restaurants, stores, places, that generated a good time from the second we walked in, to the second we walked out. I wrote about a Roman restaurant, Gli Angeletti, mainly because going there was an experience, and not about just having a meal.
This is why I chose Ladurée as the best macaron company of the world. I was lucky enough to go into the store on three occasions, one of which we sat at the Ladurée Bar (there is also a Restaurant).
Getting macarons (and other desserts) to go
If you simply just go inside the shop to take something to go, you can expect the best of service. They have at least 6 people ready to take your order, ready to offer you a variety of boxes and options, and ready to cash you out at the end. For me, a consumer who loves pretty packaging, Ladurée sure knows what they're doing. They even ask you if the order in which they placed the macarons into the box is good for you (I'm sure they know about the pictures that you're about to take). Never will you feel rushed by the workers to make your choice, and never will you notice any imperfections in either the macarons or the packaging. Walking out with a Ladurée bag, will make you feel like you just bought an expensive purse or pair of shoes.
Sitting down at the café/bar
You should expect that you will spend a buck or two to sit down at the Ladurée café on Avenue des Champs Élysées. Between three of us, we got 6 macarons, 2 cappuccinos, and 1 espresso, and it came down to about 30 euros. Worth it? By my standards and my values from an upscale café, yes. The place is beautifully decorated with the most interestingly designed walls. They make their own coffee, and they make your cup somewhere in a kitchen, as to not have those loud coffee machine noises disturb the bar. Before you know it, you have your beautiful coffee in front of you, with a Ladurée piece of chocolate, and your beautifully arranged macarons. After that, nobody bothers you, and you can take your time to enjoy your cup and bite. They put the bill in front of you as soon as they see you are done drinking and munching, and that's the gist of it.
How does it taste?
If you have never tried macarons, I don't suggest you start with Ladurée (especially if they are not easily accessible to you). To fully appreciate them, you need to have tried and experimented with some lower quality ones (but still good). Leave a comment if you are interested to know about Toronto places. Knowing what to expect and what to compare it to is half the battle.
Now, if you are a macaron and dessert junkie, you will experience heaven in your mouth. All I can say is: the flavours are great, the texture is great, and they literally melt as soon as you take a bite. Being a fairly emotional person, the world actually stops when I am eating one of these macarons.
So, if you are in Paris, make sure to enjoy the Ladurée experience, whether you take a couple boxes on the go, or you sit down to eat or have a cup of coffee.
Ladurée is not for everyone. If you are not into baked goods, if you are not appreciative of brand names, you may not enjoy it as much as I did. It's like if you had no care for labels, and I bought you a Louis Vuitton bag. Know yourself enough to know if you will enjoy the macarons enough to spend the extra buck for them.
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Osprey exposes HSU Football's demise
Read the latest Osprey about the demise of the HSU Football program and more at https://issuu.com/ospreymagazine/docs/osprey_fall_2018.
Read the latest Osprey about the demise of the HSU Football program and more at https://issuu.com/ospreymagazine/docs/osprey_fall_2018.
The California College Media Association awarded Osprey reporter Erin Chessin with Best Magazine Story for her investigative story "Fighting Words" about the unsolved murder of HSU student Josiah Lawson. Chessin interviewed key witnesses to the April 2017 killing who provided graphic details of the crime. The story also looked at the police's failed attempt to… Read More Osprey reporter wins top award
The California College Media Association honored Osprey as Best Magazine for its spring 2016 issue that covered campus rape and guns. Editor-in-chief Rebekah Staub was recognized for her story on the university's slow investigation of an international student raped by a football player. The same issue also won Best Photo for the photo Jared Funk… Read More Osprey named Best Magazine
The spring 2016 edition of Osprey hit newsstands this morning! The online version is available here. Check out newsstands around campus and in the community to see what we've been working on! Above: Osprey staff celebrates with a goofy photo after a semester's work is published in May 2016. Bottom row: Albert Rebosura, Tyler Boydstun,… Read More Our spring 2016 edition is out!
The Osprey received an honorable mention for both best magazine and best magazine story at the 2016 California College Media Association Awards.… Read More Osprey gets honorable mentions
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|Near 49-Tail، Defence View Housing Society, Sargodha, Punjab 40100
|BISE Sargodha Board
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Get 9th Class Result 2020 Sargodha Board Online www.bisesargodha.edu.pk by Roll Number or Name on September 20, 2020 and all Private and Regular Students are suggested to visit this page on the prescribed date.
Here I am going to reveal one of the exciting results news from the BISE Sargodha Board which is linked and is working under the Government of Punjab has finally decided to announce 09th Class Result 2020 Sargodha Board on an above-mentioned date which is duly confirmed by the educational board at its official site.
It is the exciting news for all those students who are waiting enthusiastically for their result so hold your heart tight because few days to go your result will be before you with full details. This page is with you in every educational and recruitment aspect so stay in touch also with this because in terms of result searching it's going to help you out. Now, I will highlight some details regarding the Sargodha Board below.
BISE Sargodha Board is an abbreviation for Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Sargodha Board, which is the Governmental body and working under Punjab Government, Education Department and is held responsible for taking all the major and minor aspects in regard to education and constitute senior and junior members which are performing multiple functions. So, it's the brief introduction about BISE.
09th Class Result 2020 Announced
Result: 10:00 AM
Sargodha Board was established in 1968 and one of the reputed Educational Board of Punjab because since it was established, it has performed extraordinarily for the progress of education in the relevant districts that exists under it.
Sargodha Board consists of 4 districts under its administration of which it conducts the examination which is named as:
Like every board the main motive of this board is similar to conduct the examination of SSC & HSSC Part 1 and 2 each year with strict security system under the strict faculty which works as an invigilator in each center and beside this it decide the date of examination, issue of roll number slips and allocation of centers, paper distribution, and result announcement are prime functions of this board.
All those students pay your attention here because I am going to flip fantastic facility news for the 12th Class Students of BISE Sargodha that now you can search your result online from the well-known platform named "JobsAlert.pk" which is giving this facility to the students to search their result with roll number and name from this page at any time without wasting your time standing in rows under the scorching beam of sun and sweating. So, grab this offer and enjoy your result update while sitting at your own home, and to do are this update with your mates as well.
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Hi, my 1 month old S4 drains battery like crazy when it is idle. If I unplug it at night, after 8-10 hours I lose over 20% of my battery without touching it! I turn everything off throughout the night, so no wifi, no data, no bluetooth, nothing. I posted some screenshots of my battery. For some reason, according to betterbatterystats, I don't have connection 94% of the time, but I was texting throughout the day and I had full bars every time. Even GSAM says I have signal 100% of the time. But when I look at the kernel wakelocks, the msm_hsic_host one keeps my phone up 100% of the time and no deep sleep at all, it stays at 384 mhz.
Also, according to Gsam battery monitor in the discharge while on/off, it says my phone lost 44% while the screen is off. Is that a bit excessive?
I'm at wit's end with this problem, why isn't my phone going to sleep? Can someone take a look and help me please? thank you for reading this!
sorry I'm very new to this forum so I was not sure how to add multiple pictures, so I just uploaded the link to the album. sorry for any inconveniences!
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Looking good for an interview is important and everybody knows it. However, what if you cannot fit into your previous 'fancy' work clothes or if you simply can't afford them? Do not fret, for there are quite a few budget oriented tips for looking sharp and stylish during an interview.
- Intelligent Accessorizing
A very simple way to wear the look of a sheer professional despite having a shoe string budget would be accessorize intelligently. An accessory which is the right accent piece shows that you know how to put together a dress in a tasteful manner and even if your interviewers figure out that it's not an expensive accessory, they'll be impressed with your resourcefulness. First of all, spend money on a very good pair of shoes.
Don't needlessly spend money on expensive shoes which are new in fashion. Instead, go for a good pair of leather shoes colored in a neutral tone which primarily, suits the outfit that you have. While you may have to pay more money than you would normally pay, bear in mind that those shoes will probably last much longer than cheaper ones and thus, you get a return on your investment eventually.
Women should include scarves, earrings, necklaces and handbags or briefcases in their lists of accessories that would matter. Men should get a good tie and a belt and other things such as pocket squares and good briefcases.
- The Closet Raid
Before you start spending money to and fro buying things to make you look good for your interview, go through your closet.
Of course, you may think that the clothes there are old and not really fashionable now but with a few alterations, such as changes to hems of skirts and jacket lengths, old suits can change dramatically and offer a completely different style.
- Discount Shopping
While shopping for new clothes for your interview, it is important to shop smart. No reason to go to boutique stores, instead, head to discount designer stores. You will be able to purchase clothes of good quality as well as save money through the discounts. You could also head to outlet stores too. If you've just completed a 2 year MBA from Gurgaon or Mumbai or elsewhere, money is not going to be rolling in. It's good to be smart and sharp with how you spend as well.
There are many people who are learned in the art of shopping and they visit high end stores during off seasons and sales in order to get items at knock off prices. There are also stores which sell 'sparsely used' clothes. These consignment shops and vintage boutiques are good places to find something to wear for your interview for cheap. If you're living in big city, then see if you can find a suit rental service around you.
- Choose Smart
While picking your suits, choose basic colours such as navy blue, black, grey or brown. You can mix and match with these colors for as long you want. You can wear a navy blue jacket with grey slacks and grey jackets with navy blue skirts. You get a new look with no additional expenses.
- Fit is First
What matters most is the fit of what you wear. It does not matter of the wardrobe is new or old, the clothes should fit you properly. People have often said that tailors are like surgeons, one should always have one available.
A long sleeve can make a jacket look oversized and drown you in it. You could get the buttons changed to offer a new look and style. Pay special attention to the hems of pants and skirts and ask the good tailor where he thinks they should fall for you. You should take your dress shoes with you to fitting. These will be minor alterations which will improve your wardrobe and not cost you too much.
Interviews are a lot about how you prepare for them and how you set up mentally. You should be self assured and confident. Dressing well will make you confident and will give your self esteem a boost making sure that you are in the correct mind set for the interview. These are a few things that even 2 years in an MBA college in Gurgaon won't teach you.
Angela Walker is a free lance writer who focuses on career development and other allied fields. She has worked with graduates and candidates appearing for interviews and has coached them on their interviewing skills. Regardless of whether you've completed a two year MBA from Gurgaon or a three year bachelors degree from somewhere else, contact Angela for advice on interviewing.


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Are you discouraged by the state of your world? The Cross of Christ stood for dread, discouragement, and death until souls were illumined and the lights stayed on. When These Stone Walls underwent a redesign recently, it took awhile for printouts of its new appearance to get to me so I could see it. By that time, I had already heard from a few readers who were puzzled by the opening graphic of Saint Maximilian Kolbe when they logged onto the site. It was from a photograph of … [Read more...]
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When integrating content with WebCenter Portal it is important to deliver the content in a performant way. WebCenter Portal can do this by leveraging Coherence cache for content integration. This will allow a faster delivery of the content and by tweaking the cache setting it will also improve performance in WebCenter Content.
In this artice we will explain the different parameters for the cache and how they work together with WebCenter Content to deliver an optimized content cache.
Main Article
Content integration is often a big part of portals build with WebCenter Portal. Therefore it is important to configure the caching of that content in a way that will provide the best performance.
This can be done by leveraging the caching of the content to Coherence cache.
In Configure Coherence for Oracle WebCenter Portal Framework content Presenter taskflow you can see how to enable Coherence for the content presenter. This is a prerequisite for this article.
In this article we will focus on optimizing the parameters of the Coherence cache so it suits the requirements of the business.
One of the most important parameters in the cache is its size. In coherence this is configured by the ContentNodeCaches local schema. This parameter will tell Coherence how many items from the content server will be stored in memory.
For an optimized setting of the size you need to look at the amount of content used on the portal.
As a guideline we recommend that you set the amount to at least 80% of the amount of items used in the portal. This will increase the hit count on the cache by a huge amount. This will limit the amount of requests done to the content server.
The draw back from this approach is that the memory consumption of the managed server will increase because all those content items need to be stored in memory. Therefore it is important to monitor the memory consumption during load testing. When your managed server is configured with at least 4GB memory they shouldn't be a problem with the above setting.
<local-scheme> <scheme-name>ContentNodeCaches</scheme-name> <expiry-delay>0</expiry-delay> <high-units>800</high-units> </local-scheme>
In the above example we estimate that there will be about 1000 content items used on the portal so we set the high-units to 800 to optimize the hit probability.
The expiry-delay parameter in coherence will invalidate the items in its cache on the interval defined in its parameter. It will replace all the items with a new version, even if those items were not changed during that interval. This means that there will be a lot of overhead traffic to the content server. If there are 800 nodes in the cache and the expire delay interval expired, Coherence will request those 800 nodes from the content server which leads to a lot of traffic.
In order to optimize this we need to set the expiry-delay to 0 which means that Coherence will never invalidate the cache. That responsibility will be transferred to the Content Server connection itself. This can be done in the Enterprise Manager by setting the Cache Invalidation Interval on the Content Repository connection as shown in the image below:
This interval will request a list of items that have been updated since the last invalidation. If the list is not empty, it will replace the nodes with the new nodes.
This configuration is much better because it will only request the nodes that have been updated since the last interval while the rest of the nodes will remain untouched. Because of this you can set the interval really low while not losing performance.
More information on the other parameters can be found in Managing Content Repositories.


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Many federal employees turn to personal devices to boost their productivity, a recent survey found.
More than half of federal IT employees think implementing digital workspaces could increase their weekly productivity by four or more hours, a new survey shows.
The online survey, conducted by FedScoop and underwritten by VMware, found employees frequently use personal electronic devices like laptops and smartphones to access work information, but few managers support these devices. Almost three-quarters of respondents said they frequently use tablets for work, but only about one-third of managers support them.
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Using unsupported devices, often called shadow IT, can lead to user friction and potential security risks, but IT workers feel they have little choice but to do so. More than 80 percent reported their work-issued devices don't support the applications they need to do their jobs and two-thirds experience network difficulties like slow speeds and unreliable Wi-Fi.
With about half of IT employees saying device issues hinder their productivity, many believe streamlining IT functions with a digital workspace could save hours of shifting between different systems and applications. Such platforms require a single sign-on and would standardize files, data and applications across all devices. Two-thirds of managers and users ranked digital workspaces as one of the top ways to increase worker productivity online.
However, less than 50 percent of respondents have access to such platforms in their organizations. Among the respondents without the platform, more than half said it would increase their productivity by four or more hours a week. That adds up to over 200 hours, or about five weeks, per year.
The survey polled FedScoop's readers in April and had 168 respondents.


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Dorset Lifeguards Ready For Christmas Swimmers
24 December 2014, 07:25
RNLI lifeguards are staying on call at Dorset's beaches over Christmas - after being needed for several rescues last year.
Two will be patrolling the beach at Boscombe, including on Christmas Day and the New Year. Last year over 7,000 people visited Boscombe beach.
RNLI lifeguard Sam Baily said:
"We are prepared for lots of people to come down to the beach on Christmas Day, either for a swim or wanting to try out their new surfboards. If you are heading down to Boscombe, please come and say hello!"
The charity is also offering safety advice to anyone tempted to brave the cold water this winter. James Millidge, RNLI Coastal Safety Incident reduction Manager said:
"We urge anybody thinking about going in the water over the festive period to think very carefully and ensure they are fully prepared. Swimming in the sea is very different to swimming in a pool. It's important you respect the water, never swim alone and don't over-estimate your ability or swim too far out of your depth. The sea conditions can be very challenging and unpredictable during the winter.
"Also the water is extremely cold at this time of year and cold water shock is a major risk. Falling or jumping suddenly into cold water can cause uncontrollable gasping, drawing water into people's lungs which can cause drowning. It can also seriously affect breathing and movement."
Across Dorset last year, volunteers at Mudeford were the busiest over Christmas 2013 - launching a total of four times. The team at Poole launched three times and Weymouth once.
Poole RNLI volunteers saved the life of a woman who had fallen into the water near Poole Quay on December 30. More information can be found here. Minehead volunteer lifeboat crew were also launched the same day to a fishing boat in difficulty off Watchett. Two people were taken on board the lifeboat suffering with cold, and one casualty was airlifted to hospital for further treatment.
Andy Hurley, RNLI Regional Operations Manager, says:
"Our volunteers show great commitment and dedication in their lifesaving work and continue to be on call every day of the year, including Christmas and New Year. While most people are settling down to spend quality time with their family and friends, volunteer lifeboat crew men and women remain prepared to drop everything should they be needed to help others in trouble at sea. Their commitment is commendable and I thank both them and their loved ones who must also be prepared for Christmas to be disturbed by the call of the pager.
"Tragically in the past we've seen a number of fatalities around the south west coast during Christmas and New Year relating to the water. We want people to enjoy the region's coastline throughout the winter and over the festive period but it's important that they are fully prepared for whatever activity they're doing, with appropriate equipment, clothing and the knowledge of what to do in an emergency. The conditions can be very challenging and unpredictable during the winter and the water is also extremely cold at this time of year with cold water shock being a major risk.
"If people want to go for a dip in the sea over the festive period we'd encourage them to go to an organised and controlled event, of which there are many around the south west on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Whilst there is safety in numbers, even at the organised events swimmers are still responsible for their own safety, so they should think sensibly, consider the weather conditions and know their limits in the water.
"By taking note of our safety advice, I hope this Christmas and New Year is a safe, happy and healthy one for you all."
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On first day of tea party, Modi talks good governance
BJP's prime ministerial nominee and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday kick-started his much-anticipated 'chai pe charcha' – discussion over tea – addressing and interacting with audience at around 1,000 tea stalls in 300 cities across the country.india Updated: Feb 13, 2014, 01:14 IST
BJP's prime ministerial nominee and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday kick-started his much-anticipated 'chai pe charcha' – discussion over tea – addressing and interacting with audience at around 1,000 tea stalls in 300 cities across the country.
The theme of Modi's first 'chai pe charcha' was good governance on which he made the opening remarks for five minutes and then invited questions from the audience present at different venues equipped with huge TV sets or projectors.
Modi himself was present at a tea stall opposite Karnavati club on SG highway in Ahmedabad and from there he interacted with his fans and supporters.
He answered a questions ranging from tackling black money to promoting clean energy, skill development, law and order, government jobs etc. from the audience.
"In our country, a tea stall serves as a means to livelihood for the poorest of the poor and also serves as a 'footpath Parliament'. When I have come here today, I naturally go back to my childhood. I recall I learnt a lot when I was selling tea... it was an experience...," he said in his opening remarks.
"Today we are going to discuss good governance while sipping tea. Mahatma Gandhi gave us 'swaraj' but we couldn't achieve 'suraaj' (good governance) and that resulted into people losing faith in the governments. We need to restore the faith of the people in government."
On a question on tackling black money, he described "black money" as anti-national activity. "The whole country is worried about black money. I assure the countrymen that when we form a government in Delhi, we will create a task force and make or amend laws to bring every single rupee deposited in foreign countries by Indian citizens."
He even announced an incentive scheme for regular and genuine tax players and salaried class, saying that 5 to 10% amount from the total amount of black money brought from abroad will be distributed among regular tax players as incentive.
According to Modi, eastern Indian has not seen development despite abundant resources like land, water, coal etc.
"We need development in states like Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Northeast states. I think special attention needs to be paid to states in eastern India. Bihar is not poor and people there are very talented but bad governance and a peculiar political culture in the last 20 years has destroyed the state."
In Bihar, hundreds of tea stalls -- many of them on and around Patna's Beerchand Patel Marg, where the BJP's Bihar headquarters are located -- turned into impromptu 'NaMo' tea stalls and setting for a grand tea party all present reveled in.
"Never quite sold as many cups of tea as long as I can remember, than I did today," admitted a beaming Sahkkhu Bhaiya, owner of a tea stall in close proximity to where many Bihar MLAs have taken residence.
When Patna's turn came, the honour to confront Modi with a question fell upon the shoulders of one Gopal Prasad Yadav, owner of the 'national tairak tea stall' at Kazipur (Patna). The tea shop name appeared to have a reference to the owner's credentials as an erstwhile national-level swimmer.
He fumbled and fumbled, not sure whether he had to ask a question or it was Modi's responsibility to do so. But he had the right credential – a Yadav, who constitute over 12% of Bihar population and believed to be the vote bank of RJD chief Lalu Prasad.
Scores of tea stall sold hundreds of cups of tea during the PR exercise. In the process, a bit of the NaMo persona was sold, too, to an excited audience. In the run-up the parliamentary polls, the BJP is likely to organise around 15 sessions of 'chai pe charcha' and the party is aiming at directly interacting with around two crore voters through the medium.


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Bonnie Horwood will find herself up against some familiar faces when she lines up for WFC Fulham against Birmingham City in the Fifth Round of the F.A.Women's Cup on Sunday.
The former England under-19 international midfielder recently rejoined Fulham from Birmingham but, although playing her old club is an extra incentive, she has nothing but praise for the Blues. "I really enjoyed it at Birmingham, they are a good club," she told Women's Soccer Scene. "But I needed a bit more time on the pitch and coming back to Fulham was always the best move for me."
Looking ahead to the game, Bonnie is confident that the Southern Division title chasers can be a match for their top flight opponents. "We can give them a game," she says. "Playing against a Premiership club is good for us, and we are at home as well. A lot of my friends play for Birmingham and I am looking forward to it.
"It will be a good test for us, as we will know how near or far we are to being a team who can play in the division. A lot of the Fulham team have played at the top level, so that experience will be vital for us on the day."
The game also gives Bonnie to reach a stage of the Cup for the first time in her career. "I have never played in the quarter finals before," she admits. "I did get to the Fifth Round when I was previously with Fulham.
"I think it is important for the club to get through to the later stages, both for the prize money and the chance to raise our profile once again."
Whatever the result on Sunday, the longer term aim for Fulham is to regain their National Division status following their relegation at the end of last season. "We are top of the league and seven points clear, but teams have games in hand on us," says Bonnie, "but as long as we keep on winning we should hopefully be okay. "We still have to play Portsmouth at home and that is going to be a big game.
"I was always happy at Fulham and loved the club when I was here before, and it is great to be back here again. Some of the players from then are still here and I am really enjoying it. There isn't a major difference in playing in this division and the training at Fulham is similar, although the fitness is a lot harder here.
"We are determined to make it back up again and I feel it is very important for the club to be promoted. I would love to go up with Fulham as I want to get back into the England set up again and playing in the top division would be a great help.
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Rumours in the Barcelona paddock indicate that tension between Kimi Raikkonen and the Ferrari management is growing.
Rumours in the Barcelona paddock indicate that tension between Kimi Raikkonen and the Ferrari management is growing.
Officially, the Italian team was willing to take the blame for the serious strategy error that left the Finn just sixteenth on the grid for the Spanish grand prix.
But Raikkonen, 29, also admitted his own role. "I certainly wasn't keen on doing another run," he said of the Q1 debacle.
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It is believed the roots of the situation date back to a similar situation earlier this season, when Ferrari reacted to a similar error on Felipe Massa's car by subsequently ordering much more conservative qualifying strategies.
Raikkonen, however, is said to have insisted he have more control over his own qualifying strategies.
As a result, tensions between the driver and his team are high, with the British tabloid Daily Star interpreting the situation as the threat the Finn "could be booted ... if he doesn't perform in Spain today".
The newspaper said Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has told team chiefs that Raikkonen, despite his huge salary, is not expendable.
Team boss Stefano Domenicali played down the rumours, insisting the onus is on Ferrari to give its drivers better equipment.
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|Reddish orange lights seen above fireworks display location minutes before the show was to begin in Seattle on July 4th, 2014.
Just a few minutes prior to our city fireworks display was to begin over Lake Union, northeast of the Space Needle I noticed an unusual reddish changing to orange light that was far brighter than the usual aircraft in the sky. I could also see that it was hovering. I zoomed in with my binoculars and I could see three lights - red, yellow and orange. The lights were flashing from right to left. They also had a luminescence not typical for the usual aircraft I might see in the sky. I had seen several helicopters overhead so I suspected I could be mistaking this hovering craft. Once zoomed in through my binoculars it did not look like a helicopter. I could see the outline of the helicopters when zoomed in on them. I was not able to see any detail aside from the lights on this craft. I ran to grab my camera and zoomed in to capture it as the light turned southward and vanished instantly.
The following morning my thirteen year old son returned home from spending the night with friends and wanted to show me some unusual photos he had taken while situated to watch the fireworks. He had been on the west side of the city, on top of a hillside looking down toward the lake, and had a straight on view of these strange lights in the sky. From his vantage point there were three of these bright lights forming a triangle shape, without any lines or visible material in between these lights. He snapped two very clear photographs of the lights. He noticed they moved formation, not remaining in this triangle shape before they all disappeared.
I posted these photos to my Facebook page on July 5th. The only comment made in response was from his Aunt who was at yet another part of the city, closer down toward the lake from where he and I both were during this time. She had also seen these lights and suspected they were of UFO nature.
(I have seen on one other UFO reporting sight as of today, July 6th, 2014 - there has been one other report of this sighting in Seattle. It sounds like he was on the same hill as my son and reported a very similar description.)


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My students were to complete chapter 17 of To Kill a Mockingbird for homework, which we began reading as a whole group in this lesson, along with creating one focus question for the chapter. We will spend the first few minutes of class debriefing about chapter 17 by allowing student volunteers to steer the discussion through sharing their focus questions.
Since none of my classes were able to complete chapter 17 as a whole-group in the previous lesson, I expect that my students will have plenty to say about the testimony of Bob Ewell.
Before we begin reading chapter 18 as a whole group today, I want to put an activity in place that will progress into an analysis of each witness in terms of their believability and their effectiveness--in short, their use of the argumentative appeals. This activity will put us on a path towards identifying the themes around racism inherent in the book, for what my students will discover is the ways in which racism usurps the truth. In effect, how racism makes nonsense out of seeming sense.
I have drawn a graphic organizer on the whiteboard which I instruct my students to copy down in their classroom spiral notebooks. I explain that we will only be working with the column marked "In the book . . ." this week, and that we will complete the final column--"In the film . . . " sometime next week, when I have scheduled the next installment of film viewing.
Once my students have copied down the graphic organizer, I instruct them to complete the book column for both Heck Tate and Bob Ewell, now that they have completed chapter 17. I explain that they are to indicate how the character seems or sounds as a witness, based on one piece of evidence they must provide from the text.
When my students have completed this task, I ask for student volunteers to share what they have recorded and what evidence they have used as support.
Next we move into whole-group reading of chapter 18, which is the chapter in which Mayella Ewell testifies. My students now have two tasks in place as we read:
I ask for student volunteers to read aloud, and I participate as a reader as well. We stop whenever necessary to address questions or comments. I expect that my students will have strong reactions to Mayella's demeanor, and wonder if they will be able to interpret her as more than one-dimensional. From the start of this book, I have been reminding my students that Harper Lee will challenge them to see her characters from all sides, and I'm curious as to whether they will be moved by Mayela's implicit loneliness.
Regardless of whether we finish reading chapter 18, I will stop with around ten minutes left of class to address Mayella's character and allow any student volunteers to share what they have recorded thus far about Mayella on their graphic organizers.
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Today we're bringing you our updated list of the top five penny stocks this week. All of the penny stocks in this week's list delivered market-busting gains last week, with the top-performing stock rising over 170%.
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The Top 5 Penny Stocks This Week
Top Penny Stocks No. 5: Payment Data Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: PYDS)
Payment Data Systems creates electronic payment processing for retailers and businesses. It mostly offers online payment processing services. PYDS stock gained 36% last week after it announced a new relationship with a banking network. The partnership will expand Payment Data's reach to merchant customers. PYDS stock is currently trading at $1.50 per share as of Monday intraday and is down 26% year to date.
Top Penny Stocks No. 4: Eleven Biotherapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: EBIO)
Eleven Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company in its preclinical stage. The company researches and develops protein therapeutics to treat eye diseases. The company's flagship drug candidate is EBI-031, which aims to treat diabetic macular edema. EBIO stock rose 47% last week, but there appeared to be no catalyst for the stock's rise. The stock is currently trading at $3.86 per share as of Monday intraday and is up 27% year to date.
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Cerecor is a biopharmaceutical company in its clinical stage. The company wants to develop drugs that combat nervous system and psychological diseases, including schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. CERC stock spiked 58% last week after it announced a new research grant for one of its drug candidates, CERC-501, which aims to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse. In its press release, Cerecor didn't mention how much money the grant provided. CERC stock is trading at $3.45 per share as of Monday intraday and is up 3% year to date.
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A New Podcast Telling the Stories of Entrepreneurs with Mental Health Challenges
Today, I'm officially announcing that I'm producing a new podcast, to be launched later this month (October 2018), where I will interview entrepreneurs who are living and working with a diagnosed mental illness. (We still need to choose a name for it! Have any ideas?)
On this podcast, I will interview entrepreneurs who will share their stories, their challenges, and the strategies they use not just to cope with their mental illness, but to thrive in business and in life. Then my friend and licensed therapist, Rebecca Ching, will join me to share insightas and takeaways from each story to benefit the listener.
The mission of the podcast is to empower entrepreneurs (and everyone else) to take charge of their mental health, to encourage them to seek support, and to help them understand that they are not alone in their struggle.
The Hidden Secret of Entrepreneurs and Mental Health Issues
Entrepreneurs are gifted with a special kind of brilliance, impressive grit, and passionate drive. Through resourcefulness, intuition, and a keen sense for finding unmet needs, they create, innovate, and solve problems to improve society's quality of life. Yet underneath, so many entrepreneurs have unmet needs and closely held secrets that threaten their own quality of life.
Entrepreneurs are 50% more likely than the general population to experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. (source)
They are twice as likely to have depression, six times as likely to have ADHD, and have greater instances of bipolar and substance abuse as well. Those are some startling statistics. These mental health challenges breed doubt, shame, and silent pain that hinder their ability to make a mark with their creations. This is a cost to society, a hindrance to the innovation and elevation that would greatly improve the world we live in.
Equally as important to recognize and understand is the toll this takes happiness, well-being, and health of the entrepreneurs. So often, they suffer in silence, afraid to share the truth, worried about the effect it might have on their reputation, too ashamed to share what they feel is a weakness.
We Must Change the Narrative About the Unshakeable Entrepreneur
The current narrative of the consummate entrepreneur — one who has unshakeable confidence, grit, and hustle, one who faces the biggest risks of the world to attain great success — doesn't leave space for these titan achievers to struggle with the doubt, fatigue, apathy, debilitating health issues, or any of the numerous other symptoms and effects of mental health conditions.
That narrative needs to change, both for the sake of the individuals who suffer because they don't fit the perfect archetype, as well as for the sake of society who would reap exponentially more benefits from entrepreneurial innovation and creation if entrepreneurs were less hindered by their mental health issues.
We must learn more about the causes, effects, and even advantages of entrepreneurs with mental health conditions. We must raise awareness, educate individuals, and shift the stigmas that society has about mental health. We must provide better support for those who suffer.
Why I Feel Compelled to Launch This Podcast
I have struggled with depression and anxiety since 2003. In 2017, I was also diagnosed with ADHD — something that had slipped through without getting noticed until I was 41 years old.
Because of a powerful societal stigma against taking medication or even discussing mental illness in public, I've had times where resisted getting the support and medication I needed. I've also gone years without speaking publicly about my own challenges.
The first place I ever spoke about my depression and anxiety was to a mastermind group of other successful entrepreneurs — 15 years after my diagnosis. It was then that I made an incredible discovery: rather than the ostracizing chill I feared, I was met with nothing but empathy and support. And perhaps most encouraging of all, I discovered that I wasn't alone. Two other members of that 10-person group shared that they too struggled with mental illness. 30% of that small group was struggling with their mental health, and yet nobody was talking about it. That had to change.
It became obvious to me that day that not only were his challenges with mental health as an entrepreneur not unique, but there is a therapeutic power and release of stigma in summoning up the
courage to speak out about those struggles. The mere casual mention of a podcast on mental health for entrepreneurs provoked such a tremendous wave of enthusiasm that I knew I had to pursue the idea, and this podcast was born.
The podcast aims to shift the stigma of mental illness and raise awareness not only of the prevalence of mental illness but of the many resources and strategies available to entrepreneurs and anyone else struggling with their mental health.
A Team of Volunteers to Support This Labor of Love
This show is a labor of love run entirely by volunteers who are passionate about breaking the stigma of mental illness. I would like to thank the following individuals who have already committed and contributed to the success of this project.
Project Manager – Merideth Bisiker
Marketing / Promotion Lead – Jo Gifford
Professional Advisor – Rebecca Ching, LMFT
Guest / Influencer Relations – Jamie Broderick
Audio Editor – Trevor Twining
Press Release Writer – Tara Bradford
Site/Podcast Tech – Lauren Scalf
Show Notes Writer – Jill Wichner
Site Copywriter – Sharayah Pranger
Media Contributors – Tricia Brouk and Melody Wilding
How You Can Get Involved or Contribute
Here's a list of things you can do to help get this podcast successfully launched. Please email me (email@example.com) if you would like to get involved.
- Volunteer to do some graphic design (We need podcast album art, a basic logo, and an infographic)
- Volunteer to do some press relations and/or connect us with press outlets who can cover this when it launches
- Donate to our Kickstarter (coming soon)
- Send the guest application form to anyone you think has an important story to tell and should be on the podcast
Thanks go to Sharayah Pranger for help in writing this article.


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Our WART (Weird America Road Trip) brings us to Phoenix Arizona as we visit Wayne Butane, a longtime favorite of ours! Wayne's slapstick cutups have tickled us for years, and as our guest of the show he plays us songs he likes from Cassette Boy, Zoogz Rift, Captain Beefheart, Wayne Butane, Natalie Portman,Solange Knowles, Russ Stedman, Creepy Jesus, Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa, Ronnie Dio & The Prophets, Jack White, Botho Lucas, D Cups, Company Car, Marty & Elayne, John Landecker, The Love Workshop, Negativland, St. Cecelia, Rupert Holmes, and Michael Oliver & Go Dog Go.
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Do you consider your dental health frequently? If you're like most, you probably don't that much. You won't think about your teeth until there's already a problem. Today is the day to learn more about caring for your teeth, so read on.
Use a toothbrush that is properly sized for your mouth and has soft bristles. After you have finished brushing, set the toothbrush out and allow it to air dry to prevent bacteria from growing. Set it in a toothbrush holder or cup to keep it upright so air can circulate.
Try a different brand of toothpaste if you have problems with sensitive teeth when eating very cold or hot foods. Before changing to a sensitive teeth toothpaste, try to make an appointment to see your dentist. Your dentist can rule out all other conditions that may be causing your teeth sensitivity.
Your toothbrush should always be clean. Make sure that you clean all of the toothpaste and debris from it after you are finished with it. Put your brush in a toothbrush holder in order to prevent your toothbrush from touching anything. Don't store a toothbrush inside any container, either. Be sure to replace your toothbrush with a new one at regular intervals.
If your mouth is often dry and you experience bad breath, the prescription medication you take may be the culprit. If your mouth does not produce enough saliva, you may tend to get more cavities. Check with your physician to find out if your medications could be causing chronic dry mouth. If so, you may be able to switch medications. If it isn't, your dentist might have some good dry mouth solutions.
In order to have a good clean mouth you should go to the dentist on a regular basis. You'll reduce the risk of serious issues if you keep up with your dental check ups. By going to see your dentist routinely, you will be able to have any problems fixed before they get too bad.
Avoid brushes with hard bristles. You can push your gums back and make them start to recede with these overly aggressive brushes. Hard bristles can also damage your tooth enamel. Your teeth will become more sensitive if you don't have a brush with medium or soft bristles.
Always buy toothpaste that has fluoride in it. This supports strong teeth and ensures they will not break or develop cavities and other problems. Stronger teeth will also look a lot whiter.
Brushing and flossing are both great and should both be practiced regularly. But, the odds of getting rid of all bacteria and germs in your mouth just by brushing and flossing aren't very good. People who are extremely worried about bacteria may wish to use anti-bacterial mouthwash after brushing. Be advised this will also kill beneficial bacteria.
Teeth problems can be really painful. This is why proper dental care is important even when they are healthy. Use the information from the article to take great care of your teeth.


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I attended and presented at my first iMoot last week. For the uninitiated, Moodle Moots are regional conferences and the annual iMoot is a 4 day online conference extravaganza with round the clock sessions! I did two sessions on building and deploying mobile learning for Moodle which you can view on Slideshare.
iMoot: Building a Mobile Moodle Course in 30 Minutes [slideshare id=13115400&w=425&h=355&fb=0&mw=0&mh=0&sc=no]
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News & Events
Stay up to date on what's happening in Altai and at The Altai Project.
Sergei's report and photos from the field
Sergei Spitsyn and his team returned from a field expedition with new snow leopard evidence, incredible photos, and the successful removal of poachers' snares.
On Our Mind
We at The Altai Project remain deeply concerned about potentially irreversible damage to sacred lands and complex ecosystems.
A visit with an Altaian artisan
35+ artisans have come together in the village of Kupchegen to form a cooperative venture
Highlights from Jennifer's Trip to Altai
Each time I travel to Altai, the trips combine field work and office meetings, and I try to meet as many people as possible to gain new perspectives. This year was no exception.
A Conversation with Danil Mamyev
This year The Altai Project has had the pleasure to spend time more time than usual with our partner, Danil Mamyev. He kindly agreed to answer a few questions about his work.
Why Keep Altai in the Spotlight?
Altai is a biological and ecological gold mine but also has deep cultural roots that sets it apart from other parts of the world. One way to think about why Altai is important is that its landscape is ecologically on par with the Amazonian rainforest, Antarctica, and other large unique ecosystems.
Community-Led Big Cat Protection – Thank You, Disney!
Thanks to Senior Researcher at Altaisky State Nature Reserve Sergei Spitsyn's efforts to stop poaching and assess the population, we estimate the population has grown to 5-8 cats – a tremendous improvement!
A Note from Jennifer Castner
Many of you are aware of the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's role in that conflict, and Russia's complicated image on the global commons. You may also know that President Putin and his government are continuing to actively limit freedom of the media, freedom of association, free speech, civil rights, and undermine previously effective environmental and […]
A Conversation with Don Weeden, Executive Director of the Weeden Foundation
How did you first learn about The Altai Project? I inherited The Altai Project when I came on as Executive Director of the Weeden Foundation 12 years ago. I knew virtually nothing about Altai at that time. Upon educating myself, I was impressed with the potential for landscape-scale conservation in Altai and the availability of […]
UPDATE: Balancing Conservation and Hunting in Altai
Russian Ministry of Natural Resources considers allowing trophy-hunting for Altai argali. In response, Altai Republic considers a ban on all sport-hunting in Altai for 2-3 years.
Russian Ministry of Natural Resources Wants to Delist Argali Sheep and Allow Trophy-hunting
Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources will consider a highly controversial proposal to delist the Altai argali mountain sheep from Red Book protection and specifically permit trophy-hunting.
From Poacher to Protector
In 2010, Sergei Spitsyn, director of Arkhar NGO and a senior scientist at Altaisky State Nature Reserve, pinpointed the locations of two snow leopards in the Argut River basin via sign survey and camera-trapping. In 2013, with Sergei's leadership and expertise, The Altai Project began a radical initiative to identify and engage poachers in snow […]
Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin features Jennifer Castner
Read the article featuring our work at the link below.
Not Just Any Kittens!
Did somebody say kittens? Snow leopard kittens? Incredible new photos!
Sponsor a Snow Leopard
Learn more about the launch of our new Sponsor a Snow Leopard program!
Wild Altai Expedition 2013
A sampling of images taken during our 2013 Wild Altai Expedition
First photograph of a rare snow leopard in Altai Republic, Russia
Learn about a live snow leopard sighting during the 2013 Wild Altai Expedition.
Ukok Pipeline Update: One step forward for Ukok, one step back for sacred sites
In May 2013, Gazprom tabled plans to build the Altai gas pipeline through 2015. At the same time, Altai Republic overturned an earlier decree protecting sacred sites.
Update on Mongol the snow leopard
Last heard about on this website in March 2011, Mongol is in the news once again. He was captured in March 2013 in Sayano-Shushensky Nature Reserve to receive a new satellite-tracking collar and to undergo a veterinary exam and have samples collected.
First video footage of Altai snow leopards
Our partner and snow leopard expert Sergei Spitsyn recently provided us with the first ever video footage of a snow leopard on Chikhachev Ridge in southeastern Altai Republic. Video footage of snow leopards is important not only to provide clear evidence of which snow leopards are visiting and how they behave, but it also allows […]
Prevent Poaching Today – Donate!
Make a tax-deductible gift to keep poachers out of snow leopard habitat. We urgently need your support for patrols this winter.
New Ak-Cholushpa Nature Park gets a quick start
Newly-formed Ak-Cholushpa Nature Park on the southern shores of Lake Teletskoye has received a start-up grant from the UNDP's Altai Sayan climate change program.
Visiting Altai: Land of the Snow Leopard
"Land of the Snow Leopard" describes a tourist travel route with waypoints in the Argut River valley and along the Sailyugem Ridge in Altai Republic, Mongun-Taiga Mountain and Tsagan-Shibetu Ridge in Tyva Republic, and snow leopard and argali habitat in Mongolian Altai. There are opportunities for wildlife viewing, diverse recreation, car camping, and cultural activities […]
Altai Republic officials approve pipeline construction despite legal questions
Altai Republic takes several steps to push the Altai pipeline project ahead despite the absence of a signed agreement between Russia and China and many questions concerning the legality of these moves. Click to read more of this update.
Pipeline Update: UNESCO leaves Altai with concerns
UNESCO's World Heritage Committee sent a delegation to Altai Republic to express its concern about the Altai Gas Pipeline. Although Russia and China are still negotiating to set the price of the pipeline's natural gas, the Save Ukok Coalition remains deeply concerned about this environmentally dangerous and economically unjustified project.
Biologists from the US and Spain Count Sheep in Altai
In August 2011, The Altai Project sent a team of two wildlife ecologists and three graduate students from the US to Altai to join an international survey of argali mountain sheep.
Snow Leopards caught on camera on Altai Republic's Chikhacheva Ridge
Participants in an expedition sponsored jointly by Arkhar and Altaisky State Biosphere Reserve have obtained the first images of snow leopard and manul (Pallas) cat on the Russian side of Altai Republic's Chikhacheva Ridge using camera traps.
Photo Travel Diary – Altai Sept-Oct 2011
Travel along with Jennifer to a beautiful autumn in Altai, where she attended Sosnovka (an important strategy meeting for Siberian and Far Eastern activists), visited the Karakol Valley and climbed to Uch Enmek's final peak on horseback, and attended meeting while enjoying Gorno-Altaisk and Barnaul culture and scenery.
Altai Protected Areas News
Here is the latest news on protected areas in Altai Republic – gathered during an October visit to the area. Although they face many ongoing challenges, Altai Republic's protected areas cover an impressive 23%+ of its total territory.
September 2011 Pipeline Update
Local sources report on the alarming work being done by Gazprom along the proposed pipeline's route, all taking place without a signed agreement between Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation.
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Mirrored from Sythyry.
I scampered forth, an eager bunch of dragon heads, and followed the recipe. The third door on the left opened onto the mess room, a small rectangular room with rounded corners, with four metal tables and sixteen mushroom-shaped stools bolted to the floor, and a grille and a slot upon the wall, and a badger and a ghost on two mushrooms. I spoke the required phrase to the grille. It responded, "Dr̻o̐mmu pson̑tie̛ v̕h͕͒e͖nc." in buzzy tones. «Language» said that the incantation «Cuisine» had told me was "May I have the condiment assortment with the stew please", and the answer was "Coming up in a moment, please".
"By Ghorsam's ironic earplugs, it's Tllith, emerged from the virulent virtue-violating embraces of Vong, and speaking in some lunky limulent language! How are you feeling, Tllith?" called Hditr.
"Hi, Hditr and Eric! I think I'm sane again. Hungry, though. I wonder if that's a side effect of «Cuisine»."
Hditr snorted, "More like a side effect of sleeping for a week. I want to ask you, is that what happened the other time you got a domain sigil?"
I shook my left head, on the advice of «Language». "No, I just talked a lot. That's not too unusual. Also I got the sigil tatooed in six sessions. It wasn't such a shock"
Hditr nodded her furry head back. "Slow as a slug in syrup. They say that's the route to sanity. Quick as a quacking quasit, that's to get the most power, and boiled bollocks to your brain, right?"
"That seems about right so far," I admitted. Chitinous appendages pushed a metal tray through the slot. I took it in two mouths, and carried it to Hditr and Eric's table. It was not a dragon-height table. I had to rear up on four legs to get the tray onto it. Hditr grabbed it with one hand, which I appreciated even if I'm quite sure it wouldn't have spilled.
I crouched and leapt onto one of the mushrooms Eric gave me an odd look. "Hey there, Tllith. There's a pedal to make it go up and down, you know."
"I don't know!"
"The way you were getting your food and speaking the local lingo to the steward, I thought you'd been on one of these boats before," he said.
"«Cuisine» and «Language». I'm cheating totally with magic all over," I said, and started slicing up hard ship's biscuits with my claws and and otherwise following the recipe.
Eric said, "Oh, right. I'm still not used to magic. I have an easier time thinking of this as some super-advanced spaceship with a high technology food replicator."
"Nope. We're in the mucking multiverse of magic, and that's the ship's spidersen steward Ghomfuu back in the galley, picking hard-as-halite biscuits out of a wooden box and reheating this stinking slumgummery stew on a spirit lamp," said Hditr. She ate a spoonful of it with a sigh.
I tasted it. It was bland and inoffensive, a thick slurry of lentils and carrots and onions and tomatoes, rounded out with marjoram and bay and red wine. "It's not that bad, but the mustard and vinegar help a lot."
"How the humping halloon did you rate mustard and vinegar? Hey, can I have the pepper sauce if you're not going to have it?" she said.
"Well, I just asked for it, in the right language. Maybe the steward doesn't speak Ilmalang. Go ahead on the sauce, but…" I started.
"I'll just do the dousing deed right away!" She snagged the bowl of honey-catsup, upended it onto her stew, and stirred it in in an instant, and took a spoonful. "Oh, sexually-swinging swine! It's sweet sauce, not pepper sauce!"
"… it's not pepper sauce," I finished.
"Finger-fucking fangflayers, it's not pepper sauce! Why didn't you tell me that earlier, while I was grabbing it off your tray and interrupting you just like a jaspered jout so you couldn't tell me?"
"Not a good combination?" asked Eric.
"Ginger gum and gargled gammon is not a good combination. This is a downright bad combination," said Hditr. She ate a second spoonful, with a pitiable expression on her face and considerable mock effort choking it down.
"Behold the power of «Cuisine»!" I cried, and cast the mightiest food-spell I had ever seen cast. Also the second food-spell I had ever seen cast. From the luminance of my magic the catsup oozed out of the stew and poured back into the cup it had come from.
"Ooh, I behold, I behold like a believing badger babe! That's a timely trick," said Hditr. "Could you score some of that vinegar from our scorpionistic spidersen steward for me?"
"Sure," I said, and gobbled two more bites of stew and softened biscuits with each head before hopping down off the mushroom and speaking a «Language»-translated incantation in whatever heavily-inflected tongue that was to the steward. In a moment I returned to Hditr with tots of mustard and vinegar.
"Well, thank you kindly, dragon! You're worth your pay, sure!" she said.
"You're not paying me," I noted.
"Well, fine. You're worth the occasional oscillatingly-orgasmed gift, then. Happy? Who eats catsup with lentil stew, any-the-fuck-how? Or caramel syrup, by Rogalia's rogering rodents?"
I lifted one head from the stew to ask my domains, and answered Hditr with, "Savory stews with sweet sauces are characteristic of the Bunfi — or Bun̮phíd͖a̦la̯̽ if you want to please them by saying it right — cuisine."
"Wonder wicks, and thank you kindly. Where are the Bum-fucks, and how do I stay the food-fearing firefarts out of their restaurants?" asked Hditr.
"I have no idea," I said. "Neither of my domains is that good with geography." (It turned out that Bunfi are one of the main ethnic groups on Ixange, and there was nothing in the least surprising about an Ixange-based world-ship serving it.)


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Marubeni Joins Electric Vehicle Projects in Chile
Jan. 12. 2010
Marubeni Corporation
Marubeni Holding Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, has concluded a Cooperation Agreement with The University of Chile to evaluate the infrastructure and technological issues in Electric Vehicle (EV) projects in Chile.
In Chile, Marubeni extends its business in a broad range of sectors. These areas include car distribution of Nissan, copper mining business, and water and wastewater. In EV business, Marubeni collaborates with manufacturers of quick battery charger, and invests on research and development projects of EV by Keio University.
In EV projects in Chile, Marubeni contributes to introduction of EV in wide range of functions with Marubeni's sophisticated capabilities.
Chile is one of the most advanced countries in Central and South America in environmental policies. Also, in the world, Chile has the biggest production volume of copper and Lithium, which are used for raw material of EV production. The Chilean government has strong concerns in EV projects and high expectations to Marubeni's role.