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Fiber Optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. These fibers are as thin as human hair and can easily carry digital information over long distances. Fiber optics are the fastest form of broadband technology available today and they offer commercial grade, symmetrical-type bandwidth that makes an excellent choice for businesses looking to optimize their performance.
Transfer large amounts of data quickly – Fiber Optic internet is the fastest internet available and because of this you can transfer large amounts of data quickly and seamlessly. Symmetrical bandwidth allows for much longer transmission distances, and high signal rates at the speed of light
Reliable – Network is deployed in regional rings with each region capable of operating independently
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Secure – Fiber is the most secure network. Fiber-optic cables are made out of glass and if someone attempts to tap a cable, there is a high chance the glass will break. Additionally, electromagnetic signals are not radiated by fiber optic cables, meaning they do not transmit electricity. These features make data nearly impossible to be intercepted, leaving your information safe and secure.
In the spring of 1998, PrimeLink organized the construction of a fiber optic network from Albany, New York, to Montreal, Quebec. In 1999, fiber optics cable was installed through this important 240 mile corridor and the first "off ramp" was pulled to a regeneration site near PrimeLink headquarters at PARC. This $40,000,000 project represents the first network backbone of its kind in the Champlain Valley. With the development of this fiber optic line, the entire Champlain Valley will benefit from the unlimited reach of electronic communications. Companies seeking advanced telecommunication solutions to reach the world will take advantage of PrimeLink's broadband capabilities.
As a regional telecommunications company, PrimeLink is directly involved with the local communities it serves on many levels and is committed to the growth and prosperity of the economy. PrimeLink has developed a local communications infrastructure that includes a build out of the fiber network throughout the greater Plattsburgh area, as well as 83 miles of fiber in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga Counties. This network will ensure that the North Country enjoys access to broadband technology for voice, data and video communication for many years to come…a major element in attracting and retaining strong and healthy business interests.
Buried along the Canadian Pacific Railway, the conduit system is established in a remote and secure area. Safeguards are in place to allow for a quick response in the unlikely event of a problem. The line is meticulously maintained: easily accessible to PrimeLink, but carefully protected from the rest of the world.
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Valentine's Day, a special day set aside for us to remind the ones we love just how much we care about them. Flowers and a romantic dinner are usually the chosen path for this expression. While going out with every other couple in the city is well enough, why not think about staying in? Impress your significant other by providing a multi-course catered meal. We have a menu full of delicious items that are available for you to pick up or have delivered to your front door! Don't fret! There is still time to place your order with us for the perfect Valentine's Day meal. Below are some of our delicious suggestions!
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Huawei just announced the Ascend D2 and our own Taylor got some hands-on time with it at CES in Las Vegas. The Ascend D2 is the smaller brother of the gigantic, 6.1-inch Ascend Mate. It has a 5-inch 1080p display at 443 pixels per inch, a 1.5GHz quad-core chipset, 2GB RAM, a 3,000mAh battery, 32GB storage and a 13-megapixel camera. Its more along the lines of the HTC DROID DNA, rather than being a full-fledged phablet like the Galaxy Note II.


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'The Person' provides psychologists with an organizational scheme for personality psychology. This sets the study of the person into evolutionary and cultural context, dividing personality up into three broad areas: dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations, and integrative life stories.Dan P. McAdams is the author of 'The Person: An Introduction to the Science of Personality Psychology', published 2008 under ISBN 9780470129135 and ISBN 0470129131.[read more]
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For all the years that I have been teaching people how to find their 'real' voice, what never ceases to amaze me are the numerous benefits that can result which have nothing to do with the speaking voice. The reason is simple; however, unless you are pointed in the right direction for finding the correct approach, those benefits will not be realized.
There are many who teach voice improvement who will work with the voice you presently have. Then there are a few of us who will actually show you the voice you don't know you have. In the process, you will be taught to breathe correctly. What this means is that you will have to break your old habit of shallow or lazy breathing and instill a new one: diaphragmatic breathing.
It is in the breathing that you will discover all the marvelous benefits that good voice training offers because your body will begin eliminating the toxins in your blood. This, unfortunately, is not possible by means of shallow breathing. In fact, shallow breathing, also known as upper chest breathing, actually increases those toxins.
Breathing with support is the norm for all mammals except the most intelligent of the mammals – mankind. While your first breath in life was deep and supported, as you developed, you reverted to upper chest breathing. I breathe correctly 24/7 and it has been a true blessing in my life. [It even allowed me to fall asleep during a double stereotactic breast biopsy. And, ladies, that is like a 40-minute mammogram without anesthesia – not once, but twice!]
Once you learn to breathe correctly, however, you will discover that:
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2. you will be able to eliminate minor pain without drugs;
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In addition, you will find the best means of controlling your nervousness no matter what the reason for those nervous jitters. Maybe you are uncomfortable meeting new people. Or perhaps you regard public speaking with abject fear and trepidation. Possibly you are nervous voicing your own opinion among colleagues.
Stop your shallow or lazy breathing and start using your diaphragm. You will be amazed at the changes in your life, both professionally and personally. And, in the process, you will discover a voice that is richer, deeper, and sounds more mature.
The Voice Lady Nancy Daniels offers private, corporate and group workshops in voice and presentation skills as well as Voicing It!, the only video training program on voice improvement. Visit Voice Dynamic and discover the best means of adding some life to your voice and your delivery.
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Welcome to Midcam Engineering
Midcam Engineering consists of a highly skilled team with many years experience of supplying customers in the Engineering sector.
Co Directors Nick Midgley and Bill Campbell formed the company after identifying a requirement within the Engineering sector for their particular expertise and experience. The company have won new customers due to their commitment to flexibility, communication and close customer focus, e.g. in resolving potential problems with designs prior to production and suggesting different methods to save the customers time, materials and ultimately money.
Midcam Engineering have quickly gained a reputation for providing their customers with high quality work and in particular for their ability to deliver on time and within budget.
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Afroman will perform at Mulligans on the Blue in Wailea on Friday, September 21st. Afroman will headline one of the hottest Maui hip hop shows of the year. He'll be joined by Aktion Twenty Birdz, King Rippa, Poets with Power, Jahsun and Rasol, DJ Braddahtom, and PK Sounds. Get your tickets early, you are not going to want to miss this one! 21+. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED SHOW INFORMATION
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) The employee working at a pizza place in this Los Angeles suburb called himself Ron.
Sure, he was significantly taller than his colleagues, but there he was, working alongside them carrying pizza boxes and taking orders on March 11 at the Blaze Pizza store.
But Ron is no ordinary employee. He is LeBron James, the basketball superstar and one of the owners of the pizza chain, the Cleveland.com website reported (http://bit.ly/20fQ57n ).
And James wasn't just working, he was also filming a commercial for Blaze.
The website reports that some of the customers didn't recognize the four-time NBA MVP.
In a video, James bantered with the customers. When a customer named Fernando orders spicy sauce for his pizza, he says: "With a name like Fernando, it's got to be spicy."


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- British premiere for iQ, Toyota's revolutionary premium small car, and Urban Cruiser mini-SUV
- World show debut for Aygo Crazy, a Toyota concept car designed for unadulterated driving fun
- Hilux Invincible 200, Britain's most powerful pick-up
- Showcase for Toyota's full UK model range
New Toyota models making their UK debuts at the British International Motor Show will be out on the nation's roads within a year. Both the revolutionary iQ premium city car and the B-segment Urban Cruiser SUV will be moving from show stand to showroom in 2009 in the vanguard of a wave of new Toyota products.
They will be joined at the show by Aygo Crazy, a wild concept car that is all about pure driving pleasure. An absolute one-off, this hand-crafted, rear-engined machine was conceived, designed, engineered and built in Britain.
Toyota's full UK model range will also be on display, including the most recent addition to the line-up, the Hilux Invincible 200, Britain's most powerful production pick-up.
iQ: Toyota's revolutionary small premium car
The Toyota iQ is a car in a class of its own, a premium model that is ultra-compact, yet can carry up to three adults plus a child in comfort. Proving emphatically that small does not mean basic, it is a completely new proposition for urban motoring that is stylish, sophisticated, technically advanced and kinder to the environment.
iQ is less than three metres long, but wider and with a longer cabin than a Toyota Yaris. It achieves a breakthrough in small car packaging to deliver unprecedented interior space, thanks to a series of interlinked engineering innovations.
A newly developed differential allows for a more compact engine compartment and for the front wheels to be pushed out to the very corners of the car. An ingenious steering gear design enables the engine and differential to be repositioned, giving the car a shorter front overhang.
Overall length is reduced thanks to a flat under-floor fuel tank and rear-angled shock absorbers, while a significantly smaller heater/air conditioning unit takes up less cabin room, allowing the front passenger seat to be moved closer to the base of the windscreen. The result is an extra 100mm of cabin length compared to Yaris and shoulder room similar to that offered by a Toyota Auris.
Passenger space is further helped by an asymmetric dashboard design and slim, sculpted front seats that optimise leg room for those sitting in the rear. The 3+1 seating configuration provides comfortable space for three adults – plus a seat for a child or luggage space behind the driver.
iQ has a thoroughly contemporary and forward-looking design inside and out, the interior styled on a "techno-organic" theme with geometric precision and high quality materials. The dashboard is a stand-out feature, with its floating V-shaped centre console.
Production of iQ is due to start later this year with UK sales scheduled for spring 2009. Two petrol and one diesel engine will be available, which, together with the car's light weight and aerodynamic shape, will deliver exceptional fuel economy and low emissions. Details of the powertrains and equipment specifications will be announced later.
Urban Cruiser
Fourteen years ago the original RAV4 pioneered a new and hugely popular kind of vehicle: a 4×4 that is stylish, versatile and fun to drive both on and off-road. The spirit that made the original RAV4 such a success is evident, too, in the next addition to Toyota's SUV range, Urban Cruiser.
Urban Cruiser is Toyota's first SUV in the B-segment in Europe, a car that fully addresses modern motorists' priorities for fuel economy and low emissions. Expected to set a new benchmark in environmental performance in the 4×4 market, Urban Cruiser, together with iQ, is expected to produce CO2 emissions of less than 140g/km. Built on the Yaris platform, it is 3,930mm long, more than 300mm shorter than a current generation RAV4.
Aygo Crazy
Many motor show concept cars are designed purely for the stage and are destined never to turn a wheel. Where Aygo Crazy is concerned, however, driving character is its defining quality.
An absolute one-off, conceived, designed, engineered and built in Britain, Aygo Crazy is all about pure driving pleasure. Based on Toyota's Aygo city car, it is powered by a rear-mounted 1.8-litre VVT-i engine adopted from the MR2 Roadster, driving the rear wheels. Fitted with a Toyota Motorsport turbocharger, power output is 200 DIN hp with a maximum 240 Nm of torque, giving the car a top speed of more than 125mph and sub-six-second acceleration from nought to 62mph. There are no electronic handling or stability aids to intervene in the fundamental relationship between driver and car.
The rear suspension is also developed from that used on the MR2 Roadster, with adjustable Tein dampers deployed front and rear.
The bodywork is hand-crafted to accommodate 17-inch wheels and a huge front-mounted aluminium radiator that is central to the car's bespoke cooling system. Details include a carbon fibre rear wing, adopted from a 200mph American Champ Car racing machine, a roll cage and a bespoke interior finished by specialist coachtrimmers O'Rourke.
Hilux Invincible 200 leads full Toyota UK model range
Toyota's show stand will display models representing its full UK range, including its latest addition, the Hilux Invincible 200.
A limited edition model, this flagship of the range boasts a 3.0-litre D-4D engine boosted by a Toyota Motorsport Diesel Performance Kit to produce 197 DIN hp – more than any other production pick-up on the UK market. Its style matches its performance with metallic-finish alloy wheels, a stainless steel mesh grille, black metallic paint and two-tone leather upholstery.
Notes: The British International Motor Show is being held at Excel London from 22 July until 3 August 2008.
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Asean Stock Watch- August 5
U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as investors are concern over the global economic slowdown and jobless report ahead.
The S&P 500 dropped 60.27 points, or 4.78 percent, to end at 1,200.07, while the Nasdaq composite fell 136.68 points, or 5.08 percent, to finish at 2556.39.
In Malaysia, the FBM-KLCI lost 17.87 points to 1,529.02, with turnover at 626.8 million shares valued at RM1.09bil. There were 22 gainers, 807
losers and 98 counters traded unchanged.
Top losers were British American Tobacco which shed 88 sen to RM45.40, Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia which shed 50 sen to RM23.88 and United Plantations which lost 50 sen to RM20.10.
At the Philippine Stock Exchange, the composite index gained 13.08 points, or 0.29 percent to 4,501.53, while the broader all-shares index added 1.68 percent to 0.05 percent to 3,104.11.
Total trading volume went up to $1.238 billion from $1.225 billion the previous trading day.
The currency pair is expected to trade within the 41.80 to 42.60 range today.
Around 631 million shares exchanged hands.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index opened at 1,090.76 points, down 2.96 percent from Thursday's close. The trade value was 6.03 billion baht, with 892.92 million shares traded.
The SET50 index opened at 758.71 points, down 24.61 points or 3.14 percent, with a total trade value of 4.49 billion baht.
The SET100 index fell 53.36 points, or 3.12 percent, to 1,656.32 points, with a total turnover of 5.34 billion baht.
The MAI index opened down 5.51 points, or 1.75 percent, to stand at 309.89 points, with total transaction value of 74.74 million baht.
Top five most active values were as follows;
BBL stood at 157.50 baht, down 7.50 baht (4.55 percent)
Of the 284 codes listed on the HCM Stock Exchange, 211 managed gains and nearly half of those hit their ceiling prices.
The value of trades improved significantly to over VND1.8 trillion (US$87.4 million), a four-fold increase over Wednesday's figure. Volume also
skyrocketed to 102.6 million shares.
While many analysts wrote that yesterday's rally was due to a flood in demand for low-priced shares, Hoa Binh Securities Co analyst Nguyen Phuc Thinh said, "Great demand has yet to focus on healthy shares was due to the fear of economic upheavals. Even though around 360 shares have plunged below face value, many investors are still attracted by other shares."
The total value of trades through this method in HCM City was VND1.5 trillion ($72.8 million), mainly attributable to Sacombank (STB). Over 74 million STB shares were bought through negotiation, totalling VND1.2 trillion ($58.3 million).
Notably, there were two sell orders of 44.1 million and 17 million shares, the exact amounts of STB shares that the Dragon Capital fund had registered to sell. These transactions were carried out at the ceiling price of VND16,000, although STB then closed down 0.7 per cent on the day. And, while Dragon Capital registered to sell more than 61 million STB shares, a number of investors related to other STB shareholders had registered to buy nearly 52 million.
Other blue chips performed well, with five of the 10 leading shares by capitalisation climbing between 0.3-2.1 percent and insurer Bao Viet Holdings (BVH) and PetroVietnam Finance (PVF) hitting their ceiling prices.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index jumped more than 2 percent to conclude the day at 68.83 points. The value of trades rose by 43 percent over the previous session to VND279.4 billion ($13.6 million) on a volume of 29.6 million shares. Gainers outnumbered losers by 241-40.
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"Colorado Burl" presented by Andy Mann, Jonathan Siegrist, and Matt Wilder
If you love Colorado climbing, imagery, and the stories behind both, you'll love this show. Presented at Neptune Mountaineering on April 29, 2010, at 8 p.m. by pro climbing photographer, Andy Mann, and local pro climbers, Jonathan Siegrist and Matt Wilder, this free event will showcase all Colorado rock climbing, with healthy doses of trad, sport, and bouldering.
Jonathan will share stories of his success across the Front Range, including his recent bolting accomplishments at Wizard's Gate in Estes Park. Matt Wilder will be sharing insight into his first free ascent of the North Face of the Devil's Thumb, Cheating Reality (5.14 R), and his unrepeated first ascent of Viceroy (5.14 R). Re-live multiple 5.14 trad and sport ascents from the eye of the photographer and journey into the many buried treasures the Front Range has to offer.
Come kick off spring with friends and family for a fun evening of imagery, stories, and over $1000 in raffle prizes and giveaways ($5 donation for raffle ticket). Everyone will receive a coupon for 25% off Mountainsmith.com.
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When last we saw Peyton Manning, he was being roughed up by the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium. But that won't be the last we ever see of him.
The reigning MVP reportedly passed the annual physical examination on his surgically repaired neck Monday morning and will continue his Hall-of-Fame career with the Broncos. The Denver Post reported the result of the test, an annual assessment of Manning's neck that is worked into his contract. Manning signed a five-year, $96 million deal with the Broncos in 2012 and has three years remaining on it.
According to the report, the all-clear from the medical personnel means that Manning's $20 million salary for 2014 will be fully guaranteed.
Manning is coming off a season in which he set NFL record with 5,477 passing yards and 55 regular-season touchdown passes and won his fifth MVP award.


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Building Your Business With LinkedIn
Attention Professionals: If your biggest networking opportunities involve more "liking" than "linking" then listen up, because you're about to learn..."How to Build a Powerful, Professional Network that Helps Grow Your Business - Not Your Farm"
From: Donna Price
Date: Wednesday March 30th, 2011
Subject: LinkedIn To Build Your Business
Dear Business Owner,
Social networks are growing exponentially these days, as is the pressure to join them. It seems that every day we get an invitation to a new network where our friends and family are waiting to connect with us. But that's the trouble, isn't it? They're all about being social.
There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but as a business owner you don't have a lot of time to spend playing Farmville on Facebook or attending a Twitter party with your book club. That doesn't mean you couldn't benefit from some social interaction with other entrepreneurs, though. What you need is a network where the emphasis is on making professional connections rather than playing games, and that's just what the LinkedIn developers have built.
The Perfect Blend of Business and Pleasure
But LinkedIn isn't all work and no play, either. Like its more social counterparts, LinkedIn is a thriving community of professionals who use the network to form groups where they can discuss industry happenings, offer continuous education opportunities, arrange local meet-ups and events, and just get together to chat. Since most members are there for business reasons rather than strictly social, you won't find any viral game aps to waste your time, but that doesn't mean your LinkedIn experience will be boring.
If anything, it makes the network stronger, because while everyone is friendly and social, they all share a common goal: to grow their business.
You Don't Have to be in the B2B Market to Benefit
you considered joining LinkedIn in the past, but decided it just wasn't
for you - especially if your market is primarily consumers. After all,
LinkedIn is about connecting with other business owners and
professionals. If your market is moms or dog owners or knitters you
might think LinkedIn has little to offer.
But you'd be wrong.
Some of the most profitable connections you can make are with those who own or operate a complimentary business within your market. Imagine the cross promotion possibilities when a seller of gourmet dog treats connects with the owner of a doggie day care center, or a wedding photographer meets a pastry chef. These are the kind of links that forge powerful partnerships and drive enormous profits, and it's all possible through the social network where self-promotion is encouraged.
Your presence and participation on LinkedIn provides:
- A self-promotion platform where qualified leads are actually looking for your goods and services.
- Access
to decision makers
- without having to deal with the "gate keepers" that keep you from
reaching your prospects.
- Instant credibility - through third-party introductions to those you would otherwise not have the opportunity to meet.
- Powerful search functions - to help you find and connect with those members who are willing and able to form a beneficial partnership.
- Better search engine
- a well-designed LinkedIn profile can even get you noticed outside the
network on Google, Bing, and other search engines.
The Perfect Networking Opportunity for YOUR Business
of your
business model, you need to spend a portion of your time meeting and
connecting with potential clients and partners. Offline this is
accomplished through Chamber of Commerce meetings, trade shows, and
industry events.
Online, we have an even greater opportunity because we're not limited by geography. The trouble is, so many of our networking tools are more about being social than being in business. LinkedIn solves that problem for nearly every professional in every industry. Just look at how these businesses use LinkedIn to increase sales and visibility:
- Freelancers - whether you're a graphic designer, writer, film maker, or marketing professional, a LinkedIn presence can help you make contact with qualified, interested leads instead of the freebie-seekers so many other networking sites produce.
- Retail businesses - connecting with potential partners is quick and easy when you've got the power of LinkedIn behind you.
- Service businesses - Doctors, lawyers, and consultants from all industries gather on LinkedIn to discuss issues important to their businesses, like how to gain and keep new clients, industry news, events, and more.
- Manufacturers
- find out who is in the best position to distribute your goods or
provide raw materials, regardless of where they're located.
Professional Networking Has Never Been Easier
with LinkedIn isn't any more
difficult than setting up a Facebook account, but there are some
pitfalls you need to watch out for, and some opportunities that are
easy to miss if you don't know your way around. That's why my new Guide
to LinkedIn is the perfect primer for those looking to make the most of
this fabulous networking tool.
In this easy-to-read report, you'll learn everything you need to know to start making those critical connections, like:
- How to properly set up your profile - and gain maximum exposure not only within the network, but outside it as well.
- How to find other professionals in your industry who are ready to work with you for mutual benefits.
- How to easily connect with powerful decision makers - the kind of people you ordinarily would not have the opportunity to meet.
- How to leverage all your social marketing tools from one site - saving you time, money, and a great deal of frustration.
- How to write an effective headline that shows off your expertise and boosts your credibility - without it, your connections (and your profits) will flatline.
You'll also quickly learn the technical side of LinkedIn, with our step-by-step tutorials on:
- Critical account settings you can't afford to miss - Check the wrong box, and your important contact information will remain unseen by anyone.
- Automatically adding contacts - because you don't have time to search through thousands of profiles just to find the people you already know.
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Advertised claims about performance-enhancing sports products often are not supported by scientifically relevant studies, researchers found.
More than half of the sports products reviewed with performance-enhancing claims had no references to studies supporting those claims (52.8%), according to Carl Heneghan, MD, of the University of Oxford in England, and colleagues.
The studies mentioned by those products that did provide them had a high risk of bias in 84%. In addition, 41.9% of the studies had no randomization, allocation concealment was apparent in 6.8% of studies, and only 27% of the research included blinding of participants, investigators, or outcome assessors, Heneghan and co-authors wrote online in BMJ Open.
Action Points
- Advertised claims about performance-enhancing sports products often are not supported by scientifically relevant studies, a study has found.
- Note that the studies mentioned by those products that did provide them had a high risk of bias in 84%.
The study measured the quality of support for claims made in online advertisements about 104 sports-related products, such as sports drinks, supplements, footwear, clothing, and devices with performance- or recovery-enhancing qualities attributed to them.
Researchers found 431 claims about the products online on the manufacturers' websites after reviewing 1,035 web pages related to those products. They recorded data on each product's category, number and type of performance claims attributed to it, references to claims made about it, and qualifiers related to claims (such as "should be used in conjunction with a healthy diet"). If a reference paper supporting a claim was not available, the company was contacted and asked for any supporting literature.
Literature, if available, was evaluated for quality through the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine Levels of Evidence and Cochrane method of risk of bias, as well as whether participants were professional athletes or not.
Of 431 claims made, only 74 studies referenced by those claims were appropriate for critical appraisal.
There were 2,031 participants between the 74 studies, two of which made up a quarter of total participants (total n=505). Around half of total participants were classified as "regular people who exercise" (48.6%), another 39.2% were considered endurance or serious athletes, and 10.8% were considered professional athletes.
A total of three of the studies (4.1%) were judged to be of "high quality and at low risk of bias," and none of the studies included systematic review, Heneghan and colleagues wrote.
"Half of all websites for these products provided no evidence for their claims, and of those that do, half of the evidence is not suitable for critical appraisal," they added.
Most of the studies reported a surrogate, rather than direct, outcome of performance or recovery (83%, 95% CI 73% to 92%) and two studies repeated the study protocol intervention (2.7%, 95% CI 0% to 25%). Only 11% of studies reported study limitations (95% CI 0% to 33%).
In addition, small samples and laboratory environments had a negative effect of the validity of study findings, the investigators wrote.
The authors noted several limitations in their own review, including the possibility that the evaluated products were "at the worst end of the spectrum," subjective criteria to determine whether a product was billed as "performance-enhancing," and a lack of investigation into the heterogeneity of effects or publication bias.
Based on these results, current research by sports product manufacturers does not sufficiently inform potential customers of risks and benefits to using products sold with performance-enhancing claims, they concluded.
The authors had no conflicts of interest to declare and received no funding support.
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BMJ Open
Source Reference: Heneghan C, et al "The evidence underpinning sports performance products: a systematic assessment" BMJ Open 2012; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001702.


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Professional Development Resources
Click to reach a search on U.S. World & News Report on top graduate programs.
There are several organizations that can help you advance your career in the nonprofit sector. I have chosen to highlight a few on this page. Be sure to search online for other nonprofit support organizations that serve specific sectors in which you are interested, like higher education and health.
You might also enjoy reading my blog post, "Mentoring and 'Real World' Fundraising." There I discuss how I entered the nonprofit sector years ago, and I share some advice as well. Also, in the main menu of articles, you will find a new series on, "Development as a Profession." These articles discuss my perceptions of the field, the critical role development professional play in the nonprofit sector, and the articles share my earlies experiences from "hindsight." It may sound from the outside that being a nonprofit development executive is fairly straight forward. But I have found strength of character, patience, listening and diplomacy are key.
There are also quite a few companies that serve the nonprofit sector, that also host educational conferences of their own. Many offer certificates of completion. For instance, I have presented at the annual Crescendo Interactive conference, "Practical Planned Giving," and it is quite solid and very well organized. Be sure to check your local universities also, as many offer grant training, both continuing education for the public, and formal degree-oriented coursework. Also, certain professional fields like higher education and healthcare have their own, specialized support groups, educational programs and conferences. Search online to find those.
Association of Donor Relations Professionals (ADRP)
ADRP was founded in 2004, however, its beginnings can be traced back to the first New England Stewardship Conference (NESC) in 1990. Far fewer advancement officers were specifically involved in stewardship then, but a small group of professionals recognized the unique aspects of their work, and understood its importance to the advancement of philanthropy. Pooling resources, they staged their first conference in order to share information with peers from other institutions.
The core purpose of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals is to advance philanthropy through elevating donor relations and stewardship. ADRP leads the profession. Its intent is to focus on the outcomes of philanthropic relationships between organizations and donors. Members are affiliated with the leading advocate for the profession and receive access to a growing network of colleagues, experts, and vendors, informational webinars on a wide range of topics; discounted registration for conference and workshop attendance; a monthly electronic newsletter; online resource of stewardship materials, procedures, and samples; and access to an international list of job postings.
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
Association of Fundraising Professionals: "AFP, an association of professionals throughout the world, advances philanthropy by enabling people and organizations to practice ethical and effective fundraising. The core activities through which AFP fulfills this mission include education, training, mentoring, research, credentialing and advocacy." AFP has a strong tie to CFRE International: AFP chapter meetings dovetail frequently with securing CFRE credentials. You may find the cost of joining AFP prohibitive (national and chapter dues, plus the monthly, or meeting "lunch" fee), unless of course, your nonprofit will cover the costs. The annual conferences are large and well organized but again, fairly expensive when you add registration fees with travel costs. Having said this, I have met some great people at AFP conferences over the years.
Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA)
APRA is the premier international organization for fundraisers who specialize in research, analytics, relationship and information management. The association grew out of the Minnesota Prospect Research Association and quickly became a national organization as researchers across the country joined to attend APRA's first conference in September, 1988.
Today, APRA represents more than 2,500 development professionals around the world who are dedicated to empowering the nonprofit community by meeting its data and information needs (membership information may be found by clicking on the link). APRA is committed to providing leading-edge educational and networking opportunities to fundraising research professionals; establishing and promoting high professional standards and ethical guidelines; and providing advocacy and a representative voice for the profession. For a sampling of educational offerings, see: Data Analytics.
The Foundation Center and GuideStar merged in 2019 to form Candid. Via the division called GrantSpace, nonprofit fundraisers will find top notch, timely support and training for online research and grant writing skills. The Foundation Center manages what I believe is the best database of foundations and corporations, and they have done so for many years.
To watch an insightful seminar about starting a nonprofit organization, click on the YouTube link below. I receive many questions on this topic, and wanted to share this excellent presentation.
Certified Fund Raising Executive International (CFRE)
CFRE International offers the only internationally-recognized baseline professional credential for philanthropic fundraising executives. See the CFRE International website for information regarding formal fundraising certification and examination "prep" courses being conducted in cities across the United States.
I have thirty years of hands-on experience in nonprofit development and communications. From September, 2004 to March, 2017 I was formally certified by CFRE International. While I had the working and continuing education credentials to continue "recertifying," I opted to skip the fee in 2017. The CFRE is designed for professionals with about five years of experience; I have six times that amount. While proud I secured my CFRE originally, it has not helped me secure jobs (experience and word of mouth do that more frequently).
I would also say, having taught the CFRE Review Course twice, certification is a good idea for less experienced professionals in our field. It is a mark of distinction and accomplishment. Today, I would rewrite the course to include more digital knowledge, however, and I would also place a much stronger emphasis on ethics (maybe an entirely separate section of testing on ethics). Like every other sector, technology has had a deep and lasting influence on nonprofit fundraising and communications. Our sector needs to be better at acknowledging that fact. Also – if you are looking for certification – see my listing below for GPA. They have their own program and are very highly regarded.
Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP)
The Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy program provides the knowledge and tools needed to help clients articulate and advance their highest aspirations for self, family, and society. The CAP program involves graduate-level courses (and, in the process, one can earn credit toward a Master of Science in Financial Services degree). The CAP® program is designed for self-study, leading to an objective exam in a local exam center. CAP is administered by The American College of Financial Services.
On a personal note, I was invited to participate in CAP via U.S. Trust. I have not had the time to do so, but I plan on it in the future. Follow the link to read some of the company's reports, which are insightful.
Galvanize and General Assembly (GA)
While it is not focused on philanthropy per se, Galvanize and General Assembly can help those who have an interest in developing their social media, marketing and "tech" skills. As we all know, new technologies are helping nonprofits run more smoothly and efficiently, and to communicate more effectively. There are also educational programs available for startups that would apply handily to social good startups. Some classes may be taken in-person or online. Certification is available.
If you read my 2018 | Nonprofit Predictions, you will discover data science is a hot career nowadays. "My new prediction is we will see an increase in full-time, nonprofit data management professionals going forward. To collect data well, to manage it across departments, and to continually make improvements for the benefit of the whole takes time and skill. It is a full-time pursuit."
Grant Professionals Association (GPA)
The Grant Professionals Association (GPA), builds and supports an international community of grant professionals committed to serving the greater public good by practicing the highest ethical and professional standards. To achieve this mission, GPA serves as a leading authority and resource for the practice of grantsmanship in all sectors of the field; it advances the field by promoting professional growth and development; and it enhances the public image and recognition of the profession within the greater philanthropic, public, and private funding communities. If you are interested in professional certification, please visit the website for the Grant Professionals Certification Institute.
The Grantsmanship Center
My nonprofit career began in the mid-1980s when I took a week-long course at The Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles, California with Norton Kiritz. The Grantsmanship Center was founded in 1972 to offer grantsmanship training to nonprofit and government agencies.
"Before this time, no such training existed and small organizations often lacked the skills to compete for grant opportunities. The Center began as a local project in Los Angeles, but as word of its alumni's successes spread, demand for trainings rapidly expanded. By 1975, The Grantsmanship Center was conducting more than 100 workshops a year across the country."
On a personal note, the certificate of completion is a document I cherish to this day. That course was tough, but it was excellent. The knowledge gained has lasted a lifetime.
Idealware, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides impartial, thoroughly-researched, and easy-to-understand resources to help nonprofits use technology to create greater social impact in our communities. "Idealware's publications, assessments, and training can save you time and money by providing guidance that gives you the knowledge and confidence you need to decide what's best for your organization. We don't do consulting and we don't offer any technology products of our own. But we do collaborate with nonprofit technology experts to uncover and synthesize vast amounts of original research so that you can focus more of your time on what matters most—your organization's mission."
Idealware has a Training Center, and I have helped teach one of its six-part webinar series on social media. It is very solid in terms of the information shared and Idealware also collaborates with other tech oriented support organizations like NTEN.
National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives
I admit, this is a new organization for me. I am intrigued by its mission. "NANOE members believe that 'innovation never fears a challenge' and that the greatest contribution nonprofit practitioners can make to charity is to become the creative enterprise-leaders our sector so desperately needs."
NextAfter: Nonprofit Fundraising Optimization it as the top of its game when it comes to researching and identifying what makes online giving more successful. That is a skill everyone in the nonprofit sector needs today. I attended NIO Summit conference in 2018 in San Antonio, and I have never seen any other support organization do as well as NextAfter. This group also offers certification workshops, online courses, annual conferences and more. I recommend them highly.
NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Network | Carolyn's Primary Professional Affiliation
If you want to keep up with the latest trends and techniques in nonprofit technologies, I recommend joining NTEN.
"We enable our members to strategically use technology to make the world a better, just, and equitable place. NTEN facilitates the exchange of knowledge and information within our community. We connect our members to each other, provide professional development opportunities, educate our constituency on issues of technology use in nonprofits, and spearhead groundbreaking research, advocacy, and education on technology issues affecting our entire community."
Several of NTEN's educational programs now qualify for continuing education credits from CFRE International, a process that I myself initiated for them. This support organization is user friendly, not arrogant and it is national in scope. To find a local nonprofit tech club in the NTEN circuit, follow this link.
The annual NTC: Nonprofit Technology Conference is a wonderful opportunity to learn from experts in just a few days about the many helpful ways to make use of various technologies. I have been a speaker during prior NTCs, and each time I attend, I learn something new. The nice thing about this annual event is it is not stuffy, those attending are usually down-to-earth, and we are all trying to learn more about using technology to improve effectiveness and efficiency for social good.
National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (formerly, Partnership for Philanthropic Planning or PPP)
Originally created in 1988, the National Association of Charitable Gift Planning is the leading organization setting standards for charitable gift planners. It brings members together to learn, connect and advocate. It provides education and resources that enrich and advance careers. It connects colleagues at all levels through its national network—including those who defined the field. It exists to serve its distinguished profession and bring to life the art and science of charitable gift planning.
"CGP helps enrich and advance members' work and careers through education, resources and advocacy. We are a robust network of gift planning professionals at all levels, including the leaders who defined our field, and the innovators who will transform our profession and the world."
NonprofitReady is a signature program of the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation. "Our mission is to enable nonprofit professionals and volunteers to develop their career and do more good by providing high quality, relevant online learning resources at zero cost." To learn about a free short course, nonprofit certificate program offered by NonprofitReady, follow the link.
Rosetta Thurman
The business and nonprofit sectors have evolved dramatically over the course of the past few years; I believe a fresh, new approach to career development is in order! I've had the good fortune of hearing Rosetta Thurman speak on two occasions about advancing one's nonprofit career. Her website provides a great deal of helpful, timely information about becoming a "nonprofit rockstar." Rosetta has also wrote a book with colleague Trista Harris in 2011 that you might want to consider, "How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar, 50 Ways to Accelerate Your Career." It is still ahead of its time several years later!
Vocational Schools
Many vocational or trade schools provide training for jobs that nonprofits also need and sometimes require. I hold two university degrees, but as time moves forward and after working with many nonprofit organizations, I know the value of "real world" training for specific skills.
On a personal note, on two occasions early in my career, I took vocational school courses on typing – that's it – just typing. I now type almost as fast as I can talk, and I eliminated the need for a secretary in my now-advanced major gift fundraising work. As nonprofits strive to become more lean and efficient, these simple but genuinely helpful hands-on skills are more valuable than ever.
You might also enjoy reading, "Save Your Money, Skip the MBA, And Go To Startup Grad School Instead" from Fast Company (August, 2016). I hold two university degrees and while I am proud of them, I know several people who have thrived in life by pursuing their dreams in other ways. And many startup educational programs provide knowledge that social good startups need, too!


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Rising above: Petaluma poet Eugene Ruggles, co-organizer of a poetry festival to benefit the Phoenix Theatre, says poetry will always survive, whatever the challenges presented by a new age. Others aren't so sure.
Poetry in Motion
Is the art form enjoying a renaissance, or is its new popularity just a lot of hype?
By Paula Harris
WHEN JANICE Mirikitani was 8 years old and growing up on a chicken ranch in Petaluma, she'd often curl up on her grandmother's old rocking chair under a tree in the backyard and scribble down verses. In those days, back in 1958, Mirikitani never dreamed that in the year 2000 she'd be named San Francisco's poet laureate.
To the young Japanese-American girl, poetry was just an empowering tool.
"I needed a vehicle to make myself more visible," she recalls. "And writing poetry on a page made me feel visible."
These days Mirikitani's poems often include rural images of nature--a testament to the riverfront town where she grew up. On Sunday, April 30, the celebrated poet is slated to return to Petaluma to join some of Northern California's best-known poets in a benefit performance for the Phoenix Theatre, the venerable alt-music venue and youth hangout.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco's 1999 poet laureate, is easily the most famous name on the list of those taking the stage. But the festival, which caps off National Poetry Month, will also feature a host of local talent, including Don Emblen, Sonoma County's own poet laureate.
All told, it's one of the biggest poetry events the North Bay will see this year. But is it a sign of bigger things to come? Are young people embracing the art form? Is poetry breaking out of the coffeehouse ghetto and marching into the mainstream?
It turns out even the poets slated to read at the festival don't agree on the answers to those questions.
Mirikitani sees nothing short of a renaissance at work in the art form. In the 1960s and 1970s, poetry provided a rebellious outlet for outrage and self-expression, she says. But the art form languished in the more materialistic and complacent 1980s and early 1990s.
THESE DAYS writing, reading, and sharing poetry--whether in coffeehouses, on the Internet, or in bookstores--is gaining popularity again, particularly among the Generation Y set.
"There's a resurgence," says Mirikitani. "Now there's rap, there are poetry slams that are more crowded than rock concerts, and young people are arming themselves with words. Alcohol, drugs, and violence are ways to escape our pain. Words are the way in which we find true reality and affirm it."
Mirikitani says that teens' attraction to poetry often begins with an interest in song lyrics and music rhythms. "It starts with what speaks to them," she says. "Poetry used to be thought of as inaccessible and square --now it's a cool way to communicate."
The genre's newfound popularity doesn't end there. In 1996, the Academy of American Poets' campaign officially designated April as National Poetry Month. Volunteers gave away copies of poetry books on subways and placed anthologies in hotel rooms next to the Gideon Bibles.
And the word has spread. There are Internet sites, such as Poetry.com, which offers $100 a day to the winner of a contest in which people drag words from a box to create a poem on the screen. Films such as Il Postino, Shakespeare in Love, and Slam have helped popularize the art form. And some poetry books--such as pop singer Jewel's A Night without Armor--have made the bestseller lists.
Dan Jaffe, CEO of Copperfield's Books and Music, which has stores in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and Sebastopol, agrees that the genre is enjoying a resurgence. "We've given [poetry books] more space in the stores," he says. "So we've seen an increase in sales."
In addition, poetry readings and the raucous rituals known as poetry slams--verbal boxing matches that are noisy enough to drown out the hissing cappuccino machines--are regular events at bookstores and coffeehouses.
But not everyone is enthusiastic about the proliferation of poets and poetry. Some critics bemoan the multitudes of bad poets and bad poems produced by all the hype--pointing a finger at folks like Jewel. Others believe the art form's newfound popularity is just so much hype.
"There's a good deal of talk about poetry these days," muses current Sonoma County Poet Laureate Don Emblen. "I was asked to read at the Sebastopol Apple Blossom Festival recently, but only 20 people showed up. I makes me wonder what all the happy talk about poetry is about. There's a sort of myth in this country. People say they value poetry, but they don't really read it."
According to Emblen, sometimes audiences will turn out for highly publicized readings featuring "big names." But, he adds, "most people writing poetry aren't big names. They're just people trying to figure out a way to say what they see, feel, and hope for."
However, Geri Digiorno, organizer of the Petaluma Poetry Walk event for the past five years, says the local poetry scene is thriving.
"It's very active--I can't believe the turnout for some of the readings, " she says. "There's a real interest."
But Emblen says most regular readings are just vehicles for poets to entertain one another.
"It ends up being an incestuous arrangement where we just read to each other," he says. "The chief value of readings is getting people to become enthusiastic about poetry--but it's often like preaching to the converted."
Longtime Petaluma poet Eugene Ruggles, whose goal is to start a poetry and fiction magazine for local teens and who is helping to organize the upcoming festival, sees a more positive side.
"Poetry is one of our oldest arts--it's as old as religion, perhaps even older. It will never die out," he says. "It's part of the human psyche experience, and it's a testament and a witness to all the tragedy and all the triumphs that surround us."
Meanwhile, San Francisco's newest poet laureate remembers those long-ago days rocking on her grandmother's chair and learning how to find her voice in words--and she agrees.
"I think poetry is so powerful that it will survive any twist or turn," says Mirikitani. "It's the distilled expression of truth. The poet will always call the souls back to where they ought to be."
The Poetry Celebration Benefit takes place on Sunday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at the Phoenix Theatre, 201 Washington St., Petaluma. The suggested donation is $5 to $7. For details, call 762-8009.
From the April 27-May 3, 2000 issue of the Sonoma County Independent.
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I am experiencing a problem: Windows Vista completely freezes/locks up lately... It happened today twice - the mouse and keyboard stopped responding and I had to re-boot.
I checked the Application Events Log and I see these two errors: Event filter with query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99" could not be reactivated in namespace "//./root/CIMV2" because of error 0x80041003. Events cannot be delivered through this filter until the problem is corrected.
and then
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: SASDIFSV SASKUTIL
I checked Help online and it points to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc756390%28WS.10%29.aspx and suggests Updating the drivers.
I'm not sure why would I have problem with drivers and if so, how can I find out which drivers to update?
Can you please help me?


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User talk:Animakitty
From WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia.
Hi there, Animakitty, and welcome to WikiFur! Thank you for your recent contributions - be aware that you can link more directly to Wikipedia by using this syntax: [[Wikipedia:Article name|link description]]. Let me know if you need any help not already provided! :-) --GreenReaper(talk) 14:03, 16 August 2006 (UTC)


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How do you define a vacation?
For Damon, vacation means he is on official leave. Time and place don't matter.
For me, vacation means I'm lying by the beach/pool/someplace warm with
trashy magazine an intellectual book in one hand and an adult beverage in the other. Preferably one with an umbrella in it.
So when Damon got home from work on Wednesday evening (the night before we left for Beijing) and exclaimed, "We're on vacation!" I had to disagree with him.
Unless he was going to fold two loads of laundry and pack five days worth of clothes, extra clothes, diapers, wipes, medicine, portable snacks, and toddler entertainment, we were certainly not on vacation.
Though I don't agree with Damon's mentality, I understand it. When I had a paying job, vacation meant time off that job and usually travel somewhere to enjoy that time off. But since my job now is rearing a child, I'm not technically on vacation until I am away from my child. Which is pretty much never.
So while our trip to Beijing was a truly great trip (despite my lack of planning), I wouldn't call it a vacation.
Because to me, a vacation is not:
-Getting practically cavity searched at the airport because you've packed baby food pouches in your carry on. (That didn't actually happen on this trip, but it has in the past.)
-Flying on a several hour flight with a sweaty toddler attached to your chest.
-Washing poopy onesies out by hand in your hotel bathroom's sink
-Waking every morning between 3:45-4:45AM because your baby will only go back to sleep if she is sharing your twin bed with you, squeezing your face, neck, chest and arm fat until your entire upper body is numb. (But not your husband, who sleeps comfortably in the other twin bed, oblivious to the arm-fat squeezing happening to you a few feet away.)
-Eating in mediocre restaurants that your tour company has pre-arranged.
-Anxiety that your family is going to be killed because the van you're riding in has no seatbelts and the driver likes to pass about 7 cars at one time into oncoming traffic at dangerously high speeds.
-Annoyance that your entire family is going to be killed before you even make it to the Great Wall. Can't your driver wait to kill you on the drive home?
-Countless number of people touching your child while you're touring, and countless of other people hovering around your table at restaurants to watch your child eat.
I think that about sums up what a vacation should not be. That's not to say we didn't have a wonderful, memorable trip. I'm truly grateful for the opportunity. I mean, we walked along the Great Wall of China, people! It was awesome! (And not awesome in the "Dude, that's so awesome" way. But actually awesome in the "awe-inspiring" way.) We visited historical sites and re-learned things we had been taught before but forgotten. I'm smart again! We walked through beautiful, old temples and palaces. We ate delicious Peking duck! (At a restaurant of our choosing.) Damon and I will certainly cherish our trip. But now I need a real vacation to recover, and a nanny to accompany me.
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By Mike DeNardo
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia teachers say they've been left out of the School Reform Commission's overhaul plan.
"I would like to urge you to fix what the district has, not try to recreate the wheel," said Hillary Linardopoulos, a third grade teacher at Julia DeBurgos Elementary in West Kensington.
She told the School Reform Commission last week that the plan to downsize the central office and run schools through so-called "achievement networks" depends too much on charters, and was drawn up without input from teachers.
"It feels that we have been largely left out of the planning phases of much of what transpires in the district. Yet, we are the ones in the schools day in and day out."
Commissioner Wendell Pritchett asked how the SRC could better interact with teachers. Linardopoulos said she's available before, after, and even during school.
"I would welcome focus groups and real dialogue between teachers, central office staff and the SRC, so that we can help minimize this disconnect that is so profoundly affecting teacher morale."


text: USDA Responds Quickly in States Hit by Hurricane, Flooding 2017-09-01USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has wasted no time working in Texas and Louisiana to respond to the emergency food and nutrition needs of families and individuals affected by Hurricane Harvey. "In this time of crisis, with many grocery stores closed and other sources of food unavailable, USDA is committed to ensuring that our fellow Americans get the vital nutrition they need and is streamlining procedures to make that happen," said Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in a statement issued on August 31. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is working with officials in the affected region to help feed displaced and affected residents. The agency has granted several waivers in Texas allowing schools in the National School Lunch Program to provide free meals. It has also provided more flexibility to schools in what they can feed kids, given the challenges of preparing specific foods during this period. "FNS works every day to ensure Americans have access to food, but it is during events like this that we have to be nimble," explained FNS Administrator Brandon Lipps. "Our job is to make it as easy as possible for our programs to be administered in a way that ensures no one affected by this disaster goes hungry." Steps already taken by USDA in Texas include: Approving a request by Texas officials to waive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations to allow program participants to buy hot foods and hot ready-to-eat foods with their benefits. FNS has notified authorized SNAP retailers in Texas of this waiver, which will be in effect through September 30. Supporting the state in its plans to shift the full SNAP issuance schedule for September to the first of the month so that families have access to their monthly benefits sooner during this time of immediate crisis. Allowing all schools in declared disaster counties to waive the National School Lunch Program meal pattern and meal service time requirements. This will allow schools to serve meals that do not meet the menu planning or meal pattern requirements for schools and child care institutions and facilities in the affected areas through September 30. Allowing all disaster affected schools to provide meals to all students at no charge and be reimbursed at the free reimbursement rate through September 30. Providing the state the flexibility needed to allow seniors who participate in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in the service areas impacted by the hurricane to receive two food packages in September to make up for the loss of their August food benefit. Approving Texas to designate schools not directly impacted by the Hurricane to serve as disaster organizations and shelters so that USDA foods can be used for congregate feeding, providing critical food assistance to those in need. USDA Foods include a variety of canned, fresh, frozen and dry products which include fruits, vegetables, meats, and whole grains. Details of waivers can be found here. In addition, FNS is concurrently providing technical assistance to Louisiana and offering support as needed. FNS has coordinated with the Texas State Department of Agriculture to provide food deliveries to voluntary organizations as needed. FNS has determined the available USDA food supplies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas in anticipation of requests by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide food deliveries. For more details on FNS assistance during this and other times of disaster, visit www.fns.usda.gov.


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We love our cars, but we often worry that someone else may be loving them for us!
Whether it's your personal classic or muscle car or just the family car, the Blipbr is the best way to ensure you can prevent theft or find your car should it be stolen or used when it shouldn't be.
Simply place a Blipbr in or on your vehicle, hide it under the seat or the dash, or even in the boot, maybe attach it with cable-ties and you can keep track of your vehicle's location, and even set a Movement Alert, when you want to be warned if the car moves.
Here are a few reasons why Blipbr is the ideal solution for any type of Motor vehicle:
Simply place a Blipbr on, or in, your favourite stuff to keep it protected.
The Blipbr uses a high-sensitivity GPS to locate your stuff, and uploads to the App using it's own cellular connectivity - no phone pairing required!
An intelligent movement sensor means Blipbr can immediately notify you of any movement as it happens!
Use the App to set Blipbr into Recovery Mode for real-time tracking when needed!
Instantly see where your car or van is on the map.
Easily set an alarm if you want to know if your vehicle moves!
Switch into real-time tracking to recover your vehicle.
Quickly see everywhere your car has been driven.
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Blipbr detects and records trips while preserving battery!
Use the Quick History slider to view recent history up to 30 days
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After several months of investigating, authorities identified and charged two San Bernardino men suspected of an August shooting in which an Anaheim man was killed in a San Bernardino parking lot, authorities said on Wednesday.
Investigators identified Christopher Jackson and Terrence Kenny as suspects in the killing, said the San Bernardino Police Department in a news release. Both Jackson and Kenny were already in custody for an unrelated case and were charged in the homicide.
On Aug. 31, Subhi Baghdadi, a 51-year-old from Anaheim, was sitting in his car when two men approached him, police said.
The suspects shot him once, then fled on foot, according to Sgt. John Echevarria, a San Bernardino Police Department spokesman.
Police said Baghdadi and the two suspects were all inside a store in the 1200 block of North Waterman Avenue, northwest of the intersection of Waterman and East Baseline Street, at around 6 p.m. on the night of the shooting.
When Baghdadi left, the two suspects followed him out. They continued following him as he walked to a parking lot of a neighboring business at 270 E. Base Line.
After Baghdadi got in his car, the suspects approached him as he was sitting in the driver's seat. One of the men pointed a gun at him, then fired once.
Echevarria didn't know if the suspects said anything to Baghdadi before he was shot, or if they interacted inside the store.


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Part 3 | Anthony Joshua resembles Cassius Clay
Cassius Clay, otherwise known as Muhammad Ali and 'The Greatest' is widely known to be one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures in the world.
Former trainer, John Oliver, sees similarities of Ali in Anthony Joshua. Speaking to Ringnews24.com, he added:
"His desire, his desire for success. I'm old enough to know. I go right all the way back to Cassius Clay when Cassius Clay came in the gym down in Hamstead.
"When I saw Ali, I thought "what a Physique" and I've not seen anyone like that until Joshua walked in the gym. The only person that came anywhere near that is Anthony Joshua and that's what makes me believe that.
After Olympic fights Joshua would pick up the phone to get advice from his mentor:
"When Joshua sits down it's the same sort of thing when he was back in the Olympics. I knew for a fact he would phone me after each contest. I didn't ask for it, he didn't ask for it and I sat up for him. By the time he got back into his training camp or whatever it was after each contest he would ring me up half past 12 or one o'clock in the morning. But I always knew he would ring.
"When he boxed the Cuban he said "what did you think?" I'm really down. I said you got the win. At the end of the day you had a bad day in the office but you go the decision so that's all you got to do that's all you got to worry about. Put it in the bank and move onto the next job and that's we done, that's what he done anyway.
"He just sucks it up, the knowledge; he's just like a sponge. Anybody, any novice or anything can talk anything to him and he'll suck it in. There are no heirs and graces about him if you've got something to say, he'll take criticism as long as its constructive criticism off of anybody because he'll use it.
"At some stage in his life or with his boxing career he will use that constructive criticism. If people have got a constructive criticism, he's right, everyone's got a point of view.
"It will definetely come if you look at Wladimir Klitschko's record. He won his European title in about his 33rd fight, that was Klitschko – he's had 68 fights all in. Everything is timing – it's timing.
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Part 1 | Part 1 | The beginning of Anthony Joshua
Part 2 | The determination of Anthony Joshua and how he smashed his trainers hand into 100 pieces
Part 3 | Anthony Joshua resembles Cassius Clay
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Part 5 | Joshua has yet to be tested; Joshua puts Fury in his place
Part 6 | Is Anthony Joshua ready for Klitschko?
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NYT Standards Editor Bans Use Of The Word "Famously"
We undoubtedly fall into the same traps as every writer forced to churn out story after story every day: a favorite word repeated, a useless adjective thrown in here or there for extra color or perhaps even a misused word from time to time.
Unfortunately, unlike the writers at The New York Times, we don't have a standards editor to gently tell us what we're doing wrong and which words are strictly verboten. (We also don't get the benefit of using those handy Times copy editors, but that's a story for another day.)
Today, Philip B. Corbett, the Times' associate managing editor for standards, instructs the paper's writers to dump the word "famously" from their vocabularies:
"I've steered away from my give-this-word-a-rest refrain recently. For one thing, these are among the most subjective judgments — one person's handy shorthand is another's grating cliché. And I was afraid that if I denounced too many words as overused or worn out, our writers wouldn't have much left to work with.
I needn't have worried, of course; these screeds have little discernible effect. Still, I ran into one too many 'famouslys' recently, and I couldn't help myself. In many cases, 'famously' is completely superfluous; in other instances, there's a more precise way to say what we mean."
Philip B. Corbett, who famously fights for correct grammar and usage, strikes again.
Words We Love Too Much —New York Times


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Sergio Mannino Designs the Minimalist Pharmacy of the Future for Healthcare Startup Medly
Grabbing a Prescription has never been so stylish
Medly Pharmacy
I don't know about you, but whenever I think about pharmacies I picture a bland white space, filled to the brim with shelves that are crammed with all manner of medicinal paraphernalia. It's unfriendly, and a little daunting to say the least. Not exactly what you want when you're ill and in search of healing. It's clear that a wholesale re-branding of the pharmacy concept is long overdue.
Enter Medly Pharmacy – a new boutique Brooklyn drugstore which functions as the physical counterpart of Medly's prescription mobile app. With a cool and contemporary minimalist interior designed by Sergio Mannino Studio, let's just say this ain't your average drugstore. Scroll down for a closer look.
"In a city of more than 8.5 million people, it's no surprise that the simple act of visiting a pharmacy is often an impersonal experience. Because there's one on every corner, it is incredibly convenient – but chances are, you won't know who's serving you. Medly Pharmacy aims to remedy this through a slightly different approach."
What Makes Medly Pharmacy Different?
The brainchild of Marg and Sahaj Patel, Medly is a healthcare start-up aimed at creating a more efficient way to order and collect prescriptions. When it comes to the physical Medly Pharmacy, this translates to creating a warm and welcoming space for customers to feel at ease when visiting their local neighborhood drugstore.
With Medly Pharmacy, Marg and Sahaj wanted it to be all about community, and this is reflected in the design of the space. For instance, unlike regular pharmacies which inadvertently separate people through their high aisles and sheer size, Medly Pharmacy customers collect their prescriptions from a comfortably-sized waiting room – its smaller size naturally encouraging interaction between customers and staff. Medly Pharmacy's curated range of drug products is designed to work to similar effect, whilst also streamlining the pharmacy experience.
What Were the Design Inspirations behind This Space?
In terms of aesthetics, designer Sergio Mannino explains that, rather unusually, he had no design inspiration for this interior. "We worked in the exact opposite way as we wanted to design something that you have never seen before. It had to look completely different than any other pharmacy you see in New York."
The result is an overall clean and elegant minimalist look with just a hint of whimsy. A buffed custom concrete counter with a subtle green gradient dominates the waiting room. It's complemented by playful geometric floor tiles and an industrial corrugated statement wall.
"The most interesting design element is the concrete counter. We built a wood mold shaped like the counter and then we poured white concrete mixed with a special green dye. We used a lot more dye on the bottom and then gradually reduced it while going up. The effect is almost random as you don't really know exactly how it will look like until you open the casing."
Two large vinyl leather and chrome benches occupy the bulk of the space. The benches can occupy up to four people each and are arranged to facilitate conversations between customers.
Talk to Me about the Color Scheme
The color scheme for this interior primarily takes it cue from Medly's green and white branding. "Green is a color that has a positive message," explains Mannino. "It helps treat anxiety and nervousness; it also conveys a strong feeling of trust and safety. Aqua in particular embodies a sense of healing."
So, Is This the Pharmacy of the Future?
Well yes and no according to Mannino. "The combination of online and physical presence is definitely the future for pharmacies and all brands in general," the designer explains. Nevertheless, he notes that "each brand should have its own extremely defined aesthetic."
For me, I think that as beautiful design becomes more and more a basic requirement of public spaces rather than a perceived luxury, we can expect to see an increasing number of retail pharmacies taking inspiration from Medly's concept store. After all, even if being ill is as far away from indulgence as you can get, why should that have to impact the retail pharmacy experience?
What do you think of this new pharmacy concept?
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Digital Forensics BSc (Hons) will help you to understand precisely how digital evidence can be investigated in a forensically sound manner.
*This course is subject to validation and open for applications starting in 2019*
Digital Forensics is concerned with identifying and responding to security breaches and reporting them to relevant authorities.
In our laboratories you have access to equipment and software that is widely used by forensic investigators in law enforcement and e-discovery. You will learn how to acquire, analyse and report digital evidence and gain the technical skills to discover electronic traces of cyber-crime.
Reasons to study Digital Forensics at De Montfort University (DMU):
Computer Science BSc (Hons)
Intelligent Systems BSc (Hons)
Software Engineering BSc (Hons)
Institution code: D26
UCAS course code: FG45
Duration: Three years full-time, four years with placement
Fees and funding:
2021/22 tuition fees for UK students will be £9,250
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Fees and funding: For 2021/22 tuition fees will be £14,750
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We welcome applications from mature students with non-standard qualifications and recognise all other equivalent and international qualifications
English language – If English is not your first language we require an English language level of IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each component or equivalent
English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning , is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.
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The course is part of DMU's Cyber Security Centre, which has a national and international reputation in digital forensics and digital security, and influences the government and corporations in their approach to digital forensics and security. This shapes the curriculum so that what you learn is relevant to current practice. It also grants you privileged access to career opportunities.
Digital Forensics BSc (Hons) shares a common first year with Cyber Security BSc (Hons) before you choose your specialist pathway to continue your studies in. In the first year, you will have timetabled taught sessions for approximately 13–15 hours each week, split across a variety of lectures, small group activities and practical laboratory work. Assessment is made up of roughly 25 per cent end-of-year examination and 75 per cent coursework in each year.
The Cyber Security Laboratories are among the best equipped facilities of this type in the UK. Developed in consultation with leaders in the industry, they are designed to meet the highest forensics and security standards.
The laboratories contain 65 high-spec, specially customised PCs configured with multiple operating systems, virtualisation and removable hard drives, as well as specialised servers, wired and wireless networking equipment and a wide variety of other hardware and software components.
The laboratories are also the base for the University's Cyber Security Centre (CSC), a multidisciplinary group of academics and industry experts who focus on a wide variety of cyber security and digital forensics issues. Their mission is to provide the full benefits to all of a safe, secure and resilient cyberspace.
The laboratories play a vital role in the group's research and development work. Whether you are a first year undergraduate or a PhD student, within the laboratories you will be working with the latest tools and techniques at the forefront of computer forensics and security research.
The home of De Montfort Students' Union, (DSU) our Campus Centre offers a welcoming and lively hub for student life. Conveniently located at the heart of campus, it includes a convenience store, a Subway and a Starbucks. Here you can find the DSU-owned charitable accommodation service Sulets and DSU's shop, SUpplies, selling art supplies, stationery and clothing, and printing and binding services. The building is also home to the DSU officer team.
Want to find out where you would study and spend time?
We've got you covered, take a look at our Virtual Open Day to see the list of our campus buildings and student facilities.
Graduates pursue careers as forensic computing specialists for government agencies, security consultancies and commercial IT departments.
Recent graduates have been working as software consultants, web developers, security consultants, surveillance assistants, IT officers and more.
Graduates are also well positioned to continue their academic careers by embarking on postgraduate study, in either research or taught areas, which offers the opportunity for further specialisation and enhances their existing skills.
Our innovative international experience programme DMU Global aims to enrich your studies and expand your cultural horizons, helping you to become a global graduate, equipped to meet the needs of employers across the world.
Through DMU Global, we offer a wide range of opportunities including on-campus and UK-based activities, overseas study, internships, faculty-led field trips and volunteering, as well as Erasmus+ and international exchanges.
While overseas DMU Global opportunities are not currently possible, DMU will continue to review government advice and if travel is permitted, we hope to offer a small number of extra-curricular opportunities in the summer of 2021.
Placements can enhance your career prospects and give you the chance to use theory from the classroom in a real-world scenario before you have graduated.
Technology's dedicated Placement Unit provides support to all of our students looking to integrate a placement within their university career on both undergraduate degrees and postgraduate masters programmes. The placement unit will help you search for placement opportunities, create and refine your CV and interview approach, and offer any advice you need to find a great placement.
Students of this course have recently taken part in work placements at Airbus, ECSC Ltd, CY4OR Ltd, Viglen Ltd, Syngenta, Jagex Ltd and Capgemini UK.
The next DMU Open Day will take place on Saturday 14 November
Our prospectus will give you a clearer idea of what it's like to live and study at DMU and a snapshot of the courses we offer.
We welcome applications from students with a wide range of qualifications and experience.
Find out why our students are proud to say #IchoseDMU.
We offer a range of high-standard accommodation for our students, with 13 halls of residence and around 4,100 rooms, all of which are a short distance from our campus. There is a choice of mixed or same-gender flats, shared kitchen and laundry facilities, furnished bedrooms (some with en suite facilities) and internet access. Find out more.
Run by students for students, DSU offers more than 150 societies and almost 40 different sports clubs. You can also get involved in the award-winning Demon Media group, volunteer to help in the community, become a course or faculty rep, and take part in DSU's annual elections. Find out more.
Studying here gives easy access to the vibrant hub of entertainment, shopping and culture that is Leicester. There are clubs, bars and pubs, as well as festivals, live music, theatres and cinemas. Leicester City Football Club play in the Premier League while Leicester Tigers are one of Europe's biggest rugby clubs. Find out more.
At DMU there is always something to do or see, check out our events for yourself.
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