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SSL VPN Troubleshooting
Often we get support calls with regard to SSL VPN connectivity problems. Most common is that SSL VPN cannot connect or the connected link drops. In such a case we recommend you do the following to diagnose the problem.
1) Ping Mettle SE
Try to ping the host IP address (public IP address of Mettle SE), ping replies should be within a reasonable time frame. It means there shouldn't be too much of a delay for ping replies to get to your computer you can find that out by looking at "ms" (milliseconds) values each reply has. Also see if there is any "Request Timed Out" message. If there is too much delay and/or if you get a "request timed out message" it means there is an Internet connectivity issue. Please contact your ISP to rectify the issue.
2) SSL VPN disconnecting
Try steps mentioned above to see if you have a connectivity problem. If connection is Ok but if you're still getting disconnected make sure your SSL VPN key is not being used by someone else from a different machine. If others are using your key to sign in to SSL VPN you will get disconnected when they log in and they will get disconnected when you log in.
3) TLS handshake error
The most common reason for this error to occur is when you have an Internet connectivity problem as described in the first section. If it takes too long (in milliseconds) for the packets to reach the destination from Mettle SE to your computer the key negotiation gets timed out. Resulting in a TLS error. This will happen if the same key is shared with a different user.
4) Trying to initialise session and then gets stuck
If you have no Internet connectivity issue and the key is not shared with anyone else but you still have a SSL VPN connectivity problem then you should try restarting your Windows computer. Most often this will solve the problem. If not check your network settings.
5) You can connect to your office but you cannot ping the server at your office
If you can establish an SSL VPN connection but you can't ping the server at office then it could be due to Mettle SE firewall blocking ping requests. To enable ping, you should contact your system administrator and ask him to create a rule allowing ping to your office server.
If there is already a rule allowing ping but you still cannot ping the office server then make sure that the Gateway IP address of the office server is set correctly. The Gateway of the office server should be Mettle SE. If the Gateway is not set correctly the client's ping request will reach the office server correctly but the replies from office server would be directed via a different gateway and will not reach the requestor.
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When you think "gourmet coffee," a few scenes are likely to come to mind: a meticulous barista sampling from a veritable chemistry set, perhaps. Or maybe something in the Nespresso vein of incredibly attractive people sipping while staring philosophically into the distance.
McDonald's, of course, isn't going to go in either of those directions. Or, more accurately, it's going to all those places and more in the brand's new McCafe spot from Leo Burnett London.
Continuing the vibe of the agency's 2017 "Madness" spot–which we named one of the year's funniest ads from around the world—the fast food giant's coffee brand this time switches from mocking the ridiculous experience of ordering coffee to making fun of the ridiculous ways coffee is often marketed.
From interpretive dance to historical epics, here's McCafe's satirical homage to all other coffee ads:
"The McCafé work has always rung true with customers—people who just want a great coffee," says Michelle Graham-Clare, marketing director for McDonald's U.K. "This campaign is no different, tackling the world of coffee advertising in a funny and relatable way. The campaign highlights the fact that we know people want to feel assured they are going to get a good cup of coffee, but they don't always enjoy the pretentiousness that comes with it."
Chaka Sobhani, chief creative officer at Leo Burnett London, says the coffee industry is one of many that tends to market itself with more gravitas than the product often needs—and certainly more than the customers need.
"The category can still take itself a little too seriously," she says, describing the ongoing McCafe campaign as "ribbing the madness when all we really want is a cup of great tasting coffee, simple."
Speaking of "Madness," here's a look back at the brand and agency's 2017 spot, followed by credits for the new work:
Agency: Leo Burnett London
Chaka Sobhani – Chief Creative Officer
Pete Heyes – Creative Director
Andrew Long – Senior Creative
James Millers – Senior Creative
Bruce Macrae – TV Producer
Max Keane – Head of Planning
Adriana Ferran – Senior Planner
Jamie Teale – Group Project Director
Sian Collister – Project Manager
Victoria Reiz – Client Service Director
Kate Tweed – Business Director
Jassmine Wixon – Account Director
Felicity Davies – Senior Account Manager
Kate Aspinall – Account Manager
Gabriella Kaas – Account Executive
Michelle Graham-Clare – Marketing Director
Tom O'Neill – Marketing Manager
Jodie White – Brand Manager
Harry McLean – Campaign Assistant
Copywriter: Andrew Long
Art director: James Millers
Planner/CSU Director: Adriana Ferran
Media agency: OMD
Executive Business Director: Jo Butler
Associate Director: Lucy Johnson
Communications Planning Manager: Jamie Graham
Strategy Director: Julia Smith
Connections Planning Manager: Anna Martorana
Digital Connections Planning Associate Director: Tom Kirkham
Investment Associate Director: Alex Neary
Production company: Academy Films
Director: Us
Audio Postproduction: 750 mph
Postproduction: Framestore


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"The truth is that the few times he was physical with me were tiny blips on a long timeline of subtle manipulation, public humiliation, controlling behavior and gaslighting." So writes Leigh Stein of her abusive boyfriend in her Washington Post essay, He Didn't Hit Me. It Was Still Abuse.
Despite the deeply painful impact of emotional abuse, many people don't grasp its significance. There are no bruises and broken bones, so does it really "count"?
Our answer: it certainly does. Emotional abuse is real, and it causes untold personal damage every day. In this post, we'll explore emotional abuse and how it can lead to addiction.
What is Emotional Abuse?
Like verbal abuse – emotional abuse falls under the larger umbrella of psychological aggression, which the CDC defines as "the use of verbal and nonverbal communication with the intent to harm another person mentally or emotionally, and/or to exert control over another person."
Basically, emotional abuse is anything that assaults a person on the heart level. It's any behavior that purposefully undermines their emotional stability.
HealthyPlace defines emotional abuse as "any act – including confinement, isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation, infantilization, or any other treatment – which may diminish the sense of identity, dignity, and self-worth."
Examples of emotionally abusive behavior include, but are not limited to:
- Gaslighting (a form of manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt)
- Forms of verbal abuse such as name-calling and personal insults
- Isolation or confinement or exclusion
- Purposeful humiliation
- Infantilization (treating an adult like a child)
The Negative Impact of Emotional Abuse
Mainstream American culture has yet to fully appreciate the negative impact of emotional abuse. Yet as more research is completed and more people speak up, we're coming to understand this issue in a deeper way.
For example, we now have evidence that emotional abuse can be even more harmful to the human psyche than physical abuse!
As Stein noted in her Washington Post piece:
"Some studies have shown that abuse in the form of degradation, fear and humiliation is more psychologically debilitating in the long term than physical violence; psychological abuse can in fact sustain the relationship, as the victim becomes consumed with self-doubt, depression and low self-esteem."
We also know that depression and addiction often go hand-in-hand, and that depression is one of the major risk factors for substance abuse.
The Link Between Emotional Abuse and Addiction
Emotional abuse is tied to mental health conditions such as depression … and mental health conditions are tied to substance addictions.
Our experience is that dual diagnosis – an addiction combined with a mental or emotional health condition – is the rule rather than the exception.
The underlying core issues that drive substance abuse are mental and emotional conditions such as depression, anxiety, despair, and hopelessness.
Dr. Lance Dodes, author of The Sober Truth, describes addiction in these powerful terms:
"Addictive acts serve as a way to restore a sense of power when a person feels helpless. The drinking, gambling, cleaning, eating expresses the great anger people feel at being made powerless, and at the same time the act itself restores a sense that they can control their own feelings through their own actions."
This explanation emphasizes connection between the addictive act and the person's feeling state. When a person feels hurt and powerless on an emotional level – as they would in the wake of emotional abuse – they're extremely likely to use.
Healing from Emotional Abuse
Here's a key piece of healing from emotional abuse that many people don't understand: it needs to happen on the emotional level.
This may seem obvious, but consider how many times we as a society try to rationalize our feelings. We reason with ourselves and debate with ourselves and others … anything but actually working with our emotional aspect.
But the truth is that we can't think our way out of an emotional-level problem! If only it were that straightforward! We have to feel our way out.
Fortunately, there are proven, effective, and evidence-based therapeutic techniques that can help us to heal the emotional hurts we carry.
Working with Gestalt
The truth is that when we apply love to the parts of ourselves that hurt, we heal. One powerful way to do this is through the modality of Gestalt psychology.
Of course, it's best to have a trained professional guide you at the beginning, but you can also do this independently.
Just go to a safe, solitary place and quiet your mind. Center yourself and feel love and compassion in your heart.
Then grab an empty chair and invite the emotionally wounded part of yourself to come and converse.
Speak with this wounded part out loud; pretend that it's actually in the room with you. Tell it what you want it to know, and ask it any questions you may have. Be patient, listen closely, and work with whatever comes up. Cry, yell, or do whatever you need to release the emotions you feel.
Then, ask the wounded part of yourself what it needs to feel loved and safe. Commit to following through on the request. Resolve to protect, guard, and love yourself as you wished that other people would have earlier in your life.
You may not have been able to avoid emotional abuse in the past, but as an adult, you are the captain of your own ship. You get to decide what kind of relationships you have in your life.
With your newfound power, choose connections that nourish and support your true self … and watch your desire to drink or use decrease dramatically.
World Kindness Day happens on November 13th; and International Survivors of Suicide Day is November 18th. In honor of these days, commit to protecting yourself from emotional abuse, and helping others who are struggling within abusive situations.


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What does a smart former Israeli fighter pilot and the last Canadian Great Lakes passenger ship have in common?
Gil Blutrich was born in Ra'anana Israel located in the southern part of the Sharon plain. It means "fresh" an apt word to describe this brash now Canadian entrepreneur with an even mixture of Israeli moxie and down-home charm.
Blutrich has assembled a strong team of industry professionals including CEO Michael Sneyd (featured in this season's Undercover Boss-Canada), VP Sales & Marketing Harley Nakelsky, Skyline Hotels & Resorts President & COO Kevin Toth and many others, They have become one of Canada's most successful real estate developers taking long though dysfunctional properties like the King Edward hotel in Toronto or Deerhurst and Horseshoe Resorts in Muskoka and reinventing them into popular going concerns.
He is a man fascinated by history and why not, coming from a land where history is spoken in terms of thousands of years. Here in Canada history is far less, well, historical. We speak of it in terms of a couple hundred years, yet to Gil Blutrich all history is sacred.
Gil was born into a typical Israeli family. His father was a career naval officer his mother a school teacher. By his own admission he began thinking business plans as a teenager while others were out combing the beaches of Tel Aviv. His precocious side did him well and helped pave the way for later successes in life.
One of his first ventures entailed terrariums. Fascinated with how people loved these miniature glass-encased plants, at the age of 15 Gil began by traveling to nearby historical Hebron. This ancient town is known for its glass making and has an area in the old city known as "Glass-blower quarter." Purchasing glass containers here led to this first start-up business. It became so successful that by the time he finished he was employing well over a hundred of his fellow high school student friends.
His next venture involved motorcycles, a vehicle Gil loved. He bought his first bike thanks to his terrarium success. Some research told him that many others shared his bike affection so he purchased a few with his savings, traveled across the Mediterranean to the Greek Isles where he established a lucrative motorbike rental business. Explaining his early business ventures Gil said, "This to me was like the 'University of Life'. It was this early entrepreneurship that taught me life's lessons."
And to be sure he never let any lesson go unlearned. Sitting in his comfortable Toronto office Gil reminisced about one of the lessons that taught him well. "Once," he explained, "a fellow I did some work for owed me money. His cheque bounced. I called him often and he refused to take my calls so I went to his place of work. When he saw me he took out his chequebook, wrote the cheque then tore it up in front of my face. That was a lesson I have never forgotten."
As the early 1980s rolled around like all young Israeli men and women, Gil entered the IDF training to be a pilot. He loved helicopters but sadly was wounded while training, and though he did get his wings, his real dream of being a helicopter fighter pilot was not realized.
He saw action during the Lebanon war but was reluctant to discuss it. I understood, like many other Israelis I know, that war is an integral and sad part of Israeli life. Many just accept it and move on.
After his service, Gil learned hotel management and studied to become a real estate agent. He explained that while others were looking at the big picture resulting in some developers losing much of their investment, he always focused on quality property. He may not have made millions but as he said "no one ever went bankrupt making less money."
As he raised his young family he started looking beyond Israel. He dabbled in some real estate ventures in New York but it was a spontaneous trip to Toronto that really caught his fancy. "It was so clean and beautiful," he told me, "so many people from so many different places, a magnificent salad of life."
That trip led to his decision to move his family to Toronto. His ventures here have become the stuff of business legend. However the one project of which he is so very proud is his purchase of the grand old lady of the Great lakes; the last remaining ship of its kind, the SS Keewatin. The Edwardian-era vessel, launched July 6, 1907, was retired in 1966 after spending the previous 65 seasons ferrying passengers from Port McNicoll on Georgian Bay, to Port Arthur (Thunder Bay) on Lake Superior.
Constructed five years before the first voyage of RMS Titanic, Keewatin boasts many of the same design and construction features of her ill-fated cousin including a quadruple expansion steam engine and "Scotch" boilers, as well as a grand staircase, Edwardian dining saloon, hand painted Italian glass and oak trim throughout. Strict fire codes and faster modes of transportation made the wood-cabined vessel largely obsolete by the mid-1960s. In its day Port McNicoll became known as Chicago of the north highlighting its importance as a working port.
SS Keewatin
Traveling to Saugatuck, Michigan where he saw the Keewatin sitting almost abandoned under an American flag deeply troubled him. "I believe that no one can own history," he told me. "With the help of others I intend the Keewatin will become a Canadian maritime museum, residing here in Canada where it belongs." It's scheduled to open next summer.
Skyline's Chairman and President Gil Blutrich (second from left) was presented with the S.S. Keewatin Bell by Eric Conroy (Captain Rick) and Captain Matt Fogg to officially welcome ship home to Canada
Thus thanks to a Canadian Israeli with a true sense of history, a relic of our past will now remind Canadians of a proud maritime era.
SS Keewatin entering Port McNicoll June 2012, all photos courtesy Paul Casselman
To use one of Gil's analogies, he has truly become one of the key ingredients in that mixed salad of Canadian multicultural society.


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The Allocation Genealogy report calculates the allocation detail for source and destination intersections that do not have an assignment, but which have an indirect relationship.
Example of Allocation Genealogy Report Selections
The sample report above shows the layout of dimensions used to create the allocation genealogy report:
AllocationType set to GenealogyAllocation
All dimensions in other stages are set to NoMember.
Start point intersections
End point intersections
To report on Allocation genealogy:
Generate and calculate the Essbase cube for the model, as outlined in Calculating Models.
From your reporting application, connect to the Essbase cube.
In the Source Stage, select members from each dimension in the stage that is the starting point.
In the Destination Stage, select members from each dimension in the stage that is the ending point.
If there is an intrastage allocation, use the dimensions with the suffix _intra to specify the destination intersections.
From the AllocationType dimension, select GenealogyAllocation.
From the Measures dimension, select the measures on which you want to report. See Measures Dimension for Standard Profitability.
For all other dimensions, including dimensions for intermediate stages between the start and end point stages, select NoMember.
Using instructions for your reporting application, run the report.


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On Friday and Saturday, my APICS Chapter hosted the APICS West Coast Student Case Competition. I happened to lead the Student Case Competition committee as well, and so I was immersed. It was a popular event as we had close to 100 students from universities throughout Southern California, AZ, Northern CA, Utah, Oregon, Texas, Mexico, Hong Kong, etc. The students did a supply chain case study through a simulated computer exercise and presented their findings and learnings to the crowd (as if we were the Board of Directors of the company). It certainly pointed out how much talent there is in our future supply chain and operations leaders!
It also begged the question about whether we've kept the student passion for learning. Are you continually learning? If not, we are falling behind! It so happens that APICS professionals (who were also in attendance) are typically above the curve when it comes to learning as the APICS certifications are a key part of the supply chain and operations body of knowledge. Do you have something like this that will make learning a part of your everyday life?
One tip to implement this week:
In today's complex world, what worked yesterday might not work today – certainly not by next year! It is important to keep up with the latest trends, best practices, ideas, new concepts, industry news, etc. The good news is that there are lots of alternatives for achieving this goal.
Looking for more ideas to keep your supply chain connected? Access more tips and resources on my blog. And keep connected by subscribing to my newsletter and email feed of "I've Been Thinking…"
Tags: education, focus, I've been thinking, priorities, talent
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General Kagame dismisses claims of inequalities between Tutsis and Hutus in Rwanda
General Kagame appeared live on BBC Have-Your-Say and answered questions from the public on Tuesday 22 March.
Presenting General Paul Kagame, BBC journalist Alex Jakana says:
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of voices criticising him and his government. Most of the accusations are along the lines that he is a despot who doesn't tolerate any form of opposition; that under his leadership, Rwanda has become a dangerous place for those who publicly disagree with him or his ruling party.
A question was put to him about the inequalities between Tutsis and Hutus in Rwanda.
One Rwandan citizen said:
To be a Tutsi in this country is to have a definite advantage. It gives you access to schools, to work, government jobs, to get grants to study abroad, so it's a plus to be a Tutsi. In a way, I would like to say, it's a kind of racism.
As usual Kagame answered: "That's nonsense". And he even turned against the journalist who accepts to istens to such 'nonsense'.
Listen to him:
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General Kagame knows the truth but chooses to be in denial.
As wrote A. Nzeyimana of Organizing for Africa in his article Rwanda: half truth is worse than a complete lie, "Tutsis have today monopolized political, military and economic powers in the country. Hutus are excluded from interesting education opportunities since they are not officially seen as survivors of the genocide. Though they are indeed, as Gersony and Garreton or UN Mapping reports can prove. Any politician who voices concerns about ongoing inequalities and Kagame's oppressive practices is either killed, prosecuted and or imprisoned".
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Fannie Mae to pay Treasury US$919m after reporting profit
[WASHINGTON] Fannie Mae will make a US$919 million dividend payment to the US Treasury Department after reporting a first- quarter profit driven by fees for guaranteeing loans against default and credit-related income.
The US-owned mortgage-finance giant had net income of US$1.1 billion for the three-month period that ended March 31 compared with US$2.5 billion a quarter earlier, according to a regulatory filing posted Thursday. The company's net worth stood at US$2.1 billion, above the threshold for making dividend payments under its US conservatorship agreement.
Fannie Mae posted US$5 billion in revenue from net interest and fees, which was partially offset by US$2.8 billion in derivatives losses resulting from declining interest rates, according to the filing. The company charges lenders fees to protect against borrowers defaulting and to package mortgages into securities to be sold to investors.
"We continue to run our business well while supporting the improving housing market," Fannie Mae Chief Executive Officer Timothy Mayopoulos said in a statement. The company said it expects to remain profitable for the foreseeable future, notwithstanding the potential for quarterly deficits resulting from market volatility and the government's wind-down of its reserves.
Fannie Mae and smaller rival Freddie Mac, which were both seized by the US in 2008, provide liquidity to the housing market by buying mortgages and then packaging them into securities on which they guarantee payments of principal and interest.
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They are required to pay Treasury all profits above a minimum net worth under terms established after they were seized by regulators amid losses that pushed them to the brink of collapse. The payments count as a return on the US investment and not as repayment of the aid, leaving no mechanism for them to exit government control.
After reporting a US$354 million first-quarter loss on Tuesday, Freddie Mac said it won't be making a dividend payment to Treasury.
Melvin L. Watt, director of the federal regulator that has overseen the companies conservatorship since 2008, has spoken about the need for a long-promised overhaul of the US housing finance system nearly a decade after a mortgage market meltdown triggered the global financial crisis.
In a February speech at the Bipartisan Policy Center, Watt urged lawmakers to "engage in the work of thoughtful housing finance reform before we reach a crisis of investor confidence or a crisis of any other kind." The companies' net worth cushion is being wound down under the conservatorship and will reach zero in 2018. After that point, any quarterly loss would force them to seek aid from Treasury.
After being taken under US control, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac received aid totaling US$187.5 billion, a figure exceeded by the amount of dividends they've paid to Treasury. Fannie Mae, which got US$116.1 billion from Treasury, will have made $148.5 billion in dividend payments when it completes its next payment.
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Yes, EVMs can be tampered. But process is not trivial. Also, you need physical access to control unit, seal breaking of unit, time and lots of technical knowledge.
Indian EVM uses micro controllers manufactured by Renesas(Japan) and Microchip(USA). These micro controllers have their firmware i.e. software code, stored within a One Time Programmable Non Volatile Memory OR field programmable read-only memory[FP-ROM].
From time to time, doubts have been raised over the EVMs. The Supreme Court had directed the Election Commission in 2013 to introduce a paper trail in EVMs in a phased manner.
Let me explain…
Can EVMs be hacked?
A lot of people have said if something as safe as a bank account can be hacked, why not an EVM. Hacking would require an EVM to be connected to Internet but EVMs have no internet connection. So, hacking an EVM is not possible.
How EVMs can be tampered?
A small chip with a Bluetooth connection can be inserted into the machine. The chip can be controlled from a mobile phone to influence results when the voting is taking place.
Why it's not possible
However, it may not seem possible that such chips can be inserted in lakhs of voting machines. Also, this kind of tampering will have to involve hundreds of people at different stages—including various centre and state officials—which makes it very difficult to keep the tampering secret.
Can it happen that people press on one party and vote goes to another?
For this we should understand the concept of VVPAT. The VVPAT, or voter-verified paper audit trail, means letting voters know, through printed pieces of paper which are kept as record, that the votes have really gone to the candidates they have voted. The paper trail is seen as one way to remove doubts about the efficacy of EVMs. So if that would be the case the people would have known that their vote is going to someone else.
So, practically its impossible to tamper enough EVMs to overturn General Election results.
There are some videos which claims to demonstrate that EVMs can be easily tampered. Those are fake. First you can't just get genuine EVM used by Election Commission in market to buy and show it can be tampered easily. There are few videos which shows the process on emulated EVM on screen. Come on, that's ridiculous. One can write such emulators to whatever they want. Even I can write and give you such fake emulator which gives your desired results. Those are not EC official EVM emulators or how EVMs actually work. Those are fake created by some people to just fool people to believe how easy it is to tamper EVM which is not the case.


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Forget about Fennec, call it Firefox
This is not the only thing that will be borrowed from the PC version. As we have already informed you, tabs and add-ons will also be at your disposal on the cell phone. These can be synchronized with the ones from your computer, along with the stored bookmarks and passwords. What's new here is that you have the opportunity to use the tabs that you have opened on your computer. This is a pleasant feature, especially if you have to leave your comfy chair, while you're examining an important web site, the address of which you do not remember.
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Roy Wayne Bowden and Brian Andrew Herbert are being sought in the Thanksgiving Day street race caught on cell phone video along Woodlands Parkway, Montgomery County Police Reporter says in a story on its website.
The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office issued the arrest warrants Wednesday.
The video titled "Two Turkeys on Thanksgiving Wrecking their Corvettes in The Woodlands" drew more than a million hits in its first few days.
Bystander Gerod Rush noticed Bowden and Herbert revving their engines at the intersection of Woodlands Parkway and Montfair and he recorded the race and crash with his smart phone.
The video shows a child on a bicycle and an adult crossing the intersection before the light changes to green and the real action begins. The two Corvettes screech their tires as they fly through the intersection. One of the Vettes then goes out of control colliding with the other, landing both in the tree-lined median.
Herbert, whose license was suspended at the time of the crash, was transported by EMS to an area hospital complaining of leg pain and dizziness, but was not seriously injured. At the time of the crash, both denied to authorities they were racing.


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Reports & White Papers
- Type: Whitepaper
- Date: April 2018
By Raymond Kent, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CTS
Director of the Innovative Technology Design Group
DLR Group | Westlake Reed Leskosky
Before you commit to incorporating augmented or virtual reality into your design process, consider these scenarios that could harm, rather than help, your final outcome.
Much like Doctor Who's TARDIS, the toolbox for design just got a lot bigger on the inside. What was once relegated to testing labs, tinkerer's garages, and a relatively small segment of the gaming industry has now exploded onto the landscape of everyday tech with the promise to change practice in everything from product design to education to entertainment to architectural design. Unlike other technologies we have seen, augmented and virtual reality are looking to have staying power in a truly disruptive way.
A quick primer on this technology and its current capabilities:
Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are supplemented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics, or GPS data. The most recent successful AR example is a little game you may have heard of: Pokemón GO. Thanks to the app, millions of users were chasing virtual creatures around the actual globe using their smart phones. The app generated millions of dollars in sellable data for the game's creator, and launched AR technology into the mainstream.
Virtual reality (VR), unlike augmented reality, currently relies on a head-mounted display (HMD) that blocks out all external visual and auditory stimulus and provides a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment with which users interact using special electronic equipment. Having the largest presence in gaming/entertainment, medical, and military applications, products such as the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are providing immersive environments that transport the user into the intended scenario.
Both technologies have a long history dating back to the 1960s and, for much of their collective history, were seen as clunky and expensive. Over the last several years however, investments from deep-pocketed sources coupled with advancements in computing power and the rise of smart devices, have gotten us much closer to the kind of technology we associate with legendary science fiction lore.
Designing with the Tech of the Future
As designers we have the opportunity to leverage this technology and delve more deeply into the design process in new ways. At DLR Group, we're exploring the use this technology as an internal collaborative and iterative process in partnership with our clients, as a part of the product for the client in the form of a marketing/fundraising tool, or as an immersive way to experience the final environment.
There are a variety of ways to engage in AR/VR and a myriad of price points to go with it, each with advantages and drawbacks. Wading into this world can no doubt be a daunting task for any design team, but enticing possibilities for collaboration and new design techniques far outweigh the hesitancy. Below are some key considerations when deciding to launch an augmented or virtual reality design project.
- Define Your Objectives
There are several key factors to consider outside of which technology to use. In some ways the technology takes a back seat to the actual experience you're working towards. As powerful as AR/VR technology is, the goal should always tie back to the core mission, brand, or business objective. This drives back to the most basic of questions: Why is using this type of platform necessary, and what do you expect of the outcomes?
If your goal is to have improved coordination between design partners — especially if those partners are off-site — it might make sense to wade into the waters of AR/VR if the project has potentially complicated elements that would benefit from a detailed virtual collaboration. Whenever you're considering use of these technologies, you should establish a clear value-add to leveraging the technology.
- Select the Technology
Once you've outlined your objectives, you should review the available technology to consider which one makes the most sense for your project. Does augmented or virtual reality make better sense? Are you using an existing technology you already have? Will it require custom software or off-the-shelf products to allow you to accomplish your goals? These considerations are critical to success as the outcomes may not translate between platforms; content developed for Oculus Rift will not translate to Google Cardboard.
Additionally, if your objectives require you to collaborate with partners who may be in a different location, an understanding of their technology will be crucial to them having access to or interpreting and interacting with the information as intended. It would be akin to trying to make a video call to someone who is using a rotary dial phone.
Once you determine what type of experience to use (AR vs. VR) and the type of display technology you need to accomplish it, control of the environment that will host the experience is the next level of consideration. These devices–typically infrared, blue-tooth, or Near Field Communication (NFC) – enable the user to move through the environment, manipulate elements, or call up commands. They can range from gaming controllers, wands, gesture technology (e.g. Microsoft's Kinect), or even thumb wheels. You should consider who the user is, the environments in which the technology is being used, and what control capabilities exist when deciding which peripheral to choose.
The other side of the equation (and one that often gets overlooked) is the programming side. Often even off-the-shelf software may require some tweaking to get the VR experience exactly how it should be so you and your design partners are successful. Consider the competency of those involved: Does anyone have competency in C++, C#, Java Script, OpenGL, DirectX, Python, Unity, etc.? These are the typical languages used to program AR/VR experiences and are vital to achieving your goal. The programming language used to accomplish this, although important, should allow for the following:
- A high consistent framerate
- An experience that does not interfere with the AR/VR experience, often referred to as "breaking presence"
- Deliver an experience designed with spatial AR/VR technology in mind – no 2-D effects, large and out of scale elements, etc.
- Good acoustics and spatial audio in the model so humans orient themselves with sight and sound.
A great resource for AR/VR best practices can be found at dSky:VRFAQ with additional links on this website to Unreal Engine, Oculus, and LeapMotion's best practice guides.
- Try Before You Buy
First-time users are often awestruck when they initially experience new AR/VR technology. It's exciting to try new things, but sometimes in their excitement, users lose their ability to deliver actionable contributions or feedback. It's helpful to schedule training sessions with the team to acclimate everyone on how to best maximize your use of the technology. This could–and often should – include leveraging similar examples or test runs of the current project for your team to try out for themselves before any required constructive meeting. Watching YouTube videos or reading articles about AR/VR – even this one! – cannot replace the sensory experience of the technology.
Using an AR/VR app rather than using expensive computer driven technology like Microsoft's Hololens or Facebook's Oculus Rift can simplify this process. That said, understanding the smart device platform is critical. Using or developing a platform specific app can create obstacles, such as creating an app for Apple devices when your partner uses an Android platform, and so you should go into any development fully prepared to create an app that can work across multiple platforms. If you are using an "off the shelf" app, you will need to either work with the developer of the app to make it cross platform, for which there will be a charge and a wait time, or work with your partner to acquire the right platform to use the software.
- Understand First-Person Design
In so much as designers think of the collaborative possibilities with this technology, both AR and VR are first and foremost, first-person media formats. Even if everyone is playing the same game, each user sees things from his or her own individual perspective; likewise, because of the iterative and interactive nature of AR/VR, users can contribute to the environment in their own unique way. Think of the deep dive Disney's research and development teams take into augmented reality to develop future dark rides. Or the fact that Six Flags and Sea World now offer virtual reality experiences in their parks. This technology gives their guests total control over their experience, making it unique each time they visit.
The promise of a unique user experience can be highly useful when leveraging AR/VR for use with your client in presentations to the public, or when creating dynamic and interactive content in the final design. This feature is exciting, but it is important to design the framework and boundaries for the environment, rather than have it be endless. If it's too large, the team gets lost. If it's too small, you could wind up virtually tripping over each other.
- Separate the Good From the Bad
Investing in quality content will make the experience of designing in AR/VR much more effective, more dynamic, and more memorable. Know your comfort level with creating content, and find the right partner with the right experience to help fill any gaps. Even veterans in the industry have only been around a few years and may not have much to show in terms of number of projects. If you do need this outside expertise, focus on their portfolio but also get a good understanding of how they got there rather than what their final product looks like.
If you are bringing in a partner to assist, it may be worth looking outside your own industry for the expertise for a quality design process and end product.This could include technology specialists from DLR Group's Innovative Technology Design Group, software and gaming programmers, mechanical and industrial engineers, or interior designers who have the technical and spatial skills required to do the job. AR/VR experiences require writing of code as much as they require good design particularly if a commercially available off-the-shelf product does not exist. The teaming requirements should tie directly back to the original objectives, and how best to achieve them.
- Mobile vs. Dedicated Environments
Incorporating a mobile platform for design use requires additional levels of consideration.Mobile app developers will tell you that some of the biggest challenges are creating apps for multiple platforms and multiple versions of operating systems, even on the exact same device. For example, a Samsung Galaxy S8 sold through Verizon is running a slightly different version of the Android operating system than the same phone sold through AT&T, even though they are running the exact same versions.
There are essentially two layers to the app design. The first is the actual app design, which considers experience navigation and other out-of-experience control features such as settings. The second is the experience design itself, and how to navigate within the experience. Items such as breadcrumb threads and content libraries often have to be split between AR/VR modes and within the app itself. So the ability to develop or use the tools across both environments to leverage the experience in the design process is imperative. Having controls outside of the AR/VR experience necessary to contribute fluently in the design process will slow down the experience and make it less desirable at tool.
- Duration and Timing of Delivery
Setting realistic expectations for the development, setup, and delivery of the experience so users get the most out of the design process is crucial, particularly if you work on billable time. Even if you clearly define your objectives, select the right technology, and put the right people in place, you can't completely absolve yourself of delays or complications. A timely approach will allow users to reap the unique, unmatched benefits this technology can produce.
Developing the necessary tools to achieve your goals can take an average of 12-to-16 weeks for simple scenarios, and as much as 3-to-6 months before design even begins. The good news is set-up can work in tandem with other initial developmental design processes, such as programming and schematic design, which often mimics the timeframe of AR/VR setup. There are also several shortcuts that can shorten the set-up time, including purchasing stock 3D video capture or computer-generated elements, purchasing pre-written modules of code, or complete software add-ins such as Enscape for Revit.
The duration of design delivery is an important, though often overlooked, contributor to delays. This is particularly true if new partners are brought into a project, or if the design falls short of client expectations. The best way to head this off is by incorporating virtual review points throughout the design process that engage the design team and the client. The more frequently the design team receives feedback, the less likely disruptions will arise. In other words, don't wait until the end of the design process to deliver the experience to the client. Their reaction may not be what you expect.
- Understand the Technology will Evolve Faster than Your Project
Thanks to large infusions of investment capital being pumped into the market, technology developers are spinning out new technology and software almost daily. This is exciting, but can make for an uneasy landscape. You and your team can chase the proverbial technology tail forever, trying to dazzle and incorporate what new thing just came out. Keep in mind that your main objective is to deliver an experience and a narrative rather than showcase the technology.The AR/VR landscape can be an incredibly powerful design and presentation tool, but it is not a cure-all for unwanted or inadequate design ideas. What it can do is provide solid dimensional collaboration and communication opportunities that present the material in a more intuitive way than 2D drawings or images on a screen.
- The Environment for the Environment
The last consideration for using AR/VR in the design process is where you will be using this technology. Mobile applications have the least number of controlled environments and offer the most flexibility, but the output can be affected by the real world environment (e.g. sunlight glare, ambient noise, poor acoustics in the space) that no amount of app development can correct. We should understand these deficiencies and communicate them as possibilities to users.
AR in a dedicated, enclosed, controllable environment requires special consideration to maximize the technology's ability to display content. For example, acoustics in a dedicated space would ideally provide a reverberation time of 0.7-0.9ms with a Noise Criteria rating of NC25 or better. Surface treatments near any microphone or listening device should maximize speech clarity and intelligibility while minimizing destructive reflections, though this cannot accommodate for human speech defects such as heavy accents, fast talking, quiet talkers, impediments, or slurring. If used, loudspeakers should be placed in a way that allows them to clearly reproduce the spatial audio often used in the environments. This may even require noise cancelling headphones or other listening devices depending on the technology.
Lighting for an AR landscape in an enclosed room using overlay devices, such as Microsoft's Hololens, requires that lighting be indirect with an even wash (+/- 0,3 FC) with a maximum of 10 FC during use, as opposed to a typical room that requires 20-70 FC during normal non-AR use. This allows the AR overlay to be visible at surface with the maximum visibility. VR escapes this through the use of head mounted displays that encase the user's vision in a controlled blackout environment.
Interiors in dedicated AR spaces have requirements as well. Depending on the sophistication of the technology, it may require fixed objects within the room to lock onto where the AR visual field sits. This is similar to VR headsets, such as Oculus Rift, which need to calibrate their sensors to know where your HMD is in space in order to position the experience at the right location in the visual field. Walls should be neutral mid-value in color with contrasting dark ceilings and floor materials. Avoid textures, sheen, and patterns on walls and fabric, as these can degrade the image of the AR overlay.
The computing power required for many of these system is much greater than for standard applications. Poor or limited bandwidth will hamper the experience and can cause latency issues or crashes. The rule of thumb when working with this technology is that you should double the expected bandwidth required whenever possible.
Following these best practices can put your design project on a good path for success. I recommend starting off with unique aspects within a smaller project's total design project so you can acclimate to the process, and get a feel for how it will be beneficial. Doing this on multiple projects will allow you to build your skills and improve your design portfolio across greater platforms. Happy designing!
This is reprinted with permission of the DRL Group. It originally appeared here.
Raymond Kent is the Director of the Innovative Technology Design Group and a principal with DLR Group/Westlake Reed Leskosky specializing in technology systems for the performing and cultural arts, healthcare, Government, higher education and corporate markets. He is a co-author of the STEP rating system and has served as the chair of the Technology Task Force for the STEP Foundation. Raymond received the 2012 InfoComm Sustainable Technology Award and is involved with the Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts and can be often seen presenting at major conferences on sustainability and technology.


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During my trip to Taiwan, I bought few items from Jill Stuart. I bought the blush from their summer collection Lantana Honey , 3 eye jellies and few nail polishes. In my post on Lantana Honey, I have shown you my love on Jill Stuart products. I have to say once again that their packaging is gorgeous. In my opinion when you are buying expensive product, firstly you need to make sure that the quality is compromised. Other than that you really need to look at the packaging too. If a packaging of a product is way too normal and yet I need to pay such a hefty price, I don't think I would get the product. Jill Stuart's products quality are mainly good and their packaging is fantastic. I have no regret buying their products. In the past I have also reviewed Jill Stuart Eye Jelly in Antique Chiffon #13, you may read the post here
I bought 3 eye jellies during my trip; Midnight Shine #09, Crystal Sky #08, Frosty Candy #11. Firstly, I'm going to review Midnight Shine:
Midnight Shine is a dark purple shimmer with a hint of black and blue. I fell in love with is the first time I swatch it on my arm, the dazzling shimmer makes me love it even more. According to the SA at Jill Stuart SOGO Taipei, this color is their best selling color. It's great as it doesn't look frosty on the eye. This color is recommended for a night look.
Crystal Sky
At first this color didn't look appealing to me. I was hesitant to get this as the color looks bold enough. I wasn't sure whether this color would be great as a base or as a crease color. Then the SA told me this color would look good as a base and then I can put a lighter color on my inner corner and put a darker color on my crease. I agreed and finally I bought this. I would describe this as a purple color with a hint of taupe and pink. I have never tried this on my eyes yet but hopefully soon enough I'll do an FOTD with this.
Frosty Candy
I swatched this together with Midnight Shine and I was sure to get this too. The pink shimmer looks too good to be passed on. When I looked at the swatch, I am sure this would be a good pair to my taupe and dark brown eye shadow. Moreover when I read "frosty candy" on the label, somehow this eyeshadow reminds me of a pink cotton candy. Well I am not a big fan of cotton candy, but I love starring at the cute pink color on cotton candy.
In the pictures below, I swatch the colors both under the sunlight and indoor light.
I prefer to see the color in indoor lights. They doesn't look frosty in indoor lights. Whereas in direct sunlight, Crystal Sky and Frosty Candy look a bit frosty. I think I need to be careful when applying these colors on the afternoon. I should make sure that I don't apply too much of this otherwise it will look frosty.
Final thought:
From these 3 eye jellies, Midnight Shine is my absolute favorite. It's gorgeous and would look great even if it's applied by itself. Frosty candy is a good base color for a neutral eye look. Crystal Candy is a good-to-have eye shadow. It's not bad but good enough; if you're a Jill Stuart fan, go and get it.
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To begin this issue we welcome a contribution from Sébastien Larrue, who in Giant clam fishing on the island of Tubuai, Austral Islands group: between local portrayals, economic necessity and ecological realities reviews conflicting perspectives on the introduction of a management system for giant clams (Tridacna maxima). Giant clams have become an important source of cash on this French Polynesian island, but exports to Tahiti threaten the sustainability of the fishery. The local situation is complex. On the one hand, the Tahiti Fisheries Department wants to monitor exports, while on the other, local island authorities debate a possible modernisation of the rahui, a traditional system of lagoon management. Many fishers do not support the claims of the scientific community, and in this they are widely supported by elders, whose views are in turn contested by certain 'wise men'. It makes for an interesting read.
Anna Tiraa continues the theme of rahui in a modern context with her contribution, Ra'ui in the Cook Islands – today's context in Rarotonga. She describes the efforts of a group of traditional leaders to reintroduce the ra'ui around the coast of Rarotonga. One leader noted "…there was resistance because the younger generation didn't know what ra'ui meant. They didn't realise that in those days the fish were bigger and they weren't scarce". Unfortunately, this is becoming a widespread lament, and one that will certainly have a serious impact on the content and transmission of local knowledge.
Based on their experience in establishing marine protection in the Western Solomon Islands, in the third article, Early effects of a community-based marine protected area on the food security of participating households, Pamela Weiant and Shankar Aswani seek to understand the contribution of some women's fishing activities to meeting livelihood needs, differences in household responses to a CB-MPA, and the relationship between food security and reef health. Their contribution is particularly valuable because in other studies of CB-MPA these topics have remained relatively unexamined.
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There is so much we don't know about what happened in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9 – so much that we'll never know. And even if Officer Darren Wilson had been indicted and tried for the killing of Michael Brown, we might not have learned much that we don't know right now.
But Darren Wilson wasn't indicted, and he won't stand trial. And we're left with yet another spotlight on the racial division, the lack of understanding, and the racism that continue to plague the country.
Overt racism has been on flaming display since the story of Michael Brown's death hit the news. A typical example is the hatred unleashed online aimed at Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, who used her Facebook page after the grand jury announcement to say what many African Americans are feeling.
The vitriol spewed anonymously at Warren is awful, but it's coming from a minority of Rochesterians. Just as serious – maybe more serious – is the enormous divide between people of color and white Americans who would never say such things. We don't know one another, and we don't understand one another. We believe and trust people who are like us. Less so, those who are not. That plays out in the way we view the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. And it plays out in the way the criminal justice system operates.
From the moment of Michael Brown's death, the justice system failed to serve anybody well. Not Michael Brown or his family and friends. Not Darren Wilson or his police department. Not the residents of Ferguson, black or white.
In a lengthy Washington Post article last week, reporters Jerry Markon and Tom Hamburger detailed some of the problems.
For instance: A federal Justice Department manual describes how police should handle crime scenes and potential suspects. They're supposed to keep suspects under control at the crime scene and confiscate weapons and the suspect's clothing. Instead, once other police arrived at the scene, Wilson drove himself back to the police station, washed blood off of his hands, and put his gun in an evidence bag himself. He assumed that was OK, and no other officers said otherwise.
Police didn't tape their interview with Wilson after the shooting. A medical examiner's investigator "opted not to take measurements at the crime scene and arrived there believing that what happened between Brown and Wilson was 'self-explanatory,'" Markon and Hamburger wrote.
County prosecutor Robert McCullough – whose police-officer father was killed by a black man – could have recused himself from working on the case. But he was sure he could be impartial. When he didn't recuse himself, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon could have removed him and appointed a special prosecutor. But he saw no need to.
Numerous critics say that prosecutors shouldn't be involved in cases like this, because they work too closely, regularly, with police and rely on police too heavily. "These cases should automatically be referred to the state attorney general's office or a special prosecutor who does not have the same perceived conflict of interest," former federal prosecutor Kami Chavis Simmons wrote on the New York Times website.
Once the case was in McCullough's hands, he could have recommended an indictment, which might have led to a trial in an open court. Instead, McCullough left it to the grand jury to see the evidence his office presented, hear the testimony of witnesses interviewed by prosecutors, ask their own questions, and draw their own conclusions.
Would Darren Wilson have been convicted if he had gone to trial? Probably not. Given the conflicting testimony, it would have been hard to convince the jury he didn't act properly. And I'm not sure that a public trial would have erased the mistrust of many Americans, particularly black Americans. The history of real abuse of black Americans by the criminal justice system is too deep.
But at least in a trial, Darren Wilson and all of the witnesses would have been questioned by someone other than officials from the prosecutor's office. And that's important, because there are two versions of what happened in Ferguson on August 9, given by the two people closest to the action: police officer Darren Wilson and Dorian Johnson, the 22-year-old walking in the street with Michael Brown when Wilson drove past them. And their stories conflict in key areas – right from the beginning of their encounter.
Wilson's version is that he politely asked the two to walk on the sidewalk to avoid interfering with traffic. They continued in the street, Wilson said, and, realizing that Brown matched the description of a suspect in a nearby theft, he backed up to them in his police vehicle. A frighteningly angry Brown mouthed off, struck Wilson in the face through the vehicle window, tried to grab Wilson's gun, and, when Wilson managed to fire the gun once, turned and ran away. And, Wilson said, when he gave chase and ordered Brown to stop, Brown turned and charged menacingly at him as Wilson fired at him, finally killing him.
Johnson's version is of a rude police officer telling the two to "get the f... on the sidewalk," driving off, backing up – "screeching" – and nearly hitting the two when they stayed in the street, then reaching out and grabbing Brown by the shirt, leading to a fierce tug-of-war struggle between two angry, cursing males as Johnson stood in shock, watching. And then, Johnson said, Wilson fired his gun, he and Brown ran, and Wilson followed, shooting and ultimately killing Brown as Brown seemed to try to surrender.
Who was telling the truth? Reading the transcripts, I've found both accounts entirely credible. Certainly, though, each had a vested interest in the outcome of the grand jury's deliberation – Wilson, personally, more than Johnson – and each had plenty of time to fashion their account. And they had plenty of opportunity to get expert help in fashioning it.
But given the stress each was under during that event, it seems just as likely that each told the story as he remembered it. Or that each embellished it a bit, or smoothed it off a bit. In the end, whom do we believe – and why? For many of us, our own race will have an influence, subconsciously or not.
One bit of potential good could come out of Michael Brown's death. Governor Jay Nixon has appointed a citizen's commission, not to review the killing but to conduct "a thorough, wide-ranging and unflinching study of the social and economic conditions that impede progress, equality, and safety in the St. Louis region."
Commission members will look into police-community relations, race relations, the court system, disparities in "education, economic opportunity, health care, housing, transportation, child care, business ownership, and family and community stability," and other areas.
That's a gratifying recognition of the seriousness and the depth of long-standing problems this country still hasn't dealt with satisfactorily – in Ferguson, in Rochester, and elsewhere.
It is simply a fact that many authorities, including police officers, treat African Americans differently than whites. But those "authorities" reflect a national divide. Because we don't really know one another and don't understand one another, many white Americans have reacted differently than blacks to the Ferguson shooting and the grand jury decision. We have reacted differently to the protests and the rage and violence that followed the grand jury's decision.
And we react differently to the impact of poverty and the needs of the poor, especially when they are people of color.
African-American writer and feminist Bell Hooks wrote about "the intense anger felt by black people who experienced repeated instances of everyday racism," Kevin Cokley noted in the American Prospect last week. It is "critically important," Cokley wrote, "to try to understand the depths of hopelessness felt by some individuals that would lead to such violent protests."
Hopelessness, the despair and numbness of not seeing a path upward, leaves a mark. In his provocative last book, "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" Martin Luther King Jr. warned of the consequences if the country didn't deal with the racism, poverty, inferior education, and myriad other problems facing black Americans.
Pointing to the nation's enthusiasm for space exploration, King wrote: "No such fervor or exhilaration attends the war on poverty. There is impatience with its problems, indifference toward its progress, and hostility toward its errors."
The citizens of Ferguson are beginning to investigate a crisis in their community, of which Michael Brown's death is simply a part. But what about the rest of us? The comments lashing out at Lovely Warren don't give me much hope.


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Roast green chile under a broiler or on a grill until skin is blistered. Put into a zip bag and let steam for approximately 1 hour. Peel the skin. Cut the stem end off and remove the seeds and veins (leave if more heat is desired.) Chopped chile (can be used for quesadillas, pizza, eggs, queso, etc.).
5-8 cloves of garlic, chopped
3 medium onions, chopped
2 T. Chicken or veggie bouillon
4 red potatoes, chopped
Green chile, as prepared above
Sauté garlic and onion in olive oil until soft. Add 2 quarts of water and bouillon. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add potatoes and chile. Cook until potatoes are soft. Add additional water (and extra bouillon) if necessary. Serve hot with grated Monterey jack or cheddar cheese, if desired.
- Stew can be made with chicken and chicken stock.
- Add cannellini beans.
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BY foxsports • July 22, 2011
Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino has been handed a two-game touchline ban following his part in the fracas which marred his side's Copa America semi-final win over Venezuela on Wednesday.
The sanction means Martino will have to sit in the stands for Sunday's final against Uruguay in Buenos Aires.
Paraguay beat Venezuela 5-3 on penalties before police and security staff had to intervene as players and officials from both teams brawled on the pitch.
Martino had already been sent off for remonstrating with the referee.
Both sides were also fined US dollars 10,000 and were warned further punishments would follow if there was a repeat in the future.
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Everyone has something that they love so much that they can't even imagine spending just one day without it. Some people love their cars, while others love their computers, mobile phones, and various other gadgets. But what if I told you that there is one thing that almost everyone loves today? Yes, that's right – such thing actually exists, and there is actually a big chance that you are one of its biggest fans! But what is the thing that I am talking about here? Well, one word is probably more than enough to answer this easy question – PHOTOGRAPHY!
Generally speaking, many people enjoy taking photos of almost everything and anything that catches their attention for more than three seconds. Why people love photography so much? Basically, there are some people who when they see something special and unique, they do their best to take a high-quality photo of it before it disappears. The reason why they do this is that they enjoy the attention that they get once the people realize that they captured something out-of-ordinary with their camera. Of course, there are always some exceptions. However, some people do it just because they enjoy it. The following are some reasons why being a professional photographer is such an awesome job!
Capturing Memories That You Can Have Forever
Photography allows you to capture moments that are near and dear to your heart and have them forever. Many people take photography for granted, but if you just sit down and think about it for a minute, you are going to realize the true potential of photography.
Notice the Little Things
A high-quality photo can make you see things in a very different way. This is actually a pretty amazing thing to experience. When looking at a well-taken photo, you can see the lights and textures that you have never seen before.
Forget About Your Personal Problems
One of the biggest perks that you get to enjoy as a professional photograph is that you start to forget about your personal problems. You just simply become so immersed in the world of photography that you see nothing but beauty in people and nature.


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Below is a message from Rachel Hyden, of The Sierra Club in Athens, Ohio who are offering a tour to Wetzel County this Saturday.
here is a link from a local News Station about some of the water concerns in Wetzel http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/lifestyle/green/at-ground-zero-for-fracking,-residents-say-water-has-gone-bad
The article highlights the importance of water sampling pre and post drilling. Also, Ohio does require the mix of chemicals be disclosed on MSDS sheets located with ODNR – see our toolkit for more info.
From Rachel….
Also, don't forget Athens Fracking Interest Group and the Appalachian Ohio Sierra Club are sponsoring a tour of Wetzel, WV this Saturday. For those of you who don't know, Wetzel has been hit hard by hydraulic fracturing, and the activists in the area are kind enough to take us around and show us the operations. The tour will leave at 7:30 a.m. from Athens and will be arriving home around 6 p.m. It's a long day but those who went on the tour a few weeks ago say it's very much worth it. This is a chance for us to see a fracking operation up close and personal, which will serve as a great educational opportunity. Send me an email (this email or email@example.com) if you're interested in coming, preferably by Thursday, Nov 10.


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Following the success of our three current dance groups Synchronicity (yr5/6), Ignite (yr3/4) and Fizzle (K1) we have started a new 5/6 group in the South of the area which we are calling 'Fusion.'
As with the other groups, Fusion will work towards performng at 'Stages Dance 2013' at the Colston Hall.
Pupils currently attending are from St Bernadette Primary, Oasis Academy New Oak and West Town Lane.
The group attend sessions with dance choreographer Michelle Rochester at St bernadette Secondary School every Thursday 4-5pm.
For details contact Debbie Scroggs
Posted on 07 December 2012,
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We slipped out for a half day trip this morning that turned into a quarter day trip due to sea sick guests (bummer for them) but we went 1/2 on wahoo on the SW Point of Grand Cayman along the edge. Both bites were on the shotgun blue/white Ilander/Ballyhoo combo. Another beautiful day here in Cayman with the sun shining and 85 degrees. Tomorrow we are slipping out again for a half day fishing and then some snorkeling/diving in the 82 degree crystal clear water.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Quarter Day (Cayman 2/27)
Pickle Bank Overnighter
We are back from an epic wahoo bite we encountered all by ourselves at Pickle Bank out of Grand Cayman working on a 64′ Viking called AEI. The 82 mile run was slow and steady at 20 knots on Tuesday but we got there and got on the troll at the bank targeting wahoo. We ended up getting a bite here and there from wahoos throughout the afternoon mixed in between a lot of barracudas. By the time in was dark we had 5 wahoo in the 30 pound range in the box that we caught on the weighted "down rods" with split tail mullet and black/red Ilanders with ballyhoo. We also had two sailfish bites that didn't come tight, but it's tricky to catch them on wahoo gear.
The seas calmed down perfectly for us to drift thought the night but it was lifeless in the dark all night with no action. First light we got back on the troll and got right back to the edge in the blue 81 degree water on the northern end of the bank and it was wahoo mayhem. We landed 9 more wahoo and bait was showering everywhere from hound fish to flying fish and Bonita.
We were completely satisfied with the amount of wahoo we had so we spent. The last couple of hours targeting billfish. Right away we had a small blue marlin come up on the right teaser squid chain with a mackerel chaser that just never successfully switched off to a hook bait. That concluded the awesome trip to the infamous Pickle Bank.
We are hoping to get a few more days in here fishing around the island of Grand Cayman before I fly out on Monday.
Off to Pickle Bank
We are headed out early tomorrow to the infamous Pickle Bank 80 miles NE of Grand Cayman for an overnighter tomorrow. This will be this boats first big trip with its new owner Jeff, and after two days of prepping and rigging, we are stoked and ready to go catch whatever is swimming around out there in the Caribbean! Report to come Wednesday night..
Arrived in Grand Cayman
Spencer and I arrived in Cayman yesterday and have been getting the boat ready to fish the next 5-6 days straight. The boat is a 64 Viking and it's a new program. I was in FL with them in December and stocked the boat full of tackle so now we are getting everything rigged and ready. Looking forward to fishing a new location!
Mid Winter Update
Unfortunately our second leg in Grenada was cancelled the night before we were supposed to fly back, but everything always seems to work out. Spent a week at home then drove down to Fort Lauderdale with Joe Trainor to get "hell week" out of the way now getting the 54 Bertram Over Under up and running so she will be ready for the Bahamas. We had to do a lot of odds and ends, haul her out, etc etc to get her going, but overall she was in pretty good shape for a boat that has sat for 8 months. We actually turned the heat on last night on this boat for the first time. I never thought I would need heat in South Florida. Thank goodness it worked. I leave here today to fly back home to New Jersey and turn right back around tomorrow morning and get on a flight to Grand Cayman where I will be working on a 64 Viking for the week. Hopefully some good fishing action to come in Cayman!!
Grenada Fishing Short VIDEO
Unfortunately we had a last minute cancellation and we won't be getting back to Grenada for Leg 2 this year. Really bummed, but luckily we got some decent footage from the first trip, so here is a "Fishing Short" from Grenada…
Catching Up 2/6
Well I was able to get in a short vacation snowboarding and visit family while I was home, but now it is time to start prepping for Grenada Round 2. We will fly into Grenada on February 10th and we plan to fish February 13-18 every day. We will move the boat back to Trinidad on February 19 and fly back home on the 20th, then a few days later fly into Cayman to fish a 64 Viking. Looking forward to Grenada Round 2…


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I had been hearing things about baked doughnuts and I thought I would go searching for some recipes and as it turned out I also needed so doughnut trays as well. So if you are a doughnut fan but can't afford the calories for the deep fried version, here is a yummy lemon version that is baked in the oven. If you don't have trays you can get them from The General Trader, in small and large versions.
The pan comes with it's own recipe which the lady in the shop told me was fantastic but I haven't tried it yet as I didn't have any buttermilk, will blog when I do. I instead made these lemon ones made with yoghurt. They were very yummy but more like a cake than a doughnut. Still they are in the freezer ready for school lunches!
Here is the recipe from Barbara Bakes.
Monday, 30 January 2012
Baked Lemon Donuts
Labels: Baked Doughnuts, Healthy Options
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While drip irrigation has a number of benefits, it tends to be a somewhat expensive system to set up. Estimates are that drip irrigation can cost anywhere from $500 all the way up $1,000 per acre. Furthermore, there are many areas for which this type of irrigation system is just not well-suited.
One way to make drip irrigation a bit more cost-effective is by putting in irrigation tubing below the surface. In general, sub-surface irrigation works best when the tubing is placed about five inches (12.7 centimeters) underneath the surface. By providing a more direct route for water to reach the roots of plants, evaporation decreases significantly. Plastic mulch can have the same effect and is much less expensive to use. Mulch is basically an organic material that is placed around plants in order to prevent weeds from growing, to protect roots from damage caused by frost and to reduce evaporation. While plastic mulch is being used increasingly by horticulturalists to enhance their plants' growth and quality, others have raised concerns about the potential environmental impact of this type of mulch. Some have predicted that in the long-term, plastic mulch could cause more pesticides to wind up in nearby water supplies.
While drip irrigation has proven to be a successful innovation in the field of horticulture, this method isn't without its weak points (aside from the cost). For example, unfiltered water can clog a finely tuned drip irrigation system very quickly. Nonetheless, the negative environmental impact of surface irrigation techniques - versus drip irrigation techniques -- including soil erosion and water evaporation, make drip irrigation an advantageous, viable and relatively eco-friendly alternative.


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Did anyone catch the last dunk by Jet.. if you slow down the picture the buzzer went off with .02 left on the clock.. his points should have counted….GO MAVS!!!
I really wish Charles and TNT would have carried the Western Finals with the Mavs and Thunder. It was clear the Vangundy and team were not fond of Dallas, which really distorted their comments. It was really hard to listen to, I am a Mavs fan, comments should be some what equal don't you think. Hope you guys carry the finals…
I felt the same way about Steve Kerr announcing for the Bulls/Heat series. I found it odd an ex-Bull to be saying so many more positive stuff about Miami and seem to be rooting for the big 3. I didn't mind Reggie that much or Marv Albert, but at times it was clear that they were leaning towards the Heat especially in all the close games.
I take offense to wasting my life having to watch come girl hula hoop.. anyone can hula hoop.. but Hula is a sacred martial art and repository of native Hawaiian culture.. why not get real hula girls dancing Hawaiian music and get the little girl who never grew up OFF THE BASKETBALL COURT.. Aloha
Chuck, you can't fit in a hula hoop.
chuck i thought you fixed that golf swing what happened to that coach that was going to fix you and y no more funny t-mobile commercials
Just saw you on half time of game 7. Nothing like shameless advertising!
Charles, what should the OKC organization do with R.Westbrook. He has great talent but, they will not win any thing if he keeps putting up 25 shots a game.
Chuck Chicago gotta use kurt thomas and incorporate gibson to win this series….. PS tell Rose to GO TO THE HOLE TILL IT CLOSES THEN SHOOT THE BALL OUTSIDE TILL HIS ARM GETS TIRED…… THAT'S WHAT JORDAN AND THE GREATS HAVE DONE…..
Hey Charles, if watch the play before the boozer "flagrant" on James, lebron hit Carlos in the face with no call. Enjoy watch you and miss watching ya play ball.
Thanks Charles
Charles, come on now!!! I loved you back in the day w/ the Sixers. I'm from Jersey across the bridge, but you have been trippin/hating on Miami from the get go. Then you say when the Bulls get thumped D rose had to go up against a 6'8 260lb player come on you didn't know that from the beginning. I just think your hating too much and let it go before your blood pressure shoots up!!! Who from the Mavs are going to be able to stick Labron and Wade? Didn't you even say the Heat wasn't going to make it to the "SHIP" this year? Don't lie or I'll roll the video tape!! Take a breath Chuck and then hit me back !!!! Drtwine10 (jersey)
I'll tell you why Charles is Hating on the Heat. He's annoyed like everyone because years ago superstars worked with their teammates to make a run to the championship. Real professionals didn't conspire to form an alliance to try and have something that is earned. Plus it's not James' 6'8 frame and the Heat that stopped D Rose and the Bulls; it's the 29 more free throws in the series that the Heat were able to take advantage of. Charles keep hating cause as good as the Heat are, they needed all the help they could get considering the Bulls won every statistical category except one. That's right Free Throws, Damn Stripes. GO MAVS!!
LeWink strikes again. Faked fouls. When will the ref's catch on? This is disappointing for the NBA I think Miami is a better team in the long run and would have won the title, but this sucks. How about real basketball with real talent? what's going on? NBA going for ratings? Argh? Maybe I'll watch baseball.
Dallas is going to win. Miami has a good team. But. …Dallas dirk ,kidd ,and crew really can shoot the basketball 🙂 Tnt coverage would have been better covering Dallas and OKC.Let ESPN cover Miamis crazy fans with the towels Charles you earned your money for that brodcast that night.
Heat Haters: Enjoy the view!,,,
Burn your own jerseys!!
Boo your own team!!!
Cry in your own locker!,,
The HEAT is IN IT TO WIN IT!,,,
Real Men and Athletes turn down the volume on the TV, do not listen to sport radio, and stop reading these less then manly sports news columns and these ADD Blogs, WATCH THE GAMES AND MAKE YOUR OWN TRUE JUDGEMENT.
In the words of chuck. "that'sa terrable idea"
MVP……..Derick Rose had a wonderful season and had a MVP season for his team. Fine job Derick Rose. However can some one fill in some blanks for me? How many votes did LeBron James get for MVP?…….Who did the voting for the MVP?………..How many did not even place LeBron James name on the ballot?……..How did LeBron James play against the MVP?………For those who did not place LeBron James on the ballot, are they still employed and why?….They should be fired and never ever never ever be heard from again!
Charles –
You can be fired up about the big 3 in Miami, but tell me that it was wrong for the NBA to start the game broadcast with this is the game between "Good and Evil". I dont want to be as ignorant as the producers that let that air, but are we saying the best players in the game (on the Heat) are EVIL !!!??? LBJ and D Wade are EVIL!?!?
PLEASE – TNT would have never done THAT !!!!!!!!!!!!
Charles – I'm counting on you to correct folks !
Thank You.
When will the NBA quit trying to make more money by making the finals go longer than they need to!!!
The NBA need to quit cheating for the funky Dallas Mavericks!!!
Nobody touch Jason Kidd old ass!
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Full-Face or Nasal? Sorting through Old and New CPAP Masks to Find the Right One for You
The first models of CPAP masks were bulky; they're composed of headgear, hoses, and nasal cups that might look too intimidating to wear for someone who wants to be relieved from sleep apnea. Some have designs that might keep you from sleeping comfortably. Luckily, new CPAP masks are being introduced into the market to suit the patients' needs better.
Other than a full CPAP headgear, CPAP mouthpieces, CPAP nasal masks, and even CPAP without masks are now available in the market. To make sure that you'll choose wisely among the CPAP masks available for you, here are the pros and cons of the common and new CPAP masks.
Common Features of CPAP Masks
Before getting into the details of different types, let us first lay down their common features.
- Parts of the mask that touch your skin are padded with medical-grade latex-free materials to avoid skin irritation. Patients must make sure that their skin isn't allergic to their new CPAP masks, which are most commonly made from gel, foam, silicone, or cloth.
- They should all fit right. Whether it is a CPAP mouthpiece, CPAP nasal mask, or a CPAP without mask, it should fit the face of the patient directly to avoid leakages of pressurized air. This is also true to the tubing that comes with the mask; it must fit snugly.
- Masks have areas where carbon dioxide can be released.
Common and New CPAP Masks
Full-Face Masks. These masks, as the name suggests, take up the whole space. The mask's cover comes from the bridge of the nose to underneath the mouth. Despite its size, the seal it creates over the nose, and the mouth allows a much more comfortable sleep for those who breathe through their mouth. This type of mask is good for those with a case of dry mouth since the humidified air keeps the mouth and nose air passages moist.
The drawback of this mask, however, is it might be more prone to air leakages as it covers a larger part of the face.
Nasal CPAP Masks. This CPAP mask provides cover from the bridge of the nose up to the upper lip area. This is recommended for patients who need stronger pressurized air in their sleep. Nasal CPAP masks provide indirect airflow to the airway.
This mask is for patients who are more comfortable in moving in their sleep a lot, prefer more natural airflow, and want a wider selection of masks to choose from. On the other hand, this is not for mouth-breathers in their sleep. A CPAP mouthpiece is better for this type of sleepers.
Nasal Pillows. This CPAP without mask design is compact and lightweight; it also has minimal contact on the face. They're only composed of a seal directly placed in the patients' nostrils through which pressurized air is delivered. This is for patients who like to toss and turn in their sleep, are more prone to feelings of claustrophobia, and require only low to moderate pressure.
It is important to identify the needs and sleeping characteristics of sleep apnea patients to make their CPAP therapy as comfortable as possible. The usual and the new CPAP masks do not always guarantee full adherence from patients. Their masks must suit their needs and not compromise the comforts of their sleep.
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There are 4 common reasons why your calendar may not be showing availability for your customers. Most of the time, this is a quick fix in the listing editor.
Reason 1: 24-hour minimum notice required before booking
This feature is intended to help you manage your business by preventing any last-minute bookings. For example, in the screenshot below you will notice that the "notice required before booking" is set at 24 hours. If your activity (party, class, camp, etc.) starts on July 10th, consumers will not be able to book on July 9th (24 hours from the start time). The green availability box will change from green to gray, informing the customer that's it's no longer bookable. I just want to point out that the minimum notice needed to book can be more than or less than 24 hours.
Reason 2: "Unavailable time" has been created on the PlaceFull calendar
We understand that things come up last minute. Instead of unpublishing or deleting a listing that's no longer available, you can create a "unavailable time" on your calendar. You can either make the listing(s) unavailable all day or for a specific period of time.
Your PlaceFull Management Calendar: What you see
Below, you'll notice I created an "unavailable time" for July 18th (gray block) and applied that unavailable time to all of my listings. It's important to note that unavailable times can be applied to all listings or to a single listing. You can scroll through your different listings by visiting the Quick Listing Manager (see red box).
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When building a listing, you are required to enter for how long the activity is available. Below, you will notice that the activity is available for 4 hours; however, you'll notice that the availability for the listing is ONLY 2 hours (5:00pm-7:00pm). This mistake will cause your calendar to skip from month-to-month. This is an easy change. Just make sure your listing availability is equal to or greater than the listing duration.
We hope this post was helpful. Please comment below if you have any questions or concerns about calendar availability. Thanks for reading!


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The finest premium aged European tonewoods are reserved for Nicolo Gabrieli Virtuoso violins. Highly skilled European master luthiers prepare these instruments to achieve exceptional tonal characteristics even before the Gabrieli Shop in the States further refines, graduates and play tests each instrument, honing each to perform to its individual potential prior completion. Hand applied pigment colors and their own proprietary varnish enhance the beautiful tonewoods, and final set up with Despiau bridge and Pirastro Evah strings on the violins, and D'Addario Helicore on the violas, contribute to their extraordinary performance.
Just as Guadagnini sought to achieve the overall tonal balance of the Strad and a degree of the projection of the Guarneri, this, too, is the objective of the Nicolo Gabrieli Shop, striving for in their Guadagnini model violin — a perfect balance of tone and projection suited to the high level orchestral player, but capable of serving as a chamber instrument and solo instrument as well.


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Ultrasonic Cavitataion that provides is a non invasive treatment for the reduction of adipose tissue and cellulite. It is ideal for both men and women who live a healthy lifestyle but regardless of their good diet and regular exercise, have stubborn areas of fat tissue that just won't go away. It's non-invasive method works with controlled high frequency waves that generate micro bubbles that implode due to partial pressure changes and the fat cells in localised areas disintegrate. These fat cells turn into a liquid substance (diglycerides) which is eliminated through the lymphatic system and urine.
Offering both a 'Flat' and 'Focused' transducer allows us to treat large areas of the body and also smaller stubborn pockets of fat. Ultrasound in 'Focus' cavitation mode is focused on one point and the energy is very intensive which is ideal for hard fat tissues. 'Flat' mode is well distributed and the energy is less intense which is ideal for large areas with less fat, thin or sensive skin.
The followng areas can be treated for fat reduction and body sculping
What to expect in a Treatment: The areas to be treated will be marked, measured and photographed. Prior to beginning the treatment you will spend 10 minutes with infrared wraps placed on the target area or in our Killarney Heights clinic you can choose from either the infrared wraps or infrared sauna. You will then relax while the ultrasonic head is slowly moved over the read being treated. At the end of the treatment you will spend another 10 minutes with the infrared wraps placed directly on the area.