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Health Hack Day howto
While this post is targeted at attendees of the 18-20 May 2012 Health Hack Day events in Stockholm, even if you're not attending you still might find some useful Health Graph information and development tips. If you aren't able to attend in person, you can also watch the livestream online.
Welcome Health Hack Day attendees and hackers!
You're in for a great weekend of hacking, networking, and fun. And who knows, maybe even a prize at the end!
This post will walk you through the key information and procedures you need to use the Health Graph during the hackathon.
First up, here's a copy of our Health Graph programming primer to get you going (click through the presentation and note that links are live):
More details on some key points:
You can access more technical details on the RESTful Health Graph API by clicking here.
All Health Graph partners are required to follow the Health Graph API Policies.
When you're ready to get started building a Health Graph API application, visit the RunKeeper Partner page and click "Connect To Our API". From there you can fill out the form to register your new Health Graph integrated app, service, or device.
Click here to learn about authorization removal callbacks before providing your callback URL on the form. If you will be reading data out of the Health Graph for accounts other than your own app registering account, you should also request Read permission on the form, being sure you give a detailed explanation of what you will do with that data once you've accessed it. Likewise, if you would like to ask users for permission to retain their Health Graph data across deauthorizations, please request this permission on the form.
Note: Please include the official event hashtag,
#hhd12, in your new application description and permission justification so we can address your request as quickly as possible.
Need some inspiration to get your developer juices flowing? Check out some of the applications built and deployed using the Health Graph API, available from the RunKeeper Apps page (click here). You can also access an archive of third party libraries, wrappers, and bindings which might make your Health Graph API-based development easier by clicking here. And there's more information on how app and library partners are taking advantage of the Health Graph via our Health Graph partner profiles series on the blog.
When you encounter issues, you can ask questions and join in the developer conversation by visiting the Health Graph discussion group. You can also reach our team on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.
Related content that may also interest you:
- Click here to learn how to export your own user data from the Health Graph; useful for backups as well as parsing your data to re-upload into a test account via the Health Graph API.
- The Healthy button allows you to easily embed the ability to share health and fitness related content on your site or blog into Health Graph users' FitnessFeeds; click here to learn more about the Healthy button
Now that you know how to use the Health Graph, go build something great and win this thing! Happy hacking!
Cross-posted from the Health Graph blog.
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The Financial Services Roundtable wants the Treasury Department to use the Federal Insurance Office to coordinate the activities of all federal agencies regarding insurance in order to ensure that onerous and duplicative federal intervention in the insurance business doesn't occur.
The letter was written to Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner this week and obtained by National Underwriter.
"Our hope is that the FIO will play a significant role, in concert with other insurance experts on the Financial Stability Oversight Council, in ensuring that any new regulation imposed on insurers is commensurate with the risk targeted for mitigation," the letter said.
The letter was signed by FSR president and CEO Steve Bartlett.
It was written after Geithner spoke at FSR's mid-winter forum for members.
The letter was written just after the Federal Reserve Board decided after a stress test to bar MetLife from buying back stop or increasing its dividend. MetLife was one of 19 large financial institutions to undergo a stress test.
See also: MetLife Fails Federal Reserve "Stress Test"
Regarding MetLife, but without mentioning what happened by name, the FSR letter said that, "We believe that the FIO can assist the members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council in evaluating the unique risk characteristics of insurance companies, which are very different than the risks associated with a bank holding company."
Regarding the actions of the Fed in designating insurers as systemically significant, the letter said that, "The FIO and Treasury should assist the Federal Reserve in evaluating how these rules could impact the business model, capital structure and statutory risk factors of insurance companies, in the event any insurance groups are designated pursuant to such rules."
In the wake of the Fed action, Dave Jones, California insurance commissioner, issued a statement reaffirming that MetLife's life insurance group "exceeds insurance financial solvency requirements."
Jones said that, "I believe the Federal Reserve's 'stress test' is directed primarily at non-insurer financial institutions and the non-insurance operations of institutions with insurance subsidiaries."
He said the methodology utilized for analyzing and stress testing banks is not intended to measure insurance solvency as the business models are quite different."
He added that, "While we are confident that Metropolitan Life Insurance Group is financially strong, we will continue to monitor its insurance operations and protect the interests of insurance consumers."
At the same time, Aite Group research director Clark Troy said that MetLife's failure of the Federal Reserve Bank's most recent stress test "points out the double-edged sword of the post Dodd-Frank regulatory environment."
Aite is based in Boston and has offices in the U.S. and overseas.
Troy said that, "MetLife is at pains to expedite the shedding of its bank unit to a division of GE in order to keep it from being designated a systemically important financial institution, or SIFI, which would make it subject to supervision by the Fed."
At the same time, Troy said that some banks are headed in the opposite direction as they try to replace income lost to regulation during the crisis by bulking up their insurance businesses, as witnessed by BB&T's recent acquisition of insurance brokerage the Crump Group.
Troy said there is "speculation" that Wells Fargo, BB&T's primary bank competitor in the insurance brokerage space, may itself make a major insurance brokerage acquisition.
"Which strategy will end up making sense is up for grabs," Troy said. " The track record of large-scale bancassurance in the U.S. is not encouraging, though BB&T and Wells Fargo have done fine thus far with large brokerage operations."
In his letter, Bartlett said that the FIO and Treasury should help avoid the cost of any new Federal or international regulation impacting insurance companies that is inconsistent with any reasonable risk presented by insurers or that imposes redundant regulation on matters already regulated by state insurance departments or other agencies."
See also: FIO Misses Deadline for First Report to Congress
Finally, FIO should help provide understanding as to the impact of the economic environment on insurers, as well as promote market access and a balanced international regulatory architecture, Bartlett said.
In its early stages, perhaps the most important role of the FIO, with the support of Treasury, will be to understand the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on the industry. New regulations and requirements for some insurers – particularly those with insured depositories – must be reconciled with the realities of the insurance business.
"Specifically, insurers that own thrifts will now be subject to dual regulation by the Federal Reserve and the states, and we believe that the FIO should proactively assist these regulators in developing workable solutions, without imposing conflicting or duplicative requirements, as they fulfill their responsibilities.
Likewise, the letter said, and consistent with Congressional intent to appropriately accommodate the business of insurance within an insurance company, "FIO and Treasury should provide meaningful input into the insurance activities provision and other provisions of the Volcker rule that impact insurers."
More broadly, the letter said, "we recommend that the FIO serve as a resource and sounding board for any proposed federal statutes or rules that significantly affect the business of insurance," the letter said.
Amongst a plethora of international and domestic insurance regulatory issues that concern FSR members, Bartlett cited a proposal by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's to impose new standards on disparate impact.
Property-casualty insurance companies are objecting to a provision of the regulation that proposes giving people who claim disparate treatment in purchasing homeowner's insurance the authority to seek money damages, "regardless of whether the practice was adopted for a discriminatory purpose and regardless of whether any individual person was subjected to discriminatory treatment."

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|Time has stopped... and now the fun begins!
—Alternate Diego Brando, SBR Chapter 92
An alternate version of the original The World from Part 3, it appears alongside its user during his confrontation with Johnny Joestar in the arc High Voltage.
THE WORLD is a humanoid Stand with a build similar to Diego's and design similar to its alternate counterpart . It wears a headpiece covering its face to below the place of its nose, slanting at a steep angle from the base of its forehead to a peak situated above the rear of its head by about half its height, leaving the face of an inverted triangle visible to the front; somewhat similar to the Red Crown of Lower EgyptW.
On its back are twin diving cylindersW, connected via short twin ridged cables to the rear of its mask; perhaps secured by thick, ridged or puffered straps running from the rear of its waist over both its shoulders to its front. The back of its hands bears the shape of a clock with similar emblems on both its shoulders and hips. Its chin and belt region are decorated with hearts, while its knees are capped with D-shaped pads.
THE WORLD is yellow in all media featuring it.
Inherent in most short-range Stands, THE WORLD demonstrates an above-average attack strength, delivering strikes powerful enough to cleave through its own limbs and presumably eliminate enemies with a single punch. Its range of manifestation is 10 meters effective, as it separated from Diego at one point to deliver a pincer attack.[1]
Time Stop
As described by Diego, THE WORLD possesses the ability to stop time, allowing only itself and its user to act within the stopped time.[2]
The maximum duration of the ability is approximately 5 seconds. During this period, objects that were thrown by THE WORLD or its user will eventually stop in midair and once time resumes, will continue traveling at the velocity they were thrown at.[3]
Diego prefers to use his power to set up traps against Johnny rather than killing him directly, although it may be due to the danger of approaching Tusk ACT4.[4]
|Manga Appearances
Chapters in order of appearance
- Unlike The World, its name is distinctively spelled in English with capitalized letters, similar in convention to DIO from Part 3 and forward.
- It can be presumed that THE WORLD is the same type of stand as original The World and Star Platinum.
- In Eyes of Heaven, THE WORLD rarely performs a Stand rush, only doing so as his Dual Combo Finish, while most of its combos consist of punches, chops, and kicks at a normal rate unlike the original The World.
- While the original The World is entirely yellow in the manga and gray-skinned with yellow armor in most other media (video games, the TV anime, etc.), THE WORLD is entirely yellow in all media featuring it.
- ↑ SBR Chapter 94: "The World of the Stars and Stripes"
- ↑ SBR Chapter 90: "High Voltage, Part 1"
- ↑ SBR Chapter 91: "High Voltage, Part 2"
- ↑ SBR Chapter 93: "High Voltage, Part 4"
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Does anyone have experience with having a Partial Hysterectomy?
I'm weighing the pros and cons.
Does anyone have experience with having a Partial Hysterectomy?
I'm weighing the pros and cons.
"A smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight."
-fortune cookie
There is such a thing as a partial hysterectomy???
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Yes they taken the uterus and tubes and leave one or both ovaries It was an option I had but went with the ablation instead I have two friends who have had them. Both tried the ablation first but a couple years later had the partial hysterectomy for reoccurring issues. Both had it done vaginally and recovered fairly quickly
Jeana, Momma to 4 fantastic sons
Everything happens for a reason, sometimes the reason is you're stupid and make bad decisions
"A smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight."
-fortune cookie
Lets make sure we're all using the same terminology.
Traditionally, a "partial hysterectomy" refers to removing the uterus and tubes but NOT removing the cervix. A "hysterectomy" refers to removing the uterus, cervix and tubes. A "total hysterectomy" (or hysterectomy plus oophorectomy) refers to removing uterus, cervix, tubes and ovaries.
In practice, these terms may not all be used in this way, and the old "partial hysterectomy" that leaves the cervix probably is not done as often as it was in the past.
So, my guess is that Corie is really asking about a procedure that leaves the ovaries vs one that also removes the ovaries.
My experience was with a total hysterectomy for extensive endometriosis. Because of the remaining endometriomas, I was advised not to take any hormone replacement after the surgery. So, I was abruptly plunged into menopause at age 35, which was a bit of a shock. However, if I had been a candidate for hormone replacement, this wouldnt have been a major issue.
A family member had a hysterectomy because of an enormous fibroid, but in her case, the ovaries were left, and her recovery was much easier than mine had been. Both of us had to have an abdominal incision, so the immediate post surgery recovery was probably similar to a c-section. I think recovery from a vaginal hysterectomy, when it can be done, is probably a lot quicker and easier.
Corie, anything in particular you want to know?
ETA: posting at the same time. Thanks for the clarification. Sounds like removal of uterus and leaving the ovaries.
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Jeana, Momma to 4 fantastic sons
Everything happens for a reason, sometimes the reason is you're stupid and make bad decisions
Because I kept my ovaries, I have not had any hormonal problems. I think I am in peri-menopause with the hot sweats and sleep issues, but I still get pain that I associate with ovulation every couple months. My problem was dysfunctional bleeding, so I never had pain with periods, just constant periods! It has been wonderful to not have to deal with that.
mom to Billy 12/07
Your experience with surgery and recovery will be very different of course.... I had my hysterectomy within an hour or so after my emergency C-section with my son, due to post partem hemorrhage. So it was a life saving procedure. It was extremely traumatic and hard to talk about without crying for years but I can now safely say that the fibroids that affected my life so heavily before ... periods with fibroids that caused embarrassing leaks and diarrhea due to to such heavy flow, stress, infertility before a myomectomy, multiple m/c losses after taking out the biggest orange sized fibroids, and then a high risk pregnancy and placental abruption at early delivery cause the fibroids growing next to the baby... my uterus needed to GO! They left my ovaries (can still tell when Im ovulating by CM) and some cervix (still getting Pap Smears). I did Physical Therapy for awhile to work on my pelvic floor, and this was helpful.


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QuickBooks Tip: Important Facts About Items Left as Billable
Many QuickBooks forms have a billable column, do you know what it's used for and are you using it correctly?
Many QuickBooks forms have a billable column available for you to work with – checks, enter bills, timesheets, enter credit card charges, etc. The purpose of the billable column is to allow you to choose which expenses and/or time entries that you will be passing through to customers when you create an Invoice based on Time & Costs {also know as Time & Materials billings or Cost Plus billing in the construction industry.}
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We'll teach you the things you need to know about using QuickBooks, that you won't find in the QuickBooks Help file, in order to successfully run your construction business and obtain accurate job costing reports; from eBooks, live webinars, and recorded training sessions.
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Important Facts About Items Left as Billable
Are you aware that if click into the billable column, which places a checkmark in the column {OR you leave that little Invoice icon found on many forms active and don't "X" it out older versions of QuickBooks} that the information relating to that transaction line is stored within your QuickBooks file in a "waiting to be billed" status just taking up additional space and making your file larger than normal?
Selecting the billable column doesn't mean that you want the costs assigned to this job {which is a common thought or assumption} but rather it tells QuickBooks that you want to take the information about that transaction and put it into a temporary database until you create an invoice for a specific customer using the Time/Costs button on the Invoice form.
If you really don't pass these costs or time entries onto customers using the Time/Costs feature of QuickBooks – then this temporary database is just out there growing and growing – which causes the overall size of your QuickBooks file to become bigger and bigger.
If you are wondering if this is happening to you, an easy way to find out it to run an "Unbilled Costs by Job Report" {Report menu -> Jobs, Time & Mileage -> Unbilled Costs by Job} and look to see if there are a lot of entries in this report, if there are; all of those entries are just sitting there waiting for you to do something with them.
Download our 2 page article (from the Learn to use QuickBooks in your construction business website) for instructions on how to clear out old unbilled costs – without having to edit each item in the report and manually making them unbillable.
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When I enter expenses and tab through the fields from Account > Amount > Memo > Customer:Job… the cursor skips right over Billable? and goes to Class, but Billable? defaults to checked. Is it possible to make it default to unchecked? Since the cursor skips the billable field and I'm entering hundreds of bills using only my keyboard and the Tab key for speed, it's annoying to have to use my mouse only to uncheck the Billable? field for every single expense I enter.
If you have already done an invoice and then realized you have other items not entered as billable, how do you get them on the existing invoice?
Using Account Expense Item tab:
If you make materials and time "not billable" but put under customer job, will materials and time still show up on Job Costing Report and PL? We want to keep track of all expenses (COGS) per customer; however, we do not use Time and Expense feature. We do generate estimates and generate progress and final invoices per that particular estimate.
We do want to thank you for great information on the Items left "un-billable," we have a lot of cleaning up to do. Yikes.
Ms. Smyth – If I already made a manual invoice and "then" had to input the data in Enter Bills w/Bill, how can I made the Bill "Billed"? If I had to make another invoice for the same customer, I would not capture what had, from the 1st bill, already been paid?
Is there any way to use the billable tab to make sure items on a project get use tax paid? Think it might be a good way to filter those sort of items (but there is probably a better way)
My company is a contracting company and we recently purchased quickbooks. I don't have any idea on how to use this. Anyone can tell me how to do the job costing?thank you
I have entered a bill from a sub contractor and also applied it towards a job (did not select billable).
How do I transfer this expense to a job without billing the client as it is just an internal expense which still needs to show up on the profit and loss report. Is there a setting in the Vender tabs or customer invoice or in the bill itself?
Purchases that are not items, but "expenses" can not be "X" out, but they show up in unbilled expense report anyway. How do you get rid of those?
What if you don't use some of these billable costs on the client invoice but would like to keep track of as a cost to that client job? Is there another way to do this?


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Monthly Archives: April 2016
The Nasty Hackys: Hairball Prevention
Meowllo everypawdy, today is National Hairball Awareness Day. Ifin you have a cat, you no doubt know when kitty has a hairball. Mommy says almost all kitty luvvers know da sound of a hairball comin' up; we call it da nasty hackys. And of course we kitties are so careful to place them fur maximum effect. While you sleep we may place one in your slippers or da path you take furst thing in da meownin' when you still have sleepy eyes. Where ever we put them, we're telling you somethin'. We're telling you dat we need some help cuz our furs are sheddin' like mad. Mommy says watchin' me hack up a hairball is pawful and she's never seen anythin' like it befur. She says me's face says me is terrified and me convulses till da hairball comes up as a purrjectile and lands across da room. Let me tell ya', me may not know what me's face looks like, but me can tell ya' dat is some scary stuffs. Me doesn't like doin' it not one bit. (don't worry, we're not showing fotos)
Most cat pawrents just accept hairballs as one of the unpleasant things dat goes along with luvvin' and sharin' your home with a cat. And truth is, most hairballs move through our system just fine and either become da nasty hackys or go out da other end. But in rare instances hairballs can cause a life threatening blockage. Ifin you notice kitty exhibiting any of da following symptoms, purrlease take kitty to da VET. Always better safe than sorry.
Ongoing vomiting, gagging, retching, or convulsing without purrducing anything
Lack of appetite
Thing is, me gets very few hairballs. And trust me, me's very glad 'bout dat. Sis Lexi used to get them almost daily, even when she was young and healthy. Mommy says in all da years she's dealt with kitties, da short haired kitties seemed to have more hairballs than da long. Seems a little backwards, but it is what it is. So how can you humans help us with those nasty hairballs? Well Wellness purrvided us with this great infographic with some pawsum suggestions.
Brushing always helps get out some of da loose dead fur dat would otherwise end up in our tummies and eventually in a wet slimy pile somewhere inconvenient fur you. Now me knows dat not all kitties enjoy bein' brushed. Me is just one of those kitties. Fank da cats me's fur doesn't mat or me would be in trouble. But there's a product out there dat your grooming challenged kitty will like; you just have to keep trying. Me luvs da grooming glove especially well. Now it won't get out mats, but ifin you're using it regularly, mats shouldn't form. There are many other grooming brushes, combs and helpers out there, so keep trying, you'll eventually find kitty's sweet spot. Mommy says she's even gone so far as to use a moist paper towel or microfiber cloth. Again, those won't take out mats, but ifin used regularly they should take enough of da dead furs out so dat hairballs don't form. As cats, we naturally groom ourselves. Ifin you notice kitty seems a little OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) about it, try to discourage this behavior. Ifin neccessary, see your VET; kitty may have other health issues dat need to be addressed.
There are treats, and pastes, and foods to help with hairball control as well. Wellness has just one of those foods. They've been busy creating a new formula dat be good fur kitty and helps with those nasty hackys. It includes deboned chicken and turkey as well as vitamins and minerals to support skin and coat health. And a precise blend of natural fibers to help move those hairballs thru da digestive tract. This formula touts supporting whole body health and well being. At this time it appears to only come in kibble form. It's available in 3 sizes and runs from about $12.00 to $34.00. As you know we don't eat kibble here, but this could make a helpful treat.
Me has to go get some brushin' and play in now. You know, gotta keep those hairballs at bay. Me's joinin' Rascal and Rocco fur da weekly Pet Parade.
Today would have been sis Lexi's 17th birthday. It's hittin' mommy purretty hard. We're also havin' some storms, so we'll be 'round to visit soon, but purrobably not today. But we would like fur you to 'member sissy today and smile. She brought so much luv and happiness to mommy, me and so many of you, and she deserves to be remembered.
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. We received compensation to share Wellness's Hairball Prevention foods and infographics. We believe hairballs are a real concern for all cat owners and are always truthful when sharing products with you. Wellness is not responsible for the content or opinions in this post other than the infographic and claims regarding the nutrition and benefits of their food.
Till da next time……………………………………Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Yummy Drops Straight From Your Kitchen 3
Meowllo everypawdy. Me's gonna switch it up a little this week cuz Furiday be Hairball Awareness Day and me has somethin' special planned fur you then. So today you're gonna get another Straight From Your Kitchen Treat recipe. Me's really enjoyin' sharin' these with ya'll and hope you're tryin' one or two out. We would luv to hear how any of da recipes worked out in your homes.
Now as me said, this is a treat recipe and therefur not nutritionally complete so it shouldn't be da only thing you feed. And as with all these recipes, it's purrfect fur all da meat eaters in your house includin' da humans. You can substitute any protein (meat) that your furry purrfurs. As me's told ya' we don't eat fish, so mommy replaces any fish in recipes with chicken, duck, lamb or beef. Me wishes she'd find a rabbit market, but alas…Well let's get on with da recipe.
Catfish Drops/Chicken Drops/Liver Drops
1/2 pound dried Catfish or Cod or Chicken or Liver (you can also combine 2 or more proteins)
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese
1/2 Cup Corn Meal or Cat Nip (mommy likes half and half)
1 Egg or Egg White beaten
Preheat oven to 325° Makes 20 – 30 Drops
1(a) Fish only: Put fish in bowl and add boiling water and let sit for 20 to 30 minutes and then drain
1(b) For Chicken or Livers: Cook Chicken or Livers and let cool (you may use canned chicken drained and dried)
2(b) Dice Chicken or Livers in kitty bite sizes
3. Mix Parmesan Cheese, Corn Meal and/orCatnip and beaten Egg in a bowl and add protein (fish, chicken or liver) and mix
4. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet
5. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes
6. Cool and Serve
Leftovers may be stored in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
Hmmmmmm Me thinks mommy needs to make me some chicken drops. Or better yet, some duck drops. Yummy Anyways, hope you all like this one. It's purretty tasty. Me's gonna wrap it up fur now. We had some really bad storms yesfurday and last night so me has some nappin' to ketch up on.
Original Catfish Drops from No Catnapping in the Kitchen by Wendy Nam Rees. Alterations and substitutions by mommy (Audra High)
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I'm still getting used to it... it has some quirks yet. But I like it, and it's lots smaller than my Treo 700p. You can't really tell in these pics, because the perspectives must be different. But it's nicely smaller. (hmm, maybe the very fact that I couldn't hide my face behind it without moving it foward shows the size difference, in a way.)
I still have a strange guilty feeling though, as though I've betrayed something dear to me. I still love you, Treo 700p!


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This year we celebrate 25 years of Women in Super with a National Road Show featuring Julia Angrisano, the National Secretary of the Finance Sector Union and Director of AustralianSuper.
Julia will speak about the challenge of future proofing our Superannuation system to ensure it meets the needs of Australians given the changing models for work and work structures. We've already seen an increase in flexible, independent work, a rise in the numbers working in the gig economy and the demise of one job for life. What impact will these structural changes have on retirement incomes and the current Superannuation system? What changes will we need to consider to ensure a dignified retirement for those starting work today and retiring 50 years from now? Will these newer work models become the future and what changes will our Superannuation system need to ensure that today's young women enjoy retirement incomes in line with their male counterparts? How can we make superannuation and our workplaces not only more equitable but suitable for a rapidly changing workforce?
Julia Angrisano represents the changing face of the union movement today - which is younger, feminised and more diverse than ever before. When Mavis Robertson established Women in Super 25 years ago, Julia was still in high school - and the Spice Girls were redefining what it meant to be successful. Julia will address the challenges facing us all and address how much has really changed in the past 25 years and what we can do to continue the work started by Mavis 25 years ago.
Julia Angrisano is the National Secretary of the Finance Sector Union of Australia and a Director of AustralianSuper, the largest industry superannuation fund in Australia, and a trustee of ACTU Member Connect.
Since becoming the FSU National Secretary in 2016, Julia has led the FSU'S Women's Agenda and has elevated the issues facing women in the often male-dominated finance industry to the centre of the work undertaken by the FSU. This includes a focus on ameliorating the 30% gender pay gap faced by women in the industry and addressing the complex problem of women's retirement incomes.
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Powder Coating Services: Superior To Paint
If you wish to protect a piece of furniture or a pipeline, you may paint it or apply a powder coating. A company or individual may make decide on one of these two common choices. While other finishing options are available, flexible powder coating services are increasingly becoming popular. They are pulling ahead of simple painting for their superiority.
Why Choose Powder Coating?
Companies facing a choice between painting and powder coating a component or product must consider the effects of a powder coating. In other words, they need to look at the advantages and benefits using this process will produce. The major ones are:
* Protective: Depending upon your choice of powder coating, you can provide the substrate surface with several protective qualities including anti-corrosion.
* Mechanical: Powder coatings are more flexible in application and design. They offer a variety of colors that enhance while they protect. The finisher can apply diverse and thicker layers of coatings than with paint. Moreover, unlike most paints, powder coatings adapt to the surface, which they overlay. They can bend as it does without cracking. This, alone, makes powder coating services more advantageous – particularly in the transportation or other industries where there are moving, shaking and generally active parts
* Economics: Powder coatings are less expensive due to their small overspray and the overall efficiency of the method. The efficiency is as high as 70% while, for paint, it is only approximately a maximum of 50%.
Together with environmental benefits, there are many reasons to choose powder coatings over paint.
Powder Coating Services Not Painting
Companies have a number of choices from which to choose to improve their components and products. While painting may seem like the least expensive finishing option, it is not. Powder coating services are the better alternative. By employing this method, an individual or industry is providing protection and, therefore, increasing the longevity of their parts while reducing the overall production and finishing costs.


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Created 10-18-2018 06:32 PM
Hi All,
Sorry for the rudimentary question.
Although it is as the title, when referring AD with Hadoop 's LDAP Mapping, which group is referred to OU or security group?
Thank you in advance.
Created 10-22-2018 06:15 PM
I might supplement because the way of question may not have been good.
Is Sentry assigning role to the group on AD is OU or security group?
That is the intention of the question.


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Greenlight allows developers or publishers to post information about their indie games currently in development. The community then vote on which games they would like to come to Steam.
Currently, there are 497 games available to vote on, including popular indie games such as Slender. Community members will also be able to provide feedback on each title listed so developers can choose to have their game reflect these concerns, praises and ideas if they so wish.
Each game will have information, screenshots and aspects each indie game promises to include if their game is given the green light.


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text: Finally is opening MILANO DESIGN STORE, in Milano City's heart, in via Felice Cavallotti n. 15 at the corner with via Durini, core of the design and entrepreneurial Made in Italy. A project and sales laboratory coordinate by professionals collaborators for a project full of charme and creativity. MILANO DESIGN STORE represent a new proposal for the interior design's world, a space that can finally contain all the ingredients that a project developer needs, able to answer to a well trained and fine clientele. A working laboratory to measure with the creativity of the interior designs new generation in Milan, the most important platform for design furniture in the world.


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Small red flash dragon plush toy
A little red dragon with big eyes that will melt your heart. This 17.5cm plush dragon is the perfect companion for any little warrior or fairytale fanatic. Dragon imagery features several times within the Royal Armouries collection and has been a favourite throughout history in many tales, legends and myths.
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Business leadership has changed over recent decades.
We live and work in a global economy where geographic borders are virtually nonexistent and innovation, agility and strategy are critical success factors. The HR profession operates at the core of this global economy, ensuring the alignment of organizational strategy with a high-performing workforce.
The SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®) and the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP®) credentials demonstrate for HR professionals who we are, what we do and why it matters.
Professional certification can open doors for professional advancement, serve to harmonize standards with changing expectations, and signal to employers advanced professional development. The SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP certifications are the new standard for HR professionals around the globe.
HR has always been the internal driver in ensuring an organization's competitive edge by securing the right talent and developing the right initiatives to retain that talent. HR is now a critical asset to the risk and reputation management of organizations. The profession is no longer just about what you know—but how you apply what you know to do your job.
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The Journal of Psychosomatic Research (JPR)
The Journal of Psychosomatic Research (JPR) is the official journal of the EAPM.
JPR is a multidisciplinary research journal covering all aspects of the relationships between psychology and medicine. The scope is broad and ranges from basic biological and psychological research to evaluations of treatment and services.
One section of the journal is devoted to issues of special importance to the EAPM.
As part of its agreement with the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, the EAPM has an allowance of 24 pages per year for EAPM related business, including papers, letters and advertisements. Over the past years there have been several publications in the EAPM pages (former EACLPP pages) of JPR regarding C-L activity in different European Countries.
There is now space for further articles and members are invited to submit contributions to the EAPM pages to ensure we make full use of our pages. Instructions for authors are shown below.
Click → here for the EAPM pages.
Instructions for authors
EAPM contributions should not exceed 800 words. Contributions are not meant to publish results of specific disease-related research; topics covered should be of general interest, stem from countries participating in the EAPM or refer to EAPM activities. EAPM contributions are not peer-reviewed but subject to editorial approval. In case of doubt about the suitability of a subject, please contact Prof. Bernd Löwe, Associate Editor for EAPM pages.


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As a professional flyfishing demonstrator and speaker, I am often asked my favorite way to take large mouth bass on a fly. One of the techniques that I have developed for bass fishing, I call the "quiver". Anyone that knows me personally knows that I shake like a junky going through re-hab. Don't feel bad for me, I'm used to it. I have also turned it into what I believe is an advantage.
I cast my fly to where I think the bass is holding. I let my fly sit until all the rings of my presentation have disappeared. I then take up all the slack in my fly line. I then induce what I believe is a good shaking motion, which is easy for me.
At the end of my fly line, my fly will begin to quiver. I find that the shorter, more responsive Sage bass rod is perfect for this. It's like giving out dollar bills for halloween. The bass line up to crush the fly.
This technique has proved to be remarkable for me, but I do not take any responsibility for anyone that may come down with a shaking problem due to bass fishing.


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A love poem written by Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, is the inspiration for an upcoming performance of the Israeli-Iranian Musical Initiative at Toronto's Aga Khan Museum.
The poem, All Rivers at Once, speaks about the interconnectedness of all of us, said Noam Lemish, the group's pianist. "The title is very evocative for us – the coming together of different rivers, different streams, and the interconnectedness of these streams."
Music and friendship brought the nine-member ensemble together. It was founded in Toronto in 2013 by two composers, Iranian Parisa Sabet and Israeli Dan De
utsch. Bridging the political divide that exists between Israelis and Iranians, the initiative aims to create a dialogue for peace through music.
The ensemble's members became friends despite the fact they grew up in countries that are engaged in diplomatic hostility. "Here in Toronto, we are friends," said Lemish, who's an Israeli-American. "We hope we're setting an example of what's possible. We benefit from spending time together and sharing our music and cultures."
He said music does have the potential to bring people with different political viewpoints together, but it would be naive to think that putting on concerts will broker peace in the Middle East. The ensemble is modeling a vision of what they would like the world to look like, one in which there is coexistence and different cultures are treasured, he said.
Musically, the initiative transcends boundaries and in the process it has created a fresh, new sound, Lemish said. "We're bringing together jazz, classical music, traditional music from Iran, traditional Jewish music, Israeli popular music. It's a concert that integrates these styles and transcends these styles to create something unique."
The group's arrangements are jazz-like, said Lemish, who's also in a quartet with Israeli jazz musician Amos Hoffman, the initiative's guitar and oud player. "The rhythmic vocabulary that the music is going to evoke is rooted in the traditional rhythms that come from whatever regions we're performing the music from, but also utilizing rhythms that come from the world of jazz music," Lemish said.
The ensemble's distinctive sound is created by an innovative blend of Western and Middle Eastern instruments. Musicians on piano, bass, drums, guitar, clarinet and saxophone perform beside Pedram Khavarzamini on tombak, a Persian hand drum; Saeed Kamjoo on kamancheh, an Iranian bowed string instrument; Kianoush Khalilian on ney, a Persian flute, and Hoffman on oud, a pear-shaped, lute-type string instrument. Aviva Chernick's otherwordly vocals add an additional musical layer to the group's complex sound.
At the concert, which the Aga Khan Museum is presenting in partnership with the Ashkenaz Festival, the group will be performing songs by Morteza Neydavoud, a Jewish-Iranian composer whose music is loved in Iran. Neydavoud, who was born in Iran in 1900, left the country in 1980 and died in San Francisco, Calif., in 1990. "He's an important figure in terms of the preservation of traditional Iranian music – not just Jewish Iranian music," Lemish said.
The concert will feature Israeli material and Jewish songs from the Middle East and Central Asia, including a Jewish wedding song from Azerbaijan. The musicians will also perform some Ladino pieces that Chernick taught them. Studying and singing Ladino music is one of her passions.


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Fun -- Quite a variety, all look great! More please
"Not a bit is wasted and the best is yet to come. . ." -- remembered from a dream
Thank you and a new one (dont know, what is this; they born from boredom )
and a luftballon (or something, dont know on english :x)
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Bump! A new one.
I had to look up what a "luftballoon" is. I remember the song 99 Luftballoons and wondered ever since. From what I found on the internet is that it's simply a toy air balloon. Looks like there's soon to be only 98 luftballoons as this one's lost his knot.
The one with the turtle reminds me of a turtle walking over a rug in a children's room.
Fun stuff. Nice symmetric designs too.
"Not a bit is wasted and the best is yet to come. . ." -- remembered from a dream
Thank you again!
And the big fantastic angry eggplant and his epic flame-carrot coming:
interesting work, lots of humor and fun images.. great work
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* C$ at C$0.9733, or $1.0274
* Bond prices firmer across curve as risk appetite wanes
By Solarina Ho
TORONTO, June 22 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was slightly weaker against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, mirroring a retreat in global equities and commodities as markets positioned themselves ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve policy announcement.
The market will be looking to the Fed for clues about its handling of the faltering economic recovery. The central bank is likely to acknowledge renewed weakness in the economy in a post-meeting statement but may not take any action. For more see[ID:nN1E75K22F].
"The market again is on hold, awaiting the Fed and (Fed Chairman Ben) Bernanke. And even though it's more likely going to be a non-event, it's seemingly another reason to not do a whole lot of trading," said Darcy Browne, managing director of capital markets trading at CIBC.
"The volumes had been reduced because of the uncertainty. People are waiting for more pieces of the puzzle to put together before they apply the risk. Yesterday, we waited for Greece ... and now we're waiting for the Fed. It's just this waiting game."
At 8:18 a.m. (1218 GMT), the currency stood at
C$0.9733 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0274, weaker than Tuesday's
North American finish at C$0.9724 or $1.0284.
The markets rallied on Tuesday, optimistic about the expected outcome of a confidence vote in Greece. The government survived the vote to avoid a debt default which helped ease concerns on the vulnerability of risky assets.
"It's up and down with commodities, and equities, and risk sentiment and to-ing and fro-ing, and we're right in the middle of a range. There's no new fundamental news out of Canada to push the currency one way or another," said Browne.
With oil a key Canadian export, the commodity-linked Canadian dollar often moves in tandem with crude prices. Oil slipped as investors were cautious ahead of the Fed meeting and on lingering anxiety over the state of the euro zone. [O/R]
Browne expected the currency to trade between C$0.9700 and C$0.9770 on Wednesday, and sees resistance around C$0.9650 in the short term and headwinds past the C$0.9850-C$0.9900 level.
The retreat was reflected in higher Canadian government prices across the curve as investors edged back toward safety.
The two-year bondrose 3 Canadian cents to yield 1.505 percent, while the 10-year bond climbed 15 Canadian cents to yield 2.963 percent. (Editing by James Dalgleish)
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Yearbook Updates
Senior Panoramic Pictures
On Monday, October 30th, the Goldbeck Company will be on campus to take the Senior Panoramic Picture at 11:00 a.m. Students must be in school attire during panoramic pictures. Costumes are not allowed in the picture.
Pictures will be delivered and distributed on Tuesday, October 31st, during all lunch periods. Payment is due at the time of delivery. Goldbeck accepts cash, checks made payable to Goldbeck Company, or a money order as a form of payment. Be sure to include a phone number on checks.
Click HERE for a price list of the various packages offered. Order online at http://www.goldbeckcompany.com/
Picture Retakes
If students missed the original picture date or would like an opportunity to retake their photo, the photo company will be back on campus during all lunches on November 2. They will be located in the old 700 cafeteria. Original photo packets should arrive back on campus in the next two weeks and will be distributed to social studies classes. Students without a social studies class will receive an email, and they can pick up their packet in room 2301.
Senior Photos
Saturday, November 4, 2017 is the deadline for senior photos. There will be a one-day "quick shoot" on the campus on Nov. 3. On that day, the studio will be on campus to take yearbook only photos. Because we can't accommodate everyone that day, we still encourage everyone to have their photo made at the studio. If seniors have not had their photos made, they will receive an email with instructions for signing up for the Nov. 3 date.
Senior photos taken after Nov. 4 will not be included in the yearbook.
Schedule an appointment via phone by calling 512-251-5558 or online at http://local.


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"For the past few weeks I've been interviewing about one-half of the participants who recently completed the Women in Leadership (WIL) program at Columbia Business School. The full roster of participants included women from eighteen different industries but my focus was, of course, on women who work in wine and spirits, in this case for wholesalers."
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煲仔鸡饭 Cantonese Claypot Chicken Rice
We used to have an eathern stove at home when I was young, fueled by charcoal that could be kept warm for hours, as the hardened chunks of ebony slowly wasted away to become a crumbly ivory, until all that's left was a disintegrated heap of cinder and ash. But using it could be quite a hassle to use, especially to kickstart the burning. But me ain't no boy scout, so it was usually my father who "did the honours" to get the fire started. Once started, it served for a myriad of purposes, i.e. toasting belachan (fermentted shrimp paste) to make sambal, maintaining a large pot of broth for steamboat refills, or simply transferring out the charcoal pieces from that stove into a longish rectangular metal trough which was used to prepare kueh belandah (nyonya egg rolls) for chinese new year . In fact, steamboats in the past where fueled by charcoal which were "preheated" using the earthern stove as well! While some of the uses of an earthen stove were somewhat ritualistic, others remained very practical, and for me, the most practical and personal favorite "use" of the earthern stove has to be cooking 煲仔鸡饭 Cantonese Claypot Chicken Rice!


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To Twerk, or Not to Twerk4 min read
Have Women Traded their Crown upon their Head For a Crown Upon their Derriere?
I happen to be perusing Facebook the other day and stumbled upon a post that not only had me shaking my head but it brought me to a point of true contemplation and consideration. The video clip was of a young woman, that seem to be quiet masterful at Twerking. Seriously, her Twerking would have put Miley Cyrus (5'5″) to utter shame. The female Twerking Aficionado, seem to be able to do things that I didn't even know that the derriere could do.
For some this new Twerking is the new calling card of sexual seduction. Some say that Twerking is as old as mankind, and surely it was taking place in the Garden of Eden, and no doubt was considered a ritual dance of mating, that even blinded the eyes of Adam, that even he could not think clearly.
Whatever and however the case of its conception, the question remains is it now harming the way a man looks at a woman? Unfortunately, one may ask "To Twerk or Not to Twerk," that is the question.
I have found something more importantly to consider, so bear with me a moment as I go back in time, to reveal something quite surprising.
Centuries past, a King would do anything for the woman (Queen) that has stolen his heart. He would go off to dangerous battle and conquer countries, capturing all the bounty –silver and gold and lay it at the feet of his beautifully jeweled queen. He would slay ferocious tigers and bears, protecting her and his jealousy would be quickly aroused against any man in complete defense of her honor. He would do anything for this beautiful woman that with a simple bat of her eyelashes or smile of approval, or a whiff of her enchanting scent, would give up even half of his throne for the queen, the woman he loves, just to be in her mere presence.
So first question, what is it that causes a man to be so captivated by woman that he would surrender all love and affection to her? Well without a doubt, the first thing that captures a man is the beauty of a woman. A man is mesmerized by her beauty and then secondly her charm. He is caught up in the amorous affection that a woman offers, enough to put a crown of gold upon her head.
This crown has become an allegoric symbol of the highest adoration and accolade that a man can give a woman, when he not only declares her his queen, but it is his declaration that utmost beauty, charm, elegance is what she wears.
A man would be so captivated by her that he would get lost in her love, her lips, eyes and bosom would indelibly make him swoon and drunk with love. Crowing her with his everything. So this brings me to my main question, have some women now traded the crown upon their head that caused men to look them straight in the eyes, to now a crown upon the derriere?
Surely it sounds like I am jesting, but a switch has been made, some men are more fascinated by their derriere, that they don't even care what the woman looks like, or even take note of any other beautiful attributes she may possess.
They are more interested in watching this woman, crawl all over the floor doing these spellbinding and rhythmic movements, which eliminate any real intimate face to face communication.
Some say if it works don't knock it, others say its quite degrading and has truly set women back, making men lose all respect for her, surely after she performs this ritual dance.
Well, whatever your stance may be, one thing for sure when it comes to attraction, yes women do possess the art of seduction and captivating a man, when it comes to being remembered though, should a woman trade her beauty of frontal attraction, and inner beauty for a man just simply remembering her Twerking Derriere?
As for me, when I exit a room, let the man remember, my face, beauty, charm, and presence. Please don't let him be so possessed with nothing but thoughts of my heart shaped derriere, no matter how sexy it may be, because to me"Truly a woman is much more than that!" Let the crown of grace and honor, stay upon my Head and not my Derriere!
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The Orange Community Players will hold auditions for the Dixie Swim Club, at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23 and 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 24 at the Playhouse located at 708 Division Ave. in Orange, Texas.
Directed by Diana Hill, the play by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten features five Southern women whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team.
They set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, the meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives.
The characters will be portrayed at ages 44, 49, 54 and 77.
The comedy opens the week of Feb. 12-14 and the following weekend, Feb. 19-21, with a matinee on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015.


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Gonna have this guy at my bedside at 4 am
I have an ear infection, which is just my luck before a big race. It's not terrible, but I had been feeling a bit run down during the day all week so I knew something was up. I spent almost 2.5 hours this morning at one of them little clinic jawns at Walgreens. I am not a doctor, but I knew it was an ear infection going in. So they gave me some Amoxicillan. Taking that ultimately gave me a nasty case of "gastrointestinal discomfort." Use your imagination.


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1957 Chevy 3100 Big Window Pick Up Truck Half Ton
- Location: El Paso, Texas, United States
- Condition: Used
- Make: Chevrolet
- Model: Other Pickups
- SubModel: 3100
- Year: 1957
- Mileage: 100,000
- Color: Green
- Engine size: 350
- Drive type: AUTOMATIC
- Vehicle Title: Clear
1957 Chevrolet Other Pickups 3100 description
For Sale here is a very nice project truck. It is one of the elusive Big Window Chevy 3100; kind of "last of the Mohicans". It is virtually rust free and straight as an arrow. The pictures speak for themselves regarding the condition of the body. The previous owner purchased a rebuilt 350 engine and a 350 Turbo Transmission with a 2500 stall converter; but was unable to finish the restoration. However, do not have any documentation to verify this fact, either have I attemptedto wire the engine and start it so it is safe to state that the true condition of the engine and transmission is unknown.
Of course, t needs full restoration and it is missing the radiator, he front inner fender wells, ear bumper and other miscellaneous parts. However, t is still an extremely desirable truck in an extremely nice restorable condition. The truck has been in California and Arizona all of its life and I have a clear title in hand.
I will sell worldwide and can put you in contact with a company that ships all over the world. I will consider trading for an Old British Convertible such as an MGA or TR3; even a Porsche 912 or similar. The truck is located in El Paso, X and you are welcome to set up an appointment to inspect it; no hidden agendas here.
The truck is "SOLD AS IS" with no warranties expressed or implied and it will need to be towed and loaded with a winch as it is NON-OPERATIONAL. The truck is also listed for sale locally so I reserve the right to cancel the listing at anytime. Please feel free to ask questions and I will gladly call you as well if telephonic contact is your preferred method of communication.


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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Shervin Bakhtiari to Head APAC Region Sales
Parsippany, NJ (March 29, 2017) - Dialogic, a cloud-optimized applications and virtualized infrastructure solutions provider, announced today the appointment of Shervin Bakhtiari to the position of Vice President Sales, APAC region. Reporting to Mike Ward, Executive Vice President of Global Field Operations, Shervin assumes responsibility for driving Dialogic's continued success in delivering mission-critical real-time communications solutions in the Asia Pacific market.
"This is a great opportunity for Dialogic to bring someone of Shervin's talent directly into the Company to run APAC sales for us." said Bill Crank, President and CEO of Dialogic. "His extensive background in software-based businesses fits perfectly with Dialogic's emergence as a pure software company after the recent divesture of our hardware business. Plus, with new products expanding upon our already cutting edge portfolio, this couldn't be a better time to bring him in as the leader of APAC."
Dialogic has software solutions for real-time communications that include ready-to-deploy applications and service creation environment, an application orchestration and integration platform, media processing software, SBCs, signaling, and switching. All products are software-based, virtualized, and can be deployed in public or private clouds.
"I am pleased to be joining Dialogic in this role after spending nine months with the company as a technical and sales consultant in Asia. The timing couldn't be better, as Dialogic has just this quarter launched the DialogicONE™ and Dialogic® BUZZ™ platforms," said Shervin. "Dialogic already had a good footprint in Asia with existing products and customers, but there now exists even more upside for growth with the newly launched products, which are a great fit for this market."
"Shervin is a technical expert in the types of products Dialogic offers, has been an advisor for many companies, and has a history of successfully running the region," added Mike Ward. "I am pleased he has joined Dialogic to continue to grow the APAC business."
Shervin Bakhtiari is a telecom executive with proven success executing growth as the APAC Region lead for companies including Ubiquity Software, Avaya, and Emotive Communications. He was also a technical and financial advisor to a number of private equity, venture capital, and Investment firms in Asia. Shervin has a BSEE and MSEE in Real Time Systems & Software Control from the University of British Columbia.
About Dialogic
Dialogic is a leading cloud-optimized solutions provider for real-time communications media, applications, and infrastructure to service providers, enterprises, and developers around the globe. Based in Parsippany, NJ with offices worldwide, Dialogic works with 48 of the world's top 50 mobile operators, and nearly 1,000 application developers build and deploy on agile networks. Learn more about how Dialogic is enabling agility by following us on Twitter @Dialogic, and visiting www.dialogic.com and the Dialogic Blog for the latest industry news, trends and advice.
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Numerical Models And Hardware Dummies For Simulating Whole-Body Vibration Of Human - An Overview - Introduction; Proceedings Of The First American Conference On Human Vibration
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Description:The goal of biodynamic models is to simulate the vibration behaviour of the human body. In combination with experimental studies biodynamical models can be a powerful tool for the analysis of the effects of vibration exposure on health [1] and comfort. This paper gives an overview of the state of the art of biodynamic whole-body vibration models of humans, addressing both numerical models and hardware dummies. Method Two approaches are distinguished, the phenomenological and the anatomical, as illustrated in Figure 1. [ ] Phenomenological models aim to reproduce the vibration behaviour of humans with respect to particular physical quantities, chiefly the driving-point impedance at the interface to the seat, and partly with respect to other transfer functions. Discrete systems of masses, springs, and dampers with several degrees of freedom whose topology and parameters are determined by structure- and parameter identification methods are used in the sense that the functions derived from measurements are reproduced as well as possible. This paper provides an evaluation of this methodology and defines its range of application as well as its limits.
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In 1967, over 100 cities, large and small, exploded in fire and violence, the result of decades of discrimination against black populations in places like Cleveland, Nashville, Boston and Newark. The biggest riot at the time was in Detroit. After five days of rioting, 33 blacks and 10 whites were dead and property damage totaled more than $100 million.
Unnerved by the scale of Detroit's unrest, and anxious to find the root causes of the violence, President Lyndon Johnson announced to the nation that he'd convened a new commission, the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. The 11-person group would be headed by Otto Kerner, then governor of Illinois. Its charge: to discover what happened, why it happened and how to prevent it from happening again.
The Commission's members (all male and all white, except for NAACP head Roy Wilkins and Sen. Edward Brooke, R-Mass.) took field trips to several trouble spots. They interviewed residents and consulted with their own team of demographers and analysts to understand the depths of the effects of segregation and other forms of discrimination. (During one such visit, a man told Commission members Fred Harris, then a senator from Oklahoma and his trip partner New York Mayor John Lindsay, he saw more white people in the Mississippi hometown he'd fled than his adopted city of Milwaukee. His life was that segregated.)
Warnings in a best-seller
The conclusions were dire. Institutional and systemic racism were responsible for many of the ills that beset black America, the report said. The segregated housing, subpar public schools and aggressive policing of black and brown communities could all be traced back to the second-class treatment of America's darker citizens. The nation, the report famously warned, was "moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal."
The Commission's report was published as a paperback, and became a national best-seller. Virtually no one referred to it by its formal name Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders; it simply became the Kerner Report. And while some progress has been made since the report was initially released, a lot of things have gotten worse.
A new study that builds on the Kerner Report's work was released this week. Healing Our Divided Society: Investing in America Fifty Years After the Kerner Report was co-edited by Fred Harris (the sole surviving member of the original Commission) and Alan Curtis, CEO of the Milton Eisenhower Foundation. It notes that poverty has increased and so has the inequality gap between white America and Americans who are black, brown and Native American. The gains children of color made when efforts continued to desegregate schools in the 60s began to reverse by 1988. Court decisions that loosened oversight of previously de facto segregated schools resulted in a huge change: In 1988, almost half of all students of color went to majority-white schools. Today that number has plummeted to 20 percent. Poverty is such a problem, the study concluded, that if it is not mitigated, America's very democracy is threatened.
"I was 37 when I served on the (Kerner) Commission," Harris told NPR. "Whoever thought that 50 years later, we'd still be talking about the same things? That's kinda sad."
Kerner's continued relevance
Julian E. Zelizer, a history professor at Princeton who has written extensively on the Kerner Commission, said the original report remains germane. "In terms of criminal justice and the way race affects it, I think the findings are so relevant. You could almost take portions of the report, adjust them, obviously, to contemporary times, but they'd still resonate with what we're dealing with today."
Zelizer says Johnson wasn't even sure he wanted to convene a panel to study racial unrest. That would be tricky even in the best of times, and those times weren't that.
"He's very fearful from the start that the Commission would end up blaming him," Zelizer explained. "And at the same time, they'll say you have to do things that Congress, he knows, will never accept, and he would look bad."
After his Herculean effort to pass the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, could the architect of The Great Society be remembered instead as the president who bungled race? That possibility was very much on the president's mind.
Johnson's trepidation — and his annoyance that his Great Society programs were not credited in the report (members said they didn't want to politicize their findings) — led him to ignore the Kerner Commission. There was no ceremonial handover of the report in the Oval Office or elsewhere, no handshakes, no thank yous.
"He refused to meet with us to receive our report," Harris confirms. "And that's particularly sad to me because President Johnson did more against racism and poverty than any president before or since."
No love from the White House
Peniel Joseph, a University of Texas historian, says Johnson was in a tight spot. The Vietnam war was not going well. Martin Luther King Jr. was preparing to begin several marches that would highlight the poverty of black America. And politicians in his own Democratic Party, such as Minnesota Sen. Eugene McCarthy and, later former Attorney General Robert Kennedy, were making noises about challenging him for the presidency. He felt hounded on all sides.
"He was being criticized from his left by people like Dr. King, who was saying all the money he was spending in Vietnam should be spent on antipoverty efforts and racial justice efforts," Joseph says.
"And on his right," he continued, "He was being criticized by conservatives who supported the war effort, but rejected the Great Society, and who felt as if the Great Society was justifying law and disorder."
So the Kerner Report was put aside, and would soon be eclipsed by the tsunami of historical events that followed that year: King's assassination in April, Robert Kennedy's in June, the train wreck that was the Democratic National Convention in August, with its Chicago street protests and unhinged police violence. Richard Nixon's election campaign that fall centered on a law-and-order platform.
But landmark anniversaries have a way of focusing people's attention. The date, the continued attention on problems the Kerner Report focused on (the militarization of police departments, for instance) and the new study may renew people's interest.
And maybe enlightened self-interest will help. "Racial and ethnic inequality is still with us," Fred Harris told the Washington Post. "What's happening in the country is bad for all of us. Doing something about it is good for all of us."
Fifty years ago this week, President Johnson's commission on civil disorders released the Kerner Report. This was an attempt to explain why so many of the country's cities erupted in riots. Now many observers say this report can tell Americans a lot about the issues fueling racial tensions today. From NPR's Code Switch team, here's Karen Grigsby Bates.
KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, BYLINE: In July 1967, recognizing that five days of rioting in Detroit had left the entire country anxious and on edge, President Lyndon Johnson made a special television address to the nation.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON: We have endured a week such as no nation should live through, a time of violence and tragedy.
BATES: In the same address, he announced a new initiative.
JOHNSON: I'm tonight appointing a special advisory commission on civil disorders. Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois has agreed to serve as chairman.
BATES: The Kerner Commission was established while Detroit was still smoking. Princeton historian Julian Zelizer, who has written about the report's impact, says the president wasn't so sure he even wanted a commission.
JULIAN ZELIZER: He's very fearful from the start that the commission will end up blaming him. And at the same time, they'll say you have to do things that Congress - he knows - would never accept. And he would look bad.
BATES: The commission was populated with very mainstream politicians, civic and business leaders. But the conclusions it reached were pretty radical. Unless something was done, it famously warned America was in danger of becoming two societies - one black, one white, separate and unequal. It was, says Princeton's Julian Zelizer, a pretty startling opinion at the time. And he says it's still pertinent.
ZELIZER: In terms of criminal justice and the way race affects it, I think the findings are so relevant. And you could almost take portions of the report, adjust them obviously to contemporary times. But they would still resonate with what we're dealing with today.
BATES: Segregation in housing and education, lack of opportunity and police violence in communities of color were some of the reasons cited for the unrest then, just as they've been more recently in places like Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore. Much to the irritation of one member, most of the press reduced the intricate nuanced report to this.
FRED HARRIS: White racism cause of black riots, commission says.
BATES: That's former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris, the only living member of the Kerner Commission panel.
HARRIS: I was 37 when I served on the commission. And who ever thought that, 50 years later, we'd still be talking about the same things? That's kind of sad.
BATES: At the University of Texas, historian Peniel Joseph says the national reaction to the commission's report was mixed.
PENIEL JOSEPH: Some people really applauded the candor of the report because the report really laid the blame for the violence at the feet of institutional racism and white oppression.
BATES: Not everybody agreed, though.
JOSEPH: Others felt that the report was just justifying violence. But it was something people paid attention to. And that was a best-seller for a time.
BATES: It's true. This government report by a panel of establishment types was published as a book. The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders - usually called "The Kerner Report" - was a thick paperback, more than 600 pages. It became a best-seller and was in such demand that 23 editions were printed. Despite that, Fred Harris says Lyndon Johnson was done with his commission. Instead of the usual formal handshake and thank you to commission members...
HARRIS: He refused to meet with us to receive our report. And that's particularly sad to me because President Johnson did more against racism and poverty than any president before or since.
JOSEPH: He was being criticized from his left by people like Dr. King, saying that all the money he spent in Vietnam should've been spent on anti-poverty efforts and racial justice efforts.
BATES: Again, Peniel Joseph.
JOSEPH: And on his right, he was being criticized by conservatives who supported the war effort but rejected the Great Society and felt as if the Great Society was justifying law and disorder.
BATES: So the Kerner Report was put aside. But this week, a sequel to the original report was released. Its conclusion - widening inequality has become a threat to American democracy.
Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR News.
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Kalray is excited to announce its participation as an exhibitor at Embedded World. If you plan on being in Nuremberg for the event, we invite you to stop by our booth!
Kalray is a leader in manycore technology, offering its unique manycore processor, the Massively Parallel Processor Array (MPPA®) that boasts 288 cores! Embedded World will give visitors the chance to learn about Kalray and discover what the MPPA® will bring to the world of embedded applications. Four demonstrations will catch your eye:
MPPA® Multiple Computer Vision Application Demonstration:
Kalray's demonstration will show how computer vision applications can berun using the multiple application abilities of the MPPA®. With 16 clusters of 16 cores, the massive parallelization of the MPPA® presents a wealth of possibilities for computer vision. Multiple inputs can be processed on the same chip, with clusters working independently of one another. For applications, like autonomous vehicles, that need to process numerous diverse inputs, this capacity will provide endless possibilities.
MPPA® Deep Learning Demonstration:
The MPPA®'s unique architecture lends itself particularly well to processing deep learning algorithms, the key components for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Kalray will demonstrate how the low latency MPPA® can be used for object identification. An explanation of the demonstration will describe the benefits of using the MPPA® as opposed to GPUs for deep learning processing.
Kalray/ANSYS joint demonstration:
SCADE Suite® is a product line of the ANSYS® Embedded software family of products and solutions that empowers users with a Model-Based Development Environment for critical embedded software. ANSYS® has developed a new code generator that automatically generates multi/many-core code from any SCADE application. ANSYS® and Kalray collaborate to support Kalray's MPPA® platform.
Kalray/P-SOCRATES joint demonstration:
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a. According to Hegel, grasping the meaning of any event happens in terms of two direct opposites.
b. Human mind cannot understand the true nature of that event, without understanding the opposites, for example, True-False, Good-Bad, etc.
c. In order to understand the true nature of a thing one needs to know both true and false, similarly good and bad.
d. This method of analysis which is based on opposites is known as 'Dialectics;. In this method a theory is proposed at the beginning, which is called, 'Thesis'.


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I was sort of tagged by Stavroula to do this, she tagged everyone. Sounds like a plan, so if you want you can do it too :)
You basically have 6 categories ( makeup, nails, body, fashion, hair, random) and you have several choices in each category, so you choose one thing over another! Shall we start?
Blusher or bronzer - Blusher
Lipgloss or lipstick - Lipstick
Eye liner or mascara - Eyeliner
Foundation or concealer - Foundation
Neutral or colour eye shadow - Colour, if black is a colour!
Pressed or loose eye shadow - Pressed
Brushes or sponges – Brushes
OPI or China Glaze - I've not tried either
Long or short - Somewhere inbetween
Bright or darks – Darks
Perfume or body splash - Perfume
Lotion or body butter - Body Butter
Body wash or soap – Body wash
Lush or other bath company – LUSH!!
Jeans or sweat pants - Jeans
Long sleeve or short - Long
Dresses or skirts - Skirts
Stripes or plaid - Stripes
Flip flops or sandals – Sandals
Scarves or hats - Scarves
Studs or dangly earrings – Dangly
Necklaces or bracelets - Necklaces
Heels or flats – Flats
Cowboy boots or riding boots – Cowboy Boots
Jacket or hoodie - Hoodie
Curly or straight - Straight
Bun or ponytail - Ponytail
Bobby pins or butterfly clips - Bobby pins
Hair spray or gel - Hairspray on occasion
Long or short - Long
Light or dark - Dark
Side swept fringe or full fringe - Side Swept Fringe
Up or down - Down
Rain or shine - Shine
Summer or winter - Winter
Autumn or spring – Autumn and spring
Chocolate or vanilla - Chocolate


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For me, as for a lot of people who choose to have a home based business, the environment in which I work is very important. For a long time I spent a lot of the day looking at a wall! Now my partner Suzie and I have chosen to live and work for the time being in a beautiful part of Australia, the Tweed River area on the east coast, several hundred miles north of Sydney and on the southern edge of the Gold Coast tourist zone.
As I write, I look over the top of my screen to a small garden with lots of trees. When I need a break I can go out and be walking by the river in a couple of minutes. There are lots of birds and lately we have been visited by a small goanna we have nicknamed George.
I've just done a "home business" photo album here (see left column) to show some pics of where I live and work and as mentioned above have included pics of George.
The photo album shows a picture of George trying to get through the screen door to come in and visit with us. We declined to oblige!
There's also the beginnings of an album of sunrises. The beach is a short drive from where we live and as the birdsong usually wakes us up early we catch some magnificent sunrises on our morning walk along the beach.
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It is now becoming common practice for higher education institutions to utilize elearning in some capacity. As a result, these universities and colleges need to select a learning management system to host and deliver their content.
In a survey conducted by Whitney Kilgore, faculty across various higher ed organizations responded to questions relating to their use of online learning and learning management systems. The individuals who responded were employed by institutions from all over the world.
While there are many fascinating results from this study (perhaps a topic for another day), the one area that stood out to me the most was in regard to the learning management system that faculty had the most experience with.
The result? Blackboard still rules the day.
In the image below, created by faculty ecommons, you can see the distribution of which systems are apparently most commonly used in the higher education landscape. Specifically, the survey asked participants to list all the learning management systems that they have had experience with using to deliver online course material.
Blackboard… Still?
Despite all the new entrants into the learning management space, Blackboard still has a stranglehold on the LMS industry. I suppose I am not all that surprise as they do have one of the most popular brand names.
And even though Moodle lacks of user-friendliness, it has positioned itself well. I suspect that it will continue to evolve (it needs to) now that there are new APIs available and higher expectations from a user interface standpoint.
But then there is WebCT rounding out third… funny thing is, since this survey was originally conducted (2012), WebCT has been bought out by Blackboard. Oh , and same with Angel Learning.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that participants had experience with Canvas – I have heard some pretty good things about their set-up. I can't help but wonder if it is just a matter of time until Blackboard swoops in for the buy-out.
So What Does this All Mean?
I think this survey does provide some valuable insight into what systems educators have experience with in delivering their online course materials, but the bigger story is that we clearly see Blackboard's demographic.
Blackboard's strategy is to buy out their competition. Nothing wrong with this; business is business. But it actually indicates the focus that they are putting into higher education.
Quite some time ago I was working on a project where the corporate client was investigating using Blackboard for their LMS. Long story short, they went another direction.
Today, I don't know if Blackboard would really come up anymore in the corporate sector. Perhaps because of the brand name, but a quick look at their site gives a clear impression on who they prefer as customers. Sure, they still list corporations on their target market list, but I think the focus has shifted to education.
Industry Needs Blackboard
The elearning and LMS industry need Blackboard. Love them, or love to hate them, they play a major role in helping to educate the general market about the importance, and benefits, of an online learning approach. And just like all major companies can trace their roots back to Xerox, many elearning companies can do the same with Blackboard.
That said, the entire industry is poised for (much needed) change.